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Is root actually ready?

Hello guys I was just wondering if this ACS root method, being the first root attempt is official? After reading through the xda threads for this root im seeing a lot of people seem to be having issues... Thanks!
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Great question. I am holding off on mine till I see more work out.

dcraig723 said:
Hello guys I was just wondering if this ACS root method, being the first root attempt is official? After reading through the xda threads for this root im seeing a lot of people seem to be having issues... Thanks!
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The only issue people seem to be having are issues that I have, unrooted. Though it seems to be to varying degrees of annoyance.
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I haven't seen a method yet that is stable enough for me to make the move. Also want to see a clean unroot backout before biting. Glad to see the progress but am holding off.

xenokc said:
I haven't seen a method yet that is stable enough for me to make the move. Also want to see a clean unroot backout before biting. Glad to see the progress but am holding off.
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This is the only thing I'm waiting on.
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My opinion and my opinion only:
I rooted my phone the second zedo posted his first kernel. Overall it was running good. At first I thought the issues people were having with loss of signal and data lock were due to the root but have since seen unrooted phones have the same issue. I however never got the LOS or data lockup.
Yesterday I returned my phone for a new one and have not rooted it. I still havent had LOS or data lockup but what I do notice is SIGNIFICANT battery improvement over being rooted.
Rooted battery at best was draining 6% an hour. More often was average of 1o% hour. Battery after battery calibration lasted 14 hours
Unrooted battery as of this minute is draining 2% an hour. This battery should be on par to last over 2 days but realistically will be over a day Im sure.
So my personally opinion is dont root till a) theres a way out and b) it doesnt require a kernel push. Something just doesnt seem right having to replace a kernel to achieve root. Never had to do that before and dont plan on doing it again.
Also, get a usb jig before rooting to avoid the triangle splash screen and counter.

dcraig723 said:
root [...] is official
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"Official Root" ... ROFL

Yes, samsung released official root yesterday.
In all seriousness though, root is no longer experimental when it is reversible. At the moment, it is not.
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kingsway8605 said:
Yes, samsung released official root yesterday.
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What are you talking about? Link?

xak944 said:
What are you talking about? Link?
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Lord help me
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Ok I am using Zedomax's V2, which is the overclockable Kernel with root and CWM. After flashing I did the Data reset which involves the ##...# code listed in the forums. My phone is rooted, overclocked, and running flawless. Most of the issues, other than the data loss(fixed with the data reset), are due to people doing things they shouldnt do... Like doing a factory reset in CWM without having a rom to flash afterward. This is what is causing the bootloops. If you follow the directions and dont get too ambitious you will be fine. That being said... if you are concerned then just wait until we get the stock tar so that if you do mess up while flashing anything you can flash right back to stock. Personally I believe most of the issues are user error.

Vegasden said:
Lord help me
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Thank you for your incredibly helpful post.
Are you talking about the source code that Samsung recently released?

He was speaking sarcastically.. Samsung obviously did not release an "official" root.
xak944 said:
Thank you for your incredibly helpful post.
Are you talking about the source code that Samsung recently released?
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Devi0124 said:
He was speaking sarcastically.. Samsung obviously did not release an "official" root.
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Thats like apple releasing a jailbteak lmao
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I would wait until there is a way to go back to stock. Then u could try. In reality though we should be flashing a custom recovery and not a Complete kernel. Then for root u flash the su.zip. then you can flash a custom rom/kernel or stay stock with root.
The Evo3D Killer!!!

Is root ready? Signs say no

^^^normal font just didnt carry the same effect for ya or something?
musclehead84 said:
In reality though we should be flashing a custom recovery and not a Complete kernel. Then for root u flash the su.zip. then you can flash a custom rom/kernel or stay stock with root.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
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Exactly the way it should be done. I learned my lesson about rushing to get this thing unlocked. Sometimes being first doesnt mean being right

[WIP][NEED HELP]-Miui RoM

OK I was able to get a miui rom to work but it need a lot of fixes. this rom is from the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II so it is basically the same. Yes It is flashable
FIX NEED:
-(Fix) All the capacitive buttons work(need to change button setting)
***Need to replace the usr file in the system folder***
-LED's Light Dont come on
***Need BLN Control-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823922
-No Sevice ( still set up as at&t(sim card) need to be cdma
-wifi need to be fix
-ext-sd mounting
-front camera
-Wifi tether
-Some headsets have volume issues
-Usb Disconnect After 20 sec and force reboot
-few other bugs..
Download Link
HTML:
http://www.multiupload.com/59NB4SE34F
Let's see if we can do it

Awsome, it all starts here!

I can fix wifi and other things but i dont have power right now soi cant work untill i do... also what kernel are you using for this? It has to have init.d support for themes to work and also the euro galaxy s2 version has the camera working last time i checked.
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deano0714 said:
I can fix wifi and other things but i dont have power right now soi cant work untill i do... also what kernel are you using for this? It has to have init.d support for themes to work and also the euro galaxy s2 version has the camera working last time i checked.
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I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service? Wifi might be the same fix we've used for 2.3.5+ issues in the past as well since our kernel is technically built for 2.3.4.

barnacles10 said:
I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service?
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Im pretty sure data wont work ever without an aosp kernel... codeworkx has one for us on his gihub but every time i try to compile i get errors... it hasnt been tested tho because they dont have the phone yet from what i know.
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deano0714 said:
Im pretty sure data wont work ever without an aosp kernel... codeworkx has one for us on his gihub but every time i try to compile i get errors... it hasnt been tested tho because they dont have the phone yet from what i know.
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Interesting. I'll have to check that out as well. Thanks

nice. looking foward the see how this progresses

barnacles10 said:
Interesting. I'll have to check that out as well. Thanks
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Thats what naerock(stiffspliff) said on the miui.us irc so i would assume he's right.
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maybe someone can contact lithid-cm. last time i checked he was working on the aosp kernel, but it's been a while since we heard anything....

deano0714 said:
Thats what naerock(stiffspliff) said on the miui.us irc so i would assume he's right.
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cool. i didnt realize naerok is stiffspliff.

Oh man, I loved MIUI when I had it on my NS4G. I hope to see real progress on it soon!

barnacles10 said:
I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service? Wifi might be the same fix we've used for 2.3.5+ issues in the past as well since our kernel is technically built for 2.3.4.
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hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.

naerok said:
hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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do we need an aosp kernel to get data to work? generally speaking...

This is exciting ... fingers crossed
sent from my Samsung GalaxyS 2!

naerok said:
hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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Great thanks man ill definitely take a look.
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naerok said:
I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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You know they don't sleep over there, so get crackin'. LOL
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AvatarOfFrost said:
do we need an aosp kernel to get data to work? generally speaking...
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Not only way but it would make things x times easier and simplier
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Rtistique said:
OK I was able to get a miui rom to work but it need a lot of fixes. this rom is from the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II so it is basically the same. Yes It is flashable....
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I'm not a fan of the MIUI ROM(its to iPhone-ish IMHO) but I still wanted to say thank you for this post. Although I know it wasn't its purpose, it did point me to the SkyRocket's Development, and Themes & Apps Section, and man do they have some goodies over there, which I never would've found had it not been for this post, so thanks again!

so you essentially made small tweaks and got aosp based rom from sgs2 int to boot? if so, nice. I wonder if this works with CM7 as well.

Omggggg we need to get this rolling. I thought someone was already working on a port for MIUI? What is this for? Excited nonetheless lol.
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New to epic 4g touch

Hello, i just got my new white epic 4g touch today and im new to the the epic 4g touch area from the evo 3d, so im not a noob but i would like to know how do you guys like your phones and what the best rom to use.
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Calkuins rom v 2.7. It is the absolute best rom out there in my oho. Lean and fast as he'll!

dweeze87 said:
Calkuins rom v 2.7. It is the absolute best rom out there in my oho. Lean and fast as he'll!
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Yeah pretty new myself and after sitting around on a stock rooted EK02 build with CWM5 I just switched. Calkulin's rom is pretty good. I turned haptic feedback on because I like it other than that pretty good.
But it also answered one of my biggest wishes, the battery icon showing percentage.
I used the auto rooter for the E4GT and then used the same option for CWM. Pretty easy to use the recovery from that point to run the Format all zip and then the zip for calkulins rom. Just run them as updates.

Where can I get auto rooter app from
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mrwright83 said:
Where can I get auto rooter app from
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
you can get it from here. I highly suggest reading and reading and then reading more before you start. This way you'll have an understanding of what you are doing.
Good luck. I'm running Calk 2.7 rom and it's awesome.

mrwright83 said:
Where can I get auto rooter app from
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Just follow the instructions. Need the USB drivers installed best thing is to install Samsung Kies. Once thats done just make sure you have it in debug mode (left touch button > Settings > Applications > Development).
I missed it while missing some sleep but option C has the CWM and stock roms in it after you root.

[how to] get GPS LOCK on any ics build

hi all, in this occasion I'll show how to get gps on ics, as many of us have this problem please excuse my speaking English is that everything I am translating on Google
well here you go
0. I am not liable for damage occasioned your phone
1.Install the latest version of android gingerbread if you are in gingerbread just go outside of your house i get gps lock
2.Then when you've got the lock [pres volume down and power until you get to enter download mode]
3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
THANXS TO sfhub
and with it YOU will have gps
if any one want to write this in better English it will be appreciated if you can send it to me

kaokollaa said:
hi all, in this occasion I'll show how to get gps on ics, as many of us have this problem please excuse my speaking English is that everything I am translating on Google
well here you go
0. I am not liable for damage occasioned your phone
1.Install the latest version of android gingerbread if you are in gingerbread just go outside of your house i get gps lock
2.Then when you've got the lock [pres volume down and power until you get to enter download mode]
3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
THANXS TO sfhub
and with it YOU will have gps
if any one want to write this in better English it will be appreciated if you can send it to me
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This has been mentioned a few times before...its an old Epic og trick. Its not fullproof as I and a few others have tried it. No dice....

It worked pretty well for me. Not pinpoint, but close enough to actually use.

i always used this method ##GPSCLRX# and it works for me.

puertoblack2003 said:
i always used this method ##GPSCLRX# and it works for me.
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That worked for me on my og evo, but has never worked for me on this beast.
It burns when I tapatalk...

Beejis said:
That worked for me on my og evo, but has never worked for me on this beast.
It burns when I tapatalk...
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Yea my phone just hangs and never reboots. What rom did you have success on?

Wrong section. Your instructing people to flash an Epic Touch tar on the OG Epic. People who don't read before doing (which are common here) are going to brick their phones. Plus as far as I know I haven't heard many complaining about gps not working on cm9 for "our" device.
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kaokollaa said:
3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
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Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.

Tried it and didn't work at all.

The way it worked for me was on a EL29 Rom...you can be on any 29...if I remember right from what I read on a different thread...When I was on fb21...no GPS...Went into Recovery from there ...restored one of my old EL29 Roms...went outside got a lock on GPS...From there went back to restore...restored ICS fb21...when it booted up ...went back to GPS and got a lock instantly...So it worked for me with that method...

ronny71 said:
The way it worked for me was on a EL29 Rom...you can be on any 29...if I remember right from what I read on a different thread...When I was on fb21...no GPS...Went into Recovery from there ...restored one of my old EL29 Roms...went outside got a lock on GPS...From there went back to restore...restored ICS fb21...when it booted up ...went back to GPS and got a lock instantly...So it worked for me with that method...
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Yup..an OG Epic trick that works for more people than it doesn't if clearing a GPS stats doesn't work. I didn't check the link in the OP but pay attention to what you are doing if you try it
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RyleyinSTL said:
Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.
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What are u talking about? This is the epic touch forum and he's linking to the.latest epic touch ics build. Who screwed the pooch here???
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Zeinzu said:
Wrong section. Your instructing people to flash an Epic Touch tar on the OG Epic. People who don't read before doing (which are common here) are going to brick their phones. Plus as far as I know I haven't heard many complaining about gps not working on cm9 for "our" device.
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RyleyinSTL said:
Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.
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Pardon my french, but WTF are you two talking about?
Edit - LOL muscle and I must have seen this around the same time and thought the same thing. My phone rang though and I hadn't hit the submit button.

musclehead84 said:
What are u talking about? This is the epic touch forum and he's linking to the.latest epic touch ics build. Who screwed the pooch here???
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That's what I thought - now I'm really confused...

Either a few people were off of the mark or there was a quiet EDIT to fix it. I didn't check at first but things seem to be in order now
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Virgin Mobile US Jelly Bean official update, GB28.

Have any VM US users installed the official update from Kies for their "Samsung Galaxy II" (Epic 4G Touch) yet? Have you had any problems? Has anything improved? The two problems that I read about so far are:
- Google Now closing quickly. Seems there is a fix by clearing cache or reset.
- BT not stable for some audio devices.
How is your battery life, has it improved, I read one report on the Sprint device that it did.
Please let me know of your experience with the official VM Jelly Bean, id GB28 US update from Kies, good or bad, thanks.

xda-soar said:
Have any VM US users installed the official update from Kies for their "Samsung Galaxy II" (Epic 4G Touch) yet? Have you had any problems? Has anything improved? The two problems that I read about so far are:
- Google Now closing quickly. Seems there is a fix by clearing cache or reset.
- BT not stable for some audio devices.
How is your battery life, has it improved, I read one report on the Sprint device that it did.
Please let me know of your experience with the official VM Jelly Bean, id GB28 US update from Kies, good or bad, thanks.
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Or you can install it rself to find out all the answers you seek.
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graydiggy said:
Or you can install it rself to find out all the answers you seek.
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I wanted to see if anyone is having any problems before installing it or had anything good to say about new features. I am not on root so I can't flash back to a prior version.
Answers like yours are not helpful.

xda-soar said:
I wanted to see if anyone is having any problems before installing it or had anything good to say about new features. I am not on root so I can't flash back to a prior version.
Answers like yours are not helpful.
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You can always Odin back to whichever version you desire, rooted or not.
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Adreaver said:
You can always Odin back to whichever version you desire, rooted or not.
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It is a pain
I too am interested in reports

Then you are out of luck. If you don't want to take the time and do for yourself, no one will take the time to do for you.
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rancur3p1c said:
It is a pain
I too am interested in reports
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Um, using odin takes a minute or 2 at most plus the wait time for the install which is less than 10 minutes. What's really a pain is lazy people sitting around with their hand out like that dude on the interstate on ramp.
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rancur3p1c said:
It is a pain
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ditch the entitlement and you might get a bit farther in life.

Guys, I didn't mean to start a flame war, just wanted to get some opinions of people on VM US SPH-D710VMUB using the GB28 update. Thanks.

xda-soar said:
Guys, I didn't mean to start a flame war, just wanted to get some opinions of people on VM US SPH-D710VMUB using the GB28 update. Thanks.
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You didn't start a flame war. It was far from it. Another user brought that on himself.
Now, you could install what you are asking about and be the first to officially report back on your fondings. That's what I meant with my first post. I hope there are no hard feelings.
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graydiggy said:
Now, you could install what you are asking about and be the first to officially report back on your fondings. That's what I meant with my first post. I hope there are no hard feelings.
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Similarly, i only meant to say that even if you are dissatisfied with the update, there are easy methods readily available to go back to the ROM you are on now.
You asking if anyone else has tried the ROM is fine. The other user complaining that it's too difficult flies in the face of everything that xda is about.
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Adreaver said:
Similarly, i only meant to say that even if you are dissatisfied with the update, there are easy methods readily available to go back to the ROM you are on now.
You asking if anyone else has tried the ROM is fine. The other user complaining that it's too difficult flies in the face of everything that xda is about.
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You responded to the wrong person. Your response should be directed at two people. One of them isn't me.
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graydiggy said:
You responded to the wrong person. Your response should be directed at two people. One of them isn't me.
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Oops. Quoted the wrong post.
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Could someone post a link to that rom. I would like to look at it.
Also does anyone know if Virgin Mobile has Visual voice mail build in, or are they still on the dial in / old indicator style of voice mail.
Thanks.:fingers-crossed:

wizardknight said:
Could someone post a link to that rom. I would like to look at it.
Also does anyone know if Virgin Mobile has Visual voice mail build in, or are they still on the dial in / old indicator style of voice mail.
Thanks.:fingers-crossed:
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Hi wizard, this thread is about the official Samsung update via Kies. I am not sure about VM-specific ROMs as I am not rooted.
Currently on stock ICS, Virgin has visual voice mail but it only seems to work sometimes for me. I am not sure how it will work on JB or if it will even exist on the official JB. I am pretty sure some vendor-specific features like Sprint ID and Virgin Mobile ID are lost in the official JB release.

xda-soar said:
Hi wizard, this thread is about the official Samsung update via Kies. I am not sure about VM-specific ROMs as I am not rooted.
Currently on stock ICS, Virgin has visual voice mail but it only seems to work sometimes for me. I am not sure how it will work on JB or if it will even exist on the official JB. I am pretty sure some vendor-specific features like Sprint ID and Virgin Mobile ID are lost in the official JB release.
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I guess I miss understood the thread. The title implied there was a E4gT with a Virgin Mobile GB28 based rom in existence.
I am looking for a phone.apk, that used the non-visual voice mail system, which is comparable with the E4GT. I was hopping I might be able to get it from this rom.

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Um, using odin takes a minute or 2 at most plus the wait time for the install which is less than 10 minutes. What's really a pain is lazy people sitting around with their hand out like that dude on the interstate on ramp.
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Only if you already know the procedure

rancur3p1c said:
Only if you already know the procedure
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It maybe takes five minutes to read and find out exactly how to do it.
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graydiggy said:
It maybe takes five minutes to read and find out exactly how to do it.
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Definitely longer. Even for a stupid person.

rancur3p1c said:
Definitely longer. Even for a stupid person.
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Are you unfamiliar with the One Clicks?
The name is accurate...One click.
If it takes you more than 5 minutes to read how to click a button once, you may want to stay on the stock rom.