[Captivate Android Development] Mr3000:
Hello There

Allow me to give a brief history ...

My first Captivate was a 1007 and have flashed back to stock FJ6 many times. Also flashed several Cog versions (4's and 5's) back and forth without issue. Flashed, rooted, updated via kies and so on ...

That being said, I decided to exchange my 1007 due to awful GPS ... hoping to get one that was acceptable. I received a 1101 (refurb)and the GPS was perfect right out of the box (KB1) with ALL stock settings. But I had to have them send another due to a bad speaker and 3.5mm headphone jack. While I was waiting for the replacement I decide to "experiment" with the 1101.

btw ... the three button combo and two button download mode worked great on both devices.

I spend 98% of my device (tweaking/flashing/ ...ect) time reading these forums and trying to learn. I have read every post on this thread so far ... lol

I tried flashing my 1101 back to FJ6 to play with some ROMs while waiting on my replacement. Bad decision ... FJ6 put my 1101 into a boot loop and and thanks goodness I decided to order a JIG (just in case) before hand. Got into download mode (with JIG) and was able to flash to JI6 from DG but was not able to update (Kies) with this. From there I realized I lost the ability to use any button combo's. Read somewhere (after the fact) that some newer Captivates dont play well with FJ6. Oooops, Good thing I have another on the way !

I did find the link in the quote above to flash to JH2 but still no button combos and unable to update. So I continued to JH7 with no problems but still no combos. At least from here I could use Kies to update to KB1. Did so ... you guessed it, still no button combos. And believe me ... I followed all the threads on all the different combos that folks had luck with. Also I am aware of the 3 button fix, just not important because my replacement has arrived (yesterday).

BTW .. I also just used ODIN to flash stock KB1 with no issues.

I received another 1101, refurb of course. JH7 out of the box. I fooled around with it and everything appears to be working great ... Fantastic GPS on stock settings. So I used kies and updated to KB1 (Which I have decided I like best) while leaving everything stock I still am having great luck with GPS and all. Buttons combos work every time.

Ok ... now for the good stuff. Although I have flashed a bit, I still consider myself a noob so please bare with me. This has been the most "user friendly" thread that I have came across here @ XDA, so I feel I wont get flamed to bad ! lol

Being that I dont want to downgrade at all (not saying I wont). I am just trying to figure a way to flash this ROM. I assume I need to flash it using CWM ? And in order to do so, I need to be rooted with ROM Manager. Problem: I have tried several methods to get root on my stock KB1 and have not had any luck.

Please correct me if I am wrong ... "I know you will" lol

Roots Tried:

One-Click-Root

SuperOneClick ... several versions including v1.9.5

AIO Captivate Toolbox ... Which I believe uses the same method as One-Click

To no avail .... I assume it has to do with the 2e/3e recovery thing, not being able to process update.zip properly or at all ?

I did find this method I have not tried yet ... Link

Can I assume that it will be the same 3e issue ?

I guess what I am looking for is the best, less destructive way to give this ROM a good home (My Captivate) ?

Im hoping that someone with more experience/knowledge at this is willing to address this with me. I do use the search button and read through a ton of posts. Sometimes it hard to find the answer and things start running together like one big pile of garble. I followed the Cog 5 thread for days, and at one point it was up to 1700 post and to be honest ... it seemed like 90% of them had little or nothing to do with the ROM.

Anyhow ... hope someone has some insight, or has stumbled across something that I have just missed.

Has anyone flashed this ROM then back to Stock KB1 successfully ?

While I am hunting for info here ... lol

I was wondering if someone could give a better explanation of theses for me ... A real layman !

Im not really under standing the differences between Modems vs Kernels vs Radios in relation to baseband versions and firmware versions. I have come across a reference or two from a few different post here and there that they seem to be using different terms for the same thing.

Also ... I have seen people inquire about 850mhz. What are the differences between the different bands ? Any benefit over another ? Maybe it just depends on carrier/service area ?

Sorry if this is long ...

Bottom line is, I REALLY want to try this ROM ! And need to know how from stock KB1 ?

Thanks in advance ... There a lot of knowledgeable people here that are willing to help, and I thank you for that !

And Thanks to LOSTLOGIC89 for all your time and effort in providing us with alternatives for our devices. I will be contributing to "the cause" in hopes you are able to get a new device soon.

Good Luck and keep up the great work.