[GUIDE] SGSII E4GT - ROM / Root Hub - Your Flashin Goodness Here! (Updated 10/26)
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Yeah, I will be doing that...usually do so. The first few that are listed won't have dates, just cuz there aren't updated methods / items yet, plus it's noted in thread update code at bottom.
It's a Samsung thing. Once a working CWR is available that doesn't break root, most flashing will probably be done through CWR.
I'm still on the OG Evo but planning on getting the Epic 4G touch soon. I'm reading through the root thread (supposedly all working) and there are multiple reports of data loss thus forcing a reboot to rectify.
Waiting for that to get worked out, also... I've become so accustomed to ADB, do we think we'll have a root method the old fashioned way?
Waiting for that to get worked out, also... I've become so accustomed to ADB, do we think we'll have a root method the old fashioned way?
I'm not a dev, so anytime I get something new and have to adopt new procedures I get all wishywashy since its sometimes very difficult for me to adopt the new measures, but I can assure you that Odin methods are pretty sweet. The GTab 10.1 was my first intro to it and its pretty simple and straightforward to follow once you get in there. JMO
Burst!! My man, how have you been? Nice to see you around. I just went out and bought an epic touch today. For all of you who may not know, Burst is a themeing machine. Loved all your work on the og evo. Sorry for being completely off topic.
Few things that you can add to your Op...
Stock modem, courtesy of Ninpo http://ninpo.qap.la/epic4gt/modem.bin (flash this to "Phone" in Odin if you accidently flashed something else there by accident)
Stock kernel pulled from non-rooted phone, courtesy of bubby. This is a kernel pulled from a stock phone, not the stock kernel compiled from Samsung's released source code, courtesy of bubby323 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1273647
-Daryel
Stock modem, courtesy of Ninpo http://ninpo.qap.la/epic4gt/modem.bin (flash this to "Phone" in Odin if you accidently flashed something else there by accident)
Stock kernel pulled from non-rooted phone, courtesy of bubby. This is a kernel pulled from a stock phone, not the stock kernel compiled from Samsung's released source code, courtesy of bubby323 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1273647
-Daryel
Thanks...added modem. bubbys stock kernel is already listed in Recovery Options, will duplicate to kernels to be thorough.
Awesome. It's good info for the newbs who are too afraid of getting flamed by asking in the threads. This Forum on XDA has been the only forum where you need to be issued flame-retardent underwear, some of the devs are very harsh.
-Daryel
Very nice. I should have my Epic 4G Touch this Friday to go along with my new Sprint service. Might not root it right off the bat but everything I'm seeing here is looking very good. 
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Very nice. I should have my Epic 4G Touch this Friday to go along with my new Sprint service. Might not root it right off the bat but everything I'm seeing here is looking very good.
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I get mine tomorrow. Bye Bye HTC...
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101Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch
Thread Index
►Part 1 - Glossary / Tools
►Part 2 - Root Instructions / Recovery
►Part 3 - ROMS
►Part 4 - Kernels / Modems
►Part 5 - Themes / Boot Animations / Mods
►Part 6 - Thread Updates
SGSII Epic 4G Touch Developer Listing
RoadRAGEN
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PhantomHacker
ptfdmedic
bubby323
k0nane
tjohnsonjr
crawrj
(Please let me know if I've left you out!)
↑↑ THESE ↑↑ are the people giving YOU the goodies!
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Without THEM...YOU are like THAT guy →
with a shiny phone and no wimminz.
With THEM...YOU are THIS guy →
Yeah...YOU wanna be him. Trust me. He gets wimmenz →
....See? I can haz wimmenz?
Why You Should Donate...
More often than not, a developer for a specific device will use their device as a guinea pig. Tweaking, rooting, building ROMs & Kernel testing are but a few things that can really mess up one's device. Saying Thank You is great, and means alot to a Developer...a small Donation for His / Her work goes even further!
The tools needed to develop a ROM go much deeper than just the Device being developed on. While some preferred development tools are Open Source and can be used for free, others are not...and are a big investment. Add onto that the hours of dedication to building a ROM, and the amount of (Insert Energy Drink of Choice Here), it can be a costly hobby / passion. It's NOT required...but SO very much appreciated by the Developers!
The Thanks Button...
Be generous in your thanks to Developers as well as your fellow community members that help out. We tech nuts are a vain group of individuals, and tend to be more productive when we know others appreciate our work. Taking less than 10 seconds to click that "Thanks" button is likened to a high-five, fist-bump, atta-boy...and if you're NOT homophobic, a good old baseball pat on the arse!
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XDA Thanks Button Introduction
PART 1
Glossary
ADB - The Android Debug Bridge. A collection of tools that any rooted Android user should have. ADB allows one to interact with their device from a terminal interface. This enables the user to do a variety of tasks such as sideloading applications and more. SEE HERE
Android - A Linux (SEE HERE) based operating system created and mostly designed by Google. The major revisions are (SEE HERE) 1.0, 1.1, 1.5 (Cupcake), 1.6 (Donut), 2.0/2.0.1/2.1 (Eclair), 2.2 (Froyo) 2.3 (Gingerbread), and 3.0 (Honeycomb - tablet only). The majority of Android major revisions are named after desserts. SEE HERE and SEE HERE
AOSP - Android-Open-Source-Project - Its Usually to Reference Stock Android ( a company that joined with Google to make Android, and allowing the Code to be an "Open Source" so that no industry player can restrict or control the innovations of any other) SEE HERE
APK - Android PacKage. These are, basically, Android applications and all of their data. They are run via the Dalvik Virtual Machine on your device. SEE HERE
Bootloader - The part of a computer that loads the operating system. If this is damaged/deleted you are screwed.
Flashing - The act of installing a ROM onto an embedded device or emulator.
Heimdall Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source tool suite used to flash ROMs onto Samsung Galaxy S devices.
Kernel - In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. SEE HERE
ODIN - Is the protocol used to update the flash filesystem in Samsung Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images.
RAM - Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer device data storage. SEE HERE
ROM - The name given to software on embedded devices (mobile phones, for the most part). "Flashing" a ROM means that you install that software on your device.
Odexed VS Deodexed Files - "Theres plenty of debate over what is faster/better to use, im not going to take sides in this one. This is just information about what the differences in the two are, try for yourself.
Deodex basically takes the odex file and stuffs it into the apk as a classes.dex. First boot it dissembles the file into /dalvik-cache (i believe). Now there is basically 2 copies of the odex, one in the apk one in cache. This makes it "portable". This allows modders to work on the apks & easily change stuff. If you want themes or stuff like lockscreen fixes you MUST use Deodex.
Odex is how things come stock. It takes up less room but making modifications or taking apks from other roms is hard." - Credit Quote TrevE
Also SEE HERE - Link Credit pIxiLatEd
Overclocking - Increasing the "clock" of a processor to increase its speed at the expense of battery life and possibly your phone. Not all processors overclock the same, even if the hardware is identical. One phone with a Tegra2 SoC might not be able to overclock to 1.2ghz, yet another might be able to overclock to 2.0ghz (very unlikely).
Radio/Modem - The parts of a firmware that allow communication between the operating system, the telecommunication hardware, and a mobile network. Some radios give good battery life, some good signal, some neither.
Development Glossary HERE
Tools
[ADB] ADB Workshop and Guide
[ADB] ADB Commands Listing
[Android SDK] - Android Software Development Kit
[KIES]Samsung Kies
More to Come!!!!
PART 2
Root Guide
What is rooting and why should/shouldn't I do it?
Rooting is a way of gaining access to the root directory of your phone enabling you to change every aspect of your phones software that the manufacturer has locked. This enables you to do many things with your device that the manufacturer did not intend. Here are some reasons why people root and why people don't.
Reasons to root:
Get the latest versions of Android on your phone before anyone else.
Try faster and more optimized versions of your phone's software.
Overclocking and underclocking your phone.
Longer battery life.
Theme your phone a lot more.
FREE Wireless Tethering.
Remove unwanted Sprint software.
Reasons to NOT Root:
Not comfortable with troubleshooting your phone and phone problems.
Do not have the time to spend going through countless forums to find solutions to problems.
Possibility to break your phone permanently causing you to go back to Sprint (IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE) to get another one or buy another if you don't have insurance.
MAY VOID YOUR WARRANTY WITH SPRINT. (YMMV - Can always un-Root)
Very time consuming and addicting.
Do not know what a "driver" is for a computer.
Have no knowledge of DOS.
So how do I root?
-Don't use any method just because the guide says "ROOT METHOD". Make sure its the latest root method used for your situation. Even this guide will get outdated one day (I'll try my best to keep it up to date).
-Rooting will cause all your information to be lost if you did not properly back them up. You will lose anything saved on the phone, such as contacts (not synced to Google) and applications and settings. Anything on your SD card will still be there such as music and pictures and video.
Basic terminology:
ROM - The phone's software
Flashing - Installing. Pertains to ROMs, kernels, radios, themes, etc
Root Method as of 10/02/11
**See Pre-Rooted Kernels in Kernels Section**
CWM / Based Recovery
►[RECOVERY] Clockwork Recovery◄ - Credit bubby323 / ACS
PART 3
ROMs / System IMGs
►► [ROM][Base] Stock Odex & Deodex (+root/busybox) ◄◄ - Credit AbsolutZeroGI / ACS
►► [ROM] AEMod ◄◄ - Credit RoadRAGEN
►► [ROM] StarBurst ◄◄ - Credit PhantomHacker
►► [ROM] midNIGHT ◄◄ - Credit ptfdmedic
►► [ROM] midNIGHT 2.0 w/ noCIQ ◄◄ - Credit ptfdmedic
►► [ROM] Epic Touch AOSP mod ◄◄ - Credit tjohnsonjr
►► [Odin] Stock EG30 Odexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4 ◄◄ - Credit crawrj
►► [Odin]Stock EG30 Deodexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4 ◄◄ - Credit crawrj
►[RESTORE] CWM Backup Image◄ - Credit Zedomax / ACS
►[RESTORE] Stock Kernel - EB30◄ - Credit bubby323 / ACS
PART 4
Kernels / Modems
►[KERNEL] PRE-ROOTED KERNEL - ***ALL WORKING!***◄ - Credit Zedomax / ACS
►[KERNEL] PRE-ROOTED - Zedomax OC 1.6GHZ◄ - Credit Zedomax / ACS
►[KERNEL] Zedomax Epic Touch Kernel Stock ◄ - Credit Zedomax / ACS
►[KERNEL] Stock Kernel - EB30◄ - Credit bubby323 / ACS
►[MODEM] MIA Stock Modem (Direct DL)◄ - Credit Ninpo
PART 5
Themes / Boot Animations / Mods
►► [THEME] Nothin but the Honey ◄◄ - Credit Tiffany84
►► [MOD] Boot Sound - E.T. Theme (Root Required) ◄◄ - Credit Bandage
►► [MOD] noCIQ (Carrier IQ removal) for Epic 4G Touch ◄◄ - Credit k0nane
PART 6
Thread Updates
Development Hub Update Info
Code:10/20/2011 - Pulled Modem (link down) 10/8/2011 - Added Source Credit (Root Descriptions) 10/2/2011 - Updated ROM Listing 10/2/2011 - Updated Root Methods 10/2/2011 - Updated Mods Section 9/25/2011 - Added Stock Modem 9/25/2011 - Added Developer Listing 9/25/2011 - Updated Current ROMs 9/22/2011 - Added Recovery & Restore Options 9/20/2011 - Added Custom Boot Sound 9/19/2011 - Added Zedomax OC Kernel 9/18/2011 - Added Full Root Kernel 9/18/2011 - Updated Glossary & Tools 9/18/2011 - Updated Kernel Info 9/18/2011 - Added Root Process 9/17/2011 - Thread Created
Thanks to the following for guide examples:
arozer
sekigah84
Shaquiel Harris2
Yeah...keep in mind it's a work in progress Gonna be adding tons of info over the next few days. The more informed we are, the better the development and community involvement!1
