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I wanted to really start from scratch so I went through some of the Samsung open source code and found that there were some unnecessary modules being loaded. That could be what's causing some problems (although I haven't had much but think it's signal related or Sprint's towers being updated), but with no overclocking and the changes, it could solve everything? Dunno still.
So I tried my best to trip the bloat-code out and try to keep it as stock as possible (no overclock), perhaps some of you can test this out for me.
Changelog
v.1
- CWM 4.0.1.5
- Superuser 3.0 + fixed su, now installs in /system/bin, you can update the binaries with SuperUser app.
- init.d support (/system/etc/init.d)
- Bootanimation support
- fixed Airplane toggle
Things to test:
- LOS?
- Video out? - sorry my video out adapter is still being shipped, I think I enabled it but can't really check???
-Airplane toggle should be fixed
Things I am working on:
- Boot splash logo? Still working on that, if anyone knows how to change it, please let me know.
- Recompiling CWM from scratch, add external SD support, fix wipe issue
- Add infrastructure to wifi tether and USB tether?
Devs, u r free to steal my stuff, or stuff I stole I really don't remember from taking too much energy pills, taking a big white line from Stevie Jobs, "Good artists copy, great artists steal.".
If you have some knowledge to share, plz don't forget to email me at zedomax [at] gmail.com
If this works well, I will build off it or otherwise I will keep optimizing until its fully stable.
Thanks guys, you rock!
Download here:
v1:
ODIN tar:
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/.../SPH-D710_Zedomax_EpicTouchKernelStock-v1.tar
CWM zip:
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/.../SPH-D710_Zedomax_EpicTouchKernelStock-v1.zip
Yess!!! Thanks zedo. Will give it a whirl. Permission to use in StarBurst once stable?
Sent from my Epic Touch 4G
Odin'ed it over StarBurst 1.2, seems to work good but only been using it for 2min
Gonna test this out, thanks for all of your hard work, Zenomax!
Flashing now.
Boots up. Will be testing until I can get mine to work, but I think I had the same intent as yours does. Boots into CWM just fine too.
Cool! I'll be trying this when I get home. And I won't be bugging you anymore about the yellow triangle anymore... I have my usb jig coming in the mail.
Samsung Galaxy S II
Thanks and keep up the good work, it's well appreciate it
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Flashed fine over 4.1beta. Seems to be working well, airplane mode working. Under 4.1 I seem to suffer routine LOS when on the road but not when at home, so it may take a while to fully test but so far so good.
Thanks for all the hard work.
PhantomHacker said:
Yess!!! Thanks zedo. Will give it a whirl. Permission to use in StarBurst once stable?
Sent from my Epic Touch 4G
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Yes of course, any time, I thought everything was open source? LOL
zedomax said:
Yes of course, any time, I thought everything was open source? LOL
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I like to ask anyway. ...Signal strength seems better may be placebo though.
PhantomHacker said:
I like to ask anyway. ...Signal strength seems better may be placebo though.
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my understanding was that signal strength and quality was taken care by the radios/modems, not the kernel...
frifox said:
my understanding was that signal strength and quality was taken care by the radios/modems, not the kernel...
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Was talking about wifi.
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Root is still messed up for me with your kernel Zedomax, so please make one that doesn't have root or even busybox(unless it's needed for the recovery) as root & busybox can be added through CWM if the user wants
great work zedo! i'll test it out once i get back to work. somehow i left ALL my micro usb cables at work like an idiot.
I had the LOS today, had to restart my phone three times in the span of three hours. So, being frustrated, I booted in to CWM, wiped my davlik and flashed back to v1.1. Then I wiped davlik again, flashed back to v1.2 and rebooted. Haven't have a LOS issue since. So far so good...
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My bad, I totally misread the title. I though I was posting in the other kernal thread by Zedo.
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ccline84 said:
My bad, I totally misread the title. I though I was posting in the other kernal thread by Zedo.
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Should just edit the first one
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big thanx zedo.
Calkulin said:
Root is still messed up for me with your kernel Zedomax, so please make one that doesn't have root or even busybox(unless it's needed for the recovery) as root & busybox can be added through CWM if the user wants
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I personally think CWM is causing some issues right now... no evidence behind it, just a suspicion.
silversx80 said:
I personally think CWM is causing some issues right now... no evidence behind it, just a suspicion.
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CWM probably can't cause issues since it's in recovery, it doesn't fire up unless u r actually in recovery but CWM we all using right now have issues as they are based off SG2 CWM binaries. Someone has to compile a CWM for Epic4GT from scratch or at least hack it. I am gonna try that soon but compiling kernels is just taking too much time, I've been 24/7 compiling for like a whole week, get no other work done, i seriously need to go out to a rave and get f--ed up for couple days. Then my head will be clear, compiling will be fun.
I did not come up with this fix. I just read it in a thread and posted an individual thread for it. Thanks to whoever originally found this!
Download:
Fasterfix: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5Eb3VibGUuRmFzdGVyRml4Il0.
GpsFix: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbmRyb2lkbGFiLmdwc2ZpeCJd
Now run fasterfix and choose your location. Now open GpsFix and let it get a fix. This works best outside. Now it should be fixed.
Video how to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kz1pUDVZ90&feature=youtube_gdata_player
EDIT: both apps can be uninstalled after without losing gps lock. They are just used to fix gps and won't be needed after.
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Thanks for reposting this. Kept me having to search for an hour to refind the original post.
No problem
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Sadly it doesn't help
Sadly it doesn't help..
Tried this process.. the fasterfix allows me to change the server to Asia server.
GPSFIX tries to lock the fix, but can only find 4 satellites within the 15 minutes timeout, and it seems its not enough for a fix.
Might be the CM9 based rom I'm using
This worked on an older rom for me and I haven't lost quick gps lock through numerous roms. Ibdid have to go outside and do gps fix twice, but after it locked its been quick lock through 20+ rom flashes since. Some people have said it worked form them and some it didn't work for. You might be one of the unlucky ones.
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killaphatboy said:
This worked on an older rom for me and I haven't lost quick gps lock through numerous roms. Ibdid have to go outside and do gps fix twice, but after it locked its been quick lock through 20+ rom flashes since. Some people have said it worked form them and some it didn't work for. You might be one of the unlucky ones.
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Thanks for the posts. Running Calkulin's ICS. I tried the methods above and also the ones cited on the forum where you push a file to /System/lib/hd. I changed the permissions as required. Still, no lock. Worked fine on GB.
Anyway, thanks for the posts and knowing that right now for some folks, it just doesn't work.
mikethechap said:
Thanks for the posts. Running Calkulin's ICS. I tried the methods above and also the ones cited on the forum where you push a file to /System/lib/hd. I changed the permissions as required. Still, no lock. Worked fine on GB.
Anyway, thanks for the posts and knowing that right now for some folks, it just doesn't work.
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I got it working. I found a post later that pointed to two apps that, when applied in order, made it work. They are, in order,
FasterFix
GpsFix
I ran each app, in order. The second one took a fee minutes.
Hope this helps.
Mike
I downloaded the FasterFix last night, changed the server location to North America. Then I ran the GPS Status app (available on the market) and got very quick locks on 10 satellites. I just installed the Blu Kuban Rom yesterday and wanted to make sure I was getting GPS to work. Good luck.
A+ for the info
Worked on my infuse running ics. Thanks.
Alright members of the I957 community, I know it's been a long time coming, but I'm proud to (finally) present to you a custom ROM designed specifically for our devices: Contingency! There are a couple of things I need to rattle off in this description before I can get down to business. 1. Due to some error in updater-scripts causing incredible lag with CWM flashes, this ROM is Odin-based only. If you aren't very good with Odin/need a refresher, look down below for a quick little tutorial to help get you started. 2. Due to my lack of an actual cellular data account for this device, it's difficult for me to tell you whether or not the data is working... I'm 99% it is functional in this build, but in future builds I may need a tester to discern for me.
Features & Added Apps
Da_g's OC Kernel
CWM Recovery
Rooted
Zipaligned
Deodexed
Bloat Removed
Build.prop performance tweaks
System Tuner for OC/UV
Titanium Backup
Go Launcher HD (If you're a Touchwiz hater)
As you can probably see, this is a very bland ROM right now; I just had my first successful Odin flash of it yesterday, and the testing lead all the way up to today.
Stuff To Add/Do (Taking Suggestions)
Extended Power Menu
CRT-Off
Bravia
Xloud
Edit Name in build.prop
Put data monitor back in
Theming
Due to my little experience in the world of Tablet modding, I could really use some help as to what you guys would like to see in future builds of Contingency.
Instructions For Odin Flash (It's In Red Because It's Important)
A data wipe is optional, but I recommend it.
Download the .rar of Contingency from the link below
Extract out "Contingency vX.tar" to a place you'll remember it
Open up Odin
Navigate to your Contigency.tar and load it into the PDA slot
Make sure your Tab is in download mode (Power Button + Both Volumes)
MAKE SURE RE-PARTITION IS UNCHECKED!!!!!!111!!!!!111?!?!?!!11!11!%[email protected]^#
Hit start
Go grab a snack, sit back, and watch that progress bar
Screenshots
Look at your Stock Tab... Now back to me. Unfortunately, I'm not your stock tab, but that's what Contingency looks like.
Changelog
Code:
Contingency v1.0b1
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[*]First release, no changelog
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Thanks
orlandoxpolice (for the time he's dedicated to the I957 community, and his patience with me as I was sidetracked by a couple other of projects)
Da_G (for his kernel)
cezar (for inspiring me get into ROM developing)
raptor jesus (for being awesome)
paula deen (for fried butter)
Download
Contingency v1.0b1 -----> Here
Since this is Odin, do I need to be rooted to flash this?
Excellent job, will flash this weekend!
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KitF said:
Since this is Odin, do I need to be rooted to flash this?
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No, since it will be installing a rooted kernel anyway
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Awesome!
jomeister15, You Da Boss!
I'll flash this in about 12 hours when I am back at home with my i957, and I'll let you know how data is doing. If I get no data action, what is the fallback to get to the original rom?
Thanks very much for this!
Phil
phil_white99 said:
jomeister15, You Da Boss!
I'll flash this in about 12 hours when I am back at home with my i957, and I'll let you know how data is doing. If I get no data action, what is the fallback to get to the original rom?
Thanks very much for this!
Phil
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Ha, I guess you're right, there isn't really a way to get back to stock if you mess something up... I'll set up a stock firmware repository later today.
Damn! Double damn! Nice....! Finally! Thank you!
Looking forward for:
The Extended Power Menu with the recovery option...
14 toggle mod
Circle Battery Percentage (Blue if possible)
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is this based of AT&T ROM? will it have wifi hotspot?
hjlow said:
is this based of AT&T ROM? will it have wifi hotspot?
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If based on att I doubt it would have hotspot but maybe something that can be worked in.
Just curious what build prop tweaks you used jo
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hjlow said:
is this based of AT&T ROM? will it have wifi hotspot?
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if you want wifi hotpost use quick tether from market. it activate usb and wifi tethering.
I'm gonna charge mine up for a little bit and try this rom out later. I only got 30% charge currently.
Bought mine used a couple of months ago. Still has an active SIM in it from the original purchasers account. Guess the termination fee was too steap or they needed the cash and decided to live with the $30 a month
I mainly use it on wifi but will test it out on ATT network to see. I just pop it on once in a while to see if it's still active. Just checked and it was!
If it's a nogo I can just use Odin with the original rom from ATT/Samsung? I already have it downloaded as I've use it twice to reset mine.
Waiting for ICS sucks!
Does this still have the ATT data monitor app?
Thanks!
sergey1977 said:
if you want wifi hotpost use quick tether from market. it activate usb and wifi tethering.
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might be better to base it off Bell or Telus ROM instead..
orlandoxpolice said:
If based on att I doubt it would have hotspot but maybe something that can be worked in.
Just curious what build prop tweaks you used jo
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http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...-performance-tweaks-updated-04-14-2012-a.html
Most of the ones from the link here... I know build.prop edits can be a little vague sometimes, but I seem to see an improvement.
might be better to base it off Bell or Telus ROM instead..
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You're probably right, I'll give one of those a try later.
hjlow said:
might be better to base it off Bell or Telus ROM instead..
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Would the att data monitor work with those?
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Yea the only one that worried me was the 3g booster and dalvik heapsize. Honeycomb also has a few already built in as most edits are based off of gingerbread.
Cool stuff tho
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No issues with flashing the rom. First bootup was a little scary as it stayed on the Android animation screeen for a while. Wound up doing a factory reset once up and running to clear up some issues. Seems to get more responsive after it sits for a while and after a couple of reboots. Had a couple of issues with updating the app store and maps but it seemed to work itself out after a couple of tries.
ATT data is functional for those who are interested. I don't live in a LTE area but it's getting closer by the month.
ATT data monitor app is gone. No biggy but was nice to see how much free data I have left....Hoping original owner keeps my data plan going!
Active applications widget can be added but only clicks when touched. Guess the app is no longer included....No big deal just thought I'd mention it.
Looks like there is alot of stuff to play around with as far as tweaks go. Not sure what they all do but guess I'll check them out later.
Thanks again!
I'll let you guys know if I see anything else that is worth mentioning.
sergey1977 said:
if you want wifi hotpost use quick tether from market. it activate usb and wifi tethering.
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Or Barnacle... Download below...
Now that you mention the AT&T data monitor app from the tablet, (poster above) I was trying to get the app working on the galaxy note and I failed. I installed the apk from the tablet to the Galaxy Note via Titanium and manually... I see the app and the widget on the Note perfectly, but I am unable to link it to my phone data plan... Any ideas? I was able to get to a screen were is asking for some credentials that are out of my hands... I guess they are AT&T credentials for my account in order to set or link the monitoring app...
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So I've made a NANDroid backup from recovery with CWM already.
If this rom fails, will I be able to do a restore of the stock rom?
Thanks
reapur said:
So I've made a NANDroid backup from recovery with CWM already.
If this rom fails, will I be able to do a restore of the stock rom?
Thanks
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It would be best to save a copy of your nandroid backup somewhere safe like on your computer just in case you need it later. Not sure if Odin will nuke it or not. My tab was pretty much stock when I flashed it today as I used Odin to restore the stock rom a couple of weeks ago. If I remember correctly a folder in root is no longer there. Not 100% sure what it was called but I'm thinking it was preloaded or preinstalled. Not needed anyways as it was ATT apps/bloatware if I remember correctly.
I'm not sure about the rom failing and nandroid back thing. Maybe somebody else knows forsure.
I'm thinking if you for some reason don't like this rom you'd have to maybe use Odin to flash the stock rom back first, then install the kernel you were using and then move the nandroid back to the tab if it was deleted and then flash it back.
As soon as there is a link to download the original Stock AT&T ROM I will be installing this ROM...
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Just got an s3, rooted it but for some reason barnacle wifi tether wont work. Anyone help me? Either with barnacle or another wifi tether app. Need ot for my tablet...
Use this. All credit goes to creator
http://db.tt/un4Rm9nh
Living my life's not hard enough,
Burn me alive inside
burghfan3 said:
Use this. All credit goes to creator
http://db.tt/un4Rm9nh
Living my life's not hard enough,
Burn me alive inside
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Any special setting? mine not working...i get the notification but none of my devices are finding it....same with barnacale. Realy need this function. The whole reason for rooting was wifi tether
IM trying to you barnacle and this message appears...anyone? The other recommended app says its woprking ut its not found
The problem is that the wifi tether app doesnt work on all custom roms. So if u have a custom it may not work. Im using FreeGS3 v3..and mine isnt working although its apart of the rom...Dunno what the issue it. I have updated the Binaries for super user and I have also changed the setting in the actual wifi app from Galaxy nexus (CDMA) to Galaxy S3 and it still doesnt work for me.
My bad.....I thought that it was working on all LJ7 TW roms. If it is that important to the OP, a different rom is in order. I use Blazer roms by PhantomHacker with no tethering issues
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Burn me alive inside
Acedooncoon said:
The problem is that the wifi tether app doesnt work on all custom roms. So if u have a custom it may not work. Im using FreeGS3 v3..and mine isnt working although its apart of the rom...Dunno what the issue it. I have updated the Binaries for super user and I have also changed the setting in the actual wifi app from Galaxy nexus (CDMA) to Galaxy S3 and it still doesnt work for me.
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burghfan3 said:
My bad.....I thought that it was working on all LJ7 TW roms. If it is that important to the OP, a different rom is in order. I use Blazer roms by PhantomHacker with no tethering issues
Living my life's not hard enough,
Burn me alive inside
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Im on no rom...just rooted. Thats why I went with Barnacle(boy)...lol Trying to stay away from a rom right now..phones only a day old...like that matters now that im rooted...lol.
heres the link for the trevemod one make sure u install samsung binaries... http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426338
reinstalled and still nothing...am i looking for trev e mod? heres my setting...installled samsung binaries
fedge1234 said:
heres the link for the trevemod one make sure u install samsung binaries... http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426338
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That's what I sent him
bx10r said:
reinstalled and still nothing...am i looking for trev e mod? heres my setting...installled samsung binaries
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What device profile are you using? Try our phone, then Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA/LTE, then auto. Or do it the other way and flash a rom
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Burn me alive inside
burghfan3 said:
That's what I sent him
What device profile are you using? Try our phone, then Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA/LTE, then auto. Or do it the other way and flash a rom
Living my life's not hard enough,
Burn me alive inside
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changed to your device and nothing. ok, guess ill need to flash....rom recommendations anyone?i know non is flawless but i need the closest to perfect along with eyecandy...lol
i just notced im in the sprint forum..im with tmobile...could that be it?
bx10r said:
changed to your device and nothing. ok, guess ill need to flash....rom recommendations anyone?i know non is flawless but i need the closest to perfect along with eyecandy...lol
i just notced im in the sprint forum..im with tmobile...could that be it?
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Perhaps. Try the T-Mo thread
DO NOT FLASH ANY ROM EXCEPT THOSE DEVELOPED FOR YOUR CARRIER. Good luck. You could try the Galaxy Nexus GSM setting without hurting anything....also Auto
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bx10r said:
Any special setting? mine not working...i get the notification but none of my devices are finding it....same with barnacale. Realy need this function. The whole reason for rooting was wifi tether
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Go into settings and change the device profile to galaxy s 3
Galaxy S 3 32gb ...Sprint
jelly bean LJ7 rooted....yahhhyuhhh
Thse setting work, promise. I can confirm that it does work on freegs3, v2 and throwback rom.
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Ok, I think you should try this
https://www.box.com/shared/mmx7zkcqq8qmtczgia82
Heres the one I use... clear the data on yours, then indtall this one.
Also, make sure wifi is off. Uninstall, reboot, try
Also make sure barnacle is gone.
Maybe clear cache
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das_webos_transformer said:
Ok, I think you should try this
https://www.box.com/shared/mmx7zkcqq8qmtczgia82
Heres the one I use... clear the data on yours, then indtall this one.
Also, make sure wifi is off. Uninstall, reboot, try
Also make sure barnacle is gone.
Maybe clear cache
Sent from a Soviet base in Indiana
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Man u are the best. This download did it for me. Gonna stay stock for now. Wish I can just them my status bar icons. Stock is so boring....lol. but im happy as fk now that my wifi tether is working....
bx10r said:
Man u are the best. This download did it for me. Gonna stay stock for now. Wish I can just them my status bar icons. Stock is so boring....lol. but im happy as fk now that my wifi tether is working....
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There's morphology also in the tmo thread in the apps, and theme section. Flash there SystemUi, and change your status bar icons. Win! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36042988
Just make sure you put a stock deodexed rom on your phone first
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I ended up buying an AT&T Mi-Fi LTE Liberate. Classes start on Monday and I need data connectivity desperately.
I get 50% off the service so it'll only cost $30/mo.
Besides Sprint data is slow as hell.
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nice. this actually works for about 3 minutes then it says "what the hell your phone has taken back over" or something along those lines it is doubled with vpn 1 click so which also bypasses T-Mo directly.
I also have that issue...shuts down randomly with the same, "what the hell your phone has taken back over" . Sometimes I get 8 minutes and sometimes less than a minute. It also seems it I move the phone the tether shut off(maybe just me). I am on Jelly bean 4.1.1 L710 using wifi tether_Trev_11_22_2012
Any suggestions?
Guys,
This might be a longshot, but I'm hoping someone might be able to give some advice.
I have the Epic 4G tough and had it flashed over to straight talk. At first it worked good(since Dec), but the 3G data speeds were never really there. Was getting a max of around 200-250k/sec, but things were pretty solid. Others around here with ST and flashed ST phones have been able to get 1.5+ Mb/sec speeds.
Did have a problem with the signal just disappearing and then coming back a few seconds later, even while in an area where I had 4+ bars. Just Poof, gone and then it would come back.
The phone did an OTA update a month or so ago and things were still working the same. I think a couple of ther updates might have happened in the past week because I heard my phone reboot a couple of times for no reason that I can find.
For about the past week though things have went all to crap on it.When 3G does connect I'm luckt to get 16k/sec. Still works great over wifi.
Here is my baseband version:
S710.10 S.FL24
Android version 4.04.
Does anyone have any advice that might help me out?
Thanks in advance.
I'm assuming that since you flashed over to ST that you are rooted? If so, have you updated your modem, prl, profile? There is also a thread on here where you can change your 3g settings using your MSL code, that may help you. From what I've read, sometimes OTA will jack with the 3g signal. Try those things and see if that held. You may have to flash different modems depending on where you live to find the best one. You're running ICS, I'd start in rwilco12's repository and flash the latest ICS modem, update prl and profile, and see if that helps. Good luck! Hope it works out
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jdsingle76 said:
I'm assuming that since you flashed over to ST that you are rooted? If so, have you updated your modem, prl, profile? There is also a thread on here where you can change your 3g settings using your MSL code, that may help you. From what I've read, sometimes OTA will jack with the 3g signal. Try those things and see if that held. You may have to flash different modems depending on where you live to find the best one. You're running ICS, I'd start in rwilco12's repository and flash the latest ICS modem, update prl and profile, and see if that helps. Good luck! Hope it works out
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Unfortunately I had the phone remotely flashed by flashedphones.net and it isn't rooted.
It does have the newest ST PRL on it.
Could you possibly post a link for the MSL thread?
Looking over the repository and reading the thread about it, I see mention that there are ODIN 1 click modem files and someone mentioned that these will root the phone as well. Does anyone know if this is correct? If so that would be a great added bonus for me.
I think I can still flash a modem to the phone through ODIN even if it is not rooted?
Thanks!
Yes, you should be able to flash a modem without rooting using odin. If you can boot into download mode, Odin should flash just fine. However, in order to change 3g settings, you need to be rooted. You have to use terminal emulator(on the linked guide, there may be other ways) which requires rooting to have full control.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377407
Here is the guide to get MSL code. Let me know if it works or not. And hit thanks if you think it helped at all! Good luck
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jdsingle76 said:
Yes, you should be able to flash a modem without rooting using odin. If you can boot into download mode, Odin should flash just fine. However, in order to change 3g settings, you need to be rooted. You have to use terminal emulator(on the linked guide, there may be other ways) which requires rooting to have full control.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377407
Here is the guide to get MSL code. Let me know if it works or not. And hit thanks if you think it helped at all! Good luck
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Thanks done on both posts man. I really appreciate it.
I need to look through the root guide to see if there is a way to get this thing rooted without losingthe settings, etc.
ntrain2k said:
Thanks done on both posts man. I really appreciate it.
I need to look through the root guide to see if there is a way to get this thing rooted without losingthe settings, etc.
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First thing you'll want to look for is making a nandroid backup. The saying goes "if flashing breaks it, a backup should restore it".
You'll specifically want to look for recording your mms/mmsc/apn settings. Basically anything carrier specific settings that you can edit via the ##data# menu. Make sure you write them down and that way you won't have to hunt for them.
You'll need to know what your msl is as well. There are threads to help you get that.
When it comes to flashed over carrier devices, mms usually breaks and has to be edited for settings.
Check out threads that deal with, for example, Boost flashes and check their issues and expect the same to happen and you'll need to fix.
MoHoGalore said:
First thing you'll want to look for is making a nandroid backup. The saying goes "if flashing breaks it, a backup should restore it".
You'll specifically want to look for recording your mms/mmsc/apn settings. Basically anything carrier specific settings that you can edit via the ##data# menu. Make sure you write them down and that way you won't have to hunt for them.
You'll need to know what your msl is as well. There are threads to help you get that.
When it comes to flashed over carrier devices, mms usually breaks and has to be edited for settings.
Check out threads that deal with say Boost flashes and check their issues and expect the same to happen and you'll need to fix.
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I've heard the tern nandroid backup, but don't have any idea what that is?
ntrain2k said:
I've heard the tern nandroid backup, but don't have any idea what that is?
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That's the first thing you do after rooting with a custom recovery.
One step at a time. Do your research, read and ask questions and you'll be good to go.
Tip, use Google to search the forum, the forum search can be confusing at best.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
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ntrain2k said:
I've heard the tern nandroid backup, but don't have any idea what that is?
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PanchoPlanet said:
That's the first thing you do after rooting with a custom recovery.
One step at a time. Do your research, read and ask questions and you'll be good to go.
Tip, use Google to search the forum, the forum search can be confusing at best.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
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Pp is right, finding good info can be difficult sometimes. Here are 2 good threads to read and know.. (If you get stuck, let us know)
This is older but still is a good resource for understanding.
[TUT] What Is Nandroid And How To Use It [Complete Guide] [VeNuM]
A newer thread talking about the JB TW leaks and creating a Nandroid.
[HOW TO]How To Perform a Successful Nandroid Back Up and Restore On Twiz Jelly Bean
PanchoPlanet said:
That's the first thing you do after rooting with a custom recovery.
One step at a time. Do your research, read and ask questions and you'll be good to go.
Tip, use Google to search the forum, the forum search can be confusing at best.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
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Grrr,Pancho you're too da*n fast for me! I actually knew the answer to that one. Throw a brother a bone will ya? Ha. On a serious note, Pancho is right. If you don't know what nandroid is, you're not ready to root. But once you do, you'll have the ability to flash a custom recovery that basically allows you to make a mirror copy of the current ROM you have. That way, if you mess things up, you can always reflash the custom recovery cwm, restore the ROM, and start over. Read, read, read. The folks here have encountered and answered about every type of issue.
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Flashed a different modem and had no change. Flashed the GB08 rooted no data rom and still the same.
GRRRRR....
ntrain2k said:
Flashed a different modem and had no change. Flashed the GB08 rooted no data rom and still the same.
GRRRRR....
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Just had someone local take a good look at my phone.
Looks like it was a bad flash from the start.
Another flashedphones.net victim.
They want me to send it in to them so they can "fix" it.
The hell with that. I'll eat the money and get it fixed locally so that I have someone who actually knows what they are doing.
ntrain2k said:
Just had someone local take a good look at my phone.
Looks like it was a bad flash from the start.
Another flashedphones.net victim.
They want me to send it in to them so they can "fix" it.
The hell with that. I'll eat the money and get it fixed locally so that I have someone who actually knows what they are doing.
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Hmmm, that sucks. Well, if you are the least bit comfortable with doing it yourself, you can guaranteed find something to help you on here. The instructions are on here, just read, read, read, and ask the right questions. Good luck!
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jdsingle76 said:
Hmmm, that sucks. Well, if you are the least bit comfortable with doing it yourself, you can guaranteed find something to help you on here. The instructions are on here, just read, read, read, and ask the right questions. Good luck!
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Thanks man.
Luckily this local guy is pretty good. I'm pretty sure he will let me watch so I might learn some things. Not interested in doint other peoples phones, but would like to learn so I can do my own stuff.
As far as flashing ROM's/ modems I'm comfortable with that. Just need more experience with the changing over to other services on them.
But hey, at least I have a pretty decent JB rooted rom on it now.
Has anyone played around with the radios and seen which ones seem to be pretty good in weak signal areas?
ntrain2k said:
Thanks man.
Luckily this local guy is pretty good. I'm pretty sure he will let me watch so I might learn some things. Not interested in doint other peoples phones, but would like to learn so I can do my own stuff.
As far as flashing ROM's/ modems I'm comfortable with that. Just need more experience with the changing over to other services on them.
But hey, at least I have a pretty decent JB rooted rom on it now.
Has anyone played around with the radios and seen which ones seem to be pretty good in weak signal areas?
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That you do(have a good jb rom, if you have jellyverse that is ). I'm using GB27 modem on mine. Works fine, but no modem I have will get goods signal in my office. Awesome that you'll get to watch live and in color. Let me know how it goes and if you need anything else. I may not know the answer, but can certainly find it or reach out to someone who does know. Enjoy your weekend
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