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The Samsung Captivate Guide: FROYO 2.2

This guide is for if you are on Android 2.1 and want to get 2.2. If you are fine with 2.1 use this guide. If you already have Cognition you can use this just skip the install cognition step. If you are on a different version of 2.2 you need to do an ODIN reset (second to last page of guide)
UPDATED 10/11
This is a guide that is similar to the other guide however it is for DesignGears Cognition ROM.
Drivers
Rooting
Clockwork Recovery
Unlock
Installing ROM
LCD Density Hack
Launcher Pro
Battery Optimizations
Desktop Syncing
TV Out
ODIN One-Click Restore
This guide was created to be as user friendly as possible, so the easiest method was was shown for all of the above, even if it is not the best.
PLEASE READ THIS GUIDE BEFORE POSTING ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT IS MOST LIKELY ALREADY BEEN COVERED
You can download the guide here.
If you would like to help out with the guide that would be great. Just PM me the section and I may include it in the next version of the guide.
This guide took a lot of work. If it helped you please consider donating a few dollars. http://bit.ly/cplmLk

Won't be upgrading now, but just wanted to say thanks for this and the other one.
From a phone on an app

boborone said:
Won't be upgrading now, but just wanted to say thanks for this and the other one.
From a phone on an app
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No problem! If your still thinking about upgrading I would say its worth it. DesignGear(s?) makes great ROMS. However it does erase your userdata (although for something the files still remain on the SD card (like music). In addition in you want the official Froyo release you will have to use ODIN to flash back.

So, I just want to clear things up for myself.
Right now, I am running Eugene's ROM.
I will flash back to stock JF6
I can download the Cog 2.2 BETA6.zip file. Put it on my SD card and flash it using Clockwork.
If I want to flash back to JF6, I can use Odin to that.
Does all that seem right or is there more to it?
I did read the guide and it is excellent. I am just hesistant here, so just wanted some confirmation.
Thank you for your awesome work.

xtremekilla09 said:
So, I just want to clear things up for myself.
Right now, I am running Eugene's ROM.
I will flash back to stock JF6
I can download the Cog 2.2 BETA6.zip file. Put it on my SD card and flash it using Clockwork.
If I want to flash back to JF6, I can use Odin to that.
Does all that seem right or is there more to it?
I did read the guide and it is excellent. I am just hesistant here, so just wanted some confirmation.
Thank you for your awesome work.
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You use ODIN to get back to stock 2.1. Then follow the guide to the beginning. A summary of the steps to get cognition is:
Flash to 2.1 Eclar
Root the 2.1
Flash the zip file with clockwork

And skip JH7 altogether? Cognition contains the JH7 "fixes"?

tbong777 said:
And skip JH7 altogether? Cognition contains the JH7 "fixes"?
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That is what my understanding. I did this with an un modded captivate. I am pretty sure that was JH6. If you have a PC you can always just use his ODIN flash to install it and that is that. But I have a Mac so I made my guide Mac friendly.

pretty decent guide

Great Guide, Works Awesome!
Samsung Captivate
AT&T
Install went smooth as can be. I had to install the drivers, as told by the guide, but I think you may have missed a step?
Under "Installing Froyo --> Prepare" you may want to add a note that the phone has to be in Mass Storage mode to transfer the ZIP. Not sure if this is always true, but I did have to do that on my own (it was not showing the phone when it was sitting in debugging mode.)
I will be sending you a $5 donation. Really wish I could send more, but simply cannot. I am hoping others are doing the same, as this guide is awesome...
I did have one question about the 2.2 update. I heard somewhere that this would fix the GPS issue, however, I am experiencing the same issues with connectivity. Does anybody know if Samsung/AT&T plan on fixing this?
Again, thanks!
------EDIT------ Donation sent.

SiL3nTKiLL said:
pretty decent guide
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I think asking for a donation for copy & pasting postings into a PDF is cheap.
But I suppose you can't blame a guy for trying to skim some money off what should be going to the actual cooks.
Hey, no offense.

~nevermind~

EpicEric said:
~nevermind~
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haha I copied from my own PDF but I think you figured that out.

Gotta appreciate the tech writers out there! thanks for the post.

No Froyo
Where it says,
"Download the ROM from pocknack thing (technically new user and cant post outside link)
I go to the link and it gives me a 4040 error. anywhere else to download this from?

muleskinner93 said:
Where it says,
"Download the ROM from pocknack thing (technically new user and cant post outside link)
I go to the link and it gives me a 4040 error. anywhere else to download this from?
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If you look @ the date on the OP (Opening Post) then you'll see where your issue is.
This is an older thread. So the file no longer available.
Although I do commend you for ACTUALLY LOOKING for a tutorial thread and not opening a new topic.
The steps will all still work though. You can get the most recent version of Cognition (3.04 i think) in the link in my Sig
Happy Flashing!

thanks marzo, i found it. i just finished flashing and now im waiting for it to boot up with FROYO!

Not a problem... And it really is a Rearity that a person actually searches for answers around here.
Better to *BUMP* an old thread then open YET another.
Be careful though.. This is a very addictive habbit that your forming!

Can you update the guide for theh persons with the update to froyo 2.2 from AT&T.
Thanks.

Thank You!!
Thank you very much for this it was just what I was searching for!

thanx
thanks for this

Motoroi Froyo FULL release available

So, just for fun, I decided to check out motorolas update timetable to see if the full version of froyo was released for the motoroi. it was. bad news is, i cant read korean xD if anyone can read korean, and would be able to download the .zip or .sbf, PLEASE let me know how to, I would be more than happy to try it out as compared to this test version, please help me out guys, im sure more of you would like to use this over the test version for now.
Here is the link to the update table
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
here is the korean site that i do not understand
http://www.mymotorola.co.kr/product/PrdRsdMain.aspx#
thank you in advance

I don't understa.d korean either. Bastards.
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i cant read korean and i dont know why but stupids created the web page with pictures!!! so we cant translate it with google translate either... if anyone can find a way to download it please share with us )

win pc and motoroi xt720 needed for download
hey there for download we need a win pc (i´m on mac) and a motoroi xt720
on first page ( http://www.mymotorola.co.kr/product/PrdRsdMain.aspx# ) click on start download green round button in middle
on popup orange click link "USB §§§$"§§" in new tab scroll to XT720 and press orange USB Button to download usb driver and install. exit tab via X in right down corner.
back in first popup window click the 2nd link (darkgrey box)
in popup check "checkbox lower right and then the "[$§$§]" darker symbols beside the checkbox on the right side to exept end user licence.
again back in first popup click dark Back "$%$$>" symbol lower right
now download the active x thing in middle (orange button) and install
now i´m stuck because of no active x but i think you have to activate the x link on top of page and then connect phone via USB ......????? (see little video on left side)
....

i already did all those steps browsers downloads the active x and another page appears and a girl says somethng in korean again
can someone maybe download and upload to a web site for the rest of us

yes can someone get the update for all of us

i try to do the update and it stop at 4% and i don't know that she say :S
i have the UK room on so i will try to pot the Korea room on my phone and try maybe it will work ...............
ok i have pot the Korea room 2.1 and it see my phone and it start to update now i am at 17 % it stop at 18 % and reboot to bootloder
...........

why dont they just publish the file easily?? making all that stupid steps, its just and update software...

amjad_2020 said:
i try to do the update and it stop at 4% and i don't know that she say :S
i have the UK room on so i will try to pot the Korea room on my phone and try maybe it will work ...............
ok i have pot the Korea room 2.1 and it see my phone and it start to update now i am at 17 % it stop at 18 % and reboot to bootloder
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Where did you get the Korean 2.1 ROM. Could you post a link. Im going to try those steps

The Motoroi link looks like the only live link left here

I think this froyo is same froyo
It looks same version..
default froyo
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
This froyo
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
It looks like same..

I think this froyo is same froyo....
This froyo version is
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
default froyo version is
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
.../..
It looks like same froyo...

Hi folks. I need to change my sig. My Korean SGS was destroyed and ended up with a korean Motoroi xt720 for cheap. I am in Korea. I can read a few computer terms and for anything else have easy access to people who can read more.
Anyway, I made it through the upgrade process. However, it didn't give me a rom file, rather it actually flashed the phone from the web page. There's a chance I can find the rom file somewhere on my hard drive.
I had to do it twice. The first time it seemed like it was installing some upgrade manager tool (but I was clicking ok pretty fast). There was a yes or no question that I didn't bother to try to translate any further even if I could. Yes allowed the continue button to pup up.. but then the computer rebooted. I did it again though and the second time after hitting the big orange button.. it rebooted the phone and flashed it.
Let me know if I can help with something, and let me know if you know of any big things to watch out for if I'm taking advice from the U.S/EU threads. Obviously, not using those ROMS is the main one.
By the way, rooting by adb with rageagainst the cage worked fine for me as expected.
update: so I checked the ahrd drive. The file isn't there. With a somewhat similar samsung process I sometimes had to kill the program just before it flashed, then I could find the file. Unfortunately, it won't do it again, because it detects that I'm already upgraded. Of course I can just tar up my /system directory.

appagom said:
Hi folks. I need to change my sig. My Korean SGS was destroyed and ended up with a korean Motoroi xt720 for cheap. I am in Korea. I can read a few computer terms and for anything else have easy access to people who can read more.
Anyway, I made it through the upgrade process. However, it didn't give me a rom file, rather it actually flashed the phone from the web page. There's a chance I can find the rom file somewhere on my hard drive.
I had to do it twice. The first time it seemed like it was installing some upgrade manager tool (but I was clicking ok pretty fast). There was a yes or no question that I didn't bother to try to translate any further even if I could. Yes allowed the continue button to pup up.. but then the computer rebooted. I did it again though and the second time after hitting the big orange button.. it rebooted the phone and flashed it.
Let me know if I can help with something, and let me know if you know of any big things to watch out for if I'm taking advice from the U.S/EU threads. Obviously, not using those ROMS is the main one.
By the way, rooting by adb with rageagainst the cage worked fine for me as expected.
update: so I checked the ahrd drive. The file isn't there. With a somewhat similar samsung process I sometimes had to kill the program just before it flashed, then I could find the file. Unfortunately, it won't do it again, because it detects that I'm already upgraded. Of course I can just tar up my /system directory.
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Can you post your kernel version and configuration strings (S/W version etc)?

model XT720 (but korean one of course)
S/W version STSKT_N_79.33.50R
android version 2.2.1
kernel version 2.6.29-omap1
Did I miss anything?
I am capable of extracting and probably unpacking a kernel image, assuming it doesn't go too differently than for the Samsung. I would want hints on what block device to get it from though.
Another possibility is flashing back to an older rom, and trying to upgrade again, but I'd need to find an older rom. I wrote down my original ROM version somewhere, so I can try to search for it.
I'd actually like to have this too, because it's nice if I mess something up or need A/S, to have a clean ROM to fall back to.

appagom said:
model XT720 (but korean one of course)
S/W version STSKT_N_79.33.50R
android version 2.2.1
kernel version 2.6.29-omap1
Did I miss anything?
I am capable of extracting and probably unpacking a kernel image, assuming it doesn't go too differently than for the Samsung. I would want hints on what block device to get it from though.
Another possibility is flashing back to an older rom, and trying to upgrade again, but I'd need to find an older rom.
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I think that's the same as what we have. You can download the sbf here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881801 Thanks!

Ok thanks!

One thing you could try change your build prop to the motorio but this could be dangerous.
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[Q] Complete flashing noob help

Hello all,
I've been lurking the XDA forums for a couple months now. I had a couple posts in the past referring to my phone and my girlfriends phone and was looking for help mainly with hers at the time... Hers is fixed... Perfectly even, despite her phone being a total piece of garbage (an LG Optimus.... *barf*).
I have a SGH-T959V.
I have read the 10 commandments.
I KNOW my phone is NOT a Vibrant OR an i900.
I have read the noob guides.
I have become completely confused.
Here's my details:
I have running the stock GB that I installed with Kies Mini some time ago.
Phone Data:
Firmware Version: 2.3.6
Baseband Version: T959VUVKJ6
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-T959VUVKJ6-CL694130
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.VUVKJ6
I rooted my phone with one of the one-click apps after the stock GB update so that I was at least able to overclock it and get rid of the T-Mobile bloatware, etc.
I notice that my phone reboots entirely on it's own completely randomly, has random application hangs, all the bad icky stuff that sucks... (right????)
Anyways, I've looked at some of the Custom ROMs available and I'd like to check out some of them, but I'll be quite honest, I've read the instructions for how to do it, but I'm getting extremely confused as the current instructions seem rather daunting.... It's like information overload...
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not some kid that really doesn't know what he's doing... I'm 33 and work in IT for The Nielsen Group... so I kinda know what the heck I'm doing MOST of the time. This is something I'm unfamiliar with and am being EXTREMELY cautious about because i don't want to brick my phone....
Question time!:
1. Is there a COMPLETELY SIMPLE step-by-step process/Video Demonstration for the CORRECT method of how to put a custom rom on the SGH-T959V?
2. Does it matter that I ALREADY rooted my phone in respect to me loading a custom rom? (ie. is my already rooted phone going to have issues loading a different rom?)
3. I would like to stay with a GB based rom unless there is absolute NEED to use a Froyo based Rom - Or is this a non-point when using custom roms?
4. If i want to load a custom rom to my phone, do I need to use a specific loader? (Like, does Odin work for everything??? Loading roms and unbricking your phone? Or do I have to have different loaders for the specific roms that I want to load and try out????)
5. Please don't jump down my throat with the "read the guide" responses... I HAVE been... really. As many as I've found... and every time I read a new one, rather than feeling like I'm coming out of the darkness of knowledge and into the light of understanding the correct process for how to do this, I feel like I'm being cast deeper down the confusion pit.
Would someone KINDLY please help me. Really... I don't want to screw up this thing... I'm not worried about the warranty. From what I've read, these things are mostly fixable unless it's an actual hardware issue or if it's totally fried. I just want to do it once, do it right, move on to my next project.... Dig?

First and foremost, we keep the most updated information in the wiki:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G
We've been updating it a lot lately so you're better off checking there. I'm sure you'll wanna bookmark it since you know what you're doing already.
1) Specifically you'll want to look at this section:http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Installing_a_ROM
2) If you're using Odin/Heimdall you won't need to be rooted since this bypasses the phone's OS and flashes firmware directly to the phone which may or may not be pre-rooted. The only Odin 2.3.6 KJ6 rom that's out right now does NOT come with root though, it's just the stock version you're already running.
3) For our phone you're either going to use Odin/Heimdall (learn Heimdall, it's much more useful) and CWM Recovery. Most roms available right now are for CWM.
Here's the list of custom GB roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G_ROMs
4) Honestly the forums are too cluttered and as I stated above, knowledgeable senior members are the ones who update the wiki, so that'll be your most useful resource.
If you already have some experience with computers I'll gladly help you, you're already asking the right questions.

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

FBis251 said:
First and foremost,
...
2) If you're using Odin/Heimdall you won't need to be rooted since this bypasses the phone's OS and flashes firmware directly to the phone which may or may not be pre-rooted. The only Odin 2.3.6 KJ6 rom that's out right now does NOT come with root though, it's just the stock version you're already running...
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When I last played with my phone, I had used Odin on Windows... I have replaced Windows with Linux... I have installed Heimdall and did an initial test. So it is working.
My question is: Is Heimdall a valid replacement for Odin? In other words, I am wanting to use your guide, but it only refers to Odin. Can I go through those steps replacing Odin with Hamdall?

Yes it should work fine. The csc files for kc1 should be extracted over the pda files though
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FBis251,
Thank you so much for the quick reply! I had seen it immediately after you responded, but was driving home from work and went right to bed. I'm back at the office now for the evening and perhaps may have some time to look into these tonight... I don't know as of right now.
If you are serious about the offer of some assistance, I would be more than open to it if I honestly felt it was needed. I am MORE than experiences with computers, i'm a full on uber-geek (just not with smartphones...... yet....), so VNC, etc would not be an issue.
I will most certainly get back to you about this in the next few days (perhaps even tonight). Let me see how my work load looks this evening and I will update the thread later.
Thank you again so much!

I'm usually in #teamnerd on freenode if you do IRC.

It doesn't take much to confuse me these days...
Moved my issue into a new question in the Q&A forum...

Hey, just an FYI (even tho I'm sure that ultimately you don't really care - just being realistic, not a douche... ), I haven't had a single moment to look into this beyond briefly skimming the Wiki's you linked up for me. (thanks for that one). I've had a butt-load of server issues at work that have taken a lot of my time. I'm HOPING to be able to look into some of this stuff a little deeper tonight (god willing)....
I will drop a note if I have issues....
Thanks again!

[Q] ICS/ParanoidAndroid issues

I've tried searching for the solutions to this, but some of them are difficult to search and I'm struggling to get relevant results. So I apologize if any of this has been covered elsewhere.
Anyhow, I just installed the ParanoidAndroid ROM last night, and it all went very smoothly, and I was pleased. But, there seem to be a couple issues that either I need to iron out, or that the devs need to. And I'm fully willing to believe it's an issue on my end and not theirs, so, here we go:
1) In CWM, the top half of the screen or so has the rainbow glitch going on and there's a de-centered kind of effect happening that makes it very difficult to use.
2) I'm unable to get my external SD card to mount. I've seen plenty of threads about this similar issue, and I've tried tweaking the build.prop entry regarding this, but nothing I'm doing is helping.
3) The flash only works once per boot, even with included flashlight app. I haven't tested the flash's functionality in the camera yet. But in the flashlight app, the flash will turn on, and when I turn it off, it won't come back on until after a reboot.
4) I now have two installations of the stock Gallery app (com.android.gallery3d and com.google.android.gallery3d). I'm sure I can just uninstall one, but is there one that would be wiser to uninstall?
Otherwise, everything else seems to be working just fine. Thank you all very much in advance.

I've since discovered and fixed a new problem. My phone was apparently not sending or receiving any MMS messages, over WiFi or otherwise. But the APNs described in this post fixed that entirely:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23806717#post23806717
As problem #4 from above goes, I deleted the com.android.gallery3d app and kept the com.google.android.gallery3d app as there were internet and syncing features that were omitted or nonfunctional from the former one.

Just so you know, if you read through the paranoid thread in the dev section or any of the ics ROM threads actually, all of your questions r covered. I cangive you answered/jumping off points for your questions.
1. The rainbow distortion comes from having Froyo bootloaders instead of GB. To fix this you will need to use Odin or Heimdall to flash the GB bootloaders. Look in the ISET Super Everything thread that's stickied in the dev section. BE SURE to flash something else with Odin or Heimdall (whichever you choose) before you try flashing the bootloaders. If you lose your connection while trying to flash bootloaders, you can hard brick your phone which basically means you have a shiny coaster.
2. Your external sd card is found in the emmc folder on ics ROMs. You need a root enabled file explorer to open it.
3. Using your camera flash as a flashlight which I believe is referred to as torch is one of the few known remaining bugs on Infuse ics ROMs. The flashlight app that is included is currently the only way to get it working. The flashlight should turn on everytime you open the app but it won't turn back on if you turn it off while in the app.
4. MMS is an issue with the APN settings. Look at the last few pages in the dev section. I know it was recently covered on a couple different ics ROMs threads. To get to the APN settings, go through the following path in the settings.
More (under data usage) > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, click on the AT&T listing, then change MMS Proxy to 66.209.11.32
I'm pretty sure that is all you have to do to fix MMS but read some dev threads for more info. I think you can also try to look in the Dev Tools app if it is included with the ROM. In the app, click connectivity then start MMS. Again, further reading should give you more info.
Boz™
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app

Yeah, the flashlight thing, I knew was a known bug. But the latest update claiming that "all bugs squashed" misled me, I guess. Because that bug obviously persists. But, c'est la vie.
As the rainbow glitch goes, I never installed Froyo on here, I went from stock to Gingerbread to... actually, here's specifically what happened:
•Initially, I installed 3e Recovery and CWM on my stock Android 2.2 per the instructions here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y09p-J_g_Rg, and everything went fine.
•Then I flashed Gingerbread UCLB3 per this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508619, but unfortunately, I made a dumb mistake. I neglected to disable Voodoo Lagfix first and softbricked my phone.
•So, I went back to the Infuse Super Everything Thread and found this fix, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021, brought my phone back to stock, just fine.
•Then I flashed to UCLB3 the same way as before, only this time disabling Voodoo and it all worked perfectly.
•Then I immediately flashed to ParanoidAndroid and everything went as described in the thread and now here I am with the CWM glitch.
So I've only been stock or Gingerbread ever before on my phone.

Anyone know how to simply change the font or install a new one?
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I use ROM Toolbox Pro.

Edit: Check the Paranoid Android dev thread end of page 32 and beginning of page 33. The guy that maintains the PA port just posted a link and instructions for the fix to rainbow recovery.
I'm no expert so I may b wrong but I'm pretty sure that if you had a stock AT&T infuse then it most likely came with Froyo originally. Just bc you flashed a GB ROM doesn't mean you got the bootloaders. To get the GB bootloaders, you need to run Heimdall a second time with the "Install Bootloaders" checkbox checked. I'm not exactly sure how it works in Odin but I think you have to have a file in the PDA slot in order to get the bootloaders installed.
I do know that if you have rainbows, it is bc you have Froyo bootloaders. Our at least that is the only reason I've ever heard of and I've read of people with the issue numerous times. I would just read through some of the dev ics threads bc there have been a few times in the last week that I've seen people pay steep by step instructions explaining exactly which Heimdall or Odin to use. I just know that you have to take extra steps to install GB bootloaders. With Heimdall that means checking the flash bootloaders checkbox. They do this bc it can hard brick your phone so they don't want you to install them unless absolutely necessary.
Boz™
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app

Ah-ha! Very good, someone else is having my same problems, lol. I'll definitely be using Odin, as that's how I fixed my softbrick issue and I could never get Heimdall to install on my computer properly (Java issues or something, couldn't figure it out and Odin worked anyway).
Do you know if flashing the bootloader will cause any loss of information or settings? Or will it affect nothing else?

I'm not 100% sure on that one. When I did it, I was using Heimdall to fix my soft bricked phone at the same time so I was basically starting fresh. I'm not sure if it is possible to just flash bootloaders in the Odin PDA slot and keep everything else. I would assume that you would lose everything and have to reflash the ROM from recovery but that's just an assumption.
I would get titanium backup (if u don't already have it) and backup everything and sync with your Gmail account just in case. That way u can save it apps and their settings.
You may b able to ask that question on the PA dev thread and get a better answer.
Boz™
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app

There's an XDA Forum restriction on newbies. I can't post in any Dev forums until I've... done something, I forget. Ten posts or ten thanks. I forget what. Either way, I'm not allowed in there yet. lol
Anyhow, based on some threads I've found, it seems possible to flash only the bootloader in Odin. I'm still just waiting to find out how much information is lost in the process before I dive into it.
But yeah, I do have Titanium, and now that I have everything installed and set up just the way I like it, it is time for a backup anyway.
Supposing I need to, is there any problem restoring system apps and data once I do this? Because everything will be identical, minus the bootloader. I just know I've read enough about the dangers of restoring system data on the threads here to be cautious. Even though I'll just be going from ParanoidAndroid to the same flash of ParanoidAndroid, plus a new bootloader, but better safe than sorry.
Thanks for all your help, man.

Appears as though that question's already been answered here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603220&page=5
Bottom of page 5 states somewhat affirmatively that no data will be lost. So, lovely. Now I've just got to flash the bootloader, and then work on my forum searching skills. I can never find ****, when clearly it's somewhere. lol

dstarr3 said:
2) I'm unable to get my external SD card to mount. I've seen plenty of threads about this similar issue, and I've tried tweaking the build.prop entry regarding this, but nothing I'm doing is helping.
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Figured out the emmc part but how do you actually open the external SD on your pc?

[Q] Reviving an old phone

Back in February of 2014 I rooted my phone and I went through and started deleting some of the software that came preinstalled. No one likes the preinstalled bloatware anyways, but in the process I deleted some core files that were important to basic operation.
I figured no big deal I'll just get clockwork and find the ROM online and no big deal. Well... That didn't go so well because I had already accepted the secure boot over the air update.
Phone currently turns on and I'm able to get into the boot loader and a normal boot tells me to take it into Verizon (only for them to say there's nothing we can do).
I came here for answers and never bothered to make a post. All I found were people saying I'm screwed and two tutorials, one for a true bricked phone and the other that's image did not work for me in ODIN.
Now with a new job right around the corner and them requiring me to have a phone, I'm in a pickle. I'm coming back and while I can find some answers now most of the links have been removed.
Where can I find a copy of the stock rom so I can once again use my phone and which ODIN version should I be using (and where to get)? - if I can even remember how to use one since it's been so long.
I did find samsung-updates[dot]com/device/?id=SCH-I535 in a youtube video description from another post on XDA but 12 hours for a download doesn't seem practical especially if the file doesn't even work.
Also there was an ODIN post on XDA that had links for a download that Chrome will NOT let me download. When I say "will not", I actually mean I can only dismiss the notice that chrome says this file is malicious. There is no proceed anyways option and it comes with a "do not enter" icon. Other compressed versions of ODIN download fine but no clue what version I'm after.

pacturtle said:
Back in February of 2014 I rooted my phone and I went through and started deleting some of the software that came preinstalled. No one likes the preinstalled bloatware anyways, but in the process I deleted some core files that were important to basic operation.
I figured no big deal I'll just get clockwork and find the ROM online and no big deal. Well... That didn't go so well because I had already accepted the secure boot over the air update.
Phone currently turns on and I'm able to get into the boot loader and a normal boot tells me to take it into Verizon (only for them to say there's nothing we can do).
I came here for answers and never bothered to make a post. All I found were people saying I'm screwed and two tutorials, one for a true bricked phone and the other that's image did not work for me in ODIN.
Now with a new job right around the corner and them requiring me to have a phone, I'm in a pickle. I'm coming back and while I can find some answers now most of the links have been removed.
Where can I find a copy of the stock rom so I can once again use my phone and which ODIN version should I be using (and where to get)? - if I can even remember how to use one since it's been so long.
I did find samsung-updates[dot]com/device/?id=SCH-I535 in a youtube video description from another post on XDA but 12 hours for a download doesn't seem practical especially if the file doesn't even work.
Also there was an ODIN post on XDA that had links for a download that Chrome will NOT let me download. When I say "will not", I actually mean I can only dismiss the notice that chrome says this file is malicious. There is no proceed anyways option and it comes with a "do not enter" icon. Other compressed versions of ODIN download fine but no clue what version I'm after.
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Use a different browser to download your files, sometimes chrome won't download things properly.
Use this guide to fix your situation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
You can use that file of you're on 4.3, but if you were on 4.4 you need a stock 4.4.2 image. Everything you need is in the sticky in the development section. All downloads are available and guides for figuring out which version you're on.

Thank you!
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Use a different browser to download your files, sometimes chrome won't download things properly.
Use this guide to fix your situation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
You can use that file of you're on 4.3, but if you were on 4.4 you need a stock 4.4.2 image. Everything you need is in the sticky in the development section. All downloads are available and guides for figuring out which version you're on.
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Much appreciated,
... I'm really bad at hitting the submit button. I've already called my dad to tell him happy birthday. (It's 2 AM and he has to be at work at 7, totally worth it)!