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Okay so a lot of people have been flashing ROMS that are not for the Sprint galaxy s2 epic touch 4g( for example the European Galaxy s2 version of ICS) and end up getting a bricked phone that cant be read by the pc or odin. First of all READ B4 Flashing!!. secondly read the forum rules. Search before posting a new thread that someone already asked and lastly I am currently trying to find a way to fix this problem since my friend did the same thing and i have his phone at the moment. i will post an update if i find a solution unless someone beats me to it. Here is an example of what not to flash.
(do not flash u will have a fail EPIC)
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s2-ice-creams-sandwich-leaked-firmware-xxkp8/
Thats all i have to say.

install the drivers for the international version and then odin should be able to read your phone
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mavd5831 said:
install the drivers for the international version and then odin should be able to read your phone
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ive tried, its useless. all samsung phones seems to use the same samsung drivers somehow the pc is not even recognizing it at all.

helpful thanks

klyang88 said:
Okay so a lot of people have been flashing ROMS that are not for the Sprint galaxy s2 epic touch 4g( for example the European Galaxy s2 version of ICS) and end up getting a bricked phone that cant be read by the pc or odin. First of all READ B4 Flashing!!. secondly read the forum rules. Search before posting a new thread that someone already asked and lastly I am currently trying to find a way to fix this problem since my friend did the same thing and i have his phone at the moment. i will post an update if i find a solution unless someone beats me to it. Here is an example of what not to flash.
(do not flash u will have a fail EPIC)
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s2-ice-creams-sandwich-leaked-firmware-xxkp8/
Thats all i have to say.
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Right, your friend (wink)...
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kingsway8605 said:
Right, your friend (wink)...
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haha funny. just an fyi my epic is working fine. currently running calks EL29 rom with venum team's ICS theme. Also am currently working on an all black/green theme. look forward to it haha

It says right on that page to do a about phone and check model #
Compatibility
This rom and the guide below is compatible only and only with Galaxy S2, model number i9100. It’s not compatible with any other device. Check your device’s model number in: Settings » About phone.

Uninstall all previous drivers then restart comp and install international drivers
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I flashed the above rom and my phone wont boot? What happenend?
Lol. J/k. Please people read so u don't mess your phone up.
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musclehead84 said:
I flashed the above rom and my phone wont boot? What happenend?
Lol. J/k. Please people read so u don't mess your phone up.
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OMG! I was about to say WTF! lol

[Q] Selling Epic 4G, new user can't provision data

I'm attempting to sell my Epic 4G. Sprint says the ESN is clean, and was able to activate the phone on buyers account.
Voice works, 3G icon comes in, but data not working. HFA didn't work. They manually configured Phone#/MSID, etc. No data.
We thought it was the ROM (FC09-based, IIRC), so I flashed back to fully stock EL30. Same result.
Sprint store rolled it back to EB13, tried provisiong again. No change. I ended up giving buyer their money back after 2 hours at the Sprint store.
Back at home, I did a ##786# reset and a ##72786# reset.
Digging in with QPST, I noticed that even after all the resets my Sprint username (myaccountXX@sprintpcs.com) is still showing under PPP Config / Um / User ID. Would that be the problem? Should I blank it out?
This phone's HA / AAA passwords were changed in the past... do those get reset when provisioning?
What else should I be looking at?
Thanks!

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Did you try checking EFS clear on Odin 1.82?
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kennyglass123 said:
Did you try checking EFS clear on Odin 1.82?
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Not familiar with EFS Clear, but searching it out is giving scary results. ("...Verizon tech...sent me a new phone", etc)
Safe to run? I don't want to brick the phone.

It clears out everything to make the phone ready to activate. It may try to do hands-free activation but since it is not active it will fail. If your buyer can't activate it and Sprint can't then what do you have to lose?
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kennyglass123 said:
If your buyer can't activate it and Sprint can't then what do you have to lose?
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True, true... I'll give it a shot.
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...noticed that even after all the resets my Sprint username (myaccountXX@sprintpcs.com) is still showing under PPP Config / Um / User ID.
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Odin'd to EL30, with "EFS Clear" checked, User ID is now "[email protected]".

HA/AAA values (most importantly, the HDR auth pass) are written to NVRAM. I don't think a factory reset will clear those values. I think you should be getting at least 1xRTT data, but no EVDO data unless you write those NV items back to stock. Once you change them, I believe they are lost forever (until an EFS clear at the very least).
There exist threads where people write about how to backup HA and AAA keys. If a ##RST# restored these NV items, these guides wouldn't be necessary.
tl;dr
You may be SOL using 3G data with your original MEID. Good luck.
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etirkca said:
You may be SOL using 3G data with your original MEID. Good luck.
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This phone was sold to me as having a bad ESN, so I didn't bother backing up the NV info when playing with it. Now that I'm selling it, the ESN turns out to be clean!
Is there a higher level of Sprint tech that could restore/recreate/repair the incorrect HA/AAA info?
It seems a waste to force a good-ESN phone to Cricket/Virgin/Boost.

awoolf said:
Is there a higher level of Sprint tech that could restore/recreate/repair the incorrect HA/AAA info?
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I wouldn't think so. The critical info is the profile 0 HA key. Everything else is easy to obtain.
I've read that the M.IP_0 HA key is somehow calculated based off the MEID and burned in by the manufacturer. If true, it would be some value calculated and verified by the network when associating with your phone.
This sounds plausible because all the other keys have valid alphanumeric plaintext values (e.g., on Sprint, AA is always "secret", and profile 1 HA is a random jumble of 6 alphanumeric characters), but M.IP_0 HA is nonsense (non-alphanumeric) when converted from hex to ASCII. Anyways, because the network may calculate this independently based on an internal hash, I doubt any tech can tell you the key (it's unique for each handset, not readable in plaintext, and, as far as I know, the hash used to calculate it is publicly unknown (if it was known, we wouldn't need to NV read our old phones' profile 0 entries)).
This is as much as I bothered to read/comprehend. Someone more knowledgable than I is welcome to correct me.
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Don't be so uptight at least he didn't post in dev section
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gtuansdiamm said:
Don't be so uptight at least he didn't post in dev section
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Well the senior mod is my side... I was just saying... questions go in q&a I'm not trying to play forum cop here.
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Epic 4g touch on boost from sprint....links!

does anyone have a link to a guide for this? ive lost my job and need somthin cheaper. boost is perfect,i just dont want to give my phone up. if theres anyway to keep my num. that would be freakin great. sooo,are there any links? the ones ive found are for the original epic. not the the touch.

Is this what you're looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20850052
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harley1rocker said:
..... if theres anyway to keep my num. that would be freakin great.
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First you need to setup a boost account and get the donor phone active so that you can port the sprint number over to boost before you cancel with sprint. Once the donor is good to go and your number has been ported then you can start with the xfer of info from the donor to your ET.
Remember boost does not "roam" if you can live with that or dont really need roaming by all means switch.
Or you can wait till the ET is on boost, sell yours and buy the boost version which will be the same as the sprint version.

Unknown Zone said:
First you need to setup a boost account and get the donor phone active so that you can port the sprint number over to boost before you cancel with sprint. Once the donor is good to go and your number has been ported then you can start with the xfer of info from the donor to your ET.
Remember boost does not "roam" if you can live with that or dont really need roaming by all means switch.
Or you can wait till the ET is on boost, sell yours and buy the boost version which will be the same as the sprint version.
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That link that dude left is for the original epic. Is ther a zip i could flash from cwm? Is cdma workshop free? Wat the hell is it? If i could find the thanx button i would. Thanx dude.

harley1rocker said:
That link that dude left is for the original epic. Is ther a zip i could flash from cwm? Is cdma workshop free? Wat the hell is it? If i could find the thanx button i would. Thanx dude.
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Are you talking about the link in this thread? That specifically says its for the Epic 4G Touch.

RainMotorsports said:
Are you talking about the link in this thread? That specifically says its for the Epic 4G Touch.
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it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!

harley1rocker said:
it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!
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If you read the op in that link, it was pieced by other tutorials.. There are multiple posts by touch users to get around certain issues.
Read the thread. Don't just skim it for a hand holding walk through.
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MoHoGalore said:
If you read the op in that link, it was pieced by other tutorials.. There are multiple posts by touch users to get around certain issues.
Read the thread. Don't just skim it for a hand holding walk through.
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gee thanx for the insight. ill be sure not to skim. so in other words,there needs to be a write up for this? ive read all 20 sumthin odd post in that thread. pls,im not trying to be a smartass but before you accuse me of not reading it......ask me. i would not be asking if i understood the jargon.

You will need to read more than just the tut on how to flash the et4g of you don't understand the jargon. You will need to read up on what everything means as well and how to use the software required for the flashing process. You can't just flash a zip and switch carriers, it's not as simple as unlocking a GSM phone, and can seriously damage or brick the device. If you pull or push the wrong NV items your device won't boot up or connect to cdma workshop or qxpt or whatever its called and can be a real ***** to repair once the NV is borked so you need to do some studying before you jump into this.
We are legion, for we are many.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
You will need to read more than just the tut on how to flash the et4g of you don't understand the jargon. You will need to read up on what everything means as well and how to use the software required for the flashing process. You can't just flash a zip and switch carriers, it's not as simple as unlocking a GSM phone, and can seriously damage or brick the device. If you pull or push the wrong NV items your device won't boot up or connect to cdma workshop or qxpt or whatever its called and can be a real ***** to repair once the NV is borked so you need to do some studying before you jump into this.
We are legion, for we are many.
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Good stuff to know. I'm about to get an epic touch and flash it to boost aswell.
Also, once it is flashed are there certain things that I shouldnt do? Will Odin ruin the flash?
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Good stuff to know. I'm about to get an epic touch and flash it to boost aswell.
Also, once it is flashed are there certain things that I shouldnt do? Will Odin ruin the flash?
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Theoretically the settings will stick between flashes, they do when flashing roms from recovery, except occasionally mms apn settings will need to be reset. However depending on what you flash thru Odin they may not stick if the tar includes NV items it will screw it up, I've never flashed a phone to another carrier but I know alot of ppl who have and have no issues flashing the basics, rom, kernel, modem/radio, mods, themes, etc. But if you do a full tar restore in Odin there's a chance it could include files that will overwrite the donor settings but I'm not 100% sure on that
We are legion, for we are many.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Theoretically the settings will stick between flashes, they do when flashing roms from recovery, except occasionally mms apn settings will need to be reset. However depending on what you flash thru Odin they may not stick if the tar includes NV items it will screw it up, I've never flashed a phone to another carrier but I know alot of ppl who have and have no issues flashing the basics, rom, kernel, modem/radio, mods, themes, etc. But if you do a full tar restore in Odin there's a chance it could include files that will overwrite the donor settings but I'm not 100% sure on that
We are legion, for we are many.
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Oh, that's fine then.
I mean that if I use Odin to flash a kernel and recovery that it won't ruin anything.
I ask because on my EVO 3d almost every other Time I flash a Rom it resets my meid and esn back to sprint; that's why I'm going to the et4g. Hopefully it won't happen over here.
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harley1rocker said:
it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!
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harley1rocker said:
gee thanx for the insight. ill be sure not to skim. so in other words,there needs to be a write up for this? ive read all 20 sumthin odd post in that thread. pls,im not trying to be a smartass but before you accuse me of not reading it......ask me. i would not be asking if i understood the jargon.
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Wasn't being a smartass either. You stated that the video was of the epic 4g, and the op clearly stated that it was pieced together.
Just working with what you put out there.
Anyway, not starting a flaming session, what did you find out?

I said screw it. I just gotta net10 phone. I cant even figure out (or get help 4 that matter) how to download cdma workshop. Ones 90$, the other wants u to DL all kind of media sh1t. Screw it. Any1 want a e4gt for 150$?

MoHoGalore said:
Wasn't being a smartass either. You stated that the video was of the epic 4g, and the op clearly stated that it was pieced together.
Just working with what you put out there.
Anyway, not starting a flaming session, what did you find out?
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Absolutly squat dude. I cant evn figure out how 2 dl cdma workshop.

harley1rocker said:
Absolutly squat dude. I cant evn figure out how 2 dl cdma workshop.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Seriously. If you hang on to your phone, i can look more into seeing if i can help starting tomorrow.
I have to admit, i don't know much about getting cdma workshop and all. But if you need to sell, then sell by all means.
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MoHoGalore said:
I'm sorry to hear that. Seriously. If you hang on to your phone, i can look more into seeing if i can help starting tomorrow.
I have to admit, i don't know much about getting cdma workshop and all. But if you need to sell, then sell by all means.
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No i dont want 2 sell. Jus frustraded. Man im open 2 help. Thanx.

[FULL GUIDE] How flash to MetroPCS [FULL GUIDE]

E4GT flash guide...email or msg me...
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[if you need the guide for different device contact me at:]
[email protected]

Can you already be rooted when u do this?
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Dezul said:
Can you already be rooted when u do this?
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yes,that definitely helps a lot especialy for the pic msgs..

Okay so i did all the flashing. How do u get your imei # in metro database? Figured id have to call tomorrow. Also is there anything that shows i did it right without having it registered with metro. Cause all the "my info" things still read sprint and my old sprint # or is that something that gets fixed when i dial the activate thing once I'm on metro database?
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Dezul said:
Okay so i did all the flashing. How do u get your imei # in metro database? Figured id have to call tomorrow. Also is there anything that shows i did it right without having it registered with metro. Cause all the "my info" things still read sprint and my old sprint # or is that something that gets fixed when i dial the activate thing once I'm on metro database?
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if still shows your sprint settings that means you did nt do it right,
please make sure to follow this steps..
Power on the handsetEnter ##000000# or ##468346#*and select EditPress "Touch Here" to start editing informationEnter MDN (10-digit phone number) and press enter on bottom rightEnter MIN (10-digit phone number) and press enter on bottom rightSelect Done when finishedPhone will powercycle and programming is now complete ...
then if you already have the metro prl on the phone dial *228 option 2and if you get to metro authomated service you are good...
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guide updated...01/25/2013
enjoy..

I sent you a pm
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mrctony said:
guide updated...01/25/2013
enjoy..
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cdma workshop guide? Wher eis it at? Does mine screenshots are in the right direction?
Hdr pass should be there or the hdr ppp should be there also
ha and aaa keys are metro pcs?

mocoyombiflash said:
cdma workshop guide? Wher eis it at? Does mine screenshots are in the right direction?
Hdr pass should be there or the hdr ppp should be there also
ha and aaa keys are metro pcs?
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google: "blodykiller QPST Tutorial"
everything is there...

Are you still active here?
mrctony said:
E4GT flash guide...please visit my blog is updated on january 2013.
the access to my blog is only with invitation here you will find not only the guide for the epic4g but for many more devices...
(donate is the best way to access my blog,thank you)
for donations:
///----please hit the "donate to me"
\\\----button on the left...or to:
( [email protected] )
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[email protected]
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yes Im still active!
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mrctony said:
yes Im still active!
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How much for the blog (No disrepect intended). I have a sprint E4GT that I want to flash to Metro.

bigmike6200 said:
How much for the blog (No disrepect intended). I have a sprint E4GT that I want to flash to Metro.
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Do you mean the "guide"?
PMed you,check your msgs...

here is my guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1k4ky6hcgxbppsw/flash guide.rar?dl=0
link will be live only for a couple of hours...

bigmike6200 said:
How much for the blog (No disrepect intended). I have a sprint E4GT that I want to flash to Metro.
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Mike, have you checked out Ting? We moved all 4 of our E4GT phones to Ting. Same Sprint network. Our bill is about 40% of what we paid Sprint each month, and it's nice to not be tied down to a contract. No activation fee. If you want to try them, PM me and I can give you a referral to save on your 1st bill.

555rt said:
Mike, have you checked out Ting? We moved all 4 of our E4GT phones to Ting. Same Sprint network. Our bill is about 40% of what we paid Sprint each month. No activation fee. If you want to try them, PM me and I can give you a referral to save $25 off your 1st bill.
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I hooked up with T-Mobile. Got a T-Mobile E4GT rooted running Liquid Smooth. I kinda want to try PAC-ROM, but gonna let this run. I messed up and didn't backup the stock ROM. I "deflowered" the phone with Carbon ROM. Enjoying my E4GT once again. Thanks for the hookup.

Boost Mobile Samsung password (cdma worksop)

Hey all,
Im trying to read the ha and aa shared key from my phone with cdma workshop but it says I need a 16 digit password. Ive tried the Samsung default as password and some other number thats for sprints model but it must be something different for boost mobile. Anyone can help?
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mindstate said:
Hey all,
Im trying to read the ha and aa shared key from my phone with cdma workshop but it says I need a 16 digit password. Ive tried the Samsung default as password and some other number thats for sprints model but it must be something different for boost mobile. Anyone can help?
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Google Chris41g epic4g boost. Answer is there.
If that doesn't work follow the directions on that result. They work.
(Sorry, cannot link to it)

garwynn said:
Google Chris41g epic4g boost. Answer is there.
If that doesn't work follow the directions on that result. They work.
(Sorry, cannot link to it)
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i did what you said...the pw did not work. I believe i had tried that one before too...im not sure why no pw's are working :-/

mindstate said:
i did what you said...the pw did not work. I believe i had tried that one before too...im not sure why no pw's are working :-/
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You may not be able to do in that program. Try the one listed on that site instead.
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garwynn said:
You may not be able to do in that program. Try the one listed on that site instead.
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tried that too.. still no dice..i also read somewhere changing the spc to 000000 might help, but no dice with doing that either. I also read somewhere that when updating to jb 4.1.2 it killed the 16 digit code, but reverting back to 4.1.1 or 4.0.1 brought it back. So im going to try that next.. ill update, thanks garwynn

Just to update.. Yes flashing back to ICS fixed the problem i was able to use default samsung pw. Weird how this doesn't work on JB 4.1.2