lordstimpy
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I play DnD with at Sprint engineer, he said real soon. He hinted at crappy Samsung code being the reason for the delay.
Still no ICS...........
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JayWill
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Well, Samsung is a huge company, and their mobile division alone manages a giant portfolio of devices. When you're that big, things get missed, especially when your software engineers seem to continue to underperform. Oddly enough, it wasn't even Samsung who discovered the bug in their own EMMC firmware as it interacts with commands from the ICS kernel. It was members of the development community, along with help from an engineer at Google. There's a reason Samsung hired Steve Kondik, founder of Cyanogenmod. It's clear that they need to increase the talent pool in their software development department.
Regarding your question on CM9 vs. AOKP, it's very subjective, and which one is better boils down to a matter of personal opinion. Generally speaking, you'd probably find that CM9 is a bit more stable and better on battery life, while AOKP is more feature rich with more tweaks and settings.
The best advice I have is to try both for about a week and come to your own conclusions. With that said, I personally prefer AOKP ... for now.
Well, Samsung is a huge company, and their mobile division alone manages a giant portfolio of devices. When you're that big, things get missed, especially when your software engineers seem to continue to underperform. Oddly enough, it wasn't even Samsung who discovered the bug in their own EMMC firmware as it interacts with commands from the ICS kernel. It was members of the development community, along with help from an engineer at Google. There's a reason Samsung hired Steve Kondik, founder of Cyanogenmod. It's clear that they need to increase the talent pool in their software development department.
Regarding your question on CM9 vs. AOKP, it's very subjective, and which one is better boils down to a matter of personal opinion. Generally speaking, you'd probably find that CM9 is a bit more stable and better on battery life, while AOKP is more feature rich with more tweaks and settings.
The best advice I have is to try both for about a week and come to your own conclusions. With that said, I personally prefer AOKP ... for now.
Thank you sir! I was a little hopeful for ICS with the leaked builds but after FF18 it's just died down. I put all hope in ROMs to help me continue to love this phone.
CM9 is AOSP right? I want a pure (or close to) Android experience. I'm not sure if I should wait for the OTA on this phone (Who knows when that with be...) or jump the gun and root. And no, I'm not using AOKP. Would it be easier to root now or after OTA?
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Yes, cm9 is aosp. You might as well just root now, you have nothing to lose. Just make sure to read a lot on everything before you start messing with things and don't be afraid to ask questions.
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I would root now. Every time an update comes out, it seems to prevent the current root methods from doing their job. They tend to block the exploit.
As Sn1per said, read up on it as much as possible. I even watched videos on how to root my E4GT (when I had it) and it made the process a lot easier since I could see what was going to happen. If you have any questions, be sure to ask them! Anyone here (or over at XDA) will help you out
I've been coming closer and closer to rooting my device and installing something from a ROM perspective. I think the things that keep me away from it are just the pure quantity of available roms. I have no idea what the best one to install is and for which reason. CM9 is AOSP and that idea to be is great. I've seen others that incorporate tweaks and other fixes and every available piece of awesomeness (see ☼[ROM] Frankenstein's FIFO2 (FF02 ICS) (Deodexed)☼ 6/10/2012 - xda-developers )
Others seems to incorporate other elements that make it great. That confusion has led me to stand pat for now.
Any thoughts on this?
Others seems to incorporate other elements that make it great. That confusion has led me to stand pat for now.
Any thoughts on this?
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The amount of ROMs for the E4GT can defintely set some people back from rooting. There are so many to choose from. I think I've tried like 6-8 ROMs before I settled down
I'll list the ones I liked and you can check them out
[ROM] Super Galaxy Rom V1.5 | De-Odexed, Rooted, ICS 4.0.4 FF18| Updated 07/05/12 - xda-developers (ICS blue themed)
[ROM] [TeaM VeNuM] RUJELUS22 The Blu Kuban FF18 (ICS 4.0.4) (Updated 7-2-12) - xda-developers (dark themed)
[ROM][TN] MIJJz ICS {MINI 6/30}{GOODNESS 6/27}{LTD 6/25}{NO-NAME}{SLIM} - xda-developers (I used XPLOD MINI)
VDub,
Thanks for the feedback. There definitely are a million options, and having some insight into your "greatest hits" certainly helps.
I think my other hangup at times is just the perception (or the reality) that there are a million different components of the "development" process. In reading through forums I see buzz words like: odin, CM, CWM, deodexed, roms, kernels, flashing, recovery, rooting, yellow triangles, flash counts, unlocking the boot loaders, etc. I'd like to think I'm a reasonably intelligent person however I'm uneasy that what i will end up doing causes me a ton of problems. Sadly, when I try to break down all of this information (the stuff on XDA as well as here is incredible) I just find more stuff to be confused about.
Thanks for the feedback. There definitely are a million options, and having some insight into your "greatest hits" certainly helps.
I think my other hangup at times is just the perception (or the reality) that there are a million different components of the "development" process. In reading through forums I see buzz words like: odin, CM, CWM, deodexed, roms, kernels, flashing, recovery, rooting, yellow triangles, flash counts, unlocking the boot loaders, etc. I'd like to think I'm a reasonably intelligent person however I'm uneasy that what i will end up doing causes me a ton of problems. Sadly, when I try to break down all of this information (the stuff on XDA as well as here is incredible) I just find more stuff to be confused about.
The sheer quantity of roms is part of what makes it fun, for me at least Don't freak yourself out about it. It's just a phone, have a little fun with it. If something goes awry you can always borrow your grandma's flip phone!
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Don't freak yourself out about it. It's just a phone, have a little fun with it. If something goes awry you can always borrow your grandma's flip phone! Sent from my SPH-D710 using Android Central Forums
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No problem
It can be confusing when you first read through everything. All those buzz words will become part of your regular vocabulary. I was a bit taken back when I first started reading about rooting my E4GT. What I did was watch the video on rooting the E4GT by QBKing77. It made it much easier on me since I'm the type that learns faster from visual tools.
Odin is going to be your best friend the whole time you're rooted. It's a magical program.....lol
CWM (ClockWorkMod) is your recovery that you'll use to flash ROMs.
Flashing is the process used to install ROMs to your phone.
ROMs can change the look and even the OS version of your phone. Some devs include tweaks to make battery life better or make your phone run smoother.
I used the OneClick program over at XDA to root my phone. That program did everything for me (including unlocking my bootloader).
Can someone please post a link to the most recent build on CM9 for our phone? And is there a way I can back up the data on my phone? Example, progress on certain apps? I can put photos and music on my PC, contacts are synced to Google...what am I missing? Thanks for the help guys 
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Downtown Taco,
I had started a thread that touched on the topic of backing up certain apps and such.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/185693-backup-app-suggestions.html
The general gist is that Titanium Backup Pro is the best option there. It DOES require root, and does cost a few bucks, but it is the best one out there. As for SMS, multiple people also mentioned SMS Backup and Restore.
Unfortunately I can't help you out with the most recent build of CM9.
I had started a thread that touched on the topic of backing up certain apps and such.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/185693-backup-app-suggestions.html
The general gist is that Titanium Backup Pro is the best option there. It DOES require root, and does cost a few bucks, but it is the best one out there. As for SMS, multiple people also mentioned SMS Backup and Restore.
Unfortunately I can't help you out with the most recent build of CM9.
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Oh yeaaaaaaaaa I hope they are right but I believe someone said before it will come next week also. That is two times I heard this. Lets go ICS!!!!!
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I wonder if I wish real hard, chew gum and whistle 3 times fast, ICS will be available next week.
WTF? Someone quick....slap me....I'm being optomistic again!
WTF? Someone quick....slap me....I'm being optomistic again!
Don't forget to click your ruby slippers together three times...
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Lmao. That is a scripted response from the rep. They have no real clue when ICS will hit this device officially.
I spoke to a rep 3 months ago about ICS and was told 2 weeks to a month before an official roll out. Well its two months overdue.:thumbup:
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Hah I got told it was out and that I had to go to the sprint store to have it updated. Lololol
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