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[Q] Overwhelmed, not sure where to start?

Right now, I have a rooted Epic with DK28 on it. I want to upgrade to either EC05 or maybe a gingerbread ROM. I've read through this site, watched videos posted by qbking77 and I think I have confused myself...
I think I can Odin from DK28 to EC05 but that will wipe all the data off my phone and I will need to reroot it? Then, if I root it again, I can restore stuff using Titanium Backup?
I have read stuff about going back to DI18, and then upgrading to EC05. Is there an advantage to this method?
And as far as I can tell, I can not go directly from DK28 to a gingerbread ROM?

There is no advantage to going to DI18 then upgrading to EC05.
The best method for you would be to use titanium backup to backup all your apps and settings, using ODIN to install a prerooted copy of EC05 then using titanium backup to re-install all your apps and data.
You can go straight from DK28 to a Gingerbread rom as long as you flash the modem in ODIN but I would recommend holding out for an official release if you like to have themes and custom kernels.

Thanks.
I need to root EC05 to be able to use Titanium Backup to reinstall everything, correct?
I can't read today. Where do I find a prerooted copy of EC05?

I believe this one is it
http://k0nane.info/rom/SPH-D700-EC05-8gb-REL.tar
If not it is pretty easy to just re-root it.

Thanks
Once I have EC05, I can install custom ROMs, right?

You didn't need EC05 to flash custom roms, just the EC05 modem and a compatible clockworkmod (since you were still on DK28 I'm assuming you're on an outdated version of clockwork too).

You could always Odin in the EF02 leak and have Gingerbread in one step. Then root and restore your data from Titanium.

Here is the thread for a prerooted EF02 leak ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130117

^Thanks for the link
063_XOBX said:
You didn't need EC05 to flash custom roms, just the EC05 modem and a compatible clockworkmod (since you were still on DK28 I'm assuming you're on an outdated version of clockwork too).
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Prolly. I really have no idea. After spending some time messing around when I got DK28 and thinking I nearly broke my phone, I decided to just leave it alone for awhile. But now I am bored and want to mess with things again

geeky_girl said:
Right now, I have a rooted Epic with DK28 on it. I want to upgrade to either EC05 or maybe a gingerbread ROM. I've read through this site, watched videos posted by qbking77 and I think I have confused myself...
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This is me a month ago All I have to say is thanks to qbking77 I was able to properly upgrade my phone to EC05 and flash SyndicateROM 1.2. I believe he has a video for each of the steps you need to take (odin to ec05, root, flash, install/update cwm then flash desired rom and, if needed, kernel). I followed his tutorials exactly and have a faster, more responsive phone and aquired it with little risk. Big thx to XDA for the info, ACS for the ROM and qbking77 for helping a noob out ^ -^
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Ultro said:
This is me a month ago All I have to say is thanks to qbking77 I was able to properly upgrade my phone to EC05 and flash SyndicateROM 1.2. I believe he has a video for each of the steps you need to take (odin to ec05, root, flash, install/update cwm then flash desired rom and, if needed, kernel). I followed his tutorials exactly and have a faster, more responsive phone and aquired it with little risk. Big thx to XDA for the info, ACS for the ROM and qbking77 for helping a noob out ^ -^
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Click that "thanks" button for qbking...his videos are lifesavers!
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Hardware issues... Latest stock rom please (Ei22?)

A little lost and could use some XDA help!
My phone is Jacked, I need to take it in for repairs or replacement,
currently on Acs Ics 5.1 but I need to go stock before I take it in.
Anyone know where I can find the latest stock rom for Ei22 or Tar so I can flash with odin?
I cant seem to find it. Or Do I need to flash the Eco5 tar, which should be stock, then do a OTA from there?
All insight appreciated... need to get this done A.S.A.P as my phone is jacked up.
No external sounds whats-so-ever... no ring tones, notifications, audio, media etc... and I tried multiple roms to fix. I cant keep missing calls, notifications or unable to play my media; and keeping my headphones in non stop all day and night wont cut it. I suspect its hardware issues at this point.

Look at the sticky thread by qbking77 in the general section. All links are in the videos. If u have ec05 tar already, you can just odin this. Don't need the ota to take it in 4 repair.
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There is no tar for EI22. Has not been released yet. All the tools and files you need to go to EC05 stock are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813

Thanks
Thanks both of you... Ill odin the stock EC05 tar.

Is there a way out of the eg31 modem yet ?

I apologize if this has already been covered but I looked around and couldnt find it and a friend told me they knew someone trying to get it off their phone who bricked their phone trying to so if anyone has done this successfuly
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Digglez said:
I apologize if this has already been covered but I looked around and couldnt find it and a friend told me they knew someone trying to get it off their phone who bricked their phone trying to so if anyone has done this successfuly
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Yes, go to the development thread. Both EK02 and EL29 were officially released so both are full modems you can flash through either odin or cwm.

beserker15 said:
Both EK02 and EL29 were officially released so both are full modems you can flash through either odin or cwm.
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To be more accurate, both were "unofficially" released, so we have the full modems which can be flashed in odin or cwm. When they are "officially" released as OTA updates, we usually only get the patch modems, which won't work in ODIN.
There are links to all the modems (flashable in CWM) in my signature. You need to have a kernel EK02 or newer to flash full modems in CWM else it will hang. If you need an ODIN flashable modem, they are in the 2nd post of each of the respective ODIN links in my signature.

So I should just find a tar and pit for one of those and flash that through odin ? I heard that with eg31 you are unable to change it by flashing through odin and that an ota update was the,only way to really get it off
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Digglez said:
So I should just find a tar and pit for one of those and flash that through odin ? I heard that with eg31 you are unable to change it by flashing through odin and that an ota update was the,only way to really get it off
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If you look at the 2nd post of all the ODIN links in my signature, it will have a link for the ODIN download and the individual tar files for modem, kernel, and ROM. In your case, if you just want the modem, just download the modem. The way I set it up, you ALWAYS use the PDA button for all the downloads. Don't use any other button in ODIN.
What you are reading with EG31 is old information. When EG31 first came out, we didn't have any FULL modems from Samsung/Sprint, so that's why once you had EG31, you couldn't go to any other version, not because you were prevented from doing so, but rather we didn't have any other modems available to flash in ODIN.
Now that we have all the modems, you can go to any modem you want in ODIN. In CWM you can do it also as long as your kernel is EK02 or newer.

Thank you very much that made my day
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thanks guys it worked i went with the ek02 nodata mobile odin , it was a little scary cause it hung up on the modem.bin for about 2 minutes but sure enough all went well , thanks guys !

Calkulin's Mod Questions

What are the changes from version 2.9 to v3 that some people arn't liking? I hear some people like v2.9 better.
In Calkulin's mods, are the bloatware apps and running services already removed, or is that up to each person to do?
Thanks.

Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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vadyr56 said:
Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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Yes, I'm seeing those scripts in this thread. They look helpful. After you run the Wipe script then flash the rom, do you do a first time boot, then go back into the system menu and run the de-bloat script? What is the order of running these? It's my impression that you can run his added scripts at anytime, right?
Thanks.

What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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vadyr56 said:
What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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Thanks, that is helpful. The last piece I am missing is how to do the wipes and rom loads. I've been into the Samsung system menu (where I flashed the official ICS load I got). Will the stock samsung system menu allow me to Wipe and Calkulin's rom flash, or do I need ClockWork?

Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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vadyr56 said:
Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.

Nismo` said:
Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.
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This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!

vadyr56 said:
This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!
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Is there a reason you suggest going back to EL26?
Rolling back to GB from ICS, I was going to go this route:
Step 1: EL29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Step 2: Then Apply CWM with option C (EL29) here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Step 3: Use Caulks format all script 2 times.
Step 4: Then apply the Caulk v3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837&page=963
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No you should be in the clear. Only reason I suggested EL26 was because when ics dropped pre-source, to avoid bricking you'd always go back to EL26 and flash from that stock repack kernel. You should be OK with the route you're taking though.
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Just watch QBking77 videos on YouTube. The guy is very thorough and good at explaining things for any phone he is teaching us about
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Thinking about flashing a jellybean rom- Epic 4G Touch noob

Just got an Epic 4g Touch a few weeks ago. I've been using custom roms for years by just searching through forums. I've been trying to search through all these threads but it's very confusing.
When I bought my Epic 4g Touch it already had ICS on it. I managed to root it and put a safe version of CWM on it. Now I want to try a Jellybean rom but I'm not sure if it's safe or what I need to do to make sure I don't brick my phone. Can I just flash with CWM? I saw something about having to downgrade to Gingerbread before I flash since I'm on ICS. Do I need to downgrade?
Thanks for any help. Please believe me when I say I've read through and searched but there's a lot of info out there and I just want to be sure so I don't brick my phone.

tt531 said:
Just got an Epic 4g Touch a few weeks ago. I've been using custom roms for years by just searching through forums. I've been trying to search through all these threads but it's very confusing.
When I bought my Epic 4g Touch it already had ICS on it. I managed to root it and put a safe version of CWM on it. Now I want to try a Jellybean rom but I'm not sure if it's safe or what I need to do to make sure I don't brick my phone. Can I just flash with CWM? I saw something about having to downgrade to Gingerbread before I flash since I'm on ICS. Do I need to downgrade?
Thanks for any help. Please believe me when I say I've read through and searched but there's a lot of info out there and I just want to be sure so I don't brick my phone.
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Some ics kernels like agat's from source and kuban kernel are safe. But I always flash EL26 Kernel + cwm to flash any new rom. You don't have to completely downgrade as in flash the whole GB rom. You just need to flash the safe gb kernel with cwm. I use mobile odin to flash the kernel. Mobile odin is available on play store and somewhere on xda too.

Also man before you flash turn on your gps. Leave it on. I check all 3 boxes. Make sure you got a lock with google maps. Leave it on when you turn your phone off to go into recovery. This helps you be able to get a lock in gps with your new rom
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tt531 said:
Just got an Epic 4g Touch a few weeks ago. I've been using custom roms for years by just searching through forums. I've been trying to search through all these threads but it's very confusing.
When I bought my Epic 4g Touch it already had ICS on it. I managed to root it and put a safe version of CWM on it. Now I want to try a Jellybean rom but I'm not sure if it's safe or what I need to do to make sure I don't brick my phone. Can I just flash with CWM? I saw something about having to downgrade to Gingerbread before I flash since I'm on ICS. Do I need to downgrade?
Thanks for any help. Please believe me when I say I've read through and searched but there's a lot of info out there and I just want to be sure so I don't brick my phone.
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I updated to ICS a few weeks ago and have been searching for a root method. All of the methods and instructions I've found are either for a different model or relating to gingerbread. Could you point me in the right direction? thanks.

southsideirishguy said:
I updated to ICS a few weeks ago and have been searching for a root method. All of the methods and instructions I've found are either for a different model or relating to gingerbread. Could you point me in the right direction? thanks.
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I personally never had any problems by flashing back to EL29 on Odin and then installing cmw

numba1stunna201 said:
I personally never had any problems by flashing back to EL29 on Odin and then installing cmw
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when I Odin back to EL26 and flash a new rom the baseband stays at EL26. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Does that even matter? I haven't been able to find anything regarding baseband versions.

BluesRulez said:
Some ics kernels like agat's from source and kuban kernel are safe. But I always flash EL26 Kernel + cwm to flash any new rom. You don't have to completely downgrade as in flash the whole GB rom. You just need to flash the safe gb kernel with cwm. I use mobile odin to flash the kernel. Mobile odin is available on play store and somewhere on xda too.
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I see you all over the threads. You are a great asset to E4GT users new and old. Just wanted to say thanks.
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DuB..CiTy said:
when I Odin back to EL26 and flash a new rom the baseband stays at EL26. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Does that even matter? I haven't been able to find anything regarding baseband versions.
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The baseband is what we (on xda) refer to as the modem. It doesn't necessarily effect the rom, but some people have found that by trying different modems, phone signal can be increased, sometimes by an adequately noticeable amount. When you use odin to flash EL26, it also flashes the modem to EL26 and when you flash a new rom, the modem stays at EL26 because the rom and modem are completely separate from one another. You can however download different modems to be installed either through odin or cwm here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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southsideirishguy said:
I updated to ICS a few weeks ago and have been searching for a root method. All of the methods and instructions I've found are either for a different model or relating to gingerbread. Could you point me in the right direction? thanks.
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You are looking for something called odin one-click. Here you go:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 sfhub is a god. He is very thorough with his directions and there are videos on youtube by qbking77. There are links to them in the above link.

Freeroot said:
The baseband is what we (on xda) refer to as the modem. It doesn't necessarily effect the rom, but some people have found that by trying different modems, phone signal can be increased, sometimes by an adequately noticeable amount. When you use odin to flash EL26, it also flashes the modem to EL26 and when you flash a new rom, the modem stays at EL26 because the rom and modem are completely separate from one another. You can however download different modems to be installed either through odin or cwm here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
Let us know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for clearing that up for me. I've had the phone rooted since May running only GB roms. I was holding out for the ICS update, only to be disappointed. So I finally started flashing like back in my EVO days. I'm no Dev nor a noob, only by post counts i guess, but I must admit it's a bit confusing. Luckily we have a great community here to help sort all that stuff out.
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