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I was wondering as I have only had my phone for about 5 days which version out of all of them is the least buggy I was told ek02 has the best modem so thats what I am using now as I am on boost mobile and have no 4g but its kinda bugging me that all the new dev stuff is for el29 and I just figured id ask what version people are using and how buggy or solid that version is ?
Thanks
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EL29 is my fav im running calk ver 2.8.1 with rogue gunslinger 1.4 im very happy
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Your rom and modem do not have to match. Every phone and area are different, ek02 ran eh ok for me, but el26 and el29 run better. Try them out and see.
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I think I had the same confusion when I first changed my ROM. I thought I had to use an EK02 version since that is what my modem was. I then found out it has no correlation.. apparently... if I am wrong let me know please. I loaded an EL29 Rom and then changed my modem back to EK02 and have had no problems. I am running the current Blend ROM and love it right now. I have run Calkulins Rom also and had no problems with that one either.
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I think I had the same confusion when I first changed my ROM. I thought I had to use an EK02 version since that is what my modem was. I then found out it has no correlation.. apparently... if I am wrong let me know please. I loaded an EL29 Rom and then changed my modem back to EK02 and have had no problems. I am running the current Blend ROM and love it right now. I have run Calkulins Rom also and had no problems with that one either.
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100% correct you are. Find the best combo.
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I think I had the same confusion when I first changed my ROM. I thought I had to use an EK02 version since that is what my modem was. I then found out it has no correlation.. apparently... if I am wrong let me know please. I loaded an EL29 Rom and then changed my modem back to EK02 and have had no problems. I am running the current Blend ROM and love it right now. I have run Calkulins Rom also and had no problems with that one either.
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That's interesting. I actually only recently received the OTA for EL29, and to my surprise, the phone now is able to pick up 4G signals down in my basement where it had no reception at all before.
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I think I had the same confusion when I first changed my ROM. I thought I had to use an EK02 version since that is what my modem was. I then found out it has no correlation.. apparently... if I am wrong let me know please.
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Its not that they have no correlation. In theory the matched set is what Samsung/Sprint tested with so the least chance of issues would be with the matched set.
In practice it has been the case that you can mix and match, but I wouldn't take that as an automatic going forward for all future updates.
In particular the more major the change, the more likely for there to be issues with cross compatability.
Awesome guys , thanks for the feedback !
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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 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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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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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
This is a thread to discuss the FG20 build for the Boost Mobile version for our phone.
As to my knowledge there are no issues running it on our Epic 4G Touch without of course a simple APN fix to get MMS.
What we've noticed is that its a more polished version of FF18 and what we should have essentially gotten for our phone.
I would like to know your experiences on FG20 and how it's running for you.
And note any bugs you notice please!
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Everything seems fine, some (but fewer than FF18) apps FC on me. The multitask bug is still there, I haven't tested if the exchange bug is still there. Battery life seems a bit sketchy, but better than FF18's. This is near 92-95% percent of what our ICS update should have been in the first place.
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I not sure to try the full ROM because I only flash the modem and can't even make a good call 95% of calls drop on me and the people I tell to call me they all went directly to my Voice mail.
Maybe I should try full ROM but dunno.
Edit: I just notice a few hours ago service get a Lil better, I will try again maybe was Sprint Service problems.
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guys i dont know if it was just me or something, i flashed agats kernel and it didnt boot, so im guessing something is different in the kernels, also mobile odin didnt recognize it...
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guys i dont know if it was just me or something, i flashed agats kernel and it didnt boot, so im guessing something is different in the kernels, also mobile odin didnt recognize it...
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Damn. That does seem a little mysterious. I wonder what's so different in these BST builds...
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I not sure to try the full ROM because I only flash the modem and can't even make a good call 95% of calls drop on me and the people I tell to call me they all went directly to my Voice mail.
Maybe I should try full ROM but dunno.
Edit: I just notice a few hours ago service get a Lil better, I will try again maybe was Sprint Service problems.
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I've been on the fg20 modem for a few days now and not had any problem, I've have no 4g in my area and spotty 3g... my 3g speeds have been more or less the same as they were on ff11, but the consistancy and stability of the connection has improved and this has helped my battery life, not that I had an issue with my battery life... voice calls have been good and I've not noticed any change from what I experanced on ff11, which prior to this was the modem I got best results with
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Hello, I tried the FG20 rom and noticed that there was no Roaming option in the settings, so I did a quick search for Boost mobile roaming and found that BST doesn't allow roaming. So for now, it's back to the somewhat unreliable (WiFi) FF18
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Hello, I tried the FG20 rom and noticed that there was no Roaming option in the settings, so I did a quick search for Boost mobile roaming and found that BST doesn't allow roaming. So for now, it's back to the somewhat unreliable (WiFi) FF18
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Did you try Roam Control to force roaming?
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Hello, I tried the FG20 rom and noticed that there was no Roaming option in the settings, so I did a quick search for Boost mobile roaming and found that BST doesn't allow roaming. So for now, it's back to the somewhat unreliable (WiFi) FF18
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Not sure about your location but i went from ff18 to el29 and it's a world of difference.
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Did you try Roam Control to force roaming?
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No, sorry. And since my last post, I've gone even further back to old reliable Blazer 4.1. But am keeping the FG20 modem however, figuring that it should be at the very least no worse than either FF18 or EL29.
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Not sure about your location but i went from ff18 to el29 and it's a world of difference.
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LOL! So did I as noted above.
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No, sorry. And since my last post, I've gone even further back to old reliable Blazer 4.1. But am keeping the FG20 modem however, figuring that it should be at the very least no worse than either FF18 or EL29.
LOL! So did I as noted above.
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I'm not sure what you're questioning, but I'll try to be more specific. After trying the FG20 ROM/Modem and realizing that it had no roaming option, I first reverted to a backup of FF18 ROM, keeping the FG20 Modem. But FF18 has an annoying WiFi issue where it often disconnects while in sleep mode. So I then restored old reliable a.k.a Blazer 4.1 ROM which doesn't have any issues whatsoever, or at least any that bothered me. The modem itself, whether EL29, FF18 or FG20, all performed about the same regardless of ROM type, so as of yet, there is no reason to go back to an earlier version than FG20.
Bottom line, when I mentioned WiFi issues, they had nothing to do with modems..... I think.
I am still trying to figure out what makes these builds so different.
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Seems like more trouble than its worth. I think a lot if people thought fg20 would be our silver bullet. I have a feeling we'll see an update for our ics before too long
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I'm running this but I'm also on boost. Find it to be an improvement over the last few ics leaks. Using agat's latest release 4 which I loaded thru Odin since mobile Odin doesn't recognize the device anymore. All in all pretty smooth with good battery.
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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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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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
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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.