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[Captivate Android Development] Belaflek:
Anyone know what the 'Gadget Serial' driver is and how to get it working on XP? I can get into download mode but when I plug it in it dings three quick times and the Gadget Serial shows up as messed up in device manager and I think thats what its using to conect in download mode.

-edit Scratch that..I installed Kies and that seems to have taken care of it
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
you get 100% of my praise. I backed up my original rom, then installed i9000 stock rom.

I was getting tired of a little problem with my "new message" icon not clearing, so I just opened this program and reverted back to my old backup. It was hassle free.

I am sure I could go back. I love this "rom on the fly" stuff.
[Captivate Android Development] bird333:
Can someone answer the following for me.

1. If my phone gets hosed, I assume I go into the recovery console and choose 'reinstall packages'? If that's the case, then what is all the discussion about a 'nandroid' backup? Is there something else I need to do besides the 'rom manager backup'?

2. If I do another 'backup current rom' again, will it just replace the current one I have?

3. This rom manager will let you install different roms correct? How do these different roms get on the phone?

4. Is the 'update.zip' file that 'backup current rom' creates all that is needed to recover or is there some data stored somewhere else that it pulls from?
[Captivate Android Development] THATTON:
As long as you can boot into recovery then you can restore from a backup.

Backing up your current rom does not replace the previous one but you can manually delete them so that they don't begin to occupy too much of your sd card space.

Once devs have built custom roms, a lot of them can be downloaded directly from Rom Manager, others can be put on the root of your sd card and installed by booting into recovery. (Very easy!!!)

And the answer to #4 is yes. That is all you need.

This recovery image is amazing! On my Nexus it allows me to switch from ROM to ROM within minutes and I never have to plug in the phone to the computer! Ever!
[Captivate Android Development] bird333:
Thanks for the response. Are you sure that 'update.zip' file is all I need to restore my backup because I was looking around my phone's file system and I found a sub-folder in /clockworkmod/backup that had some pretty big files in it, such as system.img, data.img, etc. I'm thinking the update.zip file just gets ClockworkMod going, but all your apps, data, files, etc. is in this sub-folder. If that's true then it would be a good idea to backup that sub-folder to a computer somewhere just in case it gets hosed on your sdcard, correct?
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
That's correct. The actual nandroid backup is in the /clokworkmod/backup sub-folder. Don't delete it, or if you are OCD like me, copy it over to your computer for safe keeping once it it done.
[Captivate Android Development] littleasian:
great program, i accidentally bricked my phone today experimenting with adb commands so i had to restore my nandroid backup. awesome!

however i have a few questions as a result of my experimenting.

1. when one restores their backup from nandroid, it rewrites all of the user/system data correct? will that lead to excess bloat or system instability in the future? i remember that in windows, if you chose to system restore, sometimes it could make your system bloated after a little while and the only way was to completely reinstall windows.

2. this might be stupid but does the clockwork recovery make an update.zip? i only ask is because i was perusing my files on my sd card and i noticed an update.zip in the root of my internal sd. i had an update.zip on there previously when i rooted my phone but i thought i had deleted it.

thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] korext:
1)im sorry im a noob at this stuff, but is the original post describing the procedures to set a backup for your phone that you can revert to at a later date?

2)say i had to wype my phone completly and get everything back on it.... this would do the trick?
[Captivate Android Development] littleasian:
1. yes

2. yes

i know firsthand since i bricked my phone today and had to use it to restore from.
[Captivate Android Development] brandonb81:
Edit: I found all the answers to my questions about the nandroid backup location and what it actually backs up right here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...nandroid-backup-and-clockworkmod-rom-manager/

I'm thoroughly excited about this. I did a bunch of this stuff on my old HTC Fuze WM phone, but that phone really blew, especially compared to this gorgeous thing.
[Captivate Android Development] mackentosh:
I have the Galaxy S JP3 ROM installed also with the flash 10.1 apk.... Flash Works but no sound until you put in head phones "BUT" I opend the FM Radio and hit the speaker tab in the top corner and then scand all stations and all of a sudden the sound started working even flash in the browser the only thing is youll have to leave the radio icon in the status bar :-( but i can deal with it... Another thing is i dont think you have a recovery mode at all at least I couldnt pull it up SO if anyone figure out the way to get to the recovery screen on the JP3 rom please let me know so i can install the ROOT Update
[Captivate Android Development] Fortune090:
I hate to be the one to bear it to you, but look at the Stickeys in the top of the forum... ;)
[Captivate Android Development] _Opiate_:
Adb reboot recovery
[Captivate Android Development] clubtech:
Recovery does not work with an i9000 kernel. it loads but the power button does not work so you can't do anything with it.
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
But... did the radio actually tune.... ?
[Captivate Android Development] DirtyRasa:
Just to make sure I did everything right...

I'm a noob so bear with me.

I followed these steps

Download ROM Manager from the Market.

Flash Recovery.

Choose Captivate as your phone.

Accept the Superuser prompt.

Use ROM Manager to create a Backup.

On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.

-After the last step I was in the clockwork menu.

It wasn't automatically backing anything up so I scrolled down to nandroid and ran a backup.

it backed everything up then I selected restart.

That was never in the instructions but I kept reading nandroid all around without too much explanation.

Did I do the right thing? am I backed up and worry free now?

Thank you for the great work!
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
this is what I did. and now, I have 2 ROMs i switch back and forth to. My captivate stock rom that saves battery, and my Samset 6 rom to mess around with stuff.

I can change it on the fly. Takes about 5 minutes to switch back and forth. This app is awesome.
[Captivate Android Development] YellowGTO:
Sound started working for what? And if the radio is scanning doesn't that mean it found the hardware? Wouldn't the driver crash?
[Captivate Android Development] cesierra:
were you able to tune an FM station?
[Captivate Android Development] mackentosh:
No I couldnt tune it it just enabled the sound
[Captivate Android Development] mackentosh:
The sound started working for the phone things like key presses, your keyboard, flash in the browser etc.
[Captivate Android Development] Bjd223:
I am also curious if you could get anything over the FM radio. You might have to have headphones plugged in that have an antennae built in. Not sure if the captivate headphones are the same as the Galaxy S ones, in which case they would have it already.
[Captivate Android Development] DirtyRasa:
Are there a lot of roms on the paid version? Or are roms still being made?
[Captivate Android Development] systoxity:
paid version is like 3.99, we're just buyin him pizza for showin us love. drop him 3.99 so he can stay up later workin his magic :)
[Captivate Android Development] joedoe:
Will this procedure wipe out the internal memory?
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
Ok boys, ex Energy Rom addict flasher with my Tilt2 now trying to feel as comfortable with my new baby Captivate.

So, if I am reading correctly this app is going to make my previous ROM flashing process on my Tilt2 feel like swapping 5 1/4" floppies!

I am about to do this now and I am paying for this if it works indeed.

A few questions:

1) is this going to back up my current ROM exactly the way it is, meaning games, widgets, etc?

2) Is the first step to Click on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery BEFORE I am able to click on Back Up (it seems like it but never hurt to make sure).

3) I assume by doing this nothing will be gone from my current install. Sorry but the whole FLASH ClockworkMod BEFORE doing the actual back up sounds kinda scary :-)

Please let me know so that I can start playing this tonight

Thanks !
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
Flash Clockwork Recovery is not scary at all, because all that does is temporarily boot you directly into CLockwork instead of regular recovery. Nothing actually gets flashed, just the update.zip gets applied for that boot. The rason you do this first is so that you won't boot into regular recovery and manually apply intall packages. Once you finish the backup (or not), the next reboot is normal. Noything to worry abot this at all.
[Captivate Android Development] alkiter:
Installed ROMManager and started it

Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery

Ran Backup ROM

Did not create a backup

Phone rebooted into recovery mode. Selected Reboot Now

Ran ROMManager and got error

Reflashed ClockworkMod Recovery

Ran ROMManager selected Backup ROM. This time it worked and generated a backup.

Looks like there is a initialization step that needs to be cleared up to get it to work first time on one click.

Error probably caused by missing step 6, Reinstall Packages on first reboot. Pays to read directions...

Really slick though!
[Captivate Android Development] phonerrr:
Are the backups placed on the internal our External SD card?
[Captivate Android Development] a_fuegon:
It's on the internal SD Card under the clockwork directory. You can copy it somewhere else for safeguarding, which is what I did.
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
Ok I am noob at this so please be gentle lol

I backed up once now.

I see the back up file in the ClockworkMod folder.

Now,if I wanted to try a new ROM, and be able to restore back from my Back Up after that, can you give me the steps to follow ...very for DUMMIES like. :-)
[Captivate Android Development] phonerrr:
How do you copy installed apps apk from your phone to keep as backups and use with other ROMS.
[Captivate Android Development] IStern:
Backup successfully created...now how I do install this I9000 rom? Point ROM Manager at the rar file?

thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
No...You have to install it using the instructions in that post...Be aware that there are some bug that you will have to deal with. I suggest that you read that thread to understand before you flash it.
[Captivate Android Development] weenrock:
Confused...

I guess I am a little confused... Does this clockwork mod back up your rom and then if I need to warranty exchange my phone, I just flash the rom back up and un root?

Am I correct?
[Captivate Android Development] magicdanw:
I'm not sure, but I think the best thing is just to use the Odin3 with built-in stock firmware. That way NOTHING is left behind, guaranteed.
[Captivate Android Development] Philux:
WTF did I do? I installed and backed up. Now when I go to hook to my PC it flashes USB Initializing screen (MTP Application) and back to home screen over and over again.

PC never recognizes my device. It finally goes into sleep mode.

Uninstalled ROM Manager and it still continues to have this problem
[Captivate Android Development] magicdanw:
What are you trying to do with it over USB - Mass storage access? Kies? Adb? And is it set for that mode in the settings menu?

Sometimes I need to change the setting and then change it back, or reboot the phone, before the computer recognizes it. Also, I've never used Kies, but I know if you're trying to use it, no other programs can be running, including (and it might not seem obvious at first) a third-party launcher like Launcher Pro.

Edit: I googled "MTP application" and found this as the first result. I hope it helps a bit!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7172878
[Captivate Android Development] Philux:
Trying to do Mass Storage Access. (Rebooted Phone and PC several Times.)

Thank you sounds like my problem, (May not be what I wanted to hear) but I will try this to see if it fixes it. Tried switching everything around and did not help.

It does this under Kies and Media. If I select phone storage it says something like no device inserted on pc. I tried under Windows 7 and Ubuntu.

This sucks. Note to all Galaxy S owners, please back up your internal SD Cards.

Most likely has nothing to do with this tread just seems to be a problem with Samsung Device.
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
The first thing I did when I got paid was purchased this app. Love it.

Have a question though. I notice a "format sd card," or something along those lines, regarding being able to install roms. It puts it in the ext3 format from what i've read. If this is possible on the phone (it is the internal sd card that it happens to, as i found out... ): ) could it be possible to make an app that reformats the external SD card for the lag fix?
[Captivate Android Development] Circazero:
I just bought this app. I would think it would let me download ROMs that are still in development so I can at least try out :(
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Well once ROM's are developed for the Captivate I'm sure we will be able to...:)
[Captivate Android Development] flashman2002:
Not sure what is going on. Here is what I have:

-Rooted phone using one-click that I found through XDA

-Phone is rooted with Busybox installed

-Purchased/loaded both Clockwork ROM manager from market place

-I try to backup current ROM and am asked for superuser permissions

-Phone goes to recovery mode and says this

--Install from package...

Finding update package

Opening update package

E:Can't open /cache/update.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted

When I select reinstall packages the phone goes through and starts back up with no change.

Now I thought that by doing the root, even though it was using a one click root that it would have the update.zip installed on the SD card. I am not sure what I need to do to make sure it all works properly. I am having issues figuring out my command prompt situation since I am new to this type of programming. Any help is great as I am trying to read from several forums how to find the answers to what I am doing wrong.
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
The first thing you need to do after installing and running the ROM manager is click on the Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, once you do this then you will be able to backup your ROM...:)
[Captivate Android Development] flashman2002:
That was the first thing I did. I am running ClockworkMod 2.5.0.4 according to ROM manager. I tried to partition my SD card as well thinking that would do something and no luck either. Seems to work now that sideloading is completed. I guess that was my main issue. Thanks for the help.
[Captivate Android Development] thindery:
I don't understand how this ClockworkMod and rom manager helps us if we have to manually follow the threads instructions to install the i9000 rom. I thought the rom manager let you pick what rom you wanted to flash. Won't following those instructions for i9000 make us lose the clockworkmod and rom manager and all of our current apps and settings??

Maybe we install the i9000 via thread directions.. then install clockworkmod and do the rom backup for the i9000 and then I have two backups on my phone.. my original "stock" that is rooted w/ apps and then my new i9000 that doesn't have apps. Then I can use rom mananger to go between the two as I wish? But then this way it seems like my i9000 won't have any of my apps because I basically started it from fresh like the thread suggests.

Is that how it would work? Can someone explain in detail? I thought I was understanding rooting and flashing... now I am lost.
[Captivate Android Development] sl8125:
Need a little help.

I accidentally erased the update.zip file and got the message below. I uninstalled and cleared cache and re-install rom manager again. However, it will not let me go into Clockwork Recovery. Is there a fix or something to this? or do i have to reflash rom and then try reinstalling and backing up with my back up rom. I don't want to reflash again.
[Captivate Android Development] warri:
When i tried to install the unleashthebeast update.zip found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751182

through the Clockwork Recovery Mod, it had said it installed but, it had not. I booted into the Phone's Stock recovery and installed it and that seemed to work.

Not sure if it is a bug with your recovery or with his update.zip.

Just letting people know
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
OK guys, I am an android noob...I have mine rooted and can side load apps.

So far so good.

I also did the back up with this program but I honestly understand little yet so, I am not going to drive you crazy with questions but will appreciated some links of things I can read to understand all this ext2 , updates.zip etc stuff.

I want to be able to fully use this Clockwork program

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] tnayrbj:
Thanks

Thank you for this I feel alot safer.

I also paid the little 3.99 you asked for on the Market

Thanks

Jon
[Captivate Android Development] darcjrt:
I installed the recovery and I can boot into it using Rom Manager but using the button combination it loads into the original recovery...how come??
[Captivate Android Development] darkamikaze:
I'm new to this.. if I'm understanding this right.. ClockworkMod Recovery is what people would say as 'nandroid backup' ? X_x.. I'm very new to this..
[Captivate Android Development] DirtyD516:
Right, ClockWorkMod will allow you to do a nandroid backup from the Recovery Menu
[Captivate Android Development] KappaG9:
Finally got around to doing this. So easy! Thanks!! Will donate!
[Captivate Android Development] Rhiannon224:
That's it! This is completely painless and safe! There is no need for Odin anymore to replace the recovery or flash updates!

If you appreciate my work, please buy the Premium version of ROM Manager![/QUOTE] Already done before doing this made the process easier.

It was quick and painless. I am a newb and have my Captivate (1st Android phone), for the first two weeks I studied these forums for countless hours, thanks to Anroid I no longer sleep, lol. 3rd week (this week) I rooted Wednesday, Flashed with Unlease The Beast V0.2 (thanks to BuglessPete) last night, tonight installed Clockwork Recovery mod , glad I did it in that order, by coincidence he updated his version to this today and his tool is working perfect with it. I am new to all of this and I want to try flashing Roms and now I feel totally safe doing so. I have Titanium Back up donated version, Rom manager full version so I no longer have to worry over trying to flashback to stock kernal with Odin it seems to me this will take me through all of that and if I brick my phone while jumping off a cliff with it, no problem, you guys are genious and I follow directions. Is there anything else I need before I jump?

Thanks for everything, btw, I donate when I use anyone's tools, I feel it is only fair and you guys do some amazing things and should be paid.
[Captivate Android Development] atty101:
Is there anyway to flash my backup through a computer? I think I bricked my phone. I can still find in a windows command window. Please help.
[Captivate Android Development] evodon84:
Is there a stock rom available to use in Clockwork? I was trying to flash to stock using Odin but I cant get it to work and was thinking it's because of Clockwork. Has anyone had experience with this?
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
Why doesn't flashing a zip work?
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
I first installed ROM Manager when I got my phone. I then did the Unleash the Beast, but wasn't too happy with it. So, I used ODIN to flash a newer ROM hoping to fix GPS, but it didn't work. I then used ODIN to go back to the original ROM that came on the phone out of the box. I rooted it, installed ROM Manager, and did a backup right then and there. No other apps installed, no mods except rooted, nothing. This way I have a "stock ROM" to go back to if ever needed.

I don't think you'll be able to use ROM Manager to go back to an "out of the box" state because ROM Manager requires your Captivate to be rooted, and the out of the box is not rooted.

But that's just my thinking, I'm not 100% sure.
[Captivate Android Development] evodon84:
ok, so you are saying that you were able to use Odin with Rom Manager installed. So I must be doing something wrong. Thanks for the reply, I will give it another go.
[Captivate Android Development] A.VOID:
WOW! I ran out of space today on my phone. I find out that i have 2 nandroid backups taking up about 2.5gbs! One was 1.7gbs.

Is that accurate?

If so, I guess I really need to grab an external before my next backup./
[Captivate Android Development] michintom:
Does this reinstall everything back to factory default settings? I need to unroot and reload the at&t apps so I can return the phone.
[Captivate Android Development] evodon84:
^ No this does not do that, you will want to check on Odin for that.
[Captivate Android Development] ckyllr:
How do I use this to upgrade to I897UCJH2? Where do I get the ROM to do this? Or am I suppose to use only odin method for that. I really wanted to update to JH2 and if I did't like it, use this Recovery to get back my old firmware I897UCJF6.
[Captivate Android Development] tamanaco:
Have not done it myself, but my understanding was that one could always go back to the AT&T "Stock" ROM using the Odin3 method. Maybe this thread can help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989
[Captivate Android Development] michintom:
Thanks for the link and the response. I'm on hold with at&t right now :mad: At least I have time to go home, return everything back to stock and ship the phone back. Sucks I won't have a phone for about 2 weeks until I get my iphone 4 :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] evodon84:
You can use this program to back up JF6 but you'll want to use Odin to upgrade to JH2. There is a how to link in the first post of the Stickied Odin3 thread.
[Captivate Android Development] Aerimus:
I am really sorry if I can find this information elsewhere, I promise I've been digging for it for several days now.

My understanding of how this works is that I have to keep my update.zip file on my system in order to be able to boot back into clockworkmod recovery each time I need to use it.

Therefor, I'm curious how I would go about using things like the Battery indicator that you need to flash an update.zip file for? If I replace the clockwork update.zip file, then I won't be able to flash back to my backups...which flashing something else seem like one of the times with the most likelyhood of needing to do a restore.

What am I missing here, or is there not a way to have my cake and eat it too?

PS - I do realize that it says something in the instructions along the lines of "you only have to do this once, and then it should boot right into the clockwork recovery the next time." However, my captivate always wants to boot back into the stock recovery, which forces me to "reinstall" packages to get to clockworkmod recovery.
[Captivate Android Development] Kagoshema:
same issue

i need to do a nandroid recovery but i can only get into sock recovery

can someone post the update.zip for clockwork? plx?