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Ive had my baby Evo for 10 months (the best phone Ive had ever) but recently (due to some accidents Im guessing) the touch (digitizer) is sometimes being not responsive, some times it gets all crazy and doesnt work or chooses options without me touching the screen. I tried different roms to see if a rom or app was the problem, but it kept happening. my Q is, if I replace my Evo for a new one at a Sprint Store, will I have a hard time rooting it? Cause Ive heard of ppl replacing theirs and being unable to root or having to do some wierd procedures to get root... any help is appreciated!!
I think that depends in what hboot is sent to you and then I think you have to use htc unlock, you can see if a sprint repair store can replace the screen (i heard it can cost $35 or more,if they'll do it at the closest repair store)
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A new evo will probably come with Android 2.3.3 which means that the only way to root is to use the revolutionary root method. Googling revolutionary root should bring up some guides so you can decide if you think its worth it for you
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ok so if I had to get my phone replaced (I rlly hope not) then I can still root it? also would it be best to have the screen replaced at Sprint or buy it somewhere and replace it myself?
Yes you should still be able to root. a lot of people got stuck unrooted because of the 2.3.3 update but revolutionary root works on that Android version now. And if you have insurance then the sprint store might be the safer way to go. Just make sure you unroot first just in case
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To answer your second question, no, you will have no problems rooting, as any version is rootable with Revolutionary.
However, since your evo is 10 months old, you will not get a brand new one. You will get a refurb.
ok so if I had to get my phone replaced (I rlly hope not) then I can still root it?
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Yes, Revolutionary.io
also would it be best to have the screen replaced at Sprint or buy it somewhere and replace it myself?
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The digitizer and screen are two different parts. If you are having touch problems, thats the digitizer, and can usually be replaced in a sprint store.
sitlet said:
To answer your second question, no, you will have no problems rooting, as any version is rootable with Revolutionary.
However, since your evo is 10 months old, you will not get a brand new one. You will get a refurb.
Yes, Revolutionary.io
The digitizer and screen are two different parts. If you are having touch problems, thats the digitizer, and can usually be replaced in a sprint store.
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ok thanks for clearing dat up, still what do u mean by ill get a refurbished one and not a new one?
The phone won't be brand spanking new. It will be a rebuilt used phone
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Marcop13 said:
The phone won't be brand spanking new. It will be a rebuilt used phone
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Oh ok ok now I get u, ok then thanks to all of u for the quick replies youve all been very helpful
-Rr!cAn 3v0
Sometimes little specs of dust can get under your screen and cause it to go crazy. Maybe it just needs cleaned.
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scottypeterson said:
Sometimes little specs of dust can get under your screen and cause it to go crazy. Maybe it just needs cleaned.
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Wel unless their rlly rlly tiny almost invisible I dnt think dats it cuz I rlly dnt see any dust in there, but still cleaning it is an option, thnx
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hey folks i put my og epic on boost mobile about 10 months ago and well today it broke but it gives me a perfect excuse to come to the epic touch so im going to buy one tonight , but after doing a good amount of reading today i gotta say im a little bit nervous about it , i have heard of all sorts of problems like data and apn settings not sticking and going back to their originals every time you restart the phone to a thread i read that said someone rooted their phone and was no longer able to send mms , ive been through it all with the og epic and if its really just the same process as the old one then i should be fine but i am trying to find out some people who have there epic touch on boost who are active in the forums who i can ask for assistance if i need it , what im basically going for is rooted and deodexed with maddoggins lockscreens (love that guy) and if i can get to that point i can start putting themes together
anyways thanks and any responses would be appriciated
well i got the phone :-D its already rooted so hopefully thats a good thing its running 2.3.6 el29 looks like stock kernel , i was really hoping for feedback but here goes ...
oh yeah i will be following these directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419488&highlight=boost
CORRECTION ... i am experiencing shenanigans since the sanyo 6760 usb drivers will not install on a 64 bit OS and all 3 computers here are 64 bit ... i guess i will have to do this tomorrow so i would still like to say that before i get started any experience from anyone thats done this would be greatly appriciated !!!
I don't think your being ignored just havent seen boost stuff around these parts for a while, although I think I saw a how to a while back for boost users may just do a search and hope for the best gl!
Edit: derp the link you posted is the only thing I have seen sorry
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so i went and used a friends computer and now im kinda burnt ... this is whats happening
as of now im getting 3g very speroadically and when i try to make a call i get " your
account could not be validated " and it wont let me send or recive mms messages im really kinda stressed out because i have a really cool phone that until i get this done right is basically broke , im stuck using my donor phone during the day and it just sucks any help would be really appriciated
i really wish i wasnt talking to myself here ... ugh anyways after looking around a bit i realised that EL is a later build so im going to odin back to eg30 and try again ... update soon
not many people trying to do this with the epic touch so you may have to try to look at some other avenues to get this going. Best of luck to you
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i really wish i wasnt talking to myself here ... ugh anyways after looking around a bit i realised that EL is a later build so im going to odin back to eg30 and try again ... update soon
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sorry it been awhile since I been on but try this,this was for the og epic,steps should be the same since samsung is manufacturer
I did the og epic method with no success I ended up having to pay someone to get the flash to stick ... Grrrr
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Cunny that you say that you used the og epic method to flash cause i did the same n it works.... U can also pull the files from you od epic n use them on your epic touch using cdmaworkshop n qpst
I flashed a Venum Rom and realized I didnt like it as much as the Mijahz? Slim n Trim well I tried going back to that and after abou ten minutes of it just sitting there doing nothing I pulled the battery, probably a bad mistake. Well now all Im getting is a black screen with constant Blue LED. I tried Power-Volume UP/Down. It doesnt show up on my computer. Im pretty this phone is now a sexy paper weight. Does anybody have any insight on how to fix this?
i know when that happen to me it was bricked couldnt get it to go in to odin mode or anything.. even took it to sprint they ended up giving me a new one because i had insurance
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I flashed a Venum Rom and realized I didnt like it as much as the Mijahz? Slim n Trim well I tried going back to that and after abou ten minutes of it just sitting there doing nothing I pulled the battery, probably a bad mistake. Well now all Im getting is a black screen with constant Blue LED. I tried Power-Volume UP/Down. It doesnt show up on my computer. Im pretty this phone is now a sexy paper weight. Does anybody have any insight on how to fix this?
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congrats, you have a new expensive paper wight, hope you have fancy paper
Did you flash a GB kernel to wipe and reflash the perivous ROM? or did you wipe on an ICS kernel? (Blue light of death)
Sounds like you did a factory reset with the wrong recovery...just go to sprint and say it won't turn on and you don't know why, you'll get another one for free, if you have tep, 35 if you don't...ALWAYS USE ODIN OR MOBILE ODIN TO FLASH EL26 KERNEL BEFORE FLASHING!!! (I bricked once too lol)
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
I flashed a Venum Rom and realized I didnt like it as much as the Mijahz? Slim n Trim well I tried going back to that and after abou ten minutes of it just sitting there doing nothing I pulled the battery, probably a bad mistake. Well now all Im getting is a black screen with constant Blue LED. I tried Power-Volume UP/Down. It doesnt show up on my computer. Im pretty this phone is now a sexy paper weight. Does anybody have any insight on how to fix this?
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Unfortunately it sounds like you are a victim of the EMMC brick. Mijjah's Slim-n-Trim is an AOKP based ROM whereas most Venum ROM's are based on TW. These generally require flashing EL26 CWM then flashing the new ROM.
At this point your best bet is to take it in and see if you can get it replaced/swapped.
Good luck!
I know where I went wrong when i flashed the venum it didnt keep the EL26 CWM instead it added its own and I didnt think anything of it. I called sprint and i sould be getting a new one in the mail on mnday
welcome to brick city... I bricked last week and can't afford the $100 deductible for insurance. I'll be sending mine to Samsung for repair soon.
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Did the same thing last week. Brick city! You must pay attention to what recovery you are on or this will happen. Took to sprint since blue light of death would not let me get to anything. I paid the 35 and they exchanged it.
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I am hoping someone will be able to help me with this. I just got a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II and I do not see it on XDS anywhere. Is the Samsung Epic 4G Touch the Sprint Galaxy S II? The only S II phone I see on XDA is the Samsung Galaxy S II 19122 and it does not look like my phone in the picture. Even in the countless videos I have watched its not my phone. In fact I do not even think that the 19122 is not a Sprint phone. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch looks like my phone and its for Sprint. Which should I be using? What should I do??
Yes, sprint just just ditched the old branding. Only flash and root and do other stuff that says Epic Touch 4G, ET4G, or sprint galaxy s II
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Thanks for your reply!! I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S 2 from Sprint. I am not a pro when it comes to rooting phones but I come from a EVO that I had rooted and flashed many roms. However my Galaxy S 2 has me stumped! I rooted it and it has not worked the way it should. I cant get my GPS to work on any ROM I have flashed. I have been through the forums, Google and anything else I could think of. I Have tried every app or fix idea I could find and still nothing. I am now at the point where I would like to unroot my phone and start over. I feel as if maybe I have done something wrong. However I cant find a video or directions how to unroot my phone back to stock and then to root it again. I know my phone came with ICS and all the videos or directions I find are from 2.3. What should I do?
Look up QBking 77 in the forum and that will lead you to You tube, he has the scoop on the Epic touch now the Samsung Gal.S 2.
Watch his stuff and decide which way you want to go.
Sfhubs one click root is the simplest method, QBking covers it.
Pp.
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Lil Dego said:
What should I do?
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Stop flashing and do A LOT of reading before you hard brick. This phone is nothing like the evo, recovery changes with every kernel, rom manager does not work, there is a super brick bug that will completely kill this phone with no way to fix. You need to slow down and research before you do anything else.
We are legion, for we are many.
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Yeah what he said !
Lol. ......
Pp.
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Look up QBking 77 in the forum and that will lead you to You tube, he has the scoop on the Epic touch now the Samsung Gal.S 2.
Watch his stuff and decide which way you want to go.
Sfhubs one click root is the simplest method, QBking covers it.
Pp.
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I have looked up ABking 77... just not finding what I need. Information on this phone is either limited or I am not looking where I should be. Thanks for your reply.
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I have looked up ABking 77... just not finding what I need. Information on this phone is either limited or I am not looking where I should be. Thanks for your reply.
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Its qbking77 hes has everything u need on e4gt
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Stop flashing and do A LOT of reading before you hard brick. This phone is nothing like the evo, recovery changes with every kernel, rom manager does not work, there is a super brick bug that will completely kill this phone with no way to fix. You need to slow down and research before you do anything else.
We are legion, for we are many.
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I don't even know where to start with the reading. I just cant seem to find anything I need and I don't know why. My phone is not bricked, I think I am going to reactivate my EVO before I ruin this phone. Thanks for the warning before I kill my phone. Maybe I should not have purchased this phone.
Great phone
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I don't even know where to start with the reading. I just cant seem to find anything I need and I don't know why. My phone is not bricked, I think I am going to reactivate my EVO before I ruin this phone. Thanks for the warning before I kill my phone. Maybe I should not have purchased this phone.
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You don't have to fear change...leave that to my dad! lol. Anyway, QBKing77 has been an amazing resource, lots of great YouTube stuff, start slow and careful and you won't brick it. Leave the EVO to collect dust.
Its not hard once you get an understanding of what's what. There are alot of variants of the gs2 and quite a few ppl have flashed stuff meant for other versions which will kill usb-pc connection. And there are safe and unsafe kernel/recoveries to use, unsafe kernel and a factory reset in recovery will trigger the brick bug and you get the blue light of death(dead phone) Read the stickies in the sub forums of this section, search info for epic 4g touch as that's what this phone is(was) called and what all the info is listed under in forums. Just slow down and take some time to inform yourself before you do something and want to kick your own ass for rushing. I'm not new to rooting and Modding, and I read for 3 days before I even thought about rooting when I came from my og evo. Patience is key when doing things to your phone that don't come out of the box. Think of it like a car, you wouldn't strap a supercharger on it and then go race down a strip without doing some research first, right? Once you get a little education on the device under your belt you'll be flashing like you were on the evo, its just a different process with a learning curve. That's the way it is when changing devices, all firmware, even tho android based, is slightly different with its own quirks you'll need to understand.
We are legion, for we are many.
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I don't even know where to start with the reading. I just cant seem to find anything I need and I don't know why. My phone is not bricked, I think I am going to reactivate my EVO before I ruin this phone. Thanks for the warning before I kill my phone. Maybe I should not have purchased this phone.
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Treat this as if it where when you were rooting your EVO. I learned a lot from QBKing77... The basics are out there to be found... Look at one-clicks... And read... Then read some more.... It will come to you and then you will be like... If it were a snake it bite me.
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paulsperli said:
You don't have to fear change...leave that to my dad! lol. Anyway, QBKing77 has been an amazing resource, lots of great YouTube stuff, start slow and careful and you won't brick it. Leave the EVO to collect dust.
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I just back tracked all my steps and found that I did follow QBKing77 directions for root and recovery using odem. I downloaded and flashed the roms from XDA. As of now I do not see that I did anything wrong. I will try to give this phone another try, if I cant unroot or get it to work then it will just be a paper weight. Thanks for your help and advice.
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Its not hard once you get an understanding of what's what. There are alot of variants of the gs2 and quite a few ppl have flashed stuff meant for other versions which will kill usb-pc connection. And there are safe and unsafe kernel/recoveries to use, unsafe kernel and a factory reset in recovery will trigger the brick bug and you get the blue light of death(dead phone) Read the stickies in the sub forums of this section, search info for epic 4g touch as that's what this phone is(was) called and what all the info is listed under in forums. Just slow down and take some time to inform yourself before you do something and want to kick your own ass for rushing. I'm not new to rooting and Modding, and I read for 3 days before I even thought about rooting when I came from my og evo. Patience is key when doing things to your phone that don't come out of the box. Think of it like a car, you wouldn't strap a supercharger on it and then go race down a strip without doing some research first, right? Once you get a little education on the device under your belt you'll be flashing like you were on the evo, its just a different process with a learning curve. That's the way it is when changing devices, all firmware, even tho android based, is slightly different with its own quirks you'll need to understand.
We are legion, for we are many.
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Thanks for the advice, I will do more reading and see what I can find. However at this point I am positive that I have followed all the correct steps. This is why this is driving me crazy. I just dont know what I will do if I cant get this phone to work. Thanks again.
Trust me, I know everyone is saying read, and read some more, but that's really all you have to do. Just go over to the General side, and read the first 3 pin-ups. That helped me a lot, and all the wonderful people on these forums, and also qbking77. I rooted my friends htc device, and I must say, rooting and flashing on this device is A LOT easier! Hope you don't brick, and good luck!
I don't understand why people are answering your question the way they have so far. From what I understand, all you wanted to know was what the deal was with this phone and is it a S2 or not.
Here's what you need to know.
This the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. It is the same specs as the other Samsung Galaxy SII, but it has it's own custom board and firmware because it's CDMA and Sprint. Why couldn't Sprint users just get a CDMA version of the regular Galaxy SII all of Europe uses? Because, it's from the U.S., and in the U.S. big companies try to make life as hard as possible for their customers while treating them like cattle. So in short, the Epic Touch is close to the same thing as a Galaxy S2, but it isn't compatible with normal S2 software or development.
The model name of the Epic Touch 4G is SPH-D710. As long as you refer to the phone as the SPH-D710 there should never be any confusion.
What do you want to do with your phone?
If you want to root it, you'll need to know what build you are running. Are you on EL26, FF18, or FH13?
If you want to flash it to a custom rom, which one? There are several good ones, most notably CM9 which reached Beta status earlier this month.
Do you want to install recovery?
well Epic touch is S2 for sprint and its called Samsung sprint epic 4g touch , better than the other s2s out there , bigger better screen and stuff
about rooting
i was in the same boat mate
u can say still am
came from VZN fascinate - the best brick proof phone i have ever used , lol flashed it with my eyes closed like 50 times a day ;P
anyways S2 is tricky : sincere suggestion
Reda a bit before touching
and never flash anything just for the heck of it , make sure if what you are going to do is in fact right ? ask around and dont give into the temptation of flashing just like that , again its a SINCERE SUGGESTION.
as far as basic rooting and flashing is concerned
first use the oneclick odin stock rooted ROMS, use them see what you really need if u are on GB or ICS
then look for the particular ROM with them features
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Ok so a little after midnight i rebooted my phone cuz it was being flaky.
Then it got stuck on the Cyanogen SGS boot screen from PAC 20.1 I tryed to ODIN cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar.md5. I got that to stick but every time i would flash a rom it would get stuck and end up and the samsung boot screen again. i tryed to flach cm9.1 and it hang at the BLM MTD part for a very long long time. then it went to the gray screen(the backgound of cwm 6) so that didn't work. So i tryed to ODIN stock EL30 EC05 just like hear http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Well that ended with the phone booting up after about 40 minues. But i could not unlock the dam thing. So i did it again & left it for an hour & now its just siting there 12:19 on the clock but i cant unlock the phone. the sprint 4G boot aniy was/is all chopy and the sound cuts in and out. IDK i think my Epic is Epicing F(ced
(i'v been ODINing & reading xda all night:crying: )
Any ideas?
How about just going back to 100% stock FC09? Use re-partition, and you may even want to consider EFS clear (unless not on Sprint). Try that and let it run on that for a day. Note any issues that appear.
If no issues, then try to flash another rom.
Worst case scenario, your flash memory is on it's last leg and heading to become kaput. Flash memory only has so many reads & writes before it kicks the bucket. Constant flashing of roms over the lifetime of this phone diminishes the lifespan faster than a regular user.
A regular user wouldn't even come close to the read/write red zone for this flash memory, but a custom rom user/tester could (especially given the age of our phone).
Which is precisely why I find a somewhat stable ROM and stick with it for about 3 months, then i update/switch ROMs
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I typically only flash stable roms and stick with one for 4-8 months before doing a fresh Odin, re-root and new rom flash. I'm your normal user here; I stick with what I know works.
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Which is precisely why I find a somewhat stable ROM and stick with it for about 3 months, then i update/switch ROMs
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Yes that kinda what i have done.
@nikon120 i tryed FC09 100% stock. i didn't try clearing EFS & yes i'm still on Sprint.
IDK i'm guna call sprint and see what they will give me to keep me?
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IDK i'm guna call sprint and see what they will give me to keep me?
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A big ole nothing. I've tried to get discounts and upgrade fees waived before, and they have given nothing. I'm a 10+ year customer.
Once a nicer than Nexus 4--Nexus device comes out, or if Sprint's suck-tacular service becomes even more sucky, I'm jumping to T-mobile.
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A big ole nothing. I've tried to get discounts and upgrade fees waived before, and they have given nothing. I'm a 10+ year customer.
Once a nicer than Nexus 4--Nexus device comes out, or if Sprint's suck-tacular service becomes even more sucky, I'm jumping to T-mobile.
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SGS III Purple for $0.99 FTW
I really loved my Epic & i'l be back around the forums, my buddy has a busted Epic so maybe i can make one working phone out of the two.:good:
zman I have the EXACT problem with my Epic 4g, it's brand new I have only had it a handful of days and I haven't a clue as to what caused this error, my clock also reads 12:19 and the screen is unresponsive, so I can't slide unlock the screen to get usb debugging checked either. I am by no means new to android, flashing roms or anything else so this wasn't some noob error on my part.
I have messaged QBKing77 and he is as perplexed as I am, and well I figure if he can't figure it out, we might just be screwed.
Did you get yours fixed? If so could you please share what you did.
If i get it fixed I'll be sure to let you all know how i did it.
I have been playing with my new Purpal SGS III
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zman I have the EXACT problem with my Epic 4g, it's brand new I have only had it a handful of days and I haven't a clue as to what caused this error, my clock also reads 12:19 and the screen is unresponsive, so I can't slide unlock the screen to get usb debugging checked either. I am by no means new to android, flashing roms or anything else so this wasn't some noob error on my part.
I have messaged QBKing77 and he is as perplexed as I am, and well I figure if he can't figure it out, we might just be screwed.
Did you get yours fixed? If so could you please share what you did.
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Did you ever get your Epic back to life?
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Nope. I had it fixed then it went back to the same old issue. I've tried every version of odin, Heimdall and using every possible pit, .tar and md5 file combination I can come up with and I cannot remember what I used the first time to fix it. blah
Did you get yours fixed or figure out what the problem was? If I ca
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Did you ever get your Epic back to life?
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