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    Root/Upgrade without service

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    ringtone ??

    I downloaded a ringtone and it went into a folder called downloads. How do I get it into the ringtone folder so I can use it.
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    Help Captivate Bricked

    I decided to upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3.5 In the middle of my upgrade my computer freaked out and rebooted. At first I tried to flash back to 2.1 with the Odin3 1 click. It repeatedly hung up in the same place, kept trying eventually ended up with a phone that will do nothing. I can get it into...
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    Help Charging/Battery Problems

    I've had this phone for 2 years now, and aside from some minor stuff, it was great for a first smartphone. Starting a week or so ago, my Captivate i897 starting having multiple problems, all stemming from when I had to replace the SIM/micro SD card tray. After opening and closing the phone...
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    GPS App for Samsung

    Using a Samsung Galaxy S 3G and I want to load a GPS App that will give me on-screen GPS coordinates so I can record location data points of a specific site in the field. Can anyone on this forum recommend an app that will do the trick?
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    Root Modding/Adding features to Rom/Firmware

    I have a question in regards to the title. Back when I first got my captivate, there were a couple changes I made like the battery meter, and then the firmware via "BUGLESS Beast" update. Both of them I installed using the Update.zip method at the stock recovery/bootloader screen. Is that...
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    Help Need to root/CWM with no USB access and little battery..

    Ok, so my friend got into a bit of a predicament, not sure what she did, but somehow got what looks to be a bad firmware update, she was trying to root or something. So, here is what happens, when the phone is actually on, it says connect your charger and shuts off pretty quick, it just isn't...
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    Root How do I get from here, to there?

    Its has been about two years since I've done anything like this to my phone. I'd like to install the hellybean, or whatever is up an running the best for JB My phone: Firmware: 2.1 Rooted with unleash the beast: Kernel :2.6.29 jetaek.lee@sep-11#2 Apps: Superuser Permission Titanium backup Rom...
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    Can someone help me install a Custom ROM? [ROM/MOD] 4.1.2~Jellybean~AoCP CP 4.6

    The instructions seem simple: from :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870926 *Make sure you are on gingerbread bootloaders before flashing this rom HOW TO INSTALL 1. Factory Data reset 2. Wipe Dalvik 3. Format System 4. Install Zip from Sdcard 5. Boot up 6.Install GApps...
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    Help Captivate looses call capability until reboot is performed

    Hi every so often and without indication my Galaxy S Captivate AT&T is unable to make calls (no bars ) and I am in an area where coverage is always excellent. When I do a soft reboot the phone capabilities are restored. I was wondering it this has happened to anyone else and if there is a...
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    Help Samsung captivate show as the internal storage the half of my SDcard

    Hi, I recently purchase a used Samsung galaxy captivate and everything is working fin unless the capacity/size of my internal storage. The size or capacity that is showing this phone is tha half of the capacity of my sdcard, example, my sdcard has a capacity of 4gb and when i put it in the...
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    Help Captivate bricked!

    Folks, just managed to brick the un-brickable phone....aaaarg! Just being stooopid. On boot, flashes ATT screen and stops. Power button doesn't do anything - only removing the battery will. I can get it into download and tried flashing "Corn" ROM from Odin but it doesn't help. I can get it...
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    Root HELP!!! Samsung captivate i896 stuck on bootloop

    I have Rogers i896. The phone now stuck on bootloop because I flashed it with a wrong kernel. I tried using odin, but when I plugged the phone in on its download mode, my computer doesn't recognize the phone, even though it recognize the phone before under its normal running mode. And of course...
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    Help Coincidence?

    Hey all, Ive had my captivate for about a year and 8 months. About 2 months ago, the power button and the screen started malfunctioning. Ill start with the power button as they are two unrelated items as far as I know. The title of the post is coincidence and the power button issue is what I...
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    Help Reboot loop

    I just tried to install Salty Bean on my captivate SGH-I897. I've installed a ROM before and had no problem but this time I got a status 7 error. I manually installed the devil kernal and tried again. I had no luck but now it's stuck in a devil recovery loop. If I reboot it it loads back to the...
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    Root Update Samsung Galaxy S

    Updated my Samsung SGH I897 to: Baseband: I897UCKK4 Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I897UCKF1-CL273832 Build #: Gingerbread.UCKK4 I bricked my phone while trying to root it. I just used One-Click Unbrick. 1. I still can't connect or "Turn on Wi-Fi". Can you guys point me in the right direction...
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    Help From 60% to DEAD, then back.

    I own a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (I896), my carrier is Rogers. This phone had been nothing but issues for me since day one, but over time, these issues were fixed as I looked into them, most of the issues came from the battery, and how it's battery life was horrible until I conditioned it like...
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    Root Upgrade to CyanogenMod 10.0

    Upgraded my Captivate to CyanogenMod 10.0 last week and it has been awesome so far! It's like a totally new phone. I would recommend everyone to do this upgrade, especially if you're having trouble with lag or anything else on your phone.
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    Help Flashing to other carriers question

    Hey guys. I've been around these forums for a good while now so I thought you guys could give me good input on some questions. I have just picked up a samsung captivate (galaxy s). I was wondering if any of you knew if I could take this phone up to a metro store and have it flashed to metro. I...
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    Help GPS Causes Lockup

    Whenever I go to Menu, Settings Location ans Security, and tap Use GPs Satellites the phone locks up and I have to pull the battery to get a restart. In essence if I want to turn GPS on I go through the above, the phone locks up, I pull the battery, reboot, and I have GPS Service. To stop the...
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    Help Problem with Samsung Captivate Glide

    Hi, I just purchased a Samsung Captivate Glide, model number SGH-I927. I attempt to connect the phone to my computer (running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) to transfer over wallpapers and ringtones from my computer, but the transfers don't work. After hanging for about 5 to 10 minutes, I get an...
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    Root [ROM]CyanogenMod 10 stable

    Currently updating from CyanogenMod 9 stable, to CyanogenMod 10 stable release! Anyone else already done the update and noticed problems? After I've finished flashing, and have had a chance to mess with things, I'll post any problems, suggestions, fixes that I may find.
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    Root After Rooting error??

    During rooting everything went smooth as suppose too, but now i get this strange muti-colored screen right after seeing the At&t bootlogo. Still charges and i am still able to put it in Downloading mode, im pretty sure this is a simple fix but i have no idea how to fix it. I have attached a...
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    Samsung Captivate from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4

    Hello Guys, I'm novice in this kind of issues, Anyway, I Have a samsung Captivate I897, few months ago I've upgrade it from 2.3.5 to 4.0.3 with the help ( by details :D ) from some guys in one Forum, I had some issues with the 4.0.3 and i need to upgrade to 4.0.4 or another newer Firmware. I...
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    Help Download Mode

    Hello, I am running captivate 2.3.5 and I am attempting to root, but I am running into problems trying to get the phone into Download Mode. I have tried all 3 processes and all I continue to get is Recovery Mode. Any help or tips would be appreciated.
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