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CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

This version is a release candidate, but you will find it stable for everyday use.

Code:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
 * Your warranty is now void.
 *
 * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
 * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
 * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
 * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
 * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
 */

CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

All the source code for CyanogenMod is available in the CyanogenMod Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to CyanogenMod, please visit out Gerrit Code Review. You can also view the Changelog for a full list of changes & features.

Instructions:
First time flashing CyanogenMod 7 to the Samsung Captivate, or coming from another ROM?

  1. Root the device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. Instructions are available here.
  2. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
  3. Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
  4. Perform a factory reset.
  5. Flash CyanogenMod.
  6. Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package

Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 7?

  1. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
  2. Flash CyanogenMod (your Google Apps will be backed up & restored automatically).

Issues?
Experience issues? Please provide the following info:

  • If the device was hard reboot, please provide the file “/proc/last_kmsg”.
  • If the device was soft reboot or is “bootlooping”, please run a logcat and provide the full output.
  • Please use Pastebin when possible.

Download Links:

Official post

CyanogenMod:

Latest Version: update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-Captivate-signed.zip
Download: Link
Mirror: Link
MD5sum: 0c32e6e5a37078e95154349fb69f3bb6

Google Apps addon:

Version: gapps-gb-20110613
Mirror: Link
Mirror: Link

The CyanogenMod team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!