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What is the best rom to root? I just got my epic yesterday and I want to root using the latest rom that everyone is really raving about. Thanks in advance!
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All roms are rooted
First you root your phone then you can install a custom rom
Ruins don't root your phone u do that through a one click rooter you find in development stickies
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bankaisnake said:
What is the best rom to root? I just got my epic yesterday and I want to root using the latest rom that everyone is really raving about. Thanks in advance!
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Follow the instructions in the top of the threads (stickies) on how to root your phone. Then follow the instructions included for the ROM you choose. Most require you to convert your file system to EXT4 and be on Clockwork Mod 3.0.0.6. So read carefully and post your questions here in the Q&A section.
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Its definitely a big pond to jump into. Rooting and flashing ROMS, to say the least can become an addiction. I have been lurking XDA for a short time now. Owned my epic for about a month until i started making my own changes and trying different ROMs ( when FROYO {2.2} updated my phone began to SUCK so off I went; cannon ball into the pond) one of the biggest helps to me was youtube and the "epic cookbook" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967014.... definitely a HUGE help. also simple problems have simple answers. Many others have asked and can be answered with the search field. After you jump in and have a succesful root & flash you will have wondered why you waited. I am no "pro" but am willing to help if needed. Good luck
As for the best.... oneclickroot either 2.5 or 3.0 are wonderful. however i have had much more luck with 3.0 running ext4. Now asking which ROM is better is like asking which car is best, all types of answers. Really depends on what you want and your "taste"
Yes thanks for your replies. I may have not asked my question correctly. I came from the Hero and I rooted that phone till it couldn't be rooted anymore! I'm just on the Epic now and not sure where to begin and where the best rom I should flash. Hero had cyn 2-.2 and thought about flashing gingerbread but just decided to upgrade to the Epic. I'll check around XDA in the stickies.. thx for your replies and further advice is surely appreciated!
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I just recently bought the infuse and I was plan on rooting but wanted to know is there anyway I can save a default rom and have it incase something goes wrong.. I'm fairly good with root.. I've rooted multiple captivates but that was some time ago.. plus if it did mess up could I unroot in anyway??? Hy should I root other than (complete access of my phone) I'm new to xda so sorry if in wrong topic.. thanks for the help
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So nobody knows?? Kay here's a question. Should I stick with the infuse or trade for atrix??
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Anyone??
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You can always go back to stock on the infuse with odin so there isn't much to worry about there. As for the actrix... I wouldn't.
Thank you for answering.. Now i got another question.. Serendipity or infused
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Samsung infuse custom ROM
Hello there,
I have tried with the MIUI custom ROM for my infuse and I went back to the Android GB 2.3.6. Because this custom ROM still needs some maturity on the bluetoooth and I didn't find an option for mp3 support for ringtones. I am not an iphone fan and hence I didn't like the UI style. It looks like an iPhone interface.
I can live with a small issue with dial pad hanging while ending a call with 2.36 GB. But not with the bluetooth connectivity. Hope this helps for all newbies, who ever are curious on new ROMS.
Thanks Kran
Hey Guys!
Just upgraded my EVO today to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4g touch. I was wanting to know is rooting this phone just like the EVO? Where do you find the "unrevoked" rooting files for the Epic 4g?
Thanks for the help and any links you can provide.
Search the dev section....all your questions have been answered.....and this phone is different in rooting etc.. .
Remember....search is your friend....save you from getting flamed....ppl are on a roll today lol
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Look under "stickies" in the general forum.....there is the root how toos....roms kernels etc...
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TPADriod said:
Hey Guys!
Just upgraded my EVO today to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4g touch. I was wanting to know is rooting this phone just like the EVO? Where do you find the "unrevoked" rooting files for the Epic 4g?
Thanks for the help and any links you can provide.
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Congrats man on the new phone. No the rooting process I'd going to be different on the epic. Sfhub has created a one touch root method that is definitely the most user friendly, and is highly recommended.
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Congrats man on the new phone. No the rooting process is going to be different on the epic. Sfhub has created a one touch root method that is definitely the most user friendly, and is highly recommended. I would head in that direction.
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Here is a link to sfhub's auto root. Def the best method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Welcome to the tribe....... Sfhub's one touch root method definitely way to go.
Great choice man on a phone but forget the way you thought with the Evo in some cases and do hardcore reading up on your new phone prior to doing anything since it will save the million and one questions you may ask. Check out the wiki section as well for some great tips. Enjoy and welcome aboard - just do me a favor and read read and then read some more
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Great choice man on a phone but forget the way you thought with the Evo in some cases and do hardcore reading up on your new phone prior to doing anything since it will save the million and one questions you may ask. Check out the wiki section as well for some great tips. Enjoy and welcome aboard - just do me a favor and read read and then read some more
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Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
qbking77 videos show you how to root and everything you need. He's a great guy.
TPADriod said:
Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
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Modem is just radio firmware...like evo.... All phones are different el29 may work better for you or ek02 may be better.... Just try them and find out
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IMO the best method to root then install cwm is to.flash rooted el29 with the Odin method than use the one click to install cwm. Thats how I did it at least.
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globalninja said:
IMO the best method to root then install cwm is to.flash rooted el29 with the Odin method than use the one click to install cwm. Thats how I did it at least.
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Yeah, I just got mine last night and this is what I plan on doing at work today. Mine is on el29 so as I understand it I would want to flash rooted el29 then install cwm in autoroot. Once I've had it for a few days I'll probably start testing out third party roms but I have a weird thing where I like to run stock(ish) for a little bit just so I get to know the phone and know what "baseline" performs like. Also, I already like this phone stock more than the Evo with Sense. Touchwiz seems much less intrusive and overly glossy. Only little annoyance I have is that when I did OTA update to el29 I lost scrolling wallpaper so I may jump to calkulins rom just to get that back.
TPADriod said:
Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
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please don't flash the international ics rom either..... *drops mic and walks away*
Ive had my Epic 4g Touch for a couple of days now. Im coming from the Evo 3D. Touchwiz sucks compared to sense but this phone feels more powerful and smooth. Evo 3D also has a bigger dev support here in xda. Hopefully this changes considering this is a relatively new phone. I love the big screen on this phone and how thin it is. Im keeping it untill HTC comes out with at 4.5+ inch phone. Go to youtube and looks for qbkimg77 videos on this phone. They are very helpful.
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banksmi09 said:
please don't flash the international ics rom either..... *drops mic and walks away*
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Yeah, did that.....
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First of all unrevoked is only for HTC devices in the Dev section you will find the Auto root its quite simple not as Unrevoked but quite helpful, then I would recomend you to run stock with root a couple of days and start with Calkulin's ROM, UnNamed, and other stockish roms with goodies and then flash everything you like as kernels(Rogue Hitman, LosKernel,etc) Modems(EG30, EK02, EL29, etc) of course rooted and other ROMs (CM7, CM9, etc) and always have a backup and Odin installed in your computed
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I flashed Blazer Rom my first day I had the phone haven't looked back since
Did anyone have problems installing cwm?
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Did anyone have problems installing cwm?
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How are you trying to install it?
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Hey guys posting this up for a friend.
He sent me a message the other day after I told him about the voice app that is similar to Siri on the Iphone. He said he wanted that app and asked if I could install it for him, forgetting his phone was stock I said I would. Here is the thing, he wants to keep the phone like it is so changing rom's etc is out of the question.
Here is my current situation:
I rooted the phone and SuperUser is on there and shows to be working correctly. So that's a positive!
I downloaded the the autorun thing(sorry can't think of the name right now) where you could add ClockWorkRecovery to it. It's FF18 so I done the option D on the program and it ran and completed and the phone reset like it should but it won't go into CWR by doing the PWR+VolUp+VolDown that I'm used to.
Phone is running the ICS OTA update(FF18)
He doesn't have Root Explorer or any pay for app to allow me to delete any system apps or add any by copy and pasting. I have a ZIP file I found that would allow me to add the app through CWR but I'm not sure what I done wrong or if I don't know the correct way to get into CWR on that phone. I also read online that the factory Kernel won't allow the phone to go into CWR. I hate that I'm posting a thread that is common knowledge but I don't own the phone. Thanks in advance!!
Holding down the Pwr+Vol up puts you into Cwm....Pwr+Vol dwn puts you into download mode/odin
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Post above mine will get you where you need to be dude, I'm assuming you're trying to flash the Google now apk? Or svoice? I cannot recommend Google now over svoice highly enough... svoice is not so good, a lot like siri in that way come to think of it...
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Awesome guys, thanks for the quick replies!!!
It was S Voice that he was wanting, does Google Now do the same thing? Any info/links? Much appreciated guys!!
Google now does the same thing and more, all much better than svoice and much much better than siri... overview found here... http://www.google.com/landing/now/
Apk here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
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The svoice app is Samsung's Siri equivalent. Its ok, but not really anything more than a novelty. Google now is part of jelly bean (which i'm kinda surprised you don't have on your nexus, but I digress) and is a much more polished Siri competitor, that is, in many ways and in my opinion better than siri.
This is a Epic 4g touch thread not the Epic 4g. These are different phones. Go to the Epic 4g Q&A thread.
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GiantJay said:
This is a Epic 4g touch thread not the Epic 4g. These are different phones. Go to the Epic 4g Q&A thread.
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Hmm didn't know the Epic 4G had an FF18 OTA, or an ICS OTA for that matter...
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Thanks for the help! I do have Google Now on my Nexus, just didn't pay attention to the new word of "Now" after it. It's pretty neat though, I enjoy it.
I don't think it'll work on his phone since he's on the stock ROM and it says it must be a Deodexed rom. I think he'll be happy with SVoice, thanks again for your help!
If u cant get into recovery withvol up and power somethin wrong.. Maybe get mobile odin or just pc odin a better cwm with custom recovery like agat or kuban or someones
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Recovery is not safe to use on stock ff18 by the way. You could potentially brick your friend's phone. Please if you can provide current screenshots of about phone showing current rom and kernel.
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Recovery is not safe to use on stock ff18 by the way. You could potentially brick your friend's phone. Please if you can provide current screenshots of about phone showing current rom and kernel.
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He posted he already got the svoice zip flashed, regardless of the safety of the recovery he shouldn't have had to worry about it for what he was trying to do... he wasn't wiping any partitions to flash a rom or anything...
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The PWR+VolUp worked and I flashed the SVoice.zip but it didn't install the app on the phone. If you try to install it through ES File Explorer it says "Application Cannot Be Installed". That phone is kicking my ass for whatever reason, I'm sure it's because of the stock ROM. My Fascinate and Nexus never did fight me that way, but they were never on stock ROM very long.
What's the best way to install this app on a stock ROM? Thank you all for the help so far.
im0rtalz said:
Recovery is not safe to use on stock ff18 by the way. You could potentially brick your friend's phone. Please if you can provide current screenshots of about phone showing current rom and kernel.
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The only unsafe thing in the recovery is a factory reset. Flashing a zip is not gonna brick you unless it's a seriously corrupt file.
Anyone have any info to add? Why won't this app flash through the zip in CWR?
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Finally got it, thanks for your help guys!!!
Hey guys I'm in the process of selling my OG Epic :crying: and need to flash the latest stock software, the phone has been running TPR for quite sometime. Hopefully there is a 1 click odin file available. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
dirtbag1975 said:
Hey guys I'm in the process of selling my OG Epic :crying: and need to flash the latest stock software, the phone has been running TPR for quite sometime. Hopefully there is a 1 click odin file available. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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FC09 is the latest one
FC19 is the latest LEAK one
You can search it on this wonderful forum
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Check the stickies... your looking for the how to unbrick in the development stickies... its the exact same process for returning to stock...
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Thanks guys! The OG Epic group are some of the best around that's for sure! It's been awhile since I've played with my trusty epic, and unfortunately this will be the last time. What a wonderful device it is, and how much it, and this forum have taught me. This device made me an android fan for life! I really appreciate all the help and support!
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