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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] redgear:
First of all, I would like to get this out of the way before any flame war starts. First thing first, I am not here to blame anyone and in no position to. All I'm doing is sharing my experience so no one makes the same mistakes that I have done. This is not to knock anyone, not the developer, not the person who attempted to bring it back to life. The blame goes to me for forcing it and taking the risks. I took the risk and paid for it.

About a week ago, after seeing FI25 come out, I wanted to upgrade. So I read around. No prob. My phone is running FI03 but I wanted to try out either CM10 or AOKP. So I was currently away on a trip so no computer available but since I have mobile ODIN no sweat. I read around to see what recovery I need to CM10 or AOKP since I want to try those first. I downloaded everything I needed to my SD. First thing I flashed was Agat's TREC FI25 repack and decided to do a nandroid since I thought if I didn't like AOKP or CM10, I can revert it back. Nandroid went without a hitch.

Then I decided to Odined Crawj Safe recovery FF18 ICS. I flashed that via Agat's. No prob again. Rebooted straight to recovery. Did factory erase 3x and not prob. Tried to flash AOKP and errors on links. Tried CM10, same thing. Redownloaded with my Nexus 7 with usb otg and retry, still same errors. Decided to revert via nandroid and worked no prob. I should have stopped there and not forced it.

As I rebooted back to Agat's, the mistake I made was I should have flashed the EL26 with CWM I already got in the SD. But instead I went for it. This time I went and erased 3x via Agat's and flashed AOKP. This is where my phone rebooted and bricked. Flashing blue. I said FML and realized my greediness of trying things took more than being safe. So I waited to get home and once I did, I looked for an unbricking service since I know there is nothing else I can do other than JTAG. Since I don't have TEP and it is my fault, I didn't want to stick the blame to somebody else. I purchased a temporary phone via Craigslist which I use in the meantime while my phone is up for repair.

Today I got the bad news. I sent my phone to mobiletechvideos for unbricking and I commend Josh for trying. I guess I bricked my phone to no return as he said the emmc would not respond at all even with JTAG. Now I'm awaiting for my phone's return and look for other options. Definitely not going to Sprint and sticking it to them as it is not their fault. It's mine. So hopefully, if you are like me who is always hot on flashing, do not skip steps and be patient. My problem was forcing and I payed the price for figuratively and literally.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
I'm going to suggest you either take it up with Sprint and/or Samsung and here's why: It's a defect in the eMMC firmware. I commend you for wanting to take responsibility but they too need to take responsibility. Several people, including myself, have been begging Samsung to make a permanent fix and yet to no avail. So long as that is the case then IMHO it falls on them for letting this defect go and not do anything to fix it.

Hope this helps!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Sorry to hear about your phone.. Thank you for sharing this with us.. Might help others from doing the same thing

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Omar04:
Follow Garwynn advice. It fall on Samsung / Sprint for not fixing a known bug/problem with eMMC firmware.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
This^^ you have a manufacturers warranty(if your phone is less than a year old) there's a bug in the emmc controllers firmware that can be triggered by doing things not even root related. It will cost you a $35 restocking fee, but they will replace it. Samsung knows about the bug, they eat the cost in the end not sprint.

We are legion, for we are many.

Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Are you still within your warranty from Samsung? You have 1 year warranty service that you can take advantage of to get your E4GT repaired or replaced with either a refurb or a new phone depending on what they have in the repair center.

Check the Samsung website, find the number for support, tell them your phone just stopped working and you only have a blue LED. Act like you have no idea how this happened, it just stopped working. They will email you a shipping label and instructions for shipping.

I bricked my original E4GT back in June and didn't contact support until July. It was my fault, I used an unsafe recovery because I was in a hurry to get back to stock after testing a port I was working on. I told Samsung I came home from being outside on a hot day, tossed my phone on the charger and walked away, came back a couple hours later to a hot phone with only a blue light that would not turn on at all.

After sending mine in for repair, which was free, they replaced the main board and that did not pass quality assurance, it was then placed on hold for 2 weeks, after the 2 week mark, they simply sent me a brand new E4GT because they did not have the parts, it was overnighted via UPS. Total time at the repair center was 3 weeks.

I think I got extremely lucky to get a new E4GT, you might just have yours repaired with a new main board or get a refurb. If you haven't had it for over a year, give it a try... You have nothing to lose at this point. You might get lucky and get a new one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] redgear:
Thanks for the reply and suggestions. Yeah it sucks but the problem is I am past the one year since I got mine during the launch of ET4G. Not only that, I already sent it for JTAG repair and I believe that voids the warranty as they solder and disassemble the phone, which I think (not sure) that the sticker gets removed during the process. I guess my best bet is to find phone for parts and pull the mainboard as long as the ESN is good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Tuscani has parts, check and see if he has a main board with a clean esn.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] extreme sense:
No boards. I asked before.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Could always reprogram a board even if the ESN is bad...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Seeing as you're the second person to have issues with AOKP I've gotta ask - can you send a link to the version of AOKP you tried? Agat has rendered his safe against this but I'm now starting to wonder if that AOKP build has an update-binary that is still vulnerable...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Exit_Only:
Wouldn't surprise me one bit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Just something I noticed... in the op you said you wiped 3 times before flashing, this is unnecessary... as we all know the bricking happens while wiping and regardless of the safety of the kernel you're using there is no real reason to wipe more than once... that said good luck replacing your phone op, sorry about the brick...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
I thought flashing or blinking blue light was a battery issue? And only solid blue was a brick? In op you said the blue light was flashing.

sent from my BAD A$$ Epic touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 5FOOTER:
Yes flashing is a battery issue had to replace the wife's last week. It did give me a nice scare though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
That's why I wanted him to get in touch when he gets it back. May be able to save it.

(And I'm also having battery issues, will only stay alive if plugged in. Hopefully fixed today so long as the new battery arrives.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Despite the light just blinking as opposed to staying solid (which I as well agree usually seems to indicate battery problems) wouldn't the fact that it failed to respond to a JTAG preclude the possibility of a simple, battery related, fix and instead indicate that this is indeed a typical emmc bug brick? Were it battery related it should have been jtaggable, correct? Additionally were it battery related shouldn't it also boot when connected to ac power? I've not had a battery die in this manner myself so I can't say for sure that there's not something that prevents it from booting regardless of charging status if the battery is reporting bad, however I do know that if you pull the battery while its plugged in and powered it will stay on, so clearly it is capable of running sans battery solely from ac. Just some thoughts I had while reading through the thread, not trying to be a downer...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
That's entirely possible... but it would be a first. I'm hoping it's booting but failing on /data partition, in which case a modified PIT file can get the phone back to life. (JTAG will still throw errors during bit blast in this case.)

There used to be two extra steps to verify if it was the data or bootloader brick:

1) Use a jig to get into download mode

2) Flash something by Odin if possible.

If it hung at data.img then that's where the problem was.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Ohhh i get it I misunderstood your earlier post, you're saying its the battery in addition to the emmc corruption
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] redgear:
@all My apologies, you are right, it was not blinking blue it was solid. Now that I read again I must have put that instead while typing it but it is indeed solid.

@garwynn I used the AOKP Build 4 (http://d-h.st/FN6). It is not indeed battery as I just purchased a new one to replace my dying one. I even used the stock one once I got home and still nothing. I also own a USB jig and no avail. I found an E4GT on eBay it said it has clean ESN and only got cracked screen and everything works. I will transfer the mobo on mine and if you are interested, I will mail you the dead one to play with or even use as proof for Sprint and Samsung about this bug you guys are talking about. I have no use for a dead board, and I don't own any JTAG equipment and my soldering skills are very noobish. Let me know if you want it. It will just go in the recycling bin and I don't mind putting it on an envelop and slapping two stamps in it. It it helps the community, why not.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Be sure to double check the esn for yourself. There are several free sites you can use online or you can contact sprint, just have seller send you a photo of the label under the battery. And at time of purchase check the photo you received against the physical device to make sure no switacharoo was pulled. Just to be safe so you don't get scammed.

Edit: also having the seller send you a photo gives you evidence if you need to contest the purchase with eBay/PayPal

We are legion, for we are many.

Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Logix:
do you wipe more than once after taking a **** bro?:D but i agree
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Neo3D:
Where is the thread for AOKP? I do a search but can't find it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1881046

[ROM] AOKP JB d710 Build 4 [OCT1]

Looks like it was moved to Original Development since it's built from source.
[General Questions and Answers] jagrfelm:
I bought an Onda v701 tablet a few weeks back and it just showed up. Anybody know where to look to start rooting it?

I've never rooted anything before, but I got this specifically to mess around with it. Can't post a link but here are the specs.

Onda V701 Specification:

Brand Onda

Model V701 Dual Core

CPU Amlogic AML8726-MX, ARM Cortex-A9 40nm Dual Core

GPU Mali400

CPU Frequncy 1.5GHz

Operation System Android 4.0.3 ICS

Memory(RAM) 1GB DDR3

Hard Drive Capacity 8GB Nand Flash

Card Expansion Support TF card up to 32GB extended

Shell Material Plastic

Display Size 7 inch

Display type 5 point IPS capacitive touch screen

Display resolution 800*480pixels (16:9)

Camera Front camera, 0.3 Megapixels

G-Sensor Support Gravity Sensor

Games Support 3D Games, Angry birds, 3D cars, etc. Apk format games supported

(Could be downloaded from Android market )

Menu Language Dutch, Indonesian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Roman, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Turkish, Zulu, Greek, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Thai, Bengali, Korean, Japanese

HDMI Support HDMI Output, Full 1080P

Video 1080P(1920*1080),H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2,MPEG4,XviD/DivX,Real 8\9\10,AVI,RM

Aduio MP1,MP2,MP3,WMA,OGG,APE,FLAC,WAV,AC3,AAC,AMR,DTS,RA,M4A

E-Book Word , Excel , PDF , Power Point , TXT , ePub , etc…

Picture JPG , GIF , BMP , PNG , etc…

Google Play Built-in

3G Not built in, support external 3G dongle: E1916, ZTE AC2736, HUAWEI E1750, HUAWEI EC122, HUAWEI EM770W

WiFi Built-in Wi-Fi, 802.11b/g/n

Flash Support Flash 11.1

Speaker Built-in Speaker

Microphone Built-in Microphone

I/O Port

1*Mini USB port,

1* 3.5mm Earphone port,

1*TF Card Slot,

1*Mini HDMI port

Applications Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, MSN, Skype, Yahoo, Angry Birds, Ninja

and thousands of FREE APPs in Google Play…

AC Power Adapter 100-240V 50-60Hz

Run Time Up to 7 hours

Color Black

Size 186*120*11.9 mm

Net Weight 326g
[General Questions and Answers] jagrfelm:
bump

Anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] jagrfelm:
Nobody huh?
[General Questions and Answers] kickofthecat:
[Q]Help rooting a Chinese android tablet

Just google the brand and model followed by the word; root. First link is to a youtube video.

k.
[General Questions and Answers] iiDiabolusZz:
Onda V701 ICS 4.0.3 with Play Store etc.. Walk-Through.

Hi just purchased a Onda v701 yesterday and was experiencing the same problems as many of you with the play store - Error 101 when trying to download apps etc.. spent today googling and have managed to get it running as it should and without all the chinese stuff they bundle in. I take no credit for the programs used i have just put it all together so its easy to understand and leaving you with a great tablet....

First off we need the files so download the following 3

Firmware - Onda V701 1.5[OFFICIAL] (1 file)

Root+Gapps - ROOT and Google APPS (2 files)

You should now have the following .zip files

g12refM708A2SPI_v701_1.5

root

gapps-ics-20120429-signed

Now copy/drag+drop them to your sd-card as they are, now its time to flash it, please ensure you have atleast 50% battery to be safe.

With the tablet switched off boot to Recovery Mode ( holding down the home + power buttons until you see the white android )

Using the volume keys up/down and the power button to select do the following in order

wipe data/factory reset - wipe cache partition - wipe media partition

Now select - apply update from sdcard then select g12refM708A2SPI_v701_1.5.zip when it has finished select reboot, when the tablet loads it will

be in chinese unlock and press the blue button that pops up then press the settings button (blue box with sliders) now go down the left hand menu

to the symbol [A] white box black A, and select, now on the right press the top menu choice and select your language and then make sure you

change the time to your time zone! Now switch off the tablet again.

Again boot to recovery mode and select- apply update from sdcard then select- root.zip when done reboot.

Now goto your apps screen and you will see SuperUser and Root Explorer, select Root Explorer and grant SuperUser permissions.

You will now see a list of files, go down to and select- sdcard then select - external_sdcard and you will now see file-

gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip Press and hold until a menu pops up and choose Extract All, once done select Goto Extracted, then select the file

gapps-ics-20120429-signed then - system then - app You will now see a list of apps, in the top right corner of screen press

the menu button (3 dots) and select Multi-select and then press Select All then Copy.

Now the back button (curved arrow bottom left of screen) you need to press this 6 times and then select System then app, you can now press

Paste... once done power off the tablet and power back on as normal, check your apps and you will now see Play Store.... Enjoy.

You now have your Onda v701 Dual-core running as it should be and a bargin at the price, enjoy!
[General Questions and Answers] jagrfelm:
This worked like a charm. Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] patriote85:
Best Answer

I have the same tablet and i really like it, for price and speed. The first method work... BUT i suggest to use Superoneclick of shortfuse. plug on your pc, them click root... and that's it... don't forget to install superSU to give acces root to your app. sorry for my language my frist one is french!!
[General Questions and Answers] fulgenzio:
firmware

57/5000

put the link where I can download firmware v2.0 4.0.3 thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jordanwimb:
Hey all,

After flashing a couple of the latest CM10 nightlies over the past few weeks, I noticed I immediately lose root access. Another issue I've experienced is with the camera. As others have reported, the camera comes up fine but hangs after taking a photo, requiring you to exit out. Then, you can't connect to the camera at all.

Some mentioned this may be a hardware issue if the camera doesn't work with 3rd party apps. My camera would not work with any other apps. However, flashing back to stock and even FreeGS3, my camera works without any problem and I retained root access.

I always do a full, data cache, and Dalvik cache wipe before flashing. Currently using CWM v6.0.1.2.

Any thoughts or avenues for investigation would be appreciated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Galaxy0523:
I recommend flashing the jellybomb rom. I'm so glad I got out of cm10. With jellybomb rom you will see a huge difference of functionality and speed
[HTC Sensation] rezkon:
Hey all being some what new to this, what are kernals and how do they work and what are there purpose?
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
There's used for overclocking your phones CPU.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] goatee84:
The kernel is like the middleman between your phone's hardware and software. In simple terms the software asks the hardware to do something, the kernel processes the request and tells the hardware what to do.

This might be worth a read.
[HTC Sensation] NoobSilence:
Here you go ;)
[General Questions and Answers] winderain:
Hello!

I found there is no option to move emails in inbox to other folders in my handset running Android 2.3, however in the other handset running 4.0.4 I find it, I can move my email from inbox to other folders.

So I am wondering is it one of the differences between the email.apk in 2.3 and 4.0? Anybody please help to let me know what is the difference between them?Thanks a lot! .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TimeMonkey:
I'm starting this thread for us to share ways to have to the best battery life

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
Another one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RTFOP:
My phone lasts a really long time when I keep it plugged in.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] paulrodgers34:
Haha mine too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
Best thing I have found is to totally drain battery to the point it the phone will only slightly vibrate. Remove the Battery. Put the battery back in and then fully charge with the phone on charge mode to 100 percent. Unplug. Then plug back in a few seconds later for fully charged to reappear. Done. Really helps to do this once every month or two. Credit to someone on another forum for this tip. Turning off data when not in use and low screen brightness will substantially increase battery life. No syncing, bluetooth or wifi will help. An app called GSam battery monitor will identify apps that suck battery. I use longevity by trend micro to shut my data off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daveid:
Fully draining a lithium ion battery will significantly decrease it's lifespan. Any positive effects you see from this are probably not measurable, or scientifically reproducible. Your other tip is solid, disabling data (or using an app to do so) greatly increases battery life. As well as turning down the brightness.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
Had no idea this practice decreases lifespan of the battery. Good to know. I thought the this resets the phone ability to recharge the battery to the fullest. That's what I thought. I seem to be getting some benefit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Demikos89:
Great tip. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kentfor:
- Juice Defender

- Llama to automate a myriad of things related to power savings

- Darkside Venom kernel

- Badass / noop

- 1134/192

- CPUSleeper

- inverted apps for almost everything that I use heavy.

That's what I can think of right now.

Typically get ~5 hours "screen on".

That could be 12 hours or 2 days between charges.

Kent
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bluntified:
Battery lifespan for lithium ion batteries is measured on how many cycles its been through (hits 100%). If you go from 90% to 100%, you just used up a battery cycle. Even 99% to 100% counts as a cycle.

The method you described in your earlier post is for conditioning your battery, it works on older batteries but is not needed for lithium or poly lithimer batteries.

Tips for battery life, disable radios and keep screen dim. A dark wallpaper helps too, white screens are a battery drainer!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mrrobc97:
Get a app that disables other apps that start up on system boot-up or other events. Autostarts its a good app I use. As you all should know dont use app-killers unless u know how and when to use them (READ). Like said keep ur screen dim or on auto if u have that issue like me were ur constantly going in n out at work and find ur phone too dim for daylight. The darker your themes the better battery life. Remember that ur screen is one of the top (if not the top) battery drainers. Data, wifi, gps, bluetooth, auto-sync, running widgets, live wallpapers...if you dont need it on or could live without it, then either turn it off or get rid of it.

Also like said before, lithium-ion batteries dont suffer from memory effect like older rechargable batteries. If you could avoid it, dont run ur battery all the way down. Be free to charge ur battery as often as possible and that way you extend the life of ur battery.

Sent from my Blutiful Hercules.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kadeo666:
Use the lowested sync frequency setting you can or manally sync. Wifi tether guzzles juice. Live wallpaper is a killer. Make task killing a subconscious reflex. The smaller the number is next to "running in background" also makes for more time away from an outlet. Of course these may not help any one else, but it works for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peppersu812:
Fully charge 2 batteries. Unlimited talk and text. True story :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ludbosanac17:
I run the ParanoidAndroid 2.51 rom (10/24) with the KKO kernel and it goes pretty good so far. It may be the first day of using it but I will expectedly average 20hours of use on it. (using the live wallpaper phase beam the whole time). Used the wheatly governor with SIO and changed the max cpu to about 1028 so its only using 1Ghz. (seem to get decent battery life)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] morphywolf:
sorry guys,am a NOOB!!!!

i've searched the forum and coudn find Xperia S's simple rooting method......

Can anyone help me??

is there a Root KIT for Xperia S? or atleast a simple rooting method wothout giving up all d data??!

Help!!!

I have a Fully Updated Xperia s running in ICS of course and i need all d DATA!!!!

:fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] llcooljayce:
Hey guys,

Is anyone else finding that AOKP JB Build 4 is very loud in call? Tried adjusting the volume to the lowest level and it still seems very very loud ... anyone else experiencing this and if so, is there a fix?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] scott7175:
I get that with it as well when ever I talk to some one on the phone they get a bad reverb on their and like hearing an echo of them selves as long as I cover the top mic it stops and turns into a click for them I've tried all the jb roms, and it does it