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cognition 2.2 beta9 installs but loops recoverymode

Ok so I'm an android newb. My captivate is rooted. I have that over the air update that ATT sent out. So I went to the forum post in the Dev section that was the cognition beta 9 for eclair. I downloaded it but in on my internal SD card. I opened up ROM manager and downloaded clockwork recovery mod. From there I selected install Rom from SD card and selected the cog beta 9. I selected to do a backup. Then it went into recoverymode and began backing up my phone when it was done it immediately began to install the Rom. Install was succefull but then I couldn't get out of recovery mode. I tried reinstalling rebooting taking battery out but as soon as it would start to reboot it would go into recovery mode without me holding the volume up or down buttons. After an hour of no success I decided to restore my back up. What did I do wrong? Remember I am an android newb so if you see what I did wrong please explain in simple terms. Thankx.

Honestly? What you did wrong was installing a ROM without sufficient research. The Cog thread had plenty of people reporting this problem within an hour of B9 being released. It's a problem with the ROM, the only reliable way to install it right now is through Windows with Odin.

I stated I was new to android. I tried looking through the forms but all the terms confused me. Sorry that I came to a forum for help and to learn about android. Sorry for not meeting your standards.
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There aren't any standards, just the expectation that if you want to LEARN that you'll READ. Just take your time and don't shy away from reading and, most importantly, knowing what it is that you're flashing to your device. If you're new to Android then don't put something on your phone without reading up on other people's experiences. You asked me what you did wrong so I told you, other than that it sounds like you did everything correctly!

Your right. I'm sorry. I was being arrogant. But I've been looking all over the web for a link to download 8.1 straight to my phone. I don't have access to a computer so I can't so beta 9. Would you happen to know a link to a Download for 8.1?
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No I don't but I have it. My internet connection is terrible so it'll take a while but I'll upload it to rapidshare and post it here later unless someone beats me to it.
Personally, I'm far too queasy to risk flashing custom roms without having Odin as a fall-back, cheers for your courage haha.

Haha thanks, but seeing as I don't have access to a computer, do I really have a choice? Call me brave, or call me a loser for not having a working computer.
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If DG still has it on his site, you could take the current download link and change beta9 to beta8.1

bobbylx said:
If DG still has it on his site, you could take the current download link and change beta9 to beta8.1
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Good call. http://www.ponack.net/designgears/Cognitionv2.2BETA8.1.zip

Thanks bobbylx ill download it rite now
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It worked great. Thanks.
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Stock ROM download

For some reason the nandroid backup I made of the stock ROM before I flashed cognition has been corrupted. After installations and reboot it stays on att world phone screen. I would like to have a backup of the stock ROM so where can I download it? I don't have access to a computer therefore I can't use Odin. Am I screwed?
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Actually the cognition download website has a JH7 OTA stock download link, I would give you the link but I can't post links yet because the system won't let me (in case of spamming). So I think you should be good! Although I dunno how you're going to get it onto your SD card, but I suck at understanding these things, someone else can probably tell you.

Komodo Rogue said:
Actually the cognition download website has a JH7 OTA stock download link, I would give you the link but I can't post links yet because the system won't let me (in case of spamming). So I think you should be good! Although I dunno how you're going to get it onto your SD card, but I suck at understanding these things, someone else can probably tell you.
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Wow. I can't believe I overlooked this. Thank-you.
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Komodo Rogue said:
Actually the cognition download website has a JH7 OTA stock download link, I would give you the link but I can't post links yet because the system won't let me (in case of spamming). So I think you should be good! Although I dunno how you're going to get it onto your SD card, but I suck at understanding these things, someone else can probably tell you.
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Really?
Glad you found the link.
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I just downloaded it directly from my phone.
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acrazzyhobo said:
I just downloaded it directly from my phone.
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How'd you do that if you couldn't get past the at&t bootup screen? Not doubting you, just curious.
Also, just so I know for my own personal knowledge, how DOES this work? Having a clean backup available on my phone may come in handy, and I definitely have the space for it on my SD card. If I download it on the browser, and it's on my SD card somewhere (wherever is the default download location), how do I add it to clockwork? If I go into ROM Manager I can see that I can click on install rom from sd card --> click the downloads file --> and then I suppose ROM manager would detect the JH7 rom (right?) but if I just downloaded it from the link and had it sitting on my sd card, it WOULDN'T be on clockwork's list if I went into recovery mode, would it? If not is there a way to easily do this right on my phone?
Sorry I know this is pretty basic stuff for most of the people on this forum but like I said before I'm not tech savvy. I just love gadgets This would give me piece of mind too, because I'm getting close to flashing cognition, which will be my first time (and perhaps only time, unless it gets crazy better after the source code for froyo on captivate comes out) flashing a new ROM.

This is a really old post, but i think it has a lot of what you need to know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744042&highlight=clockworkmod

Well see I was sill able to get in recovery mode, but if I didn't go into recovery mode it would stay on the at t boot screen. So no mater how many times I tried to restore it, it would always remain on the boot screen unless I went into recovery. So I flashed cognition from clockwork and downloaded it that way. For some reason none of my nandroid backups ever work. They always install but won't boot. Because of this I just created a folder with all the roms that I have in their .zip form. So if I ever want to flash a different rom I just go to clockwork recovery and instal from the sd. No backups.
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BootManager FAQ & Discussion

I figured we needed a thread to discuss the BootManager app.
First, big thumbs up to GFlam & Conap for this app! I used Conap's CELEB CM Roms on the Eris for a long time.
Now:
They have a User Manual on their site.
What does it do? You keep your rom on the phone, and you can add up to 4 more on your SD card. You use the app's menu to select which one you want to boot into next.
What is it? it is an apk you can get from the market. It lives on your phone. It doesn't mess with Clockwork and such.
What's the catch? There is something you have to pay attention to...It requires a connection to the market to verify it's authenticity. So, whenever you add a new rom, you need to connect it to the market...the trick: you need to flash gapps right after you flash a rom before you boot into it.
What If I forgot to flash gapps?!? No big deal. If you boot into a rom you installed that doesn't have the market, the BootManager app won't work, so you can't use it to boot back into another rom. They have a solution - boot into recovery and flash the "update.zip" located in the bootmanager>phonerom folder on your sd. Then your phone will reboot into your internal phone rom.
What's the catch, part 2? Some roms have custom scripts that run when they boot, so they don't play well, especially when installed on the SD card.
What else do I need to know? Rom installs take longer. After installing, the roms on the sd card do not lag. You can back up the roms that you install through the app.
This is a dream for people who want to play with nightlies or try a bunch of roms, but need their old-reliable come Monday morning. Check it out!
There is more discussion on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189459
Disclaimer: I have no affliliation with Init 2 Win It. I just love this app.

I'll start with a question, too. I put BAMF3.0 rc 4.9 in an SD slot. When I boot in, everything works except Titanium Backup can't find root. Anyone else have this problem?

strongergravity said:
I'll start with a question, too. I put BAMF3.0 rc 4.9 in an SD slot. When I boot in, everything works except Titanium Backup can't find root. Anyone else have this problem?
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Interesting. I'm having a similar problem with MyBackup Pro. The app would request SU permission but then it never acknowledged that it had it. I also had BAMF 3.0 Rc 4.9 running off SD

When I boot into miui from cm7 it won't connect to my wifi to let me authenticate my rom manager
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stayin100 said:
When I boot into miui from cm7 it won't connect to my wifi to let me authenticate my rom manager
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I haven't tried the MIUI yet. It might be another with a custom boot script.
You could try to install it as the internal phoneROM and see if it works. If it doesn't you'll need to restore a nand backup.
Good luck, should you choose to accept this mission. This post will self-destruct in 3...2...1...

ok so maybe someone can help me. im trying to flash CM7 and i flashed it and forgot to flash the GAPPS thing before a reboot. i got back into my original rom and im ready to try it again. i have CM& ready to flash, but how do i flash GAPPS before the reboot? do i do the flash of GAPPS from within bootmanager, rom manager, or hboot? thanks!

Flash gapps through bootmanager just like the rom, in the same slot. Dont wipe anything.
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strongergravity said:
Flash gapps through bootmanager just like the rom, in the same slot. Dont wipe anything.
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worked perfect. now do i flash kernels like imoseymons the same way? overwrite the rom slot?

[email protected]|ice said:
worked perfect. now do i flash kernels like imoseymons the same way? overwrite the rom slot?
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Yep. The same way.
Remember to rename the slot to help you remember what you have.

strongergravity said:
Yep. The same way.
Remember to rename the slot to help you remember what you have.
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worked out perfect, thank again for your help.

[email protected]|ice said:
worked out perfect, thank again for your help.
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That's why I'm here.

disappointed that the synergy nightlies flashed to a slot put me in a boot loop. but was excited that all i had to do to fix it was flash the update.zip under bootmanager/phone

Maybe I'm missing something but where can I find the gapps zip/ every time I try to boot from the app, its telling me either no Rom installed or no image found

I installed all 3 versions of the recently leaked GB ROM using bootmanager and interesting NONE of them will boot up. Best I can tell from adb logcat is that the ROM does a memory test and the wrong memory type is returned causing a boot loop at that point.
Smells like a bit of copy protection testing going on.

Yea something's not working right with the app... I can't get any Rom to install.....
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A lot of the Sense roms fail. I have Monolith running fine.

Hey there, just wondering of anyone else is having the problem of Sd card space going into limbo if the ROM install doesn't go well (i'm talking the install or back up glitches and doesn't finish, not it actually finishing and getting a boot loop. I've tried wiping cache/dalvik cache, all the cleaning functions within the app. Deleting the slots and wiping the slots didn't work either. Like I said it seems to be in limbo, and don't feel like moving all my data off my card and reformatting every time this occurs. Any ideas?

Hey guys,
I love this app. I also had some problems but now I have Gingeritis as my phoneRom and switch between SHIFTS3NS3 and BAMF which are all gb roms.
The trick I found was that if it doesn't load the first time keep trying, it took me about two tries to load SHIFTS3NS3 and about 3 for bamf. Make sure you use ext2.
Also make sure your phone stays awake.
If you have an issue email the Devs they responded to me with in 10 min of the email.
Great app
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Delete the installed roms slot via Bootmanager, rebooted and try again
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Problem with teamhacksung's ICS rom!!! Need help desperately!!!

ok guys here is the deal. I just flashed teamhacksung's CM9 ALPHA for Captivate (BUILD 16) and faced multiple problems :
-no service at all
-phone doesnt recognize internal sd card, and keeps asking to insert sd card to be able to use camera and media player
-no option to choose wifi that i want to use
-cannot connect phone with computer via usb even mass storage is on
I need help desperately guys as soon as possible!!! can someone tell how to fix these problems, or tell me how to fix connection problems so i can copy another rom to my phone, or maybe how to go back to stock settings and stock rom !!

try flashing different ROM, may be?
Nostalgia 2.1 is out.

Check the sticky in the dev section for an odin flashable stock rom. Don't use cwm. Start back at kk4, flash a cwm kernel (corn or similar), then try cm9 again.
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GFunkOfLex said:
Check the sticky in the dev section for an odin flashable stock rom. Don't use cwm. Start back at kk4, flash a cwm kernel (corn or similar), then try cwm9 again.
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Do this and try again. But before you go and flash things, make sure you know the way out first.
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Thank u guys, i found my way out of this...now i have icsgs rom installed and ive got encryption unsuccessful problem than broke my internal memory, and now i have to deal with that...this phone really hates me :Thanks u guys for help

There is a thread in the Dec section with instructions for a work around for the sd card failure problem.
Can't find the link atm since I'm on my phone.
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Hey guys i got new question for u, well now while im dealing with encryption problem i used the guide that yall mentioned and im having little problem (i hope its little) so heres the deal : whenever i try to pull or push file using adb i got device not found error. Im trying to push vold.flstab file that i somehow got out system/etc folder on my phone without using oull command since it wasnt working. I got it out and modified it but i cant push it back. How can i fix this error or how can i create a zip file to flash this file to my phone using cwm ???

Nevermind guys, figured out how to change that file (using root explorer) but now when i changed i was supposed to restart phone (thats what guide said) but phone now stucks on boot screen. really dont know what to do -.-

My friend says to me all the time... "your doing it wrong" and "just stop hacking your phone and u won't have that problem"
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Yeea, I figured out that way now when my phone is totally busted, im gonna get new one (Captivate again) and not gonna mess a lot with it as I did with this one.

Really you shouldn't have to worry about completely messing up(but don't hold me to it) I thought I was done a couple times, but even when my captivate was soft bricked and my computer wouldn't recognize it, a USB jig pops it into download mode that we all know and love ... and from there you can flash back to whatever you like.
By the way...when is the last backup you have made? If it was right before you flashed, just go into download mode, flash to whatever you were on, restore your nandroid, then start over the right way(or choose not to flash that again)
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[Q] Accidentally wiped rom from Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4g.. help!

Hey everybody, new to the forum.. glad to be here!
Here's the deal.. I have googled and searched xda as well as other forums and can not seem to find the answer I am looking for,,
Here's what happened...
I was running 2.3.6. Used CWM and root zip to root my phone. That all worked fine, but next, like a dummy, I went through and started deleting stock apps and accidentally deleted my Live Wallpapers and Wallpapers. So, I used an app (I feel bad for not being able to remember which one, but in the midst of panic I went into last night, it slipped my mind) to unroot it.
When I did this, the stock apps didn't return. I'm guessing because I didn't back them up. So, next I tried to install Flash2stock, thinking that would get me back to where I needed to be. Well, somehow in the menu, I thought it would be a good idea to wipe the rom and everything else.
So, now when I turn my phone on it will boot to "Samsung Galaxt Exhibit 4g" screen and then just boot loop.
In my googling yesterday, I found a page about using ODIN and how I could use it to flash back to stock with my phone. I tried and tried, but Odin will not recognize my phone. I have the correct drivers installed (as far as I can tell) but no luck..
So, I'm here to ask you root gurus about solutions. Are there other methods to restoring my stock rom and getting my phone working again?
or am I just missing something with the Odin stuff?
Please, please, please help! I thank you so much in advance. Not having a phone sucks!

Try uninstalling the drivers and re-installing the ones from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Exhibit_4G
PS: Have you put your phone into download mode before connecting it to your computer? Volume down and power should get you there.

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Try uninstalling the drivers and re-installing the ones from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Exhibit_4G
PS: Have you put your phone into download mode before connecting it to your computer? Volume down and power should get you there.
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Thank you for sending me that link. I did not know that I needed a different driver for download mode.. unfortunately both links provided in the wiki page do not work. I am going to google it again and see if I can find them somewhere else.. or if you know of another link that would rule.
And yes I did. I believe I did so correctly. Once the screen with the yellow "!" came up, I pressed the Vol up to get into download mode, then I plugged in my phone, then started Odin. Odin showed the message "Please connect Phone".
I'm running Windows 7 32-bit. And my computer thinks the other driver is called "mtp driver". This is draining, but I am determined to not let a phone beat me

I have done this before, since you have cwm on your phone, all you need to do is download the flash2stock zip to your external sd. Flash via cwm and wait for it to finish, then reboot and let your phone sit for roughly 10 mins. You should be good after that
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Thanks again guys. I finally found the srivers I needed and got Odin ti recorgnize my phone.
The method with the sd card would have worked perfectly, but i do not have an sd card reader for my computer. Will definitely be investing in one soon!
When Odin set this guy back up, it install 2.3.5 bavk on here, which is fine because I plan to root and customize anyway.
Any suggestions for kernels/roms i should check out? I have done minimal looking at the ones for my drvice, but intend to.
My main concern is functionality. I need my camera and other apps to work. If they dont, then to me it defeats the purpose.
Also, I do remember the joy os rom that looks like an iphone-ish layout.. Has anybody made one that looks like a windows phone? Ive used the launchers in the past, but it would be cool if there was a rom out there.
Thanks again yall!
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ts0rock said:
Thanks again guys. I finally found the srivers I needed and got Odin ti recorgnize my phone.
The method with the sd card would have worked perfectly, but i do not have an sd card reader for my computer. Will definitely be investing in one soon!
When Odin set this guy back up, it install 2.3.5 bavk on here, which is fine because I plan to root and customize anyway.
Any suggestions for kernels/roms i should check out? I have done minimal looking at the ones for my drvice, but intend to.
My main concern is functionality. I need my camera and other apps to work. If they dont, then to me it defeats the purpose.
Also, I do remember the joy os rom that looks like an iphone-ish layout.. Has anybody made one that looks like a windows phone? Ive used the launchers in the past, but it would be cool if there was a rom out there.
Thanks again yall!
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If you want a windows phone look you could get Cyanogenmod and install a windows phone theme. Then just get Launcher 8. The theme is pretty extensive and does the whole system. Then just get apps like metro messaging to replicate core apps. Also there is a Windows phone keyboard out there somewhere.
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