Many users have reported that flashing back to Stock i897ucKK4 has restored their imei.
See the Stock Rom stickied thread in the Development forum, post #3.
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【Guide】How To flash ANY Captivate ROM from Stock (including ICS)
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Many users have reported that flashing back to Stock i897ucKK4 has restored their imei.
See the Stock Rom stickied thread in the Development forum, post #3.
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i would recommend going to GB, then install corn kernel, install ICS and then install a desired rom...
flash from bootloader
No need to go back to stock FROYO I have backed up ?
Suppose i can do all this from the bootloader huh ? Install ICS ?
No need to go back to stock FROYO I have backed up ?
Suppose i can do all this from the bootloader huh ? Install ICS ?
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Nop, it isn't needed. Simply follow the instructions in the OP (or in n205des's post).
Quick question: After more than 1 year my cm10 is really lagging.
I would like to go to recovery and delete all cache dalvik and user data and apps but without reinstalling cm10.
I have Titanium Backup weekly for my apps.
Waiting for steps, I know first is power button and then Reboot to Recovery but what should I do after I get to the recovery screen ? Thanks!
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I would like to go to recovery and delete all cache dalvik and user data and apps but without reinstalling cm10.
I have Titanium Backup weekly for my apps.
Waiting for steps, I know first is power button and then Reboot to Recovery but what should I do after I get to the recovery screen ? Thanks!
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Well it really depends on which recovery you are using. But go into recovery and look for the option "factory reset"
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I have the cwm recovery, the one with lots of options that also allows you to rei stall cm for sd zip. Only problem that when I installed it for the first time it was really scary, crashed at some point, I thought I bricked the phone, then I made it work somehow. That's why I only want to clean as much as possible my current cm so it works as freshly installed.
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Go with the 'Factory Reset' in the Recovery along with Keeping Backup of your Own Apps(Optional: Sync your data like Contacts,Calendar data,etc with Google Account), It will make your Phone as fresh as New install!
Cheer!:good:
Well I have TB so no problem backing up data .
So factory reset from recovery will just wipe all data and all apps ?
How it is different from factory reset from phone menu ?
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So factory reset from recovery will just wipe all data and all apps ?
How it is different from factory reset from phone menu ?
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Factory Reset
The 'lighter' of the two reset options. It can be done either in settings or via recovery menu. It wipes all user data and firmware settings, but leaves the contents of your internal SDcard intact.
Hard Reset
Restores a smartphone to its basic factory settings, which erases all applications that were installed by the user as well as all user data. Hard Reset wipes everything including the contents of your internal SD Card(used for OS files storage). Whatever firmware you last flashed will be the firmware you get back, but everything else will be wiped
Hope you're cleared with it. Cheers!
Boot into recovery and do a factory reset. Just like it says in the instructions on the first page
Great tutorial!!
WOW!! Thanks for this very easy to follow tutorial. I didn't have much confidence that I'd be able to get it right on the first attempt, but your instruction was clear enough for even a dumb 'ol hillbilly like me. My old captivate is resurrected and running faster than a spotted-butt ape.(I've never seen one of these creatures, but according to my late grandad they exist and move very quickly) I now have CWM recovery and CM-10.0.0-captivatemtd installed and I can't thank you enough.
WOW!! Thanks for this very easy to follow tutorial. I didn't have much confidence that I'd be able to get it right on the first attempt, but your instruction was clear enough for even a dumb 'ol hillbilly like me. My old captivate is resurrected and running faster than a spotted-butt ape.(I've never seen one of these creatures, but according to my late grandad they exist and move very quickly) I now have CWM recovery and CM-10.0.0-captivatemtd installed and I can't thank you enough.
Does anyone have any live links for the one-click heimall from the first post?
http://www.teamkomin.com/Captivate/i897-Speedmod-K13E-GBbootloaders-One-Click.jar
The teamkomin site is long dead, and their goo.im only had TalonDEV one-click that freezes. Hoping to upgrade this little bugger.
http://www.teamkomin.com/Captivate/i897-Speedmod-K13E-GBbootloaders-One-Click.jar
The teamkomin site is long dead, and their goo.im only had TalonDEV one-click that freezes. Hoping to upgrade this little bugger.
Heimdall - "Device not Detected" on Mac 10.9 - (i897 with 2.1 Eclair)
I wanted to flash my old i897 captivate with a custom rom. It still had original stock 2.1 Eclair and it needed to be on 2.3 Gingerbread. I work on a mac (10.9.5) and decided the best way to get this upgrade to 2.3.5 was to use the Heimdall oneclick I897UCKK4 with bootloaders(no cell service on the phone). While in download mode, I kept getting the same problem "device not detected". I tried installing Heimdall frontend 1.4 and tried to access from the terminal but was still getting "device not detected". Hours and hours researching left me with .....bootloader problem on Eclair, try another USB cable, try other USB ports, uninstall Kies drivers, disable mac USB drivers etc. After trying some suggestions with no success, I borrowed a Windows 8 laptop. On Windows, I thought I should try Kies 2.6. That was wrong! After a conversation with Samsung, I tried Kies Mini (it is supposed to update Eclair and Froyo devices to GB). It looked like it was working until after download mode and then it aborted multiple times. Since I work on Mac and will be using Heimdall in the future, I decided to download the same Heimdall oneclick I897UCKK4 to the Windows laptop that I had downloaded to my Mac. This time it worked, "device detected"! I did the second flash for the GB bootloaders, SUCCESS! I tested the Heimdall oneclick, heimdall frontend and terminal on my Mac and the 2.3.5 device is detected. Thanks!
Heimdall oneclick i897UCKK4 with bootloaders from this thread:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
I wanted to flash my old i897 captivate with a custom rom. It still had original stock 2.1 Eclair and it needed to be on 2.3 Gingerbread. I work on a mac (10.9.5) and decided the best way to get this upgrade to 2.3.5 was to use the Heimdall oneclick I897UCKK4 with bootloaders(no cell service on the phone). While in download mode, I kept getting the same problem "device not detected". I tried installing Heimdall frontend 1.4 and tried to access from the terminal but was still getting "device not detected". Hours and hours researching left me with .....bootloader problem on Eclair, try another USB cable, try other USB ports, uninstall Kies drivers, disable mac USB drivers etc. After trying some suggestions with no success, I borrowed a Windows 8 laptop. On Windows, I thought I should try Kies 2.6. That was wrong! After a conversation with Samsung, I tried Kies Mini (it is supposed to update Eclair and Froyo devices to GB). It looked like it was working until after download mode and then it aborted multiple times. Since I work on Mac and will be using Heimdall in the future, I decided to download the same Heimdall oneclick I897UCKK4 to the Windows laptop that I had downloaded to my Mac. This time it worked, "device detected"! I did the second flash for the GB bootloaders, SUCCESS! I tested the Heimdall oneclick, heimdall frontend and terminal on my Mac and the 2.3.5 device is detected. Thanks!
Heimdall oneclick i897UCKK4 with bootloaders from this thread:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
Bricked 2x by speedmod kernel
I have gone through to procedure to install the speedmod kernel 2x with the same results - a phone that will not boot. I re-flash ROM with an Odin-click-stock i897uckk4 ROM to unbrick it since the phone will go into download mode. The phone was running Gingerbread v2.3.
After flashing speedmod, I have to try 3 or 4 times to get the bricked phone into recovery mode. It keeps freezing at the Samsung i897 boot screen, but eventually enters recovery. I tried to install cm-10.2.0-RC1-captivatemtd, and cm-11-20150208-NIGHTLY-captivatemtd. Both fail with an "Installation Aborted" message.
How can I get this phone rooted? It not seem to work with speedmod. Is there some other kernel I can flash?
I have gone through to procedure to install the speedmod kernel 2x with the same results - a phone that will not boot. I re-flash ROM with an Odin-click-stock i897uckk4 ROM to unbrick it since the phone will go into download mode. The phone was running Gingerbread v2.3.
After flashing speedmod, I have to try 3 or 4 times to get the bricked phone into recovery mode. It keeps freezing at the Samsung i897 boot screen, but eventually enters recovery. I tried to install cm-10.2.0-RC1-captivatemtd, and cm-11-20150208-NIGHTLY-captivatemtd. Both fail with an "Installation Aborted" message.
How can I get this phone rooted? It not seem to work with speedmod. Is there some other kernel I can flash?
It seems like I was able to get the phone rooted by flashing an old CornKernel_UCKK4_v706.tar (attached):
1) Downloaded the attached file
2) Launched Odin on my computer
2) Connected phone in download mode to my computer
3) Clicked "Reset", and "PDA" on Odin
4) Browsed to the file and click "Start" on Odin
The phone was seems to be rooted with ClockWorkMod recovery installed. I was subsequently able to install CyanogenMod 11. However, if I access the phone with ADB, the prompt is a "$", not a "#".
Does a rooted phone always show a "#" prompt instead of a"$"?
1) Downloaded the attached file
2) Launched Odin on my computer
2) Connected phone in download mode to my computer
3) Clicked "Reset", and "PDA" on Odin
4) Browsed to the file and click "Start" on Odin
The phone was seems to be rooted with ClockWorkMod recovery installed. I was subsequently able to install CyanogenMod 11. However, if I access the phone with ADB, the prompt is a "$", not a "#".
Does a rooted phone always show a "#" prompt instead of a"$"?
Thanks for the info. I wanted to make full backup before flashing a custom ROM. So, ASFAIK, I had to root first.
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92This is a new updated guide on how-to flash roms found on XDA > Captivate > Development section from a stock phone out of box running 2.1 or 2.2 (or anything else). This method skips using the (out-dated for captivate) Rom Manager App CWM install and the 3e recovery "signature verification" crap and includes gingerbread bootloader update.
These instructions are the same for the i896 (rogers) and i897 (at&t) captivates. There is NO DIFFERENCE! ALL ROMS/KERNELS WORK ON BOTH PHONES!
ODIN METHOD (windows only)
Heimdall Method (Any OS) thanks to AdamOutler
Ensure you have the lastest version of Java here
Download Easy CWM and Bootloaders Gingerbread here
- Take phone out of box (should be done)
- Find a neat-o ROM from Captivate Development Section and get it onto your internal SD card (the one you cant remove) download using phone internet browser or download and copy to phone using PC.
- Boot phone into DOWNLOAD mode
- Start Heimdall One-Click "EasyCWM and Gingerbread bootloaders"
- follow directions (if any) given to install Heimdall drivers and dependencies (if required on your platform). On windows, the USB port your device is plugged into will now use heimdall drivers, if you have Samsung drivers installed, they will remain on all other USB ports.
- Click "flash". Note: if you wish to upgrade bootloaders, hold Volume+ and Volume- so as to reboot into Download Mode after the flash otherwise skip the next step.
- Check the Flash Bootloaders checkbox and flash again to upgrade to Gingerbread bootloaders (this only needs to be done once, EVER)
- Reboot into RECOVERY mode ** Use volume buttons to navigate up/dn and pwr for enter.
- Select "flash zip from sd card"
- Find your rom of choice and select Yes
Odin flashing a kernel is only needed when switching from Froyo (cwm2) to GingerBread (cwm3) or vice versa.
**If staying on "froyo" based roms (or GB based roms) to flash a new rom or .zip kernel, just boot into cwm recovery and flash! no odin needed~!
**Froyo CWM kernels/roms use CWM2 with amend scripting
**Gingerbread CWM kernel/roms use CWM 3 or newer with edify scripting
**If flashing a froyo or earlier cwm.zip rom you must have a froyo cwm2 kernel first
**If flashing a Gingerbread or later cwm.zip rom you must have cwm3 or newer kernel first
**or just use Speedmod kernel with CWM 2.5 which understands BOTH amend and edify to change rom versions.
Instructions for download mode: (more help in post 2 if needed...)- plug USB cable into computer
- have phone shut off
- hold both volume buttons
- plug USB into phone
- let go of buttons when you see an android digging "down"
- have phone shut off
- hold both volume buttons
- press and hold power button
- KEEP ALL 3 BUTTONS HELD for 3-5 seconds
- after kernel bootscreen you will see clockwork recovery menu
If windows doesnt find and install the drivers automatically here they are: (Win 7 has found them for me EVERY TIME, ive never had to install these but others have)
Windows Drivers - select the proper driver for your setup
32 bit: http://www.mediafire.com/?0b45zo7o75rc5d5
64 bit: http://www.mediafire.com/?3dh4d6up72me9re
other great guide is my NEW USER GUIDE in my sig. make sure to read it and find out what STICKIES are and make sure to read them in each forum section!
TO GET BACK TO STOCK:
ATT : [Stock ROMs](OneClicks Master Collection)+[Kernels (Stock & w/ CWM)]+[Modems] UPDATED
ROGERS : Rogers Captivate Stock ROMS 2.1-2.321Advanced Download Mode HelpOriginally Posted by jmtheiss
"Just get into download mode and..."
Ever find yourself with a phone that's misbehaving, and you can't seem to figure out how to get it to download mode?
Here's a list of things to try (many thanks AdamOutler and Pirateghost), sorted in a "where are you now" setup:
FROM A POWERED-DOWN STATE - BATTERY REMOVED
- Insert battery, then press and hold Vol+ and Vol-, then insert your USB cable.
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert Battery, Insert USB cable
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert USB cable, Insert Battery
- Use a 301Kohm jig between USB pins 4-5 (can be manufactured jig or homemade chain of resistors)
FROM A BATTERY CHARGING STATE
- With USB cable inserted into Android device, press and hold Vol+/Vol-, then press Power
- (Advanced Method) Use UART, and during battery charging, type "reboot download"
FROM CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY MENU
- Position the cursor (highlighted selection) on "Restart device", Plug in USB cable, press and hold Vol-, then hold Vol+, then press power
- (Where available) Use the "Reboot Download" option in the "Advanced" menu
FROM A FULLY BOOTED PHONE STATE, WITH USB DEBUGGING ENABLED
Note: you may need to have ADB installed on your computer, and/or an Android Terminal Emulator installed on your Android device.
- Connect your Android device to your computer, navigate to your ADB directory, and type "adb reboot download"
- (Where available) Use the rom's power menu option to reboot into download
- From a terminal, type "su", then "reboot download"
- Download the app "quickboot", follow the app directions to reach download mode.
ADVANCED METHODS - REQUIRE HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS OR MORE IN-DEPTH TECHNIQUES
I'm presenting these largely unedited, as I don't want to incorrectly type an important detail of something that I don't understand myself.
- Apply UnBrickable mod to your device, then remove the battery, insert the battery, and click the "Download Mode" button on the computer
- Use UART (619Kohm resistor between USB pins 4-5, D+=RX, D-=TX, 192500bps 8n1 comms), press and hold ENTER while booting, then type USB
One additional thing - your download mode screen should, normally, look like the yellow triangle with the Android guy digging. However, if a flash goes foul somehow, you may be left with the infamous "phone--/!\--PC" screen. If you see this, don't panic. Although it's not technically the download mode screen, many users (including myself) have been able to successfully flash from that screen. Give it a try.
Oh, and thanks mrhaley30705 for suggesting this thread.END ALL DRIVER ISSUES WITH WINDOWS 7
Step 1 - Right Click " Computer " > Properties (aka system information)
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That's only partially true. Unlike Odin/Kies, installing drivers for Heimdall will only affect one port at a time. In which case if you install Heimdall after Odin you can easily use both by simply swapping USB ports. If you install Kies/Odin after Heimdall then it will clobber Heimdall's driver and you'll have to reinstall it.4
bootloader program??? its a tar file you use with ODIN program. click PDA button. find the tar file that downloaded when you clicked the "i897 gingerbread bootloader" link above. Dont un-tar it.Im kind of confused on step 5. When i open up the i897 gingerbread bootloaders program and run it and click PDA where do I find the bootloader? Do I select the PDA.tar.md5 file that came with it? and if Im on Froyo and afterwards im going to flash current cm7 nightly, do i use the gingerbread kernel or the one Im CURRENTLY on? So sorry. Id greatly appreciate any assistance. my wife cant wait to have a snappy captivate.
Edit: The phone is completely 2.1 out of the box.
INTERNAL SD. NOT EXTERNAL. it says THE ONE YOU CANT REMOVE.....well.... I went for it and I can now have CWM 5.0.2.6 and I put the latest nightly and gapps on sd card and for some reason I cant see it on sd card anywhere? Ive done complete wipe and now ready for a rom but cant read anything on external_sd/? What do you think the problem is? PLease help....I ll hit the thanks button for like the next ten 10 days or something
holy heck slow down and get one question answered before moving on, and slow down and read. this is how you get into trouble.
