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Is there an update.zip for the DK28 Modem or you have to use odin?

Hey guys I have a quick question. My buddy has the Samsung Epic 4g and was running from store stock DK18 build. He recently updated to DK28 using the leaked update.zip method. So far his phone is working fine with the exception of the gps not working. I dont own a samsung and after reading through all this info im super glad cause I see nothing but problems from what I am reading. Things are so much easier with my OG moto droid haahhahahah. He wants to root his phone and install a custom rom.
But most of the roms I look at say you need the dk28 modem installed first. Was the DK28 modem installed with the DK28 2.2 update zip? Or it wasnt included with that? How can I tell on his phone if he has the DK28 modem? Is the only way to get the DK28 modem on his phone by flashing it using odin? I find it hard to believe that there is no update.zip for it by now. If anyone can help me out with this or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Would much rather just find the update zip for the dk28 modem so I dont have to mess around with odin since I dont own a samsung.
There are way to many threads on here regarding this issue so its kinda hard to sort through them all. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Go to Settings=>About Phone. This will tell you you're baseband version. If it says DK28 at the end you're set...otherwise read on.
I just flashed Bonsai 2.0 and the modem was not included. I used the signed modem update afterwards from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861341
Without the DK28 modem you won't be able to get a signal through the cell radio. Wifi worked but the device was switching airplane mode on and off every half second. Flashed the modem AFTER the rom...I don't recommend this... and all is well.
I was also coming from DI18 and stock rom with a modified kernel.

zetterwing said:
Go to Settings=>About Phone. This will tell you you're baseband version. If it says DK28 at the end you're set...otherwise read on.
I just flashed Bonsai 2.0 and the modem was not included. I used the signed modem update afterwards from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861341
Without the DK28 modem you won't be able to get a signal through the cell radio. Wifi worked but the device was switching airplane mode on and off every half second. Flashed the modem AFTER the rom...I don't recommend this... and all is well.
I was also coming from DI18 and stock rom with a modified kernel.
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Ok ok awesome I was thinking that about the baseband version but wasnt sure so figured I would ask. So he does have the dk28 at the end. Thats good. One less step he has to take. How do you like Bonsai? I was actually looking at that one for him. That will probably be the first one he will try.
One more question. How did you root the phone? Did you use the z4root app and then download rom manager and flash clockwork that way? Or did you use one of these one click root programs that I see in this forum? What do you think the easiest way is for him to get root and clockwork recovery on his phone?
Thanks for all your help Zetter I appreciate it.

The best way to root is to use the one-click. It will give you root, recovery, and the recovery redirect.
Rom Manager will not flash clockwork without a custom kernel and z4 doesn't install recovery or the redirect.

DiGi760 said:
The best way to root is to use the one-click. It will give you root, recovery, and the recovery redirect.
Rom Manager will not flash clockwork without a custom kernel and z4 doesn't install recovery or the redirect.
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Ok awesome thanks for the info Digi. What is the redirect I am seeing that alot but dont really see a quick explanation of what it is/does?

skylordusa1 said:
Ok awesome thanks for the info Digi. What is the redirect I am seeing that alot but dont really see a quick explanation of what it is/does?
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For one, it allowed the use of multiple recoveries. For example, for a short period, many of us were running cwm 2.5.1.0 AND 2.5.1.2 since one only supports rfs and the other only supports ext4. Booting into recovery via the death-grip brought you to 2.5.1.0 and the redirect allowed you to reboot into 2.5.1.2.
I believe the redirect is also what allows programs like quickboot to reboot to recovery mode without using the death-grip.

DiGi760 said:
For one, it allowed the use of multiple recoveries. For example, for a short period, many of us were running cwm 2.5.1.0 AND 2.5.1.2 since one only supports rfs and the other only supports ext4. Booting into recovery via the death-grip brought you to 2.5.1.0 and the redirect allowed you to reboot into 2.5.1.2.
I believe the redirect is also what allows programs like quickboot to reboot to recovery mode without using the death-grip.
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Awesome thank you for the info Digi. We used the one click root method and now we have root and when holding the volume , camera and power button we go into clockwork recovery 2.5.1.0. Is there a special button or combo you need to hit for the redirector to work? Or it reboots you into the correct clockworkmod automatically depending on what filesystem RFS/EXT4 you are currently using? Sorry to be such a pain. This stuff is kinda new to me since I dont own a samsung. I really appreciate your help though.

Ok I after reading the bonsai rom thread I found the new oneclickroot with clockwork3. So I tried that one now and was able to reboot into clockwork 3.x.x.x
and install the bonzai rom. Had a problem after the install completed. The phone wouldnt boot up just got hung on the black samsung screen. I know in the Bonzai thread it said not to wipe but after the phone hung I booted into recovery and and did a wipe then installed the bonzai zip again and the phone booted up. GPS still doesnt work so that kinda sucks. But I guess its all trial an error. I will keep reading. Thanks for the help.
Is there a way to check on his phone if he has the ext4 filesystem or the rfs. I am guessing since he has cw3 and was able to boot into the new ext4 bonzai rom he converted to the ext4 FS but would like to know if there is a way to check.

skylordusa1 said:
Is there a way to check on his phone if he has the ext4 filesystem or the rfs. I am guessing since he has cw3 and was able to boot into the new ext4 bonzai rom he converted to the ext4 FS but would like to know if there is a way to check.
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Like you said, by installing CWM3 you have automatically converted to EXT4...BUT if you really want to check: from adb you can type 'adb shell mount' without the quotes. Or you can type 'su' (enter) then 'mount' from terminal emulator. You should see EXT4 as the fs type for /system, /data, and /cache.

leatherneck6017 said:
Like you said, by installing CWM3 you have automatically converted to EXT4...BUT if you really want to check: from adb you can type 'adb shell mount' without the quotes. Or you can type 'su' (enter) then 'mount' from terminal emulator. You should see EXT4 as the fs type for /system, /data, and /cache.
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Thanks alot leatherneck. I figured he had it but its always good to double check to make sure everything worked. I see the EXT4 in Term Em. Thanks again for the help. I appreciate it.

[Q] Oh Snap!! what did i do???

Ok here the deal, Well first i wanna say hello and thanks for reading.
I need a lil help, So here's the deal. I flashed my brand new epic to a custom ROM.
First i followed the steps (DK28-Odin-Modem-PIT) Worked like a charm. Then i flashed (VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28) also worked like a charm, But i didnt really like rom much, So i moved to (SyndicateROM) Now wow i Loved it but didnt like the fact that it was 2.1 (meaning no app2sd and and few other thing i didnt like)
Then i was going to try (Mammon's Bonsai4All) Still using CWM z2.5.1.0 to flash all these ROMS. So flashed ok but when i went to reboot its just stuck at the SAMSUNG LOGO.. So i said to my self let me just Wipe (Factory Reset, Cache,Delvik) and BAM!!! this the same problem
So i said well maybe its the ROM it self....
So wipe and again and install ROM i was on maybe that will fix the problem..BAM !!! rite??? NOPE!!! lol still stuck on the SAMSUNG LOGO..
AM I done for??? or is there a way to fix this???
Lucky i still have my evo....
thanks for any help
EDIT: I notice something at the bottom of the recovery menu, It say E:can't open /cache/recovery/log ??? any idea why its saying this?
EDIT: I also notice while phone is powered down and i put on charger the battery Icon its also stuck like its not moving.

Just odin the DK28 modem again
battery pull
press 1 + power button
then if you want to try any of the EXT4 Roms Root with this instead of 2.5.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612

iSaint said:
Just odin the DK28 modem again
battery pull
press 1 + power button
then if you want to try any of the EXT4 Roms Root with this instead of 2.5.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
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Yes this was one of the first things i tried ,was to redo the Ordin
do you know which ROM i should flash once it done??? and is it safe after the Ordin reset to pull out battery and flash ROM??? If so which ROM so i be flashing ???
So far after the Ordin i Tried flashing only the 2.1 custom ROMS that was working at the time, Now im getting a bunch of errors inside the CWM menu while flashing. Its giving me a bunch of LOG errors.

Thank every one for reading and helping (Any modz feel free to close tread) I have phone working now.... What i did was just used ordin to reinstall stock ROM and removed sdcard while using ordin and BAMMMM!!!!!! YES!!!!! Worked like a CHARM..

Good to hear you got it fixed. Your problem was that Bonsai 2.0 is now ext4 only and you didn't convert from rfs to ext4. You need to either convert to ext4 or use rfs compatible roms.

DiGi760 said:
Good to hear you got it fixed. Your problem was that Bonsai 2.0 is now ext4 only and you didn't convert from rfs to ext4. You need to either convert to ext4 or use rfs compatible roms.
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Yeah i just learned the difference today sadly lol.... but thanks for your input. So far im not liken the 2.2 roms that's out, so ill stick too 2.1 for now syndicateROM is beasty god that thing flys so it will do just find...
Quick question... is there any way i can get the boot up sound and animation from the viperROM?? on the syndicateROM? i love the animation and the sound Fx from the VIPERrom. (FRoZeN) DK28 or have the sounds in a wav format so i can put them on my sdcard???
EDIT: And also the unlocking sound fx from the VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28 is this even possible to port something like that from someone ROM to another?

[Q] Noob rom problem

I apologize if this has been covered. I've spent my entire lunch hour using the search feature to no avail.
I followed the instructions on installing the;
[ROM][ACS] SyndicateROM Frozen 1.0.1 (Madhouse) :: EXT4 - No CIQ/speed/battery :: 3/8
Now my power button does not work (so no turning the screen back on) and when I am in the UI, if I use any of the buttons on the bottom of the phone, I get 1 short vibe, pause, three short vibes, then a reboot.
I've wiped everything that can be wiped 3-6 times and done a restore, but I still have this problem after loading this rom. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Try redownloading the Rom
If that doesn't work use ODIN and flash EB13
then root and flash ACS again....

What he said. Sometimes no matter how many times you wipe, you can still get a bad flash. 3 finger to CWM, wipe x3, and flash rom again.
Good luck!

Update:
I've used Odin to go back to EB13 successfully. However, I cannot get the one click root to work now. I suspect that my file system was changed to EXT4 (I actually know that part) but that going back to EB13 didn't restore the file system and the one click root is intended for the original file system only.
Does this sound plausible? If so, how can I get my file system back to factory so I can root my phone? Or is there an ext4 root method out there for phones already on ext4?

The Inner Geek said:
Update:
I've used Odin to go back to EB13 successfully. However, I cannot get the one click root to work now. I suspect that my file system was changed to EXT4 (I actually know that part) but that going back to EB13 didn't restore the file system and the one click root is intended for the original file system only.
Does this sound plausible? If so, how can I get my file system back to factory so I can root my phone? Or is there an ext4 root method out there for phones already on ext4?
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Use the EB13 deodexed with CWM3 (EXT4) built in found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209

This has been resolved.
I don't know why, but I tried running the one click root on another computer and it worked with no problem. I subsequently got the Frozen Rom to go on and I'm enjoying it today.
Thank you to the folks who replied. It is definitely appreciated!

is it the phone?? flashing problems.

So lemme say first i can over from an HTC and love the way this baby works. i was very active in my HTC and flashed and did a lot of stuff to it, also doing a lot to my brother and sisters phones to. Evo and Captivate. my brothers evo like my HTC wasnt that bad at flashing could just download and go. I had so many problems with getting odin or one click to read my phone i was so upset cause i couldnt get to flashing. WELL now my comp is a champ and working like a charm, my phone on the other hand not so well. I once got SRF 1.0.1 to flash but it was real buggy on me, force closes, browser was screwy. Also Odin flashed SwissCheese but was slow. The reason i Odin flashed it is because no matter what rom i try and flash i get stuck on the samsung screen. even SFR 1.0.1 does it too. I have looked all over for the answer and nothing. I know what i am doing when it comes to these androids and am very good at figuring out the solution, but i am stuck. I am 100% sure i have done everything step by step per the devoloper.... just saying, anyone have a clue? think it could be my phone?

Odin back to stock. I have a video made, click the link in my signature.
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2 things, first coming from stock EC05 is screwy to begin with and it is best to do all the wipes. It would be much better to either Odin in an EC05 or EB13 prerooted. Then when you pick a ROM is it EXT4 or RFS? If you pick an EXT4 ROM make sure you have converted to EXT4 somehow first unless the ROM says it will convert it for you. If you try to flash an EXT4 ROM on an RFS system without converting, you will get stuck at the SAMSUNG screen.

Okay well here's a little update... I have tried using 3.0.2.5 many times in the past with the same results. Stuck at samsung screen!! I have made sure to use the flashable rfstoext4 before flashing a ext4 rom, even tho SRF converts for you. I feel like a baffled idiot on this because I have done this so many times on other phones and am very quick to figure out a solution if needed... BUT I AM LOOOOOST I did see a few good suggestions I am gonna try... I am gonna odin a prerooted rom and see.
For ****s and giggles I tried to flash the ONE rom that did work for me SRF 1.0.1 and it worked! But very buggy still. Even a fresh dwnload of he rom will not work as it didn't before. Just the one file I downloaded before as its been the only one that worked. Also I tried to flash SRF 1.2 on top of it and still stuck at the samsung screen.
I am confused as to what is going on. I have tried many different things and to no prevail. I even started to think maybe it is the stock rom I am odin'in to but even flashing over the SRF I had the same outcome....
You think it could possibly be a phone problem?!?!
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I flashed an EXT4 rom without converting. What can I do to fix this?

B4LLS4GN4 said:
I flashed an EXT4 rom without converting. What can I do to fix this?
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Did you try to restore a nand backup of your last working configuration? You can install an RFS ROM like RFSplus or one of the Gingerbread leaks. Pull your sd card out and put it into a computer to download and copy an RFS ROM onto it and put it back into the phone and flash.

Is there a way/mod to just convert stock EI22 to EXT4?

Is there a way I can just root EI22 with superuser and CWM, and just apply a mod to convert from RFS to EXT4, without any fancy ROMs or tweaks, etc? Since my epic is having issues with all EI22 ROMs I've had so far (my phone isn't friendly to the voodoo sound hack for whatever reason), I was hoping i could start from scratch and apply individual mods on my own.

xwatchmanx said:
Is there a way I can just root EI22 with superuser and CWM, and just apply a mod to convert from RFS to EXT4, without any fancy ROMs or tweaks, etc? Since my epic is having issues with all EI22 ROMs I've had so far (my phone isn't friendly to the voodoo sound hack for whatever reason), I was hoping i could start from scratch and apply individual mods on my own.
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Yes but you still need to flash a modded kernel like Nubernel or Samurai. Put the kernel of choice your phone. Run RFS2EXT4 ad flash the kernel before booting. Or vice a versa since most of those kernels support both file systems.

alright cool. thanks. I'm assuming I run "rfs2ext4" straight from CWM? (sorry, I'm not a n00b in most mods, I promise )

xwatchmanx said:
alright cool. thanks. I'm assuming I run "rfs2ext4" straight from CWM? (sorry, I'm not a n00b in most mods, I promise )
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Yes that is correct. I recommend Samurai kernel also.

thanks, man

How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.

xwatchmanx said:
How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.
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If you wipe data/factory reset after flashing something then your booting nothing.
-Wipe everything
-Install CWM of choice
-Flash rfs2ext4
-Flash stock EI22
-Root
-Flash kernel of choice
-reboot

theduce102 said:
If you wipe data/factory reset after flashing something then your booting nothing.
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You sure about that? I do that on a regular basis with all other mods, and they work fine... but thanks. I'm using ODIN to get back to stock and CWM, and then I'll follow your steps.

xwatchmanx said:
How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.
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It should take no more than 5 minutes. I assume you meant you Flashed Clean GB. Flash just the ROM then try to boot. Then go back into CWM and flash the kernel and boot, then go back into CWM and run rfs2ext4.
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xwatchmanx said:
You sure about that? I do that on a regular basis with all other mods, and they work fine... but thanks. I'm using ODIN to get back to stock and CWM, and then I'll follow your steps.
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No he's not. Wiping data does just that, only system data and 3rd party apps. It does not wipe system apps or the OS. Do not flash RFS2EXT4 before the CleanGB otherwise you will get stuck again.

um... i just followed all those steps, and have the same result... hang at the samsung logo.

xwatchmanx said:
um... i just followed all those steps, and have the same result... hang at the samsung logo.
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If you Odin a stock EC05, root and flash clean GB and boot what happens? It should boot. Then you should be able to flash rfs2ext4 and flash the kernel right after.

alright... but after i flash rfs2ext4, do i reboot, go back to recovery, and then flash the kernel, or do i flash rfs2ext4, flash the kernel before rebooting, and then reboot?

xwatchmanx said:
alright... but after i flash rfs2ext4, do i reboot, go back to recovery, and then flash the kernel, or do i flash rfs2ext4, flash the kernel before rebooting, and then reboot?
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Flash the kernel right after the rfs2ext4 without booting. If that still gets you stuck I don't see voodoo sound mentioned in this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875075

That's perfect! thanks! A working EXT4 ROM without the sound mod is precisely what i need. :-D

xwatchmanx said:
That's perfect! thanks! A working EXT4 ROM without the sound mod is precisely what i need. :-D
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Yeah, I felt we were taking the long way there...lol.

Unfortunately, i cracked open the zip file, and this one has the sound mod too... i applied anyway just in case, but the issue still persists. :-(

xwatchmanx said:
Unfortunately, i cracked open the zip file, and this one has the sound mod too... i applied anyway just in case, but the issue still persists. :-(
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What would happen if you pull it out? If it is embedded substitute that file from CleanGB.
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I've tried that with every ROM i've tested so far. no luck. I also finally got EXT4 to work with stock/rooted/cwm ei22 and put the samurai kernel 2.0.4+ on top, and apparently that has the mod too, cuz sound with headphones doesnt work there, either. :-(
I'm practically, for the first time in my life ready to throw my phone against a brick wall and claim TEP on Sprint. -_-

Ahahahahahaahah i finally got it to work with clean gb!!! I am badass, hear me roar! Mwahahahahahaha!!!!

xwatchmanx said:
Ahahahahahaahah i finally got it to work with clean gb!!! I am badass, hear me roar! Mwahahahahahaha!!!!
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Congrats! It's been a long day for you. What finally got it working?
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