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[ACS][Odin]Stock EG30 Deodexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4

Big thanks to RoadRAGEN for helping me figure out an ext4 issue! Odin this to get Deodexed stock EG30 with latest root and su binary and Busybox 1.18.4.
This does not wipe data.
I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. You do this at your own risk.
I have only tested this with the stock kernel and Bubby's CWM kernel.
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IMPORTANT: Make sure you have installed the proper XP or Win7 drivers before starting. Also, remove the SD card from the phone (this may not be necessary, but having the SD card installed has caused Odin to fail for a number of people, so might as well just do it).
1. Extract the contents of the zip file to a folder
2. Open odin
3. Put your phone in download mode (Shut it off, wait for lights to all go out, then hold v-down + power)
4. connect phone (you should see odin put a Com4 or something like that in the first box. The actual number is NOT important what is important is something popped up there when you connected your device, meaning ODIN can see it)
5. The only box that should be checked is Auto Reboot.
6. You do not need to choose a pit file.
7. In the PDA Section choose the tar file. (Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.tar)
8. Hit start. It will do its thing.
9. If it fails than try a new cable.
10. If the phone hangs for any reason take the battery and sdcard out and let it sit for an hour. Put it back together and try again.

reserved just in case

reserved again

Awesome crawrj. You do great work.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!!

Dumb question..... Will this flash the stock kernel that was released with the phone or is this the stock kernel source that is available from Samsung? Awesome Work sir!
Samsung Galaxy S II

Cannot wait to try, lol

stangdriverdoug said:
Dumb question..... Will this flash the stock kernel that was released with the phone or is this the stock kernel source that is available from Samsung? Awesome Work sir!
Samsung Galaxy S II
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This does not contain a kernel. This is a stock file system that is rooted with busybox. I have tested on the root kernel and Bubby's CWM kernel. I have not tested on the Zedomax kernel.

Cool thanks!
Samsung Galaxy S II

File is up.

My phone is not rooted. If I flash this I will be rooted with the Kernel that was on the phone out of box? Also if I then flash Clock work recovery will it change the Kernel to the one others are claiming LOS on?

redram38 said:
My phone is not rooted. If I flash this I will be rooted with the Kernel that was on the phone out of box? Also if I then flash Clock work recovery will it change the Kernel to the one others are claiming LOS on?
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That is correct. It will be just like flashing with the stock kernel which I have done. If you flash CWM it will change the kernel. Whether or not you get the LOS is up in the air. I have been using it for days and haven't had it yet.

Just so I have this straight, this is a stock rom, no kernel, deoxed so once installed I can flash a theme over it.
I flashed buddies kernel with cwm rooted and flashed back to the stock kernel is there anything I need to do with my kernel or can I just flash this rom?
Edit: he beat me to it, must have been typing at the same time.
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skyward01 said:
Just so I have this straight, this is a stock rom, no kernel, deoxed so once installed I can flash a theme over it.
I flashed buddies kernel with cwm rooted and flashed back to the stock kernel is there anything I need to do with my kernel or can I just flash this rom?
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That is correct. Just flash and go.

Im on starburst rom with zedomax v3..could i just flash the stock kernel and then flash this on top of starburst?

Awesome work. Does the Odin flash give you CWM as well? Or just SuperUser?
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jayv1717 said:
Im on starburst rom with zedomax v3..could i just flash the stock kernel and then flash this on top of starburst?
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This will overwrite everything regardless of what setup you are on.
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crawrj said:
That is correct. It will be just like flashing with the stock kernel which I have done. If you flash CWM it will change the kernel. Whether or not you get the LOS is up in the air. I have been using it for days and haven't had it yet.
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Ok...so the only way to have CWM is to change the kernel? I guess rom manager doesn't work for flashing CWM? Sorry if its a stupid question but I have been all over these threads for a week trying to decide which way to root and which way is better.

Dj21o said:
Awesome work. Does the Odin flash give you CWM as well? Or just SuperUser?
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That what I was going to ask. You said we could flash a theme over this so I assume CWM is in there as well right?
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JohnCorleone said:
This will overwrite everything regardless of what setup you are on.
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thanks bro.. One more question does this wipe internal sd card?

This does not have the kernel. I left it out for people to make their own decision on what kernel to use. Once we get a completely stock kernel with stock CWM I will update it. But for now it is just the system partion.

[Q] Problems installing kernels

Hey guys. I'm having some issues installing kernels. I'm aware of how to do the process but aside from the CWM kernels and the stock kernel that's installed when you odin back to stock every other kernel I flash results in a boot loop.
Things like ROMS and zips install fine in CWM but as long as the file has a custom kernel I get boot loops.
Anyone have any idea how I can go about fixing this so I can install ROMs on my phone?

Can anyone help? Plz???

Probably because your well on your way to bricking your epic.. kernels are rom specific just cause theres many out there doesnt mean you can flash anyone over any rom..
I wouldnt really play with cwm just yet phones to new... alot people are bricking this device fasst ..I was one of them.
If u wanna play safe use stock rom with zedomaxepicv3 1.6 oc kernel flash that tar in odin after u go back to stock eg30.tar
give development some time ..let others go through trial and error.
Spare your device she will brick trust me.
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lojak29 said:
Probably because your well on your way to bricking your epic.. kernels are rom specific just cause theres many out there doesnt mean you can flash anyone over any rom..
I wouldnt really play with cwm just yet phones to new... alot people are bricking this device fasst ..I was one of them.
If u wanna play safe use stock rom with zedomaxepicv3 1.6 oc kernel flash that tar in odin after u go back to stock eg30.tar
give development some time ..let others go through trial and error.
Spare your device she will brick trust me.
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Nothing that I'm doing should result in a hard brick with this phone. The issue isn't that I'm flashing different kernels with any random ROM. It's that ROMS don't install properly because of the issue my phone is having with kernels.
I've tried to install Zedomax's latest kernel immediately after going back to the stock eg30 tar before and I wasn't able to do that either. It resulted in me getting a boot loop as well (that had to then again be fixed by flashing the eg30 tar).
It's a weird issue that I don't see others having on the forum and honestly I think it's possible that it might be a small fix such as flashing a particular tar or possibly formatting some area of the phone, but I'm just not sure how to address the issue.

Heres what u do worked for me ok
Step by step
Go to stock with eg30.tar its a 435-450mb file
Use the odin version 1.85 reccomended
Enable usb debug on epic
Get into download mode
Only select pda and choose the zedomaxepic v3 1.6oc kernel it is a tar file should be in android dev section or google it.
Only selct auto reboot should already be checked in odin , do nothing else and do not use any pit file.
Then you should get a successful flash then phone boots up as galaxy s 2, gt 19100 with a yellow triangle that means it flashed
Thats exactly how i did it.
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Flash the tar kernel with odin.. dont use the cwm zip method i bet that does it
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Yes samsung is known for that once ur on a kernel made for the device bit its really from a diff phone cause zedomax is a gti9100 kernel i a way u cant flash rom zips over a custom kernel
You can only use rom zips over stock kernel
The only way to flash zips is be on stock rom stock kernel first.
The best method is odin not cwm
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lojak29 said:
Heres what u do worked for me ok
Step by step
Go to stock with eg30.tar its a 435-450mb file
Use the odin version 1.85 reccomended
Enable usb debug on epic
Get into download mode
Only select pda and choose the zedomaxepic v3 1.6oc kernel it is a tar file should be in android dev section or google it.
Only selct auto reboot should already be checked in odin , do nothing else and do not use any pit file.
Then you should get a successful flash then phone boots up as galaxy s 2, gt 19100 with a yellow triangle that means it flashed
Thats exactly how i did it.
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If I do this process in the order you have it here then when I try to install Zedomax's Kernel it hangs at zimage in ODIN and I have to disconnect the USB. The kernel never flashes and it stays on the official Samsung kernel.
This stuff is frustrating

Weird weird... It shouldnt hang anywhere as long as u see yellow com port in odin and you have correct tar put into pda only dont unzip anuthing just put download into winrar choose pda and select the downloaded tar.. When done itl say pass in green
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Make sure its the complete prerooted zedomaxepic v3 1.6 kernel no other version and it must be a .tar file not zip . In pda only let it sit sometimes it will fail keep trying but make sure ur on stock rom first..
That kernel willl give u over clocking ..root and cwm recovery all in one
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try another usb port, and/or another cable...
and you can just flash the stock repack with CWM to avoid flashing zedo first

lojak29 said:
Weird weird... It shouldnt hang anywhere as long as u see yellow com port in odin and you have correct tar put into pda only dont unzip anuthing just put download into winrar choose pda and select the downloaded tar.. When done itl say pass in green
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I know what to expect in ODIN during a correct flash, I've used it multiple times, but for whatever reason, that particular tar file always end in a hang at zimage.
lojak29 said:
Make sure its the complete prerooted zedomaxepic v3 1.6 kernel no other version and it must be a .tar file not zip . In pda only let it sit sometimes it will fail keep trying but make sure ur on stock rom first..
That kernel willl give u over clocking ..root and cwm recovery all in one
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I have the right file. And I already know how to obtain root and CWM with the few kernels my phone can flash (Which now that I think about it are mostly stock kernels with slight modifications). Overclocking isn't that important to me but overall my main problem is that when I'm in CWM I can't fully install ROMS. They install but do not flash over correctly/completely and cause boot loops. Other zips flash fine.
chris41g said:
try another usb port, and/or another cable...
and you can just flash the stock repack with CWM to avoid flashing zedo first
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I've tried multiple USB cables, all result in the same thing. I've tried to flash the stock pack with CWM that you're talking about before and that works fine. i was able to root afterwards and everything but once I tried to install a ROM when I'm on that kernel. I get the same thing, boot loops.

are you sure its bootloops and not just taking a long time? because rebuilding the dalvik-cache can take a while and loop the bootanimation..

chris41g said:
are you sure its bootloops and not just taking a long time? because rebuilding the dalvik-cache can take a while and loop the bootanimation..
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I can't imagine rebuliding the dalvik-cache should take in excess of 10 minutes or more (if it can, correct me). It just hangs at the Samsung Boot Animation that has the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark.
(I've left the phone on for about 15-20 mins before at this screen) I can only then access download mode,nothing else. No recovery and no booting.

Maybe just stay stock for now till development furthers..
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lojak29 said:
Heres what u do worked for me ok
Step by step
Go to stock with eg30.tar its a 435-450mb file
Use the odin version 1.85 reccomended
Enable usb debug on epic
Get into download mode
Only select pda and choose the zedomaxepic v3 1.6oc kernel it is a tar file should be in android dev section or google it.
Only selct auto reboot should already be checked in odin , do nothing else and do not use any pit file.
Then you should get a successful flash then phone boots up as galaxy s 2, gt 19100 with a yellow triangle that means it flashed
Thats exactly how i did it.
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I'm not experiencing the boot issues but, I found there is a lot of information out there regarding kernels and rom's. This is good stuff here. By doing this method, will it root the phone? After doing this, I would like to get rid of the yellow triangle. Mostly just annoys me. Is there an easy way to do that?
I see a method chris41g provided for doing it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297999
Is it possible to just use that stock tar and then use zedomaxepic v3 1.6oc kernel? Or is it the kernel that causes the triangle?
Sorry for so many questions. I'd like to do this once and do it right the first time. I came from the Bonsai ROM on the Epic 4g. It has been a while since I have had to do this.
Thanks for your time.

taaz69 said:
I'm not experiencing the boot issues but, I found there is a lot of information out there regarding kernels and rom's. This is good stuff here. By doing this method, will it root the phone?
The kernel is pre-rooted so, yes it will root the phone.
Is it possible to just use that stock tar and then use zedomaxepic v3 1.6oc kernel? Or is it the kernel that causes the triangle?
Yes it is the kernel that causes the triangle.
lojak29 said:
Maybe just stay stock for now till development furthers..
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Development furthering itself doesn't necessarily mean I still wont have issues later.
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Can anyone else help with this issue? I still haven't come across a fix.

Maniaclyrasist said:
Can anyone else help with this issue? I still haven't come across a fix.
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Have you tried going completely back to stock? It will remove root and cwr. Then try odin chris41g repacked stock pulled kernel with cwr (can't remember if it provides root or not) but you xan always flash the root zip.
Here's back to stock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
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Duce HD2 said:
Have you tried going completely back to stock? It will remove root and cwr. Then try odin chris41g repacked stock pulled kernel with cwr (can't remember if it provides root or not) but you xan always flash the root zip.
Here's back to stock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
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I've had to go back to stock multiple times. Every time I've tried to flash a ROM it's run into a boot loop and the only way that I can access the phone again is to ODIN back to stock, install one of the few kernels I can that has CWM and restore a backup. The kernel you mentioned in your post is one of the few my phone will take but others like the Lost Kernel and Zedomax's OC ones will send the phone into a boot loop.

[Q] Rooting Help

I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance

alarmmec said:
I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance
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Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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Why not just have him install the gb3.tar kernel instead of "pull the battery before it boots" much easy and less fearfull.
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alarmmec said:
I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance
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For this journy qbking videos are your compass now go go onto the land of Root.
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Biggoron said:
Why not just have him install the gb3.tar kernel instead of "pull the battery before it boots" much easy and less fearfull.
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Does that have clockwork in it too? Usually I say uncheck reboot in Odin but then you still gotta pull the battery and pop it back in then boot to CWM. Didn't mean to be scary..lol!
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kennyglass123 said:
Does that have clockwork in it too? Usually I say uncheck reboot in Odin but then you still gotta pull the battery and pop it back in then boot to CWM. Didn't mean to be scary..lol!
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No but it qbkings tutorial he says to flash the kernel first.... then flash Cwm just saying it would be less chance of error. Something in the stock kernel has a script that searches for cwm and causes it to delet after the first boot anyways.....
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kennyglass123 said:
Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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Exactly! And no worries about it overwriting recovery as long as you flash a custom gb rom (there is a mostly stock one if trying to stay stock) as the kernel will be included with the rom... don't let biggorn scare you... its not scary to pull the battery after odin ;-)
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Sounds pretty spooky. Thanks for your reply's but I need a step by step. No technical dummy but this is a first.

alarmmec said:
Sounds pretty spooky. Thanks for your reply's but I need a step by step. No technical dummy but this is a first.
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There are videos in the General subforum. Search for qbking77's videos in the stickies in the top and there is also a thread with videos on How to root the OTA EI22 or Google update.
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Just odin the kernel 3gb and go from there. U don't really need to pull battery, unless ur phone or odin hangs for awhile
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Success
The Odin kernel trick worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the help, my Epic is now rooted and has superuser access. The primary intent of this project was to remove all of the crap-ware and now that that is accomplished I have to ask...now what? What other things should I look at to make it faster and better?
Thanks again.

alarmmec said:
The Odin kernel trick worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the help, my Epic is now rooted and has superuser access. The primary intent of this project was to remove all of the crap-ware and now that that is accomplished I have to ask...now what? What other things should I look at to make it faster and better?
Thanks again.
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Flashing a custom rom.... and a custom kernel.
Suggestions: legendary 2.2 and the samurai or shadow kernel
MarcusantRom revival v2..... just go through the android development forums to see which rom you'd like to use. Just be careful what your trying to download thought. If your Rom is BML or MTD then you have to download that type of kernel.
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kennyglass123 said:
Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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U don't even have to pull out the battery is instantly boots up into cwm that's what happened to me when I got my replacement that was already on ei22 I just connected to odin and flashed the latest cwm and had a rom already on my sd card so I just flashed the rom when it opened cwm for me
Its very easy and no worries and if it doesn't open cwm its not like your phone will brick or anything u just need to try again. To flash a kernel would be easy too
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lilajrestnom said:
U don't even have to pull out the battery is instantly boots up into cwm that's what happened to me when I got my replacement that was already on ei22 I just connected to odin and flashed the latest cwm and had a rom already on my sd card so I just flashed the rom when it opened cwm for me
Its very easy and no worries and if it doesn't open cwm its not like your phone will brick or anything u just need to try again. To flash a kernel would be easy too
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Read everything before you post we've established this already... and he's all good to go... no need to bash other people over their instructions if they work.
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Some phones didn't boot into clockwork. They hung at the black screen. Remember every phone is different so those of us post answers that try to cover every possibility. Great for you that yours booted into CWM...go play the lottery now...LOL.
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qbking77 has a 2 part video on it that is very step by step. just follow it and you will be fine. from what i remember just 1 extra fie to odin and you need a file on your sdcard. it was pretty gravy. have fun and mistakes are a short odin back to the beginning
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haha forgot there was a second page..... use remember you can go from bml to bml, or bml to mtd, mtd to mtd type roms. YOU CAN NOT JUST FLASH FROM MTD TO BML!!! you must odin back to ec05 and make sure repartition is checked and use the victory pit. happy playing

just remember though... after reading the information on these forums, and you are still unsure or whatever... ask questions, ask questions , ask questions...

Well everything is running great but now Sprint is trying to upgrade my firmware to EL30. Will this do away with my new found rooting and can it be re-rooted if it does?

alarmmec said:
Well everything is running great but now Sprint is trying to upgrade my firmware to EL30. Will this do away with my new found rooting and can it be re-rooted if it does?
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It will fail to update since your rooted you have to go completely stock to upgrade and once upgraded its the same root process with the exception of using a different kernel.
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You can root EL30 the same way you root EI22.
Here is a link to qbking's tutorial videos on rooting EI22/EL30
Pre-root (allows custom recoveries to stick): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=relmfu
Root: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWOLEXqAeCc
Upgrade to CWM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuLWzeJ1lT4&feature=relmfu
For whatever reason, Unroot and return to BML: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFazLOVXPns

Rooted with Zedomax + Caulkins Rom. Constantly rebooting.

Reboots usually about 10+ times a day. During calls etc. Any way to remedy this?
Note: it doesn't restart from the very beginning it freezes, goes black then boots up the lock screen all media connects are restarted etc.
From the limited amount of research I've done the zedomax method for rooted is no longer used? (Currently I get the yellow exclamation point at reboot).
What do I need to do (in lame mans terms) to get my phone back to normal?
TIA!

Easiest way is to one click Odin. I'm not sure which your on. I'm assuming GB. So you can one click Odin to stock el29+ root. Or if you want one click Odin to FF18 or FH13 to upgrade to ICS. And if your on ICS you can use triangle away to get rid of yellow triangle on the splash screen.
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If ur on the GB ROM look at the op for calks page and he has a mention and zips to flash to fix that. Scripts more or less to undervolt it
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Using ZedoMax kernel is your problem from the get go. Even Zedomax would have a good laugh at that. Its an OLD OLD kernel.
EG30 and EK02 can be rooted via usb with the zerg exploit and sfhubs auto root made that easy. Easiest way with EL29 or the newer ICS firmwares as well is just to flash a prerooted one click. But you can always odin a kernel with custom recovery and flash super user.

RainMotorsports said:
Using ZedoMax kernel is your problem from the get go. Even Zedomax would have a good laugh at that. Its an OLD OLD kernel.
EG30 and EK02 can be rooted via usb with the zerg exploit and sfhubs auto root made that easy. Easiest way with EL29 or the newer ICS firmwares as well is just to flash a prerooted one click. But you can always odin a kernel with custom recovery and flash super user.
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Yeah, Zedomax is quite a flashback. I'm actually slightly impressed OP was even able to find the kernel in the first place...

Freeroot said:
Yeah, Zedomax is quite a flashback. I'm actually slightly impressed OP was even able to find the kernel in the first place...
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There's been quite a few new epic users to the forums lately as their evo phones were replaced with this one for a replacement thru sprint. Quite a few old threads on rooting, kernels and themes have been resurrected in the last 30 days or so as a result.
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g_ding84 said:
Easiest way is to one click Odin. I'm not sure which your on. I'm assuming GB. So you can one click Odin to stock el29+ root. Or if you want one click Odin to FF18 or FH13 to upgrade to ICS. And if your on ICS you can use triangle away to get rid of yellow triangle on the splash screen.
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Yes I'm on GB EL29. Would this be the correct method detailed in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc

dante32278 said:
There's been quite a few new epic users to the forums lately as their evo phones were replaced with this one for a replacement thru sprint. Quite a few old threads on rooting, kernels and themes have been resurrected in the last 30 days or so as a result.
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Yhup, you would be correct. Coming from old EVO.

simply dave said:
Yes I'm on GB EL29. Would this be the correct method detailed in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc
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Other relevent info is I am using a Mac and can't open .exe files. Is there a work around? . . . and do I need to unroot before doing this one click odin or will this just replace my old root while preserving my info?
Thanks.

simply dave said:
Other relevent info is I am using a Mac and can't open .exe files. Is there a work around? . . . and do I need to unroot before doing this one click odin or will this just replace my old root while preserving my info?
Thanks.
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Use Heimdall to flash tars then. Grab the one for FH13 if you want the latest official ICS or EL29 if you want the last GB out. Sfhubs one click threads have a second post with the tars as for FH13 dunno how Garwynn and rwilco have their stuff arranged.

RainMotorsports said:
Use Heimdall to flash tars then. Grab the one for FH13 if you want the latest official ICS or EL29 if you want the last GB out. Sfhubs one click threads have a second post with the tars as for FH13 dunno how Garwynn and rwilco have their stuff arranged.
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I would like ICS. I haven't done any rooting/ flashing in a long time. Is there anyway you'd be able to explain so that an idiot like me could understand please?
(I looked at sfhubs page and got really confused)

You can check out QBking's videos on YouTube he has quite a few tutorials for the e4gt
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dmonger11b said:
You can check out QBking's videos on YouTube he has quite a few tutorials for the e4gt
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Thanks, I've seen his videos. I linked to it in my previous post however he doesn't have detailed instructions for Mac users.

simply dave said:
Thanks, I've seen his videos. I linked to it in my previous post however he doesn't have detailed instructions for Mac users.
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You have CWM recovery right?
If so copy Calks rom onto your phone, if you don't still have it there.
Download the EL29 zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/GB/Rogue Recovery/Stock Repacks/ZIP.
Instll that zip from recovery and reboot back into recovery.
Install Calks Rom again.
You should be fixed now.
If you prefer to go with FH13 (ICS):
Download the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/ICS/Agats Source Built Recovery/ZIP
Copy this file to your phone http://d-h.st/Txi
Install the FH13 Rom from recovery.
Instll the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip while still in recovery.
You should be fixed on FH13 now.
If you want the Modem you can download the FH13 modem zip from here and flash it from recovery. http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP

crawrj said:
You have CWM recovery right?
If so copy Calks rom onto your phone, if you don't still have it there.
Download the EL29 zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/GB/Rogue Recovery/Stock Repacks/ZIP.
Instll that zip from recovery and reboot back into recovery.
Install Calks Rom again.
You should be fixed now.
If you prefer to go with FH13 (ICS):
Download the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip file to your phone from http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...y Kernels/ICS/Agats Source Built Recovery/ZIP
Copy this file to your phone http://d-h.st/Txi
Install the FH13 Rom from recovery.
Instll the AGAT_v0.5.4.zip while still in recovery.
You should be fixed on FH13 now.
If you want the Modem you can download the FH13 modem zip from here and flash it from recovery. http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP
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Thanks for being my hero. Everything works (so far). And after some trial and error even the wireless tether works. Now if I could just get my iPad to link to my wifi I'd be golden...
Thanks again!

simply dave said:
Thanks for being my hero. Everything works (so far). And after some trial and error even the wireless tether works. Now if I could just get my iPad to link to my wifi I'd be golden...
Thanks again!
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No problem. I am partial to the Sprint hotspot hack myself. In the dev section by rejulus22.
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Bump.
Different issue:
1. I keep getting a FI27 Software Update reminder. I am able to clear it out of my notifications but 5-10 mins it's back again. It will interrupt whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
2. Is there a separate current radio I can download? My gps can never find my current location, rendering the turn by turn feature useless since I can't use it.
Any thoughts?
TIA

simply dave said:
Bump.
Different issue:
1. I keep getting a FI27 Software Update reminder. I am able to clear it out of my notifications but 5-10 mins it's back again. It will interrupt whatever it is I am doing at the moment.
2. Is there a separate current radio I can download? My gps can never find my current location, rendering the turn by turn feature useless since I can't use it.
Any thoughts?
TIA
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The link given earlier to download the modems contains the FI27 modem. You could flash that and it may get rid of the update reminder.
http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/ModemSite/?dir=MODEMS/ICS/ZIP

Use titanium backup freeze system updates. Then go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik.
sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G

patrao_n said:
Use titanium backup freeze system updates. Then go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik.
sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G
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What this guy said. Didn't think about that.

Help a noob please?

I have a galaxy s3 on mobalicity and am wondering how to root it and what ROMs I can install on it so please help me?
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failteck said:
I have a galaxy s3 on mobalicity and am wondering how to root it and what ROMs I can install on it so please help me?
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The first thing you need to do is to ODIN flash this CWM custom recovery to your phone.
Here is the download link for the CWM custom recovery 6.0.3.1 TAR file : "cwm-touch-6.0.3.1-d2tmo.tar"
Here is the download link to ODIN which is required to flash TAR files: http://d-h.st/Q14
Make a new folder on your desktop and extract the Odin zipfile into it, then copy the CWM custom
recovery TAR file into the same folder. (odin is a windows app which does NOT need installation.)
After that flash the .TAR file using Odin.
When that's done you can basically flash any of the CWM/TWRP flashable custom roms found here in these development
threads for the Tmobile Galaxy S3 phones by going into recovery mode on your phone and flashing any of the Tmobile cwm
zipfile custom roms.
My favorite custom rom is the "Wicked" rom which as far as I am concerned is the very best available right now.
Here is the link to the Wicked rom: http://sourceforge.net/projects/evil1art/files/evil/t-999/Wicked/Wicked_v10.zip/download
If you want more information about the wicked rom and how to flash it, here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804260
The link above will give you instructions for flashing the custom cwm flashable rom.
Once you have successfully followed all the steps in my post here you will end up with a rooted Tmobile
Samsung Galaxy S3 Touchwiz Jellybean v4.1.1 phone with the best custom rom currently available for it.

There are a lot of ROMs available in the forum, which is good because people have different usage scenarios and preferences.
Personally I'm not a fan of touchwiz. I've been on AOSP based ROMs since I got my S3 last September.
I highly recommend CM10.1 and AOKP.
Whether you go touchwiz or AOSP, you might want to experiment with custom kernels too to squeeze out performance and battery life out of your device.
Lastly, don't forget to nandroid and use Titanium backups.
Happy flashing!
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Thanks man for your help!!!!!
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Hey junky,
Just curious, why are you linking to a 6.0.3.2 version of cwm? 6.0.3.1 is the latest cwm has released for the S3. (It looks like the S4 uses the newer one.)
Has it been tested and proven 100% compatible? If ive missed something, please fill me in.
Not trying to give you a hard time man! But imo, its probably best to stick with the one built specifically for our device. (Or at least make the option known).
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

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DocHoliday77 said:
Hey junky,
Just curious, why are you linking to a 6.0.3.2 version of cwm? 6.0.3.1 is the latest cwm has released for the S3. (It looks like the S4 uses the newer one.)
Has it been tested and proven 100% compatible? If ive missed something, please fill me in.
Not trying to give you a hard time man! But imo, its probably best to stick with the one built specifically for our device. (Or at least make the option known).
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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The reason I am linking the Odin flash cwm recovery TAR file to that particular post is that after reading some articles and
doing some tests flashing the stock T999 Tmobile firmware with odin I found out that if the kernel in any of these custom
cwm flash roms has been modifiied by the developers then we can skip the rooting process entirely since all these custom
roms are already rooted.
At first I did not believe this was possible, but after testiing it, I found out it was true.
So this means that it should work with any of the touchwiz jellybean based custom roms which have modified or custom
kernels included and it should also work on all of the AOSP/AOKP/CM10/MIUI roms as well since they do not have
the stock samsung touchwiz kernels in any of those cwm flashable roms and all of them over-write the stock kernel.
However this procedure will not work on any custom roms which come with the STOCK Samsung Tmobile S3 kernels.
I have not tested this procedure on my Galaxy S4 yet, but I am almost certain that it would also work the same way.

Misterjunky said:
The reason I am linking that particular post to the odin flash TAR of cwm recovery is that after reading some articles and
doing some tests flashing the stock T999 Tmobile firmware with odin I found out that if the kernel in any of these custom
cwm flash roms has been modifiied by the developers then we can skip the rooting process entirely since all these custom
roms are already rooted.
At first I did not believe this was possible, but after testiing it, I found out it was true.
So this means that it should work with any of the touchwiz jellybean based custom roms which have modified or custom
kernels included and it should also work on virtually any of the AOSP/AOKP/CM10 roms as well since they do not have
the stock samsung touchwiz kernels in any of those cwm flashable roms and all of them over-write the stock kernel.
However this procedure will not work on any custom roms which come with the STOCK Samsung Tmobile S3 kernels.
I have not tested this procedure on my Galaxy S4 yet, but I am almost certain that it would also work the same way.
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Ok, I am sorry for hijacking this thread, but I am quite confused now.
It sounds like you are saying that if you have an insecure kernel, any version of any custom recovery will work? Regardless of what device it was built for???
Apologies if I am totally misunderstanding you here. But it just makes no sense.
Yes all custom roms are already rooted, but I dont see how that is relevant to the recovery you choose. (Besides, you almost always have to have the recovery installed before you can flash the rom.)
I just find it very hard to believe that we could use the S4 or Note2 CWM/TWRP provided we have that insecure kernel. Even if you can, there are still potential problems.
First, what happens if the recovery you try is larger than our recovery partition? Brick!
And what happens if you are running this recovery due to your custom kernel, and then flash a stock based rom with a secure kernel?
As to your first statement about skipping the rooting process because the custom roms are already rooted.... you first have to achieve root before you can flash these, so I dont see what you mean by skipping the process.
Maybe im too tired to follow what you're saying, but I still dont see how its a good idea to have someone flash a recovery thats not built for their device. Its much safer to stick to the ones that are specifically built for our device and that hundreds of people have already successfully used.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Hey junky,
Just curious, why are you linking to a 6.0.3.2 version of cwm? 6.0.3.1 is the latest cwm has released for the S3. (It looks like the S4 uses the newer one.)
Has it been tested and proven 100% compatible? If ive missed something, please fill me in.
Not trying to give you a hard time man! But imo, its probably best to stick with the one built specifically for our device. (Or at least make the option known).
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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You are right, I just uploaded the correct version of the cwm recovery tar to a file hosting site it's the same recovery which I used
to flashed my t999 S3 phone to find out if the rooting method I wrote about for gaining root access worked on my T999 S3.
I just edited my post to reflect the change I made to the cwm tar recovery download link to display that it's version 6.0.3.1
You are also right about something else too, if someone flashes a stock restricted kernel or any rom
which contains a stock/restricted kernel whether it's odin flashed or cwm flashed they will loose root.
But wouldn't that also hold true if we rooted using any rooting method then flashed the stock unrooted Odin
flash TAR rom or any stock/custom CWM flashable rom which had any kind of restricted kernel in it as well?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Ok, I am sorry for hijacking this thread, but I am quite confused now.
It sounds like you are saying that if you have an insecure kernel, any version of any custom recovery will work? Regardless of what device it was built for???
Apologies if I am totally misunderstanding you here. But it just makes no sense.
Yes all custom roms are already rooted, but I dont see how that is relevant to the recovery you choose. (Besides, you almost always have to have the recovery installed before you can flash the rom.)
I just find it very hard to believe that we could use the S4 or Note2 CWM/TWRP provided we have that insecure kernel. Even if you can, there are still potential problems.
First, what happens if the recovery you try is larger than our recovery partition? Brick!
And what happens if you are running this recovery due to your custom kernel, and then flash a stock based rom with a secure kernel?
As to your first statement about skipping the rooting process because the custom roms are already rooted.... you first have to achieve root before you can flash these, so I dont see what you mean by skipping the process.
Maybe im too tired to follow what you're saying, but I still dont see how its a good idea to have someone flash a recovery thats not built for their device. Its much safer to stick to the ones that are specifically built for our device and that hundreds of people have already successfully used.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Why would we need to achieve root before flashing a Odin flash CWM recovery TAR file?
It's not the cwm recovery that achieves root, it's the rooted custom roms which do that.
Here is some interesting reading about this topic that I read, the thread in this link was not created specifically for our
S3 and S4 phones, but after reading it carefully a couple of times I am certain that the principle is just about the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659