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Any brave volunteers?

I have built a Froyo ROM from source. I got the Captivate vendor files from Krylon360 over at Cyanogen, updated them, and built a ROM. I was able to get the leaked Froyo Captivate system.img and extract it so I could get the files required for our device. The ROM build cleanly and I was able to restore it to my device but since I have an Eclair kernel it will not boot. I actually read later in a forum that an Eclair kernel won't boot a Froyo system.
Anyway, I am looking for anyone who has a Captivate with the leaked Froyo build installed to try and restore my ROM. It will not brick your phone, I promise. I took a Nandroid backup before restoring and when I saw why it wasn't booting in logcat I booted into recovery and restored my last backup.
I just want to see if this guy will boot properly with a Froyo kernel and also see if I have all the device drivers working, etc.
Thanks!

Just replied to your other post Let's do this!

Sounds pretty awesome, but why didn't you just flash a Froyo kernel on your phone? Upload it and post up a link so we can see what you have.

gtg465x said:
Sounds pretty awesome, but why didn't you just flash a Froyo kernel on your phone? Upload it and post up a link so we can see what you have.
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He's not running windows and therefore can't use ODIN to swap kernels.

I was planning on flashing to Cog beta 8 today anyway.... I can give it a try.

Flashing requires Odin which requires Windows which I do not have.
I will post a dropbox link in a few minutes.
I built without kernel so if the ramdisk.img gives you grief, exclude it from the backup and also remove it from nandroid.md5.
In fact you should only need to restore system.img.

Just saw the above post...I'll be anxiously awaiting the link.

Thanks, guys. Remember, I am doing this for ALL OF US.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6995251/full_captivate.tgz
Like I said, you should only need system.img. So basically, edit nandroid.md5 and strip out the checksums for the other two files. Then copy nandroid.md5 and system.img to your recovery directory. Mine is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
Report back what you find.

If you have the sdk installed, please use adb logcat to get me any details. I am working with a couple of guys who work on both Cyanogen and Cognition to hash the details out. Like I said, I got all the hardware-specific files dialed in so we should be okay.

downloading now and will give it a shot..i have a test captivate so I dont mind bricking it.

aqtrans said:
Just saw the above post...I'll be anxiously awaiting the link.
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Thanks. I wanted to go the AOSP route because I think what happens is.. People are modding the factory carrier images but you don't always know what's in there and can end up with crap you don't need. Plus, this is the latest 2.2.1 from AOSP.

Restoring it now...

vunuts said:
He's not running windows and therefore can't use ODIN to swap kernels.
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You can swap kernels using redbend if you have 2e recovery (which he should considering that he is on Eclair). You can also flash using the open source alternative to Odin that is available here.

Any screenshots?
What are the specs of this Rom? Is it completely AOSP?

rajendra82 said:
You can swap kernels using redbend if you have 2e recovery (which he should considering that he is on Eclair). You can also flash using the open source alternative to Odin that is available here.
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Please point me to this alternative.

2kgt said:
Any screenshots?
What are the specs of this Rom? Is it completely AOSP?
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100% AOSP 2.2.1 with Samsung-specific stuff pulled in via extract-files.sh.

gtg465x said:
Restoring it now...
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Awesome. If it comes up, check system info to see if the name and all that is correct. Also see if Bluetooth, WiFi, etc work.

gdanko said:
Please point me to this alternative.
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Heimdall is it's name. I can attest for it's stability. I've used it quite a few times on Archlinux when I didn't feel like booting into Windows. One note is you always need to give it a PIT file.

you want this loaded thru ODIN?

I'm getting MD5 mismatch... looking into it.

Rooted but want Sprint OTA Froyo update...possible?

Hi all,
I followed this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067 about a month ago and completed all the way to 2.3.2
From this, i gather that I am rooted and have a modified kernel.
The about phone shows:
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: S700.0.5S.DG17
Kernel Version: 2.6.29
Build Number: Samsung Eclair.DG17
My goal was to only to be able to use Android Wifi Tether.
Since the release of Froyo2.2. I was hoping to get it over the air. I read a thread that I needed to be at something besides DG17 to get the OTA update. I will make that mod, but since i'm Rooted and possible modified the kernel, will I ever get the OTA automatically from sprint?...or is it just manual from this point forward?
Again, my only goal ws to use Android Wifi Tether, if I did too much or need to go back to stock and do a simpler less invasive root process and still can achieve this, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

You will likely need at least DI07 to get the OTA...probably DI18...I recommend flashing to DI18, then rooting.
After that, as long as you have all of the Sprint apps installed you should be fine.
To flash DI18 look in the dev forum for DI18 .tar file and Odin instructions.

juejaimon said:
Hi all,
I followed this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067 about a month ago and completed all the way to 2.3.2
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I was afraid that I went to far as I was unsure if I needed the clockwork recovery part for my android wifi tether purposes.

Rooting generally doesn't break ota updates, but updates may break your root.
Clockworkmod won't affect your update
You need root for your wireless tether, but not CWM.
If you flash roms other than stock, it will almost definitely break ota updates.
The DI18->FroYo update will be the first out, whenever we finally get it. DG17, DG27 and DI07 updates will probably come out later. Some people are having a hard time getting the updates to DI18 (the most recent official update) If you feel up to it, you can use Odin3 to update yourself to a stock DI18 that will receive the ota. Since you have clockworkmod, just do a backup before you Odin DI18 and then use advanced restore to restore your /data and get all your programs and settings back.

Oh my ****ing god, another thread about this? Do you ****ing morons ever go to page 2?
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Lol^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Q] Flashing a ROM

Hey Guys,
I have the Samsung Fascinate (verizon). I rooted the phone using the SuperOneClick method and it worked fine. I have Superuser in my apps area. I went into Market and downloaded ROM Manager and then did the Flash Recovery and chose Fascinate. Here is where I get a little confused. I see ROMs on here like Super Clean DL09. I have DL09 already and I just want to flash the ROM but then I see things that you need to flash the radio and kernel with ODIN. I have gone through the stickies but I am a little leary at this point. Any detailed step by step on how to do the radio and kernel and then ROM...or can I just flash the ROM and be fine? Any clarification would be great.

Shakes The AssClown said:
Hey Guys,
I have the Samsung Fascinate (verizon). I rooted the phone using the SuperOneClick method and it worked fine. I have Superuser in my apps area. I went into Market and downloaded ROM Manager and then did the Flash Recovery and chose Fascinate. Here is where I get a little confused. I see ROMs on here like Super Clean DL09. I have DL09 already and I just want to flash the ROM but then I see things that you need to flash the radio and kernel with ODIN. I have gone through the stickies but I am a little leary at this point. Any detailed step by step on how to do the radio and kernel and then ROM...or can I just flash the ROM and be fine? Any clarification would be great.
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You need to flash ClockworkMod through Odin, and then install Clockworkmod through Rom Manager. After all of that, then you can flash Roms through Rom Manager or you manually boot into Clockworkmod recovery and install that way. You don't flash kernels or roms through odin. You flash through clockworkmod. You don't need to worry about the radio as you already have the correct one unless you are planning on trying Dj05 roms/kernels in which case you would need to flash a Dj05 modem.
Keep reading through threads. There's plenty of directions redgarding flashing CWM. Before you start flashing away, make sure you also read up on what to do if you mess up your phone. It would be wise of you to both make a nandroid backup through CWM and to download a complete stock image of dl09 so you can restore in the event you screw up your phone. Just do some more reading so you are prepared.
Sent from my DL09 SuperClean .4/JT 12-30 Kernel Fascinate.

SOTK,
Here is a link for the The Unlockr. This is where I got the information from and so far it seems to be correct. You said i have to flash clockwork through Odin...they don't mention it there. Not undermining...just trying to make sense of everything. I am going to do a backup (thanks for the reminder). I was just unsure about the radio and kernel stuff. Let me know what you think about this info here at the link
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/12/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-android-phone-after-any-one-click-root-methods/

Shakes The AssClown said:
SOTK,
Here is a link for the The Unlockr. This is where I got the information from and so far it seems to be correct. You said i have to flash clockwork through Odin...they don't mention it there. Not undermining...just trying to make sense of everything. I am going to do a backup (thanks for the reminder). I was just unsure about the radio and kernel stuff. Let me know what you think about this info here at the link
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/12/ho...droid-phone-after-any-one-click-root-methods/
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You can try and do a back up all you want but until you flash clock work mod via odin you will not have any success. As he stated (or she), you do not need to flash the radio as long as you stay on dl09 roms only. Adrynalyne has provided many kernels for us dl09 users in the development section of our phone.
EDIT: follow this link to a TEE and you'll be fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
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Shakes The AssClown said:
SOTK,
Here is a link for the The Unlockr. This is where I got the information from and so far it seems to be correct. You said i have to flash clockwork through Odin...they don't mention it there. Not undermining...just trying to make sense of everything. I am going to do a backup (thanks for the reminder). I was just unsure about the radio and kernel stuff. Let me know what you think about this info here at the link
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/12/ho...droid-phone-after-any-one-click-root-methods/
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Interesting site. I prefer xda and android central. The site you gave me didn't seem to be fascinate specific which makes me uncomfortable. There is much better information here and at android central.
Yes, they didn't mention flashing CWM through odin which is wrong. You must do that before you can start flashing roms (unless there is some super new procedure I know nothing about which is unlikely or would have read about it here).
Sent from my DL09 SuperClean .4/JT 12-30 Kernel Fascinate.

Powell730 and SOTK,
I flashed Clockwork using ODIN...everything went great. Afterwards I did a cold start and held the vol buttons while hitting the power...came right up for me. I performed a backup right away. Just wanted to thank you all again for the clarifications and help. One thing I noticed....since I did this now my soft keys no longer do haptic feedback on them. I checked the settings and it's enabled but still don't feel anything when I hit them.

Shakes The AssClown said:
Powell730 and SOTK,
I flashed Clockwork using ODIN...everything went great. Afterwards I did a cold start and held the vol buttons while hitting the power...came right up for me. I performed a backup right away. Just wanted to thank you all again for the clarifications and help. One thing I noticed....since I did this now my soft keys no longer do haptic feedback on them. I checked the settings and it's enabled but still don't feel anything when I hit them.
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Awesome! Glad you got it figured out. Have fun flashing Roms. It's addicting!

Once you flash a DL09 kernel your haptic will come back.

Kevin Gossett said:
Once you flash a DL09 kernel your haptic will come back.
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What he said.. When you flashed cwm it installed a di01 kernel on your phone, you'll need to flash a dl09 kernel and you'll get your haptic feedback back.
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Custom Roms for ICS

Hello
I am considering installing a custom rom for ICS. I notice that some are in RC stages. I have a few questions:
What custom rom is the best for ICS?
Can you update the rom version without needing to reflash?
Thanks

oxfordmark said:
Hello
I am considering installing a custom rom for ICS. I notice that some are in RC stages. I have a few questions:
What custom rom is the best for ICS?
Can you update the rom version without needing to reflash?
Thanks
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Lokk at here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427477
Allways an update version needs to be flashed, but if you are on ICS you normally are not needed to make a factory reset. Only flash the update and reboot.
Nevertheless it is usefull to safe your data. CWM backup and Titanium Backup I would advice.

You should probably post in Q&A for this stuff.
There are two prominent versions at the mo,
1 - Onecosmics ICS RC 2.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398223)
2 - Teamhacksungs ICS ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363593)
There are a few more but these are probably your best place to start.
OneCosmics version is based on stock ICS, Teamhacksungs is more of a CM7/ICS build, so not totally stock.
Both work well, but neither are perfect yet. Onecosmics is goodin my eye as i like stock. Keep it simple and hopefully little will break....
You should also read the android development page for i9000, this will show you all you need and you can read what you like!
Getting a 'Custom Rom' will be rare at this point as stock still isn't 100% to work off.
You can install both via CWM i believe. Just ensure you go from stock and backup via Nandroid or similar.
Going back to GB, you can just flash via ODIN.
Flake x

n99flake said:
You should probably post in Q&A for this stuff.
There are two prominent versions at the mo,
1 - Onecosmics ICS RC 2.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398223)
2 - Teamhacksungs ICS ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363593)
There are a few more but these are probably your best place to start.
OneCosmics version is based on stock ICS, Teamhacksungs is more of a CM7/ICS build, so not totally stock.
Both work well, but neither are perfect yet. Onecosmics is goodin my eye as i like stock. Keep it simple and hopefully little will break....
You should also read the android development page for i9000, this will show you all you need and you can read what you like!
Getting a 'Custom Rom' will be rare at this point as stock still isn't 100% to work off.
You can install both via CWM i believe. Just ensure you go from stock and backup via Nandroid or similar.
Going back to GB, you can just flash via ODIN.
Flake x
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Do you flash it like other roms? 3 files in Odin?

oxfordmark said:
Do you flash it like other roms? 3 files in Odin?
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No flashing is through recovery mode (cwm) . All instructions are posted in teamhacksung ics first post.
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I cant see anything about flashing from a stock rom. I need a "from scratch" guide.

I myself would go for onescomics, but i just like stock android over CM7

oxfordmark said:
I cant see anything about flashing from a stock rom. I need a "from scratch" guide.
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Basically -
you want ICS to be installed over a clean firmware install to avoid potential problems. i.e. Stock firmware (stock with root is fine by the way!) with a factory reset & cache wipe from recovery mode. THEN install ICS via CWM.
If you are on stock GB already, then just do a factory reset & Cache wipe and go from there with instructions on Onecosmics thread mentioned above etc.
Make sure you know what you're doing and backup your efs etc.
That help?
Flake x

How do you install cwm?
The instructions doesnt.give detailed instructions..
Can you post what i should do from installing cwm to flashing the rom? I am using jvu btw.
Sorry for being thick
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oxfordmark said:
How do you install cwm?
The instructions doesnt.give detailed instructions..
Can you post what i should do from installing cwm to flashing the rom? I am using jvu btw.
Sorry for being thick
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Cripes, you should do some forum reading, i'm worries you don't know enough to be doing this to your phone (sorry, i just don't want you to do something you're not sure about...)
CWM is generally installed when you root your phone, easiest method is with Chainfire's Root (i think SuperOneClick is also working again now, but i can't guarantee it'll work on JVU).
CF-Root (Chainfire's Root) look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
Make sure you use root for JVU, and follow instructions, flash with ODIN.
This will install CWM and superuser. You can do a backup in CWM. Please read up on how it works, there are plenty of guides out there. for EFS backup, read about, i'd advise it, just in case. With root, there are programs you can download from market to do it, or Nandroid, if you know how that works.
NB: ROOTING VOIDS YOUR WARANTEE
kapeesh?
whatever you do, make sure you know what you're doing before flashing anything.
and read up on CWM and recovery mode. There be dragons in there....
Flake x
(p.s. remember to thank all the useful people yeh? )

Be careful have a good read up before you decide to flash. Make sure you read up on how to un brick your phone just in case.
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Ok i have been.reading up. One morr thing. I will use the root above then back up everything. I can do this from jvu?
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oxfordmark said:
Ok i have been.reading up. One morr thing. I will use the root above then back up everything. I can do this from jvu?
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Yup. Cf-root is available for JVU.
Flake x

Done, had a scare at first.
When i flashed from cm7 to ics it didnt recognise my iemi or get a signal.
I Odin'd back to JVU and flashed the kernal then went straight to ICS and its working fine.

Yeah, I got the generic imei on flashing cm7, don't know why, as I'd used cm7 before with no issues. Fortunately had a backup. Bit scary though.

oxfordmark said:
Done, had a scare at first.
When i flashed from cm7 to ics it didnt recognise my iemi or get a signal.
I Odin'd back to JVU and flashed the kernal then went straight to ICS and its working fine.
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Glad it worked! Remember your thanks.
Flake x

Quick nod if I'm in the right direction here...

I'm updating my wife's rooted Epic from 2.2.1 to the latest EL30 Gingerbread release and am not seeing a thread that fully addresses the process here. I've been in HTC land for the past year and the whole odin/pit thing is completely greek to me, so I'm really concerned with making sure I don't brick her phone and get yelled at for spending 3 hours trying to fix what I just did
Are these steps correct?
1. Odin/Pit/Tar official EL30
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
2. Update CWM to 5.0.2.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
3. Flash new ROM (Looking at SleeperROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465628&highlight=sleeper
I'm assuming that the new CWM has a one-click root method like before, but I cannot find the details in the thread. If not, do the instructions in the "Rooting EI22 after OTA or Google update [11/10]" still apply where I have to download the ACS recovery, or is there an easier method that I haven't found?
I apologize for the noobish post and I'm sure this info is in here somewhere, unfortunately after an hour of searching around I haven't found an updated root/upgrade method that makes this brainless.
Thanks

tstack77 said:
I'm updating my wife's rooted Epic from 2.2.1 to the latest EL30 Gingerbread release and am not seeing a thread that fully addresses the process here. I've been in HTC land for the past year and the whole odin/pit thing is completely greek to me, so I'm really concerned with making sure I don't brick her phone and get yelled at for spending 3 hours trying to fix what I just did
Are these steps correct?
1. Odin/Pit/Tar official EL30
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
2. Update CWM to 5.0.2.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
3. Flash new ROM (Looking at SleeperROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465628&highlight=sleeper
I'm assuming that the new CWM has a one-click root method like before, but I cannot find the details in the thread. If not, do the instructions in the "Rooting EI22 after OTA or Google update [11/10]" still apply where I have to download the ACS recovery, or is there an easier method that I haven't found?
I apologize for the noobish post and I'm sure this info is in here somewhere, unfortunately after an hour of searching around I haven't found an updated root/upgrade method that makes this brainless.
Thanks
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Go on YouTube and search for qbking77. He has every video on how to and what you need for it .
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Thanks. Found the video for upgrading to EL30 and it's much easier than going back to stock. All I need to do after is flash the radio, and there's plenty of info there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJd...DvjVQa1PpcFMG8vvw1JCMbiF4QM6woZhrosK4P_2EAaM=

your welcome
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Your steps are correct.
Basically ODIN the official EL30 tar.
Then ODIN the tar version of CWM5.
This will automatically root your phone and install CWM5.
After that you can flash custom roms of your liking.
I would suggest CM9 beta as it is stable if you use your phone for basic stuff like calling/internet surfing, GPS and other minor tasks.

mtwow789 said:
Your steps are correct.
Basically ODIN the official EL30 tar.
Then ODIN the tar version of CWM5.
This will automatically root your phone and install CWM5.
After that you can flash custom roms of your liking.
I would suggest CM9 beta as it is stable if you use your phone for basic stuff like calling/internet surfing, GPS and other minor tasks.
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Thanks. I'll probably go this route just to ensure that the radio (etc) flashes correctly. However I'll definitely skip CM9 beta until it's at least RC; wife's phone means no fun...she just don't care
***Quick question, to ODIN the tar version of CWM5 are there any special configurations in ODIN to be aware of?
For those that may follow:
First, getting to stock EL30:
http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/02/el30-factory-firmware-image.html
Then ROM Manager (First Download HERE):
Then the next answer to ***

Correct. Make sure the md5's match. So everything will go smooth. You will wanna go to the link in qbking77 video for how to flash cwm 5.0.2.7. I believe is the right one. So you will use odin. Flash the tar. Make sure only reboot is checked. If you are coming from 2.2. And or a bml. Rom. Which. As you was saying it sounds like you are. I don't remeber which slot you put the cwm tar. In. But the video will guide you. . His videos. Comes in handy. If you need any more help. A lot of people will be more then happy to help. Further.
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the beta release is pretty damn stable try the aokp-ms4 www.dev-host.org/rjk I'm running it on my gfs phone and she likes it the most..
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