It just occurred to me that I am on my third Captivate (returns due to connection problems with AT&T network). This third Captivate has a build of 1103 and came to me straight from a return center pre-loaded with the AT&T KB1 2.2 Froyo.
In the past I just used One-Click Flash To Stock 2.1 Eclair to get off of my rom experimentation along with formatting to wipe the data shown on the internal card.
This newest 1103 phone seems very stable but I need a backup plan to get back to KB1 2.2 if it fails on me again.
Has anyone seen anything about a flash to stock KB1? I have been searching for some time but can't find it.
Thank you all for your patience and help.
EDIT: Ha, ha!! I did a Google Search on it and found a thread with an ODIN KB1 flash to stock here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403 It might be just a leak but might be good enough.
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I am in a pickle here. I want to try this as my first custom ROM made especially for bell users.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846237
However I am on froyo with JK3 which has a 3e recovery console. Several threads on the board point me to this kernel to enable 2e recovery console which is required for this custom ROM install.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
However it doesnt appear to me that this can be used by jk3 users. I am really new to this and have spent several hours reading. Am I wrong or am i missing something ?
My phone reads as follows:
PDA: I9000UGJK3
PHONE: I9000UGJK3
CSC: I90000BMCJK3
FIRMWARE VERSION 2.2
KERNAL VERSION 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1
Any help would be much appreciated. I have read over 200 pages on the forum tonight alone and I am stuck
Thx
A lot of people have been there You have 2 options:
1) Flash an older firmware known to use 2e. The easiest thing to do is probably flash JH2 using Odin. JH2 was the last 2.1 official firmware for Bell. Get it from samfirmware.com
2) Flash a kernel that allows you to run clockwork. Check this post of mine where I installed SpeedMod on JK3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9777680&postcount=53
I don't know what others would say but it might be better for your app data to stay with Froyo 2.2. In that case, go with option 2. Be sure to backup your data just in case
Good luck with that ROM. On my phone, I'm running his Doc RomMOD v2 (JPU) and it's great!
what am I missing ? I thought that if you have jk3 on your phone you could only apply jk3 roms and kernels? is that incorrect ?
Some, kernels and root solutions are not compatible with all firmwares. If you're not concerned with data loss, I believe you can flash any firmware you want (ignoring device specific requirements).
The options I described above are ones that worked for me.
I had some issues with the phone (i9000t) not wanting to boot without being plugged in. They first appeared on Doc's ROM (just started one day. Had been working fine for weeks) and persisted even after flashing various stock 2.1 and 2.2 roms.
After I flashed the Gingerbread Beta(samfirmware), the problem went away. After that, I decided to try and flash a 2.2 rom again to see if it would work; it didn't. I'm not too thrilled about the amount of RAM that Gingerbread is using and my battery life is crap, so I'd like to go back to a Froyo rom, but I really don't want to deal with the phone not turning on.
Anyone know if it's possible to flash a Froyo ROM with the Gingerbread bootloader? Even better, anyone know of a fix for this bootloader issue?
nathanism said:
I had some issues with the phone (i9000t) not wanting to boot without being plugged in. They first appeared on Doc's ROM (just started one day. Had been working fine for weeks) and persisted even after flashing various stock 2.1 and 2.2 roms.
After I flashed the Gingerbread Beta(samfirmware), the problem went away. After that, I decided to try and flash a 2.2 rom again to see if it would work; it didn't. I'm not too thrilled about the amount of RAM that Gingerbread is using and my battery life is crap, so I'd like to go back to a Froyo rom, but I really don't want to deal with the phone not turning on.
Anyone know if it's possible to flash a Froyo ROM with the Gingerbread bootloader? Even better, anyone know of a fix for this bootloader issue?
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I have bootloaders in my stash.
I have flashed them and there was no problem.
Link to my stash in my sig.
Flash a stock rom with Odin, 512 PIT + repartition.
When I have a problem I'm flashing JM9 (2.1 rom) back that way and everything works as intended after that and I can upgrade to any Froyo custom rom error free.
Works great with CM7 too.
Did the 2.2 ROM you flashed over the gingerbread beta have its own bootloader? If not, try flashing a 2.2 ROM that comes with a bootloader. Both XXJPU and ZSJPJ from samfirmware.com come with bootloaders. Try those first.
OK, so I've been reading guides, FAQs, how-tos, and various forum posts, and thought I had a pretty good handle on how to flash FW to this machine. So, last night I backed up everything important, and downloaded from here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 ) the following:
2.2 UGKC1/UGKC1/BMCKC1/Sbl. This is the stock FW as currently installed on my I9000M from upgrading through Kies.
2.2.1 XWJS8/XXJPY/OXXJS5 (MultiCSC) (no sbl)
So just as a sanity test I first tried flashing the UGKC1 PDA file over to my I9000M using Odin. This worked as expected, since it's the same kernel.
Next, I tried to flash over just the XXJPY PDA file over to my I9000, using Odin. No re-partition, no PIT, no modem or CSC. No go - it just repeatedly displays the GT-I9000M screen and never boots the kernel. Couldn't get into recovery mode from this state, but was able to access 3-button download mode.
So, tried flashing over the 2.2.1 XXJPY PDA, Phone and CSC files. Same as before - no actual boot.
I flashed it back to the 2.2 UGKC1 PDA, phone and CSC files, and did a factory data reset and cache clear, and everything was fine running 2.2 again.
From reading here it appears that others have successfully installed 2.2.1 or even 2.3.x kernels on Bell Canada GT-I9000M phones. So, what important step did I miss?
Do I need to re-partitiion? Do I need to use a 2.2.1 FW that includes the boot loader?
For now I'm OK running 2.2, but would eventually really like to be on 2.3.x and don't want to wait for Samsung to make 2.3.x (what happened to 2.2.1) available to GT-I9000M phones. I'll leave it alone for now as I'm going on vacation in a couple of weeks and don't want a hosed phone.
What happens if you flash just a kernel like CF root or speedmod? My only other thought is to redownload jpy and try again as maybe the download was corrupted.
Also with another kernel like speedmod you could download and install a custom rom on cwm (clockwork mod) via recovery that is 2.2.1
I've had some problems with 2.3.4 (never tried 2.3.3) so I am back on Froyo for a bit until things get sorted out a bit more.
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I don't know if there is a suitable version of CF Root for the UGKC1 firmware - they mostly seem to be oriented to the more international versions. As usual, in Canada we get something a little weird. Don't know about speedmod.
I don't think there should have been any problem with the downloads, as the files themselves are in md5 format, which means they are getting verified by Odin 1.8 when it goes to use them, as I understand it. If they were corrupted Odin should complain about it.
With the announcement ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158492 ) that Gingerbread is supposed to get an official release to Bell phones soon (which mine originally was), I might just let this lie, for now.
There is a gentleman on youtube by the name of AndroidGalaxyS (original, I know) that has some excellent and detailed walkthroughs and reviews of various ROMs for the I9000M.
youtube.com/user/AndroidGalaxyS
Specifically in your case, you'll want to watch this one that shows how to install 2.3.4 JVP:
youtube.com/watch?v=cLXQn0gOBuA&feature=feedu
Good luck.
I agree that the source maybe lacking. I just found out that the JL2 firmware from samfirmware.com is missing db_data file so I would always get an error after flashing that. KC1 would also not always boot for me so it might be missing something too.
That said what are you trying to accomplish? If you are just trying to go to another stock rom I'd just leave it and put a custom kernel on to give you root and CWM recovery.
Most any other Froyo rom is flashable from CWM in recovery and you do not need to worry about odin except to recover from bad things and it looks like you can do that. Gingerbread is different because they changed the bootloaders and that means Odin.
Of course its getting harder to dig back and find those Froyo roms since the rest of the i9000 world has been on GB for a while.
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Thanks for the replies, so far. Mostly I was just experimenting, and trying out XXJPY was just a first step in my experimentation before moving on to GB. Part of the reason for this is that it seems like a lot of the modified kernels and so on are meant to be flashed over certain versions of the firmware, and those versions don't include the Bell/Virgin-specific ones. Or maybe I've misunderstood how this stuff works.
Yes, while my attempts to install XXJPY have been a complete failure, even when re-partitioning with a PIT file, when I re-flashed back to the stock UGKC1 FW everything was fine.
At this point I'm just trying to get a better understanding of where this went wrong. I've never specifically updated the SBL - the JPY package I installed didn't include it, and I didn't check off the "Update boot loader" box when re-installing KC1.
I've seen a number of posts here from people who updated I9000Ms to other FW, but unfortunately they don't seem to have detailed exactly where they started from, or exactly what they installed, or how.
Hi,
I have my captivate for 1 years and I had no problem with signal and multiple rom. Monday, I wanted to install a new custom rom on 2.3 (I was on a 2.2 rom before), but I had some trouble installing it. After multiple hour of trying to install I was finally able to use it, but it was not able to connect to the mobile network
I tought maybe the 2.3 rom doesn't work so I used the stock rom odin3 one click to put it back in 2.1 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Still everyting was working except it wasn't able to connect to the mobile network ...
So I decied to try cognition.
I installed the 2.3.3 stock still not working http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127249
After cognition also not working. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127578
There is 1 place that I got signal but it was very low (only 1 bar) when before I had signal everywhere in my city ...
I will now try to go back to Serendipity (i think I was on this rom before monday) but now I have the gingerbread bootloading, do I need to put someting else or when I will flash the serendipity it will remove it??
http://serendipity7.weebly.com/download.html
or maybe if I can install a differend baseband version? But I don't understand what baseband is compatible with wich rom ...
Now I'm on Firmware version: 2.3.3 Baseband version: I897UCKF1 Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I897UCKF1-CL273832 Build: Cognition v2
thank you for reading and helping
Install a Gb Rom Try a different modem.
I played around alot with I9000 roms but could never really find a compatible modem (low volume, less than normal signal). Finally went back to I897 specific Roms with Cog5 (GB). Back to very good volume and signal but couldn't tether so I just flashed DLEVROM v5 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146176) and except for a slight in call volume reduction it seems very good so far. Best yet, since Cog5 had GB bootloaders already, I just wiped data/factory reset and wiped cache, installed DLEVROM from zip and it fired right up!
It's been problem free as I've been playing with it today. Bootloaders can mess things up so since you already have GB bootloader try DLEV after a full wipe. It loads rom, kernel, and modem for I897.
Anything else, just read the OP for the ROM of your choice and follow it exactly. If Serendipity uses Captivate or I9000 GB bootloaders it should work the same.
Any one else have other suggestions....
well i tryed serendipity VII and still no service ... (except the very one place ...)
now I just installed Dlevrom v5 ... same thing ... no service
Now i'm on the firmware 2.3.4
baseband I9000UGKC1
rkkaranrk: GB stock rom and after I use CWM to update with different modem?
in this post? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876391
The reason I left the I9000 ROMs (Darky JVR) was because out of the blue I lost all signal. I soft bricked it trying to change a couple of things. Ended of OneClicking all the way back to Eclair. After everything was back to normal I flashed Cog5v2 then straight to DLEV (liking DLEV ALOT!).
Might be other things to try but I find it easier to start from scratch because I don't have alot of "customizing" to redo when I change ROMs. I can't much help with the small things to try first.
Sorry....it's all I got.
still not resolve
I tryed lot of roms and now I'm back with stock 2.1 with the one click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989 and I have no service
anyone have an idea how to solve?
where is the antenna of the phone?
I did the secret code: *#1234#
it says the version installed on the phone:
PDA: I9000XWJS7
Phone: I9000UGJK4
CSC: I897ATTJF6
Is it normal that I have different version I897 with I9000 ?
Use this link and follow these directions to get back to ATT stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&highlight=odin+1+click
Ensure you use the file in the link, this will set you back to stock and probably fix your issue, you will then need to root your phone again
I've had the same issue but one click back to eclair has always fixed the issue. Did you flash then try a master clear. You may want to try the newer 2.3.4 Captivate ROMs. I've had better signal that the I9000 ROMs.
I solved this problem before by changing to KH3 rom!
Now the signal is really better than before!
I did the stock rom and master clear 2 times. I did it again and still no service
Now I have this
PDA: I897UCJF6
Phone: I897UCJF6
CSC: I897ATTJF6
Hi, quick question. Can anyone confirm if the official 2.3.5 update through Kies Mini includes flashing gingerbread bootloaders? Until recently I've only run KB1 roms, but I now have CM7.1.
Briefly, I used Odin3 1-click to go to UCJF6, did a master clear, then used Kies Mini to go from 2.1 to 2.2 then 2.3 as per instructions. After that I went right to CM7.1 with no issues other than the expected bootloop after flashing the speedmod kernel which was resolved by flashing the rom.
BTW, I'm finding CM7.1 as solid and stable as I would ever need. (The main reason I stuck with KB1 releases for so long.) Many thanks to all the developers, maintainers, etc. for keeping the captivate alive.
Yeah to even run a STOCK GB rom you are required GB BL's... It won't boot without it...
And Why do you flash the speedmod on 2.1?! that was changed a long time ago...
Thanks for the reply. I went back to 2.1 because I hadn't come across Odin3 for 2.2. I was actually on 2.3 when I flashed the speedmod (according to what I read it is now safe to go this route.)
Ohh yahh, but you can One click to JF6, then flash the BL only ODIN, then it will reboot to recovery, apply update.zip, and flash from there!
OK, thanks. I'll remember that for future reference. Just wanted to confirm where I was at because apparently there is no straightforward way even through adb of checking your current bootloaders.