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[Q] Need an advice

Hello!
Today few times I've tried to flash EK02 Stock rom. I don't know what happened and what I'm not doing right but after flashing I'm getting reboots every 3 minutes. Sometimes it is changing by itself from horizontal to vertical and WI-FI not working at all.
What I did
Odin 30 modem
Flashed EK02 modem
Upgraded system flashed this file http://chris41g.devphone.org/EpicTouch/Stock%20Roms/SPH-D710_update_EG30_to_EK02-rooted.zip
Flashed Rogue EK02 Recovery
Also tried this 2 files
http://chris41g.devphone.org/EpicTouch/Stock Roms/rooted.EK02.tar.md5
http://chris41g.devphone.org/EpicTouch/Stock Roms/Epic 4g Touch Pit.zip
Tried deodexed Rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368180
Got the same result I wrote.
Please, can somebody give me some advice what Rom is working and more important how to do it right step-by-step?
I need your help, please?

ODIN the EG30_Rev5 (EG31) stock tar along with the PIT file. Then start all over.

chunology said:
ODIN the EG30_Rev5 (EG31) stock tar along with the PIT file. Then start all over.
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What is a better way to restore data? Can I do it trough CWM nandroid?

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[Q] Different Modem for CM9 A2

Hey guys!
This is my first post on XDA, though I've been creeping on these forums for years rooting my Orginal Gangster G1 and my Epic 4g. I recently just got the E4GT and I love it.
Obviously the first thing I did after charging it up was start getting it rooted and etc. So started on stock EL29, and with using all of QBking77's great videos, I rooted it with One-Click Root, got recovery on it, then did the whole process of getting CM9 Alpha 2 on my phone. Everything went perfectly and its running smoothly!
But now the question is how can I change my modem? I'm assuming EL29 is from Gingerbread and the F*xx's are ICS (if not just the latest F's?). But regardless of what they there, is it possible to change my modem WITHOUT going back to stock with the One Click root/restore, and then flashing a new modem, and then going through the whole process of installing CM9 again?
If there isn't, could someone please tell me what the most effective and safe way is to change my modem on CM9 is? And what is the general consensus on which modem is the best running with CM9. FC24, FD05, etc?
Thanks for the help in advance! It feels good to finally post!

If you really wanted to you could start fresh and install the modem along with CM9 again.
But most people will tell you to ODIN an EL26+CWM kernel and boot to recovery when it reboots, flash the modem, and then flash the kernel that comes with CM9. Its an easy process.
If I'm wrong, someone feel free to correct me
EDIT: Modems really are hit and miss for me. I suggest just taking a couple days and testing them out to see which one works best for you.

Just to make sure I have this right:
1. Odin the EL26+CWM kernal, just like I did to flash CM9.
2. Boot in to recovery, after Odin is finished.
3. Flash the modem through recovery. From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
4. Then flash the CM9 kernel.
5. And we are good to go?
Question is by flashing the CM9 Kernel do you just mean flashing the Rom zip (cm-update-9 blah blah), or is there a separate kernel file.

That's all correct except for the fact that there should be a separate kernel that you can flash for CM9. I'm not sure about all that so you might want to ask around about that. Just make sure you don't flash a TouchWiz kernel, as CM9 requires an AOSP one.
EDIT: Just looked at the link and make sure that the modem you flash is in CWM .zip format. You don't use tars in CWM.

You can also get mobile Odin from the play store and flash a modem (.tar file, can be found on Calk's ICS 1.4 thread) through that.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

robertm2011 said:
You can also get mobile Odin from the play store and flash a modem (.tar file, can be found on Calk's ICS 1.4 thread) through that.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5
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That's the method I use. Most people don't want to pay for the app. 100% worth it though.

Another easy method
A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.

robertm2011 said:
A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.
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This.
Its late here and I wasn't thinking straight. My method had so many extra steps it wasn't funny. I can officially say my badddd.
The extra steps are worth the experience

robertm2011 said:
A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.
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So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?

inlineboy said:
So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?
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Dude I would just say go with a clean install...
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

inlineboy said:
So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?
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Clearing up a couple things:
1) Last I checked you cannot flash modems from Mobile ODIN on this phone. I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, such as Epix4G...
2) Calk's ROM threads usually contain a list of all modem TAR files so that they can be upgraded.
3) Modems need to be flashed through ODIN as far as I understood. But whether or not you should revert to EL26 before flashing? I can give the CW advice of going back to EL26 (better safe than sorry IMO), but hopefully a person experienced with CM9 can give you better advice on this.

I'm running CM9 A2, and I've been keeping up with the latest modems using Odin. The beauty of it is that it is almost completely risk-free, no need to revert to EL26. Calks E4GT ICS thread has all the modem .tar files in the OP, flash away.
No offense meant, but we are talking about modems, not kernels, right?

Easiest way to get from EK02 to FF18?

A guy I worked with asked me to help him root his Epic 4G Touch a few months ago, and now that ICS is out he wants to upgrade to it. However, I'm a little unclear with how to go about getting his phone upgraded. It currently is on EK02 with CWM recovery. Can he just flash an FF18 ROM or does it need to be ODIN'ed back to something like EL29 first? I tried to read in the development forum about how to do this, but I'm confused..... Any help is greatly appreciated.

myersn024 said:
A guy I worked with asked me to help him root his Epic 4G Touch a few months ago, and now that ICS is out he wants to upgrade to it. However, I'm a little unclear with how to go about getting his phone upgraded. It currently is on EK02 with CWM recovery. Can he just flash an FF18 ROM or does it need to be ODIN'ed back to something like EL29 first? I tried to read in the development forum about how to do this, but I'm confused..... Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Just do the one-click FF18+root odin package. thats the easiest way. Then, flash agats kernel for a safe recovery to wipe and flash ICS roms odin the kernel as well after the FF18 upgrade. to get rid of the yellow triangle from flashing the custom kernel use Triangle away. (that's if you get it, not sure because I use mobile odin)
link FF18: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
Link Agat kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767421
Triangle away apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed to know.

Rooting a E4GT (SPH-D710) from Sprint

There is almost too much information on this forum!
All I would like to do is root my (wife's) phone in order to remove bloatware and install Ad Blocker, ideally without losing personal data. The phone's firmware was updated to FH13 yesterday using Kies and I am comfortable using Odin.
I read the entirety of this post, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835033, along with several of the linked posts, and am still a bit confused. The OC upgrades are rather large and do not seem necessary since I am already running FH13. I downloaded the [ODIN] FH13 Kernel TAR.MD5, and can easily install this, but is there anything else I need in order to have root after installing this kernel?
Thank you.

Welcome to the E4GT.
Never too much information.
If as you've said you've already rooted the phone to FH13 and you are comfortable using Odin (I am hoping you mean you understand where to place the proper files and not just the 'one-clicks' - placing an update/tar/pit file in the wrong slot WILL kill your phone) you should probably grab Agat's latest safe kernel 5.4 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767421
Grab the tar and use Odin. Then you'll have a stock rooted phone with a safe kernel with recovery (CWM)
Seriously though taking a little time reading the stickies and how-tos will provide you with loads of information that can/will keep you from bricking your phone and save even more time being frustrated. Along with the added benefit of not being the one who killed your wife's phone.
Do you wife's phone right; have it all just work and be bullet proof and you'll be a hero. Kill it and you'll probably never hear the end of it.
Good luck.

leaderbuilder,
Thanks for taking time to reply.
To be clear, I have not yet rooted the phone - that is what I am trying to accomplish. I downloaded the kernel you referenced and loaded it using Odin. Upon reboot, I saw the yellow diamond with the exclamation point. Once the phone was up-and-running, I tried Root Checker and it indicated that the phone was not rooted. What step did I miss?
Thanks.

You have a couple of choices from the point at which you are at.
You can get the supersu zip, and flash in the phones recovery to root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28086976
From here, you'll need to get triangle away and use to reset the flash count and clear the triangle.
You can also go ahead and use the rooted no data one click that you saw but didn't want to use to root, then use triangle away. But then you'll lose the recovery you just did and you'll have to do again.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2

MoHoGalore,
I was just reading another post in which you were helping a novice like me.
I removed the triangle by reverting to a stock kernel - so i am back where I started. What i don't understand is this: The kernel is ~8 MB, but the one-click download is ~285 MB. Since rooting seems to be related to a small (?) change in the kernel, and since the phone is already running FH13, what else is included in the OC that is being installed to the phone?

groston said:
MoHoGalore,
I was just reading another post in which you were helping a novice like me.
I removed the triangle by reverting to a stock kernel - so i am back where I started. What i don't understand is this: The kernel is ~8 MB, but the one-click download is ~285 MB. Since rooting seems to be related to a small (?) change in the kernel, and since the phone is already running FH13, what else is included in the OC that is being installed to the phone?
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Howdy - and well, you have removed the triangle but you may not have reset the binary counter.. more on that in a min..
And having a custom kernel doesn't mean you're rooted. A custom kernel is a tool for rooted rom's. That is what a one click can do for you, or you can do, with that first step you took.. (And the one click is the "core" of the build that you're replacing, that is rooted. If that makes sense.)
So, here's a few line ups that I would do if I were you;
1. Odin a rooted rom tar (Crawrj has these avalible in current updates) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844109 check out the first few posts, tells you all you need to do this. (The link is FH13. FH23 is said to be a dev build and has issues that are, well, going to be there..)
2.Odin a custom kernel (Which you did, and I guess now you're back stock) I had to change the order as I first posted. The rom tar will place stock recovery/kernel back. So you want to odin the custom kernel after the rom.
Or
1. Odin custom kernel. (Which you did, and I guess now you're back stock)
2. Using either superuser or supersu, root your rom (There are flash-able zips and tars for Odin)
3. Using triangle away, clear the triangle and reset binary counter.
Or
1. Get Garwynns One click no data and complete the operation in a few steps. (You can find that in RWilco's thread in post #2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835033)
At the point that you do get rooted, and your on ICS, you need to run triangle away and confirm binary flash count if you ever want to send your phone in for service and want it not to show you flashed anything.. Just my suggestion.

[HOW-TO] Preparing to flash an ND8 (kitkat) rom

Given that the first ND8 rom is out there now, I'd thought it would be a good idea to write up the steps you need to take BEFORE you can proceed to flashing your first ND8 rom.
Steps to take/verify before flashing an ND8 rom
Check your bootloader version. If you are not on the ND8 bootloader, any ND8 rom you flash will brick your device.
You can check your bootloader version by running the following command in a terminal emulator app/shell on your device. Adb shell will work as well if you know how to get that going.
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
If the version string it returns ends with "ND8" (no quotes of course), you are golden and you can skip to STEP 5. Otherwise continue to step 2.
Oh no. You ARE NOT on the ND8 firmware so you need to flash it before you can safely flash your first ND8 rom. Head over to THIS thread and flash the stock tar using ODIN (or a similar program) ON YOUR PC. Mobile ODIN will not just fail to flash it properly, but may leave you with an inoperable device aka brick. Don't try to take shortcuts. Following the instructions in the stock tar thread for how to flash the tar. NOTE: The restore tar MAY or MAY NOT wipe your internal storage so back up your information as necessary.
After flashing the stock tar, head back here and move on to step 3
Download a custom recovery tar (I highly recommend Philz touch, works for flashing kitkat roms well with the greatest consistency. Grab the latest tar HERE)
Flash the recovery tar with ODIN (or a similar computer program such as jodin, heimdall, etc) the same way you flashed the stock tar.
Now you can flash your rom. Yes, it is slightly tedious the first time, but once you are on the ND8 firmware you needn't repeat these steps the next time you want to flash an ND8 rom :good:
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Devs and others, I encourage you to refer all ND8 flashing questions here to keep things centralized and have one set of info from one person versus multiple from multiple people.
Have fun flashing!

It definitely did wipe my internal data, so be sure to backup to your SD card or off-device. I fortunately had most of it backed up, but I think I lost some pictures.

Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.

troyernet said:
Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.
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The only chance for you is if you're rooted Odexed. You'd have to unroot, flash the stock Knox MK3 bootloader, kernel and recovery, and then accept the OTA.
There is NO way to run TouchWiz 4.4.2 without the Knox ND8 bootloader.
And if you don't know one way or the other, I'd say there's more of a chance you're DeOdexed than Odexed, which won't work at all for the OTA.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
I'm on Ting, so I buy my phones outright and don't have phone insurance. I have my old SGS2 as my insurance. Its my understanding that the main issue with knox is if you downgrade your bootloader, it'll hard brick your device. Otherwise, you can still flash ROMs and what not through custom recovery just like before, regardless if its MD4 based or AOSP. I don't think i'll ever need to send my phone to Sprint/Samsung for warranty/repairs/ect. or downgrade bootloaders (never felt the need to). If I sell my phone, I'll just odin the stock ND8 and be done with it. Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?

So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted? Why do I ask? Well if you keep reading the ND8 Full Restore thread bilgerryan posted to flash CF Auto Root, then recovery, so I am just a little confused. Here.
Unfortunately the OP in the ND8 thread never updated the initial post to include all of the requests that followed, like listing the MD5 and attaching the root instructions that were posted. I am pretty sure I got the answer to my questions by reading the thread again, but I can see how things get confusing fast. So keeping root is a 3 step flash.

s9amme said:
I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?
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No, and no.
Super Dave426 said:
So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted?
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Give me a sec and I'll post some links for you. I'll edit this post with them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743971
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413
Follow the instructions in ANY of those thread's first posts AFTER ODINing ND8 and you'll be rooted.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.

tpike1296 said:
I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.
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There is absolutely no other way than through hard wire USB?Micro USB. Sorry.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.

SoldToBears said:
Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.
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To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.

jwigley24 said:
To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.
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Ah! Thank you so much! :highfive: For some reason I thought I had to keep holding them down until recovery loaded. Thanks again. I appreciate it.

Pit for mapping
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Saafir said:
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Cancel the help request gang. Apparently my Micro USB cord must be faulty. Flashing now

A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710

Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
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ghostyroasty said:
Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
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Only if you are on 100% stock rom with stock recovery

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710
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You can flash any recovery from your custom recovery. The first one is just Odined because you can't flash that from stock recovery.
Old Philz had separate SPR and LTE builds. The SPR ones aren't built anymore and you can flash the latest LTE one just fine, that's what I use.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710
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You may try philz touch 6.26.6 d2lte.

Nd8 sd permission fix.zip and nd8 tether mod.zip works for my virgin phone by the way.
Sent from my SPH-L710 VM ND8 (Sprint Rooted Modded Stock 4.4.2 Kit Kat Rom)

Thank you CNexus for all your genius work. Had to pop my cherry to thank you. You and other devs have help me unbricked my hard bricked phone. Now Im as good as new with KitKat running. Now to a flash this Wicked Rom. :laugh: