I'm considering a root, but am nervous about killing my phone. I'm pretty comfortable doing tech stuff on computers, so it's not a technophobe issue....I'm just a cheapskate and don't want to kill my phone. Worst case senario, what are the odds that I do something to my phone that I would not be able to recover from?
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Root How likely is a "bricked" phone
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It's really difficult to brick a Captivate but, alas, still possible. If you haven't already visited this page, it's a good resource for rooting information:
http://www.capfaq.com/w/Root
http://www.capfaq.com/w/Root
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Rooting is a one-click step. I still new myself and I think it'd be quite hard to (soft) brick a phone while rooting.
Installing a ROM is a longer process and therefore gives more chances for error, but a root is very simple. Go for it
Installing a ROM is a longer process and therefore gives more chances for error, but a root is very simple. Go for it
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The only reason you root to install a custom ROM is so that you can download the app "ROM Manager", and in ROM Manager, download ClockworkMod Recovery. Clockwork Recovery is used to install the custom ROM.
There's another way to do it, bypassing the root process and all that...but if you're new to installing ROMs, just follow the published instructions.
There's another way to do it, bypassing the root process and all that...but if you're new to installing ROMs, just follow the published instructions.
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So far so good on mine. Rooting is a very simple process. I messed up doing it numerous times till I got the right drivers installed on my computer. Never once did anything to my computer or phone. Finally got it rooted and never looked back. Updated my ROM a few times with no issues also.
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Not likely. If you have ODIN you are good to go. Remember to use ODIN to reset the phone back to rock bottom stock before attempting to flash a ROM. I had issues with ROM Manager...it failed trying to do the ClockworkMod flash...so I downloaded the Samsung Captivate ClockworkMod zip and just did a (high/low vol + power button) with the CW zip (renamed to update.zip) and the ROM zip waiting on my SD card and all was good.
Scary the first time yes but you will be fine.
Scary the first time yes but you will be fine.
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I guess that's what I really meant, since I would only be rooting for the purpose of putting on a new rom. Maybe one of these days I'll get around to it. I'm still real happy with my Cappy as is....I guess I just don't know what I'm missing.
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When I got my first dog I was a noob with pets. I took him to the vet and while he was getting his shots I asked "does he need to be mated?" The vet replied, "what he doesn't know won't hurt him." True story.
What you don't know (flashing a custom ROM) won't hurt you, but you'll be missing out on a lot of pleasure!
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I actually successfully semi-bricked my phone (only a logo with a phone, exclamation point, and a computer would show) this weekend. Got it into download mode and had it back to normal within a hour. It may sound like the end of the world but as long as you backup frequently it can be no hassle. Add to that that bricking your phone is pretty hard to do (Odin froze so I disconnected my phone, that's what caused my problem).
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When I got my first dog I was a noob with pets. I took him to the vet and while he was getting his shots I asked "does he need to be mated?" The vet replied, "what he doesn't know won't hurt him." True story.
What you don't know (flashing a custom ROM) won't hurt you, but you'll be missing out on a lot of pleasure!
Now that there's just funny.....I don't care who you are.
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