Flash back to stock? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all I just gave my daughter an old epic it is rooted with custom Rom cyagon Rom .I would like to put back to stock so I can update profile and prl to activate.any help would be great thanks.
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There's a sticky thread in the dev forum with dl links and directions.
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Also there is this kexec bootable stock ROM. It allows you to temporarily boot to stock FC09 from your SD card, where you can do prl updates and activate. Then upon reboot, your CM ROM will be unchanged (short of the prl updates or activation)
http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/01/boot-el30-stock-from-sdcard.html?m=1
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propjockey said:
Also there is this kexec bootable stock ROM. It allows you to temporarily boot to stock FC09 from your SD card, where you can do prl updates and activate. Then upon reboot, your CM ROM will be unchanged (short of the prl updates or activation)
http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/01/boot-el30-stock-from-sdcard.html?m=1
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If I recall correctly, this only works for CM9 based roms and lower. It won't work with CM10 based roms due to the MTD partition resizing between the two major versions.

nikon120 said:
If I recall correctly, this only works for CM9 based roms and lower. It won't work with CM10 based roms due to the MTD partition resizing between the two major versions.
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Nope, they fixed it for 10 and 10.1. I just used it last night on 10.1 to update my prl.:thumbup: The new version is cleaner on the SD card as well. Nicely self contained in the multiboot folder, instead of all over the card.
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propjockey said:
Nope, they fixed it for 10 and 10.1. I just used it last night on 10.1 to update my prl.:thumbup: The new version is cleaner on the SD card as well. Nicely self contained in the multiboot folder, instead of all over the card.
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So if it's updated, is the link up there still legit?
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AndyYan said:
So if it's updated, is the link up there still legit?
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Yeah, the link still indicates EL30, but the page has been updated a few times since. I copied the link from the site itself.
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propjockey said:
Yeah, the link still indicates EL30, but the page has been updated a few times since. I copied the link from the site itself.
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Thanks. I was hoping to multiboot this as a daily driver, but no USB storage is critical, and I heard it can't be used along with TWRP also... Bailing out
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[ROM] T-989D Stock system dump

I finally got a CWM system dump. I can put it as a .rar file but how can I upload it here?
Just upload to Multiupload or any other file hosting website.
Pellel2 said:
I finally got a CWM system dump. I can put it as a .rar file but how can I upload it here?
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TAR or ZIP is more accessible, but any filetype, just upload it to Multiupload. I'd hella appreciate it as well!
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yeah Im uploading it right now. This is the file you put in the root directory of your external SD card. once you boot into CWM you go into backup and restore->restore-> and it should be there.
Just unrar and copy the clockworkmod folder straight to the external SD root.
I must say tho the T-Mobile juggernaut custom rom is way better than the Telus Rom. yes it gets stuck on the 3G symbol but it is actually 4G speeds. So far the best I have is juggernaut with the stock t989d kernel in the dev section. best internet speeds and smooth as hell. quadrants are not great but who cares when the phone feels great fast and battery life is awesome.
right on id like to take a look at the telus rom
here you go guys enjoy. Hey Mr. X let me know if you find something juicy. i am glad to help
http://www.multiupload.com/MZZ3LEUXXT
PS. hey Mr X is there a way you can finish that t989d stock kernel we were talking about in a CWM .zip format. I will really appreciate it
Pellel2 said:
here you go guys enjoy. Hey Mr. X let me know if you find something juicy. i am glad to help
http://www.multiupload.com/MZZ3LEUXXT
PS. hey Mr X is there a way you can finish that t989d stock kernel we were talking about in a CWM .zip format. I will really appreciate it
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Yah sorry i had forgotten about it.
Is there any possibility of this stock system dump being converted into a CWM flashable stock ROM? I'd like to try other ROMs, but AFAIK I can only restore the kernel to stock, not the entire ROM yet.
So if I root and flash my TELUS gs2x, will this take me back to stock rom via Odin?
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Awesome! I flashed a 3rd party ROM without backing up the original, only to realize 4 ROMs later that I preferred the original ROM better than all of them... So I restored using your dump and flashed a jugs kernel over it and I'm quite happy with it so far.
SheCo said:
Awesome! I flashed a 3rd party ROM without backing up the original, only to realize 4 ROMs later that I preferred the original ROM better than all of them... So I restored using your dump and flashed a jugs kernel over it and I'm quite happy with it so far.
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How is ur battery life with jugs?
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The link seems to be broke does anyone have a link to download..I too also flashed new Tom w/o backing up original
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Go here. Download the fus cgecker/Downloader. It allows you to check for latest firmware for any Samsung phone and download a system dump, even pull off your phone.
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The link seems to be broke does anyone have a link to download..I too also flashed new Tom w/o backing up original
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Their is no link in this post...or I jus slightly confused to where to go?
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jpage87 said:
Their is no link in this post...or I jus slightly confused to where to go?
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Literally 6th post. But don't be surprised if it doesn't work, MultiUpload might have been shut down.
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[Discussion][ROM] CyanogenMod 9 User Support for Epic 4G Touch

This thread is for User Support. For reporting issues and technical discussion, please post in development
CM9: Android 4.0.4 for Samsung Epic 4G Touch
The Epic Touch CM team is proud to announce the release of CyanogenMod 9 for Samsung Epic 4G Touch.
Please read the CM9 Status Page and the CM9 Install Guide for details!​
This thread is for discussion of the CM9 alpha builds and nightlies.. any issues or technical questions can be posted in our development thread..
If you need more info visit our blog @ http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com​
Thank you Team Epic!
I just flashed the lastest nightly today with the el26 stock cwm. Do I also need to flash the newest gapps on top of it?
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mrush said:
I just flashed the lastest nightly today with the el26 stock cwm. Do I also need to flash the newest gapps on top of it?
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Yes sir you do if you want play store and etc
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With there be nightlies for us cellar version if yall need a edited rom to work off of we got a alpha 5 rom with mms working
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mrush said:
I just flashed the lastest nightly today with the el26 stock cwm. Do I also need to flash the newest gapps on top of it?
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Not if you already had gapps previously installed.
godofwar762 said:
With there be nightlies for us cellar version if yall need a edited rom to work off of we got a alpha 5 rom with mms working
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US Cellular users will probably just have to edit whatever is needed by yourselves unfortunately.
slick_rick said:
Not if you already had gapps previously installed.
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Yes! Just found this out. Tried the play store and its all working correctly. Thanks
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I was thinking of making this thread last night...
Shoulon said:
I was thinking of making this thread last night...
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Lol there was a thread like this made earlier today but it will be closed soon I think. Team Epic wants an official member to run this type of thread.
godofwar762 said:
With there be nightlies for us cellar version if yall need a edited rom to work off of we got a alpha 5 rom with mms working
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if there was a device profile for you guys id compile nightlies for ya, however im not gunna take each nightly and edit it after compiling for use with us cellular, sorry i dont have that kind of time. if you had a device profile like this https://github.com/EpicCM/android_device_samsung_epic4gtouch then i could merge it in and add it to my build script, would take it maybe 20 mins extra to make it :/
my suggestion is to get a modified device repo going and then you could have a from source build
Downloading 6/19... so I just flash this straight over 6/18 from recovery? Should I wipe everything beforehand????
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Looks like the nightly is done uploading. ~35 downloads while the md5 was still changing (good half a dozen were mine) ;-)
Sorry if I ask this....might be common knowledge, oh well. I'm on 6-18 nightly atm, if I want to update to 6-19 (I'm already using goo.im from the play store, and already dl the rom) can I just use the included safe CW from 6-18 to flash? If so, After flashing do I need to do anything else? Thanks again for the help..
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mrush said:
Downloading 6/19... so I just flash this straight over 6/18 from recovery? Should I wipe everything beforehand????
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Flash straight over, no need to wipe.
Bruce Inman said:
Flash straight over, no need to wipe.
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Thanks for being cool to the noob. I have enough experience to know that its sometimes the little things that can mess with your phone and the order of operations can be vital.
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Bruce Inman said:
Flash straight over, no need to wipe.
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Got it as well, thank you.
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Bruce Inman said:
Flash straight over, no need to wipe.
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Using stock recovery or el26
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jeffrey567 said:
Using stock recovery or el26
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The recovery that comes with the nightlies is safe to flash from.
b1g.p0ppa said:
The recovery that comes with the nightlies is safe to flash from.
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Just flash latest build and stuck on boot screen I gonna stick with el26 thanks tho
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for those of you that have flashed the 6/19, it's still FF11 based right?

Rom manager official support! (New info)

Rom manager now supports us gs3 so we can flash latest cwm! Fyi
Supports mobile att and verizon
Can anyone else confirm this for att?
This is great news! Thanks.
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frewys said:
Can anyone else confirm this for att?
This is great news! Thanks.
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Well koush said gs3 recoveries are up, he didn't specify carrier so I take that to mean them all. Rom manager will verify support when you click flash.
cant wait to download this. Thank you
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stonew5082 said:
Well koush said gs3 recoveries are up, he didn't specify carrier so I take that to mean them all. Rom manager will verify support when you click flash.
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Looking forward to trying it but will hold of a bit more until verified att flash is done. Again thanks for posting!!
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frewys said:
Looking forward to trying it but will hold of a bit more until verified att flash is done. Again thanks for posting!!
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My pleasure. It's like Christmas getting cyanogenmod and cwm in the same day haha
I can confirm, Flashing CWM via Rom Manager now works on the AT&T Galaxy S3.
I just completed it myself with no issues
Anyone confirm for tmobile s3?
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circuit.007 said:
Anyone confirm for tmobile s3?
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I just confirmed from my self. It works. I didn't buy the touch version though
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Didn't see it when I checked. do you need to be on CM9 first?
I had rom manager load cwm on my sprint GS3. Then I paid to get the touch version. Works great.
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Tmo cwm touch working great here.
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Is the date issue for back ups fixed with this version of cwm?
Just installed rom manager recovery on tmo s3 working great..
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Is the date issue for back ups fixed with this version of cwm?
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Nope, and also backs up the /data/media section making Nandroid huge.. I told Koush on his FB page...
like the official CMW so far...just wish it supported external sd card guess ill have to get use to internal storage instead.
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like the official CMW so far...just wish it supported external sd card guess ill have to get use to internal storage instead.
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Thats odd, the V4 from team epic supports external sd.
Is the official cwm fix the date nandroid issue? All my nandroids are dated in the 1970s lol
Now supports verizon
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Bizdady said:
Thats odd, the V4 from team epic supports external sd.
Is the official cwm fix the date nandroid issue? All my nandroids are dated in the 1970s lol
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I had v4 before i flashed the official CMW...the official one dosent support external sdcard....only internal =/
I'm with Bell and I only have not-related devices when I want to flash recovery from ROM Manager, no S3 of any sort. Anybody else with this problem?

CM10/Kernal question

Hi, and thanks to whoever takes the time to help out,
I would like to make the jump to PhantomPhreak53 CM10, and i am currently using a GB rooted ROM nothing special, and i'd like to know which kernel to download from Chris41g's list of kernels, he has so many and all have similar/different names, Please Help
Those kernels are only for cm9. Won't work with cm10. Just use the one that's packaged with the rom.
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brooksyx said:
Those kernels are only for cm9. Won't work with cm10. Just use the one that's packaged with the rom.
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I was curious because he specifically said to make sure to have a safe kernel and then links to the page so i assumed he intended for Chris41g's kernel to be what he had in mind for flashing his ROM, so your basically saying, i'm good to go without installing a kernel for good measure ?
No off you want a safe kernel download el29 direct boot and install it via Odin and then use that to flash cm10.
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All GB Kernels are inherently safe so flash away. The new Kernel will be installed as part of the new Rom install
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No off you want a safe kernel download el29 direct boot and install it via Odin and then use that to flash cm10.
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Ok, so el29 is what is referred to as a kernal that has a "safe recovery"?
archangeles said:
Ok, so el29 is what is referred to as a kernal that has a "safe recovery"?
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El29 direct boot was made specifically for flashing ics based roms. You can find it on the epic touch cm9 blog. Just do a Google search for it.
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brooksyx said:
El29 direct boot was made specifically for flashing ics based roms. You can find it on the epic touch cm9 blog. Just do a Google search for it.
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CM10 is jelly bean based
gharlane00 said:
All GB Kernels are inherently safe so flash away. The new Kernel will be installed as part of the new Rom install
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so the precaution is for people using an ICS based kernel?
archangeles said:
CM10 is jelly bean based
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Yeah I know... you are looking for a safe kernel to flash cm10. Ics jb same difference.
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brooksyx said:
Yeah I know... you are looking for a safe kernel to flash cm10. Ics jb same difference.
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sweet!!!!! forgive my nagging questions but thanks for taking the time!
*come hear you experimental CM10 you*
i dont know how this thread made it this far... but... its kernel, unless you are making popcorn.
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i dont know how this thread made it this far... but... its kernel, unless you are making popcorn.
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yea, i realized this and was also curious how far i could go with out being corrected, forgive me
Edit: haha you guys got me all confused. I was right.
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archangeles said:
yea, i realized this and was also curious how far i could go with out being corrected, forgive me
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its just a thing of mine as a kernel dev, i have to correct you, but dont take it personally... im not one of those spelling/grammar people..
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its just a thing of mine as a kernel dev, i have to correct you, but dont take it personally... im not one of those spelling/grammar people..
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as a kernel dev, whats your take on my question? same answer as brooksyx?
pretty much yea..

Flashing modems?

Ok now that I'm confident in my ability to flash ROMS and Kernels in the new Linux 3.0 & 3.4 versions that came with JB, is there anyone who could help me out with finding modems and flashing them and what each modem is for and etc? I really don't understand the new system as i came over from the OG EVO and from what i understand thus far, its not exactly the same as flashing radios as it was with GB or ICS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tried looking through stickies but couldnt find anything.
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This thread will guide you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38172219
Posts #1 through #5 where you will find links to modems. LJ7 and MD4 seem to work best. But these devices are not like HTC devices so don't put that much concern into it.
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Ok thanks for the help. About updating the PRL on AOSP roms though.... I downloaded the script and ran the scripts using script manager exactly as the guide said to do so, but i cant enter diagnostics mode. Any idea why?
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hawke591 said:
Ok thanks for the help. About updating the PRL on AOSP roms though.... I downloaded the script and ran the scripts using script manager exactly as the guide said to do so, but i cant enter diagnostics mode. Any idea why?
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Won't really work on the S3... Best and easiest thing to do is make a nandroid then flash tw rom update prl and profile and then restore nandroid
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Ok, was just curious about that. I know about the nandroid backup and all. Its basically the same as it was with the old aosp/sense system. But thanks a lot for your help. And hopefully I'll see an improvement in my signal strength and quality. Do you have any other tips that could help?
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Nope other than stick to TW roms, signal strength will be better and lte, 3g exchange is much better.
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Yea well it wouldnt make too much of a difference with 3G and LTE considering I'm in an area that doesnt have LTE coverage yet. And just curious here, but the synergy port from verizon IS considered a TW rom right?
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yeah no lte it makes no difference. I don't know about synergy but just look in the OP it's either TW, AOSP or AOKP. If you don't have to flash gapps it's TW.
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Ok thanks for your help.
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All AOSP are 3.4 kernel's now. CM needs MD4 to flash. It's in freeza's thread
hawke591 said:
Ok now that I'm confident in my ability to flash ROMS and Kernels in the new Linux 3.0 & 3.4 versions that came with JB, is there anyone who could help me out with finding modems and flashing them and what each modem is for and etc? I really don't understand the new system as i came over from the OG EVO and from what i understand thus far, its not exactly the same as flashing radios as it was with GB or ICS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tried looking through stickies but couldnt find anything.
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I flashed the md4 after edfunkycold told me where to find and DL them. But i am on md4 modem and am running cm. It IS on the 3.4 but the scripts still dont work so im just going to do the touchwiz trick.
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hawke591 said:
Ok thanks for the help. About updating the PRL on AOSP roms though.... I downloaded the script and ran the scripts using script manager exactly as the guide said to do so, but i cant enter diagnostics mode. Any idea why?
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Since the update to the 3.4.x kernel the scripts don't work anymore. Flash a TW ROM and follow those instructions

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