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Flashing back to GB Rom from ICS

UPDATE: If you're currently on an ICS rom and need to go back to a GB rom, just follow the instructions on this page. I chose to use the "SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-oc-sfx.exe" self extract file, which clears all user data. This didn't wipe my pictures and videos that were on the internal memory. This will take you back to a rooted EL29 GB rom. If you want CWM, you can then follow the instructions provided by the amazing QBKing77 in his walk-through video. Thanks to everyone below for their help in clarifying the process!
Hey guys,
There have been a lot of bricking stories going from ICS back to GB roms, so I want to be absolutely sure I understand what I need to do in order to get back to a GB rom. It sounds like my only option is to use ODIN to install a GB rom, correct? I'm currently on the unofficial CM9 test build, but want to get to the CM9 alpha 1 rom.
Do I basically follow the instructions in this thread using the one-click file that resets user data? This will completely wipe my phone and get me back to the rooted EL29 rom, which is GB based, correct?
Sorry for the stupid question, but I hope that once this gets answered, others will be able to find this info helpful as well. Thanks!!

thaprinze said:
Hey guys,
There have been a lot of bricking stories going from ICS back to GB roms, so I want to be absolutely sure I understand what I need to do in order to get back to a GB rom. It sounds like my only option is to use ODIN to install a GB rom, correct? I'm currently on the unofficial CM9 test build, but want to get to the CM9 alpha 1 rom.
Do I basically follow the instructions in this thread using the one-click file that resets user data? This will completely wipe my phone and get me back to the rooted EL29 rom, which is GB based, correct?
Sorry for the stupid question, but I hope that once this gets answered, others will be able to find this info helpful as well. Thanks!!
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That's what u want. Flash the full restore (not no data) though Odin and you're back to stock el29 rooted.
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You can even use mobile Odin and flash tar the pro version will leave you rooted also ....I do it this way then flash cwm el26 kernel in mobile Odin and restore cm7 & then flash aokp , cm9 , codename etc takes a little longer but no bricks this way
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Odin or sfhub's one click are the ONLY sure safe ways. Ignore anything else
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Awesome! Thank you all so much for your help, guys!!!

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Awesome! Thank you all so much for your help, guys!!!
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Of course!

Guys,
Thanks again for your help. I went ahead and ran sfhub's one-click ODIN using the SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-oc-sfx.exe self extracting file, and everything went smoothly. I'll update the op for future reference.

You are doing it right. sfhub actually spent the time and put together a one-click that includes CWM! "SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_CWM-OneClick.exe" [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23521848&postcount=377] when we started having all the bricking. As was already mentioned using his one-clicks are the absolute safest. And as was also mentioned they work in Mobile Odin, though I would rather use the PC, it's good to have that option incase the USB gets 'locked' out. Just read the part about the triangle and how to remove it. That Dude is a life saver. Thanks sfhub and all you other devs.

Epic Noob!!!

just got my Epic 4G from Ups today...have been rockin a Vibrant with Chimera... but now i feel like a noob again...ICS FF18 dled and installed already so where do i go from here..how do i root and where can i find a badass rom??? thanks in advanced!!!:fingers-crossed:

Check the wiki section. They have the roms listed there. Also first before anything read "how not to brick" and for FF18 there is a rooted one click Odin. Its in the dev section.
Edit: there is a Q&A section. You can search for what you need. hope this is helpful.
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I've heard that Blu Kuban is a cool ROM. I currently use CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 6. You can root your stock ROM with this guide: E4GT Wiki
Try searching next time

Team venum has some awesome roms. Just make sire to read the how not to brick thread first.
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Welcome to our street on XDA! Glad to see you have an Epic touch! I personally enjoy Cyanogen Mod Alpha 6, but it does have a few bugs. The one that annoys me the most being that cusotm ringtones are not supported yet. (The gf doesn't like not having her custom ringtone when she calls me ) But overall it is highly customizable and a great rom! I also like Blu Kuban (yes I did spell that right, Blu Kuban) but it is a little too Blue for my personal liking, but other than that I hear great things about it. I too recommend that you thoroughly read "The Official how I hard bricked my E4GT thread" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509795 as well as the "How Not To Brick Your E4GT (UPDATED 5/21/12)" thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
From what I understand, the main things bricking Epic Touches right now is not being careful when flashing kernels. Currently, I believe that the recommended standard is when you wish to upgrade to a new rom, you first flash this in odin and then update: http://chris41g.devphone.org/EpicTouch/Stock Repack/EL26/StockCWM-EL26.tar.md5
This is a Gingerbread Kernel, and most people seem to recommend it when upgrading to ICS. In other words, Say one was on a stock FF18 root, one would open odin, flash this, then in the Clockwork recovery provided (the way people usually upgrade Modems, Roms, etc...) flash their new ICS Rom.
To Root, I might take a look at this, but I personally have not tried it, and don't know if it works or not. :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
I believe in order to do that, in theory one would do the following:
Download that
Flash it in Odin
Done
If one wanted to go to Stock FF18 to Cyanogen Mod, I believe one would do the following:
Download and flash that rooted FF18 above,
Flash that EL26 CWM file I linked to earlier
Flash the Cyanogen Mod Alpha 6 http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-status.html
Before you go ahead with any of this though, I would confirm that this is working with others, as I personally have not ever tried to start out on a non-rooted ICS Rom.
Also, whats called an emmc bug is currently going around, that hard-bricks devices in theory. Do be careful of this. It seems to be contagious through recoveries and kernels. I would read up more on this, as I myself am not fully educated upon the matter.
Also, please note that I do not take credit for any Kernels or Roms mentioned in this post, and that I in no way helped develop them. I also take no credit in discovering the emmc bug, I simply read about it, and have bricked one of my devices by getting the bug.
If you have any questions, let us know!

thanks to everyone..appreciate the input!!!:good:
edit: rooted now just need to find a stable kick butt rom.

:thumbup: for being rooted.. I'd recommend the blu Kuban as well.. Great rom with kick ass support ... Plus love the rom updater . A daily driver for me... Just throwing that out there

look for posts by QBKing77, he has it down.

RandallOfLegend said:
look for posts by QBKing77, he has it down.
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thanks bud...his vids helped me root and flash custom recovery

I'm also a relative noob, at least to Samsung devices. I am on stock rooted EG30 right now (no CWM). Say I wanted to flash Blu Kuban. From what I gather, I would Odin the EL29 kernel+CWM recovery only using the PDA option in Odin (not the full ROM), then boot into the recovery just Odin'ed, wipe data/factory reset (or use the Format All x2 script), then flash the Blu Kuban as instructed in the Blu Kuban thread. Correct? I don't have to wipe internal or external sd card either, right?
Also, once I do that, if I wanted to flash a different kernel, like agat FF18 built from source, how would I do that? Would I just use CWM to flash, or would I have to Odin?

Rattor said:
I'm also a relative noob, at least to Samsung devices. I am on stock rooted EG30 right now (no CWM). Say I wanted to flash Blu Kuban. From what I gather, I would Odin the EL29 kernel+CWM recovery only using the PDA option in Odin (not the full ROM), then boot into the recovery just Odin'ed, wipe data/factory reset (or use the Format All x2 script), then flash the Blu Kuban as instructed in the Blu Kuban thread. Correct? I don't have to wipe internal or external sd card either, right?
Also, once I do that, if I wanted to flash a different kernel, like agat FF18 built from source, how would I do that? Would I just use CWM to flash, or would I have to Odin?
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You have done your homework ... once you have blu kuban installed...it comes with a rom updater where you can change kernals modems and such. You can personalize it for your preferences. Good luck and welcome to the blu family.
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lambohoos said:
You have done your homework ... once you have blu kuban installed...it comes with a rom updater where you can change kernals modems and such. You can personalize it for your preferences. Good luck and welcome to the blu family.
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Thanks. Are there any standing issues with the Blu Kuban ROM? It says all existing FF18 issues are still there, but what in particular are those issues? Also, should I use EL29 or EL26 as the "base" kernel/recovery to flash from, or does it matter?

Rattor said:
Thanks. Are there any standing issues with the Blu Kuban ROM? It says all existing FF18 issues are still there, but what in particular are those issues? Also, should I use EL29 or EL26 as the "base" kernel/recovery to flash from, or does it matter?
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I've had the rom for almost 2 months now.. No issues at all.. Some black on black text here and there but that's not big in my opinion compared to some of the issues I've seen on other roms... And to flash you should be able to use agats source kernel and use ruj wipe in his OP

Rattor said:
Thanks. Are there any standing issues with the Blu Kuban ROM? It says all existing FF18 issues are still there, but what in particular are those issues? Also, should I use EL29 or EL26 as the "base" kernel/recovery to flash from, or does it matter?
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I used el29 when I first flashed this Rom. When you first install blu it has a caulks fe22 kernal...but with the updater you can go to the latest ff18. Ruj (blu developer ) will prob do a slight Makeover based on the released F18. I really enjoy his from. Great battery and love he themeing. Plenty of help in the developer area as well. Make sure after you flash you update your profile and prl... under about phone. Enjoy ICS!
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MiguelHogue said:
I've had the rom for almost 2 months now.. No issues at all.. Some black on black text here and there but that's not big in my opinion compared to some of the issues I've seen on other roms... And to flash you should be able to use agats source kernel and use ruj wipe in his OP
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Using the format all x2 in the OP of the Blu Kuban thread won't trigger the eMMC bug, right?

Rattor said:
Using the format all x2 in the OP of the Blu Kuban thread won't trigger the eMMC bug, right?
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Nope. No issues with that script.
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lambohoos said:
Nope. No issues with that script.
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Final question: if I wanted to restore my nandroid backup of my stock rooted EG30 ROM, I would still need to Odin back to the EL26 recovery/kernel first, correct?

Rattor said:
Final question: if I wanted to restore my nandroid backup of my stock rooted EG30 ROM, I would still need to Odin back to the EL26 recovery/kernel first, correct?
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I think so on that...since the backup is based on GB. Took me forever to pull the trigger on rooting my E4gt... but very happy with it now. Like getting a new phone. Have you gotten the ota update from sprint with regards to ice?
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lambohoos said:
I think so on that...since the backup is based on GB. Took me forever to pull the trigger on rooting my E4gt... but very happy with it now. Like getting a new phone. Have you gotten the ota update from sprint with regards to ice?
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No, I've been on stock rooted EG30 since I got my phone, and I disabled updates as well.

won't boot into CWM recovery
this thread seems like a great place for my noob questions too. I thought i knew my way around my HTC Evo 4G, but Samsung is like learning a whole new language...
I'm running CM9 alpha 4, with EL29 baseband version and FE16 kernel, and i have CWM 5.0.2.7 installed (i know i do because i made some nandroids). I can't get it to reboot into CWM now though - only the stock recovery. What am i doing wrong?

Calkulin's Mod Questions

What are the changes from version 2.9 to v3 that some people arn't liking? I hear some people like v2.9 better.
In Calkulin's mods, are the bloatware apps and running services already removed, or is that up to each person to do?
Thanks.

Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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vadyr56 said:
Personally I don't see much of a difference in the 2.9.x to 3.0 releases. I run 3.0 and get great battery life using the El29 stock repack kernel and modem (although this week I'm going to be testing EL13 stock repack kernel and modem). And to answer the bloatware question, Calkulin has a script posted that de-bloats the ROM, as well as "bare" releases. Both options work well. Cheers!
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Yes, I'm seeing those scripts in this thread. They look helpful. After you run the Wipe script then flash the rom, do you do a first time boot, then go back into the system menu and run the de-bloat script? What is the order of running these? It's my impression that you can run his added scripts at anytime, right?
Thanks.

What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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vadyr56 said:
What I normally do when flashing is run the format all script twice (the second time just for my own peace of mind!), flash the ROM and then boot up for the first time. Just to make sure everything's looking good ill usually just fool around with the fresh install for a few minutes, then power down and run the debloat script. Reboot after that, and check everything out. From there on out when flashing scripts (like tdunhams tweaks or other mods) I always flash one script, boot up, and do some basic testing to make sure everything went smooth. I've heard horror stories of people flashing a bunch of scripts at once and then having issues and having to start from scratch anyway. Let us know how you make out.
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Thanks, that is helpful. The last piece I am missing is how to do the wipes and rom loads. I've been into the Samsung system menu (where I flashed the official ICS load I got). Will the stock samsung system menu allow me to Wipe and Calkulin's rom flash, or do I need ClockWork?

Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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vadyr56 said:
Sorry I had assumed you were already using a custom recovery. So you are running stock ics pushed from Sammy right now? Basically in order to do all this fancy business you need to have a kernel with a touch recovery. If you're running stock ics right now, I think its safe to say you can Odin (from your PC) the EL26 stock kernel repacked with cwm and then flash Calukins rom zip from there. Not sure of you necessarily need to go to EL26 first but I just like to play it on the safe side when dealing with ics. I believe you could also use one of the one click flashes found in the dev forums and then flash Calukins rom from there (assuming its a rooted one click package). Hopefully this makes sense.
And just be careful if you do want to return to ics after a while, you should always flash the EL26 stock kernel when flashing to ics. I believe the bricking issue has been solved and its pretty safe to flash ics with other kernels but nothing wrong with playing on the safe side.
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Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.

Nismo` said:
Yes, I have the stock ICS load from Sprint/Samsung now. Now I need to figure out the best way to get the on click EL26 w/ CWM. Then I can flash up to EL29 Calk v3.
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This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!

vadyr56 said:
This link should bring you to the One-click flasher for EL26 stock rooted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477&highlight=one+click). After flashing that, you need to get a CWM kernel (http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/default.asp?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\GB\Chris41g\Stock+CWM\TAR) so grab the EL26 .tar file and flash via Odin. Once that's done, you should have a CWM recovery with a rooted phone, allowing you to flash Calukin's rom zip via CWM. I would have linked earlier but I was on my phone not the PC and it's a pain to grab links on the run!
If you aren't too familiar with Odin, no worries it's very easy to do. I don't have time to hammer it all out right now but I'm sure wherever you find the download link for Odin, there will be a guide on how to use it right along side it.
With all of that said, you could probably follow the same steps to flash but while using any of the other One-click versions (EG30, EL29, etc etc) as long as you are dealing with GB roms and kernels ONLY. I know I said it before, but just to reiterate in case you are new to all this, use the EL26 as your starting point when flashing back to ics at any point. It's probably just me being super careful but I'd rather that then end up with a very expensive paperweight! Keep us posted, I'll try and check the thread later on.
Edit: I guess there are other ways to get CWM rocking on the GB platforms coming from a simply stock rooted system (via auto-root) but I just find it easier to flash the kernel right over top the old one, it keeps it simple. And not to belittle you or anything, but if you are new to flashing roms and the likes, I would REALLY recommend watching some videos on how to do everything. QBking has some GREAT tutorials on youtube to show you the basics (most importantly how to NOT brick your phone) as well as many other videos found on this forum and the ACS forums...check them out! Cheers, buddy!
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Is there a reason you suggest going back to EL26?
Rolling back to GB from ICS, I was going to go this route:
Step 1: EL29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Step 2: Then Apply CWM with option C (EL29) here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Step 3: Use Caulks format all script 2 times.
Step 4: Then apply the Caulk v3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837&page=963
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No you should be in the clear. Only reason I suggested EL26 was because when ics dropped pre-source, to avoid bricking you'd always go back to EL26 and flash from that stock repack kernel. You should be OK with the route you're taking though.
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Just watch QBking77 videos on YouTube. The guy is very thorough and good at explaining things for any phone he is teaching us about
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Rooted with Zedomax + Caulkins Rom. Constantly rebooting.

Reboots usually about 10+ times a day. During calls etc. Any way to remedy this?
Note: it doesn't restart from the very beginning it freezes, goes black then boots up the lock screen all media connects are restarted etc.
From the limited amount of research I've done the zedomax method for rooted is no longer used? (Currently I get the yellow exclamation point at reboot).
What do I need to do (in lame mans terms) to get my phone back to normal?
TIA!

Easiest way is to one click Odin. I'm not sure which your on. I'm assuming GB. So you can one click Odin to stock el29+ root. Or if you want one click Odin to FF18 or FH13 to upgrade to ICS. And if your on ICS you can use triangle away to get rid of yellow triangle on the splash screen.
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If ur on the GB ROM look at the op for calks page and he has a mention and zips to flash to fix that. Scripts more or less to undervolt it
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Using ZedoMax kernel is your problem from the get go. Even Zedomax would have a good laugh at that. Its an OLD OLD kernel.
EG30 and EK02 can be rooted via usb with the zerg exploit and sfhubs auto root made that easy. Easiest way with EL29 or the newer ICS firmwares as well is just to flash a prerooted one click. But you can always odin a kernel with custom recovery and flash super user.

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Using ZedoMax kernel is your problem from the get go. Even Zedomax would have a good laugh at that. Its an OLD OLD kernel.
EG30 and EK02 can be rooted via usb with the zerg exploit and sfhubs auto root made that easy. Easiest way with EL29 or the newer ICS firmwares as well is just to flash a prerooted one click. But you can always odin a kernel with custom recovery and flash super user.
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Yeah, Zedomax is quite a flashback. I'm actually slightly impressed OP was even able to find the kernel in the first place...

Freeroot said:
Yeah, Zedomax is quite a flashback. I'm actually slightly impressed OP was even able to find the kernel in the first place...
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There's been quite a few new epic users to the forums lately as their evo phones were replaced with this one for a replacement thru sprint. Quite a few old threads on rooting, kernels and themes have been resurrected in the last 30 days or so as a result.
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g_ding84 said:
Easiest way is to one click Odin. I'm not sure which your on. I'm assuming GB. So you can one click Odin to stock el29+ root. Or if you want one click Odin to FF18 or FH13 to upgrade to ICS. And if your on ICS you can use triangle away to get rid of yellow triangle on the splash screen.
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Yes I'm on GB EL29. Would this be the correct method detailed in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc

dante32278 said:
There's been quite a few new epic users to the forums lately as their evo phones were replaced with this one for a replacement thru sprint. Quite a few old threads on rooting, kernels and themes have been resurrected in the last 30 days or so as a result.
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Yhup, you would be correct. Coming from old EVO.

simply dave said:
Yes I'm on GB EL29. Would this be the correct method detailed in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc
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Other relevent info is I am using a Mac and can't open .exe files. Is there a work around? . . . and do I need to unroot before doing this one click odin or will this just replace my old root while preserving my info?
Thanks.

simply dave said:
Other relevent info is I am using a Mac and can't open .exe files. Is there a work around? . . . and do I need to unroot before doing this one click odin or will this just replace my old root while preserving my info?
Thanks.
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Use Heimdall to flash tars then. Grab the one for FH13 if you want the latest official ICS or EL29 if you want the last GB out. Sfhubs one click threads have a second post with the tars as for FH13 dunno how Garwynn and rwilco have their stuff arranged.

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Use Heimdall to flash tars then. Grab the one for FH13 if you want the latest official ICS or EL29 if you want the last GB out. Sfhubs one click threads have a second post with the tars as for FH13 dunno how Garwynn and rwilco have their stuff arranged.
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I would like ICS. I haven't done any rooting/ flashing in a long time. Is there anyway you'd be able to explain so that an idiot like me could understand please?
(I looked at sfhubs page and got really confused)

You can check out QBking's videos on YouTube he has quite a few tutorials for the e4gt
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You can check out QBking's videos on YouTube he has quite a few tutorials for the e4gt
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Thanks, I've seen his videos. I linked to it in my previous post however he doesn't have detailed instructions for Mac users.

simply dave said:
Thanks, I've seen his videos. I linked to it in my previous post however he doesn't have detailed instructions for Mac users.
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You have CWM recovery right?
If so copy Calks rom onto your phone, if you don't still have it there.
Download the EL29 zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/GB/Rogue Recovery/Stock Repacks/ZIP.
Instll that zip from recovery and reboot back into recovery.
Install Calks Rom again.
You should be fixed now.
If you prefer to go with FH13 (ICS):
Download the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/ICS/Agats Source Built Recovery/ZIP
Copy this file to your phone http://d-h.st/Txi
Install the FH13 Rom from recovery.
Instll the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip while still in recovery.
You should be fixed on FH13 now.
If you want the Modem you can download the FH13 modem zip from here and flash it from recovery. http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP

crawrj said:
You have CWM recovery right?
If so copy Calks rom onto your phone, if you don't still have it there.
Download the EL29 zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/GB/Rogue Recovery/Stock Repacks/ZIP.
Instll that zip from recovery and reboot back into recovery.
Install Calks Rom again.
You should be fixed now.
If you prefer to go with FH13 (ICS):
Download the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/ICS/Agats Source Built Recovery/ZIP
Copy this file to your phone http://d-h.st/Txi
Install the FH13 Rom from recovery.
Instll the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip while still in recovery.
You should be fixed on FH13 now.
If you want the Modem you can download the FH13 modem zip from here and flash it from recovery. http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP
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Thanks for being my hero. Everything works (so far). And after some trial and error even the wireless tether works. Now if I could just get my iPad to link to my wifi I'd be golden...
Thanks again!

simply dave said:
Thanks for being my hero. Everything works (so far). And after some trial and error even the wireless tether works. Now if I could just get my iPad to link to my wifi I'd be golden...
Thanks again!
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No problem. I am partial to the Sprint hotspot hack myself. In the dev section by rejulus22.
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Bump.
Different issue:
1. I keep getting a FI27 Software Update reminder. I am able to clear it out of my notifications but 5-10 mins it's back again. It will interrupt whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
2. Is there a separate current radio I can download? My gps can never find my current location, rendering the turn by turn feature useless since I can't use it.
Any thoughts?
TIA

simply dave said:
Bump.
Different issue:
1. I keep getting a FI27 Software Update reminder. I am able to clear it out of my notifications but 5-10 mins it's back again. It will interrupt whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
2. Is there a separate current radio I can download? My gps can never find my current location, rendering the turn by turn feature useless since I can't use it.
Any thoughts?
TIA
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The link given earlier to download the modems contains the FI27 modem. You could flash that and it may get rid of the update reminder.
http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP

Use titanium backup freeze system updates. Then go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik.
sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G

patrao_n said:
Use titanium backup freeze system updates. Then go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik.
sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G
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What this guy said. Didn't think about that.

[Q] Custom recovery confusion

Hello all - Relatively new to all this. Have mostly just followed qbking77's videos and have successfully rooted, installed AGATS, and then updated to JB FK23 . My second phone is not cooperating at all and has multiple bugs. I have been able to unroot it back to stock FI27 and have now rerooted it on FI27 again successfully as well. Now I am not sure if I need to first put on some sort of custom recovery or go straight to installing JB. I think the part that got screwed up the first attempt was installing the custom recovery AGATS. First of all I really am not sure what that does/if I need it at all before I proceed with installing the JBFK23 update. Can I update to FK23 without any sort of custom recovery? Is AGATS the one I should use or CWM? This whole recovery process is what is really confusing to me and could use some more explaining! The install procedure for the custom recovery video was somewhat fuzzy to me as well. It simply said to drag the 2 files onto your phone from the PC (the AGAT FI27 repack.tar and MobileOdinLitev3.57.apk files) Where do I put them on the phone??? Any particular folder? I am comfortable with the Odin OneClick method qbking uses as far as the installing of the FK23 part, I just need some guidance about this recovery stuff...thanks in advance

notsodroid said:
Hello all - Relatively new to all this. Have mostly just followed qbking77's videos and have successfully rooted, installed AGATS, and then updated to JB FK23 . My second phone is not cooperating at all and has multiple bugs. I have been able to unroot it back to stock FI27 and have now rerooted it on FI27 again successfully as well. Now I am not sure if I need to first put on some sort of custom recovery or go straight to installing JB. I think the part that got screwed up the first attempt was installing the custom recovery AGATS. First of all I really am not sure what that does/if I need it at all before I proceed with installing the JBFK23 update. Can I update to FK23 without any sort of custom recovery? Is AGATS the one I should use or CWM? This whole recovery process is what is really confusing to me and could use some more explaining! The install procedure for the custom recovery video was somewhat fuzzy to me as well. It simply said to drag the 2 files onto your phone from the PC (the AGAT FI27 repack.tar and MobileOdinLitev3.57.apk files) Where do I put them on the phone??? Any particular folder? I am comfortable with the Odin OneClick method qbking uses as far as the installing of the FK23 part, I just need some guidance about this recovery stuff...thanks in advance
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As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
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FC809 said:
As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
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Well thanks for the quick reply...maybe I should have said I was totally new then instead of relatively new because that was pure Greek to me. I am sorry and don't mean to be rude but I have absolutely no idea what most of what you said means. I guess I'll have to blindly follow the qbking videos without really knowing what I'm actually accomplishing in each step. And isn't AGAT_FI27_repack.tar an "ics kernel repack" (from your reply above)? Why would he tell users to use that repack? And what is a kernel anyway?
Thx

Ah I see lol. Well read the e4gt wiki then.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch
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FC809 said:
As far as I know you can one click straight to fk23 without being rooted. Don't use any ics kernel repacks though because the emmc bug is still enabled in them which will brick your phone. The Kuban kernel is safe, and so are any of agat's besides the repacked one. To be completely safe a lot of people just use el26 CWM to flash/wipe to be safe for sure. That's where mobile odin (requires root) comes in. You use it to flash the kernel, and boot into recovery to do whatever you need to do. So in that sense you need to be rooted. That is if you're going to use a custom recovery to flash fk23.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
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Keep reading and this will all make sense soon. Good advice, I prefer odin from pc over mobile odin.