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OK I get my device tomorrow and I'm so happy! I plan to root it and I just wanted to know if flashing an ICS can potentially harm the device? Say that I flash back to a GB rom will everything still be perfect and work? Thanks
Sorry for all the questions just want to be sure for my device's arrival!
Do a nandroid backup first and if something goes wrong you can allways restore the back up and voila everything working perfect again. I do it all the time
Any flash can potentially harm a device...like docmarioce stated nandroid first. You can always pull one of the GB recovery ROMs from the Dev forum to go completely back to GB.
I'd highly, highly recommend watching some of qbking77's youtube videos on flashing, he's done an amazing job putting these together.
^^^ yeah, QBKing is awesome!
Darrien13 said:
OK I get my device tomorrow and I'm so happy! I plan to root it and I just wanted to know if flashing an ICS can potentially harm the device? Say that I flash back to a GB rom will everything still be perfect and work? Thanks
Sorry for all the questions just want to be sure for my device's arrival!
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You have to Odin back to EL29 if you are on an ICS ROM and want to go back to GB.
Read, read, read before flashing any ROM
Enjoy your new phone!
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Don't use the recovery found on ANY ICS ROM. That means if you flash CM9, Calk's, Blendz, Venum (any ICS Rom leak), you will have ICS Rogue Repack Recovery which is known for BRICKING so many phones.
Note that, it's not the creator of the Rogue Recovery repack to blame, it is that Samsung is packing faulty kernels; Steady Hawkin, the creator, has even bricked his phone using his own tried and true methods. For some reason, the samsung kernels for ICS mess up the partitions on the phone when the recovery on an ICS leak is used.
So to sum things up.
1. DO NOT FLASH/WIPE/ RESTORE anything with the recovery repacked with the ICS leak ROMs.
2. If you want to flash, odin stock EL26 CWM.
(You might want to use the autoroot method by sfhub to install because odin'ing stuff gives you a yellow triangle on boot—Don't trust me on this, just a guess)
3. DO NOT FLASH/WIPE/RESTORE or even think of using the recovery found on any ICS ROM. Some CM9 users have bricked their phone simply by wiping cache on the recovery in CM9.
When you boot into recovery on an ICS ROM LEAK, and you see ROGUE, DO NOT FLASH/WIPE RESTORE! Run away!
My tone might be overexaggerated, but there have been many bricks reported on the CM9 dev thread here that I frequent. Those who used the rogue repack kernels found on ICS rom leaks instead of taking the safer route of odin'ing stock EL26 CWM and flashing/wiping/restoring on that, have bricked their phones.
CM9 thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544233
More info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Be safe, and read read read.
Flashing ICS
I have successfully flashed a ICS ROM and then restored a backup to GB. This was before I was warned I have seen many of my friends hard brick there phone. I am waiting for a stable ICS ROM with a stable CWM.
Paden32 said:
I have successfully flashed a ICS ROM and then restored a backup to GB. This was before I was warned I have seen many of my friends hard brick there phone. I am waiting for a stable ICS ROM with a stable CWM.
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same here. i actually wiped everything and it didnt brick. works just fine now! GB >>>> ICS
Flashing ICS
I have been hearing from people that the official ICS rom comes out March 15 I hope it does cant wait.
Paden32 said:
I have been hearing from people that the official ICS rom comes out March 15 I hope it does cant wait.
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ICS is actually being pushed to the International version now in some places. I don't honestly thing we will see a March 15th date for us however (but hey I could be wrong)
As for Flashing ICS please read carefully there have been a ton of Bricks flashing ICS roms with ICS based kernels that have a recovery added to them. Your best bet honestly is to relax and chill read for awhile or a bit and when you feel confident in doing it then do so. My words for you ALWAYS keep Odin handy and if you do want to go back to a GB based rom then Odin a GB rom (like sfhub's EL29 Stock rooted) and push a GB based kernel with his auto root package.
Some people are lucky when using the ICS kernel recovery; in fact I am one of them . But eventually that luck will run out. I'm fortunate that I learned about its dangers before I could get a chance to brick my phone.
darkfire2024 said:
Some people are lucky when using the ICS kernel recovery; in fact I am one of them . But eventually that luck will run out. I'm fortunate that I learned about its dangers before I could get a chance to brick my phone.
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Yes some have been lucky this is true. But when I see one of our own devs Brick their device from doing it not just users (thought they do count as well) I tend to be on the safe side and give people the way not only myself but others have done things for flashing between different roms and have so far always been safe
Here is what worked for me...
Download stock rom for ics fc07
Download rogue stock fc07 kernel
Place both on external SD card
Use sfhub's one click root method
Use sfhub's clockwork method
Make a backup
Wipe everything and run calks format all zip
Flash the rom and kernel (and modem) in the same setting and ur gtg
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Would you guys recommend not flashing anything ICS?
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Darrien13 said:
Would you guys recommend not flashing anything ICS?
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I would say as long as you have Odin and take your time (whether its going to ICS or back to Gingerbread) then you will have no problems. If you want to be really safe, make it a rule that you flash ICS from a Gingerbread EL26 kernel w/CWM Recovery and if you want to flash something else once on ICS, Odin flash back to stock Gingerbread, Odin flash kernel with recovery and go from there. You can always PM me and I can shoot you links as well. Some people aren't having problems flashing from ICS w/ custom recovery but many have..including some devs
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Mobile odin??
Edit... Never mind
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Just rooted phone using Odin el29 plus root now I would like to flash an ics ROM AOKP I need to know the latest method to get clock work mod on phone please help,,, please dying for a piece of ice cream
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Search for autoroot + cwm.. would link it but mobile atm..
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Just rooted phone using Odin el29 plus root now I would like to flash an ics ROM AOKP I need to know the latest method to get clock work mod on phone please help,,, please dying for a piece of ice cream
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For starters you can use this gb kernel that will directly boot into cwm (won't boot system until something is flashed over it) : here
Then I suggest reading about some of the options available to kernel/recoveries that are safe to use to wipe/backup/restore once in ICS.
New and Need Your Help. Thank you.
Hello. I am brand new to this, but can follow directions really well. I Rooted my Galaxy S II EL29 w/o a problem and followed the directions here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229... to get a ROM version of ICS.
Now, my questions are (After searching through the forum for two days):
What is the BEST and SAFEST way to try and install other leaked ROMs?
I currently have 'Android system recovery <3e>'. Do you recommend something better or stick with what I have?
Also, Which ROM do you believe is the best one that comes close (w/o bugs) to the latest ICS/Jelly Bean?
P.S. ~ How can I add Beats Audio after flashing a ROM?
Thank you in advance for your prompt replies.
So you have stock rooted FF18 Rom and kernel now. You need a kernel with custom recovery to flash anything. The safest way is to go to sfhub's thread where you got ICS tar file and click on the Auto Root link in that thread. That will tell you how to add Clockwork Mod recovery to the setup you have now. It's a script you run on your pc with the phone plugged in. Pretty easy and he explains it pretty thoroughly. After you have CWM, good idea to boot into recovery and backup your phone before you go any further. Hold volume up and power at the same time and hold them until you are in recovery mode. Select backup and let it run.
Once you've done that and want to get on another ICS Rom, flash Calkulin's format all zip made especially for this phone. It will wipe everything except your sd card in the proper order and has never bricked a phone as far as I know. It will clear all your apps and data the same way flashing the FF18 tar file did so you'll have to reinstall all your apps. Get it here.
http://db.tt/sUM1uH72
When the format all its done, flash your new Rom. Wicked Sensations and Agat63's Rom are a couple of my favorites but there are several I haven't tested yet. If you want to try AOKP roms or Cyanogen Mod, better do more reading. They are different animals than the Touchwiz based roms so you have to know what you are doing with the recoveries on those.
We don't have jelly bean for this phone yet and I can't help you with beats audio except I think a couple of Mijjah's roms might have it built in. I don't think you can flash it on top of a Rom but I could be wrong. Good luck
Edit: Wicked Sensations was just updated and has a few elements from jelly bean in it. I plan on trying out over the weekend
I'll second Agats rom as a rock solid product... I also really like m'ics lately.
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What do you suggest... Thank you.
Hello and thank you for your response.
After waiting awhile for a response decided to read and read and read more. Basically doing some more research so I DO NOT BRICK my mobile phone.
This is what I did... I flashed back to EL29 Rooted, installed Clockwork Mod recovery, and installed Team VeNuM Blue Boa v0.2. Everything seems to work fine. I did find and installed 'Beats Audio Mod' an hour ago. Oh yeah, I did do a Backup right after installing CWM.
Now, is it SAFE to flash another ICS ROM, like Wicked Sensations or Agat63's ROM, after flashing Calkulin's Format All Zip? QBKING77 stated that he recommends going back to Ginger Bread and installing CWM before flashing another ICS. He does not recommend going from ICS to ICS. What do you think about that? Also, can you send me the links that has the instructions to install the ROMS you like? Thank you.
You are doing things right by reading up and waiting until you are confident you know what to do. That's why I am more than willing to help. This stuff has all been covered but there are still plenty of new people who are tired of waiting for ICS rooting this phone recently. The Odin method QBking describes IS the safest way and I did it that way quite a few times when the leaks became available. It involves more steps and you need your pc. Since you already know how to use Odin maybe you would feel safer doing it that way. However, many of us have used the format all zip to switch ICS roms and its been done probably thousands of times with no problems. Never heard of a brick yet using it. Also keep in mind most of the custom roms such as Boa already have a custom recovery built in so you won't have to keep using Auto Root to add CWM. Good job
What are the changes from version 2.9 to v3 that some people arn't liking? I hear some people like v2.9 better.
In Calkulin's mods, are the bloatware apps and running services already removed, or is that up to each person to do?
Thanks.
Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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Yes, I'm seeing those scripts in this thread. They look helpful. After you run the Wipe script then flash the rom, do you do a first time boot, then go back into the system menu and run the de-bloat script? What is the order of running these? It's my impression that you can run his added scripts at anytime, right?
Thanks.
What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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vadyr56 said:
What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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Thanks, that is helpful. The last piece I am missing is how to do the wipes and rom loads. I've been into the Samsung system menu (where I flashed the official ICS load I got). Will the stock samsung system menu allow me to Wipe and Calkulin's rom flash, or do I need ClockWork?
Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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vadyr56 said:
Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.
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Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.
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This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!
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This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!
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Is there a reason you suggest going back to EL26?
Rolling back to GB from ICS, I was going to go this route:
Step 1: EL29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Step 2: Then Apply CWM with option C (EL29) here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Step 3: Use Caulks format all script 2 times.
Step 4: Then apply the Caulk v3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837&page=963
Did I miss anything?
No you should be in the clear. Only reason I suggested EL26 was because when ics dropped pre-source, to avoid bricking you'd always go back to EL26 and flash from that stock repack kernel. You should be OK with the route you're taking though.
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Just watch QBking77 videos on YouTube. The guy is very thorough and good at explaining things for any phone he is teaching us about
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QUERY UPDATED AS ON 15th August
hey , just got it
its on El29 GB ,
i have been reading a lot in here offlate and have noticed that by and large people are not That happy with ICS update by sprint ( i may be wrong here , so gimme the benefit of the doubt ) , so i have decide do stick with GB for now till i am well versed with all things ET4G at this forum.
UPDATE 1: 14th august : i have just just rooted the device and installed the Rogue CWM recovery so now i am practically ready to make a plunge.
UPDATE 2 : Ok as i have been a flashing freak, i just couldnt resist trying the ics , so now as on 15th august i am on ics stock rooted , but NO cwm , so plz suggest in light of this development )
here are my updated queries as on 15-08-12 after i have flashed ics rooted from sfhub.
0.. IS ICS UPDATE really that bad ? - well i guess i ll have to see that all myself
1.. which sprint apps are fine to be removed from stock ics rooted if i wanna debloat it m,yself.
2.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
does this method to install FF18 cwm agat recovery holds good ? will it save me from brocking in case i wanna wipe dada within recovery or using privacy on phone ?
3.. is it true that every recovery thats available here at epic touch forums have kernels associated within them , coz on i500 we have radio, recovery and kernels totally separate
4.. I am thinking of sticking to stock GB rooted or stock ICS rooted for a few days , are there any battery saving enhancements available respectively for GB and ICS.
or ultimately i ll have to move to a custom ICS or custom GB ?
if yes plz link me .
MY major requirement is a properly functioning phone, with hotspot active , as well as usb tethering active + better battery life ( too much is it ;P ?? )
I was using fascinate before so ODIN , TARS . CWM , nandroid and stuff arent new to me ,
but ET4G seems a bit different , thats why buggin you all with such a long list of queries.
Thanks in Advance.
btw , can anyone link me to a cheap yet okish TPU for a white ET4G.
would appreciate some help here guyz
lord dredd said:
hey , just got it
its on El29 GB ,
i have been reading a lot in here offlate and have noticed that by and large people are not That happy with ICS update by sprint ( i may be wrong here , so gimme the benefit of the doubt ) , so i have decide do stick with GB for now till i am well versed with all things ET4G at this forum.
my queries now are
0.. IS ICS UPDATE really that bad ?
1.. best method to root the GB EL29
2.. which custom recovery is stable and good and how to flash it on GB
3.. with stock GB rooted do i need custom kernel ? if yes which one and how to flash it
4.. do you guyz feel i should infact go for a stock, debloated, tweaked, enhanced, rooted EL29 GB ROM ? if yes please link me and give your insight on how to go about flashing it.
MY major requirement is a properly functioning phone, with hotspot active , as well as usb tethering active + better battery life ( too much is it ;P ?? )
I was using fascinate before so ODIN , TARS . CWM , nandroid and stuff arent new to me ,
but ET4G seems a bit different , thats why biggin you all with such a long list of queries.
Thanks in Advance.
btw , can anyone link me to a cheap yet okish TPU for a white ET4G.
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0) Bottom line, the phone runs better on GB and you will get about half of the battery life on ics that you got on GB.
1) Download the tar of whatever rom you want and flash it with odin
2) Chris' cwm5 is the most stable, just be sure to flash the right one (tw or aosp)
3) No, sfhubs one click rooted EL29 and ff18 both come with their respective stock GB and I ics kernels
4) Start with stock ics (ff18) for at least a week so you have a baseline of how a stock version of the phone should perform. That way you can accurately judge the stability and functionality of whichever custom rom you choose.
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splendid , so first up i am gonna search for a stock optimized GB ROM ,
and recovery
please link me to one , which has wifi hotspot option enabled coz my N7 will hate me without any wifi
just checked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
this is great but i am looking for a completely debloated, desprinted, zipaligned, de-odexed version with root and other optimizations.
can i be linked with one please.
lord dredd said:
splendid , so first up i am gonna search for a stock optimized GB ROM ,
and recovery
please link me to one , which has wifi hotspot option enabled coz my N7 will hate me without any wifi
just checked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
this is great but i am looking for a completely debloated, desprinted, zipaligned, de-odexed version with root and other optimizations.
can i be linked with one please.
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Calk's 3.0 el29 might be for you. Its in original dev forums.
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Thanks a bunch .
lol cant thank anymore so will add a thanks tomorrow
btw with what i understood
the v3 can be flashed via a custom recovery only ( couldnt find no reference to any in there )
, can u point me to a recovery plz and can you tell me how to flash it.
the other steps that i understood are
2.. flash the
Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL_for_E4GT.zip first , then flash the ROM
and in the last flash the Bare_Rom_Converter Zip - is that right ?
EDIT : please suggest in the light of the fact that I am now rooted and cwm recovery is installed on my phone.
thanks
NO NO NO! Do not use rogue recovery. It is not safe. Use chris41g cwm5
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kingsway8605 said:
NO NO NO! Do not use rogue recovery. It is not safe. Use chris41g cwm5
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but i am on gingerbread,
plz tell me how can i flash chris41g's recovery over this one.
just flash it via rogue cwm or should its available in odin tar too .
which one of these you recommend
http://chris41g.devphone.org/index.php?dir=EpicTouch/Stock+Repack/EL26/
i am inclined to use the acs5 version ek26 odin file , what say ?
Ok so once rooted,
Go here - Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash) and follow step by step. You want to select EL26 + CWM bootimage
Do you want calk's gb or ics rom?
You do not need the bare rom convertor because it may remove apps that you would like to keep.
BluesRulez said:
Ok so once rooted,
Go here - Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash) and follow step by step. You want to select EL26 + CWM bootimage
Do you want calk's gb or ics rom?
You do not need the bare rom convertor because it may remove apps that you would like to keep.
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No that is old
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kingsway8605 said:
No that is old
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What do you mean old? It still works.
BluesRulez said:
What do you mean old? It still works.
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It clearly says it is not for el13 or newer.
Edit: The program itself will work, but the guide itself is old
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BluesRulez said:
Ok so once rooted,
Go here - Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash) and follow step by step. You want to select EL26 + CWM bootimage
Do you want calk's gb or ics rom?
You do not need the bare rom convertor because it may remove apps that you would like to keep.
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followed this same and used the EL29 lite file and selected the rogue one .
should i repeat it and select the other option of el29.?
kingsway8605 said:
It clearly says it is not for el13 or newer.
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He is already rooted and he is only wanting to install cwm before he flashes a new rom. New rom is going to come with its own recovery.
BluesRulez said:
He is already rooted and he is only wanting to install cwm before he flashes a new rom. New rom is going to come with its own recovery.
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yupp , so i just followed that method and as in EL29 option there was only rogue recovery with cwm i hadf to select it
EL26 with chris's recovery is still there , should i repeat the process and flash EL26 instead .
or should i follow this to i8nstall acs recovery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjwB9mhn3Q
lord dredd said:
but i am on gingerbread,
plz tell me how can i flash chris41g's recovery over this one.
just flash it via rogue cwm or should its available in odin tar too .
which one of these you recommend
http://chris41g.devphone.org/index.php?dir=EpicTouch/Stock+Repack/EL26/
i am inclined to use the acs5 version ek26 odin file , what say ?
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You should just stay stock for a little while and lurk in the foru until you get a little more familiar with this phone and its quirks. Unlike most phones, it is possible to brick this one permanently if you mess up. Anything with an f is ics (fe13, ff18, etc). Anything with an e is gb (ek02, el13,el29, etc). As long as you are on gb, you are free to use any kernel you want. But if you decide to move back up to ics, you should use chris41g el26 repack kernel. Once on ics, you can use chris41g or agats kernel, although I have found Chris' to be less buggy.
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at this point i have no intention of switching to ICS
I can stay within GB's realm
but just wanted a cwm recovery for better usability of the phone.
so which one should it be
acs 5 from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370429
or EL26 with cwm
If you are staying on stock el29 then el29 rogue is fine.
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BluesRulez said:
If you are staying on stock el29 then el29 rogue is fine.
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yes i am gonna stay with rooted el29 with the rogue recovery , and if at all i ll flash anything , it ll be GB based only
lord dredd said:
at this point i have no intention of switching to ICS
I can stay within GB's realm
but just wanted a cwm recovery for better usability of the phone.
so which one should it be
acs 5 from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370429
or EL26 with cwm
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FWIW, GB development is pretty much dead here. If you want a ROM that will be updated ics is the way to go.
Hello all - Relatively new to all this. Have mostly just followed qbking77's videos and have successfully rooted, installed AGATS, and then updated to JB FK23 . My second phone is not cooperating at all and has multiple bugs. I have been able to unroot it back to stock FI27 and have now rerooted it on FI27 again successfully as well. Now I am not sure if I need to first put on some sort of custom recovery or go straight to installing JB. I think the part that got screwed up the first attempt was installing the custom recovery AGATS. First of all I really am not sure what that does/if I need it at all before I proceed with installing the JBFK23 update. Can I update to FK23 without any sort of custom recovery? Is AGATS the one I should use or CWM? This whole recovery process is what is really confusing to me and could use some more explaining! The install procedure for the custom recovery video was somewhat fuzzy to me as well. It simply said to drag the 2 files onto your phone from the PC (the AGAT FI27 repack.tar and MobileOdinLitev3.57.apk files) Where do I put them on the phone??? Any particular folder? I am comfortable with the Odin OneClick method qbking uses as far as the installing of the FK23 part, I just need some guidance about this recovery stuff...thanks in advance
notsodroid said:
Hello all - Relatively new to all this. Have mostly just followed qbking77's videos and have successfully rooted, installed AGATS, and then updated to JB FK23 . My second phone is not cooperating at all and has multiple bugs. I have been able to unroot it back to stock FI27 and have now rerooted it on FI27 again successfully as well. Now I am not sure if I need to first put on some sort of custom recovery or go straight to installing JB. I think the part that got screwed up the first attempt was installing the custom recovery AGATS. First of all I really am not sure what that does/if I need it at all before I proceed with installing the JBFK23 update. Can I update to FK23 without any sort of custom recovery? Is AGATS the one I should use or CWM? This whole recovery process is what is really confusing to me and could use some more explaining! The install procedure for the custom recovery video was somewhat fuzzy to me as well. It simply said to drag the 2 files onto your phone from the PC (the AGAT FI27 repack.tar and MobileOdinLitev3.57.apk files) Where do I put them on the phone??? Any particular folder? I am comfortable with the Odin OneClick method qbking uses as far as the installing of the FK23 part, I just need some guidance about this recovery stuff...thanks in advance
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As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
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FC809 said:
As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
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Well thanks for the quick reply...maybe I should have said I was totally new then instead of relatively new because that was pure Greek to me. I am sorry and don't mean to be rude but I have absolutely no idea what most of what you said means. I guess I'll have to blindly follow the qbking videos without really knowing what I'm actually accomplishing in each step. And isn't AGAT_FI27_repack.tar an "ics kernel repack" (from your reply above)? Why would he tell users to use that repack? And what is a kernel anyway?
Thx
Ah I see lol. Well read the e4gt wiki then.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch
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FC809 said:
As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
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Keep reading and this will all make sense soon. Good advice, I prefer odin from pc over mobile odin.