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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] michaelmcd52:
epic4gtouch. SPH-D710.GC01 CWM

I have 4.1.2 up running Gc01 (boost) and its rooted on my epic4gtouch. SPH-D710.GC01

I am trying to find a CWM er...that thing when you hold vol + and power... recovery thing? all the ones i have tried so far just put me in a boot loop. please link if something like that is up yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
As of right now, the great devs Garywnn and Agat are working the bugs out of the latest JB recovery kernels. If you want to do backup and restore, that may be tricky atm with GC01. Gb27 repack has done well for me with backup/restore on GB27 Roms, but as of now, if I want to do a backup/restore on GC01, I flash a safe kernel(el26) with cwm through mobile Odin, backup, then flash back to Agat's GC01 recovery kernel. It works great for flashing mods and the like, but not great yet on backup/restore. Good luck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
If you use non jb based recovery such as safe el26, phone won't boot since el26 is not jb based. So you have to hold down power and volume up to enter cwm. Also you need to have a stock/custom kernel such as the one based on 4.1.2 touch wiz on your SD card so you can flash it back to make your phone boot again.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Thanks Blues! I failed to mention that. I usually do a battery pull, then reboot into cwm, but thanks for clearing that up about not booting. Yes, after the backup, you definitely need to have a stock/recovery GC01 kernel saved to flash after in order to reboot. Good point! :beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
Okay I have a question, I rooted my epic 4g touch (or galaxy s2 according to virgin mobile) and I've done things like this before but I need to install some kind of recovery so I can make a backup just in case things go wrong. Anyone have any answers?

Please lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
The 4 posts above you, literally, address what you're asking..

But, in keeping with the OP..

1. Get GB28 Stock Kernel

2. Get EL26 CWM5 Kernel by chris41g - (yes, yes, there are all kinds of other safe kernels, let's just keep it simple(K.I.S.S.))

3. Flash EL26 CWM

4. Soon as the flash succeeds, pull the battery (Your rom will not boot at this point)

5. Boot into Recovery.

6. Perform Backup

7. Flash GB28 Stock Kernel

8. Reboot.

(Now you have a backup of your stock rom but you will always need to keep the stock GB28 and EL26 on your SD card for when you go to restore, you'll need to immediately flash the stock GB28 Kernel to boot the rom)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
No problem, glad it helped.

The only thing I left out is that the Kernel has to support this feature. So if you are running a stock rom, even if it is rooted, the Kernel has to be a modified repack with a custom recovery module to also support flashing in recovery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cerj:
Great info, I appreciate your help, I did succeed, Im on the Blu Kuban w the Kuban kernel. Wasnt getting voicemail notifications, so I found a rom with the stock VM apk as a flashable add on and dl to PC trans to sd and flashed. It was a FI27 rom I dl the VM apk from, cuz the Blu Kuban is FI27. Does that play into it? Meaning if I grab an apk from a different rom lets say fh13, can I only flash to a fh13 based rom
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Apks are generally not rom specific. Especially the ones which are not modified.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
I just flashed cm10 beta and the setting to specify external SD as primary storage is under advanced in settings.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rastapapa:
will i9100 roms work for epic touch 4g?

Just saw this nice looking pac man rom on the news thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957299GT-I9100G

i know its for a different version of the S2, but it made me wonder, will roms for I9100 work on Epic Touch 4G's?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
No they won't.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pariah1570:
If you like that you should try the King Kang Rom. I use it as my daily driver.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1947875
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cerj:
Thanks again for the help yesterday, I succesfully installed a transparent accuweather widget from a different rom to my /system/apps today. Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
Thanks for the update. I installed it and it work perfectly now. I do have one quick question about installing CM10 beta. In some posts it says to not use AGAT recovery, but when I initially rooted my phone based on QB King 77's YouTube video, it directed me to an "AGAT" recovery which I installed. I was able to install CM10 as I mentioned previously, but is that something I should be worried about? Is there a different recovery that I should do? I don't want to brick my phone and was wondering if that is why the battery life isn't that great on my phone. Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Just to be on the safe side I would flash to Chris41G's EL26 kernel whenever flashing to CM9/10, JB, AOKP and back. I'm still seeing a couple of problems with flashing to those roms here and there using a 'safe' ICS recovery.

You can find the Chris41G EL26 kernel in Rwilco12's Kernel Repository.

They are labeled GB - Chris41g Stock CWM5 Repacked Kernels :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1662295

Edit: No matter what, pay close attention to the flashing instructions on the OP of any ROM for any special needs. You can always ask when in doubt. ;)

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Sorry, I just spotted the question about battery life. Are you asking about battery life no matter what you're running, or just on CM10?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
Thank you for the information. I will check out the link. As far as the battery usage, I was wondering if my quick drain was due to using the AGAT kernel with CM10 or is it that CM10 is a rom that uses quite a bit of battery on its own.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
You cannot be using agat's kernel with cm10. On cm10 disable location access in location settings. Battery will improve significantly. Google now cards will stop working though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
So in switching from an AGAT Kernel to another Kernel and recovery, will I have to reflash everything including the CM10 ROM and all my other data and apps?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
What rom are you on right now?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
I am running CM 10 11/05 nightly from PhantomFreak.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
You don't need to anything. That rom has its own kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
Any thoughts on how I can improve battery life, without turning off Google Now cards? I really like them and find the useful.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Grab better battery stats from the battery thread - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1499184 and post screenshots in few hours. We will see whats draining battery. You can post in that thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fcjr77:
You rock Blues!!! :highfive: I appreciate your help and this thread has been a life saver. I will post my stats on the link.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cerj:
Some roms come with a kernels. When flashing a rom that has its own kernel, upon flashing the rom its default kernel comes with. Other roms give you alternative kernels which can be flashed with or seperately. Very important to read the devs direction and instructions carefully. As stated when in doubt just ask.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
Okay I get what you mean now I didn't know that kernels had anything to do with the recovery being installed, the other phones I've dealt with it was easier, I had a xperia play and I just ran an exe and it installed recovery for me, sorry to sound like an idiot lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
That's my fault.. I get cranky. I do apologize.

No, with this phone, Kernel/Recovery are one in the same. Recovery is built in..

Sorry about that. :beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
And here's where I've been confused, what do I use to flash if cwm or whatever recovery isn't installed already?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Yes, MoHo can get cranky lol, but the dude knows his stuff. You can use a program called Odin, either on the PC or mobile. There are several threads on here, just Google, how to flash using Odin. CWM uses zip files to flash as Odin uses .tar files. If you go to the site MoHo linked, it will have Chris41g's EL26(awesome safe kernel, good recommendation MoHo!) in .tar format. Dl Odin to your pc, power+vol down, to download mode, connect phone to computer, wait for odin to recognize, etc etc...again, there are several threads on this on here, real easy to find. Good luck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
I understand though lol and I'm just glad there's people with so much dedication that don't care to help with other people's questions and whatnot, is the mobile Odin what I would need to flash without a computer? I will most definitely go buy that right now
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Yes, that is what you will need. Remember, MO will not flash modems, so if you want to flash a modem flash the el26 using mo, reboot to recovery(power+vol up), then flash the modem. Before you do that, ensure you have a stock(or recovery) kernel saved in zip format saved to your sd card so you can flash it after you flash your modem, because if you use el26 to get to recovery, but are in another build besides el26, your phone will not boot. Clear as mud? And there are a lot of folks that dedicate a lot of time helping people on here. Make sure as you read and learn this phone on xda, be sure to thank those that have helped you along the way. Have fun!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
Sorry to keep this going but what is the difference in flashing a modem and kernel? I just really wanna get this right then maybe I can help someone else
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
A modem is basically what "talks" to the towers, gps, wifi, anything like that. The kernel is basically the foundation of the rom and is helpful with tweaking, increased performance, battery life, etc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
I did some googling and let me see if I got this right, you flash a kernel with MO and that will include the custom recovery. But you CANT use MO to flash modems which is what sends and receives data 3g/4g?etc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
You are correct sir
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
I got the el26 file that has cwm5 recovery but the stock kernel link never loads can I just find it somewhere else or are there alternatives?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
You used the link I provided?

I'll double check and I know RWilco12 will fix it. Please give me just a bit.

:edit: I double checked the link to the stock GB28 kernel and its working fine for me so I have nothing to fix on the repo side.

Can anyone else confirm please?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Confirmed, GB28 stock kernel dl link fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Thank you. I've spoken with Rwilco12 and the site is running just fine.

If anyone has an issue, please feel free to pm me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] airswoosh1:
Okay, quick question...currently running CM10.1....needing to go back to FULL stock, unrooted and everything. If I run the "SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.exe" one-click, that'll be all I need to do?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Agat's Recovery tREC_v0.3.2 - incomplete backup problem

That is correct. :) Restore wipes all user data and Stock means unrooted, so this is what you are looking for. :good:

(edit: disregard subject line - wrong thread)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] airswoosh1:
Thank you sir. :good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
Thank you so much guys, I'll be doing all this soon doing some extensive reading first to find out if there's anything else I need to know know.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Good luck. Yes, read read read. And we're always here if you get stuck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
So like moho was saying after I flash the cwm5 then I pull the battery and boot in recovery to flash the gb28 and or do my recovery?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] michaelmcd52:
Agat's GC01 Recovery Kernel

where do i find agat's gc01 recovery kernel?

WOOT Nm, I found it YAY :):):):) and its updated so EVERYthing works!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
So there's no stable recovery kernel for gb28 yet? And if I do flash the other one (that is safe) would my phone be stock rooted but ics instead of jellybean?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
Not on the repo. Most recent VM recovery kernel is FL26, which is ICS.

You can always flash EL26+CWM with Mobile ODIN, flash roms/modems/mods from there, then flash the GB28 stock kernel zip to get back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
EL26+cwm is also good for backup/restore until the boys at sxtp can get the bugs worked out of the GB28 custom recoveries. You're in there flagging mods anyway, might as well do a backup while you're there, just in case :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheoRidGEinal:
PAC-Man/PAC in Black issue - no 3G

I have been bouncing around ROMs for a while, but never had any issue until now. As I tend to lurk, I can't post directly into the ROM's dev thread, and the other PAC thread in the Q&A section seems untouched, so I'm trying here.

On the most recent PAC/PIB releases, and on the nightly builds, I have had an issue with my data connection over 3G. WiFi works great, and when I'm connected to a WiFi connection, my phone shows bars for the 3G/CDMA/1x connection, but as soon as I turn off my WiFi antenna, or leave the range of any WiFi hotspot that I connect to, the 3G/CDMA/1x signal bars drop to zero, and all apps have issues. The biggest hint is that Chrome give a "You are offline" error rather than a "no connection" error. The interesting thing is that with the current builds, the quick tiles have been implemented, and I can still see connection bars on the tile, but not on the notification bar.

I have tried multiple different modems, thinking they may have been the problem, ranging from EL26 to FL24, but none of them seem to make a difference. I finally tried moving to another JB-based ROM, CM10.1, and that ROM is having no issue with 3G using FL24.

If anyone has any suggestions on getting this fixed, they would be appreciated. None of the PAC forums seem to know about this yet, but if it is a well known issue, point me in the direction to learn more. Thanks for anything you can give me to get PAC-man running on my phone again. I'm all about the paranoidpreferences, and since the E4GT's Paranoid Android has mostly been abandoned for PAC, this is the only way for me to go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
I am on pacman release from 3/25 and not having the issue you mentioned. Are you seeing this only on nightlies? I am on el29 modem. I had also updated profile and prl while on a tw ROM and then flashed pacman.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheoRidGEinal:
I can only be 100% sure this was the issue on the nightly releases. I was having issues with the hardware home button working on the 3/25 PAC in black, and could not deal with it for more than a few minutes. Allow me to backup my current CM10.1 so I can test on the current official release of PACMan. If you give me 10 minutes, I'll be able to edit this post with new info.

But just as one less thing that could be going wrong, I have been checking the md5 for all the ROMs before I load them, so at least we know this isn't an issue with a bad download.

EDIT: I cannot tell you what the issue was before, but I am having no issue with the 3/25 release of PACMan. It could have been as simple as multiple bad flashes in a row, or something else I was completely missing, but it's good now. Thanks for your time. If nothing else, it meant I would have someone to bounce ideas off of should this have gone more wrong.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
I'll try it out, working too much haven't had enough time to read and do all of what I need to do yet but I'll find out soon
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Drayspencer:
I just downloaded the SPH-D710BST_GC01_1014517_Stock_Restore.exe, is this all I need to restore my Boost mobile phone back to factory at this time? I am on a custom rom so can I just run the exe and connect the phone in D/L mode? Also thanks for all the help here!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
It will take your phone back to stock, yes, factory, no. If you are planning on going back in order to take it in for service, ensure you reset the binary counter with Triangle Away. Good luck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Danielhammons1:
That's why I've been so Into trying to figure out how to make a backup because it is not a good feeling when something goes wrong and you have nothing to fix it back
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Drayspencer:
Thanks, I forgot about the last step of resetting the binary counter.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
No worries. Good luck. Be sure to thank those who have helped you along the way. Devs, OPs, etc!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Chillyz12:
dsixda's Android Kitchen-edify_defs

Well.. I have spent a few days on this now and I just cant figure out how to make the edify_defs file for GB27 on our phone. can someone point me in the right direction? I would really like to play around with the stock rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hodgestl:
Upgrading help for an older Noob!

OK, I am a 60 yr old retired noob’s noob, and have been reading here for three weeks. I am very intimidated, but here goes.:confused:

I am on Rooted FI27 Stock ICS using the videos from QBKing77. I rooted just so I could use WIFI Tether with my Wifi only tablet. Then I installed an Agat recovery for FI27 (also using QBKing77 video) so I could have a Nandroid, because if I screw this up, I want to be able to get back to where I am today. I have also taken a recent Nandroid now and a full Titanium Backup (User Apps plus System Data) so I feel sorta safe.

My whole goal is to upgrade to have rooted stock GB27, but still be able to use Wifi Tether. What I am asking from you is to confirm my thinking of what I think my proper steps are. I am afraid to mess this up. I believe the following:

1.	I will download and install the rooted stock GB27 Rom from RWilco12 (full restore, NOT using No-data). I will do this using Odin one-click from my PC.

2.	I assume step 1 will lose or make unusable my existing Agat custom recovery, so I will then install the new Agat GB27 repack tar custom recovery using Mobile Odin as described again by QBKing77. Besides using this recovery to make a new Nandroid, I am assuming I need the recovery to install the Jelly Bean fix from Tdunham/EmperorX fix for Wifi Tethering.

3.	I will download the WIFI.Tether.E4GT.zip from the link provided by Tdunham, EmporerX, and TreVe. That file will then be copied to my SD card and flashed through the new Agat recovery I installed in step 2 above.

4.	Restore User Apps and System Data from Titanium Backup to get back where I am now from an app standpoint.

Lastly, with my original Root last fall, it came installed with superuser v3.1.3. However, a lot I have read now says I need to use SuperSu. Will SuperSu be installed with my new RWilco12 ROM? If not how do I fix that? Can I just download the new SuperSu? Or what? Do I have to change? The Wifi Tether fix looks like I do have to change. I am totally confused by the need or HOW to change from su to Supersu.

Many thanks to everyone for their patience and expertise. Sorry I was long winded.You folks are amazing. Maybe soon I can help someone. Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Make a nandroid backup after you have WiFi tether working and data restored. Restoring system data is not recommended. It will cause issues like force closes.

The rooted gb27 will come with either superuser or supersu. Just don't remember which? But installing supersu from play store and then uninstalling superuser will do.

Also right after making nandroid backup with repack kernel, flash stock kernel back. There are some issues with repack kernel like paid apps disappearing etc.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
The rooted stock does in fact come with supersu as well as busybox. Blues is right. The repack is finicky. However, if you're only running stock and don't plan on running any tweaks, Sxtp's Garywnn and Agat have a working recovery GB27 0.3.0 that is solid with the exception of not doing full wipe. At this point, until the bugs are worked out, it's best to backup using a safe kernel like el26 and then flashing either a stock gb27 kernel or the 0.3.0 I mentioned above. Enjoy!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hodgestl:
1 quick follow up...

When you say to make a backup, I assume you are talking about Titanium, and not a Nandroid backup, correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
No, I'm taking about a nandroid. Titanium should only be used to save apps, not system data, like Blues said. Just remember, whatever kernel+cwm you use to do a nandroid backup, that's the one you need to use if you restore
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hodgestl:
Thanks loads. Ready to try, maybe !

Ok, I think I am ready to give it a try. It will probably be tomorrow sometime. I will report to see if I get it right. Just fyi, I have been keeping very close tabs on the Garwin/Agat ongoing project. If they get that completed in the next week or so, I may want to pick your brain on how I can upgrade to their tested solution.

Many many thanks to BluesRulez and jdsingle76 for their help and kindness. As you can trill I am early in my flashing efforts, but this whole community is amazing. I look forward to getting smarter and more confident. (so does my wife!):)

Thanks again.:good::good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scrabbleman:
No GPS or Data

Im Using Sprint Samsung epic 4g touch in india under reliance CDMA network.

Been updating stock rooted roms jelly beans through odin and its absolutely works fine...

But i tried to installl cm 10 or any other custom roms for that matter I cant seem to get Data working or GPS ...We have no 3g service here tho but Data works fine in the stock roms.

I used a ICS modem FL-27

Used EL26 kernel and EL29

Tried so many diff ICS modems but data and GPS not working at all.

CM10.1 latest April build tried and also the Super nexus rom? both Installs and everything works fine except Data and 3g...

Spent so many hours on this but unable to fix this.. plz help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zimlokks:
its gonna be ur apn settings i dont know how to fix this...someone pitch in? :3

Flowed Away From My Samsung GS2 E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scrabbleman:
I see.. wonder if there is an app to back up and restore APN settings from my stock rom to these custom roms.

checking for it.. ty for the reply
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zimlokks:
yea i believe there is but i cant approve of this method since i haven't personal tried it...the app is called apn backup&restore or something very similar

Flowed Away From My Samsung GS2 E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dane1969:
no mms pic texting on my d-710 "fully" flashed to crisket

i am a total noob to all this cell phone tech...i bought my d-710 3 weeks ago off craigslist....supposely "fully" flashed to cricket AND working...everything is working great..talk..reg. text and 3g internet but NO pic texting sending or recieving at all!!..i have tried quite a few tricks i have read online and in forums with different settings in apn area of fone but no luck!!!...i cant even remember how to get back into my phones apn settings im so frustrated!!..i have tried prob. 8-10 play store mms aps including gosms pro and handcent and nuthing no luck!!...can someone please please help me get my mms pic texting working i will gladly pay you for your services!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zimlokks:
this aslo is gonna be an apn issue...if u need to access your apn settings u may use anycut(it simple)

Flowed Away From My Samsung GS2 E4GT

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remember i have no service on my phone and wont probably ever to test...

Flowed Away From My Samsung GS2 E4GT