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Does anyone know if z4root is compatible with the Epic 4G? If so is it as good/as safe as the 1-click root method?

Why not just 1-click root it ?
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I did use one-click root personally, but I've had other users on another forum ask if they could use this as they wanted to root without using a computer. And I'm always open to another root option - just wanted to get the developers' opinions on it.

ragnarokx said:
I did use one-click root personally, but I've had other users on another forum ask if they could use this as they wanted to root without using a computer. And I'm always open to another root option - just wanted to get the developers' opinions on it.
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I knot it works on the froyo leak but it don't install cwm
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mysteryemotionz said:
I knot it works on the froyo leak but it don't install cwm
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Does it work on Eclair as well?

ragnarokx said:
Does it work on Eclair as well?
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Haven't tried. You can be the first to do so but I don't see why not
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I just used it on my epic running stock eclair...works great, since all other forms of rooting failed for me. A+++
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Just make sure your have debugging on, aswell as switching to stock launcher--if using launcher pro or adw etc.
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I literally just used it 2b minutes ago to root from stock and its was quick. Took me about 7 minutes to root and reboot.
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Strange, I just tried it on my stock Eclair too but didn't work, it got stuck "running the exploit". It changed once to "saving file" but it returned to the previous state and just hung there. I forced rebooted my phone (aka take the battery out) and tried it again, no luck for me in the end.....
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I used z4ROOT to uninstall root on my 2.1 stock rom.
works instantly quick.

Easy, worked like a charm.

root and unroot on stock epic worked fine!
Need a little help here so I don't screw up.
installed ROM manager - download clockworkmod 2.5.1.0
tried to backup Current Rom
goes to Backup Name Window with date.time
click ok
phone goes to Install from package
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
e:failed to verify whole-file signature
e:signature verification failed
Installation aborted:
I use the select reboot option, reboot and back to where I started.
What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for an assist.

zen_phone said:
root and unroot on stock epic worked fine!
Need a little help here so I don't screw up.
installed ROM manager - download clockworkmod 2.5.1.0
tried to backup Current Rom
goes to Backup Name Window with date.time
click ok
phone goes to Install from package
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
e:failed to verify whole-file signature
e:signature verification failed
Installation aborted:
I use the select reboot option, reboot and back to where I started.
What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for an assist.
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Rom manager will not work on the stock kernel on the epic- I wish that Rom manager included that in the support notes- you need a custom kernel - your best bet is to install noobnl clockworkmod

Thanks for the tip. Off to try noobnl clockworkmod.

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I have tried EVERYTHING to get into ClockworkMod with no luck. At first I tried rom manager and when I found out it wouldn't work I uninstalled it and downloaded tried to use one click and the 3 finger method and no green :-( I'm positive I'm rooted because z4 said I'm rooted, I can take screen shots, I have setcpu, I have titanium backup, root explorer, you get the point and the are all running without problems. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? I am the first to admit I'm a total "noob" as you all call it when it comes to anything involving technology but I want to try and theme. I also had previously tried one click root on both my windows pc and my pc running linux. I'm sure I'm just missing something obvious lol.
PS yes I have superuser and it grants permission when running root apps also I sucessfully installed busybox if that matters...I'm just dirt duh der I'm sure
I already backed everything and returned my phone to stock again and that didn't help. It gives me the same message at boot up as the poster above if it matters
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I had this problem as well. I ended up having to download and use the super one click root method that has clockworkmod recovery built in. make sure you have the sdk installed and place the unzipped one click folder in the tools folder of the sdk. Also download the correct drivers for your computer. I originally rooted with z4root and was in the same boat as you, you can check out the thread I started to get the answer just search ( can I flash froyo beta with out root or clock work???) Shouldn't be to hard to find. Good luck. If you need any help pm me.
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Thank You
I gave up. I just wanted to get better battery life and have more options for customizing but it isn't looking hopeful at this point. Both of my desktops and my laptop had some issue causing me not to be able to install ClockworkMod. I am not computer savey and for sanity reasons I said **** it.
I'm sure ill get a hair when I'm not fed up...
Is it normal that when my phone is in usb dubugging that it pops up an error and won't allow me to connect my usb to a computer? Its a new thing. Everything is backed up on 2 different computers so I think I'm going to try and return my Epic to stock. Maybe that will help, maybe not
Thanks again for trying to help
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Did you download the drivers with the one click root?
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CWM for 2.2

I just rooted my 2.2 vibrant! (came stock with 2.2) ! now im trying to flash clockworkmod but i get this error when i re-installl packages in the vibrant recovery screen.??
Can someone please show me a step by step on how to probprly make a 2.2 vibrant recongnize the clockwork recovery screen?!

You would have to ODIN to a ROM that comes with the 2E recover such as (eugenes froyo that doesnt brick) or a kernel that you can odin that has a modified 3E recovery that disables signature checking. Once you do that you can flash a kernel that has clockwork embeded into it such as overstock, tigers blood, voodoo, eugenes dead horse.

i think i need a step by step way too noob to understand what 3e and 2e is and what is ODIN i hear soo much about it! I bought the phone with 2.2 already on it so i havnt used ODIN at all to update my firmware!

Read the vibrant bible for about a week then try messing with your phone.
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the vibrant bible doesnt show me into detail how to work clockworkmod for 2.2 ! atleast not that i read! ill look again!

cardio11 said:
the vibrant bible doesnt show me into detail how to work clockworkmod for 2.2 ! atleast not that i read! ill look again!
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the bible specifically doesnt tell you everything but it links you to everything you need to know if you are still having trouble read the noob guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
after youve read that then go through the stickies posted in the vibrant general section and make sure you know what you are doing.
Cheers

iVE BEEN USING THE nOOB gUIDE but it didnt get into specfics of how to get 2.2 to recongnize cwr! I think the noob quide was using 2.1!

cardio11 said:
iVE BEEN USING THE nOOB gUIDE but it didnt get into specfics of how to get 2.2 to recongnize cwr! I think the noob quide was using 2.1!
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your easiest method to get CWM working (and i'm assuming your end goal is to flash a rom) is to odin BACK to JFD (the stock shipped 2.1 rom for the vibrant) and then flash your rom.
There is no other easier way to do it (especially since you're not really sure what odin is, so using the other method to replace the stock 3e recovery with a fixed 3e recovery requires SOME technical knowledge of mounting partitions and getting root using superoneclick).

I sEE its starting to make sense now! After i switch back toJFD using ODIN will i have to re root my phone or does it stay rooted?

cardio11 said:
I sEE its starting to make sense now! After i switch back toJFD using ODIN will i have to re root my phone or does it stay rooted?
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if you're end goal is to flash a rom, and you've already used CWM before using the update.zip method, unless you've deleted the update.zip from your sdcard, there is no need to root when using 2e recover (the stock 2.1 recovery) to get CWM working. You will have to manually boot up the phone into recovery (using vol+ and vol- and power) and then reinstall packages.

Thanks alot i appreciate the help! Ill try this after work and report back if i had any more issues.

ODIN a stock+voodoo kernel, reboot to recovery, flash a rom with cwm
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So what ur saying is get rid of froyo 2.2 entirly.. Odin back to 2.1 use voddooo with a rom such as trigger? .....
No more 2.2?
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:s
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If you're entire goal is to get root in order to flash a Rom, why go through all the trouble (which by the confusion your having, there will be) just to flash a custom Rom?
The easiest way is to odin jfd to your phone. Then put the cwm update.zip on your internal sd card as well as your Rom of choice and flash that way.
The way that you're currently wanting to do requires you to get at the very least temp root, mount /system as rw, the copy over a modified recovery file, all assuming you don't run into errors about having enough free space on /system.
Now, which way seems easier?
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Wouldnt it be ezr to download the recovery 3e.zip to your download file on phone directly from the internet, then copy the zip file and move to the appropriate file on phone useing a file manager ..then just robooting to recovery reonstallingand completly avoiding a computer
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Well, you have to have root first. To get rust on your 2.2 rom requires a computer and there's also the fact that you may not even have enough room on your /system partition. If it were easier, the easier method would have been told to you within the first 3 posts.
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But im rooted alredy
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cardio11 said:
But im rooted alredy
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i give up...

this is what help me and it worked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
the info below is on page 12 on the above link F.Y.I
1. get superoneclick root application (its on the forums just search for it.)
2. plug phone into computer then open superoneclick application
3. click on shell root (i used psneuter method) in the application and let it do its thing
4. Once you get a message that you have shell root, download the 3e recovery from OP and unzip to desktop. (DO NOT restart phone!!!)
5. run the .BAT file in the unzipped folder.
6. go through the steps and choose to restart when done (it will show as recommended)
You are now done!
Let me know how it goes

Please Help

Sorry to bother everybody once again but i ran into a little problem.
i tried restoring my image file from cwm and it just froze into the samsung screen, i tried clearing all the data,cache and dalvik and still wont work.
so i tried to flash odin files dj20 system and kernel and it worked for a while but when i restarted the phone it keeps going to the recovery screen, i do not know what else i can do. i tried so many searches on this forum and google and i cant find a way that works for me, so i am stuck at the recovery screen. please help.

Did you try my Magical Fix? (in General)
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trailblazer101 said:
Did you try my Magical Fix? (in General)
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yup and it wouldnt work, it kept telling me it failed, other people are telling me i have to repartition my phone and that i need a pit file but when i asked where do i get it they just told me to look for, i have been and i been at this for 4 hours now.

Did you re flash the old original recovery? Because there wouldn't be a failed error in the original one....
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Oh, and I have the pit if you need it.... But eh, I don't think you'll need it..... XP
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Just in case: http://www.mediafire.com/?7k4d3830rr4hvcg
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well i tried everything and somehow i got it to boot up again, but....no wifi or 3g network works, so im guessing the radio file got deleted, is there a way to fix that or am i screwed
hardware version i400.0.6
model number SHC-I400
Firmware version 2.1-update1
baseband version S:i400.0.6v.DL17
kernel version 2.6.29
SHC-I400.DJ20

Yup, that's normal... re flash the cwm recovery through imnuts guide, and restore your backup
If you don't have one, then flash the DL17 clean rom...
Your radio is fine, btw xD
Oh, and also btw, be honest... After you followed the magical guide to the T, was that what you thought got it to work, or did you try something else in between? if you did something else, then I'll add it to the magical fix post xD thanks in advance
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trailblazer101 said:
Yup, that's normal... re flash the cwm recovery through imnuts guide, and restore your backup
If you don't have one, then flash the DL17 clean rom...
Your radio is fine, btw xD
Oh, and also btw, be honest... After you followed the magical guide to the T, was that what you thought got it to work, or did you try something else in between? if you did something else, then I'll add it to the magical fix post xD thanks in advance
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i dont think my radio is fine anymore, i was too impatient that i flashed the dl09 radio.
well i did alot, i cant really tell you what i did in exact order because there was too much at 4 in the morning after working on this for 6 hours but here we go:
odin cwm recovery
used new update.zip from cwm forum
tried flashing adryns rom and imnuts kernel
tried flashing dj20 system and kernel
fixed permissions
tried nandroid restore
used "magical fix"
had to reinstall my drivers for samsung because of magical fix
repartition device via odin
reflashed dj20 system and kernel via odin
radio file not working so i flashed dl09(because i was too impatient and panicking)
turned on, set up phone, turn off, download mode,
odin cwm recovery with former update.zip
cwm flashed adrynalynes rom and peanutbutterjelly kernel
rebooted, then rebooted back to recovery,
restored nandroid backup
phone works once again
i do not know if that helps, well thats all i did, and i believe it was it that order

You officially just tbagged your self now when it comes to updates xP
I told you nothing was wrong with the modem
Yes, a fascinate modem might work on our phone, but Now if we get an update, your not going to be able to flash it xP lol...
if this doesn't bother you, that's okay xD but if it does, there might be something you can do (aka... Pm me xP)
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I know! Ahhh! I read that right after I had already flashed the radio. It kind of does bother me so I, pm'd you
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You'll be able to flash an update via Clockwork when a ROM is created so I wouldn't worry too much.
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Not unless someone modifies the update xD all you would have to do though is delete the modem-delta file xD
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Help with epic

I am new to power using with phones. I had went to install syndicate and my phone had crashed, i finally got it up and running with oden once, Tried it again, this time i can't seem to get oden to work. At one point my phone wasn't even turning on or doing anything until i had taken it to a sprint store hoping my insurance would cover it.
I can get into clockwork.
I can get into download mode.
Oden is not working.
and Installing from zip is not working.
I could really use some help with this.
Thank you.

bloodywaterfox said:
I am new to power using with phones. I had went to install syndicate and my phone had crashed, i finally got it up and running with oden once, Tried it again, this time i can't seem to get oden to work. At one point my phone wasn't even turning on or doing anything until i had taken it to a sprint store hoping my insurance would cover it.
I can get into clockwork.
I can get into download mode.
Oden is not working.
and Installing from zip is not working.
I could really use some help with this.
Thank you.
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Try another USB cable and also make sure it is plugged into the same USB port as before.

I've tried a couple already, any other idea's?

bloodywaterfox said:
I've tried a couple already, any other idea's?
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Did u convert to ext4 before u tried to flash srf? Also srf didn't come with a kernel u need to flash a kernel right after the rom
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If there would be something wrong with the boot, is there a way to fix this? After using odin or installing from zip it goes right back into clockwork every time.

bloodywaterfox said:
If there would be something wrong with the boot, is there a way to fix this? After using odin or installing from zip it goes right back into clockwork every time.
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U still didn't answer my question. If Odin doesn't recognize ur phone try installing the drivers again
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Esteway.619 said:
Did u convert to ext4 before u tried to flash srf? Also srf didn't come with a kernel u need to flash a kernel right after the rom
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I have no idea, probably not. would you mind showing me how i can find these?
and I posted while you were posting.
I have tried several sets of drivers, and as far as i know odin reads/sees my phone fine.

bloodywaterfox said:
I have no idea, probably not. would you mind showing me how i can find these?
and I posted while you were posting.
I have tried several sets of drivers, and as far as i know odin reads/sees my phone fine.
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Download and flash rfs2ext4 here's the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109362
Edit: afther u flash this make sure u reflash the rom and then flash a kernel. Like genocide or twilight
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so i just run the zip from clockwork, then what? i'm a bit android illiterate, i really could use and appreciate the help.

This is what i did, not sure if it is right or not, however it didn't work.
wiped.
ran rfs2ext4.zip
ran syndicatefro110-fullyloaded-signed.zip
ran genocide2.0_voodoosnd10.zip
and it still keeps boot looping.
I have also been getting a E:cant open /cache/recovery/log

bloodywaterfox said:
This is what i did, not sure if it is right or not, however it didn't work.
wiped.
ran rfs2ext4.zip
ran syndicatefro110-fullyloaded-signed.zip
ran genocide2.0_voodoosnd10.zip
and it still keeps boot looping.
I have also been getting a E:cant open /cache/recovery/log
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What recovery are u using?? I would say try to really install the drivers on your computer and use Odin to go back to stock and start fresh.
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Thanks everyone for the help anyways, I found a .tar file that was a full install for odin and now i have it up and running.
I also figured out what i was originally doing, rooting and installing syndicate.
Thanks guys.

He didn't install a kernel.

Flashing CleanCB

For the life of me, I cannot get either version to flash. I've read, and reread this thread (I'm a reader) as well as everything in general - the wiki (I'm a reader). Just need 2 say that before JC is brought up in any response I get. At any rate, I boot into cw, wipe and flash. Each time and I've tried 4 times now, I get stuck at the Samsung screen. I'm on EL30, also have the modem and I'm rooted...I've done this many times bu cannot get this ROM to work for me....and I oh so wanna buy the dev a beer.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried redownloading? Maybe you got a bad download.
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What CWM are you running? And is the CleanGb build MTD or BML
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I am on ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
Tried downloading 4 different times
First tried flashing BML - twice
stuck on Samsung screen
nandroided back
Tried flashing MTD
stuck on Samsung screen
Tried one last time to flash BML - had to nandroid back again.
I've read a lot, a whole lot and I still cannot figure it out.

OK, try reflashing CWM 5.0.2.7 first. then do a Factory Data reset in CWM then flash the ROM right after. Don't use ROM Manager. See how that works. If you tried the MTD version then use that one. You may want to Odin back to BML with repartition checked if you want to try that one.

kennyglass123 said:
OK, try reflashing CWM 5.0.2.7 first. then do a Factory Data reset in CWM then flash the ROM right after. Don't use ROM Manager. See how that works. If you tried the MTD version then use that one. You may want to Odin back to BML with repartition checked if you want to try that one.
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Ok....tried that with high hopes and got:
checking state of bml/mtd...
assert failed: run_program("/tmp/updater.sh")==0
E:Error in /sdcard/CleanGB-MTD-1.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
going to nandroid back again...if that works

Did try redownloading the rom &reflashing it?
Your problem seems to be a bad download. I had a problem with MTD because of ACS recovery, then i had a bad download
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Looks like you are getting bad downloads or your sd card is corrupted. You may need to backup and reformat your sd card.
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I'm beginning to think this download (second MTD download) is bad. I totally removed my card - put all the info on my computer, inserted a new card, flashed and got the same error. Gonna delete the download and try again.

Capricorn27 said:
I'm beginning to think this download (second MTD download) is bad. I totally removed my card - put all the info on my computer, inserted a new card, flashed and got the same error. Gonna delete the download and try again.
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That worked! Thanks guys! You were very helpful. Now who do I owe a beer?

Capricorn27 said:
That worked! Thanks guys! You were very helpful. Now who do I owe a beer?
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Haha...another epic Epic is thanks enough. Glad you are up and running.
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Capricorn27 said:
That worked! Thanks guys! You were very helpful. Now who do I owe a beer?
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Glad to hear you got it to work. Enjoy it!
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Wow...talking about "reading" everything....named the ROM incorrectly in my subject line. (I JUST edited it) I'm going to blame that on the fact that I stare at a computer screen all day.
Again - many thanks and good night!
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WinRAR is your friend. To test the integrity of a ROM zip file, open with WinRAR, click on Commands > Test archived files and it should come back with "no errors found" if it's a good download.

mi7chy said:
WinRAR is your friend. To test the integrity of a ROM zip file, open with WinRAR, click on Commands > Test archived files and it should come back with "no errors found" if it's a good download.
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very helpful information. I have read a lot about people having issues with bad downloads. Nice to know you can check them like that. I have noticed in flashing various roms that I have come across some random glitches. Perhaps this could be the culprit. Thanks again.

Users should ALWAYS verify the integrity of ROM downloads using the md5 sums posted by the developer. If you download directly to your phone you can use the "properties" view in Root Explorer. If you've got it on your PC you can use the utilities found here - http://www.winmd5.com/