[Q] Flashing a rooted ROM - HELP!

[hkcharlie]

I'm pretty new to all this, I had a Rogers Captivate that had been crashing on me. Everything suggests that if I changed my software it would work.
So I managed to to flash a newer AT&T ROM on to the phone via Odin. (I was pretty chuffed with myself)

However, as soon as I put my sim into it, it became locked. I paid an online service to get an unlock code, but the IMEI number I delivered to them didn't match the network, so I messed that up.

Now I've noticed that I could flash a rooted ROM via Odin, which should save me having to unlock, right ?

I went to the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621350 and looked for a suitable ROM (preferably supported).

I went for the PAC ROM, but noticed there is no tar file in the download.
The other ones I wanted to try either suggested it was flashed by another method than Odin (I might be wrong) or the download links for the files themselves were no longer working.

Also, there is talk about Gapps. What is this and what is the process for installing it ?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

 

[davidpartay]

Hi there,

You'll need to specify that the phone is still on the Rogers network, as that's how they access the database. Ie., if you have a phone that was supplied to Rogers, the IMEI will be associated with Rogers and if you tell them it's ATT, they won't be able to find it - regardless of what ROM you're running.

Unfortunately, as far as I'm aware you do have to pay to unlock the ROM again but I'm not an expert on this - I know that I had the same problem you did and they told me to put it in as Rogers instead - that got me my unlock code.

I have a rooted Milestone 2 which is running JB now, and it is still operator locked unfortunately.

Apparently the GalaxSim Unlock tool is good but I don't know if it retains your IMEI - I know it does back up your EFS though. Maybe it's worth a try?

 

[sbiricuda]

Before doing anything with your IMEI i suggest you to backup your efs folder. There's a software for this too.


[sent from my awesome Samsung Captivate Glide]
[AT&T rooted stock ROM]

 

[hkcharlie]

thank you

Thanks for the feedback, I've reapplied for my unlock code.

What I'd really like to know now is which rooted ROM should I choose to flash via Odin ?

 

[epsalmond]

pardoning edeaoh

Thanks for the feedback, I've reapplied for my unlock code.

What I'd really like to know now is which rooted ROM should I choose to flash via Odin ?

Hi hkcharlie,

Have a look at the below thread to unlock your sim card. I used it on mine and my friend's S3.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451

I suggest reading the "everything about captivate glide" thread here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621350

I use CWMR (ClockWork Mod Recovery) from this post:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458153

You have to flash this acording to ODIN. Afterwards, you can download .zip files directly to your device for flashing, or download them on your computer and copy them to the devices SD card. Select them in recovery mode and they will install.

These two roms I've had a lot of success with:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1945558
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021374

They're both ICS. There is a cm10.1 JB (4.2.2) build as well, and it's *awesome* - but it is missing a few critical features so I won't recommend it for your first time.

Almost any ROM you flash from this forum will already be rooted. Being 'rooted' just means having a kernel that supports it (both ICS rom's above include a root-capable kernel) and a /bin/su and appropriate superuser apk.

Of course, back up your EFS - there are some apps on the market that will help you do this. And backup everything. And test your backup. And your warranty is void, your phone may explode, or impregnate you with mogwai. (do not get wet, do not feed after midnight.)

Happy flashing!