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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
hello all,

question about the 3 button fix for the captivate. I just got the captivate a few months back and before i decided to rom it i investigated all the recovery tools i would need just in case.

I found 2 different variants of Odin3 one that needed a pit file and PDA file and another that had just one click restore to 2.1.

I tried the pit / PDA first if i recall it appeared to lock up, not sure on what part but i got it back in DL mode and then tried the one click which worked.

now let me preface this with before i tried anything i ensured the 3 button combo for download mode worked, and it did. I flashed Apex 5.2 and ever since then the 3 button combo ceased to work. I recently flashed to Firefly 3.0 and still the 3 button doesnt work, it would also appear the recovery mode does not work as well.

I have been getting to these modes using ADB, which works fine, but I would love to get 3 button back... but if its a risky procedure i will live with it, i do have a jig on the way, which just in case i can use to get back. but that leaves recovery mode not really accessable unless i use ADB?

any how thoughts comments suggestions are all welcome and thanks for being such an awesome site!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
On a custom rom, hold the power button. Extended power menu has recovery and download right there.

How have you not seen it??

also SEARCH there is an odin that fixes the 3 button combo...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
download mode is 2 button combo and no way to loose it.

hold both volumes + then plug in usb

(keep held til screen comes on)

recovery mode is 3 button combo..

hold both volumes + then hold power

(keep ALL held til screen comes on for 3 seconds)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
studacris,

Yes i have seen the reboot into recovery, which is great the only issue i have is when flashing a different rom i want a back out solution. I also have found the fix, but was wondering how risky is it to apply this fix, and will it stay fixed? i would rather live with a minor inconvenience then a hard brick situation. thanks for the info=)

edit: this is the thread i was reading for the fix is this the most up to date one? also the attachment is missing the PIT file, is it needed anymore?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818439

TRusselo,

yeah i cant do either of those, which is my concern
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
odin one click flashes both bootloaders but sometimes, in later build phones the one click sbl.bin will, lose it's combo. The fix flashes the secondary bootloader, that is known to always work.

It's about as risky to flash as odin one click if not safer because it's only flashing one bootloader instead of both.

The pit file isn't needed you are not messing with the partitioning table in the least. Just put the .tar in the pda slot.

Just note, if you go to gingerbread, go back to stock with the one click. If you use the 3 button fix version you will guaranteed brick your phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drkangel09:
Important to note that if you've flashed an I9000 based ROM your 3 button may have changed to vol up-home-power. If that doesn't work and you're on a 2.1 or 2.2 ROM then you've probably just lost the sbl for 3 button and need to reflash it.

You should always be able to get into download mode via hold down vol up and vol down and plugging in the USB cable, I've never lost that.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
awesome thank you for putting my mind at ease,

if i flash the fix will i need to flash the fix every time i flash to a new froyo based rom?

hmm odd cause i seem to have lost download mode.

what i have been doing to get into DL mode is;

turn off the phone,

pull battery and sim (i dont have an external SD),

put battery back

hold vol up and vol down then plug in usb cable that is connected to a PC i will get a battery charging display on screen
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
once you flash it you should be good to flash whatever else on top of it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
one last thing,

in that thread i linked with the fix, the instructions say to take a PDA.tar file and a pit file which was added with the odin download, but the odin download is by itself no pit file, opening the PDA.tar file i can see the SBL.bin file so i am assuming that we may not need the pit file?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
you dont need the pit. it is fine.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryme73:
thank you, i'll give it a try next time a flash a new rom =)

i appreciate all the info guys =)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
just released, it works on my Incredible with AT&T, anyone try the Xoom? I know they are working on a honeycomb version but was hoping it may work on Xoom if you pull the apk
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jondwillis:
I was able to use the web browser version. It is a flex application, so it runs flash. Gets laggy sometimes if they're sending high quality video, but it is watchable.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ilovechi23:
No it don't... I side loaded it and it was not supported for this device....
[Xoom Themes and Apps] :
Can you post the apk for the app here?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
Ya plz
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jackxlj:
here is the apk
[Xoom Themes and Apps] :
Thanks! It's working on my Droid X. Couldn't find it on market for this device...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] 3devious:
The only problem is that I don't want to pay for HBO and extra data. If I'm in the position to get WiFi, I'm probably in the position to watch TV. Sounds like a good thing for subscribers at a hotspot. I hope it works great.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
Wouldnt work for me... maybe someone can modify it...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Dubar:
This came out before its release date and they got the android support way faster than I thought they would... looks like HBO has their **** together, so I don't think we'll have to wait very long for honeycomb support. App runs great on my epic, quality is better than you'd expect for streaming, really looking forward to this on my xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mac35:
I've heard that on the Xoom if you go to hbogo.com you should be able to use that until they release the tablet app. However, when I go to that site I can't do anything. It has 4 squares: "On Your Computer" "On Your Ipad" "On Your Iphone" and "On your Android Smartphone" but none of these do anything when I tap them. I don't see anywhere to log in either.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] DroidHam:
Website works for me.... but id like a app
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jackxlj:
i cant watch from browser either,which browser are you using?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] :
On the HBO website from Xoom, you have to use another browser, like Dolphin, and specify a desktop agent in settings. That will get you past the page you are referring to, but, I am not able to log in to my directv account - the window inside the page doesn't allow text entry.

Or in Xoom browser, in the address bar, type debug:about, then go into settings - set UA to desktop. This allows you to get past the initial page, but I can't type my Directv login information in the popup window.

Anyone able to get around this?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] camezaga:
I don't have a Xoom. Just the OG Droid. I also get the message that it isn't supported on my device. I read a thread that said that putting my device in airplane mode before opening the app, then launching would throw a network error. At that point, taking my phone off of airplane mode and then trying again lets me use the app.

That got me thinking there must be something calling home reporting my device model. I set my phone for WIFI and I had my router log what URLs were being called right before the failure. The one that stood out was this one:

catalog.hbogo.com/apps/mediacatalog/rest/settings.json?category=an

So I had my router block that specific URL. Presto, damn thing works on OG Droid with no issue, at least on WiFi. Is there any way that URL can be blocked on the our devices instead or can the APK be modified to not call that URL?

C
[Xoom Themes and Apps] cranch:
Could modify hosts file like ad-blocking does
[Xoom Themes and Apps] camezaga:
Won't work as the app has other things it needs from that site. Blocking the URL itself though does the trick though.

Take care...

C
[Xoom Themes and Apps] KidJoe:
When I try to block...

catalog.hbogo.com/apps/mediacatalog/rest/settings.json?category=an

in DD-WRT, it apparently still gets through as my Xoom says "not supported"...

Am I'm supposed to use something other than entire string?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jwbtx:
i got it working with dolphin HD in desktop mode.

Jwb
[Xoom Themes and Apps] novaIS350:
Does anyone know for sire if they are indeed working on a honeycomb compatible app?
[EVO 4G General] pulazki:
Okay I've been reading and reading and reading about all these new leaks and new gingerbread roms, and sense 1.0, sense 2.0 and sense 3.0 and i'm just entirely confused now =)

Is there a stable, Gingerbread Sense rom ?

Like i am rooted, and i have tried tons of roms, but i really like the stock sense rom.

Is there a stock gingerbread rom yet that is as stable as the stock froyo rom i'm running now? or are they all unstable or at least have some sort of issues?

I saw that there's a gingerbread stock rom with sense 1.0 ? what's the difference between sense 1.0 and my stock sense? I also saw that theres an HTC Sensation port with sense 3.0 , is this stable and stock?

I basically just want the exact same thing i have now, except gingerbread instead of froyo.. does this exist?
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
The leaked ginger rom is perfectly stable just a brightness bug with nova screens other than that perfectly fine

from my phone duh
[EVO 4G General] GuestK00453:
if you want GB + Sense 1.0, give Fresh 4.0.0.4 a try.

if you want GB + Sense 2.1, i've enjoyed MikG 2.1B1 so far. no wimax yet, but i'm in the middle of nowhere right now, so it's not a big issue.

the GB + Sense 3.0 rom is probably frustrating to use, because last time i looked at it, none of the screensizes/graphics looked right.
[EVO 4G General] PLESTIUC:
is there a real good reason to switch to a GB rom from Fresh Froyo for ex?

Like batter battery life (probably worse from what I've read)? Faster/Smoother? New apps?

I just don't think it's worth the trouble, imo
[EVO 4G General] DrRyder:
>perfectly stable

>brightness bug

wat? mfw

People being stuck at 100% brightness isn't perfectly stable. Derp.
[EVO 4G General] barry.bishop72:
I'm using virusRom Gingersense Rev B2, and it's super smooth. I had to fix the mms, but other than that GPS works, battery life is great. Good Rom.
[EVO 4G General] str8nitro:
+1 agree 100%. Been running virusrom gengersense B2 all week and loving it!
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
nothing to do with the rom its the kernel .. so yes the rom is stable
[EVO 4G General] TSHARTS:
Hey are you sure the battery life is fine because im really not sure that the battery is doing a good job. I feel like the battery life on this rom is eating away faster then it should be. Do you know ways to fix that?
[EVO 4G General] tatnai:
I've used the stock leaked gb with sense 1.0, Mikhail (gb with sense 2.1) beta 2 to rc1, and viruses gingersense b3 and currently b4 alpha 1. Each I've used for at least a day. I also ran cm7 nightly 63 for a bit in there.

If you have a nova screen, run the GPS fix (##gpsclrx#), and use prl 1.77, all of these Tom's are pretty stable. The only reason I left mikG was for video on Google talk which I could not get working on mikg for the life of me. Also I could not get the GPS fix to run on viruses b4, but as long as you run it on another gb sense 2.1 rom first, so my GPS is working fine. No 4g on the sense 2.1 ports. Viruses sense 3.0 port is about to have a beta released, once that is stab it will be the sense rom to end all sense roms as it has 4g working already. With the work virus does it'll be a stable daily driver within a week or two. It will still have the nova screen problem I believe, as I think it uses the leaked Evo gb kernel.

For now I think if you have an Epson screen you can't go wrong with mikg rc1. If you gotta try Google talk with voice step it up to viruses gingersense beta 4. If you need 4g, stick with fresh or calculin's versions of the leaked gb with sense 1.0. Personally though I won't go back to sense 1.0 now that I'm using 2.1 for over a week. Lastly if you have a nova screen, there are some market brightness apps that work (juice defender, among others, has been mentioned) so you could still give it a shot.

With a full wipe I have had no stability issues besides the GPS lock / reboot issue that is fixed by the above. They all run very smooth. I am not an aosp guy no matter how hard I try, but that's another post for another time. ;)

EDIT:

1. virus B4 alpha 1 will not give you working video chat with google talk no matter what you do. his B3 will, after flashing lithid's g-apps package.

2. MikG is a little more complete (has working EPST i.e. ## codes, working sprint voicemail). I am still drawn to Virus B3 due to g-talk video chat, as well as more sense 3.0 elements (messaging, for example).
[EVO 4G General] DowntownRDB:
tatnai, good info. Thanks for sharing.
[EVO 4G General] tatnai:
No problem. One last thing, battery life (ignoring the brightness issue with the nova screen which really kills the battery) is equivalent on this leaked gb kernel, if not a tad better, than with HTC kernel 15 and 17. Battery charging time is significantly faster, though, which is quite nice. The only other people with bad battery life are those who stick with prl 1.90, which causes wakelocks in many many roms.

Happy flashing. Just nandroid and flash, you can always go back. :cool:
[EVO 4G General] tatnai:
ok so a few edits (also edited my original post).

1. virus B4 alpha 1 will not give you working video chat with google talk no matter what you do. his B3 will, after flashing lithid's g-apps package.

2. MikG is a little more complete (has working EPST, working sprint voicemail). I am still drawn to Virus B3 due to g-talk video chat, as well as more sense 3.0 elements (messaging, for example).

in the end, pick your posing, always nandroid, and just keep flashing.
[EVO 4G General] hec.2k:
One i used was

Tpmartinppc gingersense

Was stable
[EVO 4G General] drgonzo712:
Been running Vius GingerSense B3 for a week or so. It has been pretty stable amd smooth. You have to partion the sd card though
[EVO 4G General] Moricon:
MIkG or Virus B3 right now for Sense 2.x

Oh on B3 (or any of Virus's that incorporate sense 3.x) you will probably want to partition the SD card per the OP. The sense 3.0 files take up a LOT of spce and he has moved some of the system fies and enabled app2sd to free up internal space for apps. In that respect MikG and TMartin are easier since they don't have the sense 3.0 elements and take up less phone memory

You can get the 3.0 lock screen (no widgets) on most GB 2.x roms (there is a thread)

TMartins cleanup of the Evo GB leak is good. I keep a backup of that so I can update PRI and profiles (its a sprint ROM the others are not). Also has 4G if you need or use that.

Most likely you will need to downgrade the PRL as it caused wakelock. Not sure why. I assume is a kernel issue like the screen brightnss that will hopefully get ironed out. Remeber it is a leaked (i.e. not 100% done) kernel we GB people are working off of.

Nadroid and play. Find what your phone likes. :):D

Good luck
[EVO 4G General] Idalain:
Still not sure how people get this to work. Maybe I'm missing something, though. Google Voice doesn't close - it tries to set up, then force closes. My contacts aren't working - the People app opens, only shows me (and any recent calls), and if I try to poke around in it, it force closes. Very frustrating.
[EVO 4G General] kertong:
Functionality and Stability of an operating system are two very different things, man. You can have an OS that is full of functioning features, but crashes every day. You can have an OS where only 3G works but 4G doesn't, but it can be stable and run for years without a crash. See?

But then again, we're just arguing semantics at this point, so we can just agree to disagree, no ill will meant. :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] FireRaider:
I am just getting into playing with my Tilt2 and Android so this may be common knowledge but I hadn't been following the threads and didn't see it in any searches.....

What is the significance of the random symbols after the Tmobile on the lock screen? Like it starts out as a Tmobile#@ and then later is a Tmobile (0 and one it even said Voicestream.

Voicestream was bought out by Tmobile in the 1990s wasnt it? Is this something in the Android port or something in the tower signal around here?

I am running a Tmobile sim in my Tilt2 if that makes any difference.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] arrrghhh:
It's based on what the tower reports. So whatever the tower is set to, will show on your phone.

I'm guessing carriers just lock the name. I know on the new RIL, CDMA users have to use this eri.xml file which allows us to statically set the carrier name. Perhaps you can do the same on GSM, if it's really that big of a deal.

Seems like an incredibly minor issue.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] highlandsun:
Only CDMA uses the eri.xml file.

The XDAndroid RIL just reports the name that the tower sent. The proprietary HTC RIL avoids this crap by having a table of operator names hardcoded in. Not sure that's a worthwhile approach, but I guess it avoids end user confusion.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] FireRaider:
it is minor, just curious.

since this section is the only option for android under the Rhodium section I thought I would ask here.

Is there another section on xda I should be following as well? I really have enjoyed playing with the android from sd card setup and check this section several times a day.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] Entropy512:
If you're running Android on a Rhodium, this is the place to be.

As stated above - it's expected behavior.

I see stuff like:

ATT0

ATT8

ATTD

ATTA

Cingular

(Tilt2 with AT&T SIM).

As mentioned above - most native Android devices have databases in their RILs that take these names and remap them for user display. It's the main reason why the HTC RIL on native Android devices is HUGE compared to ours.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i traded my epic for a evo and im looking for a fast stable rom where everything works...i was looking at the 2.3 roms but they dont have 4g or 720 vid recording so that sucks...

im fine with a 2.2 rom i was thinking about fresh's rom what do u guys think?
[EVO 4G General] gnmitchell:
Are you looking for a sense or aosp rom?

If sense, imo go with Myn

For an aosp, I like cyanogen
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i was thinking about cyanogen but something is always under construction lol!

asop or sense it doesnt matter i always use launcher pro
[EVO 4G General] Bielinsk:
Stick with stock.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
Dear god how many of these are there going to be... download a few roms run each on a day or so see how it runs and make your own choice

from my phone duh
[EVO 4G General] gnmitchell:
I have had no issues with cyanogen's 7.0.2.1 at all. Everything works for me and have had no f/c's.

IMO its a good thing always under construction :)
[EVO 4G General] theoner1:
CM 7.0.2.1 is a 2.3 rom and have both 4g and 720 vid recording working flawlessly.
[EVO 4G General] mnmoose:
A great stable, fast sense rom is Eternal Prophecy
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Go with Cyanogen mod 7.0.2. It's just as smooth as the Epic you are used to, unlike 2.2, which feels kind of rough and not as smooth sometimes.

It DOES support 4G, and it's very stable.

Oh, and don't buy into the 720p video hype. The quality of the video and especially audio with official 720p recording is far worse than the unofficial not-quite-720p-but-close video on CM7. On CM7 video is smooth, clear, free of stutter, and audio is crystal clear. Don't believe it? Shoot and compare.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
alright ill try those 3 thanks guys i just wanted get some input
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i hope so !! im going to a concert tomorrow thats why i wanted the 720p but if the audio is better on cm7 then im sold im flashing it right now
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Oh, then there's absolutely no contest here. The audio in Sense is pure garbage. We're talking 8-bit, absolute crap quality that makes even voices sound terrible.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
hey do u have to wipe 3 times before flashing like on the epic?
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Not really... You do have to wipe 3 "things" though... User data, Dalvik Cache and cache
[EVO 4G General] mikel719:
If your using clock work mod,i would still wipe everything 3 times to be on the safe side. With amon ra you dont have to but out of habit I wipe everything 2 times just to be safe as I came from a epic as well.
[EVO 4G General] Trae Beezii:
Cyanogen 7 is pretty legit..
[EVO 4G General] Hazelfoot:
Yeah, as others have said, Cyanogen is probably your best bet. Especially if you're coming from an Epic.

You might also want to try MIUI, it's a completely different feel from any other ROM. Not sure if 4G works or not though.
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
either decks aosp rom or salvage-mod.
[EVO 4G General] nyb3017:
I like Sprint-lovers.
[EVO 4G General] indagroove:
CM7 is great, but does have issues with some secured wireless networks, which is why I run MikFroyo, which uses the stock sense Rom as a base.
[EVO 4G General] Khilbron:
I've been running fresh's gingersense, leak with zero issues, very fast and stable. I have an epson screen so the brightness works for me.
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
CM7 has 4G. I say go with Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo RLS5 or Sprint Lover's or Virus's Inspire 4G port (has no 4G, but battery life is amazing and it's Sense 2.0 and is faster than the other two I mentioned).

On Sense ROMs, when you turn off 4G, you need to Hot Restart the phone because there's a glitch (caused by HTC, not the devs) where 4G keeps scanning even though it says it's off.

PS: An official 2.3 GingerSense ROM was leaked which fixes the 4G bug, so when that comes out the problem should be gone.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
been using cm7 for 2 days now and i must say its fantastic...cant get the gps to work yet but besides that its real good loving the evo way more than the epic now
[EVO 4G General] seandelise:
All Devs on XDA are great but I prefer the Kings Rom or any one of his crew members. They do a great job and I'm currently running Unleashed R5.
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
since when does xda have a posse? ;)
[EVO 4G General] Mark_in_Tulsa:
How come no one ever gets on here and asks for a slow unstable ROM?
[EVO 4G General] *.jpg:
I would like to second the recommendation of Eternal Prophecy ROM. The dev is very quick to respond to questions and has just offered to bake in custom features by request for a small donation.

You can check it out through the link in my sig.

SWYPED from my Evo with Eternal Prophecy 5.9 ROM. Yeah I said Swyped.
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Coming from a Galaxy S variant, I'd say you feel right at home, amirite?

Joking aside, search the forums for the GPSCLRX fix. you will have to nandroid back to a sense rom, but your GPS should be fixed for good.
[EVO 4G General] dfskevinohyeah:
mikfroyo! 4.61 on of the fastest sense roms i have ever used!
[EVO 4G General] RileyGrant:
You also have to give miui a shot, its definently worth a shot and considering Google integrated 4g into their git it may be getting 4g soon. You may just end of liking it.
[EVO 4G General] indagroove:
+1
[EVO 4G General] craig198:
its called stock lol.

I can understand why in the windows mobile days people were flashing. WM just flat out sucked. But with android I dont see the appeal to flashing. You have to look at how many features are you gaining to how many your loosing and frankly I see no point in flashing.
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
you can't go wrong with really any of the roms available now, since the evo is a year old now roms are pretty polished.