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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
Yes, I know that I can't update prl/profile on ROMs.... The SGS2 (as it's called with VM) isn't my first foray into this magical world known as "Getting Your Phone to Stop Being a Piece of **** (I'm Looking at You, Triumph)".

The FJ12 modem seems to be working better, even just inside my house. GPS lock caught me faster and 3G isn't dropping 20 times while I'm trying to get Facebook to load.

I did flash DU, the newest version. There is little to no 4G in my hometown, and the only place I've been that I've gotten 4G to work is in Nashua, NH (I'm there maybe once a week). I can't even get it to work when I'm in Boston. I don't worry about 4G much. As long as I have 3G, I don't usually have problems with speed. I read somewhere that Sprint/VM is going to drop 4G WiMAX service in 2015 completely in favor of 4G LTE so it's not a big deal to me. I probably get a new phone once a year (because I'm bored) and my next one's going to be an LTE.

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Ahh I thought so.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
I'm on Pacman 4.2.2 right now with the ff18 modem. If I use the el29 temp boot to update my profile and prl will I still have service while on the el29 temp rom or no because I have an ics modem? Is el29 gingerbread?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
I believe you will still have service... And yes..el29 is gingerbread..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
Thank you for the quick response. I'd hit thanks but have already used my 8 today, I'll get ya tomorrow:highfive:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Well any 4.3 ROM will not have 4G because Google removed Wimax from the source code. Unless there is a crazy genius out there with an old Wimax phone it will never work on 4.3+, just letting everybody know.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
XDA app and Tapatalk give you unlimited thanks;) For some reason I'm allowed 15 on PC now (RD?)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
You guys are like an encyclopedia for anything android! Which would you recommend the XDA app or Tapatalk?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gamepro602:
Tapatalk for sure, you can subscribe to the xda forums as well as others
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
You can't flash modems in MO. Pc Odin or get the zip and flash in cwm.

Edit: been out all day, totally ninja'd by tdunham. At least it wasn't bilgerryan this time :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
Thank you for the input, I may give both a try.

Anyone have any ideas why I wouldn't be getting voicemail notifications? I'm on Virgin Mobile with Pacman 4.2.2 V23 and ff18 modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
I was at work;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Try FL24 modem, I've seen other people having problems with that modem
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
holy crap - you work too !!!! you truly are a machine bilg !!!!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
Hey, me again... I'm having terrible battery life with DU and issues with the screen not waking up. When I got out of work my battery was down at 40% and I don't use my phone when I'm at work. It sits in my locker and I always turn off GPS/Data before I start my shift. Does reflashing sound like a good idea? Or is this more of a wipe cache/dalvik cache problem after one-clicking a new modem?

Also, I am still thinking about the temp boot to EL29 as a means of fixing data/gps in the future. Here's what I don't understand (it's a long list): in QBKing77's instructional video, you have to download CWM5. I'm on 6, for some reason (?????). (I tried to temp boot with the EMMC EL29 file with 6 but it didn't work, I got the broken Android image). Is CWM5 temporary, like the temp boot to Gingerbread, or will it overwrite 6? Will 5 work with my previous backups, or will they only work with CWM6?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Poor Grammar:
Hello again ppl can anyone help me with getting mms to work on flashed e4gt to page plus running project x v3.3..tks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I think Pp uses Verizon, and project x is Sprint based, so first, ensure you have a jb modem, update your prl and profile, and then change your mmsc url to Verizon's :)

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5 will overwrite 6, and the backups might recover ok, but if they don't, just flash the 6 to recover. And again, I would flash a jb rom, from recovery(zip format), or a one click, instead of going all the way back to update. Try installing battery saver or another battery "watching" app to see what's sucking your juice.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
How would I go about doing that? I mean, I know where to find the stock ROMs, but I don't know whether to use the full restore or nodata restore version (I guess is my actual question)?. And after I update prl/profile, do I just restore my last CWM backup, or do I have to flash the DU zip again?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Flash the nodata, it will save your data, but as far as flashing back, if it were me, I'd start over. Someone else feel free to offer up an opinion. As you all know, I'm more of a stock TW guy :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
If she uses the temp boot el29 rom it won't touch her current rom cuz that temp boot el29 runs of the internal/external sd card right? So with that said I don't think there would be a need to reflash a rom or restore anything.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
Ahh yes starting over... I was afraid that would be a suggestion. I'm afraid that might be the end result. I'm not particularly attached to anything, I just get irritated having to re-install all my apps.

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My hesitation stems from the fact that I have CWM 6, and the temp EL29 boot doesn't work with 6. I'd have to downgrade to CWM 5, and then I don't know if my backups made with 6 are backwards compatible with 5. And yes, at the end of QBKing77's video, he reflashes the ROM zip (CM9 Beta I think he said, not a backup) and all of his personal settings are restored.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
Instead of downgrading to CWM 5 to flash the el29 temp boot rom why not first flash the el26 temp kernel in mobile odin, the el26 temp kernel uses CWM 5.0.2.7 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24987585
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
It tried to make an emergency call on me O.o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Mobile Odin

El29 direct boot tar...rwilco12 repo

The ROM zip you're currently running

The modem zip..flash this before doing temp boot..

Flash el29db kernel...flash temp boot...do what you need to do...reboot..it will take you to the el29db recovery..flash ROM zip you're on..

I know this was short and sweet..but you get the point...is this what you did.?

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El 29 direct boot kernel uses the same recovery...5.0.2.7..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
That's exactly what I did, I paused QBKing77's video after he explained each step so I was sure I was doing it right. I updated profile and then went to update prl and it said something like, "your device will reset in 60 seconds" and a button to make an emergency call. I hit the back button thinking it would interrupt the reset but instead went into the phone and began to place a 911 call. I've never hit end call so fast in my life.

I went back into recovery and flashed the EL29 .zip again and it didn't do it the second time.

The first time was weird though... just. I don't need the police in my hometown knocking on my door, you know?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
LMAO....somebody should have told you to update profile last...you're phone will always reboot after doing the profile update...on all ROMs..Lol

I get a GPS lock...prl...profile..then it takes ya right back to cwm 5.0.2.7...flash ROM zip...profit..:good:

Edit.. By the way.. I love you're SIG..funny stuff strangelady
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
speaking of PRL updates - I've been trying since Sunday to update mine and keep getting this ( see screeny ) guess I should call customer service eh ?

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
Does that el29 cwm temp kernel delete your current rom? I'm trying to figure out why I always have to flash my current rom after flashing the el29 cwm kernel.

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I did a search on that ipc error and can't find much. If it were me I'd contact your service provider.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
No, it just deletes your current kernel, but since I'm assuming you're not running a gingerbread rom, after you finish in cwm, and try to reboot, it won't, because you still have the gb kernel flashed. Just keep a kernel of your rom's build ie gb27, gc01, etc, in zip format on your sd card, and after you are done in el29 cwm, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, flash your rom's kernel, and reboot. Saves you from having to flash your rom or a restore every time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
It all makes sense now, thank you. Any idea on how to increase all notification sounds in a rom besides turning them all the way up? Pacman 4.2.2 V23 is lower than other roms sound wise when someone calls or texts. I have have all the sound options set to the highest but I swear it's quieter on this rom than others.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mlock420:
Hey guys any solution for stock non rooted 4.1.2 Google play store it doesn't say force close but it has the load spinners like it's going to work but it goes back to home screen I did all the easy fixes already and nothing help please
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Try removing your google account and re-adding it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I'm pretty sure the viper mod will work on AOSP. Google viper4android. You can get it in the play store too. The text is in Chinese but the app isn't :). Good luck. Let us know if it works

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You've probably tried this as well, but clear cache in play store, Google play services, power off and back on...maybe back up what you need, texts, etc, then do a data reset, and reestablish your Google acct...Just spit balling here
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DynamicN:
I'll give viper mod a try in a bit. Any idea why I still don't get voicemail notifications on Pac 4.2.2 v23? I changed my modem from ff18 to fl24 and updated prl and profile and still don't get voicemail notifications at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
YEAHHHH it would have been good for me to know about updating in a specific order. I'm a top-down, left-right kind of girl and profile is listed above prl soooo
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
Okay here's a new rib-tickler. I noticed today my voice mail app (Visual Voice Mail) was gone, no big deal, but I noticed because I got text messages from 9016 informing me of a new voice mail (I got about 4 messages that said the same thing). Calling the number in the messages did nothing, just got a dial tone. I did some Googling and saw that this was an issue with Google Voice and Handcent (or other third-party message intercepting apps), but I don't use Google Voice or Handcent or anything like that. I use the stock messaging and stock voice mail (or did).

Probably wasn't a good idea but I installed VVM apk without data from a Titanium Backup (from Wild for the Night) . Attached screenshot shows what's in the top bar. Doesn't matter to me much but I don't know if it's important.

I just called myself from my house phone and left myself a voice mail. It successfully went to VVM but I also got a text message alerting me. 9016: " //ANDROID:XXX-XXX-XXXX (my home number) has sent you a Sprint Voice Message. Call 408-970-0000 to listen. MMSCN,c9160457967,5326,V67syKBmeJA//CM. "

Has anyone else not using third-party messaging apps seen this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
I forgot to flash the Virgin Mobile VVM & MMS fix. I hope that's what it is....

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NOPE. It broke it.

I feel like I forgot to do a huge step when I flashed DU. I had notes when I flashed WFtN but deleted them >.> I'm really sorry you guys.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
Do you have voice+ enabled?

Sent from my T999L on PAC-man
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
I don't think so? And I can't check right now... Somehow I managed to completely lose data trying to fix mms and voice mail. I thought a complete wipe and reflash would help but apparently not. Now I'm going to try the EL29 temp boot to try and fix my signal again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
I screwed something up big time... I can't get any data. I can't send/receive texts or make/receive phone calls. I really don't know what to do.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
reboot to el29db recovery

reflash your current rom (no wipes)

reboot recovery (either cwm6/twrp[aosp] or agat/garwynn[tw])

make a nandroid

reboot download mode

flash GB27 rooted restore with PC odin (BE ADVISED:this wipes all the things. Backup your files on an external SD card or transfer them to a computer or cloud storage)

Now you are on the stock rom with root and recovery. From here you can flash whatever you want. If you are flashing to AOSP make sure you use the right modem (usually FL24, but anything older than that is ok. ymmv)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] illinipo:
Hi, just bought this phone. Coming from an HTC Aria with CM10.1 on it. Yes, JB on a phone with 350MB of RAM and a 600MHz processor. It was painful.

Thank you to all the devs and supporters who have helped me already and don't even know it! I've already given out a number of Thanks clicks. Now it's time to try to give back.

Seems like you have come a long way after reading the last page here... might be worth checking which modem is running? (settings, about phone, baseband version last 4)

I know you hate reinstalling apps (don't we all) but you could always just make a nandroid to go back to and start from the beginning. I used the EL26/CWM one-click this afternoon and found it much simpler than needing to root the old fashioned way in order to use mobile odin. Also easier than going into recovery to flash the kernel zip.

So, to get your comms back, I would:

1. use a stock one-click from rwilco12 just to make sure everything is gravy

2. do the standard EL26 one-click, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format everything else, flash your favorite rom, flash gapps, flash mms fix, FL24 modem one-click.

Edit, I got ninja'd, but looks like Adreaver and I had the same idea.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
The members post above are right...but..

if you're flashing 4.3 DU...read the op...

you need to flash from the newest cwm...don't try twrp, as I just seen the latest version has issues. I'm sure will be fixed..

OK...I should have asked you earlier what version you were flashing...my bad. but here it is..

if 4.3 DU....Flash the DU zip...( from current ROM recovery or el29db with mobile Odin )

Now that its flashed...Wait...

Go to advanced and pick reboot recovery..

Now...do you're wipes again..( I wipe data,cache,dalvik and format system..under advanced. )

Flash the DU zip...

Wait....when its done...reboot..

Let the ROM chill for a few ( I think I gave it about 3 min..Lol )

Reboot recovery...wipe cache and dalvik ( just good habit )

Flash 4.3 gapps...

When its done...Reboot.

If you don't have an ICS modem already flashed/installed..no worries. Just flash it before you flash the gapps package...do the wipes of cache and dalvik.. flash modem...then flash gapps.

I know this will work...just did it today in my rush to flash bilgerryan's new 4.3 aokp ROM...well I started on agats recovery something...but shouldn't matter with the reboot to recovery and second install...just make sure you boot the ROM and then boot recovery to flash gapps...4.3 is a fickle mistress .....and our recovery hates the 4.3 gapps...lmao.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
Thanks anyway guys but I decided to give in and go back to a previous backup of Wild for the Night. I should have done more research into Dirty Unicorns before flashing. Don't get me wrong! I absolutely love DU. But since I'm on Virgin Mobile I'm having problems with Voice Mail and MMS. Normally I wouldn't care about the MMS but my sister-in-law likes to send me pictures of my nephew, who was born last month, and I don't get to see him a lot. Voice Mail is another I'm on the fence about but my student dentist at Tufts called me yesterday and left me a voice mail and I couldn't get a hold of him and now I'm worried if he calls back I'll miss his call again and his voice mail will be lost to the void (somehow... if that's possible.... and I don't want to find out if it is...). I may not have a lot of friends texting me or calling me but the ones that do are very important and I don't want to miss anything from them.

Flashing the Virgin Mobile VVM/MMS fix did nothing for me and broke something (I kept getting error com.phone.etc has stopped constantly). Soured Lie's MMS fix in the DU thread worked. But still no voice mail.

I like ROMs that don't take a lot of work to get running smoothly... Unfortunately DU is not it at this point in time.

I lost data after using Mobile Odin to one-click the most recent ICS modem for Sprint (FL24). FJ12 was working but I wanted to see if I could get a stronger signal. Somehow it broke 3G and my wifi signal was really weak. One-clicking back to FJ12 fixed it, but it took a while for data to really do anything.

I'll keep all of your advice in mind once I come across a combination fix for both MMS and Voice Mail that works with DU. Unless of course I'm the only one having this problem and my brain hurts too much right now to try and figure out what I'm doing wrong. I make sure I follow all directions to the letter... I'm afraid of screwing up and ruining my phone. I mean... it's not like I don't have my Evo still to go back to but I REALLY like the SGSII. The screen size, the weight, the feel of it in my hand.... it feels good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
hey all - I'm still having issues updating my PRL - still getting that IPC error - I'm gonna try the Boost and Sprint modems to see if I get better signals but should I resolve the PRL issue before I start flashing modems ? I mean rite now the only other option I have left to fix my PRL is calling VM customer service -

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Mobile Odin will not flash modems...flash modem zips in the ROMs recovery you're on...wipe cache..wipe dalvik cache( under advanced )..flash modem zip..reboot.

Just do what you feel comfortable doing...that's always the right call..:good: Just keep reading and you will be flashing everything under the sun in no time...By the way...I think you have already come pretty far...Keep at it...we're always here to help...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strangelady:
*bangs forehead on wall* I got mixed up. My brain really hurts.* I downloaded the modem .exe from Rwilco12's repository and used PC Odin. I don't know why I said the other thing. Or is that not a good idea either?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] illinipo:
I used the one-click FL24 with no problems on 2 different ROMs now.

Just follow the instructions here

http://www.rwilco12.com/Files/Devic...nt) (SPH-D710)/Tutorials/SPHD710-OneClick.php

and get the VM one-click FJ12 modem here

http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p... (Virgin) (SPH-D710VMUB)/Modems/ICS/One-Click

Or you can do a recovery flash of a .zip like Gil81 recommended.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Face palm...lmao..happens to the best of us..

Nope...you're good..PC Odin flashes modems...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I've read around on this for you, and have come up with something that may be worth trying, if you haven't yet. I personally have not tried this method, but if you Google it, you'll see that it seems to work out alot of network, data, modem, "kinks" by basically reprogramming your phone in order for it to be recognized again on your carrier's towers with the latest and greatest stuff.

From your dialer, type ##72786# , it will display a SCRTN screen, then reboot on its own(if you get an option in the SCRTN screen, click yes) let the phone reboot, let the activation go through its thing NOT TOUCHING THE SCREEN unless it tells you to. Let it do a reboot again.

Edit: You know I don't like giving advice "blind," so I just did this, to see if it works. It goes to the SCRTN screen, reboots, gots through the reactivation of your phone, updates PRL, then reboots again. As far as I know, it's a good way to try and get your PRL to update. Let me know if it works.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] illinipo:
I just went through this process when I brought my phone to Ting in order to update the PRL and activate the device. (https://help.ting.com/entries/23169888-Completing-Activation-for-your-Samsung-Device)

You might need your MSL code, which, if you are rooted, you can get in shell or a terminal by typing "getprop ril.MSL". Otherwise you will need to call your carrier to get the MSL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
I'll give it a shot when I get home - you didn't have to enter your msl code or anything ? cuz I don't have mine and typing getprop ril.msl in a terminal didn't retrieve it for me -

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
this is what I get when trying to get my MSL w/ terminal in ROM toolbox pro -

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
Need to be on an older ICS rom (FI03 or older, AFAIK) or at least have the toolbox from that rom.

Easiest is to nandroid, then one click rooted restore FF18 ICS, run the getprop, then flash el29 db kernel, reflash your current rom, and restore your nandroid.

Oh, and write down your MSL. So you don't need to jump through these hoops again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Check out Tdunham's Msl fix for ICS and JB thread...might work..not sure if he has the version you need as I've only glanced at it ...

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Its( getprop ril.MSL )did you cap Msl...and did you type su in first..then hit enter.

Edit..I looked at you're screen shot..yep. Older version of ICS or TD's thread..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I did it on my SIII, and no, I didn't have to enter anything, except what I gave you, into your dialer. I would suggest you dedicate a few hours and get your MSL, it's very handy to have, especially if you ever want to flash ROMs from other variants, to get MMS working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448551
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1921045
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] remotehugger:
thanks all - and thanks bilg - is it really as easy as it seems ?

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Only if you believe in magic