Cyanogen mod - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Do u have to be rooted to install
cyanogen mod
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pswatts0122178 said:
Do u have to be rooted to install
cyanogen mod
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Yes, I suggest you find a guide that one of your modorators has put their time into to help people like you. Please next time look a little harder and read.
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Of course. Rooting is the first step to make any modifications to your phone. What stock version are you currently on?
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I can't say you need to be rooted, but it is needed for certain backup utilities like Titanium Backup. Otherwise, all you need is CWM
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I suppose I misspoke. Root is not required, but is greatly helpful, and I'd suggest obtaining it first.
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I would say , root is highly recommended. But I think I seen a tutorial somewhere about flashing clockworkmod recovery on a stock unrooted captivate, or flashing a modded 3e Recovery to flash unsigned zip packages. I will try to find the link for you. But to backup all your apps and data, you will need root.
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Here is the link for the modded 3 e recovery without signature checks if anyone needs it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
And I have a clockworkmod recovery zip for anyone who needs it as well
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cmilldrummin said:
Here is the link for the modded 3 e recovery without signature checks if anyone needs it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
And I have a clockworkmod recovery zip for anyone who needs it as well
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Thanks, I was looking for the link for the OP , but the search doesn't work well in xda app. Lol. It don't work well for me anyway. Lol
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Yea I didn't even bother with trying to use the app lol...have often tried and failed....switched to the browser
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Yeah, lol. And everytime I try to copy a thread url, xda premium force closes. I don't know why. Oh well. Lol
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+1 for XDA and all their work, -1 for their horrible app lol
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2.3.5
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cmilldrummin said:
Of course. Rooting is the first step to make any modifications to your phone. What stock version are you currently on?
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2.3.5
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There are methods to root gingerbread, but they tend to be more involved then earlier versions of android. I correct my earlier statement that root is necessary. I'd highly suggest it if you want to back up apps etc, but it isn't required. I'd suggest downgrading to 2.1 or 2.2 and use the superoneclick utility. Supposedly this tool works on gingerbread but I haven't had any luck with it.
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The easiest way is probably to flash Corn kernel, because you get the option to root in CWM. And you will have corn kernel, so it will also be easy to flash from there
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If you want to flash a custom roms, flash back to stock, then flash a custom kernel via Odin, reboot to system, put the rom on root of sd card, reboot to cwm, do a nandroid backup, wipe data/factory reset, then flash zip from sd card. That's the basic of flashing. Search around in the captivate section and you will find your answers. There are so many topics about flashing roms. Most of the time the rom dev, posts detailed instructions on flashing his/hers rom from start to finish.
Almost every custom rom comes pre-rooted. No need to root once you flash the custom rom.
Also, if you want to save your contacts, you should do so before you flash back to stock, or before you flash the custom rom. If you want to backup all of your apps, then you will need to be rooted, and have titanium backup installed from the market.
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[Q] Return Nexus One to Stock

Hi all. I was trying to find a guide to return my AT&T Nexus One to fully stock. Right now I have Clockwork Mod Recovery and CM7 installed. I would like to return it back to stock recovery and stock froyo then update to gingerbread. Can someone help me or is there a guide posted somewhere to do this. I am still a newb at this so I would appreciate some clear instruction if possible. Thanks!
Take a look at the xda nexus one wiki
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Unroot/restore guide on the wiki
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Yes wiki
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Thanks. Should I use fastboot method or PASSIMG? How do I know if I have AMOLED or SLCD screen?
passimg using FRG33
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danger-rat said:
passimg using FRG33
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Will this also restore the stock recovery?
Everything.
I am planning to do the same as the OP but what I would like to know is it possible to keep Clockwork Recovery while running stock Gingerbread and if so is there any advantage to this?
DXPetti said:
I am planning to do the same as the OP but what I would like to know is it possible to keep Clockwork Recovery while running stock Gingerbread and if so is there any advantage to this?
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You would have to at least
Root the stock gingerbread for it to be any use at all.
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Alright I am really lost.
It seems there are several paths to restoring my N1 from CM7 RC1 to hopefully stock Gingerbread
Fastboot Method
PASSIMG Method
And because I have ClockworkMod Recovery using the backup and restore feature?
I wouldn't mind the last one as it seems fairly simple (I have a copy of the backup on my desktop, just need to figure out where it goes, path etc...) and should restore everything to how it was pre CM7 RC1.
I am worried that because apparently the newer version of CWM Recovery doesn't work with Froyo (2.2.2 which is was I would be restoring to, then factory reset, upgrade to Gingerbread). Also the HBOOTs are different between Froyo and Gingerbread correct? Would CWM Recovery restore the older HBOOT?
Or can I simply use the PASSIMG method with a Gingerbread Stock ROM?
Thanks in advance for putting up with my n00b questions

Help flashing cognition rom

The captivate is my back up phone and id like to jazz it up. Can anyone help me flash this rom? Thanks.
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Depends on wich Cognition you want if 4.x.x or 5.x Either way both have instructions on their Dev thread.
prbassplayer said:
Depends on wich Cognition you want if 4.x.x or 5.x Either way both have instructions on their Dev thread.
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Ill take the new version and i saw some stuff on the dev page but i dont really understand it. On my infuse all i do is download the zip, and install it thru cwm. Not sure if the cap is the same.
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nash2000 said:
Ill take the new version and i saw some stuff on the dev page but i dont really understand it. On my infuse all i do is download the zip, and install it thru cwm. Not sure if the cap is the same.
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Well for Cog 5 you will need to flash GB bootloaders. BUT the 3 steps on the OP will work. There some risk when flashing bootloaders, but read up on how to use ODIN and they key combinations, nothing to it =)
I dont know...i looked back on the dev page but i cant download anything since i dont have unknown sources. Ill dig around for a video or something.
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I watch a quick video, i think this is a little out of my leauge.
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I would suggest Flashing Cognition 4.5.3. Its a Froyo based rom but its alot easier to get running runs great easily OC/UV to 1.2ghz I've gotten my phone to 1.4ghz stable (that may vary on your phone)
prbassplayer said:
I would suggest Flashing Cognition 4.5.3. Its a Froyo based rom but its alot easier to get running runs great easily OC/UV to 1.2ghz I've gotten my phone to 1.4ghz stable (that may vary on your phone)
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Sounds good to me, what is the procedure?
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nash2000 said:
Sounds good to me, what is the procedure?
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If its stock, then its just getting CWM on that phone and flashing it. To get CWM theres a few ways to do that, simplest would be get a 1 click root from dev (AIO toolkit is very useful) and install Rom Manager from the market install CWM. Move the Cog zip file to your phones Internal SD reboot in recovery (Rom manager has the feature to do that) and flash from SD, look for the cog file.

Custom Recoveries? Other then CWM

I'm new to the captivate. But not to the Galaxy S series. But I'm running mine on a rooted 2.1. And ROM Manager doesn't like work. I've tried everything. Trying to get CM7 on this beast but can't get no recovery. Even tried on 2.2. Still nothing. is there a .zip recovery that goes by update.zip and I'm back to stock 2.1. Help
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See this Stickied Thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19425513
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[Q] Rom and flashing material

I am generally new (noob) if you will to dev for androids. I am rooted, over clocked, add free and other thing but what I haven't tried yet is getting new roms, kernels, etc. I would like to learn these functions so I can upgrade my phone. Does anyone have and material, websites, etc. on flashing or installing different roms that I.can look over to learn about the process and how to do it exactly? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I can't imagine how your over clocked if u haven't flashed a different kernel. Anyways look around the general section, you may have to dig alittle but all the info your looking for is here.
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akwhite23 said:
I can't imagine how your over clocked if u haven't flashed a different kernel. Anyways look around the general section, you may have to dig alittle but all the info your looking for is here.
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You can use stock kernel and overclock at the same time.
I finally tried it last night but I.got stuck in a loop I believe.. I tried flashing thriller.. lucky I installed cwm recovery and had backed up my last phone. When I flash a.new Rom do I have to return the phone to factory settings? The tutorial I was using was for the old version on cwm recovery and didn't translate to the new one so I basically had to make an educated guess.
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This is exactly what I did. I installed cwm recovery. I.backed up my phone. I downloaded the thriller zip. Connected my.phone to computer and cut and pasted the thriller zip folder onto my SD card. I booted in cwm recovery. And clicked install from SD I found the thriller Rom and downloaded it. Once it was done I clicked re booted normally and when I did this it only showed a bunch of colors coming.g together into and x and did that for 10 minutes until I booted into cwm recovery again and restored from my latest back up. Anything I did wrong or didn't do? Any help would be appreciated.
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Yeah, I didnt figure he knew how to configure an overclock module asking all those questions.
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Not quite sure what your asking but yes if i was you when you flash a knew rom do three wipes, factory,cache,davik. if you dont it could cause boot issues.
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Yeah, I didnt figure he knew how to configure an overclock module asking all those questions.
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Not quite sure what your asking but yes if i was you when you flash a knew rom do three wipes, factory,cache,davik. if you dont it could cause boot issues.
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Extremely unnecessary wipes.
Factory reset does these three things.
Wipes /data
Wipes /cache
Wiping dalvik-cache is useless in a factory reset as "dalvik-cache" is stored in "/data".
OK so from your experience am I doing it right except for the factory wipe? Or are the wipes unnecessary? Thanks for the print responses too!
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Its important to know what version software your running. I believe the thriller rom only works on android software version 2.2 aka froyo. If your phone is running 2.3 gingerbread that would be the reason why the rom didn't work. Check in settings>aboutthisphone>androidversion to see which software you've got. I'm relatively new to all this also but I hope I helped
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ANdroid1AC said:
OK so from your experience am I doing it right except for the factory wipe? Or are the wipes unnecessary? Thanks for the print responses too!
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I'd suggest always doing a wipe when going from ROM to ROM.
This is how I do my wipes.
NANDROID current ROM
Flash new ROM
If I even see one force close, I factory reset.
@lestat.. but when I do wipe it.. doesn't it wipe the SD card too? Like when I hit factory settings does it clear SD as well?
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ANdroid1AC said:
@lestat.. but when I do wipe it.. doesn't it wipe the SD card too? Like when I hit factory settings does it clear SD as well?
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I'm not sure on that as I always use ClockworkMod to factory reset.
It doesn't touch your SDcard.
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@twin.. I'm running gingerbread so what's a good Rom to run with 2.3.5? @ lestat.. OK cool then ill try it through CWM.. thanks man
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ANdroid1AC said:
@twin.. I'm running gingerbread so what's a good Rom to run with 2.3.5? @ lestat.. OK cool then ill try it through CWM.. thanks man
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You'll have to try the ROMs for yourself. I can't say for myself as a dev.
I personally like thrill seeker. The original developer had to give up on it because he's been busy, but another dev (Bdadd34) has picked it up and is continuing to work on it. I like it because its stable and very simple to flash and I don't have to flash to a different baseband (which I've never tried). Also from reading on here for a while I know lestat's acidhazard rom is a favorite among most not only for the thrill here in the US, but also for a lot O3D users. His is a rom kitchen so you pretty much build the rom with features you want. its still a little over my head but lestat has a great reputation on here for being super helpful. I'm sure he'd explain it much better or just check out his website which I'm sure a link is in the post for his rom.
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I'm using Dark's acidhazard rom with acura's beast 1.3 extreme low voltage kernel. I have no complaints and the support from dark is incredible. I'm on v20p too and I haven't experienced any ghost calls yet. *knocks on wood* I would definitely recommend acid hazard..
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I tried to flash thrill seeker to it but it put my phone in a loop so I don't know what's going on.. I don't think I know enough yet. Any suggestions. Play by play would be nice.
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ANdroid1AC said:
I tried to flash thrill seeker to it but it put my phone in a loop so I don't know what's going on.. I don't think I know enough yet. Any suggestions. Play by play would be nice.
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You need to go into cwm using the 3d volume down and power button combo when you see of symbol let off power button then once in cwm recovery then you need to do a factory reset then reboot phone that should fix your problem
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Lg Thrill (p925) on tmobile network v10e ROM HELP
hi everyone.. i was wondering could anyone tell me which roms i could flash on my stock 2.2.2 v10e lg thrill 3D? i liked CM 7.2 but no baseband... i tried a few methods posted around the site here but jus keep gettin bricked and looped at startup screen..thanks goozeness for CWM lol...thanks in advance
oh and probably dumb to ask since all leads have pointed me to a hell NO
but can i get 3g/4g on my thrill using tmobile?? i know smack me now lol but i ran into what someone called "the golden ticket" and when i d/l the zip to my sd whether its internal or external sd.. i cant find it in CWM mode to flash it.
wayno140 said:
You need to go into cwm using the 3d volume down and power button combo when you see of symbol let off power button then once in cwm recovery then you need to do a factory reset then reboot phone that should fix your problem ..
Thanks man but when you factory reset does it clear ur external SD card?
My other question is when I copy n paste it zip file containing the ROM to my phone should it be on internal or external?
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Help ! System apps deleted

So my ohone is rooted and I deleted some system apps and i dont even remember which ones so now i want to update and my phone wont do with ota so need a solution to this. Will downgrading to GB solve the prob...???
You can install the same rom again using pc odin.
I did that but didn't seem to workout
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Got cwm recovery?
Didnt make a backup?
If you havent got cwm, flash a cwm recovery image (with a new kernel... Dunno what system files u removed so...) using odin or heimdall.
Next: flash the rom of your likings after a full wipe.
After all that: BACKUP (using cwm).
Goodluck.
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You dont need odin.find a safe kernel like philz or abyss then download the stock rom and follow the steps for flashing it(i dont know whether requires wipe or not!)
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when you say the phone wont do OTA, what do you mean?
nokiamodeln91 said:
when you say the phone wont do OTA, what do you mean?
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Ota update is not available for modified roms.i think he is talking about that
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hes not using a custom rom. he just rooted a stock rom and deleted some apps. This will not cause an issue with OTA unless he deleted the software updater
nokiamodeln91 said:
hes not using a custom rom. he just rooted a stock rom and deleted some apps. This will not cause an issue with OTA unless he deleted the software updater
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There you go.congratulations
I think you found what this guy deleted
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Thanks guys for your help I downloaded a stock 4.0.4 rom and used a PC Odin and did an upgrade and everything is fixed.thank you all very much
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