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Help Trying to Apply GPS Fix Without Success

la sal

la sal

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How to Root and Clockworkmod the Samsung Epic 4G on EI22 Gingerbread - YouTube

Why can't I download the file exactly as it shows in the video? I can only download the attached file.


Struggling through what I assume is a video that hasn't been updated, I passed the Odin test (though it said fail briefly first!).

How to root the Samsung Epic 4G on Froyo and Gingerbread - YouTube

I moved on to the second video and downloaded the zip file. My phone will not open the zip file. When I boot into recovery, my menu is not like the one in the video at all. WTF am I doing wrong?
 
la sal said:
Is not having ClockWorkMod the issue (recovery menu not looking like one in video)?
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Yes, not having ClockWorkMod is the issue. I would repeat the steps in the first video and then move on to the second to get a custom recovery on your phone. You need that to flash the zip file.
 
regression said:
Yes, not having ClockWorkMod is the issue. I would repeat the steps in the first video and then move on to the second to get a custom recovery on your phone. You need that to flash the zip file.
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Now I can't get my SD card to mount to my PC even though it did last time. Epic? Epic POS this phone is.
 
la sal said:
Now I can't get my SD card to mount to my PC even though it did last time. Epic? Epic POS this phone is.
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The steps in the video work just fine. Some of the files have changed a bit as they've been updated, but you should be able to figure things out by following the videos. I was able to instal CWM5 on my Epic, and installed the GPS fix by following the steps in the video, and haven't had any trouble with my GPS since. I din't go so far as to root my phone, just installing the custom recovery will allow you to apply the GPS fix.

If your epic won't mount, then it is a driver issue. if you've had the phone mounted before, then that should mean your drivers are fine. Check the process you are using for mounting your epic.
 
lefty421 said:
The steps in the video work just fine. Some of the files have changed a bit as they've been updated, but you should be able to figure things out by following the videos. I was able to instal CWM5 on my Epic, and installed the GPS fix by following the steps in the video, and haven't had any trouble with my GPS since. I din't go so far as to root my phone, just installing the custom recovery will allow you to apply the GPS fix.

If your epic won't mount, then it is a driver issue. if you've had the phone mounted before, then that should mean your drivers are fine. Check the process you are using for mounting your epic.
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Process? As I am mounting it different than before?
 
Tried this process again and after getting my updating my drivers for the hundredth time. Odin doesn't appear in the link in the video now. I googled it and downloaded it elsewhere. I couldn't pass the test and am stuck in download mode.

How do you get out of download mode so that you can at least use the phone? :confused:
 
Was able to pass the Odin Test for the GB Kernal so I was able to at least get my phone back working. Since I passed, I moved on and tried to pass the Odin test for recovery. I failed that. Why am I am so many ****ing problems? It seems I need to constantly reinstall my drivers.
 
Called Sprint's technical support and they said to do a hard reset. Chatting with Sprint's technical support online to find a better alternative.
 
Sprint's chat said that they fixed the problem and just wait an hour after the fix. I waited two hours later but nothing was fixed. Off to the Sprint store I go tomorrow. :(
 
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