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Don't follow any instruction to flash this kernel on your captivate running official froyo I897UCKB1. I tried all advices and ended up bricking my phone. Luckily the unbricking method you can find.in xda saved me. But, i had to flash.back to JF6 (2.1 eclair stock) using odin3 and then went back to kies mini to get the official froyo. I am writing this for people who like to use stock froyo instead of any.custom roms. I had to waste my time because.some.people suggested a few methods without knowing it for sure. Most suggestions are great in this forum (thats how i used serendipity.for a while). But, some or one of the bad suggestions can brick your phone real bad. So, ask as many questions as possible before going with a suggestion you see. Preferably look at how to videos. If there are none out there. Then, WAIT!
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Guys:
Don't follow any instruction to flash this kernel on your captivate running official froyo I897UCKB1. I tried all advices and ended up bricking my phone. Luckily the unbricking method you can find.in xda saved me. But, i had to flash.back to JF6 (2.1 eclair stock) using odin3 and then went back to kies mini to get the official froyo. I am writing this for people who like to use stock froyo instead of any.custom roms. I had to waste my time because.some.people suggested a few methods without knowing it for sure. Most suggestions are great in this forum (thats how i used serendipity.for a while). But, some or one of the bad suggestions can brick your phone real bad. So, ask as many questions as possible before going with a suggestion you see. Preferably look at how to videos. If there are none out there. Then, WAIT!
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i dont understand why you didnt just use the ODIN flashable version of the kernel with voodoo already injected....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870760
Pirateghost said:
i dont understand why you didnt just use the ODIN flashable version of the kernel with voodoo already injected....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870760
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Tried all. Does not work on stock KB1 froyo. Did you successfully do this? If so and if u want to help then give me all the steps ( instead of xda thread links). Trust me i tried all and BRICKED the phone. Unless i see video evidence, i am not bricking the phone again. Thank You.
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Tried all. Does not work on stock KB1 froyo. Did you successfully do this? If so and if u want to help then give me all the steps ( instead of xda thread links). Trust me i tried all and BRICKED the phone. Unless i see video evidence, i am not bricking the phone again. Thank You.
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It does work. Odin works fine. Also if you recovered your phone it was not bricked. A brick is a brick.
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Pirateghost said:
It does work. Odin works fine. Also if you recovered your phone it was not bricked. A brick is a brick.
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Then xda should remove the link for "how to unbrick" link. Brick is of two types. Soft and hard. What you mean is hard. What I meant b was soft. But, even soft.can cause serious issues. Post a video if you can. That will help a lot.
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Worked fantastic for me with ODIN.
i flashed supercurios stock w/ voodoo via the kernel flasher app and it worked fine.
bames said:
i flashed supercurios stock w/ voodoo via the kernel flasher app and it worked fine.
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I did the sgs kernel flasher method. Heard voodoo voice prompts at reboot. In the end it said "lagfix deleted". I saw the same stock kernel after that. So, what am I missing. I did everything as suggested. Didn't miss anything. I think there is something missing here. SERIOUS. I HAVE ROOTED, FLASHED CUSTOM ROMS BEFORE. I think this is.crazy.
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are you sure you are at kb1 rom? okay, what does build.prop says?
i had issues when written there a GT-i9000 as model - relagfixing and non booting system ))
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are you sure you are at kb1 rom? okay, what does build.prop says?
i had issues when written there a GT-i9000 as model - relagfixing and non booting system ))
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Yes, I am positive. It is KB1. I got this from update through kies mini. Can you help me with this? I don't think stock froyo allows
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HELLO,
Can I upgrade i897-UCKB1 FROM ANDROID 2.2 TO 2.3.5 ON MY SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE SGH-I897 AND HOW?
ANYONE TO HELP ME.
SANDY.
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HELLO,
Can I upgrade i897-UCKB1 FROM ANDROID 2.2 TO 2.3.5 ON MY SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE SGH-I897 AND HOW?
ANYONE TO HELP ME.
SANDY.
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you could start by reading the plethora of information found in these forums. if you are looking for someone to hold your hand, you might be in the wrong place
yccindia said:
HELLO,
Can I upgrade i897-UCKB1 FROM ANDROID 2.2 TO 2.3.5 ON MY SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE SGH-I897 AND HOW?
ANYONE TO HELP ME.
SANDY.
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You can. Flow this intruction:
- Copy 2.3.5 rom to SDCard
- Go to download mode
- Open Odin 3, Plug you phone to PC (Com go to yellow)
- Feed boog kernel (Search in Captivate development thread) in PDA slot
- Start
- Go CWM --> factory reset data --> install zip file
Goodluck
Well I have a good friend who is not exactly a genius, he thought if he deleted the efs folder, it would let him use the old web2go on his Galaxy 4G... Well now his imei is all 00000's and I can not get anything...phone calls, web...nothing, regardless what I flash it to.....
Is the phone a brick for now or is there a way I can save it??? Im more than willing to buy a beer if anyone can help me fix this....
Thanks in advance
Update: Ok well ive found that If i leave my sim card in for 10 minutes or so it WILL pick up a signal... The internet will work...BUT very slowly, like 2G slow....I can make calls, but when the other person answers they can hear me, but I cant hear them.
Either way, its not a solution to the problem, is there even a possibility to get the imei back without the original folder??
Have you tried flasing a new ROM?
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Have you tried flasing a new ROM?
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah ive tried flashing to gb, back to froyo, back to gb.... The imei # never changes from 00000000000000000
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah ive tried flashing to gb, back to froyo, back to gb.... The imei # never changes from 00000000000000000
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ODIN to a stock froyo, then Factory reset the phone. See if that helps.
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ODIN to a stock froyo, then Factory reset the phone. See if that helps.
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Is there a certain stock froyo that you would suggest? Im willing to try whatever at this point, thanks for the input
Sounds like you need to get kc1 with bootloaders.
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GDofWR420 said:
Sounds like you need to get kc1 with bootloaders.
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+1 on this. Should set the factory defaults.
Where exactly was this efs folder located?
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Just looked into this.
/efs is mounted on a whole different partition. You might've just gotten yourself a very expensive paperweight since some of the files contained in that partition are specific to your device (IMEI #'s etc). =|
Check this for reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793322
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Well I have a good friend who is not exactly a genius, he thought if he deleted the efs folder, it would let him use the old web2go on his Galaxy 4G... Well now his imei is all 00000's and I can not get anything...phone calls, web...nothing, regardless what I flash it to.....
Is the phone a brick for now or is there a way I can save it??? Im more than willing to buy a beer if anyone can help me fix this....
Thanks in advance
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This happen to me and honestly best way you may have a backup of it on your sd card..if you do put it back to where it belongs and reboot..no one will privide you with that folder since it contains private data..thata the one folder YOU NEVER DELETE
I didnt delete it,its just came up like that one day with garbage characters..i dont know how I got it like that cause that usually happens when you try to unlock phone..maybe a combination of things for me.just everyone backup that folder everywher and anywhere lol..its like the heart of yoyr phone lol.
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odin a stock rom but change around a few of the files to actually cause a software brick use efs clear checked
once u turn on the phone and see that u get the phone to pc flash the right way with the files in the proper locatons make sure efs clear is checked and use the pitt file flash do factory rset bla bla bla bla
turn phne off let it sit for about 5 mins turn back on it should take awhile to load
it should rebuild your efs folder off the backup the device retains if that doesnt work go take it back
RaverX3X said:
odin a stock rom but change around a few of the files to actually cause a software brick use efs clear checked
once u turn on the phone and see that u get the phone to pc flash the right way with the files in the proper locatons make sure efs clear is checked and use the pitt file flash do factory rset bla bla bla bla
turn phne off let it sit for about 5 mins turn back on it should take awhile to load
it should rebuild your efs folder off the backup the device retains if that doesnt work go take it back
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Thanks, Im about to give this a shot.... What rom should I use, does it matter? Ive been looking for a kc1 with bootloaders as mentioned earlier, BUT I cant seem to find it anywhere...........
sactownsav said:
Thanks, Im about to give this a shot.... What rom should I use, does it matter? Ive been looking for a kc1 with bootloaders as mentioned earlier, BUT I cant seem to find it anywhere...........
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Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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RaverX3X said:
Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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I knew you made one with bootloaders just havent seen it floating around here. Good work raver.
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RaverX3X said:
Kc1 cleanup by me in the odin setion of the bible
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Went through the whole thing, flashed wrong first to get soft brick, reflashed the right way, did a factory reset and I still get nothing.... Deciding of I want to sell it cheap ($150) or pay the 50 to get it fixed..... Either way i got it free from my efs-deleting-buddy so its a good deal for me lol...
Anyways, thanks for the help with this guys, I really do apprecitae it.
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Went through the whole thing, flashed wrong first to get soft brick, reflashed the right way, did a factory reset and I still get nothing.... Deciding of I want to sell it cheap ($150) or pay the 50 to get it fixed..... Either way i got it free from my efs-deleting-buddy so its a good deal either way lol...
Anyways, thanks for the help with this guys, I really do apprecitae it.
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Have you tried calling Samsung and see if they have a solution?
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GDofWR420 said:
Have you tried calling Samsung and see if they have a solution?
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Im about to try that...If thats a no-go I can have it jtag'd for $50, I was just trying to avoid the send it in option. Thanks again for the advice
sactownsav said:
Im about to try that...If thats a no-go I can have it jtag'd for $50, I was just trying to avoid the send it in option. Thanks again for the advice
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yea being that it was rooted that voids the warranty so if Samsung does fix it they will more than likely be charging you.
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Hi as mentioned I can repair this with a good working IMEI if needed.
do this completly wipe your efs folder...
yes i know lol im telling u to do what we said ur shuoldnt do
im sure you have odin
flash the gingerbread kh1 build stock and see if it repairs it it is possable consideirng your device still has a backup of the orgional.
Im trying to root my phone, but SuperOneClick keeps becoming unresponsive, which also ends up freezing my phone.
Ive seen someone else with this problem but they fixed it. Anyone know how they did it?
Mine did that, too. I killed it, restarted it, and let it take it's time. that was with SOC 2.2
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did you have to turn off usb debugging at some point?
It think it was already off as I used it right after flashing KJ6 with Kies.
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you did what then what? sorry I don't know what KJ6 is. is that the gingerbread update? Cause i have that installed. But SuperOneClick keeps crashing (every version i try [1.63,1.7,1.8,1.9,2.2])
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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you did what then what? sorry I don't know what KJ6 is. is that the gingerbread update? Cause i have that installed. But SuperOneClick keeps crashing (every version i try [1.63,1.7,1.8,1.9,2.2])
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Sorry, yes, KJ6 is the official Gingerbread update. Not sure why it keeps crashing. One thing I did forget to mention was I had to disable virus software completely in order to run it.
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stephen_w said:
Sorry, yes, KJ6 is the official Gingerbread update. Not sure why it keeps crashing. One thing I did forget to mention was I had to disable virus software completely in order to run it.
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yeah i already disabled my virus protection.
bhundven said:
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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This worked to root it. Thanks.
Is this the right mod for my SGH-T959? HERE
If so I had trouble installing it. I'm not sure what method works. The only method that worked so far is here [[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]] But its not the Rom I wanted.. I want to install the latest cyanogenmod
Nope. If it's a t959 you have a vibrant. Go to the proper forums for your phone. Look under your battery for the model number.
if it's a t959v then yes you're in the right forums.
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Dark9 said:
Is this the right mod for my SGH-T959? HERE
If so I had trouble installing it. I'm not sure what method works. The only method that worked so far is here [[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]] But its not the Rom I wanted.. I want to install the latest cyanogenmod
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So you thought a "back to stock" would give you cm huh?
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Nope. If it's a t959 you have a vibrant. Go to the proper forums for your phone. Look under your battery for the model number.
if it's a t959v then yes you're in the right forums.
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This is definitely something you should know before you try flashing anything.
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Oh yea its SGH-T959V. Sorry forgot the "v" but yea I used the 'back to stock' cause my phone messed up and wouldn't even go to recovery only Download mode. But, that is all fixed lol.
Dark9 said:
Oh yea its SGH-T959V. Sorry forgot the "v" but yea I used the 'back to stock' cause my phone messed up and wouldn't even go to recovery only Download mode. But, that is all fixed lol.
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Ok cool. I guess I way misunderstood your OP. I'm too tired for this tonight.No cm for our device yet
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Dark9 said:
Oh yea its SGH-T959V. Sorry forgot the "v" but yea I used the 'back to stock' cause my phone messed up and wouldn't even go to recovery only Download mode. But, that is all fixed lol.
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Yeah sorry man but e don't have cm yet. Some if the way more experienced devs are working on it.
It might be a while.
Try valhalla black in the mean time, it's pretty good. (flash regular valhalla, then valhalla black to avoid app problems, just a quick tip)
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Is there a Rom that has a really good performance for it like good speed and not a lot of lags. I want a phone that wont skip or lag when I'm playing offline games or just browsing the phone ya know?
Dark9 said:
Is there a Rom that has a really good performance for it like good speed and not a lot of lags. I want a phone that wont skip or lag when I'm playing offline games or just browsing the phone ya know?
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See my post above. It's pretty much the best we got for the moment... Imo.
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Yeah I thought there would be a better rom lol
EDIT: Can you tell me where to find both of them? and the best way to install it cause for some reason I cant get CwM to work on my phone and I could try using adb with cmd but I don't want to risk messing up my phone again :X
RE EDIT: Umm... I installed [ROM] ACID presents ICBINB and for some reason its been at the green android dude for couple of mins now and its not going anywhere he's just popping up and better then disappear then it does it again over and over again. oh, and it vibrates every so often.
iTs sTiLL DoInG iT T.T
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iTs sTiLL DoInG iT T.T
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You flashed a Froyo 2.2 ROM on GB 2.3 boot loaders. It might work but your recovery will be all screwy. Your probably soft bricked so back to heimdall. There is an icbinb for kj6. Search development
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Everytime I try to change the lock screen wallpaper, everything goes well, but when I check it didn't change. Why?
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You might try telling us what ROM you are on and how you went about trying to change it if you want help. Just a thought.
lumin30 said:
You might try telling us what ROM you are on and how you went about trying to change it if you want help. Just a thought.
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I am using Froyo 2.2.1. I go to my photos, I select the photo that I am gonna use and then I set it to lock screen wallpaper.
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wtfverox said:
I am using Froyo 2.2.1.
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You need to consider upgrading to Gingerbread. Can't help you with Froyo. You can look at the guide in the first link of my signature if you decide to. Unless you are rooted - use the guide in the second link of my signature.
Not that I think it'll make a difference, but what if you try to set it from:
Settings -> Display -> Wallpapers -> Lock screen wallpaper
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Not that I think it'll make a difference, but what if you try to set it from:
Settings -> Display -> Wallpapers -> Lock screen wallpaper
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Nope, it didn't do anything.
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I figured as much. Odd problem, but like Lumin30, I don't have Froyo anymore and I'm not sure what to tell you to try.
If you're rooted and have CWM installed, you might try booting into recovery and fixing permissions. Past that we might need someone else to chime in.
Good luck
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I figured as much. Odd problem, but like Lumin30, I don't have Froyo anymore and I'm not sure what to tell you to try.
If you're rooted and have CWM installed, you might try booting into recovery and fixing permissions. Past that we might need someone else to chime in.
Good luck
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Well, my phone is not rooted yet. :/
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wtfverox said:
Well, my phone is not rooted yet. :/
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AHHH that was some needed info.
If you was to contact T-Mo or Samsung the response will be saves texts, calls and other important data to sd card and do a factory reset/data wipe. Sometimes android just needs to be cleaned up to run better.
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Well, my phone is not rooted yet. :/
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WUT?!
What are you doing here, then?! LOL. Get on GB, and flash Val-Final for starters. I bet that would fix your problem.