yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I think all of that is listed in the WIKI with definitions.

When you see JPY - it is the last 3 letters of the Baseband Version typically - but could be the Modem or Kernel being utilized in the ROM your running. You can see what baseband you are currently running by going under Settings -> About Phone and you will see under Baseband Settings something like: "I9000UGJK4"

But... you would be better off going to the Dev's forum and looking at their release notes. 99% of the time tell you what build the kernel is based off of and the modem they are using.

LOL and yes being patient and courteous is kind of a given. If you guys have any updates, ideas, etc.... to add to the post please let me know.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
lol Added it!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
Thanks This is helpful
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeritaM:
thanks for posting this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jessymessy:
How do you upgrade a ROM?

I just flashed Super Nova 2.0.2 last night. It was updated to 2.0.6 since I flashed. How do I update? Do I have flash back to factory?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Go to the thread and look to see if there's a zip file you can just flash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonstanater:
Love the captivate :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
If they are major revisions (read the dev's OP post to find out) you would need to wipe and start fresh.

If they are just minor fixes? You can flash over the top of the existing ROM just fine. - But remember either way you should back up your data using your preferred method as even flashing over the top will most likely format the partitions in your phone when installing.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bidurmarasini:
hi, i bought samsung captivate, in china . . ya and it was rooted , by some chinese version.

and i found it was missing normal android market .. it has some chinese version of app market .. but i wish to install real android market .

can anyone guide me ..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
Um.. make sure you know what version Captivate you have - flash it back to stock using Odin 1-Click. You will get your market etc.. back to whatever your locale is.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killswitch7:
If you flash back to stock using ODIN (which I have done a couple of times before flashing a new ROM) is that truely indifferent from when the phone was first purchased?

I was asking because I read today that Samsung might finally release an update for Froyo to the Samsung Captivate. Would this renable over the air (OTA) updates?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxcaptcrunchxx:
Great stuff here guys!!! Thanks for the info
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OBatRFan:
EDIT- Sorry, wrong thread.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xuzhupa:
Works great

Thanks thanks thanks so much.

I bought a ATT captivate, and su is lockdown. Most post in XDA forum is obsoleted. Use this one click program, successfully root and unlock the phone. It is running on tmobile now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gustavogusso:
help for a begginer..

im buying the samsung captivate. i never had a android phone and im reading a lot of things about it, but i really dont know what to do first .. can someone tell me what you think i should do about roms, roothing step by step.? Dont need to explain how to do it just the sequence i should follow.

ex:should i update to 2.2 froyo, than roof the phone and than install another custom rom like Serendipty, cognition or other?????:confused:

ill appreciate your help.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
What you should do first is slow down. Read as much as you can here (go through the stickies in Captivate General and in the development area) and understand what rooting is, first, before you decide to install a custom ROM. People who do their research have successful custom ROM experiences.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dehzincwb:
Im in my friends computer - GustavoGusso: As i told before.. i reading a lot.. i just looking for an older user that already know the best steps. so i dont waste time installing things that i dont need to install. if you tell me the steps i should follow, ill look for the programs and learn how to do it with all those topics..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Go read this thread about how to install a custom ROM, and then read through that forum to find whichever ROM interests you. I can tell you the best one as far as I'm concerned is Serendipity, but YMMV.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gustavogusso:
Ok.. im doing right if i: 1- update to Froyo, 2- Root the phone 3- install a custom Rom (like Serendipity or other).

Did i miss something? Do you recommend anything else?

Thanks for your help, its my first time with this Os and i appreciate some tips.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Your steps are wrong. You would root, then install the custom ROM. Download whichever ROM you decide on, then just follow that tutorial step by step (you can skip the going back to stock step, because you are on stock). You will root in the steps, and then install your custom ROM. Once you've done that, if you have questions, you should post your questions in the appropriate Captivate Q&A thread, there's a sticky for each ROM.

By the way, there's a Thanks button, if I've helped you - just sayin' ;)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gustavogusso:
Hahah.. sorry man.. first time with the android and first time in foruns...

1- update to Froyo, 2- Root the phone 3- install a custom Rom (like Serendipity or other).

You think i should jump to step 2??

so i got the captivate with the android 2.1. if i root the phone and install the custom rom, you think i dont need to upgrade to froyo??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
The good ROMs are Froyo already. Serendipity, Cognition 4, Paragon, Firefly, etc. are all Froyo.

And - I am not a man :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james.roddy:
this is one of my 10 posts because I really want to post in the developer forum... this really is a stupid requirement... I'm just sayin
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james.roddy:
So, what exactly is the point in collecting "Thanks"es?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatic90:
Very informative thanks so much
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
you are trying to rush. i took 3 days (while off from work) to learn before i flashed. like posted above read the stickies in the general forum and dev forum. read , learn, know THEN flash.

an attempt to give an indication of who is helpful/knowlegable
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaGInGBuFfAlO:
Im new to the whole flashing rooting processes...i used odin to flash rogers 2.2 on my atnt captivate...it worked fine then used romkitchen to created a custom rom. I followed the directions on how to root before i load the custom rom and it went smoothly but now the superuser app is there but force closes when i try to open. Did i do something wrong...i also used odin 1 click to get back to stock before i tried rooting...any suggustion would be awesome.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxstsb:
Root Directory

Reading the directions on how to install a new ROM for the Captivate, the author says in step 3 to install the file in the root directory and then later speaks to running from the sdcard dir. Root means to me \ ,. \sdcard is not the root. What am I missing?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
All of the instructions I've seen say to install the ROM file to flash in the root of the SD card, you can't put it at the root of the internal memory, as it gets wiped by the Master Clear.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
Yeesh - sorry haven't been around for a bit.

But I see a bunch of Flashing How-To Questions.

If your new to Flashing... READ THE STICKIES! There are even youtube videos showing you exactly how to do this! (You can skip to the good parts btw)

Make sure you understand how to RECOVER YOUR PHONE. I've seen too many people on the forums post the inevitable OMG MY PHONE IS BRICKED because they failed to understand how to restore their phone before they started flashing willy nilly.

If you've just started flashing - I would suggest trying the AIO Toolbox - it has everything you'll need to flash a ROM.

And lately this seems to becoming more prevalent so this is just my opinion on the matter... Please folks don't just go to trying to install a beta Cyanogen 7 ROM that someone just got up and running if your new to flashing.

I would highly recommend flashing a well known ROM that has clear-cut directions. To prevent a flame war... I can't recommend which one - but it will be fairly obvious what they are ;)

And finally.. if you've already flashed a ROM and you wish to flash a new one:

You CAN flash "over the top" of the existing ROM and 99% of the time you shouldn't have any issues.

BUT... the recommended way to safely flash a new ROM: (I've done this no kidding at least 75-100 times on my phone so the nay sayers can go nay all the live long day :) )

Restore your phone back to stock using ODIN 1-Click

You can go the extra step to format your internal SD Card but this is NOT necessary.

Then follow the direction of the chef/dev for flashing the new ROM - typically it is:

Root your device after restoring with ODIN 1-Click

Install ROM Manager

Copy the ROM to your SD Card (internal NOT External)

Boot into Recovery using ROM Manager

Choose Install from *.zip

For me - I cheat but still Odin 1-Click to restore the device. This has prevented issues on potential bad flashes or having issues when I change ROMs - And I can restore my phone in 15 minutes or less.

I have a ROM Manager "update.zip" I keep on my phone. It's small and allows me to go into advanced recovery without rooting my phone.

I use Odin 1-Click to go back to stock.

I install the new ROM onto the SD Card

I usually go into the SD Card and remove any files/folders etc.. that I know are not normally there. (this step isn't needed its just what I do) Make sure you understand your file system before deleting stuff though please.

I use ADB to reboot the phone into recovery (I have a build 1008 phone and the buttons NEVER work when I restore it to stock).

Flash the new ROM

Reboot ..

Setup the phone initially (Sign into Google and wait for it to sync which is usually the longest step of flashing a new ROM)

Download Titanium Back

Restore from Backup I have on my SD Card (yup.. internal SD - though I keep a copy on my External as well - Odin doesn't wipe your SD Card - just re-flashes your phone back to stock.)

And I'm done - in less than 15 minutes typically.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxstsb:
Very Helpful

For weeks I have been trying this and that to install a ROM and only untill this person posted did I suceed. The big help was the AIO Toolbox. Worked almost as slick as hot butter. Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allen0721:
thx for for the mention and im glad im able to help a little im BlinkPhaseVideos lol
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokes24:
Posting for later
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knomb6942:
How to clear dalvik cache

I am using Firefly 2.8 and have been reading on battery issues. I never have cleared my dalvik cache or reset my battery status. I found how to reset battery status but can't find how to clear dalvik cache. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knomb6942:
Found it in Clockwork. Answered my own question. Sorry for the wasted reply.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verfassergeist:
Perhaps an intermediate guide should be compiled, maybe over how to flashover a kernel or stuff of that nature....?

And then if you're feeling froggy, an advanced guide?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4walls:
Very helpful guide, thanks. It does help to take your time when you decide to flash a new ROM to your phone. I followed a "10 minute guide" which took me well over an hour to get through the first time. Make sure you have time to mess with the phone before you start into this the first time.

Loving Firefly 3.0!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
;) If your advanced... do you really need a guide?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verfassergeist:
Well....hmm... Maybe on how to make your own roms or something...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
:D Thank MikeyMike - he has one in the General Forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10891080&postcount=1

With all the recent changes etc... is there anything missing from this guide that should be added? I still lurk around but haven't had a huge amount of free time to post.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
nice, good info, thanks for all the work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rheanjd:
Rooting problems

hi guys,

I apologize if this question has been answered but I just cant find the answer... I am trying to root my phone... I have android 2.1 eclair and when i try to root the phone it gives me an error message.

I am rooting the phone using Samsung Galaxy Captivate 1 Click root

e:error in /sdcard/update.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted

I am not sure why any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dotnetbrett:
Can Not Root Newest AT&T Stock ROM

I took off the rooted cognition on my captivate and went with the newest stock froyo (2.2) rom. I have attempted to use many tools to root this newest OS version from AT&T with no success. I have put many different ROMs on my phone but I want to go back to a plain AT&T version and root it to put on Wireless Tether so that I can get on the web with my Acer Iconia a500 Tab, so can someone help me please?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
Did you try the AIO Toolbox? When all else has failed this seemed to work for me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rheanjd:
Hey guys still trying to figure this out..!!! any help is appreciated
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xtracter:
been on the site here for a long time now.. just getting around to start posting and helping develop the new gingerbread roms for captivate!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swimomatic:
I have been here since day 1 with my Cappy on launch day with AT&T. Just am finally getting around to posting. Have just been absorbing!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikhan604:
unable to root

hi all i have been reading on how to root and tried many different ways to root my phone none have worked i am using fryo 2.2 - rogers.

When i tired to use oneclick root i received the following error message

Unhandled exception has occurred in your application if you click continue the application will ignore and attempt to continue. If you click quit the application with close immediately.

I am using windows 7.

i can't seem to get around a way on how to root i have tired Z4root and all of the one click root versions nothings seems to help

sorry if this should be posted else where.

please help..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleither:
I was able to successfully root my stock Rogers 2.2 after sideloading z4root. If I remember correctly it took a couple tries but eventually it took.

Now, as for my question...

As mentioned above I've got a rooted Rogers i896 running the stock 2.2 (UXJL1). I rooted with Z4root, installed Titanium Backup, ROM Manager (But not Clockwork Mod yet) and applied OCLF. What I would really like to do is move to a nice reliable custom ROM (Thinking one of Design Gears' projects) but am feeling totally overwhelmed by the volume of information available on the forums. I'm also having a hard time determining what information is up to date and what's outdated.

From where I'm at now what steps would I take to flash a new ROM (Say Cognition or Firefly)?

Thanks in advance for any help, tips or reading suggestions. Cheers.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I wouldn't run OCLF as it's not really worth it now days.

For installing a ROM - I would look at the videos posted under the DEV forums as it is pretty straight forward.

And I would trust anything DG posts for Rogers - they are pretty much guaranteed to work and the install process is pretty simple.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EsotericSYN:
Informative thread. Thank you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] froggy3hope:
Save meh life!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jolt45:
awesome guide thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AKWHITEBREAD:
Rooting ATT captivate that is running froyo

I'm a relatively new captivate owner. I did a manual update to put froyo on phone. I'm guessing I have the drivers I need to root, because my laptop recognizes my phone and I transfer files back and forth. Would someone walk me through the one click root method? M dumb it down a little. Please help, would like to root, but don't know a lot about it and want to do it right
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Frankly, you shouldn't root until you feel comfortable with it. There are numerous methods, read through the Captivate Android Development section, the stickies at the top in particular, understand what you are doing and go for it. It's a bit scary, but trust me, if an old lady like me can do it, you can do it. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OldmanInterwebs:
Great thread. I've managed to root my brand new captivate using SuperOneClick and use Titanium backup but the How to guide fails at that point when it comes to Clockwork.

I'm sure the info is all here in this forum somewhere. I will eventually find it!:D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I didn't put CWM in the guide as that is something that is instructed in the How to Install a Custom ROM threads.

But.. if anyone has any suggestions on any additions they would like to see lemme know and I can get it added.

Glad people are getting some use out of this thread :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigReese313:
(Q) I Just unlocked my AT&T Captivate and put my T-Mobile sim card in...

I've rooted my phone and unlocked it to allow my t-mobile service with the phone. I'm receiving service via EDGE and would like to know what to do to get my 3g speed back? Please help me and I apologize for being such a noob!!!

I'm running Froyo 2.2

Samsung SGH-1897

Kernel 2.6.32.9

Pease help me!!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoobie-doo:
Put in an AT&T SIM; the Captivate does not come with the T-Mobile US 3G bands.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigfau:
Roms

I would like to suggest that the roms be seperated better Froyo roms , Gingerbread roms, etc. I'll see a rom that look nice , only to find out after reading its a Froyo rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davncari:
Windows will not see my device

I have what looks like a soft brick. I can get into download mode. The problem is that Windows 7 64bit does not see my phone at all. No unrecognized device. No nothing.

I was running the i9000 drivers with no problems. I was trying to update to the i897 drivers. Odin recognized my phone. I picked the .tar file and put it in the PDA slot. The flash failed. Now windows gives me nothing when I plug it in.

Help! I am desperate.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZBigT:
Not sure if you've solved your problem yet but, are your rooting from stock Eclair or a custom ROM? Is the Samsung Galaxy Captivate 1 Click root the only method you tried? I used the AIO Tool box the last time I rooted and it went smooth for me. SuperOneClick is the other method that I've tried and it is pretty slick. I'd check out their thread for more info on your problem. I hope that helps.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZBigT:
Personally I think we need to get a standardized way of writing the Thread Title that includes all the info we might be interested in. And encourage the Devs to stick to it in their posts. Maybe something like

[ROM][firmware version][baseband version][kernel version] name and latest build number: cute message if desired

I'm sure it has been suggested before as many Devs are already doing something very similar. If all the Devs titled their threads that way it would make it easier to pick out the threads we are looking for. Maybe the Devs just need a little gentle suggestion.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swimomatic:
I couldn't agree more, it would have to be standardized within the forum posts for devs to be able to post new roms. Not sure if that is possible but I hope so.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swimomatic:
I would suggest using superoneclickroot to unroot your phone and see if you still have 3g service, then trying the root process one more time. If that doesn't work, try one of the fantastic roms that the site offers CM7 or Continuum or my favorites.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jqwest:
i tried to use super 1 click to unlock and nothing happens...I rooted my device just fine and installed serendipity but nothing happens when I click unlock button
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jqwest:
Not sure is this is the rigth forum but Thanks ahead of time...Coming from iphone and android is all new to me
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I thought that the Captivate will only have 2G (Edge?) if you move to a different network i.e. T-Mobile as they are not compatible.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamprayl:
Thanks. Helps alot specially the forum on battery drain.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tiberius Reign:
Dialer went bad, so used Odin, then Kies, and it still doesn't work! HELP!

Ok, so Friday morning I woke up and my phone was stuck in exhibition (desk) mode. I had to remove the battery twice to get it to boot into android and stay there.

This is a NON ROOTED Captivate. Using stock Froyo from Kies.

After I get it into Froyo, I went to make a phone call, and then the dialer sends the call, and vanishes. The phone freezes. The call goes through, but I now have no access to the rest of the phone. No ability to use the dial pad, or even to shut off the phone. I have to manually remove the battery.

After 48 hours I was pissed off. I'm out of warranty with AT&T by a month because I bought it on launch day last year.

So I used Odin to reset it to stock Eclair, and tested it, worse than in Froyo! The phone actually froze and the call didn't even go through! So I re-updated via Kies.

I'm back to square one. I have no idea where to go from here. HELP! I don't want to suffer this until the Galaxy S 2's come out here in the states, and I don't want to flash it to a custom rom if at all possible. Resetting it to stock should have fixed the issue if it was software, right? So it has to be hardware, right? But how does that make sense that only the phone function would be affected?

HELP!

Thanks in advance,

Tiberius Reign
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elleism:
Rooted, maybe?

I used Galaxy S 19000 One-Click Root to attempt my root..

The program said that rooting was a success..

Superuser was installed, and You can access the boot menu while powering on, however Titanium Back up continually says root failed..

Did I not root the phone? Is there something else I can do to check?

This is what the phone reads now, if that helps?

Firmware :

2.2

Baseband Version:

I897UCKB1

Kernel:

2.6.32.9

Build:

FROYO.UCKb1
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I'd try doing a factory reset and format your SDCard - then use ODIN again to go back to stock and see if that at least gets your phone up and running.

Then I'd flash a basic ROM like Cognition until your SGII is available. But it could be your phone is fried? Try doing the above and see what happens.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
I'd suggest getting the Toolbox and attempt to root it from that application. People have had good luck rooting it that way.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0gravity1:
Thanks...

Thanks for putting all this very important info in one place. Very convenient to refer back to a single thread than to look at multiple ones.