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[Captivate Android Development] Zukoso:
this is the 2nd time I do it, and after reflashing the kernel, it's stuck at galaxy s screen... :(
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
What kernel are you trying to use?
[Captivate Android Development] Zukoso:
I9000_reoriented_vG.1.1_novoo.tar

the one in the OP updates... first time you flash the kernel it works fine, I'm only seen this problem in rooting process
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
I don't know. Try starting over. This time before you flash the fugu kernel, uncheck auto reboot in odin. When it finishes, reboot into dl mode and flash the xcal kernel. That's all I can think of.
[Captivate Android Development] foit:
So I was on Apex 8.1 with lagfix and the bootloader from this thread and I undid the lagfix successfully. But then I went to go use the odin one click back to stock 2.1 and it got stuck in the middle of the process while in download mode and now I have the phone!pc image. What can I do at this point? Help!

edit: Never mind I got it. (take out and put back in battery, hold volume down, and connect usb). The warning about a permanent brick in the OP's post scared me though...
[Captivate Android Development] baxim:
Hello guys!

i used the apex 8.2 but the phone turns off itself.

I flash odin oneclick 2.3.3 but the phone still turns off by itself.

i think is 19000 bootloaders, and i decide tobacks stock captivate or captivate 2.3.3

but I put the phone in download mode and windows 7 does not recognize the phone and now i cant use odin.

forgive my English, could you help me to back to stock captivate or captivate 2.3.3?
[Captivate Android Development] Probaholic1:
Try to see if your drivers are correct, when in doubt reinstall
[Captivate Android Development] DAVIRO:
THANKS for this post!! this revived my Samsung Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Haha Wow glad to see that this thread did so well. I have Since moved to the Galaxy S II but I check back in the captivate forums every now and again if for nothing else a sense of nostalgia haha. 56,000 Views....not bad :D Thanks guys!
[Captivate Android Development] TayzGpa:
I have used this excellent tutorial and all is working fine. I have a USA I897 Froyo that I wanted to move to I9000 Gingerbread and this walk through worked perfect. I was wondering though, is there a write up somewhere that you know of that would give me the steps to move to 2.3.5,6 or 7?
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
Grab the firmware package you want. follow the same steps.
[Captivate Android Development] TayzGpa:
Great. Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] smitty5569:
During this step my power went out ... what horrible timing. I can't seem to get into download mode. Anyone know what I can do?
[Captivate Android Development] Probaholic1:
It's not letting you do anything?
[Captivate Android Development] smitty5569:
I can't get into download mode. My computer doesn't see the phone when its plugged so as far as I'm aware I can't do anything through Odin. The OS doesn't load, when the phone is plugged in or turned on the image below displays on the screen.

I'm not sure if I'm forgetting anything.
[Captivate Android Development] kafepuya:
That is download mode as well. Just proceed a if you were in d/l mode. Or you could use AdamOutler's One Click Unbrick. Either method will get you out of your jam.
[Captivate Android Development] smitty5569:
I would usually use odin but since my computer doesn't pick up the device when its plugged in (so neither does odin). I got AdamOutler's oneclick unbrick working but it doesn't see my phone either..
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
This should've been in Android Development. Thread would have exploded by now :P
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
+1 10 char
[Captivate Android Development] jpcdeux:
AGREED!
[Captivate Android Development] zelendel:
Your right. I will move it there. I would add the normal warning to the first post though, as there will be those that will brick lol
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
Great instructions, happy this is in development, easy read, Im currently on Hamsterbread on top of JVB, pretty sweet lightweight ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
How did you install the i9000 ROM on your Captivate?
[Captivate Android Development] jpcdeux:
Did you even bother reading the OP? You know, the one with instructions.
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Of course I did. That tells us how to install stock GB. Different than what I'm asking.
[Captivate Android Development] han.azuki:
Say I want to reset phone and format usb. I did that, but it does not clear everything like it ued to from froyo. (I see old icons with sd marked on it, and I dont th start welcome tutorial) it does not seem like a clear format. What do ineed to do?
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
Flash through cwm like normal, just replace the kernel in the zip with the reoriented one ... That Should work.
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Do I need to mess with bootloaders if I'm using a GB ROM?
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
Nope you already flashed the necessary bootloaders when you flashed to stock gb with odin. That had to be done first. And then flash the rom...
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Ah, ok. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] Pinepig:
Careful boys and girls, I had GB running ( and pretty nice at that ) just to check it out ( I had everything backed up ). Used Odin to 3button fix back and I believe I have a total brick, won't do anything at all, no button combos, no power on, no nothing.

Off to find the warranty number, hope there is an ATT center local to me.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
There have been a couple other people who used Odin with 3 button fix and bricked their phone as well. No one using Odin one-click has reported bricks that I'm aware of.
[Captivate Android Development] jpcdeux:
Anyone tried out any kernels with this yet? Assuming cm7 gb kernels would work...
[Captivate Android Development] shiftystylee:
I don't believe they will. I think they format the file system in a different manner. Correct me if im wrong...
[Captivate Android Development] spinz:
Those kernels are a no go..only xcals for now.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Awesome! im glad to see that this thread is actually helping people :D. Did you guys have and feedback as to things i should change or add?

Edit: also could a mod maybe sticky this for a while? I intend to update it when things change, and this is pretty much required for anything gingerbread you wanna do at the moment.
[Captivate Android Development] zippox180:
I tried that initially when jvb came out and had no luck just would stay at boot screen so I don't think so. Better to use xcals
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
People if you decide to go back to 2.1 stock do not use Odin JF6 with 3 button fix because you will brick your phone. This version only updates the secondary bootloader and the phone won't work with the primary bootloader set as gingerbread and the secondary set as eclair. Might help if this is in the OP.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Brick your phone as in completely bricked? or just need to be reflashed.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
Completely. It's happened to a few people already.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
Here's what icezar1 had to say about it:

Do not return to stock using the pack with 3 button fix after updating bootloaders to GB!!!!!!!!

Reason: 3 button fix contains only the secondary bootloader and the phone won't work with primary GB bootloader and eclair secondary bootloader.

I am not home now and can't update the OP so pass on this info.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Have you or anyone else tried using a jig? Or is this a bootloader brick and also can anyone else verify this? And does the 1 click odin work fine?
[Captivate Android Development] shiftystylee:
Ha..you beat me to it...I was about to share the same info. Glad icezar found a reasonable explination as to why some phones bricked.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
1 click works fine because it installs the old bootloader to both the primary and secondary. If you look on continium 5 thread there are few people posting about it.

Edit: Jig won't work with gingerbread bootloader.
[Captivate Android Development] Ranulf WolfSage:
From what I've read the one-click WILL work, and no a jig will not fix the issue. Warranty replacement WILL fix it, lol...

EDIT: Harpo beat me to it...
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
ok well it seems youre correct on everything except for the jigs not working with the gingerbread bootloader. I just powered down my phone and inserted the Jig and it powers up to download mode. now if you were trying to say a jig cannot fix this ONCE youve bricked by using the 3 button odin, then yes i agree. will update the original post.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
That's what I meant about the jig, sorry.
[Captivate Android Development] Ranulf WolfSage:
That's what I mean, once bricked, there is no restoring it to d/l mode with the jig, you are officially SOL!
[Captivate Android Development] Pinepig:
Well in my case completely bricked, as in done, didn't do jack, A BRICK.

LOL have new ( refurb ) cappy now, I gotta say the GPS works better even stock ( Sorry I had to ).
[Captivate Android Development] Probaholic1:
In the first part, step 6 where it says to select the pit file and xcals kernel. I don't see it in the zip file. Where is it located? do I have to download the kernel from somewhere? please let me know
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
re: rooting instructions

im pretty sure if you are

not

selecting "re-partition" you don't need pit.

the pit is the partitioning table file. this is why re-partition auto selects when you choose a pit file.

though i could be wrong.

im not flashing until a better kernel is out.

doing plenty of research in the mean-time though.
[Captivate Android Development] PeteSeiler2010:
Is it possible to restore the stock bootloader?
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
yes by flashing back to stock with Odin3 one click downloader.

I believe it is somewhere in all the instructions
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:
I hate to beat a dead horse, but I want to be perfectly clear before I flash a gb rom.if I should decide to go back to stock from this rom or continuum, I can do so using Odin oneclick because it will restore the old bootloaders.do not use Odin oneclick with the 3 button fix because it will permanently brick the phone. To date has anyone bricked their phone with the Odin one click non 3 button fix version, I know its been covered just making sure I read right, and that this covered continuum too.
[Captivate Android Development] jpcdeux:
Anyone else getting WICKED keyboard lag?
[Captivate Android Development] Pinepig:
As far as I know, nobody has bricked because of borked bootloader incompatibility by using one click, I have insider knowledge that the 3 button fix will hose your shiz.

The next question is, if you loose the three button recovery should you first odin one click and then use the 3 button fix since I'm assuming that one click puts the 2.1/2.2 style bootloader back in. Logically it makes sense. It doesn't affect me anymore as my phone now no longer has the 3 button problem but it may affect somebody.
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
Odin3 One Click is from Samsung/Att - it is official

Also what do the instructions say about flashing to stock?

im not going to answer that.

Odin3 (with 3button fix FILE) IS NOT ONE CLICK DOWNLOADER(see above) but is from samsung for all NON att phones.

you can brick with odin oneclick, the regular odin, AND in clockwork...

there is NO SAFE WAY to flash.

this is why it VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY.

no matter how you do it, you can screw it up forever!
[Captivate Android Development] PeteSeiler2010:
This step by step guide was very easy to follow, thank you for your work.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
If any of you are worried about warranty at this poist please dont even think about trying to follow this guide to install gingerbread (or any other rom at that point). The reason that i say to use odin 1 click is because of the way it writes to both the primary AND secondary bootloaders as to where the odin with 3 button fix DOES NOT write to the second bootloader causing you to have the main as 2.x and the secondary as 2.3.3 which will cause a NON repairable (even with a jig) brick.
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:
thank you very much for the response dude I was just making sure, and now i feel better about flashing. the only reason i would want to go back to stock would be to flash another rom. did i read that we could flash other roms from the new 2.3 boot loader? or did i dream that?:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:
as long as odin oneclick still works, i am happy as can be. I flash roms way too often to be "stuck " on one because of the bootloader. from what i have read though i should be good to go and am looking forward to gb thank you very much for posting this :D
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Everyone is worried they'll be stuck on GB after flashing, but the reality, the new bootloaders will be required for all future GB ROMs, so it's nothing to worry about.
[Captivate Android Development] cumanzor:
I guess the question applies more to people who just want to take a look at this and then go back to a 2.2 ROM which are pretty polished by now.

How is this working BTW? Any know issues?
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
On another thread I was told that there was a jf6 .tar for full odin around somewhere that is "safe" way to revert to stock and will not break the 3button fix that the new GB Bootloaders loaded because it doesnt flash bootloaders. Does anyone know about this file and where I could find it?

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
It works wonderfully other than the lack features in the kernel. But this is only due to it being just a few days old.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Never mind I found the file that doesn't have Bootlloaders.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
You might want to share the link so others in the same situation have it.
[Captivate Android Development] bunnsguy:
oh jeez...thought I had a scare but everything went fine. stock 2.3.3 is pretty fast, can't wait to play with custom roms now :)
[Captivate Android Development] PeteSeiler2010:
Thank you so much for this, I have been running it all day. It just works so well, I am not ready to flash away from this, it is just that good.
[Captivate Android Development] n19htmare:
Is lagfix not needed or just not implemented yet?
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
The 2nd part of your question is the answer you seek.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Here you go..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=995143
[Captivate Android Development] Hondo82:
Flashed with no problems. Directions were perfect and easy to understand. Gonna try this out for a while and see how it goes. Appreciate the effort you put in to everything.
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
Anyone have a good dl link for the pack? its not working for me.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
I just gave it a click and it seems to be working just fine for me. ill be getting some mirrors up later tonight tho. Sorry for any inconveniences
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
It may just be my phone. Seems like it doesnt like mediafire..:-P
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Oh well its not a pack for your phone anyway hah. its got instructions inside it and all the files you need to flash 2.3.3
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
How is this different from Continuum? A lot less steps to that GB ROM...Just a single PDA file via ODIN and it was already rooted....Just wondering if future Custom Roms would benefit.
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
bite me. Lol already on 2.3.3 would like to compare this with cm7 and cont. B5 though..waaahhh! mirror! waahhh! :-P
[Captivate Android Development] nuwayman:
you should try one of the custom roms from the i9000 development based on jvb and see the difference. i didnt even have stock for more then 2 minutes before flashing a custom rom. using gingercriskelo rom right now. about to try debus rom cause they say it has excellent battery. love having the option between the 2 forums. also flashed sv0911 gingerfire blue theme. looks awesome.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
This people helps learn how to flash and a little about odin and the bootloaders that people are so afraid of. it also gives people a chance to experience stock gingerbread and ontop of that, once theyre on this gingerbread you can flash any I9000 custom JVB based 2.3.3 rom with a simple clear of the cache and data/factory reset (and then reflashing the custom kernel of course).
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
Yup. This might actually reduce the number of "OMG HELP!!! I bricked my phone (..and pants) threads. Thanks HaiKaiDo!
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Lol @ the "(and pants)" part haha. And no problem. I enjoy giving back any way that i can to this community :]
[Captivate Android Development] PeteSeiler2010:
Can you point me to some of these custom ginger roms?
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
I9000 dev section, the ones you want will say jvb based.
[Captivate Android Development] magicman0:
100% agree. Also gives them an accomplished feeling. By the way, A++ for your guide :D
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Thanks man i appreciate it :D. Glad to see its helping so many!
[Captivate Android Development] Pinepig:
I just put the Debus one on mine after running stock for a day ( wasn't real happy with battery life ) I also had a problem with the jk4 modem having a one second lag when answering a call before I could hear anything. I switched to the JVK modem ( found in the first post of the modem thread stickied up top ) and that fixed it and I didn't loose any data speed. Batt on Debus seems to be OK after and hour of mild use. I'll give it a run for a day and see how it does.

Remember back in the early days of the I9000 roms that just didn't work very well on the cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Hey! Sure dude let me link you to some of the ones ive flashed myself and love.

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Foreward Note

Make sure that you go into CWM menu and choose clear cache and clear data/factory reset first. and of course when youre done flashing youll need to flash xcals kernel through odin WITH the pit and no repartition again. for some reasont he way he scripted the cwm flashable zip version of his kernel, the new CWM doesnt like it and wont flash it so just do it the odin way. and also youll need to reflash the home button fix. :D

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Debus Rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893385

Insanity

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=843019

HamsterBread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=844514

Simply Honey 3.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1020720

Juwes Smart Edition

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964672
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
OK so I am already on the Gb bootloaders...so I can flash any i9000 GB ROM after clearing the cache and reset..THEN flash a kernel through CWM...Do we have to flash a Kernel if the ROM already has one? Are you saying the GB ROMs do not have kernels or will just us the kernel already in the phone from the previous or initial GB ROM flash?
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Are you using cwm 3(orange recovery) on samsung roms now? If that's the case, xcal will have to change the scripting from amend, to edify.
[Captivate Android Development] majinzen:
Some of the kernels in the i9000 section are using cwm3. So if you flash the rom without replacing the kernel in the updates folder you will have to flash xcal's kernel using Odin.
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
The rom will have an I9000 kernel in it, that won't have the orientation fix. When you flash a rom it will replace xcals kernel so you would need to reflash it with odin after the rom flash.
[Captivate Android Development] majinzen:
You can replace the kernel in the rom (before you flash) to make things go a little faster.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Yep seems like all the I9000 ones are.
[Captivate Android Development] Pinepig:
The Debus rom wasn't, it's still on the green recovery and xCaliburs CWM kernel worked just fine.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
+1 lol I stand corrected.
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Yeah, that's why. Koush dropped amend support in cwm3. It's been deprecated since Android 1.6, so it's nice to finally see it dropped.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
I wonder why xcal chose to use that then?
[Captivate Android Development] Endoran:
Isn't this true for any GB you flash, be it this one or a custom? If it's not...why only this one?

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
later on things will smooth out and everyone will be on 2.3 and we can just make rom flashes for CWM like old days, this will be used to upgrade people to that stage. (if we dont get our own gingerbread)

that should go in OP for reference

but 1 edit to OP, STEP 6 - when flashing kernel, he is right, dont have "repartition" checked, BUT because of that you dont need pit file! Not that big of a deal though, the pit file is used for repartitioning, if you dont re-partition, dont need pit file. (stands for Partitioning Information Table). But ya.. for the kernel dont need it. Wont hurt doesnt get used just unnecessary.

and if the 512 pit file is the same as the original 512 pit, it *

may

* not be needed at all for the first package flash, but im not going to risk trying that one...

I could be completely wrong on that one

, but if its the same file its just formatting it and re-partitioning the same setup before it flashes, and before it flashes each partition it formats it, so it would be redundant unless it changes something.
[Captivate Android Development] pj1000:
Everything appears to be working fine except my data connection is missing in action. Network works fine on wi-fi. Any ideas on a fix? Thanks.

Edit: Data "H"/3G reappeared after CWM factory reset.
[Captivate Android Development] weedolo9y:
hmmm corrupt .rar .... ive redownload from mirror 100 times still nothing switched from winrar to 7zip nothing ???
[Captivate Android Development] kedster:
Hey Hai (its ketterer the canadian lol)

i wanted to ask you if you could add something to the tutorial

I find it very indepth, and says it all, But could you include more comments on what each step does. it just helps people to understand what they are doing and, then they learn and they can get help easier. Like i think i understand it but like 2 weeks ago i would have maybe not wanted to to this because of not knowing what each step did
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Weird, i just downloaded from both links to check and neither of them were corrupted.
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Haha, yeah dude I could do that :D
[Captivate Android Development] wvumaniac79:
Is the correct way to flash back using the Odin from DG's thread?
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
You want to use the 1 click odin.
[Captivate Android Development] bulletproof1013:
+1 to that thanks
[Captivate Android Development] tae_254:
Is it normal for the factoryfs.rfs step in odin to take a VERY long time.

Edit: Got it working.
[Captivate Android Development] sinichi21:
Hi just want to confirm after i flash this 2.3 gingerbread rom, the only way to go back to stock is by using the oneclick odin right? now my question is i would lose the 3 button download mode right? and if i would like to have it back i just flash the stock with the 3 button odin while on the stock eclair?
[Captivate Android Development] mwiz123:
i cant change my usb modes
[Captivate Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
you can. its in Settings>Wireless And Network>Usb Settings