[Q] Captivate 2.3 or 2.2 with a rom?

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Hi, I am a new user on the xda forums (although I have read countless threads). I am a little confused as to what I should do with my captivate. I am debating between flashing 2.3 (to which I see only one drawback: there are not many stable roms out there and flashing them can be a struggle as my recovery image is not very functional in 2.3), or sticking to 2.2 and finding a nice rom that I enjoy (only drawback: it's 2.2 and not 2.3! ) So can anyone advise what to do? Thanks in advance!

My opinion: If you're new to flashing, flash a 2.2 rom. There's less chance of things going truly wrong (less true brick chances). Then, once you feel comfortable flashing (and know a little more), make the jump to 2.3.

I'd say go with 2.2, unless you are feeling brave. CM7 and MIUI (both 2.3) have pretty short battery life. Some people talk about having good battery life, but I think those people are in the minority.

thanks for the quick responses. Well I have flashed roms before (not really new to it), it's just that I haven't done it through the clockwork mod recovery because I am not able perform functions in recovery mode when running 2.3 (which is what I am currently running). Is there a stable 2.3 recovery image for the captivate out there? (none of the options in rom manager seem to work for me...) Have others been able to successfully use rom manager on a Captivate running 2.3?? If so, could someone please provide detailed instructions on how to do so?

What are you NOT able to do in recovery mode for 2.3 that you CAN do in 2.2? I mean I have been from 2.1>2.2> 2.3.4>2.3.3>2.3.4 via clockworkmod without any issues.
What exactly are you trying/wanting to do? If you are just trying to change roms? A little more info might be helpful.

Sent from My KickAss Captivated CM7 OC'd 1.5Ghz/Undervolted

well yea basically I can't use rom manager to flash a clockwork mod recovery that is functional on my captivate. This hampers me from flashing roms through recovery. Could someone just walk me through the installation of rom manager on a 2.3 stock captivate and then the flshing of a recovery image (chosing the proper model etc.)? (I think the issue may have something to do with unsigned packages or something like that?)

Originally Posted by sharma_akarsh

well yea basically I can't use rom manager to flash a clockwork mod recovery that is functional on my captivate. This hampers me from flashing roms through recovery. Could someone just walk me through the installation of rom manager on a 2.3 stock captivate and then the flshing of a recovery image (chosing the proper model etc.)? (I think the issue may have something to do with unsigned packages or something like that?)

pretty sure there is a ton of info on here about that exact error.......in fact there is a freakin sticky on it.


you cant use ROM manager to flash recovery on 2.2 or 2.3....without getting around that error

hint: that error makes a really good search

Originally Posted by Pirateghost

pretty sure there is a ton of info on here about that exact error.......in fact there is a freakin sticky on it.


you cant use ROM manager to flash recovery on 2.2 or 2.3....without getting around that error

hint: that error makes a really good search

okay well I found a method a while back involving the replacement of the recovery in the system/bin folder with a moded 3e recovery.... (not to change topic) but would you recommend soing that and then using cwm, or should i try this new bootloader stuff with Odin (or whatever is needed to flash roms through odin)?

Originally Posted by sharma_akarsh

okay well I found a method a while back involving the replacement of the recovery in the system/bin folder with a moded 3e recovery.... (not to change topic) but would you recommend soing that and then using cwm, or should i try this new bootloader stuff with Odin (or whatever is needed to flash roms through odin)?

you have some reading to do.

pick a rom that you want, flash it

2.2 and 2.3 will come with android recovery 3e. to get around signature verification error, you need to replace the recovery as you indicated

if you are flashing from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3 (excluding CM7 and MIUI) you will be required to flash bootloaders first before you can flash the 2.3 rom

aside from going from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3, there is no reason to flash bootloaders....

if you stick with 2.2 roms, as long as you take care of the 3e recovery, you use CWM....always

if you go to 2.3 roms, flash the bootloaders ONE TIME, then you can flash as often as you want,

Originally Posted by Pirateghost

you have some reading to do.

pick a rom that you want, flash it

2.2 and 2.3 will come with android recovery 3e. to get around signature verification error, you need to replace the recovery as you indicated

if you are flashing from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3 (excluding CM7 and MIUI) you will be required to flash bootloaders first before you can flash the 2.3 rom

aside from going from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3, there is no reason to flash bootloaders....

if you stick with 2.2 roms, as long as you take care of the 3e recovery, you use CWM....always

if you go to 2.3 roms, flash the bootloaders ONE TIME, then you can flash as often as you want,

Ohhhh I see.... I don't think I clarified this, but I am currently on stock 2.3 using this method mentioined by: nakedninja42

I personally always remove my external memory and sim card before using odin. It is not needed as people will post but neither is doing master clear. I do these steps just to make sure I eliminate any possible issues that can occur during flashing.

1) Download Firmware from http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-samsungusa.htm

2) Flash back to stock JF6 w/ odin one-click and did a master clear.

3) Flash Gingerbread KF1 using Odin (see image in post link for reference) http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...9&postcount=75

4) Flash fugu kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1010141 Look for the step two that says download odin or heimdall, select the ODIN (well the version your going to use).

5) Flash stock kernel (see post link) credit to lownox for helping me on that http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=116

6) Settings>Applications> enable Unknown Sources (AT&T finally got something right)

7) Install busybox from market

8) ENJOY!

So from here, do I need to do anything additional with bootladers in order to flash other roms - how exactly do I flash roms from this point? Thanks!