【Guide】How To flash ANY Captivate ROM from Stock (including ICS)

[gammonjoshua]

Regarding everything in my last post.... i have almost everything working now thank god.

1) MMS is still not working, although that is an issue with the rom i believe.

2) Contacts not syncing - I deleted all my contacts on my phone. The phone asked me what I wanted to do because I deleted so many of them, I selected Delete. I logged into my google account on my laptop, and selected contacts and they were all gone. So I restored my contacts (Google I guess has a backup of your contacts dating back quite a bit) . I went on my phone and deleted my google account information. Rebooted, and added my same existing google account again, sync'd and everything worked fine.

3) Battery issue, I flashed the glitch kernel, which not only gave me more options with this rom, but I think its also increaased my battery life. Ill know for sure in a couple days I guess

4) After flashing the glitch kernel, and changing the USB Storage mode, I could now access both internal and external storage. I fixed my multiple music files by deleting the Storage Data (cache) and rebooting, allowing the phone to properly scan the memory cards and update the storage data.

Hope that helps for anyone having those issues

In number 4 of your post where did you change the USB storage mode? I can't find it. I can't see my external SD card from my PC ether.

 

[TRusselo]

Boot into glitch CWM recovery> glitch options >USB mode

 

[gammonjoshua]

Boot into glitch CWM recovery> glitch options >USB mode

For god sake! Got it. I can see my internal SD card but not my external. I'll keep looking. Thanks TRusselo.

 

[bdithug]

For god sake! Got it. I can see my internal SD card but not my external. I'll keep looking. Thanks TRusselo.

What I find is if I switch my USB mode to USB Mass Storage, I will only be able to see my internal storage. When I switch to MTP Mode and reboot, I then see my phone in My Computer. When I select it, I can view SD Card (external card) or USB Storage (internal).

Hope that helps

 

[jessie57]

this method worked flawlessly on my captivate. running slim ics now and i'm loving it. thank you for this.

 

[jtfuel76]

Thank you so much for the step-by-step.

Worked great on Rogers I896 which was running 2.3.3

 

[caanda45]

Hey TRusselo coming back to the old captivate while my SGS2 goes into Sammy for repair, can I use the Odin 1.85 as the flashing utility? I read the bootloader warning. Let me know and thanks.

 

[TRusselo]

You can use any version of Odin, But if you are flashing boot loaders, use the PDA box not the boot loader box. Just like the warning said..

 

[caanda45]

You can use any version of Odin, But if you are flashing boot loaders, use the PDA box not the boot loader box. Just like the warning said..

Okay ran into a bit of a problem last night, fixed it with your back to stock odin. I re rooted and want to get cwm on the phone...can you direct me how to do this and then I can flash a new rom??? I think I will re read your 1 st post, that seems like what I should do, as i have a thick head maybe the issue was the bootlaoder...please explain it again...sorry did this last night when I was tired which was probably very very stupid or me!!! Please advise. I am on GB 2.3.3...thanks!!

Reboot phone into DOWNLOAD mode (instructions below)
Click RESET button in Odin (beside START)
Click PDA button in Odin and find your kernel.tar file (speedmod kernel (this kernel isn't too important as it will be replaced by custom rom's kernel, but speedmod kernel understands both froyo (amend) scripting and gingerbread (edify) scripting so is great for this purpose to install any rom cwm zip file next.)
Click "Start" in Odin
Reboot into RECOVERY mode (instructions below) ** Use volume buttons to navigate up/dn and pwr for enter.
Select "flash zip from sd card"
Find your rom of choice on your SDcard and select Yes

So as I have GB 2.3.3 I only have to do the speedmod kernel and then flash Darkknight rom???

Thanks sorry for being such a noob, the SGS2 is easier and it seems that I have forgotten all my Captivate stuff, just can`t stand stock even if it will only be a month or two....lol

 

[TRusselo]

if you have gingerbread, you have gingerbread bootloaders.

so yes odin flash the speedmod kernel,
immediately reboot to recovery (dont need to boot to android)
flash rom.
done.

 

[whisky23]

thanks for the help

Thanks to all the info on this thread, my transition from GB to ICS was relatively painless. Now comes the more difficult task of figuring out which rom works for me. So far, Slim ICS has been pretty much trouble-free, while adding the Semaphore kernel gave it a dash of speed. So far so good.

 

[TRusselo]

My personal preference at the moment is aokp

 

[Reverend Joshua]

I just got my phone back to stock JH2, should I treat that as "out of the box" for the purposes of this guide or do I need to get to something else first? OTA JH7?

 

[TRusselo]

The guide is meant to work from absolutely any stock software, just follow the guide.

The question you should be asking is if you need to flash the boot loaders again, and I would ask you have you been running gingerbread? You have ever run gingerbread you don't need to flash the boot loaders, Most stock ROMs do not downgrade your boot loaders.

 

[Reverend Joshua]

The guide is meant to work from absolutely any stock software, just follow the guide.

The question you should be asking is if you need to flash the boot loaders again, and I would ask you have you been running gingerbread? You have ever run gingerbread you don't need to flash the boot loaders, Most stock ROMs do not downgrade your boot loaders.

I realized the boot loader question after I had shut down and gone to bed, but the answer to what I asked was also very helpful. I had not done GB before, so using this guide and stepping on my own junk and then starting all the way over, I now have ICS on a Captivate that was stuck on an old Cognition for a long time. This guide is fantastic and the only suggestion I would make is adding a note to use USB ports that go directly to the motherboard, as that was no small part of my problem. Thanks again and again and again...

 

[killer from space]

Great guide - thanks for everything and sorry for the noob question (and the face palm I know I'm going to get). Currently I have the Samurai kernel with lagfix and stock KK4. To confirm, all I need to do is disable lagfix in CWM per your earlier post and then flash a ROM? I897 bootloaders work with all ROMs and kernels, right? I would like to try the newest Mosaic or even one of the AOKP ROMs like DOC's master ICS.

 

[TRusselo]

Lol lagfix... Haven't heard that term very much since ice cream Sandwich came out I'm not sure but I would try disabling it first just to be safe

Yes the captivate gingerbread boot loaders work with all roms but the i9000 gingerbread boot loaders have less shut down issues with ice cream Sandwich.

Ice cream Sandwich ROM i use and like the best personally is "android open kang project" aokp, the original by team Kang, posted by sixstringsg

 

[killer from space]

Thanks for the quick response. I'll try the AOKP you recommend first.

If I get the shut down issues you mentioned, can I just flash the i9000 bootloaders w/o wiping or do I need a fresh install if I start having trouble with the I897 bootloaders?

I'd rather not flash the bootloaders if I can help it. Kies hard bricked my phone when I was updating to GB. I had to send it to MobileTechVideos for a jtag repair (great fast service btw, highly recommended).

 

[TRusselo]

No you don't have to wipe for reflash the ROM to Upgrade bootloaders. Just flash the boot loaders and you're good to go.

However when you sent your phone to mobiletechvideos.com you could've gotten the unbrickable mod, and you wouldn't have to worry about bricking your phone ever again..

 

[JScott65]

Doc's Master ICS ROM

Thanks to all the info on this thread, my transition from Eclair to ICS was relatively painless. Doc's Master ICS ROM is hands down my favorite...