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[Q] uh oh, No Download mode :(

So after over a year of flashing, i think i bricked my phone. I cant get into download mode. Now is my second to last option is to leave the battery out for a few hours? Last option of course..sprint but i would try to try everything out first?? Thanks in advance...

Yep leave the battery out for a bit... take the sd card out also... after a bit plug your phone into the cpu with odin up and running (with the battery out) and hold down 1 and power... now slide the battery in and out continuously until you get into download mode... hope you get it...
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flastnoles11 said:
Yep leave the battery out for a bit... take the sd card out also... after a bit plug your phone into the cpu with odin up and running (with the battery out) and hold down 1 and power... now slide the battery in and out continuously until you get into download mode... hope you get it...
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And just like that...im on..thanks....i left my battery out..put it back in and it worked.....but let me ask u another question...after u hold the 1 and power button with your battery out...connected to odin...is your phone suppose to do something??? I have always odined with battery in??

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And just like that...im on..thanks....i left my battery out..put it back in and it worked.....but let me ask u another question...after u hold the 1 and power button with your battery out...connected to odin...is your phone suppose to do something??? I have always odined with battery in??
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Nope just don't check "auto reboot" like you normally would, after it passes just disconnect and plug in battery
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ac16313 said:
Nope just don't check "auto reboot" like you normally would, after it passes just disconnect and plug in battery
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What he said^^^
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flastnoles11 said:
What he said^^^
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Ha..appreciate you guys!! I learned so much today its crazy. Bricked my phone..came back..and all this time..i have been changing modems and but not my build number smh..i didnt notice the difference till i tried to flash the new el30 modem from e122 and i failed..so i do what normal ppl do and looked up qbking but i missed a video..and now my build number is gin22 and my modem is 22..now im getting ready to see what el30 talkin about...thanks guys!!!!

MrEpic said:
Ha..appreciate you guys!! I learned so much today its crazy. Bricked my phone..came back..and all this time..i have been changing modems and but not my build number smh..i didnt notice the difference till i tried to flash the new el30 modem from e122 and i failed..so i do what normal ppl do and looked up qbking but i missed a video..and now my build number is gin22 and my modem is 22..now im getting ready to see what el30 talkin about...thanks guys!!!!
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That's what makes this community great! The majority are very helpful and most are very knowledgable about this device... I love the epic community and dread the day I upgrade my phone... hopefully I choose the same upgrade path as most of you...
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flastnoles11 said:
That's what makes this community great! The majority are very helpful and most are very knowledgable about this device... I love the epic community and dread the day I upgrade my phone... hopefully I choose the same upgrade path as most of you...
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Same here!
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I was in the same boat until a few minutes ago.
For me the trick was plugging to USB cable into the back ports of my desktop PC. I had tried different ports in my laptop, the front ports of my desktop, and the battery-in-battery-out thing. I also did break down and get a cable from Radio Shack. I thought I could cheat with a powered USB hub.
Now I am back to stock EC05 Froyo. Only trick is finding a place to download an EI22 or EL30 rom now that all the mega-upload sites have been taken down.
Many thanks for all the suggestions. I almost bought an Epic Touch -- which I really don't want.

I dread the day i upgrade too...im thinking touch or the nexus that sprint is getting in march i heard. The funny thing is after i unbricked my phone..i manually upgraded to el30..rooted my phone..and stopped..im actually enjoying the stock experience lol..i guess since i havent played with it in over a year...the battery life and signal is actually pretty good..i went 13 hours with 82 percent left...impressive. I love where android is going!! I do miss CM7 doe

MrEpic said:
I dread the day i upgrade too...im thinking touch or the nexus that sprint is getting in march i heard. The funny thing is after i unbricked my phone..i manually upgraded to el30..rooted my phone..and stopped..im actually enjoying the stock experience lol..i guess since i havent played with it in over a year...the battery life and signal is actually pretty good..i went 13 hours with 82 percent left...impressive. I love where android is going!! I do miss CM7 doe
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Try Miui if 4g isn't a need its really nice
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Biggoron said:
Try Miui if 4g isn't a need its really nice
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Yuh...i love that one too..imma flashing animal lol...but uhh..so i lied lol...i was rooted but now it seems like upgrading to el30..it removed root...u think i can root it using the same method as always from like a year or so ago..??? ughhh

MrEpic said:
Yuh...i love that one too..imma flashing animal lol...but uhh..so i lied lol...i was rooted but now it seems like upgrading to el30..it removed root...u think i can root it using the same method as always from like a year or so ago..??? ughhh
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Root with the same method as ei22... odin kernel, odin cwm, flash su.zip and done
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flastnoles11 said:
Root with the same method as ei22... odin kernel, odin cwm, flash su.zip and done
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Is that stickied at the top on the front page of android development???

I found a qbking video...of course..ill let u know how it went...thanks for pointing me in the right direction...

Ugh..his video didnt work...i cant odin a recovery...i just started a thread about it so other ppl can learn..

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Is that stickied at the top on the front page of android development???
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U were right...thanks...found everything here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE for those that are reading this...thanks!!!

MrEpic said:
I found a qbking video...of course..ill let u know how it went...thanks for pointing me in the right direction...
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See you got it... sorry my wife just got a promotion at work so we took her and the little one out to dinner to celebrate...
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flastnoles11 said:
See you got it... sorry my wife just got a promotion at work so we took her and the little one out to dinner to celebrate...
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NP..we have to understand on these forums that ppl actually have lives lol....all it did was force me to do what everybody tell everybody to go..research, read, learn..so im not mad at all..i just needed a finger to point and u gave that to me!! Highly appreciate that!!

MrEpic said:
NP..we have to understand on these forums that ppl actually have lives lol....all it did was force me to do what everybody tell everybody to go..research, read, learn..so im not mad at all..i just needed a finger to point and u gave that to me!! Highly appreciate that!!
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Not a problem and glad you got it!
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Did I Brick? Stuck at Android Recovery Screen

Rooted...no issue there.
Installed ROM Manger.
Installed Clockwork Recovery from Rom Manager as I wanted to install a new rom.
Now when I boot, no matter what combination I hold down, it goes to the Android System Recovery screen and in the background is the white triangle, yellow exclamation point and little android guy.
I can move between the three ofered choices but pressing the power button (I assume this is the OK button) does nothing.
Thoughts / help?

Does your computer recognize it? If it does you should try adb download and see if you can get into download mode
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Have you even tried pressing any of the soft keys, home button?
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Just realized I posted the question in the wrong forum as well.
Computer makes a noise as though it knows it's connected, yet it doesn't show up and odin and kies don't find it either.

I think home button is select and power button is back, but I haven't used stock in a long time, so might be remembering incorrectly.
I suggest you don't use Rom Manager to install recovery. It doesn't work properly for this phone and could lead to non-recoverable problems.
Read this thread and you'll have references to everything you need to undo and start from scratch:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728

THANKS!
What a doof........hit the home button and all is fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jfenton57 said:
What a doof........hit the home button and all is fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And leave stupid ROM manager alone it's crap on Samsung
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I don't know for the life of me why people still use Rom manager to install roms.

I think they are probably HTC converts because nothing here is asking them to use ROM manager.

jordan2333 said:
I don't know for the life of me why people still use Rom manager to install roms.
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Lazy lazy and most don't know how to do it correctly....
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sfhub said:
I think they are probably HTC converts because nothing here is asking them to use ROM manager.
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I came over from an Evo and believe me everything pointed to not use Rom Manager when I had my phone as well. I agree that if people took the time to read properly they would see that Rom Manager and a few other crazy things they do are not suggested. But they make sure to have time to post and read their threads when they screw up. Honestly with all the brick laying and blue light specials up in herrre. Do you really need to post your problem and how do you fix it...
His problem is one of 100 exactly the same in here and instead of searching and helping himself he did the same lazy thing that got him stuck in the first place. Then too lazy to find out how to work CWM. Quite sure he will be back again if he keeps up this route... @OP not trying to be an ass but just hate to see people who don't want to help themselves.

Sorry to hear that you've bricked OP. Hope you can get a replacement and get back into owning your phone.
Here's what I've done to avoid bricking since I am also somewhat new to the E4GT...
Read the forums on XDA.
Observed what others are doing that worked.
Didn't flash anything you are unsure of.
Became familiar with ODIN.
Stayed away from ROM manager.
Flashed using el29 rogue recovery only. (I've been successful with this so far, others say to use el26.)
Wipd cache/dalvik-cache/data/system.
Purchased mobile ODIN, $5 is better than the deductible to get a replacement.
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I bricked but it was a bad recovery well not bad just messy team trolls recovery bricked me 2 weeks ago wiping Cache . But as always when u post questions like this here ur gonna hear it lol but searching helps.
Now if its hard bricked ud not even get to recovery at all just a blue light and a black screen that if is ur case unplug it cause it runs the battery super hot .
If not in that position than try power and volume down if it does not bring u to download mode to Odin another recovery if that don't work idk
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sfhub said:
I think they are probably HTC converts because nothing here is asking them to use ROM manager.
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The OG Epic uses ROM Manager just fine.
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
The OG Epic uses ROM Manager just fine.
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That took a long time and a ton of porting. Pretty recent. Went through Eclair and Froyo without support.

The Root said:
That took a long time and a ton of porting. Pretty recent. Went through Eclair and Froyo without support.
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Porting was needed for CWM recovery. Not ROM Manager. Support for ROM Manager comes from device devs, not koush. In the form of uploading vetted software, that doesn't corrupt. It is a universal starting point, not a fully functional product.
But regardless, I wasn't even talking about it's support. I was saying people other than ones with HTC devices can get into the habit of using ROM Manager.
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
Porting was needed for CWM recovery. Not ROM Manager. Support for ROM Manager comes from device devs, not koush. In the form of uploading vetted software, that doesn't corrupt. It is a universal starting point, not a fully functional product.
But regardless, I wasn't even talking about it's support. I was saying people other than ones with HTC devices can get into the habit of using ROM Manager.
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I never used it even when there was support. Lol
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Doesn't matter the recovery is in the kernel and rom manager will not work on this phone ....there is no separate recovery partition and ROM manager won't flash the recovery right on here since it's part of the kernel partition.koush doesn't really care he made it to temporarily flash a recovery like touch that might work if not for ics kernels... The thing is it doesn't work people should not rely on it like a crutch
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How scared should i be

I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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ruffneckZeVo said:
I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Not if you follow the proper directions.
Also I think everyone should invest a few bucks in "Mobile ODIN Pro" and root file explorer. Those two apps are all you need to ensure you are safe. Check MD5's and such with root explorer, and mobile ODIN pro lets you safely odin kernels, modems, roms, stock roms, etc with built in MD5 checking.

ruffneckZeVo said:
I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Hey man I'm from 3d too and all I did was used the stock rooted ics rom and it's running great and was super easy to install. If u want that rom just go in development section and check out ff11 rom from sfhub. It's real easy to install. Not sure what ur looking for but I just wanted ics with root and that will give it to u if u just follow the directions. Good luck!
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ruffneckZeVo said:
I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Follow OP install instructions to the T and your good... Mobile ODIN is well worth the $$!!

fear not grasshopper ...
read, read, read ... follow the directions posted in OP and have patience. many of the tales of bricking are in reality easily resolved by reading the info posted in the various threads. have a good time. most of the folks who use XDA are helpful and pleasant.

Thanks for all of th e feedback i bought mobile odin pro im assuming its better to use odin than to just use the flashable zips since people keep saying to use odin thats kind of new to me on htc it was all flashables or fastboot hopefully ill get the hang of samsung quick cause i love this phone i was a fool for hanging on the 3vo so long i do miss sense specially sense 4.0 but i have the 3d as wifi device now so its all good
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bigtoysrock said:
Follow OP install instructions to the T and your good... Mobile ODIN is well worth the $$!!
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I completely agree with bigtoysrock, make sure you follow the OP 100% without deviation and you should be OK.
Also you may want to check out vids on YouTube by Qbking77. His tutorials and reviews have been a huge help for me, might also be for you.
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I came from an Evo and a 3D and I don't know how I ever used an htc phone. this device is nearly perfect. flashing with Odin / mobile Odin is a breeze.
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I love htc ability to to flash rom I was a flashoholc with my og evo.. Flashing took no more than 3 minutes.. This phone is extremely superior but I have not flahed a single rom since I got my phone for the same reason.. The proces seems complicated not because it's hard but because I got use to a completely different method of flashing.. I guess we just got to get used to the process

djent said:
I came from an Evo and a 3D and I don't know how I ever used an htc phone. this device is nearly perfect. flashing with Odin / mobile Odin is a breeze.
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Lol couldn't agree more!
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dz1 said:
I love htc ability to to flash rom I was a flashoholc with my og evo.. Flashing took no more than 3 minutes.. This phone is extremely superior but I have not flahed a single rom since I got my phone for the same reason.. The proces seems complicated not because it's hard but because I got use to a completely different method of flashing.. I guess we just got to get used to the process
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Ur lucky u never owned a 3d lol!
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I just wanna warn you that sometimes when following an OP's instructions, you may accidentally make a mistake. Therefore I advise you first to understand what you are flashing before you flash it. I.e. in case you don't already know, learn what a kernel is, what different types of kernels are, what not to do (read the brick thread - I think it's a sticky), etc. Also, remember to always make nandroids and check md5 sums.

wormsign said:
I completely agree with bigtoysrock, make sure you follow the OP 100% without deviation and you should be OK.
Also you may want to check out vids on YouTube by Qbking77. His tutorials and reviews have been a huge help for me, might also be for you.
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I agree with both bigtoysrock and wormsign. Follow the OP 100%. I bricked the other day cuz I didn't follow it. Learned my lesson the hard way. Luckily, Sprint replaced it.
Qbking77's vids have been a huge help for me too. I highly recommend them.

guess i should have went with my gut feeling i flashed a few touchwiz roms with no probs then i tried to flask aokp and got a emmc error phone bootlooped then tried to flash back to stock with odin and get stuck on data.img guess i bricked it in one day and it isnt a sprint device i got it off craigs list and flashed it to verizon so no insurance o well maybe there will be a fix soon =(

Coming from an Evo and kind of lost......

Hello everyone I recently bought this touch off of craigslist and am utterly confused on the root process, flashing roms, etc...... First off it was already rooted and using CWM recovery. I found this out after I figured out how to boot into recovery on my new to me phone lol. With the Evo there were some growing pains but I figured it out pretty fast and was flashing like crazy in a couple of days. It's seems this phone is a whole new beast. Im living it so far but I need to know exactly what im up against since I see the phrase "brick your phone way too much already". I've read some threads already but can't quite wrap my mind around it yet so im reaching out, and yes I plan to do a while lot of reading just like I did with the OG Evo. That's not an option right now since my lil sister has been in the ICU in the hospital and I've been spending every waking hour there. Anyway I would just like to know where I stand with the room that is presently on the phone already and what I can do if I wanted to flash something else. Anyway thx for any help given and to those who will surely tell me to read, read, read I will, will, will lol.
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Read all the stickies in the Android Development section. Look up QBKing77 on youtube and watch his videos about this phone. They will show you how to safely root, flash, etc.

euphoria said:
Read all the stickies in the Android Development section. Look up QBKing77 on youtube and watch his videos about this phone. They will show you how to safely root, flash, etc.
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Thx for responding and I will def check that out. I would just like to know what the previous owner did to root the phone if you could look at the screen shoot and give me an ideal. I asked him but he said someone rooted it for him and he didn't have much info. I also asked him off he was on XDA and he said no but he browsed an epic 4g forum but I didn't press him since I knew I could just come here and find out ask I needed to know. Anyway thx for that info.
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sha4000 said:
Thx for responding and I will def check that out. I would just like to know what the previous owner did to root the phone if you could look at the screen shoot and give me an ideal. I asked him but he said someone rooted it for him and he didn't have much info. I also asked him off he was on XDA and he said no but he browsed an epic 4g forum but I didn't press him since I knew I could just come here and find out ask I needed to know. Anyway thx for that info.
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Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.

euphoria said:
Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.
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Thank you for that info. One other question. Is there something I have to flash to be able to enable usb storage so I can move files btw my phone and pc/mac? I read in one of the thread that Samsung removed this feature at some point.
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Look in the android development section. It appears you have the Universe rom from several versions back. I would recommend starting off stock rooted for learning purposes. We have a 1 click method for this and you can learn more from the development section and the qbking videos. FI27 is the most recent build number. I have not tried it yet. Last build I ran was FI03.
After you flash a stock rooted rom you will need to flash a kernel. I always used agats kernel and consider it safe. Good luck and read, read, read before you jump into anything.

someguyatx said:
Look in the android development section. It appears you have the Universe rom from several versions back. I would recommend starting off stock rooted for learning purposes. We have a 1 click method for this and you can learn more from the development section and the qbking videos. FI27 is the most recent build number. I have not tried it yet. Last build I ran was FI03.
After you flash a stock rooted rom you will need to flash a kernel. I always used agats kernel and consider it safe. Good luck and read, read, read before you jump into anything.
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Thx you that was the exact response that I was looking for, both of you guys/gals have provided excellent info and now im off to do some reading.
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No problem this phone can be a bit confusing at first. Lots of terms, letters, numbers, kernels but it will all make sense quickly.

someguyatx said:
No problem this phone can be a bit confusing at first. Lots of terms, letters, numbers, kernels but it will all make sense quickly.
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Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.
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Thx for all the help I have since flashed Agat recovery with stock FH13 rom and Universe 2.3 and am now on the way to fully exploring my phone.

Sounds like you are on the right track. I dont think I ever tried Universe rom. I have mostly been on Aosp based roms the past few months.

Universe rom is neat. I would suggest checking out blazer, calkulins or re-calk, and blu kuban. Those have been some of my favorites.
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If you plan on checking out Kuban,I recommend the link in my sig. The flash procedure also works for many other roms, but until you are really comfortable I would always follow the op directions in whatever ROM you choose to flash. You picked a good phone with a great community. Lots of very helpful people here, even though we lost quite a few to the s3.

I have an OG EVO and my wife has the E4GT. I rooted it yesterday afternoon in about 15 minutes' time. Definitely not the same as rooting the EVO. While it's different, I think it swayed me towards going with the SGS III when my upgrade comes up next month. Looking forward to playing with the E4GT some more-if the wife lets me :angel:

Bannjio said:
Universe rom is neat. I would suggest checking out blazer, calkulins or re-calk, and blu kuban. Those have been some of my favorites.
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I will def give some of those a spin thx.
Ravaged Pheonix said:
If you plan on checking out Kuban,I recommend the link in my sig. The flash procedure also works for many other roms, but until you are really comfortable I would always follow the op directions in whatever ROM you choose to flash. You picked a good phone with a great community. Lots of very helpful people here, even though we lost quite a few to the s3.
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I'm pretty comfortable with most things already lol. Used to flash all kinds of things on my Evo, but this phones blows it out of the water.
FinZ28 said:
I have an OG EVO and my wife has the E4GT. I rooted it yesterday afternoon in about 15 minutes' time. Definitely not the same as rooting the EVO. While it's different, I think it swayed me towards going with the SGS III when my upgrade comes up next month. Looking forward to playing with the E4GT some more-if the wife lets me :angel:
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I hear you, I never even played with an E4GT before I bought it I just saw how great the S3 looked and felt in the sprint store and loved it. Since I refuse to sign a new 2 year contract I always stay at least a model behind and just go to craigslist.

htc phones and samsung are quite different i had an evo and it takes me twice as long to root it compared to samsung. but samsung seems easier to brick.

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Kinda new to the xda still trying to figure out rules. Kudos to the synergy guys tried a couple different roms and I'm addicted to this rom and is features. Just flanged the r484 and am support happy the mms issue wad fixed. Multi Window flawless. No problems with cameras. The only thing I have had issues with is reception 4g/3g. It seemed more stable with r433. Using ziggy and used custom install with pre selected synergy recs. If this post is on the wrong spot mod please fix. If someone has an answer for me greatly appreciated
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Have you tried changing your modem ? Or going to a different ROM and updating prl and profile ?
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Changing modem? Haven't heard that one yet. If you could elaborate on that one that would help. As for prl and profile I'll try that but I didn't have the issue with the previous build. Should I just try flashing stock and update? Then reflash. My area hasn't changed. Stock and previous r434 build I had very constant and strong 4g everywhere. With the r484 it can't make up its mind between 3g/4g. Thanks Daniel for the info
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You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.

toolegit said:
You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.
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In CWM or TWRP recovery, he can flash new modem in .zip format from this thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787677
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CLOSELY, FLASHING MODEM WRONG CAN BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!
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That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.

Thanks for the input guys. Very appreciated. I'll try that the next time I'm at the home computer and let you know.
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toolegit said:
That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.
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Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!

Nooblube said:
I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!
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Trust me I know about HTC, just s-offed my brothers HTC evo lte.
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I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.

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I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.
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I know right. I hate how the only way to root the newer HTC devices is by doing sketchy wire tricks.

Dunno about the ET4G, but my Epic was fairly easy to root. But the GS3 was much easier. My wife's Photon Q was about the same as the GS3.

I had an HTC but never played with it due to watching a friend ruin multiples of them. So I never attempted. Had my gs3 for three days before I rooted and started modding. For never doing this before and having mediocre comp skills this was fairly simple. Just want to make sure I cover my bases before doing something wrong.
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