Hi guys.
I have my captivate running froyo. that's about all I know, though. I was hoping someone could tell me what rom I am running or distro I am running, because I am clueless. I have heard cognition is good, and if I can update to it without losing all my settings I will (assuming I dont have it now. I could, like i said, clueless.). Here is what my phone says in the about phone section:
Firmware version: 2.2
Model number SAMGSUNG-SGH-I897
Baseband version: I897UCJI6
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 jetaek.lee(at)sep-11 #1 (sorry for wording it this way, i could not post the topic with the at symbol because it thought it was an outside link)
Build Number: FROYO.UCJI6
ok, that's everything I think. Now, if someone can help me root this version, that's just dandy. If not, I would be willing to update to one that has a viable root availible for it already. I had eclair rooted before updating to froyo, and I miss my wifi tethering and backups.
Thank you in advance to anyone who offers help, I greatly appreciate it.
Hey I'm sorry I can't really help you, but I'm running the eclair rooted and I've been trying to get wifi tethering working but it just force closes everytime. If you could let me know how you were able to do it or point me in the right direction I'd be forever grateful.
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You are on the original leak of froyo. I am not sure how to root it. If I were you I would back up all my apps using titanium backup, flash stock with odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Then look at flashing a 2.2 rom that us pre rooted
You can not flash a rom from the leaked version you are on
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4got2g0 said:
Hey I'm sorry I can't really help you, but I'm running the eclair rooted and I've been trying to get wifi tethering working but it just force closes everytime. If you could let me know how you were able to do it or point me in the right direction I'd be forever grateful.
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Flash any froyo rom and you should have tethering enabled
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4got2g0 said:
Hey I'm sorry I can't really help you, but I'm running the eclair rooted and I've been trying to get wifi tethering working but it just force closes everytime. If you could let me know how you were able to do it or point me in the right direction I'd be forever grateful.
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Unfortunately i do not remember exactly where I got the app, but I do remember that I had to sideload it using an application for windows
mcord11758 said:
If I were you I would back up all my apps using titanium backup,
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correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought titanium required root?
iamtheculprit said:
correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought titanium required root?
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hmmmm... So it does.
Here is a thread about rooting ji6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797444&highlight=root+ji6
I have not done This
Here is another
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797397&highlight=root+ji6
Hope this helps
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mcord11758 said:
hmmmm... So it does.
Here is a thread about rooting ji6
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Fantastic! You sir/madam are my digital savior!
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Fantastic! You sir/madam are my digital savior!
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Sir, your welcome
The search option is useful, not being a jerk, it is worth learning how to use it
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mcord11758 said:
Sir, your welcome
The search option is useful, not being a jerk, it is worth learning how to use it
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no offense taken, my reason for making a new thread was because I did not what version I was using, and therefore could not sort out what information was applicable. But, either way, thanks!
With a triumphant thrusting of both fists in to the air, losing my balance in my chair and falling to the ground upon seeing the little "superuser permissions" app after reboot, you have my eternal gratitude. Thank you so much!
Edit: oh crap... now my menu, home, back and search buttons do not work! any idea what I can do to fix this?
Not a problem. I am happy it worked out
edit. Try reboot. If that don't work an odin flash will do it but you will lose apps and settings
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Not a problem. I am happy it worked out
edit. Try reboot. If that don't work an odin flash will do it but you will lose apps and settings
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dernit. It did not work. well, at least i got it rooted, it's a good start. maybe i can figure it out
What did you do. it will suck but if you take your time you can get through. I would work toward getting titanium downloaded. You nasty have to reboot a couple of times.
I would get off of ever leaked froyo either way, if you are ever going to move to something else you will have to flash stock
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mcord11758 said:
What did you do. it will suck but if you take your time you can get through. I would work toward getting titanium downloaded. You nasty have to reboot a couple of times.
I would get off of ever leaked froyo either way, if you are ever going to move to something else you will have to flash stock
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im thinking I'm just going to go back to eclair, and root. I could do everything i wanted to on that, except for having flashplayer. so yeah. I guess, since all my contacts are synced with my gmail account, it's no big deal. i can re-do my home page and reinstall my apps thanks to appbrain. I mean, after all, it's just a phone.
That is correct. It is just a phone. If you are at all unfamiliar with odin our ned help getting back to 2.1 on me
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before I start counting my chickens, let me wait for them to hatch. I've been following the directions for flashing back to 2.1, so i'll let you know how it goes.
Edit: It worked, now I just have to set up everything and re-install my apps. Thank you for your help, I'm just taking the "patience is a virtue" approach from now on haha. only thing I will really miss is the little arrow thing that makes it easier to pick a spot in a body of text. oh well
There is a basic no frills froyo rom in the developement section. I believe its ji6 optimized or something like that. It comes with 2e recovery and root access built in. Sorry I just log off my computer otherwise I would post you links. But backup with tibu. And take a look at that rom in the developement section. You will need rom manager from the market. But after downloading ji6 optimized,copy to your internal sd card. Then open rom manager and select install rom from zip. Select the froyo rom and follow instructions. You will then have a rooted froyo minus att bloat with flash.
I would give more detail but I have thumb cramps now lol. But tomorrow I can help if u need it.
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Apparently other people have commented in the market as well. Reflashed. Reinstalled. Please help!
I know im not the only one having this problem. People check!
I too am having this very same problem. What makes it worse is I'm on the stock 2.2 rom straight from HTC after a repair (just got it back today, it came preloaded with 2.2). I installed flash from the market, and bam. Nothing.
Very fishy.
I just switched roms and walls. This is about to be a mojor problem. I'm running cm6rc3. Wtf is going on?!
Make sure in the browser, the 'Enable plug-in' option is not set to off.
We are not stupid buddy. This is a real problem..
Checked, no problems, watched a couple of Flash videos. Running Enomther.
jm1999 said:
We are not stupid buddy. This is a real problem..
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I'm on cm6 rc3 and have no problem whatsoever. I don't know how you ****ed up your phone, genius.
Mine is working here. No problems.
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Mokurex said:
Make sure in the browser, the 'Enable plug-in' option is not set to off.
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If you don't believe me go to the market in the comment section under flash. There a ton of people with the same problem. The pproblem only happens when u have a full wipe and reinstall flash. No noob here. Something is wrong
I'm on cm6 rc3 and I don't have any problems, not saying its not happening just with my setup its not
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I just got my magic to nexus one upgrade and I too am having problems with flash.
Downloaded and installed through market
Plugins is enabled in the browser settings.
Tried reinstalling several times
Running stock android 2.2 vodafone rom
I've flashed several roms and its the same across the board. Its either flash or the browser. This sucks! Anyone help? You can't clear cache or settings on flash.
the one from the market doesn't work.
manually downloaded the apk from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756531 and its working again
Possibly the apk in the Market got corrupted??
Someone should report it to Adobe/Google.
why not try an alternative browser. I doubt it'll work but its one simple troubleshooting step.
I went on there website and sent them an email I will post the reply when I get it
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jersey_609 said:
I went on there website and sent them an email I will post the reply when I get it
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Thanx alot!!!
I wonder if this has anything to do with flash being available to OG Droid today. Coincidence?
I don't think so flash on my nexus is working fine haven't had any problems
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jm1999 said:
If you don't believe me go to the market in the comment section under flash. There a ton of people with the same problem. The pproblem only happens when u have a full wipe and reinstall flash. No noob here. Something is wrong
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Im not saying I don't believe you. I was just trying to help, and in your first reply, you weren't very nice about it that's all.
I get this install complete message from my update. Zip file but when my phone boots up I don't get the super user message and I install the screenshot app. For root phones only and it tells me not rooted. Any ideas why I'm not rooted yet?
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Are you in stock or leaked froyo?
What program are you using to root
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Stock eclair
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make sure you have usb debugging enabled.
I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I followed the instructions correctly. It finds the zip and starts installing then reboots and nothing changed. I'm currently at work. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? So when I get home I can jump right into rooting my phone
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nothing seems to be working i have tryed the one click root i have put the update.zip file in by myself. nothing is working. it starts installing then says complete but it still isnt rooted. anybody please help
Go to market and get oclf...use it to root.
I don't need a lag fix it want to root
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used z4 root worked like a charm now rooted
Tchem said:
I don't need a lag fix it want to root
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Did I say to use it for lagfix?....no but even someone who can't read well can use it to root....literally rooting for dummies
You were having trouble so I tried pointing you I'm the direction for easiest root method...heck you don't even have to know how to follow directions to use it
It's funny you talk down on somebody without even doing your research. If you did you would know that the app doesn't root your phone anymore. Thanks for the help tho I do appreciate it
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Boy don't I look like a retarded ass...I apologize for being unaware that ryan had to remove root ability from app
newter55 said:
Boy don't I look like a retarded ass...I apologize for being unaware that ryan had to remove root ability from app
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Tis ok - he had to do it like a week ago - things move fast in the Android world.
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Tis ok - he had to do it like a week ago - things move fast in the Android world.
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I have saved on my computer Ryan's z4root.apk from 2-3 weeks ago, that will still Root won't it if I ever need on Stock 2.1.1?
I'd suppose it would - he just had to take out the root feature for some reason. The application wasn't defective.
I had an att tech that i am friends with root my phone but im not sure what rom it is. I was actually looking on how to switch to another rom. Can anyone help me? All help is appreciated Thanks..
If all he did was root, then its still stock rom. Go to settings/about phone/ and look at firmware and all that info is there.
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Settings, about phone
Baseband
Kernel
Build.
What do they say
Im sorry he did put a rom on it. Baseband-i9000ugjk4 kernel-2.6.32.9 build# firefly 2.2 im wanting to find a better rom. But im not good at this stuff lol. Can anyone help
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What are you looking to flash
My samsung captivate
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Pay the man
What rom do you want to flash
I already realized we were not talking about your ford pinto
What rom is pretty much the best one..
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Matter of opinion, impossible to answer
Well lets just say i am wanting to just try diffetent roms. But would like to be able to go back to the current one im on now if im not satsified
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Go to my files, do you have a file on there that says fire fly
Yes it says firefly_2-2.zip
brandonhinds said:
Yes it says firefly_2-2.zip
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You ever want to go back you flash that.
Pick a rom
soo i see there is a upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3 how do i do that
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soo i see there is a upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3 how do i do that
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Go to ff website, downloads, dl update 2.2 to 2.3
Let me know when done
Link to website on op of thread
ok thanks. Give me a few
i am downloading the three mirros now.. there are two more that said clock notification on status bar and no clock notification in status bar. do i have to download both clocks?
Just one version of the update, the mirrors are the same files
ok i downloadeds mirror 1 now what?
Go to my files/download
Look for the download
Is it there
Thanks to SwiftJudgement and his thread I was able to get this to work for the KB1 release. I will be updating this as I add more of his mods to the files.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage flashing this mod will cause to your phone. You do this at your own risk.
These are CWM flashable files.
No Clock In Notification Bar
Remove Mods - This will put everything back the way it was. Just in case something goes wrong.
Tritan88 said:
Thanks to SwiftJudgement and his thread I was able to get this to work for the KB1 release. I will be updating this as I add more of his mods to the files.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage flashing this mod will cause to your phone. You do this at your own risk.
These are CWM flashable files.
No Clock In Notification Bar
Remove Mods - This will put everything back the way it was. Just in case something goes wrong.
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This broke the modem on my Captivate with Cognition 4.1.1. It boots up with no clock as advertised but I have no service and won't detect the sim card.
CB650 Wolf said:
This broke the modem on my Captivate with Cognition 4.1.1. It boots up with no clock as advertised but I have no service and won't detect the sim card.
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Again, thanks a lot! It saved me from breaking mine. How do you restore your modem? Just wanted to know so if I ever encounter this problem I can get back on track
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Again, thanks a lot! It saved me from breaking mine. How do you restore your modem? Just wanted to know so if I ever encounter this problem I can get back on track
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Oops. My bad. I see the revert mod in the post
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That is strange. I used this on my phone and did not have problems with the modem or service afterwards.
I will try to dig into a little more to see what is going on.
What Modem/Kernal are you using?
Wondering if this will work for me.
I am using AT&T 2.2 Froyo ROM with SuperCurio's KB1+Voodoo Kernel.
Would/Could this work on my phone?
This mod is based off the cognition 4.1.1 release from Design Gears. I have not done anything else with this.
I am running the supercurios KB1 kernal with voodoo and cwm and the stock modem right now. I honestly do not see any way in the code that the modem can be broken with the change I put in.
bobapunk said:
Wondering if this will work for me.
I am using AT&T 2.2 Froyo ROM with SuperCurio's KB1+Voodoo Kernel.
Would/Could this work on my phone?
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Not sure if this work on the stock rom or not. I have not looked at the stock services.jar yet.
bobapunk said:
Wondering if this will work for me.
I am using AT&T 2.2 Froyo ROM with SuperCurio's KB1+Voodoo Kernel.
Would/Could this work on my phone?
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If you try it, please post if it works or not!
Tritan88 said:
This mod is based off the cognition 4.1.1 release from Design Gears. I have not done anything else with this.
I am running the supercurios KB1 kernal with voodoo and cwm and the stock modem right now. I honestly do not see any way in the code that the modem can be broken with the change I put in.
Not sure if this work on the stock rom or not. I have not looked at the stock services.jar yet.
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Maybe it was a bad download. I'll redownload it and see what happens.
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Ok. I flashed this again.
Really long initial boot and tons of force closes but no message popped up to tell me what exactly it was. After the media scanner stopped and I went into the task manager and cleared the ram it stopped vibrating over and over again. I'll try a reboot and see what happens.
*EDIT still no good. I'm still getting force closes when using data network but not over wifi.
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That does not make any sense. upload your original services.jar file and I will compare it to the one i posted for download. Something has to be different.
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Ok. I flashed this again.
Really long initial boot and tons of force closes but no message popped up to tell me what exactly it was. After the media scanner stopped and I went into the task manager and cleared the ram it stopped vibrating over and over again. I'll try a reboot and see what happens.
*EDIT still no good. I'm still getting force closes when using data network but not over wifi.
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That does not make any sense. upload your original services.jar file and I will compare it to the one i posted for download. Something has to be different.
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Here it is
I found the issue with your file. Here is the new file.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/a9n2r8xqwrjb8wd/KB1_Remove_Clock_Fixed.zip
It appears that something is different between my install of the rom and the stock install. Not sure how that happened but it did.
I will update the op with this link also.
bobapunk said:
Wondering if this will work for me.
I am using AT&T 2.2 Froyo ROM with SuperCurio's KB1+Voodoo Kernel.
Would/Could this work on my phone?
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Unless you have deodexed your rom it will not work. I also just found out that the services.jar file can change. The first file I posted was from my install and it did not work for CB650 Wolf but it worked fine for me. I just took the stock file from the cognition 4.1.1 download and applied the change to that one for the upload.
Thanks CB650 Wolf for help with this. Sorry it caused so many problems.
Sweet
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Thanks CB650 Wolf for help with this. Sorry it caused so many problems.
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No problem. Thats why this is such a great community; we are all willing to test eachother's releases and not complain too much about bugs.
New file works great.
Tritan88 said:
This mod is based off the cognition 4.1.1 release from Design Gears. I have not done anything else with this.
I am running the supercurios KB1 kernal with voodoo and cwm and the stock modem right now. I honestly do not see any way in the code that the modem can be broken with the change I put in.
Not sure if this work on the stock rom or not. I have not looked at the stock services.jar yet.
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I've never heard of these changes breaking the modem. The problems he is describing are new to me as well.
The ROM has to be deodexed. So not it will not work on pure stock KB1.
EDIT: Should have read the second page.
Nice job
Edit: GREAT mod... BUT....i never realizes how much I used that little clock untill it was gone lol. But VERY nice mod
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SwiftJudgement said:
I've never heard of these changes breaking the modem. The problems he is describing are new to me as well.
The ROM has to be deodexed. So not it will not work on pure stock KB1.
EDIT: Should have read the second page.
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I actually found out that it was a kernel problem, not a problem with this file. If with the Cog kernel if you reboot while charging you run the chance of your phone not registering the sim card once it al boots up.
My girlfriend has the Captivate but is annoyed with how it runs. Buggy, laggy, battery etc. I told her she has 2 options, either get the official 2.2 update or have me put in Serendipity 6.3 for her. Problem she wants Serendipity but for whatever reason, she doesn't want me to root her... smh! Does an android phone need to be rooted in order to be flashed?
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It doesn't HAVE to be rooted, you can just put the clockwork recovery update.zip on sd card, reinstall packages twice and flash the rom
That being said...you would need to root before flashing to use titanium backup to backup all her stuffs. Also any custom rom will be rooted after the flash.
If she doesn't want root at all seems like shes going with the official update...
Thanks a million! Appreciate it!
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Thanks a million! Appreciate it!
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Remember to laugh at her when she decides she hates stock and doesn't mind rooting to get serendipity.
If she thinks 2.1 is laggy and buggy, her updating to 2.2 will be just the ticket you need for a green light on root and new rom.
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Please do a search next time as these issues are well covered in here.