I am an HTC user and always run rooted so I apologize for my ignorance to the ways of the Captivate but I am helping my sister-in-law with her phone and only have tonight to get her up to date. she is currently on Cognition 4.1.1 on Android 2.2 and I would like to get her a fresh ROM that is very stable (i may not get to fix phone for awhile if she has issues). Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction on which ROM is best and what is the best method (and easiest) to flash to it? If memory serves correct she is able to get into download mode so no worries there. And one more FYI, unfortunately the computer with all the files I used to help her out last time I no longer have. Fried motherboard so was unable to recover any files. Any help would be appreciated.
edit: the phone is also on Clockwork 2.5.1.3 with Voodoo Lagfix.
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I used Firefly for a really long time. It's by no means new, but it runs great, looks AMAZING (including crazy nice stock wallpapers), and if you really don't know what you are doing, you might want to avoid flashing a gingerbread rom (where you could mess up the bootloaders causing you to brick the phone). And the ICS roms are still a little unstable so you might wanna avoid those as well. The Firefly thread has really detailed instructions too. Nothing wrong with good ol' Froyo! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914284
Thanks man. I finally got gingerbread loaded up and haven't heard anything back from her so all I good I assume.
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Hello! I apologize for adding yet another post about this, but I've looked around the forums, and it seems like all of the answers are scattered all over the place. It just ended up confusing me even more, so I'm hoping someone can clarify a few things for me.
I'm looking to flash back to stock 2.1 from Rogers, and update to 2.2 via Kies. I want to return my phone to Rogers since I'm having the shutdown problems (it's shutting down frequently now), so I'm trying to get my warranty restored. My phone is currently the unofficial AT&T 2.2 ROM from I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgear (ODIN one-click).
From reading around, I saw that there are two methods to restore stock - either by ODIN3 or Heimdall - but it seems like people had a different ROM from the one I have right now, and I'm not really sure if this should make a difference.
I don't really want to end up with a brick phone, so any tips you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
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Hello! I apologize for adding yet another post about this, but I've looked around the forums, and it seems like all of the answers are scattered all over the place. It just ended up confusing me even more, so I'm hoping someone can clarify a few things for me.
I'm looking to flash back to stock 2.1 from Rogers, and update to 2.2 via Kies. I want to return my phone to Rogers since I'm having the shutdown problems (it's shutting down frequently now), so I'm trying to get my warranty restored. My phone is currently the unofficial AT&T 2.2 ROM from I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgear (ODIN one-click).
From reading around, I saw that there are two methods to restore stock - either by ODIN3 or Heimdall - but it seems like people had a different ROM from the one I have right now, and I'm not really sure if this should make a difference.
I don't really want to end up with a brick phone, so any tips you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846501
edit: i see you were posting in that thread already....
Yeah. orz I probably should have waited more, but I thought no one was really looking at that thread as frequently.
Thanks though! I'll just stick to that thread instead.
well, i haven't used heimdall, but i've used odin. it won't matter what rom you are currently on. what i would suggest is making sure you have 3 button recovery working correctly before using though.... just because there are versions of the one-click odin that will remove it, and i see that's what you have used... although i believe the flash you did shouldn't have removed it. you will not be able to get to "true" rogers stock, but if you follow some of instructions in the posts in that thread, your phone will get pretty close to stock - boot screens and all. i don't know how hard rogers will look at your phone before determining whether or not it will be covered.
Thank you so much for the reply!
The three-button recovery is the vol+, vol-, and power button, right? Also, if it isn't "true" Rogers stock, does that mean it isn't advisable to update to the official 2.2 ROM via Kies?
Guys,
I really appreciate the wealth of good information here about the Captivate. I do have a quick, specific question I haven't seen answered but perhaps I missed so apologies in advance if I did.
I am on a rooted factory 2.1 phone right now and would like to flash a new ROM (undecided but will probably try a few). I have seen a few mentions that it is advisable (necessary?) to revert to stock before doing this and I am curious if it matters if I revert back to 2.1 or if I can 'revert' to 2.2 and would that be any advantage/disadvantage since it seems to be a temporary thing anyway.
I see both files on mobiletechvideo's site among other places. Would really love to know if there is any difference and if, in fact, I do need to do this step at all.
Thanks.
-Dan
The only step you'd need to take is to backup your things, and to do a Master Clear. It shouldn't really matter too much actually, so if you can't be bothered, feel free to flash away!
Thanks, venomio.
To follow up, I ended up flashing to 2.1 but using a version that had the 3-button fix (for getting into recovery mode I believe, which my phone could not do). Everything worked pretty much flawlessly getting back to 2.1 and 3-button fix was successful.
Then I flashed to Cognition 4.2.2 and again, everything went perfectly.
So if anyone stumbles across this in their research, go for it.
Well, long story short, had it 2 days and hard bricked it. Here's the question though. Im getting a new one in an hour or two, and I'm looking for the absolute idiot proof version of rooting and getting a rom and kernel on the phone. I had a samsung moment, and I never had any issues with any of the flashing or anything on that. I have read probably 200 different post on rooting and 3e recoveries and roms and whatnot. Can someone suggest a decent set-up, maybe a 2.3 rom, and a recovery that works well together. I do not tether, and i dont really need to overclock it (maybe later). I just want to be able to have my phone run smooth, be able to install non market apps and have everything work well together...
thanks in advance!
There is nothing we can really say that hasn't been said already in those 200 other posts you mentioned.
make sure your computer / usb cable works properly first. then just follow the steps exactly described and you should be fine.
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Well, long story short, had it 2 days and hard bricked it. Here's the question though. Im getting a new one in an hour or two, and I'm looking for the absolute idiot proof version of rooting and getting a rom and kernel on the phone. I had a samsung moment, and I never had any issues with any of the flashing or anything on that. I have read probably 200 different post on rooting and 3e recoveries and roms and whatnot. Can someone suggest a decent set-up, maybe a 2.3 rom, and a recovery that works well together. I do not tether, and i dont really need to overclock it (maybe later). I just want to be able to have my phone run smooth, be able to install non market apps and have everything work well together...
thanks in advance!
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Are you sure it was a hard brick? This is somewhat of a "learn as you go" kind of thing. The devs on here post excellent instructions on what to do to get there Rom on your device. I would suggest MikeyMike's 2.3.3 JVB Rom or my personal choice of Cezar's Continuum 2.3.3 Rom with JVH Talon Kernel. These have a slight risk because of the "bootloaders" you will need to get on your phone, but I had no trouble and would do it again in a heart beat.
Take your time reading the instructions in the Rom you choice to go with, then read it again. Then go through the post to see what others had problems with, because 9 times out of 10, someone has posted the question multiple times.
Don't be afraid to ask questions, you will see others posts and get to know who actually helps, who is a douche and should be avoided. This is an excellent community of people who love to mess with things and have fun doing it.
I know I did not address the question with a tutorial on how to do this step by step...because it has been done
Best of luck, and if I can help...shoot me a message.
If all you want is a smooth running phone where everything works, flash Andromeda 3.0 on it and forget about JVB, CM7 or anything with bootloaders.
@ TigerEnigma: Yes im sure it was a hard brick. I've been modding android phones since donut and this was a definite brick. I was able to get into download mode one time, and after that nada. No recovery no, download, no boot of any sort. The guys at the "Shack" didnt even question my story so no big deal.
Thanks for all the help guys. This is the first phone I have had issues with. My last phone was the moment, which is probably one of the easiest phones to mod so going from that to this was a little bit of a shock. Im going to peruse the forum some more, before making any final decisions. i may try this stuff tonight so hopefully all goes well...
thanks again guys
Make a jig also. I made a jig that saved me and the guy i work with. Also if you are looking for a 2.3 rom then do go with a JVH build and not JVB.
Okay I know there are a bunch of threads out there regarding this, and
yes I have looked at all of them. But the thing is I am completely overwhelmed right now.
Thread after thread, I keep ending up with another thing to download, or use a certain program.
I am just confused out of my mind and I would greatly appreciate some help.
All I want to do is get the ICS rom (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760)
I've been at this for like five hours now. I am usually pretty good with computers and whatnot but I have never messed around with rooting my phone which is probably why I am so lost.
So far I have been able to root my phone using super-one-click.
But I absolutely cannot figure out how to get ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
I have probably downloaded 50 files by now.
Here is how my phone is:
-I am using android 2.2
-I just reset it to factory defaults
-rooted with super-one-click
other than that I have made no progress
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I Finally figured it out, if someone can delete this threat it would be great!
Thanks!
I need some help. I have a revolution with 2.2.2 still on the phone. due to being a noob I tried to install a gingerbread version of a rom on the phone of course It didn't seem to work. by the way i should mention I am rooted and I can not upgrade veia the phone upgrade failed every time. However in the research I have done has lead me to believe that all of the roms I want to try to get a hold of are on a non existence web sight Right now I just need anything that will get my phone back up and running. I would very much like to use the revolt Rom but again the multiupload.com is down. Can anyone help me with this. I have searched the sight but I seem to be going around in a circle.
Ok so thank you for helping me out, however, being as I am slow to understand things. I figured things out. and just so everyone else doesn't feel bad. I have no problem with people laughing at me
this may help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337386&highlight=zv4&page=1
im currently dabblin with this one since my phone is still runnin 2.2.2 as well, reverted to stock rom unrooted everything and no ota updates so this is how to do it manually.
as long as its not currently bricked otherwise u have to do it the long way. i think, unless im thinkin of my old droid... but if this doesnt help give more info and someone will be able to help
regarding OTA, does anyone know the name of the file, and what folder in which to find it? Tired of having to DL it aGAIN every time whatever I try fails. I'm guessing cache....nothing seems real obvious, like it was on my Bionic
(update, got update to complete 2nd try, MtMichaelson is slightly richer!)