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Root Problem flashing Serendipity

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Ok Im on stock 2.2 on my captivate and for the past two days I've been trying to flash Serendipity. Once I've flashed clockwork and then go to install ROM from sd card, when my phone boots into the option menu and I click reinstall packages I get errors "saying package can't be identified". Im in 3e bootmenu I guess because I see that at the top. Im noobish at flashing and Im lost. I've flashed cognition before with no problem . Please help. :(
 
You have to flash back to the JF6 or JH7 versions (android 2.1) to flash the ROM. I personally recommend this way {Stock Rom} Odin JF6 with 3 button fix - xda-developers

The issue is the 3e recovery on the leaked and official 2.2 is locked and requires the update.zip file (which is a file clockwork uses) to be signed. Well it is not signed, so you need to get back to the 2e recovery that is unlocked, and that link about will do that for you.

You can find more on the issue here:
Clockwork recovery issue

and here: http://capfaq.com/w/Flashing_a_ROM_-_aka_Hacking_your_phone
 
I was running 2.2 and have done a lot of reading a video watching (thanks Mobile Tech videos) and finally conjured the guts to flash serendipity.
I flashed stock using odin...that went great. Copied the update.zip to sd card. Installed zip twice in 2e recovery. Copied Serendipity.zip file to sd card. started in recovery mode, selected "install from sdcard" selected serendipity.zip file and it seemed to go through that process rather quickly. Then I selected reboot and then everything just started FCing all over the place. Help please. I can get it back into recovery mode. Tried doing the wipe data/factory reset. That did help either. Help please. I really want to try serendipity. Thanks again in advanced.
 
natrix123 said:
I was running 2.2 and have done a lot of reading a video watching (thanks Mobile Tech videos) and finally conjured the guts to flash serendipity.
I flashed stock using odin...that went great. Copied the update.zip to sd card. Installed zip twice in 2e recovery. Copied Serendipity.zip file to sd card. started in recovery mode, selected "install from sdcard" selected serendipity.zip file and it seemed to go through that process rather quickly. Then I selected reboot and then everything just started FCing all over the place. Help please. I can get it back into recovery mode. Tried doing the wipe data/factory reset. That did help either. Help please. I really want to try serendipity. Thanks again in advanced.
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Did you by chance backup your apps before you flashed Serendipity?
 
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