Help for a total noob needed.

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Hello everyone. It has been a year since i bought my Captivate and i just put my hands on this awesome device (Infuse 4G).

I feel a little retarded as i completely forgot who i donated to on this forum for helping me to unlock my captivate when there was no soft for it in the market yet. I would like to thank you again whoever it was.

Anyway, I would like to ask you to help me to get rid of At&T crapware and get a nice clean fast rom. I will also need instruction for a total retard. Flashing a phone is not an everyday business for me.

Thanks

Originally Posted by 4biddenskill

Hello everyone. It has been a year since i bought my Captivate and i just put my hands on this awesome device (Infuse 4G).

I feel a little retarded as i completely forgot who i donated to on this forum for helping me to unlock my captivate when there was no soft for it in the market yet. I would like to thank you again whoever it was.

Anyway, I would like to ask you to help me to get rid of At&T crapware and get a nice clean fast rom. I will also need instruction for a total retard. Flashing a phone is not an everyday business for me.

Thanks

Super One Click for root and Infused for ROM.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1105413

Also, this belongs in the General Forum.

* Download and extract the .zip = done

stuck at:

* Use a terminal emulator or ADB Shell and mount system as read/write.

unfortunately this is where i have no idea what terminal emulator is and how to use it, nor what ADB shell is.

Download root explorer, go into your base dir and click the "mount as r/w" button at the top

Originally Posted by 4biddenskill

* Download and extract the .zip = done

stuck at:

* Use a terminal emulator or ADB Shell and mount system as read/write.

unfortunately this is where i have no idea what terminal emulator is and how to use it, nor what ADB shell is.

Which zip have you downloaded and extracted?

Have you read any instructions that are all over this site and many others?

There are literally video tutorials that go step by step from stock out of the box, to rooted and installing a ROM.

Search is your friend. Your best bet is to do some reading before you attempt to install a custom ROM. It's actually quite simple to do, hell I have upgraded my ROM while driving from the hanger at work over to the airport terminal.

However, if you don't know what you are doing, and aren't familiar with the concepts, you can and most likely will end up with a nice shiny brick. (soft brick most likely)

So, find the INFUSED rom thread and start reading and looking at the tutorials he has posted before you take another step. Then, and only then, if you still have questions, people will be very happy to help you out.

Also, as for unlock - if you read through the various threads on this forum, there are two methods covered for obtaining the SIM unlock code for our phones. One requires your phone to be rooted already, one is a script that roots the phone, extracts the code, and then optionally undoes the rooting.

Thanks a lot guys. I really should slow down and read stuff properly. Will let u know how im doing. Thanks again for being there.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App

Originally Posted by 4biddenskill

Thanks a lot guys. I really should slow down and read stuff properly. Will let u know how im doing. Thanks again for being there.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App

Good insight.

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