Samsung Galaxy S Family Thread
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tech.addict
Herald
It is quite possible to download any apk from net and transfer to phone and install it from there. Just google the program name with apk extension - you'll find it. Enable instal from unknown source in your phone before that.
Finally could not resist myself and installed Gingerbread release on my Captivate. I chose GR-9 by mikey. So far so good, not having any problems but frankly speaking it is more of a mental satisfaction. Could not make out much difference between Froyo and Gingerbread. For me it was like I upgraded from Words 2000 to Words 2003 (2007 to 2010 for that matter). Unless you know about new features and can make use of them, the upgrades are mostly not of much use.
Any ways will continue on Gingerbread unless I face some major disadvantage. GPS network etc every thing is working fine on this ROM ATM.
Any ways will continue on Gingerbread unless I face some major disadvantage. GPS network etc every thing is working fine on this ROM ATM.
viralbug
Forerunner
There are so many roms. Try them out yourself to see which ones good. 
You can try Bionix 1.3.1. It's one of the best roms. You can try Bionix Nextgen as well. It's not final, but many people are using it and it's very much usable as a daily rom.
From the newer lot, you can try Trigger or Bi-Winning.
You can try Bionix 1.3.1. It's one of the best roms. You can try Bionix Nextgen as well. It's not final, but many people are using it and it's very much usable as a daily rom.
From the newer lot, you can try Trigger or Bi-Winning.
I got the 'Helroz Galaxy S Unlock' from here: [APP] Sim Unlock Free without code - xda-developers
But it says I need - Root + Busybox + Active internet connection. I am sure of first one, but don't know if busybox is installed or not.. and aargh active internet again..
But it says I need - Root + Busybox + Active internet connection. I am sure of first one, but don't know if busybox is installed or not.. and aargh active internet again..
tech.addict
Herald
Try the Galaxy one click root first. Then when rooted - connect your phone to net through wi-fi. I told you in the pM that you'll need internet. If you don't have wi-fi then tether using another android phone.
paddydevil
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even i am thinking of switching to gb. but after reading your post. i am still waiting. cos official gb is yet to be released by att. this is galaxys port. also after flashing many roms sticking with firefly on 2.2 for the smoothest and fast ui. and most importantly all the reqd features.bigbyte said:
coolcrook
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Note to all galaxy users : please dont use rom manager
Bricked(softbrick) my phone(Captivate), had to go through the whole process of installing stock rom(2.1 eclair).
Now trying to install serendipity 6.4, eclair is too laggy, haven't even bothered to put my sim in yet.
Lets see how it goes with seredipity.
Bricked(softbrick) my phone(Captivate), had to go through the whole process of installing stock rom(2.1 eclair).
Now trying to install serendipity 6.4, eclair is too laggy, haven't even bothered to put my sim in yet.
Lets see how it goes with seredipity.
Though Now I don't use ROM manager, I never had any problem using it. Bu twhen you use ROM manager to flash CWM, it downloads it from internet and you lose your data mb's if you are on 3g. You can use it once and save the downloaded update.zip to your external sdcard or pc.coolcrook said:
I didn't got any links for CWM update.zip for vibrant so I'd to employ this method. For captivate CWM update.zip is easily available so you don't need ROM manager.
Of course you can always flash a kernel through odin, that'll give you CWM and root in one go.
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