yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] gspears:
I did this with all 5 of the AT&T phones on my contract back when the current model IPhone came out. NETTED almost 500 each. Used the money for bills, insurance and such. Other than being stuck on AT&T for a couple more years it was a real cash cow. Might even do it again when the new iphone comes out. I sure would love to get one of the SGS IIs that I keep seeing on sale for around 695.
[Captivate Android Development] ansh25:
Second that request. Also hate how difficult it is to swipe the bar all the when it is horizontal.
[Captivate Android Development] sanumaj:
Verge of Re flashing / trying another ROM

I just love S7...i.e when it works the way it should on my phone. Hats off to Mickey and Chance for their invaluable time and effort in making the captivate use-able. I am not sure if its a bad flash or the issues are rather not too uncommon. Am running Kernel 4.1, Modem JV5. The issues I am facing are as follows

- about 40% of the time the dialer / phone app, google search, face book crashes back to the 'blank' home screen and it takes 4~5 seconds to the icons and widgets to render itself back. It happened repeatedly last afternoon, i could not take down the number of a friend and had him rather give me a missed call to store it.

- It takes 4 seconds for the contacts to open.

- I have re-calibrated the battery, yet the battery life with moderate use is barely 10 hrs.

I came in from the splendid S6.4 and love the features of the S7. I would very much appreciate your advise if there is a quick fix or do I need to re-flash or just wait for the next more stable version. Thanks a lot. happy 4th of July!!
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
I'm not saying that your problems aren't ROM-based, but you will want to clearing your data. Then reflash the ROM -- without restoring anything. If the problem persists, then it is, in fact, an issue. If the problems do not continue, then try reinstalling each app one-by-one to find the problematic restoration.

Sent from my Captivate, proudly sporting Serendipity VII.
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
honestly, 3d or not doesn't matter to me(was just showing image for those that were wanting to see it), I guess it's just feeding into the 3d craze but I do like the sharper image and the camera images come out just as crisp- but all in all not much different than JVO . Just feels a little more responsive and i get a better signal with the JVQ Modem(which I flashed separately from ROM) but so far battery is average

Will probably be back on S-7 in a little while, wasn't a permanent move for me just was curious as to what it had to offer
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
I'll third it, drives me nuts, and it takes quite a few nanoseconds for it to right itself, I'm afraid I'm going to miss the call....
[Captivate Android Development] argus1185:
For some reason, im having issues reading Korean Characters on my cappy. I can write in korean, and when i sent them i can see the characters on the msgs. But when my friend sends it in korean from her android phone. I cant see them, it appears as *** instead. Is there a possible fix for that? I have no idea. Thanks guys
[Captivate Android Development] flashfto:
Video Playback/Video Record

Does anyone know how to get Video Playback/Video Record working? I have the Samsung Video Player installed from the kitchen. It works after reboot and battery pull for a little bit but then eventually will stop working until I reboot again. When trying to record a video I get "Warning: Recording failed." When trying to play a video through Samsung Video Player I get this, "Sorry, this video cannot be played". I've cleared caches in CWM also and will still stop working. I also checked the build.prop regarding the post a while back and those were set properly already. Any ideas? Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Why?

Build two has a video player built in.... Try reflashing the ROM and see if the built in works.
[Captivate Android Development] flashfto:
I will try as I updated to build 2. Maybe that is the issue?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
More than likely it is the issue.
[Captivate Android Development] flashfto:
Here goes nothin! Thanks for the advice.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
How'd it go?
[Captivate Android Development] samvillian:
How do I turn off the ad blocking feature?
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Download AdFree Android from the market and hit the revert button inside that app.
[Captivate Android Development] d3v14n7:
I installed Serendipity VII last night, was working fine till this morning, then it wouldn't connect to the Rogers network anymore... No matter what I tried, I couldn't get it to connect to anything, I updated to the 4.1 Kernel, still nothing, then I changed my modem to JL3 and finally that worked...

Anyone else having this issue with the original modem on the Rogers Network? Also, is there anyone who has experience with different modems who is able to tell me which modem would be the best (battery life, reception, speed etc...) for the Rogers network?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Questions for the modem thread.

Each modem is unique and acts different to each person.
[Captivate Android Development] 13_:
That's the truth and if said person travels they may need to have extra modems to flash on phone because the steady modem is now a grumpy one. I keep all modems I've ever flashed on the external SD, just in case.

I, unlike others have never had luck with JK4, until this past week. took a 4 state trip through some pretty out of the way places. I have awesome luck with JQ1 at home but it had 0 signal, so I flashed JL2... no dice, JL3 ... signal but very crackly and unstable, JK4 and boom!! ... 3 bars and clear quality even data was acceptable. Now home I tried JVQ ,my new steady, and find it a battery sipper and great signal, JVO and JVP destroy my battery and in and out signal quality.

SVII is a fantastic battery life rom for me but the wrong modem can crush it.
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
and you still didn't try JV5?
[Captivate Android Development] andrewjrr:
i'm not sure if anyone else has this problem with this rom (build 1), but me and my friend both installed it, and since, people have been complaining that the phone sounds like crap on the other end. does build 2 fix this? or should i try changing modems? i really enjoy this rom so i'd like to try and stick with it
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
You should flash Build 2 anyways and yes, changing modems will help.
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
question for mikey/chance:

I hear alot of people on different threads talking about updating boot loaders to the att captivate version is there an advantage/improvement doing so or not, as everyone else i want the best experience/battery life

I searched and cant find the answer from anyone that sounds like they know what they are saying
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
Another.

Serendipty7. MikeyMike01 & ChanceM make a stable, business-usable Rom.
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
I don't think it is just a Rogers thing. 2 of our 4 cappys exhibited the same... Work at first then slowly loss of signal, until no signal at all until we has to try different modems to get it to work.

I know there are modem threads but wouldn't it be valuable to discuss this rom-related issue here?

Do modems start off working and then start to act different, even within the same house?

I really love this rom! I am not criticizing at all. Just pointing out that this behavior seems to be outside the scope if just the modem.

Still, my observation is that of a user.... I KNOW very little about the inner workings of the magical wonders of mikey's and chance's S7.

Zeddock

Serendipty7. MikeyMike01 & ChanceM make a stable, business-usable Rom.
[Captivate Android Development] Aus_Azn:
In my experience, they have been temperamental.
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Here's a CWM zip that will install a version of the Serendipity VII Build 2 Phone.apk that doesn't auto-rotate.

Note: This doesn't stop it from auto-rotating when you are in the dialer.
[Captivate Android Development] vette95:
Stay Awake when charging

Can someone tell me if this is normal? I activate the "Stay Awake" option in the developer settings, but every time I reboot the phone I have to set it up again, it just reverts to default not selected.

Is this normal, or do I have to reflash? :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
I just tested it and it reset on me too. I think it's like that for everybody.
[Captivate Android Development] vette95:
I just got this phone and went straight to Serendipity VII, so do you know if this happened on Serendipity 6.4 or does it even happen on any of the CM nightlies?
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
It was the same way on 6.4, don't know about CM
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
I believe that to be some sort of Samsung implemented safety feature.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] 13_:
I did when I was in the mountains ,no success, but not since home. I may try in a few days, honestly though for me JVQ is way above expectations.

Also the Stay Awake feature has always reset to default on boot (off)... I asked this same question back on 5.10 or 5.12. I actually prefer it this way now. It's not like its difficult to navigate to the box and tick it if you want it. Kinda like BLN , on when ya want and off when ya don't.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
If you turn your phone on at noon and have a text message that was sent at let's say 11:50 A.M., the inbox time shows noon. Is that a ROM issue or have I just never noticed that before? :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
It's a Mms.apk issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1065452
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
I use GO SMS though... :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Maybe it has the same issue or is somehow dependent on the stock messaging app.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Doesn't change Go SMS... Guess I will have to troll on the Go SMS thread... :rolleyes::cool:
[Captivate Android Development] scash:
Home and Search Buttons Not Working

My home and search buttons don't seem to be working anymore. They'll dim when I touch them, and vibrate even, but I'm thinking that must just be a hardware thing. I'll start from scratch tonight, but I'm wondering if this is a problem that has already been addressed, where re-flashing won't work?

Admittedly, it was a horrible flashing experience involving a soft brick (first, scary!), and then I forgot the PIT file and couldn't get the phone into download mode, and found out after 45 minutes that the ADB commands have to be ran from a different location than what the guides say. Hmmm..yeah a reflash is sounding nice right now.

I tried searching the thread but couldn't find any answers.. Turns out the terms "Home," Search" and "Buttons" are very common in this thread, haha.

Happy 4th to the USA-ers out there!
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Sounds like your not on the right kernel (and probably still on stock GB). Flash xcaliburinhand's gingerbread kernel with odin and then flash the rom with CWM recovery.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
i have downloaded all three files to load serenditpy VII, the 7z, the kernel , and the build. have extracted the 7z, have odin open and all blanks filled except pda on initial load the build file is a zip and odin wont recognize it, I unpacked it and no "tar" file shows to be in it to load to pda slot... plz help
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
The PDA file is in Installation.7z. The file name is PDA_XWJVB_Sbl.tar.md5
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
so what is :Serendipity_VII_Build_2_Zip file for? Do I need it?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Yes. Follow the steps here like I said.

The first file you downloaded, the Installation.7z just puts the bootloaders on your phone. In other words taking it from stock to Gingerbread.

The Serendipity zip is the actual ROM itself.

So let's say you want to flash MIUI or whatever, you will never ever have to go back to stock. Just flash the ROM zip packages over whatever you have right now.

If you do a master clear, it will wipe everything down to the Gingerbread bootloaders (instead of stock).

In other words, it is upgrading what "stock" is. Taking "stock" as in Froyo to "stock" as in Gingerberad.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
got it up and running but the "home" icon on my phone screen at bottom of captivate doesn't work anymore its dead, any fix's?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Once you flash the serendipity zip it will work.

Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
hmmmm ran it without the other file I just spoke of , again the package file is zip I went that page and downloaded it its zip format.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Flash the serendipity zip via cwm

Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
oh, ok so I need to save that file to sd card then flash from recovery cwm?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Exactly.

Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Thank you so much, bryman27, had to get back home to the desktop to hit the thanx button :) This has been driving me crazy, I can't wait to get a phone call to see how well it works!
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
Up and running!! Fantabulous!! You didn't tell me it had voodoo sound anyway!!!! lol! Thanks again.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Now go and upgrade to kernel 4.1 in the third post, first page.

Flash via CWM.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
I really enjoy this Rom and Kernel but on "Accounts" the option to add an Enterprise email account is Gone! is there a fix for this by chance I use one for my work.
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Have you installed the Samsung Email from the Add-on Kitchen?
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
nope there ya go!!! another Obvious answer if I would just do a little research maybe!! Thanks a ton!
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
is there a way to hide the messaging icon and only use the handcent I installed
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
How on earth do you have an android phone? Go to mms app and turn off notifications.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
hey Joe ! I know how to do that!! funny guy I have a rooted phone with serendipity and on the prior root I had there was an option to remove junk programs or "hide" them completely. Thanks for understanding my question. It say "messaging icon" not "messaging notification" ;)
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
Alright settle down fellas.

You need to get another launcher to do that, there's plenty on the market. Examples include ADW, LauncherPro, and Go Launcher Ex.
[Captivate Android Development] terrymc:
Thanks a lot Bryan! I have ADW and knew I could use that but I really like the one from here. I'll figure it out! Thanks Again
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Hmm thanks man. Guess I'll drop by in the Go Launcher EX thread and ssee there.

Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
[Captivate Android Development] simple man:
I think it's a little annoying that the menu pops up white also, even if you have a dark menu theme everywhere else. Other than that it's hard to beat.

Sent from my Customized Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Mantu13:
are there any issues with flashing back to stock using Odin3?

I need to take my phone in to see if I can get it replaced.

*edit* I was impatient and just gave it a shot. it works in case somebody else was wondering and sees this*
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
No reason it wouldn't work any better or worse than normal.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] gunderbum:
Yup , l used Odin also no sweat
[Captivate Android Development] :
I went on vacation for the past week and a half, and it really was irritating on how many modems I had to flash depending on where I went. Maybe thats the price we pay for using a European i9000 modem in the US, but just through the state of California (and Vegas in Nevada) I had to shuffle between 4 different modems. Not one modem would hang onto and keep AT&Ts network irregardless of what town/city/state I was in.

Every time I would look down and see no network. I would toggle airplane mode and reboot my phone. No help, so I had to flash another modem. My wife would sit there and grin while she fondled her iPhone that had locked onto AT&T no matter where we were.

Even though they do not support HSPA and suffer from slower speeds, perhaps this is where the KB1/KF1 modems are better than the i9000 modems?
[Captivate Android Development] ManiacalShen:
I installed this ROM the morning before I went on vacation, and I have to say, I love it. Everything worked well, no problems, smooth as butter.

Except, now that I'm home, I realize that I can no longer get any signal at work. :( It was always a little rough in this concrete building, but now I just range from "No Service" to "Emergency Calls Only." I think I'm going to have to flash something else... but I'll absolutely come back to this ROM later, to see if later iterations work.

(Unless you think it's something I've messed up or done wrong, of course.)
[Captivate Android Development] :
Read one post up from yours... its a modem problem. Modems seems to be location specific... very specific.
[Captivate Android Development] ManiacalShen:
Hm... I guess that's probably an easier fix than flashing a whole new ROM, though I've never independently messed with the modem before. I'll give it a shot, thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] kevria:
I tried 2 different modems in western MA and neither one was getting any kind of a useful signal. It seems silly that we need to go through multiple modems to find something that works depending on location. What happened to a single standard?
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Well, considering the fact that when using a stock phone I had no reception whatsoever in Western MA, I think it's a plus we can flash a different modem and actually get a signal.
[Captivate Android Development] pittsm:
I drove from ohio to myrtle beach on the jv5 modem and never had to change modems once. Worked fine in ohio and is working fine in myrtle beach as well.

Sent from my extremely awesome Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] ThreeofNine:
The simplist way is to go to the messaging app, settings, and uncheck the Delivery reports, Read reports, Auto-Retrieve, and Notifications boxes. Then trash the messaging app and add the Handcent app or any other messaging app and make your settings choices. You shouldn't get multiple notifications.
[Captivate Android Development] ThreeofNine:
Same here! I live near DC and I've driven to Philadelphia, North Jersey, down thru VA, NC, SC, into Georgia on the JV5 moden & no major signal problems, except in isolated AT&T dead spots.

UPDATE: For some unknown reason (AT&T system changes? or area interference) JV5 started loosing signal, so I tried JVO, JV6, KC1, and JK4 for a few days on each. I've settled on JK4 for now for the DC to Baltimore area.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
JVO has perfect signal all through California.... :cool:

My phone hated JV5, and almost every other modem out there. But with JVO, I got perfect signal all through Calfornia, pretty good in Vegas, and really, really good in Oregon.

And plus I get 20 hours on a single charge with 4 hours of screen on and wifi the whole time... :rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] cfili:
Known issues

Haven't been following this thread very closely, are there any known issues with this ROM?

I am still running Serendipity 6.x and looking to upgrade if there are no big issues.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Nope.

Just a few small issues that have all been fixed.
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
I wanted to make a final update... I asked ATT to replace the phone today. No combination of experimentation would get the phone to charge on a wall charger on S7/GB... however, it would charge on wall charger on stock ROM... Also, of note, it WILL charge on a USB of a computer or PS3... We have tried 3 different chargers and cords.

Just FYI.

zeddock
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Did they replace it?
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
Where do i get JV5?

I looked on the modems thread but only JV6 and 0.

zeddock
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
Hehehehe...

Battery went dead while I was on with them... seems they will since this was a replacement they sent to me about 3 weeks ago for a GPS issue.

I will report.

zeddock
[Captivate Android Development] bryman27:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15076149&postcount=2078
[Captivate Android Development] zeddock:
File Type: zip	JJJV5_CWM2.zip (3.90 MB, 42 views)

File Type: zip	JJJV5_CWM3.zip (4.05 MB, 162 views)

File Type: zip	radio-cm-7-GalaxyS-JJJV5-signed.zip (4.36 MB, 63 views)

I understand the difference between CWM2 and 3....

What is the 3rd one for please?
[Captivate Android Development] ppalbicke:
Please
[Captivate Android Development] ninjuh:
Yeah the rom is really nice. I'm so used to using Serendipity 6.4 which is themed so nicely to look like gingerbread, this doesn't look all that different, but I can definitely feel the ginger.
[Captivate Android Development] roadrash7:
Seems nice so far. The only thing I want is the keys to light up when screen is touched. If its gonna be the best its a must have.
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Keep the Lights On in the Market. (I think that's the name. Definitely something like that.)
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
Get keep the lights on from the market and add the widget to a screen and enable.
[Captivate Android Development] Radukk:
Ohhhh.... I am homesick sammy cheezwhiz tricks.. blue buttons.. expendable widgets...

Maybe I should stay on deadman's body. GR builds are closed permanently?
[Captivate Android Development] ninjuh:
Is it just me or does the modem hang up right before pulling data? Example I open Facebook or xda, I always watch the activity icon & it does nothing for 3-4 seconds then as soon as the arrows turn green the page loads up.
[Captivate Android Development] tacotino:
I need help!!! Ok I don't know how to get the boot loaders on my phone, I open odin put everything in the right slot hit start and it gets stuck on set partition.. Nothing happens, where should I save the zip at.. Our where should I unzip the package?.. I understand how to do the rom part it this boot loader thing I'm having trouble with. Please help
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Haven't been on XDA for a bit and look what I find. I always seem to stop in when you drop something new on the community. Everything went smooth coming from 6.4 and love the new notification sounds. So glad I didn't jump ship and install CM7 for kicks. Seems Patience Is A Virtue.

Thank You!
[Captivate Android Development] Aus_Azn:
Maybe if I flash GB bootloaders, then my phone will be guaranteed to have button combos and stuff. Hella better than chancing my luck on Froyo if something goes wrong.
[Captivate Android Development] DRShockie:
Samsung Music app

I have tried flashing the Samsung Music app from the Serendipity 7 add-ons..it seems this app is not the Samsung app or my three flash attempts are not taking even though>> install said compete... any ideas what I am doing wrong..

all other Samsung app I tried seem to work. :o