I installed Cyanogen 7.1 following these steps and selected the option to download Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
I used the ROM Manager method. Everything worked fine until Step 7: "The Samsung Captivate will now reboot into the recovery, wipe data and cache, and then install CyanogenMod. When it's finished installing it will reboot into CyanogenMod."
The phone did reboot into recovery mode but I had to navigate to the .zip file for the install. Cyanogen is now up and running. However, since I manually selected the file, the gapps zip file was not installed along with it. I know where the file is at, but the three button combo to get into recovery mode does not work.
Any suggestions?
long press power button, reboot, recovery, ok?
without working 3 button, you are playing with fate.
buy/make yourself a jig....sounds like you are going to need it one day.
Or go into rom manager and select reboot into recovery.
Pirateghost said:
long press power button, reboot, recovery, ok?
without working 3 button, you are playing with fate.
buy/make yourself a jig....sounds like you are going to need it one day.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, the jig is the plan. I'm not sure why it's not working. It should work in Cyanogen 7 right?
And thanks for the "long press power, reboot to recovery". I didn't know that was an option on Cyanogen.
Now I was able to install the gapps zip and restarted the phone. The apps started installing on reboot but now the main screen says "Problem Loading Widget". Any ideas how to correct this?
JasonUTT said:
Yeah, the jig is the plan. I'm not sure why it's not working. It should work in Cyanogen 7 right?
And thanks for the "long press power, reboot to recovery". I didn't know that was an option on Cyanogen.
Now I was able to install the gapps zip and restarted the phone. The apps started installing on reboot but now the main screen says "Problem Loading Widget". Any ideas how to correct this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its a widget. delete it and re-add it. it was the google search widget there by default.
Related
My home button has stopped working on my dream. It happened when I re-flashed cyanogen 4.04 after accidentally installing the latest cyanogen experimental rom (as I didn't realise my settings in cm updater were set to show experimental roms aswell as stable) since then my home button will not work. Its very frustrating having to use the back button and go through every sub menu of an app to get home. Also I can't enter recovery mode.
Has the home button stopped working for anyone else and is there a way to repair it?
Also is there any way of entering recovery mode without the home button?
All help will be appriciated
This happened to me I just wiped my phone and it began to work again.
I can't get into recovery mode to perform a wipe. Or is there another way that doesn't involve holding home and power to enter recovery?
You can do through settings under the sd and storage menu
Or go to Terminal Emulator and enter the following to reboot into recovery:
su
reboot recovery
If reflashing or wiping doesn't work, then you'll probably have to go to bootloader and flash to the original bootloader and dreaimg.nbh, then get it replaced under warranty.
Thank you. Wipe and reflashing cm 4.04 worked great. Home button works again!
uansari1 said:
Or go to Terminal Emulator and enter the following to reboot into recovery:
su
reboot recovery
If reflashing or wiping doesn't work, then you'll probably have to go to bootloader and flash to the original bootloader and dreaimg.nbh, then get it replaced under warranty.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would this method work on the htc hero cdma as well I have the same problem, and am looking for a way to fix this...
Only one way to find out go into your terminal and type
su
reboot recovery
if you get in error then it didn't work
if takes you to your recovery then it did and then wipe and reinstall the rom you want.
im trying to wipe my captivate at the moment, booted into the clockwork 3e recovery mode.
vol up down chooses the menu but what button to "Enter" ? Power does not work, thanks
screenshot
http://www.abload.de/img/sdc106317tr4.jpg
how do i get out of this ? Vol up down buttons work, but no enter button ... home etc... nothing happens.
It's one of the bottom four keys... menu or back
-edit-
Oh, I see the other keys don't work.
When I saw something similar, one of those keys worked for "enter". If no keys work for enter, these are the options I know of:
- Hold up+power to reset
- Hold up+down+power to reset in to recovery
- Hold down+power to reset in to download mode (where you can flash back to stock with odin)
- Pull battery
worked, thanks.
how do i come into the green recovery mode ?
and should i wipe cache also before flashin new rom?
Natascha303 said:
worked, thanks.
how do i come into the green recovery mode ?
and should i wipe cache also before flashin new rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
To get to the green recovery mode, make sure you have the install.zip file in the internal sd. Then in regular recovery, click reinstall packages. You may need to press it twice.
If you don't have the install.zip file, boot your phone, download ROM Manager from the market and select the option, Flash ClockWork Recovery.
Once this is installed, each time you go to recovery, it takes you to clockwork recovery mode automatically
rickysa2000 said:
To get to the green recovery mode, make sure you have the install.zip file in the internal sd. Then in regular recovery, click reinstall packages. You may need to press it twice.
If you don't have the install.zip file, boot your phone, download ROM Manager from the market and select the option, Flash ClockWork Recovery.
Once this is installed, each time you go to recovery, it takes you to clockwork recovery mode automatically
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
update.zip
not
install.zip
and it needs to be the update.zip from CWM/ROM Manager, not any old update.zip
Pirateghost said:
update.zip
not
install.zip
and it needs to be the update.zip from CWM/ROM Manager, not any old update.zip
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol.. what was i thinking
rickysa2000 said:
lol.. what was i thinking
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol
just didnt want them to be trying to hunt down some magical install.zip
no telling what would try to install at that point
Im trying to flash a new rom but when i go to flash clockworkmod recovery nothing happens. i have internet, no error signs pop up all that happens is the bar goes green then stops.
Is there any troubleshooting i can do?
Turn the phone off, and then hold the three volume buttons and the power button. when you get to the recovery screen, select reinstall packages and it will go to an AT&T screen then back to the screen. select it again and then if a green screen pops up, your in clockwork.
I have not flashed clockworks yet though it is not on my phone.
I tried that already. I dont know what to do now
Go to my files on your phone, make sure there is a file called update.zip
Then phone off
Three button combo
Reinstall packages
Repeat
Done
mcord11758 said:
Go to my files on your phone, make sure there is a file called update.zip
Then phone off
Three button combo
Reinstall packages
Repeat
Done
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
crap, you beat me to it
Reading this forum is really helpful before flashing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
And the file that you need to have on the root of your sd card is the one on clockwork mode renamed as update.zip
Best of lucks
i reinstalled packages and it did not work when i tried to flash
You can always use rom manager
If you are rooted already. You can use rom manager to get into recovery, as follows:
1) Install rom manager from the market
2) Start rom manager and flatsh ClockworkMod recovery, make sure you select "Captivate"
3) After you havedone point 2, select the second option on rom manager "Reboot into recovery".
Reinstall packages two times.
Voila,you are in recovery.
worked beautifully thank you!!
i just installed cwm on my galaxy s
when i try to boot know its went to the cwm
how can i boot normally ??
Pleaasee someone
i installed CWM with Rom manager than i choose "Reboot into CWM" or st. like that
and know it gives me an error ..
i just want to boot normally but i can't
In recovery, you have tried selecting reboot phone right?
Moving around
snapper.fishes said:
In recovery, you have tried selecting reboot phone right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You move up and down using vol up and down keys and make selections yousing a Home button or Back button
i cant get into my recovery, i have a recovery image, im on cm7 rc3, i tried flashing to the stable using rom manager, but i get stuck on the htc screen, i take out the battery, try flashing the normal way, and im still stuck on the htc screen, what can i do? i deleted gapps off my sd card and put the new one in, but i didnt flash right away, i tried flashing cm7 stable first, dont know if thats what caused the issue. thanks for your help
It puzzles me you say you can't get into recovery but you posted you tried flashing the rom threw rom manger and the " normal " way. I'm thinking the normal way is from your recovery. If you can get into recovery try this. Make a nandroid of your current rom. Then do a full wipe. As in data,cache & dev-cache. Then flash the rom and see if it boots up. If it does. Reboot back into recovery and flash the gapps. then reboot. See if that works. If you cant actually get into recovery just post back and either myself or fellow xda members will try and help you out.
Yea its Me Again With The
Modified Hero
i cant get into recovery at all, what i wrote was i tried flashing the cm7 stable from rom manager first, but it got stuck on the htc screen, then tried the normal way which is holding down the red button and clicking on the reboot-recovery option, and still got stuck on the htc screen. these are the only two ways i know to get into recovery, and holding down the volume down button and the power button, which didnt work for me either, basically i cant get into recovery. i thought it was because i deleted my gapps and didnt flash the new gapps file as soon as i put it in my sd card,but im not sure if that is the reason.
With power off
To boot into recovery you
Press & hold the red power button & press & hold the home buttom untill you see your recovery. Or Peres & hold the power button then press and hold the volume down button. A white screen will appear. When you see the white screen press the home button and wait. Your recovery should appear. If you just deleted your gapps zip from your SD it would not effect your recovery at all. I think your just caught in a boot loop and your not booting into recovery the correct way. But I'm not sure.let me know if this works. What recovery are you using???
Yea its Me Again With The
Modified Hero
i tried what you said and im still get stuck on the htc screen, i saw the white screen and all but when i pressed the home button i got stuck at the htc screen, its the cm7 recovery clockworkmod
kozmo198 said:
i tried what you said and im still get stuck on the htc screen, i saw the white screen and all but when i pressed the home button i got stuck at the htc screen, its the cm7 recovery clockworkmod
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pull battery, replace battery.
BEFORE POWERING ON DEVICE, press and hold HOME key.
WHILE HOLDING HOME KEY, press and release power button.
WHEN HTC LOGO APPEARS, release HOME key.
You should now be in recovery.
jasonmaloney said:
Pull battery, replace battery.
BEFORE POWERING ON DEVICE, press and hold HOME key.
WHILE HOLDING HOME KEY, press and release power button.
WHEN HTC LOGO APPEARS, release HOME key.
You should now be in recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same problem after trying this...still on htc screen x/
kozmo198 said:
same problem after trying this...still on htc screen x/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you able to boot normally? Or does that get stuck as well?
yeah i can get into cm7 past the logo and everything, i can run rc3, but i cant get into recovery at all trying everything in the past posts
kozmo198 said:
yeah i can get into cm7 past the logo and everything, i can run rc3, but i cant get into recovery at all trying everything in the past posts
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then just go into ROM Manager and re-flash the recovery.
ok thnks, ill hfto try where i can get wifi n the morning x.x
If I'm not mistaken can't you tell rom manger were to look for the recovery you want to flash?? If so and you have a copy of the recovery on your sd you can flash it.
Yea its Me Again With The
Modified Hero
jasonmaloney said:
Then just go into ROM Manager and re-flash the recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how about if he had said no?
thats just straight up a creek right?
I am having the same problem...except I never actually got Cyanogen flashed. I rooted my phone. Installed SuperUser to fix permissions. Installed Rom Recovery and flashed the Clockworks Recovery. Then I backed up the Rom and when I went to boot into recovery to flash Cyanogen, I just get the white HTC screen. I get the same issue with manual recovery (holding down home and turning the power on). I can boot normally, but I can't restore my backup or use any other recovery features. Any ideas?
corey777 said:
I am having the same problem...except I never actually got Cyanogen flashed. I rooted my phone. Installed SuperUser to fix permissions. Installed Rom Recovery and flashed the Clockworks Recovery. Then I backed up the Rom and when I went to boot into recovery to flash Cyanogen, I just get the white HTC screen. I get the same issue with manual recovery (holding down home and turning the power on). I can boot normally, but I can't restore my backup or use any other recovery features. Any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok....I tried one more time using the Volume Down and Power, then selecting Home and for whatever reason it worked. So I cleared my cache and then I selected to installed zip from sdcard and selected the cyanogen zip file. I get E: Error in /sdcard/update-cm-7.0.0-Hero-signed.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted.
Anyone know what that means?
corey777 said:
Ok....I tried one more time using the Volume Down and Power, then selecting Home and for whatever reason it worked. So I cleared my cache and then I selected to installed zip from sdcard and selected the cyanogen zip file. I get E: Error in /sdcard/update-cm-7.0.0-Hero-signed.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted.
Anyone know what that means?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Could just be a bad download. Redownload it and try again. Or it could mean its the wrong type of file. Or the zip needs to be signed.
Yea its Me Again With The
Modified Hero