yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Continuum Android Development] imnuts:
It is possible as far as I know. The only thing this really requires is root access, the phone being activated shouldn't really do anything to the file dump. If you'd like to try to resurrect the dead phone, I'll be posting up a DJ20 Odin file later tonight or tomorrow morning that should hopefully work to fix it if all that is dead is the file system structure.
[Continuum Android Development] trailblazer101:
Yah,

it if nearly impossible to brick the galaxy s phones (as long as you see the samsung logo even for a second), because we can use odin.. The only problem is getting the files to flash to fix it xP

Dottat: since you are not using this phone, may you please allow us to use this device for our sake? We need a device to send to the devs :)

Please man, it would be much appreciated :D and, you would eventually get it back, so no worries <3
[Continuum Android Development] dottat:
Well... this phone is due back to the carrier (surprised they haven't called for it yet).... so at this point i would just like to prove proof of concept on the recovery piece. Download mode is all this phone will do so i'll be curious to see where we get with the odin imnuts is posting tonight..
[Continuum Android Development] arunmcops:
Unable to dump . Keep getting this error with each block.
[Continuum Android Development] logan302:
sdcard

sdcard not sdram
[Continuum Android Development] remotehunger:
PZ PZ

I have a DL17 I want to root the phone but i dont want to make my phone un-returnable if something were to happen to it. so My question is what does Verizon consider illegal software. Does this mean root and all Available after market roms. is it the same as buying a new car on loan and putting after market parts Rather.?
[Continuum Android Development] nitsuj17:
rooting does void your carrier warranty...but not your samsung warranty...

however if you unroot/return to stock before returning your phone for whatever reason thats fine, they wouldnt know

*if* you brick your phone (nearly impossible to do with odin files) and try and return after a mod/rom gone bad....thats a big no-no...and the reason carriers/oems are locking down devices.

read up on rooting and the pros/cons before diving in...but for the most part if you are careful...its safe
[Continuum Android Development] remotehunger:
I know how I know how I'm pretty experienced I have rooted 5 phones including hero cdma a droid erris to touch pro 2 2 different carriers also some minor a developing a bit but the only thing is I don't wanna have to send it samsung is something
[Continuum Android Development] remotehunger:
if something does go wrong because accidents do happen I just wanna make sure that the phone is

unrootable and that there are available stock odin files but other then that I would be more than happy to dump for you guys and I could possibly help with the dip in developing as well give me your instant messenger or phone number so we can get together

EDIT: i must've been high LOL! :D
[Continuum Android Development] gizm0luvsu:
i was wondering if anyone knows where i can get all of these as i sorta repartitioned the phone and lost everything on it. i can get it into download mode just fine just im missing alot of peices. it loads the factory.rfs fine but i think the bootloader is gone. i even managed to get it into clockwork but since the boot partition is kinda messed up it wont boot into anything else. since theres not a factory firmware that i can find im sorta stuck
[Captivate General] phishie:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/samsung-captivate-on-atandt-gets-android-2-2-all-that-froyo-hasn/

Finally, only ~7 months late.

My only question, does it matter? Will we continue using i9000 based roms or will people be switching over to roms based off this source?
[Captivate General] tietherope:
It matters if we want to take advantage of the better call quality while having Froyo.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
"Samsung has released an Android 2.2 update and the full instructions plus the download are on the other end of the source link below."

No such link.:mad:
[Captivate General] phishie:
Oh right.. noise cancellation! This actually will be appreciated as I get complaints about loud background noise during calls all the time.

Would it be reasonable to think we could plug noise cancellation drivers into a 2.2.1 JS3 based rom?
[Captivate General] insaneturbo13:
Until source code is released. We will continue to use i9000 roms. But even aftervthat we prob will anyway....
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
The link shows a blank page...
[Captivate General] stoobie-doo:
Unfortunately the link was to the same page floating around here yesterday, which Samsung has taken down this morning.
[Captivate General] phishie:
If you go to

http://opensource.samsung.com/

and navigate to mobile phones, then download the model SGH-I896

"SGH-I896_OpenSource_froyo.tar.gz" file, isn't that the source?
[Captivate General] opcow:
Yes it is. The source for the I896, which is the Rogers Captivate, not the AT&T Captivate.
[Captivate General] phishie:
Gotcha, so not what my OP was suppose to be.
[Captivate General] existz:
When the source is finally released im sure it will be easier for people to port noise cancellation over to i9000 source so we can use it with JPY/JS5..etc, before they would have had to port it from elcair, which the source has drastically changed since then ,so it should be easier with an actual captivate froyo source. I for one will still use i9000 roms, 2.2.1 is way better IMO

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate General] jcabibi:
I beleive that is for the Rogers Captivate...

The AT&T Captivate would be SGH-i897
[Captivate General] phishie:
So the use the best of both worlds... i9000 2.2.1 rom w/ noice cancellation port?
[Captivate General] soloDOTcom1185:
This update will be 100% worth it if it fixes the GPS issues.
[Captivate General] thunderstar2500:
I think 2.2 being released will bring us an onslaught of dev magic. It will probably enhance everything on custom roms in some way or another. I can't wait to see what Team Komin can do with this. ;)
[Captivate General] flyerhawk:
A little frustrating that they pulled the site so quickly.
[Captivate General] Dante04SRT:
As posted in another thread:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

You can save it permanently as future 'proof' if you want...
[Captivate General] phishie:
I'm hoping they just noticed their mistake with the "t-mobile tv" app are fixing that and reposting. Key word "hoping".
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
It shoudln't take more than a minute or two to fix something like that. Also, people have reported trying to update via Kies Mini with no success so far. Can this company do anything without it being a debacle?
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Meh, maybe I can change to Cincinnati Bell?

http://www.androidcentral.com/cincinnati-bell-now-offers-galaxy-s-froyo-and-all
[Captivate General] rrieter:
Serendipity

I am running Serendipity 5.8. Any advantage of flashing back and running stock Froyo? I can think of a few disadvantages. AT$T bloat, can't install non-market apps, no custom kernel. Really on the fence about this one. Any advice?
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
stay where you are, there is no update yet.
[Captivate General] wgarrido:
According to Engadget there is today.
[Captivate General] mmarquis:
Good luck! Not a Captivate, look at the specs. Has too many cameras and an LED flash.

Wonder which one it is and why Bell is different from AT&T?
[Captivate General] waffle418:
I'm in Cincinnati and I'm not sure I'd use Cincy Bell ;)
[Captivate General] bames:
the simple answer to this pointless question (pointless because the answer should be apparent)

= YES
[Captivate General] alex4lex:
Haha... first! Some sweet samsung PR lovin to calm our nerves. Then! A pulled link promising froyo. I love you samsung
[Captivate General] waffle418:
Cincinnati Bell has always offered local service for cellphones. They used to piggyback on AT&T and have recently switched to T-Mob... they also outshine AT&T if you don't leave Cincinnati... at all...
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
your about 1/2 behind!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/samsung-captivate-on-atandt-gets-android-2-2-all-that-froyo-hasn/

Update: Well now, we've just received a flurry of tips indicating that it's been pulled and, indeed, the page on the other end of the source link is now gone. We'll try to figure out what went wrong here.
[Captivate General] rdunseith:
Saw this on engadget but the link goes nowhere. Anybody confirm?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/samsung-captivate-on-atandt-gets-android-2-2-all-that-froyo-hasn/
[Captivate General] designgears:
that page has been there for some time, it is now gone ;)
[Captivate General] Dante04SRT:
I couldn't find any other info on it - But being that the post was just made this morning, I'm still excited...
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
saw this too, but the page it linked to (which is pulled now btw) was actually a direct copy/paste of the 2.2 update for the Vibrant when I saw it last night. The cached version here still has all the tmobile references.
[Captivate General] rdunseith:
Maybe try to go back to stock and give kies a try.
[Captivate General] Dante04SRT:
Done that - Nothing...
[Captivate General] xiaoali:
How did you get Kies to recognize your phone? I haven't been able to do that since the update to JH7.
[Captivate General] fooldog01:
I have to put it in debugging mode to get Kies Mini to see it. I have no idea what impact that may have on actually upgrading though. I'm stock Eclair BTW.
[Captivate General] vikdmon:
Somebody had managed to grab a cached copy from google when the page was up

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com
[Captivate General] rdunseith:
Towards the bottom in they have mobitv renamed to t-mobile tv.

Maybe they realized the error and pulled it.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Already discussed here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956155
[Captivate General] nooomoto:
LOL. Samsung's/AT&T's never ending ineptitude provides quite a bit of comic relief. I mean...really, how hard is it to push an update? I remember getting OTA updates on my G1 without issue. Has nothing been learned since then?
[Captivate General] rdunseith:
I don't know how I missed that? Thanks though.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
It had this sentence at the bottom too:

* What are risks for performing the upgrade?

o This upgrade has been thoroughly tested by Samsung and AT&T to be compatible with Captivate devices running previous versions of the released software. Customers who are running unsupported operating systems (e.g. those that are rooted or have not been received

from T-Mobile

and Samsung) should move forward at their own risk.
[Captivate General] ptc62:
LOL, FIND ALL "T-Mobile" REPLACE WITH "AT&T" it's that easy.... or one would think....
[Captivate General] nr2134:
I checked Kies Mini and nothing. Blah!
[Captivate General] Battlehymn:
Ehh ...

The probability of Samsung/AT&T releasing something better than what you can find here at XDA is extremely low. The devs here at XDA are probably more familiar with the phone than Samsung or AT&T anyway, as they have actually been working with it these past few months.

I'm actually a bit surprised that there isn't an XDA branded phone by now.
[Captivate General] neo_31591:
lol i bet samsungjohn is behind this... :)
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
If not, I'll bet he's laughing at all the posting going on about it. :rolleyes:
[Captivate General] sold1erjjt:
Hopefully it is a 2.2.1 ROM, then with source some of the fine developers can make a better kernel for our phone, as well as only improve on the ROM over what it is now. :)
[Captivate General] rrieter:
Can't Wait!!

I gotta get rid of this Serendipity Rom. I miss my AT$T bloatware. Downloading non-market apps just gives me too many choices! I can't handle the speed and smoothness of the speedmod kernel. I totally trust Samsung and AT$T to get this right! They've never let me down before.:D
[Captivate General] KewlRobD:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I completely agree but there are those of us that do have uses for the update. My wife and Son both have this phone and they are both technically challenged. :D I don't even root their phones they just use them as is from AT&T just like the rest of the masses. For that reason I can't wait for Froyo because there are apps they want to use that don't work with 2.1.

On the other hand I am running Serendipity as well and I have to say it is simply awesome. I came from Cognition which was good but a bit to buggy and need to be reflashed a bit too often for my tastes. I use the phone for business and need a stable working phone that I don't have to spend a lot of time flashing and resetting everything.
[Captivate General] Jay_eS_Iye:
actually i'm just ready for it so I can go stock, flash it, prove my GPS STILL won't work (esp tracking) and then go in for an exchange
[Captivate General] jcabibi:
Amen! Also on Serendipity and love it! At this point I don't care about a "official release". Samsung has already lost my future business.

If Samsung were one of my employees I would have fired its ass long time ago due to lack of performance and failure to meet project deadlines. Samsung is a corporation, so I will treat them how corporations treat the masses

.

In the words of Donald Trump "Samsung... You're FIRED!"
[Captivate General] rrieter:
I totally understand. Cog was my first rom and I remember how nervous I was flashing it the first time. Most people aren't using a custom rom and this update will be great for them. I just hope everything works as advertised. They've had plenty of time to get it right. Check out 'Arcade by Kongregate' in the market when the update arrives. Lot's of flash games if your son is into that. Works great!
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
I'm in the same boat. I suppose I can dream of an update that makes this thing work in all the ways it ought to.
[Captivate General] Dante04SRT:
It's kind of funny reading the comments in repsonse to the original posting... People are seriously pissed off.

Me, going very new to Android (having never even touched an Android device prior to 2-3 weeks ago) and the Captivate as well, I don't really know what the big deal is. I understand that you'll have more features with 2.2, but is it really such a huge deal? Then again, I know the feeling of being promised something and then the promise never materializes... that always sucks just on principle.

I guess personally I just want 2.2 to come out so that the ROM developers have a better/more current platform to start with - Couldn't hurt, right?

As for my phone, I'm building up the courage to flash my new phone; I've tried Cognition, and I think I'll try Andromeda 1.1 this time.... I'm just thinking I'll wait until my USB jig arrives.
[Captivate General] phlunkie:
I like this approach. Will keep it in mind.
[Captivate General] bames:
ya...and i can't think of any reason why anyone would value the release of the actual firmware update that is specifically for our device and/or the source? I mean its not like that could ever be beneficial to a development community! :rolleyes:
[Captivate General] rrieter:
You're right, of course. I really think once the devs get a hold of this, it will be awesome. It's just a shame that AT$T limits the platform. With their new commitment to android, you would hope they would lighten up the restrictions and let the phones do what they were made to do. Downloading of non-market apps in particular.
[Captivate General] matthewpapa:
People here are gadget enthusiasts. We make up probably 2% of the demographic that owns this phone. since we are enthusiasts we like our gadgets to be as powerful as they can be, which translates to having the latest software. That is why people are pissed.

Most people who own this phone have either no idea or don't care.
[Captivate General] avgjoegeek:
At this point I'm so far beyond "meh" - I could care less if AT&T/Samsung ever release an update.

If it means better ROM's pushed out by the dev's then great (would be nice to have a non-i9000 ROM I suppose..) otherwise the ROM I run works great.

Serendipity FTW :)
[Captivate General] fezzy102:
same story every phone maker

i came from the motorola backflip and it was the same with that phone on updating to 2.1 the only problem at&t shoved more bloatware into it made the phone reboot more than before and it took months for the update.the devs have got the captivate running so smooth on 1900 cant wait to see what they can do once the update hits and they get what they need to mod this phone to what it can reallly do.i love ff 2.1 its my favorite rom fast and smooth.everybody keep up the awesome work.
[Captivate General] bames:
sorry...it was playful sarcasm

but its seems so many people ignore that most users who have an interest in an official firmware/source for our captivate are either:

1. people who are on stock 2.1 and want to enjoy froy but have no interest in root or installing customs

2. People on a custom 2.2 who have no interest in reverting to any stock rom even if its froyo......they simply want the developers to have more tools to develop better roms for our specific device.
[Captivate General] fezzy102:
We have to flash back to stock to get the update first right cannot do it rooted can we?
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Root or not does not matter. But you have to run either JF6 or JH7 stock ROM in order for Kies Mini to even see your phone.
[Captivate General] dfresh305:
So back to the important question at hand.... did anybody grab the update?
[Captivate General] opcow:
It was never grabable.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
That's only a support page. Actual update is delivered via Kies Mini. A few ppl tried yesterday (using stock ROM) and confirmed there is no update.
[Captivate General] fezzy102:
after the update will we be able to run the current roms like fire fly 2.1 ?
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
That would replace it - if you want firefly 2.1 put it on now.

Most people will wait for new Roms built from official AT&T Froyo 2.2.
[Captivate General] fezzy102:
i have it right now and firefly 2.1 is fast and smooth.so instead of upgrading i should just wait till some new roms are built.thanks for the info.
[Captivate General] mbc663:
Are u an xm listener by chance?

Captivate | Serendipity 5.8 | Speedmod K13a-500mhz | KP1
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
What update? :confused:
[Captivate General] fezzy102:
no not xm listener sorry
[Captivate General] sob33316:
official froyo over andomedia

I wouldn't leave andromeda for the official froyo. I would once the developers get a hold of this and make it good.
[Captivate General] vaiol123:
I'm hoping that the official AT&T firmware will be added to Doc and Stefunel's Rom Kitchen :D
[Captivate General] qwertyaas:
EG just posted that froyo is out. Not like I'm going to flash it anyway but good news for custom roms!

http://tinyurl.com/63kw92g
[Captivate General] rbtconsultants:
This appears to point to the Samsung FAQ page being discussed in the "imininent" thread, and the page now appears to be blank when linking to it from the iminent thread or from the Engadget page, so this appears to just be a red herring of no value.

Bob
[Captivate General] qwertyaas:
Wow then...

What a shock ;)
[Captivate General] thunderstar2500:
LOL. The day after I finally gave in completely to flashing custom roms. Oh well, it will indeed help the devs. I just hope that it won't have any issues that mess up people's phones, i.e. melting internal sd cards. If that does happen though, I'll just be sitting pretty with my Andromeda 2.1 powered bat out of hell. ;)

EDIT: Now AT&T has pulled it. Whoops! :p
[Captivate General] vikdmon:
There are already 3 threads for the same topic.!!! please consolidate mods
[Captivate General] RyanFromQA:
That's how I see it. I'll probably Odin back to stock and update to stock Froyo once it's been rooted. I'll put in Launcher Pro and see what it's like battery, GPS, and reception wise. If it still lags a ton, I'll enjoy whatever Designgears does with the official ROM. :)

In the meantime, I'm enjoying Serendipity 5.6.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Same here. Installed Andromeda 1.1 on Monday. Loving it so far. Snappy pertormance and the GPS works awesome. If I do go to the official update it won't be until it has been out awhile and others have pointed out the flaws, first. Right now, my Cappy is everything I expected it to be and I'm in no hurry to mess that up.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
It was never released in the first place. Samsung prematurally put up the support page (just like AT&T did two months ago). Already discussed here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956155
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tippingvan:
Do i have to format my sd card to install android the NAND way? or can i just leave it alone? I think i've got it all down with the rest of the steps, as far as the HSPL and magldr, then pick a ROM. Just wasnt sure if I NEEDED to format my sd card. any other tips would help out alot also. this is going to be my first attempt at this. wish me luck! thank you too.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Digital Outcast:
No, you don't need to. However, if you are going to be flashing a ROM that requires an SD-EXT partition and you don't already have one, the process of creating the partition (typically through CWM) will wipe your SD card anyway.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ricous:
no, it's not necessary to format SD card.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tippingvan:
im not going to lose all my files on the sd card am i???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kailkti:
He just said it will wipe your data...

The creation of a SD-EXT partition....
[General Questions and Answers] renatovsilva:
Hello everyone! I read on several posts and other thread and did not find anything that could help me so here goes:

I am following the How to use the flash tool (that is very well done by the way) and i simply could not install the flash tool in my computer. I downloaded it twice and it gave me same error.

A message appears saying that it could not extract all the files and bla bla...telling me to download it again. So i did and the same error came up....

Does anyone knows if there is another version or some mirror files that are corrupted or SOMETHING....this is driving me insane!!!

Thank you everyone and sorry for any inconvenience!
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmerendeiro:
[frustrating] HELP HD7 seen as "generic device" not as WP, drivers fail to install

So i got my wp7 today...i download zune on my windows7 pc, install, connect the phone....ERROR installing drivers, the phone is seen not as a mobile device, but as a generic usb composite device...in the device management window i have two "unknow device" icon...tried EVERY POSSIBLE SOLUTION i found on the internet...worked for others, not for me...

...then i think maybe it's my pc, so i try my xp netbook...SAME HAPPENS...

previous owner says he connected the phone to zune flawlessly on three different PCs...

i also did a full reset from the settings

HELP I'M DESPERATE
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmerendeiro:
anyone? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oberoth:
It seems that your device is in diagnostic mode (the 2 unknown devices are typical for this...)

for now there is no way back, but if this is without you hacking something or so you could let it repair by warranty...

is it a complete new device?