Hey,
So since the OTA update has just been announced for EK02... if I am rooted on a custom ROM, do I need to go back to unrooted stock in order to receive it? Or should I just wait for someone to make a .tar of it? What are you guys doing with this news here now?
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mrush, I think it depends on how fast you want to get to EK02 to fix any LoS or hotspot issues (see notes on Sprint site). You can go back to stock and let the OTA proceed in the next 10 days (which means you will have Carrier IQ again - if you care). That's a negative for me. Otherwise, you can wait for the XDA developers to update their kernels and ROMs, which they will start to do, with the EK02 kernel and modem updates over the next few weeks (with Carrier IQ removed).
Ok thats wwhat I was thinking I would do. I do not want carrier IQ and I want to go straight to Calks version of ek02 but once they are able to pull the modem and get it put in place of EG31.
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There is experimental Disabling of CIQ on EK02 w/o requiring a custom ROM flash here:
[ROOT][NCIQ][EG30/EG31/EK02] Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash)
I'll be waiting for a custom version, no spying on me!
On Calk 2.0 and EG30 modem and confused.
What exactly is the new update that Sprint is rolling out for the Epic 4G Touch? A new modem EK02? What about the stock rom itself? Some minor tweak? What if I had no LOS to start with?
I was on stock rom, and then rooted with shfub's method. I then install EG30+CWM so no change in my modem. I then backup and then flashed Calk 2.0 ROM. I did not do the new 2.01a zip which if I understand correctly, upgrades the modem to EK02. According to Calkulin, his 2.01a rom includes the following:
Based on rooted 2.3.6 / EK02
ROM includes:
Rogue kernel
Most Samsung apps
EStrongs File Explorer
HTC_IME mod keyboard
ICS keyboard
Wireless Tether
Busybox
and a couple more
Is Rogue kernel just stock kernel with custom recovery?
I flashed Calk 2.0 and this is what I have:
Android 2.3.6
Baseband version: s: D710.10 S.EG30 (so I still have the original stock modem?)
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EK02-CL704398
Build number Calkulin's E4GT ROM v2.0
My questions are:
If I have no issue with LOS, do I need to install Calk 2.01a?
Will my phone automatically update to the new one that Sprint is pushing out?(assuming new modem and new stock rom)
Will I lose root or brick my phone if the phone does that?
Can I just flash an EK02 modem on top of my current Calk 2.0 or wipe everything and install Calk 2.01a if I want to upgrade to EK02 modem? I am not sure I want to do that unless 3G data speed is improve.
I thought I was clear on ROM packaging the kernel and modem together but now I see that you can have one ROM and flash different kernel and modem.
Please correct any of my misunderstanding above.
Thank You.
I've been reading xda/acs all day and I can't find plain instructions on how to root & flash an EK02 modem after you've updated your baseband to EK02. I kept reading that if you're on stock EK02 you have to flash back to stock EG30 to root & then flash to rooted deoxed EG30 to install the EG30 modem hack and then you can flash the EK02 modem. I flashed back to EG30 stock yesterday to download the OTA before I knew it changed my system to EK02 and about the EG30 modem prerequisite.
Now I'm on stock EK02 that I updated thru sprint's ota from the stock eg30 system/kernel. Can anyone help clarify or link me one good video demonstrating the entire process? I've been unable to find either, I've looked in qbking's thread for videos but was unable to find one for my situation. I want to reroot but with the EK02 modem properly installed this time so I don't have to use an app to tether.
do I:
1. flash my unrooted ek02 back to the unrooted eg30 rom
2. flash the unrooted eg30 to the rooted eg30 rom
3. flash the eg30 modem as described in the hotspot hack thread
4. flash the ek02 modem following the same instructions
5. flash the ek02 OTA update.zip
6. flash the ek02 stock rooted rom if it unroots my phone
7. successfully have wifi hotspot hack without taking 30-60 seconds to connect like it did with OpenGarden Wifi Tether on my non-modem eg30 rooted midnight rom?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19810645
Bobby O'S Epic Touch..
OK, i used auto root for rooting 02 and installing cwm recovery. then i installed the hotspot mod. perfect, everything working as expected. well now im getting the update nag. sorry for asking repetitive questions, but i want to be sure i have this correct first.
so if i run preroot el29 one click and preserve user data, it will be like the ota update but with root?? then i need to go back into the autoroot option c to get cwm recovery installed again??
will the nag screen go away then for the update??
doing these steps will get me back to root, cwm, and the latest "ota" update?
thanks so much for the time,
Joel
You got it! If you do exactly what you said you will be stock el29 rooted with cwm and you won't get nagged to install an update anymore.
If you'd like to test it out, I put together a rooted EL29 OTA update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473538
The advantage is it will patch your existing ROM rather than overwrite your ROM.
There are 2 versions provided. One is rooted. The other is rooted+CWM.
Keep in mind the only repacked EL29+CWM available is Rogue, which supports custom boot animations. The way it is configured, it uses the default Android logo boot animation. Nothing was changed on your ROM, the Sprint 4G animation is still there, just the initialization of the bootanimation was changed.
thanks guys, the rooted el29 and guide is in the sig odin el29 correct??
[ODIN][TAR] SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097 (EL29 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Full Restore - Rooted) ??
the rooted update sounds good, will that keep my cwm, or i need to reinstall it??
where can i find the update to patch my rom?? will i loose my root or cwm or anything with that one?? just need el29 to hotspot again, and root.
thanks again,
Joel
a14) EL29 OTA (patch EK02->EL29) - Sprint OTA [stock recovery] is that the patch method ?? then if i run the check and go that route, i loose root and cwm??
does rootkeeper work for going from 02 to 29 ??
ok found the [CWM][OTA][EK02->EL29] Rooted EL29 OTA update (patches your existing ROM) thread. soooo do i want the cwm option?? i will loose my old one or does this update it??
k, ran compliance check and failed system/framework.framework jar and odex and service odex. does that eliminate the patch?? i think the only thing was installing the hotspot hack.
42 years on the planet and i feel like its 42 days sometimes. heh
JS_racer said:
ok found the [CWM][OTA][EK02->EL29] Rooted EL29 OTA update (patches your existing ROM) thread. soooo do i want the cwm option?? i will loose my old one or does this update it??
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Yes, that is the one, I forgot to put the link earlier.
There is only one CWM repacked with EL29 right now. It is Rogue CWM. You could run CWM repacked with an earlier kernel if you'd like, but if you want the EL29 kernel, there is just one choice. They also have a recompiled kernel based on EL29.
k, ran compliance check and failed system/framework.framework jar and odex and service odex. does that eliminate the patch?? i think the only thing was installing the hotspot hack
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k, ran compliance check and failed system/framework.framework jar and odex and service odex. does that eliminate the patch?? i think the only thing was installing the hotspot hack
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Well if you put the old ones back in place either because you backed up the file or did a nandroid backup prior to installing the hotspot hack, then you could put those back in place and run the rooted OTA. Otherwise go with one of the full updates that don't care what you currently have.
thanks so much, did the one click el29, still up and running so thats good.
was there anything funny with the cwm el29 from autoroot option c?? bootlogo or anything or it will look just like before. i have the hotspot files to transfer, guess just the jar files. should i do them by hand or install the cwm and install from sd and backup again ??
thanks so much for everything, much appreciated
Joel
Rogue CWM supports custom boot animation and it is initialized with the standard android bootlogo by default. That's the only stock EL29 repacked with CWM right now.
If it bothers you, you could run stock El29 and just install CWM when you need it, or you could install EL26+CWM (chris41gs repack) or I could dig up something to use the Sprint 4g animation. All the files are still there, just the initialization changed.
damn that was spooky, got stuck at the galaxy logo after a botched copy file operation. guess i need cwm to update the hotspot.
hit the oneclick 29 again, and it worked, damn.
I have flashed back from FL16 to FI27 and i am currently running stock with no root.
I was wondering if i could use the stock hotspot hack for the FI27 found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1879140
So can i use this while not rooted? as in can i root then install this then unroot and will it still work?
Please dont ask why i dont wanna keep rooted... or why i downgraded...
So currently my device is running stock Rom and stock recovery that has a root flashed with Odin so I could manually edit framework on dmd5.
I was thinking of doing the same thing with the new version.
But as I understand it any modification will break the Knox Samsung function and cause issues and can't be reverted.
What would be the best way of getting a stock upgrade with just root?
Probably best to flash a custom recovery and just run a specific stock Rom or is there a way to do this with Odin still?
I so far haven't been able to find a way to do that.
Basically I just would like a stock Rom since I use WiFi calling and would like a modified framework to enable tethering bypass and Bluetooth tethering with it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
TheArtiszan said:
So currently my device is running stock Rom and stock recovery that has a root flashed with Odin so I could manually edit framework on dmd5.
I was thinking of doing the same thing with the new version.
But as I understand it any modification will break the Knox Samsung function and cause issues and can't be reverted.
What would be the best way of getting a stock upgrade with just root?
Probably best to flash a custom recovery and just run a specific stock Rom or is there a way to do this with Odin still?
I so far haven't been able to find a way to do that.
Basically I just would like a stock Rom since I use WiFi calling and would like a modified framework to enable tethering bypass and Bluetooth tethering with it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
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Search for and read on Doc Holiday's thread for Leaked Stock 4.3 update with KNOX Removed.
Oh okay.
I found his thread.
Basically just put on a custom recovery and let it hit the flash counter
then install his rom I guess?
TheArtiszan said:
Oh okay.
I found his thread.
Basically just put on a custom recovery and let it hit the flash counter
then install his rom I guess?
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For right now yes, this is the best solution.
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