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[Epic 4G Android Development] youngpro83:
Okay I was getting the same issues and had to start over like 4 times before I finally did it correctly. So lets start from a fresh dk28. So now you should be on stock. Now reroot your phone with the CW2.5. The build number at the bottom should be like 2.5.1.0 or something like that. Now do the whole EXT4 thing so that you can use the reboot recovery that will get you to the CW2.5 build number is like 2.5.1.2 or something like that. Remember if it says 0 at the end its not right. It needs to say 2 at the end. Now that you are in CW2.5.1.2 you need to flash the no journal...THEN INSTALL MIDNIGHT ROM 2.9 FIRST!! Let the phone reboot and then set it up as normal. Now when you go into the recovery via reboot recovery you SHOULD BE ON THE GREEN CW2.5.1.2 version. I would....Restore Data and let it all finish and reboot. Remember you are still on or should still be on Midnight ROM 2.9 at this point. After you restore data and your phone boots up. Flash the CW3. After your phone boots back up. Power down and 3 finger death grip it. You should be in the CW3 that does not give you errors. If you go into any of the green CW2's then just go to advanced and reboot recovery. If you do get into the Orange one that gives you errors.. Just try and flash from install from SD card and if it does not allow you to do anything. Then go into Advanced and reboot recovery. You may still get errors but at least now you will be able to flash the new ROM. Once you are able to flash.....Wipe wipe wipe and then flash the Midnight ROM 2.9.2. The phone should then power up and you should be on the new ROM. Everything should be working as normal now.

The new ROM has the new kernal CW3 patch so it should fix up the errors you get when rebooting via reboot recovery.
[Epic 4G Android Development] megabiteg:
I got one small issue to report on 2.9.2. So far its happend 2 times since last night:

While switching apps or just trying to do anything that involves the touchscreen sometime the touchscreen freezes and goes erradic (starts switching windows or pressing links on the screen that you haven't pressed and so on) and it statrts doing erradic things until you press the power botton. After that if you wait for a min and press the power botton again, it works fine.

Any insight on this?

Sent from my Epic 4G powered by midNight 2.9.2 w/ EXT4 ROM
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
I actually sat on this build for a few days prior to releasing it. I haven't seen that in the 4 or 5 days I have been running that. That almost sounds like extreme lag.
[Epic 4G Android Development] megabiteg:
Now I've been holding of on using the No Journal mod because I've been educating myself on the risks of that feature being disabled on EXT4 FS on ONENand drives.

Do you think I would have better performance with the mod applied or do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Disclaimer: in no way I'm putting you on the spot if something goes wrong with my or any other persons device, I would just like your honest opinion from a developers stand point.
[Epic 4G Android Development] youngpro83:
+1 on that. I have been running this ROM practically all day and I have not seen any real issues. The only thing that bothers me is the battery drain is ridiculous. I am calibrating battery right now so I will see how the rest of the week goes.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
My take on that is this, because I have ext4 and 2.9 it means:

make a nand backup in recovery.

download the one click root cwm3 (i believe the current version is 3.0.0.5) to your computer

unzip the contents to their own folder

on your phone .. settings, applications, development, check usb debugging,

connect your phone to your computer via usb cable

open the folder you copied the contents of the zip from

double click run.bat

that puts cwm3, phone reboots

reboot to recovery via death grip (should be cwm3) wipe for all you're worth then flash 2.9.2 ROM

restore data from nand backup

(can someone jump in here on this: if you make a nand backup with cwm 2.5.1.2, can you access that backup with from cwm 3.0.0.5?)

let ROM boot completely

then flash the theme you want in recovery

theme must be cwm3 and edify compatible.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dbx097:
Thanks for all your help, man... Much appreciated! :) I've tried too many times and just can't get 2.9.2 to stick properly with CWM. Going back to 2.9.0. :confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] AndroidPhil:
Silly question, but following up this last response by jdelano...is it required to have the no journaling mod before updating to MidNIGHT ROM v2.9.2? I'm currently EXT4 formatted running CWM v3.0.0.5 (I can even boot to it via Quick Boot, error free.) and running MidNIGHT ROM v2.8 (CW3)EXT4 but I did not run the no journaling mod (afaik it was not even compatible at the time, could be wrong). If it is required, may I do so without having to Odin back to stock?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ryno502:
Just wiped and updated to 2.9.2, but can't get to recovery via Quickboot. It displays a bunch of errors.

No biggie, since the three/four finger method works fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dbx097:
Same problem here. Can't reboot recovery to 2.5 though. No way, no how.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Bobbywatts:
Okay I've been running this for exactly 24hr. to the min, and I must say its banging... But, why does everybody say how good the ROM is then say what problems they have.... TO FUNNY! (LMBAO) But anyway My problem is as I read an earlier post, My phone will freeze and then reboot and it'll do it back to back. But for some reason I don't think it's the ROM because I've been testing damn near all the ROMs. And I'm clue-less as how to fix this issue but I've narrowed it down to either the new clock work or EXT4. And I would also like to know if anyone else is having this problem? Thanks for all your help
[Epic 4G Android Development] scienceguy:
It's taken 24 hours of Odin...flashing...Odin...restore...ad naseum...don't know what I did wrong! But now 2.9.2 is running and my GPS is to 1m! Best I could do from stock on was 30m! Awesome!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
I read this and was like, huh .. I forgot the part about the no journaling. On page one of this thread, ptfmedic has :

if you're not on CWM 3 and EXT4

1) Odin back to Stock DK28 (not extended version)

2) Do the oneclickroot with CW2.5 redirector

3) Flash midNIGHT ROM v2.9 and let it boot

4) Using Quickboot boot into recovery (this should now be CW2.5.5.2)

5) Flash the no journaling/EXT4 formatter

6) Flash midNIGHT v2.9.2 and enjoy.

What I am going to do is add that #5 to just before I flash 2.9.2 in my steps I posted previously.

Will let you know how it goes. I am charging my phone some before I do the deed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] f16pilot:
Just my take on 2.9.2 and the Bonzai Kernel:

I was running Midnight 2.9 with no journal mod and the Bonzai kernel, which meant that I only had CWM 3.0 (the Bonzai kernel removed the older 2.5 CWM). With 2.9, I was routinely hitting 2000 on the Quadrant Standard.

When I decided to upgrade to 2.9.2, I figured I would need to re-do the no journal mod, but I remembered reading somewhere that it wouldn't stick with CWM 3.0 and had to be done in the older 2.5 CWM, so "Houston, we've got a problem." I ran the no journal mod anyway in CWM 3.0 and then flashed 2.9.2. My new Quadrant Standard scores were now around 1600-1700. So I'm thinking the no journal mod didn't take.

To see if I was right, I reflashed 2.9 to get back the older CWM. I ran Quick Boot Recovery and entered CWM 2.5 and flashed the no journal mod and 2.9.2 and rebooted. Scores were still around 1700. I repeated everything one more time, but this time I ended by flashing the Bonzai Kernel last (I know its supposed to be already in 2.9.2). My Quadrant Standard scores are back to 2000 again.

Does this possibly indicate that the integrated Bonzai kernel may have issues?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
So after you flashed 2.9.2 you used kernel-EXT4-RFS-Bonsai_v1.1.4.2.zip to update to the Bonzai kernel again??
[Epic 4G Android Development] f16pilot:
Yes, I flashed the Bonzai kernel v1.1.4.2 on top of 2.9.2 in spite of the fact that is already incorporated into it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] usfslacker:
I have to ask just out of morbid curiosity: Why are there so many posts about getting back to CWM 2.5? What does it do that 3.0 doesn't do and why is it so important to be able to get back to the other one? Is there a reason to do the overly complicated flashing procedure over:

ODIN to DK28 (I assume you need DK28 modem)

Root with oneclickrootCWM3

Flash the ROM?

And what is the no journaling mod and do I have to/can I flash it if I use the above method to flash the ROM?

Looking forward to trying out the ROM this evening, and God bless you and your family!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jawshishere:
Man.. I've been trying to get this working ALL day today. I did the steps like starting at stock DK28, then I rooted it with 2.5.5, afterwards I flashed 2.9, let it boot, then rebooted it into recovery. Once that was all done I flashed the formatter and then the 2.9.2 rom, then rebooted it again and it just stays in the boot animation screen. It'll vibrate quick (kind of like it does on force closes) and then will reboot. /: It's stuck on that so I'm thinking I might just use Bonsai rom until a newer update for this comes out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Here's the deal as I understand it. If you are coming from RFS or NON-EXT4 then I have found it best to flash the No Journaling/EXT4 Formatter from CW2.5.5.2 (not CW2.5.5.0).. That is where the extra steps come from. If you have already used the Formatter and are on EXT4 already then you can just flash and move forward...but if your CW3 redirector is broken and you can't flash any ROMS then you need to do the work around. Once you have the working CW3 redirector then you get into the fully working CW3 and all is well.

I think going forward CW2.5 will be a dead issue as CW3 will be in the redirector so things will flash correctly. However, prior to this point it was a bit tricky to get everything to work. I had all my testers have success with the work around. It was only necessary if you were stuck at the samsung boot screen.

As far as the boot loop goes the most common cause of that with my ROM is the flashing of a theme prior to letting it fully boot the first time. If you flash the rom and theme at the same time it will boot loop. But if you let the rom boot first and them flash the theme everything is just fine. I am not sure why this is but it is.....
[Epic 4G Android Development] formula84:
In the blazerom Thead, he is using your base, users are having the same issue with random reboots. Maybe SMS or lockscreen related frm what is have seen, he had posted that bthomas helped him and found it was a permissions problem.

Anyone having ranom reboots, boot into CWM3, goto advanced, then choose fix permissions , let it do its thing then reboot, problem should be fixed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
If I include the midNIGHT Theme in the ROM by default or flash the ROM let it complete and them flash the midNIGHT theme prior to booting at least one time them it bootloops. I am aware of the Blaze ROM I have worked with him a few times. I didn't realize he was having that particular issue. Your saying it was fixed by fixing permissions? I would swear I tried that but I have been distracted lately and might have overlooked that. Thanks for pointing that out..

Either way, I will keep the setup I currently have so that everyone has the choice to put on whatever theme they see fit. That said I do have 2 more battery mods for the midNIGHT Theme ready to go. WHen I get a chance I will get them up. I just need screens ect and I'm pretty busy at the moment.

Thanks for bring this up. Sometimes the simplistic thing is the right solution. I will be looking into this.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] summershit:
Rom works great. Have my GPS working again. Only problem I have is trying to flash anything after loading 2.9.2.

Keep getting error "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log"

So I have not been able to flash CW3

Other issue is a constant "Sorry.... The application Google Services Framework (process com.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly" anytime I attempt to run any google process.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
ANYONE having issues with the CW3 redirector. You need to rerun the oneclickroot w/cw3 install by dameon. You won't loose anything but it will fix the problem. My guess is that you don't have CW3 ACTUALLY installed. The redirector is supposed to work with the actual recovery but if it's not there then it won't work.

Hope that helps.
[Epic 4G Android Development] summershit:
Thanks for the swift reply . Do I simply flash 2.9 then flash CW3 before doing the no journaling thing or after the no journaling and 2.9.2?

I have tried the later but thats when I get the error.

EDIT: I got it!!!! Thank you for a great rom!!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] formula84:
No, your still right about the theme flashing looping issues. I am talking about the people like me that were having random reboots... not boot loops...the rom would be up and running fine I could be in SMS or at lockscreen and the phone would reboot on its own for no reason. A few others here and in his rom thread experienced this behavior, doing the steps I posted should correct it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] chris378:
LOVE THE ROM..Only issue im having is that my market will not load up..it keeps just sayimng loading..ive cleared the data and cleared the cache but still does the same thing and every so often tells me there is no network available..any ideas on why? or a fix?
[Epic 4G Android Development] usfslacker:
Question about Silent setting...

I have a quick question for any ROM developer that may happen to be floating around here. Ever since I started flashing roms on the HTC hero, putting the phone to "Silent" mode no longer does what its supposed to. Notifications and alerts will be set to vibrate, but if I get a phone call it blasts the alert at full volume. Even kicking the sound down using the volume rocker only lets me kick it down to the lowest volume level and never to actually silent.

Is this something is standard for rom devs to just tweak for some reason or is it an option somewhere that I'm just missing? I spend a lot of time in libraries and the classroom and it has been enough of a headache to force me back to stock on more than 1 occasion.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tru2life:
I re-ran the one click cw3 but still have the E: cant open blah blah. What are the steps: Do I need to flash 2.9 then run the one click? How do I do that being I can't get to anything on my SD when in cw3.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jawshishere:
That was the issue. I flashed the theme before I let it fully boot and therefore got stuck. Now, I have one other question. When I use QuickBoot to boot into recovery I get booted into CWM3, however; when I do the three button method I boot into 2.5..any idea why and do you think I should flash cwm3? I'm afraid ill end up encountering errors again and I finally have everything working haha. Thanks for the fantastic rom and theme. My phone is beautiful, yet very fast and smooth. Excellent work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Ok gotcha. That was also fixed by the new kernel mammon and randy t put out....

Thanks for pointing that out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] formula84:
I was on the new kernel and still happening. I believe that kernel was to address issues with multiple CWM version and flashing addon zips from CWM 3.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
I will upload the fix in a bit. I forgot to change the build prop. Sorry bout that but your running the right rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
The 2nd post has been updated with a screen of the battery mod.
[Epic 4G Android Development] celsius0010:
Sorry to see you go.. I'll keep you and your family in prayers and wish you guys the best. You are truly an inspiration and a class act. If at all possible please try to keep your blog updated, I don't think I am the only one who was encouraged by your progress and good attitude.

Thanks for everything, and God Bless!

p.s. Check your Private Messages on PPCGeeks I sent you a message
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
fix for build prop is in the 1st post...Sorry about the confusion....
[Epic 4G Android Development] schnergun:
4)wipe data,cache and dalvik x3

DOES THIS MEAN TO WIPE EACH ONE 3 TIMES?
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
Thanks for the quick reply! Do I just flash the build prop zip on CW or do I have to copy/paste it in the 2.7 ROM and re-flash the entire ROM?

p.s. Sorry to hear that you're leaving. I've been using midNIGHT ROM since day 1.
[Epic 4G Android Development] burningembers:
Sorry to see you go. I've loved this ROM since day 1 use.

Best of luck to you and your family!
[Epic 4G Android Development] burningembers:
I had this issue initially too, all I did was re-wipe 3x, re-install, and it worked.

Not sure why that fixed it, but it works now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
yes yes and yes...
[Epic 4G Android Development] schnergun:
installed with the 3 wipes and it works great, midnight theme is awesome. I am so glad there are guys out there that can do these things with the phones. Make the experience for the people who dont really know coding that much better. MY PHONE FLIES! Again thank you and I wish you and your family the best in the future. Post the link to your phone if you do end up throwing it on ebay.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Thanks and either way will work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sbrown2680:
I'm experiencing this issue as well? Anybody else? If not, I'll just reflash.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Can't reproduce guys. Sorry.....
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
I tried to flash just the build prop fix zip on CW, but it didn't work. I'm guessing it's not edify friendly? I'm not sure...all I got was this:

--Installing: /sdcard/v2.7 built prop fix.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported.

Amend scripting was deprecated by Google in Android 1.5

It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the Clockwork 3.0 Gingerbread based recovery.

Please switch to Edify scripting (update-script and update-binary) to create working update zip packages.

So I tried to copy/paste it in the actually 2.7 ROM and re-flash, but then I got this...

--Installing: /sdcard/v2.7 built prop fix.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

Installation aborted.

Sorry for being a pain. It's not a big deal that the build prop is off since you already confirmed that I'm running the right 2.7 ROM. It's still the best midNIGHT ROM to date! Just wanted to let you know what I ran into when I tried to apply the build prop fix.
[Epic 4G Android Development] xodaQo:
If everyone was more like you then the world would truly be a better place. I wish you the best of luck.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sbrown2680:
Not a problem, I'll reflash when I get home from work and post results. Thanks again
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Are you guys restoring any data? Come on.. you can tell me...:) I don't judge.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Sorry fixed it reuploading now. CHeck back in a few minutes..
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
build prop fix is fixed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] youngpro83:
So whats so custom about the boot shutdown animation? Looks the same to me.:confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
No no. Follow the directions to install v2.9.2. When you get that done and it boots up simply reroot with the new CW3 oneclick root..

Thats it. Going forward this won't be an issues because everyone will have already done this.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tru2life:
If I use quick boot I get into the CW3 (orange text) but I get the errors and can not see anything on my SD card. If I do the gorilla grip it takes me into CW3 but I can see SD stuff and I can flask ROMs or zips......what I do to get it funky? How to fix?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Read above....
[Epic 4G Android Development] tru2life:
My phone says I have midNOGHT ROM V.2.9.2 (EXT4) is that wrong?
[Epic 4G Android Development] dja2k:
That is exactly what everyone is doing but that error still happens for some of us as I can see. I followed your v2.9.2 instructions and installed CW3 afterwards, but quickboot still does that error.

dja2k
[Epic 4G Android Development] summershit:
You dont want to flash the CW3. You want to log into a computer and run it through the normal load process. That was the mistake I was making was flashing it on the phone. Just plug in to a computer via USB cable and do the oneclickroot method.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dja2k:
Sorry wrong set of words, I meant installed CW3 and of course through the computer. You can't flash any CW mods via zip.

dja2k
[Epic 4G Android Development] sniperkill:
Ptfdmedic, I strongly believe that me, and everyone here having the issues with the quickboot taking us to cwm3, and then having the errors, is a redirector issue the rom is having. I've had cwm3 installed since your 2.7 midNIGHT release and havnt had any problems with the errors until your release of v2.9.2. I was wondering if you took the same cwm3 redirector files you used in v2.8 and put them in v2.9.2? Cuz if not, perhaps you could try that. Your 2.8 midNIGHT rom worked perfectly for me scoring in linpack 14.582 mflops...
[Epic 4G Android Development] Schuby:
Im experiencing the same issue. Quickboot reboots into a broken cm3, but the three finger salute works fine.

Also pdfmedic, great work so far, phone is blazing fast.

Can you look into somehow supporting the underclocking option in Juice Defender for saving battery? It says the rom is not supported yet other apps like SuperPower have no issue with it.

Just something to tinker around with if you're bored. Take care.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Looking into it now......
[Epic 4G Android Development] jawshishere:
I have the opposite problem. Quickboot boots into a working CWM3, but the three button method takes me to a broken CWM 2.5. Besides that, everything WAS working fine, but now when I boot the phone up, everything force closes. I've tried running Fix Permissions in both CWM3 and in Rom Manager. /: I really wish it worked, this is an excellent rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
the only way you could have cw2.5 is if you didn't re root with cw3 oneclick root. Please try that and let me know....
[Epic 4G Android Development] ylwsub68:
It seems to me like 2.9.2 didn't change much on the surface... except now the battery DRAINS like hell. Did I miss something?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jawshishere:
I did that and I got the CWM3 for the three button thing and stuff, but I couldn't seem to fix the force close problem. I'm using a different rom, sorry man, this one seemed great but it's just not working for me right now. I will use it again next time you update it and I will continue to read your blog and donate as soon as I have money :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] BigJPNut:
Thank You!!!

This is the 5th rom I tried on my Epic, some better then others. Very easy install and beautiful theme! I had to manualy download the moon wallpaper in the pics though. To tell you the truth after I got my apps and phone set up properly, this is by far the best Iv'e tried! 1853 Quadrant Standard score! I now love my phone more then ever....thank you and keep up the great work....much appreciated!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] BigJPNut:
I would like to say I am enjoying great battery life with 2.9.2! I am running Autokiller Memory Optimizer set to strict though. Dont know if this is the reason? Overall I am seeing better battery life then other rom's Iv'e tried with the same apps.