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Im writing this for my brother, he has an Epic that he just updated to E18. So after a few days we both found out that the OTA update was horrible and he just wants to go back to the way his phone use to be with the DK28. Im pretty familiar with flashing because im always flashing ROMs on my Milestone. Ive tried the Odin but the computer is just not reading my phone for nothing, yes I have installed the drivers and all that but still no luck. Im looking for an easy way to root and be able to just flash an update.zip. I would really like some help because everything im trying isnt working. Thanks in advance.
When you plugged it in, you had the phone in download mode before you hooked it up, correct? (Hold "1" + power)
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In all the directions it tells me to put the phone in download mode then plug it up.
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Try to reset the computer, I've read that sometime this helps, let me know how that goes.
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I have tried it numerous times since lastnight where since the the computer has been turned off...that was just with odin. If I can root it and then just load flashable zips that would be fine too.
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If you look up "Epic 4g cookbook" under the developers section, it will be a post by BThomas, it will have a link to a 1 click root and recovery in there. It will also have every current rom for the epic there, be sure to thank him if it helps.
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Ok cool will do, I prob will get to it tomorrow and will let you know what I come up with. Keep an eye on the thread if you could! Thanks for the info!
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Okie, I'll keep an eye out.
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If your computer isn't reading your phone I doubt you can for a one click root with it.
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Posting three suggestions I've seen posted by others in similar threads of this nature:
Try a different USB port
Reinstall Samsung drivers.
Try using a better quality micro USB cable, the stock one isn't reliable for some people.
nikon120 said:
Posting three suggestions I've seen posted by others in similar threads of this nature:
Try a different USB port
Reinstall Samsung drivers.
Try using a better quality micro USB cable, the stock one isn't reliable for some people.
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Agree with the last suggestion. The stock cable is not of good quality. I thought I was having problems with my USB ports because I wasn't getting much response when flashing and attempting to transfer files.. But my daughters cable from a camera fit and when using it, everything worked great again.
If you are using win7 64 bit then get to a vista 32 bit machine and odin will see ur phone. This is what i had to resort too.
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ok just to update, I sucessfully rooted using>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
Now im just a little confused on how to load up a rom. Are they flashable zips like others or what? getting nervous now lol.
I guess my question is if his phone is working fine with EB13, why go back to DK28? EB13 is pretty much the exact same as EB13, except EB13 has a couple big fixes. If anything, you will be downgrading. I could understand going back to DI18, but going back to DK28 just doesn't make any sense to me??
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I guess my question is if his phone is working fine with EB13, why go back to DK28? EB13 is pretty much the exact same as EB13, except EB13 has a couple big fixes. If anything, you will be downgrading. I could understand going back to DI18, but going back to DK28 just doesn't make any sense to me??
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Well basically back to whatever is was before the update. Idk which version it was exactly. EB13 has way too many bugs on his phone that's why he wanted to take it back to where it was before the update.
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Now you should be able to flash a rom of your choice, just read through the different ones to see which one you want. The directions to flash them will be in the first couple of posts, as well as the download links.
Samsung Epic ViperROM 4.0.4 Genocide kernel
Also, the stock rom, as well as the dk28 and dev roms, will be found the cookbook thread.
Samsung Epic ViperROM 4.0.4 Genocide kernel
I sucessfully rooted and put the Bonsai ROM on it for right now...
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tee00max said:
I sucessfully rooted and put the Bonsai ROM on it for right now...
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So is the OP question answered?
Hello all... Recently my girlfriend and I had purchased the Epic Touch 4g for her. She absolutely loves the phone but the signal strength isn't the best. I have had a Droid 1 for 2 years now and have flashed roms/kernels on a weekly basis for the past year and a half. Can anyone recommend a good starter Rom/Kernel? Is flashing a rom/kernel for the Epic Touch just as easy as flashing for the Droid? I've done some research and I am a bit overwelmed. It seems like clockworkmod recovery is being ran on the Epic Touch but the process for flashing is different? (maybe not, but like I said, I'm a tad overwelmed ).. Also, are there any tweaks after root that would improve signal strength? If anyone can help me out to get us started I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
-Mike
I recommend starburst rom v1.6.. it comes with LostKernel which is a good kernel to use.. for root though, there are dif. methods, i originally rooted mine with Zedomax Kernel through Odin.. fairly easy .. so get it rooted, and i'd go with starburst v1.6 which when flashing it through CWM once you have root, also flashes the lostkernel
I recommend Starburst. Runs sooo smooth and its the only ROM that I see being actively updated. Viper just got into the game so if you don't like touchwiz, you can flash his ROM too which uses another launcher but i would say equally great. Comes down to preference and what works best.
And to get root and clockwork, I followed bubbys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1287776
It seems to get root you have to use odin, but once thats done you can use clockwork to flash ROMs. If you get issues Odin is there for support.
Thanks! Too bad my girlfriend starts work in an hour
Take a look at this thread Id really recommend to check the links I have linked to save you some pain....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309078
So wait... after reading that thread it says that the bootloader keeps a record of everytime you flash with Odin? So if something happens to her phone and we need to take it in, they will know we rooted it?
A good reason to use starbursts rom is because its just way smoother some how and he stream lined the rom and did a bunch of tweaks that make noticably fast/smoother. That's the reason most are using it
mrkelly88 said:
So wait... after reading that thread it says that the bootloader keeps a record of everytime you flash with Odin? So if something happens to her phone and we need to take it in, they will know we rooted it?
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Yes, but you can reset the counter some how. Just do a search for reset counter and you should find the thread
bluefire808 said:
Yes, but you can reset the counter some how. Just do a search for reset counter and you should find the thread
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Cool, thanks, I got worried for a little bit there... I mean, we got it rooted and everything just fine, but I failed to mention to my girlfriend that there might be a slight problem if we tried to take the phone in ... I figured that problem would get solved eventually but it's good to know I'm in the clear
yeah I wouldn't worry about it, chances are if you flash everything stock theres still a counter chances are they wont notice or pay it much attention. its possible but, I've had friends take their evo in with security off and everything else flashed stock and it was ok.
Bring her to me I will root her. Don't bring your cable I will use mine to plug in her smoothly in order to root through odin.
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So wait... after reading that thread it says that the bootloader keeps a record of everytime you flash with Odin? So if something happens to her phone and we need to take it in, they will know we rooted it?
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You can use a jig, it will get rid of the yellow triangle on bootscreen and bring the counter down to zero.
The jig costs $7 MAX, all you do is plug it into microusb while phone is on, and the phone reboots automatically, and everything is back to normal. Process takes about 30 seconds max, and you can use the jig multiple times, with how many ever samsung phones, it is NOT a one time use deal.
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Work just picked up a bunch of Epic 4G's. Battery life is horrible. I want to calibrate my battery so I'm wondering what the best root method for these phones is.
I currently have Gingerbread 2.3.5 on this phone.
I've also got a Epic 4G Touch, that had one click root, looks like these don't?
kdoggy said:
Work just picked up a bunch of Epic 4G's. Battery life is horrible. I want to calibrate my battery so I'm wondering what the best root method for these phones is.
I currently have Gingerbread 2.3.5 on this phone.
I've also got a Epic 4G Touch, that had one click root, looks like these don't?
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There is no one-click solution for Gingerbread. You would have to Odin EC05 for that. Here is how to root Gingerbread stock phones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339478&highlight=how+to+root+EI22+OTA
Is there a un-brick method is something goes wrong?
kdoggy said:
Is there a un-brick method is something goes wrong?
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If you mean sponge or soft-brick then yes in the Stickies at the top of Development. It requires using Odin or Heimdall and your current data will be lost.
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Is there a un-brick method is something goes wrong?
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There is a more "pain in the ass" process of rooting your phone if your already on gingerbread. I will link you to some videos that should get you going.
You WILL need ODIN to get rooted. There are ways to root your phone without it, but ODIN makes things alot more simple. ODIN will become your best friend, trust me.
First, you will need to follow this step...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
Once you have done that, you will need to move onto this step...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWOLEXqAeCc
Of course, use the latest version of ACS Recovery, which can be found on the link to that video.
Once you have completed those steps, you will be rooted, running ACS Recovery Version 5, or ClockworkMOD Recovery 5.0.2.7
Hope this was helpful.
If you run into trouble like it gets stuck at the Samsung screen for more than 5 minutes, you can return to Froyo stock and OTA back to stock Gingerbread and try again. Here is the thread for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
You can also PM me with questions once you get started.
I just flashed my first ROM (CleanGB) on to my Epic4G and reset the battery statistics. Along with using TB to freeze the DRM and SNS apps, I'm seeing great battery life. Thanks to everyone who contributes to this site!
Its not hard hahaha that's what I'd tell you anyways its really simple if you can get Odin to com its all downhill from there. Just thought I'd give you some encouragement since you've already been given directions. Never be afraid to root the epic is nearly impossible to brick.
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Oh big one don't use the stock USB cable if you have one use a blackberry one learned that the hard way.....
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My stock cable works fine. Grab Odin as it is an all purpose life saver. Are you planning on rooting and using custom roms or just using root apps?
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The stock cable worked fine for me when I rooted my Epic, too. I used the Rooting EI22 Gingerbread Instructions from Android Central, and fortunately it went very smoothly. It was my first time rooting my phone, so I was glad I didn't have any major problems. As noted above, you'll probably want to substitute one of the newer custom recoveries in place of the one in those instructions though. I thought I'd offer these text instructions (with screen shots) as an alternative to the videos posted above.
Regarding use of ROMs or just root apps, I actually rooted mainly to get the GPS and silent camera fixes. I'm probably going to want to use a custom ROM though, but am still currently on stock rooted EI22 (with those two fixes applied). I'm slightly concerned about getting all my apps and data back if I install a new ROM. I've got backup apps (Titanium Backup, non-pay right now, and MyBackup Root), as well as a nandroid backup from what I've read advanced restore of just data is possible, but don't really know what's the easiest/smoothest way to get things back. I might want to go with the MostlyStock ROM, since it probably changes the least amount of stuff, or something with a non-wiping version (I've seen at least one, but forget which it was offhand). Tips on how to make moving between ROMs while keeping apps and data easy to restore would be appreciated. Thanks!
liquiddetox said:
My stock cable works fine. Grab Odin as it is an all purpose life saver. Are you planning on rooting and using custom roms or just using root apps?
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Your stock cable will.appear to be ok, but once you turn your back, it will brick your epic. Trust me. Been there done that.
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Yep sure will
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The hardest part, for me anyway, is picking a ROM to stick with. Right now I'm addicted to trying out as many things as I can. Right now I'm running ThunderHawk but I'm sure that will change soon. I will tell you I haven't have a lot of luck with ROM management tools. ACS updater doesn't seem to have anything new, installs from ROM toolbox don't seem to work, ROM manager has worked the best for me so far.
Get a BB cable trust us when we say your stock one will go south on you at the most critical time! I use my stock for charging only. I have read many of stories on here where the issue was the cable. If you don't have a BB cable laying around check amazon out $1.97 plus shipping. I picked up 4 a few months back I keep 2 at home one in work and one in my laptop bag.
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Ca...TRCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323795116&sr=8-1
So I recently cut ties with my rooted OG evo :'( and have switched to a sprint galaxy s2, aka the epic 4g touch fi27. The first thing I did was head over to these forums because of course my first thought was let's open this bad boy up. But after reading how to, how not to, how to avoid, etc etc it seems that either: a. I am over complicating it, or b. it would be easier, albeit not as much fun, if I just stayed stock due to the overwhelming ways to brick such a (from what I can tell) fragile device. Now I am in no ways new to rooting and all this jazz but it just seems like the risk might overweigh the outcome of rooting and hard bricking my epic 4g touch device?
so this is where I turn to you, the veteran users of the epic 4g touch. What are your thoughts, tips, tricks, advice, or kicks in the right direction?
any help is much appreciated
Just root the phone already
Read the directions and most of a thread before flashing a new rom and you will have very minimal risk.
root it.
I also came from the OG Evo and was hesitant at first, just do a lot of reading and also get to know PC Odin. Also, if you haven't updated to the latest OTA you could just install that root exploit app to obtain root. Probably the easiest way to root unless you took the new OTA update.
Just read as much as you can before you flash anything and always read the instructions in the OP.
evathaevo said:
So I recently cut ties with my rooted OG evo :'( and have switched to a sprint galaxy s2, aka the epic 4g touch fi27. The first thing I did was head over to these forums because of course my first thought was let's open this bad boy up. But after reading how to, how not to, how to avoid, etc etc it seems that either: a. I am over complicating it, or b. it would be easier, albeit not as much fun, if I just stayed stock due to the overwhelming ways to brick such a (from what I can tell) fragile device. Now I am in no ways new to rooting and all this jazz but it just seems like the risk might overweigh the outcome of rooting and hard bricking my epic 4g touch device?
so this is where I turn to you, the veteran users of the epic 4g touch. What are your thoughts, tips, tricks, advice, or kicks in the right direction?
any help is much appreciated
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You could always just go stock rooted. It's really not that hard to not brick the device, just follow directions and don't skip any steps trying to save time.
I like to break stuff!
Raistlin1 said:
I also came from the OG Evo and was hesitant at first, just do a lot of reading and also get to know PC Odin. Also, if you haven't updated to the latest OTA you could just install that root exploit app to obtain root. Probably the easiest way to root unless you took the new OTA update.
Just read as much as you can before you flash anything and always read the instructions in the OP.
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From what I understand sprint pushes ota's when you activate a new phone so unfortunately I'm stuck on fi27 even if I didn't want to. does that make a difference?
evathaevo said:
From what I understand sprint pushes ota's when you activate a new phone so unfortunately I'm stuck on fi27 even if I didn't want to. does that make a difference?
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Actually FI27 is the version right before the new OTA, the newest version is FL24 that has just been released and just being pushed out now. My wife's phone just received that OTA but mine has not yet.
Raistlin1 said:
Actually FI27 is the version right before the new OTA, the newest version is FL24 that has just been released and just being pushed out now. My wife's phone just received that OTA but mine has not yet.
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so root exploit would be the way to go?
evathaevo said:
so root exploit would be the way to go?
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You can either oneclick to root or use exynos abuse apk to root on fi27 if you want to stay stock rooted for now I'd just use the exynos abuse method and then if you decide you want to flash something later use mobile odin or mobile odin pro to flash a kernel+recovery without increasing your flash counter
I like to break stuff!
Rooting in and of itself doesn't present a risk as far as the bricking you're referring to goes. It's when you start messing around with unsafe kernels/recoveries that it becomes an issue, but all of the modern kernels/recoveries are safe.
Thanks for all the input guys. I really appreciate it. After much research I've realized that all I'm looking for is jelly bean on my e4gt because that's what i had running on my OG Evo and I've come across a confusing issue. It seems that it is possible to flash jb through Odin without having root. Now coming from my evo this sounds too good to be true but is it?
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Yeah, you can definitely flash stock ROM images through Odin without having root. Samsung devices have a download mode for emergency recovery that allows you to do such things in Odin. However, I believe it's limited to the stock images (and the stock images can be pre-rooted), so if you want an AOSP-based ROM instead of TouchWiz, you'll still need to flash it through custom recovery after you're rooted. Also, be aware that flashing ROM images with Odin will completely wipe your device, so back up anything you want to save before you do it.
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Thanks for all the input guys. I really appreciate it. After much research I've realized that all I'm looking for is jelly bean on my e4gt because that's what i had running on my OG Evo and I've come across a confusing issue. It seems that it is possible to flash jb through Odin without having root. Now coming from my evo this sounds too good to be true but is it?
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if you want cm or aokp you'll need to odin a custom safe recovery then flash those roms.
I know how you feel about all of this. I'm pretty sure I posted something awhile back about this when I first got the phone. It definitely seems like a lot when you don't know how to do much. It's actually quite simple, as as stated above, as long as you follow directions you will be good to go! :good:
Let me see if I can give you some guide on how I learned how to do things to kind of just get in the groove of it.
First things first, you are going to want to check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477
On that page you will be able to download the PC ODIN for stock rooted Gingerbread. You will run that in download mode on your phone (Vol Down + Power.) Make sure you have the Samsung drivers installed on your computer which you can also get from that link. Just follow the instructions to get that installed and you should be good to go. When it is done you can go to Settings > About Phone and make sure that you are running Android 2.3.6 or Gingerbread and you are now rooted at this point (look for the superuser icon.)
After that is done go ahead and check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
This is the auto root package that will give you the custom recovery that you will want to use for flashing. There is a file in the rar that is called "RUNFIRST" which, obviously, you will run first. It will bring up a Command Prompt for you to type in selections. Since you are running EL26 at this point you will want to hit "C." This next selection page is your recovery selection.
Look down for EL26 and we recommend Chris41g's recovery. The other is Rogue which you can't do too much with. You will want to make sure you go into Settings > Applications and check the box for USB Debugging. Plug the phone back in, and hit "I" <==-- Capital EYE to avoid confusion, and let it do it's work. It will restart the phone, and if all was successful you will now be rooted with a recovery that you can flash from. EL26 recovery is the most recommended recovery to flash from for any ROM. Power down, and use Vol Up + Power to enter your recovery mode.
Using the volume rocker you can hit up + down + up + down to activate the power button selection and from here you can now flash a ROM zip of your choice. If you are looking for a Jelly Bean ROM, might I recommend Sniper's PACman JB ROM that you can find here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050948
Good luck!
Be sure to also check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
That will help you get an idea of things you can do to prevent bricking in the future.
crkdslider said:
I know how you feel about all of this. I'm pretty sure I posted something awhile back about this when I first got the phone. It definitely seems like a lot when you don't know how to do much. It's actually quite simple, as as stated above, as long as you follow directions you will be good to go! :good:
Let me see if I can give you some guide on how I learned how to do things to kind of just get in the groove of it.
First things first, you are going to want to check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477
On that page you will be able to download the PC ODIN for stock rooted Gingerbread. You will run that in download mode on your phone (Vol Down + Power.) Make sure you have the Samsung drivers installed on your computer which you can also get from that link. Just follow the instructions to get that installed and you should be good to go. When it is done you can go to Settings > About Phone and make sure that you are running Android 2.3.6 or Gingerbread and you are now rooted at this point (look for the superuser icon.)
After that is done go ahead and check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
This is the auto root package that will give you the custom recovery that you will want to use for flashing. There is a file in the rar that is called "RUNFIRST" which, obviously, you will run first. It will bring up a Command Prompt for you to type in selections. Since you are running EL26 at this point you will want to hit "C." This next selection page is your recovery selection.
Look down for EL26 and we recommend Chris41g's recovery. The other is Rogue which you can't do too much with. You will want to make sure you go into Settings > Applications and check the box for USB Debugging. Plug the phone back in, and hit "I" <==-- Capital EYE to avoid confusion, and let it do it's work. It will restart the phone, and if all was successful you will now be rooted with a recovery that you can flash from. EL26 recovery is the most recommended recovery to flash from for any ROM. Power down, and use Vol Up + Power to enter your recovery mode.
Using the volume rocker you can hit up + down + up + down to activate the power button selection and from here you can now flash a ROM zip of your choice. If you are looking for a Jelly Bean ROM, might I recommend Sniper's PACman JB ROM that you can find here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050948
Good luck!
Be sure to also check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
That will help you get an idea of things you can do to prevent bricking in the future.
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VERY informative and VERY helpful. thank you so much. I wish I could click thanks twice
evathaevo said:
VERY informative and VERY helpful. thank you so much. I wish I could click thanks twice
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You are welcome!
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crkdslider said:
I know how you feel about all of this. I'm pretty sure I posted something awhile back about this when I first got the phone. It definitely seems like a lot when you don't know how to do much. It's actually quite simple, as as stated above, as long as you follow directions you will be good to go! :good:
Let me see if I can give you some guide on how I learned how to do things to kind of just get in the groove of it.
First things first, you are going to want to check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477
On that page you will be able to download the PC ODIN for stock rooted Gingerbread. You will run that in download mode on your phone (Vol Down + Power.) Make sure you have the Samsung drivers installed on your computer which you can also get from that link. Just follow the instructions to get that installed and you should be good to go. When it is done you can go to Settings > About Phone and make sure that you are running Android 2.3.6 or Gingerbread and you are now rooted at this point (look for the superuser icon.)
After that is done go ahead and check out this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
This is the auto root package that will give you the custom recovery that you will want to use for flashing. There is a file in the rar that is called "RUNFIRST" which, obviously, you will run first. It will bring up a Command Prompt for you to type in selections. Since you are running EL26 at this point you will want to hit "C." This next selection page is your recovery selection.
Look down for EL26 and we recommend Chris41g's recovery. The other is Rogue which you can't do too much with. You will want to make sure you go into Settings > Applications and check the box for USB Debugging. Plug the phone back in, and hit "I" <==-- Capital EYE to avoid confusion, and let it do it's work. It will restart the phone, and if all was successful you will now be rooted with a recovery that you can flash from. EL26 recovery is the most recommended recovery to flash from for any ROM. Power down, and use Vol Up + Power to enter your recovery mode.
Using the volume rocker you can hit up + down + up + down to activate the power button selection and from here you can now flash a ROM zip of your choice. If you are looking for a Jelly Bean ROM, might I recommend Sniper's PACman JB ROM that you can find here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050948
Good luck!
Be sure to also check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
That will help you get an idea of things you can do to prevent bricking in the future.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I still think the exynos abuse app would be easier
Turn on outside sources, install the app, root, install mobile odin and the flash kernel apks, flash the el26 cwm tar, flash PACman from recovery
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LightWeight ? PACman ? PA
I'm on Sniper's PACman rom, and it's good. I much prefer it to stock TouchWiz. If you like the stock TW interface, but want jellybean, have a look at Rwilco's 1-click packages. They make flashing and rooting a snap, and the ones I've used don't trigger the yellow triangle or increase your flash counter (if that matters to you). I stuck with FK23 for quite a while (almost a month), and then did something stupid, so I flashed to FL04 then later to PACman.
I am new to rooting phones and like you a bit overwhelmed at all the information. I finally found this Youtube video that is VERY good and makes rooting easy if you are looking to stock root your phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyEvJ92to64
First off, hey guys, coming off of a HTC phone. I'm semi new to the samsung way of life. The only samsung phone I ever worked on was a epic 4g (dinosaur I know lol).
I need to root 2 samsung epic 4g touch phones with current ota update, FL24.
For my girl friends phone I need to stay as close to stock as I can but give her enough tweaks to help battery, hotspot, etc. As she is in another state for work and can't bring me the phone for monthly updates for bugs, tweaks, etc. (don't think there should be many bugs as long as the phone has been out.)
My phone on the other hand I like to have a stable rom with better battery life but I'm able to update more regular, I also due to my taxi company need to record calls so I can keep driving and listen to the addresses again if I need to without bugging customers for it again. I did have a custom kernel with 2 way record patch and call recorder on my EVO 4G (yes first one, not LTE) . I heard this can be done now with samsung galaxy 2 phones but only in GB and custom ics kernel/roms. If this is confirmed as working in the JB leaked roms I'd be greatful for the info.
I have odin and some of the files needed to root but just wanted someone's input before going in the phones. I was reading
earlier that someone wanted it explained like they were 10 y/o... lmao most 10 year olds I know can jailbreak/root anything that moves, including game consoles lol.. I just want to be cautious, there's a difference between thinking you know and knowing for sure lmao..
Humble taxi driver,
Josh
Additional info; The app I was using is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder
It says the kernel has to have 2 way call recording patch installed for it to work. It even worked on bluetooth on my HTC EVO.
Not sure if it will work on bluetooth with samsung or not, nice if it does.
Theres a one click to root the epic touch on FL24
How to root the epic 4g touch on FL24
As for your girlfriends phone...this Rom is mainly stock JB. It's pure AOSP
Evervolv
As for you...if you want constant updates, I think this one is good
Cyanogenmod 10.1 Wild For The Night
As for battery life....find out for your self
Just tell me if you have any questions . PM me if you want
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considering I need my phone for clients I'm using my girl's phone to test for best recording.
I decided on this method.
To get an FL24 E4GT rooted I would first visit this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2104823. In the OP of this thread you'll find a link to this thread: http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=116 where the developer houses his links & info. The XDA thread is just to help people find it as this forum is very popular. Not sure why he's housing them elsewhere, he just is
This is where the actual zip file to root is located, as well as all the instructions. This is what's called a "one-click," couldn't be any easier. The thread itself can be a bit complicated though, so I'll summarize for you.
I would start fresh, so that means your apps, etc. would be lost - backup via whatever method you find that works without root (not many or any that I know of, other than sms/call log backup tools). You want to click the "Mirror 1" link under step 2 for the file called "SPH-D710_FL24_CL1173404_REV2_Rooted_Restore.exe". This will open another site that the developer has moved...you don't need to leave this site - just look below at the embedded file explorer mechanism and click "ROM" > "ROOTED" and there will be the one-click .exe file you need.
1)Download the zip on your computer and run it. Put the phone in download mode (power off, then hold power button + volume DOWN, then press Volume UP when prompted to get into download mode), then plug the phone in. Once you see the "Com" colored box appear in the one-click program, you can click "start" - it will automatically do everything for you. Once the phone reboots you can unplug it.
2) The next step in any smart rooting process is to get a custom recovery installed asap. There are many "unsafe" recoveries around the E4GT forums so it's important to get a safe one that you can wipe & flash with. Luckily AGAT has produced just such a recovery & it can be found in the OP of the 1st thread I linked above. Here it is directly: http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=106
3) DOWNLOAD THE 0.3.0 .TAR VERSION - DO NOT USE THE 0.4.0 VERSION, IT BOOT-LOOPED FOR ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, OP SHOULD HAVE IT TAKEN DOWN BUT HE DOESN'T
4) Once that .tar file is on your computer then get your phone back into download mode. Open Odin v1.85 (Download HERE & extract if you don't already have it. Once extracted open the "odin 1.85 folder [not zip folder] and there will be the .exe odin 1.85) and then make sure only "auto reboot" is checked. Then click the "PDA" button in the lower right, navigate to the agat recovery zip v 0.3.0 you've just downloaded and select it. Once this is done, plug your phone (which is in download mode already) into the computer and click "start." This will automatically flash the custom recovery onto your phone.
5) Once it reboots you can unplug your phone again. Once it boots and you let it run for a minute or two, I would power it off and then hold the Power + Volume UP buttons until it boots into the recovery (takes a good couple seconds, keep holding till it appears). Navigate to "Backup" and make a nandroid backup - you can edit it in a root exploring file manager after you've rebooted (like es file explorer or root explorer). Call it "FL24stockrooted" or something like that. Then, no matter what you do afterwards you can get back to completely stock + root + custom recovery, a great reset point in case of problems.
Okay, I'm rooted with all of the above steps. callrecorder and total recall do not work for me except for microphone recording.
Also my MTD has been switched back to the GB's Mass storage on/off toggle when it's plugged in to the pc, not sure why I didn't see that
in any of the pages I read on those mods. I'd like to go back to MTD if possible without losing root.
Can someone shed some light as to these issues of the call recording and the MTD partitioning being lost? I should be good after I get these issues resolved.
Thanks in advance,
Josh
You could of used mobile Odin to flash the kernel. I'm surprised that you didn't get the yellow triangle
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BTW, Are you trying to flash a Rom?
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Can you confirm?
gamepro602 said:
As for your girlfriends phone...this Rom is mainly stock JB. It's pure AOSP
Evervolv
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Does this one leave the ability to do profile updates (or go into dialpad config commands) like any normal touch wiz stock?
Or do I have to use a temporary GB flash to do those?
gamepro602 said:
As for you...if you want constant updates, I think this one is good
Cyanogenmod 10.1 Wild For The Night
As for battery life....find out for your self;
Sent from my Jelly Flavored Epic Touch
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I like cyanogenmod but not sure if that one has confirmed full featured (bluetooth, uplink/downlink) call recording. I noticed one of the smaller market share roms was including a addon for call recording but not wasn't sure if that one was working with bluetooth... can't remember now which one.. have to go through history to find the page.. Ever in Wilmington NC and need a cab it's on the house.
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gamepro602 said:
You could of used mobile Odin to flash the kernel. I'm surprised that you didn't get the yellow triangle
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BTW, Are you trying to flash a Rom?
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I just did the one click stock with root from that post and then odin'd the custom recovery/kernel
yes I have the little yellow triangle but I have a fix for it to use, but I was not gonna use it til I had it finished to my liking.
I was planning on staying with stock root/custom recovery for my girl's phone in case I had to walk her through changing her prl or
profile update as she's not technical minded and would send it back to me from Idaho to fix it. If you think that rom would be better suited I'll certainly give it a shot. just keep in mind she's not down the street to get tech support for it from me lmao.
AOSP Roms are the best in my opinion They give the most stock feel, the downside is that you need to temp-boot into GB to Update the PLR and Profile
TW based Roms on the other hand,you can update PLR and Profile.
Though not really the best stock experience and you need to flash a JB modem unless you like a phone with no cell or data connection
As for anything else well... No Rom developer supports this phone (the official ones)NO ONE...though there are alot of unsupported Roms for this phone that are excellent there constantly being updated and such. So don't expect the Rom to be perfect or have lots of features. The unsupported developers can only do so much you know
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