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[Q] want to install cm rom

hi all i have samsung captivate i897 from at&t but i am living in india i have stock android 2.2 firmware can anyone give me step by step guide to install cm on my phone my phone build is something like UCKJ1

whats wrong with the instructions that Cyanogenmod thread gives?

i am unable to understand those explanation i dont know if cyanogenmod is for froyo or gingerbread i am also not familiar with heimdall i often use odin so if anybody can give me instruction it will be very helpfull to me as i have said that i am in india so i dont want to brick my device

if it is your first rom DONT flash CM.READ and KNOW what you are doing before doing something BIG...
moving to cm will change your partitioning table. if you dont know what that means you shouldnt do it yet.
READ. LEARN. SEARCH READ MORE!!!
CM isnt 'for' froyo or gingerbread.
it REPLACES froyo or gingerbread (it doesnt matter what you are on now)
Learn, flash something NOT cm7 or miui. then learn more then flash CM
there are many how to flash guides. I know i wrote the newest one. it is stickied.
read the new user guide in my sig. learn what stickies are, then find the stickies and read them.

Go to mobiletechvideos.com or watch josh youtube videos on flashing cm keep watching read and get a usb download jig before you do anything it will save you if you [email protected]# up
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TRusselo said:
if it is your first rom DONT flash CM.READ and KNOW what you are doing before doing something BIG...
moving to cm will change your partitioning table. if you dont know what that means you shouldnt do it yet.
READ. LEARN. SEARCH READ MORE!!!
CM isnt 'for' froyo or gingerbread.
it REPLACES froyo or gingerbread (it doesnt matter what you are on now)
Learn, flash something NOT cm7 or miui. then learn more then flash CM
there are many how to flash guides. I know i wrote the newest one. it is stickied.
read the new user guide in my sig. learn what stickies are, then find the stickies and read them.
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i have flashed cm before on my galaxy mini but i am new to samsung captivate and i dont want to brick my device thats why i am asking for tutorial
you people have made captvate thread worse you do ot give answer to the people just ask question in replies go to galaxy mini general forum and see there how people are helping each other not asking question in bul**** question in replies
can any one give me tutorial here
sorry if i was too rude

The Cyanogenmod wiki has a full install guide. If I was on the computer I would link it for you, but it shouldn't be hard to find
Sent from my lightning fast Glitched 1.3Ghz CM7 i897 Captivate

like just said above the miui has an install guide on their website. if you cant follow those instructions dont flash.
Go to captivate Developement section > Find Miui thread > Click the link to go to thier site;s install instructions. DONE.
why would we RE-Write the guide just for you?

[Q] How can I go back to custom rom for official ics update?

I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom

Toor530 said:
I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom
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you gotta read and search my friend. Questions go in Q&A btw. XDA isn't going to spoon feed you, the info to get back to stock is all over the place. if you got to a custom rom, I'm confident you can flash odin back to stock

Moved to Q&A. I'm almost sure this might be covered somewhere else but at least have it in the correct forum
Cheers

Toor530 said:
how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update?
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This is your actual question. By now you may know Xda organizes those answers in the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development forum section. Look for the pushpin icons at the top of the list of threads. they are your "stickies", like an FAQ.
Remember OTA updates, when offered, do not mix with custom recoveries like CWM. You will need to flash a stock recovery.

Toor530 said:
I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom
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read, read more, read the stickies, i read alot b4 i even attempted to flash, at least a few hundred posts and using the search button.
all problems and solutions have been posted, as u r a n00b all u have todo is invest time into reading alot of posts, because of ur post we all know u havent even bothered to read the stickies, espicially read the one w/n00b's in the title, thats y they r there. .
once u know what ur r doing and r stumped at a certain problem, believe me we can tell by how u post a question, post in the q&a forum
this post is just a copy paste from another post i wrote to a n00b
but anyway read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398 , its a post i started for ur situation, u would have found many by doing a simple search

[Q] Simple n Quick Support Needed

I have upgraded my Atrix 2 to 4.0.4 and have rooted it.. All i have to do is to install CWM and go for a good custom mod (Pref. Jellybean)
I would like you guys to give some thread links of good custom mods to try out with and also help me how to install CWM.. Thread links would do...
I am nt well versed in these kinda stuffs. i can see n do it perfectly.. All i need is someone to assist to start with.

galaxyfitftw said:
I have upgraded my Atrix 2 to 4.0.4 and have rooted it.. All i have to do is to install CWM and go for a good custom mod (Pref. Jellybean)
I would like you guys to give some thread links of good custom mods to try out with and also help me how to install CWM.. Thread links would do...
I am nt well versed in these kinda stuffs. i can see n do it perfectly.. All i need is someone to assist to start with.
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This belongs in Q&A not general, for future reference. I have reported this to the MODS, so they can move it.

if you're planning to flash jellybean then you need the boostrap from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19355021 , with that installed, go to dev section of the forum and d/l a custom rom and flash following steps in the op , remember always to make a backup of your current rom
sent from the gray stuff inside my skull

There are only two roms based on JB. And both have a guide to install.

Any links for some good n stable roms are appriciated.. Kindly help

galaxyfitftw said:
Any links for some good n stable roms are appriciated.. Kindly help
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Are you lazy, or you just don't know how to search on the forum?
Here's MagicMod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1982982

And cm10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869692
Sent from my head that has a brain!

No mate i m nt lazy kinda but i m a bit worried to choose to right one.. if something goes wrong i would end up in bricking the device.. any expert advice is helpful..

galaxyfitftw said:
No mate i m nt lazy kinda but i m a bit worried to choose to right one.. if something goes wrong i would end up in bricking the device.. any expert advice is helpful..
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So, you're not "lazy", just apprehensive. There's nothing wrong with that. However, what we do here on xda isn't to spend time explaining all the pros vs/ cons to all ROMs available, nor is it anyone's assertion as to what the "best" ROM may be -as this is all very subjective to the individual. There's a hefty ROM list of threads in the development section, so it's your responsibility to read over each one (that may strike you as interesting) and make your own assessment to which you may choose.
Also, each ROM thread by our dev team has explicitly detailed installation instructions, so there should be no reason as to why you would run into trouble -so long as you read, re-read, and fully understand what you're getting yourself into.
Also, there's a handy little help thread that I started for any and all questions, problems, etc. So, if you happen to run into anything, feel free to post there. Myself and a few others maintain that thread, so you should expect an answer without the need of posting a new thread each time you have a problem.

Quick question regarding official ROM

Hi guys
Just trying to put a new ROM on my HTC Desire S, I have been using Cyanogenmod 7.2 and was trying to get either the official UK MIUI 4.0 ROM or Cyanogenmod 10 (experimental) working, both installed but neither would boot (stuck on HTC boot screen).
Managed to get an old MIUI running on it for the time being but still want one of the ones above.
My question is, do I need to upgrade to the official android 4.0 ROM first before either of the custom ones will work? I have it downloaded and ready to install but I'm worried that it will un-root my phone, lock my bootloader and uninstall my recovery
Currently I have
SAVA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
Any other tips? Really want a custom android 4.0 rom
Thanks
Chris
Also, one more question, do you think it's because of my recovery that the ROM's won't boot after installing? I am using 4ext but I've tried to install clockworkmod using ROM manager but it continues to load up to 4ext, not sure if this will actually make a difference.

Billy the Puppet said:
Hi guys
Just trying to put a new ROM on my HTC Desire S, I have been using Cyanogenmod 7.2 and was trying to get either the official UK MIUI 4.0 ROM or Cyanogenmod 10 (experimental) working, both installed but neither would boot (stuck on HTC boot screen).
Managed to get an old MIUI running on it for the time being but still want one of the ones above.
My question is, do I need to upgrade to the official android 4.0 ROM first before either of the custom ones will work? I have it downloaded and ready to install but I'm worried that it will un-root my phone, lock my bootloader and uninstall my recovery
Currently I have
SAVA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
Any other tips? Really want a custom android 4.0 rom
Thanks
Chris
Also, one more question, do you think it's because of my recovery that the ROM's won't boot after installing? I am using 4ext but I've tried to install clockworkmod using ROM manager but it continues to load up to 4ext, not sure if this will actually make a difference.
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Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
Sent from my droid hTC Saga

miwanr said:
Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
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OP is another person who doesn't want to actually search or read before asking questions.
Read Ben's Index thread. The reason people like Ben put so much effort into creating threads like that is so that people like the OP can read and find all the information they need before asking the same questions that dozens of other lazy people have asked before.
Look at S-ON, boot.img, hBoot, LCD Panel type etc - make sure that your phone is in a condition where it is capable of running the newer ROMs.

miwanr said:
Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
Sent from my droid hTC Saga
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Thanks mate, I was going to try this when I have access to my other laptop which has the fastboot commands working on it, found that from this link
http://www.alonon.net/htc-desire-s-boot-problem/
SimonTS said:
OP is another person who doesn't want to actually search or read before asking questions.
Read Ben's Index thread. The reason people like Ben put so much effort into creating threads like that is so that people like the OP can read and find all the information they need before asking the same questions that dozens of other lazy people have asked before.
Look at S-ON, boot.img, hBoot, LCD Panel type etc - make sure that your phone is in a condition where it is capable of running the newer ROMs.
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Thanks for the link, I did do an awful lot of searching and messing around before asking, there's an awful lot of information to take in and most of it isn't relevant to me, definitely not lazy, I've done this all before without having to ask but this time I was stumped.

Billy the Puppet said:
Thanks for the link, I did do an awful lot of searching and messing around before asking, there's an awful lot of information to take in and most of it isn't relevant to me, definitely not lazy, I've done this all before without having to ask but this time I was stumped.
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I gave you four key things to check (although the first two are kinda linked). If any one of those things is not correct for the ROM you are trying to install then you will fail to boot. Those things are relevant to EVERYBODY installing a ROM, even more so for any of the newer ROMs.

SimonTS said:
I gave you four key things to check (although the first two are kinda linked). If any one of those things is not correct for the ROM you are trying to install then you will fail to boot. Those things are relevant to EVERYBODY installing a ROM, even more so for any of the newer ROMs.
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Are there any instructions for installing CyanogenMod 10? I had a good look through the thread but couldn't find any, I understand that there are specifics depending on which ROM but when there's no obvious instructions it's quite difficult.
Thanks
Edit: It has to be flashing the boot.img file after flashing the ROM, I seem to remember having to do that before.
Thanks for everyone's help, I knew it was something obvious I was missing.

In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.

rain987 said:
In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.
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That page looks very familiar as it goes, must have used it before.
Thanks for everyone's help again

rain987 said:
In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.
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Rain987 is right. I also think this is the reason why you need 10 posts to be allowed to post in dev section. Little bit offtopic, but okay :/

Yes an other noob questions

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If your phone model isn't listed as an option, don't install that ROM. It will be the end of your phone. If you visit the Skyrocket Q&A forum and the dev forum for, well, any phone, there are loads of tutorials on how to flash safely. Please read them first and follow their instructions, along with the ROM instructions, or brick.
Unless you want to prove how 1337 you are. Then, by all means, install the ROM and prove us wrong.

T.J. Bender said:
If your phone model isn't listed as an option, don't install that ROM. It will be the end of your phone. If you visit the Skyrocket Q&A forum and the dev forum for, well, any phone, there are loads of tutorials on how to flash safely. Please read them first and follow their instructions, along with the ROM instructions, or brick.
Unless you want to prove how 1337 you are. Then, by all means, install the ROM and prove us wrong.
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Yea definitely seems like a better idea to follow the instructions for the specif ROM. Any recommendations on one? not looking for anything fancy just wanna get rid of the stock one and because for some reason my phone is currently on version 2.3.5 and i am not being able to install anything from the marketplace. so any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Read the Skyrocket dev forum and decide for yourself. Recommending a ROM would be an insult to all the other devs who've put time, effort and sometimes money into designing their own.

im sorry i am just going nuts now with all the stuff ive been reading and i think i gotta take some steps back to make sure i got everything right.
i have clockworkmod 5. something and from what i was able to read i need the to update to the most resent version. So i found a copy of 6.0.4.5 but i am unsure on how to update it. Tried to put it in my sd and run it by booting into clockwormod recovery and installing the zip. it says it installed successfully but it is still in version 5.
Any help with the would be much appreciated

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176593
Seriously, dude, they're at the top of the page in the Skyrocket Q&A forum. I know you're new and I'll avoid verbally thrashing you, but if you don't learn to search (or, at a bare minimum, read the stickies), you're going to hate it here.

Smfh RULE #1
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