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[Epic 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
I am new to the samsung community so I need your help. I used to own droid but now using epic 4g. Does rom manager (paid version) provide you the same recovery and flashing options for epic as it did for the droid. I flashed recovery with no problems but am leary about flashing a rom until I get your feedback.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
Just hold all 3 buttons at once until it boots into recovery. Don't let go until you are in recovery. Works every time.

Sometimes you need to wait a little bit just after powering off before you can actually do it, though.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flyers2114:
Agreed....never once had a problem.....
[Epic 4G Android Development] mattallica76:
Just make sure you are holding the vol down and camera button before you press the power button and you shouldn't have any issues.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jirafabo:
Thanks guys! I thought I had tried that a few times before but I guess not. It seems to work if you only press power long enough to begin booting, but not before it gets to the Samsung opening screen, which is about half a second window.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
I hold power the entire time. Don't let go until it's in Clockwork, and it works reliably for me. Probably best to hold vol + camera before you press power.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Whosdaman:
Anyone ever going to fix this for di18?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
I have DI18 and this clockwork recovery working- what is broken? Are you having problems installing?
[Epic 4G Android Development] rihc55:
i was having an impossible time one click rooting my phone and applying the clockwork recovery.. my problem was apparently the cable.. i used one from monoprice instead of the one the phone came with and it worked on the first try.. !
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkrabs:
So if I haven't installed clockwork yet...and am using stock di8...this should still flash clockwork for me correct?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Dulanic:
Think I am stick with some others here. I can not get clockworkmod to work. I have root access but I am unable to boot into it. I also got error messages when running either of the 2 .bat files. I have used ROM manager also to try and get it up and running and that isn't work either, I have tried different versions of clockworkmod.... nothing seems to work. Is it because I have DI18? I literally followed these instructions word by word and it will not boot to clockwork recovery only stock recovery.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Dulanic:
The samsung cable is complete ****. I also had major problems until I used my kindle cable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Dulanic:
Well I finally got it, I tried all 3 things in all different ways and it finally stuck with the run last bat on like the 10th run of it after I rebooted a couple times.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
yes it should- clockwork was the fist thing I installed
[Epic 4G Android Development] sndtubes:
Restore Date?

I have the latest Clockworkmod recovery installed and all seems to work fine until yesterday when I backed the system up a couple of times and now the dates are showing up as 2004-12-18 ? Huh? Very strange. Any ideas about what went wrong here??
[Epic 4G Android Development] mattallica76:
I've never had any problems installing Clockwork. It's the first thing I install after a wipe. Just make sure you use the

try last bat file

if your not rooted yet.
[Epic 4G Android Development] BrianDigital:
this driving me to tears, I can not get this to work either one click or line by line. I get erros like denied, it is rooted I have had to accept apps with superuser

what is the deal with this
[Epic 4G Android Development] lucifermoh:
What worked for me is to ignore the try first and run try last. been trying to install clockwork for 3 days, I first rooted than ran the try last, not sure if that was really what worked for me but felt like i should share it with you guys.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rbgotee784:
problems with clockwork

OK i finally got clockwork to install but when i reset my phone it goes into clockwork recovery and will not go any further.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rbgotee784:
correction it is after i install rom manager and try to perform a back up, it boots into clockwork recovery and stays there i take out the battery restart the phone, straight to clockwork recovery
[Epic 4G Android Development] kalico17:
i was able to successfully root my device and apply the boot manager

i am having trouble locating the boot folder on my SD card

where do I put the update.zip to apply it and also where do I put the roms to apply them??

if anyone could help that would be great

new android user :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
okay so do we need to set the version to 2.5.1.0 to get this to work?

as well as update the patch while unmounted?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
okay for anyone have trouble getting this installed and you have a stock rom:

-lasttry.bat only works

-dont mount it when applying patch
[Epic 4G Android Development] Gene_Bailey:
just rooted my phone using the one click method by noobnl, and now i'm trying this, I'm not sure if Its going the way it should tho.. seems really slow.

I ran it once using the 'first' option and it flew through the process, but everything was 'denied' this, and 'unsuccessful' that. So I tried option 2, and it got hung up at the adb re-login part.... so i closed it, battery pulled, remounted the phone, and tried again, and I got nothing out of option 2...

Sooo I'm trying option 1 again, and its been at this screen for a long long time.

one click installer and Clockworkmod Recovery v2.5.1.0 made by noobnl, skeetersl

int, and koush

Press any key to continue . . .

copy and run the exploit (may take 2 minutes)

43 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.121s)

2 KB/s (88 bytes in 0.030s)

and it says nothing else.

please help!

[************EDIT************]

I fixed it lol listened to the guy up above who said not to mount! good advice! thanks man!

holy crap rooting it like this was a piece of cake, and installing clockwork was too! you guys are the best, tomorrow is my payday, and i'm definitely putting something towards your work! any word on CM 6 for epic?? do you need a tester?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Gene_Bailey:
thanks man! worked awesome!
[Epic 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
ditto that, worked like a charm. was almost ready to flush this phone
[Epic 4G Android Development] merophosis:
OK so....

I have a Vibrant, but I am helping my Epic 4g friend with this..

One thing I noticed is that the LAST.bat file works better and also, it says to wait 60 seconds, well, in my friend's case 60 seconds wasn't enough time due to the media scanner..

So, I went into the batch file and edited it to change the 60 second ping time to 120 seconds... after that, the cleanup finished successfully and we were able to boot into the clockwork recovery by holding down volume down, camera and power. Sweet!

Change the line

echo wait 120 second

@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 120 -w 1000 > nul

The echo command only shows you text, so changing the echo line won't actually change the time limit, but the @ping line is where you need to change the 60 to something higher than a minute.. we changed it to two minutes (120) so that the media scanner would remount the SD card to the phone.

Hope this helps.
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
dang just when i got clockwork thrown on the manual way, you go and make things easier.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rjmjr69:
Rom Manager doesnt see it lol.

Thanks noobl installed fine and works so far. Now for the custom roms
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
I'm assuming you need to be rooted to load this recovery?
[Epic 4G Android Development] vazquezcmp:
Anybody have a link for the 32-bit Samsung Drivers? Both links are for the 64.
[Epic 4G Android Development] monadzback:
This is really good news. Thanks noob.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkrabs:
Soooo excited!!! Nandroid backup complete!!! This is a huge step forward!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] onilink67:
works great once you get used to the controls. Hope a ROM is coming today :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] lordcyrus:
Flashed it last night and again today, but it still won't let me boot into it. Tried adb and rom manager and also the volume down/camera method. Nothing works.
[Epic 4G Android Development] hockeymike:
You have to hold your power button, in addition to the volume down and camera buttons. Hold all three until the recovery thingy comes up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lordcyrus:
Aha, that done did it. I'm just dumb, thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ipaq3115:
Awesome!

Awesome! Bring the custom ROMs! I hear CM6 calling :)

Anything holding ROMs up now that the source is out and we have a recovery?
[Epic 4G Android Development] lordcyrus:
Assuming that the recovery isn't buggy, I don't see the hold up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkrabs:
Cannot wait for cm6 and some custome kernels for fps!!!!! Nandroid backup working great just did a backup and restore to test it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dondadah88:
I know. Cm6 with working4g. :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] monadzback:
I didn't think the epic had the fps cap. Only the evo.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkrabs:
U are correct...I didn't even know this!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jamrich2:
I need help.

I have followed the instructions to the letter, but still must be doing something wrong.

I run the bat, i start adb everyting looks like it's working, then i get this:

failed to read from /sdcard/zImage (bad file number)

wait 60 seconds

During that my phone restarts, then the process seems to start again and I get this:

rm failed for /sdcard/zimage, no such file or directory

done

press any key to continue....

I have rebooted my phone using the camera, volume and power buttons, several times and always get the stock recovery with no nandroid options etc.

any thoughts?

Thanks

J
[Epic 4G Android Development] noobnl:
Did youmount sdcard if you did .. unmount it
[Epic 4G Android Development] kaokollaa:
same for me please help
[Epic 4G Android Development] jamrich2:
Thank you!!! That was it.

Can't believe I missed that!

Cheers

J
[Epic 4G Android Development] Fire n mage:
confused?

i went through a lot to figure out how to root. now i know how to use cmd.exe and had the jist of how it works... anyway ive tried many things to get clockworkmod to work with these "one click" instructions. yes my sd card isnt mounted. but im not exactly sure what the problem is. heres the message i get in

>run-try-first.bat

one click installer...

Press any key to continue . . .

remove stock recovery patcher

rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system

rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, Read-only file system

>run-try-last.bat

one click installer...

Press any key to continue . . .

copy and run the exploit

the message use to be longer not sure why it shorted it for me this time =/ also it doesnt reboot the phone either
[Epic 4G Android Development] camarokris:
so when i try to reboot into recovery it starts trying to extract something but then says it is not verified. i know what clockwork is supposed to look like and this is not doing that
[Epic 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
Xhyperion was spot on for me. Ran the patch without device mounted
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
I am also having this issue..

Phone is rooted... Installed ROM Manager,

performed the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and it succeeded,

and now says "Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 2.5.1.0"

When I click on Reboot into Recovery it reboots,

At the top it says "Android system recovery <2e>"

Attempts to apply the patch (done automatically) "E:failed to verify whole-file signature"

Is this just a mismatched version or something? sigh...
[Epic 4G Android Development] Fire n mage:
same problem here
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zei:
I just recently flashed Epic Experience and the Voodoo kernel, figured ill just go back to my last backup until I find something else. Well during the wiping process I get

And then during the restore process the system is restored just fine but when it get to Data I get

Do I need to flash the DI18 stock kernel or what...im kinda lost here. Any and any help would be appreciated.

:EDIT:

I reflashed the recovery image in hopes of this solving the problem but nope. I created another backup to see what would happen and it did not create a .android_secure.img. My 1st 2 backups did not do the same and yet the backups worked just fine. I created another backup and it did give me a .android_secure.img but that was from a jacked up flash with my datat not even working lol.

Im also VERY reluctant to use Odin seeing as the last time I used it, I had to return my epic to best buy and get a new one. I followed steps word for word to no avail...
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
Do you also have a kernel that is rom manager compatible- stock will not work? This CWM only goes on blm8- for rom manager you need support on blm7
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
I used the one-step root method, installed ROM Manager, and then figured out I needed Clockwork so that's what I'm working on now... apparently my phone doesn't want to boot into the Clockwork recovery mode, so that must be why the patch fails to apply... I dunno boys, looks like we just gotta wait for some updates?

Quote from the original post:
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilxflip:
Do I need this to install roms or can I use the one click root?
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
To install ROMs you need root, and a recovery console mod, such as ClockworkMod.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilxflip:
So can I use ClockworkMod ROM Manager to install a rom if I ONLY did the one click root?
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
This thread has been removed due to incorrect information. Please read the following few posts for updates. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
If you want to install a rom the simplest thing to do is to install this clockworkmod recovery (3 button push) then boot into it via the 3 button push and load a rom- most of the roms out there include a rooted kernel so there is no need to root your phone. I installed this clockworkmod recovery BEFORE I rooted the phone.

If you want to use rom manager then yes you need to be rooted and the kernel needs to support it- the stock kernel does not! hope that helps
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
Thank you for this clarification. I am quite new to the Android world. Maybe this is where I am having issues, myself... I previously rooted the phone and am now trying to get Clockwork to boot.. Maybe I need to remove the root patch... I will try it after I get off of work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
You do not need to remove root to install clockwork- EXCEPT if you are using an old root script that remounted the system read only- then people sometimes have problems installing the clockworkmod recovery in this thread installed
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
Ahh okay. Well that will be my next step before wiping the device... Will let you know what happens!

(PS I have corrected my earlier post with your updated information.)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Whosdaman:
Can anyone try to fix usb mass storage mode in click work please
[Epic 4G Android Development] therealgorgan:
Wow! I was finally able to load Clockwork! I read that it sometimes loads and sometimes doesn't so I thought i'd try one more time, and it worked! Now to see what more I can do.

I'm officially moving on to the ROMs section. Thanks for the help and good luck to those of you still trying!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
Been getting signatrfe failed like everyone else, can't boot into clockwork only samsung recovery. 1 click rooted epic 4g stock kernal.

Can I use stock kernal with clockwork? If not how do you get a new kernal running? 3 button combo won't manually boot to cwm either. Haven't wiped clean, afraid to.

Pls help
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
Did you install the clockwork recovery in this thread? With that you can get to clockworkmod recovery via the three button push- then use that to install a custom rom/kernel
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
Yes used cwm from this thread
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
problems with bluetooth

I can't get the bluetooth radio to turn on. I am not sure if this is the cause, but this just started happening today after I loaded this mod. Has anyone else had this problem?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ylwsub68:
Hell with this.

I've tried for an entire week to flash ClockworkMod Recovery to my Epic and I have not gotten it to work. I've tried just about all the suggestions in this thread and nothing has worked. There are no clear-cut instructions (even from the OP) for this or rooting, and I'm not even sure if I'm fully rooted. It seems like a roll of the dice with this method and it's the only method I've found on the Internet (all results link to this very thread).

So if someone can give CLEAR instructions on what is required before flashing ClockworkMod Recovery and EVERY step required IN DETAIL (OP forgot to mention plugging in the USB cable) for a GUARANTEED positive result, that would be great everyone having trouble on this thread, including myself.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
My bluetooth radio stopped turning on or becoming highlighted once clicked last week. Sprint replaced it with a new one. Was simply rooted. Trying factory resetting after unrooting and still bt wouldn't start...wonder how many others besides you and me have failing bt radios?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
this was my first venture into modding anything. I havent flashed any ROM's yet, this has me scared now...hope there is a fix if this is the problem...was just starting to have fun wit this stuff...
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
Anyone else having issues with bluetooth after loading this mode?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Isira:
Writing these instructions off the top of my head. I was able to install ClockworkMod Recovery without root on the phone today. I chose not to do the 1-click root because I will be using a kernel with root enabled.

To install ClockworkMod Recovery without root access and install a kernel with root enabled

1. Find a kernel with root enabled. Phoenix and Fluffkernel are two that I know that fulfills this requirement.

2. Plug in phone to the computer.

3. Put the kernel zipfile on SD card.

4. Unplug phone from computer.

5. Turn on USB Debugging Mode.

6. Plug in the USB to the computer.

7. Run "run-try-last.bat" from the ClockworkMod Recovery files.

8. When the script from step 7 finishes, turn off phone.

9. While holding Volume Down + Camera, press the power button without letting go of any of the buttons.

10. If the recovery text is GREEN, congratulations! You have successfully replaced the stock recovery with ClockworkMod Recovery. GO TO 11.

If you do not, the installer did not work for some reason. Restart phone and GO TO 5.

11. Install your kernel from the SD card.

12. Reboot and cheers! You should now have ClockworkMod enabled with a kernel that has root access!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Leon H:
My backups aren't working and I lost all of my data.

Does anyone have any idea what went wrong? I really don't want to flash anything else until I figure out what caused my backups to fail. The phone is rooted, stock kernel, epic experience ROM.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
I FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK! I would boot into stock samsung recovery, then choose "wipe cache" then "install from SD card", that took me to clockwork. I tryed many times, might have had to also do a "wipe data factory reset" option from samsung recover, but then it takes you into Clockwork and all text is green and everyone's directions suddenly work!

Thanks Noobln and everyone else for help, much appreciated!:D:D
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
Just noticed I lost root afyer installing new rom:(
[Epic 4G Android Development] flyers2114:
Nope I use it every day and have zero issues....
[Epic 4G Android Development] hotwired34:
I have a question about the backup/restore option...If I do the backup from ClockworkMod, can this take the place of the backup I do through Titanium backup? In other words, if I am going to do a backup right before I do an update or flash a custom rom, do I still need to do my scheduled backups through Titanium?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
I think I may have screwed up. I originally gained root using the one-click root method. Before I appled the ClockworkMod Recovery, I rooted again using this method I found in the wikis, 2.3.2 – The rooted kernel and recovery method method. Should I have unrooted and rolled back to the stock kernel before I did this? I hope I do not sound totally stupid by my terminology, but correct me if I'm wrong,,,when using the one-click method, you don't actually change the kernel right????

Thanks guys
[Epic 4G Android Development] Osirus71:
how do you accept one of the screens once in recovery
[Epic 4G Android Development] Osirus71:
i am stuck in a screen hta says on top

Android System recovery (2e)

Samsung recovery unils

reboot system now

apply sdcard:update.zip

wire data/factroy reset

wipe cache partition

#manual Mode#

can anybody please help
[Epic 4G Android Development] flyers2114:
Sure you can I.....but I personally would not restore that way....not as stable as Titanium or the other back up programs....I use Mybackup pro myself...

Correct.....

Camera button

You are in stock recovery......you need to use the 3 button to access clockwork recovery....reboot the system and then power off and use 3 button to gain access in......
[Epic 4G Android Development] Moguledyouth:
I've got a weird issue that just started happening, in Rom Manager it would always say that I had Clockworkmod 2.5.1.0 but when I would go into Clockwork from the 3 Button mode the buttons would be messed up and it said I had 2.5.0.9. So I went a head and flashed the 2.5.1.0 final thru clockwork and now my backups seem to back up ok but are eff'd if I try to restore... any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
so you don't think ClockworkMod Recovery or the double rooting has anything to do with my Bluetooth issues?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaEXfactoR:
So you don't think ClockworkMod Recovery or the double rooting has anything to do with my Bluetooth issues?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Craigmier:
Whay do u mean double ?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ylwsub68:
Thank you. I will try this at some point when I have time.
[Epic 4G Android Development] luvjones305:
HI

hey i did it an now im on the android system recovery how do i pick reboot i press all the buttons an it dont enter to reboot
[Epic 4G Android Development] luvjones305:
help

i keep pressing the camera button an im still stuck on the stock android system recovery
[Epic 4G Android Development] luvjones305:
ok i got it now

if you stuck on the android stock recovery do what i did i tried pressing the camera button that dont work to reboot the phone so i went crazy but then i calm down an i press the back button an the home button it took me straight out of recovery you going to see those light up at the bottom of the screen press back an the home button it worked for me then you will see it turn black then youll see the sprint logo an ur back home so don't panic like i did lol now i need help to root my phone
[Epic 4G Android Development] rishisuri:
epic in airplanemode

epic shows in airplane mode and nothing is working , always get a error message com.android.com stopped working.

i have tried all the resets but in vain.

can anyone help me with this.
[Epic 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
try flashing a rooted kernel if you haven't done so yet. same thing happend to me and I flashed the fluff kernel and all is well.