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[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] moogley:
I have the Momax case and I have to say, it's pretty good.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=790318 - PhoenixFX has provided a review here.

Things i like:

It has a hybrid design, the back is not fully rigid but feels solid, soft sides.

Sides are flexible enough so that it goes on easy but stays in, also like how TPU doesn't become stretchy like silicone :).

Lip that protects the screen, didn't notice too much dust getting in.

It's easy to keep a good grip on it.

Dislikes:

As the one posters above me said, the power button is harder to press. the same kind of applies for the volume keys but nor as much. It might be annoying in the long run.

Other than that the case is perfectly fine although I don't really know if it can be classified as slim by my standards :P, the back plate part is around 1.5mm thick. The back is a matte finish that doesn't offer too much grip but the sides are very grippy.

Hope this helps (I haven't tried any of the other cases so I can't really compare).
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] NasrulBond:
i think, case mate barely there is really good for slim profile somehow. and also capdase soft jacket xpose 2 also looks okay.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] _bottle_:
Check out carrymobiles, melko cases as well
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Kops:
I use the same Case-Mate Barely There case as DMD9, and I don't see myself changing it anytime soon. Very sleek, provides a little bit of a rubbery feel but not enough to make it difficult to slide out of pockets
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] oswade:
After protecting my SGS like a baby for the last 11 or so months, it has suffered some damage here and there (home button doesn't work very well, scratches etc).

Thus I decided to ditch the case and go totally slimline with a replacement battery cover (the stock one is a fingerprint magnet, and I have kinda sweaty hands!). Ordered a silver one from focal price (the ones with the samsung logo, but clearly fake) and its a pretty good fit.

I totally recommend going caseless, it fits so well in the pocket when you go out!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] hogreb:
I also support caseless usage,

I had a invisibleshield protector on the phone for a few months and that one worked well but it came off.

Now i still use the phone as if there was a protector on it and....not a scratch added.

the screen can really handle some abuse
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Okay, so please be gentle on me, as I am a noob with Androids (but not a total tech noob, as I am an IT guy)

I have not flashed or rooted this phone. It is with Rogers, and I have updated it to Froyo.

My phone was working fine, and then I got this generic car/usb adapter. I used it for the first time today, as my phone was almost dead (less than 5 percent), and I plugged in my regular Captivate usb cable into it to charge my phone. It turned off, and I have not been able to get it to turn back on.

When I plug it in anywhere now, be it computer or anything, the phone goes to the "Downloading... do not disconnect from target" screen. My phone also gets really, really hot. Also, the screen starts to flash and flicker wildly, until it becomes a series of multicoloured lines. It proceeds to get really hot to the point that I feel compelled to unplug it for fear of burning down the house. If I unplug the usb while it is in mid flashing, then it returns to the "Downloading... do not disconnect from target screen" for a few seconds. It then turns off.

I can't get it to connect to Kies. I repeat, i have not done any rooting or flashing of the phone previously, as I do not like to take those risks.

I have come here because, although I have never done any modding myself, I read up on stuff here frequently. I have honestly searched these forums (and the web in general) but my keywords do not seem to provide me with the results (you try searching and see what you find!)

So I guess the real question is - is my phone done? That would really suck, as I only got it in December. Is it possible that the car charger has somehow fried the usb connection for my phone, or something else inside of it? I know that I have heard of this happening with Blackberries, where moisture gets in and creates bad connections between the charger and the circuits for the screen and creates a nasty short that both heats up the phone and ruins the screen.

Any help?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
quite possible that the charger screwed it. or mixture of problems finalized by the charger..

congratulations! samsung has a 1 year warranty!

and on top of that, rogers has a AWESOME pda smartphone replacement plan that is free and included for all customers!

http://www.rogers.com/web/content/h...eless_0910_Eng-_-HandsetProtection_LowerBadge

keep your mouth shut about the generic charger, just say you used the regular one.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
seriously read what rogers covers...

lost /stolen /broken /dropped / cracked....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Only problem is I got the phone from a friend of mine, not directly from Rogers. How does the policy work if I was not the one who purchased the phone? Sorry to sound so thick...

Any chance that there is another way around getting the phone fixed?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Ah - checked the IMEI through the Rogers site - turns out that the warranty has expired... crap...

Anybody else have any other suggestions? Is the phone done?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Wait a minute... these phones weren`t released until September though, so how could it be beyond manufacturer`s (or Rogers) 1 year warranty... maybe I just need to call them tomorrow and find out
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
well it may be your USB cable that screwed you if when you put it in it gives you download mode...

the phone does that through by applying a resistor between 2 pins...

so try a new cable, and attempt to flash stock with the odin one click downloader, (since you can get download mode).

[STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader and Drivers CAPTIVATE ONLY
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Thanks - I think I may have hope indeed! I have since been able to test it out with my wife's Blackberry Bold wall charger (which in the past has been able to charge my Cappy).

It doesn't get me past the Download screen, BUT it also doesn't overheat my device and cause the screen to go all wiggy... so that is always a plus! Not sure if it is charging the battery or not (hopefully it is), but I consider that a sign that it may just be the cable and not the device!

Being Mother's day, I will have to wait until post-brunch festivities to confirm... Thank you sooo much for your help, TRusselo!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mechanical tool:
If it shows "downloading" that means its still doing something. Can you get into recovery mode?

Try the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8065037&postcount=13
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sblees:
I have a genetic car charger and have noticed the few times that I have used it my phone gets hot... Luckily it hasn't fried my phone yet, but I only use it as a last resort.

Guess I should get a non genetic charger.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twvance:
Same here. Samsung wall charger works fine, but generic car charger gets it really hot. I only use the car charger for like 10-15 minutes at a time on long road trips because I'm afraid to fry it.

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's | GR-11 Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twvance:
Lucky... AT&T sells insurance, but I don't think it even covers everything that you get free :\

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's | GR-11 Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tupirujp:
Well if u can get into download mode why don't u flash back to stock and then go from there
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pietro_spina:
I have also had extreme heat while using a car charger. And experienced some malfunctions while it was happening (unable to search web or use maps) Once I unplugged from the charger I was able to use data again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twvance:
Was this a samsung car charger or generic?

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's | GR-11 Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Okay - so I tried an alternate USB cable, but had the same result where the screen just goes dead (does not even give me the wavy lines anymore). I then talked to the Samsung guys - here is the scoop they told me.

When a phone goes into download mode, it no longer charges the battery (apparently). As it is not charging the battery, this is apparently why my phone is getting so warm.

So when I plug the phone into the wall charger, it will power the screen (and allow me into download mode) but I can't get it any further.

With the USB set up, it apparently does not work the same way, as there apparently has to be enough juice in the phone for the computer to first recognize the device and then take it into download mode. Since my battery was fully drained, there is not enough power left in it to sustain it in download mode when I connect it to my phone.

The Samsung guy said that most likely, I accidentally triggered the download mode myself, and once the phone goes into download mode, that there is only one way to get out of download mode. I guess it is fully possible that I accidentally triggered it, but holding down all the keys long enough to do so seems a bit unlikely. The Samsung guys also told me to go to my local Rogers store, and ask them if I can swap them for a fully charged battery so I can get my phone up and running when I connect to my computer. I hope that this will work, and that I won't just end up with the same situation as I did before.

So I guess my question is, does this sound plausible to folks around these parts? I hope to find out later today when I can make the trip to a Rogers store to swap batteries, but just wanted to get a sense of how likely this explanation is.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
I think the cheap cable ****ed up pins 4 and 5 on the usb port.making them touch or something, so now every usb cable simply acts as a jig and forces download mode.

But it wouldn't hurt to try the replacement battery from rogers then when it still does it you know it's a hardware issue. and a warranty replacement it is.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanbest:
Samsung Car Charger (by Samsung, not generic) $3.39

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-CAD30...279A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304949492&sr=8-1
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
studacris - I should have been more clear.

I had received the generic USB car charger adapter for free, but the cable itself that I used was the USB cable that I received with the phone. The adapter that I tried in the car would (technically) allow you to plug any USB device into it. Whether you should or not, I have learned the hard way - I of course should have known better.

So, my point in this message really is that the cable that physically connected to the phone was the same cable I have used since I got the phone, and not a different one. So hopefully it is not the case that it did not mess up pins 4 and 5 as you suggested... but I am aware that this may very well be the case.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pietro_spina:
For me I was using a third party car-to-usb converter with my Samsung cable. specifically this one from Verizon.

I have however used this one with out noticeable problems, though I will be paying closer attention next trip..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
Okay - so just a quick update to put this thread to a close (in case someone stumbles upon it someday...)

Samsung said they weren't sure what was wrong with my phone, but they needed me to send it in - there were no options to get it up and running again.

At first they wouldn't help me, and said that since I had no proof of purchase (recall, this phone hasn't been on the market for a year yet, so it is impossible it is outside warranty), there was nothing they could do, and that I should try Rogers. I tried Rogers, and they were really rude and told me that I was trying to break the law and do something illegal by asking them to fix my phone (seriously, the dude on the phone said that in asking to get my phone repaired without proof of purchase, that I was trying to do something illegally - isn't that great customer service, accusing your client of being a criminal!?)

Anyway, I took my complaints to Twitter, and found every Samsung and Rogers Twitter account I could find, and tweeted my story to them in about 9 tweets each. So several hundred tweets later, I got a call from Samsung's Social Media department, and they authorized my repair without the need for a proof of purchase! Hurray!

In conclusion - Samsung is great, Rogers sucks, but the real winner is Social Media and freedom of speech. And by freedom of speech, I mean my right to complain until somebody does something to help me!

Thanks to all here for your support through this!

Cheers,

Forumblor!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Wow, through twitter? Really? Wtf is wrong with our society? You actually talk to 2 people on the phone and get nowhere, impersonal text in a screen gets you help? :mad:

I'm glad you got everything fixed, that's awesome. Guess I better make a ****ing twitter account in case something breaks on my phone and they decide to **** me around. :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forumblor:
It is sad, but true! On the phone, you are in a vacuum. It's not like in a retail location, where you can make a scene, or where your poor service can be visibly seen be other clients.

But in social media - your voice can echo and reverberate, perhaps much more loudly than even in a store. By tweeting to Samsung, it will be seen by anyone who is looking for Samsung, or reading about Samsung - same with Rogers.

Note that I have since been contacted by Rogers, but they are very slow at attempting any help. I was told that they were 'escalating' my issue - that was two days ago...
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Inspired AOSP

Features:

-True AOSP experience as Google intended it (NOT based on CM7)

-MDJ's V14 2.6.35.13 kernel

-Rooted

-Busybox

-Fully deodexed and zipaligned

-Png optimized framework

-Nexus S boot animation, live wallpaper, ringtones, and notification sounds

-ROM Manager support

Inspire 4G specific configurations:

-Inspire 4G audio configuration files

-GPS configured for North America

-Device name set to Inspire 4G

RC1 Changelog:

-Now uses MDJ's V14 2.6.35.13 kernel (definitely make a backup if you want to try something else)

-Enabled CRT screen off animation

-Camera viewfinder works now

-Camera can shoot at full 8M resolution now

-Video recording works now

-Video playback works now

-Adobe Flash works now (although you'll need to install it from the Market as it's no longer included)

-GPS should work better now

-Increased the size of the keyboard a little

-Added several Nexus wallpapers and removed some ugly ones

-Cleaned up a few things (hence the massively reduced size)

Full, Clean Installation Instructions:

Note: This is a Gingerbread release and thus requires Clockwork Recovery 3.x.x.x. A few have reported flashing issues with recent versions of CWR, so if you have issues try rolling back to 3.0.2.5 or 3.0.0.6.

1. Download ROM Manager from the Market.

2. Go to "Download ROM", select my section (gtg465x), and select the latest release.

3. When you get to the "ROM Pre-Installation" prompt, select "Wipe Data and Cache". You can uncheck "Wipe Dalvik" as it's included in "Wipe Data and Cache".

4. Press OK and hold your breath.

Tips:

1. It won't feel super smooth for the first few minutes because it's indexing your media and (if you log in to your Google account) pulling down backed up data. After it finishes that though... ;)

2. For quicker GPS locks, go to Settings > "Location & security" and enable "Use wireless networks." This uses a little data so be careful if you're on a 200MB plan.

3. If you want to overclock, 1.38GHz with interactive gov is working great for me. I don't recommend going above 1.5GHz.

4. If you want to try another kernel, you'll DEFINITELY want to make a backup first! CM7 kernels probably won't work. Some Gingerbread Sense kernels will work.

5. If the power control widget is acting a little odd after flashing, try rebooting.

Rules of Inspired AOSP:

1. Do NOT ask for CM7 features! If you want CM7 features, run CM7.

2. I might add a few addons at some point, but don't ask me to include more features than are already there. This ROM is for people who want a completely stock Android experience as Google intended it.

----Direct download link for experienced members who want to flash manually----

update-inspired-aosp-RC1-full.zip (75MB)

md5:

I do this for fun so you shouldn't feel any obligation to donate, but here's a link if you want to. Donations of any amount are very much appreciated.
[HTC Inspire 4G] phoenix2217:
Ahhhh heelllll yeahhh. Downloading now. Will report good sir.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Don't download that! It was an old link to my other ROM. Link will be updated in a sec.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Deleted member 1483200:
This is great work! I would test but just got phone set up how i like it lol...

would love some screens though
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Screens are up. I'm actually about to give capychimps Sense 3.0 port a try. Still haven't seen it yet because I was working on this lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Watching the fight and downloading this bad boy....

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Deleted member 1483200:
so is this 2.3.4?

looks pretty good.

I would die without camera viewfinder though
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
it's 2.3.3

2.3.4 just adds video chat for phones with a ffc, which we don't have anyway.
[HTC Inspire 4G] phoenix2217:
yeah, pretty dumb of me. :o was excited and just clicked :) Installing now. Thanks again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] KaLiBLeeK:
OH SNAP.

Downloading now. Haha.
[HTC Inspire 4G] LGSilva:
Great work gtg! I will wait for the camera working as Inspired Ace is working fine for me :)

On an unrelated note here is a thing I did just now, maybe it will be my splash screen on this rom:

For those who don't know what that was, here's the original:
[HTC Inspire 4G] phoenix2217:
Hmm...Found one possible issue. Maybe its a bad flash. Power control widget dosen't seem to be working correctly. I'll click something, it'll happen, but graphics don't change.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Working fine for me. Did you wipe and everything? Maybe re-add the widget.
[HTC Inspire 4G] phoenix2217:
Got it working. Not sure what it was. Deleted and re-added a few times and it worked. =) ROM is smooth as hell man. gj
[HTC Inspire 4G] Phoenix-Lead:
Question for you op. You are saying to enable wireless networks to make gps work but att no longer has an unlimited data plan. By using network based location you are using data to triangulate your position based off of towers surrounding you. Its your thread but I recommend warning att users that may not know of this do they don't get slammed with a huge bill if they use gps a lot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
GPS will work without it. Just won't lock as quickly. I'll add a warning, but if people aren't smart enough to monitor their usage or don't know what that setting does then they shouldn't be rooted in the first place. It comes enabled by default on pretty much every other ROM and I don't think it uses much data anyway.
[HTC Inspire 4G] topgun303:
I agree.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Aight people, chill. I added a warning.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Phoenix-Lead:
No harm intended. Just looking it as I have also been doing this for quite some time. I agree with your statements, however some people are born stubborn. Its not all their fault. just looking out.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lainvalenajr:
Hello I got a question. So pretend I wanted to make ADW EX as a system app how should I do that. Also I have tried it using root explorer but I keep getting Force closes when I put it as a system app. Any suggestions would be nice. Thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjward23:
Did you set the permissons correctly? And did uninstall it before you moved it?

[sig]off topic is a great place to get my post count up, role on 1000[sig]
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lainvalenajr:
Set permission correctly.... Haven't installed it though. Will try
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilostchild:
In terminal

Su

mv /data/app/com.android.ADWEX.launcher-1.apk /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk

That's exmaple how to do it.. jus put the proper name for adw ex and from there should be good i, I do ths with LP all the time
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCRic:
Well if you're using a custom rom then you can open the rom .zip with something like 7zip, navigate to system>app then drag and drop ADW EX in there. Flash the rom like normal and you're done. That's how I do it.

There's also the terminal method mentioned by ilostchild, though what was forgot is mounting the system as rw

mount -o remount,rw /system

There's also ADB which is done the exact same way aside from having to tell adb to operate in a shell.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Sick...didn't realize how easy it is. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewlkid123:
I'm sure there are a million threads like this, and if there are i am sorry. But how is CyanogenMod 7 for us on the Vibrant? Because i really want to use this rom, because it is gingerbread, but how STABLE is it and how is battery life?

I dont use GPS nor do i use data so i have no problem going without them. If y'all could let me know what you think of it that would be fantastic.

P.S. I'm using Bionix NextGen and its somewhat decent, i just want an upgrade.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffcorey:
I'm using CM7 with Bo data (data works, but I don't have the data plan), and have no need for GPS.

Battery life is ok, I can make around 20hours on a charge. Haven't noticed anything too bad yet.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treleung:
I gave up on it, as while most of the major functionality was fine, I got random FC's with some fully stable apps, and I couldn't handle the rainbow screen issues.

From what I've read, it looks like with some tweeking and the proper kernal some users have gotten it very stable. My suggestion, is do some reading, particularly the OP's on the CM7 and Kernal threads.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] byt3b0mb:
i can speak to this, have been running the newest and second to newest updates of CM7. very stable and usable -gps would be nice, but it is stable and reliable.

battery life could be better, i am used to having 20-30 hours with 2.2 roms, but i get right 16-18 hours with moderate use.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomasitoc:
you can also try simply galaxy
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] german103:
Just switched back from CM7 to trigger3.2. Battery life was horrible.(tried switching kernels)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
I'm a bit discouraged by the whole EFS Backup/restore business. Is this ever likely to not be an issue?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalin725:
I installed EC01 Evil Fascination Version 3.5.1 ROM and do not have clock on the status bar. Anyone having the same issue
[HTC Inspire 4G] jjjjjk:
When I reboot in recovery mode, I can do backup (also restore, of course). The problem is I did too many backup and each backup cost 200+ MB. How to delete some of them?
[HTC Inspire 4G] PhatP:
On your sdcard clockworkmod/backup/
[HTC Inspire 4G] PerksWV:
Or go into ROM Manager, choose "manage and restore backups", then long press on unwanted backup and delete.

Sent from my Inspire 4G