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I am thinking of getting an epic and had some questions.
I see there is an alpha for CM7 for the epic. I also read somewhere that it used a 2.2 kernel and was hacked together in a way that isn't approved by the cm team. Is that the case?
Can the epic be used on cricket? If so can it be done with custom ROMs?
Thanks in advance for the answers.
CM7 both yes and no. Noobnl and some others broke away and were building, but there was some politics involved. Now the CM7 team is different and is congruent with CM now.
There is a thread in the Development forum that will show you how to do the cricket thing.
Can the epic work on Virgin Mobile?
Anyone know about virgin mobile?
to my understanding they (Deamon87 and the Epic CM7 squad) have been trying to get a build that meets the official CM7 standards in order to get the official support....the question I'm bringing to the table is why the Epic 4G (which is supposed to be a flagship sprint phone) didn't have official support from release like some other phones coming out have....with functional nightlies out within a week of release....if anybody has any information i'd really love to know!?!?
Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G kno dat!
Dameon is a very busy person. There are a lot of things still being done before he an work on cm7. Our epic's are such an underappreciated phone. Its just how things are... nothing more we can do.... except be thankful to all our devs we have =)
Who knows where our epis would be without dameon aand noobnl
Btw you spelled his name wrong =P
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Shoulon said:
Dameon is a very busy person. There are a lot of things still being done before he an work on cm7. Our epic's are such an underappreciated phone. Its just how things are... nothing more we can do.... except be thankful to all our devs we have =)
Who knows where our epis would be without dameon aand noobnl
Btw you spelled his name wrong =P
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Ohh ok I didn't know if it was a main project or anything...and yes the Epic 4G would be a very VERY boring device compared to all the other developers other phones have without them...but my question still remains why doesn't the Epic 4G get ROM releases from the official CM7 developer team like 20+ other devices get...even the other Galaxy S phones have official CM7 support...what makes us Epic owners different?
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None of those 20+ devs have epics? =\
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tony45x220 said:
Ohh ok I didn't know if it was a main project or anything...and yes the Epic 4G would be a very VERY boring device compared to all the other developers other phones have without them...but my question still remains why doesn't the Epic 4G get ROM releases from the official CM7 developer team like 20+ other devices get...even the other Galaxy S phones have official CM7 support...what makes us Epic owners different?
Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G kno dat!
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According to the Cyanogenmod "Devices" page, Samsung Galaxy S (they just have one link for all the Galaxy S phones) is not supported. So...I don't think they do have official support:
"Information
The Samsung Galaxy S is a series of devices that feature a 1GHz Hummingbird processor. It has/will be released in the USA from several carriers & under their own name, including the Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile, the Samsung Captivate for AT&T, the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon & the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint.
Not officially supported by CyanogenMod"
Straight from their web site.
In my understanding, it was because some of the base driver files required software from Samsung, that Samsung will not release, causing the need for the drivers to be totally rewritten and/or made from scratch
As such, I got the impression that once all the drivers have been written/created, official support would be forth coming, but until then, it was not available.
that is just my educated guess from all I have read on the subject though...
well now that the nexus s with 4g wimax is out perhaps the epic 4g will get some sort of rom based off that... I say give it a few days... As we know the nexus s has 2.3.4 now...
Reginalb124 said:
According to the Cyanogenmod "Devices" page, Samsung Galaxy S (they just have one link for all the Galaxy S phones) is not supported. So...I don't think they do have official support:
"Information
The Samsung Galaxy S is a series of devices that feature a 1GHz Hummingbird processor. It has/will be released in the USA from several carriers & under their own name, including the Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile, the Samsung Captivate for AT&T, the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon & the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint.
Not officially supported by CyanogenMod"
Straight from their web site.
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I just checked the captivate and vibrant forums under development and they both have fully functional versions of CM7 with various custom kernals...the only other Galaxy S device in the same developmental boat as us is the Fascinate....the Vibrant & Captivate forums also have instructional links to the CM7 website about flashing...so again I propose the question with a slight adjustment...why wouldn't the Epic 4G and Fascinate have official support...and does anybody know how we would request development from the official CM7 team
Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G kno dat!
It is very difficult and a lot of hardwork.
tony45x220 said:
I just checked the captivate and vibrant forums under development and they both have fully functional versions of CM7 with various custom kernals...the only other Galaxy S device in the same developmental boat as us is the Fascinate....the Vibrant & Captivate forums also have instructional links to the CM7 website about flashing...so again I propose the question with a slight adjustment...why wouldn't the Epic 4G and Fascinate have official support...and does anybody know how we would request development from the official CM7 team
Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G kno dat!
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Somebody has to make the time to do the hardwork and have the know how to figure out how to convert the Samsung Epic Drivers. HTC usually reuses the same parts each year so development is simple. But on the other hand it makes their hardware suck and outdated. Samsung is innovative and they don't want their secrets out their for anybody to rip off and due to the fact they are innovative you have create new drive every time they come out with a new phone.
CM7
I am grateful for all that the CM7 have done. I a sea of glitchy ROMS, no of them fit for a daily, out of the gate, the Alpha ROM for the Epic has been, well, epic. A great ROM with wonderful potential.
tedcousens said:
I am grateful for all that the CM7 have done. I a sea of glitchy ROMS, no of them fit for a daily, out of the gate, the Alpha ROM for the Epic has been, well, epic. A great ROM with wonderful potential.
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Hey hey now! If you appreciate the CM7 rom brought together for the Epic a year after it's release and right before its demise, that's great. But don't go badmouthing the fully-featured, very stable assortment of roms that have kept the Epic 4G alive for over a year now such as Viper, Bonsai, Midnight, and SyndicateFrozen to name a few! There are plenty of great roms that thousands of users use daily and have been for many months, you must be doing something wrong.
Also, check your grammar a bit:
"I[n] a sea of glitchy ROMS, no[ne] of them fit for a daily, out of the gate..."
RandomKing said:
Hey hey now! If you appreciate the CM7 rom brought together for the Epic a year after it's release and right before its demise, that's great. But don't go badmouthing the fully-featured, very stable assortment of roms that have kept the Epic 4G alive for over a year now such as Viper, Bonsai, Midnight, and SyndicateFrozen to name a few! There are plenty of great roms that thousands of users use daily and have been for many months, you must be doing something wrong.
Also, check your grammar a bit:
"I[n] a sea of glitchy ROMS, no[ne] of them fit for a daily, out of the gate..."
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Sorry Random, you are right. I have only begun to root for a few months now and it is likely my ignorance that keeps me from having a smooth user experience. Admittedly I have only been flashing GB ROMs and have not tried the Froyo ROMs. I have only tried a few because the work of restoring apps and data gets tiring after a full week of work and a life to live. I apologize to all the devs that have worked so hard to make the 4G a better device and am definitely grateful for all those that have done so much and put in so much of their valuable time. Perhaps I will give one of the Froyo ROMs a spin.
As to the grammar, well, I have no excuse and feel deep shame. Please forgive me.
see, there's your problem. while the GB roms are fun, they aren't "daily driver" stable generally speaking. RandomKing's Phoenix 2.2, ACS's SFR 1.2, ERA's Simply AOSP 4.01, and many others are ones i've run for daily usage and they all have their strong points (mostly come down to preference) and are all very stable and fast.
yes, you are right, I got stuck on the GB train and couldn't get off.
Finally, this section took too long to get here!
Now, let's get to it:
Tell us what phone you are coming from, and if you plan on developing in some form for the E4GT.
I'm known as Mr. Z. I'm coming from an Epic 4G, and I plan on theming for this device. Also, I'm part of a group called Epic Revolution for Android, so I'd be looking forward to good stuff coming from us in the future.
Coming from the original EVO. Bought it on its launch date last June. That was my first smart phone so all I know is HTC. Will be curious to see what Samsung has to offer.
Unfortunately have no developing skills.
Coming from a evo. I got one on launch day and ran all the Snap development kernels at the beginning... Along with Netarchys too. The original evo development was so fun. I think this phone may bring that back.
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Coming from the Epic 4g, got on release date. Flashed everything high and low and plan to do so here too Can't wait till it comes out.
Coming From the Epic 4G ... I Can't develop at all
But i can help provide help to users who need it ...
Can't wait to get to know you guys ...
iSaint said:
Coming From the Epic 4G ... I Can't develop at all
But i can help provide help to users who need it ...
Can't wait to get to know you guys ...
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Good to see ya iSaint. I cant wait to get to know everyone.
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G Touch+Keyboard
I'm coming from the Epic 4G... I'm not a developer or themer but I plan to contribute in any way I can aside from that.
Coming from a launch date Epic as well. Hope to learn enough to develop. May share my theme if I get it up to par with what some of the dev teams are able to offer. Glad to see a few familiar faces Mr Z and iSaint.
I am coming from the Epic 4G. I got it on launch day. I am not a dev but I test for just about every one that we have. Obviously, I will be flashing this phone quite a bit as well.
JohnCorleone said:
I am coming from the Epic 4G. I got it on launch day. I am not a dev but I test for just about every one that we have. Obviously, I will be flashing this phone quite a bit as well.
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Yes, "The Tester" is going to be busy.
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G Touch+Keyboard
Hello everyone. I still have my Evo 4G, tried many ROMs and kernels, and made a few things myself.
Samsung has left a bad taste in my mouth from their previous phones, but the E4GT is too appealing not to try. I'll definitely take this phone for a spin. I know a bit about android and can find my way around, so I'll do my best to help out and add to this community if I keep this phone.
Coming from an Epic 4G. Been waiting months for this phone! hopefully it doesn't take me too long to get used to not having a physical keyboard.
coiledwire said:
Hello everyone. I still have my Evo 4G, tried many ROMs and kernels, and made a few things myself.
Samsung has left a bad taste in my mouth from their previous phones, but the E4GT is too appealing not to try. I'll definitely take this phone for a spin. I know a bit about android and can find my way around, so I'll do my best to help out and add to this community if I keep this phone.
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Nice, I hope we get a lot of developers.
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I'm on the fence still. I'm thinking about giving my evo 3d to my wife so I can pick up the gs2. I'm gonna have to take it for an in store test run run on Saturday to see if I like the larger display.
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Coming from the Evo 4G, I plan to try and provide as much tech support for the device as I can, just like on the Evo forums.
It looks like we're going to have an awesome community behind this beastly device.
Hero - EVO - Nexus S 4G - Epic Touch.
Can't wait for this phone...crazy powerhouse. I may go back to the Nexus S 4G depending on how long ICS takes to come to the Epic Touch. But I'm keeping both.
Considering the ET4G still... I still have my epic 4g, had it since launch. Also had an evo from launch as well as the og droid so I've been with android for some time. I'm learning java and android development but I'm still in early stages... I'll be trolling these forums for a while to see how development picks up around here and if it turns out well i will surely be making the jump.
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Im coming from the Epic 4G. I hated the keyboard but bought it anyways because all the hype going on about the galaxy s. I rarely used the keyboard, partly because it skipped keys.
Ill be picking up my epic touch on friday. Im excited about this beast!
Hi,
Im Ravi, im coming from the epic 4g, and im not a dev or themer, but Im good at helping ppl out, answering Qs and beta testing.
Also, i say we get an IRC up and running for this!
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Ok i got an IRC channel up and running for this
freenode
#epic-touch4g
I know that this has nothing to do with the Epic but I'm coming here to seek guidance. I moved from an Epic 4G to a SideKick 4g and support is dead so is the forums. I'm wondering how difficult would it be to port CyanogenMod 6 or an older MIUI version to the device?
Which phone would be best to use to port CyanogenMod 6? The Sidekick 4g has a Hummingbird processor but like the Epic 4G it has a keyboard and a lot more differences than the other Galaxy S series phones.
Maybe I should of PM'ed someone instead of posting here and if you fill this shouldn't be here please delete it.
You just kind of posted at a bad time.
Another porting thread was JUST made.
newbieandroid said:
I know that this has nothing to do with the Epic but I'm coming here to seek guidance. I moved from an Epic 4G to a SideKick 4g and support is dead so is the forums. I'm wondering how difficult would it be to port CyanogenMod 6 or an older MIUI version to the device?
Which phone would be best to use to port CyanogenMod 6? The Sidekick 4g has a Hummingbird processor but like the Epic 4G it has a keyboard and a lot more differences than the other Galaxy S series phones.
Maybe I should of PM'ed someone instead of posting here and if you fill this shouldn't be here please delete it.
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I don't think porting cm is possible. You have to build from source. After you have that, miui should be easy. Let me know and I can try to help you
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Has anyone ported JellyBomb for the Epic 4g touch d710 if not I'd really like the see that happen, this phone has a lot of potential so if anyone has, is in the process, or Is willing to port JellyBomb for the d710 that would be great!
No ports here in this community for jellybomb, check in the future, also devs don't like when users make request... They are busy with projects. Just check out the roms that are out now...
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth...
lol
And I was hoping sadly