yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] Eggroll822:
First off Thank you for making such an extensive/detailed guide for this! Exactly what I was looking for :)

I went through all of the steps and have experience with the command line so it went pretty swiftly. Extracted the nv_data.bin and then downloaded the new one from the site. Replaced>reboot>saw md5>reboot recovery>clear cache>reboot. Of course with all the necessary permission settings in between. So everything works right?

I stuck my AT&T SIM from my work phone in to see if it would connect but it says something along the lines of "not registered on network" when trying to make a call. Upon boot it says something like "no signal". I stick the rogers SIM in and connects to rogers after a few seconds. Tried to enable data roaming and etc... any ideas why the AT&T SIM wouldn't connect? You think when I go back to the states it'll be ok? sorry i'm a noob to this.

Should there be a certain SIM in when it rebuilds the "nv" files? tried it 3 times with same result.
[Captivate General] silvertag:
Heuuu might be obvious but aint AT&T only broadcasting its signal on the other side of the border ??. Does your phone says Network Lock Off ? (*#7465625#)
[Captivate General] empz:
Yeah I saw, but you can change the permissions after you rooted the phone with adb or a terminal emu..

example off the top of my head from the other night:

1) windows cmd prompt

2) goto where you have adb.exe

3) c:\bla\bla\adb.exe shell

prompt = $

4) su to get root

$ su

#

6) cd /efs

chmod 777 nv_data.bin

then run generate_unlock batch and it works,

when your done recommend you chmod 755 nv_data.bin to go back to what it was before

voila

empz
[Captivate General] Eggroll822:
Yea but my work phone defaults to rogers although it was roaming, yep it says network lock off... all of them say off if that helps. Maybe I'll just see what happens across the border i'm pretty sure everything is fine my phone is working and rogers SIM is functioning.
[Captivate General] brendanmurphy:
Worked for me great turned it back on entered telus apn and shes good to go. Im guessing if i need to restore use my nandroid?
[Captivate General] Eggroll822:
Works! had to go to settings>wireless and network>mobile networks>network operators... selected AT&T then it registered....was this supposed to be automatic? OH WELL WORKS!:D
[Captivate General] geminihc:
maybe a noob question here.. but i rooted and flashed by stock rogers 2.1 to Assonance (2.2 froyo). i JUST found this, would i still have my original nv_data intact and be able to unlock it like this?>
[Captivate General] ziadsa:
i followed your steps and got it runing 100%

i did 1 thing is installed busybox from the market.

confirmed working, i did all the procedure with telus sim card in it,

and rebooted fine and i got signal.

Thanks.

amazing tutorial.
[Captivate General] jasonchewy:
Does flashing the phone with a new rom undo all the rooting and unlocking done here?

I don't know the details about the unlocking procedures, but it looks like a temporary solution for the currently running rom on the phone.

All my previous unlocks for other phones uses the unlock code.

Can someone enlighten me?

Thanks.
[Captivate General] ziadsa:
When you upgrade a phone it will get unrooted again unless you flash it with a custom cooked rom.

and once its unlocked no worries it will stay unlocked,

i tried that on my galaxy S i9000m from bell, but the bell galaxy S the internal Card fail a lot, i sent it for repair :)
[Captivate General] cheve:
another method to install .apk

I sent myself a yahoo e-mail containing the .apk and then use the firefox to read my email, select the attachment. The browser gives an option to install the .apk.

cheers
[Captivate General] sshvetsov:
I use the xda-developers app from the market to browse these forums and to download and install some applications directly from threads.

Here's my step-by-step instructions on rooting Rogers Captivate with z4root: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9874786&postcount=971
[Captivate General] wintermute931:
Great Post thanks, going to be getting a Rogers Captivate soon, and i nearly tried putting Froyo on my wifes Rogers Cap a few days ago. Glad i didn't try as i dind't realize it was different for the Candian versions.

One question tho, if i install a custom Rom and then decide to go back to Rogers Factory, do i just do a 'Factory reset' from within the phone, or do i have to load files back to it that i make as a backup?

Cheers

EDIT: Just noticed this thread, will probably help in restoring http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=867617
[Captivate General] MKVFTW:
Call me crazy, but i paid $20 for my unlock code that i recieved in less than 10 min from an unlocker. Seems like its a lot easier to me.
[Captivate General] xxgg:
How about some "how to flash custom ROMs for Rogers Captivate" ?
[Captivate General] sshvetsov:
For sure, if you know a place that can provide you with a working code that is. Last time I looked no one was able to unlock Rogers Captivate using codes bought online, some people never got their money back either. At that time using this method was the ONLY way. Perhaps it is different now, though personally, I'd keep my $20.
[Captivate General] MKVFTW:
I used mobileincanada . com

Had the code within 10 minutes of processing the paypal. Worked fantastic for my Rogers Cappy.

I know it can be done free but the whole process just seems sketchy to me. Pulling .bin files, editing them and all that jazz. For me the $20 was worth the 30 secs i spent obtaining the files, instead of the 30 min i would have spend unlocking it myself

Oh, and yes online unlockers WEREN'T able to get the codes. Now they can and have for a while. I went through all of it with my Vibrant when they first came out.
[Captivate General] sshvetsov:
Good to know. I had to unlock right away since I was traveling to asia, and it is a somewhat scary and dangerous process, but it has worked great for me. For people not familiar with command line, or not wanting to root their phone, online unlockers is the way to go.
[Captivate General] rpounds:
I tried mobileincanada.com just this afternoon. Almost right away, they sent me a notice that they had refunded my money, as they said they could not find an unlock code for the Rogers captivate.

Better check to see if I actually did get my money back!
[Captivate General] animaloc:
Wow, it looks to difficult for a rookie like me to use the codes and everything. I think I'll pay for it. Do you know if I should wait to get 2.2 before unlocking or will it be better to do it before?
[Captivate General] Rashy:
As of the official 2.2 update, both Temp and Perm root options don't work. Z4root crashes.
[Captivate General] jasonchewy:
Use SuperOneClick.

I rooted mine just fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Captivate General] Rashy:
Yeah, I came across that after I posted. Will give it a try.

Does the unlock work as well?

[Apparently the unlock isn't affected by the firmware update, but I used a foreign SIM card that I got while I was in Sri Lanka, and it didn't work after upgrading to 2.2]

Edit: Root worked perfectly.

Phone unlock is still functional as well. Awesome.
[Captivate General] :
Thanks for posting this - I wasn't paying attention while z4root ran, and thought it just finished. Man, now I gotta go grab my USB cable. :P
[Captivate General] nathanr:
For the SuperOneClick method, what does it mean by not mounting the sd card?

The internal sdcard? How do I make sure it's unmounted?
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
pls help...

have captivate from roger..got it from canada..

wanna use india sim...and i m stuck

well i did everything right,,but dunno...

when i click on the link which takes me to Samsung Galaxy S Unlocker & Repair page and when i try to upload my file...it uploads 100% then at the end it says....

There was an error uploading the file.

i hav tried 10 times...

i m stuck there..

m i doin somethin wrong or the server is down??
[Captivate General] AznCowlick:
Damn unlocking the rogers captivate looks mad complicated lol.
[Captivate General] shust82:
Use super one click to root

Download galaxy s/captivate unlock from market.

Unlock, done.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896
[Captivate General] mortuus.x:
It might prove easier to just flash a rom that's already rooted. Either way you've voided your warranty ;)

I just put Firefly 2.3 on my i896. It's based off the Rogers 2.2 version anyway. Of course in the process of flashing back to stock and putting the rom on I wound up with an ATT branded i897 but that should be easy enough to undo when I feel like screwing around with Odin or digging into Heimdall.
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
this might help u

even i found it damn difficult..

but going thru pages of xda..and reading it alot and very carefully..i did it and its working fine

so i will tell u what i did..if that helps u...

just downloaded z4root from xda page...to root my phone....i downloaded it to my pc..then we can send it to phone by 3 diff method

1)sending it to the phone by bluetooth

2)copying the file in external micro sd card and then puttin it back to phone

3)copying it to internal sd by mounting sd

then just installed the application finding thru file manager...

and then it asked for root..and in one click it rooted my phone...permanent root

then i just downloaded helroz application from market..which is free..and ran it..it took 4 more minute..and after reboot my phone was unlocked..

i had captivate i896 bought from canada was locked by rogers...

i hope that helps u...
[Captivate General] bballer182:
Good post!
[Captivate General] DarkisFever:
Thank you for this post :) it helped me a lot in getting my captivate on telus network :) loving it so far !

Sent from my Samsung SGH-I896
[Captivate General] FuzzyBalls:
Thanks

Big thanks dude!!! Its the only thing that worked for me (3days of searching)
[Captivate General] looted:
I tried but my computer says it has a virus.? any help[ on this would be appreciated.
[Captivate General] JamesBourgeois:
This guy is awesome,just do a search on "flashing a rom" or ubricking your captivate
[Captivate General] trixymix:
Does this work on 2.2? Or is this only for Eclair?
[Captivate General] looted:
z4root crash

ok some scanners are pickier then others, found that it detects the exploit and says its dangerous... lol.

i runt it, it crashes, on temp option it runs till battery dead, on perminant option it runs look finised, i reboot check for root... fail. no root.

running rogers 2.2 froyo at this time i am trying from a different file manager, any suggestions. also app market does not have the other rooters.
[Captivate General] silvertag:
Use the SuperOneClick
[Captivate General] looted:
i'm running linux, its an exe.
[Captivate General] chi7ong:
First time working on my new i896 from roger!!!

everything went smoothly until the part checking for md5 file. no where to be found... Site said to use another rom. This is factory roger's stock rom froyo 2.2 and it doesn't work??? Froyo v2.2 ROM(s) are reported to work as of 7 Nov 2010.

what do i do now? Noob at this!!! Can somebody share some light on which rom to flash or did I miss a step somewhere

Greatly appreciated!!!
[Captivate General] looted:
Ok rooted with Odin for 2.3.3 but now android market, says I am not comparable with apps I have used before,
[Captivate General] jdflorez:
Just registered to thank you for the post, helped me unlock the captivate after searching for 2 days.
[Captivate General] Zpravodajec:
Unlocked, but...

Followed everything in the OP, but now I can't check status using *#7465625#, I don't get anything.

The only thing I get when trying other codes is: "Connection Problem or Invalid MMI Code"

I can use "*#06#", but none of the other "secret codes" seem to work.

Any ideas?

I'm running sephhi's captivating (cm10 based) rom.
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
It is because of the Rom u r on. The code u r trying to use will only work on Stock firmware or stock based roms.

Did the app u used to unlock not confirm u were unlocked ? Or it might have said to dial the code to confirm...anyway...

There is also GalaxSim Unlock app by Spocky in the Play Store. Not free for the unlock, but it will work on non stock roms.
[Captivate General] Zpravodajec:
Unlocked using terminal

I ran everything through terminal.

I had already rooted using Odin.

I haven't got any other sim cards to use to test if I managed to unlock.

I was just trying to to use the USSD code to do a quick verify.

I'll have to try to get another sim card from somebody who isn't on the same carrier (Rogers - Canada = PITA) so I can check.

N.B. - I just installed GalaxSim Unlock and it answered my biggest question - Yes, my phone is UNLOCKED!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowscreation:
i know that this has been posted before but it seemed like it died so im bringing it back up is there a way to dual boot im not saying wp7 im just saying a rom you like and another you want to test i mean come on someone has to be able to figure something out i want this to be possible any ideas come on damnit;):D:(:):o:confused::mad::rolleyes::cool::eek:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackderbyhat:
If anyone could upload their sms client that's running froyo that'd be cool. I liked the new look of it versus eclair, but i'm still using eclair for performance reasons.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu9987:
I agree i'd go back to running eclair if the SMS app had the bubble chat
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
Don't think the froyo mms.apk works in eclair.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomasskull666:
It don't think so either, I'm not sure this is possible without some heavy reworking.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m5james:
I only ran Froyo for about an hour, and never tried the SMS app it came with. Is it really so much better than using Handcent?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tortel1210:
I believe the Vibrant has it, and it uses 2.1. Dont know about compatibility though. Worth trying though
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suzook:
So does the fascinate....i tried it from that....NO GO
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tubasteve:
in the market and get "handcent"? will this not get your bubble on?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m5james:
Echo echo echo...I said the same thing in post 5. My biggest complaint is that I keep having issues in general w/ getting MMS texts. I've still got the stock Messaging app installed, so it can't be Handcent's fault....I hated dealing w/ this on my Moment, and now I'm still dealing w/ it on my Epic.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomasskull666:
I'm glad someone else has this issue, not to hijack this thread but I will say I had problems receiving texts as well and so I switched to handcent. This did nothing to fix the problem, so I assume it is in the way the system, either designed by Sprint or Samsung, handles mms messages. My experience has been overall patchiness, sometimes receiving texts, sometimes not. On multiple occassions, I have gotten texts that were around 3 hours late, which is a bit of a nuissance lol. Froyo has only partially fixed this, but it could be a multitude of problems. Could be Mms.apk, could be the phone, the network, the individual towers, the location in relation to the towers (I live inside some pretty thick walls, so signal is a bit spotty), or any number of other problems. I can live with it, it's just an example of poor quality. And based off of the fact that you are the only person I have ever come across with this issue, I don't think it is widespread.

Now, back to the bubble messaging app lol. There is some serious code difference between the 2.1 app an the 2.2 app, so porting is a bit out of the question. Maybe it would be possible to find a 2.1 bubble style messaging app, perhaps like the ones above for other SGS phones, and port it that way but it would still take a lot of work. Your best bet is handcent for now, it works very well and is regarded as the best stock mms app replacement, I have known other people who fully prefer it over stock. I'll keep looking around to see if I can get it working, but it is much easier to go from 2.1 to 2.2 rather than the other way around lol.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m5james:
It's more widespread than you think...Google "Epic not receiving MMS", I found countless threads on othere forums, phones, etc. There is a thread on here about it, but it's got nothing in regards to a solution. I don't blame the towers because I know for a fact that I haven't missed a single one on my Treo for the years that I've had it as a second line.
[Android Software Development] ilendemli:
Which command can i use to set the Proxy and Port settings.

I have tryed a lot of codes, but no one is working.

f.e:

System.setProperty("proxyHost", "test");
System.setProperty("proxyPort", "3124");
System.setProperty("proxySet", "true");

PLEASE HELP ME!
[Android Software Development] ilendemli:
Please someone can tell me how to get the current proxy and port as string!?

PLEASE!
[Gen8 Android Development] wewah:
how ?

i want recovery!
[Gen8 Android Development] followinginsanity:
You can install RomManager from the market if you wish. However, a custom recovery is not available yet.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwasblown:
does anybody have the apk for the launcher2 from the macnut 14, i don't want to reinstall macnut 14 and extract it from the root system. if not, i'll try to post it, but i need to know how to put up the link via html.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwasblown:
Forget it i'm switching back to macnut 14. thanx op
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Download the rom to your PC.

Open the zip

go to system/app

Launcher2 will be there.
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
[01/21/11] These new .zip files are updated to work with all versions of CWM, the scripts are both Edify and Amend friendly. Enjoy!

Previews:

Startup

Shutdown

Shutdown 2

Shutdown 3

There are 6 files attached here, all flashable through ClockworkMod. The titles of the files should be self-explanatory. You'll notice that one of the .zip's will flash you back to the stock Epic boot and shutdown sounds.

I've confirmed that they work with DI18 stock (rooted), DK28 stock (rooted), and Bonsai 1.1.4, so I don't see why they wouldn't work on any ROM.

Your phone must be rooted and have ClockworkMod Recovery (any version).

*I suppose I must do the obligatory I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU JACK YOUR PHONE UP*

Instructions:

- download flashable .zip and flash through clockwork.

That's it, reboot and enjoy!
[Epic 4G Themes] sceptor:
Taken from transformers?
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
No, the sound effect is a portion of (what I believe to be) the Droid Incredible boot sound; I created the "epic" and associated sound processing.

Sent from my Emotionlessly Bonsai'd Epic 4g.
[Epic 4G Themes] ragnarokx:
Pretty sweet! It does kind of remind me of the first time I saw Optimus Prime transform in the live action move. The "Epic" part is a nice touch.
[Epic 4G Themes] frag_effect:
Need help getting this to work. I have done every step to the T, and still no avail. I have custom boot animations as well as custom boot sounds but, for some reason this one file just says unsupported file type after clicking on it in /system/etc folder. It plays while on the sdcard itself. So if you know a work around that would be great cause this boot sounds is awesome.
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
This is probably a dumb question, but did you unzip the .wav first? Assuming that you did, you should have a file on your sd card with the name "PowerOn.wav"; if you copy that file into /system/etc you should have no problem. Verify that you have a file in that folder with that exact name, not just the "PowerOn.bak" that you may have created in backup up your original boot sound.

What file manager are you using? I've done this using both Astro and Root Explorer and am able to select the file in /system/etc and it plays on the built in music player.
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
Added the option to flash through clockwork, updated OP with options.
[Epic 4G Themes] hayabusa1300cc:
very nice I will install this

reminds me of transformers or THX
[Epic 4G Themes] frag_effect:
Just flashed the CWM zip and dangit still nothing. I must have changed something in that folder. Im going to reinstall my rom and see if that fixes my prob. I really want this boot sound.
[Epic 4G Themes] frag_effect:
Well that solved my problem. Idk what went wrong before.
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
Yeah that's weird, well glad you got it working. Enjoy!

Sent from my Emotionlessly Bonsai'd Epic 4g.
[Epic 4G Themes] frag_effect:
Do you think you can make a boot animation to match this sweet sound?
[Epic 4G Themes] SwimDrewid:
Just what mammon's boot loader needed - thx!
[Epic 4G Themes] hozg1121:
I agree
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
His ROM is exactly why I created this in the first place! Didn't care much for the one he included, but I love his ROM and the boot animation!

You read my mind! I've been learning about how to make one today. The only catch is, it will only work on a ROM with a custom kernel, or a kernel that has been modified and re-compiled. Currently the only Froyo ROM that I know of that this might be an option with is Mammon's Bonsai ROM (which is what I run).

I'll keep fiddling and see what I can come up with.
[Epic 4G Themes] mikeschevelle:
any thoughts for a similar one for the power down?
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
Yep, just about to post one! I have several but gonna start with one and see if folks like it.
[Epic 4G Themes] mikeschevelle:
sweetness cant wait
[Epic 4G Themes] visions138:
I like it nice work....
[Epic 4G Themes] Zei:
yea ive made my own since his rom came out. but is there a way to extend the length of play
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
Ok, I updated the OP with a new shutdown sound. All files are flashable through ClockworkMod. Let me know what you guys think, I've got others in mind for shutdown and would like your input.
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
How long is the .wav that you created? Mine is fairly short so I haven't experienced any forced cutoff by the system. Is that what's happening?
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
So, after much research today on how this might be accomplished, I've decided that it's really not something that I should attempt, other than for personal use. First of all, the type of custom "animation" that is required is not an animation at all, rather a series of PNG files that are played in succession. For example, the DOS Boot sequence that Mammon uses on his Bonsai ROM is a series of 77 images that are played in rapid succession.

It appears to me that in order to create a custom "animation" one would have to either create 77 images from scratch that form one "animation", or create a video of the desired animation and then take 77 screen captures and save them as 480x800 PNG's.

I don't have the creativity in me that would be required to come up with a slick video that could be used.

That being said, I'm currently exploring the option with a test video of my kids and taking 77 screenshots of it and converting them to the required size PNG files. I have no idea if it's going to work.
[Epic 4G Themes] frag_effect:
Well good luck, I hope you can figure something out.
[Epic 4G Themes] jordan2333:
Thanks alot.It works perfectly.
[Epic 4G Themes] SwimDrewid:
Can't wait to check out the shutdown sound tomorrow (don't want to wake the missus).

nice work, man
[Epic 4G Themes] leatherneck6017:
Any thoughts on the shutdown sound?
[Epic 4G Themes] sirens6:
Had some trouble at first, ended up wiping and start anew. Love the sounds theyre great

sent from my bonsai'd epic
[Epic 4G Themes] Zei:
its about 10 secs. It cuts off around 6 and then just loads the boot