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[Q] captivate : custom rom how to

I am totally new to Android. and I really need some help.
I need to know how to install custom firmware and which one for my phone.
Model SGH I897
FIRMWARE 2.2
BASEBAND I897UCJ16
KERNEL 2.6.32.9
it is rooted btw/
thanks

maxximboy1 said:
I am totally new to Android. and I really need some help.
I need to know how to install custom firmware and which one for my phone.
Model SGH I897
FIRMWARE 2.2
BASEBAND I897UCJ16
KERNEL 2.6.32.9
it is rooted btw/
thanks
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You will need to flash stock using odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
You are on the leaked froyo which had s recovery that will not allow you to flash custom roms.
You can find roms here in the development thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706
Flashing roms is mainly done through clockwork recovery which us installed through rom manager which is a free app you can get from the market
As to which rom to use is a matter of opinion. Read threads, and understand the known issues. Most of the custom roms are great but there are short comings
If you need any further help feel free to pm me.
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thanks let me try... really appreciated, btw why do I get error message about signature?

maxximboy1 said:
thanks let me try... really appreciated, btw why do I get error message about signature?
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because recovery 3e which is what comes with FROYO by default, doesnt allow unsigned zip files to be used...which means you will not be able to use clockworkmod to install new roms...

thanks guys

alrite guys, finally i was able to flush with stock, did master clear and go it rooted with super user access.
when i did some research, thats what i found, whihc one sould i use, all i care if there is no ATT apps
* AOSP FroYo Beta Molecule http://tiny.cc/f7p1f
* VanillaCaptivate (AOSP 2.1): http://tiny.cc/fu3qc (still in alpha)
* COGNITION v2.2 BETA (previously SRE by Designgears): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
* Frankin-Twiz: http://tiny.cc/4vc56
* Captivate-Deodexed-JH7 stock: http://tiny.cc/87wiw
* Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid R3 http://tiny.cc/43v8p
* Shep211's JPK\JI6 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803569
* Stock ROM (Odin one click): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

Or you could read about each one and select on for yourself.

Can you tell me how did it get the stock version?
I too had the same version but whenever I use the Method 1 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989, it always stays at download page and nothing is done on Odin. So I went with the steps mentioned on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439 which still keeps the 2.2 firmware(btw mine is 1010 series)
Any idea on how to get back to stock version.
[update] NM abt this.. I figured it out. and choose Cognition..
Man, Cognition is awesome.. captivate is so fast and Quadrant shows 1500+ always.. Its time to donate to Cognition
I took this version: http://www.ponack.net/designgears/release/Cognitionv2.3b7-oc-uv.zip

[Q] New to Charge. Root questions...

First of all I did search and found some info but it wasn't really helpful... I'm new to the Charge. I've had many android phones before and have never had problems rooting and flashing roms. I've searched and I've seen the instructions on how to root and they look like they're in another language. Does anyone have more clear instructions on how to root??? Any help, asap, would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

we are in the same page buddy....
---------- Post added at 07:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:04 AM ----------
found it is at the general section not development section like most of threads.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172904
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brandon2x said:
First of all I did search and found some info but it wasn't really helpful... I'm new to the Charge. I've had many android phones before and have never had problems rooting and flashing roms. I've searched and I've seen the instructions on how to root and they look like they're in another language. Does anyone have more clear instructions on how to root??? Any help, asap, would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Hey Brandon, this thread gives a great description on how to root your charge. => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14692818
If you still have questions feel free to ask, and I'll try to answer them as best as i can.

Ok, so i got it rooted and just installed a de-bloated stock Rom. Its ok, but now question is, if i decide to install a gingerbread Rom or any other Rom such as gummycharged, can i just install like i did on my bolt or x in cwm or do i have to use this odin program? if i have to use odin, how do i go about installing that way? thanks in advance...
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brandon2x said:
Ok, so i got it rooted and just installed a de-bloated stock Rom. Its ok, but now question is, if i decide to install a gingerbread Rom or any other Rom such as gummycharged, can i just install like i did on my bolt or x in cwm or do i have to use this odin program? if i have to use odin, how do i go about installing that way? thanks in advance...
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For most roms, like gummycharged fe 2.0 and gbe 2.0 you just need CWM. I'm sure the process is the same as your bolt but just to be clear: Place the rom's zip you want on the sd card, boot into CWM, wipe date, dalvik cache, and cache partition, and then install the rom from the sd card. =) There are also some roms that come as full-odins, where you flash the package through odin and it does the work for you. That being said, you shouldn't run into that many unless you are un-rooting your phone. Hope that made sense. let me know if it doesn't.

Sweet. Thanks alot dude. That's awesome to know. I don't really wanna get into messing with odin. I like being able to do everything from my phone and not having to hook up to the laptop.
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LOL, I was just coming in here to ask that exact same question as the OP. The wording was almost verbatim what I was going to say. The majority of experience I have had with Android is with HTC phones. I have rooted a few tablets as well. The instructions for the charge root are super confusing compared to previous devices.
My big issue is with the terminology. Like what is EE4, EPF1? Are there certain kernels that only work with certain roms? How easy is it to completely pooch the phone if I click on the wrong button in Odin? Can I make a nandroid backup and swap roms on the fly using Rom Manager depending on my moods or is it more complex then other android phones?
I haven't checked out the posts yet in this thread but seeing as how at least one other person has been just as confused as me I'm wondering if someone out there that has experience with both Samsung and lets say HTC phones can make a simple guide that makes comparisons to other rooting processes. For people that arn't used to Samsung phones, these instructions can be very overwhelming and there doesn't seem to be a newbie thread out there that gives information on all the abbreviations used and what they mean.

trevoryour said:
LOL, I was just coming in here to ask that exact same question as the OP. The wording was almost verbatim what I was going to say. The majority of experience I have had with Android is with HTC phones. I have rooted a few tablets as well. The instructions for the charge root are super confusing compared to previous devices.
My big issue is with the terminology. Like what is EE4, EPF1? Are there certain kernels that only work with certain roms? How easy is it to completely pooch the phone if I click on the wrong button in Odin? Can I make a nandroid backup and swap roms on the fly using Rom Manager depending on my moods or is it more complex then other android phones?
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EE4, EP1W, ect are OS build numbers. EE4 is the current official release Froyo build. EP1W is the latest leaked Gingerbread build we have. Those are pretty much the only two version you want to worry about right now. There are Froyo kernels and Gingerbread kernels. Any Froyo kernel will work with any Froyo ROM, and any GB kernel will work with any GB ROM.
Only mess with the PDA button in Odin and you'll be fine. Forget the Phone button even exists, because that's the button that can get you into trouble. You can use the PIT button as well if you have the charge.pit file, but it's not normally necessary, so only do that if you have a reason.
ROM Manager is useless with this phone. There are reports that there is a version of CWM from it that will work with the Charge, but it doesn't work nearly as well as the latest imnuts CWM. The orange CWM dated 8/17 will let you do nandroid backups...you just need to boot directly into it and do them from CWM itself and forget about ROM Manager.

shrike1978 said:
EE4, EP1W, ect are OS build numbers. EE4 is the current official release Froyo build. EP1W is the latest leaked Gingerbread build we have. Those are pretty much the only two version you want to worry about right now. There are Froyo kernels and Gingerbread kernels. Any Froyo kernel will work with any Froyo ROM, and any GB kernel will work with any GB ROM.
Only mess with the PDA button in Odin and you'll be fine. Forget the Phone button even exists, because that's the button that can get you into trouble. You can use the PIT button as well if you have the charge.pit file, but it's not normally necessary, so only do that if you have a reason.
ROM Manager is useless with this phone. There are reports that there is a version of CWM from it that will work with the Charge, but it doesn't work nearly as well as the latest imnuts CWM. The orange CWM dated 8/17 will let you do nandroid backups...you just need to boot directly into it and do them from CWM itself and forget about ROM Manager.
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nice summation (is that a word? lol)... this is all you need to know, its not hard as Sammy phones in my experience are the easiest to root/rom/recover
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

This was all helpful. I installed gummycharged with no issues. One other thing. Is the install of a kernal for gingerbread roms done in cwm? And what is a standard kernal to use? Do I need to install a different radio?? Thanks.
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brandon2x said:
This was all helpful. I installed gummycharged with no issues. One other thing. Is the install of a kernal for gingerbread roms done in cwm? And what is a standard kernal to use? Do I need to install a different radio?? Thanks.
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kernels for all roms on the Charge are installed in CWM, as for GB kernels you can't go wrong with any of Imoseyons voodoo ones... radios don't necessarily need to be updated but I've noticed a big improvement with the latest EP1W modems, however the results vary on different phones I've seen
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

anoninja118 said:
kernels for all roms on the Charge are installed in CWM, as for GB kernels you can't go wrong with any of Imoseyons voodoo ones... radios don't necessarily need to be updated but I've noticed a big improvement with the latest EP1W modems, however the results vary on different phones I've seen
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
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Dont use 2.4.0 it bootlooped my phone. (Made it keep going through the SAMSUNG screen and not boot up)
Download 2.3.4 instead it works fine.
EDIT: I'm talking about imoseyon's voodoo kernels - just google them

[Q] KJ1 vs KI3

Alright, so I've always been a bit confused about this whole phone modding thing and I usually just follow the instructions on the given ROM I want. I forgot what ROM and process I did a few months ago but since then, it has been slowing down and freezing alot lately so I'm looking to update it once again. Is there something I should do to my phone before I go from my current custom rom to another custom rom? I was also wondering what is an overall good rom/kernal that you would recommend, I've heard good thing about Valhalla v1.3.2 but it seems that KJ1 just came out and is much better.
Phone specs:
Samsung Galaxy S 4g (Bought it the day it came out)
Model Number: SGH-T959V
Firmware Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: T959VUVKF2
Kernal Version: 2.6.35.7-T959VUVKF2-CL277147
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.VUVKF2
Not sure if it matters but all my phone info is above.

reodan92 said:
Alright, so I've always been a bit confused about this whole phone modding thing and I usually just follow the instructions on the given ROM I want. I forgot what ROM and process I did a few months ago but since then, it has been slowing down and freezing alot lately so I'm looking to update it once again. Is there something I should do to my phone before I go from my current custom rom to another custom rom? I was also wondering what is an overall good rom/kernal that you would recommend, I've heard good thing about Valhalla v1.3.2 but it seems that KJ1 just came out and is much better.
Phone specs:
Samsung Galaxy S 4g (Bought it the day it came out)
Model Number: SGH-T959V
Firmware Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: T959VUVKF2
Kernal Version: 2.6.35.7-T959VUVKF2-CL277147
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.VUVKF2
Not sure if it matters but all my phone info is above.
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well ki3 comes in 3 flavors of stock
stock with no root ext 4 support
stock with root odex and deodexed verrants both have ki3 kernels both are rooted from jump street
if you want pure stock with not modding odex
if u want to mid the crazy snot out of your device deodexed

Alright for the past 4 hours I've been having major trouble with this, I've been very close to bricking it many times and I've decided to stop where Im at because this is the first time I've got anything to boot up in a while.
That is what Im using right now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
Can someone please tell me how I would get my phone to be at the Valhalla stage?

reodan92 said:
Alright for the past 4 hours I've been having major trouble with this, I've been very close to bricking it many times and I've decided to stop where Im at because this is the first time I've got anything to boot up in a while.
That is what Im using right now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
Can someone please tell me how I would get my phone to be at the Valhalla stage?
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Follow these steps and you will be using Valhalla in no time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
After you get Valhalla up and running you can get the KJ1 kenrel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032
and the KJ1 modem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293218
Both of which flash via CWM

To the OP, get rid of kf2 as soon as you can!!! that's the worst GB ROM ever. Battery drains really fast.
Any ROM would be good for you, you should however get valhalla 1.3.2 (wiping all your /data) and set it up to get ready for next valhalla update, which should be out soon, and flashing it won't mess up with your installed apps.
I think you should install kg4 first via Odin, just to be sure you get proper GB bootloaders and avoid bootloops later.
Good luck
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GET RID OF KF2. KF2 has a potential to brick your phone. It has a different way of getting into Download mode and has no recovery. Press volume up and power only to get into download mode. Flash KG4 to get right bootloaders.
Flash KJ1.

justcallmeb said:
Follow these steps and you will be using Valhalla in no time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
After you get Valhalla up and running you can get the KJ1 kenrel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032
and the KJ1 modem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293218
Both of which flash via CWM
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Thank you so much everyone, went alot more smoothly than before lol.

[Q] New to the infuse forums and suffering from information overload and confusion

New to the infuse forums (so hoping I don't get beat up too much) basically Im trying to Downgrade my brothers infuse from the att ota gb update uclb3 back to froyo or upgrade to a custom gb rom, he is super pissed at me because his phone is super laggy and im the one that updated his phone. Tried to read through stuff but got a lil confused as the title states (I think I got spoiled from the i777 forums) any how if someone can point me to a good guide to follow from rooting to installing a rom or just reverting to stock froyo and a nice stable rom suggestion that would be nice. odin method preferred as i have no experience with heimdall. again appreciate the help and sorry if this is a redundant post (puts on flame retardant suit :angel

Links to everything needed for the infuse from Root to Unbrick(restore to stock froyo, or GB), to Custom ROMs and MODs can be found Here in an orderly fashion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
I myself suggest using Qksters Heimdall One Click to get the phone back to stock Gingerbread UCBL3, Using SuperOneClick to root the phone, then as far as custom ROMs, Might I suggest AEON v1.4?
AEON can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545239
Heimdall One Click can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Also when going with Heimdall one click theres another package provided by qkster for CWM recovery, its the Kernel one click package which can be found in the same link above.
Need any more info? Dont be afraid to ask!

MaliciousIntent69 said:
Links to everything needed for the infuse from Root to Unbrick(restore to stock froyo, or GB), to Custom ROMs and MODs can be found Here in an orderly fashion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
I myself suggest using Qksters Heimdall One Click to get the phone back to stock Gingerbread UCBL3, Using SuperOneClick to root the phone, then as far as custom ROMs, Might I suggest AEON v1.4?
AEON can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545239
Heimdall One Click can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Also when going with Heimdall one click theres another package provided by qkster for CWM recovery, its the Kernel one click package which can be found in the same link above.
Need any more info? Dont be afraid to ask!
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Thanks got a little overwhelmed sooo many guides lol. So since he is on the borked att gb already (came with froyo out of the box) guess I'll move on to rooting and installing a custom rom. Thinking of sticking with gb based roms. Taking the kiss approach since my brother is not that tech savvy and my goal is to find the most stable rom for him (his answer to bugs is bro fix this now!!!) Lol he did want ics cause he saw mine but idk how stable the ics roms for the infuse is yet so I got reading to do. Guess he'll just have to put up with att crap a day or two longer.
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aj9507 said:
Thanks got a little overwhelmed sooo many guides lol. So since he is on the borked att gb already (came with froyo out of the box) guess I'll move on to rooting and installing a custom rom. Thinking of sticking with gb based roms. Taking the kiss approach since my brother is not that tech savvy and my goal is to find the most stable rom for him (his answer to bugs is bro fix this now!!!) Lol he did want ics cause he saw mine but idk how stable the ics roms for the infuse is yet so I got reading to do. Guess he'll just have to put up with att crap a day or two longer.
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If you can use heimdall, the simplest way is to put the phone into download mode and flash my uclb3 stock package or adam outler's stock package.
The second post in each op contains the insecure kernel. These kernels are also flashed in download mode. Once these custom kernels are flashed, you can boot into CWM and then flash the custom firmware you want.
If you are familiar with Odin, check out some of jscott30's thread. He has several Odin premade rooted firmware package that are also very nice.
Once you have the firmware you want, Zen has cooked up a few kernels that can overclock at 1400 or 1600. These will provide quite a bit of speed over stock kernels.

Taking the leap today hope everything goes to plan
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aj9507 said:
Taking the leap today hope everything goes to plan
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Leap...screw that take a running flying jump...leave the parachute behind...
we are here if you need help.

CyanogenMod 7.2.0

I'm thinking about trying to flash this ROM. From my "Junior Member" status, I'm obviously inexperienced.
I've read through the dev. thread and the Q&A thread...I have just a couple questions.
Currently on GB 2.3.6 with AntonX kernel (thanks to Lumin30's terrific Heimdall guide).
If I mess up or just want to go back to GB, I know I can flash back to stock & then add the kernel. Will doing a nandroid restore get me to the same place?
Last question: I see that there are 12 releases...do I download the original .zip file and all 12 or just the original .zip file and the last release (+ the Google Apps)?
I've read as much as I can...I don't understand most of the technical terms but I know more than I did a couple months ago. Maybe one of these days I'll know enough to be able to contribute to this forum.
Thanks for any input.

DickyG said:
I'm thinking about trying to flash this ROM. From my "Junior Member" status, I'm obviously inexperienced.
I've read through the dev. thread and the Q&A thread...I have just a couple questions.
Currently on GB 2.3.6 with AntonX kernel (thanks to Lumin30's terrific Heimdall guide).
If I mess up or just want to go back to GB, I know I can flash back to stock & then add the kernel. Will doing a nandroid restore get me to the same place?
Last question: I see that there are 12 releases...do I download the original .zip file and all 12 or just the original .zip file and the last release (+ the Google Apps)?
I've read as much as I can...I don't understand most of the technical terms but I know more than I did a couple months ago. Maybe one of these days I'll know enough to be able to contribute to this forum.
Thanks for any input.
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this is a MTD roms
BML can restore via cwm when you want to go to stock in GB
as i said this rom is MTD and you cant do the restore in cwm or twrp WHEN YOU WANT GO BACK TO GB
you need to use heimdall 1click to go back to GB
download the latest release not all releases.. and also gapps
Correct me if i'm wrong

Once you go mtd (cm7, cm9 etc) you'll have to one click back to stock (bml, kj6 kg4 or kd1 etc).
Kind of a general rule concerning cwm backups. You can restore your nanoid using the same kernel that was used to make it. So, in your case, if you don't like cm7 & want to restore. You would need to flash back to stock, add your kernel of choice, & then restore your backup.
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Thanks...much appreciated. I can do this....

Download the release before the last one. I think its 12. The latest release has more problems because of the new kernel. Its the latest one released in 2012 not 2013. Cm7, that one is probably one of the most stable roms, except stock n gb
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