First off, i'm sorry if there are posts on this. I searched this site and Google to find my answer. I tried flashing the Infused rom first, the flash didn't work, I was stuck in boot loop. I eventually used Odin to get back to stock. I decided to go with the SuperCM7 instead to try my luck with that. I am rooted and have installed CWM through rom manager(galaxysi9000 as im sure you all know. I'm trying to follow the steps on infinitybiff's post(directions for flashing....) Anyways when i try to go into CWM recovery, i'm taken to the standard android <3e> recovery screen. Should I try downloading CWM to my sdcard and trying that? Any suggestions would be great!
Just manually replace the recovery file.
Could you guide me through that? Sorry im a noob.
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What file do i replace. I know how to find my recovery file(system/bin/recovery). Do i replace that?
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881
Should help.
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Thanks... Although for some reason my phone wasn't booting up. Now trying Odin again, but its getting stuck at factory.fs.rfs or whatever it is. Hopefully didn't brick my phone.
no soup for you.
sorry had to do it. Seinfeld was a good show.
Hahaha, yes Seinfeld was a good show. No worries got my phone up and running, now to try this flashing crap again... OK, update.zip is on my INTERNAL SD CARD and still not booting into CWM. On the verge of giving up.
Did you try to manually replace the recovery file yet? ROM Manager doesn't always seem to work for it.
My method :
Flash the kernel+cwm by sgs kernel flasher apps.
if your rom.
Froyo > Community kernel v8
GB > Infuse-GB 1.0 kernel
verticae said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881
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I prefer method 1 in that thread. Always works for me.
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Ensure you have root first!!!
MOD EDIT: POSTERS ARE REPORTING THERE ARE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS GUIDE, THREAD CLOSED.
Use SuperOneClick 1.7 to gain root (USB debugging enabled) Get it here:
1. Download "3e_recovery_installer.zip" from here:
2. Open SuperOneClick and run Shell Root with your phone plugged in. Once finished, close.
3. Now run the 3e Recovery Installer. When finished, close.
4. Now flash ClockWorkMod Recovery via ROM Manager by selecting "Vibrant" when asked for phone type. Then reboot into recovery. (You may need to reboot your phone if you get stuck on the ROM Manager "Reboot to Recovery" screen) (Just reboot, then attempt to reboot into recovery again)
5. At the blue recovery select "reinstall packages". The first time will fail, run it once more, and you should now have the green CWM Recovery menu.
6. Wait for Team Whiskey to release an amazing ROM!!!
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Thanks for the guide! Making a nandroid as i type!
my phone just gets stuck on the reboot into recovery screen
edit: now it keeps saying failed
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my phone just gets stuck on the reboot into recovery screen
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Power down your phone. Power it back up and try again. Mine did the same thing at first.
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nevermind, work third time. had to completely reboot, then reinstall recovery through rom manager. Then reboot into recovery, then reinstall packages twice. Good to go. Thanks!
Well I guess one good thing came out of me doing what I did to my phone was able to tell you how to do this lol
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Well I guess one good thing came out of me doing what I did to my phone was able to tell you how to do this lol
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Yes it did. Thank you.
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I'm getting this error.
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Can't mount /data/!"
so this is a confirmed method to get rom manager / clockwork working for the SGS4G?
i must be doing something wrong because i keep getting failed.. but i am following the instructions to the T..
Just letting you know, this will NOT work. The 4G has a different partition structure than the Vibrant. CWM will need to be built for the 4G due to it not having a internal sd like the Vibrant. Once CWM does come out for the SGS4G please let me know. I already have Bionix Frost ready to go for it, and will have Black Ice ready this week.
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HELL YE KRYLON IS HERE DONATING HAHA
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Just letting you know, this will NOT work. The 4G has a different partition structure than the Vibrant. CWM will need to be built for the 4G due to it not having a internal sd like the Vibrant. Once CWM does come out for the SGS4G please let me know. I already have Bionix Frost ready to go for it, and will have Black Ice ready this week.
What's black ice? A theme for frost?
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Frost is based on a pre-leak. Black Ice is based off the official sysdump
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Frost is based on a pre-leak. Black Ice is based off the official sysdump
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Oh, well why would you even bother uploading frost for us, cuz wouldn't the one based off the dump be better?
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Frameworks are pretty much identical so it wouldn't matter.
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Right on!! Can't wait!
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any way to revert this process? i'm getting an error everytime I got to recovery?
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any way to revert this process? i'm getting an error everytime I got to recovery?
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I'm in the same boat. Tried everything i can think of to revert the process but im still getting the error everytime i boot into recovery.
Too many posters are reporting this guide is not working, I'm closing this thread temporary to avoid any damage to member's devices.
@ OP please PM me if you work this out. I will edit the first post.
Thanks,
Quick question guys... I was reading that cm7 RC 1 can be installed by only rooting your phone and then using rom manager. Is this true or are there other steps required? I know there used to be other things that needed to be done but maybe with the new RC is got easier?
Thanks for the help
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phantasybm said:
Quick question guys... I was reading that cm7 RC 1 can be installed by only rooting your phone and then using rom manager. Is this true or are there other steps required? I know there used to be other things that needed to be done but maybe with the new RC is got easier?
Thanks for the help
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Well, even though you could do it with only ROM manager and root it is highly recommended that you flash CWM recovery just in case anything goes bad you can always bring the recovery and reflash or restore.
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^^^^^ agreed. The plain-jane method of rooting/RomManager/CWM works but if something happens where you can't get into RomManager (aka bootloop) then your SOL.
Do yourself a favor and spend 3 seconds and NVFlash. You only have to do it once and you will be forever able to save your skin if something goes bad.
Thanks guys.
So I root first (already done), NVFlash (done some reading but still not 100% sure what exactly this does or how to do it) and then set up cement recovery?
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I haven't used the rom manager app once on the g2x.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
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I haven't used the rom manager app once on the g2x.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
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me neither, lol and to the other guy nvflash u want because say your phone goes into a bootloop what u gonna do? u cant do nothing but pull battery out then when u turn your phone on it just keeps bootlooping not letting u into the phone ever, well thats what would happen if u got a bad download or flashed the wrong thing by accident , dude accidents do happen, rom manager is what they call a fake flash, ..........now nvflash really puts recovery on your phone it over writes your stock recovery, and if your going into a bootloop u can pull battery put back in then hold vol down and power and bingo your in recovery, it looks the same as rom managers recovery, but with this one u can actually get into it and if your bootlooping u would just restore a nandroid or reflash another rom and your good, ....kinda a failsafe i live by it and dont use rom manager , and if u want to see your backups and rename them use astro zip in market its free too
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....kinda a failsafe i live by it and dont use rom manager,
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That is all you need to know... NVflash is the only way to go if you absolutely want to be sure you can save your phone...
I don't know why people question that...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
How to setup and use NVflash.
Thanks for the heads up. I was just about to dive in with Rom Manager alone. REALLY don't need new problems.
According to Cyanogenmod's wiki you can flash recovery from ROM Manager, it says nothing about this NVFlash. I did this and rebooted into Clockwork and flashed CM7 RC1, and now I can't get back into Clockwork, just the default one, and ROM Manager can't execute anything, I can't connect to wifi and, I get various Force Close messages at start up. So is the wiki lying to me?
Do NOT question nvflash! You need this... nvflash makes the clockwork recovery permanent.. If you only flash through rom manager it only makes the recovery temporary and the next time you reboot you will lose recovery
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Do NOT question nvflash! You need this... nvflash makes the clockwork recovery permanent.. If you only flash through rom manager it only makes the recovery temporary and the next time you reboot you will lose recovery
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It made a huge difference. Things are running much more smoothly now that I used nvflash and reinstalled CM7.1-RC1.
Awesome enjoy
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Do NOT question nvflash! You need this... nvflash makes the clockwork recovery permanent.. If you only flash through rom manager it only makes the recovery temporary and the next time you reboot you will lose recovery
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It's almost like people don't read the threads about rooting. Every one that I read said, in no uncertain terms, you NEED to use NVflash if you want permanent root....
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The thing is there is incomplete information all over the place and it changes constantly, and it's difficult to keep up on what is needed or not. Cyanogen's wiki doesn't say it's needed, and I figured that meant the problems with ROM Manager and Clockwork had been resolved in the most recent versions.
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Do NOT question nvflash! You need this... nvflash makes the clockwork recovery permanent.. If you only flash through rom manager it only makes the recovery temporary and the next time you reboot you will lose recovery
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Same **** I said in cm7 rrc thread. Yet I get laughed at and ridiculed.
U arr correct
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KeithLM said:
The thing is there is incomplete information all over the place and it changes constantly, and it's difficult to keep up on what is needed or not. Cyanogen's wiki doesn't say it's needed, and I figured that meant the problems with ROM Manager and Clockwork had been resolved in the most recent versions.
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That's why I advocate, when in doubt, research some more. I didn't get the feeling that info was incomplete, everything I read said nvflash for permanent root and you can bet that the threads where people were asking for help because they were in a bootloop the first question asked was did you use nvflash... maybe cyanogen just figured that everyone already got recovery with nvflash, because you should have, and THEN it is safe to use RM...
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Hey all, was on infused 2,0,4 with infused kernal, one click back to stock and one click rooted, installed cwm and now i cant get the cwm menu only the android 3e loads, if i click reinsrall packages i get an error, any idea's? I tried factory reset from dialer and that didnt help error or menu.... Any help.would be appreciated, thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1091465.html
I just did this about 30 min ago to flash a battery mod and it works like a champ. As usual hold both volume buttons and power buttons down until samsung appears on the screen the release the power button. You will have to select reinstall packages twice then it will take you to the green modified 3e recovery.
I forgot to mention that once you replace the stock recovery with the modified 3e go into rom manager and flash the clockwork mod recovery for the galaxy s i9000. This will place the update.zip file on your sd card.
So thats great news, thank you! The only question i have is step two how.to i make it a.read/write system? My.imfuse.runs.fine with.stock i just cant flash anything but.it.does turn on.... And i have flashed cwm multiole times still no update file?
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Glad you got it long day bro. Pm me if ya need more help
infused infuse helping other infused infuses?
You can mount the system with a file manager such as root explorer. The update.zip file will be located in your internal storage /sdcard.
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After a few trial and error runs I got it thanks allot,i learn something new everyday!
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Its all good man. I just learned how to do that yesterday myself.
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Glad I found this. Going to have to try this.
SO Im trying to root and flash cwm 5 on my phone..I installed nvidia driver correctly but when I try to flash cwm 5 on the command it flashes flash.bin but bootloader fails everytime..Hence why I don't see sw upgrading etcc..Any way to fix this or install some other way?
Maybe advanced?
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Have you tried flashing 2.3.3 via nvflash? If not, I'd say give that a try then try to flash CWM again, make sure you follow the instructions carefully. I, as well as many other G2x users I'm sure, have had issues just because we missed a step or two in the flashing process.
Yeah that's the one I was referring I seem to do everything just on that blue command it says bootloader fails..and nothing comes up on my phone ;(
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I'm sorry if I'm being a little thickheaded here but you said you tried to flash CWM via nvflash and it failed, are you also saying you tried to flash the 2.3.3 rom via nvflash from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644 and it failed as well?
Edit: could you post a picture of the screen on your computer after you run nvflash, or just more info on what error it's giving you exactly?
0No I never try to flash any rom,I just wanted to flash cwm..well I'm picking cwm 5 on one click then the command comes in and it says bootloader failed press Any key to continue and then it leaves.
I know how to use cwm I hacked the galaxy and the Mytouch but this is giving me problems!! Need help
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So follow the instructions on the thread from the link i posted above. If it doesn't work then you probably didn't install the APX drivers properly, so uninstall everything phone related off your computer and start from scratch, that should do it.
If it does work try to flash CWM after, hopefully it'll work.
You could also try to flash CWM 4.0.1.5 from nvflash if you haven't already, maybe the CWM 5 file is corrupt
True ill give that a try,thanks man
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no problem, i hope it works, good luck
WORKED YAY turns out all I had to do was go for the the cwm lower version..the command color is blue in the other one..thanks once again..Now I want yo install cyanogen I read you need to match baseband and ril first time I ever heard about that..How can I go about this..also read there's an app that helps
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Go to the market and search for "getril "... install it. Then open the app... allow the super user request if prompted. .. then the app will check your baseband and your Ril. Just below that it will have a button you can press to update your ril to match your baseband... press it... there ya go ... all done .... let us know how it worked for ya.
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It did thanks mate,running cyanogen,so for every rom use get ril I guess?
Any suggestion on good Roms,Hows the state of ics buggy,camera??
Because I know for the Mytouch 4g the camera and such were still a bit behind.because no official cm9 yet
Thanks in advance.
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You'll still have service whether you use getril or not, but it's always safer to do it.
Last time I tried ICS it was fairly smooth, not as much as I'd like though. Camera works but not for video recording. There's a few other bugs as well.
I've tried pretty much every rom and kernel in the dev section.
My favorite kernel is Morfic's, I usually go for the elp version for better battery life.
As for roms EaglesBlood, HellFire Phoenix, stock MIUI w/ trinity kernel, Bionix Reloaded, and Weapon G2x all worked very well for me.
My favorites though are EaglesBlood and HellFire Phoenix of course
Yes I plan to use all those Roms
I'm all set to go!
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So follow the instructions on the thread from the link i posted above. If it doesn't work then you probably didn't install the APX drivers properly, so uninstall everything phone related off your computer and start from scratch, that should do it.
If it does work try to flash CWM after, hopefully it'll work.
You could also try to flash CWM 4.0.1.5 from nvflash if you haven't already, maybe the CWM 5 file is corrupt
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I was able to flash CWM 5.0.2.0 fine with the one-click-flash. I was having some trouble following the instructions on here so I found a guide on unlockr.
Yeah I went ahead and flash cwm 5 again and it worked..I had too have , have an sd card..4 didn't do it for me
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Good morning -
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'm an existing user of the Galaxy Nexus and have been rooting / flashing it without any issue, but a little stumped on what went wrong with the captivate.
I picked up a brand new Captivate for my wife from Craigslist the other night for $60. I really nice phone...very nice screen.
I was successful in rooting it last night all though I did have to copy a recovery file into the system/bin. I believe that was because of a signature issue I was having and found some information on this site regarding the file.
Anyway, everything seem to have rooted fine and I copied CM9 to the proper location. Booted into ClockWorkMod and flashed the ROM.
However, it now boots to the AT&T screen, goes black, and then back to the AT&T screen. I can between ATT screens a script or something running.
I then used ODIN to get back to stock and appears it went through without any issues. However, it still gets in the same loop at the AT&T screen. I am still able to get into download mode. Perhaps I used the wrong ODIN.
Would someone have an idea of the next step? Do I need to get into some type of boot screen to do another master reset / format?
Thanks.
The first time when you were seeing the AT&T screen, a script screen, then rebooting, what was happening was that the phone needed to have the CM9 zip flashed again. The first time you flashed it, it essentially built the framework onto which the second flash would actually put CM9 in place.
As for where you are right now, you may want to flash back to a Gingerbread-based stock rom with bootloaders included (unless you're 100% certain it already has the Gingerbread bootloaders). There's a sticky in the development section that has all the stock roms.
Once you've flashed back to stock Gingerbread, try flashing the CM9 zip again. If it does the boot loop again, just hold Vol+/Vol-/Power until it reboots, and it should put you in ClockworkMod Recovery. At that point, just flash the CM9 zip again and you should be good to go.
One word of warning, as you're new to the Captivate. ICS-based roms, on some occasions, have a bug that can cripple the internal SD card of the Captivate. I'd suggest you look for the "Encryption Unsuccessful" thread in the Development section and read up a little bit so you are aware what that is.
Thank you for the assistance.
Is this where I should start for the ODIN?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3.
In particular, 'I897UCKK4 Odin One Click - Stock, CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe'
Thanks.
That looks correct to me. I'm assuming you'll need the bootloaders package, as you had mentioned you were dealing with the 3e signature error (which, if I recall correctly, is associated with stock Froyo roms).
Okay. Maybe next time I should just stick with a non-ICS ROM. Just need to find one in the development section.
Thanks a bunch! A great little phone and the screen is just outstanding.
Okay....back up and running using "In particular, 'I897UCKK4 Odin One Click - Stock, CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe" from the above link.
However, now I can't get the one click root to work.
There's an easier way. Go to the Corn Kernel, grab a CWM-based zip file and flash it from within CWM recovery. That will give you the Corn Kernel, which will (I believe) give you root access.
Double check, though, that you can get to CWM recovery by using the V+/V-/Power key combo. It should have about 9 options (instead of the 4 in standard recovery).
If you don't have CWM recovery from the flash you just did, you'll just need to grab another one-click that has CWM baked in. There's one that says "Without Bootloaders - Link to thread - by 4-2ndtwin [With CWM Injected Kernel from Boog]". That flashes KH3, no bootloaders, but with the CWM-friendly kernel.
Or...from the Stock KK4 just use this new Utility by Red_81 to get CWM Kernel and Root... [Utility] KK4 Easy Root
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Another thing about cm7 or cm9 is you have to remove the external sdcard (storage) before you flash.
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Another thing about cm7 or cm9 is you have to remove the external sdcard (storage) before you flash.
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I've heard this before, but I don't think I've heard the reason for why it's recommended to remove the external SD card.
I only ask because I've flashed those with my external SD card in place and the flashes went ok.
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Or...from the Stock KK4 just use this new Utility by Red_81 to get CWM Kernel and Root... [Utility] KK4 Easy Root
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Thanks so much! Rooted....my wife is happy. No I need to find a ROM to start with.
Legend 4 ...enough said
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I've heard this before, but I don't think I've heard the reason for why it's recommended to remove the external SD card.
I only ask because I've flashed those with my external SD card in place and the flashes went ok.
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Everytime I've flashed aosp or aokp I had to remove the external sd or it would bootloop. Guess some phones deal with it better than others. Go figure...
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Everytime I've flashed aosp or aokp I had to remove the external sd or it would bootloop. Guess some phones deal with it better than others. Go figure...
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I have tried a couple times last night with AOSP or AOKP and get into the same situation as you. However, I'm a rookie at the Captivate. I was able to flash a GB Custom ROM without issue.
More weekend research. I really want to try one of those other ROMS.
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Legend 4 ...enough said
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What he said. crt60 is a developer on it too.