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[gregchard2]

Hey i am trying to install a custom rom on my gfs captivate she currently has 2.1 update 1 I have successfully done that on my fascinate and now I have the droid charge done it on that also but the captivate is a pain so far I force the phone into download and plug usb in and my comp doesn't recognize it with the right drivers installed I just want to get her cm7 any help please?

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[loraque]

The easiest way to get CM, is to root it, install ROM MAnager, and download CM from ROM Manager.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...yo-install-clockworkmod-flash-custom-rom.html

Post #3 has a link for Superoneclick root which should work fine on a 2.1 phone. Get ROM Manager from the Market. Install Clockwork from within Rom Manager and reboot. Then Rom Manager-Download a ROM-CM. It can take a few minutes before CM shows up as available, and I would definitely do it on wifi.

 

[gregchard2]

Yea I have it rooted and rom manager and installed cwm and then I try to install zip from sd and it rebooted in recovery and said installing something buy didn't do anything after for a while I tried installing miui and then I rebooted and nothing I think it might be because miui said you should be on 2.2 before installing but I can't get odin to recognize phone in download mode so I can install 2.3 rom

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[loraque]

Sounds like you do not have Clockwork flashed from within ROM Manager. You select that, and choose Captivate when the list pops up? If not, clear data on ROM Manager and try again.

In general, the controls to install a ROM from ROM Manager suck. Do it the long way by entering Recovery mode with the button combo, and install from zip-choose zip, and do the most recent nightly. If you do not have the install from zip option, that is confirmation that you do not have CWM installed.

EDIT- It could be failing on the CM flash part too. Download the latest nightly and stick on the SD, install it from Recovery mode so you can see what is happening.

 

[gregchard2]

ok so i installed cm through rom manager and it said successful i go to reboot recovery and it said downloading muti csc in stock recovery and didnt show anything after so i reboot system and im still on stock nothing changed idk why its so hard to get cm on this phone but its driving me nuts lol im downloading the samsung captivate cwm not the samsung captivate[mtd] one but even if i tried the [mtd] one it tells me its not out yet im not always with my gf so its kinda hard to troubleshoot

 

[loraque]

May I ask the method you are using to get into Download mode? Download mode is usually pretty foolproof, and it would simplify things since your Recovery does not want to flash.

For the Captivate, pull the battery.
Connect the phone to the computer (phone still has battery out)
open Odin
Hold VOLUP and VOLDWN down at the same time, and insert the battery while holding down.

Should hit download mode and the yellow box should show up on Odin. If not, make sure you are using a rear panel USB port on the PC. I would flash the KH3 package WITH bootloaders and WITH CWM from here-

[Stock ROMs (All OneClicks at one place)] + [Kernels (Stock & w/ CWM)] + [Modems] - xda-developers

Then you should be able to flash CM from CWM.

 

[gregchard2]

Thanks guys I'm an idiot going to try tonight. I was trying to hold volume down and plug usb in to get download mode cuz thats the way I've done it with fascinate and charge but I see my gf tonight so I'll try both volume keys and try again thanks alot for all the help I'll keep you posted

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