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Which Rom 2 Choose

im trying to choose a rom i came from htc hero forum but this is now mor complicated ..have to flash odin files ect.. is there any rom that i can use that works with this info build sph-d700 eclair di18 kernel 2.6.29 baseband s:d700.0.5s.di18 my phone should be stock im not ready to upgrade modems and crap can someone please point me n the right direction of a simple rom

killacammiami said:
im trying to choose a rom i came from htc hero forum but this is now mor complicated ..have to flash odin files ect.. is there any rom that i can use that works with this info build sph-d700 eclair di18 kernel 2.6.29 baseband s:d700.0.5s.di18 my phone should be stock im not ready to upgrade modems and crap can someone please point me n the right direction of a simple rom
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You could of posted this in the q and a thread and not in the dev section
here is a link that may help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700

very sorry thats where i thought i posted it at .. how do i remove this .. so i can change locations

Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861397

I highly recommend viper rom! I get great battery and speed from the latest release. And I have no force closes at all.

konaman said:
I highly recommend viper rom! I get great battery and speed from the latest release. And I have no force closes at all.
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The OP said he did not want to use odin and upgrade the modem.
But, I do agree that the latest viper rom is great. Using odin to upgrade the modem is not difficult and the epic is pretty much impossible to brick so I would encourage you to try upgrading your modem to dk28 and going with viper or bonsai. Both are great roms. If you don't like them it is easy to use odin to return to stock.
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bnl552 said:
The OP said he did not want to use odin and upgrade the modem.
But, I do agree that the latest viper rom is great. Using odin to upgrade the modem is not difficult and the epic is pretty much impossible to brick so I would encourage you to try upgrading your modem to dk28 and going with viper or bonsai. Both are great roms. If you don't like them it is easy to use odin to return to stock.
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Yeah i agree, however viper has to much going on like the lock and unlock sounds get annoying afther a while but its still a good rom. Bonsai is probably the best rom I think super smooth and no f/c.
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Syndicate rom is exactly what your looking for. No odin runs on Di18.
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Estewa_619 said:
Yeah i agree, however viper has to much going on like the lock and unlock sounds get annoying afther a while but its still a good rom. Bonsai is probably the best rom I think super smooth and no f/c.
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bnl552 said:
The OP said he did not want to use odin and upgrade the modem.
But, I do agree that the latest viper rom is great. Using odin to upgrade the modem is not difficult and the epic is pretty much impossible to brick so I would encourage you to try upgrading your modem to dk28 and going with viper or bonsai. Both are great roms. If you don't like them it is easy to use odin to return to stock.
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Oh my bad, I thought the DI18 viper rom was still available but I just checked and it isn't. So then my next opinion is Syndicate or Epic Experience.

If you're looking for a DI18 ROM, OP, just click the link in my signature.

If you want 2.1: Go with ACS rom
If you want 2.2: Go with midNIGHT, bonsai, or viper [in that order]
I was on midNIGHT for the longest and it is fast, stable, everything works! I'm currently on viper. I def like the rom. I find that the battery seems to drain faster than midNIGHT even though i'm getting about 9hrs on viper. Navigation is not working atm, but i'm sure it'll be fixed by the weekend.
That said, being a former hero owner, it may seem confusing and hard at first but its really not difficult at all... just read up and drop a reply, someone will be willing to help!

Hey man I came from a Hero and I felt really intimidated too. I actually thought I bricked my Epic first and then had to learn how to use ODIN. Its actually pretty sweet because as long as you can boot into "download mode" on your phone (the number 1 and power) you can restore back to stock via ODIN. I would suggest you take the time read up on how to use ODIN and flash the dk28 build with the modem. Just be aware that it can mess with GPS.
I finally have a ROM I like "Truley Epic Rebirth" its the only DK28 Rom that has a modified kernel that will give you full adb permissions. Every other Rom only gives you root permission via shell with is annoying if you do any font customizations or custom boot-screens etc...

Bonsai ROM definitely! 4G Sprint hotspot app works, nav, gps, no force closes. I'm running it with ADW on top and it's quite stable.

k0nane said:
If you're looking for a DI18 ROM, OP, just click the link in my signature.
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do as he says! if you don't want to upgrade to dk28 modem then syndicate ROM is def the way to go.. smoothest dkI18 rom out.

Flashing zips is easy with the epic. I say try em all and decide for yourself which one you like best. Load up your sd card and while watching your favorite tv show flash away until you find one you like. I will tell you this though, all of the 2.2 roms are based on the same kernel until we have an official source so there isn't a whole lot of difference. As far as appearance goes you can theme over any rom. Personally I'm running midnight rom with the emotionless beast theme but I change my rom out from time to time, one thing I don't change is my theme. Love the emo beast!

If you want to go to froyo then def. Bonsai. A new version is getting ready to be released and its fast and very stable.
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[Q] Need some help....

Ok I have alot going on over here on my brothers Epic 4G. First off i rooted it and is running ACS SyndicateROM Twilight Zone 1.0.4 (Malanga) EB13 build, im pretty sure you guys know exactly which ROM thats is, but anyways, he is getting horrible battery life and I was going to try to put him back stock and see what the newest updates for the Epic would be. For some reason whatever I do to try to Odin it never works but thats another story. Basically what I want to know is what ROM out there that doesnt really have alot of bells and whistles and that has great battery life that I can load up? Since I cant seem to upgrade to EC05, I guess i have to stick with a EB13 build.
I also know kernels has alot to do with the battery life as well and right now its running kernel 2.6.32.9. IDK just by looking at the kernel you know if it has bad battery life or what. I am going to try to wipe the battery stats and see how that works out.
Sorry for all the noobish questions. I am very familiar with loading ROMS and kernels and Clockwork and all that since im a ROM tester for the Droid 1, and I know things are similiar but I do see their are some differences. If someone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it.

Go to Development section. There are several EC05 ROMs you can flash. Look at the EC05 ReRFS ROM.
Do you BONSAI?

kennyglass123 said:
Go to Development section. There are several EC05 ROMs you can flash. Look at the EC05 ReRFS ROM.
Do you BONSAI?
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So I can flash EC05 roms even though I'm on EB13?
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tee00max said:
So I can flash EC05 roms even though I'm on EB13?
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Midnight Rom 5.2. It will link you to his homepage to download it, but you can flash it over EB13 and it will automatically update you to EC05. It's a very nice, fast and smooth rom. He has currently had to leave development right now for some family issues, but the rom is up to date and very nice. Check it out and hit me up if you have any more questions that I might be able to help you with.

dazednconfused1144 said:
Midnight Rom 5.2. It will link you to his homepage to download it, but you can flash it over EB13 and it will automatically update you to EC05. It's a very nice, fast and smooth rom. He has currently had to leave development right now for some family issues, but the rom is up to date and very nice. Check it out and hit me up if you have any more questions that I might be able to help you with.
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So question, any ROM that you go to thats upgradable, for example me on EB13 and a ROM I want to flash thats EC05, it will automatically update it? Or is it just this ROM that does it or all of them?

tee00max said:
So question, any ROM that you go to thats upgradable, for example me on EB13 and a ROM I want to flash thats EC05, it will automatically update it? Or is it just this ROM that does it or all of them?
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Not all of them do. That one does for sure, and their might be a few others. Just be sure to read the OP in the thread for descriptions. He also has a EC05 modem package on his site with a YouTube video showing how to update the modem to EC05 if you just want the modem and not the rom. If you click the Autism banner in my signature it will take you to his site and then go to the Android Development section and he has tons of useful information on how to update and you can also download his roms there. You don't have to register or nothing on his site just click what you need.

Read the OP for the ROM. Some will update you and others tell you to Odin the EC05 modem after flashing. There is also an EC05 modem flashable update. All in the Developement section.
Do you BONSAI?

[Q] Are kernels bound to specific versions of CWM?

All,
I have a question regarding what kernels are 'compatible' with various versions of CWM. The reason I ask is because the CWM threads I see are usually bundled with a specific kernel, and without finding specific info about that, I'm led to assume that there's a dependency there.
Until yesterday I was running Bubby's stock rooted kernel. FWIW this is my 'upgrade' path:
Zedo V3(Bad LOS) -> Bubby's stock pulled EB30 with root retained - Great performance, maybe 3 instances of LOS in the 2 months that I've been running it.
Perusing the dev section I saw that NoCIQ was available but required CWM to flash. A search for CWM yielded a few threads. Wanting to have a rooted, and not stock kernel, I settled on the LostKernel/CWM5 package. After a few hiccups getting back to no yellow triangle, etc. Things seemed to be running fine. And they still are...mostly.
The one difference is that on my way in to work this morning - I ride train that passes through several 3g/4g coverage areas so it will switch back and forth between them periodically, including a tunnel where ALL service is temporarily lost.
I noticed that when going through a small area where there is no data coverage at all(this is typical), that when I got back into a coverage area that I had complete LOS! Toggling airplane mode brought data back but to regain cell service I had to reboot my phone.
This is, again, after 2 months with virtually no LOS, travelling the same route every day. One instance is not a reason to panic but having it the first day of using a kernel that's supposed to reduce LOS has me a little concerned.
Now to the point of my babbling. What I want to know is if I would be able to put Bubby's kernel back onto my phone and still have it be compatible with the CWM5 that was installed via chris's lostkernel package?
Thanks in advance for any help.

The kernel consists of a linux kernel + an initramfs (which is basically an initial filesystem but mapped to cache memory, so technically part of the kernel)
On Samsung, the same kernel+initramfs is used for both Android and Recovery.
kernal+initramfs is what people around here call a zImage. When you flash a kernel/zImage, you get whatever recovery came in the initramfs of that kernel/zImage.
So CWM is not necessarily tied to a particular version of the kernel, you can match different versions of CWM with different kernels. However kernels (as the term is used for Samsung phones) do come bundled with a particular recovery, so you flash the kernel you get that recovery, whether that be stock or some version of CWM.

CWM/kernel
Heya.
Lostkernel is from source. Thus it will reduce your LOS but notget rid of it. Sofar for me the only kernel with CWM that is from a stock pulled kernel that has no LOS so far for me is chris41g pulled/CWM. Sorry for not adding link but just look in development and you should see it.
Also this is the Dev.section,you should post your questions in Q&A.
Hope this helps ya.

Indrid Cole said:
Heya.
Lostkernel is from source. Thus it will reduce your LOS but notget rid of it. Sofar for me the only kernel with CWM that is from a stock pulled kernel that has no LOS so far for me is chris41g pulled/CWM. Sorry for not adding link but just look in development and you should see it.
Also this is the Dev.section,you should post your questions in Q&A.
Hope this helps ya.
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A great recommendation. Chris's stock repacked kernels with CWM5 have been performed well for me
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JohnCorleone said:
A great recommendation. Chris's stock repacked kernels with CWM5 have been performed well for me
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I agree use chris stock kernel with cwm. Awesome kernel plus u get cwm.
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No. Also, please post questions in Q&A. ahhh.

Indrid Cole said:
Heya.
Lostkernel is from source. Thus it will reduce your LOS but notget rid of it. Sofar for me the only kernel with CWM that is from a stock pulled kernel that has no LOS so far for me is chris41g pulled/CWM. Sorry for not adding link but just look in development and you should see it.
Also this is the Dev.section,you should post your questions in Q&A.
Hope this helps ya.
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Apologies for wrong section, I guess since I thought it was dev related it was appropriate, duly noted for future reference and mods feel free to move if necessary.
Is the one you're recommending this one? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368122

PsycloneTW said:
Apologies for wrong section, I guess since I thought it was dev related it was appropriate, duly noted for future reference and mods feel free to move if necessary.
Is the one you're recommending this one? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368122
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yes that's it. Are u on ek02 or eg30? U could still use ek02 so yes that is the stock kernel with cwm. U can also over clock the stock kernel with an app called tegrak. It is a paid app in the market. I highly recommend it for overclocking stock kernels.
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maybe i missed it but why do kernels have to overwrite recovery?
just seems like recovery should be untouched by anything except flashing a stock kernel or another recovery.

Yes thats the link.
He also has the same kernel with ACS recovery, I highly recomend the ACS recovery, there are a couple extra goodies in it such as pre ROM flash wipe and pre theme flash wipe,but has the same functions as CWM recovery.
Hey but as you can see I still have no thanks yet, even though every post I have done has been ta answer questions that I have had myself and read many posts to find a answer or solution.
So If I did help ya plz hit the thanks button. Sorry tasound soo desperate for a thanks but just one would make my year.LOL.

Indrid Cole said:
He also has the same kernel with ACS recovery, I highly recomend the ACS recovery, there are a couple extra goodies in it such as pre ROM flash wipe and pre theme flash wipe,but has the same functions as CWM recovery.
Hey but as you can see I still have no thanks yet, even though every post I have done has been ta answer questions that I have had myself and read many posts to find a answer or solution.
So If I did help ya plz hit the thanks button. Sorry tasound soo desperate for a thanks but just one would make my year.LOL.
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yeah all 7 of them in how long? lol.
i'll give you a thanks though

YES my first thanks
Sorry I'm more of a do it yourself brick fixer. I just do alot of reading not alot of posting. But when I do it is because I see plp in the same situation and I try ta help them out. Of course after hours of searching and reading and fixing my issues.
But bigthanks on the thanks from ya.
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Hey thanks fester ya rock man.
I luv the line on the addams family. " My name is fester. it means to rot " LOL. No disrespect intended.

Indrid Cole said:
He also has the same kernel with ACS recovery, I highly recomend the ACS recovery, there are a couple extra goodies in it such as pre ROM flash wipe and pre theme flash wipe,but has the same functions as CWM recovery.
Hey but as you can see I still have no thanks yet, even though every post I have done has been ta answer questions that I have had myself and read many posts to find a answer or solution.
So If I did help ya plz hit the thanks button. Sorry tasound soo desperate for a thanks but just one would make my year.LOL.
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you got a thanks from me for being the first to recommend ACS5 recovery..

Hey thanks Chris I luv ACS stuff. The best on XDA for the et4g.

Thanks for the responses all, certainly clears things up and gives me solace that I can swap kernels if needed.
To clarify, do I need to install the EK02 update before I flash the EK02 kernel?
Also, the EK02 update is not released yet, correct?

lafester said:
maybe i missed it but why do kernels have to overwrite recovery?
just seems like recovery should be untouched by anything except flashing a stock kernel or another recovery.
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It's a Samsung architecture thing - kernels don't overwrite recovery, they INCLUDE recovery within the initramfs. Change the initramfs, you change the included recovery.
On other devices (including Snapdragon-based Samsungs and Tegra-based Samsungs), there is a separate recovery partition/image that has its own kernel, but not Exynos/Hummingbird based devices.

Not defending anyone but everybody and their dogs flame dwsmith for posting in the wrong section, yet, this one is ok? I don't understand this.

slick4mitch said:
Not defending anyone but everybody and their dogs flame dwsmith for posting in the wrong section, yet, this one is ok? I don't understand this.
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Nobody is 'ok', if you read the first few posts, you'll see that I get 'reprimanded' point made, and taken. Now besides that does that mean that the thread can't be responded to and the help given? Does that make the thread non worthy of a response? I'd move it if I could. Should I go create the same thread in Q&A and start over?

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you got a thanks from me for being the first to recommend ACS5 recovery..
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I can't believe more people aren't recommending it. Anyhow, got a thanks from me for the same reason. Chris, I am wondering if people are hesitating because they think they wont get the same performance as they do on your stock repacked with CWM5. The performance is as good with the great recovery
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EK02 modem/kernel
No youdo not have to flash the EK02 update to flash the kernel. You can flash the kernel first. Actually you can flash in any order. Kernel/modem/update. I sofar have EK02 kernel and modem installed but have not flashed the ROM update yet.
Also this is not a official release from sammy yet. But have it from good sources that this will be the final build they will release soon.
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Not defending anyone but everybody and their dogs flame dwsmith for posting in the wrong section, yet, this one is ok? I don't understand this.
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Im sure this will be moved to the Q&A, So chill.

Some quick help please

Ive been gone for a really long time... so I forgot a few things, ok so maybe a lot....
I want to go from ec05 to EI22 on my epic that I use daily... and want a better stable rom so two questions: -
Whats a good stable EI22 rom?
Do I have to install a new kernel compatible with this modem?

I have had success with Legendary 2.2, it's excellent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339217
I also highly recommend the ICS theme here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162821
These as a combo are stable and look amazing.
I believe you will need to update your modem, modem flashing instructions can be found here:
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showt...-EH17-EH06-EG22-EF10-EF02-EE03-EC05-EB13-DK28

kosai said:
I have had success with Legendary 2.2, it's excellent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339217
I also highly recommend the ICS theme here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162821
These as a combo are stable and look amazing.
I believe you will need to update your modem, modem flashing instructions can be found here:
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showt...-EH17-EH06-EG22-EF10-EF02-EE03-EC05-EB13-DK28
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You don't have to update the modem... modems are independent from the roms... and if you install an ei22 custom rom it will come with an ei22 kernel... all of these things can be found by searching the development thread...
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Thanks guys I just needed a little nudge in the right direction.. I appreciate it.

Also note that all Epic ROMs are good and stable. Every phone is different so what works for someone may not work for you so questions like "what's the best ROM" don't apply here. You just have to grab one of the top 10 listed in Development, read some of the thread and flash.
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How to get custom recovery?

Hi guys. I know this is probably a stupid question, but I would love to get a recovery on my phone. I'm coming from the evo3d which as super easy to work with. Right more I'm on fk23 I believe it's called through Odin. Really want to try cm10
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Get mobile odin and flash the el 26 kernel. Really simple
Before you boot cm 10 don't forget to flash an ics or gb modem first in the same time of flashing the Rom
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Best thing to to would be to read the stickies and how tos. And then read them again. Improperly rooting and addding a custom kernel (Recovery is part of the kernel on this phone!) can brick your device!
Not saying this to be a smart ass. Really it's that important; read the stickies, wikis and how tos. And once you've done that you will surely enjoy this phone.
Then read through the ROM OP you wish to put on your phone and read the the following posts - all of them.
You will save a whole lot of frustration and get 99% of your questions answered before you go and ask.
You don't quite say how you got to FK23 and what version - I assume you used PC Odin and via the One-Click Stock Rooted method. If that's the case you can, as the previous poster suggested get Mobile Odin (via playstore - my recommendation to support the dev, or go to the devs post and download the xda only app and kernel part there) and flash the EL26 CWM kernel that way. Or you could even use the One-Click Kernel method rwilco12 has them all here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662295 or the 'Direct boot to safe recovery - CM team has info here http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html
Either way, and espeically with Cyanogen builds follow the install directions - EXACTLY or you'll be making an expensive paperweight.
Good luck have fun.

FL16 Repack from agat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36613042#post36613042

bigdaddy619 said:
FL16 Repack from agat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36613042#post36613042
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Cool, thanks for the quick replies guys! I saw a FK23 packed with AGAT recovery floating somewhere, my question was, if I flash that with Odin, is that firmware compatible with cm10? Or Miuiv4.1? Or any rom for that matter if it doesn't specifically say built on fk23?
And so only the ICS kernel will work on those roms, eventhough they are JB? I thought I read somewhere that modems and kernels werent backwards compatible. Appreciate the quick responses, I'm not a total noob I've flashed and rooted lot of other phones, just got these phones in the mail wednesday though.

DO NOT use the TW kernel repacks on CM builds. That is a brick waiting to happen.
Modems that is another story. JB modems are needed for JB TW builds but some have been able to use older ones, most notebly on the AOSP ROMs.
My best advice stands read through the OP of the ROM you are wishing to use then read through the entire followup posts. The CM team golks suggests EL29 direct boot or EL26 'safe recovery' and then using the kernel supplied by the ROM - CM10 kernel. The Miui also has the same explicit instructions. I'd heed them. But the choice is yours
search is your friend.

Thank you leaderbuilder, I almost bricked my wife's phone twice. I got it fixed, but I just asked in another thread on some advice on what to study up on & I click here & read your post. Heading off to the stickies am I. Thanks again.
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