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Pull Rom Manager support from Market?

If anyone has ties to Koush it might be a good idea to let him know about all the hard bricks that Rom Manager/CWM touch is causing from the ICS leaks on our device. He should consider dropping support for us to avoid further bricks by people that dont know better. I just sent him a DM on twitter.
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He's working on it. One of the best devs about staying current

satur9ine said:
If anyone has ties to Koush it might be a good idea to let him know about all the hard bricks that Rom Manager/CWM touch is causing from the ICS leaks on our device.
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mind hooking me up

D*** riding eh? I don't see anything like that up in here bro
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... d*** riding... yup, yup.
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i and many others have used rom manager to flash SH's FB* rogue kernels after flashing the FB* roms....how exactly are people bricking?? user error should not be a reason to pull support.

considering steady bricked his .....many devs are saying not to flash anything with a ice cwm kernel until they find out what is happening
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satur9ine said:
If anyone has ties to Koush it might be a good idea to let him know about all the hard bricks that Rom Manager/CWM touch is causing from the ICS leaks on our device. He should consider dropping support for us to avoid further bricks by people that dont know better. I just sent him a DM on twitter.
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yea good luck with that, on the prevail/admire/replenish/precedent people were getting bricks left and right because of rom manager. in fact the only safe option for them was "reboot to recovery". we have numerous threads about how not to use it all over android forums. myself and a few others came up with a way to fix cwm (because they are all arm6 devices and koush's rfs modules are arm7 and higher only...) and make it official.. he told us no he didnt like it and to come up with a new way to do it. instead now we have to try and figure out a new way of doing it all while more people get bricks.
so, for you to request he pull support on a product that makes him money and sometimes causes bricks, is a VERY unlikely event.
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He's working on it. One of the best devs about staying current
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LOLOLOLOLOL you must be a former evo owner?
on the OG Epic rjmjr69 (ACS team leader) sent him an epic for recovery purposes, 4 months later he still had yet to make it or reply about sending it back. he finally got it back after a few more months and we got a 2.5 version "fake flash" which im sure many of you are familiar with (its how he does all of his samsung recoveries) when version 3.x was made by dameon and we broughtin ext4 support again took forever and then we had just ext4 cwm.. from there drockstar spent MONTHS learning cwm and getting dual fs cwm made. in teh 4.x series drockstar was teh champion of cwm whipping out all sorts of versions and improving on many things. after almost a year he finally got cwm official status again to go from 2.5 to 3.0.0.1 now to 5.0.2.0
my point is all the work was always done all he had to do was sync up their repos, from my experience if you want a cwm that works and is updated, do it yourself... dont rely on him. the atrix has been supported since months after it came out, photon just got support 2 months ago despite it being the SAME phone...

Captivate. But I guess the story is different here. He worked with designgears and had a recovery within days. Same story with SGSII.

lucky you guys

Factory restore was the culprit for me. use the format all zip and that seems to be much safer.
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I just bricked my Epic Touch on Saturday. I used Rom Manager to back up the phone. The phone now is in the dumpster. I've used Rom Manager on my EVO 4G, and my EVO 3D for a long time and found the app very useful. I've heard others bad mouth ROM Manager, but I never experienced any problems until now. Any how, I strongly suggest everyone STAY AWAY from Rom Manager if they have an Epic Touch.

I have been using Rom Manager on every ICS leak..I am also very safe in that I don't backup anything as well as flashing back to GB before going onto any other ICS build..User error is the issue, not Rom Manager.
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Jnoles07 said:
I have been using Rom Manager on every ICS leak..I am also very safe in that I don't backup anything as well as flashing back to GB before going onto any other ICS build..User error is the issue, not Rom Manager.
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Go tell that to TCP, Steady, sbrissen, and a few of the other devs that bricked thier phones....after all, its their fault right?

shiftr182 said:
Go tell that to TCP, Steady, sbrissen, and a few of the other devs that bricked thier phones....after all, its their fault right?
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He won't
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when you guys are talking about Rom Manager, you mean the app, right? I've never had any problems rebooting manually to recovery and flashing roms. I guess that's still usually a version of CWM recovery, right?
2 different animals, correct? I never use the app. I think I did once on my Evo, but I felt like too much stuff was out of my control and didn't like it. never went back.

Jnoles07 said:
I have been using Rom Manager on every ICS leak..I am also very safe in that I don't backup anything as well as flashing back to GB before going onto any other ICS build..User error is the issue, not Rom Manager.
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This. I used ROM manager on every ICS leak and alpha 4/AOKP just to get a temp recovery. From ROM manager I flash cm7 then flash whatever I want from there. No Odin needed.
It burns when I Tapatalk....

allroy1975 said:
when you guys are talking about Rom Manager, you mean the app, right? I've never had any problems rebooting manually to recovery and flashing roms. I guess that's still usually a version of CWM recovery, right?
2 different animals, correct? I never use the app. I think I did once on my Evo, but I felt like too much stuff was out of my control and didn't like it. never went back.
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Exactly it was made to be a noob crutch and they never learned how to do it the right way....on evo it works but this is not a HTC and things are different....but most noobs coming from evo are still using it and you see what is becoming of it .... On top of it there is stupid cwm touch in it too ....double the trouble
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Go tell that to TCP, Steady, sbrissen, and a few of the other devs that bricked thier phones....after all, its their fault right?
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I mean I am no pro, but I am sure those devs use every method thinkable when flashing to make sure all methods are compatible. It is inevetible that they will have some bricks. Rom Manager has worked over and over and over for me is all I am saying.
I am not using the touch recovery btw. I flash CWM with Rom Manager and then reboot into recovery with it.
It should also be noted that when I flash CWM using Rom Manager, I do not choose epic 4g touch when it asks what phone I have. I select the bottom option, which I believe is just Galaxy SII
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[Q] New around here looking for Roms

As title says I'm new to this site I have only got Calkulin's E4GT 2 ICS Rom. Looking into getting a blend, I have a White E4GT back on GB EL29. Already rooted obviously. All Roms will be looked at, I'm looking for something like ICS but battery saving and themes and such are applicable.

also
What is the difference in these kernels/modems? Like mine is EL29, and there is EL26 and stuff, when flashing a new rom will it change by itself or do I need to self flash a new kernel, and I had the issue with Calkulins ICS where the yellow triangle appeared, so I followed qbking77's guide on how to fix that, if I were to flash say, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538848 this rom, or so other that needs a new kernel, how would I (if possible) keep my kernel to make sure that yellow triangle stays away?

I'm not sure how to keep the triangle away with ICS but, with gb I've flashed almost every rom, and el29 is the most latest release for the epic touch.
Assuming you know what modems are, each and every modem reacts differently on every phone(I'm pretty sure no one knows why).. So you'll just have to play around with modems to find your best combination,
as far as the kernels go, some roms come with a certain kernel others use the one previously on your phone(I beleive), just read the rom info an it should tell you if it includes a certain rom
Edit: ah sorry.. a modem is the radio in your phone, it's what communicates between the tower and phone for service, wifi and what not
=D Double edit: this might help out to..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch
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krisI0N said:
I'm not sure how to keep the triangle away with ICS but, with gb I've flashed almost every rom on el29, which is the most latest release for the epic touch.
Assuming you know what modems are, each and every modem reacts differently on every phone(I'm pretty sure no one knows why).. So you'll just have to play around with modems to find your best combination,
as far as the kernels go, some roms come with a certain kernel others use the one previously on your phone(I beleive), just read the rom info an it should tell you if it includes a certain rom
Edit: ah sorry.. a modem is the radio in your phone, it's what communicates between the tower and phone for service, wifi and what not
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Ah, this is helpful for the second post, thank you. I'm still wondering as to what Roms I should try next, I liked Calkulin's but I'm one for trying everything till I find the one for me. Any suggestions will be nice.

Everybody has different likes and needs when it comes to roms. I just flashed the fd24 leak earlier today and so far its very nice. My main need is stability and the official leaks are the most stable in my opinion. Read a lot and ddcide for yourself. Ths nocturnal venum rom has also caught my eye once they get the rest of the bugs out.
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someguyatx said:
Everybody has different likes and needs when it comes to roms. I just flashed the fd24 leak earlier today and so far its very nice. My main need is stability and the official leaks are the most stable in my opinion. Read a lot and ddcide for yourself. Ths nocturnal venum rom has also caught my eye once they get the rest of the bugs out.
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I heard about FD24, did anyone post a review ?

StoniestCookie said:
I heard about FD24, did anyone post a review ?
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Hehe.. Your keeping me up all night.. Hold on lol
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?5267-EL29-to-FD24-official-ICS-update-zip
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krisI0N said:
Hehe.. Your keeping me up all night.. Hold on lol
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Eh, I found the review, but I mean it looks nice, but I also found Mijjz's blend which looks really nice. How would I install it if I'm running EL29, but it says FD19? Just go into recovery and format all then flash it? Or do I need to odin my phone and flash a FD19?

StoniestCookie said:
Eh, I found the review, but I mean it looks nice, but I also found Mijjz's blend which looks really nice. How would I install it if I'm running EL29, but it says FD19? Just go into recovery and format all then flash it? Or do I need to odin my phone and flash a FD19?
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Honestly, I have not played around with the ICS leaks.. So I couldn't tell you, I do know that if you restore a backup from gb you can mess your phone up pretty bad. No one wants a bricked phone lol.. I might get the "ota" a shot though
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krisI0N said:
Honestly, I have not played around with the ICS leaks.. So I couldn't tell you, I do know that if you restore a backup from gb you can mess your phone up pretty bad. No one wants a bricked phone lol.. I might get the "ota" a shot though
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I restored a GB backup when I was running Calk's E4GT 2... So, there's no way for me to use this rom? I'm really confused.

You can use an ICS Rom and flash it through cwm but you'll have to use Odin to flash if u wanna go back to a gingerbread rom
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nicson8 said:
You can use an ICS Rom and flash it through cwm but you'll have to use Odin to flash if u wanna go back to a gingerbread rom
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So, I can just put it on my sd card run Calk's flash all and flash the rom from CWM? Sorry I'm making this complicated, don't want to risk bricking my phone.

StoniestCookie said:
So, I can just put it on my sd card run Calk's flash all and flash the rom from CWM? Sorry I'm making this complicated, don't want to risk bricking my phone.
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If you are using a GB rom you can restore a GB rom, but if you are on ICS you cannot restore back to any roms. You need to go back to Gb then installing the rom. In order for you to go back to GB you can follow QBking77 video (youtube) on how to root your samsung epic 4g touch. (by re-rooting it brings you back to a fresh GB rom, with no worries of bricking your phone).

I suggest reading here How Not to Brick your E4GT

You can nandroid from an ICS rom back to a GB rom, I did when I was on Calk's ICS rom to get a gps fix.. Although, there is a risk in bricking it, its up to you. Personally I'm on Venom's ICS rom and it is by far the most stable ICS leak I've used, and has great battery life as well.

kmull4 said:
You can nandroid from an ICS rom back to a GB rom, I did when I was on Calk's ICS rom to get a gps fix.. Although, there is a risk in bricking it, its up to you. Personally I'm on Venom's ICS rom and it is by far the most stable ICS leak I've used, and has great battery life as well.
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Just flash the rom after format? Or Flash a new kernel? Cause my current kernel is stock but last time I flashed an ICS rom it gave me the annoy I1900 triangle boot up thing, is that going to be an issue?

Wipe cache,dalvik then format system and then wipe data. If going to ics rom make sure you are on a gb rom with CWM. Or I believe you can flash through odin, but definitely do some research.
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I'm running Nocturnal Venum 1.2 and love the ROM Control with it. No themes yet, but still very nice.
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I'm running Nocturnal Venum 1.2 and love the ROM Control with it. No themes yet, but still very nice.
Also Mijjz Slim and Trim ROM is fast and great on battery.
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Last question on your pic of your about phone, your baseband is FD19, would I need to flash to that before trying that rom? or could I just wipe like you said and flash from EL29?

Read this threads first 4 posts first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24733831
This ROM is AOKP 32 based and needs EL26 with CWM(found in first post on above thread). As for baseband, that is just the modem and any doesn't need to be flashed unless you want to try a different modem. To do so just Mobile Odin el26 with cwm wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache/dalvick, flash modem of your choice, rewipe cache/dalvick, flash rom, flash gapps and reboot to AOKP Goodness

Upgrading from fe22 with stock kernel

Rather ask then break something, but running MJJz's blend 1.6 which is currnetly under FE22 but no cwm. I've been out of the flashing world since then (May) so a bit behind on the what/why. I'm looking at my windows VM with Odin which when I start shows
E4GT - FE22 Restore - Rooted. So can I get a 1-2 refresher.
I have the new MJ ROM which contains has the updated FF18, but can't install that (or any other ROM w/o a recovery).
So do I need a newer version of Odin, or do I simply run that, connect, and go? Time is getting more forgiving so I will have time to play a bit more often and keep up.
Tnx

I hope you got your flame suit on cause a flame war is about to begin.
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xlancealotx said:
Rather ask then break something, but running MJJz's blend 1.6 which is currnetly under FE22 but no cwm. I've been out of the flashing world since then (May) so a bit behind on the what/why. I'm looking at my windows VM with Odin which when I start shows
E4GT - FE22 Restore - Rooted. So can I get a 1-2 refresher.
I have the new MJ ROM which contains has the updated FF18, but can't install that (or any other ROM w/o a recovery).
So do I need a newer version of Odin, or do I simply run that, connect, and go? Time is getting more forgiving so I will have time to play a bit more often and keep up.
Tnx
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Yup. Pretty much.
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Pop , Not locked and drop it, Just in time.
Hey Little Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Just regular EL26 odin and you will be fine

xlancealotx said:
Rather ask then break something, but running MJJz's blend 1.6 which is currnetly under FE22 but no cwm. I've been out of the flashing world since then (May) so a bit behind on the what/why. I'm looking at my windows VM with Odin which when I start shows
E4GT - FE22 Restore - Rooted. So can I get a 1-2 refresher.
I have the new MJ ROM which contains has the updated FF18, but can't install that (or any other ROM w/o a recovery).
So do I need a newer version of Odin, or do I simply run that, connect, and go? Time is getting more forgiving so I will have time to play a bit more often and keep up.
Tnx
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Well since you have asked something in wrong section, let me just answer it..
Use mobile odin to flash EL26 Kernel with CWM and then flash ANY rom you would like from the recovery.
You could use Sfhub's auto root package to flash EL26 kernel with CWM and then flash ANY rom you would like.

xlancealotx said:
Rather ask then break something, but running MJJz's blend 1.6 which is currnetly under FE22 but no cwm. I've been out of the flashing world since then (May) so a bit behind on the what/why. I'm looking at my windows VM with Odin which when I start shows
E4GT - FE22 Restore - Rooted. So can I get a 1-2 refresher.
I have the new MJ ROM which contains has the updated FF18, but can't install that (or any other ROM w/o a recovery).
So do I need a newer version of Odin, or do I simply run that, connect, and go? Time is getting more forgiving so I will have time to play a bit more often and keep up.
Tnx
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Really? Pretty sure I answered this on Facebook for ya.
http://kernelrepo.chris41g.org/?startFolder=\Recovery+Kernels\ICS\Agats+Source+Built+Recovery\TAR
Get either of the last 2, Odin it and flash the rom update.

Inb4thaLock
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*sigh* didn't even realize I had that forum bookmarked, but thanks for the laugh ...
@bigtoysrock, you thought you answered, actually no you simply said download gats kernel, and as the 1st line stated, I would rather be cautious then break my stuff.
Wrong forum - yes
Double post - no
Regardless sorry for the wrong forum post, continue bashing ... going to play now!

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@jugg - a little late to the party .... 'e' for effort!

xlancealotx said:
@jugg - a little late to the party .... 'e' for effort!
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Thread not closed so not late!!
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Hey, I got nothing else to do while I read up on mobile odin (actually pretty cool) or just go straight odin .. so bring it on >

ok so if I have a problem do I keep it in this comical one or post a new one in the Q&A?
The problem, well since you asked, I used odin 1.85 and the stock el26 with CWM. Flashed, rebooted and the boot screen now has the model along with a nice yellow triangle. The good is that I was I did get into CWM (doing another nand backup) but I have some new ROM's to test, do I simply format and install? I will read up while I await the comical (yet deserved) comments or post in the q&a!
Regardless, you guys are great, so thanks!
** update **
Reading up it seems it's a known thing, but everything works fine, so I am reading here;
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/08/10/...e-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-without-usb-jig-video/
and will see if that does the trick, but the phone is backed up and new rom is flashing now.

Still IBTL......Mods?

Exit_Only said:
Still IBTL......Mods?
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69 posts and 4 thanks, really not worthy of bashing IMO! It's also become fun for me while watching the olympics! Feel free to include more cute little pictures though, makes me realize how much spare time I wish I had....
Phone's up with Mjj's newest, may play some more since there is so much love here <3

xlancealotx said:
ok so if I have a problem do I keep it in this comical one or post a new one in the Q&A?
The problem, well since you asked, I used odin 1.85 and the stock el26 with CWM. Flashed, rebooted and the boot screen now has the model along with a nice yellow triangle. The good is that I was I did get into CWM (doing another nand backup) but I have some new ROM's to test, do I simply format and install? I will read up while I await the comical (yet deserved) comments or post in the q&a!
Regardless, you guys are great, so thanks!
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Reading up it seems it's a known thing, but everything works fine, so I am reading here;
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/08/10/...e-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-without-usb-jig-video/
and will see if that does the trick, but the phone is backed up and new rom is flashing now.
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I was hoping this was moved by now but anyways..
Thats why I posted the 2 methods. Auto root package and mobile odin. They don't trigger that triangle. You can use usb jig or triangle away app to get rid of that ugly triangle.
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woohoo!
Never made it IBTL before. Thx mods for bein lazy

billard412 said:
Never made it IBTL before. Thx mods for bein lazy
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Neither have I. IBTL!
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Rooting for BOOST?

I just got the Epic 4G Touch from BOOST (White version). Right now I am bone stock, 4.0.4 FI22. I'm looking to ROOT it and run this ROM
([ROM] [TeaM VeNuM] RUJELUS22 The Blu Kuban FI27). Now my question is, since its on Boost, is there any difference in rooting and rom'ing? Will the methods work for mine?
If there are any differences please let me know. I have searched but Im not really finding anything.
Links would be much appreciated.
Thanks! Joe

I have the same problem .. Have you found anything? I was reading the threads and saw an interesting one with a guy named codegerm i believe . He said f122 can be rooted. I tried a pm but never got a reply
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perez89 said:
I have the same problem .. Have you found anything? I was reading the threads and saw an interesting one with a guy named codegerm i believe . He said f122 can be rooted. I tried a pm but never got a reply
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I haven't found anything yet I'm debating about trying a one-click-root for the closest build to FI22. BUT, I dont want anything bad to happen. Not being a full tester, I cant just pull a new phone out of pocket to test it. Would be nice though, haha.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883663

Or you can just flash agats kernel. Then from his recovery flash a su zip that contains binaries and the superuser app. Then you will be using stock rooted
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patrao_n said:
Or you can just flash agats kernel. Then from his recovery flash a su zip that contains binaries and the superuser app. Then you will be using stock rooted
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Links? And I read somewhere that using that Kernal on FI22 has a bug of No 3G.

Go to my link in my signature about rooting ics. I can't link you as I'm away and don't remember the link.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33070871&postcount=4

Here is a root guide for the Boost SGS2. Enjoy!

jburke90 said:
Links? And I read somewhere that using that Kernal on FI22 has a bug of No 3G.
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You can use agats kernel to get root, once you have root you can flash whatever rom and kernel you want as long as its for the EPIC 4G TOUCH and is compatible with the rom. Im running the BLU KUBAN rom on my BOOST MOBILE EPIC 4G TOUCH. It comes with the KUBAN kernel, and I can confirm 3G,4G work flawless so does GPS and every thing else. hope this helps you

As said before, if my simple to follow guide is followed, you can be rooted in no time without much hassle, even the most novice user can do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33070871&postcount=4

cerj said:
You can use agats kernel to get root, once you have root you can flash whatever rom and kernel you want as long as its for the EPIC 4G TOUCH and is compatible with the rom. Im running the BLU KUBAN rom on my BOOST MOBILE EPIC 4G TOUCH. It comes with the KUBAN kernel, and I can confirm 3G,4G work flawless so does GPS and every thing else. hope this helps you
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Ok, I got it rooted, now Im actually trying to get Blu Kuban. What kernal did you use to flash that ROM? I read that you cant use Agats kernal to flash Roms. Ive seen the the GB kernal EL26 is safe. But that confuses me honestly.

jburke90 said:
Ok, I got it rooted, now Im actually trying to get Blu Kuban. What kernal did you use to flash that ROM? I read that you cant use Agats kernal to flash Roms. Ive seen the the GB kernal EL26 is safe. But that confuses me honestly.
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It shouldn't matter. In my personal testing and daily usage, Agats is safe for flashing most ICS ROM's, but some say that when it comes to AOSP or AOKP to use the EL26.
If you want to be extra safe use the EL26 CWM kernel.

Ok. So Im on Blu Kuban now. Its going to take some getting use to. But what is THE best ROM for the E4GT? Best battery life, like the #1 option for users of this phone.

jburke90 said:
Ok. So Im on Blu Kuban now. Its going to take some getting use to. But what is THE best ROM for the E4GT? Best battery life, like the #1 option for users of this phone.
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I reckon that there is no such thing as a "best ROM". I personally don't like blu kuban as it has the damn blu kuban wording everywhere like if I'm playing blues clues an a lot of menus are dark, making it impossible to see unless highlighted. See how easy it is for others to have different views of ROM's when it comes to picking a best ROM?
I suggest you take a look around for a ROM in your taste. There is lots of ROM's to choice from and in the end only you can decide which works best for you with a mixture of tweaking. OFC lets also remember that certain applications you use may affect your experience with battery life on ROMs.

Just a quick question for a Samsung noob

I was very proficient at flashing custom ROMs onto my old HTC One V, but this past weekend I got a Virgin Mobile Galaxy S2, updated it via the Samsung official downloader to JB 4.2.1 (GB28) immediately. then, I downloaded the Framaroot apk onto my phone via play store and rooted with the Aragon hack. SuperSU is on my phone.
So, I've been reading and reading and READING in order to make SURE that I understand the process involved with customizing my new S2. Here is what I want on my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051513 (Paranoid Android) and in the instructions it says that I simply need this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26295021
So, since I currently have GB28 and it is a Virgin Mobile phone, all I need to do is download this?
JB - Virgin Stock/Touch-Wiz Kernels
Available Kernels (ZIP Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin)
Available Kernels (TAR.MD5 Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin) <---and this one I can install using Mobile Odin, right?
Available Kernels (One-Click Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin)
And that will put CWM on my phone and I can then flash PA from recovery as I'm accustomed to? Nothing else? No need to worry about the stock modem?
I really appreciate the help!

No, those are stock kernels. You already have that on your phone. You need to flash a custom kernel. I recommend chris41g's el26. Flash the tar with pc or mobile odin, reboot to recovery, wipe everything, flash rom, ics modem(if needed), reboot, profit.
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Yes an ICS modem is needed, that's the only thing I couldn't tell her in the other thread, I don't know what VM uses for the ICS modem.
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bilgerryan said:
Yes an ICS modem is needed, that's the only thing I couldn't tell her in the other thread, I don't know what VM uses for the ICS modem.
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Any ics modem will work for VM. It's the same principle as the GB27 modem working on my Boost phone. But I think the rom is a ctually FL26, but not sure there's a stand alone modem, which came out at the same time as Sprints FL24. But FL24 modem should work just fine. It works on Boost, no reason it shouldn't work on VM.
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You are currently rooted - next step is custom recovery.
Download EL26+CWM tar from the repo (check the stickies)
Download FL24 modem zip, also from the repo
Download the AOSP rom of your choosing (ParanoidAndroid it looks like)
Download whatever gapps you want to use
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Mobile Odin -> EL26+CWM.tar.md5
Pull battery when you see the Galaxy S2 logo.
Reboot to recovery by holding Volume Up and Power
Make a nandroid
Wipe Data, Cache, and Dalvik-Cache
Flash FL24 modem zip
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
Reboot system

Adreaver said:
You are currently rooted - next step is custom recovery.
Download EL26+CWM tar from the repo (check the stickies)
Download FL24 modem zip, also from the repo
Download the AOSP rom of your choosing (ParanoidAndroid it looks like)
Download whatever gapps you want to use
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Mobile Odin -> EL26+CWM.tar.md5
Pull battery when you see the Galaxy S2 logo.
Reboot to recovery by holding Volume Up and Power
Make a nandroid
Wipe Data, Cache, and Dalvik-Cache
Flash FL24 modem zip
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
Reboot system
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Thanks for the walk thru!

So, the Gingerbread kernel (Chris41g's repacked GB EL26+CWM5) is one that works with AOSP ROMs properly? Up to date, there has been no ICS or even JB repacked with CWM or TWRP that works with AOSP ROMs?
Referencing:
Recommended Kernel for Flashing in ICS (due to EMMC Bug)
GB - Stock EL26 Repacked Kernel (TAR.MD5 Format) (One-Click.EXE Format) *Thanks to chris41g!
Developer Thread/Site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1416056
Notes: This is the recommended kernel for flashing. Kernel is GB based and will not work as a daily kernel on ICS.
Available Kernels (TAR.MD5 Format): EL26
Available Kernels (One-Click Format): EL26

zombiegirl2010 said:
So, the Gingerbread kernel (Chris41g's repacked GB EL26+CWM5) is one that works with AOSP ROMs properly? Up to date, there has been no ICS or even JB repacked with CWM or TWRP that works with AOSP ROMs?
Referencing:
Recommended Kernel for Flashing in ICS (due to EMMC Bug)
GB - Stock EL26 Repacked Kernel (TAR.MD5 Format) (One-Click.EXE Format) *Thanks to chris41g!
Developer Thread/Site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1416056
Notes: This is the recommended kernel for flashing. Kernel is GB based and will not work as a daily kernel on ICS.
Available Kernels (TAR.MD5 Format): EL26
Available Kernels (One-Click Format): EL26
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ICS repacks have the super brick bug. Generally anything with the word brick in the title is to be avoided.
Jb repacks and source built kernels for touch wiz work great as long as you stay on touch wiz. They sometimes have issues flashing aosp ROMs.
El26+cwm is the only kernel i am aware of that can flash anything, from any setup, with no issues.
Edit: you get a new kernel when flashing the ROM anyways. El26 is only to get you from tw to aosp.
Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PACman

Adreaver said:
ICS repacks have the super brick bug. Generally anything with the word brick in the title is to be avoided.
Jb repacks and source built kernels for touch wiz work great as long as you stay on touch wiz. They sometimes have issues flashing aosp ROMs.
El26+cwm is the only kernel i am aware of that can flash anything, from any setup, with no issues.
Edit: you get a new kernel when flashing the ROM anyways. El26 is only to get you from tw to aosp.
Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PACman
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Oh! That makes sense now! Thank you guys so much! I'm feeling a lot better about this!
Oh, and I also noticed that Paranoid Android really isn't being updated anymore, so I've decided on PACman. Which version is the most stable right now? The latest Nightly or the most recent release?

zombiegirl2010 said:
Oh! That makes sense now! Thank you guys so much! I'm feeling a lot better about this!
Oh, and I also noticed that Paranoid Android really isn't being updated anymore, so I've decided on PACman. Which version is the most stable right now? The latest Nightly or the most recent release?
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Latest build according to sniper's OP is v23.0.0. And from all accounts it runs smooth like butter, so go with that. You'll need to follow the OP, get Gapps, etc....good luck and enjoy flashing!
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jdsingle76 said:
Latest build according to sniper's OP is v23.0.0. And from all accounts it runs smooth like butter, so go with that. You'll need to follow the OP, get Gapps, etc....good luck and enjoy flashing!
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Thanks!

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Thanks!
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I have successfully flashed PACman v23! Thank you guys SO MUCH!
Is the reason that it says that I have Sprint instead of Virgin Mobile, because the FL24 modem is a Sprint one?

zombiegirl2010 said:
I have successfully flashed PACman v23! Thank you guys SO MUCH!
Is the reason that it says that I have Sprint instead of Virgin Mobile, because the FL24 modem is a Sprint one?
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That is correct...FL24 is a Sprint Modem...but you should be getting data, wifi, etc, just fine, correct?
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Its all ok. Its because its a sprint rom. It wont hurt a thing. If you dont have 3g just search virginmobile ics modem and download (as a. Zip) and flash in recovery: D
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HackingHacker said:
Its all ok. Its because its a sprint rom. It wont hurt a thing. If you dont have 3g just search virginmobile ics modem and download (as a. Zip) and flash in recovery: D
▶▶Sent From My Epic Touch 4G running android 4.2.2!◀◀
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That is not entirely correct. Unlike jelly bean, ics modems were not released as carrier specific(see link). FL24 is the latest ics modem for Sprint, Boost, VM, etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
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jdsingle76 said:
That is correct...FL24 is a Sprint Modem...but you should be getting data, wifi, etc, just fine, correct?
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Ah ok! Yes, it seems just fine so far.
I just checked my PRL and it is the same as it was on TW Stock. So, all seems okay.

zombiegirl2010 said:
Ah ok! Yes, it seems just fine so far.
I just checked my PRL and it is the same as it was on TW Stock. So, all seems okay.
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When you flash a new modem, it never hurts to update prl and profile. Not sure if that option is available in PACman, but something to keep in mind regardless. Glad it's working for you. Have fun!
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jdsingle76 said:
When you flash a new modem, it never hurts to update prl and profile. Not sure if that option is available in PACman, but something to keep in mind regardless. Glad it's working for you. Have fun!
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Ah ok, thanks!
hey, apps that require superuser access are taking FOREVER to get permission. Did I lose root? What should I do to fix that? I installed SuperSU to see if that will fix, but it keeps trying to install binary and isn't successful.
wait...I may have something. Let me see...
nope...same deal.

I had rooted with Framaroot. I'm trying to reinstall it to reroot, but it won't let me click "install"...only "cancel".

zombiegirl2010 said:
I had rooted with Framaroot. I'm trying to reinstall it to reroot, but it won't let me click "install"...only "cancel".
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Install root checker from the play store
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