See qbking77 for details on how to get your phone up to date. Keep in mind, these benchmarks were done with a live wallpaper running in the background.
@zero1991 The battery life seems to be the same as when I first got the
phone. If you don't use the phone much, the battery lasts a day or 2. Once
I start playing games and watching movies, I have to recharge the phone by
night fall. I haven't re-calibrated the battery as some suggest...
Why didn't you fun Quadrant and Smartbench on 1Ghz at the same time (back
to back) then run them back to back at 1.2 Ghz instead of going back and
forth between 1 &1.2Ghz for each test?
How to flash the ACS Bamboozle EF02 Rom on Samsung Epic 4G
This is by far the best EF02 rom out there! This rom is based off of Android 2.3 gingerbread. Any questions, please ask! I also show you how to overclock on ...
Hello QBKing, first of all thank you for all of your videos! Awesome job in
what you do for all of us Epic users. My question is, in your experience,
which Rom you think is best between this one and the Syndicate Frozen? I've
got the Syndicate Frozen Rom installed and it is great. Love the features
and speed. Only problem I have with it is that sometimes my phone shuts off
while in the middle of doing something such as during a call, Wifi
Teathering or so forth. What should I do? Thank you!
Hi, I have really liked watching your videos. Everyone i have watched has
helped me out a lot. I have been running this Rom on my Epic for about a
week now. It runs great. But I have a question about running OC Kernels on
this Rom. I have tried 4 different Kernels on this Rom(3 from ACS) and none
of them let my phone reboot, it stays on the Samsung screen. How do I get a
working Kernel for is Rom? Thank you for taking time to read this and once
again, thanks for making such helpful videos.
@qbking77 Yes I'm using tethering correctly. After a while though while
tethering, phone get hot and shuts off. So I just sit it on top of my AC
unit and that takes care of that part. As for the phone shutting off while
on a call, it usually happens while I'm browsing on-line via 4G during a
call, on the Market, Facebook, etc.. Don't know why this happens. I will
upgrade to Frozen 1.2 hoping all works out for the better. Thank you for
your response and again thank you for all that you do!
Hey qbking - So after all the ???s on the EC 22 leak, I installed this rom,
again thanks SO much for your vid's, piece of cake. One ? though, and this
may be the dumbest ? ever, but I backed up all apps using Titanium Pro
(before doing this), and now that I'm on this rom, how do I get my stuff
back? Do I have to download another version of Titanium Pro (from market),
then restore? And will I have to buy it again? Thanks for all your help (as
always). Thanks - Rick
@qbking77 Hello again. Well...after a couple of weeks of installing Frozen
1.2, phone sometimes freezes up requiring me to pull the battery. Tethering
makes the phone hot and shuts off. Rarely but sometimes happens, phone
reboots after a crash. Will continue to test it out hoping I find a fix. If
not, I will have to try another rom or just go back to stock.
@qbking77 Just tried...backed up sdcard, formatted as FAT32 on my mac,
restored, tried to wipe and same error. Didn't find much help by "Googling"
either. What would happen if I deleted or replaced "mmcblk0p2"? Any other
Ideas? Sorry to hassle you with this, I'm just getting pretty desperate.
Thanks again for everything.
Let me say I've watched and LOVED practically all your vids. Keep up the
great work! However, I have a problem that I am getting nowehere with.
After flashing this ROM I get "E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2" when attempting to wipe. I've tried UNrooting and
RErooting with no success. Ideas?
Omg thanks its working great now!! god bless :)) i have a quick question,
now im still a noob and i dont know if im overclocked or not right now
after doing all this. can you point me to a video to teach me how to
overclock? i have version 2.3.3 with the ef02. Thanks again your the best!
qbking77 is the most helpful individual I have come across yet, the videos
are descriptive and easy to follow, I've successfully rooted my epic and I
am using bamboozle as my first rom and I am over impressed. ACS is awesome
and qbking, keep up the excellent work sir!
kk my problem is still here & my apps keep closing out. and for wifi
purposes, i wanna have internet everywhere without being connected to a
local connection(router). Is that possible & how? I wanna thank you to btw
for helping me through these processes.
@PhreshDaBoss What did you use metamorph to do? I don't think its
compatible. You might have to re wipe data and reflsh the rom.... You mean
internet everywhere on your pc? Then use the app wifi tether... if you're
on bamboozle download the app barnacle.
Tried ROM and loved it!(props to Marcusant et al)- BUT; couldn't get Epic
Dark Horse 2.3.2 (EF02 version) to work. Kept hanging at Sammy splash
screen, so had to rfemove battery, reflash, etc. Anyone else reporting
issues with themes on this ROM?
Na i meant internet as in wifi wherever i go. Like if im outside & wanna go
on facebook without being connected to a router cuz i know exactly what
wifi tether is. And metamorph doesnt work on syndicate? Or is it just
something im doing?
@aflores140 I'd say reflash the rom and kernel.. and then turn journaling
on.. check teh frozen 1.2 thread for the zip to turn it on.. I also have a
video shoing you how to get native wifi tethering on syndicate.. check it
out.
Hi qbking77, I just like to say, thank you for this video and such. You do
a great job explaining. Mine turned out great until i noticed, i didn't
have a battery icon thingy next to my service bars did i do something
wrong??
It keeps restoring from a backup my phone must've made when I ussed
rfs2ext4 a few weeks ago. Is there anyway I can stop that? Also, that CRT
animation isn't showing up at all for me, probbly becaue of the restore it
does.
I'm wondering something...if I'm on RFS Stock EC05 rooted and I make a
backup of the entire system, may I go back incase I get a bad flash since
this is EXT4 right? Would it go back to RFS if I restore the backup?
thanks 4 previous answer! i just flashed the rom and noticed yours has
black facebook and mine doesn't and netflix isn't working on mine :(
anyways can I use acs updater on this rom to change themes now?
@djjroc007 I'm not sure, I doubt it. What I would recommend is making a
nandroid backup... flashing the rom without wiping... and then if it
doesn't work just wipe everything 3X each and flash the rom.
What themes work for the ROM? I have tried the Stock NO BATTERY theme that
is a add on with the ROM and other ECO2 based themes with no luck and i
also tried ECO5 based themes as well.
Right now I'm on Urban Rom EC05. Is it cool if I odin the EG22 modem then
flash this one? also, is there a way quick way for me to find out if i'm on
RFS or EXT4? thank you in advance!
i went ahad and put it on my phone through 3.0.2.5 and i love it quite a
few force closes though...how do i upgrade cwm? i actually thought 3.0.2.5
was the highest you could go
@aflores140 Are you sure you are using wifi tethering properly? It
shouldn't be shutting off during calls though... I prefer Syndicate rom,
but this rom is great as well.
@trinh002 Nope! Just go to the lockscreen settings and find the option to
hide battery icon.. Just toggle it off and on and you'll be fine! Thanks
for the kind words :)
Okay i will use your video and if any problems occur i will be sure to let
you know. Okay & if i wanna change roms i need to wipe factory data, __ &
___ 3x? correct?
@PhreshDaBoss metamorph only works when installing custom transition
animations. I have a video for that. If you want to use 3g? Just turn off
your wifi.
I need your help, i did everything you said and it was successful, but for
some reason i dont have signal and im stuck on air plain mode ple ase help
me.
I need your help, i did everything you said and it was successful, but for
some reason i dont have signal and im stuck on air plain mode please help
me.
qbking77 thanks for all your effort for noobs like me it is fantastic there
is someone like u posting these videos. i borked my wifi trying different
things. i tried to install a new el29 modem file watching ur video. i get
signature verification failed every time. and i get the same error msg when
trying to flash a new rom like blazer. i cant figure it out can you help
thanks
Hey qb I recently put me phone to stock eco5. My modem is on eg22. Tried to
update to ei22 but won't allow assuming cause of the modem being eg22. Can
put the modem back to stock without root?
Nice video :) I love this phone!!!.. But jesus the only thing I hate is the
battery life... meh I stream music over 3g all the time, and my battery
just... plummets
@randyshear.....HELP! I went to the XDA link you provided. When I tried to
download the Odin,ViperROM, Clockwork Mod, I am not getting anything. THIS
IS AMAZING! I HAVE TO HAVE THIS SETUP! I did the Froyo update and my
benchmark scores barely break 1000. My Linpack is almost the same though.
if I sound ignorant, I apologise. I cant wait for Sprint anymore and your
setup is SICK!!!
@xxCoolbreeze Everything you could possibly need is on XDA at the link just
under my video. Very detailed instructions, download links, even a chat
room to get help in. They can help you way better than I can.. Plus the
video would probably take too long, and with my poor cam quality, you
couldn't see anything..
@timmyisageek Just follow the link on here, and it will take you to the
page with all necessary downloads, and instructions.. You need to use ODIN
to flash the DK17 PIT and MODEM files only. You will copy your new ROM to
your SD card root, then flash it with CWM. Thanks!
@JohnCorleone23 If you are already on DK28 2.2, then go in to CWM (Camera,
Vol down, Power) wipe cache 3x, wipe system data / reset 3x, and flash your
new ROM. I have a how to video using ODIN and flashing a ROM.. Please see
my channel and watch it.
@nebster7652 The wallpaper is Nexus Revamped in Android Market. It's free.
As far as apps to install, it really comes with everything you'd need.
Advanced Task Killer is the only other app i'd recommend. Glad to hear it's
working for you!
@JohnCorleone23 You must download / install the USB drivers. Now power off
the phone. Next hold the #1 key, and power buttons until you get the yellow
android shoveling screen. Now run ODIN, and plug the Epic in to your USB.
@savior02 I have been using custom ROMs and setcpu for well over a month,
and have not noticed any extra battery drains, and it is almost impossible
to brick these.. ODIN3 can usually restore anything back to stock, Thanks!
********what am I doing wrong? When I go to XDA and try to download the
ViperROM, clockwork, odin, I cant get the folders downloaded and on my
desktop. HELP ME PLEASE! I HAVE TO GET THIS SETUP ON MY EPIC!
@jsammy44 4G everything seems to work fine. I don't have 4G here, so unsure
of that. GPS is working very well now. As far as cons, occasionally I get a
force close, but it is rare. The ROM is very stable.
I installed this rom a few hours ago b4 I saw your vid! Works good so far!
I have set cpu installed and I was wondering what else I should install?
Also what live wall is that in your background? Thanx
@sockaplaya dont worry about it, the lagfix just increases i/o slightly, it
is not a real world gain, it is just exploiting quadrant. The 2d and 3d
scores are no any faster than anybody else.
@GeomighTNYC Before you flash this ROM, use clockworkmod to backup your
current settings. If you want to go back later, just enter CWM, and
restore. That's it! You'll be back to factory ROM.
@saltflatsspeedshop I dont mind answering questions, but please read the
info under my video.. All downloads, and answeres to your Qs are available
in the link under my video. Thanks.
@randyshear Is "clockworkmod" available through the market? How do I make
sure to get the right program cause there are a few ones that pulled up in
the search?
@randyshear thnx for the feedback , however wasn't andriod 2.2.1 highlight
suppose to be flash 10.1 ? is this an emulated half assed Android 2.2
version ?
@sockaplaya sorry guys I like this rom and would like to install it on my
epic but I can not figure out how to do it :( any help would be much
appreciated
Because some people clearly have problems adapting to minor changes when
they used to an overlay/launcher. these are typically not the type of
people watching videos on youtube on how to root/rom phones. i'm sure the
average or novice smart phone user will problably have enough trouble with
the minor changes like locations of different menus and launcher changes
from gb to ics. I feel like this is samsung's failsauce attempt at trying
to the merge from GB into ics and make "easy" for a novice.
I think all the major companies dumb down their version of Ice cream
sandwich. If you take the time to talk to a non technical person who has
limited knowledge they know nothing about the android phone they own. It
kind of pisses me off they are wasting a great phone by not trying all
android offer. And it seems like the companies are pandering to the lowest
common person who is less tech savy. And thinking their enough out there
for the rest of us. Sad day when dummies run android!
Have you tried combined inboxes? I usually take email notifications off of
the stock Gmail app, and instead use the standard email app for my gmail
and other email. And whenever I click on combined inboxes, it force closed.
Really, that was the only problem I had. I tested the GPS traveling to
visit some family in NYC. At first, couldn't get a lock. Then when I
updated PRL and profile, it seemed to fix it. Great ROM. The combined
inboxes isn't too big of a deal
Thanks for the quick reply, how long do you think its going to take to get
this for root users? I used your videos to root and obtain cmw+rogue and
I'm not running any custom roms! my main reason why I rooted was that I got
tired of waiting on OTA's, I also wanted the free wifi hotspots to connect
my tablet, which is not working btw, any tips? You are the man, and you
make it so easy for noobs like me, your efforts are much appreciated!
played just fine before. Ive read its a common problem but still. I cant
convert and sort 4,000 + songs all over again. And imhaving to use poweramp
but the integration that I loved about the native player is lost and I want
to go back. Is there any possible fix for this. Aside from keeping poweramp
and/or converting everything? Any help is greatly appreciated. This has got
me at wits end
Hey men o install today just like you say from stock EL29 and works great!!
But i have a problem whit the stock browser dosent work i open the browser
and freese all my fone for 3 min just open a white page! And after that the
browser close! And i try install the chrome browser and after 5 min of use
the browser again freese and close so can you helpme whith that please!
Thanks bro
@ pouncdog I totally agree and they do it becauae they want to compete with
the iphone. Lots of smart people dont want to waste time with phone
awesomeness... They just dont care like we do. And Android is the plateform
for those who give a ripe. People that buy iphones (in general) just like
the simplicity (even though i think touchwiz is easy as ios).
What really bothers me about samsung is that they could not come up with
their own newer version of touchwiz for ICS along with a different
themeing. Its the same gingerbread theme from galaxy 2. Very disappointing
and lazy. HTC at least had the decency to come out with a new sense for
ICS. Lol. Either way good review and I will stay on CM9 alpha 3.
battery life seems pretty bad to me, went from 80% to dead from in a little
over 6 hours with wifi, bluetooth, and gps turned off and sitting in my
pocket most of the time. Swipe also breaks on me saying "Open of EnglishUS
failed!". Seems to stutter and freeze for a couple seconds every now and
again when doing stuff in the settings as well.
how often does an os update change a phones UI as much as GB>ICS?? froyo>gb
wasn't even in ballpark as a change of this magnitude. neither was any
2.X.X update. the only phones i've seen major changes with ICS updates are
the google phones. NS4g, nexusone, anything that runs pure android saw a
significant theme/ui change.
Well I didn't do This method but installed calkulins rooted stock fd24. I
love the smoothness and data speed boost that I've gotten,Alot. Not to
mention Truly epic battery life. But my one major gripe is that my phone
will no longer play wma files. Most of my collection is wma.
i installed this update and it worked well for a day but today the battery
died in like 2 hrs and it wont hold a charge, also the battery status shows
that android system is taking up 84% of the battery. how can i fix this? or
if anything how do i get back to EL29? plzz help
Samsung even screwed up the stock launcher lol Cyanogen got it totally
right for the Epic 4G and their not even an international corporation. Way
to brand your wares by force feeding us ugly trash we don't want, Samsung
=/ And subtracting native features...jerks
The font is Roboto which is the new default font with ICS. It's not blurry
or shitty to me but that's your subjective view. You can change it in
System Settings, Display, Font Style 4:47. Or you can root and use Font
Changer in the Play Store.
wich one is better ? EL29 or this one ?????? i want to upgrade because when
i run time warner cable tv app it sais that i need android 4.0 so i can
watch live tv ..... but i want the best one. is there a way to only upgrade
android?
YES THERE IS!!! its not an over the air update, you have to download the
samsung kies program on a computer and connect your device and open the
program and it will say you have a firmware update. Just did this last
night.
darn i see it after i unlock my sg2..shit...either way i can put the room
to rigt oooo question ...im not to savy here so, if i have rooted the phone
whenever the update from android into ice cream comes up what do i do...?
I had installed a fd05 ROM that is rooted. I went back to el29 to install
this one and it shows the superuser icon, but it denies root access to all
my apps. Any ideas what's going on? Is there a way to root fd24? jeff
ok so i did this and if you have the stock rooted el29 gingerbread it works
perfectly. flawless. if you follow the steps as they are in this video it
will work. thanks qb i am now running this rom. very nice so far.
Everytime i go to type something in anywhere i always get a "select input
method notifacation icon" that pops up an when im doin typing the icon goes
away...anyone else have this prob?! Help pls?!
@qbking77 i know you have alot of reviews to do but if u have the time
would you please do a review of mijjah74 new aokp slim n trim rom .. just
curious what he tweaked themed or changed ?
qb king i was wondering is their any way to get the tile effetcs on this
build like in the ics aokp alpha rom... when i say tile effect i am
reffering to the way you view your gallery.
go to his latest unroot video, download odin and the el29 tar file, run as
if you were unrooting then BOOM back to el29, you may need a factory reset
though after your back on el29
Been running this for a couple days. Very smooth. My only problem is the
battery life. Even with everything turned off ( GPS, Bluetooth ect.) it
still seems to waste pretty quick.
Scrolling is very Buggy with this build! Sometimes pages scroll slow other
times they speed up! Whyyyyyyy??? Did you notice scrolling being an issue
on this build qbking?
something must be wrong with my phone then because on fd24 the font is so
pixelated and looks horrible. it looks like the screen resolution is half
of what is used to be
Please make a video on how to downgrade back to stock el29 and how to do it
on a mac. Please help me out. Thumbs up if you agree and want qbking77 to
help us out
Qbking77 has a video on how to unbrick and go back to stock el29 its a
older video so just search his videos. You flash it through Odin
How To Fix Keyboard Lag and Skipping on Samsung Epic 4G!
This video will show you how to fix lag and skipping with your physical keyboard on the samsung epic 4g. Any questions, just ask! Links: Keyboard fix: ...
when i do this, it looks different from the start (different color words
and different choices, but same format) and when i choose the package to
install, it starts and then says signature verification failed. can you
help me? also, if this helps for anything, a few differences are that my
home key is the enter key and the image in the background is different and
when i select the file, there is no "yes or no" option, it just
automatically starts.
@qbking77 no its fine, i was just curious.. And i had one more question.
How do you install add on's like in syndicate rom, he posts i believe what
are themes in the second post on XDA, is this the same procedure as in this
video? And can kernels like this be flashed on any rom, or certain roms are
for certain builds? Sorry, im a noob at this and im still learning the
lingo. -Kyle
@qbking77 Sweet, i found it, i love you for making this, its so helpful.
One request, do you think you could a make a video about under-volting with
bonsai rom? I've really been wanting to try it, but the warning he's posted
in there are holding me off untill i learn more. thanks again -Kyle
OMGG! Someone Needs To Help Me Because I Dont Know How To Do All This And
My Keyboard Does The Key Drop Thing. Im Only 17 And Dont Know How To
Download and Do All This for My Keyboard To Stop This LAGG! Help Please.
Somebody Inbox Me Or Something. I Will Love You Forever lol
Hey buddy. quick question. when you use the term skipping. are you talking
about flashing? when my keyboard is open, my keyboard flashes, the light
comes on and then off. then back on and then off. continuously as long as
the phone is open.
@qbking77 No I Havent Rooted It Im A Pure Rookie At This Can Somebody Help
Me. My Epic Is Stock Like Its Brand new Out The Box, I need To Really Get
Rid Of This Dumb Keyboard Skipping. Send Me A Message OMG You Would Be A
Hero Seriously!
@frank2bad No, when I say skipping I mean that when you press a key, it
doesn't register and won't show up. Your keyboard should not be doing that.
Are you rooted?
I personally haven't run across any negatives from rooting my phone. I was
always worried it would hurt something but it really improves the user
experience