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Hey guys I'm very new to all this, I just used the z4root (Permenent root) method on my g1 dream and I would like to try a new rom on it but for some reason rom manager will not flash clockwork mod recovery or amon on it, it keeps saying that an error has occured when trying to access special privileges or something like that. does is matter if I'm using the free version or not? and do I need to put a custome hboot or bootloader on the phone as well? I've been reading for the last two days through these forums and I'm really lost and confused on how to do this. I understand that I must flash the rom from the custom recovery but can I get to the recovery through the hboot/bootloader once the custom recovery is flashed? Please help anyone. I appreciate it.
Never used z4 so cant really help there but i do know that you need a custom recovery to flash anything. So the question is can you get a recovery flashed. Can you boot into the os and log in? if so maybe you can get a terminal from the market and flash amonra from there with the instructions in his op. Not sure but worth a try.
z4root dont work proplerly try unviersal androot
Cool, hey johnson8 I really appreciate your help...so you're saying that the z4root has something to do with my phone not being able to download three recovery?
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Cool, hey johnson8 I really appreciate your help...so you're saying that the z4root has something to do with my phone not being able to download three recovery?
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It might. I rooted mine the one click method a long time ago. Before these apps came out. Never liked rom manager either to be honest. I would try the androot the other Guy suggested really. See how it goes
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Just tried it and it worked just fine...just flashed froyo yoshi...been booting for around 5 minutes...should I wait longer or pull the battery?
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milk10man said:
Just tried it and it worked just fine...just flashed froyo yoshi...been booting for around 5 minutes...should I wait longer or pull the battery?
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I give it 10 before I do anything
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Waited for 15 and still nothing...trying super froyo.v.8 been about eight mins and the same thing..could it be my boot loader or should I use amon ra instead of clockwork to flash? A little frustrating...Dangit!
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milk10man said:
Waited for 15 and still nothing...trying super froyo.v.8 been about eight mins and the same thing..could it be my boot loader or should I use amon ra instead of clockwork to flash? A little frustrating...Dangit!
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Go to ezterry thread on 14 MB hack and fastboot flash new amonra recovery the radio and spl. Follow all instructions in there and try again. That will get u a good recovery new radio/spl and more ram comes with it. The new roms need that combo.
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Oh, ok that sounds awesome! I'll give it a shot and let you know what happens...thanks so much...you rock!
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Sorry about all the questions..but I'm not sure about how to find that thread...where would I locate out in this forum?
Thanks again.
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It's alright. I was new once. G1 development section. Probably 2nd page
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okay. I really do appreciate your time.. thank you so much.
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No prob. Let me know how it goes or if u need any help. I'm here
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Boot into fastboot and post the info in top left corner. Radio/spl ect.
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Ok sir I found the thread but I have no idea of where to get the radio/fastboot and all the other stuff you mentioned in order to flash them..as I said...I'm very new at this..btw..does this process require me to type any code..the thought of that scares me to death
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Well. Not code but commands. Google how to set up sdk. I'm about to drive home from Tennessee. If u need help I can help when i get home.
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ok I'm home
This is the guide you need to set up adb on your computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
If you have any questions i will try to help. After this is done you should be set up to run adb and fastboot commands from your pc.
Do everything in this guide except the recovery image. You will be doing that via ezterry's thread with amonra recovery. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck
Ok will do..I appreciate all your help and have a safe trip..
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No problem. I check frequently so if u have any questions I'll try to answer promptly. Also u will see shadowch31 in ezterry's thread among others. He can help guide as well. Just follow instructions exactly and don't freak out and pull your battery during any of the process even if it looks hung. Good luck
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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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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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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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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.
I know this sounds stupid to everyone but i am gonna try a new modem and i understand everything except FLASH. What exactly does that mean? What do u do when u flash ? I have put off asking this question for about 2 months and tried reading up on it but lol... here i am
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Yes i am way new to all of this but really need this modem
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You need clockwork recovery
Dl modem
Place on internal sd
Power phone off
Three button combo to recovery
(volume and and down and power, when at&t comes up let go)
Install zip from sd
Choose zip
Find modem file
Select
Confirm
Back
Boot
Done
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mcord if she doesnt understand flash, i dont think she has clockwork recovery.
there is alot to learn. please read the stickies at the top of each forum there is a few for modems.
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mcord if she doesnt understand flash, i dont think she has clockwork recovery.
there is alot to learn. please read the stickies at the top of each forum there is a few for modems.
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I thought the same as I was typing, so why continue, I got nothing
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but to flash is to write information to the internal system memory.
Thank you that makes more since to me . Just one more question. I dont have a computer can i download the modem straight to my phone (on the sd) . And u mean clocwork mod in rom manager ?
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bobbi1972jo said:
Thank you that makes more since to me . Just one more question. I dont have a computer can i download the modem straight to my phone (on the sd) . And u mean clocwork mod in rom manager ?
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DO NOT use ROM manager, it was created with the best of intentions but ultimately causes more problems than it helps with.
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DO NOT use ROM manager, it was created with the best of intentions but ultimately causes more problems than it helps with.
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whoah.....this is false!
ROM manager has been around a lot longer than the captivate has.....and it works great on other android devices that ARENT samsung
rom manager is PERFECT for stock roms.
rom manager is bad when you have ClockworkMod built into the kernel already.!
ridethelight is on a bad roll today.
So how do i know if its built in?
Perfect 3g..little to no edge.. live in edge area.. bought the phone from a craigslist user needless to say in a 3g area.
About phone :
2.1 js5/I900 zsjpg
Kernel version- 2.6.32.9
[email protected] #27
Build#phoenix 6.0 js5..
Any suggestions ?
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you would check out the page for your kernel but yes it does have it.
and looking at your rom... ect. you have already flashed a rom/kernel/modem (all in one) package.
so ya go back to post 3 instructions. also to get into recovery just long press the powerbutton then press 'recovery' it is easier than the button method in post 3.
Ok thanks alot. U all have been a big help !
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Hay bobbie
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I want to say thanks to you all ! This worked! Just flashed the jk4 and have a full signal ! It wasnt hard at all ! Cant believe i waited this long now ! Once again , thank you so much !!!
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Thanks jlg19753! U did an awesome job! We did this together! Couldnt have done it with out u!
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In this thread I will try try to answer all of your questions that are retaining to the Samsung Captivate!
Ask away!
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I just installed DLEV 5 and it doesn't have asian font support. Can't change the system locale to the korean. I was wondering how I could solve this problem
Languages have to be in the ROM or built to add to the ROM in a CWM flashable ZIP. I can't make that, sorry. ..
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what steps do I have to take to go back to a froyo rom if i'm on a gingerbread ROM with at&t bootloaders
Well flash to stock using Odin one click
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Which odin
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
if you have a later build phone that came with froyo on it, odin one click may cause a bootloop. if that happens:
1.calm down
2. at the bottom of the op of the thread i linked there are links to other firmware packages usewd in the pda slot of full odin. get back into download mode and flash one of those.
Or you can just flash a froyo kernel with odin and then flash the froyo rom in recobery and keep the gb boots as they are backward compatible.
I just got my captivate. Before this all I have had is HTC Androids. It was already rooted and I put cm7 on it but I want to try other roms and I can't flash any other ROM. It just stays on cm7. How can I flash another ROM on here? I think I have the Froyo boot loader on it. I hope I don't have to use Odin because I only have a Mac and haven't been able to find Odin for Mac
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I just got my captivate. Before this all I have had is HTC Androids. It was already rooted and I put cm7 on it but I want to try other roms and I can't flash any other ROM. It just stays on cm7. How can I flash another ROM on here? I think I have the Froyo boot loader on it. I hope I don't have to use Odin because I only have a Mac and haven't been able to find Odin for Mac
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Have to use odin. Or Heimdall, idk if that works on MAC
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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Thanks I was gone for a while and didn't see that.
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b-eock said:
Have to use odin. Or Heimdall, idk if that works on MAC
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i think heimdall is cross platform, linux, windows, and mac
Yes it is! Should work!
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b-eock said:
Have to use odin. Or Heimdall, idk if that works on MAC
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Heimdall works on MAC. Odin doesnt.
if you are going to be supplying answers to noob questions, please try and answer with actual knowledge rather than 'maybes'. your reply that someone needed to use ODIN one click could lead them to a bootloop, but you didnt think about that, did you? then you would be to blame for it when he comes crying back on the forum when hes freaking out about his phone not working after following your advice.
not trying to be rude, because i know you mean well, but you need to fully understand the captivate before you can open a thread like this.
Thanks for the quick answers. looks like I've got a project for today.
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Heimdall works on MAC. Odin doesnt.
if you are going to be supplying answers to noob questions, please try and answer with actual knowledge rather than 'maybes'. your reply that someone needed to use ODIN one click could lead them to a bootloop, but you didnt think about that, did you? then you would be to blame for it when he comes crying back on the forum when hes freaking out about his phone not working after following your advice.
not trying to be rude, because i know you mean well, but you need to fully understand the captivate before you can open a thread like this.
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Hey dude I know what I'm talking about cuz he didn't mention that He had Mac not windows. Also if he did flash with odin it would only soft brick which is Totally recoverable, only hard brick would be flashing the 3 button fix, that would hard brick him.
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I did mention that I only have a Mac
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bfinch said:
I did mention that I only have a Mac
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Sorry wrong person my b
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b-eock said:
Hey dude I know what I'm talking about cuz he didn't mention that He had Mac not windows. Also if he did flash with odin it would only soft brick which is Totally recoverable, only hard brick would be flashing the 3 button fix, that would hard brick him.
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Soft bricks are recoverable, but what if he has the bad luck and his key combos dont work for what ever reason (it happend to me once) You just made that noob freak out and spend unnecessary time to make/ buy a jig when it could have been avoided. Don't get me wrong Im one that believes everyone should have atleast a jig.
And show a little more respect Pirateghost is a dev with 3,000+ post I think he knows more then us... Just saying.
I was about to say that i'm not
a noob. But I guess I am to Samsung. Lol.
I do know that if I mess my phone up its my fault. Trust me, I won't come back pissed at anyone.
But thanks again for the help!
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Din't mean anything against you.
I just ODINed back to I897UCJF6 2.1update1 eclair on my captivate and I want to flash some custome roms again. I have flashed multiple roms for example (Firefly,Cognition) but now I cant seem to find the Rom Manger Free app in the market?
I have tried the following:
Market Enablers
Appbrain Market
Sideloading apk (this works but cant connect to clockwork server error)
The only thing i am able to download is the premium rom manager which is just a license.
Any help?
Im running out of ideas here thanks!
Don't waste your time with Rom Manager. Flash a kernel with cwm or load the update.zip with cwm and go from there. Not sure where the update.zip is anywhere but should be somewhere.
Rom manager is completely unnecessary for the captivate
this is the file you need
How do you get Clockworkmod recovery installed with out Rom Manager? I can't see it i the market either.
Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
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How do you get Clockworkmod recovery installed with out Rom Manager? I can't see it i the market either.
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prbassplayer said:
Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
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even better, i posted the cwm file in the post directly above his....lol. and not to mention you explained it in the post above that....SMH.
literacy and comprehension would go a long way if the general populous knew what either of those things meant.
I don't mind helping but seriously? =/
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Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
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Thanks for the guide. Using Rom Manager is the easy way to get CWM installed, but if you totally mess up your cappy like I did, that guide helped me out a lot.
Flashing ODIN 1 click stock, and then following the guide. I had to use Heimdal to get it on but now that I have all the necessary files i can break and rebuild a cappy in 10 minutes. (got a jig also, miracle device, just Ebay'ed Captivate Jig)
Hey guys. I'm sorry to ask. I'm traveling and don't have allot of time. I'm an experienced HTC user my buddy has a rooted cappy but no cwm. I know very little about Samsung. Can I just flash that update zip? The phones on 2.1 and I want to put gingerbread on it. Thanks in advance.
knipp21 said:
Hey guys. I'm sorry to ask. I'm traveling and don't have allot of time. I'm an experienced HTC user my buddy has a rooted cappy but no cwm. I know very little about Samsung. Can I just flash that update zip? The phones on 2.1 and I want to put gingerbread on it. Thanks in advance.
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You can use that update zip, but you need new bootloaders for GB. Flash one of the odin/heimdall packages found here. After that just flash a kernel with cwm baked in with odin/heimdall and flash w/e rom you want. Reminder flashing bootloaders can hard brick the phone if connection is lost at the wrong moment or you mismatch bootloaders. Just flash a package that includes them and you should be good. Make sure your cable is good and so forth.. Good luck
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You can use that update zip, but you need new bootloaders for GB. Flash one of the odin/heimdall packages found here. After that just flash a kernel with cwm baked in with odin/heimdall and flash w/e rom you want. Reminder flashing bootloaders can hard brick the phone if connection is lost at the wrong moment or you mismatch bootloaders. Just flash a package that includes them and you should be good. Make sure your cable is good and so forth.. Good luck
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OK thanks a ton bro. Will I need a 32bit os for this? And adb I guess lol. Time to set that back up on my computers lull
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knipp21 said:
OK thanks a ton bro. Will I need a 32bit os for this? And adb I guess lol. Time to set that back up on my computers lull
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You shouldn't need ADB. It should run on 86 and 64 bit OS. Odin is windows only, heimdall is multi platform.
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You shouldn't need ADB. It should run on 86 and 64 bit OS. Odin is windows only, heimdall is multi platform.
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Dude you're awesome
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Pirateghost said:
Rom manager is completely unnecessary for the captivate
this is the file you need
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What's the update.zip? Is that clock work mod?
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we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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juanzr1 said:
we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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I'm not paying $6 and the free isn't showing up in the market.
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juanzr1 said:
What's the update.zip? Is that clock work mod?
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Yes
juanzr1 said:
we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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No we can't. Rom manager was never very good with our Galaxy S phones and its gotten worst. +3e recovery its just trash in general. Easier to flash a kernel with it baked in.
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No we can't. Rom manager was never very good with our Galaxy S phones and its gotten worst. +3e recovery its just trash in general. Easier to flash a kernel with it baked in.
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Alright thanks , I've always done it like that but recently my buddy used rom manager to flash his galaxy nexus and I was kind of confused
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I'm not paying $6 and the free isn't showing up in the market.
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do you have the latest android market?
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do you have the latest android market?
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No you didn't read. I'm stuck on Android 2.1 ..issue been resolved lol
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