[Captivate Android Development] NISMOFO:
My 1st ROM Flash is Cognition 3.02

I've been through every page of this thread so far :)

This was my first ROM flash. I just have to say that I love this forum and I love Design Gears for his hard work.

Luckily for me, I had no major issues. My issues were more with my laptop recognizing my USB connection more than anything else...huge distraction since it was working fine all day up until the moment I was ready to Flash....LOL. Unplugged power on laptop, powered off for a few minutes.....rebooted...USB working again...go figure.

I see a lot of the same questions, although I know a lot of us are NOT coming from the same starting point. I came from a stock 2.1 JH7 that had only been rooted. This might be highly redundant, but hopefully it helps other newbies like myself. This is a high level run-down of some of the things I used (that you will need) to do the install. I'm sure I missed a few steps...but you can see a rundown of everything. Backing up your current ROM and /or Kernal using ROM Manager and SGS Kernal Flasher isn't a bad idea (save to your PC).

I used/installed:

-Samsung drivers (to connect to PC via USB cable)

-One-Click Root for 2.1 posted by TGA_Gunnman

-Titanium Backup Pro to backup everything from my Internal SD card. Then I moved it to my PC. The internal SD gets wiped out during master reset (via Odin3)

-Odin3 one-click to Flash back to JF6 (stock 2.1 without updates)

-Odin3 one-click to do a master clear/reset

-ROM Manager (with ClockWorkMod) for install

-Copied Titanium backup files (and all other backed up files) from PC back to Internal SD card, then installed "missing apps + data".....NOT SYSTEM DATA using Titanium Backup.

I chose not to backup my contacts, messages, favorites, etc. I use Google sync for my contacts. My messages I don't care about...nor my favorites/bookmarks. This might be worth doing if its important to you, but Titanium Backup does not do this.

I'm currently using Launcher Pro as well, although I might try something else like TouchWiz.

I'm not sure if I regret installing "all" of my missing apps + data because I'm not sure if I brought too much crap over into such a clean slate. There are a lot of background type things I moved over, and I have no idea what they are or if they were really needed.

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My review of my 1st custom ROM (keywords.....1st.....meaning I have no experience):

I love it so far because it feels so stock. All I was really wanting initially was Android 2.2 and not what someone else thinks "looks" cool. This ROM is a great starting point for your "clean slate" as our phones should have come out of the box. Customize on top of it with whatever is compatible. I'm glad it doesn't have weird startup pictures or crazy fonts and rainbox color schemes...LOL.

My (personal) issues so far:

-GPS does not lock at all. I also plan to do the DHCPCD install, which I read is supposed to be in one of the next updates of Cognition.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907772

-Battery is draining extremely fast (not the fault of this ROM). I have three batteries, and I'm quite sure I need to recalibrate them....or at least one of them for my main use. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765656

I see a lot of Kernal/Modem talk on this thread, but I plan to get my battery issues figured out first before any further changes....

which I can't attribute to this ROM...but more so just the reflash I think.

Again.....I love the ROM and this forum. It can be a bit of a treasure hunt to find information, links, attachments sometimes....but there is a wealth of knowledge here.....and then there's me.....just a newbie blessed with the benefits of developers like Design Gears.