[Epic 4G General] Mr_You:
Thanks to alephzain, bbelos/CMTeamEpic, DRockstar, koush, neldar, QBKing77, and toadlife!

See a change log of edits to this post at the bottom. Any corrections or suggestions are welcomed.

This How To will explain how you can root and install ClockworkMod on a stock Epic 4G (SPH-D700) running Gingerbread FC09 without a USB cable, Odin, and with or without a computer. My phones USB pins are busted, but otherwise it charges fine and works great. So I spent many determined days figuring out how I may eventually install CyanogenMod. This first requires getting ClockworkMod on the phone.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure to follow the exact procedure below.

How will you get files onto your phones external sdcard?

Novice:

- Without a computer: Download files using a browser found in the Google Play Store: Firefox, Dolphin.

- With a computer: Email yourself the files and use your phones email app to save them to your sdcard.

- With a computer: Remove your external sdcard, insert it into an adapter, then insert/connect it to your computer to copy files to the sdcard.

Expert:

- With a computer: Its possible to access "offline files" with Google Drive, but its a bit cumbersome to find the file using a file manager.

- With WiFi and a computer: After gaining root, install the "WiFi ADB" app and download the Android ADB tools for your OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

Transfer the following files to your sdcard (see attachments below):

- Framaroot-1.6.1.apk

- CleanGB_Kernel_0b28e9767b.zip

- cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.zip

Get Rooted:

- On your phone go to Settings -> Applications -> Check: Unknown Sources

- Install the Framaroot-1.6.1.apk package.

Install the following apps from the Google Play Store:

- SGS Kernel Flasher

- ROM Manager

Start SGS Kernel Flasher:

- Backup your stock kernel, but if you re-flash your stock kernel then you will need to repeat the following procedures.

- Choose Kernel -> Select CleanGB_Kernel_0b28e9767b.zip -> Flash Kernel

- Reboot

Start ROM Manager:

- Select Reboot into Recovery

Recovery Mode:

- Press the Settings icon: You should now be in CWM v3.1.0.1 (use volume up/down, camera to select, home to go back)

- Select: install zip from sdcard -> toggle signature verification -> choose zip from sdcard -> cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.zip

- Reboot

Verify CWM Installed:

- Power off phone, wait a few seconds after vibration indicates phone is powered off.

- Hold down: Volume Down, Camera, and Power On.

- Release when the icons light up.

- You should see "CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.7" and the menu in blue text.

Congratulations you flashed ClockworkMod without USB or Odin!

What now? How about installing CyanogenMod? Well thats my next step and I highly suggest your phone already be activated, the PRL updated, data/contacts synced/backed up, and all services working before installing CyanogenMod stable. Otherwise, as of today (CM v10.1), you will need to temporarily boot into Samsungs FC09 in order to perform these functions.

I hope you find this How To helpful. Feel free to aks any questions, but please Google search for any "inbetween steps" that I have left out of this How To for the purpose of brevity.

Good luck!

Change Log:

12/08/2013: (Major Addition) Added important note. Added backing up stock kernel.

11/21/2013: (Minor Addition) Added email method for transferring files to your sdcard. Clean up.

11/20/2013: (Minor Addition) In case their sources disappear I have attached the required files.

11/18/2013: (Minor Correction) Improved links. Clean up.

11/17/2013: (Major Correction) Corrected spelling of Framaroot-1.6.1.apk filename.

11/16/2013: (Minor Correction) After installing CyanogenMod 10.1 (STABLE) I realized the above version CWM is not the latest.