Ok, so I've decided to pop my cherry and go to custom ROMs. I'm going to try Blazer first. I'm currently on Stock EK02 everything from the OTA. I rooted using Auto Root. No problems before or after rooting. Needed some advice on the order of operations. I'm thinking of allowing the EL29 OTA update to take place to update the modem and kernel. I'm assuming that the OTA will go through even though I'm rooted. Then, I was going to to flash Blazer. Are the Stock EL29 modem and kernel a good match for Blazer or is there a generally accepted better combination? I was thinking that Stock modem and kernel might be better optimized and tested by Sprint to work better on the network. Thanks!
U can download blazer it has a kernel with the ROM....all you have to do is flash the modem and then the ROM and your good no need to do the update and then have to root again and install clockwork which if you already have then will cause the update to fail....just more steps that can get messed up if you don't read
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The ota won't work. Manually flash the modem with cwm. I like the gunslinger kernel. The odex a deodexed cwm flash script improves performance also.
My personal setup is cal's 2.8.1 with gunslinger kernel and the odex script. I also am using a gingerbread launcher. I also went in and disabled the unneeded apks in /system/apps. I am running the EL26 modem because the phone was pissing me off while using streaming radio. It would fall back to 1x and not come back out. Oh yeah, I also did the tweaks for 4g quicker locking and connect with lower signal. On the 3g side, I zeroed out the multimedia addresses and proxies. I'm not over clocked. That may not be the best setup for everyone but its working good for me so far.
Thanks guys. I'm now thinking that since my call quality doesn't have any problems, I might just leave the modem as is on EK02. I'll just flash Blazer with the included kernel. Having EK02 modem won't cause a conflict right? Having not done this before, I should install CWM, then from CWM install "Calkulin's Format All" then install "Blazer". Do I need to reboot or clear any caches in between those two?
Going to test out Blazer for a bit and then Calk's and see which one I like better. Thanks.
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Thanks guys. I'm now thinking that since my call quality doesn't have any problems, I might just leave the modem as is on EK02. I'll just flash Blazer with the included kernel. Having EK02 modem won't cause a conflict right? Having not done this before, I should install CWM, then from CWM install "Calkulin's Format All" then install "Blazer". Do I need to reboot or clear any caches in between those two?
Going to test out Blazer for a bit and then Calk's and see which one I like better. Thanks.
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Hey Frank, once you have CWM installed make sure to do a BACKUP before you go flashing other roms. Trust me that this is a very important step! Also, since you are already rooted I would advise making a backup of your apps via Titanium Backup? This is not required but useful for restoring apps when flashing ROMs. In answer to your other question, it is not necessary to use Calk's format all, but is recommended. Otherwise, just use CWM to wipe data, cache, and dalvik-cache. Then choose install zip from sd card and flash away.
Calks format all will clear all caches for you... Make sure to go thank the man
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I was just in your shoes recently. I was on stock EK02 + root. Decided to use blazerROM as my choice of ROM. I didn't get the OTA update yet, so I went ahead and ODIN the pre-rooted EL29 stock update. I just wanted to see if EL29 had any issues. I ran it for half a day and decided to stick with it. I backed up my contacts and SMS messages and Titanium backup of all my apps. I added CWM via the auto-root script from sfhub. From there, I made a nandroid back up (it saves to your external SD if you have one) and went ahead and flashed calks format all. then flashed blazer right after (stayed in the same menu). Everything is running great so far with no major issues. Once everything was running properly, I just restored my user apps (not system!) via titanium backup, my SMS messages, and contact list.
I also did the same steps for my wife's phone, but put calks rom on hers.
You won't regret flashing. Better battery life, more features, bloatware removed, ect. I don't think i'll be on stock anymore since we get the updates here on XDA faster than sprint pushes them out anyway.
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I was just in your shoes recently. I was on stock EK02 + root. Decided to use blazerROM as my choice of ROM. I didn't get the OTA update yet, so I went ahead and ODIN the pre-rooted EL29 stock update. I just wanted to see if EL29 had any issues. I ran it for half a day and decided to stick with it. I backed up my contacts and SMS messages and Titanium backup of all my apps. I added CWM via the auto-root script from sfhub. From there, I made a nandroid back up (it saves to your external SD if you have one) and went ahead and flashed calks format all. then flashed blazer right after (stayed in the same menu). Everything is running great so far with no major issues. Once everything was running properly, I just restored my user apps (not system!) via titanium backup, my SMS messages, and contact list.
I also did the same steps for my wife's phone, but put calks rom on hers.
You won't regret flashing. Better battery life, more features, bloatware removed, ect. I don't think i'll be on stock anymore since we get the updates here on XDA faster than sprint pushes them out anyway.
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Thanks. I saw another one of your posts and was going to ask you to compare Blazer and Calks but I didn't want to be that guy! I'm just going to try them myself. That said, did you update your modem to EL29 before you moved to Blazer? I'm thinking of keeping EK02 since it works well for me and I've seen others say EL29 had problems.
@jasone4gt Thanks for the reminder on the back up. I've installed CWM, done the back up. Getting ready to flash Blazer now.
You can jump back and forth with modems, so no biggie. If you're satisfied without then you know what they say, if it ain't broke....
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You can jump back and forth with modems, so no biggie. If you're satisfied without then you know what they say, if it ain't broke....
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Thanks everyone. Took the plunge and everything is great. Didn't update the modem. Installed CWM, did Nandroid and Titanium backups, flashed Calk's Erase All then flashed Blazer. Everything works great so far. It all looks great too. One minor thing. The signal strength indicator is grey color instead of blue like everything else. It's also blue in the screen cap in the second post. Is it supposed to be grey and do I have to flash a theme? Also, does anyone know what the screen density is? It looks a lot better than Stock.
Looking to do this as well. Can you tell me more about auto root? Completely new to the whole root and flash shindig.
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Looking to do this as well. Can you tell me more about auto root? Completely new to the whole root and flash shindig.
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It's actually pretty easy. Just follow the instructions in the first thread in development to Auto root. Do step 1, download the e4gtauto-sfx.exe file and then run that. Select A to Root then C to install CWM. I'm not sure if you need to reboot your phone between A & C but to be safe, you might want to. Download the Blazer ROM and Calk's Erase All and copy that to your phone. Then boot into CWM by holding Up volume and Power while turning the phone on. Do the Nandroid back up in CWM. Then install Calk's then Blazer. That's it. You're done. There are a bunch of videos to help if you need it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268548
It depends on what version he's on.
EL13 and up, he'll have to use the Odin package, also by sfhub. Then he would use the package you mentioned to run option C for CWM
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tkemack said:
It depends on what version he's on.
EL13 and up, he'll have to use the Odin package, also by sfhub. Then he would use the package you mentioned tobrun option C for CWM
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Yup, I thought I mentioned that in my post but getting old I guess. If you're on EK02 or earlier, then you follow my instructions. If you're on EL13 or later, you have to do Odin. I don't know how to do that though since I've never done it as I was on EK02.
Ok, run into a little problem. The hotspot hack worked fine right after flashing Blazer. I then did my restore from Titanium back up. Since that, the hot spot doesn't work. It says I'm not authorized. Did I restore something that undid the hack and is there a way to fix it besides doing a reset? Also, my signal strength indicator varied between grey and blue. Is that normal? And what is AOSP email? I installed it but it doesn't look any different than the Stock email. Thanks.
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Yup, I thought I mentioned that in my post but getting old I guess. If you're on EK02 or earlier, then you follow my instructions. If you're on EL13 or later, you have to do Odin. I don't know how to do that though since I've never done it as I was on EK02.
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Im on EL 29. Gonna use this how-to I think.
http:// epic4gtouchroot .com/epic-4g-touch-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-newsph-d710/
Well, don't know if anyone cares but here are my thoughts on my experience. First off, I think Blazer looks a lot nicer than stock. I suppose you have to like blue. I still have no idea why but my signal strength indicator occasionally turns white. I think it's when either 4G or Wifi is on but it's minor. Sprint tethering works with both 4G and 3G. It seems like 4G disconnects every once in awhile. Sometimes it's the 4G (meaning Internet on the phone doesn't work either) and sometimes the PC hooked up loses Internet access. I mentioned in another thread, the tethering worked right after flashing but after I did a Titanium restore, it stopped working and I got an authorization error. Turns out turning off and on fixed that. I found out after reflashing that you can avoid this problem if you don't restore the data for Wifi Sharing and Wifi Sharing Manager apps. No problems with GPS (used maps and nav) or any other connectivity. Before reflashing, I tried out Madoggin's 13 homescreen from 12/4. I didn't use it long but it seemed to work fine. I just didn't like it because it installs a different theme (didn't like the notification icons) and it replaces the scrolling toggles on the status bar. In case you haven't discovered it, I found out that holding the toggles in Blazer will open up the settings page for that item, e.g. tap Wifi turns it on and off but hold Wifi and it'll open up Wifi settings. I still have no idea what AOSP email is. I installed it and it looked exactly like Stock. After reflashing, I didn't install AOSP email and it still didn't look any different. I guess the difference could be the notification because the one that comes with Blazer has a different envelope icon for new emails. Performance-wise, I haven't noticed anything really different. I thought Stock was a really smooth experience and Blazer seems no better or worse. Battery-wise, I have one data point. I have really bad signal at my office and I would lose 10% battery for every hour on Stock but with Blazer it was half that. Last thing which isn't related to Blazer per se but I had been looking forever for a music player widget. There was another post that mentioned that there is an app in the market called Galaxy S Music Widget that gives you the widget to control the default music player and it is awesome. I also tried Music Mod which I used with my old Streak. It seemed to work ok even though it says it's for Froyo only but it is a separate music player and doesn't work with the Samsung widget thingys on the lockscreen and the notification area. The upside is that it has a lot of different sized widgets. Hope that helps someone. In summary, Blazer's very cool and works great.
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Well, don't know if anyone cares but here are my thoughts on my experience. First off, I think Blazer looks a lot nicer than stock. I suppose you have to like blue. I still have no idea why but my signal strength indicator occasionally turns white. I think it's when either 4G or Wifi is on but it's minor.
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Blazer v3.8 fixes this.
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I tried to downgrade from EH17 to EC05 stock through Odin. I used the official tar first and then tried the plus tar. Neither would complete in odin and just hung; no error or fail. My Epic display however did turn blue on 2 occasions. I used the 1.6 and 1.8 odins and neither worked.
I then tried to flash back to the EH17 stock with root and that didn't work until like the 3rd try. Anybody have issues with going back to EC05 and is it worth the effort? I'm just bored and didn't have any issues whatsoever on the GB builds so based off of that....am I missing anything?
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I tried to downgrade from EH17 to EC05 stock through Odin. I used the official tar first and then tried the plus tar. Neither would complete in odin and just hung; no error or fail. My Epic display however did turn blue on 2 occasions. I used the 1.6 and 1.8 odins and neither worked.
I then tried to flash back to the EH17 stock with root and that didn't work until like the 3rd try. Anybody have issues with going back to EC05 and is it worth the effort? I'm just bored and didn't have any issues whatsoever on the GB builds so based off of that....am I missing anything?
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Sounds like your cable is going bad. Time for a heavy duty cable. I am using the one from my Palm Pre and works perfect everytime.
I moved to GB and never looked back. EH17 rebooted at least 2 times a day after the 4th day so ended up going back to EG22. The only issues that has is stock browser won't download from dropbox links so got another browser and alarm wouldn't play in silent mode so got Extreme Alarm. Don't know what advantage going back to EC05 would give you. Many go back because of the reboot issue and can't get decent GPS to work. I can still get 5 out 10 locks so will do for now. If you use GPS constantly for directions then EC05 was way superior.
Odin is Version 1.81, have had no issues with since I have been flashing!
Link for Odin:
http://www.multiupload.com/I6GVRDL0VK
Link for ECO5:
Froyo EC05 (do not extract this file)
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Here is link for EC05 file. It is part way down in Green Square, if you cannot see you have to sign up to download. Become a Member.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ep...68-how-factory-restore-fix-bricked-phone.html
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If you still want to downgrade, you might have to go down to DI18 or EB13 then update to EC05.
That is another Way to do it.
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I tried to downgrade from EH17 to EC05 stock through Odin. I used the official tar first and then tried the plus tar. Neither would complete in odin and just hung; no error or fail. My Epic display however did turn blue on 2 occasions. I used the 1.6 and 1.8 odins and neither worked.
I then tried to flash back to the EH17 stock with root and that didn't work until like the 3rd try. Anybody have issues with going back to EC05 and is it worth the effort? I'm just bored and didn't have any issues whatsoever on the GB builds so based off of that....am I missing anything?
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Flashing the sfr zip right over your gb leak (and also a kernel) works just fine. Ive done it on several occasions. Only issue I had was restoring data from a nandroid. Doing so would lock my epic into an upside down landscape view, so I had to rebuild from a clean install and just used some titanium backup restores sparingly.
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You know what's weird I had some issues going from EH17 to EC05 also... but I traced it down(hopefully) to a bad .tar (even though I succesfully odin'd at least 5 times with that same tar with all 5 previously being successful.
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If you wanted to do a clean install and you were already on EC05, would a factory reset (settings/Factory reset) be just as good or would you want to reinstall either the EC05 or original stock DI07 file and do OTAs? What's the advantage of one over the other?
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If you wanted to do a clean install and you were already on EC05, would a factory reset (settings/Factory reset) be just as good or would you want to reinstall either the EC05 or original stock DI07 file and do OTAs? What's the advantage of one over the other?
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You know, there are two different schools of thought on this. Some always go back and use the OTA updates and some never do. I used to go back to EB13 and take the OTA but now I just go straight to what I want. A custom ROM is going to replace everything anyway
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Yeah, I have been using the Factory Data reset a lot more. Then restore only apps, no data except what you must have. Phone always seems faster and smoother for awhile.
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Yeah, I have been using the Factory Data reset a lot more. Then restore only apps, no data except what you must have. Phone always seems faster and smoother for awhile.
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Thanks, another question, Factory Reset won't remove root or CWM will it?
Ive never had a problem going from EH17 or any other GB leak to EC05 but i have occasionally had issues with a bad USB cord or bad tar. Also going straight to whatever build you want might be better that OTA updates. As i recall there can be issues with OTA updates which can cause problems down the road. Of course thats just my personal opinion
Well my cable was bad but that did not help with flashing ROMS. I have been dloading from the device though so I will get fresh dloads from the PC.
On a side note, I used the SW tool and flashed back to EB13 then took the upgrade prompt back too EC05. Been rollin' stock just for kicks and I noticed that the stock ROM runs faster then it use to but the graphics in the GUI get a little stuttery here and there. The scrolling and gallery interface are where it is most noticable.
I can't wait till they start letting employees get the Epic touch.....
Gorguts said:
Well my cable was bad but that did not help with flashing ROMS. I have been dloading from the device though so I will get fresh dloads from the PC.
On a side note, I used the SW tool and flashed back to EB13 then took the upgrade prompt back too EC05. Been rollin' stock just for kicks and I noticed that the stock ROM runs faster then it use to but the graphics in the GUI get a little stuttery here and there. The scrolling and gallery interface are where it is most noticable.
I can't wait till they start letting employees get the Epic touch.....
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Did you do Data&Dalvik wipe three times prior to going into EC05?
Hey guys. I've been scouring XDA for a while now, but this is my first post, so go easy on me.
A couple of days ago I flashed my Epic 4g to EH17 Hurricane ROM v1.6 (loving it!) per the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1244212&highlight=modem
I also switched to QQLauncher Pro, but I doubt that has anything to do with my problem.
All is working great and I'm loving the rom, except... I can't connect via 4G.
I turn it on and observe the status go from "connecting" to "obtaining IP" to "disconnected". I've even seen it stay connected, but my IP and gateway remain "0.0.0.0". No matter the status, not a single page loads and not a single app connects.
If I turn on wifi or turn off 4g and let it switch to 3g, everything connects/loads just fine.
I also flashed the modem to EH17 per info found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
But that didn't help anything - same problem persists.
I believe it's this particular rom, because I tried another (SyndicateROM Frozen) and 4g was working perfectly then. But then flashed back to Hurricane, and no 4g.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Had the same problem only it started a week after flashing. I had to Odin to EH17 stock Deodexed prerooted ROM, verified 4G worked, then flash Hurricane to get it working again. Just to be safe I restored apps only with Titanium, no data. Then also flashed the journal on zip.
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kenny, thanks. I'll give the stock rom you mentioned a shot. Just to confirm, is it the same one as here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242486 ?
Also, I'm sorry for my ignorance, but what the heck is a journal? Is it necessary?
Thanks again.
fallen888 said:
kenny, thanks. I'll give the stock rom you mentioned a shot. Just to confirm, is it the same one as here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242486 ?
Also, I'm sorry for my ignorance, but what the heck is a journal? Is it necessary?
Thanks again.
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That's not the one but you can try it. That is an update.zip which works through recovery. Look for the one that has ODIN in the title thread. Journaling in simple terms is some error protection. It causes the phone to write twice to the system. So if your phone crashes, battery is pulled without waiting for it to be off, or dropped, Data gets corrupted. With journaling on it compares the 2 writes and uses the good one. Not fool proof but stops lots of erros. Something happened to your WiMax files to cause your 4G loss.
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That's not the one but you can try it. That is an update.zip which works through recovery. Look for the one that has ODIN in the title thread. Journaling in simple terms is some error protection. It causes the phone to write twice to the system. So if your phone crashes, battery is pulled without waiting for it to be off, or dropped, Data gets corrupted. With journaling on it compares the 2 writes and uses the good one. Not fool proof but stops lots of erros. Something happened to your WiMax files to cause your 4G loss.
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Well I tried this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242326
And then put Hurricane on top of that. 4G does indeed work now! Thank you.
However, I noticed a lot more and frequent shut downs (even within a few minutes of my initial boot-up). Have you had any issues with your setup?
Also, this might be a stupid question, but.. between the stock flash via ODIN and Hurricane flash via recovery mode, did you do anything else in recovery mode? wipe, clean, reset anything? I ask because I would typically do factory reset/wipe 3 times, followed by partition cache wipe 3 times, and then dalvik cache wipe 3 times (as instructed in other threads and qbking's videos). But I didn't do any of that in this case because I figured it would wipe out the stock rom I just put on via ODIN, which seems to me like it would defeat the purpose of putting it on in the first place. Am I wrong in my thinking?
Thanks for your help.
You are correct in thinking Odin is a clean start. Data wipe removes any third party apps and any settings you change on your phone. Stock will still be there. I also do not do wipes from a fresh Odin..but I live on the edge, lol. As for your reboot issues, I would get about 1 every hour or so until I started working with the guys in the following thread and don't get reboots anymore:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276417
Tegrak will cost you $2.34 but well worth it to enjoy GB goodess now with no reboots. You can even overclock if you prefer performance over battery life.
Awesome, thanks a lot kenny, I'll give that shot.
It seems like Mijjz's Blend ICS ROM is getting a lot of hits and could be a daily driver. I use my phone for work so I have been a little hesitant to jump on the ICS wagon until reading more. After digging, I still have some questions from the folks using it now...
Is it REALLY as easy as formatting and installing from the ZIP? I'm running Blazer's ROM now..
Does Exchange work?
GPS (without needing to complete some sort of Vodoo ritual)?
Just back up your current setup. That way if you don't like it you can go back.
You can flash from gb rogue recovery(not touch recovery) to ics. Make sure you wipe everything well. (except sd card)
If you go back, make sure to use the 1 click Odin, DO NOT TRY TO FLASH YOUR GB BACKUP FROM ICS RECOVERY. ALWAYS ODIN. I usually go back to el29 to upgrade ics versions, it insures a clean install. Good luck! Gps and exchange have been working, if they don't you probably did something wrong.
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It seems like Mijjz's Blend ICS ROM is getting a lot of hits and could be a daily driver. I use my phone for work so I have been a little hesitant to jump on the ICS wagon until reading more. After digging, I still have some questions from the folks using it now...
Is it REALLY as easy as formatting and installing from the ZIP? I'm running Blazer's ROM now..
Does Exchange work?
GPS (without needing to complete some sort of Vodoo ritual)?
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I've been using Goodness since version 1. It is 100% a daily driver!
1) Yes it really is as easy as all that. I'd follow the instructions in the OP just to make sure you get it right but yeah, piece of cake.
2) Exchange works, most of the time. I know there have been a few releases where it hasn't but Mijjah is super responsive and gets it fixed extremely quickly.
3) GPS had some issues in the beginning but I've not had any issues. I got lost downtown yesterday and pulled it out, got a lock in five seconds and it got me right where I needed to be.
Long story short? Just do it! It's the best ROM out there! Team Nocturnal kicks butt and if you have questions hope on their thread and you'll get an answer super fast. Everyone there is super helpful and friendly.
Enjoy your new ROM!
GPS is either completely random or people are having alot more trouble than they should be.
FC07+ for me GPS has worked out of the box everytime.
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It seems like Mijjz's Blend ICS ROM is getting a lot of hits and could be a daily driver. I use my phone for work so I have been a little hesitant to jump on the ICS wagon until reading more. After digging, I still have some questions from the folks using it now...
Is it REALLY as easy as formatting and installing from the ZIP? I'm running Blazer's ROM now..
Does Exchange work?
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What the other 3 posters said is all 100% correct. Be sure to read the first 4 posts in the thread, not just the first one. Follow the posted flashing instructions, have questions, check the FAQ in post #4.
Team-Nocturnal Blended ICS
I have been running the blend roms since fc07 every update and I am like you i use my phone everyday for work and i was worried. One night i sat and read every post in the forum for the blend ics rom and decided to do it. Fc07 was a lil buggy so i flashed back to el29 for a about a day then decided to try it again. Second go round everything worked except gps i used the work around that they tell u to use and i havent had trouble since. The only other bug was apex launcher if u tryed to dl it from the market and use it it would fc every now and again and that was on fc18. Other than those two small issues everything else has been awesome.
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It seems like the GPS bug is gone with FC22. Is that correct? How about battery life?
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It seems like the GPS bug is gone with FC22. Is that correct? How about battery life?
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GPS does appear to be fixed. Battery life seems to vary depending on your phone and your setup but I myself am averaging between 10 and 12 hours. I saw a post yesterday where somebody had 24+ hours!
I'm running 2.3 right now and am wanting to flash the newest version. Can I do this from the current recovery or do I need to go back to GB? What is the best process to do this? Noob here haha
Do not flash roms from an ics recovery. Always odin to el29 with CWM then flash ics through CWM
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Do not flash roms from an ics recovery. Always odin to el29 with CWM then flash ics through CWM
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The thread for the ROM says you can do it with just the Calk wipe zip and a few other things Besides, what does Odin to el29 mean? Told you I was a noob.
I'm currently running GB El29 and am looking to update. I've done a lot of reading around the forum, the wiki, and a few other websites, and I'd just like a little bit of clarification. I figure I'd ask now, before doing anything, as opposed to asking later, after something's gone wrong.
Looking at the Wiki, I was considering updating to Calkulin's E4GT 2 v1.6, or unrooting and then waiting for the Official ICS update (it was rerolled today, apparently.) Or, to Blazer, but I'm not sure if going to the ICS version or GB version is best.
My question - The process to update - Nandroid, Flash Format All, Flash Rom, Success? I've noticed a lot of installs say to "Wipe All", and I assume that's what Flashing Format All does, correct? I just don't want to mess up - I had no problems rooting, following that guide I mentioned, and I've done a lot of reading...I just want to confirm before doing anything. I mean, I know, wipe delvic and clear cache, but Format All does that, correct?
I rooted my phone using "How to Root Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch! [NEW][SPH-D710]" rom Epic4gtouchroot.com. I'd post a link, but I've fewer than 10 posts. All I've done, outside of root, is install the Beats sound files. That's really it.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Read this 10 times over then you should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
If you are interested in certin roms read threw the rom post to see if people have already answerd the questions you seek. Some devs request you flash different ways so read the OP in the post of the roms you are considering
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Read this once, stay with gingerbread, try Calks E4GT V. 3.0 YOU won't regret it.
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Read this once, stay with gingerbread, try Calks E4GT V. 3.0 YOU won't regret it.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking of going with. I've read over his topic several times, and even though I'm really not a fan of the transparent notification tray, most of the included mods sound really, really useful. Thanks for the heads up.
And thank you too, jugaloo. I actually have that page bookmarked on my phone lol. I've already made several nandroid backups - I plan on making a titanium backup in a moment. My only concern now is th process from going from El29 GB to E4GT 3. Rereading that thread several times has me wondering - I download the ROM, place it on the SD, boot into recovery, clear delvic and cache, run Format all, then install the ROM, correct? I already have a nandroid backup, so in case anything here goes wrong, I can just flash the backup back on, correct?
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking of going with. I've read over his topic several times, and even though I'm really not a fan of the transparent notification tray, most of the included mods sound really, really useful. Thanks for the heads up.
And thank you too, jugaloo. I actually have that page bookmarked on my phone lol. I've already made several nandroid backups - I plan on making a titanium backup in a moment. My only concern now is th process from going from El29 GB to E4GT 3. Rereading that thread several times has me wondering - I download the ROM, place it on the SD, boot into recovery, clear delvic and cache, run Format all, then install the ROM, correct? I already have a nandroid backup, so in case anything here goes wrong, I can just flash the backup back on, correct?
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I just run the format x2 script made by ruj in the blu kuban thread. Then i follow the devs op to install. From what i see you have your feet planted and ur about to make that plunge. Id take the next step and try the flash. Id go with a different rom the the fe22 is out of date and calk has moved on. Try blu kubans rom its super stable and ita built from source. I myself like gb better.
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I just run the format x2 script made by ruj in the blu kuban thread. Then i follow the devs op to install. From what i see you have your feet planted and ur about to make that plunge. Id take the next step and try the flash. Id go with a different rom the the fe22 is out of date and calk has moved on. Try blu kubans rom its super stable and ita built from source. I myself like gb better.
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I was thinking that - Calk's topic was updated in May, while blukuban was updated in February. I mean, I can always try both, right? I'd like to go with Calk's first, then try blukuban, only because BK is heavily themed. But either way, thanks!
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I didn't realize the blukuban thread had updates outside of the OP. It was very recently updated. I might check that one out first.
Yes the blu kuban ics is always up todate and he is there for the people. If you want ics builds that are more stockish id aokp they have theming going on but is nice and stable. Read all of the op and there sites for correct install. Cm9 alpha 6 is also really good. Blazers rom is also really good. Those are all stockish built from source. For gb roms id go with either calks 3.0 or UnOfifcials ics gb rom. For me gb gives me most bang for battery and bandwith. Those last two roms are highly recomended. Calks is super fast stock with options for themes. Unofficial gb ics is themed lightly and is very good for battery and the animations are nice
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Alright, awesome. Waiting for my battery to finish charging (my phone reset while performing a titanium backup, and the battery life dropped from 44 to 9, so I'm getting it back up to at least 50.)
So just to recap
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To Install
Boot to recovery
Make a NAND Backup
Wipe Phone (Format All/wipe delvic/wipe cache)
Install ROM
Right? That's what Blukuban's install requires, and Calk's doesn't have any special instructions, outside of " a wipe is recommended BEFORE flashing if coming from another ROM", which is what the Format All is for, correct?
You've been insanely helpful. Thank you so much! I'm also looking into UnOfficial (it's not on the Wiki, so I didn't really know about it until you mentioned it.
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Alright, awesome. Waiting for my battery to finish charging (my phone reset while performing a titanium backup, and the battery life dropped from 44 to 9, so I'm getting it back up to at least 50.)
So just to recap
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To Install
Boot to recovery
Make a NAND Backup
Wipe Phone (Format All/wipe delvic/wipe cache)
Install ROM
Right? That's what Blukuban's install requires, and Calk's doesn't have any special instructions, outside of " a wipe is recommended BEFORE flashing if coming from another ROM", which is what the Format All is for, correct?
You've been insanely helpful. Thank you so much! I'm also looking into UnOfficial (it's not on the Wiki, so I didn't really know about it until you mentioned it.)
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Charge the bartery more. Use a wipe script dont touch the fomat that is built into the cwm while flashing a ics rom. If you use the wipe x2 script found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25448865
U should be good. It wipes everythings even both of the caches twice. If you already have a newer nandroid id just go with that instead of making a new one everytime you flash. If possible download the roms to pc check the md5 check sums make sure they match. If they match transfer to the phone. When downloading to the phone it has a higher chance of a bad download. I try and flash at 75% battery incase of error and you have to restore a previous nandroid. If you want read this post about the eMMc bug. Most roms are safe now but some are not current.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644364
Not trying to scare you with that last link you should know about it before hand so you know the dangers of flashing a non safe ics roms. If you have any more queations shoot. But i think your good to go
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One more thing. Qbking27 has install video guides for 90% of the roms in the threads of the rom. Id watch those before installing that rom you want. Some times they are buried in the op. You can use them as a step by step as you install. Best if luck to you and i want a report once you get your new custom rom on your phone.
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You got it!
I'm doing a GB build - from what I've come across, GB just gets better battery life, and I just feel more comfortable using it. At least, until the official ICS rolls out from Samsung. If that one is well received, and it's worth it, I'll unroot/wipe fresh and try it out.
That being said though, I'll use x2 then. Will it matter if I do both, just for good, measure? (Both x2 and FormatAll)
And yes, I'll be downloading to PC first, then transferring. I feel more comfortable doing it that way. I'll be doing Calk's 3.0 first, and if I don't like it, I'll try either Unofficial or BluKuban.
And once it's done charging more, and I perform the install, I'll report back, with a screenshot or two as well.
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You got it!
I'm doing a GB build - from what I've come across, GB just gets better battery life, and I just feel more comfortable using it. At least, until the official ICS rolls out from Samsung. If that one is well received, and it's worth it, I'll unroot/wipe fresh and try it out.
That being said though, I'll use x2 then. Will it matter if I do both, just for good, measure? (Both x2 and FormatAll)
And yes, I'll be downloading to PC first, then transferring. I feel more comfortable doing it that way. I'll be doing Calk's 3.0 first, and if I don't like it, I'll try either Unofficial or BluKuban.
And once it's done charging more, and I perform the install, I'll report back, with a screenshot or two as well.
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Just use the wipe x2 that does everything you need. Blu kubans gb rom is good but wifi is whacky. Id go with his ics build. Well your set good luck!
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Alright so, I installed it, and all is working well. It's actually a bit...erm, slow? Whenever I swipe from screen to screen on the homepage it's a bit laggish. But it works! I'll run around with it for a little while and see how it works. I'm in the process of reinstalling my older apps, updating my contacts and such.
Thanks for all of your help!
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A little worried, to be honest. Some of the apps I'm trying to install is giving me the "Package file is invalid" error off of the Google Market. Dropbox, Amazon, etc. Not sure what to make of it, to be honest.
Try and clear the cache for the market. If your using tb try to unmount the sd card if that dont work do fresh installs off the market place . Also go into recovery and clear the cache and dalvik.
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Try and clear the cache for the market. If your using tb try to unmount the sd card if that dont work do fresh installs off the market place . Also go into recovery and clear the cache and dalvik.
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Done. I cleared both caches, and so far, all of the problems I've had with the market is gone. (Dropbox didn't install on the first try, but it did after the second.)
I've replaced the default touchwiz interface with Launcher Pro (TW was running wicked slow - loads of lag with just basic scrolling) and it seems to be running well. And it's definitely saving on battery life.)
That being said, it's not really my cup of tea. I restored my contacts and such, but eh. I think I'll try UnOfficial, and if it's not better, either go back to el29 or update to official ics.
I'll likely keep this one until tomorrow. You've been such a huge help. Thank you so much.
Actually, with launcher pro replacing it, this is pretty good. I want to mess with it more. I'll run it for a few days and see how it fairs.
Ok wait before everyone leaves, Ive got some questions too!
I just got my replacement(after a hard brick trying JB) and figure Id ask my questions in this thread rather than starting a new one..
1. Ive decided to odin EL29 EVERY TIME I want to flash a new rom, just to be safe. If I use CMW with EL29 and decide to try out CM9, Do I always need to flash a aokp kernel? Or is that built into the CM9 install?
2. If I like CM9, and want to make a nandroid backup of it, do I need to Odin back to EL29 first to back it up? Or is it safe to do it with the recovery that comes with CM9?
3. If the answer to #2 is yes, meaning I do have to odin back to EL29, how do I restore my backup? Let me explain:
Lets say I flash CM9, make a nandroid of CM9, then decide to try out say a different rom, like a TW rom. Then I hate the TW rom and wanna restore my backup of CM9. Do I need to ODIN back to EL29 to restore the nandroid? I read in the "how not to brick my..." thread its bad to restore a ICS rom from a GB Kernel. Can someone please explain?
Ive really, really tried to search and read as much as possible before asking, but a lot of the threads are old and have contradicting information. Sorry for being so noobish, but I dont wanna brick my new phone. I come from Evo, Evo3d, Hp Touchpad, etc, where there arent as many issues to flash customs roms. Ive rooted and flashed custom roms ever since the PPC6600, 100's of times and NEVER had a problem. Sorry, this just really confuses me for some reason!!!
Can't help you with CM9 or AOKP because I've never tried either one. The OP was talking about launcher pro. I highly recommend Nova launcher or Apex. They are both specifically built for ICS and look and act like stock android with great customization features.
Was going to make another topic, but I thought I'd ask here first
- The notification tray in this rom (Calk 3.0) is transparent, and I'm not fond of the icons in the Notification Tray. I tried using Rom Tool Box lite to change it, but the tray won't change, no matter what I do. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've tried before - it just won't change.
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Was going to make another topic, but I thought I'd ask here first
- The notification tray in this rom (Calk 3.0) is transparent, and I'm not fond of the icons in the Notification Tray. I tried using Rom Tool Box lite to change it, but the tray won't change, no matter what I do. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've tried before - it just won't change.
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I don't mess with rom tool box. I hear good and bad things about it. If you start at page 1080 and read to the end people post new system ui's but it may theme it a little bit. They have blazers UI in there and one other one I think. I'm not sure it is transparent or not. Or even make a post in the thread about it. I know its still active and you may find your answer. Sorry I can't really help you on this.
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Alright, cool. Thanks a lot. You wouldn't happen to have the link to that thread, would you? I've searched, and I'm a bit lost. Sorry for the trouble.
Coming from an EVO 4G I thought I had a pretty good grip on installing roms. A week after getting and rooting my S3 I'm still gun shy. I want to install Jelly Bomb but I keep seeing posts about flash counters and dirty flash. I've never heard this mentioned before. Are these Samsung exclusive terms? I wanted to go easy and find a Rom as close to Stock as possible with the ability to remove apps to get my feet wet but haven't found one. This phone seems easier to brick than the EVO. Am I right? Also, I see things referencing Touchwiz and fishing it. Very confused. Samsung's version of Sense I guess?
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Coming from an EVO 4G I thought I had a pretty good grip on installing roms. A week after getting and rooting my S3 I'm still gun shy. I want to install Jelly Bomb but I keep seeing posts about flash counters and dirty flash. I've never heard this mentioned before. Are these Samsung exclusive terms? I wanted to go easy and find a Rom as close to Stock as possible with the ability to remove apps to get my feet wet but haven't found one. This phone seems easier to brick than the EVO. Am I right? Also, I see things referencing Touchwiz and fishing it. Very confused. Samsung's version of Sense I guess?
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Flash counters can be reset pretty easy these days. all roms labeled as having TW or touchwiz are pretty much stock with things like battery saving mods or battery hogging apps removed that are usually not needed"debloated".
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
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Flash counters can be reset pretty easy these days. all roms labeled as having TW or touchwiz are pretty much stock with things like battery saving mods or battery hogging apps removed that are usually not needed"debloated".
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
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Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
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Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
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Here's what you do...former evo'er here as well...
Grab the one click Odin LJ7 that you will find in sg3/android dev. Titled (root)odin one clicks by billard. Read the post so you understand how to use it. Save it to your CPU. That will save you if you ever brick your shiny new phone.
Go on you tube and search qbking77....you'll find every video you want regarding rooting and installing cmw
After that its the exact same way to flash ROMs as your evo. I promise.
Good luck
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Here's what you do...former evo'er here as well...
Grab the one click Odin LJ7 that you will find in sg3/android dev. Titled (root)odin one clicks by billard. Read the post so you understand how to use it. Save it to your CPU. That will save you if you ever brick your shiny new phone.
Go on you tube and search qbking77....you'll find every video you want regarding rooting and installing cmw
After that its the exact same way to flash ROMs as your evo. I promise.
Good luck
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So I should be flashing through Odin the same way I rooted? I, did root btw using qbking77 very easy video guide. Took me all of ten minutes to root.
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Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
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I luv this rom, super themed though, not everyone likes all the blue. For me everything works. Just the statusbar after a reboot, you have to pull down notification bar once to get it to show up. Other than that no problems, kernal in 10.2 allows overclocking also.
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
Your fine then...just install cmw and your good to go.
The galaxy 3 is different than the evo in the sense that its very easy to root and unroot using Odin. The evo is a pain to unroot.
Make sure your grab that one click Odin and save tho because it will bail you out of trouble if something gets screwed up. You could run that and it will return you to stock or stock rooted (your choice depending on what file you download).
Anyways. Install cmw. Download ROM to your SD or internal SD. Hold volume up, home, power to cmw. Wipe/factory reset x3, wipe cache, advanced/wipe dalvik, install ROM, reboot
By the way. If you want what you posted in op keep stock but rooted. If you want a better kernel flash team sonics or jelly bomb with kt747....but if I were you I'd go SlimBean...enjoy
One other thing. What's this business about downloading a modem?
The roms are not modem dependant. And chances are if you're on stock you already have the latest modem. If you want to confirm go in the about section of settings and look at your baseband. should end in LJ7. Like I said though its not really important
If the modem isn't that important, why can't I connect to Sprint's network at all? I was working on installing the Goodness ROM which said I had to install a particular modem. I downloaded all files to the computer as suggested, transferred them to the phone then used TWRP as my backup and installed the ROM and the modem as stated. When I went to reboot it told me that there was no ROM installed. So I went back to my recovery installed it and now I can not connect to the network at all. Can someone please help? I need my phone as I am a Paramedic and I talk to the hospitals with it when I am bringing them a pt.
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If the modem isn't that important, why can't I connect to Sprint's network at all? I was working on installing the Goodness ROM which said I had to install a particular modem. I downloaded all files to the computer as suggested, transferred them to the phone then used TWRP as my backup and installed the ROM and the modem as stated. When I went to reboot it told me that there was no ROM installed. So I went back to my recovery installed it and now I can not connect to the network at all. Can someone please help? I need my phone as I am a Paramedic and I talk to the hospitals with it when I am bringing them a pt.
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Not trying to sound harsh here but if that's the case just stay stock rooted. You need the phone brother...peoples lives are depending on it...lol
On a lighter side, I do t have experience with that ROM. But sounds like a bad flash. Wipe/factory reset...cache....dalvik...and I even format the internal SD...haven't had any problems
Open the dialer and hit ##72786# Should set ya straight
Oh well that didn't work. I watched the QBKing77 video and followed those instructions. Install took way less than I expected. Maybe two minutes? I pressed reboot and it rebooted back into recovery. That didn't go so well.