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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Probably the one with the newest time stamp ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cephaus:
Damn, right when i thought i was good to go on TW ff18
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick_rick:
The one you're looking for is labeled RC2_5. That's the latest one built.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darklavalizard:
Also don't just right click and save as, actually click on the .zip and it will take you to a download page with a 10 second countdown, then it will auto-start the download.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lems111:
I can't help it.

:D:D:DHow is battery life:D:D:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jeffreycat:
I know I'm gonna sound like an idiot for asking this, but better safe than sorry.... does this work on CM9?

Does USB OTG/Host Mode work?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darklavalizard:
Yes, that's what it was built for.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EggosEvo:
I'm on AOKP Milestone 6 Friday the 13th, with the TWRP recovery that was built in. Should I keep that recovery, or should I flash CWM6?

If you recommend CWM6, how should I go about installing it? Can I flash the zip through TWRP or is there some other way it needs to be done?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazostyle:
yes sir. using it now. battery life is awesome!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
So far so good on cm9! Running smartass as we speak!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick_rick:
You can either just flash it through TWRP or Odin it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jeffreycat:
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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
I still have 4g issues when screen goes off for a bit however. Same issue as with 2.5 kernel. Besides that this kernel seems smoother. Can't test wifi but I will when I get home.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kenny987654321:
I too will check wifi when I return home. And also, I agree that the new kernel is way smoother than previous releases.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SFG:
Quick and dumb question... I'm new to the E4GT from the OG Evo. For installation on this, do I flash the AOKP Rom first, reboot and then flash this from Odin after initial startup?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
Rom first, then kernel.

On a side note, can anyone running Times-Ininity's AOKP please verify how this kernel runs? WiFi working, etc... Chris thinks it should work now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SFG:
So I can flash both in the same session without rebooting?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sai5o4:
I can confirm that wifi works. Haven't tested 4g yet as I don't have 4g where I am atm. But everything is super smooth!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_hubbard:
Yep
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
My wifi and 4g work on the new kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SFG:
wifi is working
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericvbp21:
i get alot of 4g drops. and when i turn on wifi tether the phone reboot after about 2 mins or so
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
What rom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericvbp21:
cm9 nightly. should i try AOKP ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
CM9 gets constant 4g drops if the screen goes off (only if the phone is not plugged in). As I've reported several times (and apparently no one can take a few seconds to confirm) that 4g wireless tethering when NOT PLUGGED IN makes the phone reboot.. Usually within the first few minutes. Placing phone calls while on 4g and not plugged in will also cause the phone to reboot at some point.

All of this was on the 2.5 kernel. I'm going to flash the new release and hope this stuff has been ironed out :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genaro12543:
I confirmed that a few times already I'm just patiently waiting for the fixes I'm sure it shouldnt be too long this kernel is certainly getting better thanks chris41g

Btw I got a system force close when my phone starts up with the new stable kernel but it doesnt seem to affect anything

any 4g issues are still present in he newest release
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
Chris is actually looking into the 4G dropping as I type this. If you wanna drop in on the irc and give him a dmesg and/or kmsg to work off of, it would help. I'm not in a 4g area, so I can't test the 4g tether issue, or else I would. Sorry. :/

I would like to see this issue confirmed by a couple more people, though. I know EmperorX is competent and this is probably not an isolated issue, but case studies are not as telling as a study on a group. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Ok cool man thanks for the info. Did not notice anyone posted any confirmation. I've been out of town for several days so I must have missed it when I was catching up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
If you want. I have been running this kernel on 7/22 for a few hours now with wifi on the whole time, haven't had that issue. Did you try wiping cache and dalvik?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Sorry I'm completely mobile and about to be driving again so I haven't been able to get logs for anyone... Also was at a festival for the last 4 days in a super remote area.. Sorry I have been unable to help :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Just some info for those that want to help. You can get a logcat with an app called alogcat from the market. I'm not in a 4g area or else I would help myself.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Hmm after installing the latest stable on cm9 I can't get 4g to connect. It just says "turning on" then goes back to the "unknown" state.

I did clear cache and dalvik when I installed. No dice. Went back to 2.5 and it worked immediately without wiping.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] picklerick:
can i pair my wiimote with this kernel?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genaro12543:
Same here I got a reboot too
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
CWM RC1-B3 is confirmed is 41g certified and stable.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chris41g:
doubt it.. you tell me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chris41g:
can you try to provide a little more info?? lots of other people have stated working 4g... so if it doesnt work for you, please tell me more than "it doesnt work"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genaro12543:
Pretty much exactly what emperorx stated I'm on cm9 alpha 6 I'm not sure what the differentiating factor is between my set up and who's ever 4g works but it just says unknown and it doesn't connect at all. Ima try the newest release

I'm not putting anything down I'm just trying to help sorry and im not complaining at all bout anything
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Well I just tested mine. I'm on the latest B3. Now I can't connect cause there isn't any 4g where I'm at but it turns on and starts scanning then disconnects cause there isn't a network. Not sure if that will help.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Im on nightly 7-22 and 4g on B3 works for me but after the screen is off for a little bit it becomes unknown and I have to reconnect manually. Hopefully this logcat will help.

http://db.tt/8QEGi0uY

Sorry if it's long.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Was 4g on when you rebooted to recovery to flash newest kernel?

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Oh btw, wifi and 4g works on b3 minus the issue I'm having with 4g disconnections.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
No. Sure didn't.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
4g does not work for me on b2 or b3. Just goes to the unknown state.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
TWRP-RC1-B3 has been released, 41g certified, and stable.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Also, ever since flashing b2 my tether is busted, even after flashing back to 2.5
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] N4STYNATE:
Same here. Live in a very strong 4G market too. When its working for the first few minutes I get full bars and 14mb/s download, so its not the area.

I'm at work so I can't get this info to Chris on free node, can somebody else please share this info for me... thanks

Logcat 1: http://db.tt/IXpRITZi

Logcat 2: http://db.tt/zpnxTURI

Dmesg: http://db.tt/ou3R68Az

Screenshot: http://db.tt/Ym9yBpy1

Hope this helps solve the issue, can't wait to have 4geez!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Not sure why others are have 4g issues on b3, works fine here.

My 4g just doesn't stay connected.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rredef:
I've used that app a handful of times..its absolutely priceless and kicks the jigs ass!! lol Dont know why, but that damned yellow triangle bugs the hell outta me.:laugh:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericvbp21:
4g does connect it just drops after 3 minutes or so when your phone is not plugged in the charger.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snapback2:
Is RC2.5 july 18 still the best?:P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
Thanks for pulling those! I brought your logs to Chris's attention. We'll see if they yield any results.

---------- Post added at 08:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 PM ----------

My vote is CWM RC1 B3. I have no issues. And I prefer cwm myself. TWRP works just as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
So whats the verdict, is there an issue with b3, and should we stick with 2.5 till its confirmed?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lems111:
I didn't get a logcat, my bad. I used the twrp_b3 with cm9 a6 and I had the unknown state for 4g. I couldn't turn it off and the phone was getting real warm, granted, the battery level was 6%. I flashed Rc2_5 and all was well after that.

I had to:

You know, u r rooted when u decide to flash experimental kernels at below 10% battery level
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
No issues with b3 here!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] picklerick:
yea it pairs up fine, thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
There are mixed replies about 4g in this thread, but I have no issues. The 4g unknown state was not fixed in this build, so almost everyone has that issue. Very useful logs were forwarded to chris, and he has poured over them, so hopefully a fix is coming.

TL;DR outside of the 4g unknown state, no other new issues are confirmed right now because of the lack of consistency in the replies thus far. The choice is yours to make.

Also, this kernel is
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Cwm b2 was giving me constant reboots all day. And a system error.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
So which one do I flash ? :p

Cwm b2 or b3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
B3, I say!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] picklerick:
CWMB3 no problems for me yet, I don't have 4g so I can't comment on that. Only thing I miss is being able to under volt using voltage control. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snapback2:
No Tar? How do I flash this? Just wipe cache and dalvik right? Through cwm6
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spaz mk will:
Yes, the file is a .zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Battery life is amazing. 33 mins call only lost 4%!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dante32278:
Seems video playback isn't working on b3....just flashed and no vids would play on YouTube or IMDB. Went back to 2.5 and video playback worked again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
Videos play in youtube app for me. 7/22 cwm-rc1-b3. On wifi.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snapback2:
I cant restore my backup
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
4g is working for me on latest nightly 7/22 with cwm b3 7/23
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigt2003:
Same here. I didn't try YouTube, but Netflix, Chrome, and Mobo Player just show a black screen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Videos work just fine on b3. I tried Netflix and YouTube
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dschachm:
This is what people are getting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
B3, latest shabby nightly CM9:

Video works for YouTube, Netflix, dice player.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
The results are very odd for b3. It seems like half the people don't have working 4g (myself included) or video playback, while others have perfect phone operation. Has anyone been able to narrow down the deciding factor(s) here?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
I messed up my cwm6 by underclocking to 800mhz and trying to start my camera, system locked up and would not go past preparing sd card on boot up. I reinstalled cm9 nightly and it booted up ok, but when i went to reinstall cwm6 2.5 or the newer b3 cwm6 or twrp i would still get the system lockup on bootup when i get to preparing sd card. Is there anyway i can delete the cache or settings folder for chris's kernel so i can reinstall it without getting a lockup on bootup?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Trust me, I've been asking that same question. There are so many people in the CM9 thread who say MMS doesn't work, but I haven't had one MMS issue with any build. It's just weird...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
I get that too after I'm idle with the screen off.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
You folks with 4g/wifi problems.

Try installing the last known working kernel.

Enable 4g and make sure it's connected.

Disable 4g and make sure it turns off.

Enable wifi and make sure its connected.

Disable wifi and make sure it turns off.

If all works for you with that kernel. Then stick with it.

EDIT: Another super secret awsome tip.

Before installing a new kernel

Disable any kernel scripts

Reset voltages to default

Then install your newer kernel.

This helps eliminate alot of issues folks are having aswell.

EDIT #2: Heres a decent kernel cleaning mod. Check it out! Especially if youre constantly testing newer kernels daily.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1473622
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darklavalizard:
Glad someone said it :good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chris41g:
You can't under clock it without an app of some sort.. you need to find the app that is setting it on boot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigt2003:
Not here, I cleared cache and tried CWM and TeamWin. I got audio, but no video.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chris41g:
What setup? because im having a hard time imagining what in the kernel would affect video playback..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
People my situation is weird because before my 4G was not working. Then I was just rebooting the phone a few times and it started to work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
Thanks, i thought it was unchecked, but it was still selected.

Sorry for the noob question. Nothing wrong with your kernel, just my mad undervolting getting in the way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
Same problem here. I tried various flash videos through the stock browser and I couldn't get them to start playback.

I flashed 2.5 and everything played fine again. I didn't test Netflix.

I'm running CM9 alpha 6. Pegasus/sio.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dhyneland:
I was on CM9 Alpha 6. 4G worked fine with 2_5 Kernel. Flashed B3 and 4G stopped working.

Just updated to CM9 Nightly 7/22. Flashed B3 Kernel and 4G is working again.

MOAR G's - Thanks Chris!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
Is anyone having the video playback issue running a tweak of any kind, like but not limited to the kobridge tweaks?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
I'm running the Placebo (/etc/init.d/PlaceboFGXXII and /etc/sysctl.conf) tweaks and video does work for me on 07/22 nightly + RC1-b3.

Edit: Have only tested YouTube app.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
I am not running Placebo and video works flawlessly. I wonder if that's the issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
Running 7/22 nightly with b3 kernel, init.d tweaks are 11zipalign and 70wifiSleepWait, videos are playing with youtube and 4g is connected.

Update: I had reboot while 4g was connected happened twice in a row in the matter of a few minutes, I turned it 4G off and I am not getting the reboot.

I was not tethering.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] atomb:
Nightly 7/22 w/ the b3 kernel, 4g and Wifi both work! Thank you so much!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Only issue I've run into with the 2.5 release for your kernel is setting clock speed to 800mhz (via setcpu) phone auto reboots. Setting it to 1000mhz it works fine. Other then that LOVE this kernel been getting some great battery life compared to the rest of the kernels I've tried.

Edit.

As a side note the issues I've had with other kernels (modded tw to work with AOSP) with my wifi connection are fixed with your kernel. It just works period love that fact.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genaro12543:
I had a good feeling the issue was affecting people on alpha 6. Excuse for me to upgrade then: )
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
where is this nightly at? (not been following the nightly builds.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dhyneland:
http://goo.im/devs/Shabbypenguin/E4GT-Nightlies
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
I'm not sure. I was running the default CM9 kernel with the kobridge alpha 6 tweaks. I didn't change anything before I flashed chris' 2.5 kernel, and then b3 after that, so I don't know if the tweaks are still active or not. Do they revert to stock when you flash a new kernel?

I can try to reflash alpha 6 if that's the way to bring me back to stock settings, then try video using b3 again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
They do not revert with a new kernel, but they do revert with a new rom.

You can check your system/etc/init.d folder and see whats there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
OK reporting back in. I just did a full wipe and reflashed alpha 6. Video playback worked great with standard kernel. I flashed the b3 kernel and no video would play. I tried the YouTube app, regular flash video in the browser, and even recorded video from my Gallery. I got an error saying it couldn't start the video. I went back and flashed the 2.5 kernel and everything played just fine again.

Just to clarify, there were no tweaks being used. Hope this helps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] edlee:
Is anybody else getting a freeze or reboot on 4g?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Yes. Especially 4g wireless tethering. It is a known issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
I've been on the nightlies and still having the issue... Let us know if it works for you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] volwrath:
If you are not charging and allow it to sleep
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
Last update - I did another full wipe and flashed the 7/22 CM9 nightly. Then I flashed the b3 kernel and video works perfectly now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Flashed 7/24 nightly and b3 kernel and all is well. :).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
4g, video, mms? No issues at all?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
MMS is working. Gf just sent me one and it worked perfectly

Here's 4G

Here's YouTube working
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
yeah all my stuff works also. Just my mms is really slow. Even the Dark Halo mms works
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Hmmm mms is fast for me. On 4g stock mms
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
His gf sent me an mms as well, and it works perfectly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Oh snap!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
F@#k you kingsway !! :thumbdown::p:thumbdown:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] N4STYNATE:
I don't understand. I have 3 other friends who have this device, each is running a recent shabby CM9 nightly, and this kernel - all of which reproduce the same issue... which is 4G turns on, but once the screen times out then 4G drops and it reverts back to 3G. If you go to 4G settings it gives a status of "unknown" instead of connected or disconnected.

We all have different set ups in regards to apps, themes, etc... I don't see how we all are having the same issue but then some people say 4G turns on and stays of perfectly.

Doesn't make sense.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Clean install or over another nightly?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steve97ta:
What theme you running on those screen shots? I like the status bar
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Over 7/22 nightly.

Its Matted Blue :)

Heres the pull down ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Cool Might see if I can do it over the A6 build we will see. Not in the mood to do a clean install unless I have to lol (I'm being lazy today)......
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Where'd you get that theme from? And what governors are you guys on?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
The Market ? Just search "cm9 themes" you might be blown away lol.

I'm on the default one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Natedog1:
The cobalt theme from the market is really good too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
As is SkyCore
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elprincipejay:
Lmao
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
SkyCore is finally available? Thanks for the heads up!

Ps. Freeze is my theme of choice at the moment.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Sky core looks nice!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
I've been using skycore for awhile now. Used it on AOKP before I changed over to CM9 like 3 weeks ago so yeah it's there :) and very welcome :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Here is Skycore for me. 160 lcd density works good as well few slight weird things since it was not really made for that screen rez but still looks great.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
nice here's freeze:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dante32278:
7/24 nightly and b3 work flawless, video playback and 4g working now
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Nice just to "bright" for my taste. Have always liked darker themes just a personal preference really. But that does look good :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
I already confirmed that :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
I'm glad it is staring to work itself out! We were really scratching our heads on this one, since a kernel issue shouldn't have such varied responses.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ffolkes:
I'm not sure if my microSD card suddenly failed, or this kernel had something to do with massive SD filesystem corruption. Either way, my card has been reduced to 3 folders, and a lot of gibberish. I'm running an undelete on my computer to see if I can salvage any of my photos off of it. It was a 16 GB PNY Class 10.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SFG:
Sorry for another dumb question but I didn't see an answer in the OP.

I am running the CWM b3 with CM9. Can I flash AOKP without odin'n back to el26? I am assuming that's why "safe" is in the description but I wanted to be certain.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FranceIsBacon:
Yes. This is a safe Kernel. Instead of a patch in recovery, it has been patched at a fundamental level, so you can flash just about anything you want that is meant to be flashed on our devices.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SFG:
Understood! Thanks for your time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigt2003:
Paranoid Android 1.6. I don't get it either, but that's the only variable that's changed. Netflix plays audio, but no picture. MLB At Bat and ESPN Scorecenter won't play at all, but it's fine on 2.5. Would a logcat help even though nothing is force closing?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dante32278:
Ya but things were mixed bags for peeps so................:rolleyes:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
I don't know if u all have tried this but change your governers and or schedulers. Might be a reason for video issues
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dante32278:
For me, scheduler wasnt altered and governor has been set to the same since the first release.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genaro12543:
I updated to 7/24 nightly and flashed twrp b3 after but before first boot and my 4g works and the phone seems way snappier

I only wiped cache and dalvik

Edit: YouTube stopped working tho and I uninstalled and installed again but still doesn't work so ima flash 2.5 back

Edit: I flashed cwm b3 instead and YouTube works now. I don't know if it was kernel, the fact the phone got rebooted or the clear cache and dalvik that fixed it but I'm happy and 4g still works
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lems111:
Fyi, in CM9 A6, b3 kernel was giving me unknown state for 4g. I just flashed nightly 7/24 and b3 kernel; 4g seems to work on it. I noticed that if I leave the screen off for about 3 minutes and turn it back on, 4g seems to disconnect; but, it automatically reconnects. It may be due to my kernel setup: pegasusq and sio
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
It sounds like a lot of the problems with the b3 kernel are coming from the CM9 alpha 6 build. I'm currently running the 7/24 nightly and it's buttery smooth so far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericvbp21:
i can also confirm this
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Will TWRP restore CWM nandroid backups and vice versa?

Also, it seems cwm6 changes how it makes nandroid backups. They seem to take up lots more space. How about TWRP?