As dumb as it sounds, maybe I need some more coffee, but I upgraded my sprint EVO after 2 years to a nice new Galaxy. BUT, I am trying to find the correct subforum for this phone. Sprints site calls it aSamsung Galaxy S™ ll, Epic™ 4G Touch (a mouthful), and the picture looks the same, but I see T-Mobile and ATT with their own galaxy s2 foums and this ONLY says Epic.
So, I am looking for both rooting, ROM's, etc. but want to confirm this is the correct forum, no such thing a dumb question as I would rather ask then brick!
Thanks
This is the right place. Its Sprint variant of the GS2 which they call the Epic 4G Touch.
lol, thanks. ROM playing was horribly addictive with the EVO, and I'm bored now with the stock on the g2. Got the OTA update installed this AM, but now ready to have some fun.
Onto the dev forums
Thanks again!
No problem.
Yeah, sprints naming convention is bizarre
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It's a big name for a big phone but yeah, they could have shortened it a bit.
Welcome!
Yup epic is what you got. The as of now hotness.
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xlancealotx said:
lol, thanks. ROM playing was horribly addictive with the EVO, and I'm bored now with the stock on the g2. Got the OTA update installed this AM, but now ready to have some fun.
Onto the dev forums
Thanks again!
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Lots of great stuff here to flash.
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Cool, thanks again to all and yea, s2, or something, nice and clean!
As for ROM's, I am looking at the main thread here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268548), so any .02 on what to do 1st?
I know with the EVO, ROM manger was a simple way to go, from there was CWM, but it seems ODIN is the real way here huh!
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xlancealotx said:
Cool, thanks again to all and yea, s2, or something, nice and clean!
As for ROM's, I am looking at the main thread here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268548), so any .02 on what to do 1st?
I know with the EVO, ROM manger was a simple way to go, from there was CWM, but it seems ODIN is the real way here huh!
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You chose any kernel that has a cwm and u Odin that kernel
..and boom u have cwm. Next you pick any rom and flash.
Simple as that
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I just rooted my wife's phone for her. only reason being she wants it to run smooth again. recently has been freezing up allot and just acting funky. I want to remove Bloat and install v6 supercharger and some other tweaks to help it run smoother. anyone have any suggestions for a smooth, easy to use, stable Rom. That I might be able to convince her to try out for a bit. Generally I wasn't planning on flashing any custom roms for her unless something easy is out there. I am an chronic EVO flasher and she does not understand.
jayshocka said:
I just rooted my wife's phone for her. only reason being she wants it to run smooth again. recently has been freezing up allot and just acting funky. I want to remove Bloat and install v6 supercharger and some other tweaks to help it run smoother. anyone have any suggestions for a smooth, easy to use, stable Rom. That I might be able to convince her to try out for a bit. Generally I wasn't planning on flashing any custom roms for her unless something easy is out there. I am an chronic EVO flasher and she does not understand.
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Since it is her phone and I am sure you love peace in your household, you may want something basic like the EC05plus ROM or ReRFS.
ha
That is why I hesitate!
links please if it is not too much trouble....
The v6 script is a trickier mod on a stockish rom. I swear by the latest sfr. Flash it twice. Be sure to flash a kernel also. In your case I'd recommend the ec05 plus kernel- nice and plain with no oc. Don't forget the hotspots hack. No sfr user should go without that freebee.
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jayshocka said:
That is why I hesitate!
links please if it is not too much trouble....
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061912&highlight=ec05plus
and Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904&highlight=ReRFS
The first one requires Odin so back up first and then you can restore the data back. (of course ALWAYS back up a wife's phone first before doing ANYTHING!)----Great Advice!
Do not give her a GingerBread leak rom. My biggest recommendation.
My EC05 Froyo rom has the latest features like 6 Lockscreen mod and the free hotspot mod. You can try it here. If you don't need anything fancy, go with stockish as recommended by kenny.
Thanks!
Thanks for the links and suggestions.. one other question i found MIUI on this forum i was running that on my EVO for a while. She seemed to enjoy it anyone have any experience with it for the Epic
jayshocka said:
Thanks for the links and suggestions.. one other question i found MIUI on this forum i was running that on my EVO for a while. She seemed to enjoy it anyone have any experience with it for the Epic
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It's in a public testing phase as they work out the kinks.
Thanks
thank you every one for your replies...
finding some differences from my Evo
still got some reading to do.
But thank you mucho
Its always "the wifes" phone lol come on take the real mans phone
Only kidding but why though?
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jayshocka said:
thank you every one for your replies...
finding some differences from my Evo
still got some reading to do.
But thank you mucho
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Glad we can help. We'll be around if you have more questions or you can even PM any of us.
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ac16313 said:
Its always "the wifes" phone lol come on take the real mans phone
Only kidding but why though?
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Ha, when I first rooted and put on Bonsai and showed my GF the Quadrant score and then showed her the stock score on hers, she simply handed me her Epic and said "do it"!
Ha said:
my wife? quadrant score?, yikes, Is there an custom rom that gets you tomorrows Groupon's today?? she might go for that !
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Thanks everyone. I flashed E.R.A. so far she is loving it. Changing her themes and she is happy how smooth it is running. ANOTHER ROOT...FTW
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if you can wait about one year, there's gonna be an awesome Rom called "decks reloaded." You'll love it.
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atljatl said:
if you can wait about one year, there's gonna be an awesome Rom called "decks reloaded." You'll love it.
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I only want it if its for the ToroPlus... ToroPlus..... ToroPlus....
And you posted a reply for reloaded in a Samsung epic forum...
atljatl... The troll that failed
^^^^ like my new SIG ^^^^
jayshocka said:
I only want it if its for the ToroPlus... ToroPlus..... ToroPlus....
And you posted a reply for reloaded in a Samsung epic forum...
atljatl... The troll that failed
^^^^ like my new SIG ^^^^
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reloaded runs fine on the epic, but you won't have 4g, and Bluetooth is sorta messed up
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atljatl said:
reloaded runs fine on the epic, but you won't have 4g, and Bluetooth is sorta messed up
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Never seen a ROM named "RELOADED" around in the Epic 4G dev forum.
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AndyYan said:
Never seen a ROM named "RELOADED" around in the Epic 4G dev forum.
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It's for the future. That's why you can't see it yet.
atljatl said:
it's for the future. That's why you can't see it yet.
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^^^^^^^ worst troll ever ^^^^^^^^^^
jayshocka said:
^^^^^^^ worst troll ever ^^^^^^^^^^
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Since when is suggesting roms that will brick someone's phone considered trolling?
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I ordered an epic touch from Amazon for $80 now to give my nexus s to my girl I will miss you nexus
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You get it for $80 for signing new contract?
Congrats on this amazing phone. Extremely stable and you can live without ICS
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Great price for a great phone, enjoy
You're going to love the phone. I do wish it had NFC but this phone is so amazing without it.
I have both phones. Even though we don't have ICS (yet) you will love this phone. IMO its superior in every way.
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Thank you yea I signed two years of her life away but she doesn't mind she's coming from a blackberry saw the stuff I did to my nexus and wanted one of her own. Nexus s would've been better with some more ram
Ok so now how to root I noticed there was like a one click root.....I'd like to keep it stock while I get accustomed. And Odin root. Which one should I do?
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donsh00tmesanta said:
Thank you yea I signed two years of her life away but she doesn't mind she's coming from a blackberry saw the stuff I did to my nexus and wanted one of her own. Nexus s would've been better with some more ram
Ok so now how to root I noticed there was like a one click root.....I'd like to keep it stock while I get accustomed. And Odin root. Which one should I do?
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Stock's actually a pretty good experience, but you'll want to odin to stock EL26 to get rid of CiQ. I'm running stock EL26 right now and it's silky smooth. The thing you'll like the most about this phone will be the screen.
Can you please link me to one? Does it have a custom recovery baked in?
I was kinda wanting to flash one of those mods that give ya the ICS screen transitions
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donsh00tmesanta said:
Can you please link me to one? Does it have a custom recovery baked in?
I was kinda wanting to flash one of those mods that give ya the ICS screen transitions
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Anyone of the Odin root methods in development will work rather easily for you or you can try sfhub root method which seems to be the way everyone is going. Check the stickies for great info and just do your homework before you jump in.
Even though you like it stock there are some nice custom roms in development that run great. Skim through them and see which one best matches your needs. If you were to ask me to pick I would say all of them... These guys have been doing a great job
donsh00tmesanta said:
Can you please link me to one? Does it have a custom recovery baked in?
I was kinda wanting to flash one of those mods that give ya the ICS screen transitions
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I odined this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415924
then flashed this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
The first link is to Stock EL26, directly from Samsung Servers. The second one is a custom recovery that in my opinion is #1 at the moment. No problems here. If you're wanting to flash a theme or add-ons, you'll want to flash the deodexed stock version from the first link.
sfhub's auto root script works awesome and I highly recommend looking at that. Its really easy, and does what you need it to do.
ok so my eptouch arrived...now to root stock for now....anything wrong with ek02????
Did the same thing gave my girl the nexus with ics and she loves it. Even I love her phone as much as mine.
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donsh00tmesanta said:
ok so my eptouch arrived...now to root stock for now....anything wrong with ek02????
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The short time I was on ek02 it seemed decent, but thats a limited timeframe of running it. I have recently been running Blazer ROM 3.4 (which is EL26) with a nice ICS theme.
Hey Guys!
Just upgraded my EVO today to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4g touch. I was wanting to know is rooting this phone just like the EVO? Where do you find the "unrevoked" rooting files for the Epic 4g?
Thanks for the help and any links you can provide.
Search the dev section....all your questions have been answered.....and this phone is different in rooting etc.. .
Remember....search is your friend....save you from getting flamed....ppl are on a roll today lol
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Look under "stickies" in the general forum.....there is the root how toos....roms kernels etc...
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TPADriod said:
Hey Guys!
Just upgraded my EVO today to the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4g touch. I was wanting to know is rooting this phone just like the EVO? Where do you find the "unrevoked" rooting files for the Epic 4g?
Thanks for the help and any links you can provide.
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Congrats man on the new phone. No the rooting process I'd going to be different on the epic. Sfhub has created a one touch root method that is definitely the most user friendly, and is highly recommended.
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Congrats man on the new phone. No the rooting process is going to be different on the epic. Sfhub has created a one touch root method that is definitely the most user friendly, and is highly recommended. I would head in that direction.
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Here is a link to sfhub's auto root. Def the best method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Welcome to the tribe....... Sfhub's one touch root method definitely way to go.
Great choice man on a phone but forget the way you thought with the Evo in some cases and do hardcore reading up on your new phone prior to doing anything since it will save the million and one questions you may ask. Check out the wiki section as well for some great tips. Enjoy and welcome aboard - just do me a favor and read read and then read some more
playya said:
Great choice man on a phone but forget the way you thought with the Evo in some cases and do hardcore reading up on your new phone prior to doing anything since it will save the million and one questions you may ask. Check out the wiki section as well for some great tips. Enjoy and welcome aboard - just do me a favor and read read and then read some more
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Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
qbking77 videos show you how to root and everything you need. He's a great guy.
TPADriod said:
Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
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Modem is just radio firmware...like evo.... All phones are different el29 may work better for you or ek02 may be better.... Just try them and find out
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IMO the best method to root then install cwm is to.flash rooted el29 with the Odin method than use the one click to install cwm. Thats how I did it at least.
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globalninja said:
IMO the best method to root then install cwm is to.flash rooted el29 with the Odin method than use the one click to install cwm. Thats how I did it at least.
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Yeah, I just got mine last night and this is what I plan on doing at work today. Mine is on el29 so as I understand it I would want to flash rooted el29 then install cwm in autoroot. Once I've had it for a few days I'll probably start testing out third party roms but I have a weird thing where I like to run stock(ish) for a little bit just so I get to know the phone and know what "baseline" performs like. Also, I already like this phone stock more than the Evo with Sense. Touchwiz seems much less intrusive and overly glossy. Only little annoyance I have is that when I did OTA update to el29 I lost scrolling wallpaper so I may jump to calkulins rom just to get that back.
TPADriod said:
Thank you....I do like the thinness of the phone compared to my evo.....it is pretty large though!
I am VERY familar with rooting and restoring roms on my evo, I think I did it about 100+ times.
It was pretty simple, download Unrevoked and bam! I am looking at Odin and Sfhub's one touch root method.....so...One of them should be fine.
I dont understand what the modems are used for. Do most ROMS come with them? I understand that they are used to communicate with Carrier towers...but is the higher version always better? What are they compared to on an Evo, if at all.
Thanks!
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please don't flash the international ics rom either..... *drops mic and walks away*
Ive had my Epic 4g Touch for a couple of days now. Im coming from the Evo 3D. Touchwiz sucks compared to sense but this phone feels more powerful and smooth. Evo 3D also has a bigger dev support here in xda. Hopefully this changes considering this is a relatively new phone. I love the big screen on this phone and how thin it is. Im keeping it untill HTC comes out with at 4.5+ inch phone. Go to youtube and looks for qbkimg77 videos on this phone. They are very helpful.
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banksmi09 said:
please don't flash the international ics rom either..... *drops mic and walks away*
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Yeah, did that.....
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First of all unrevoked is only for HTC devices in the Dev section you will find the Auto root its quite simple not as Unrevoked but quite helpful, then I would recomend you to run stock with root a couple of days and start with Calkulin's ROM, UnNamed, and other stockish roms with goodies and then flash everything you like as kernels(Rogue Hitman, LosKernel,etc) Modems(EG30, EK02, EL29, etc) of course rooted and other ROMs (CM7, CM9, etc) and always have a backup and Odin installed in your computed
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I flashed Blazer Rom my first day I had the phone haven't looked back since
Did anyone have problems installing cwm?
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iamsavedme30 said:
Did anyone have problems installing cwm?
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How are you trying to install it?
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I used my upgrade from my Nexus S 4g and decided to come over the the S2 on Sprint. I intend to play with this phone till my wife upgrade is in August which she will take the S2 in hopes that I will get the S3 by then.
Been reading up on these posts on here and I think I got it but wanted to make sure.
1. I need to Odin to get root with el29?
2. Never flash, wipe, reset data in ICS CWM?
3. Is it me or are there no Kernels like AirKernel for this phone?
4. I plan to go with CNA as I had on my Nexus. Love that rom anything you would like to share about this rom?
Any advice on the questions would be great and to be honest I really only post here and there but I'm always on here. Been here since the release of the Evo 4G.
Thanks.
Thanks and it awesome to be a part of the S2 community. WOW.
Really feels welcome here......
You're sure to get help now, getting all pissy that someone didn't help you at 5:30 on a Sunday morning. Good luck
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Wow, congrats to the E4GT community. You just enrolled another winner to the team.
How come no one rolled out the red carpet within the first few hours of this thread?
Glad I moved onto another phone, you guys really suck here
OP, you should get a GN. After my first post there, I was sent a 4 course meal from my favorite restaurant.
xda same as always...
Stoked to be here though.
Sort of asking for help, those are things that I've read up on. Just kind of a ice breaker more then anything.
Welcome to the party and congrats on the new phone.
The only question I can answer is #1, which is yes, to get an easy start just Odin sfhub's one-click EL29 for root, then read, read, read in the development section for all the goodies available.
Happy flashing and remember, if you brick your phone it's all on you.
1. I rooted just fine without Odin.
2. Yes it's also recommended you do that with most roms overall to avoid technical difficulties later on.
3. Idk what airkernel is, but there seems to be a limited choice if kernels for ginger.
4. CNA? Don't think I've seen a ROM called that around here but what do I know? I'm just a newbie...
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I left my photon to be here .. I hope not to be let down... Cause the hospitality over there was great! I love everybody there!
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dcowboys2184 said:
I left my photon to be here .. I hope not to be let down... Cause the hospitality over there was great! I love everybody there!
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You just have to have thicker skin over here, people may seem a little harsh at times (me included) but at the core of their comments you typically find the truth you needed. If you read around enough you'll see there are a lot of good people in this community. I'd suggest you start with the thread below to see what I mean.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572184
Most important of all, just follow the #1 rule of thumb for the internet, don't take things personally and you'll be just fine.
Oh, also, don't expect anyone here to a)kiss your butt (well maybe iSaint j/k lol), b)hold your hand or c)pat you on your wee little noggin when you f*ck up because you didn't read and ended up bricking your phone. That is all.
Everybody moved to the Evo One. This place is a ghost town now.
TPizzle said:
1. I rooted just fine without Odin.
2. Yes it's also recommended you do that with most roms overall to avoid technical difficulties later on.
3. Idk what airkernel is, but there seems to be a limited choice if kernels for ginger.
4. CNA? Don't think I've seen a ROM called that around here but what do I know? I'm just a newbie...
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CNA is the Codename ROM.
**Enjoy the phone jcarlm
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dcowboys2184 said:
I left my photon to be here .. I hope not to be let down... Cause the hospitality over there was great! I love everybody there!
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Normally I'm nice, but being pissy while asking for help rubs me the wrong way.... Not like when iSaint rubs me
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Coming from a Evo then a Nexus S 4G I can't believe the trouble ones has to go through flashing roms that are ICS.
Odin is easy so that is nice but still. Seems like a lot of effort.
This phone is sweet. I just got to wait till I actually have time from work, kids and family so I can sit down and root this think and flash away.
Excited.
I can honestly say if it weren't for Odin and sfhub's one-click goodies I would probably still just be an observer on this forum. But he made it easy and then I learned to flash recovery and in doing so was able to start flashing Calkulin's custom ROMs. Although that's as far as I've gotten for now it's a long way from where I began and I'm excited for what's around the corner.
jcarlm said:
Coming from a Evo then a Nexus S 4G I can't believe the trouble ones has to go through flashing roms that are ICS.
Odin is easy so that is nice but still. Seems like a lot of effort.
This phone is sweet. I just got to wait till I actually have time from work, kids and family so I can sit down and root this think and flash away.
Excited.
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Once the source is released and official ota's are out im sure all the kinks will be ironed out. Development for ICS is still early for this phone. Using Odin isnt that bad, you can still flash a rom in about five minutes.
jcarlm said:
Coming from a Evo then a Nexus S 4G I can't believe the trouble ones has to go through flashing roms that are ICS.
Odin is easy so that is nice but still. Seems like a lot of effort.
This phone is sweet. I just got to wait till I actually have time from work, kids and family so I can sit down and root this think and flash away.
Excited.
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It may seem a bit overwhelming at first but it really is incredibly easy. Just make sure your CWM is stock (just flash CM7 or GB Miui), and then you should have no issues flashing ICS.
mobile Odin is your friend guys. as quick as a reboot.
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And no there aren't any kernels like Air, Matrix, Trinity on this phone but you will BD happy with stock or the repack
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Hello everyone I recently bought this touch off of craigslist and am utterly confused on the root process, flashing roms, etc...... First off it was already rooted and using CWM recovery. I found this out after I figured out how to boot into recovery on my new to me phone lol. With the Evo there were some growing pains but I figured it out pretty fast and was flashing like crazy in a couple of days. It's seems this phone is a whole new beast. Im living it so far but I need to know exactly what im up against since I see the phrase "brick your phone way too much already". I've read some threads already but can't quite wrap my mind around it yet so im reaching out, and yes I plan to do a while lot of reading just like I did with the OG Evo. That's not an option right now since my lil sister has been in the ICU in the hospital and I've been spending every waking hour there. Anyway I would just like to know where I stand with the room that is presently on the phone already and what I can do if I wanted to flash something else. Anyway thx for any help given and to those who will surely tell me to read, read, read I will, will, will lol.
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Read all the stickies in the Android Development section. Look up QBKing77 on youtube and watch his videos about this phone. They will show you how to safely root, flash, etc.
euphoria said:
Read all the stickies in the Android Development section. Look up QBKing77 on youtube and watch his videos about this phone. They will show you how to safely root, flash, etc.
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Thx for responding and I will def check that out. I would just like to know what the previous owner did to root the phone if you could look at the screen shoot and give me an ideal. I asked him but he said someone rooted it for him and he didn't have much info. I also asked him off he was on XDA and he said no but he browsed an epic 4g forum but I didn't press him since I knew I could just come here and find out ask I needed to know. Anyway thx for that info.
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sha4000 said:
Thx for responding and I will def check that out. I would just like to know what the previous owner did to root the phone if you could look at the screen shoot and give me an ideal. I asked him but he said someone rooted it for him and he didn't have much info. I also asked him off he was on XDA and he said no but he browsed an epic 4g forum but I didn't press him since I knew I could just come here and find out ask I needed to know. Anyway thx for that info.
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Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.
euphoria said:
Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.
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Thank you for that info. One other question. Is there something I have to flash to be able to enable usb storage so I can move files btw my phone and pc/mac? I read in one of the thread that Samsung removed this feature at some point.
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Look in the android development section. It appears you have the Universe rom from several versions back. I would recommend starting off stock rooted for learning purposes. We have a 1 click method for this and you can learn more from the development section and the qbking videos. FI27 is the most recent build number. I have not tried it yet. Last build I ran was FI03.
After you flash a stock rooted rom you will need to flash a kernel. I always used agats kernel and consider it safe. Good luck and read, read, read before you jump into anything.
someguyatx said:
Look in the android development section. It appears you have the Universe rom from several versions back. I would recommend starting off stock rooted for learning purposes. We have a 1 click method for this and you can learn more from the development section and the qbking videos. FI27 is the most recent build number. I have not tried it yet. Last build I ran was FI03.
After you flash a stock rooted rom you will need to flash a kernel. I always used agats kernel and consider it safe. Good luck and read, read, read before you jump into anything.
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Thx you that was the exact response that I was looking for, both of you guys/gals have provided excellent info and now im off to do some reading.
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No problem this phone can be a bit confusing at first. Lots of terms, letters, numbers, kernels but it will all make sense quickly.
someguyatx said:
No problem this phone can be a bit confusing at first. Lots of terms, letters, numbers, kernels but it will all make sense quickly.
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euphoria said:
Whoops, accidentally hit the thanks button
Anyway it was most likely originally rooted using the EL29 one click found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This just installed stock firmware (gingerbread build) on the phone that was rooted. From there he probably upgraded to ics using the recovery built in with the EL26 kernel. Most recoveries are safe to use now, just make sure you thoroughly read the OP.
There was also an exploit through which it could have been rooted, but that was patched long ago.
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Thx for all the help I have since flashed Agat recovery with stock FH13 rom and Universe 2.3 and am now on the way to fully exploring my phone.
Sounds like you are on the right track. I dont think I ever tried Universe rom. I have mostly been on Aosp based roms the past few months.
Universe rom is neat. I would suggest checking out blazer, calkulins or re-calk, and blu kuban. Those have been some of my favorites.
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If you plan on checking out Kuban,I recommend the link in my sig. The flash procedure also works for many other roms, but until you are really comfortable I would always follow the op directions in whatever ROM you choose to flash. You picked a good phone with a great community. Lots of very helpful people here, even though we lost quite a few to the s3.
I have an OG EVO and my wife has the E4GT. I rooted it yesterday afternoon in about 15 minutes' time. Definitely not the same as rooting the EVO. While it's different, I think it swayed me towards going with the SGS III when my upgrade comes up next month. Looking forward to playing with the E4GT some more-if the wife lets me :angel:
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Universe rom is neat. I would suggest checking out blazer, calkulins or re-calk, and blu kuban. Those have been some of my favorites.
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I will def give some of those a spin thx.
Ravaged Pheonix said:
If you plan on checking out Kuban,I recommend the link in my sig. The flash procedure also works for many other roms, but until you are really comfortable I would always follow the op directions in whatever ROM you choose to flash. You picked a good phone with a great community. Lots of very helpful people here, even though we lost quite a few to the s3.
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I'm pretty comfortable with most things already lol. Used to flash all kinds of things on my Evo, but this phones blows it out of the water.
FinZ28 said:
I have an OG EVO and my wife has the E4GT. I rooted it yesterday afternoon in about 15 minutes' time. Definitely not the same as rooting the EVO. While it's different, I think it swayed me towards going with the SGS III when my upgrade comes up next month. Looking forward to playing with the E4GT some more-if the wife lets me :angel:
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I hear you, I never even played with an E4GT before I bought it I just saw how great the S3 looked and felt in the sprint store and loved it. Since I refuse to sign a new 2 year contract I always stay at least a model behind and just go to craigslist.
htc phones and samsung are quite different i had an evo and it takes me twice as long to root it compared to samsung. but samsung seems easier to brick.