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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flip35:
I've had cyanogen7 mod for a while now but I didn't notice I had a problem with my camera when I do a videochat through tango the other person sees me upside down, when I use oovoo the screen stays black n when I try yahoo messenger the screen keeps on going on n off so is obvious that something went wrong with the camera, does anybody has any idea, I'm running cm7 with nightly 30 but I'm running the theme Dark Horse v1.1 with the nightly 30 for dark horse n the gapps that goes with that theme http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=992967 plsss help
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vegasden:
In a nutshell...from what I've read in various CM forums, the devs of the various video chat apps haven't caught up to Gingerbread yet. Once you start to see it rollout as OTAs then the devs will catch up. One of the problems of being cutting edge.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothydonohue:
OP, in the future, please refrain from making multiple threads here on XDA all regarding the exact same problem
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
tl;dr, other apps aren't up-to-date with Gingerbread, and YOU DID NOT SEARCH because this is a well known bug. So well known in fact, that there's a bug in the Issue Tracker for it.

https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=2929

Now go star that issue, and next time, search s'more please. Oh, and post in the right section too. THANKS!
[Off-topic] Aaargh!:
Completely off subject, but I just bought a Nuvi 1300 for my wife and I am looking for any websites that could help with unlocking the traffic and maps section of the unit. Thanks for any help provided.:o
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbolot1:
I have exactly the same issue with tango. Running cm7, nightly 31
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothydonohue:
did miui ever get the front camera working? if they did, you may try the miui media package flashed over the cm package, and see if that works. i'm running the same version of cm, but don't use any of the video chat packages (nobody i know uses them, so i don't see the point until skype gets their act together). have you tried qik as well ?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_scotsman:
One thread is enough.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1011219
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Hi All,

I have COSDS on my Dream (in my sig).

Current radio is 3.22.26.17 & Current HBoot is 1.33.2005.

The COSDS (and the CM6.1.0 before that) is not working too good. Messaging, maps, call logs, always reset themselves. COSDS is overall pretty slow once I load a couple of applications that I need into it. CM always locks up once a day, at least.

Was wondering if my radio & SPL is the problem.

What is the best combo RADIO/SPL for COSDS?

What is the best combo RADIO/SPL for CM6.1.0?

Thanks all

Heeter
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestofrhcp:
32b right? i say dont use COS at all

i say you should use GingerYoshi or ezGingerbread, maybe ezterry Froyo, you might gonna have to update your Hboot to the 1.33.0013d for GingerYoshi or ezGingerbread(2708), but hey, 14 extra mb of ram. ezterry's Froyo which is called MT3G_test2, uses the 2005 spl, so that works COS "s kernel take up to much system, which makes it lag so much. ginger yoshi is pretty fast. ezgingerbread is stock GB so even better :D

here's some links

Ginger Yoshi http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=932118

ezGingerbread(2708 kernel) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882356

easy guide to 2708+ and .0013d spl http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831139

ezterry Froyo with your SPL http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9219035&postcount=942
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
bestofrhcp, you, my friend, are my hero.

That is a killer helpful post for me.

Links too! This is awesome.

I have been beating my head against the wall trying to get COSDS working properly on this phone.

Thanks a million,

Heeter
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestofrhcp:
No problem :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestofrhcp:
Oh, another thing. If you ever need help, I'll be glad to assist on your troubles lol :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Thanks again, for your help.

I ended up loading Ginger Yoshi RC6.1

Total difference now, as compared to COSDS, crazy better performance, even with all my apps reinstalled.

I do have a couple of questions, but I started new threads for them.

Thanks again,

Heeter
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Wilson electronics makes an adapter that will plug into the external antenna jack under the back cover. I tried it, and it worked great... until I disconnected it. Then the internal antenna would no longer work. It's like the act of plugging it in destroyed the phone's ability to use its internal antenna. It would work when I reconnected the external antenna, but when I disconnected it, the phone would only get any signal strength when I was right under a cell tower.

Anyone else try one of their adapters with the Captivate? If so, what were the results?

-nfs

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] nappent:
I had no idea that input jack was there until you said anything. What happens if you switch airplane mode on and off after the disconnect of the adapter?
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
I don't remember if I tried it, but it was restarted many times. I would think that power cycling the phone would have essentially the same effect.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] capnoob:
I saw this but never had the courage to try it. Did you pull the battery and try the 3 button fix?
[Captivate Accessories] TommyZee:
photo please? :confused:
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
This should clarify things

It's the round gold connector at the bottom right of the SIM card. The adapter (FME on the other end) is available here:

http://www.wpsantennas.com/359919-samsung-captivate-galaxy-s-antenna-adapter-cable.aspx

After one BAD experience, I'm not eager to try again. I was sort of hoping that my experience was a fluke and that other people had been more successful. :o
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Why?

Never occurred to me to do that, since the phone booted and it would work when very near a cell tower.

This struck me as either a defect in manufacture, or a design flaw... either in the phone or in the connector. I suspect it was mechanical in nature, and that once the act of connecting the adapter disconnected the internal antenna, something caused it to stay disconnected.
[Captivate Accessories] capn1:
I wonder if this might have happened?

Read the part under "How To Know If a Cellular Yagi Will Work With Your Phone"

http://www.ehelpfultips.com/how_to_use_cell_phone_yagi_direc.htm
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Hello,

I was using a dual band antenna without an amplifier, so there should not have been too much SWR. I've used this antenna for years with another phone AND an amplifier without problems.

The evidence clearly indicates that phone's transmitter was not burned out due to too much SWR or anything else, because it would still work just fine when reconnected to the external antenna. Ditto for the phone's receiver section; it worked fine whenever it was connected to the external antenna. Once connected, thereafter the signal bars went to zero when it was disconnected. Also, as I mentioned, the phone would still function normally, if I was VERY near a cell tower.

The only conclusion I can make is that the connector was designed to disconnect the internal antenna when an external antenna is connected. Somehow the connector or the electronics failed to ever reconnect it when the external was disconnected.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] comdei:
try reflashing a modem
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
It's NOT a firmware problem

I know you guys are trying to help, but it's not a firmware problem. It's a hardware problem. I was just trying to see if anyone else had a similar experience. I just talked with Wilson Electronics, and the guy I spoke with acknowledged that the connector or board can be damaged on the Captivate. He also volunteered that they don't recommend direct connection with that phone. Well, that's kind of odd, since I only learned of the connector by calling them up and asking which one to use with the phone.

Even though I did not buy the adapters from them, I bought them on the recommendation of one of their people, so I have contacted them to get my money back. We'll see; they haven't responded officially yet. I suppose I can contact the vendor, but they were not the ones who told me it would work...:mad:

They have another way to inductively connect the phone. The only problem is that my old amplifier won't work for that. I'll have to get a model 801201 instead of my old 812201 which will run another $250 or so, with a cradle and/or velcro attached inductive connector.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
Well guess what!!?? You are in luck!!!

Theres something you can do with hardware problems..

CALL SAMSUNG

your phone is under 1 year old. you have a warranty. call them. flash to stock . and get it replaced then
[Captivate Accessories] nappent:
Why don't you try reflashing the modem or rom? People are offering you solutions and you seem stuck on it being a hardware issue. A rom or modem re-flash takes a few mins of your time. Not to start anything but I do support for a living and it bugs the hell out of me when people jump the gun and won't try other solutions.
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
I am stuck on the evidence as to what the nature of the problem is. Did you read what I posted previously?

Let me tell you a little more. At the time I had the problem, the phone was still on the factory firmware. The phone had never been flashed.

All the available evidence points to a hardware problem. The fact that the phone worked when in close proximity to a cell tower, that as soon as there was any distance between the tower and the phone there were no signal bars, but if I plugged the external antenna in there was immediately good signal...the fact that the connector manufacturer has admitted that their adapter could damage the board... I don't mean to be unapreciative, but I do support, too (a well a writing the software itself), and I've learned to really think about the available information when trying to deduce the nature of a problem, and it seems to me that you are stuck on a conclusion that the evidence doesn't support.

Besides, I am not looking for help here. As I wrote previously, I was trying to find out if anyone has had a similar experience. If my experience was a fluke, then I would have been willing to try connecting the replacement phone. See, the problem has been solved, but I don't want to have it again.

Now that the manufacturer has admitted that their connector could damage the board, I have decided to get a different type of amplifier which allows an inductive connection. That should prevent further problems of this nature. It's an expensive solution, but an antenna with a bi-directional amp is really useful when you are in a remote area with a faint signal. When the signal is too weak for that, it's time to use the ham radio... but that's another topic, and yes, I have been known to take my jeep off road... way way off the road.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
So samsung admitted it is a known problem? Are you sending it in for warranty then?
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
I was referring to the manufacturer of the adapter, not the phone. Samsung was made aware of the problem when I was trouble-shooting the problem. The tech I was talking to blamed the problem on me for using third party accessories not authorized by Samsung. However, since I had been acting in good faith, he did authorize my sending the phone in for warranty repair. I don't know if they can be counted upon to always do that.

I am left wondering how often this problem happens. I used the antenna connector on the back of my Motorola V3xx thousands of times with no issues. It seems really odd to have just connected the Cappy once and suffered such a problem. One key difference is that I don't think that the V3xx disconnected the internal antenna when you connect the external one.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] pawadca:
I've seen similar behavior when one of my foster kids mistook the antenna for a screw while disassembling a blackberry.

The antenna jack is a "normalizing " jack in that when you plug something in a circuit is disconnected and when you unplug it restores the circuit.

if there was a problem with the adapter and it applied too much pressure to the middle pin then it may not have normalized and you would only get signal if you sat under a tower.

This is exactly what happened with the poor blackberry.

Glad to hear Sammy is covering it with warranty, other wise you would have been the proud owner of the only door wedge that plays angry birds.
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Interesting. Not sure I understand what you mean by normalizing nor"middle" pin, but it was pretty clear that the internal antenna was no longer connected. Of course the unit was not entirely useless as a phone, but the requirement of having to always have it connected to an external antenna to get it to work did make it a tad cumbersome to use...

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] jwolfburg:
I'd agree that it's a hardware problem, it may actually be that the internal antenna is burned out. I had a similar problem with the wifi on my old ipod.

I used an aftermarket charger which shorted something inside the device. Consequently, the battery would not hold a charge for longer than 15 minutes AND the it would not recognize a wifi signal, unless I held the ipod within inches of the router. Similar to what you experience with the cell towers, except on a smaller scale.

Good luck.
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Burning out the antenna itself would require the kind of amperage generated by a lightning strike. Much more likely that even in your situation some circuitry connecting your antenna to the phone blew out.

In my case there was no overvoltage, just a mechanical connection. I think something just got bent beyond its ability to bend back from... I'm guessing here, but I can see a bar inside the antenna connector. When the center pin of the adapter is pushed into the connector, it will make contact with that bar (the bar is at the side of the opening at 90 degrees to the center pin of the adapter) and pushes it to the side to some extent. I am not sure, but I think that maybe it was pushed a tiny bit too far, and it wasn't able to spring back to its original position. I am assuming that when it is pushed to the side it causes the connection to the internal antenna to be disconnected and that its contact with the center pin of the adapter is the connection to the antenna. I am further concluding that if it doesn't spring back to its original position, that the internal antenna is never reconnected.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] whiten0va:
I just bought the same setup yesterday and plugged it in- same issue here. I'm going to try reflashing my firefly rom now and i'll let you know if it fixes the issue.

I'm already on a warranty phone (first one had nonfunctional gps- current one functions but is slow) and I think i remember them only having a 90 day warranty. That was through AT&T though, should i call up samsung directly if it is a hardware problem?
[Captivate Accessories] netpok:
I tried it about a month ago and my antenna didnt work after that. It's a hardware problem. A guy in the local GSM store repaired it for 43 dollar, so i dont have antenna connector on my phone but i'm able to make calls on it.
[Captivate Accessories] whiten0va:
Yeah, flashing back to stock didn't help, what do you mean by "gsm store"? I may have to do this if i can find a shop, or wait a few weeks till my dell streak arrives.
[Captivate Accessories] netpok:
It's small shop they selling and repairing mobile phones, pc parts and other it stuffs. (I'm living in Hungary)
[Captivate Accessories] whiten0va:
Yeah I doubt there are any of those kind of shops in minnesota where verizon reigns. Curiously I had full bars without the external plug for a few minutes and received a few emails and text messages, but now i'm back to nothing. queer.
[Captivate Accessories] netpok:
hmm,

when my phone was dead, it didn't have bars
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
You were probably closer to a cell tower when you were able to use the phone. If you were in essentially the same location where you normally (now that the phone has been buggered) cannot connect, then the fact that you got a connection at all was probably just due to the signal being slightly stronger in the exact spot you were in. When you're in a weak reception area, just moving the phone a half a foot can be enough to put you in a null spot. The wavelength at 800 Mghz is about 14 inches, and at 1900, it's less than half that.

Oops. Now that I read your post again, I see you wrote full bars. Only way I could explain that is if you were moving. You could have moved into and out of range of a cell tower. I'd say the range might be half a block. Further away and it's zero bars.

Sent from wherever I was when I sent it.
[Captivate Accessories] tmsco:
Wilson direct adapter will damage the port as it switches from internal to external when connected and will not return to internal once pin inside is bent. Wilson makes an inductive cable which is the proper cable to use. Internal port is very fragile and doens't provide the support for a direct connect adapter. This port is primarily for testing purposes. Locate inductive cable on lower corner on power switch side to achieve the maximum signal transfer. Only a 4-5db loss and no possibility of mechanical damge to physical port. If more signal is needed pair with an external yagi and low noise amplifier for cell frequency in your area (850 or 1900 MHZ).
[Captivate Accessories] nfs_phone:
Yes, inductive coupling is the way to go. I said as much in my March 29th post.

I am using Wilson's cradle, part number 301146. I'm also using their 801201 amp, which is optimistically rated at 40 db gain. Real world performance raises the signal in my car from negative 83 Db to minus 56 Db. 27 Db may disappoint those who believe advertised gain, but 27 Db of gain is nothing to sneeze at. I had to switch into service mode to see the gain as I was getting 4 bars with or without the amp. For anyone who doesn't know, dial *#0011# to get into that mode. Before I tried that I was really wondering if the unit was making any difference.

Sent from my Toto throne.
[Captivate Accessories] simbill:
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[Captivate Accessories] Bear451:
So what kind of real world gain have you seen with the inductive adapter? i live in a rural area and there are lots of places where i will drop signal for a few minutes before hitting the next tower. just wondering if that setup might provide enough gain to cover the gaps.
[Captivate Accessories] eibmoz45:
similar problem

I have damaged my captivates external antenna jack. I have rigged my external jack with a small piece of wire to make it get reception until I can replace the board.
[Captivate Accessories] mattern1974:
Let me get this straight - - you are trying to get money from someone you didn't buy anything from because they recommended it should work?

WOW!!
[Captivate Accessories] AnarchoXen:
Doesn't the site kinda say this can happen?

When an antenna adapter is inserted into the port on most phones, a mechanical switch in the phone's connector disconnects the phone's antenna and switches to the external antenna. When the adapter is removed, the switch should reconnect the phone to its own antenna.

If the switch does not reconnect the phone's antenna, the phone will show reduced signal or no service unless the external antenna adapter is inserted.

It is rare for this phone defect to occur but it can happen with the Samsung Captivate, Galaxy S, SGH-I897 series of phones.
[Captivate Accessories] whiten0va:
Yeah, I went to a backup phone for a while and when I tried out my cappy again it worked again, but seemed to drop signal at random times. Its okay though, I sold it last week and am now waiting phoneless for the galaxy nexus to come out!
[Captivate Accessories] onlyapilot:
How to fix it (if you don't have warranty)

Hey,

Had this same problem last night when I plugged in a jack that I purchased on ebay.

Living near many cell towers, I was getting -60dB with working internal antenna, and -93dB with just the external antenna jack plugged in (no antenna attached). Removing it, I'm at -113dB (no signal) to sporadic highs of maybe -96dB gain.

Sadly, my phone is NOT under warranty, but I did manage to fix it by lifting the two small traces off of the pcb, tinning them, and soldering across a short length of telephone wire. BE CAREFUL as this is very delicate work, but it is possible to do. The larger pads just provided grounding points to the mainboard and can be ignored.

My recommendation: DO NOT attempt to connect an external antenna, even one as tempting as a satellite-dish driven biquad tuned to 1.9GHz.

See the following fuzzy picture for my sloppy fix (Yellow wire at top right corner).

hxxp://i.imgur.com/U0WMr.jpg - replace the x with t

Edit: Should mention, works good as new with the wire bridging the traces.
[Captivate Accessories] rmntruexjr:
A fix Maybe?

Hey guys. I don't know if any of you tried but this is how I fixed, and to this day can still switch from internal to external.

If you take a push pin or small needle and try to insert the pin angled so the tip is entering the very top of the hole angled up in behind the plastic center hole you can lightly pull down the contact. That for me will turn the internal antenna back on. I will post pics tomorrow if I'm not explaining good enough, but it works easily for me any time I want to try a new antenna (I actually keep a pin handy just for this lol).
[Captivate Accessories] APE992:
Probably has a lot to do with the move to an even smaller connector than were used previously. On my old Palm Treo 680 the connector was a good sight larger and as a result I don't recall anyone using one with an external antennae having a problem.

Personally I'd just crack mine open (after checking on the warranty) and replace the antennae jack as a whole with a new one. Then again I have the equipment and cajones to do this. I don't advise anyone who can't do this the second they're reading this post to actually try this. Very easy to mess up your phone with a 30w soldering iron from Radio Shack.
[Captivate Accessories] opopopa:
sorry to bump, but i have this problem on my i9000t whats the easiest fix? please provide details... thanks :)
[Captivate Accessories] onlyapilot:
I'd definitely try the pin method first, wish I had thought of it before desoldering the connector from the board!
[Captivate Accessories] opopopa:
by pin do you mean this one? (attachment)

if so where exactly should i move it??
[Captivate Accessories] opopopa:
someone knows?
[Captivate Accessories] rmntruexjr:
Hey man, sorry I haven't had much time to post but by pin we mean using a pin to bend back the metal contact that has been pushed too far and is staying in contact keeping the internal antenna disconnected.

Read my post above and I will get working on posting some pics or a short video showing how I do it......It is really quite easy once you understand what is happening inside that adapter connection.

I will post something as soon as I can because I think it could help a lot of people who have used or want to use that external connector.....