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[Q] don't know what to do on putting 2.2 on epic

ok im about to get my samsung epic and i want to put 2.2 on it but i really don't know what to do. And i don't know how to put a rom or stock on it so can anyone tell me step to step directions on how to put 2.2 on the samsung epic when you just got the phone.
BTW im new to the fourm

Follow this link to the wiki. It has links to other posts that will answer all your questions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700

Step one search 1 click root and cwm (clock work mod) recovery. read the instructions to set your phone up and install. You'll be first clicking the soft menu button. That's bottom left under the screen. Click settings-applications-development. Make sure to choose usb debugging AND stay awake for the 1 click! Once you have both of them installed you need to find the dk28 thread. That's 2.2. Read those instructions put phone in dowmnload mode holding the number 1on your actual hardware keyboard.
All the right info is available in the respected threads. Search both of these in the development section. Once you are on xda website and click into the Epic 4g Development forum, use the tool on the top right that's says search this thread. Also pm me if you get stuck on any specific part.
Xtra advice, read and reread all instructions until you are comfortable with the steps. One more topic to search for is "how to return to stock" incase anything goes wrong. The only tricky part is the gps but there are also 3 threads I believe on how to make sure gps works properly. Read those as well. I know you want to click and have 2.2 but it does take a bit of research.
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Tylertag238 said:
ok im about to get my samsung epic and i want to put 2.2 on it but i really don't know what to do. And i don't know how to put a rom or stock on it so can anyone tell me step to step directions on how to put 2.2 on the samsung epic when you just got the phone.
BTW im new to the fourm
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Welcome to XDA. As jprocha101 said, the wiki is your friend. Here's a link to the guides and references section. The comprehensive guide is pretty good.
The steps you'll follow are:
1. Root and install ClockWorkMod recovery (CWM) with 1-click.
2. Flash DK28 (leaked froyo build)
3. Choose a ROM (I like Viper and Bonsai) and flash with CWM.
4. Enjoy your better Epic.
The guide goes into details. It will be very helpful. If that doesn't work, search the Epic forums.
Again, welcome!

SpamDel said:
Welcome to XDA. As jprocha101 said, the wiki is your friend. Here's a link to the guides and references section. The comprehensive guide is pretty good.
The steps you'll follow are:
1. Root and install ClockWorkMod recovery (CWM) with 1-click.
2. Flash DK28 (leaked froyo build)
3. Choose a ROM (I like Viper and Bonsai) and flash with CWM.
4. Enjoy your better Epic.
The guide goes into details. It will be very helpful. If that doesn't work, search the Epic forums.
Again, welcome!
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k thank you and the others who helped me out also i got 1 more question when you add a stock or rom(admin your phone) what things can you do to it.Like is their any features or any tips or tricks you guys know

Tylertag238 said:
k thank you and the others who helped me out also i got 1 more question when you add a stock or rom(admin your phone) what things can you do to it.Like is their any features or any tips or tricks you guys know
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As of right now the roms are mostly stock optimized as much as possible (if your using dk28 or Froyo 2.2, the proper name). If you are sticking with 2.1, or DI18, eclair, you can flash a rom to overclock/undervolt which lets your phone run at 1.6g instead of 1.0g processor speed. If your using 2.1 and you use tanims odex script found in the development section, you can theme the phone, re odex it, and add on MobileAP a tether app people tend to favor. Keep searching, you'll learn all the things you can do with your phone.
Getting root is the biggest deal, cause you can run apps on a root level and unlock more features for example, when you back up your phone with any of the backup programs available on the market, if you have root, you can back up more user data as well as just the apps themselves but be careful to only restore data on the same rom you backed it up on or you might run into trouble. Once again, welcome to XDA, glad to have you aboard.

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As of right now the roms are mostly stock optimized as much as possible (if your using dk28 or Froyo 2.2, the proper name). If you are sticking with 2.1, or DI18, eclair, you can flash a rom to overclock/undervolt which lets your phone run at 1.6g instead of 1.0g processor speed. If your using 2.1 and you use tanims odex script found in the development section, you can theme the phone, re odex it, and add on MobileAP a tether app people tend to favor. Keep searching, you'll learn all the things you can do with your phone.
Getting root is the biggest deal, cause you can run apps on a root level and unlock more features for example, when you back up your phone with any of the backup programs available on the market, if you have root, you can back up more user data as well as just the apps themselves but be careful to only restore data on the same rom you backed it up on or you might run into trouble. Once again, welcome to XDA, glad to have you aboard.
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well heres my problem all i want to do is put 2.2 on my device and ya and probably some other themes like the gingerbread but i don't want to put all of the roots and roms on my device cause i don't want to brick it and make it slower. See my point

Bricking your phone is nearly imposible with the Epic and Odin (you know, the Norse god who resurrects fallen warriors to fight another day, get it?!). To get to 2.2 you're going to have to root and install the DK28 rom anyway, and you'll need to root again on 2.2 to get cusom themes, too.
Once you've rooted and installed CWM you're good to go. Everything else can be done from clockworkmod (except going back to stock).
There's really very little danger. All the devs give their disclaimer about bricking phones as a CYA move.
Btw, one of the threads has videos as walkthroughs. Those are very helpful.
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Xerloq said:
Bricking your phone is nearly imposible with the Epic and Odin (you know, the Norse god who resurrects fallen warriors to fight another day, get it?!). To get to 2.2 you're going to have to root and install the DK28 rom anyway, and you'll need to root again on 2.2 to get cusom themes, too.
Once you've rooted and installed CWM you're good to go. Everything else can be done from clockworkmod (except going back to stock).
There's really very little danger. All the devs give their disclaimer about bricking phones as a CYA move.
Btw, one of the threads has videos as walkthroughs. Those are very helpful.
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k thanks and what thread is that do you know?

Sorry been away, root and recovery are easy click menu-settings-applications-development then check usb debugging, and stay awake. Plug in usb into your pic and run the script. Follow on screen instructions which is choose root hit enter let it do its thing
Phone will reboot, then do recovery same way, nothing to worry about trust me
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As far as 2.2 and roms only install what you're comfortable with. Get root and recovery and pm me. I'll walk you through froyo
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dreamsforgotten said:
As far as 2.2 and roms only install what you're comfortable with. Get root and recovery and pm me. I'll walk you through froyo
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k thank you and 1 more noob question say which way is eaiser the odin way or the way with the roms and stock. also are they both the samething to

Tylertag238 said:
k thank you and 1 more noob question say which way is eaiser the odin way or the way with the roms and stock. also are they both the samething to
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both DI18 2.1 and DK28 2.2 (froyo) have a tar file called that because they end in .tar.md5 If they end in .md5, rename the file, and delete the .md5 so it ends up being filename.tar. They also have a flashable update zip for each. Its personal opinion and I prefer the update zips. I like to keep my stock rom update zip on my usb card and if anything goes wrong I just flash it right over the problem. A tar file requires odin and I rather use it least as possible only for going back stock.
Download the dk28 update.zip file, the victory .pit file, and the dk28 modem (all available from the wiki); and download odin3 1.6 and I'll get you going with it. It is going to take 3 separate steps after you get past the root and recovery.

dreamsforgotten said:
both DI18 2.1 and DK28 2.2 (froyo) have a tar file called that because they end in .tar.md5 If they end in .md5, rename the file, and delete the .md5 so it ends up being filename.tar. They also have a flashable update zip for each. Its personal opinion and I prefer the update zips. I like to keep my stock rom update zip on my usb card and if anything goes wrong I just flash it right over the problem. A tar file requires odin and I rather use it least as possible only for going back stock.
Download the dk28 update.zip file, the victory .pit file, and the dk28 modem (all available from the wiki); and download odin3 1.6 and I'll get you going with it. It is going to take 3 separate steps after you get past the root and recovery.
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k thank you i download that sometime today or tommorow

np let me know

You can also just install the dk28.zip file without the need to root or anything else...but as long as your gonna run unofficial updates you may as well root and get all the benefits that come with it
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rocket321 said:
You can also just install the dk28.zip file without the need to root or anything else...but as long as your gonna run unofficial updates you may as well root and get all the benefits that come with it
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? ? Can you explain that a little better. The dk28 update zip is pre rooted. Also he needs to odin the modem. Needs clockwork to flash the update.zip.
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[Q] HELP!!! stuck on samsung logo

I simply just updated to ei22 from clockwork mod and its not booting!

newguy0804 said:
I simply just updated to ei22 from clockwork mod and its not booting!
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A little more information please...
Did you attempt the manual update zip via flashing it in CWM?
Did you flash a custom GB based ROM?
Thanks.

I am ...was running a rooted froyo stock rom that came with the phone.
I followed this guide....for the most part I just installed the gingerbread folder from cwm and rebooted now im stuck.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB956i_KEp4
link to the video i used

Could be a bad flash.
Redownload, wipe, and try again.
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i have to be at thanskgiving an need my phone for driections now can u juyst tell me how to back to stock quick! like real quick! i cant get the com light to show up on odin!

If you followed the instructions right, you've already hosed what was previously your "stock" rom.
First, did you make a backup?
If so, wipe and restore.
If now, flash a new rom.
Did you already update the modem?
If its still on EC05, flash an EC05 rom.
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MY PROBLEM IS THat i cant even get it to show up on odin!

You don't Odin to flash a rom, so that's beside the point right now.
Don't get flustered here, I am trying to help.
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Dude, just restore your nand backup.

If you want to go back to stock and become unrooted, go to youtube and search samsung epic return to stock. Watch qbkings video. You will need the ec05.tar file, samsung drivers for your pc, and one additional file that should come with odin, and a valium. There are turtorials everywhere around here, but for step by step "easy" instructions, use qbkings video.
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newguy0804 said:
MY PROBLEM IS THat i cant even get it to show up on odin!
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Two options if odin doesn't see your phone. Try a different cable I bought mine at staples 15 dollars for a better 6 foot cable. Second option is remove the battery hold down 1 and power insert battery. That should get you back in. Then odin to stock ec05. Find a rom of your choice like randomrom thunderhawk. After it installs use the ec05 to ei22 modem flash. That is the method that I upgraded worked like a champ.

If odin doesn't see your phone, try disabling your antivirus and firewall that was causing me problems a while back with Norton I think.

Root and Install CWM from stock

Hello guys, my first time posting here. I have an Epic 4G Touch, rooted and all so I understand how to use Odin, etc. So im down for spring break and my dad asked me to root his Epic 4G for him. I took a look in the dev section and you guys have a ton of stuff going on in there and I just dont know where to begin. I watched some of qbings vids but theyre all a bit outdated now. So my question would be, what is the fastest easiest way to obtain root and cwm so I can flash the cm9 beta0 on my dads phone? He is currently on firmware version 2.3.6, baseband EL30, build GB.EL30. Thanks in advance

rsalinas1 said:
Hello guys, my first time posting here. I have an Epic 4G Touch, rooted and all so I understand how to use Odin, etc. So im down for spring break and my dad asked me to root his Epic 4G for him. I took a look in the dev section and you guys have a ton of stuff going on in there and I just dont know where to begin. I watched some of qbings vids but theyre all a bit outdated now. So my question would be, what is the fastest easiest way to obtain root and cwm so I can flash the cm9 beta0 on my dads phone? He is currently on firmware version 2.3.6, baseband EL30, build GB.EL30. Thanks in advance
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Odin 1.85
EI22 kernel a.k.a GB3a.tar from mkasick search "epic 4g gb kernel source"
Clockworkmod 5 .tar
Put the phone the phone into download mode power and the 1 button uncheck auto reboot and f reset time nothing should be checked. Put the kernel in the pda section and hit start make sure odin coms and your not using a stock cable. Once down pop out the batter put it back into DLmode and put the clockworkmod.tar in the pda section and have just auto reboot checked. Hit start and once thats done you have clockwork mod. Just download the cm9 beta and the newest gapps 2012304 and place them on the sd card and flash it.

Ok when I odin the el22 kernel it still says I dont have root. To check, i dl'ed titanium backup and it said I dont have root permission?
edit: I went ahead and odined the shadow kernel which gave me root and cwm.

LOL you said you needed it to flash cm9? If you flash cm9 it would have given you root. Otherwise I would have given you an su.zip you never said you wanted to stay on stock
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Help a stranger out!

I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.

thebbbrain said:
I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Instructions are on that page, just make sure you use the full restore, and not the preserve data or you can brick. At the current point we don't have a kernel built from source yet, because of this, you must flash back to stock rooted EL29 via ODIN OC or you will brick. I highly suggest you read my thread in my signature because flashing anything ICS for this phone can be extremely dangerous and will brick your phone if you aren't sure what your doing.

Just to be sure you are looking at the right thread, please go to settings>about phone. Make sure model number is SPH-D710. I only say this cause I haven't heard of a Cyan ROM, and (not trying to be a jerk), most people refer to this phone as the epic 4g touch. You got something weird up there, and there are at least 20 different versions of this phone (galaxy s2).
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Could he have meant Cyanogen?

MeWarning said:
Could he have meant Cyanogen?
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Yes, that is what I meant by Cyan.
Thanks for the links and tips guys, I will check it out tonight.
Short version is this is the Galaxy 2 from Sprint, the one with the long bastardized name. Took forever to find this forum cause I was looking for something closer in name.

Yes it is the bastardized sprint Samsung galaxy s2. Word to the wise stay on this forum. Any other galaxy s2 forum especially international will have a huge possibility of turning the phone into a nice little paper weight. I have to say thanks for taking the time to find out. We have had a bunch of people come through here with paper weights wondering what happened because they didn't bother to read
Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G

Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.

thebbbrain said:
Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.
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You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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tkemack said:
You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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I would follow the posted thread as.. a.) It is the safest way since lots of people have been bricking their phone via flashes b.) This will return the phone to the stock ROM, but it will remain rooted.

Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!

thebbbrain said:
Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!
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Watch the qbking77 video and you'll be golden. It should be linked in the post. Really easy once you figure it out.
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Ok, reporting back.
First we tried the 'don't overwrite data' option, everything appeared to be ok until the phone rebooted. It sat on the 4G splash screen in a continual restarting state for about ten minutes. We tried flashing that twice. After that we tried flashing the factory restore with root option, that worked just fine.
Thanks again for the input.
Now he'll have to restore all of his desired apps, but that's his problem, since I told him not to root in the first place. LOL.
Cheers.

Help a super noob root and flash his phone

Ok I know i am supposed to read the Faqs and tutorials. But after wading through pages of content I have come out more confused than going in.
Basically all I want to do is get a new ROM (Cyanogenmod?) onto my phone in order to fix my stock ICS's broken bluetooth functionality, battery drain and overall performance. I loved this phone as GB but it has become the worst pile of stinky poo since ICS came along. My baseband ver is Fl24.
Now I have no clue where to begin. What's an Odin count? Kernels, modems?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

If you don't want to read then go watch some of qbking77 videos

maxspiderx said:
Ok I know i am supposed to read the Faqs and tutorials. But after wading through pages of content I have come out more confused than going in.
Basically all I want to do is get a new ROM (Cyanogenmod?) onto my phone in order to fix my stock ICS's broken bluetooth functionality, battery drain and overall performance. I loved this phone as GB but it has become the worst pile of stinky poo since ICS came along. My baseband ver is Fl24.
Now I have no clue where to begin. What's an Odin count? Kernels, modems?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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**Not responsible for anything that happens to your device.
You're on stock unrooted right? First go to the android development for this phone go to the modems thread and find the one click FL24 rooted. Next make sure you have drivers installed on your computer and put your phone into download mode(While the phone is off power+volume down until you see the screen) and connect it to your computer. After that extract the one click and connect your phone which is now in download mode. Let it run and its should say success.
Ok now your rooted now to flashing the ROM.
Download mobile Odin from the play store(it costs but theres a free version on xda somewhere just Google it) Get the paid version if you woukd like to donate because of all of his hard work. Next download the el26 kernel(the repack with clockwork mod) and put it on the root of your SD. Finally download the version of cm9 you want and put it onto the root of your SD card.
Installing the ROM(You're almost done )
Open mobile Odin and when it asks you for the xda download just hit cancel. Now hit kernel and select the el26 kernal. Make sure you have 50% battery do all the safety precautions and then flash it. Take the battery out of your phone. Reboot to recovery(power and volume up) press volume up and volume down back to back a couple of times to make the power button work. Now wipe data, cache, and dalvick cache. Finally flash the ROM and reeboot.
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DaMan90 said:
**Not responsible for anything that happens to your device.
Installing the ROM(You're almost done )
Open mobile Odin and when it asks you for the xda download just hit cancel. Now hit kernel and select the el26 kernal. Make sure you have 50% battery do all the safety precautions and then flash it. Take the battery out of your phone. Reboot to recovery(power and volume up) press volume up and volume down back to back a couple of times to make the power button work. Now wipe data, cache, and dalvick cache. Finally flash the ROM and reeboot.
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I think there is also a one-click el26 with CWM floating around in the Android Development section. I've used it with success. YMMV.

Thanks for the walkthrough!
Those qbking77 videos helped alot. After 2 hours of research I have finally managed to get Wild for the Night onto my phone. Only difference is, I used the EL29 Directboot kernel. Not sure if I used the correct ver but hey it worked.

maxspiderx said:
Thanks for the walkthrough!
Those qbking77 videos helped alot. After 2 hours of research I have finally managed to get Wild for the Night onto my phone. Only difference is, I used the EL29 Directboot kernel. Not sure if I used the correct ver but hey it worked.
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El26 and el29 are both OK to use
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DaMan90 said:
El26 and el29 are both OK to use
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Regarding the EL29 Directboot kernel...is this the only way to flash for the TW ROMs that don't have custom recovery then reinstall the original kernel (GB08 in my case)?

freesunshine said:
Regarding the EL29 Directboot kernel...is this the only way to flash for the TW ROMs that don't have custom recovery then reinstall the original kernel (GB08 in my case)?
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Yep. You can also use an Agats Repack for JB to flash the kernel.
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