Originally Posted by JRANGER (Post 2100199)

Hey guys...My phone is rooted and the Sprint Update for it wont work...Everytime i reboot it to install the update it says its not verified...Any ideas?

Originally Posted by puff601 (Post 2103570)

Argg! Im still unable to root... i think it may be windows 7 or driver related because i cant root my epic on 2.2.1 or my gf's tmobile galaxy. ive tried 2 to root on 2 compaq cq62 laptops, one running 64 bit, one running 32, both with the same issues... "phone not connected"... at least mass storage has worked on her phone sometimes, never seems to work on mine... any way i can root both of these without a computer? i read where someone said they used one click root with no computer but i havent been able to find instructions on how to do this...

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2103631)

Originally Posted by puff601 (Post 2103654)

thanks man, i will give that a shot. also i just reinstalled the drivers again and i remember you asked what all drivers installed. so i
1 installed samsung drivers and restarted pc and phone
2 plugged in epic
3 when it said installing drivers i clicked on it to see what drivers installed.

samsung usb composite device, mobile modem, and mobile modem diagnostics serial all installed successfully. port (wdm) (com3) was still blank.

when i go to device manager and go to the samsung usb composite device properties it shows 3 drivers, sscdbus.sys, sscdwh.sys, and sscdwhnt.sys. so i have no clue what the issue is here. hopefully the link you provided works for me. ill keep you posted.

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2103696)

umm.I dont see ADB driver on that list...are you sure your in debug mode?

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2104726)

if your on syndicate frozen I would suggest flashing Journaling ON, and Genocide kernel..

if you want best rom overall..here is my question, do you want a Gignerbread Rom or a Froyo Rom?

Originally Posted by puff601 (Post 2104922)

gingerbread or froyo doesnt matter as long as its stable, i have no idea whats the difference is between the 2 lol. there is something wrong with the syndicate frozen rom with journaling pre-enabled. thats the first rom i tried to flash. after rom is installed, epic wont boot. the version with journaling off worked fine so i just turned journaling on with a zip i found. i have already found out first hand that journaling is a must lol. i had a few apps disappear on me when my battery died! also, what are some good themes? timberwolf seems to make good themes, ive tried blue midnight and now on blue glass theme. im really liking android so far.

what are the advantages of the genocide rom over the twilight?

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2104941)

Yes journaling is a must..unless you really know how to take care of it..I had journaling off for 2 months with no issues..until I was in a hurry and did the 4 button reset rather then regular shutdown then boom it hard reset itself due to data corruption lol...

Gingerbread is android 2.3, Froyo is 2.2..with 2.2 we have more customizations as we have source code and more development has been doen to tweak it...2.3 is the bleeding edge which offers new stuff at the price of "some" stability and development..depending on your usage...

Genocide kernel is not a rom, its a kernel..in winmo we had kernels built into the roms, but in android we can flash them separately if we choose to..overall I jsut found Genocide more stable, has more new features(due to the kernel being newer), and it allows for under-clocking.

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2104965)

From what people are saying SetCPU does not work well..there is Voltage Control and forgot the other on but it has pimp in the name :/...

UV = under volting aka gives you better battery life..
OC = overclock, makes our CPU run faster (often time requires more energy)

Originally Posted by Hypnotic2010 (Post 1929859)

Instructions for one click root + ClockworkMod combined!!
[Eclair,Froyo, ec05 compatible]: (v2.5.5)

Download: :
http://firon.net/xda/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5.zip

Instructions for one click root without Clockwork:

Download: :http://firon.net/xda/one.click.root.exploitv2.3.0.zip

Update:
Another recent option to Root and install custom recovery has been recently released by the Bonsai team called the Master key Unlocker. This is a simple to use program that runs from your PC with step by step instructions with a polished G.U.I.
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1. you need samsung galaxy s drivers
64-bit OS http://firon.net/xda/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
32-bit OS Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip

2. push MENU, select Applications > Development, then enable USB debugging.

3. extract and run run.bat
*Linux users chmod +x run.sh and run it, mac users chmod +x run_mac.sh and run it.*

4. enjoy!

v2.2.4 added busybox and the remount script and fixes sprint animation not showing
v2.2.5 superuser.apk & su added!\
v2.2.6 installs busybox to xbin
v2.2.7 uses simpler method for rooting
v2.2.8 fix boot logo, add one-click root for mac and linux (including adb binaries)
v2.2.9 working Linux and mac one click, unified into a single script (run.sh). Updated busybox to 1.17.3 (thanks skeeterslint).
v2.3.0 proper sudo on Linux, as well as an improved batch script that will actually check if the phone came back after running the exploit, instead of just waiting a fixed 15 seconds.

Uninstaller: http://firon.net/xda/one.click.stock...aller-di18.zip
Xda thread: One Click Root & Recovery for the Epic 4G! v2.5.5 Now has ClockworkMod Redirector! - xda-developers

For EXT4 file system use Cm3:
[MOD][One Click Root] Clockwork Mod version 3.0.0.5/6 - UPDATED FOR EB13! - xda-developers


Some necessary/helpful links for after rooting your device:


http://media.xda-developers.com/images/pin_new.png *OFFICIAL* SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 - Full factory rom for going back to stock with D118 updates.

http://media.xda-developers.com/images/new_post.png[How To] Return to Stock / Fix Bricked Epic

*Easy way to get your MSL #
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epi...-your-msl.html



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Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2121788)

Hey
Im haveing issues rooting my epic... now i read many different stories from changing the cord to using a desktop, switching ports, drivers... I just cant get past the first part of the rooting where it says "phone not connected"...i also tired to intall abd interface but it still wont work..
Plz any thoughts??

thanks!

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2122007)

Ok not a problem thanks for your help...So i have Win7 64bit this installs 3 drivers samsung usb composite device,samsung mobile modem #3 and samsung mobile modem diagnostic serial port (vdm) (com12) nothing about unknown device

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2122080)

Yes my debugging is on...that what im stuck on...why my computer dosent see it like that..

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2122186)

you also installed the 64bit drivers? also can you go into device manager after you plug it in, open up the [+]..do you see anything thats yellow with exclamation mark?

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2122438)

I dont see any yellow Exclamation mark. yes i installed 64bit i also tired the 32bit

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2122460)

umm..you shouldn't install the 32bit ones..uninstall them and the 64bit drivers and then reinstall the 64bit ones..restart your pc, reset your phone, recheck debug mode on and off and try again.

Or if rooting is what your after there is also another thing you can try, putting your phone in download mode and using odin....with odin you can flash a pre-rooted rom.

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2122651)

How do you do that? Cause i tired just 64bit and rebooted everything still didnt work...So i havent tried odin...but if you dont mind telling me how i will...and if that dosent work im done i wont take your time up anymore...Thanks again for helping me out.

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2122870)

make sure 32bit ones are removed if you installed them..they may be conflicting..

as for odin download here:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/2077357-post2.html

you can enter download mode by turning off the phone then hold 1 key and turn it on.

IF odin is running and you plug in, odin should glow green..dont flash anything yet..lets first see if odin recognizes your phone...if it glows green it did.

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2123025)

No green light...i tried both ways lol man nothing ever works for me lol

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2123028)

you entered download mode on the cellphone? thats like a big yellow exclamation mark there...

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2123033)

its yellow with a droid guy saying downloading...but now im stuck in this mode!!!i cant get out...now what?

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2123056)

when you see that run odin and plug your usb to your phone and pc..

to get out just do a 4 button reset...vol up + vol down + camera + power at same time

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2123098)

Not working...told you i have the worst luck

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2123219)

hmm...just to confirm you tried different cords right?

also when you connect your phone can you do mass storage?

Originally Posted by bagerard77 (Post 2123268)

Yes tired new cords...i just went to sprint and they gave me a brand new phone...question is should i try to root it again?

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2123278)

it can't hurt?

Originally Posted by gTen (Post 2123278)

it can't hurt?