If someone knows how to update a Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic 4G touch to Jellybean without using Kies (preferably under Linux), please let me know. Spent way too long trying to get this working under Virtualbox, and have nothing but failure to show for it.

Thanks in advance.

First, read the following article:

http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.michiguide.com/archives2013/2013/06/vuolo-are-radio-people-drinkin.html

I sent off a note to Art Vuolo in response:

Hi Art,

Long-time reader of your writings on radio in Michiguide. I had a brief stint in college radio, and a …

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