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Ok need a lil help I think I messed up

Ok so after a few unsucesfull attempts to root with one click. I tried the gingerbreak no pc method. Root went fine it seemed and I have super user and root access. Ok so I installed rom manager and tried to flash clockwork 2.5.1.0 so I go to rom manager, choose flash rom, go to clockmod 2.5.1.0.zip hit ok and all that eventually it reboots into clockwork. But the only options are: reboot, flash update.zip, factory reset, and clear partition. So I chose the update zip one. It failed said it couldn't find updaten.zip so I tried that a few times no luck reboted and tried again..no luck so I went through 3 b utton push thing on a reset and clockwork doesn't open. I have to go through rom manager and when I do those are the only 3 options. Also when in clockwork. The camera button is not the ok/enter button as it should be I have to hit the home key for ok. So I tried to flash the fix for 5the home screen. Same issues. Where di I go wrong? How do I get going again? The phone works fine, wifi teather is working now. Just can't seem to get clockwork working or flash anything
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svcbadass said:
Ok so after a few unsucesfull attempts to root with one click. I tried the gingerbreak no pc method. Root went fine it seemed and I have super user and root access. Ok so I installed rom manager and tried to flash clockwork 2.5.1.0 so I go to rom manager, choose flash rom, go to clockmod 2.5.1.0.zip hit ok and all that eventually it reboots into clockwork. But the only options are: reboot, flash update.zip, factory reset, and clear partition. So I chose the update zip one. It failed said it couldn't find updaten.zip so I tried that a few times no luck reboted and tried again..no luck so I went through 3 b utton push thing on a reset and clockwork doesn't open. I have to go through rom manager and when I do those are the only 3 options. Also when in clockwork. The camera button is not the ok/enter button as it should be I have to hit the home key for ok. So I tried to flash the fix for 5the home screen. Same issues. Where di I go wrong? How do I get going again? The phone works fine, wifi teather is working now. Just can't seem to get clockwork working or flash anything
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Okay, a few things first:
1. Narrow down your problem, your description is far from clear and concise
2. If you're having problems with ClockWorkMod, search their threads for your answers, or post your question there
3. Why are you using Gingerbreak? That's for, Gingerbread. You shouldn't be messing with a leaked and buggy Rom if you don't know what you're doing.
My suggestion is to go to the Clockworkmod thread. Check out version 3 in my signature. All your problems are likely answered there. But I can't answer them for you, regardless, because you neglected to mention why you resorted to this frazzled method. If you want to pursue this method, you'll have to go back to the forum you got it from for your answers, but I recommend starting over.
GOOGLE any question you have with "XDA" in the search bar and I promise that your question has already been answered.

Well I tried to do one click 4 times and could never root. I fund this gingerbreak method in the samsung epic 4g dev area. I ran it and I have root. I had no other idea what to do at the time to gain root. I have rea through the clockwork area but none of the help answerd seemed to have the same issues as me. Sorry. Ill keep reading. I been tryin. At thi since Friday afternoon n just getting frutrated
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The reason the One Click didn't work is because you didn't turn off your AV and it kept deleting the single most important part of it.

svcbadass said:
Well I tried to do one click 4 times and could never root. I fund this gingerbreak method in the samsung epic 4g dev area. I ran it and I have root. I had no other idea what to do at the time to gain root. I have rea through the clockwork area but none of the help answerd seemed to have the same issues as me. Sorry. Ill keep reading. I been tryin. At thi since Friday afternoon n just getting frutrated
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A couple dumb questions:
1. Is your computer detecting your phone?
You may have a cable problem.
2. Is your phone properly recognized?
You likely haven't installed the drivers listed on the OneClick page for 32 bit and 64 bit computers.
3. Have you attempted to Odin back to stock?
In the first line of my signature you will see a link to Syndicate Rom Frozen and CWM Odin. Download that rom to your phone. Then follow the other link and download the EB13 pre-rooted with CWM 3.0.0.6. Odin the necessary files as the page tells you to, then boot into CWM, and flash Syndicate Rom Frozen. Follow all directions where applicable. When your phone is happy, shutdown properly. Three finger boot into CWM. Backup your phone, and then RESTORE that backup immediately. Journaling will be on. You will be happy. Any future problems from there will have been answered in the Syndicate thread.
Edit: I see k0nane beat me to the punch! I still recommend following the directions as I laid out above, this should be an easier fool-proof process for you. Otherwise, I yield to k0nane's expertise.

Don't use ROM manager. It is very buggy with the Epic.
Do you BONSAI?

kennyglass123 said:
Don't use ROM manager. It is very buggy with the Epic.
Do you BONSAI?
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Very true, but the directions for Gingerbreak actually told him to use it for this computer-less root method.

Thanks for all the help so far. So what's better than rom manager?
Is there a way to just install clockwork right now? I am not wanting a custom rom or anything else. The only reason I am rooting at all is to fix the lock screen date.
If I could just install clockwork from where I am at now that would be helpfull.
Id like to keep all my settings and apps n such just as they are I finaly have this thing kinda doing what I want I really don't wana mess with it too much more.
Thanks for all the help so far.
My biggest issue with rooting so far has been my lack of access to a computer that I can use to do the roting. I get pc access but getting access to one I can download to doesn't happen often
Thanks again
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RandomKing said:
Very true, but the directions for Gingerbreak actually told him to use it for this computer-less root method.
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Yeah, there is very little choice for computerless rooting.
Do you BONSAI?

svcbadass said:
Thanks for all the help so far. So what's better than rom manager?
Is there a way to just install clockwork right now? I am not wanting a custom rom or anything else. The only reason I am rooting at all is to fix the lock screen date.
If I could just install clockwork from where I am at now that would be helpfull.
Id like to keep all my settings and apps n such just as they are I finaly have this thing kinda doing what I want I really don't wana mess with it too much more.
Thanks for all the help so far.
My biggest issue with rooting so far has been my lack of access to a computer that I can use to do the roting. I get pc access but getting access to one I can download to doesn't happen often
Thanks again
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I have the same issue, I actually downloaded CWM, Roms, and everything to my phone and then loaded them to my work computer. Use dolphin mini if the default browser gives you issues downloading.
Syndicate has a flash-able fix for the date, is that what you want to apply? I just put it on for the hell of it, but I have to tell you, after May, you won't see a problem with any other month. If that's your only reason for rooting, you may just want to stick it out for this month, just saying.

Yeah that's really the only reason I'm rooting.
Thanks for all the help!
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Odin vs CWM

Hey guys. Ive been using this forum for a long time. Just recently registered to start actively participating. Ive rooted and used roms before, so i am not completely green.
Anyway i got a sprint samsung epic 4g touch yesterday. I have already rooted once using odin and gone back to stock.
What i cant find anywhere is why certain roms can apparenly be flashed onto the phone with odin and others require cwm. I have not been able to get cwm installed yet.
This is my first post so thanks and please be gentle.
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In theory any ROM that can be flashed in CWM can be flashed in ODIN. It just takes different setup work.
In practice, it is easier to flash ROMs through CWM if that is all you are updating.
Personally I only use ODIN if I want to update many different components (for example modem, kernel, and ROM) to a known state as it is more convenient to use a single package.
For day to day stuff usually use CWM.

garradalexanderkiss said:
I have not been able to get cwm installed yet.
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You may know this already, but easiest way I've found to install CWM is by following the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728

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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+1
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.

WTH happened to all the the update.zip files

Just got another e4gt, rooted it no problem. Would have liked the old way of doing things instead of a one click, but ok, it worked.
I'm on stock EL29. I want cwm so I can have a nandroid of this stock rooted rom for easy downgrade and going back to stock. Through about an hour of reading and having about 20 tabs open, I have narrowed the options and methods and this's or that's and whatnot to number 3 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474023 Can someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
I have tried to flash CWM through RM. Says successful, but when I boot to recovery, it goes to Andy and the triangle. When I use vol up + power to go to recovery, it takes me to stock 3e.
This phone is on EL29, straight from the box, with root.
Thanks for any response guys.
Edit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZRnH-_XZmM
All files from the link in this vid are dead. If someone has a mirror for that, I could just use those.

don't use rom manager, it can brick ur phone. Just use sfhubs one click and auto root tools.
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dante32278 said:
don't use rom manager, it can brick ur phone. Just use sfhubs one click and auto root tools.
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Dead links
And rm only bricks with touch cwm in ics.
If you have working links for what you mentioned, please post.
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nvm
qbking just told me the servers are down until tomorrow
That's why they are dead
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boborone said:
Dead links
And rm only bricks with touch cwm in ics.
If you have working links for what you mentioned, please post.
Sent from your phone you"lost"
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Like dante said... "Don't Use Tom Manager" your just asking for problems.
It has really issues with flashing recoveries and our devices.
Use Odin or Mobile Odin and flash this in "PDA". It's EL29 modem with CWM Recovery.
http://db.tt/OHdoMN4m
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Follow the directions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 to root and add EL29+CWM-Rogue
Oh and to re-iterate. Don't use Rom Manager.