I'm expecting to get my captivate in a couple of weeks and I'm already reading about this new 2.2 os. Does the phone need to be rooted before installing the 2.2 os? I've been reading and watching videos about the froyo 2.2 os and its awesome! I've also seen clips about some lag fix, but don't know much about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm excited to start my new journey with an awesome phone.
The official update to 2.2 is expected to be "soon" as Samsung keeps telling us. There is no requirement to root to get this update. It should be available via KIES mini (downloadable from Samsung) when its released. If you want to run a custom rom; 99% of them use 2.2 for the I9000 as their base. I personally always had issues using the I9000 based roms, but every Captivate is different.
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Hi folks,
This is a noob question. I am unable to find any post related to stock Froyo for Galaxy S. Is something like this out yet ?
By stock I mean, Android as Google release it, without any reseller trash on it.
Thanks in advance
there is no froyo for SGS yet, at least not officially
much less a stock froyo
there are tons of phone killing Beta froyos if you feel brave
Thanks for letting me know. I am not confident yet in any beta out there, although a lot of phones are using it without any issue...
Hoping that stock will be released soon.
Thanks
It won't (be released soon).
Currently there are community efforts going on to try and get stock 2.1 run on the SGS but they still have a way to go.
After that, once samsung releases the sources for 2.2 they can start trying to get a stock 2.2 running. They have to wait for Samsung because of drivers and such.
Hoping that what they've learned from 2.1 can largely be reused there's a good chance a stock/AOSP 2.2 ROM could make it's way relatively fast to the SGS but for now, don't hold your breath.
Ladduro said:
Hi folks,
This is a noob question. I am unable to find any post related to stock Froyo for Galaxy S. Is something like this out yet ?
By stock I mean, Android as Google release it, without any reseller trash on it.
Thanks in advance
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I really don't think it can ever be called stock. All releases have to be configured and customised to the platform they are running on. With Linux or Windows it is all on the disk and web server, drivers etc etc. You cannot do this with phone firmware as the download would be huge.
And just like Windows or Linux there are some stock programs that each will install. So what can we call "stock"? Even the Nexux 2.2 has to be configured to it.
By stock/vanilla Android, I meant of course a modified one that includes drivers for SGS, but does not include any customer UI made by Samsung.
So stock UI, no additional garbage (iPhone garbage style in SGS case) would be what I really need to see on my phone.
Or maybe a faster way for this is to modify current Samsung ROM and remove TW and Samsung's apps.
Thanks
Ladduro said:
By stock/vanilla Android, I meant of course a modified one that includes drivers for SGS, but does not include any customer UI made by Samsung.
So stock UI, no additional garbage (iPhone garbage style in SGS case) would be what I really need to see on my phone.
Or maybe a faster way for this is to modify current Samsung ROM and remove TW and Samsung's apps.
Thanks
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Have a look in the Dev threads. There are several Roms that do that.
Hi Tehpriest,
Can you route me to a ROM mentioned by you ? I searched but in vane... no result.
Thanks
+1. Have been seeking a stock UI-based ROM for i9000T for a while now, with no luck.
Cheers!
There seems to now be some skilled developers starting to get Cyanogen 6 (a vanilla version of Froyo) onto the Galaxy S. Assuming they get it running - which I think is likely when Samsung release the source for their spin on Froyo - it will take a while before it's stable and fully featured.
There's a steep learning curve for working out how to backup then flash your phone with a new rom. It took me three days to go through forum posts working it out, and I've now got a beta version of Froyo working fine. My advice is to get Samsung's official upgrade Froyo when it's out and wait until the devs get a chance to get something better running.
Also, use 'Launcher pro' from the market to replace Samsung's launcher, which makes things a whole lot more familiar.
official froyo is out, the wait should be shorter now
I am hoping too for this. I really like to benefit of OOB Android experience as Galaxy S is my first android phone.
Looking forward to see if it... hopefully soon.
wasnt CyanogenMod working on a release for the galaxy s?
First up let me say I recently moved from the Motorola Dext MB200 to the Samsung Galaxy S phone.
As I am pretty familiar with rooting and adding roms to the dext/cliq
I am not sure about the Galaxy... is it the same way?
What do I need as I hear people say the Superoneclick method is better
What info do I need before rooting or installing the rom to make sure I have the proper rom.
Basically wanting a stable rom but faster than stock.
ie. wifi - bluetooth
Thanks
EwOkie said:
First up let me say I recently moved from the Motorola Dext MB200 to the Samsung Galaxy S phone.
As I am pretty familiar with rooting and adding roms to the dext/cliq
I am not sure about the Galaxy... is it the same way?
What do I need as I hear people say the Superoneclick method is better
What info do I need before rooting or installing the rom to make sure I have the proper rom.
Basically wanting a stable rom but faster than stock.
ie. wifi - bluetooth
Thanks
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Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
JVH (Gingerbread) getting good reviews, method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037584
Use the search button for custom roms.
Look under the development section for all the available ROM if you are currently on 2.2 froyo you may want to stick there if you are looking for something stable as 2.3 roms are still in a lot of the development stages.
Just use superoneclick to root. lots of videos on youtube if you need help.
I rooted mine about 2-3 weeks ago. I stick with stock but changed the kernel in order to be able to apply a lagfix. I change the filesystem from RFS to EXT4. The difference between the two is distinguishable as night and day in term of speed.
dlockhart said:
Look under the development section for all the available ROM if you are currently on 2.2 froyo you may want to stick there if you are looking for something stable as 2.3 roms are still in a lot of the development stages.
Just use superoneclick to root. lots of videos on youtube if you need help.
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if he is in 2.2 he should upgrade at least to 2.2.1. it's far better.
What I have :
2.2
baseband - i9000NEJP2
KERNEL - 2.6.32.9 [email protected]#1
BUILD - FROYO.NEJP5
If any of this helps
If I upgrade what do I do and do I need to unlock the phone again?
are you looking to unlock or root?
since you are on 2.2 just root using superoneclick program
if you are looking to unlock, go to the market and down un-locker pro
Hello! First off thank you for taking sometime to help me out with a few questions about rooting my new Samsung Galaxy S. I've been itching to root it ever since I watched some lag fix videos in aw as to how much better the phone seems to perform,before I do go through with it I have a few questions hoping to be answered. Also last thing my device is up to date with Froyo 2.2.
First off I will be using this : (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682) to root my device, will this work fine?
Second questions is if I root my device and a gingerbread comes out as an official update can I go about updating it normally through Kies?Same goes for google updates like the new market update. (I am not interested in changing the ROM at the moment)
-Will Kies still recognize the device normally as I use it for importing music and such.
Lastly which lagfix should I use? Voodoo?It seems that Voodoo is meant to work with the GT-I9000 or does it work with the captivate too? Or do I use the oneclicklagfix on the Market?
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me and if there's any thing about the phone you need to know please do ask and Ill gladly provide you with extra information.
Thanks again!
Ibby
Yes, their is also a galaxy one click root or use AIO toolbox.
It will be best to remove root be fore updating to 2.3, market update will work as normal. For kies it should work as normal, i don't know though i just mount my device.
Voodoo is better and safer but it only comes on custom kernels. Since you don't care for flashing roms. The only way you can get it is (if its still around) a stock kernel with voodoo lagfix. *Voodoo works on most all the galaxy s family including the captivate.
One click lag fix not as safe, plus the developer has stopped developing and supporting it.
Why post the same question twice? under 2 different profiles? its kind of a waste
Ibby_CAN said:
Hello! First off thank you for taking sometime to help me out with a few questions about rooting my new Samsung Galaxy S. I've been itching to root it ever since I watched some lag fix videos in aw as to how much better the phone seems to perform,before I do go through with it I have a few questions hoping to be answered. Also last thing my device is up to date with Froyo 2.2.
First off I will be using this : (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682) to root my device, will this work fine?
Second questions is if I root my device and a gingerbread comes out as an official update can I go about updating it normally through Kies?Same goes for google updates like the new market update. (I am not interested in changing the ROM at the moment)
-Will Kies still recognize the device normally as I use it for importing music and such.
Lastly which lagfix should I use? Voodoo?It seems that Voodoo is meant to work with the GT-I9000 or does it work with the captivate too? Or do I use the oneclicklagfix on the Market?
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me and if there's any thing about the phone you need to know please do ask and Ill gladly provide you with extra information.
Thanks again!
Ibby
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Super one click is what I used to root my Rogers Captivate running 2.2. The other methods the second poster said will most likely work as well.
I am assuming the Kies update to 2.3 will not work with root enabled. The new market can be updated very easily, just find the apk somewhere on the forums and install it directly, it worked fine for me.
I am not really a fan of OCLF, it works for the first little while but seems to slow down after a while (or maybe it's all in my head?). There is a voodoo injected stock rogers kernel somewhere on the forum, I dunno where but I found it and then used Neldar's SGS Kernel flasher (available on the market) to backup my original kernel and flash the voodoo injected one. It worked great and I now have voodoo lag fix. I am looking at changing to speedmod at some point in the future.
speedy_11 said:
Why post the same question twice? under 2 different profiles? its kind of a waste
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I am also wondering this, it's kinda pointless...
Thank you to both replies,I posted the other question with an old account by accident and have no idea how to remove it!
Thanks again!
Just got a P1000 (UK) unlocked Tab and updated to the latest 2.2 Froyo using Kies.
Is it worth installing 2.3 and will it mess with the unlock?
Also, whats the simplest method to root the current 2.2 (most of the guides deal with 2.3)?
Thank you
forcedv said:
Just got a P1000 (UK) unlocked Tab and updated to the latest 2.2 Froyo using Kies.
Is it worth installing 2.3 and will it mess with the unlock?
Also, whats the simplest method to root the current 2.2 (most of the guides deal with 2.3)?
Thank you
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easiest way to root is to use SuperOneClick root. It will work on 2.2 and 2.3.3. The update to 2.3.x should have no impact on the fact that the device is unlocked.
Thanks.
Does 2.3 have many advantages over 2.2?
I've done the custom ROM thing on my Galaxy S (running Darkys) but find it can make the device a little unstable.
I don't want to risk the same happening to the Tab.
There should be a stock update to 2.3 for most Tabs. Check the dev section.
It just depends on what you want outta yer Tab if the transition from 2.2 to 2.3 is worth it. There aren't that many big difference unless you run into apps that only work on Gingerbread.
I can confirm that 2.3 has better battery life than 2.2. As per my experience.
bongski55 said:
I can confirm that 2.3 has better battery life than 2.2. As per my experience.
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This is about the only reason to update... Otherwise root your 2.2 while you can (not saying 2.3 cannot be rooted - it just seems easier to root 2.2 and seems people en-mass have less trouble doing it) and update to overcome 4.0 (you can stay on the stock 2.3 - it is part of the procedure 2.3 stock -> then the overcome changes).
Or try out Technomancer's CM7 port. I use that. It is awesome.
Good times.
Please forgive me if this has been asked before but I honestly couldn't find what I was looking for. Lots of discouraging posts about bricked Tab's and this or that not working and complex procedures to update.
My Specs: ATT Galaxy Tab Model SGH-i987, Firmware 2.2, Kernel 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1, Build NUMBER FROYO.UCJK1
I'm really not interested in rooting my Tab at this time however, I want to upgrade my ATT Galaxy Tab Model SGH-i987 firmware from the stock Froyo 2.2 because of some of the issues and limitations, to preferably Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 or at least Gingerbread 2.3.3 or higher. Unlike Apple with their iOS and easy firmware upgrades it seems that there is no easy way to do this with the Android Tab or am I missing something?
I am especially concerned about upgradability because I am jumping the Apple ship and plan on trading in my iPhone for the new Samsung Note 2 in the next couple weeks and a Note 10.1 is in my future for Christmas. No easy firmware updates would be a major drawback and my have me thinking twice.
Is there an easy way (as in hold my hand and walk me through it) to upgrading from 2.2 to ICS or at least GB 2.3.3 or higher? BTW. I also tried using Sammsung Kies but it said that 2.0 was not compatible with my device.
Thanks...
tomfrazier said:
Please forgive me if this has been asked before but I honestly couldn't find what I was looking for. Lots of discouraging posts about bricked Tab's and this or that not working and complex procedures to update.
My Specs: ATT Galaxy Tab Model SGH-i987, Firmware 2.2, Kernel 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1, Build NUMBER FROYO.UCJK1
I'm really not interested in rooting my Tab at this time however, I want to upgrade my ATT Galaxy Tab Model SGH-i987 firmware from the stock Froyo 2.2 because of some of the issues and limitations, to preferably Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 or at least Gingerbread 2.3.3 or higher. Unlike Apple with their iOS and easy firmware upgrades it seems that there is no easy way to do this with the Android Tab or am I missing something?
I am especially concerned about upgradability because I am jumping the Apple ship and plan on trading in my iPhone for the new Samsung Note 2 in the next couple weeks and a Note 10.1 is in my future for Christmas. No easy firmware updates would be a major drawback and my have me thinking twice.
Is there an easy way (as in hold my hand and walk me through it) to upgrading from 2.2 to ICS or at least GB 2.3.3 or higher? BTW. I also tried using Sammsung Kies but it said that 2.0 was not compatible with my device.
Thanks...
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I have the ATT Tab, and I believe the highest FACTORY firmware you can goto is 2.3.6. Have you tried the Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update?
HOWEVER, I have loaded 4.1.2 (CM10) on the Galaxy Tab and it's pretty great. BUT, if you're not comfortable with mucking around with the software, I wouldn't. Keep in mind the Galaxy Tab is a few years old (released Oct. 2010), and normally software support stops after 1.5 years.
If you want to always have an "up-to-date" device without having to mess with bootloaders, rooting, etc, I'd look at Google's Nexus line of devices. Google has been good with keeping their Nexus line of hardware up-to-date without carrier intervention.
phdeez said:
Have you tried the Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update?
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I do not have the option to do a software update through the tablet itself as you suggested.
I even installed a older version of Kies 1.5.3 hoping that my Tab was compatible with that version. Reading up on it, it appears that non of the United States Tabs are supported by Kies.
Thanks...
tomfrazier said:
I do not have the option to do a software update through the tablet itself as you suggested.
I even installed a older version of Kies 1.5.3 hoping that my Tab was compatible with that version. Reading up on it, it appears that non of the United States Tabs are supported by Kies.
Thanks...
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Really, the Overcome ROM is 2.3.6 and is quite stable. It includes a step-by-step guide (or as you say- hand-holding) to get 2.3.6 on your tablet. If you're unhappy with Gingerbread, you can easily update from there to CM10 or other custom ROMs. Sure, CM10 does have a few quirks but I find them worth the better experience and one that is similar to my Note2.
Again, the Overcome ROM is the "defacto" way to get your Tab back to "stock" and the instructions are very comprehensive with pictures and screenshots.
Here is the link.