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    Samsung at&T Captivate rooted FROYO update

    I have FROYO 2.2 ..rooted and unlocked. Phone was originally from At&T. I tried to use Kies to upgrade to 2.3 but no luck. May be phone was rooted. Need help to update the phone OS to stable 2.3 OS. Main issue .....phone GPS is not working in 2.2.
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    Root No Mobile Network after Jelly Bean

    Over the weekend I flashed my AT&T Captivate i897 to Jelly Bean 4.2.2, using the directions found in this youtube video. It works great over my wifi, but when I put my sim into it, no mobile networks are available. My previous phone was an HTC One X (cracked the screen).. so I'm switching to...
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    Help Email Settings

    Galaxy S - Captivate 2.3 I need to check what email settings that i put into my phone so that i can set up email on another device. I looked around the settings but can't find any of the setup info such as server, port number and security settings used. Anyone know where i can find this info?
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    Root Fasty rom

    So I have looked around and can't seem to find the fasty rom any version with a working download link. Just wondering if anyone still have this rom somewhere so that I can give it a shot. Been running cyanogen mod 7 on my captivate but just wanted to give fasty a shot. Thanks.
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    Help data and photos

    I have a galaxy s i897 and use wifi and have no data package. what I want to know is when someone sends me a text with a picture attached it just keeps saying downloading and I never see the picture. now my wife has an old razr flip phone with no data package but when she gets a text with a...
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    SAMSUNG SGH-I897 - Stuck at SYSTEM CROPS Screen

    Hello, I need your help. I have Samsung galaxy s sgh-i897. last night I was rooted my cell by using odin3 and corn kernel. after that success full operation, I upgraded firm ware from gingerbread to jelly bean. that was also done smoothly. but after having reboot the device, there was no...
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    Thinks headphones are unplugged when locked

    My SGH-i896 stops music playback upon locking. I play audio with poweramp. When I disable the pause on headphone unplug feature the music does not stop upon locking my phone. If both the stop music on headphone unplug and continue playback on plugging in headphones are enabled, when I lock my...
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    Help S3 phone freezes

    Well since yesterday my phone starts to freeze frequently. I removed my latest added apps but it still freeze. Often the screen turns black but not always. Besides recent installed apps i also removed apps that stay resident in the left top corner of the screen. (my phone became a lot faster...
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    Root How do I get from2.3.4 UCKH3 to UCKK4?

    The install guide assumes the Samsung Captivate already has Android 2.3 build UCKK4 (AT&T) from : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Captivatemtd_Info I am ready to install cm10. unfortunately, my kernel is wrong (uckh3). How do I correct that (to uckk4)so I can follow the guide? thanks
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    3e recovery fix

    So i know that there are fixes to the Froyo 3e recovery but they all require you to connect a usb. Since my usb port doesn't work(I found another way to charge my phone and transfer files) is there a way to fix the 3e recovery so that it doesn't go through a signature verification? My goal here...
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    HELP ... How to Install JellyBean 4.1.1 on Captivate i897 ???

    Hello, Anyone can help me with my Samsung Captivate ??? I want to Install JellyBean 4.1.1 on my Captivate i897 with Odin. Now I have this ROM on my Captivate; Model number: GT-I9000 Firmware version: 2.2 Baseband version: I9000JXJPE Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 Thanks in...
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    Root Bricked by deleting boot partition. Any way to restore?

    I used Clockwork Mod to format everything that could be formatted, including the boot partition. Upon a restart, the phone wont boot, wont go into recovery or download modes. It will not get detected by my PC or laptop. Win 64 or 32bit. This is an ATT Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) Really...
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    Help Power button broken?

    My power button is broken but I'm not sure it's the power button because I somewhat opened it there is a stripped screw so the volume side doesn't come off. When i put a battery in it turns on automatically and i even removed the power button from the motherboard little power button & tried...
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    Root Support help! Installing a rom on galaxy s

    I have a Samsung Captivate that I just rooted by following --androidforums com/captivate-all-things-root/483646-guide-root-official-2-3-5-guide.html I found out that I cant use cwm to install cryomod. So I followed a latter post to flash a kernal. I did that and it shows when I reboot. Here...
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    Root Do I need gapps?

    I have been looking at putting the AOKP rom on my captivate. I'm rooted and currently running CM9 on my Captivate. I was wondering if I need to install a gapps.zip file after the AOKP.zip file. If I do, where do I find it? Thanks for the help. P.S. I know that I need a new phone but I am...
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    Root need help rooting

    I'm finally rooting my Captivate and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm currently running 2.3.5 Gingerbread. I'm sure that I have the zip file in the right spot as I emailed myself the file and downloaded it from my phone. When I reboot the phone while holding down the volume buttons the...
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    Root No 3g/4g

    I recently dropped my At&T phone all is well wifi works and i can get a signal for a little bit and it won't pick up 3g/4g. but it will let you pick up mobile signal enough to call and text. Can i factory reset this or something. Its not rooted or upgraded or anything. Or is there something in...
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    Help Captivate restart when I plug usb cable or charger

    Hi, I have this problem, when I connect my charger or connect it to the computer, the screen goes off and when I press the power button, nothing happens. If remove the usb cable from the phone, it restarts with the at&t logo. apart from that everything works fine. Please give me a solution. thanks.
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    Root Samsung Captivate for sale. Rooted!!!!

    Samsung Galaxy s Captivate SGH i897 16GB Black at T Read First 635753484410 | eBay
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    Help using mhl-hdmi adapter for tv

    I would like to view streamed movies from my captivate i897 on my tv will the samsung mhl-hdmi adapter work with my phone?
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    Help GPS problem

    Hi. bought a used AT&T Captivate for Straight Talk network. Phone is great but GPS will not work at all. Doesn't find satellites, ever. I don't want to Root it. Current build is i897uckb1. Can anybody help?
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    Root Need APN Help,No data/MMS, Straight Talk, Captivate CM10, 4.1.2

    I just activated my Straight Talk sim, in my Captivate with CM10, JB v4.1.2. I set up the APN for straigt talk, calls and SMS work fine. But I can't download MMS content (just says downloading in my messaging panel) The cellular internet access is completely non-existent. I also seem to have a...
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    Need APN Help,No data/MMS, Straight Talk, Captivate CM10, 4.1.2

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    Help. I have many issues on my phone.

    Im new to this phone, so bare with me and try to help me. Okay, the pictures that I had associated with Gmail account were already in my photo gallery. WHY? And everytime I selected the images and clicked on delete, the photos would magically Unselect themselves and NOT get deleted. Ive tried...
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    Root Root/Upgrade without service

    Because I can't afford the monthly $85 for my cell plan anymore I'm thinking of switching back to MetroPCS. I still plan to use my Captivate like a tiny little tablet for games. I want to upgrade my phone to Ice Cream (it's on Gingerbread right now), but am not sure I'll be able to do it before...
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