E4GT cannot get into CWM - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Ive tried and tried again,studied forums with no result.
I have an E4GT ive rooted it with f103 and ff18 unrooted and rooted it again and CWM will not boot. Ive installed ODIN and flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing. unrooted and rooted flashed EL26 stockCWR tar. Again nothing Im very puzzled Ive had numerous Andoid phones in the past and have no problem rooting and flashing custom kernels and ROMS.
Please help

SRVS said:
Ive tried and tried again,studied forums with no result.
I have an E4GT ive rooted it with f103 and ff18 unrooted and rooted it again and CWM will not boot. Ive installed ODIN and flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing. unrooted and rooted flashed EL26 stockCWR tar. Again nothing Im very puzzled Ive had numerous Andoid phones in the past and have no problem rooting and flashing custom kernels and ROMS.
Please help
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you should be able to odin this. Tar file goes in the PDA slot of Odin. md5sum 2b781e4515982a6b7d9586cbb3158647
http://shabbypenguin.com/k0/ecm/E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
It is a direct boot to safe CWM recovery. If that doesn't work, we need more info than " flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing"

calisro said:
you should be able to odin this. Tar file goes in the PDA slot of Odin. md5sum 2b781e4515982a6b7d9586cbb3158647
http://shabbypenguin.com/k0/ecm/E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
It is a direct boot to safe CWM recovery. If that doesn't work, we need more info than " flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing"
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Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.

SRVS said:
Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.
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When you put the directboot EL29 kernel in the kernel slot and flash it, phone directly boots in CWM.
Did you install mobile odin from the play store OR the thread here on xda? If you installed mobile odin from the thread here on xda, then you ALSO need the flash kernel that is linked in that thread..

SRVS said:
Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.
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Did you check the MD5 to be sure you got a good download? It should go in the PDA slot for desktop ODIN! REference: http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/tools.html

BluesRulez said:
When you put the directboot EL29 kernel in the kernel slot and flash it, phone directly boots in CWM.
Did you install mobile odin from the play store OR the thread here on xda? If you installed mobile odin from the thread here on xda, then you ALSO need the flash kernel that is linked in that thread..
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I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore

SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..

SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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U have to toggle power button by volume+, vol-,, volume+ then you can use power to select, also home key will select(I think)
Sent from my SPH-L710

SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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More info on THIS sentence!
"but I cant select install zips, or any option"

calisro said:
More info on THIS sentence!
"but I cant select install zips, or any option"
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It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?

SRVS said:
It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?
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and you tried the 'home' button to select. Correct? Just making sure.

BluesRulez said:
Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
U have to toggle power button by volume+, vol-,, volume+ then you can use power to select, also home key will select(I think)
Sent from my SPH-L710
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SRVS said:
It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?
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Did you read all that?

dfects fossil
BluesRulez said:
Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..
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Im running GB 2.3.6 ive used the up down volume rocker again and again no option to go back or select anything in CWM with the power button.
when Im in the boot loop and i press volume up and power It sends me to the stock recovery again NOT CWM. And I still cant select reboot or anything on the menu

SRVS said:
Im running GB 2.3.6 ive used the up down volume rocker again and again no option to go back or select anything in CWM with the power button.
when Im in the boot loop and i press volume up and power It sends me to the stock recovery again NOT CWM. And I still cant select reboot or anything on the menu
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reread again. LOL. That CWM uses the HOME button to select and the POWER button to go back.

calisro said:
reread again. LOL. That CWM uses the HOME button to select and the POWER button to go back.
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hahah!! Thanks guys WOW! im a noob it works great! THANKY OU!!

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[Q] Problem With Mobile Odin

I am trying to successfully flash a kernel through mobile Odin ....to be exact its the EL26 cwm that is recommended to use to flash new roms but every time i flash it through mobile Odin i get a black screen and nothing happens after the flash?
I've tried pulling the battery and even powering off the phone and back on again but still gets stuck on the black screen........ the file i use is the one on this site that has a .md5 at the end of it can someone tell me what im doing wrong?(gentle please im a noob at this)
Also the CWMR does flash i hold down the up+power button and im get into CWM but i have to restore my nandroid backup i made to turn the phone back on.....
Icebluemale30 said:
I am trying to successfully flash a kernel through mobile Odin ....to be exact its the EL26 cwm that is recommended to use to flash new roms but every time i flash it through mobile Odin i get a black screen and nothing happens after the flash?
I've tried pulling the battery and even powering off the phone and back on again but still gets stuck on the black screen........ the file i use is the one on this site that has a .md5 at the end of it can someone tell me what im doing wrong?(gentle please im a noob at this)
Also the CWMR does flash i hold down the up+power button and im get into CWM but i have to restore my nandroid backup i made to turn the phone back on.....
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If you're flashing the StockEL26CWM tar and are on ICS, it will go to the black screen because that kernel isn't compatible with ICS.
You'll need to hold VolUp and Power until it reboots into recovery. Don't let go of either button until you're in recovery.
nivron said:
If you're flashing the StockEL26CWM tar and are on ICS, it will go to the black screen because that kernel isn't compatible with ICS.
You'll need to hold VolUp and Power until it reboots into recovery. Don't let go of either button until you're in recovery.
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so i cant have the stock CWM recovery on any ICS build rom ?
Icebluemale30 said:
so i cant have the stock CWM recovery on any ICS build rom ?
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You don't want to use ANY recovery on ICS. It has high risks of bricking your device.
Flashing the EL26 (which is a GB recovery) is what you'd want to do if you are upgrading your ICS or restoring a nandroid of a GB ROM. But the ICS ROM won't boot with the stock EL26 kernel because it is a GB kernel.

soft/hard bricked my phone? [!SOLVED!]

Okay so I tried to install a custom kernal and managed to break my phone, no biggie i thought, tried to boot into CWM but I can't access recovery menu OR download menu
Please help thanks
Trying to go into download mode for odin results in a black screen then the phone turns off..
[email protected] I havnt used odin before so thats new to me >_<
I would suggest to use odin to flash a stock kernel. its the easiest way.
iRhyiku said:
Okay so I tried to install a custom kernal and managed to break my phone, no biggie i thought, tried to boot into CWM but I can't access recovery menu OR download menu
Please help thanks
Trying to go into download mode for odin results in a black screen then the phone turns off..
[email protected] I havnt used odin before so thats new to me >_<
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Download the stock kernel given in the first post of merruk kernel...Then put ur phone in download mode(switch off and then hold vol down+home+power together).connect to pc and open odin..Select pda and choose the stock kernel..Click start..Reboot.U r done
[Guide] hard/soft brick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498327&highlight=hard+and+soft+brick
maybe this could help you...never tried it though
Ah Thanks for the help ^_^
I'm glad to see the recovery menu again
aadaars said:
Download the stock kernel given in the first post of merruk kernel...Then put ur phone in download mode(switch off and then hold vol down+home+power together).connect to pc and open odin..Select pda and choose the stock kernel..Click start..Reboot.U r done
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^^^
exactly what I did with my phone, if it don't work your doing something wrong.

Help I think I bricked my phone

So I flashed this rom after flashing the FK23 modem. I decided to try to go to a new rom so got into mobile odin and flashed el26, but now I still have the stock recovery that tells me that signature verificarion failed and I cant boot into an Operating System. Please Help.
First make sure that the ROM you want to flash is on your sdcard then Boot your phone into Odin mode by turning it off, then holding down power and volume down button. Press volume up to go into odin mode, Flash EL29directboot cwm with Odin 1.85 and phone will reboot into a working cwm where you can flash the ROM. hope this helps.
mindstate said:
First make sure that the ROM you want to flash is on your sdcard then Boot your phone into Odin mode by turning it off, then holding down power and volume down button. Press volume up to go into odin mode, Flash EL29directboot cwm with Odin 1.85 and phone will reboot into a working cwm where you can flash the ROM. hope this helps.
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Thanks that worked.
jersam515 said:
Thanks that worked.
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no problem, if i didnt answer this thread might've been lost forever lol.

I can't flash CWM..

I just rooted my Samsung s4 (SGH-M919) by (CF-Auto-Root method), and I have trying now to flash ''PhilZ Touch Recovery''' And I did everything, flashed this version ''philz_touch_5.18.2-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' through odin, and the phone restarted normally. Unchecked the ''auto-reboot'' in odin, and after flasing, did the manual restart to recovery (Vol. Up + Power +.Home) and still nothing..
Tried another version ''philz_touch_5.15.0-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' and still nothing happened.
What am I missing? Any help please?
Thanks.
re: recovery
D3sokA said:
I just rooted my Samsung s4 (SGH-M919) by (CF-Auto-Root method), and I have trying now to flash ''PhilZ Touch Recovery''' And I did everything, flashed this version ''philz_touch_5.18.2-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' through odin, and the phone restarted normally. Unchecked the ''auto-reboot'' in odin, and after flasing, did the manual restart to recovery (Vol. Up + Power +.Home) and still nothing..
Tried another version ''philz_touch_5.15.0-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' and still nothing happened.
What am I missing? Any help please?
Thanks.
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You don't need to press the HOME key to get into recovery.
Just press the volumeUp and the power button at the same
time until you see tiny blue writing in the top left hand side
of the phone's screen then let go of the buttons and it should
go into recovery mode.
My suggestion is to use either TWRP or CWM recovery for best results.
Good luck!
I would first root then go into the play store and download ROM manager. After doing that install cwm through there then reboot into recovery and flash philz recovery (.zip) provided somewhere in his posts and you'll be fine. I do it every time this way.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
D3sokA said:
I just rooted my Samsung s4 (SGH-M919) by (CF-Auto-Root method), and I have trying now to flash ''PhilZ Touch Recovery''' And I did everything, flashed this version ''philz_touch_5.18.2-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' through odin, and the phone restarted normally. Unchecked the ''auto-reboot'' in odin, and after flasing, did the manual restart to recovery (Vol. Up + Power +.Home) and still nothing..
Tried another version ''philz_touch_5.15.0-jfltetmo.tar.md5'' and still nothing happened.
What am I missing? Any help please?
Thanks.
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Rename the file. Just take off the .md5 at the end.
Make it just .tar at the end. It should work fine.

[Q] Cannot flash CWM recovery

I am using Odin 3.09. I have tried several CWM .tar.md5 and recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5
It always says "PASS!" and when I boot into recovery I get the old Android system recovery <3e>
What am I doing wrong??? Please help!
In Odin does it say "succed1 failed 0"?
After the phone reboots did you press Home + Volume up?
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Weekend' said:
In Odin does it say "succed1 failed 0"?
After the phone reboots did you press Home + Volume up?
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Yes, it says that. When I first press home + vol up I cannot get it into recovery. It does a normal boot. Only if I try again, it boots to the OLD recovery
If fails because you did not boot into recovery right after it flashes. You must catch that first boot into recovery otherwise the system will automatically reflash stock recovery
Whosat said:
If fails because you did not boot into recovery right after it flashes. You must catch that first boot into recovery otherwise the system will automatically reflash stock recovery
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Thanks! That is is. None of the instructions I have really mention this explicitly

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