So i am new to Samsung (coming from a launch evo) and watched the QBKING77 videos and rooted and flashed Calkulins rom pretty easily. So far pretty simple but I have a question.
I am on stock EL29, What confuses me is the list of all the different modem .zip/.tar that are listed in the Caulkins thread. I couldn't really find a thread or video explaining what the difference is between the many different modems, or what the heck a modem is even. or if i should even worry about those at all. Should i just stick to the stock kernel that came with the rom? If i do decide to change the modem do i just flash/odin and im all set? or do i have to re flash the rom?
From what i learned so far, the kernel and phone radios are one in the same right?
Modem = radio. Also known as baseband under your settings - about phone. Modems are flashed independent of a ROM or kernel.
You can mix and match anytime you'd like. If you have solid service on EL29, no need to switch.
You can use any modem on any gingerbread or ics rom. If using a GB rom, you can't use an ics kernel and vice versa.
Hope that helps
.zip is for flashing via Clockwork Recovery. .tar/.bin is for flashing via ODIN. Most importantly it's vital to read and reread everything and also ask any questions before flashing, like you're doing now. I make Nandroid backups anytime I'm about to make ANY changes. Good luck.
Also keep in mind that anything with F in the version (ex FC07) is an unofficial leak. The latest official is EL29, which you are already on.
As a good practice when I switch modems, is to update PRL and profile then reboot.
Components come in the following packages. These packages will come either in .zip or .tar/.bin form.
1. Modem (Always separate, can use any Modem with any rom)
2. ROM (With Kernel or Without Kernel)
3. Kernel (With CWM or Without CWM, use ICS kernel for ICS rom. Use GB kernel for GB rom)
CWM = Flash .zip and make Nandroid backup
Odin = Download Mode flashing tool that can flash .tar/.bin. It can be used
Don't go around flashing your radio all the time. It can be dangerous and very brick easy.
Thank you guys! This is the info I needed. I'm sticking with EL29 for now since I'm having zero issues on the radio side. And I wasn't going to flash ANYTHING via Odin until I learned more about how it all worked.
Do I need to manually update the kernel when installing Calkulin's 2.9.2 ROM?
I installed Calkulins 2.9.2 ROM quite a while back and have been happy with it. I believe I am on the stock EL29 modem (my baseband version says S710.10 S.EL29).
I am confused about the kernel. When installing Calkulin's ROM, did I also install the "Rogue" kernel? Or did the kernel not change from the stock kernel that was on the phone from before.
From what I have read I believe that if I am still on the stock kernel then I would not be gaining the battery life benefits of the ROM because the scripts installed by Calkulin's ROM would not be running.
Currently my "kernel version" says "2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL29-CL852097". I believe that this is the stock kernel from Sprint. If I need to install the "Rogue" kernel, (1) where do I get it from and (2) how do I know I am using the right one for Calkulin's version 2.9.2 (and not V 3.0)?
Thanks for any assistance you can provide,
Kevin
You can find kernels in the wiki in the stickies in dev section. If you turn your phone off completely( no light on the buttons at them bottom). Then you push and hold volume up and power at the same time. Wait for it to go into recovery. Does it say e3 with blue letters or is there a green backround?
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When I go into recovery on the top it says "Rogue ET Recover 1.1.2 (CWM v5.0.2.7)" and the background image says "Team Rogue". I wasn't able to find something that told me what kernel I was on.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you're on what's called a repacked stock kernel...its the stock el29 kernel with the cwm recovery added to it.
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Johnny - thats the thing I dont know; I am unsure how to tell what kernel I am on. I have always been under the impression that when I installed Calkulin's 2.9.2 ROM, that it also installed the "Rogue" kernel. But I am now under the impression that I may be on a "stock" kernel.
From what I understand about the ROM, the battery saver tweaks do not work for "stock" kernel. I never quite understood what a "repacked" kernel is.
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Johnny - thats the thing I dont know; I am unsure how to tell what kernel I am on. I have always been under the impression that when I installed Calkulin's 2.9.2 ROM, that it also installed the "Rogue" kernel. But I am now under the impression that I may be on a "stock" kernel.
From what I understand about the ROM, the battery saver tweaks do not work for "stock" kernel. I never quite understood what a "repacked" kernel is.
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K. So there's a couple of things going on here. Let's get you some definitions.
Kernel: Essentially the backbone of the operating system. There are different stock kernels for different versions of Android (one for GB and another for ICS). A stock kernel comes with stock recovery. It is not a good idea to flash anything using this recovery (in some cases it is actually blocked so you can't).
CWM: Clock Work Mod. The original version from Chris. It is considered a "repacked" kernel. It stands apart from a regular kernel because it has a custom recovery built in. There are a few other things packed into it but the main difference is the custom recovery. The EL26 CWM is commonly referred to as stock CWM (not a stock kernel though).
Rogue: Team Rogue is the most common one you'll see for our phones. They took CWM and customized it further. They also developed custom recoveries based if the leaked ICS kernels. There was something causing bricks in the kernels they created, unfortunately we can't quite figure out why until we have source.
If you are seeing Team Rogue when opening recovery you currently have a "customized custom recovery kernel".
If you are flashing anything GB you're ok with what you have. If you're flashing ICS you'll need to use the EL26 CWM.
How this clears things up a bit.
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Been running Blend from Team Noc for a bit and having a lot of core crashes, as well as some issues with notifications, etc. So I installed Blend 6.0 this morning and still had problems so wanted to try something else while those issues get fixed.
I went into recovery and this is a new recov I have never seen. It simply shows the android, then the following;
Android System Recovery <3e>
I was going to wipe using Caulk's and install another ICS ROM, so went to apply update from external storage (since that was the only option that made sense). Went to the folder they were, selected the format all and it took me back to the android guy on his back with a triangle!
So I am kinda stuck with this ROM unless I can get cqm back on (I guess). There are just so many threads that are out there, some old, some new, the sg2 has 5 flavors it seems based on the carrier (I am on sprint) so from what I can tell, it's the 4G touch.
Thanks to all read/replies.
use odin, instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609255
Just use mobile odin and select the tar file w/recovery. You tried to boot into recovery without a recovery installed which is why it looked funny.
Thanks guys. I followed the 1st post (as I didn't see the 2nd) and ran the step's using a windows machine. Odin saw the device, flashed it, all green, success, and restarted.
Followed up with the quick root/CWM app and worked like a charm. I am back to square one now, did install Venum Ice RC3.1.1 which looked pretty clean, but 1st thing I noticed was anything that uses the media card doesn't work (camera for example). You hit it, returns you to the app drawer.
So, with what's out there right now, what seems to be the most stable with the basic's, (phone, data, camera, etc.)
Thanks again, was well worth the wait to do it correctly!
I've been using CM9A3 as my everyday from. Solid as a rock. I have 0 issue.
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I'd say it was official if I did not know any better.
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I am also on Team Noc's The Goodness Version 6 without a custom recovery, and have a similar question. In that thread they were discussing using Odin to flash a kernel with CM, and they posted two kernals one that is the FD02 (ICS) and the other is EL29 (GB). I am currently on an ICS rom that works with the newly flashed FD02 kernal. However, my question is while on ICS can I odin to the GB recovery kernal so that I can flash a different GB rom? I am nervous to try because I have heard of people bricking going from ICS to GB, but if this works it would make my life easier as a flashaholic
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I am also on Team Noc's The Goodness Version 6 without a custom recovery, and have a similar question. In that thread they were discussing using Odin to flash a kernel with CM, and they posted two kernals one that is the FD02 (ICS) and the other is EL29 (GB). I am currently on an ICS rom that works with the newly flashed FD02 kernal. However, my question is while on ICS can I odin to the GB recovery kernal so that I can flash a different GB rom? I am nervous to try because I have heard of people bricking going from ICS to GB, but if this works it would make my life easier as a flashaholic
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Use Mobile Odin to flash EL26+cwm kernel( http://db.tt/0QJkleJR ), hold volume^+power to boot into cwm wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvick, flash rom, flash gapps, and reboot. People brick from using a ICS recovery to go back from certain ROMs. EL26+cwm is always the safest choice to flash with.
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I am also on Team Noc's The Goodness Version 6 without a custom recovery, and have a similar question. In that thread they were discussing using Odin to flash a kernel with CM, and they posted two kernals one that is the FD02 (ICS) and the other is EL29 (GB). I am currently on an ICS rom that works with the newly flashed FD02 kernal. However, my question is while on ICS can I odin to the GB recovery kernal so that I can flash a different GB rom? I am nervous to try because I have heard of people bricking going from ICS to GB, but if this works it would make my life easier as a flashaholic
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Yes you can mobile odin the el26 repack with cwm (not the rogue one) I believe its still at the top of the Nocturnal Venum rom thread. Flash in cwm and as it boots hold down the volume and power buttons. It should boot into the blue cwm. Flash whatever you want. Or mobile odin the el26 repack cwm and as it reboots hold the same buttons down to boot into recovery and flash away. El29 doesnt have a cwm repack (its rogue and not what you need). Keep in mind that mobile odin WILL NOT flash modem so dont try it.
Edit: The post above says basically the same thing. DO NOT use el29 kernel. Just reminding you...
VeNuM said:
Yes you can mobile odin the el26 repack with cwm (not the rogue one) I believe its still at the top of the Nocturnal Venum rom thread. Flash in cwm and as it boots hold down the volume and power buttons. It should boot into the blue cwm. Flash whatever you want. Or mobile odin the el26 repack cwm and as it reboots hold the same buttons down to boot into recovery and flash away. El29 doesnt have a cwm repack (its rogue and not what you need). Keep in mind that mobile odin WILL NOT flash modem so dont try it.
Edit: The post above says basically the same thing. DO NOT use el29 kernel. Just reminding you...
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Thanks for the quick response! Just a clarification, I do have the el26+CWM (el29 was a typo). Lets say I want to leave ICS for another rom, and a use mobile odin to go back to el26 and accidentally boot into my ICS sandwich rom. Is there any potential risk of bricking there? Also, what is the significance of flashing a modem? I already have an EL29 modem and I am happy with the current setup, do most roms/kernals have baked in modems? And if so should I avoid them when using odin?
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Thanks for the quick response! Just a clarification, I do have the el26+CWM (el29 was a typo). Lets say I want to leave ICS for another rom, and a use mobile odin to go back to el26 and accidentally boot into my ICS sandwich rom. Is there any potential risk of bricking there? Also, what is the significance of flashing a modem? I already have an EL29 modem and I am happy with the current setup, do most roms/kernals have baked in modems? And if so should I avoid them when using odin?
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You can't boot into a ICS ROM on el26 it is a GB kernel. Every ROM I have used has baked in kernel but no modem. Any modem for e4gt will work with any ROM. Kernels are GB and ICS specific.
Edit:el26+cwm is juts safer to flash ICS ROMs/kernels. When you flash a ROM it will replace the kernel. Just use mobile odin to flash back to el26+cwm to flash new ROMs/modems(wiping like usuall). If changing modem just flash el26+cwm, wipe cache/dalvik, flash modem of choice, and flash ICS kernel of choice. Reboot.
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You can't boot into a ICS ROM on el26 it is a GB kernel. Every ROM I have used has baked in kernel but no modem. Any modem for e4gt will work with any ROM. Kernels are GB and ICS specific.
Edit:el26+cwm is juts safer to flash ICS ROMs/kernels. When you flash a ROM it will replace the kernel. Just use mobile odin to flash back to el26+cwm to flash new ROMs/modems(wiping like usuall). If changing modem just flash el26+cwm, wipe cache/dalvik, flash modem of choice, and flash ICS kernel of choice. Reboot.
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Thanks for the tips that makes a lot of sense! I am gaining confidence of going between ICS & GB. Now is it the same process for roms like AOKP, MIUI, and CM7/9? I have heard they also need specific recoveries to operate correctly.
Yes, el26cwm only and they only use aosp kernels. I believe T.C.P. has them on one of his threads.
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I'm currently on Calkulin's GB ROM and am ready to finally make the jump to ICS, likely the Blazer ROM. That ROM hasn't been updated for a few weeks, which has obviously been a pretty eventful period of time. So I'm assuming, after I flash this from my existing CWM custom recovery, and because this ROM includes the stock kernel, that I'll need to additionally flash something like agat63's kernel and recovery to be considered "safe"? And because I'll be initially using the stock recovery with the ROM, that means I'll need to do it through ODIN or Mobile ODIN? Trying to make sure I've got all of my ducks in a row before I attempt the upgrade.
And I suppose I should ask this too, even though I know it will be speculation... I'm not in a huge hurry to make the jump to ICS, so would you guess that the Blazer ROM will eventually be upgraded to include an updated/safe kernel and recovery, thereby saving myself this small effort (which in my amateur hands still has the chance to go wrong)?
Thanks for the feedback.
Yes using the stock kernel can cause bricks. You can use mobile Odin to flash agat kernel with recovery. I did. Then from there you should be safe.
So wipe, flash ICS rom you want, then flash the agat kernel (this way you don't have to do it in mobile Odin or Odin) then from there you should be good to go
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1. Odin the touchwiz kernel by chris41g which has a safe CWM recovery
2. Boot into said recovery and wipe data
3. Flash Blazer ICS
4. Enjoy
So perhaps this speaks to some basic misunderstanding of how this works, but since I'm on an EL29 GB ROM and kernel/recovery (Rogue kernel & recovery), can I not flash to Blazer ICS directly? And if I flash that new ROM, won't I end up with the stock kernel/recovery included in that ROM? And therefore still be "unsafe" at the end?
I hope that if I'm dead wrong that at least the question makes sense.
Thanks.
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So perhaps this speaks to some basic misunderstanding of how this works, but since I'm on an EL29 GB ROM and kernel/recovery (Rogue kernel & recovery), can I not flash to Blazer ICS directly? And if I flash that new ROM, won't I end up with the stock kernel/recovery included in that ROM? And therefore still be "unsafe" at the end?
I hope that if I'm dead wrong that at least the question makes sense.
Thanks.
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I just did what your asking. Make a back up. Flash the calks wipe all and then flash the rom. Read the blazer OP before you doing anything. I had no issues running like a champ
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And what was the resulting kernel/recovery *after* the flash? That seems to be the trick in my mind. Want to make sure I end up with a safe kernel/recovery after flashing the ROM.
I just went back to calks. im not sure on the kernel but the recovery was Agats tREC v0.2.0 sorry for the late response and lack of info.
Well new company gave me 20% Sprint discount and have become sick of my Tmobiles poor coverage. However I fear wimax might be sucky too here in Seattle. Anyway, long time member here and have been involved in the HTC Sensation and One forums. Both with very very stable roms and kernals.
I was excited to pick up a couple Sprint Galaxy epics and the guy at Sprint had his all rooted and claimed it was smoking fast.
However I came to this forum and see all kinds of complaints of loss of stability just from simple Root of the Epic? Also have not read any stable ICS roms and I have read all of the threads. Plus read this phone is very easy to brick under clockwork. With sensation we use Aroma and it rocks!
So before I move on, I am not looking to break rules on asking ROM questions. I simply would like some input on what ICS rom is stable and supported still as I see many devs have moved on the the sg3 here.
What kernal and radio or what you call modem is stable and how do you find what is for your phone match?
Lastly, what is safest way to ROOT and flash ROMS for this phone?
I did read the stickies but am still confused.
I may be just happy at first to simply ROOT and install the fix for Hot Spot Wi fi and go from there.
Thanks so much.
Not even sure if phones will arrive with stock ICS tomorrow or GB...
Ice
The SAFEST way to flash stock ROMs in case of emergency is using Odin.I've found both stock ROMs (GB & ICS) very stable, however I reboot my phone everyother day (windows habit).
This thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495 was my starting point.
rovar said:
The SAFEST way to flash stock ROMs in case of emergency is using Odin.I've found both stock ROMs (GB & ICS) very stable, however I reboot my phone everyother day (windows habit).
This thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495 was my starting point.
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First off thank you for your reply. Interesting, I have read ODIn maybe responsible for bricking many of these phones is that incorrect? Lots of what I found seeing the people are very unstable with the custom roms so far for ICS for this phone of course stock ICS will be here soon.is there the ability to just root the phone and leave the stock ics ROM and just run the sprint hot spot mod.
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First off thank you for your reply. Interesting, I have read ODIn maybe responsible for bricking many of these phones is that incorrect? Lots of what I found seeing the people are very unstable with the custom roms so far for ICS for this phone of course stock ICS will be here soon.is there the ability to just root the phone and leave the stock ics ROM and just run the sprint hot spot mod.
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Odin never causes any bricks as long as the process is not interrupted. Most of the instability is caused by user error. From my experience, all fresh (by fresh I mean wipe data/cache and format system) custom ROM installs have been rock solid stable. Also, most network issues are fixed by updating profile/prl. Official ICS is already out, it is build FF18. Stock ICS will not normally have the hotspot mod. You will have to use a hack to install it yourself. If you want a stock ICS experience, use this odin package (reset user data) to odin your phone to pre-rooted FF18:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
And here is your hotspot hack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712
Nonetheless, I see no reason why you wouldn't just save yourself the time and flash a custom ICS ROM.
Imho, there isn't any ics custom rom as of yet that is 100% stable, glitch-free, and reliable. I would wait it out until more polished versions come out. If there is a pretty good one to try, i'd say the blu kuban.
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Odin never causes any bricks as long as the process is not interrupted. Most of the instability is caused by user error. From my experience, all fresh (by fresh I mean wipe data/cache and format system) custom ROM installs have been rock solid stable. Also, most network issues are fixed by updating profile/prl. Official ICS is already out, it is build FF18. Stock ICS will not normally have the hotspot mod. You will have to use a hack to install it yourself. If you want a stock ICS experience, use this odin package (reset user data) to odin your phone to pre-rooted FF18:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
And here is your hotspot hack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760712
Nonetheless, I see no reason why you wouldn't just save yourself the time and flash a custom ICS ROM.
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Thanks, I think we are on the same page with this!
So I just loaded the FF18 Full Restore and Samsung drivers as indicated in this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670110
I also tested after unzipping to a folder and the ODEN program comes up waiting for me to hook up phone I dont have yet till tomorrow.
I also watched this video and it seems very easy to do if this is correct process,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IL21F8Gfbs
Still some clarifying questions,
1. If my new phone comes with ICS already pushed to it. Do I simply still install FF18 to get root for the ICS rom?
2. If phone does not come with ICS will this install ICS and Root?
3. Do I need to use this or Caulkins to wipe data first before I do this process on phone out of the box new?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670110
Also I am little nervous reading this post from SFHUB<, Is he saying not to do the above process thru the built in Odin recovery in the phone if it comes with stock ICS in it? What does this mean???
The Epic 4g Touch has a bug in it's emmc controller that can cause the /data partition to become inaccessible/unrecoverable sometimes thanks to the wipe process when flashing from ICS recoveries... DO NOT FLASH FROM ICS RECOVERIES!!!!
7/11/12 edit: In the FF18 source Garwynn has confirmed the presence of the offending code that triggers the emmc bug (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1&postcount=32) meaning that it will eventually be safe to flash from ICS as long as the offending code is removed by the dev of the kernel/rom...
- Please see this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1525495) thread by xST4T1K which details how NOT to brick your device... It is slightly out of date but still very relevant... if you want a more technical understanding of what this emmc bug is and why this is happening you can see Sfhub's thread in general related to it (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1644364 ). The OP contains all of the information that our users have been able to figure out about this bug... Be sure to thank these people, as their hard work has made it exponentially safer for all of us to flash ICS roms on our phones...
-Every ICS rom will have a flashing guide in it's dev thread, its HIGHLY suggested you read and reread the guide for the rom you want to flash and follow it EXACTLY, taking the extra time upfront to fully understand what you're about to do will save you alot of trouble going forward.
-Put simply though you will always want to ODIN or Mobile ODIN (mobile Odin is an app made by the dev chainfire, available in the play store, that allows you to preform Odin flashes from your phone without using a PC) the el26 Gingerbread kernel/recovery and flash any ICS roms from that. NEVER FLASH FROM AN ICS RECOVERY, THAT IS HOW BRICKS ARE MADE!!!! Also do NOT use Rom Manager or Touch recovery!!!!
- Currently there are some ICS recoveries that are thought to be safe to flash from thanks to the work done on the emmc bug. If one of these is included in your rom it will be noted by the dev in the rom thread, however the safest way is still just to Odin back to el26 in order to avoid any chance of bricking!
Next, once I do this FF!8 and have root and ICS. If I want to dabble in custom roms. I am guessing they are installed by CWM from file downloaded to root of SD card like normal. I do not find CWM touch for this phone anywhere. I am sure I am missing it. It seems from reading the exploit in ICS kernal is causing the bricks. So I am guessing to use SF hubs or Claukins data wipe before loading custom roms. Are we beating to the same drum here?
Will correct radio or modem be installed automtic with FF18 or custom roms? I see many threads just on modems.
Thanks and thanks for the hot spot mod.
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Imho, there isn't any ics custom rom as of yet that is 100% stable, glitch-free, and reliable. I would wait it out until more polished versions come out. If there is a pretty good one to try, i'd say the blu kuban.
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Thats what it seems from hours reading each ROM thread. Reminds me of the Sensation when GB and or ICS first leaked. Will most likely just root stock and go from there.
CWM is in the kernel. Current kernels such as chris41g's or AGAT's kernels have patched up recoveries that avoid the emmc bug, so they are completely safe. You should use calkulins format all before flashing a rom in CWM.
For odin, it wouldn't hurt to odin sfhubs wipe data/cache, but it's not necessary. As long as you use the reset user data odin package for FF18, it will take you to stock rooted FF18. Regardless of what rom your phone comes with, run that odin package. You don't need to worry about the modem either because it will install the latest one. Be sure to update your profile/prl in settings>about>system updates after.
If you want to try a custom rom, use odin to flash a kernel with cwm (agat's or chris41g's). Once you have a recovery, flash calkulins format all, and then the ROM of your choice. Modems are not installed through CWM rom zips. You'll have to flash a modem zip in recovery or odin a modem tar.
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CWM is in the kernel. Current kernels such as chris41g's or AGAT's kernels have patched up recoveries that avoid the emmc bug, so they are completely safe. You should use calkulins format all before flashing a rom in CWM.
For odin, it wouldn't hurt to odin sfhubs wipe data/cache, but it's not necessary. As long as you use the reset user data odin package for FF18, it will take you to stock rooted FF18. Regardless of what rom your phone comes with, run that odin package. You don't need to worry about the modem either because it will install the latest one. Be sure to update your profile/prl in settings>about>system updates after.
If you want to try a custom rom, use odin to flash a kernel with cwm (agat's or chris41g's). Once you have a recovery, flash calkulins format all, and then the ROM of your choice. Modems are not installed through CWM rom zips. You'll have to flash a modem zip in recovery or odin a modem tar.
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I was studying Sfhugs FF18 thread and it says I can do the one click root and then install option D and that puts in the FF18, with agats CWM. So is this more simple then flashing FF18 and then doing a flash for either chris or agat kernal with cwm?
Should I use Calkulins format before flashing FF18 from stock?
So when you guys flash new custom roms you have to flash current modem each time? or only if you want to have a more current one? Coming from HTC you only have to flash radio when its required to match a new base leaked. So little confused there too.
Thanks your help has been great!
iceshark said:
I was studying Sfhugs FF18 thread and it says I can do the one click root and then install option D and that puts in the FF18, with agats CWM. So is this more simple then flashing FF18 and then doing a flash for either chris or agat kernal with cwm?
Should I use Calkulins format before flashing FF18 from stock?
So when you guys flash new custom roms you have to flash current modem each time? or only if you want to have a more current one? Coming from HTC you only have to flash radio when its required to match a new base leaked. So little confused there too.
Thanks your help has been great!
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I know I personally use Mijjahz's "GOODNESS" ROM and it runs smooth. Many mods and add ons with more added daily. I flashed agat's 2.2 kernel because I don't like the 2.3 that version 16.6.1 comes with.
I also flashed FF18 over my EL26 modem. Modems don't change between flashing I believe. Those you update yourself. A lot of folks stay on EL29 or find something that works perfectly in their area.
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Imho, there isn't any ics custom rom as of yet that is 100% stable, glitch-free, and reliable. I would wait it out until more polished versions come out. If there is a pretty good one to try, i'd say the blu kuban.
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not sure what you expect from a mobile os but I couldn't disagree more.... my experance on mijjahs goodness has been better and more stable than stock in every way, hell even cm9 and aokp are extremely reliable as well if you can live without dialer codes and prl/profile updates.... no software is ever going to be 100%.... I say flash away, you won't be dissapointed
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not sure what you expect from a mobile os but I couldn't disagree more.... my experance on mijjahs goodness has been better and more stable than stock in every way, hell even cm9 and aokp are extremely reliable as well if you can live without dialer codes and prl/profile updates.... no software is ever going to be 100%.... I say flash away, you won't be dissapointed
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QFT.
ICS ROMs are very stable at this point.
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Thanks, I think we are on the same page with this!
So I just loaded the FF18 Full Restore and Samsung drivers as indicated in this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670110
I also tested after unzipping to a folder and the ODEN program comes up waiting for me to hook up phone I dont have yet till tomorrow.
I also watched this video and it seems very easy to do if this is correct process,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IL21F8Gfbs
Still some clarifying questions,
1. If my new phone comes with ICS already pushed to it. Do I simply still install FF18 to get root for the ICS rom?
2. If phone does not come with ICS will this install ICS and Root?
3. Do I need to use this or Caulkins to wipe data first before I do this process on phone out of the box new?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670110
Also I am little nervous reading this post from SFHUB<, Is he saying not to do the above process thru the built in Odin recovery in the phone if it comes with stock ICS in it? What does this mean???
The Epic 4g Touch has a bug in it's emmc controller that can cause the /data partition to become inaccessible/unrecoverable sometimes thanks to the wipe process when flashing from ICS recoveries... DO NOT FLASH FROM ICS RECOVERIES!!!!
7/11/12 edit: In the FF18 source Garwynn has confirmed the presence of the offending code that triggers the emmc bug (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1&postcount=32) meaning that it will eventually be safe to flash from ICS as long as the offending code is removed by the dev of the kernel/rom...
- Please see this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1525495) thread by xST4T1K which details how NOT to brick your device... It is slightly out of date but still very relevant... if you want a more technical understanding of what this emmc bug is and why this is happening you can see Sfhub's thread in general related to it (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1644364 ). The OP contains all of the information that our users have been able to figure out about this bug... Be sure to thank these people, as their hard work has made it exponentially safer for all of us to flash ICS roms on our phones...
-Every ICS rom will have a flashing guide in it's dev thread, its HIGHLY suggested you read and reread the guide for the rom you want to flash and follow it EXACTLY, taking the extra time upfront to fully understand what you're about to do will save you alot of trouble going forward.
-Put simply though you will always want to ODIN or Mobile ODIN (mobile Odin is an app made by the dev chainfire, available in the play store, that allows you to preform Odin flashes from your phone without using a PC) the el26 Gingerbread kernel/recovery and flash any ICS roms from that. NEVER FLASH FROM AN ICS RECOVERY, THAT IS HOW BRICKS ARE MADE!!!! Also do NOT use Rom Manager or Touch recovery!!!!
- Currently there are some ICS recoveries that are thought to be safe to flash from thanks to the work done on the emmc bug. If one of these is included in your rom it will be noted by the dev in the rom thread, however the safest way is still just to Odin back to el26 in order to avoid any chance of bricking!
Next, once I do this FF!8 and have root and ICS. If I want to dabble in custom roms. I am guessing they are installed by CWM from file downloaded to root of SD card like normal. I do not find CWM touch for this phone anywhere. I am sure I am missing it. It seems from reading the exploit in ICS kernal is causing the bricks. So I am guessing to use SF hubs or Claukins data wipe before loading custom roms. Are we beating to the same drum here?
Will correct radio or modem be installed automtic with FF18 or custom roms? I see many threads just on modems.
Thanks and thanks for the hot spot mod.
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you're quoting some of my new user guide here, and i haven't updated it since the OTA came out so it somewhat overstates the danger of bricking (not a bad thing really, made you read, didn't it!?) which was much easir to do before we got kernel source, since then agat63 and chris41g have been killin it in kernel development since they got ICS source... their ICS kernels are safe to flash from and can be found in the dev section, if you're on the stock FF18 rooted with stock kernel i would personally ODIN (mobile or desktop) back to EL26, and from there flash whatever custom ICS rom you like, as far as I'm aware all of the roms come with a safe kernel these days but do be sure to double check and flash one if it does not... at that point going forward should you wish to flash something else you can just do it via cwm as per usual without having to odin back to gingerbread....do note however that you can't use touchwiz kernels with AOSP roms, there asr safe AOSP kernels as well however...
edit: oops, just noticed revamper addressed most of this on the last page, to answer another one of your questions though you can try as many modems as you like and decide which one works best for you, its varies phone to phone and area to area... the modem is not at all required to match the build number of the rom, (example: may people still use the el29 modem with ICS) you can use ANY modem with ANY rom
Ive flashed this phone hundreds of times. Put your rom and any other zips you have on external card. Then to do a full clean wipe go to privacy. then factory data reset then check usb storage. You can skip this step, but this is how to get it factory fresh. Download the el26 cwm kenal. Its posted everywhere. Next open Odin go to pda and select EL26 cwm kernal. Uncheck auto reboot. Have battery cover off! Flash kernal pop battery out when it starts to boot. or says pass. then use the vol up and power combo hold them down until boot screen pops up then let off. Next flash calkulins wipe all or wipe no data. . Never brick never fail. Then flash your rom and tweaks and be happy. Ive done this driving down the road its that easy. Laptop sitting in passenger seat with odin up lol. Plus i drive a 5sp full size truck. Flashing is easy. Follow directions. There is nothing wrong with this phone just read directions if your a noob. I,ll be making multi scenario flashing youtube movies soon. Like mobile tech videos does.
Flashing is easy. Follow directions. There is nothing wrong with this phone just read directions if your a noob.
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That's all there is to say.
Hi all,
I just got a replacement E4GT from Sprint, I had planned on staying stock but after the hardware issues of my first iteration of this device and the somewhat lackluster update, I decided to take control and root/flash.
I used to do this on the EVO but it's been a while.
so I followed QBKing77's videos to the best of my ability. I have Rogue Recovery installed (pretty sure it's the latest, I downloaded from the official thread and ran the exe to install less than an hour ago). It's doing NAND backup and recovery just fine, so I assume Rogue is working but I can't install AOKP or MIUI.
From the video, it seems like I use the zipped file on the phone's memory, do I need to unzip first?
Can I flash directly from a EL29 Rogue to an AOSP ICS ROM?
Use Chris 41g's EL26 CWM kernel for initial AOSP flashes. Though if your stock now are you not on FF18 ICS yet?
El26 rogue for flashing.
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rovar said:
El26 rogue for flashing.
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No, No rogue for AOSP. Custom CWM bricks. Rogue was the popular one at the time, pretty sure there was another one that was not working as well.
EL26 with bone stock CWM.
RainMotorsports: I am on EL29, I've had the replacement for 3 days and it has not updated. I could follow the manual update but I hear most people like to flash from GB ROMs because they're stable?
also, I'm sorry, I don't understand flashing kernels. Don't we have to flash an ICS rom before we flash a kernel? And I thought the AOSP kernel was stock with Milestone 6?
rovar: So should I Odin back to EL26, re-root and install a recovery? Does that have a better recovery?
I'm wondering if I should just unzip the files and try again...
You can flash the EL26 cwm kernel on to the phone as is. If its rooted sfhubs auto root tool can do it for you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728. If its not rooted you can flash the tar for it in odin. http://chris41g.devphone.org/index.php?dir=EpicTouch/Stock+Repack/EL26/
As far as FF18 goes the leak was the OTA you can NoData one click for an OTA like experience where things are not perfect or wipe the phone with full data. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
I can approach the rom/kernel question from 100 angles. But you need a kernel with the proper recovery to flash the rom, when you flash the rom the kernel is overwritten with the kernel in that rom. To get another kernel you once again have to flash a kernel. I do not keep up with AOKP. CM9 since alpha 6 has a safe cwm5 based recovery and it + the nightlies use a repacked stock kernel. Chris 41g is testing some from source kernels for both, the AOKP one requires his version of milestone 6 and thats my extent of knowledge on the state of AOKP kernels.
AOSP roms flashed with EK02 through EL29 rogue brick. Chris41gs EL26 CWM has been the tried and true kernel. You could flash the kernel of a TW or AOSP rom, the phone will not boot until a matching rom is installed but we did the reverse (EL26 kernel while the rom was still ICS) all the time.
Thank you. I found a video that showed how to get stock EL26 CWM Kernel installed via Mobile Odin. I am trying to make a second backup because I'm not sure the Rogue Nandroid is compatible but it's having trouble making a backup from here. It seems that it's only recognizing 200mb of free space and I know there's a lot more.
It seems that the EL29 Rogue backup I made won't restore to the EL26 kernel/EL29Rom I'm now running. I'm going to delete the old backup and try to make a new one.
Anyway, sounds like I'm pretty close!
And I'm now running AOKP. Thanks so much! You guys were fast and helped a ton!
JeremyMundell said:
And I'm now running AOKP. Thanks so much! You guys were fast and helped a ton!
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Nice. I bet the addiction is already setting in. I just went from CM9 Nightly 7-22 to an early 4.1.1 AOSP build back to TCP's 7-28 CM9 which i had no clue what to expect from but I am on it now. Must must must flash them all!
Edit - I just flashed FF18 forgot I wanted to PRL update and fix my boot image while I was at it.
Hey everyone, I have a few questions:
So I'm on stock GB27 (unrooted) but I am in the process of rooting it right now as we speak, so that shouldn't take long. What I want to do is get onto a safe recovery though to flash this ROM (Vanilla RootBox for E4GT), preferably EL26 recovery (which would be CWM 5.0.2.7 if I remember correctly) because I don't really know how safe AGAT's recovery is to use. The reason I bring up AGAT is because I use a lot of qbking's videos to get me through the rooting/recovery process and the one linked above is for AGAT's.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me get into a safe recovery from GB27 rooted so that I could flash the Vanilla Rootbox rom.
Thanks in advance.
organizedConfoosion said:
Hey everyone, I have a few questions:
So I'm on stock GB27 (unrooted) but I am in the process of rooting it right now as we speak, so that shouldn't take long. What I want to do is get onto a safe recovery though to flash this ROM (Vanilla RootBox for E4GT), preferably EL26 recovery (which would be CWM 5.0.2.7 if I remember correctly) because I don't really know how safe AGAT's recovery is to use. The reason I bring up AGAT is because I use a lot of qbking's videos to get me through the rooting/recovery process and the one linked above is for AGAT's.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me get into a safe recovery from GB27 rooted so that I could flash the Vanilla Rootbox rom.
Thanks in advance.
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EL26 is completely safe. Just download the Rom zip to your phone. Flash the el26 tar using pc or mobile Odin, reboot into recovery, wipe data, cache, dalvik, flash rom, reboot, enjoy.
Edit: from the rom OP, says you have to flash gapps too. Basically, once in cwm just follow op from there. Good luck!
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organizedConfoosion said:
Hey everyone, I have a few questions:
So I'm on stock GB27 (unrooted) but I am in the process of rooting it right now as we speak, so that shouldn't take long. What I want to do is get onto a safe recovery though to flash this ROM (Vanilla RootBox for E4GT), preferably EL26 recovery (which would be CWM 5.0.2.7 if I remember correctly) because I don't really know how safe AGAT's recovery is to use. The reason I bring up AGAT is because I use a lot of qbking's videos to get me through the rooting/recovery process and the one linked above is for AGAT's.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me get into a safe recovery from GB27 rooted so that I could flash the Vanilla Rootbox rom.
Thanks in advance.
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AGAT Recovery with stock kernel is not good to use.
The EL26 / DirectBoot EL29 Kernel + Recovery is the safest and recommended for flashing all because it's base is gingerbread
and it doesn't have the EMMC corrupt super brick bug.
I'm not entirely sure about Agat's SOURCE built kernel though, I think the source built kernel + recovery is safe for only flashing
mods and extra's. But I've never used it for wiping and flashing roms for GB27.
Tim did a video post on using AGAT's recovery source built kernel and he does say it is safe for only flashing
TW based Roms for the specific firmware it's for.
An example would be
Agat's GB27 Source Kernel recovery for only GB27 roms
or
Agat's GA10 source kernel recovery for GA10
etc
But for sure, it's best to use the safe recoveries or recoveries recommended by the Rom threads.
Hopefully this info helps a bit.
Spark91 said:
AGAT Recovery with stock kernel is not good to use.
The EL26 / DirectBoot EL29 Kernel + Recovery is the safest and recommended for flashing all because it's base is gingerbread
and it doesn't have the EMMC corrupt super brick bug.
I'm not entirely sure about Agat's SOURCE built kernel though, I think the source built kernel + recovery is safe for only flashing
mods and extra's. But I've never used it for wiping and flashing roms for GB27.
Tim did a video post on using AGAT's recovery source built kernel and he does say it is safe for only flashing
TW based Roms for the specific firmware it's for.
An example would be
Agat's GB27 Source Kernel recovery for only GB27 roms
or
Agat's GA10 source kernel recovery for GA10
etc
But for sure, it's best to use the safe recoveries or recoveries recommended by the Rom threads.
Hopefully this info helps a bit.
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Your information is not entirely accurate. Agat's Kernel IS safe, and you can flash GB27 on GC01 and GB28 Roms as well as GB27. When source first dropped, there were quite a few bugs, however, those have been worked out, and Agat's is VERY good and can be used for a daily driver. It can flash Roms, mods, tweaks, can overclock/undervolt, backup/restore, mount usb, etc, etc. EL26/EL29 are still the default for most OPs, but if you flash a JB Rom, it is certainly safe to flash another Rom using Agat's...
Typically, when handing out advice to other members, you should verify that what you're saying is true. As was stated, you're not entirely wrong, the safe gb kernels are still recommended, however Agats is perfectly fine as well. Stay up to date on development before you spook people away from a perfectly fine kernel
I said agats recovery on STOCK KERNEL is not safe.
And I've been told that agat recovery is only used for flashing mods.
I've also stated I'm not to sure about flashing on agats source
when your switching between ROMs with different build version from GA10 to GB27.
Spark91 said:
I said agats recovery on STOCK KERNEL is not safe.
And I've been told that agat recovery is only used for flashing mods.
I've also stated I'm not to sure about flashing on agats source
when your switching between ROMs with different build version from GA10 to GB27.
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Agats recovery on stock kernel is fine also, these issues were resolved a while ago. So I reiterate, please be up to date on development before making statements which could have a negative effect on a developers work. The majority of failures flashing between versions are user error (not checking md5, not wiping properly, not flashing properly, etc)
If they fail to follow directions, thats not the kernels fault, its theirs.
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