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Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.
Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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my usb doesn't work..
snowmanwithahat said:
Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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@ kpkimmel
if im right there is a zip you can flash with samsungs recovery to go back to 2.1.
its somewhere around here i think
kpkimmel said:
my usb doesn't work..
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Pull the storage card out of the phone and plug it into a storage card reader and plug that into you computer.
that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway
kpkimmel said:
that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway
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You can root your phone without usb. z4root does work for the epic.
how do i do that
Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.
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Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.
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yeah but doesnt he still need a custom recovery to flash the rom??
Can't he use rom manager to give him a custom recovery
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kpkimmel said:
Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.
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this is the factory update zip. I copied a long time ago... This is a long shot but here it is, hope it work. ( I've never tried it )
View attachment update.zip
seems very small to revert me back to stock.
update..didn't work..thanks anyways.....i can't believe there isn't an update.zip for returning to stock without root........found like 100 evo stocks ones......frustrated..
This Tread may be your savior...Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861259
Oh also you might need to change the the file name to update in order to flash it in the stock recovery.
I did this when I first went to FROYO ( forgot who's post I got it from) If you have the factory ROM just rename name it... update.zip and try that, it worth a shot
Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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deciple said:
Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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i gave him that link earlier
he doesnt have clockwork installed
Easy fix man, break a battery pin off so the phone doesn't power on, and take it back saying it just died. They won't be able to boot it to check the rom at that time and should in store replace it with a refurb. I have done this once, when they didn't want to replace mine for screen wobble.
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You could also intentionally flash a file that shouldn't have be flashed, to stick the phone at the boot logo.
Without being able to boot, they cannot reveal what rom is 'running'
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Just get a 12-24VAC power brick, like one used on a sprinkler timer. Drag the 2 bare leads from the output around the contacts on the back of the phone for battery, sdcard, antennas, etc... It'll roast the **** out of everything inside of the phone. They'll never know what ROM was on it after that.
I simply just updated to ei22 from clockwork mod and its not booting!
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I simply just updated to ei22 from clockwork mod and its not booting!
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A little more information please...
Did you attempt the manual update zip via flashing it in CWM?
Did you flash a custom GB based ROM?
Thanks.
I am ...was running a rooted froyo stock rom that came with the phone.
I followed this guide....for the most part I just installed the gingerbread folder from cwm and rebooted now im stuck.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB956i_KEp4
link to the video i used
Could be a bad flash.
Redownload, wipe, and try again.
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i have to be at thanskgiving an need my phone for driections now can u juyst tell me how to back to stock quick! like real quick! i cant get the com light to show up on odin!
If you followed the instructions right, you've already hosed what was previously your "stock" rom.
First, did you make a backup?
If so, wipe and restore.
If now, flash a new rom.
Did you already update the modem?
If its still on EC05, flash an EC05 rom.
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MY PROBLEM IS THat i cant even get it to show up on odin!
You don't Odin to flash a rom, so that's beside the point right now.
Don't get flustered here, I am trying to help.
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Dude, just restore your nand backup.
If you want to go back to stock and become unrooted, go to youtube and search samsung epic return to stock. Watch qbkings video. You will need the ec05.tar file, samsung drivers for your pc, and one additional file that should come with odin, and a valium. There are turtorials everywhere around here, but for step by step "easy" instructions, use qbkings video.
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MY PROBLEM IS THat i cant even get it to show up on odin!
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Two options if odin doesn't see your phone. Try a different cable I bought mine at staples 15 dollars for a better 6 foot cable. Second option is remove the battery hold down 1 and power insert battery. That should get you back in. Then odin to stock ec05. Find a rom of your choice like randomrom thunderhawk. After it installs use the ec05 to ei22 modem flash. That is the method that I upgraded worked like a champ.
If odin doesn't see your phone, try disabling your antivirus and firewall that was causing me problems a while back with Norton I think.
Searched and searched. Bought a used in great shape epic for my son for christmas and I wanted to set it up on cleanGB like I have mine and the wifes set up (very stable an fast). I odined it back to stocj ec05 and when it prompted to update it failed. So I tried the update.zip for ei22 thru recovery and it also failed. I've seen a thread here for the same problem but I couldn't find the thread. If some one could point me in the rite direction to get it to ei22 I would greatly appreciate it.
I have everything saved on my pc to root and apply all the fixes (gps,keyboard) and to root I just need to get the phone to that point first.
Thanks
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You could odin in the recovery (ACS or CWM) while on EC05, then flash the EC05 to EI22 Modem zip file (somewhere in thee dev forum), then flash CleanGB.
Edit: I am pretty sure that the only reason you want the OTA update is to get the EI22 modem.
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the modem i could flash to i was just lookin to do it the easy way. lol
Mine won't update from EC05 either. I have to go back to DG27 which I got from the wiki thread.
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Mine won't update from EC05 either. I have to go back to DG27 which I got from the wiki thread.
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did it update rite to EI22 that why or did it go thru the other updates first?
Forgive me for this question but why would you even want to wait on the OTA update if you are just going to flash an EI22 ROM over it? With EC05 (and backwards) you could even do the 1-click root method and not even mess with Odin.
Am I missing something with the OTA update? Is there concern with the EC05toEI22.zip? I used it to get to the EI22 modem and it was quick and painless.
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Forgive me for this question but why would you even want to wait on the OTA update if you are just going to flash an EI22 ROM over it? With EC05 (and backwards) you could even do the 1-click root method and not even mess with Odin.
Am I missing something with the OTA update? Is there concern with the EC05toEI22.zip? I used it to get to the EI22 modem and it was quick and painless.
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i think this is the route im gonna take is do the one click root then flash everything i want on the phone
Don't forget to also apply the cwm 5 zip. You can do this after flashing cleangb if u want, but you will need to do the 3 finger method.
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BubZX said:
i think this is the route im gonna take is do the one click root then flash everything i want on the phone
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Way easier and cleaner imho
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tried rooting it and bricked it. it wont do anything. wont turn on wont go into download mode. nothin
shweeeeeewww go it back. held 1 and power without the battery or sd in and pluged it into the pc while holding them down
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shweeeeeewww go it back. held 1 and power without the battery or sd in and pluged it into the pc while holding them down
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So you were able to get to EC05? If so, flash CWM recovery from Odin and try the 3 finger boot. Or actually, it doesnt matter if you got EC05 loaded or not, just Odin CWM and boot into recovery and flash CleanGB from there.
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So you were able to get to EC05? If so, flash CWM recovery from Odin and try the 3 finger boot. Or actually, it doesnt matter if you got EC05 loaded or not, just Odin CWM and boot into recovery and flash CleanGB from there.
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Yep to eco5 and for some reason it ota'd rite away then did the steps in qbkings videos and got root the newest recovery and running cleanGB on it now. Thanks to all the answered in this thread
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thats the trick thing about odin and epic
always when i have to odin my phone i need to pull the battery and sd card then it doesnt fail
Got my phone today updated it to EL29..went to go Root it ran Odin with the oneclick root..The blue bar went halfway then just stopped didnt do anything just froze..now I can get into Download mode but thats it..no recovery nothin..I tried different computers/cables...reinstalled drivers etc..still no go..I got it to almost finish the blue progress bar gets all the way to the end then stops...When I look at Odin its at the modem part....Help.......If I just turn the screen on like normal power on ..I get a phone /computer icons..then says--------FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE..PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN ""KIES"" & AN TRY AGAIN??????HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Just to verify your phone is being recognized via Odin?
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Just to verify your phone is being recognized via Odin?
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yes it does see it...just doesnt want to finish any of the tar flash thru Odin...
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yes it does see it...just doesnt want to finish any of the tar flash thru Odin...
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Which tar are you trying to flash, and have you made sure it wasnt a bad download by flashing a different tar?
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Yeah try different tar if still doesntvwork,umtoot back to stock 29 and start over.(qbkings how-to-videos).
I got it fixed...just had to instal EG30 first manually them update to EL29...works like a charm...I used that AUTOROOT thats what effed my Phone up...for now on I will Manually do it...
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I got it fixed...just had to instal EG30 first manually them update to EL29...works like a charm...I used that AUTOROOT thats what effed my Phone up...for now on I will Manually do it...
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EG30 tar works great. Actually all of sfhub's work is great. I did the EG30 then Odin flashed a kernel, got yellow triangle, used my USB jig then restored my nandroid and flashed my modem. From stock to my EL29 setup in 10 min..
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dodgeram02 said:
I got it fixed...just had to instal EG30 first manually them update to EL29...works like a charm...I used that AUTOROOT thats what effed my Phone up...for now on I will Manually do it...
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Do you mind relaying how Auto Root effed your phone up? All I read was ODIN didn't complete the flash (and the screen you saw is the expected behavior if that happens)
I didn't read where you used Auto Root.
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Got my phone today updated it to EL29..went to go Root it ran Odin with the oneclick root..The blue bar went halfway then just stopped didnt do anything just froze..now I can get into Download mode but thats it..no recovery nothin..I tried different computers/cables...reinstalled drivers etc..still no go..I got it to almost finish the blue progress bar gets all the way to the end then stops...When I look at Odin its at the modem part....Help.......If I just turn the screen on like normal power on ..I get a phone /computer icons..then says--------FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE..PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN ""KIES"" & AN TRY AGAIN??????HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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Thats what you get for liking the packers
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Do you mind relaying how Auto Root effed your phone up? All I read was ODIN didn't complete the flash (and the screen you saw is the expected behavior if that happens)
I didn't read where you used Auto Root.
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Ya I watched Qbkings video went an downloaded EL29 AutoRoot "Preserve" ran it..It got half way thru then froze.waited 30 minutes..then I retried just kept freezing..So the I treid an older version..EK02 an EG30...Ek02 got a little farther then frooze soon as it hit the modem for install then it frooze..EG30 just kept resetting my phone...Anyway Im not really new the flashing Well to samsung phones Yes im new..lol..anyway I did it manually an it worked..Not saying it was really your autoroot,Im thinkin ""ODIN"""is a very picky program..One thing I do notice is my recovery seems to change by its self....very wierd...it goes from CLOCKWORKMOD Touch..then back to the original version...I even tried that other one Rogue..same thing..just really wierd that everytime I boot into recovery I get a different Recovery...lol
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Thats what you get for liking the packers
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Hmmmm Who is your team...Da ****ty ass Bears LOL There is always next year for ya..Prob a Cubbies fan to huh........Dont be hating on the Packers..
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Ya I watched Qbkings video went an downloaded EL29 AutoRoot "Preserve" ran it..It got half way thru then froze.waited 30 minutes..then I retried just kept freezing..So the I treid an older version..EK02 an EG30...Ek02 got a little farther then frooze soon as it hit the modem for install then it frooze..EG30 just kept resetting my phone...Anyway Im not really new the flashing Well to samsung phones Yes im new..lol..anyway I did it manually an it worked..Not saying it was really your autoroot,Im thinkin ""ODIN"""is a very picky program.
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I think the confusion is just terminology. None of what you just described is Auto Root. They are One-Click ODIN.
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One thing I do notice is my recovery seems to change by its self....very wierd...it goes from CLOCKWORKMOD Touch..then back to the original version...I even tried that other one Rogue..same thing..just really wierd that everytime I boot into recovery I get a different Recovery...lol
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It doesn't really "change by itself". What is really happening is the CWM Touch you flashed is a fake flash and isn't persistent. It works immediately after the fake flash, but since it wasn't actually flashed, at next reboot, it will go back to original. You need to install a CWM Touch that is actually packed into a kernel, then it will be persistent.
Stuck in Downloading Mode!!
Hey dodgeram02, aside from flashing that EG30 kernel in ODIN, what else did you do? I flashed EG30 in ODIN with a PASS but the phone keeps bootlooping. What do I do? Any and all suggestions welcome
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I also tried using Odin to update to the fb27 modem leak and Odin got stuck at the end of the process. I was able to restore my phone by flashing a kernel through Odin then manually flashing a new rom and modem.. but now that I try to update profile and prl I get error messages
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Hello everyone, this is my first post. I am not a complete noob I had a Motorola Triumph I flashed dozens of roms and never bricked it or anything. I have an epic 4g touch, of course, and it was running the Blu Kuban rom , I think 1.5.1 or something, the one beofre the latest update. So i wanted to try the 'Jellyverse" fk23 since I loved the ICS Universe rom, great battery life, better than the kubans. I flashed the rom first with the recovery the blu kuban had, and then I dont know why i flashed an acs fk23 recovery, I didnt read the instructions right, dont know what i did there. Phone boots, and stays on welcome screen, nothing more.
Yes, I have tried Odin, phone isn't recognized. Have tried two pcs, reinstalling drivers, 3 different usb cables, and odin cant recognize it.
or the pc for that matter.Phone does get in android system recovery 3e, and does read sd card.tried flashing ff18 update and get signature not valid etc. Forgot to mention the usb port may be defective cause it did get wet with milk a bit the other day, i dired it but left it on most of that day anyway, but it still charges.
What can i do? I went to best buy but I am scared they will notice what happened, the welcome screen is obviously jellybean...
How can i save this phone? adb, fatboot? Sorry I am a noob when it comes to these things i Just mentioned. And sorry in advance if this was posted somewhere else. I am really grateful to all epic 4g touch devs, they make awesome roms. I know its my fault, etc, I just want to know if theres anyway i can revert to stock anything or get it working, or if i have to jtag it, or I will just have to travel 2 hours to visit my sister who works at best buy and ask her to play dumb that the phone is rooted and replace it with the best buy insurnace i have.
did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed?
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did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed?
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NO, stupidly, i didnt. With that have worked even with the stock android recovery?
All I did was backup my apps with titanium pro.
WIth the E4GT I have never done nandroid as I never had any problems, with the Motorola Triumph I used to though...
Read... read... read!
Your best chance is to flash the recommended recovery kernel via Odin then reflash the ROM.
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Mattix724 said:
Read... read... read!
Your best chance is to flash the recommended recovery kernel via Odin then reflash the ROM.
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Thats the thing I cant use Odin. Phone isn't recogized when before it used to be recognized.
Can you get it in download mode?
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yea I think a nandroid would work on stock recovery I've personally never have tried it. if you could get it into download mode it should recognize it.
brandan14 said:
yea I think a nandroid would work on stock recovery I've personally never have tried it. if you could get it into download mode it should recognize it.
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No odin doesnt recognize the phone, and yes it goes into download mode thats how I know Odin cant recognize it.have tried 3 pcs and usb cables.
Are you plugging in the phone after you open Odin?
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Are you plugging in the phone after you open Odin?
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maybe i have tired both ways, i dont know. which is the correct way?
I usually plug the USB in after I have Odin up and ready to flash. Sometimes it just doesn't show the COM port when you have it plugged in before.
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I usually plug the USB in after I have Odin up and ready to flash. Sometimes it just doesn't show the COM port when you have it plugged in before.
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yea that's what I do. and I would just try going into recovery and see if there is a backup you can restore.
Is there anyway I can restore a nandroid with stock recovery (3e it says), and can it be from another e4gt? ANy of you have one I can use? Sorry if its noob question. or anyway i can save this phone without odin or a custom recovery? Can I flash a kernel on stock recovery?
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yea that's what I do. and I would just try going into recovery and see if there is a backup you can restore.
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I didnt make a backup....arghh im screwed.
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Use Mobile Odin....Flash EL26 found here https://www.dropbox.com/s/f83s6y8wsnzqjau/EL26_StockCWM.tar.md5 (I will link to original in a little bit) ...Then reboot phone into custom recovery (power button and vol up until phone reboots)...Ohh wait, your stuck in a bootloop?? You're definitely going to need to utilize Odin on the PC to get out of it
Edit: Follow the instructions here.....Have you tried a One-Click odin? If your PC won't recognize the phone...restart everything. Try a different USB port, make sure your drivers are installed. I can't think of any other troubleshooting steps.....Maybe a different computer?