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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cds0699:
Does anyone know how to change out the controls in the notification pulldown? Right now I have (standard I believe, I'm running SRF 1.1.1)....

wifi

bluetooth

GPS

vibration

4G

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I would like to replace vibration with a 3G on/off control, is this possible? if so, how?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyf:
The battery usage app on my phone pretty much never indicates cpu/program usage.

Right now my battery usage has been

88% display

10% cell standby

1% phone idle

No matter what I do, I can't seem to get any indication that programs are using any battery power, even if I'm playing mp3s in the background while watching a movie.

This must be wrong, but how could I fix it?

I've noticed this using the simply aosp rom, the syndicate rom and the midnight rom. I've never seen any indication of battery use except from display and things like cell standby and sometimes wifi.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Did you try using Spare Parts or Watchdog?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgafan:
Sorry bout the double post....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgafan:
Noob question. But I have an Epic with stock firmware. I am running a Mac too. Anyway, someone said I should root my phone and put viperrom on it because it is the best custom rom out there, is this true? Heh, how would I root my phone on a Mac and install a custom rom? What custom rom is "the best" per se, too. Oh and I'm running stock android 2.2.1. And if I am on a custom rom how could I revert back to stock if possible in case I don't like it/need to take my phone back?

EDIT: Out of curiosity, will samsprint be updating the Epic past android 2.3?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Best ROM is always opinion only. Each ROM has some different features that appeal to certain people. Look into Heimdall here for MAC:

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/

Also search the Forums for it's use on a Mac because for heimdall you will need to pull a zip apart and put the correct files in the right spots.

To go back to stock you will need a stock tar file to place in those same spots.

As for updating beyond 2.3, that is speculation but I would say probably. The processor certainly can handle it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgafan:
So with a stock 2.2.1 tar file I could flash back to normal without changing the rom, etc., just like odin?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjnz:
dead phone

i tried to put a rom on my rooted phone,i installed it but after the reboot all i have is a black screen. im very new to this (started yesterday) and i have no clue of what to do!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjnz:
i dont have the tar file also
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarcher1971:
@bjnz. read the op in the following link. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813

there some very good info out here to help you fix your situation.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Exactly! Just like it only it does it in sections.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It sounds like you have an incompatible file system. If the ROM is EXT4 only you need to convert your file system to that first and then install the ROM before rebooting. If the ROM is RFS then you need to use CWM 3.0.2.5, or 2.5.x or 3.1.0.1 and not run any conversion script.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
What tar file?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeplman:
Midnight Rom ver6 and CWM 3.1.0.1 PURPLE UPGRADE

I just want to know if I upgrade to CWM 3.1.0.1 PURPLE UPGRADE using odin will I be able to install the New Midnight Rom Version 6 using Odin as well?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
No, you will need to flash it from within Clockwork Mod.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badmoment:
Do you lose data when you do a "soft" reset?....AKA, pulling the battery for a couple minutes.?

Sent from a far out galaxy
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
No. Make sure you wait for the vibration before you pull the battery to signal the phone is completely shut down.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badmoment:
Thanxs K.G.

Sent from a far out galaxy
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaTraneMan:
Since Im a complete Noob (less than 10 posts) could somebody post to the dev thread about Anonymousrom i1. I flashed it, seems to work great, but I'm also getting 9900 FC's on the Weather Bug app. Thanks!:)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gil1:
i just tried to flash vision kernel onto my epic, i installed it in recovery and reboot my phone, but then my phone freezes on the samsung screen and just vibrates, what do i do now?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Go to Settings>applications>manage applications>all> scroll to weatherbug and clear data.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
You can boot into CWM and try to reflash the ROM, if that don't work I hope you have a recent backup, you can try factory data reset in CWM, clear cache and Dalvik cache as well and reflash the ROM, then restore your working backup, and if all else fails you need to Odin back to a stock EC05 and start over. There are videos in the stickies in General section and here is info on fixing a "sponged" phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaTraneMan:
Thanks for the reply. I tried clear data before I posted. For diagnosis sake I re-Odined EF02. WB worked fine. Odined SU and CWM, rooted the phone. WB still working. Cleared all 3, three times each. Flashed Marcusant i1.zip. WB force closes. So something in this amazing Rom doesn't like WB, or vice-versa. Could somebody pass this on to his thread. Thanks :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longhorn65:
sfr 1.2

Most awesome ROM yet! Unfortunately being that i have simply read not responded in the past have to post here :(.

anxiously awaiting the fully loaded.. or at least a new sprintnetfix for 1.2.

Now that have voltage control, does that mean can cease/de-install setCPU?

cheers and thanks for all the great work!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Yes, you can uninstall SetCPU.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamdelozier:
Channging the names of created folders

Trying group my apps into folders because the sheer number of them is getting out of hand...When I long press the screen I get the folders option, and then new folder, but it never gives me the option to name that folder...Am i missing something REALLY simple here? TIA!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just4alex:
quick question when i downloaded the link to the "purple cwm" i get a zip file instead of the tar, what am i doing wrong?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoulon:
CWM is a zip not a tar... It's used to Flash the latest CWM using your current CWM.

PM me and I'll help u out personally.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just4alex:
well i upgraded to EF02 so i no longer have cwm. i'm trying to root my phone following the directions thru odin but no tar file
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamdelozier:
There is a tar file to flash through ODIN as well. Its in the CWM thread 1st posthttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1115999
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] only1penny:
stock prl

if i go back to stock, can i upgrade prl & then go back to custom? & if so, what is stock these days? what modem, kernel, rom? it's been so long since the stock days. thank you
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Going back to stock won't help you update profile.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvjones305:
Hi help how do i change my phones 3G ip:address an my wifi ip:address thanks

Hey i want to change my phones ip:address when its on 3g an my wifi ip:address too an were do i get the ip address from to replace what ever i have now thanks
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longhorn65:
sfr 1.2

thanks Kenny
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedave9081:
gingerbread? ext4? best setups?

Ok so I have drockstarrs slightly modded stock kernel. Froyo eco5, root, cwm purp. What I would like is gingerbread I've been looking for a good version where everything works. Also once I tried flashing an ext4 rom n got a brick. After that rfs roms always n no problems. So my main questions, good os for gingerbread, good kernel for epic, while keeping my apps perhas, cwm flashes are ideal?

Another good question, led hacks and battery notification hacks that are flashable through cwm?

Anyone seen a good composet video out mod?

Anyone seen a flash for boot logo, not the animation?

All glory to hypnotoad, duces!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedave9081:
People still install with tar. I avoid this if possable. Cwm zip flashing is super easy, super safe, and super quic. Best of all its mobile. Just download zip, place in root directory of card, boot recover, select insall zip from card. Pick zip. Run. Done. Reboot. Ur mod, hack, os, whatever should be there.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Most of the things you are asking for will not be available until official GB release with source code.

For EXT4 ROMs you have to run the filesystem conversion script first. CWM 3.1.0.1 does not convert for you.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beno*:
Searched everywhere here and the internet, no luck. :(

Does anyone know what happened to the CyanogenMod 7 Alpha 4 development? The thread was closed earlier this month and I can't find anything that took it's place! Did CM7 development for the Epic just stop??

I'm running ACS SRF 1.2 now and love it, but I have CM7 on my Droid and there's just nothing like it.

Any help, direction, advice... very appreciated!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Last I heard they were stuck with the hopes that Gingerbread source code when released will give them what they need to move forward.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humin12:
Need halp with recovering my bricked phone.

Yesterday I went into the Return to stock thread using EC05 to remove MIUI. I checked all three boxes on odin (Re-Partition, Auto-Reboot, F.Reset Time). It worked perfectly.

I then tried to root the phone using the One-click and it wouldn't work for whatever reason and I tried using all sorts of methods(changing USB ports, etc) What's more is that my phone started laggin big time. What's even MORE is that when I tried to reboot my phone I got stuck on the Samsung logo.

Not to worry, I thought, I just tried re flashing EC05 using Odin. Odin did not recognise my phone, and so I changed the cable and it ended up recognizing. Once I started flashing (with all three boxes checked), I got stuck on factoryfs.rfs. I tried unplugging and removing battery multiple times and it still did not seem to work.

Now, during the flashing (while it's stuck on factoryf.rfs), my phones changes from the Downloading screen to a brown screen.

Wtf should I do?

EDIT: Tried again, goes into a pink screen.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chronophase1:
Thinking about picking one of these up if I go back onto my mom's family plan so I can save some cash. I'm currently using a G2 and would like another Android phone with a physical keyboard. This seems to fit the bill pretty well. I've been lurking around various threads about the phone for a week or so. Just wanna know what your experiences with the phone are. I do plan on rooting it if all goes well. I don't need blow me away specs or anything. Thanks.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrumley:
New cwmod update issue

I recently updated my rom manager to the newest market version v4.3.2.3. Im currently using RandomRom and have had no issue's with my phone. Prior to the cwm update to newest version, i had no problem creating rom backups. Now the rom manager, when i select backup current rom, behaves as if its backing up then stops within seconds advises its unable to continue and tells me to reboot. My epic reboots fine and operates exactly the same. Im thinking it may be the kernel but not certain. Here are my epic's current specs: Firmware 2.2.1, Kernel 2.6.32.9, Build RandomRom 2.2-Final/Genocide 1.0. Under rom manager I can see my previous backups, I just cant create a current one. Any idea's as too the problem? Could it be the newest clockworkmod update is incompatible?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beno*:
I've never had luck creating backups from within Rom Manager. Try booting into recovery and creating your backup from there. Hold camera button, volume down, and power until Samsung appears then let go. Sorry if this is obvious but I just want to be thorough. :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It's not bricked...sponged maybe. Get a Blackberry or Palm Pre cable and try. Or since you get a little further each time, keep pulling the battery and retry. It will get through eventually.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
ROM manager is not really compatible with the Epic. Boot into Clockwork with the three finger method and use that. Get rid of ROM manager, causes nothing but problems.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockthapanda:
Bricked Epic 4g

I just got root acces the phone using http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1076967

First few times it didnt work, phone wasnt connected. So i found a different cable, and got further along but it would tell me to re run script. Not to mention im aslso using a mac so it was a little more confusing for but anyway, finally rooted my phone after re running the program. Backed up my files and things like that and i left it alone for a few hours

Then I tried to access CWM by pressing the pwr+camera+Dwn and boom, phone would not go pass samsung. I cant even get into download mode by pressuing pwr+1, and it wont even go pass the samsung screen on a regular.

I am pretty sure my phone is bricked, but my real question is did i do something wrong? Ive read instances where peoples phone brick out of no where... I tried to research as much as possible when it comes to rooting so i wouldnt do this... >.<

Guess its going back to flashing cooked ROMs on my HTC raphael:(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toweringflesh:
4G Signal & Modems

Really basic question, just wondering if modem can affect 4G connectivity.

I've noticed my 3G speeds change when flashing modems (which I believe is in relation to better signal reception?) so I would assume it can impact 4G signal reception as well?

I did the ##DATA# WiMax tweaks last night and I still can't get 4G to connect in my house.

I'm thinking it could be the EF10 modem which I am currently running, because on stock EC05 modem, before I even rooted the phone actually, I could usually get 1 bar of 4G around the house and hold it for a little bit before losing it and being unable to reacquire (unless I would do a reboot, for some reason). It would somewhat reliably grab that 1 bar of signal, though, now it is just consistently not connecting at all.

Being the case that on the EC05 modem when I was getting more consistent 4G (complete EC05 stock, pre-root, to reiterate), I would think that using the WiMax signal tweak would allow me to hold a consistent signal, given what has happened on past occasions.

Like I said, really simple question. Any light shed is light welcomed.

I would just test the modems, or try doing a deeper search of the forums for my answer, but I'm tight on time right now. Figured it couldn't hurt to post this in the general Q&A thread.

Edit for unrelated question: If I odin stock EF02 and diddle around with some ROMs, do I need to odin back to EC05 before restoring a backup of, say, SRF 1.2? Or is the backup a complete backup?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
If there is a sign of life it is not bricked...sponged maybe. Take out your battery, plug the phone into a computer, hold the 1 key on the slide out keyboard and then press and hold the power button. A yellow triangle should pop up saying download mode. Now you can Odin or Heimdall in a fresh stock operating system.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Yes, the modem affects 4G as well. There are issues with all the gingerbread modems so you may stick to EC05 until the official release and the finalized modem. This is one of the issues holding up the release.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockthapanda:
I cant even do that. I forgot to mention that when i do hook up the phone to the comp, battery in or out, its just shows the charging indicator. It doesnt even show a charge, it shows that little loading astrick and its not even spinning, its just frozen. This also lead me to belive this phone is now useless

EDIT:Ok so i wasnt fast enough when it came to pushing 1+pwr, I see the triangle your talking about. I had to do it before that charging indicator came up. Now i just have to figure out how Odin works....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Check out the Videos in the stickies of the General section by Qbking77 here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1009997

And how to fix a semi-bricked epic here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zine1959:
Thank you so much
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgtbencomo:
SD Card Clean-up

I have been wanting to ask this question for a few days now, but didnt wanna sound ignorant. I also know I read the up on this topic somewhere else, bu cant find it now.

I wanna clean up my SD card. I wanna back it up first, then remove everything and only put back needed files. I have installed apps that create folders and ever since I flashed Resurection, I am pretty careful about what I install from the market place. Mainly because I dont want crap apps on my dope ass Themed Epic.

My question is:

What are the absolute basic files I need on the card and should I reformat it prior to re-installing files?

Thanks for the reponse !!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
If you format the card in the phone it will put back the basic folders. Then you may want to put mack the clockworkmod folder which also contains your nand backups in the backup subfolder. If you have moved apps to the SD card I am not sure where they are stored. You may just have to download them from the market and reinstall. Your pix are in DCIM. There are also any custom ringtones you made on there somewhere.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeavyweightCR:
I got a question, I'm also new to all this. I bricked my Samsung Epic 4G andi checked the forums but the links aren't the correct ones. Can you send me the correct links? Please. And also how do I unzip Odin?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beno*:
Kenny laid it all out, I might suggest moving all apps that are on the SD card to the phone, if you have space, then putting them back after the format. I'd also save/restore the media folder.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
All the links are in this thread and I am guessing you sponged it not bricked.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813

If your computer does not have some type of zip extractor then download 7zip to open it and extract it to a folder.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawsofpower48:
can someone help me out real quick, im not sure if its my phone only, but i had removed all of my facebook accounts and readded them, now i see the facebook photos under my contacts, but under my SMS all the photos are not there??? i tried to reset my phone and redid the entire process again with readding the fb accounts, resetted my phone, and still the same result.....when i click my txt messages none of the photos are in sync..its just blank. anyone have the same issues?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
I had that. Had to delete the Facebook app and reinstall. There are 2, one of them works and one doesn't. I don't remember which but try them both. It will take a little while to sync the pix.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawsofpower48:
thank you i will give that a try to see if it works. ill let you know. but i didnt know you can remove the stock fb app?

EDIT: didnt work... i tried to delete the fb app and it went back to the original one before the updates. i get my fb pictures under my contacts, but the txt message section still is empty with no facebook contact photos.. :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
I think I had to delete all contacts and resync with Google and Facebook as well.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narsingh:
Problems with receiving texts.....

So i put ef02 on my phone a few days ago and ever since then i cannot receive texts. i can only get them through google voice. even when i went back to ec05 and put different roms on it i still was having the same problem. WHY AM I NOT GETTING ANY TEXTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!! OR IM GONNA SNAP!!!!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beno*:
Have you tried clearing data for the messaging app? This will delete all your existing texts... Or have you tried a 3rd party SMS client like Handcent?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawsofpower48:
wow that sounds intense. i dont know if i want to go through doing that. ill let you know if i decide to try that route
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It takes only a few minutes for your contacts to reappear, unless you store your contacts on the phone instead of Google when given the choice.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heathmcabee:
The only problems with Odin, are user error mistakes that people are making with not following instructions. I have succesfully installed Odin and used it with my epic on 3 computers, including a DELL (BOOOO), My custom desktop, and a lower end laptop by IBM. Trying different ports and (re)installing drivers can make the difference. Otherwise, I have yet to see an issue.

Froyo is definately worth the upgrade even with the current bugs that being worked out with the devs we have here in the forums. And yes, you can use Clockwork to update the stock rom from DK28 via update.zip. Its kinda like getting the OTA, but you are doing it manually, if that is what you were asking. There is a post of it in the development section.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony45x220:
Ok one last question I know I'm being particular but would I have to flash back to stock 2.1 without a custom ROM to flash the Froyo in ODIN?...I'm just VERY sceptical of the problems, but im an attention to detail guy and I'm almost sold with trying out one of these Froyo leaks.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heathmcabee:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853209

Go here and download the DK 28 Extended File (Deodexed Version is the one I chose)

With the least amount of effort, use this and download the "SPH-D700-DK28-Extended-D.rar" and extract it to a folder. It will contain 2 files, the pit and the .tar file. Next you need to connect your phone(Open Odin 1.61) and power your phone on by holding the 1 and power button. Make sure ODIN recognizes it by the yellow icon that displays. Then click the PIT button and browse to the Victory_8G_100528.pit (wherever you extracted it). Now click on the PDA button in ODIN and browse to the same location you unzipped the pit file and click on SPH-D700-DK28-Extended-D.tar.

Click Start, and let it run. Once done, you will have a stock DK28, rooted, deodexed, and Clockworkmod installed. From there you can install any ROM you want that requires the DK28 modem. There are a few to choose from, but recently I would recommend the Mammon's Bonsai rom.

Hope this Helps!