yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] startngate:
I did and did not do the modem dance. I ended up moving to JL2 later though because reception was better where I am located.
[Captivate Android Development] rkkaranrk:
I am very far from you thousand miles India.

Just flashed JL2 finally i am able to get network on the phone (Band 900).
[Captivate Android Development] rkkaranrk:
What is this MODEM DANCE ?
[Captivate Android Development] ChanceM:
Its in the kitchen on the serendipity site.

ChanceM

Sent from a Serendipity Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] rkkaranrk:
I did flashed it and its working now (JL2), Are there 2 different version of recoveries 2.5 and 3. ?

I have 2.5. i flashed the modem through it and is working :) thanks for the help.
[Captivate Android Development] Overgloc:
How much ram does S7 use? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] KTownGT:
The modded tw4 installed just fine for me through cmw and works flawlessly.
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
There are only two problems I have with S7, and they are problems that have occurred on every JV- build I have tried.

1. When mounting my phone to my pc through the notification bar, it will only mount the first time. If i mount, move files, and unmount, then the next time i try to mount, the phone says it is mounted but my pc doesn't see the mounted drives. The phone is being recognized (odin will flash from this state), but the drives aren't mounting correctly. A reboot of the pc will allow mounting of the phone's drives again.

2. My android os seems to have been possessed by the battery eating demon. I actually didn't have any problems with battery drain on my first flash of S7, but everything was running extremely slow and lagging terribly. So, I wiped everything, reflashed the ROM, flashed Serendipity kernel #2, and then flashed the JL2 modem (best service for me). Now everything runs beautifully, but I am losing about 3 hours (rough estimate) of batterly life to android os. I know rebooting will fix the problem, but it is often too late by the time i realize android os has gone haywire. I also read about a fix http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1107021 which claims that the latest FUGUMOD kernel eliminates the android os drain.

For the record, I'm not necessarily looking for answers/fixes. I am capable of searching around. I just wanted to bring these two problems to light. If anyone else is having these problems, the devs need to know, so they can possibly incorporate a fix into the next build. However, if you have any suggestions I wouldn't NOT read them ;):p
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
Modded the wallpaper a bit, posted for your enjoyment.

Edit: Fixed sizing, fits screen better.
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Are you running Touchdown? It appears with S7 Touchdown on Push does not think it is done getting items, so it pulls data every second until Exchange Throttles the connection. I literally dropped 80% in 3 hours. I moved TD to poll ever 2 minutes and the battery issues went away. I am still looking for a push solution to my issue. It worked on GR12 without issue, so I keep looking for a solution. I may just blow away all of my data and reconfigure TD.
[Captivate Android Development] Lancez:
You need stk.apk, pull this file from other Tom and put it in system/app then reboot
[Captivate Android Development] :
Oh good Lord. I leave for two days and now there is 29 pages? I dont know if I have 3 hours I can spend on reading.

Can anyone give a recap?
[Captivate Android Development] KonaZXIII:
Gingerbread is still glitchy, no matter who makes the ROM/kernel and that is made worse by us noobs that can't read and can't find the overscroll link that's been posted in here 50 times.

That about sums it up.
[Captivate Android Development] :
I know, I actually think that GR9 was more stable than S7... :(
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
To paraphrase a teacher- "whaa-whaa-whaa" "Wah wah woh wah wah"

And agree with the above comment from KonaZXIII
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
jump off the sig banner band wagon until you actually like the rom ;D
[Captivate Android Development] jozymozy:
I have personally encountered zero problems with this rom. Love it.
[Captivate Android Development] KonaZXIII:
This is one of THEE best GB ROMs. MM and CM have always made great ROMs (since I found S5.9). Too bad the I9000 version we have to use isn't a great base to work from...so far.
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
Love the ROM...just trying to work through some of these "nuisance" items to get it just right...
[Captivate Android Development] bobbylx:
I haven't found anything that doesn't work for me yet. Great work as always. Keep it up. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] halfsoul:
Not glitchy for me either.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
this is highly untrue. u can use any i9000 modem, what issues interfere with the kernel?
[Captivate Android Development] Barsky:
So, Speedmod is just for 2.2. roms? Or can I install it on this? BT is important to me so I need to skip talon for now.
[Captivate Android Development] 8526WM6:
Could you please recommend a fix for me?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
There is a Gingerbread speedmod, but it's for the i9000.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] mpanary_fako:
hey Mikey,

I already asked this by nobody replied. Anyway, the Music Player can't seem to find wma files. I think it's not listed as media files because doubleTwist can't see them either. they will play just fine if I use a file explorer

I was wondering if it was a media scanner problem or sthg. Besides that, this is an freakin' awesome ROM

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] Overgloc:
Do we have a S7 theme thread? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] A.VOID:
I had solid reliability for 3 days, and then today >>>

Reboot after a phone call

Go Launcher EX FC'd and I was left with a black screen until I rebooted
[Captivate Android Development] Barsky:
Thought we use i9000 stuff like that...no? Maybe I should just leave the S7_#2.0 on there :)
[Captivate Android Development] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
Yes I got this but if you wait fifteen minutes it will come back.

Still a serious pain though. It will become stable soon.
[Captivate Android Development] rkkaranrk:
On this Rom for the past 10 hours din't faced any issues till now apart from one i called somebody and she din't picked the phone and when the call disconnected the phone hanged, Rebooted and is fine.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Everything but kernels.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] Barsky:
I see. Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] :
Wow, you didnt help AT ALL. Thanks for your useless post.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
FORUM DRAMA AHEAD! EVASIVE MANEUVERS!

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] A.VOID:
Mine was black screend for about an hour

I've had other GB Rom's start stable and then go bad after about 24 hours.

It seems like stuff begins to corrupt or something.
[Captivate Android Development] Demonic240:
Was the voicedialer.apk updated on the website to be compatible with 2.3.3?
[Captivate Android Development] Enableee:
any one can reccommend me a kernal that works good witht this rom and can be overclocked?

cuz i cant OC with this rom kernal
[Captivate Android Development] jozymozy:
GENERAL OVERVIEW INCOMING

As I posted above, my firsthand experience with this rom has been pretty much flawless(I can't comment on bluetooth functionality. I never use it.) Imbedded album art isn't showing up in 95% of my music, and some of the albums are listed twice- that's IT. I flashed S7 over Mosaic III, and everything has been stellar.

Those that like to further customize their rom by using custom battery/other such framework mods, modems, kernels, OC/UV, are asking the majority of the questions and running into minor issues.

You also have some of the usual 'flashin' my first rom walk me through it over the course of a dozen replies' correspondence.

THIS HAS BEEN A LAZY THREAD OVERVIEW. NO MAJOR ISSUES. JUST FLASH IT
[Captivate Android Development] sailzfast:
+1
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
curious why it needs to be overclocked.
[Captivate Android Development] sailzfast:
The only music player I've found that can read all music file formats is PowerAmp. There may be others, but thats the one I'm using to play my wma files.
[Captivate Android Development] startngate:
Exactly my point (and thus highly true) ... I referred the poster asking the question to a thread with a long list of modems and was warning to make sure to pick an i9000 modem, as opposed to a Captivate (i897) modem for use with S7.
[Captivate Android Development] Endoran:
I had this same problem. I'm hoping Mikey incorporates (I can't remember if it was on serendipity 2.2 or assonance) his tweaked sent time stamp. I really liked that. However, I remember that some people had problems with that. There is one ROM on here (not going to say) that has this tweak incorporated already. Maybe a quick port would work? I think it's something ALL roms including stock should already do.
[Captivate Android Development] tallsilver:
Works for me! :D
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
sms timestamper in the market. will let you know when sent and recieved :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] Endoran:
+1 BUT some people like to.
[Captivate Android Development] kevria:
Is anybody else seeing the screen go black when you make a call and stay that way while the phone dials? I saw this yesterday when I accidentally called the wrong number but had no way to cancel the call before the other party picked up and ended up pulling the battery to get the UI back. Today it went black but I listed and the call went through and when it was done the phone was showing the usual "in call" UI.
[Captivate Android Development] tallsilver:
It has happened to me once, so far?????? :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Yup, Chance updated it the 3rd or 4th I think.
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
swipe your finger across the proximety sensor should pull it back
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Yup, it happens to me on S7 and it did happen on GR-12 (Actually it was worse on GR-12). But it usually clears in a few seconds.
[Captivate Android Development] hazenagent:
Install Problem

Rooted phone. Installed Bootloader with ODIN. Install ends with

<ID:/006>SetupConnection..

Phone does not reboot.

Tried several times with same result..

Please advise
[Captivate Android Development] kevria:
I hadn't thought about that one. I will try it next time, thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
removed. wrong thread
[Captivate Android Development] zerkai:
Same problem, fixed it by changing USB ports.
[Captivate Android Development] zerkai:
I mentioned this earlier, I'm sure he's on it. Slowly converting features from his froyo ROM I bet.

Whether it's known or not, the android sliders are ugly when sliding to answer or reject a call.
[Captivate Android Development] stojkov.matt@gmail.com:
Touch Wiz

i couldn't get touch wiz 4 to work, any advice?
[Captivate Android Development] hazenagent:
Changed USB ports and tried again. Now ends with

<ID:/007>SetupConnection..

and no reboot.
[Captivate Android Development] bobbylx:
Just curious. When you start the process, is odin seeing your phone? During flash, do you see the progress bar moving on the Download mode screen on your phone? Is reboot phone deselected in odin? Do you have the correct drivers installed?

Sorry if you have answered these previously, I didn't check the last few pages.
[Captivate Android Development] zerkai:
Are you using a USB port from the back of your computer?
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
I learned two things today.

Even if someone says a theme is JVO compatible, it may still crash the **** out of your phone, and...

... even if you try to be nice when reporting compatibility issues, people will still be defensive little dicks.
[Captivate Android Development] Loremonger:
GR-12 System Data

Can I restore GR-12 system data to this rom?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Don't restore system data from one ROM to another. Ever.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] Neckrobeard:
Back to Serendipity again, CM7 has wifi issues. This is the rom I was waiting for though. Any chance of the News/Weather widget coming back though? Thanks again guys.
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
I just read through your message: AWESOME! well done to put that person in their place. Given that many people don't read and ask questions first, he shouldn't have jumped the gun and jumped down your throat.
[Captivate Android Development] sethjamto:
Still LOVING this ROM, but I seem to have had much faster battery drain the past 2 or 3 days for some reason...couldn't narrow it down, as the Battery Stats didn't show anything out of the ordinary. I just flashed JL2 modem to see if the modem was the culprit. I'll give it a few days and if that doesn't work, then I'll go to old faithful JK4.
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
What WiFi issues are you experiencing? The only problem that I have with the WiFi is that it is eerily superior to the WiFi on other ROMs (like, seriously nothing that works this well can be good). I'm getting nearly 2x the signal strength that I used to get in my basement, in my neighbor's basement right now.
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Captain, she's brake'n up!
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Just wanted to emphasize for you
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
have any of your applications updated from the market?

I was on Mosaic last week and i read that people advised not to update google maps because of battery drain.

Does anyone know if this ROM has the same google maps (updated) battery drain?
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Seems flashing the JK4 Modem fixed all my call stability issues. Data was fine but calls were not working with the stock modem for me.

I'm just curious about something. The download for the modem said CWM3 but it still worked for me with CWM2.5 . Are they backwards compatible? This is the first time I've ever had to flash a different modem on any 'dipity ROMs.

That was about the only issue I had pop up on me and now its squashed. Thanks again to all those that mentioned that modem in earlier posts.
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
It's 5.5 so yes it does have the annoying start on boot/restart when closed feature.

Try this one, it's 5.2.1 from before the updates that won't allow to to kill the process.
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
As far as I understand, some ROMs (if not all) will be backwards compatible in that way. I flashed a CWM3 modem on a ROM that have CWM2.5 and it worked fine.

Nevertheless, you can go to the following link and they provide both CWM2.5 and CWM3 files:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391

EDIT: look 3 posts down for a better answer!
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
is this battery draining thing a bug that google maps needs to work out or is it part of a feature that will always be there going forward?

thank you for the 5.2.1 version.
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Nice trick. I was wondering about that also.
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
My understanding has been (although, this may not be true, all the documentation on the issue is ridiculously convoluted) that CWM2.5 will flash CWM2.5-compatible and CWM3-compatible files; however, CWM3 will only flash CWM3-compatible files.
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
I agree with what you said. My lack of sleep may have confused me and my initial response may have been convulted as well.

I was on Mosaic which has CWM2.5 and a CWM3 modem worked. If you are on CWM3, i think it has to be a CWM3 modem. I only use CWM3 modems now so it will work on both.
[Captivate Android Development] Nuskul:
Battery update:

For sheetz and giggles, yesterday I turned on GPS, wifi, and BT, all day.

I ran Google tracks for 6 hrs, Pandora via Bluetooth for 4 hrs, and had a total 3.5 hrs of display time.

Total time unplugged 13hrs.

Finally plugged in before bed with 28% battery life left.

Awesome!

For those with having the AOS eat a lot of battery, un-update Google maps from 5.4 to 5.2? Will help dramatically. Updates aren't always a good thing.

BTW running kernel 2.0 and jv6 modem( 3k Dl's and 1.5 up, with 8 sec locks on GPS).

Again thanx Mikey and Chance, can it really get better?
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Makes sense.

It flashed just fine I was just kind of going for it not knowing if it would work. I figured CWM would just give me an error message if it wasn't compatible and not flash it.
[Captivate Android Development] hazenagent:
ODIN is seeing phone. No progress bar on phone or ODIN.m Reboot is selected. Drivers are from Installation download.

Also tried from another computer with same result.

Any help? Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] Neckrobeard:
Has a problem staying connected to Google network when I lock and unlock it. Makes it a pain to chat on Google Talk. I don't get phone signal in my house anymore so I'm probably changing carriers soon anyway, but wifi is important.
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
I don't mean to sound mean at all if you already know this, but have you turned off your wifi sleep policy?
[Captivate Android Development] bobbylx:
I think I saw this asked but not sure if you answered. Are plugging into a USB on the motherboard itself, ie on the back of the tower? Odin doesn't always like front side USB ports or USB hubs.

And your 100% sure you're in download mode? No offense meant by that, just trying to get an idea of what's happening.
[Captivate Android Development] fastcar22:
How are you getting this battery life? are you using the stock kernel and modem from the rom? did you upgrade the kernel to version 2.0?
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
Are you in download mode? Odin will see my phone, when the device is booted normally, it just won't do anything. Alternatively, make sure that Odin is running and good to go when you plug your phone into the computer. I've had problems in the past with Odin, it's been my fault like 90% of the time:

1) Put phone in Download Mode and set aside; Start Odin (run as administrator, because, why not?); place PDA, CSC, etc. files in correct slots, make sure that the tick boxes are checked correctly, now connect your device to usb cable that is plugged into a port on your mobo, not a switch, hub, or case port; hit start.

2) restart everything (PC, device, nearby microwaves)

3) Try a different port

4) Redownload (this is often the issue)

5) Try another computer (I don't even understand this problem)

The point is, Odin is exceedingly temperamental and often it won't work correctly when there isn't an obvious (or, as I would contend, real) issue. Just stick with it. You'll love S-VII.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
On a whim I disabled Voodoo lagfix. Since then I've noticed the phone does two things differently. It boots up a little slower, and it reads data a little faster. Now let me qualify this, it's my observation of performance during use, not based on a benchmark. It just seems to me that gallery grabs thumbnails faster, apps launch faster, and menus move with more snap on RFS this time around. Does anyone else notice this?

If you want to try, but don't know how, just find /mnt/sdcard/Voodoo/ and make a new folder called "disable lagfix". This will disable the voodoo lagfix on next reboot, which will take 5-15 minutes. Disclaimers, blah blah blah.
[Captivate Android Development] hazenagent:
I used a front and two back ports. Also tried another computer with same result.

Thisa is the second phone I installed. First is great.
[Captivate Android Development] hazenagent:
Phone is in download mode and thied front and back ports and another computer.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
If you are comfortable with reinstalling drivers. Go into Device Manager (Mangler) and uninstall the associated USB device. Then re-plug and let it discover again.
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
Try a different USB cable.
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
Do you have another cable that you can try this with? Preferably a brand new, licensed USB cable for the Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Nuskul:
Yup stock 2.0 kernel and modem, I was trying to kill the battery.

Today 16hrs on. 3 hrs display. 40% left as of now
[Captivate Android Development] mrnifty:
The battery life on this rom is amazing.
[Captivate Android Development] DrGoodspeed:
Did you try converting back to ext4 after? Because doing a backup, format, restore should give the same effects of defragmenting and may make the phone a lil faster, so if you switched back to ext4 you might notice it is even faster. Mayb not tho.
[Captivate Android Development] snowake:
I have been having only one issue after 3 days. The phone goes black or stays stuck on lockscreen when ringing, so I miss some calls. Anyone find a solution to this?
[Captivate Android Development] Nuskul:
Mikey any plans on owning a galaxy tab 10.1? Really interested on what you could do with it.

I'm do for an upgrade next month on my cappy and have yet to see a better device with dev help than this.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
I get this occasionally when I call out. Hit call and it goes black for about 5 seconds, then about when call connects it shows back up and I can hit speaker.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
I have to say this is very true, my Odin experiences improved immensely once I switched to the Samsung USB cable.
[Captivate Android Development] haydonxda:
Interesting. The keyboard works perfectly fine with my PC but it doesn't get along with the Captivate. I wonder what the deal is? I'll try another keyboard and see if I get better results.
[Captivate Android Development] phishie:
Me too - also have weird black screen issues sometimes when a call ends.
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
I had the same swype issue when I used the PaulDiddy 1.5 theme.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
This is a KNOWN gingerbread issue. Swype finger over sensor. Not rom related.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
The ported honeycomb theme for continuum looks great on the rom. I ran it for a couple days. Only thing I noticed wrong was the power menu.

I'm sort of missing gr12. The steele blue jvb theme was perfect looking. Supposedly a jvo has been in the works and should be completed soon.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Yes to the "even faster" part. *trying to force myself not to develop a "maintenance plan"*

Also, going to RFS made Miren browser crash a few seconds after launching each time. Once back on EXT4, it works fine.
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
LOL this happened to me and I could hear them but I didn't say anything. I was doing everything to get the screen back and I figured out the censor trick.
[Captivate Android Development] welchertc:
So, has anybody had any success with various other modems? I need to find another one that works.

For some reason, I cannot use 3G or HSPA data while in or near my house, so I figured that it is something to do with the modem. I had a similar problem running Mosaic III about a week ago. I actually flashed Serendipity VII to try and remedy the situation today, because I was running Mosaic again while I was out of town. When it happened last week, I flashed a 2.2 rom and data worked just fine, so that's why I tried flashing this to solve my problems. I think it has something to do with the tower near my house not liking this modem, because I can use data in other locations, just not at home.

Hope somebody can help, because I'd really like to give Serendipity VII a shot, and really don't want to go back to 2.2