New ROMs - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Now that Ive flashed CM7 I dont like it because all of its missing features...and since it automatically give ur phone "MTD" can i flash any other roms? do they have to be MTD now?

You go to miui, or odin back to the others
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I just seen a stockish ei22 mtd rom in the dev section
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Your choices are only CM7, MIUI, or the new stock MTD ROM. You have to repartition using Odin to go back to other ROMs besides those.
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timo2387 said:
Now that Ive flashed CM7 I dont like it because all of its missing features...and since it automatically give ur phone "MTD" can i flash any other roms? do they have to be MTD now?
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If you want to run an ei22 based rom that is not available on mtd yet, dl the ei22 mtd build and delete /system folder on there. Then add /system folder of the ei22 based rom of your choosing and bam! Mtd
Edit: I am 90% sure this will work. If it does, let me know and I will post in general.
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[Q] Stock BML or MTD Rom to repartition phone back to BML

Is it possible for a stock rom to be made to repartition the phone to go back to BML w/o use of odin?
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Hmmmm...that's a good question. It might not be possible because BML is proprietary and MTD is Open Source.
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Not possible. For the reason stated above, no way of knowing how.
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masaidjet said:
Is it possible for a stock rom to be made to repartition the phone to go back to BML w/o use of odin?
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i think you would have to add an over-write command in the script.. cause thats part of "logic - write- instruction"

do any roms work on el30 or am i having a different problem??

ok so i was gonna delete this.. but im getting really confused..
i got the full el30 update
rooted
flashed the el30 kernel
and everything was working perfect
later i tried flashing thunderhawk
it finished installing pretty quick
and then i got stuck at boot up
flashed cm7 and got an "installation aborted" msg
restored a backup of thunderhawk on ei22
and it worked and i had the el30 modem
so i went to cwm and factory reseted it cuz i ddint want the whole settings of it all and my desktop and apps and stuff
then i got stuck at bootup again
i restored my backup again and its working now i have thunderhawk on the el30 modem
my question is basically do any roms work on el30??
why does my back up restore and work but when i flash a new rom it doesnt work???
Maybe bad downloads? Did you try Factory Data Reset and then immediately flash the ROM?
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well this file has been on my sd card since I first flashed thunderhawk so it should work but it is a possibility..
Ill try again
But ei22 roms do work on el30 right??
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lilajrestnom said:
well this file has been on my sd card since I first flashed thunderhawk so it should work but it is a possibility..
Ill try again
But ei22 roms do work on el30 right??
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If you're talking about the modem then yes they defenitely do... if you're talking the kernel then I wouldn't have a clue... never tried to mix and match a kernel and rom...
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flastnoles11 said:
If you're talking about the modem then yes they defenitely do... if you're talking the kernel then I wouldn't have a clue... never tried to mix and match a kernel and rom...
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No not that
I'm on official el30 2.3.6 stock
Can I flash thunderhawk 3.3 ??? Should it work or no?
That's what I'm trying to figure out
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lilajrestnom said:
No not that
I'm on official el30 2.3.6 stock
Can I flash thunderhawk 3.3 ??? Should it work or no?
That's what I'm trying to figure out
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Yes... but you won't be on 2.3.6 anymore... and thunderhawk will contain the ei22 kernel also... so yes that will work...
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flastnoles11 said:
Yes... but you won't be on 2.3.6 anymore... and thunderhawk will contain the ei22 kernel also... so yes that will work...
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Ok then ill download it again and flash it cuz I tried it and it wouldn't boot up I thought it doesn't work at all
And ei22 kernals also work on el30 correct?
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lilajrestnom said:
Ok then ill download it again and flash it cuz I tried it and it wouldn't boot up I thought it doesn't work at all
And ei22 kernals also work on el30 correct?
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From what I've read yes the ei22 kernels do run el30... haven't tried it though so I can't confirm nor deny...
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lilajrestnom said:
Ok then ill download it again and flash it cuz I tried it and it wouldn't boot up I thought it doesn't work at all
And ei22 kernals also work on el30 correct?
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Yeah but once you do that and install your ROM, you are completely EI22 again except for the modem. For that you can restore your backup and just flash the modem delta.
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kennyglass123 said:
Yeah but once you do that and install your ROM, you are completely EI22 again except for the modem. For that you can restore your backup and just flash the modem delta.
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That's what I was just thinkingggg
Cuz that's what I'm running noww cuz when I restored my backup it workedd but I still had el30 modem
So I guess ill just stay like this since this is what I was gonna do until someone makes a el30 rom
Btw my phone just asked me to update to el30 lol I already have the modem and my system updates is frozen
I put later and it hasn't shown up again yet lol
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lilajrestnom said:
That's what I was just thinkingggg
Cuz that's what I'm running noww cuz when I restored my backup it workedd but I still had el30 modem
So I guess ill just stay like this since this is what I was gonna do until someone makes a el30 rom
Btw my phone just asked me to update to el30 lol I already have the modem and my system updates is frozen
I put later and it hasn't shown up again yet lol
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When it does just let it install. When it fails just pull the battery and boot. No more notifications (thanks Flastnoles11).
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lilajrestnom said:
That's what I was just thinkingggg
Cuz that's what I'm running noww cuz when I restored my backup it workedd but I still had el30 modem
So I guess ill just stay like this since this is what I was gonna do until someone makes a el30 rom
Btw my phone just asked me to update to el30 lol I already have the modem and my system updates is frozen
I put later and it hasn't shown up again yet lol
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It will eventually... just let it try to install and when it fails pull the battery and reboot...
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Well it hasn't showed up again all day so I'm not worried about it for now
Thanks a lot for you guys' help
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Going from CM9 to EL30

Can I go back to my back up of EL30 from CM9? The reason I ask is because CM9 is mtd and my rooted EL30 is bml. I have a back up using CWM5.
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NoHousePhone said:
Can I go back to my back up of EL30 from CM9? The reason I ask is because CM9 is mtd and my rooted EL30 is bml. I have a back up using CWM5.
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Nope... the only way to get back to bml is to odin back to it with the victory pit and repartition checked... somebody didn't study up on the subject before jumping in!!.
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Lol. Thanks.. I didn't jump in yet. I was reading but must have missed the odin thing. I have not odin since froyo. I was hoping can just do a restore.
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Just flash an MTD EL30 ROM and advanced restore data from your nand backup.
theduce102 said:
Just flash an MTD EL30 ROM and advanced restore data from your nand backup.
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This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ or convert your BML backup to an MTD backup and advance restore everything.
Very nice I like that. I am just trying to keep my mods. Most important wireless hotspot. Thanks.
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NoHousePhone said:
Very nice I like that. I am just trying to keep my mods. Most important wireless hotspot. Thanks.
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The EL30 ROMs have the hotspot too. If you are going to convert your backup here is the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420584
Is it worth it in your opinion. I will do research on the benifits but if someone wants to tell me the differences
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So I need to conver bml to mtd then update to cm9. If I want to go back then all have to do is restore my back up. Thanks
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NoHousePhone said:
So I need to conver bml to mtd then update to cm9. If I want to go back then all have to do is restore my back up. Thanks
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Yeah, if you follow the procedure you will have your BML ROM converted to MTD, back it up as soon as you successfully boot to MTD, then you can try CM9 and restore your MTD converted ROM when you are ready.

Bml/mtd?

Excuse my stupidity, but I'm just curious.
I'm about to get an et4g and id like to know if it has the filesystem type Change like on the original epic; where the official Odin Rom is bml and cm9/aokp is mtd, and how once you're on mtd you can't go back to bmp without Odin
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Excuse my stupidity, but I'm just curious.
I'm about to get an et4g and id like to know if it has the filesystem type Change like on the original epic; where the official Odin Rom is bml and cm9/aokp is mtd, and how once you're on mtd you can't go back to bmp without Odin
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Yeah I use to have the OG Epic 4G. No there is no different file partion like the Epic 4g. hope this helps.
g_ding84 said:
Yeah I use to have the OG Epic 4G. No there is no different file partion like the Epic 4g. hope this helps.
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It does help, a lot infact.
So this means I can back up my stock rom, flash cm9, then go back and restore the stock rom, it'll boot?
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
It does help, a lot infact.
So this means I can back up my stock rom, flash cm9, then go back and restore the stock rom, it'll boot?
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No because the kernels are different. AOSP kernel and TW kernel.
g_ding84 said:
No because the kernels are different. AOSP kernel and TW kernel.
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No, I'm talking about nandroid backup
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
No, I'm talking about nandroid backup
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For that I would read how to not brick your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
and make sure that your in a safe recovery. Agats recovery is safe for ICS restore and flashing. so to restore a back up flash the kernel in odin/mobile odin boot into Recovery then restore back up.
Our phone uses ext4 file system. Don't have to worry about bml vs mtd like the og epic. No worries though I was wondering the same thing when I made the switch a few months back
Just make sure you read up on the emmc bug before you flash any roms as that can cause hard bricks.
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g_ding84 said:
For that I would read how to not brick your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
and make sure that your in a safe recovery. Agats recovery is safe for ICS restore and flashing. so to restore a back up flash the kernel in odin/mobile odin boot into Recovery then restore back up.
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So...if I'm coming from stock GB I'm okay?
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
So...if I'm coming from stock GB I'm okay?
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If you are on Stock GB then your fine its a safe recovery. Flash GB to GB or GB to ICS. ICS to ICS or ICS to GB is another matter Agat's kernel(TW) and Chris41g kernel(AOSP) are safe for ICS. ICS to GB i'd use EL26 Direct boot kernel to GB recovery and restore or flash GB rom's from. Odin or Mobile odin work.

Can you go from CM10(.1) to TW ROM?

I want to go back to TW, not stock though.
My laptop is broken so I can't Odin or flash anything. So I was wondering is it even possible to go back to TW by flashing or am I stuck with CM10?
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YES WE CAN! Any MTD TW ROM will do.
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AndyYan said:
YES WE CAN! Any MTD TW ROM will do.
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I would go back to TPR but I'm scared. They say you should Odin to stock then flash TW but I can't Odin. I can flash though!
Are you sure?
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TaviRawr said:
I would go back to TPR but I'm scared. They say you should Odin to stock then flash TW but I can't Odin. I can flash though!
Are you sure?
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I think they say odin to stock because (if I remember correctly) the /system /data and /cache partitions are different sizes on CM than the TW MTD ROMs. I would PM kennyglass and ask him if the partition sizes on TPR and CM are the same.
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jeffreyjicha said:
I think they say odin to stock because (if I remember correctly) the /system /data and /cache partitions are different sizes on CM than the TW MTD ROMs. I would PM kennyglass and ask him if the partition sizes on TPR and CM are the same.
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Cm10 actually has a larger system and smaller data partition. So if you are wiping data and installing clean TPR will work in that partition. If you are restoring a nandroid of TPR full of apps it probably will error out. YMMV. Worse case is either you could restore your CM10 nandroid or Odin stock and install TPR.
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I wiped cache and factory reset and flashed TPR. It worked
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