Updating to stock froyo. - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My mom has a captivate running stock android 2.1.
I only enabled lagfix on her phone and nothing else.
After the official froyo came out I was thinking about updating it.
I have a few questions about it. Please answer as many as you can...
1. Will all apps disappear?
2. If yes for #1 do I need to get titanium backup?
3. Do I disable lagfix?
Please help.. thank you
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Here's your answer, search the forums. You will find it.

1. All apps will dissapear! Be warned
2. You should use titanium backup thats a good idea but the kb1 must be rooted and sideloading enable to get them all back (use super one click) also put the titanium backup folder on external sd or on computer just in case
3. YES DISABLE THE LAGFIX VERY IMPORTANT
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ConeyKiller said:
Here's your answer, search the forums. You will find it.
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Well I posted the question because I couldn't find it??......
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ryanmahan said:
1. All apps will dissapear! Be warned
2. You should use titanium backup thats a good idea but the kb1 must be rooted and sideloading enable to get them all back (use super one click) also put the titanium backup folder on external sd or on computer just in case
3. YES DISABLE THE LAGFIX VERY IMPORTANT
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Thanks for the reply!. Would have caused a great trouble if I didn't question this...
Anyway just wondering, if I just had the captivate and did not know anything about root/flash/etc I would have just updated and gotten everything deleted right?
Did Samsung mention the fact that all my apps would have disappeared?. I just think its unfair to some people....
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With normal android devices this would not have been an issue as the apps reinstall when you light into your Google account but that feature is missing from the Galaxy line
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Yea, you should take all the important folders off your internal sd card like the titanium backup folder and put them spmewhere on you computer, that's what I did and once I updated I got all my files back, I still needed to root/enable sideloading to get my apps from TiBu back
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Yes, it would have gotten deleted even if you hadn't upgraded to the ji6 build of froyo
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Thanks for the reply guys!
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Remember to press the thanks button
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ryanmahan said:
Remember to press the thanks button
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How do you do that on the xda app?
Do I need a computer?
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zelendel said:
With normal android devices this would not have been an issue as the apps reinstall when you light into your Google account but that feature is missing from the Galaxy line
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Is that true? Now it makes sense why nothing seems to happen when I go to a new rom.

No clue... Probably a comp or browser
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[Q] Best way to back up?

I flash a lot. I'm getting sick of manually reinstalling apps. I used mybackup pro but it seems like it would forget apps. Right now I'm using AppBrain. Is there any way to back up all apps then reinstall them from the back up and have them run like nothing ever happened?
android should install them automatically once you link your phone with your google account. Other then that not that I know of, unless you move all apps to sdcard.
I think it only does that on the stock rom.
nope, did it for CM6 and Enomthers rom (sorry i cant remember how to spell it)
Titanium backup does its job...never failed on me
ctbear said:
Titanium backup does its job...never failed on me
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I 2nd titanium and if u get the donate version it is a one click reinstall of all apps with market links and data
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Good tip. Free version was confusing.
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glwinkler said:
Good tip. Free version was confusing.
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It takes some getting use to play around with it for a bit u won't be disappointed
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Install sucsessful

I get this install complete message from my update. Zip file but when my phone boots up I don't get the super user message and I install the screenshot app. For root phones only and it tells me not rooted. Any ideas why I'm not rooted yet?
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Are you in stock or leaked froyo?
What program are you using to root
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Stock eclair
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make sure you have usb debugging enabled.
I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I followed the instructions correctly. It finds the zip and starts installing then reboots and nothing changed. I'm currently at work. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? So when I get home I can jump right into rooting my phone
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nothing seems to be working i have tryed the one click root i have put the update.zip file in by myself. nothing is working. it starts installing then says complete but it still isnt rooted. anybody please help
Go to market and get oclf...use it to root.
I don't need a lag fix it want to root
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used z4 root worked like a charm now rooted
Tchem said:
I don't need a lag fix it want to root
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Did I say to use it for lagfix?....no but even someone who can't read well can use it to root....literally rooting for dummies
You were having trouble so I tried pointing you I'm the direction for easiest root method...heck you don't even have to know how to follow directions to use it
It's funny you talk down on somebody without even doing your research. If you did you would know that the app doesn't root your phone anymore. Thanks for the help tho I do appreciate it
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Boy don't I look like a retarded ass...I apologize for being unaware that ryan had to remove root ability from app
newter55 said:
Boy don't I look like a retarded ass...I apologize for being unaware that ryan had to remove root ability from app
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Tis ok - he had to do it like a week ago - things move fast in the Android world.
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Tis ok - he had to do it like a week ago - things move fast in the Android world.
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I have saved on my computer Ryan's z4root.apk from 2-3 weeks ago, that will still Root won't it if I ever need on Stock 2.1.1?
I'd suppose it would - he just had to take out the root feature for some reason. The application wasn't defective.

[Q] Failed toinstall OneClickLagfix v2.2

Hi all brothers..i am newbies here..may i know after i install OneClickLagfix v2.2 it prompt out with failure msg"Could not mount loopback device/dev/loop5!mountevice or resource busy..may any brothers mind to help me???thanks a lot
wrong subforum!!!!
don't use it it is too old and not functual with newer roms search the thread and you will find answers.
a modern lagfix is for example voodoo with ext4
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sorry brother..may i know ehere can download voodoo with ext4??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
read this and understand it it is old in parts but you will find all infos you need
check your 3btn combo first
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I personally still recommended oclf as a way to improve a phones performance for a newbie or someone who is not ready to flash kernels or ROMs yet.
If you have an external SD card in, remove it, uninstall the ext2 tools, install them again and try the lagfix again. Once you get it to work, remember to undo it before flashing your first kernel.
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I personally still recommended that NEVER use oclf. It's outdated, with very ugly install scripts, a plague to remove and nightmare to fix with a post flash to retrieve data (if you don't dare lost data it's ok).
rschenck said:
I personally still recommended oclf as a way to improve a phones performance for a newbie or someone who is not ready to flash kernels or ROMs yet.
If you have an external SD card in, remove it, uninstall the ext2 tools, install them again and try the lagfix again. Once you get it to work, remember to undo it before flashing your first kernel.
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you recommend an app that is outdated whos dev left it to make a better edition which is more simmilar to a modern lagfix?
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.Slane. said:
I personally still recommended that NEVER use oclf. It's outdated, with very ugly install scripts, a plague to remove and nightmare to fix with a post flash to retrieve data (if you don't dare lost data it's ok).
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I didn't have a problem using it, or removing it....and I have a feeling far more phones were trashed by people rushing in to flash kernels before they knew how then have been damaged by oclf.
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gbohm said:
you recommend an app that is outdated whos dev left it to make a better edition which is more simmilar to a modern lagfix?
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The creator of the app left XDA for lots of reasons, very few to do with technical issues. Yes I recommended it as a simple way for someone brand new to android or sgs (as I was) to make his phone more usable.
You can try to use it again, or flash a kernel directly via odin...either way I hope it works out for you.
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rschenck said:
The creator of the app left XDA for lots of reasons, very few to do with technical issues. Yes I recommended it as a simple way for someone brand new to android or sgs (as I was) to make his phone more usable.
You can try to use it again, or flash a kernel directly via odin...either way I hope it works out for you.
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no oclf was abandoned before he left xda he built another better lagfix after oclf ( i think it is called z4mod)
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+1 steer clear of OCLF you're far better off with voodoo or chainfire
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[Q] need alittle help...

i have a captivate sgh-I897,2.2 firmware kernel 2.6.32.9 froyo build.
i have rooted my phone my problem is that when i find another rom to download it will dwwnld. fine but will not install i don't know if im not doing something i should or what would appreciate any help with this.
thanks..
Give us some detail as too how you go about trying to install it. Where you download it too....etc..
Sigh ... Again?!?
Search for the error you see. That's usually a good idea.
15th time this week I've answered this. Been fixed since january.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
I'm using the sgs app locate roms download then move to ex.SD. card then install from there and i do the backup when asked from there it reboots and nothing? ???
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If i seen a error msg i would not be asking for help right now ....but I'm not seeing nothing
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Go to mobiletechvideos.com there is a three part video on how to install a rom, what you are doing is completely wrong ... Before you do the steps in the video you're gonna have to do the fix I posted earlier.
Sorry for being a little rude earlier. I just assumed that was your issue cause that's all I've seen this week for some reason.
No problem
I'll look that up. Thanks
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Got one more. Will I have to do this on my PC or should I be able to on my phone?
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why are you moving roms to your external sd? you need to flash from the internal sd
Im new at this I was told to download then move to ex.sd card them install
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DEW-SCGS said:
Im new at this I was told to download then move to ex.sd card them install
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External sd is not mounted in cwm. You need to use internal
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Ok thanks for the help
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DEW-SCGS said:
Ok thanks for the help
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It's all in the videos, just make sure you mod the 3e recovery first or you will get a signing error and the install will fail.
Ok does it say how to mod 3e rec. I'm not sure how to do that
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DEW-SCGS said:
Ok does it say how to mod 3e rec. I'm not sure how to do that
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It's the link I posted in post 3.

Manually installing system apps

Hi there. After deleting the clock app from my note I have been sent the apk again to reinstall. However aftrr pushing file into system/app i cannot get it to install and it does not show up in app drawer. I have permissions set at RW R R but still nothing.
Am I doing something wrong? All help appreciated.
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Bit more info on this. I am on LQ2 with Root and standard kernel.
Only thing i havent done that I can think of is to simply reload LQ2 and start again but this seems a bit much for the sake of an alarm clock. I have installed a basic clock from market but i much predfered the stock clock.
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The Lum said:
Bit more info on this. I am on LQ2 with Root and standard kernel.
Only thing i havent done that I can think of is to simply reload LQ2 and start again but this seems a bit much for the sake of an alarm clock. I have installed a basic clock from market but i much predfered the stock clock.
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Haven't you got a backup which includes the clock? Always do backups with titanium backup before removing system apps.
In case you got titanium backup pm me your email address and I will send you my backup of the clock. I think this is the simplest way.
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Yeah i realise now that i should have done a back up but i deleted the wrong app whilst i was cleaning up and didnt realise till later.
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The Lum said:
Hi there. After deleting the clock app from my note I have been sent the apk again to reinstall. However aftrr pushing file into system/app i cannot get it to install and it does not show up in app drawer. I have permissions set at RW R R but still nothing.
Am I doing something wrong? All help appreciated.
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Did you reboot after pushing the apk and setting permissions? It has to be done for changes to take effect.
Yeah rebooted and cleared davlik cache as well.
I think the problem might be that there is still parts of the alarm or clock app left in the the registry or system/app folder but I cant find them. For time being i downloaded a copy of the Clock app from tge Nexus and it works fine.
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Sending you titanium backup of clock, place it to titanium backup folder and restore it.
Check PM after some time.
dr.ketan said:
Sending you titanium backup of clock, place it to titanium backup folder and restore it.
Check PM after some time.
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I did exactly the same. Sent it to him by email. No response yet whether it worked or not.
Hey guys thanks for reply. Not had a chance to try back up yet but should get time later tonight and will let you know.
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Ok so tried to do a backup and titanium says its reinstalling app but just stays at that sort of buffering circle for as long as i care to leave the phone to run. In titanium the backup shows being available for backup with the smiley face etc. I can see titanium getting su access etc as well but just not reinstalling.
Might need to admit defeat lol.
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Really it wud be very easy to reflash ROM.
Dr Ketan your totally right i just didnt want to. Now though i have spent that long messing about i would have been as well doing it to start with.
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The Lum said:
Dr Ketan your totally right i just didnt want to. Now though i have spent that long messing about i would have been as well doing it to start with.
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it would be relatively painless if you'll find/use non-wipe ROM
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