Ok so after a few unsucesfull attempts to root with one click. I tried the gingerbreak no pc method. Root went fine it seemed and I have super user and root access. Ok so I installed rom manager and tried to flash clockwork 2.5.1.0 so I go to rom manager, choose flash rom, go to clockmod 2.5.1.0.zip hit ok and all that eventually it reboots into clockwork. But the only options are: reboot, flash update.zip, factory reset, and clear partition. So I chose the update zip one. It failed said it couldn't find updaten.zip so I tried that a few times no luck reboted and tried again..no luck so I went through 3 b utton push thing on a reset and clockwork doesn't open. I have to go through rom manager and when I do those are the only 3 options. Also when in clockwork. The camera button is not the ok/enter button as it should be I have to hit the home key for ok. So I tried to flash the fix for 5the home screen. Same issues. Where di I go wrong? How do I get going again? The phone works fine, wifi teather is working now. Just can't seem to get clockwork working or flash anything
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Ok so after a few unsucesfull attempts to root with one click. I tried the gingerbreak no pc method. Root went fine it seemed and I have super user and root access. Ok so I installed rom manager and tried to flash clockwork 2.5.1.0 so I go to rom manager, choose flash rom, go to clockmod 2.5.1.0.zip hit ok and all that eventually it reboots into clockwork. But the only options are: reboot, flash update.zip, factory reset, and clear partition. So I chose the update zip one. It failed said it couldn't find updaten.zip so I tried that a few times no luck reboted and tried again..no luck so I went through 3 b utton push thing on a reset and clockwork doesn't open. I have to go through rom manager and when I do those are the only 3 options. Also when in clockwork. The camera button is not the ok/enter button as it should be I have to hit the home key for ok. So I tried to flash the fix for 5the home screen. Same issues. Where di I go wrong? How do I get going again? The phone works fine, wifi teather is working now. Just can't seem to get clockwork working or flash anything
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Okay, a few things first:
1. Narrow down your problem, your description is far from clear and concise
2. If you're having problems with ClockWorkMod, search their threads for your answers, or post your question there
3. Why are you using Gingerbreak? That's for, Gingerbread. You shouldn't be messing with a leaked and buggy Rom if you don't know what you're doing.
My suggestion is to go to the Clockworkmod thread. Check out version 3 in my signature. All your problems are likely answered there. But I can't answer them for you, regardless, because you neglected to mention why you resorted to this frazzled method. If you want to pursue this method, you'll have to go back to the forum you got it from for your answers, but I recommend starting over.
GOOGLE any question you have with "XDA" in the search bar and I promise that your question has already been answered.
Well I tried to do one click 4 times and could never root. I fund this gingerbreak method in the samsung epic 4g dev area. I ran it and I have root. I had no other idea what to do at the time to gain root. I have rea through the clockwork area but none of the help answerd seemed to have the same issues as me. Sorry. Ill keep reading. I been tryin. At thi since Friday afternoon n just getting frutrated
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The reason the One Click didn't work is because you didn't turn off your AV and it kept deleting the single most important part of it.
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Well I tried to do one click 4 times and could never root. I fund this gingerbreak method in the samsung epic 4g dev area. I ran it and I have root. I had no other idea what to do at the time to gain root. I have rea through the clockwork area but none of the help answerd seemed to have the same issues as me. Sorry. Ill keep reading. I been tryin. At thi since Friday afternoon n just getting frutrated
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A couple dumb questions:
1. Is your computer detecting your phone?
You may have a cable problem.
2. Is your phone properly recognized?
You likely haven't installed the drivers listed on the OneClick page for 32 bit and 64 bit computers.
3. Have you attempted to Odin back to stock?
In the first line of my signature you will see a link to Syndicate Rom Frozen and CWM Odin. Download that rom to your phone. Then follow the other link and download the EB13 pre-rooted with CWM 3.0.0.6. Odin the necessary files as the page tells you to, then boot into CWM, and flash Syndicate Rom Frozen. Follow all directions where applicable. When your phone is happy, shutdown properly. Three finger boot into CWM. Backup your phone, and then RESTORE that backup immediately. Journaling will be on. You will be happy. Any future problems from there will have been answered in the Syndicate thread.
Edit: I see k0nane beat me to the punch! I still recommend following the directions as I laid out above, this should be an easier fool-proof process for you. Otherwise, I yield to k0nane's expertise.
Don't use ROM manager. It is very buggy with the Epic.
Do you BONSAI?
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Don't use ROM manager. It is very buggy with the Epic.
Do you BONSAI?
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Very true, but the directions for Gingerbreak actually told him to use it for this computer-less root method.
Thanks for all the help so far. So what's better than rom manager?
Is there a way to just install clockwork right now? I am not wanting a custom rom or anything else. The only reason I am rooting at all is to fix the lock screen date.
If I could just install clockwork from where I am at now that would be helpfull.
Id like to keep all my settings and apps n such just as they are I finaly have this thing kinda doing what I want I really don't wana mess with it too much more.
Thanks for all the help so far.
My biggest issue with rooting so far has been my lack of access to a computer that I can use to do the roting. I get pc access but getting access to one I can download to doesn't happen often
Thanks again
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Very true, but the directions for Gingerbreak actually told him to use it for this computer-less root method.
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Yeah, there is very little choice for computerless rooting.
Do you BONSAI?
svcbadass said:
Thanks for all the help so far. So what's better than rom manager?
Is there a way to just install clockwork right now? I am not wanting a custom rom or anything else. The only reason I am rooting at all is to fix the lock screen date.
If I could just install clockwork from where I am at now that would be helpfull.
Id like to keep all my settings and apps n such just as they are I finaly have this thing kinda doing what I want I really don't wana mess with it too much more.
Thanks for all the help so far.
My biggest issue with rooting so far has been my lack of access to a computer that I can use to do the roting. I get pc access but getting access to one I can download to doesn't happen often
Thanks again
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I have the same issue, I actually downloaded CWM, Roms, and everything to my phone and then loaded them to my work computer. Use dolphin mini if the default browser gives you issues downloading.
Syndicate has a flash-able fix for the date, is that what you want to apply? I just put it on for the hell of it, but I have to tell you, after May, you won't see a problem with any other month. If that's your only reason for rooting, you may just want to stick it out for this month, just saying.
Yeah that's really the only reason I'm rooting.
Thanks for all the help!
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ok...been all over the forums on this issue and not finding a real answer anywhere.
Used zedomax's kernel v2 and Odin to root my Epic4GT. Did that fine. But 3g stops working intermittently. Thought at first it was the kernel, but I've read it's not, but that it's Sprint. OK. Meanwhile, I can't get into backup mode with CWM. Not with Rom Manager or manually. I get this error message: whole-file signature not verified. Install aborted. I can't find a sensible answer to this anywhere! So I was gonna unroot and redo with zedomaxx's v3 root. However>>>NOW I can not get into download mode!!?? What do I do now??
Grab a jig off eBay or amazon. Plug it in and boom!
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Really?? your reply makes no sense and is in no way explanatory. What is a "jig" and what do you propose I do with it. Thanks for nothing
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ok...been all over the forums on this issue and not finding a real answer anywhere.
Used zedomax's kernel v2 and Odin to root my Epic4GT. Did that fine. But 3g stops working intermittently. Thought at first it was the kernel, but I've read it's not, but that it's Sprint. OK. Meanwhile, I can't get into backup mode with CWM. Not with Rom Manager or manually. I get this error message: whole-file signature not verified. Install aborted. I can't find a sensible answer to this anywhere! So I was gonna unroot and redo with zedomaxx's v3 root. However>>>NOW I can not get into download mode!!?? What do I do now??
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Samething happen to me what I did was odin purestock kernel +rom which is 450mb from rom development forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17976341
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Google is your friend OP. Maybe if you'd take the time to cruise the forums and learn about your device, you wouldn't have to start a thread and ask a question that has a half dozen threads dedicated to it already! How hard is it to Google "epic touch 4g jig"? Instead you had to write a nasty reply that assures no one will want to help you. Enjoy the freebie cus I'm done with you and your attitude!
@poppygt
If you read my post...I have gone thru all the forums trying to find a solution. But either the answers are just as obscure as yours or else they're so technical that I can't follow it. There has not been one clear answer yet. I spent 6 hours on Friday morning alone looking for the reason and solution. I can't go any further in flashing out of stock rom to anything else until I can do a backup.
I need help.
So are you saying you can't boot into recovery? Look for my thread in Q&A for a thread I started about not being able to boot into Clockwork. XDA member Playya linked me to a thread to flash Clockwork recovery via ODIN. After I did that I was able to get into recovery and make my backup. Hope that helps. I'll check back in a bit.
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So are you saying you can't boot into recovery? Look for my thread in Q&A for a thread I started about not being able to boot into Clockwork. XDA member Playya linked me to a thread to flash Clockwork recovery via ODIN. After I did that I was able to get into recovery and make my backup. Hope that helps. I'll check back in a bit.
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Pulled Root with Zedo's pulled.tar, the did the EG30 stock recovery. Then redid root with Zedomax's V3.tar. Only this time I pulled my SD card first. I don't know if that is what did it, but...it WORKED! I now have CWM working! Now my only problem is WiFi seems to be broken. Any ideas on that?
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Pulled Root with Zedo's pulled.tar, the did the EG30 stock recovery. Then redid root with Zedomax's V3.tar. Only this time I pulled my SD card first. I don't know if that is what did it, but...it WORKED! I now have CWM working! Now my only problem is WiFi seems to be broken. Any ideas on that?
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I believe that there was a wifi fix in Caulkins ROM thread but make sure you read before you flash it. I'll dig and see if I can find it.
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Also when you say your wifi is broken what do you mean? If it's disconnecting from your network go to Settings, WIFI, tap on menu hen advanced and set wifi sleep policy to NEVER.
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The wifi is in a constant "scanning/connecting/disconnecting" loop. won't really connect at all. The Kernel version says "GINGERBREAD.EG30". but if i flashed Zedomax's v3.tar shouldn't have that there? Could that be the issue?
Thanks
I have installed the cwm with no problems using ODIN. I then transfered the SU zip file to my sdcard. I booted the phone into recovery mode, found the zip file and ran it. I rebooted the phone , superuser was there. I then downloaded titanium back up from the market and installed it, it gave me an error about not having the needed permissions. I then downloaded rootchecker to see if i was rooted and it responded with not rooted. So then I ran the cwm again, and did the zip again and still not rooted. So in my ultimate noobness i figured I'd do start from scratch again and did a factory reset. Of course the CWM was still there and superuser is still on the phone. Now when I try to power the phone off it locks on the goodbye screen. I thought I did alot of reading on the tutorials and what not before I gave this ago. Any suggestions or help would be greatfully appreciated.
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I have installed the cwm with no problems using ODIN. I then transfered the SU zip file to my sdcard. I booted the phone into recovery mode, found the zip file and ran it. I rebooted the phone , superuser was there. I then downloaded titanium back up from the market and installed it, it gave me an error about not having the needed permissions. I then downloaded rootchecker to see if i was rooted and it responded with not rooted. So then I ran the cwm again, and did the zip again and still not rooted. So in my ultimate noobness i figured I'd do start from scratch again and did a factory reset. Of course the CWM was still there and superuser is still on the phone. Now when I try to power the phone off it locks on the goodbye screen. I thought I did alot of reading on the tutorials and what not before I gave this ago. Any suggestions or help would be greatfully appreciated.
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can you turn the phone on at least to download mode? if so just Odin it back to factory.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...ePw5C8&usg=AFQjCNGJPsChjj8qf32PIyesEm7P9ObbYQ
just make sure you follow the steps for correct model. that's how i always start from scratch. afterwards reroot (which is also included on the site i posted) and install all your stuff. come back and get your prefered rom and voila. good luck
You need to make sure it's the right su file for your ROM version. ICS 4.03 uses 3.07.
Edit, originally thought you were talking about CM until I realized you were talking about CWM.
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You need to make sure it's the right su file for your ROM version. ICS 4.03 uses 3.07.
Edit, originally thought you were talking about CM until I realized you were talking about CWM.
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You do have a point, which gapps version did you try to flash?
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LoopDoGG79 said:
You do have a point, which gapps version did you try to flash?
Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside.
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Sorry, I'm using Darkside Telus ICS not CM. I used su 3.07 to root.
I would assume each CM ROM has it's own gapps zip.
They are either baked in or you have to flash them separate. Usually its part of the thread if you have to or not and they will be included
Deff misread you post.. my bad.. my original response would have been still my solution. I would go back to complete stock and then reroot . Just one thing. If you already done that, did you fully factory reset from withing the phone. Maybe that could be the problem. Go to settings/ back up and reset/ factory reset. This will wipe everything that was previously installed. Make sure you do this after you unroot. And then start over from scratch. You should have no issue.
"feeding this unicorn carrots til the finish line"
Seeing as these responses your getting have nothing to do with your question .. I have a suggestion. Since you have CWM have you thought of just flashing a stock already rooted rom?
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PJcastaldo said:
Seeing as these responses your getting have nothing to do with your question .. I have a suggestion. Since you have CWM have you thought of just flashing a stock already rooted rom?
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Yeahid say just download something like darkside. Stock experience but way better performance.
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I saw CM9 was out and tried to use Rom Manager to upgrade. I was previously rooted.
It prompted me to install ClockworkMod first, which I did.
Then I downloaded the ROM (prompted me to select T-Mobile Galaxy S2)
Rebooted to take a backup, phone flashes Samsung once and then black screen.
How badly did I screw up?
First off why are u using rom manager to flash a rom? Rom manager is not a reliable app u should do it manually in recovery
The better way to ask would be how can I fix this, not how bad did you screw up. Hence the unhelpful answers.
Can you get into download mode or recovery manually with a battery pull and the right key presses?
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casonswag said:
First off why are u using rom manager to flash a rom? Rom manager is not a reliable app u should do it manually in recovery
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Great answer to the question though... I wont blast you but honestly rom manager has been the cause of more problems for the very thing you just did than I can imagine. Leave that app alone and learn how to do things the for the lack of a better word (hard way). It is way more gratifying believe me.
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The better way to ask would be how can I fix this, not how bad did you screw up. Hence the unhelpful answers.
Can you get into download mode or recovery manually with a battery pull and the right key presses?
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You are right as well but ya know what a couple of smart ass responses to someone in this case will stick with him and hopefully he will never make a move like this again...
Ok now to help you, see if you can get into download mode and odin a recovery onto your phone. If not try and odin back to stock and start over from scratch. I am sure you have a backup on your phone so you can always restore that.
Now while your phone is being fixed do some reading up before you jump into things. Flashing is an addiction but it can also be a very expensive habit (If you know what I mean)
Edit: Just noticed Florida is up in here thick!
I've been flashing roms since MyTouch3G and Windows Mobile days.
I just thought Rom Manager was more dependable than that. It even prompted me for my device type...
I'm unable to get into recovery but I am able to get into download mode, so I'll revert with Odin and reroot this evening...
keenerb said:
I've been flashing roms since MyTouch3G and Windows Mobile days.
I just thought Rom Manager was more dependable than that. It even prompted me for my device type...
I'm unable to get into recovery but I am able to get into download mode, so I'll revert with Odin and reroot this evening...
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All u gotta do is look for the recoveries all in dev section theres like three u can choose from first find one that u can flash through odin to get u started
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All u gotta do is look for the recoveries all in dev section theres like three u can choose from first find one that u can flash through odin to get u started
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Yeah, I got it sorted out after I got home. Just re-flashed recovery, it's all good now.
Thanks everyone.
Looks like you had better luck than me, Rom Manager bricked my phone when I told it to do a backup.
Something has gone horribly wrong... I was running rooted/stock using the Team Epic procedure for several months now without a problem. I attempted to return to stock tonight using the method posted here:
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/sprint-sgs3-stock-restore.html
Something has gone horribly wrong. I get the Samsung splash screens but then it goes to a pulsing blue to purple LED and that's it.
I can get it into download mode and bring up CWM to select the ROM, but that's it.
I'm in over my head here, big-time I thought I had it figured out, but apparently not.... Help!!
Thanks, gang!
if you can get into recovery mode this is the best i can think of to do, is go to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 and download the one for your size phone then copy it onto a sd card, put it in your phone and enter recovery mode and flash it. youll be back to factory.
I've never hosed my phone, but if u can get into clockworkmod recovery, ur good. Did u make a nandroid after u rooted?
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montecarlo5 said:
if you can get into recovery mode this is the best i can think of to do, is go to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 and download the one for your size phone then copy it onto a sd card, put it in your phone and enter recovery mode and flash it. youll be back to factory.
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Thanks for that... Downloading now. We'll see how it goes here in about 25 more minutes (ugh!) Here's hoping it works so I can get some sleep tonight! Yikes!
g_money said:
I've never hosed my phone, but if u can get into clockworkmod recovery, ur good. Did u make a nandroid after u rooted?
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I'm still a HUGE rookie... what's a nandroid? (and if I have to ask, I'm sure I didn't...) It wasn't in the instructions from the Team Epic guys...
I have been using Titanium Backup Pro for Root to do backups every few days to DropBox... I'm hoping that will prove to be useful here... If I can get it working again.... Download time is up to 32 minutes now... Nuts!
nandroid is a whole phone backup that you do in recovery.how your phone is, is what the back up will be. and yeah that download time is carzy but sometimes it will speed up.
tb is only app backups really, so after you get your phone running like a champ again, you run tb and re install your apps and their data.
hope it works out for you thou
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nandroid is a whole phone backup that you do in recovery.how your phone is, is what the back up will be. and yeah that download time is carzy but sometimes it will speed up.
tb is only app backups really, so after you get your phone running like a champ again, you run tb and re install your apps and their data.
hope it works out for you thou
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OK, so once this is finished downloading, what comes next? I'm still a little confused on the whole 'odexed/dedexed' thing... I'm assuming I need to load it onto the SD card (which I can do), plug that into the phone, and then select it from CWM? Or do I need to go back to the stock recovery first using Odin?
Post to let all know how u made out with the download. If u still need help, ur at the right place.
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Don't worry about odexed or deodexed right now, after you flash that, you will be back at stock as if you just walked out the store with your phone, factory, then you can start all over,,, that rom/file will make your phone stock.
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Post to let all know how u made out with the download. If u still need help, ur at the right place.
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So far, no luck... It appears that the download aborted after I went to bed. The file was supposed to be 806Mb, but came in at 432Mb. If I try to load it onto the phone, it says, "Can't open /external...(long file name)....zip (bad). Installation aborted.
I also downloaded the MD4 file last night, and that appears to have been successful. It seems to be working properly for the moment. It's mounting the partition which is a good start.
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So far, no luck... It appears that the download aborted after I went to bed. The file was supposed to be 806Mb, but came in at 432Mb. If I try to load it onto the phone, it says, "Can't open /external...(long file name)....zip (bad). Installation aborted.
I also downloaded the MD4 file last night, and that appears to have been successful. It seems to be working properly for the moment. It's mounting the partition which is a good start.
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ETA: Looking good.... Got the Sprint splash screen, and now the 'Android is Upgrading, Optimizing app XX of XXX'....
Aaaand, we're live people!! Success! MD4 is up and running, and there doesn't seem to have been ANY loss of data.... It didn't exactly return it to stock either as all my data is all still there, but it does appear to have removed SuperUser, which would mean I'm no longer rooted, correct? It also appears to have gone back to the stock recovery. So to re-root, does the 'Team Epic Root from Recovery' method I used before still work? (i.e. use Odin to install custom recovery, then flash the Team Epic Root from Recovery .zip file)
THanks a million, gang! At least I have a working phone again, with apparently no loss of data at the moment. It'll be nice to have my Root back eventually, so Tasker can do its thing, but for now, it's more than a paperweight!
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Glad to hear you're back up.
Yea, you'd just use odin to root...
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My apologies... I thought I had it in the right spot. I'll do better next time.
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Glad to hear you're back up.
Yea, you'd just use odin to root...
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If I understand correctly, I can still use the same Team Epic Root from Recovery file to install the CWM recovery regardless of which version (MB1 or MD4) I have on my phone, right? Or is there a different tar file I need to use to root the MD4 version?
Sorry for the dumb questions... Very new to this stuff still...
just use the same method you did the first time you rooted and youll be good to go.
soory for the late response but yea, I believe montecarlo's right. Sounds like u used skunk ape's guide for rooting? If so should b no problem. If u used a toolbox, it may/may not have the md4 update?
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Got it now. Rooted in just a few minutes... Easy-peasy! Just used Odin like I did the first time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can just leave the 'return to stock' ROM on the SD card, and if I need to head to the Sprint store for some reason, I can just boot into recovery, select that one, and presto! returned to stock, right?
Thanks again for all the help with the rookie mistakes! You guys rock!!
gijoecam said:
Got it now. Rooted in just a few minutes... Easy-peasy! Just used Odin like I did the first time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can just leave the 'return to stock' ROM on the SD card, and if I need to head to the Sprint store for some reason, I can just boot into recovery, select that one, and presto! returned to stock, right?
Thanks again for all the help with the rookie mistakes! You guys rock!!
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yeppers! thats what its for.
hi im on 4.42 and I was having problems with various errors so I did a hard reset. I am not rooted. I have since reformatted once again but I am still having problems with the phone rebooting a few times a day for no reason. also the phone is deleting settings and themes in things like beautiful widgets or it will error out an app all together like whatsapp and I can not install it again. is any of this common? could it be something inside the phone that a million hard resets will not fix? I don't have insurance so replacing it is not an option. could rooting help these problems?
thanks so much
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hi im on 4.42 and I was having problems with various errors so I did a hard reset. I am not rooted. I have since reformatted once again but I am still having problems with the phone rebooting a few times a day for no reason. also the phone is deleting settings and themes in things like beautiful widgets or it will error out an app all together like whatsapp and I can not install it again. is any of this common? could it be something inside the phone that a million hard resets will not fix? I don't have insurance so replacing it is not an option. could rooting help these problems?
thanks so much
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I suggest rooting and installing a custom 4.4.2 rom. Since you dont have insurance it wont hurt to try a custom rom.
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jlmancuso said:
I suggest rooting and installing a custom 4.4.2 rom. Since you dont have insurance it wont hurt to try a custom rom.
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im actually trying to avoid rooting. its never been an easy process for me like it was for the touch pro phones. and it doesn't seem that any of the one touch apps work for this phone. are there? and if you reformat a phone and you have the same problems doesn't that mean its probably some problem on the hard drive of the phone? just asking. thanks
gorelow said:
im actually trying to avoid rooting. its never been an easy process for me like it was for the touch pro phones. and it doesn't seem that any of the one touch apps work for this phone. are there? and if you reformat a phone and you have the same problems doesn't that mean its probably some problem on the hard drive of the phone? just asking. thanks
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Well I shall start at the end and work towards the beginning. If you wipe and flash something new and still have same issues then it would most likely a hardware issue. I think you probably have some thing on your internal sdcard causing the problem though. To properly wipe the internal you need to at least install a custom recovery. Now there is no simple app that will root your phone but chainfires auto root is painless and simple. You need a windows pc with the samsung drivers installed. Then you open Odin (which comes with cf auto root and select the file and flash it through odin. Although that is not step by step directions it is pretty close. Now you dont even have to root your stock rom if you dont want to and if your going to try a custom rom I suggest not to even worry about rooting.
For a custom rom you would boot phone into download mode (simple key press sequence) connect to pc and flash recovery via odin. Once in your recovery you will wipe everything reboot recovery then flash the rom (which will be pre rooted) and see if the problem comes back?
If you want to try I or many others here would help you. I promise it is really no harder than what I described above and actually might be simpler to you once you have the step by step instructions.
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jlmancuso said:
Well I shall start at the end and work towards the beginning. If you wipe and flash something new and still have same issues then it would most likely a hardware issue. I think you probably have some thing on your internal sdcard causing the problem though. To properly wipe the internal you need to at least install a custom recovery. Now there is no simple app that will root your phone but chainfires auto root is painless and simple. You need a windows pc with the samsung drivers installed. Then you open Odin (which comes with cf auto root and select the file and flash it through odin. Although that is not step by step directions it is pretty close. Now you dont even have to root your stock rom if you dont want to and if your going to try a custom rom I suggest not to even worry about rooting.
For a custom rom you would boot phone into download mode (simple key press sequence) connect to pc and flash recovery via odin. Once in your recovery you will wipe everything reboot recovery then flash the rom (which will be pre rooted) and see if the problem comes back?
If you want to try I or many others here would help you. I promise it is really no harder than what I described above and actually might be simpler to you once you have the step by step instructions.
Sent from my GT-N7105 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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is this a good way to root? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143479
my phone is stuck on the splash screen now so i dont know ow to know which model number i have this is what i saw for chainfire. is this th wrong area? http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/chainfire/
so confused. thank you