If I upgrade eclair to froyo on samsung captivate (at&t) with ''Samsung kies mini'' will i lose sim unlock? because i dont have the code
Don't think so.
1.yes you will remain unlocked...I unlocked the day i got it and have done EVERYTHING to this thing other than kill it, still unlocked.
2.why go to froyo when gingerbread is available?
studacris said:
1.yes you will remain unlocked...I unlocked the day i got it and have done EVERYTHING to this thing other than kill it, still unlocked.
2.why go to froyo when gingerbread is available?
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Kies Mini will still require two separate updates to reach GB (at least when I tried from stock). Eclair to Froyo, then Froyo to Gingerbread. No direct path.
Can you confirm if GB will also remain unlocked?
I believe you have to do froyo before Gb with kies. Remember Kies is stupid with things like that lol
Lol got beated to it.
I've been from eclair, to froyo, to gingerbread, to ics, back to gingerbread. Still unlocked.
Kies shouldn't mess with it. But let's be honest, it's easy to unlock with root
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prbassplayer said:
Kies shouldn't mess with it. But let's be honest, it's easy to unlock with root
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Can you unlock while on ICS?
Can someone post link to easy way to unlock please?
It's in the market. Just make sure YOU BACK UP your efforts folder.
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efforts I think you mean EFS ;P
.... damn you swift key lol
How could you connect your phone with Kies? i've tried everything on google search but no luck with kies or kies mini...
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Hey so im needing to reverse this gingerbread jvb to test something. I flashed the bootloaders so will one click odin get me back safely with the original bootloaders?
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Look at this thread and see the section "Gingerbread update and how to go back to stock safely"
Short answer: Yes, Odin3 One-Click will restore the bootloaders. Be careful.
Lol yeah i went ahead and chanced it. I flashed sense fori9000 just to test it out but im back on GB again.
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Use Odin one click NOTHING ELSE. Googled for it last night. Top result was a captivate thread. Went back to 2.1, then did one click root and when I got to cwm I installed cognition rom. So much smoother! Ill wait for official GB whenever that may be.
Hi,
I am on 2.1 jh7 rooted and unlocked, need advice should I go to 2.2 or 2.3? Going directly to 2.3 is ok?
Thanks in advance, noob here, couple of weeks only on android/captivate. Loving it though.
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You can go directly to gingerbread from eclair. Just follow the instructions and you'll be ok.
Thanks for the response. Can you point me to a thread. There is so much information out there I am not sure which approach to take....noob anxiety.
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045734&highlight=tut
Stock gingerbread
Thanks. Just a last couple of questions.
1. Should I go to 2.2 first and then go 2.3.3 as it seems as per the thread it is i9000 rom and not primarily for captivate?
2. Would the phone remain unlocked on gb? Or i need to finf a fix after the uphrade? Again sounding repetetive, in view of unlock 2.2 or 2.3?
Appreciate your help and patience ;-). Kinda scary meddling with the rom and stuff on my new phn but still will probably.
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aaa710 said:
Thanks. Just a last couple of questions.
1. Should I go to 2.2 first and then go 2.3.3 as it seems as per the thread it is i9000 rom and not primarily for captivate?
2. Would the phone remain unlocked on gb? Or i need to finf a fix after the uphrade? Again sounding repetetive, in view of unlock 2.2 or 2.3?
Appreciate your help and patience ;-). Kinda scary meddling with the rom and stuff on my new phn but still will probably.
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1.no need to go to 2.2 going to gb will overwrite the current os.
2.the phone should remain unlocked after the flash.
True the gb is originally for the I9000 but it has been rewritten to work on the captivate.
Just make sure you read and understand what's taking place and the risks involved, because you can end up very unhappy.
Well, im on an Apex 8.2 GB rom... My question is, what exactly should i do before i send my phone in for repairs?
Im thinking that i should downgrade to a stock 2.2 rogers... is there anything else I should do? Or should i bring it to 2.1? Im really not sure, please let me know! Thanks!
What was on the phone when you bought it? Go with that. TRusselo has a thread with i896 stock roms somewhere in dev forum.
Just use odin one click back to stock. Doesn't matter 2.1 or 2.2.
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Just use odin one click back to stock. Doesn't matter 2.1 or 2.2.
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Unfortunately, im with rogers and back to stock gives me an ATNT rom . But still, im fairly confident i can flash back to a rogers rom. Thanks
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Unfortunately, im with rogers and back to stock gives me an ATNT rom . But still, im fairly confident i can flash back to a rogers rom. Thanks
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Here ya go...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979133&highlight=rogers+stock [STOCK ROMS] i896 Rogers 2.1 and 2.2 Warranty ROM Remove ATT boot, no dbdata error!!
Thanks to nzahorchak and TRusselo for this.
How would an ATT captivate user get back to full stock? As in the most recently released ATT stock firmware? I think it's KB1? I can't seem to find it. I'd rather not go back to 2.1 and have to update via kies mini.
Endoran said:
How would an ATT captivate user get back to full stock? As in the most recently released ATT stock firmware? I think it's KB1? I can't seem to find it. I'd rather not go back to 2.1 and have to update via kies mini.
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Here ya go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191094
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Here ya go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191094
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Thanks! I don't know how I didn't see that...or why the search didn't find it.
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remember to delete any naked pics of yourself you may have on the internal sd card
Is there any way to check what bootloaders I am running? I did have the GB bootloaders installed when I ran Fusion, Fasty & J3 leak but I have Odin'd back to stock with the no bootloader version & Kies Mini upgraded me to Froyo. Does Kies flash the froyo bootloaders? Is there a way I can check using root explorer?
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If you flash a TB rom and it doesn't work. The only way to check.
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A side from trial and error of kernels and button cimbos you can't. Tho there might be some info in a UART readout. But getting it to even post UART is more then what most of us are willing to do.
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If I have an I9000 Gingerbread ROM installed, do I need to flash new bootloaders if I want to flash a Captivate ROM?
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If I have an I9000 Gingerbread ROM installed, do I need to flash new bootloaders if I want to flash a Captivate ROM?
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No. I've stayed on i9000 GB bootloaders and flashed Captivate ROMs; they work fine.
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Normally no, gb bootloaders are compatible with each other, only the stock music player is known to misbehave. Some devs will advise you to use specific bootloaders, but in the end it's ur call. I'd say pick ur poison and stick with it, avoid flashing bootloader as much as u can, as it's THE part in the flashing process where your phone can be hard bricked.
Just flashed a GB stock rom w/ no BL's & it works. Looks like Mini Kies leaves the BLs alone when being upgraded from Eclair.
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Just flashed a GB stock rom w/ no BL's & it works. Looks like Mini Kies leaves the BLs alone when being upgraded from Eclair.
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Are you on Rogers? if so then Kies did update the BL's, if it didnt and you try running a true GB ROM then you wouldnt be able to boot, it would have a bunch of weird colors on your screen when you tried to boot up...
I am on AT&T. Read my first post. I ran custom roms then I went back to stock then upgraded to Froyo thru Mini Kies. My question was to find a way to see what BLs I had after a Kies update. It seems not to touch them on AT&T until GB is official because I just tested another GB rom & it works.
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Okay so my friend has a Samsung captivate. He is on 2.2 and I would really like to help him root and install cwm and a stable cm9 build. I see a lot of one click methods but I'm not particularly sure which one to use... I have an s3 which to me seemed easier to root and install cwm. All this eclair, froyo, and gb things are hurting my head.And just driving me in circles. But if I had some direction it would be appreciated. I just want to know what I need to do to get ,root,cwm, and cm9 thanks ahead of time!
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Okay so my friend has a Samsung captivate. He is on 2.2 and I would really like to help him root and install cwm and a stable cm9 build. I see a lot of one click methods but I'm not particularly sure which one to use... I have an s3 which to me seemed easier to root and install cwm. All this eclair, froyo, and gb things are hurting my head.And just driving me in circles. But if I had some direction it would be appreciated. I just want to know what I need to do to get ,root,cwm, and cm9 thanks ahead of time!
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I don't claim to know everything but I do know this. Being that he is on 2.2 you will have to flash to gingerbread first and make sure whatever you flash has bootloaders included otherwise you will have a bricked phone at some point along your way to CM9.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843
Go to that link and it will give you several one click options to get you to a variety of stock GB roms. Also for your intitial root there are several one click applications available that will get you fixed up you should just have to google them.
Yeah I'm used to having to flash new firmware, flashing cwm again then new Rom.that was on my old sensation. But thanks I will tell him to update to gingerbread via kies.then I will flash a custom kernel via Odin then just update to cm9
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Stickies also have some good instructions.
Okay so he just upgraded to 2.3.5 so am I going to need to install boot loader as well? or am I just going to use the one click tool
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If he is on 2.3.5 GB already, root the phone and flash a corn kernel so he will have a working CWM
If he has kk4 gb 2.3.5, then he has the gb bootloaders. So all u need is to flash a kernel with cwm and then the Rom of ur choice copied to ur internal sd and u will be good to go. So see this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19425513&postcount=1
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So even though they are gingerbread boot loaders, I can still flash an ics Rom?
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^ Yep... And each Rom should have it's own install instructions and requirements in their OP as well.
(hit thx button by accident, but oh well ... )
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So even though they are gingerbread boot loaders, I can still flash an ics Rom?
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Yes GB bootloaders are the requirement and are even backwards compatible. You should be able to install anything from Eclair to Jelly Bean now without problem. But as the previous response states make sure you follow the directions for whatever rom you are using so you are less likely to run into issues.
Yeah I just ran into problem after problem tonight. Finally got cm9 installed and his imei for changed. I am running into every speed bump possible with this phone
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