[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kilbert:
Yea, I bricked it. Back running though. Was a hairy couple of hours. lol.

Thanks for your help.

John Kilbert

Here is how I did it (100% working)-

From android 2.3.4.

Directions that worked: I used linux host running a xp virtual machine guest. This may have presented sopme issues, but it worked.

I used the odin method. Each time I connnected the phone I needed to goto devices and click the phone. I need to do this

because I needed 2.3.5 to get a rom installed, and OTA/Kies failed everytime.

Preliminary: Download Rom (and gapps) and get on internal 13gb SD card. power off phone.

Flash to Stock I897UCKK4 Gingerbread Firmware

A. Download:

reference (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18370912)

odin or heimdall one click (post #3) I used the odin.

http://hotfile.com/dl/137865417/4bc...S_Bootloaders_Re-partition_Full_Wipe.zip.html

Download file

B. extract

a. run as administrator odin file contained in the archive itself.

b. get to download mode (i used the jig method- button method may be used also)

C. click start.

a. (took me 5 tries to get a successfull install ..whew.. each failure I removed battery

and held the up/down vol buttons and tried again whhile the usb was connected. I believe it may have been a

corrupt download, as when I redownloaded it it worked on the 5th try)

Install CornKernel & Rom

Prerequisites:

Download Odin3 v1.7.zip & install

Download CornKernel_UCKK4_v70a

Download Rom (and Gapps) and get on internal 13gb SD card (if you didn't do it earlier)

Instructions:

1. Get ROM onto your internal SD card (copy to phone using PC.)

a. (my choice- or use yours: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Captivatemtd_Infohttp://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Captivatemtd_Info)

(http://download.cyanogenmod.org/get/jenkins/12598/cm-10.0.0-captivatemtd.zip)

b. Gapps (see 11)

2. Download odin Flashing Utility (not Odin one click) Odin3 v1.7.zip (install on win pc) & cornkernel.

a. (ref http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18233847 for cornkernel)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10453685/android/CornKernel_UCKK4_v70A.tar

b. (ref xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 for odin )

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=582251&d=1304114050

3. deleted.

4. Run Odin (as administrator)

5. Boot phone into DOWNLOAD mode (by jig or)

a. plug USB cable into computer

b. have phone shut off

c. hold both volume buttons

d. plug USB into phone

e. let go of buttons when you see an android digging "down"

(if you get a different screen- try making the jig-its easier especially if you have large clumsy hands like me) or-

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33227541)

6. ODIN should see yellow slot fill as you connected phone.

a. Click RESET button in Odin (beside START)

b. Click PDA button in Odin and find your kernel.tar file

(kk4 corn kernel 7.0A)

c. Click "Start" in Odin

d. wait fro pass.

e. phone will reboot with a corn kernel.

7. Reboot phone into RECOVERY mode (instructions below) ** Use volume buttons to navigate up/dn and pwr for enter.

(ref: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33227541 for problems)

a. have phone shut off

b. Hold both volume buttons

c. press and hold power button

d. KEEP ALL 3 BUTTONS HELD for 3-5 seconds.

e. after kernel bootscreen you will see systemcorps cwm recovery menu. if not try again

f. Select "install zip from sd card" option from menu.

g. - choose zip (option in menu)

h. Navigate to the rom you placed on internal sd in step 1 : select Yes

8. Let reboot and install

a. phone will reboot on its own a few times

b. when finished it willleave you at cwm recovery menu.

c. choose reboot system now.

9. Shutdown, reinstall SD & SIM

10. Use as normal. done

11. Realize you need gapps!

a. should have put in in the folder back on step 1. If you did this you could have installed it at step 8 just after (b.)

12. download correct gapps and place in root (same place as rom.zip)

(http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps)

13. Reboot phone into RECOVERY mode ** Use volume buttons to navigate up/dn and pwr for enter.

(ref: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33227541 for problems)

a. have phone shut off

b. Hold both volume buttons

c. press and hold power button

d. KEEP ALL 3 BUTTONS HELD for 3-5 seconds.

e. after att/ cyanogen kernel bootscreen you will see cockwork mod (not syscorp) cwm recovery menu. if not try again

f. Select "install zip from sd card" option from menu.

g. - choose zip (option in menu)

h. Navigate to the gapps.zip you placed on internal sd.

i. choose yes

j. wait for complete (watch bottom of screen)

k. choose go back

l. reboot system now

m. will take longer and say upgrading.

14. done (update google info under settings-accounts)