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Help please!! samsung i897 captivate

Hi guys i'm nes on this forum, i'm italian and i have a samsung captivate i897, i also take this opportunity to introduce myself...
Now i expose you the problem:
i have a i897 captivate marked AT&T for this i have a problem to fix the GPS and to install applications outside the market, I would like you to help me to make clean OS from the applications AT & T and put in i897 a i9000 ROM not rooted...please guys help me, and thanks in advance

1. Read the new owners guide.
2. This forum is about learning things by yourself. Don't expect to be spoonfed.
3. Custom ROM always =Rooted mind you.
Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz

I read the guide but i'm desperate,do you recommend something? can u post the link of the better rom and kernel that i can use? im noob in android world

I can't recommend anything man. Everything is good.
You have to discover by yourself what suits your needs.
Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz

the new user guide (that i wrote) teaches about stickies! and where to find them!
find the stickies in the captivate general, q&a and dev forums they have all the answers you are looking for and way more.
go. read. learn.

this is really basic stuff. At&t does not like you installing apps not from the market "its called side loading" you need to be rooted to fix it and there are pleanty of guides "one click root has an option to enable non market apps" to get a different rom go to the dev sectoin chose a rom and follow the simple directions or for a guide for the entire process http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364

Assuming what you meant was that you want ATT's crap taken off and a new ROM...
Why would you not want your device rooted? If voiding your warranty is a concern it's fine, there are plenty of methods to return back to stock Eclair/Froyo. And there really isn't a ROM out there that's head and shoulders over the rest, you're going to have to play around and see which one you like the feel of the best. Try out a different ROM every couple of days and see how you like it.

alex1991 said:
Hi guys i'm nes on this forum, i'm italian and i have a samsung captivate i897, i also take this opportunity to introduce myself...
Now i expose you the problem:
i have a i897 captivate marked AT&T for this i have a problem to fix the GPS and to install applications outside the market, I would like you to help me to make clean OS from the applications AT & T and put in i897 a i9000 ROM not rooted...please guys help me, and thanks in advance
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If you are asking someone to help you build a rom well... I don't think that will happen. You can go to samfirmwares.com and download a stock i9000 rom, but without root you, and if you don't know how to build to incorporate the home button and haptic feedback fixes, your phone won't work right. My suggestion is to go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948790
They are all stock i9000 roms with only busybox and root installed. I'm using the stock jvh on my captivate, at the moment, and it works great. You will have to deal with root. It's better to be rooted anyway.

alex1991 said:
Hi guys i'm nes on this forum, i'm italian and i have a samsung captivate i897, i also take this opportunity to introduce myself...
Now i expose you the problem:
i have a i897 captivate marked AT&T for this i have a problem to fix the GPS and to install applications outside the market, I would like you to help me to make clean OS from the applications AT & T and put in i897 a i9000 ROM not rooted...please guys help me, and thanks in advance
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Pm me. I will help u. Proud of my cappy n always ready 2 help a fellow cappy owner.
N as trusselo says, read the new users guide, n google stuff a bit. U will understand something, if not everything. V r there 4 the rest. Don't worry.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

ty for the help guys one other thing...after changing the rom i can use kies to update android? if there is a new version i mean

U wont need to use kies. Any update released by Samsung will b atleast 1-2 months late than the ones in this forum. And neways,once u load custom rom, kies wont recognise ur fone. Don't worry v all hate kies,u really don't need it in the least bit.
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mrevankyle said:
this is really basic stuff. At&t does not like you installing apps not from the market "its called side loading" you need to be rooted to fix it
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Only replying to that small part of your post, and correcting you by saying no, you don't need to be rooted to sideload applications. SWM (Sideload Wonder Machine) can do it so long as you have the drivers installed and USB Debugging on. I installed several applications as soon as I got the phone, long before I ever rooted my phone, much less installed a custom ROM on it.

i've been searching this site for days and cannot find any directions on ACTULLY rooting the captivate. I was refered here by many people and still cannot find the simple info on "how to root samsung captivate"

hatchetly_wikked said:
i've been searching this site for days and cannot find any directions on ACTULLY rooting the captivate. I was refered here by many people and still cannot find the simple info on "how to root samsung captivate"
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Really? In your days of searching you never came across an application called superoneclick? I find that hard to believe
Sent from my HTC Vision

I was told to come to this site and search "how to root captivate" and that i would get directions on doing so!!! So please don't be rude and just answer a simple question......""""where can i get a list of steps that need to be taken with the folders that i need to perform the actual function of rooting my phone?????"""" i have offered to pay people to do it and i get a response of """"aww, whats the fun in that do it yourself its easy go to xda-developers and type in that question""""" still can't find that info so................... Can anyone help me without leaving persnickety comments please????????????????????????????

hatchetly_wikked said:
i've been searching this site for days and cannot find any directions on ACTULLY rooting the captivate. I was refered here by many people and still cannot find the simple info on "how to root samsung captivate"
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Why didn't you use google? There are plenty of places that explain how to root that aren't on this site, which is more an "advanced" place anyways(I use that term loosely, but I get the idea that people here assume you know a little about your phone).
Check out MobileTechVideos, the guy who does those had a three-part, in-depth ROM flash set of videos that explain exactly how to use One-Click to Root.
Edit:
Christ dude, use some decent punctuation and at least attempt to be succinct in your requests. Freaking out isn't going to get you anywhere.

pirateghost said:
really? In your days of searching you never came across an application called superoneclick? I find that hard to believe
sent from my htc vision
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and no this is the first time that i have heard of superoneclick in the 4 days of searching this site only!!!! How about there be a thread that says """"how to root captivate"""" and put all the info a person needs in that thread????

Superalpaca said:
Why didn't you use google? There are plenty of places that explain how to root that aren't on this site, which is more an "advanced" place anyways(I use that term loosely, but I get the idea that people here assume you know a little about your phone).
Check out MobileTechVideos, the guy who does those had a three-part, in-depth ROM flash set of videos that explain exactly how to use One-Click to Root.
Edit:
Christ dude, use some decent punctuation and at least attempt to be succinct in your requests. Freaking out isn't going to get you anywhere.
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i was informed that this is the "place to go" for rooting info & to not google it, and i do know about my phone, that's why i want these useless apps off and to flash cognition!! i've got the cognition part just need the rooting part. how about people list that info instead of saying "phone must be rooted"??? show me how to root and i can do it. what files do i need, where do i get them, where do they go????

i have been all over this site searching the words ""how to root samsung captivate"" how can i make my search more simple and direct than that??

hatchetly_wikked said:
i have been all over this site searching the words ""how to root samsung captivate"" how can i make my search more simple and direct than that??
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how hard is it to follow the instructions in using SUPERONECLICK?
this isnt rocket science, dude
http://tinyurl.com/3ku3qd7
theres even a freaking video.
derp

[Q] X10 mini pro starting up questions

---- Sorry if i am on the wrong forum ----
Hi im currently:
- New to Android Phones
- New to xda-developers forums
- Having issues with my x10 mini pro (u20i)
Basically the problem im encountering is that google services from the region where my phone was purchased It was in CHINA.
Phone Problems?:
- Can't watch youtube videos since its affiliated with google.
- But can access youtube website though
- No Android Market
- No worries because there are alternatives though
Phone Specifications:
Name: Se X10 mini pro (u20i)
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband Information: M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404006
Kernel Version: 2.6.29
Build Number: 2.0.A.0.504
Steps taken:
- None yet
Now where do i begin basically?
What do i need to know?

Hey huwaw69,
I think there is no way around rooting and flashing another ROM.
Please follow these Instructions:
Rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950324
Here you can find a list of ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950324
Good luck,
Greetings,
KanocX

What do you mean by: I think there is no way around rooting and flashing another ROM.

I Used z4root to Root the phone but the option i choosed was the temporary.
Now what? what is gonna happen? how am i gonna acecss something?

Hey huwaw69,
now you can install ROM Manager and ClockworkMod to flash a new ROM
good luck,
greetings,
KanocX

Hey huwaw69
I didn't have that problem, but it looks like you have the same model of phone that I have. I bought my phone second hand, and it had a few troubles with it's configuration which I manages to sort our by doing a factory reset and sifting through all the settings for both my phone and for my network.
However, the best thing I've done so far for my phone (and my sanity) was to install a custom rom on my phone (just like KanocX suggested). Before you do anything though, BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM... i.e.all your contacts and messages and such (which you can do with a free app like Titanium Backup... but if you can't access Android Market, I'm not sure how you can get it).
Just so you know, I'm no expert with the current generation of phones, but after some careful reading on this forum in the x10 Mini Pro Q & A section, all in all after a coupla hours my phone was better than ever, and bug/crash/freeze free.
Again, I'm no expert, but installing a custom rom I'd say is the way to go
BrokenJumps

BrokenJumps said:
Hey huwaw69
I didn't have that problem, but it looks like you have the same model of phone that I have. I bought my phone second hand, and it had a few troubles with it's configuration which I manages to sort our by doing a factory reset and sifting through all the settings for both my phone and for my network.
However, the best thing I've done so far for my phone (and my sanity) was to install a custom rom on my phone (just like KanocX suggested). Before you do anything though, BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM... i.e.all your contacts and messages and such (which you can do with a free app like Titanium Backup... but if you can't access Android Market, I'm not sure how you can get it).
Just so you know, I'm no expert with the current generation of phones, but after some careful reading on this forum in the x10 Mini Pro Q & A section, all in all after a coupla hours my phone was better than ever, and bug/crash/freeze free.
Again, I'm no expert, but installing a custom rom I'd say is the way to go
BrokenJumps
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Thanks a lot for the encouragement hehehe im just a little scared to try a custom ROM though but we'll see.
Anyway what ROM are you using? or what ROM can you suggest?

[Q]

hi, as i got not enough posts to be able to ask questions in the development forums i got to post this question here.. i am using a samsung galaxy s2 by the way..
previously was using checkrom v6 so i decided to try out ics roms.. i flashed neat rom but after a few days i decided to flash back to checkrom.. so i restored my nandroid backup but i noticed that my baseband version didnt change.. it is still LPS.. i wanna check if it is because of the baseband version thus disallowing me to update some gapps from the play store.. the error displayed was 'application requires newer sdk version'..
any help? thanks!!

hi.. anyone help? do i flash my baseband to others or i clear google play cache??

Did you hack your device ? , like tricking Android Market into believing that your apps are compatible with your phone when it's actually not . Because if you did , then that's a bad matter . I believe that if you have a back up , flash that backup and reinstall the Google Apps . That works for me ;
After installing the google apps , if you still want the apps which are incompatible to be compatible , I would suggest you to look at darkguy2008's thread . Yes! you will need your brain and your finger for this one . His thread is very precise and accurate , so , there shouldn't be any problem unless you thought it wrongly . Although that i don't think it is wise to do this , however , good luck to you .

thanks for the link.. shall give it a read..

[Q] UMi X1 review and request for custom Rom

I have bought a UMi X1 from china, am in UK and using giffgaff sim... being playing with the phone since yesterday .. managed to get the internet working by putting giffgaff APN manually, tried to install custom ROM, but all in Chinese, even after you change the language there are still things left in Chinese, so i went back and installed the original ROM phone had. changed the language... phone is quite good, i like the screen and speed is very good as well.
managed to install other apps like Google map, chrome, Skype, and some game.. all work good, but when ever i install them some Chinese permission thing comes up, which i don't understand, but i think i keep clicking green tick and it works
I managed to root it using "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460" tried super user and it works (not sure what benefit i get from rooting, sorry am a noob)
I followed instruction for custom roms from "http://www.gizchina.com/2012/10/28/download-install-umi-x1-custom-rom/", still all Chinese.
if any one have a question regarding this phone usage or any other information they required am willing to answer from my experience of this phone.
I would like to know if any one would be willing to develop a clean miui English ROM or jelly bean for this device? or any one willing to help me to develop a ROM ( would need alot of help as i don't know single thing about developing, but keen to learn).

Hi !
Sorry to not answer to your request but i have one question about this phone that i want to buy. The camera is good? In reality it's a 5MP no? Because it's hard to find review about this phone, i know that is a good phone but nothing about the camera. Sorry for my bad english and thanks

UMI X1 roms
I'm also looking for information to root . But also need a rom . Have you got Clockword mod recovery installed ? Please can some one help us to install CWM recovery to UMI X1. Can we use any other rom developed for other MTK6577 phones as this phone also has MK6577 processor.
Any one interested can look one of first article on this topic in English here . Search gizbeat custom rom in google
For a review and video of phone see following: search in google: exclusive-umi-x1-unboxing-and-hands-on
Official web site: use google to translate : shuame dot com

arndab said:
Hi !
Sorry to not answer to your request but i have one question about this phone that i want to buy. The camera is good? In reality it's a 5MP no? Because it's hard to find review about this phone, i know that is a good phone but nothing about the camera. Sorry for my bad english and thanks
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camera is 8 mp, so yea its good. reason u cant find a review is cause the phone only just been released, 26th oct it was

Okay thank you for your help

munib said:
I'm also looking for information to root . But also need a rom . Have you got Clockword mod recovery installed ? Please can some one help us to install CWM recovery to UMI X1. Can we use any other rom developed for other MTK6577 phones as this phone also has MK6577 processor.
Any one interested can look one of first article on this topic in English here . Search gizbeat custom rom in google
For a review and video of phone see following: search in google: exclusive-umi-x1-unboxing-and-hands-on
Official web site: use google to translate : shuame dot com
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yea, i have done so much to my phone in 1 day, i used shuame tool to install custom roms but kept getting errors, so i installed it manually by going into recovery mod. i installed CWM through google play, but dont know much how to use it, by the looks of it, it not supported with this phone yet. i am on gizchina aswell and asked same question there aswell.

looks like no one is intrested....

how to get some one attention on this?

finally there's a thread about umi (youmi) x1 on xda-dev
i haven't received my phone yet, 7 days using EMS and still in BEIJING seller said because China held presidential election ? so security tighten
use at your own risk : (link with google translate)
ROOT
http://translate.google.com/transla.../general-tutorial/15-2012-02-01-09-52-52.html
RECOVERY:
http://translate.googleusercontent....7.html&usg=ALkJrhh40vjdYk7n_VP5nTRy1eHnFtJpJg
there's also rom link on shuame.com but i don't know wether it's also had english language or not , there's also a custom rom for x1 at lewaos.com

I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.

I used this method to ROOT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
I tried about all the ROMs from Shaume.com
Without keeping track of procedure.. did a lot of flashing and factory reset
I don't know any chinese, so i just pressed buttons with icons I thought would do the job (with the risk of doing something wrong and brick the phone)
There are a few mods wit CWM, so once that one is installed flashing is pretty straightforward.
I'm having trouble to get a GPS fix (the Netherlands).
After trying many different gps.conf files (/etc/gps.conf) and different apps (GPS Status, GPS Test, GPSFix), Manually download EPO files..
Result: 1 time GPS fix with GPS fix.. but thats it
Anyone a bit more luck with the GPS fix?
Something that might be handy:
Boot into recovery: turn off phone first -> hold volume up and then power on phone. release both when UMI logo shows.
Engeneer Mode: "call" *#*#3646633#*#*
Mobileuncle MTK Tools https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox

Will get mine tomorrow, it's just cleared customs. I'll probably do a custom ROM too, but it might take time as I'm having exams till the 26th of this month.
Also, I suggest OP to change the title of this thread to '[discussion] UMI X1' or something like that. Thanks.

pridz said:
I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.
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same here, ill wait for a proper english rom specialy jelly bean or miui, with proper english instruction. still hoping some developers will get intrusted in UMi X1.

yash3339 said:
Will get mine tomorrow, it's just cleared customs. I'll probably do a custom ROM too, but it might take time as I'm having exams till the 26th of this month.
Also, I suggest OP to change the title of this thread to '[discussion] UMI X1' or something like that. Thanks.
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can i change the title as i started it? if yes, how?... or only admin can do that

battery can be extended by getting. “One power guard” and is available for free from XDA: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901526).

raz5652 said:
can i change the title as i started it? if yes, how?... or only admin can do that
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You can do it too, click on 'edit post' and then 'go advanced'. Or maybe a new thread can be started too.
Thanks.

yash3339 said:
You can do it too, click on 'edit post' and then 'go advanced'. Or maybe a new thread can be started too.
Thanks.
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cant see edit post option

pridz said:
I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.
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HI I to am in the same boat love the phone bur struggling to root then flash.Like you wont give up good luck.:good:

pridz said:
HI I to am in the same boat love the phone bur struggling to root then flash.Like you wont give up good luck.:good:
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Thanks for the review!

New ROMs available on:
http://www.romzj.com/resources/other.html?view=roms&cid=224
This one fixed the battery drain problem I had:
http://www.romzj.com/resources/other.html?view=rom&id=5782
Root is not complete, I tried this:
- unroot with shuame
- root with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 DOES NOT WORK
- root with shuame WORKS

Is there any CUSTOM ROM for Archos 55 Platinum?

Hi everyone! I have hugely research on all forums and google also but I'm afraid it does not exist . But that does not prevent me either my question here hoping that this is the right place to find answers to my question. That is my question from above, Is there a CUSTOM ROM for Archos 55 Platinum? if yes which one ? I'll take it
Thank you

Hi,
I'm looking for something similar, I didn't found the stock firmware - Archos doesn't provide it and don't want to provide it (For unknown reason)
If anyone have it, I'm interrested to have it ( I brick my device )
Thank you,
o0Zz

Ok never mind, finaly found a rom on needrom.com
A bit tricky to flash it but at the end it works perfectly, thanks to [email protected]

delete it (error)

Archos 55 Platinum
Hi,
anyone here how knows about the Arcos 55 Platinum device?
Pls contact me. I need extremly help the use my phone.
best regards

Gustav666 said:
Hi,
anyone here how knows about the Arcos 55 Platinum device?
Pls contact me. I need extremly help the use my phone.
best regards
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How about you just go ahead and ask whatever it is you need to know, what are you having problems with?
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Droidriven said:
How about you just go ahead and ask whatever it is you need to know, what are you having problems with?
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Hi,
With the program "Debloater" deleted all google services from my phone, and a lot more.
So I can not start a "recovery mopus" because the services are deleted.
From the archos support you can find or get no answer:
I must and would like another Android version to flashen the phone, since the 5.1 android version is infected with a virus.
I need the full help to a different android version to play / new firmware or synonymous flash.
How do I do it, and what do I need it for?
Archos support gives very little information how to do that. The phone is new and too bad to throw it into the garbage. Especially since I'm not rich and I can not buy a new phone.
Please for your help and thanks for their effort

Gustav666 said:
Hi,
With the program "Debloater" deleted all google services from my phone, and a lot more.
So I can not start a "recovery mopus" because the services are deleted.
From the archos support you can find or get no answer:
I must and would like another Android version to flashen the phone, since the 5.1 android version is infected with a virus.
I need the full help to a different android version to play / new firmware or synonymous flash.
How do I do it, and what do I need it for?
Archos support gives very little information how to do that. The phone is new and too bad to throw it into the garbage. Especially since I'm not rich and I can not buy a new phone.
Please for your help and thanks for their effort
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It depends on if the stock firmware for your device has been made available to the public, to find if it is available, do a Google search for:
"Return to stock (your model number)"
If that doesn't find anything then your firmware isn't available and you'll have a hard time finding anything. You'll have to put something together from similar devices and modify it to work on yours, if you aren't a developer with extensive knowledge then chances are you won't be able achieve this.
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