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[Q] My Samsung E4GT keep restarting

I root my E4GT successfully and then I flash the kernel(SXTP_Agat_FL24-v0.4.0.tar) via Odin. I flashed my phone and my battery life is between 4%-7% after flashing my phone it reboot itself and then go to home screen after a few seconds it reboot itself over and over. I can't use my phone. How can I flashed my phone without using Odin?

What was running previously on your phone, GB, ics. ?
Was it previously rooted?
How old is your phone? How old is your battery?
What shoe size are you?
More info.
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Transmitted from another galaxy with a Jellybean infused P-5113 full of Unicorn porn.

Try flashing the stock kernel if you are on fl24 rom.
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I have the same phone and issue. Look at your batt and see if its swollen.
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jaxon01 said:
Try flashing the stock kernel if you are on fl24 rom.
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^^^ That's the correct answer above.. (Could have found the answer in the repack thread as well...)

I feel like I just failed a pop quiz.
Thanks MoHo.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
I feel like I just failed a pop quiz.
Thanks MoHo.
Pp.
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Hahah. Not what I was intending PP. Was a reference to the last. My bad.:beer:

MoHo, you good. I look up to you
Just funnin!
But you schooled some of us, and thats what counts.:thumbup:
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rebooting after flashing
I'm having a similar issue. I'm coming from KT's slim rom 3.1 to GB27 rooted stock. When it started booting in the middle of the flash - right from download - I knew there was an issue. I tried flashing stock rooted EL29. I tried the EL29 modem, and EL26 CWM direct-boot kernel. I successfully flashed back to slim after a few hours and multiple random reboots, but when I got back into it, it rebooted again constantly! I was looking at the charging animation for a few seconds, then the boot animation, then the charging animation again. That's when I decided that the power button is probably stuck. I did a search and found this. I took the phone completely apart and used tweezers to gently squeeze the metal around the power button. So far, it's working, but I anticipate another random reboot any moment. If you all have any other suggestions, let me know.

Okay. I just got back from Sprint. they tested the battery first, and it is definitely bad. This is a common issue which I am being told has to do with bad official firmware. secondly, the tech installed a "buffer" under the power button, which seems to have resolved the random reboots. Time to get a new battery on Amazon.
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johncro13 said:
Okay. I just got back from Sprint. they tested the battery first, and it is definitely bad. This is a common issue which I am being told has to do with bad official firmware. secondly, the tech installed a "buffer" under the power button, which seems to have resolved the random reboots. Time to get a new battery on Amazon.
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The battery issues have nothing to do with bad firmware. It is fully hardware related. They packed 1800mah into a 1500mah battery and to do so had to thin out the cell walls. Heating and cooling makes the cells expand and contract and ultimately making them fail over time, causing the battery to go bad. It has nothing to do with firmware. It is bound to happen to anyone with the E4GT.
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Won't let me edit on the app... It's bound to happen to anyone with any Galaxy SII phone.
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graydiggy said:
The battery issues have nothing to do with bad firmware. It is fully hardware related. They packed 1800mah into a 1500mah battery and to do so had to thin out the cell walls. Heating and cooling makes the cells expand and contract and ultimately making them fail over time, causing the battery to go bad. It has nothing to do with firmware. It is bound to happen to anyone with the E4GT.
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Exactly right. Heat is the worst culprit for killing these batteries. Cutting the cell walls to the bsre minimum safety standards was a poor design by Samsung trying to keep the phone as thin as possible while still getting the biggest battery they could squeeze in there.
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Graydiggy, the sprint tech was probably referring to ICS, when he said bad firmware .
EK is right, heat is the worst enemy of a battery. That's why you want your phone to be in open ventilated area when charging.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Graydiggy, the sprint tech was probably referring to ICS, when he said bad firmware .
EK is right, heat is the worst enemy of a battery. That's why you want your phone to be in open ventilated area when charging.
Pp.
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Lol you hate ICS more than I hate stupidity I never had issues with ICS but I never used stock for more than a few days, I always used ICS AOKP from times_infinity that I tweaked out
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Lol you hate ICS more than I hate stupidity I never had issues with ICS but I never used stock for more than a few days, I always used ICS AOKP from times_infinity that I tweaked out
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I also ran custom roms, tried several but stuck with Calkulin's ics build for many months, there was a lot of theming for ics, which i enjoyed.
My biggest headache with ics was when the wife's phone on stock ics went bonkers, especially with battery life. (Wifey was resistant to root, had to sneak it in)
Pp. :beer::thumbup:
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I can't stand twiz lol. I prefer aosp. On my note 2 I've cloned AOSP on twiz so it looks and feels like aosp but retained all the extra TW features. I call it AOSC - Android Open Source Clone
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I like to break stuff!

I like TW, its so stock I also roll Apex every once in a while.
My tab run Aosp milestone 1 4.1.2 , and only Apex, I'm loving my tab, I do icons also.
Pp.
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ICS still has nothing to do with the battery. Well... There is no hard proof that it does. I have seen the batteries begin to fail even when people never used ICS.
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Especially when your phone starts getting close to that one year anniversary, and if your a flashaholic it could need replacing even sooner.
Pp.
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Well, I'm still getting random reboots. It only started happening after I went from AOSP back to TW, and it's happened to me once before on a previous E4GT. It's FUBAR now and going back to AOSP ain't gonna fix it. Is the random rebooting caused by the bad battery? Is the battery bad because of ICS and GB TW, or just the Odin flashing?

Need a Root

I have a Samsung Galaxy II SPH-D710 and I havent found any roots for it... (Thats actually work)

They all work, use the search. Every root method on this forum works for their specific software version
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I like to break stuff!

That actually work?
All of them work
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i do too. ..a rootbeer

I tried the Rooting with Bin4ry "Root MANY ANDROID!" didnt work. And I am running build FL26 and I cant find a root for that one

edtrud said:
I tried the Rooting with Bin4ry "Root MANY ANDROID!" didnt work. And I am running build FL26 and I cant find a root for that one
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Flash a rooted one click with odin, boom you're done.
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there are tons of them, which one do I use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252

edtrud said:
there are tons of them, which one do I use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
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why not just get the latest? GB08 im not sure which is the actual official but im currently running that on my e4gt and its good good good

Whichever build you want to use.. I assume the latest official build.. Download that since it's official and the latest
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isnt GB GingerBread? I have ICS 4.0.4 Build FL26.
[-------------------------New to Android-------------------------]

edtrud said:
isnt GB GingerBread? I have ICS 4.0.4 Build FL26.
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nah, gb08 is the lates tjellybean leak. i thought it was official. sorry dude. i guess this phone hasnt got the official jellybean update yet.

Android is being gay about and not gonna be releasing a JB for it

edtrud said:
Android is being gay about and not gonna be releasing a JB for it
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aha i see. android and its confused sexual preferences.. seriously tho... i like the gb08 update and wifi tethering and 4g are good for me. good battery too. if you want the latest,, make sure you flash a JB modem with that gb08 rom. its in the modem repository. if you do go back to ics, then flash a ics modem or youll have problems with data coming in correctly. also if you flash any aosp (cm10.1/aokp/pac,PA etc) you will need an ics modem or lower... only flash a JBmodem if you use a TouchWiz Jelly bean ROM.
if you are new, i suggest taking some time out and doing a lot of reading. not to say that you havent, but the more knowledge you gain, the easier it will be to understand this phone.

edtrud said:
Android is being gay about and not gonna be releasing a JB for it
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MiguelHogue said:
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss :flipoff2:
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off topic but DAMN SON!! i just noticed your join date. thats a grip of posts and especially thanks in that time!! :good: you sir are one hell of an xda power user :silly:

Never mind

cuezaireekaa said:
off topic but DAMN SON!! i just noticed your join date. thats a grip of posts and especially thanks in that time!! :good: you sir are one hell of an xda power user :silly:
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Most of his thanks are from me lol. I thank almost every post he makes
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181032
Read those. And this too.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
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jaxon01 said:
GB08
G=year 2013
B=month February
08= day of the month
GB08 was released Feb. 08 2013.
It is jellybean 4.2.1
The latest release is GB27
also jellybean 4.2.1
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thanks for clearing that up. i was gonna explain that but i didnt want to do it incorrectly. and looks like i need to update my rom. :good:
EDIT: wait.. so there is a GB27 right?? i see you neverminded that post

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off topic but DAMN SON!! i just noticed your join date. thats a grip of posts and especially thanks in that time!! :good: you sir are one hell of an xda power user :silly:
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Lol yeah I haven't been on xda that long compared to a lot of folks
I'm thankful for the knowledge I've gained here
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(Q) SECURITY Hole!!! anyone know how to fix?

I came across this video earlier today. It has to do with the lockscreen and then dialing a non emergency number. then when you back out it gives the user access to the home screen for a second.
Does anyone know how to fix/prevent this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEsdHs0-W-Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
-Wizzle

I do believe you can prevent this .... by using an AOSP based ROM.

kingdazy said:
I do believe you can prevent this .... by using an AOSP based ROM.
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Or by not leaving your phone out...
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kingdazy said:
I do believe you can prevent this .... by using an AOSP based ROM.
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So AOSP has this issue worked out. is there a way to disable the emergency dialer?
the problem with AOSP is you lose all the spen capabilities..
-Wizzle

Skripka said:
Or by not leaving your phone out...
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duh. I wish there was a no thank you button.
-Wizzle

wizzlewizzle said:
the problem with AOSP is you lose all the spen capabilities..
-Wizzle
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says who? it loses the (kinda crappy, imho) s-pen apps, by Samsung. But there are replacements and alternatives right here. Second post.

wizzlewizzle said:
duh. I wish there was a no thank you button.
-Wizzle
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Physical access is the equivalent to root access on just about any piece of computer hardware. Lockscreen bug or not.
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Funny thing is all you gotta do to get info from a locked device is odin twrp, backup data then extract the info from the backup. Anyone who's after data on a device and not the device itself is smart enough to know this. If they just want thw device all they need to do is boot to stock recovery and factory reset.
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You need to be a spawn from hell if you want to access anything that quick.
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You need to be a spawn from hell if you want to access anything that quick.
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Lol I can do it repeatedly on first try. It's all about timing it took me 3 tries the very first time and once I figured out the timing its a cake walk.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Lol I can do it repeatedly on first try. It's all about timing it took me 3 tries the very first time and once I figured out the timing its a cake walk.
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But you have to know where everything is located. If its not your phone. You will have a harder time.
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Skripka said:
Physical access is the equivalent to root access on just about any piece of computer hardware. Lockscreen bug or not.
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that's only true for people who have basic technical knowhow. really that's like saying the same thing with any computer!
any monkey can exploit the lockscreen problem.
-Wizzle

kingdazy said:
says who? it loses the (kinda crappy, imho) s-pen apps, by Samsung. But there are replacements and alternatives right here. Second post.
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I'm going to try papyrus.. Thanks for the heads up.
-Wizzle

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But you have to know where everything is located. If its not your phone. You will have a harder time.
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Thats what posts like the op's are for. What do you think will be all over google if u did a simple search on bypassing the s3 or note2 lockscreen. Hell i bet this thread is in the 1st page of results

I've been seeing a lot of posts about this but don't see the fuss. There are other ways to get the info if the phone is physically taken. If just get an app to wipe phone remotely, but I don't see the fuss myself. I myself prefer TW, so AOSP wouldn't be a fix for me of I wanted one, either. I think it's just paranoia, it'll be patched at some point in sure after all the press this is receiving.
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Official jellybean

So you can get the official jellybean ROM this is through Samsung Kies only Sprint said its too Big for ota so if you want to update get on your computers!
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http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/28/sprint-epic-4g-touch-jelly-bean-update/
A few users have posted on other threads that it is not live yet. ..but(I think) prolly will be b4 weekend is out. I provided a link that you can use to direct yourselves to the official update page.
Yay!! We finally get Jelly-fied!
E4GT Rom-a-holic. Running anything that looks cool at the time
"This is the Droid I have been looking for!"

It's not live yet...
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It's GB27 just use the leak
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It might be different

colonel.shepard said:
It might be different
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It's not
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We have a thread for this conversation already.. While the communication is appreciated and the OP is a tad misleading (there is a main reason that is known in the other thread of why this isn't going to be OTA and Sprint lists it as an Optional update), we don't need another thread to discuss it.
[3-28-2013] RDF talk! Go get some Jelly and some beans, WE GOT JELLY BEAN GB27!

Yep its GB27 its on Sprints device support page update available 3/28/13 I need to update my little brothers E4GT. Sprint has been the best carrier when it come to updates as of the last year congrats to them & Samsung for not forgetting this phone!
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Thread closed..
go here to discuss...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833166

Looking for a good rom

Looking for the best 4.2 rom that's out right now. Yes I'm sure there all good but I want one that I can install reboot a couple times and not worry about battery life and etc. Help me out please my note still a virgin lol.
iTzAmazed on note 2

i haven't tried any aosp ROM yet but Mack's ROM is amazing....this thread's probably gonna be closed though......

I think you're looking for more a better kernal than a ROM. Kernals have bigger effect on battery than ROMs; although ROMs may use different kernals, and thus gives the appearance of the ROM being more battery efficient.
That's not to say you may not be interested in a different ROM. I would suggest trying Persues with a stock rom.
Towards ROMs, I personally only use deoxidezed stock. I have read and see JellyBomb and Whompass get many kudos. They're touchwiz based. May be a good place to start if you're interested in ROMs.
If you're looking for more AOSP, they're mostly in alpha and beta, but I would suggest checking Cyogenmod or ParaniodAndroid. They're on the hybrid model so you can have tablet mode of apps. Very interesting. Most things work, but not everything. As far as I know, I don't think any have Spen used. Obviously no mutliwindow, at least yet, since that's build into the framework of TouchWiz or other andriod modifications layers, and not Android itself.

Cool and thank you
iTzAmazed on note 2

lovekeiiy said:
Kernals.
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I can't stress this enough it is with an e not an a. Lol
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XxLostSoulxX said:
I can't stress this enough it is with an e not an a. Lol
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Nope. I think he wrote it wrong all together. Its colonel. As in hey have you checked out the new perseus colonel? Hahaha
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You're best bet would be to make an Nandroid and try some different ones out
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MiguelHogue said:
You're best bet would be to make an Nandroid and try some different ones out
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss :flipoff2:
-SoA: Son's of Android™
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This and try cm10.1.

XxLostSoulxX said:
I can't stress this enough it is with an e not an a. Lol ....
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1) at least I was consistent in all instances of using the same, and wrong spelling. 2) I'll write Webster and have it changed to so it''ll be spelled correctly in the future. Linux or Unix had it wrong..they just don't know it yet, LOL.
But the point was still true.

Best 4.2.2 rom right here sir:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...2 Build 5.5 - Odexed, Tweaked 5/20 New Build
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