Fastest Setup I've ever experienced - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Hey guys and gals-
Just thought I'd share with you something I'm really excited about. I've been flashing pretty much everything that has come out over recent weeks, and even months. I just was on CM9 build 3.1, which was incredible, but unfinished. I thought it could be my daily, but it started to go into airplane mode and lose mobile data randomly, so I had to restore. After doing so, I feel the need to share with you a setup that I am blown away by. It is:
Gingerbread (Android 2.3.6)
FB 21 Modem (Steady's newest release)
EL29 Kernel (I know some might be upset it's not the newest available, but go with me here)
Everything is just SO ridiculously snappy, I can't believe what I have been missing. Since the "about phone" only has Gingerbread.EL29 in it and not the rom's developer, I can't be certain about the specific ROM I used but I'm fairly certain it's Blazer.
Anyway, enough of the rant. I suggest those who need a break from flashing all the newest things give this combo a try and let me know if you have a similarly enjoyable experience!

Out of curiosity, how long have you been on this setup?

Surely one of the [email protected] here will chime and tell you of a better way to be certain who's kernel you're using? I could be wrong...
Ill check it out now. If nothing else it will take my mind off the fact that I'm jones'n so hard for CM9 Alpha 4, so why not.
Any particular flash order? ...flash this combo all in one CWM session, or reboot in-between? ...etc. Any additional details you can provide would be helpful. I'm bored atm anyway.
Thanks for the info.

_MetalHead_ said:
Out of curiosity, how long have you been on this setup?
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Just about six hours now with about 1.5 hours total of voice calling and consistent texts. Hasn't slowed down, but if there are any major (out of the ordinary) changes I'll be sure to report.

Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson

trmitche2 said:
Surely one of the [email protected] here will chime and tell you of a better way to be certain who's kernel you're using? I could be wrong...
Ill check it out now. If nothing else it will take my mind off the fact that I'm jones'n so hard for CM9 Alpha 4, so why not.
Any particular flash order? ...flash this combo all in one CWM session, or reboot in-between? ...etc. Any additional details you can provide would be helpful. I'm bored atm anyway.
Thanks for the info.
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Unfortunately like I said, this was a restore which ended up keeping my FB21 Modem with EL29 Kernel. So I don't know the recommended way to flash, but if I were to do it on my own I would probably say format all, blazer EL29 ROM (with kernel), and then this morning is when I actually ODIN'd the FB21 modem, so probably boot up, turn off, enter ODIN download mode, and do that last.

eao1991 said:
Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson
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Ha, awesome. I'm originally from Boston but I'm here for work, I don't mind the weather lately but it's definitely not true winter.

I can confirm my blazer 4.0 setup on stock EL29 kernel with FB21 modem is insanely fast, super long battery and no problems. I highly recommend it!
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eao1991 said:
Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson
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+1
Guess we know there's at least three of us in Tucson with this phone on XDA

LordJummy said:
I can confirm my blazer 4.0 setup on stock EL29 kernel with FB21 modem is insanely fast, super long battery and no problems. I highly recommend it!
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And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy

Hamish26 said:
Ha, awesome. I'm originally from Boston but I'm here for work, I don't mind the weather lately but it's definitely not true winter.
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I enjoy the winter heat. Makes for a great rodeo and accenture match play. Also great weather to watch david beckham play soccer if you're into that
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Hamish26 said:
And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy
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my pleasure sir
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Hamish26 said:
Unfortunately like I said, this was a restore which ended up keeping my FB21 Modem with EL29 Kernel. So I don't know the recommended way to flash, but if I were to do it on my own I would probably say format all, blazer EL29 ROM (with kernel), and then this morning is when I actually ODIN'd the FB21 modem, so probably boot up, turn off, enter ODIN download mode, and do that last.
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Exactly the additional info (and potentially useful distraction, if nothing else) for which I was looking. I'll be sure to share some feedback in a day or two.
Thanks again for tryin' to help everyone else out by posting this bro.
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Hamish26 said:
And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy
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Well, it's at least a step towards a consensus. Promising.... Hope you become a hero bro, lol. Seriously though, I'd *so* love it if you're right. win/win for everyone.

I ran this for a few days before going to the FB21 Leaked ICS ROM from Calk. It is very nice.

I ran the fb 21 modem and everything was really awesome. except gps. gps sucked miserably. when I was using fb 15 it worked fine so I have since gone back to it.

Tripsyk said:
I ran this for a few days before going to the FB21 Leaked ICS ROM from Calk. It is very nice.
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Another good sign. I think I need to stop typing and start flashing.

So to be clear FB modems work fine with Gingerbread ROMs? No issues flashing? I was kinda on the fence about it. Im waiting for a stable ICS ROM.
Nevermind flashed it anyway on Blend 2.6.2 ROM. No problems.
Edit, weird LOS issues moved back to EL29.

patrao_n said:
I ran the fb 21 modem and everything was really awesome. except gps. gps sucked miserably. when I was using fb 15 it worked fine so I have since gone back to it.
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In that case, your sig needs updating. Lol j/k. Were you using FB21 in combination with Blazer 4.0 and EL29, like the OP? Just curious...

Yes, no issues. A great improvement, actually.

For reference, here is a screenshot of my home screen. Note the status bar....can't recall exactly which ROM this is from but it's pretty distinguishable. My favorite thus far.

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[EL29] GPS Fix for EL based ROMs

I've put together a simple fix for the GPS not working after the phone goes to sleep in EL* based ROMs. Just flash the attached ZIP in CWM and it will replace the following files with the ones from EK02:
/system/bin/gpsd
/system/lib/hw/gps.s5pc210.so
So far, this seems to fix the issue based on testing by myself and others. Network Location seems to be borked as well, but there is a separate fix for that in this thread from odub303.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WILL NOT MAKE YOUR GPS WORK BETTER OR LOCK FASTER.
If you had issues with your GPS in EK02 as well, this won't fix it. This is just to fix GPS dying when the phone goes to sleep. (Example: you go to work and Google Maps still shows you at home and GPS Status/Test shows no satellites available.)
Sorry for all the red but if there's one thing I've learned around here, it's that people don't like to read.
I'll be the first guinea pig...I have been having problems since I have jumped back and forth between AOSP and TW roms.
thanx op, shame people dl fix 31 times and you get 2 "thanx"
I've been having gps problems too, jumping from miui back to tw
I'm on a EL29 rom, but EK02 modem, will this fix work for me, or is it only for EL29 modem?
I think I jumped the gun saying it worked in the blazer thread, I still have to force close maps when I go from home to work. And my beautiful widgets widget doesn't update unless I reboot. Is this just with the EL ROMS? I will say with this fix it does seem better but I don't think it is completely fixed. But thx op for working on this.
op if i may post a fix for getting fast gps sat locks i use this and get instant locks on any rom/kernel/modem, hope it helps someone.
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I'll be the first guinea pig...I have been having problems since I have jumped back and forth between AOSP and TW roms.
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Did this fix the GPS problem we were looking at in your other thread?
*Wrong thread*
darren.wlsn1 said:
op if i may post a fix for getting fast gps sat locks i use this and get instant locks on any rom/kernel/modem, hope it helps someone.
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What does this do/replace? Did you make it?
JoeBruin32 said:
What does this do/replace? Did you make it?
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Did you even read the op? He says everything u would need.
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Did you even read what I quoted? Someone else posted a different fixfor lock issues.
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luigic81 said:
I've been having gps problems too, jumping from miui back to tw
I'm on a EL29 rom, but EK02 modem, will this fix work for me, or is it only for EL29 modem?
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It should, this is a ROM issue and not a modem issue. It may not fix the problem you're having but it shouldn't hurt to try either!
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I think I jumped the gun saying it worked in the blazer thread, I still have to force close maps when I go from home to work. And my beautiful widgets widget doesn't update unless I reboot. Is this just with the EL ROMS? I will say with this fix it does seem better but I don't think it is completely fixed. But thx op for working on this.
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Yeah, just EL ROMs. The Beautiful Widgets issue is because of Network Location. You might want to also try the fix for that, there's a link in the OP. I could also throw together a ZIP with both fixes in it pretty easily.
This defiantly fixed my gps problems! Thank you!
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JoeBruin32 said:
Did you even read what I quoted? Someone else posted a different fixfor lock issues.
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i didnt make it but been using it sing "old epic" days and does wonders for getting a lock.
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It should, this is a ROM issue and not a modem issue. It may not fix the problem you're having but it shouldn't hurt to try either!
Yeah, just EL ROMs. The Beautiful Widgets issue is because of Network Location. You might want to also try the fix for that, there's a link in the OP. I could also throw together a ZIP with both fixes in it pretty easily.
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Awesome could you do that please?
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aaron130 said:
Awesome could you do that please?
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Here you go, this should do the trick
I notice the zip says el29 Rome will that work on el13 also? I went to.el13 and that bug is still exsistent.
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aaron130 said:
I notice the zip says el29 Rome will that work on el13 also? I went to.el13 and that bug is still exsistent.
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Yeah, I used EL29 in the name since that's the official OTA but it'll work on any EL ROM. Technically you can install it on EG30 and EK02 also but there's really no reason to
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Did this fix the GPS problem we were looking at in your other thread?
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no man...I tried pretty much everything but nothing is working. The best I can get is a lock after a couple minutes but I have to use GPS status before hand and on a test run the GPS wouldn't keep IP with my driving. I'm really aggravated. I tried clean installs and nandroiding back to previous working flashes but still not workimg
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Here you go, this should do the trick
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Thanks SO MUCH man I think this has done the trick.
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Love Hate relationship. Return it?

I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
From personal experience I'd say hang on to it and try flashing some of the newer releases to see if it doesn't improve the LOS issue.
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I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I know you are asking because apparently you need the help of others to make up your mind... (sorry I am a smartass) But quick question what rom are you on cuz buddy LOS is a thing of the past up in herrrre... And that PHoton are you serious would you trade in your S clase Benz for a C Class Benz....
Root that sucka and flashing one of the stock EL29 roms or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version... Oh yea and if you gonna ask where the roms are then maybe you should return your phone...LOL (smartass again)
exactly, flash something different (I'd recommend calks) and that issue goes away :O
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Doesn't even need to flash roms, root, and all that. Just OTA to EL29 and it should get rid of the issue.
Hey playya like the benz analogy, I was thinkin the same thing about the photon swap.
Yea update your phone dawg LoS was fixed officially in december
If you have Los on EK02+ get a replacement
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playya said:
or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version...
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What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.
centro714 said:
I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I think almost everyone on this forum experienced frequent LOS until Sprint issued a firmware update that fixed it. I haven't experienced LOS since and it would happen to me several times a day. Update your firmware and you should see this go away. (my recommendation is to go with Calk's non-ICS firmware since it's probably the most stable at the moment)
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What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.
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Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02. el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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I'd definitely suggest Call's E4GT rom its one of the better ones out there, i havent had any issues with LoS but i did just get my phone in december. But for sure keep this phone !
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Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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Jnoles07 said:
Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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I was initially going to flash to Calks ROM anyway but this phone was pretty awesome out of the box until the LOS issue.
I think it's safe to say Im keeping this phone since there seems to be a fix for LOS
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Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02 and el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?
I'm not an expert flasher but the devs here have made it so simple I've been able to play around with several of the ICS releases but I always return to sfhub's stock-rooted EL29 and get amazing performance out of it.
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Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?
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I believe so. It says something to the effect of no service and roaming charges will be applied. So i'm assuming thats LOS.
Wth is LOS lol
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RPerry435 said:
Wth is LOS lol
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*facepalm* C'monnnnnn Mannnnnnn
Loss Of Signal
Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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If your phone is up to date I wouldn't flash anything on it. Just take it to a store and get it replaced. The LOS issue has been fixed. Unless your counting the ghost LOS problem. I had that one until I switched to EL29.
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Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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Ummm try to take a screenshot, idk what you're talking about?
Only time I ever get LoS is when clearing RAM in Task Manager, which I think is normal? Only for 2 seconds then pops right back up and runs perfectly

I know this has been asked over and over again!

I have a SGS2 Epic Touch 4G.
I need my phone for my business, I’m a computer hack well I don’t do that for a living or maybe I do..lol!
I need a stable ROM were almost everything works, I need to tether my laptop to my phone so I can VPN to my clients (I do have PDANET which I bought and works just fine for me).
I need the phone for eMail, messaging and oh yeah phone calls to work all the time.
I love tweaks just like the rest of you the more the better!
I just flashed Calkulin’s ICS 1.6 which seems very stable after 3 days but lacks tweaks.
So after this long intro which build do you think would be best for me?
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I have a SGS2 Epic Touch 4G.
I need my phone for my business, I’m a computer hack well I don’t do that for a living or maybe I do..lol!
I need a stable ROM were almost everything works, I need to tether my laptop to my phone so I can VPN to my clients (I do have PDANET which I bought and works just fine for me).
I need the phone for eMail, messaging and oh yeah phone calls to work all the time.
I love tweaks just like the rest of you the more the better!
I just flashed Calkulin’s ICS 1.6 which seems very stable after 3 days but lacks tweaks.
So after this long intro which build do you think would be best for me?
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I wonder if you can install kobridge's tweaks on Calkulin's ROM. You might check out his thread, it could be what you're looking for.
See if this is any help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668853
Oh, and the Headset Button Fix would be nice also!:laugh:
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Oh, and the Headset Button Fix would be nice also!:laugh:
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Alright, now you're pushing it! LOL Just kidding, I'm not aware of a headset button issue. Maybe someone else who is can chime in.
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I wonder if you can install kobridge's tweaks on Calkulin's ROM. You might check out his thread, it could be what you're looking for.
See if this is any help
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Thanks for the quick response I will read through that thread.
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Thanks for the quick response I will read through that thread.
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You're welcome if it isn't exactly what you need you might be able to ask kobridge and get his help.
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Alright, now you're pushing it! LOL Just kidding, I'm not aware of a headset button issue. Maybe someone else who is can chime in.
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I did a whole thing on this issue back when I first bought this phone last september. If you have a headset that has a button to pause music and answer the phone then its a well maybe not a big thing but it is a thing that always bugged me! Thanks for the reply!
Glenn54 said:
I did a whole thing on this issue back when I first bought this phone last september. If you have a headset that has a button to pause music and answer the phone then its a well maybe not a big thing but it is a thing that always bugged me! Thanks for the reply!
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Ohhh, okay I can see that being an issue if it isn't functioning correctly. Haven't seen any recent mention of it (until now) but I'll keep my eye out in case I run across it.
Its funny but that old thread is still alive after all this time: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348504
Now I just have to find my HeadSet!:laugh:
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Ohhh, okay I can see that being an issue if it isn't functioning correctly. Haven't seen any recent mention of it (until now) but I'll keep my eye out in case I run across it.
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Just sent you a message.
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Blu Kuban is what all the cool kids use, and it's super versatile. It's really stable, customizable and has built in tweaks. Rujelus22 constantly updates it so that it's running in top form. Could be just what you're looking for.
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I'm a big fan of mijjhzs goodness, everything works.... aokp and cm9 are really stable these days too
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cp320703 said:
I'm a big fan of mijjhzs goodness, everything works.... aokp and cm9 are really stable these days too
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+1 on the Goodness. I'm a big fan of Mijjahz and Team Nocturnal in general. I'm running the Blend ICS 4.0.4 FF18 right now, and its amazing. Highly suggestable. Don't know why I didn't mention it sooner.
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Phantom 4.1 gb edition all day. Tried almost every ics rom out there had the best success with this FBI based rom with everything working and fewer amount of bugs
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I just tried AOKP for the first time last week and its running great. Lots of options you can customize too.
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Thanks for all the replies! I'm pretty happy with Calkulins.e4gt.2.rom.v1.6. It seems very stable and so far everything works plus after a few charges the battery life is pretty good. I installed Apex Launcher and it tweaks everything!:victory:
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Thanks for all the replies, I'm pretty happy with Calkulins.e4gt.2.rom.v1.6. I installed Apex Launcher it tweaks everything!:victory:
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You can't go wrong with Calkulin's work losing him to another phone/carrier was a real loss for the E4GT community.

[Discussion] Official FI27

Thanks to rockypr for his idea to do this on FH23. List all the fixes, bugs, additions or whatever you want to discuss about the official FI27 release.
I will start.
Additions/Changes:
Bugs/Issues:
Some quotes from the community:
First!
It's running great so far with agat's source kernel.
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I think the thread title should be changed. Its not a leak. Source was released and OTA was confirmed on sprint community site.
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I think the thread title should be changed. Its not a leak. Source was released and OTA was confirmed on sprint community site.
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Great point. I just copy and pasted from my last one
^^ True. This is going to be the latest OTA.
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I'm trying out a stock rooted deodexed build I made a little bit ago and it seems like the scrolling is a little bit different from FI25. Also, I haven't run stock in forever, so are these wifi icons the same as they've been for a while? :screwy:
And yes the recent apps "bug" is still there but can be fixed pretty easily.
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I don't know if you guys get this, but Sprint ID makes my phone crash.
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cob11341 said:
I don't know if you guys get this, but Sprint ID makes my phone crash.
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Nope, working fine for me. What zip did you use? Check with other people using the same download as you.
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As far as differences go this build feels almost identical to FI25.
Can't wait for the LG Nexus. For the record I called that 2 months ago before the whole world. I feel special now
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As far as differences go this build feels almost identical to FI25.
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That can be good or bad... What's the verdict so far? Is it worth leaving a stable and battery friendly rom for this?
crawrj said:
Thanks to rockypr for his idea to do this on FH23. List all the fixes, bugs, additions or whatever you want to discuss about the FI25 Leak.
I will start.
Additions/Changes:
1. Removed ability to choose between MTP or Mass Storage.
2. Removed the Back up and reset option under settings.
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Can you change that FI25 to read FI27 on post 1 please?
Also, someone set me straight please because I thought #1 and #2 were changes already in FI25. Are we not creating a changelog for FI25 to FI27?
tdunham said:
Can you change that FI25 to read FI27 on post 1 please?
Also, someone set me straight please because I thought #1 and #2 were changes already in FI25. Are we not creating a changelog for FI25 to FI27?
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Damn it. I always forget that part. And yes it is a change from FI25 to FI27. I fixed the OP. Thanks!
I'm running Re-Calked 0.2.1 FI25. Last night I flashed Agat's 0.6.0. No problems at that point. Early this morning I flashed the FI27 modem.
Checked my phone later and had the dreaded LOS. Flashed back to the FI25 modem and all is well. I'm going to need my phone for awhile so I'll have to stay on 25 until I can get some free time to try again. I've only seen this on my phone a couple of times, and the last time was probably last December.
Anyone else seeing this? I'm in a good signal area, and my wife's phone had a strong signal at the time.
Hopefully this is an isolated case.
One Clicks posted: http://goo.gl/2imCp
Well now that I have my sd card back from RMA and backed up, I'll be happily waiting for the rooted stock OC install
MrLint said:
Well now that I have my sd card back from RMA and backed up, I'll be happily waiting for the rooted stock OC install
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Pssst... look one post above yours
garwynn said:
Pssst... look one post above yours
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have you seen the first sprint JB build for our phone has been confirmed by sextape ?!?!?!
daniel4653 said:
have you seen the first sprint JB build for our phone has been confirmed by sextape ?!?!?!
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Yup. Earlier than I expected but good news nonetheless.
cob11341 said:
I don't know if you guys get this, but Sprint ID makes my phone crash.
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I had this problem for a while now. The only thing that fixed this was freezing the Sprint ID process using a free app freezing app like App Quarantine. After freezing the app, my phone behaved wonderfully.

[Q] Modem questions

hi all,
I didnt find any threads that answered my question well, so if its a repeat my apologies. I am running Blu Kuban 1.0.5.4, it runs nice and smooth, i love everything about it, but i dont know JACK about modems in this sense. In about phone it says my modem is FF18, which seems right from everything i HAVE read lol, but then the BK build # say FL24.
i have read that GB and ICS modems are interchangeable, but i have no knowledge of where to start or IF i should bother messing with it. i know i have to travel to downtown orlando to catch a 4g signal, and 3g kinda sux and i get almost nothing inside my apt, and wifi is alot lower than i expected given i run a full dual-band DDWRT gigabit cat6 network.
so the crux of the question is the modem in the build number what it seems like? are the 2 conflicting or am i just misunderstanding al together lol and more, is there a better setup i can use, i know that tends to be phone specific but it seems like in general some prove to work well together and some dont.
thanks in advance for any/all help
grt1msag3 said:
hi all,
I didnt find any threads that answered my question well, so if its a repeat my apologies. I am running Blu Kuban 1.0.5.4, it runs nice and smooth, i love everything about it, but i dont know JACK about modems in this sense. In about phone it says my modem is FF18, which seems right from everything i HAVE read lol, but then the BK build # say FL24.
i have read that GB and ICS modems are interchangeable, but i have no knowledge of where to start or IF i should bother messing with it. i know i have to travel to downtown orlando to catch a 4g signal, and 3g kinda sux and i get almost nothing inside my apt, and wifi is alot lower than i expected given i run a full dual-band DDWRT gigabit cat6 network.
so the crux of the question is the modem in the build number what it seems like? are the 2 conflicting or am i just misunderstanding al together lol and more, is there a better setup i can use, i know that tends to be phone specific but it seems like in general some prove to work well together and some dont.
thanks in advance for any/all help
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FF18 is fine to run in BK FL24. Both are ICS. However, modems vary from phone to phone, location to location. I would try updating your modem to FL24, and after you reboot, update prl and profile, and see if that improves signal. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. But the short answer is no, the build is not conflicting with your modem, it's most likely the area you are in. Play around with other modems, see if it helps! Good luck
jdsingle76 said:
FF18 is fine to run in BK FL24. Both are ICS. However, modems vary from phone to phone, location to location. I would try updating your modem to FL24, and after you reboot, update prl and profile, and see if that improves signal. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. But the short answer is no, the build is not conflicting with your modem, it's most likely the area you are in. Play around with other modems, see if it helps! Good luck
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ok so i tried that...wifi speeds jumped up by like 5 mb/s on the download side but i lost all 3g/4g capabilities...hmm, i used the kuban updater to d/l ffl24, and it all went smoothly, is it possible i missed a step in the process, i have read that some people need to re enter msl or things like that my cell # is right but the msid looks like someone elses phone # and prl is 21097... so im not sure if thats right or not lol
grt1msag3 said:
ok so i tried that...wifi speeds jumped up by like 5 mb/s on the download side but i lost all 3g/4g capabilities...hmm, i used the kuban updater to d/l ffl24, and it all went smoothly, is it possible i missed a step in the process, i have read that some people need to re enter msl or things like that my cell # is right but the msid looks like someone elses phone # and prl is 21097... so im not sure if thats right or not lol
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Hmmm, sounds like you may have flashed a bad modem. Flash back, see what happens, then try another ff, fi, fk build
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jdsingle76 said:
Hmmm, sounds like you may have flashed a bad modem. Flash back, see what happens, then try another ff, fi, fk build
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Edit: here's the link to all modems...try different ones, see what works!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
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jdsingle76 said:
Hmmm, sounds like you may have flashed a bad modem. Flash back, see what happens, then try another ff, fi, fk build
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Edit: here's the link to all modems...try different ones, see what works!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
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thanks, i tried a couple of different modems from the series' you suggested and none help, and most actually caused reboots and lockups, so im back at the FF18 and im gonna call it a failed experiment...im almost always on the wifi anyway but, it was worth a try
grt1msag3 said:
thanks, i tried a couple of different modems from the series' you suggested and none help, and most actually caused reboots and lockups, so im back at the FF18 and im gonna call it a failed experiment...im almost always on the wifi anyway but, it was worth a try
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What method are you using to flash? Flashing modem shouldn't be causing all that
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great inglihd
for the first one the FL24 i used the internal updater built into BK, but after that i switched to mobile odin bc i was afraid it was an updater issue...though my battery was a tad low but it was on the charger, and a straight wall charger too not a usb to my pc charger. ah well im not sweating it, like i said im mostly home anyway so having a kick ass rom thats rock solid is more important anyway lol
Not sure if you know but mobile Odin does not support the flashing of modems for the epic touch. It may look like it flashes but nothing happens. Either desktop Odin or recovery is the only way to flash a modem.
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patrao_n said:
Not sure if you know but mobile Odin does not support the flashing of modems for the epic touch. It may look like it flashes but nothing happens. Either desktop Odin or recovery is the only way to flash a modem.
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wow..no i didnt know that, some of the other boards hinted at it working through mobile odin and some said nothing at all, a friend however said it could so i took his advice...its possible he had the same thing where it looked like it flashed but didnt...it would explain the probs i had with the other modems lol
patrao_n said:
Not sure if you know but mobile Odin does not support the flashing of modems for the epic touch. It may look like it flashes but nothing happens. Either desktop Odin or recovery is the only way to flash a modem.
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Good catch patro...thanks! House crisis here, I totally missed the MO reference. :thumbup::beer:
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Don't Use Mobile Odin for Flashing Modems...
jdsingle76 said:
Good catch patro...thanks! House crisis here, I totally missed the MO reference. :thumbup::beer:
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Read RWilco's comment in tutorial for flashing TAR and TAR.MD5 files, and it is a blanket statement regarding modems and Mobile Odin/Mobile Odin Pro (don't do it).
micmars said:
I don't believe this applies to GB and ICS modems. Let me check SXTP for confirmation.
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I don't chance it flashing any modems. Everything else, sure. Modems, I use CWM exclusively.
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Agreed, Just Read RWILCO's Warning, will delete post...
jdsingle76 said:
I don't chance it flashing any modems. Everything else, sure. Modems, I use CWM exclusively.
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Thanks, JD.
micmars said:
Thanks, JD.
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with that in mind i will try using only cwm, and see if that makes a difference...thanks all for the help and the quick responses you guys all rock! im not a complete noob with flashing and such, but im not a pro either, i spent alot of time in IT and helpdesk, but now im back in school for programming, still only kinda towards the end of what would probably still be considered an apprentice level code monkey and while i some experience with linux/unix, in that realm i WOULD call myself a noob lol
ok so...i guess i have one more question, im running Blu Kuban, which uses a modified AGAT recovery...is it ok to flash a modem from that or should i just stick with desktop odin?
grt1msag3 said:
ok so...i guess i have one more question, im running Blu Kuban, which uses a modified AGAT recovery...is it ok to flash a modem from that or should i just stick with desktop odin?
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It's ok to flash from that. If it doesn't take, then try pc Odin. But like I said, I use CWM exclusively for modems.
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jdsingle76 said:
It's ok to flash from that. If it doesn't take, then try pc Odin. But like I said, I use CWM exclusively for modems.
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can i just say...you are the MAN...i really appreciate all the quick responses. i usually just set it to send me an email when someone responds bc i expect it to take at least a few hours lol...so really thank you, i made sure i sent you all thanks too. i will test it all out and post results when i get them. thanks guys!
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grt1msag3 said:
can i just say...you are the MAN...i really appreciate all the quick responses. i usually just set it to send me an email when someone responds bc i expect it to take at least a few hours lol...so really thank you, i made sure i sent you all thanks too. i will test it all out and post results when i get them. thanks guys!
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Thank you for keeping us posted on your progress. Sprint/Boost/Virgin Mobile should just link to this forum in their communities for all tech support issues. It's faster, better info, and way friendlier. And wow it beats the heck out of going into their stores. I remember when Garwynn would post in the Sprint forum for the E4GT, and his input was far better than the Sprint monitors.

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