Hey guys, I'm new to this whole android development, and of course I got a phone that has barely anything made for it... I'm wondering if there's a simpler way to get the clockworkmod recovery to work, like if someone can post a file that already has all that done...? And I'm wondering about cyanogenmod as well; it doesn't yet work for the Mesmerize, or any galaxy s yet, right? There were no sable versions on the CN website...
Any push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
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As far as I know there isn't an easier way, I'll be more than happy to walk you through it if you would like. Shoot me a message with msn, aim, yahoo, or g-talk and I'll jump online.
As soon as the sales die down or someone around here lets go of one, I'm planning on getting another Mesmerize to use as a tester. This will also give me one to send to Koush to get us on the list of devices officially supported by CWM. As far as Cyanogen, that will/should come when 2.2 comes out for us, which is slated for Q1 2011. It shouldn't take much to get things working after that, hopefully.
Awesome, I can't wait! Thanks for the help guys. Ill figure out how to use gtalk now : )
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phidelt82 said:
As soon as the sales die down or someone around here lets go of one, I'm planning on getting another Mesmerize to use as a tester. This will also give me one to send to Koush to get us on the list of devices officially supported by CWM. As far as Cyanogen, that will/should come when 2.2 comes out for us, which is slated for Q1 2011. It shouldn't take much to get things working after that, hopefully.
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And, just so I'm ready for it, when the Cyanogen comes out after froyo, I'll have to wait for the OTA update and then can do the cyanogen?
Also, will the OTA update come if I'm running the super clean ROM w/ voodoo, or a fascinated Mesmerize?
And which one of those paths would you suggest: fascinated or super cleaned?
Haha I have so many questions :s
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co6alt said:
And, just so I'm ready for it, when the Cyanogen comes out after froyo, I'll have to wait for the OTA update and then can do the cyanogen?
Also, will the OTA update come if I'm running the super clean ROM w/ voodoo, or a fascinated Mesmerize?
And which one of those paths would you suggest: fascinated or super cleaned?
Haha I have so many questions :s
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No matter what direction you go, it's preference at this point, you will want to flash back to stock before you try to update to froyo no matter if it's OTA or a computer based upload. I can't say that it would definitely cause problems, but there is a good chance that the update wouldn't recognize that your phone was eligible for it.
Well it works on the Samsung Fascinate, which is the exact same phone as the Mesmerize;
So why wouldn't it work? the only difference is the carrier.
First off, that's not even correct.
Secondly, don't bring back ancient threads unless you're providing something of use to it. Especially don't bring back ancient threads just to turn around and start a new thread about it.
Closing dead thread which has already been answered elsewhere.
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http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3.html
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Oh my. +99
Sent from the future.
I await all ROMs with gingerbready Greatness!!
And to be honest, I thought we'd be a little ways into Jan before we seen the source code. Glad it took just 1 day after the Nexus S release. Now, the many-months wait for OEMs to get Official updates out to the devices =\
if that was sent from the future, that comment must mean that you are afraid for us because something is WRONG with gingerbread because you would have KNOWN about this already! LOL so HOW IS IT?!?!?
Yay!
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Yet still no official 2.2 for us.... awesome.
Is this different from what was dropped last week?
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How did GB source C drop before FroYo????????
If you are referring to what I posted, it was source code
For the Nexus S kernel Android version 2.3
And yes, pretty cute we have available source code for a new
OS before we seen a piece from any Android 2.2 source code for our Epic
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Is this different from what was dropped last week?
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Now for the million dollar question. What are you predictions for a working 2.3 rom for our Epics?
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Now for the million dollar question. What are you predictions for a working 2.3 rom for our Epics?
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Slow down, Sprice. Gotta get 2.2 first.
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Now for the million dollar question. What are you predictions for a working 2.3 rom for our Epics?
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I think the million dollar question is what are the predictions for an official 2.2
rom for our Epics? jk but I think after samsung and sprint gets ahold of it first.
Otherwise it would be another AOSP like cyanogen.
I've got a related (and hopefully not stupid) question regarding the process.
So, I know we're waiting for the 2.2 kernel source for our epics, obviously.
Generally, what's the process in between Google dropping a version's source, and it being released (by samsung) to us? This is not a complaint-- I'm really just curious how it works.
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I've got a related (and hopefully not stupid) question regarding the process.
So, I know we're waiting for the 2.2 kernel source for our epics, obviously.
Generally, what's the process in between Google dropping a version's source, and it being released (by samsung) to us? This is not a complaint-- I'm really just curious how it works.
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I know someone can explain better than I can.
Google drops the stock rom. This wont run on our phones without drivers, and support for specific hardware for our device. Then you have Sprint carrier modifications like VVM, ota updates, 4G and other configured apps. After all the work is done, developers can go back and modify things to their liking.
Otherwise you would have a from the ground up like CM,
where its a lot of trial and error, getting the ROM to support hardware/software.
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Now for the million dollar question. What are you predictions for a working 2.3 rom for our Epics?
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I'm no developer or expert, but i'd give it a week or two before we see a slew of ROMs, maybe less. Its great that Cyanogen has 4G working on the Evo, so cant wait for 4G-enabled CM6/7 for our Epics. As for an official 2.3 update from Samsung.... March is my earliest guess
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I think the million dollar question is what are the predictions for an official 2.2
rom for our Epics? jk but I think after samsung and sprint gets ahold of it first.
Otherwise it would be another AOSP like cyanogen.
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I'd say we get official 2.2 updates in a few weeks. The leak is out, so they are probably just cleaning it up for release. The plain-jane (no custom ROM) leak works flawlessly on my phone tho.
At this point Noobnl is going to deliver faster than Samsung is on the Froyo. He's got CM pretty much done it seems. Whenever Cyanogen's done with gingerbread source for CM7(im presuming) noobnl will hopefully start on that as well.
I bet that the hardware drivers for 2.2 will work with 2.3, sounds like 2.2 to 2.3 is a lot less of a change than 2.1 to 2.2, but I could be wrong.
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For Samsung it's more rational for them to use their dev's time to spend on making new working firmware for new devices that are debuting at CES and to ready the firmware for those devices.
Samsung's strategy has changed over the years and is now executing the mantra "first out the door with new technology." While this is great for those of us who like new toys, it's a set back when we want long term support for our new toys. If their R&D resources are tied up working out new firmware for the next gen, they lose focus on their current customers.
If you've kept up on the latest engadget, gizmodo, boy genius, etc etc news - you'll know there's a dual core super duper galaxy whatever chip coming out soon. That's where the resources are now. For a company that has been lagging behind in innovation for the last few years in the mobile area, this is their new direction... Innovate quickly and be the first to market. Support resources are but a second thought; overhead.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...uct-crisis-as-choi-tries-to-triple-sales.html might give you a better perspective of the company.
So if I am reading this right....
Once we have CM6 running on our epics it will be a lot easier for us to get Gingerbread installed; for that matter any new verisions?
Does this really need to be in the Epic section?
Supposedly Froyo was released for a few short hours...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/samsung-captivate-on-atandt-gets-android-2-2-all-that-froyo-hasn/
Did anybody get the download before they pulled it?
there are already many more threads about this than there needs to be. froyo was never officially released.
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My fail... I can't find the "delete thread" option anywhere.
Its ok. The information seems to be true.
I don't recall seeing this info.
I think an important question to consider is just what exactly does an official AT&T release of Froyo do that the devs here have not accomplished already? Even if the release is official, it's not like it would be a great idea for those with good custom ROMs to step backwards. IMHO, the jump backwards to an official Froyo release laden with bloatware just isn't worth the time and effort.
Better question is why this thread is still alive in the Dev section.
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I think an important question to consider is just what exactly does an official AT&T release of Froyo do that the devs here have not accomplished already? Even if the release is official, it's not like it would be a great idea for those with good custom ROMs to step backwards. IMHO, the jump backwards to an official Froyo release laden with bloatware just isn't worth the time and effort.
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Correct drivers, a kernel optimized for our specific model, modem designed for the North American region, etc.
Not to mention source
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There was no file download associated with this - it was just instructions on how to download it through Kies. The page mentioned that you could get the file but there was never a link to it. The original timestamp on it was 11-2-2011 (Feb 11, 2011 for us US people).
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Not to mention source
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Yup, actual source code from our devices can improve all the custom ROMs in here.
Honestly, I doubt an official Froyo release can beat many of the roms here. So, while it would be an awesome step in the sense that we AT&T Captivate owners finally get our own version of Froyo, it'll still take some work by devs to get that up to par with the custom roms.
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There was no file download associated with this - it was just instructions on how to download it through Kies. The page mentioned that you could get the file but there was never a link to it. The original timestamp on it was 11-2-2011 (Feb 11, 2011 for us US people).
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Yes. And it was a page that had been up for quite a while that was actually just a cut & paste for the Vibrant instructions.
Engadget dun goofed. They came across the meaningless page and foolishly jumped to the wrong conclusion without checking their facts.
Bad news is that if there ever is an update, it might have to be done with Kies.
Still waiting Samsung...
ha i laughed when i saw this thread, people will be on honeycomb before we even get froyo!
Waited and Waited
I waited to long. I just flashed Cognition 3.4. I thought I was gonna wait til it came out but after this post I finally gave up. I'll flash back to stock when it comes out. When ever that is!
Amen to honeycomb! And forget the "official" update. Thanks to xda and some world class developers this is like many have said nothing more than something to laugh at. Keep up the awesome work. I sure look forward to the future of xda and the devs!
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I have been lurking this site for a few weeks now, following all the chatter about whether or not AT&T is going to deliver Froyo to the Captivate. I am a Captivate owner and just an hour ago I decided to forget about getting a stock Froyo build. So, I loaded my first ROM... Andromeda 2.2. That ROM is excellent and beats out Eclair 2.1 hands down. I don't think I will be turning back to a stock ROM now.
So long to waiting on AT&T and Samsung to pull their heads out of their arses and deliver product. I have the goods now.
Edit: A huge thank you to XDA and the team of developers working on Andromeda. They have turned out an excellent ROM.
the true update link is in the thread i just posted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11720036#post11720036
Now that the Vibrant has a test version of cyanogenmod out, does this mean we might we might see this some day?
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spilky1224 said:
Now that the Vibrant has a test version of cyanogenmod out, does this mean we might we might see this some day?
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It's on the list.
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The Fascinate also has an early release of Cyanogenmod 7 out called Kaoscinate. punk.kaos is working on getting a more stable version out.
Seems like there's not as much Mesmerize development going on as there is for the other two.
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Seems like there's not as much Mesmerize development going on as there is for the other two.
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Umm you are aware that US Cellular is smaller than T-Mobile and Verizon right?
jbdsm said:
The Fascinate also has an early release of Cyanogenmod 7 out called Kaoscinate. punk.kaos is working on getting a more stable version out.
Seems like there's not as much Mesmerize development going on as there is for the other two.
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And as soon as you are ready to pull out the keyboard, we could use a hand in developing. We are doing all that we can for the Mesmerize and the Showcase. A few people have jumped in and are helping out. If we get a full team going, we could have both 2.3 and MIUI done in a few months or so since the Fascinate guys on board with giving us help where we need it.
Come on over to the irc channel any time we would love the company.
I would be very interested in helping with development. I used to be very fluent in C++ (although it was several years ago). I'm sure that I could pick things up rather quickly if some one could point me in the right direction. Any suggestions of where I could go to get a crash course?
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I would also love to help out. I have some experience with C++ and Java, though I have done nothing with android development. How can I get onboard?
Come see me on the irc channel. As soon as I get there we can talk shop. I should be there in 10 minutes if you guys have time.
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plus we are in there about every night working on stuf and helping people get everything they want flashed...and yea...just jump in and give us a hand or just come and bs with us...you may learn a thing or 2 and deside you wanna help
A fail/brick report as reported on CyanogenMod7 site, reiterated here at xda-dev.com
AS STATED IN THE CYANOGENMOD7 FORUM: THIS IS JUST A FAIL/BRICK REPORT FOR EVERYBODY'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE.
Just a head's up for everyone playing with CM7 on the Galaxy S Vibrant (T-Mobile). I was coming from Bionix V 1.3, and FINALLY figured out the installation sequence (and yes I de-voodoo'ed my phone), installing CM7 worked alright, but in its current state it left me wanting.
I decided to abandon CM7 and head for more familiar FroYo territory. That's when I ran into big trouble. In the end I got stuck with putting my phone into Download Mode via the "pull your battery, your SIM CARD, and hold the buttons, install the USB Cable, and Battery, and bang here is Download Mode, remove and reattach cable to register with Odin". But when I _RUN_ Odin to flash a baseline image onto the Vibrant, troubles exponentially increase. Odin craps out in the cachefs module and disconnects, shutting my Vibrant off and failing. My Vibrant is now bricked.
After a couple of days of fooling with Download Mode, Vibrant, and HEMIDALL, I give up in failure. I call T-Mobile's support tech's and they walk me through some procedures and declare the phone dead as stuck in a bootloader loop. Not a tad bit of fun you see.
Anyway I thought everyone would appreciate the fail/brick report. Install CM7 AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Okay, just remember this is a total rumor, and complete speculation at this point.
This article says that it is "likely" that Samsung will be the first handset maker to provide 2.3 Gingerbread to the U.S. Cellular carriers.
http://androidandme.com/2011/03/pho...the-first-gingerbread-updates-to-us-carriers/
***This is complete speculation, has nothing to do with any of the updates of late, this could not even mean an update for our phone. I am simply posting a link so that everyone else can know. I expect no flame in the thread, it will most likely end in a Close Thread. Take this thread for what it is.***
Eh. 2.3 with the TW interface won't be so great anyways. I'll flash CM7 when it becomes easier to flash and more stable. But it would be nice to see Samsung and ATT pushing out Gingerbread earlier than everyone else.
EDIT: On second thought, I can almost see this purely because the first Gingerbread phone ever was Samsung.
Yeah it is very possible, but if it's true it could take a while
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Eh. 2.3 with the TW interface won't be so great anyways. I'll flash CM7 when it becomes easier to flash and more stable. But it would be nice to see Samsung and ATT pushing out Gingerbread earlier than everyone else.
EDIT: On second thought, I can almost see this purely because the first Gingerbread phone ever was Samsung.
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Just so you know CM7 is really stable for many users and the install process is easier then you might think. I would personally love to see just a system dump because that would make these dev's lives easier.
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Just so you know CM7 is really stable for many users and the install process is easier then you might think. I would personally love to see just a system dump because that would make these dev's lives easier.
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Yeah CM7 isn't that hard to install. Just follow the direction to a T.
Don't think they'll release it any sooner judging on how long they took to release froyo.
Sigh... Here we go again.
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Sigh... Here we go again.
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Yeah I know... but I posted it so hopefully we don't have a ton of newbs posting the same thing. I'm sure if it actually happens it would spawn many of random threads
WE CAN DREAM!
Right?
OBatRFan said:
Eh. 2.3 with the TW interface won't be so great anyways. I'll flash CM7 when it becomes easier to flash and more stable. But it would be nice to see Samsung and ATT pushing out Gingerbread earlier than everyone else.
EDIT: On second thought, I can almost see this purely because the first Gingerbread phone ever was Samsung.
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If you check the CM7 Q&A thread it says that its not likely that it will ever be a single zip install, so I don't think there's much hope for an easier install, although its fairly easy to begin with anyways. I'm running it right now and it seems bug free for the most part my only complaint is the camera app because its not as nice as the Samsung one but I can live with it.
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Could be true.. Probably won't be OTA, but I wouldn't be surprised of the international galaxy s got a 2.3 update by the end of next month. They got 2.2 in what, September, October 2010?
I doubt we'll ever see an official 2.3 for the Captivate though.
Bleh, even if Samsung delivered 2.3 tomorrow it would still be eight to twelve months before AT&T could get it's act together and release the software for Captivate and that is if there is ANY plan to update Captivate. I won't hold my breath and really don't need their 2.3.
One thing nice, is that it could be a hint that the Internation Galaxy S is going to be getting an official release sometime soon, which in turn could translate into ports anyway that could contribute to even better custom ROM's. And i doubt it will come to the Captivate. Why when they are trying to sell a new device?
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If you check the CM7 Q&A thread it says that its not likely that it will ever be a single zip install, so I don't think there's much hope for an easier install, although its fairly easy to begin with anyways. I'm running it right now and it seems bug free for the most part my only complaint is the camera app because its not as nice as the Samsung one but I can live with it.
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Just installed CM7 on my cappy Thursday took about 5 mins, just follow connexion2005's video linked in the CM7 thread and you'll have no issues. Just make sure you have the files downloaded and your phone flashed to stock before hand.
Well one can hope but to be honest we will get a ported version long before an official version, that is even if we do get one with the Captivate to be considered EOL by ATT as of the middle of next month. Will it be OTA? God I hope not lol
There already is a "official" release. CM7!
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Would love to see this on the cappy, but lets face it, its not Samsung holding back most of the time, its ATT. =(
I suppose CM7 isn't HARD, but I just haven't been installing ROMs that long and I've never messed with actual Odin before, just one-click. I'm pretty happy on Precision right now anyways, so I can't see myself flashing CM7 anytime soon. I don't get how 2.3 is so much better than 2.2 anyways.
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I suppose CM7 isn't HARD, but I just haven't been installing ROMs that long and I've never messed with actual Odin before, just one-click. I'm pretty happy on Precision right now anyways, so I can't see myself flashing CM7 anytime soon. I don't get how 2.3 is so much better than 2.2 anyways.
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I think I will never use Odin one click again...it hard bricked my original awesome phone and now i have to use refurbished...
but full odin is better and flashing CM7 is very smooth and awesome...little complicated to install...but that video should help...i flashed twice and i cant go back to froyo from it...
Feel of Gingerbread is better than any froyo rom..
Just with the 2-3 weeks I've been on CM7....its amazing! First its just plain fast, even in its developmental stage it's supremely fast. Secondly The small details, It has the glow effect when you get to the end of a scrollable list, which i think adds a nice touch. Lastly The CRT shutdown is really nice, I don't think I could go back after having it. All in all its really fun to use
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/16/official-samsung-galaxy-s-and-galaxy-tab-getting-gingerbread-up/
So im going to take this as a confirmation that were going to be getting gingerbread... eventually. Not really sure where we fall in accordince to their "regional plan" but its a start.
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This news is old. Plus this isn't even for our phone. The Galaxy S and the Galaxy S Series of phones is not the same thing.
Next subject.
If the article is true, then it does indeed include our phone, as it says the "entire Galaxy S family line". What's important to note then, is that it's the author of the article who uses those words, and that the actual press release does not (at least not the word "entire").
Old news? Sure. A while off? Definitely. But are we getting it? I'm pretty confident we are. It'll just be a while. But it does mean all those GB ROMs we want will have a much better chance of working, so I'm cool with that.
If I flashed in kies with cwm and what not would it screw anything up?
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Do what? Flashed what in Kies?
On android central it says the update will be available in kies. I was just asking if I used kies would it conflict with anything.
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Oh, well it problably won't be out for a good long while. But in the event that it is released I would think you would either have to revert to stock froyo to use Kies or wait for one of the Dev's to creat a ODIN package.
With that said. I honestly wouldn't be expecting this anytime soon. Chances are the carrier will discontinue support for this device before GB is made available. I hope I am wrong on this but who knows. Just have to wait and see.
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Oh, well it problably won't be out for a good long while. But in the event that it is released I would think you would either have to revert to stock froyo to use Kies or wait for one of the Dev's to creat a ODIN package.
With that said. I honestly wouldn't be expecting this anytime soon. Chances are the carrier will discontinue support for this device before GB is made available. I hope I am wrong on this but who knows. Just have to wait and see.
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Yes, don't hold your breath, it's best to assume the worst at this point. But believe me, if it does drop - the dev's will be the first to know and will be all over it.
If you guys are wanting to try GB, CM7 is 2.3....obviously not fully functional as with all AOSP builds (at this time).
That's why I love our Dev's. They keep us in the loop. When I see them saying its available then I'll have my coniption. Until then I am very happy with my Heinz flavored Froyo. As well as all the other thing they have made annd developed for us.
Tap-a-Talked.
The heinz is amazing!
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So im going to take this as a confirmation that were going to be getting gingerbread... eventually. Not really sure where we fall in accordince to their "regional plan" but its a start.
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Check out the CM7.0.3 for a taste of gingerbread. Its up in the dev forum, but it still has a few issues. It is worth checking out though!
Josh