[Q] Installing themes on the Captivate - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

If this has been asked more than once, I apologize!
I got this phone couple days ago and I stumbled upon this forum to notice many different themes. I was wondering how you change it from the original Captivate theme to the themes the makers made here. Thanks

Are you rooted? Do you have a certain rom? Because you cant get a theme from developers until your rooted and have a Rom that the theme is for?
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Dupontrocks11 said:
Are you rooted? Do you have a certain rom? Because you cant get a theme from developers until your rooted and have a Rom that the theme is for?
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I am rooted (I think since I searched it up and did what the person told me) as for ROM, I'm not quite sure if I do.

yuhilicious said:
I am rooted (I think since I searched it up and did what the person told me) as for ROM, I'm not quite sure if I do.
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Here's an easy way to see if your rooted, go into your apps and see if you have an app called superuser. If you do, then you are rooted but if not then you are not. As for the rom I'm not sure as to what rom you have I'm not sure.
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Dupontrocks11 said:
Here's an easy way to see if your rooted, go into your apps and see if you have an app called superuser. If you do, then you are rooted but if not then you are not. As for the rom I'm not sure as to what rom you have I'm not sure.
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Oh, yes I'm rooted. I don't think I quite understand what you mean by rom ^^; Sorry. New to android.

yuhilicious said:
Oh, yes I'm rooted. I don't think I quite understand what you mean by rom ^^; Sorry. New to android.
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Don't worry about it haha we were all new once .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Read this guide over, it will explain how to install a custom rom, which is basically ( in very simplified terms) just a new very advanced theme that replaces the old stock one that comes with the phone. That link can tell you everything you need to know. Just be REALLY careful! the first time I tried to install a new rom my phone got messed up and i couldn't use it for three days. But anyways, have fun and welcome to the site!

Dupontrocks11 said:
Don't worry about it haha we were all new once .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Read this guide over, it will explain how to install a custom rom, which is basically ( in very simplified terms) just a new very advanced theme that replaces the old stock one that comes with the phone. That link can tell you everything you need to know. Just be REALLY careful! the first time I tried to install a new rom my phone got messed up and i couldn't use it for three days. But anyways, have fun and welcome to the site!
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Thank you!

yuhilicious said:
Thank you!
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I suggest Phoenix as your ROM. Its very simple to use and has good speed and good battery life. It's the first rom I had .
Here's the link http://www.phoenix-hq.com/ to the site with the downloads from everything from the Rom to Themes for the Rom to wallpapers.
If you need anything else feel free to PM me.

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new ROM for you guys!

i got a rom for you. Here it is:
not responsible if it bricks r phone
m0rt4l s0ul said:
i got a rom for you. Here it is:
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Forget something? like a link?
New Account- i cant post links. I tried
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dreamersipaq said:
Forget something? like a link?
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rr12345/droidhacker/new user profile will be posting it in half an hour or tomorrow.
jonnybueno said:
rr12345/droidhacker/new user profile will be posting it in half an hour or tomorrow.
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no jbueno, i am a real dev. I just decided to get an account today because i wanted to start sharing my roms. I just started to dev. I have heard about rr102394 or whatever and droid hacker, and i can tell you, they/he is no good! Im not posting bl3d3 or whatever nonsense that guy is or wants to post.
i am a seroius dev. I dont want to be accused to be what i am not- a jake day clone. I POST LINKS TO ROMS!!!!
Any details on what this rom is like???
i was going to write the same thing, did you check his ip? I just figured i'd give him the benifit of the doubt b/c u can't post links and only in 5 minute intervals when a junior member.
m0rt4l s0ul said:
no jbueno, i am a real dev. I just decided to get an account today because i wanted to start sharing my roms. I just started to dev. I have heard about rr102394 or whatever and droid hacker, and i can tell you, they/he is no good! Im not posting bl3d3 or whatever nonsense that guy is or wants to post.
i am a seroius dev. I dont want to be accused to be what i am not- a jake day clone. I POST LINKS TO ROMS!!!!
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ok real dev.... why no changelog or details about your rom? odexed? de-odexed? what firmware version is it based on, or did you build from source? added apps?
please provide some details.
m0rt4l s0ul said:
no jbueno, i am a real dev. I just decided to get an account today because i wanted to start sharing my roms. I just started to dev. I have heard about rr102394 or whatever and droid hacker, and i can tell you, they/he is no good! Im not posting bl3d3 or whatever nonsense that guy is or wants to post.
i am a seroius dev. I dont want to be accused to be what i am not- a jake day clone. I POST LINKS TO ROMS!!!!
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Screenshots maybe?
rom type: version, baseband, kernal, free ram???
don't feed the trolls
im not pne of those sh*tty devs like rr12345 or droidhack26. He is not a dev. I just wanted to share my rom with the community. Instead, i am ACCUSED of being rr12345 or droidhack26.
m0rt4l s0ul said:
im not pne of those sh*tty devs like rr12345 or droidhack26. He is not a dev. I just wanted to share my rom with the community. Instead, i am ACCUSED of being rr12345 or droidhack26.
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Thats cause we know its you. your rom is missing some parts huh? you should at least tell people that it must be flashed over sense and warn them to make a nandroid first.
Just tried it....
each time I got a status 6 error and the installation was aborted.
russphil said:
each time I got a status 6 error and the installation was aborted.
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watch out, you're playing with fire...
Make a nandroid, whipe cache and factory reset.
No kernels are included
m0rt4l s0ul said:
Make a nandroid, whipe cache and factory reset.
No kernels are included
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Did the first two, which have worked for all the other roms. Not gonna try again until i see some more information. For now I'll stick with my nexus one vanilla. Best rom so far.
russphil said:
each time I got a status 6 error and the installation was aborted.
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im on that. fixing right now. oops!
m0rt4l s0ul said:
Make a nandroid, whipe cache and factory reset.
No kernels are included
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except for the boot.img in your zip... i'm guessing thats the stock inc kernel? what exactly did you change? Why isn't this a full rom? You're missing all the usual links to the usual tools as well as superuser.apk
Why should we try this mystery ROM?
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rynosaur said:
Why should we try this mystery ROM?
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cuz iz n3W!!
nah... you should try it cause you have insurance and rrdr0idm012tal wants you to.

psfreedom?

What the heck happened to the psfreedom recovery forums? Dont tell me xda caved to sony....
so true
thanks alot for giving in to the man. major let down by xda developers.you are why we do what we do
yeah wtf who wrote that recovery I want to PM him I should have paid attn to the user name
Yeah, this sucks, I downloaded the zip but haven't had a chance to flash psfreedom yet. Where are/were directions for the disk backup program?
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if you have the recovery files for your phone already then just follow any tutorial to get backupmanager installed since the hacks the same.
chayito0217 said:
thanks alot for giving in to the man. major let down by xda developers.you are why we do what we do
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XDA has to do what the law says. If they are getting legal threats, of course they are going to delete it. Would you rather lose one thread or the whole site?
my apologies, didn't know you had to follow guidelines.i appreciate everything and work you do. this has been a great expieince rooting my htc hero cdma. keep up the good work.
http://wiki.psfreedom.com/wiki/HTC_Hero
wksk said:
http://wiki.psfreedom.com/wiki/HTC_Hero
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I think the links are labeled wrong on that wiki.
GSM with all payloads + Custom (23-Sept-2010) hxxp://psfreedomhero.info/f/23b-sept-Recovery_PSF_CDMA.zip
CDMA with all payloads + Custom (24-Sept-2010)hxxp://psfreedomhero.info/f/24-sept-psfreedom-hero_gsm.img
Anyone no of Nyiela, I think that is how u spell it, would update it to Hermes v3 or at least the custom payload to use with his mod so we could use it. maybe upload it to github or something if I knew how to compile it I would
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Kaoshin said:
Anyone no of Nyiela, I think that is how u spell it, would update it to Hermes v3 or at least the custom payload to use with his mod so we could use it. maybe upload it to github or something if I knew how to compile it I would
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Is there a new compatibility list for the new hermes payloads? Or is there a newer backup manager than v2?
There are a few versions, that require Hermes v3 like open manager v1.16, flex manager, and a few others. U can Google 'em or goto one of the ps3 sites like ps3hax.net, ps3-hacks.com, psx-scene.com

Can anyone teach me how to make ROMs?

Hey all, I've been flashing Roms for ages but I'd love to start making Roms. I've been watching tutorials. but none have been of much use to me. I can use command prompt etc, and i have done a bit of programming. So, could you guys link me to some useful tutorials or even teach me yourself? Thanks guys!
BTW, my ultimate aim would be a fully functioning ICS Rom!
TaLEntZ96 said:
Hey all, I've been flashing Roms for ages but I'd love to start making Roms. I've been watching tutorials. but none have been of much use to me. I can use command prompt etc, and i have done a bit of programming. So, could you guys link me to some useful tutorials or even teach me yourself? Thanks guys!
BTW, my ultimate aim would be a fully functioning ICS Rom!
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Lol, just found a useful tutorial! Would still love your input though ;D
What was the tutorials found ?
Also are you going for most topics made in a day ?
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These are from my bookmarks folder on my computer Hope they are of relevance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
markj338 said:
These are from my bookmarks folder on my computer Hope they are of relevance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
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Thanks mate, second link is very useful!
Ok, so tonight I learnt how to use Kitchen and etc, so now i need to get into understanding the build.prop language and etc...
Have you looked here too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Plenty of info there
markj338 said:
Have you looked here too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Plenty of info there
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Ah, exactly the kind of forums i was like for... Didn't think it would be called chef central though Thanks!
Check this out. Lots of goodies in there
ZaySk said:
Check this out. Lots of goodies in there
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Thanks!
Just about to flash an ICS Rom I just finished, wish me luck!
TaLEntZ96 said:
Just about to flash an ICS Rom I just finished, wish me luck!
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Good luck Mind telling us what it is?
thanks op for this thread was looking for one like this
markj338 said:
Good luck Mind telling us what it is?
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Well, first i took a Galaxy Nexus ICS rom, which someone kindly ported already, and I fixed up GPS and MMS (I think).
But just about an hour ago, i took IceColdSandwich, and I am going to see if i can do any good with it
Just felt the need to chime in. Thanks for the very useful links. This thread is why I love coming to XDA.
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TaLEntZ96 said:
Well, first i took a Galaxy Nexus ICS rom, which someone kindly ported already, and I fixed up GPS and MMS (I think).
But just about an hour ago, i took IceColdSandwich, and I am going to see if i can do any good with it
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Nice mate Successful?
markj338 said:
Nice mate Successful?
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Not anymore, im getting an error when trying to flash the rom, something like error 6?
I'll try fix it before school tomorrow. Thanks for the helps guys!
TaLEntZ96 said:
Not anymore, im getting an error when trying to flash the rom, something like error 6?
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That's an updater-script problem. Check your recovery.log
Will do!
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Retrieve Deleted Apps

After I rooted the phone I deleted some blotware. Now I am having problems with the phone freezing. Is there a way to recover the delete apps?
You can always restore your backup. Unless you didn't create a backup before you went and deleted everything. That's a noob thing not to do.
Your best bet is to follow the "return to stock" tutorial. It's in the sticky threads.
Or wait for the next update to roll out.
Thewiskeydude said:
After I rooted the phone I deleted some blotware. Now I am having problems with the phone freezing. Is there a way to recover the delete apps?
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I know how it happened.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=251981980
I kinda thought that was my only option but i guess wanted someone to tell me. Hey Thanks alot.
Thewiskeydude said:
I kinda thought that was my only option but i guess wanted someone to tell me. Hey Thanks alot.
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Could always just say to heck with it and install safestrap. Use a custom ROM.
yes i could but not ready to trip the knox yet
Thewiskeydude said:
yes i could but not ready to trip the knox yet
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it doesnt trip knox
I was under the impression from what i read that a custom rom would set the knox sensor!
Thewiskeydude said:
I was under the impression from what i read that a custom rom would set the knox sensor!
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nope
Thewiskeydude said:
I was under the impression from what i read that a custom rom would set the knox sensor!
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No it does not if you follow the guide here on XDA
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What guide?
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New to the note 3 came from iphone 5 are there different rom's or bootstrap.
Thewiskeydude said:
New to the note 3 came from iphone 5 are there different rom's or bootstrap.
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boot strap is like a recovery you can download roms from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/development
Quick question i saw this [ROM][1-28-14][KITKAT ROM is this a good custome rom?
Thewiskeydude said:
Quick question i saw this [ROM][1-28-14][KITKAT ROM is this a good custome rom?
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you will have to try it and see but it involves more than flashing with bootstrap to use it
Ok thanks it seems like this rom thing can be a whole lot of work!! Dont know if i am up to the task THANK YOU.

[SOLVED] [Q] Stuck on AROMA installer

Hello folks...
well.... i'm having a weird situation here....
i want to try the cyanogemmod to see how it is... So.... i went from the factory rom to stock rom downloaded from here (( ok )), then I installed this one (( ok ))... then I flashed this one (( sort of ok ))....
then, this latest CM version came with so many issues and bugs (( freezes and gives me an error from everything all the time)) then I decided (( in less of 24 hours of use)) to flash another ROM.... so my journey begins...
I decided to flash the Miui to try it, then I got stuck on AROMA installer....
""starting aroma installer version 2.70RC2
( c ) 2013 by amarullz xda-developers""
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Later i tried to flash other ROMs and all of them i'm getting the same error.... the latest one i tried to flash was KitSlim_AMG and no sucess at ll
but, with this one the error was
""starting aroma installer version 2.70B6
( c ) 2013 by amarullz xda-developers""
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Now.... i just realize i CAN'T flash any other ROM.... what can I do ??? is there any other way?? what can i do??
Thanks!
well...
tried Emma and SUS, and none of them help me because the CM is installed..... any help guys??
Thanks!
Simply.
If something went wrong restore your backup (which you didn't make I think) and as last option download stock Rom and flash it with flashtool.
There is plenty of tutorial how to do it on YouTube.
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If someone got stuck on this same situation.... i solved this with a simple solution..... follow these simple steps
- regardless your phone.... download a stock rom with any kind of modifications at all... try to download right from your manufacturer a clean one...
- flash it, following the steps as recommended BY YOUR manufacturer...
- after the flashing... turn on your device and use it a little bit....
- turn it off and flash the rom you want as recommended by the dev...
that's it!!! enjoy again your phone! =)
cheers =)
electrash said:
Simply.
If something went wrong restore your backup (which you didn't make I think) and as last option download stock Rom and flash it with flashtool.
There is plenty of tutorial how to do it on YouTube.
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I came here to write this and you already posted.... i'm a newbie in flash things... so some stuffs are kind of new for me.... and as long i couldn't find any suitable answer for me I need to find by myself...
but im glad you could help me as well... i will never forget this kind of ""dummy"" thing =)
Cheers =)
soulburnerms said:
I came here to write this and you already posted.... i'm a newbie in flash things... so some stuffs are kind of new for me.... and as long i couldn't find any suitable answer for me I need to find by myself...
but im glad you could help me as well... i will never forget this kind of ""dummy"" thing =)
Cheers =)
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Sorry, I didn't want to look rude or offensive.
I am glad that you fixed your phone.
Just remember. Backup always (recovery)
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electrash said:
Sorry, I didn't want to look rude or offensive.
I am glad that you fixed your phone.
Just remember. Backup always (recovery)
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sorry to looked like this... for real... it wasnt my intention.... i tried to say it i found the solution a littlte bit before you said... and then i came here to write it down my ""solution""... but i didnt reloaded the page.... so, i could't see your solution before mine.... just time lapse mistake... nothing else....
sorry and thanks for your help... much appreciated =)

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