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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
EDIT: Angry rant removed, thanks to the mods for a quick response (and to the member who's post was removed: no hard feelings, I hope you understand)

Just remember to read before posting, to make sure your post will be relevant and not redundant :-)

Whenever flashing a ROM using either recovery, it's always a good idea to wipe the phone (as in factory reset - I'm not referring to wiping the cache or the dalvik cache, although both steps are also usually recommended)

If you used the odin method described in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861213

then you might have flashed the wrong tar - DK05 and DK17 both had the camera problem, make sure you have the DK28 file.

If you have the right tar, then you could have an incomplete download... I doubt that though, when that happened to me, my phone wouldn't boot at all. But you might want to redownload the tar just to be sure (double check the filesize after it finishes and before you flash, if it seems too small then it messed up again)

That's the best general advice I can offer, but if you'd like to provide more details about the method you used (especially a link to the guide you used, if it isn't the one I provided), someone here might be able to identify where you're going wrong
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayzn210:
i followed the instructions from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861213. i didnt use odin, i just used the .zip method. it took me a lot of tries cause i kept getting errors. the second mirror link worked for me, but like i said, my camera, gps, gallery and some other apps dont work.

oh and everytime i try to flash again, i get the error.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
It sounds like you're either starting from the wrong rom or not wiping the phone before flashing the zip. All of the zip updates I have seen require you to start from DI18 stock (root an clockwork seem to be okay in my experience, all other mods must be removed) - if you have installed any custom roms, your best bet is to follow the odin method using the stock DI18 tar - so you may as well just skip the zip methodand odin to the stock DK28 tar

And you absolutely must wipe the phone (again, factory reset - I suspect many people are just wiping the cache and/or the dalvik cache).
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaiXXV:
Odin flashing

I've got a quick question. I'm looking to move to a build using the DK28 information release and it requires that I update the pit and modem files on my phone using Odin. Do I need to flash a 2.2 rom right away or am I safe to boot into my current rom first?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
Are you doing the strictly odin method (full froyo in a tar file)? Or an update.zip?

The odin method *should* include the modem and everything (and you use the updated pit in the same process) - you'll have to read the particular thread that you got the download link from, but I haven't noticed any odin tar files that required the modem separately

For the update.zip method, I don't know if it matters whether you flash the modem before or after applying the zip through recovery - I don't think either one overwrites the other, but that's a part of the process I can only guess about. But regardless of when you odin flash the modem, that's when you'll use the new pit file (the same as the odin-only method above).

As far as I know, the primary difference is that the update.zip doesn't inherently overwrite user data (but you'll probably have broken programs that FC all the time, which means a wipe is necessary, making this somewhat null). I prefer the odin method because it is a fresh flash of the entire system (I usually let it repartition as well - no one else has posted about that feature so I have no idea if it's a fluke that it hasn't given me problems)

Hope that helps :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devo52:
which is the best

so i have updated to dk28 froyo 2.2 i like battery life and performance can anyone offer info on which is the best rom for me or just some insight on which rom is the best overall
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngpro83:
How do I stop running applications from starting every time I restart my phone?? I have the start up auditor but for some reason everytime I restart my phone the apps I have disabled keep restarting themselves and I have to go into the running programs and disable them manually. WTH?? Doesnt programs constantly running in the background kill the battery life?? How do I disable apps from starting?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decalex:
How I understand it, especially with Froyo, you shouldn't have to kill programs in the background, if said 'background' process or service is working normal or efficiently. I still kill the DRM process when I reboot my phone, and not sure if it's still causing drain issues.

Also (someone else confirm this), I believe that constantly 'killing' certain background processes actually uses MORE battery, since it has to constantly restart itself. I've had a much more stable device *not* using auto killers, and just sniping one here and there that I know to cause drain.

Some reading material on GC, tho, in regards to memory management
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrzood:
Ignore me!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
A lot of it is personal preference - this early in the game, the primary differences between the roms are going to be mostly cosmetic. So for now, the best advice I can offer is to try each of them and decide which theme you like. Regardless of how you upgraded, you had to use odin, so you have succeeded at the most difficult step of the process - and odin can bring your phone back to life if something goes wrong, so it's an invaluable skill to have.

In the meantime, keep watching the threads (quietly, unless you have a question that hasn't been asked already - we're working on cleaning up the forum to make it easier for everyone to find answers... but I digress...)

It's too early to be sure of any of the fixes out there - we have at least three separate fixes for the GPS issues; some people find success with one, others with another, and a lucky few don't need the fixes at all... so in summary, we can't say which is better or worse just yet, stay tuned and decide whether you want to experiment on the bleeding edge, or wait for these things to be stable and thoroughly tested.

And if you have any doubts, just stick with the stock DK28 for now
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdavidi:
tl;dr, questions in BOLD.

Okay, after spending the entire night scouring the internet/this forum and starting from absolutely zero-knowledge about the Android OS, I managed to update my Epic to 2.2, and root the phone. Now, I'm kinda stuck as far as customization goes. I see all these cool skins and battery life mods and stuff, but they don't exactly offer any steps as to how to install them. Since I don't exactly know what file-types do what, I'm kinda shooting blindly at trying to update/install something "custom" onto the phone. So, my question(s) is/are:

What does the ROM do?

What does the ROOT do?

I know the root basically "unlocks" your phone, but that's all I know. The process of customizing the phone still remains a mystery. (that's the problem with following step-by-step instructions, rather than actually knowing what you're doing.)

I also don't understand the purpose of flashing a phone. Flashing, in my experience is to update something, like say a BIOS. But that sets the system back to square 1 as far as all settings go, in this particular example.

If I flash, with say Odin, after having updated to DK28 and "rooting," won't this make all the "customization" that I've done prior basically 'null' because I've just flashed the phone into a blank-state?

Sorry if these are questions easily answered by searching, but I just spent my entire sleep-cycle trying to find the answers to these questions, and managed to only get so far. I look forward to the answers :) On another note, I am now EXTREEEEMELY pleased with my phone. Before this evening, I was just the regular, old run-of-the-mill enduser. I liked the cool built-in customizations and all the apps and what not, but never dreamed of being able to customize my phone to THIS EXTENT. So, now it's something I'm very interested in doing..it makes my phone truly mine.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leatherneck6017:
Did you see the link to the Wiki in the original post of this thread? That's where I started when I first got here, it helped me understand the basics.

It depends on what you flashed with Odin. If you only flash a modem file, then your customizations and apps are untouched. If you flash an entire ROM in "tarball" form then not only does it re-write the modem but it also overwrites all user data. Think of the latter as resetting the phone to stock and works even if you cannot boot up.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LSanna1488:
When can we expect a custom Kernel with netfilters for wifi tethering?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ylwsub68:
n00b question.

If an SDK version is released (say, like, Gingerbread today), does that mean chefs could take it and cook up a ROM for ANY phone (say, like, the Epic)? Or do they need something else to do that?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decalex:
Remove Touchwiz Launcher (consequences?)

Hey-- I'm using Quantum 2.0.0 ROM, and I never use the touchwiz launcher. Does anyone know if it's safe to just remove the apk? (TouchWiz30Launcher.apk) or is there other functionality tied to it?

I use LauncherPro, fyi.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] byersbw:
Please forgive my ignorance... I've searched the forums, looked at the wiki...

I use titanium backup and am now running the DK27 froyo build by noobnl. My question... How do I restore my e-mail accounts to the phone everytime without having to re-type them in? I've been flashing a rom every other day on average since I got the phone and it's getting REALLY old.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Correct, we're waiting for source from Samsung to do that :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le nitro:
Hi, could someone direct me to where I can learn how to flash my epic to work on metro pcs?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
HI

Hey were can i get the dk28 zip file i dont have clockwork mod recovery i have the stock 2.1 an i just seen a dude upgrade they phone with out clockwork it was the stock reboot loader the samsung one then he had froyo after he rebooted his phone show me were to get the file i found one on here but that link is no good to get the download its all blank now an that was the same link the guy on youtube was on back in december help me out
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Here you go ;) :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo305:
u mite wanna check out randyshear on youtube he runs tru allot of costom rom besides tat can anybody help me with sumtin im new to all this & im trying 2 get it, i manage 2 brick my epic 4g fig sum how 2 unbrick it but now i want to root my epic 4g froyo dk28, ive tryed the one click root exploit but 4 sum reason it dnt work wat am i doing wrong p.s im doing all the step by step there showing on youtube cuz im a visiual learner reply @ lolo33055@gmail.com tnks in addvance
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
HI

hey thats not a zip file its a tar file it wont work
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
You need to odin it, especially if you don't have CWM

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
Yo here use this app

here you go use this z4root app download it to your computer then hook your phone to the computer an put that app in your sdcard then open your sd card on your phone after u unmount the usb cord an look for the app called z4root then download it to the phone here you go i have plenty more apps i save on my computer from these websites just ask i might have it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
YO

remember my usb aint come in from ebay yet im doing this through drop box app i already get apps on here but that guy had every single thing stock on his phone an he install the zip file an went into recovery with the original samsung recovery then he rebooted he had froyo after that but he rename the file update.zip before install froyo an i dont know what odin is i usually sway roms through rom manager app
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Well rom manager didn't work for me for 2.2, so ODIN was the only way
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
HI

what the hell is oden is it like rom manager oh yea y u didnt download that new software that has all 3 in one for epic 4g phone it root it an put clockwork on it an it put busybox in it you didnt see that post i download that link before some body take it of the website you never know it might not be on here the next day i learn my lesson last year
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Do some research I think on ODIN, and then I'll be happy to help more ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_varuker:
No one can hear me when i receive/make phone calls???

Dont understand whats happening... It was working fine then all of a sudden im having issues with people hearing me when i make ot receive calls. I can hear them but they cant hear me and when i toggle speaker phone it echos and makes weird sounds on the phone and the phone calling... have not dropped it or anything. I just flashed the super nova rom and this **** started happening. I tried to apply AudioFixRC.zip but it fails to flash and puts my phone in a boot loop... any help would be awsome.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elbo450:
Can Sprint help?

So if I potentially bricked my phone, does Sprint have a way to flash it back to stock or am I hosed? :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
ODIN can fix you, but if you're completely bricked, then no, you're screwed ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LSanna1488:
Thanks, I couldnt understand half of what the posts from luvjones and lolo were about. I know dropping out of school is cool, but atleast do it after the 10th grade.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Please don't insult other users, thank you ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipskicks:
Question: My phone isn't connecting well via ADB to my laptop (it will mount the SD card without Debugging, and I got it rooted with the one-click root on a friend's computer).

I was curious about maybe downloading some custom ROM's or themes even, staying away from froyo really for now since I'm new to this phone. But I noticed that a lot of the ROM's require newer modem's, Odin, PIT etc..

So actually 2 questions:

1. Is there any way to install this without having to connect it to my PC?

2. Are there any ROM's that I can install without updating anything else on my phone? From what I've seen, most ROM's require more than just running the update, I am just rooted without any other add-ons done....

(an example of something I'm surprised at is that when I had my hero usually you could find an easy update.zip to throw in the transparent taskbar, but it doesn't seem like there are any themes for the stock ROM..., or any easy ways of changing small parts of the ROM)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heelfan71:
New to the Epic and having a problem getting rooted etc. Here is what I have done.

1. Install DK28 with Odin. 2.2.1 works fine

2. Install CWM 3+ (roots the phone fine)

After step #2 my phone reboots into recovery and automatically starts converting to EXT4. Once this is complete the phone goes back to the recovery main screen. Here is where I am not sure what to do.. I have selected Reboot phone and it gets stuck at the samsung screen. Am i supposed to do something different after it is converted to EXT4?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jayavarman:
Go back to recovery mode. It wants you to install a ROM from a zip file on your SDcard.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heelfan71:
Great. Thank you.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marlinsfan88:
is it just me or has the thread for the Devoid Rom been taken down? thats what im running now and came on to check for updates but i cant find the forum anywhere
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffyv2:
so now that 99% of roms are ext4 im guesing rfs gone now? im stil on ext4 so now im forced to convert to ext4?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I'm still on rfs.... I don't think anyone is forcing you to switch. And remember, you can always build a rom yourself with rfs if you don't like the ones coming out ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aoaleman:
Quick, maybe obvious question.

Greetings everyone, I had a quick, simple question that I can't seem to find the answer anywhere. Searched the wiki and this thread. (obviously not verbatim) I have a feeling the answer is no, but is 4G supported on any on these ROMs? Thank you so much. :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Ummm, 4g is supported on almost all of these roms ;) :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aoaleman:
Sweet, thank you! :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem, let me know if you need anything else :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coke32:
running bonsai 2.0 and its not working right i don't think.. Every time i go to send a text message it fails, but they recieve it later... i can make calls, but texting is an issue atm.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Try updating PRL and profile, and if that doesn't work, you may want to consider switching roms
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RushAOZ:
How do I flash themes? Just wipe factory cache and dalvik in cwm and flash?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I'd only wipe dalvik and flash ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dfox2:
Any idea why Pandora force closes with Bluetooth enabled running several of the lastest ROMS?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman519:
Does any one have a working gmail color mod installed and running on DI18?

I have tryed this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877510 but it does not work:(

I use Mobile AP so that's why i'm not running DK28 if your wondering ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coke32:
Ok, so I'm up to here (gestures with hand above head) with this not being able to text bs... I'm wanting to go back to 2.1 but the only thing thats keeping me from doing that is the fact that on 2.2 my schools email works just fine where as on 2.1 it says TLS required BUT NOT supported and I cannot setup my email account on 2.1. DILEMA. Also it seems like theres only a few people on here with texting issue(i noticed a guy having the EXACT same problem as me) and what im going to try to do now is odin back to stock and try to upgrade to 2.2 with update.zip method rather then odin to 2.2 and see if that helps.

Anyone know if its possible to have 2.2's email server on 2.1? (if that makes any sense)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrew2987:
hey guys i have a wierd problem with my girlfriends epic. I have flashed roms for her phone in the past with no problem but just recently i restored it back to stock using odin and then used cwm to flash midnight and it wouldnt let me. i used odin again and then her phone got stuck and the screen turned yellow and froze, i tried a few more times and i kept getting different colors. I tried my other comp using http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853209 and now when i use cmw it flashes the rom but gets hung at the boot screen.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeEx:
Edit: I've done some reading and found that I've come to the wrong conclusion about "no-journaling".

[it] causes less read/write wear and only risks corruption if the battery has been pulled.

Also, any dangers of using ext4 over rfs exist outside of the devices expected lifetime.

I love the wealth of information on this board.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samuraiinblack:
Did you forget the golden rule of flashing?

Wipe data/factory reset 3x

Wipe cache partition 3x

Wipe Dalvik cache 3x

THEN flash your rom.

If you haven't been doing that, try it and see if that helps.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f10g44:
any reason why when i flash an EXT3 rom my service is going out and airplane mode is turning on and off? im flashing with CW3
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
What rom is it?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f10g44:
both midnight and viper
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Either try Bonsai, or try ODINing back to stock and starting over again.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bori777:
syndicateRom launcher change!!!

hi every one!!! nice work for all!! i have a samsung epic and i change my stock rom to SyndicateROM 1.0.2 (Shuriken) my question is... is posible to change a launcher pro to other launcher? for example i try to download ADW and dont work..
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f10g44:
okay, what the heck is going on?! for some reason my phone doesnt work with any ext4 rom. ive tried bonsai, midnight and viper and everyone of those is laggy and i have no service... i used the one click root for CW3 to install recovery. what am i doing wrong?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
which method did you use to root after Odin? if Midnight says ext4 only, then you need to use one-click w/CWM 3.0.0(not 2.5.5) in order to set up her phone to use an ext4 rom.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allk:
I am having trouble rooting on my epic. I downloaded the zip and tried running .bat but it didnt work and tried running run.sh and that did not work either. I know i am supposed to open up terminal and input code but everything i have typed so far is wrong, and i havent gotten anything close to a result. Can someone please dumb this down for me and tell me exactly what to input what to click and in what order i would genuinely appreciate it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Turn USB Debugging on in settings>applications>development

Install Samsung Drivers onto computer. Reboot

Plug in phone

Download one click root

Extract

Run "run"
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iSaint:
How do i turn on my phone?

8( Help!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Hit the power button :p
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iSaint:
Thank God!!!

I Was sweating like crazy :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I figured ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iSaint:
Lol these forums are depressing right now bro 8(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allk:
I tried this, but "run.sh" opens up as a text file on my mac and nothing happens.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
That'd be because you can only do it on windows, as clearly stated on the OP of the root thread I believe ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f10g44:
okay, what the heck is going on?! for some reason my phone doesnt work with any ext4 rom. ive tried bonsai, midnight and viper and everyone of those is laggy and i have no service... i used the one click root for CW3 to install recovery. what am i doing wrong?

thank you!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Before we can tell you that, tell us what you're doing, step by step
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f10g44:
1. root my phone with the one click with cw3

2. boot into recovery where it backs up my phone in order to install EXT4

3. do data wipe/cache wipe/ davlik wipe

4. flash an EXT4 rom viper, midnight, bonsai

5. reboot

6. then its all laggy and i have no service and airplane mode turns on and off.

is it the rooting process? or is it just my phone.

it doesnt say anythings wrong with the rooting process.

can you direct me to a root process with CW3 that you know works?

thank you!!!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Don't do a data wipe. ODIN, go through the EXT4 conversion process again, and then flash a rom like Bonsai without wiping anything. If you flash Bonsai, that should certainly work :)