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[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Finally got time installed UCKF1 GB + DG's AutoRoot. Rooted and bloatware removed. Tethering enabled.

Here is what I observed:

1. GPS seems worse than before. At least it didn't improve but I also lost lock a lot while driving. I don't expect anything new here as it clearly is a hardware issue that no firmware can resolve.

2. Bluetooth Voical dialing works.

3. Missing Samsung specific Car and Home dock apps. The apps on the Market are identified as incompatible for the phone and can't be downloaded. Luckily, I have extracted both APKs before I flash. Put them back using adb and work just as before. This is important to me because I use my Car dock to listen to podcast daily.

4. AllShare now works much better than Froyo build.

5. The new email client now is compatible with my corporate exchange server. It now also can display HTML emails from Hotmail/Live mail. Most importantly, the forced PIN requirement from my corporate server now also works better as in, it didn't require me to enter PIN everytime I wake up my phone.
[Captivate General] nakedninja42:
I was wondering what batch is your phones? I have 1012 and KF1 had greatly improved my GPS.

As for the dock. If the froyo version doesn't work for you, I grabbed the Google home dock for the car and xcal sound dock redirect and works perfect for me in the car dock.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Mine is bought at the first week of Captivate release. Very old batch.

No, the froyo version works. You just can't download from Android market (through web interface). I managed to use the one I extracted from my Froyo ROM.
[Captivate General] nakedninja42:
Good to know! I'll have to try it, I assumed since it was from froyo it would not work. Do you need the Sound Dock Redirect or does the dock audio route correctly?
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
The dock app is all you need.
[Captivate General] dodaniels:
Car / Home Dock Apps

I used the two in this thread and they worked fine on 2.3.3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=939544
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Btw, netflix worked fine as well.
[Captivate General] tonyzz:
I am using heimdall in Ubuntu Linux what is the beat way to go to Sammy 2.3.3 with heimdall I know how to go back to stock and install customs I have never messed with my eclair/froyo bootloader and hear we need to change to boot loader.

My only windows machine quit recognizing my captivate last week tried uninstalling and reinstalling Odin and Odin one click can't get them to see my phone in download mode no matter what I try

Thanks for your help in advance
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
The GPS performance so far is the worst I've seen on my phone. Can barely maintain 30 feet accuracy while stationary. When driving, it will lost sat lock often.

HSUPA is not enabled either.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Yep, been reading about these shortcoming in other threads. WIll be sticking with A3 for awhile longer it appears.
[Captivate General] docflower:
My experience....

On a 1010 model.

Runs REALLY smooth. More stable than current gr roms out there, BUT gps does suck a$$. Still not as many perks as A3 but just as stable and great batt life. Will deff stay with this until armani gr gets released. Nice step up samsung.
[Captivate General] NascarFastcar:
Idk why people who have known gps issues with their older our original phone complain about a firmware update not fixing it. It's a hardware problem. All newer phones and refurbs have been fixed. Been thru about 6 captivates and only my original 1009 had a crappy gps. Plumbobs fix only helped lock times. But it couldn't track while moving. Can't put a bandaid on a hardware problem. Every refurbed cappy I had since tracked, locked, seen more sats then my original with gps fixes that are in almost every custom rom out there. All on stock firmware.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
^^^I don't think anyone expects this to fix a bad GPS, but I don't think it should make it worse. My GPS on A3 works fine, with the right modem, but I wouldn't want to install this and see it go to hell.
[Captivate General] Strugs:
Mine sucked too at first, this is what I did to fix,

*#3214789650# - Settings - SUPL Settings, and change the server to supl.google.com and the server port to 7276.
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
I'll have to try that out.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Please report back. This is the only thing holding me back from trying this ROM. I can live without hsupa+, but my GPS has to work at least as well as it does currently.
[Captivate General] docflower:
I can't seem to access the lbs settings with this or the old code (147...). Sgs is not working either to access secret codes... Lbs settings, Force close but sgs does work besides that. Anyone have any suggestions?
[Captivate General] Strugs:
from dialer - *#3214789650# - Settings - SUPL settings
[Captivate General] docflower:
Yeah that code takes me to location settings.

Edit: needed to install busy box 1.17 now sgs fully funct.

not driving at the moment so can't speak on tracking, but very fast pickup times.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
If you care to actually read my post, I already said I'm not expecting any fix in the firmware but what I didn't expect is that it makes it worse than stock Froyo ROM I was using.

As for those suggested SUPL changes, just check the sticky GPS thread. That trick is as old as Captivate is and no it won't fix the crappy GPS hardware.
[Captivate General] rpicaso:
Crap. That's playin dirty pool..
[Captivate General] NascarFastcar:
I agree the supl changes are a cheap fix. But did you have a good gps stock with froyo? I remember Ryan saying that when the first gingerbread sources were leaked that certain files were heavily modified. Im just saying all everyone using custom roms have built in "fixes" with modified files and supl changes (supl.google.com shouldn't have to be used.....). The gps is still broken for those who are saying "well stock is sucks but after flashing blahblahblah it works!" I clearly a hardware issue that seems to be addressed in newer/refurbed units.
[Captivate General] stangri:
The proper xml file seems to be correct, however I'm not seeing the "Internet Call" settings enabling me to use SIP. Anyone knows how can I add/enable the SIP functionality as the old xml-editing way didn't seem to help me?
[Captivate General] zelendel:
There is more to it then just the XML. There is also a permissions file needed so it shows up in the call settings menu.
[Captivate General] stangri:
Well, that's precisely what I meant, when I put the proper xml-file (as used on the I9000 ROMs) into /system/etc/permissions, the Internet Calls doesn't show up (yes, I've rebooted).

Cognition tho has it enabled, does anyone know what exactly needs to be done to enable SIP?
[Captivate General] zelendel:
Oh ok then your missing the XML edit that needs to be done in either the framework-Res.apk or the systemui.apk. decompile it and change it to true in the bools xml. Then recompile the XML and ouch it to your device.
[Captivate General] stangri:
Thanks! That used to be required to enable SIP over 3G tho, I just need it for WiFi. Are you sure this is what needs to be done for SIP over WiFi?
[Captivate General] zelendel:
Yeah as long as you have a call settings apk that has the internet calling option built it, then that should allow it. I will have to go over my notes in the morning when I get home xbut if I remember off the top of my head the edits nneded to make it work are the permissions XML, internet calling enabled in the call settings apk and the framework XML edits.
[Captivate General] stangri:
Would I not get in trouble if I'm using self-compiled apks on this (non-deodexed) ROM?

I'd be much obliged if you could just post modded APK files which I'll just need to put in their place. De-compiling and compiling again is something I haven't done yet. I'd very much like to stay as close to stock as possible and wouldn't want to turn to custom ROM for the sake of SIP support.
[Captivate General] zelendel:
Yeah you would run into trouble if it is not deodexed. To be honest as long as your on a stock rom I don't think it can be done. I may be wrong as I have only done it on deodexed roms.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
My GPS is semi-workable in stock froyo. Now it is completely worthless. After almost 1 year of onwership of Captivate, I learnt to not rely on the built-in GPS. Hence I have an external Bluetooth GPS receiver.
[Captivate General] clemmie:
Thanks for the tip, this helped a lot! Nice quick locks now!
[Captivate General] Reamer09:
Just to let someone that might be interested know, you can swap out apks from this ROM with another GB ROM to get a little better experience. I am using the black themed Android (not Samsung) Mms.apk from Serendipity 7 on this ROM and also the Camera.apk from the same ROM so I can take pictures with the power button. I just know these are things that makes the phone much more enjoyable for me to use and thought someone else would want to know.
[Captivate General] mabovalu:
Thanks. Are there any sources for all the various .apk files that can be installed on the Captivate?

I did find this apk library http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11172563#post11172563
[Captivate General] stangri:
I have since flashed Cognition 5 beta and can no longer test if the solution for Cognition will work on a stock ROM, but besides fixing /system/etc/permissions/ xml-files (you'll recognize them by name, they have sip and voip in them) all it took there to enable SIP is to replace the /system/app/CallSetting.apk with the one attached (backup your old one just in case).

Please PM me with the outcome if you try that on a stock ROM.
[Captivate General] Reamer09:
I don't know of a specific place to download these stock apk's from, but it seems easiest to take them off of an already proven stable ROM and then you get a collection of all of them needed. The link you have listed is for Froyo and when I tried the Mms.apk and Camera.apk from Serendipity 6.4 (Froyo) they FC'd. That's when I used the ones from Serendipity 7 (Gingerbread) to get them to work.
[Captivate General] docflower:
After changing the settings in lbs settings I'm at about 90% of what I would think as perfect gps. Its not flawless but its pretty good. I used google navigation for about ten miles lost signal once. I lost the signal when the screen switched to night view so maybe that had something to do with it.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
The new email app is nicely done (compared to Froyo ROM) but I found it often cause excessive battery drain (it's second only to display in my battery usage chart and up to 34%). I setup two Exchange accounts: one for my corporate email, one for Hotmail. This is a serious issue for me because when it happens, my battery will die in about 4 to 5 hours. Did a factory reset yesterday but it didn't seem help much.

UPDATE: found out the culprit is calendar sync for my Hotmail account. It will continously try to sync with Hotmail server for calendar. The calendar events do get synced. But for some reason it just won't stop syncing.
[Captivate General] AdamOutler:
I agree.

I was testing my new one-click heimdall program I'm writing and I had to reference it against something so I flashed Gingerbread to my dev phone. I'll probly go back to 2.2 soon enough though.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
No way I'm going back to 2.2. Hotmail Calendar sync isn't that important to me anyway. I just switch to use Gmail calendar as my primary event oragnizer.

The email client on stock 2.2 is so bad (doesn't work with my corporate exchange account and can't display HTML emails from hotmail account) that I have to purchase a 3rd party app for my main exchange email client.
[Captivate General] tbong777:
Bricking is not as onerous as it used to be..

$50 to Mobile Tech and phone is brand new again...:D......Yeah I bricked one of four captivates I had downloading an OTA update forgetting I had GB bootloaders.
[Captivate General] AdamOutler:
It was not GB bootloaders. You had i9000 bootloaders. You used a release from a developer who intentionally used bootloaders from another phone. It's always best to wait for an official release for your phone. Never flash bootloaders for a different phone. This is a serious problem which some developers do not understand.. People cannot be flashing bootloaders left and right without consequence.
[Captivate General] xhozt:
right on ...
[Captivate General] twoferflinching:
Voodoo

any of the Voodoo tweaks work with this? can't live without Voodoo Sound...

i'll actually die. no foolin'...
[Captivate General] z28james:
The paid version works with cognition 5. It probably works for this too.
[Captivate General] AdamOutler:
We have voodoo sound and lagfix integrated into ursa minor.

Edit: disregard.... for some reason I was thinking this was a different thread. We don't have a 2.3 ursa minor.
[Captivate General] z28james:
I have to say, I am really anticipating a gingerbread based Andromeda. Andromeda 3 is really well done.
[Captivate General] tylercarter:
I second that!
[Captivate General] SynGamer:
I too really want a GB Andromeda ROM.
[Captivate General] OwenW71:
+ 1 for the Andromeda GB, with the caveat that I'd like it to be based on the i897 2.3.3 stock ROM.

Sent from my Cappy using Swype and my middle finger.
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
Andromeda will be based on i9010. if a TeamKomin rom is put together for the GB i897 leak, then it will not be called Andromeda
[Captivate General] stoobie-doo:
Now that this firmware has been available for a month, what's the general impression of people using this? Is it stable enough to be a daily driver (my Cap is my work phone, so I am loathe to go the custom ROM route on it)? With all of the bugs I encounter regularly on KB1 on my 1012 build phone (random reboots, especially after Market installs, installs that never end especially on updates to apps on the SD card, Wifi not always turning on after exiting Airplane mode or hotspot mode, SD-installed apps not being recognized), I am this close to a hard reset to start fresh and confirm whether the problems are hardware or software related, but if this is looking like the official release (or the official AT&T GB release looks to be coming soon), I may attempt to hold off on that step.

Thoughts from the crowd?
[Captivate General] clemmie:
I wrote this nearly a month ago, and I still stand by it. This is the best stock ROM I have ever used, and you will have none of the bugs that are common with i9000=based ROMs. I used the instructions in this post, minus the flash back to stock(I went straight from 2.2.1) to get the install and root on it, used Titanium Backup to restore my contacts and apps and remove AT&T bloatware and I've never looked back. Make sure to give it a try.
[Captivate General] mdroidcaptivate:
So if I have the Samsung Captivate from Rogers (I896) will this work?
[Captivate General] clemmie:
Yes, I also have the Rogers Captivate.
[Captivate General] InfantryMarc:
yea i would like to get a guide ( for a first time flash- user) on how to do this. i clicked on the guides on the sam firmware website and it opened a blank page. i have downloaded everything else just need the guide and hopefully someone who can explain it in lamens terms how to do it. i get lost in the jargon of how to do everything.
[Captivate General] boborone:
Search the thread for it. It's in here.
[Captivate General] pandakh:
im sorry, is this gb official leak, or just a port from a different phone? im not ready to brick my phone just yet :)
[Captivate General] 1tontomato:
This is a gingerbread leak specifically made for the sgsi897. There is one click package in the dev section no need to download from sam firmware. Also Cog 5 and AtomicFusion are one click installs. Have fun and take the time to learn about bootloaders.

Sent from my phone on vacation
[Captivate General] xgoochx:
This ROM is great. Havent had one problem with it yet. Like everyone says, Netflix works on it as well. A lot snappier than Froyo and battery life is great. Cant wait to see the final version of this.
[Captivate General] crt60:
I've been using a modified Atomic Fusion 1.2 with the cog5 B2 kernel and it has been very stable, more than my old 2.2 kB1 froyo. Not too worried about GPS, if I was I'd just get a Garmin or something. It still finds me within 30 meters.

If I can't figure out where I'm at from that, then I need to just stay home.

I've had less problems with it than my secured, stock KB1 from AT&T.
[Captivate General] Kenny66:
Long time reader, first time poster.

LOVE the noob video when you sign up here. Never seen anything like that.

Downloaded the package from SamFirmware.com, followed some simple instructions I found for the ODIN that was packaged with it, and BAM, 2.3.3 Gingerbread works fantastically on my Captivate. Didn't have to do anything special.

Having the stock 2.2 Froyo installed through Kies may have helped in the ease of this process, but nonetheless it worked like a charm.

Now to find instructions to root and I'll be all set.
[Captivate General] stoobie-doo:
I just took the plunge and followed the fugu root instructions at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127249
[Captivate General] Orions:
i flashed it on 2 captivates and having the same issue on both phones. i described the problem here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1168128

and also started a new thread but till now i still have not received one reply. I want to go back to 2.2 but do not exactly know how to do it. can i just flash the os without having to flash the boot loaders going from 2.3 to 2.2?
[Captivate General] clemmie:
That's pretty strange; I flashed the same package and I haven't had one issue to speak of.

I think if you Odin 1-click back to eclair you can start over.
[Captivate General] Shortelz:
For doing the Fugu kernel and going back to this kernel, which box do i put the tar file? I have been trying to look for a while. Im guessing that it is PDA? But I dont wanna risk being wrong.
[Captivate General] chrislj:
Kernel goes in the PDA spot.
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
i m running apex 8.2...

can i flash it..??

will it be allright???

or do i need to do something before flashing this official stock..
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
This is not official stock, just a leak!
[Captivate General] mrhaley30705:
I like to call it an official leak.
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
official stock

or official leak

or stock...

doesnt matter.. :p

can i flash it with in my present situation???

pls help
[Captivate General] mrhaley30705:
Should be able to. If you don't want to flash the I897 bootloaders, use my "stock" kf1 without them.
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
if its safe to flash it with bootloader then i dont dont mind fkashing bootloader..

coz right now i m using apex 8.2...for which i needed to flash i9000 gb bootloader...as apex 8.2 is gingerbread based

and this bootloader with be i897 bootloader...and again in future i will flash some custom rom..may be apex 8.3 again..or cognition..

so want the opinion to be on the safe side..
[Captivate General] RockRatt:
I used Apex 8.2 with the i897 gingerbread bootloaders with no real issues except you cannot use one or more of the lockscreens with the Samsung music player in it.

BUT if you read the changelog for Apex 8.3 you will see he made some changes to the Tom so you can use the i897 Ginger bootloaders without the problem. AGAIN I am NOW using Apex 8.3 with the i897 Ginger bootloaders with no issues since Apex 8.3 was released.

Sent from My 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 Captivate Test Phone depending on what Gingergurl I am testing.
[Captivate General] killer_raj:
thanx...

i will tomo flash stock..then will root..then will play with it..then will flash apex again..

:p
[Captivate General] metalchef:
kick-ass, man \m/

thanks (not that I don't love Serendipity VII)...just curious to see the "official" firmware for my device (not the i9000 re-orient).
[Captivate General] Kchrpm:
I'm having issues related to the tethering service crashing every time I turn wifi on or off, and every time I plug in or unplug a USB cable. It almost always causes two Force Close pop ups, which will sometimes lead to a complete crash.

Also whenever I get an incoming call, it rings for only about 5-10 seconds, freezes up so I can't actually answer the call and no Missed Call notification is generated (although the missed calls still reach the call log).
[Captivate General] nightfly2000:
Same here. Im a first time poster, long time reader. I boldly took a step forwarded and rooted 2.2, then flashed the leaked firmware, 2.3.4, and i have the same issue. It worked great for 2 days, now it only ring for a few seconds then the signal indicator turns to a circle with a line through it, and misses the call. Also, force closes the tethering process...

Any ideas on how to fix it?
[Captivate General] nightfly2000:
update:

i just did a hard reset, deleted all user data, and started fresh.

NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER!!!

its a completlely stable rom (the leaked 2.3.4 officially non official ATT ROM), i think my problem was that i had some root-only programs for fro-yo running on non rooted gingerbread.

ALL in ALL, its a major improvement, battery life especially. The message icon has a number with a circle around it indicating the number of unread messages, both the text icon and the email icons have them. its faster as well, and it does a quick zoom + fade when u hit the apps button... really looks like apple OS in a way, i guess thats why they threw a %^&FIT about samsung and its patents...
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
I believe it was the security issues with 2.3.3 that made DG keep away from it. This is still a 2.3.3 firmware so I think he may still have the same opinion about it. But you could ask him on Twitter for sure.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
If it includes HSPA and sideloading it might be better than i9000 ROMs.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
That wins todays dumb post of the day award.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Damn it! I was going for that award.:mad:
[Captivate General] alexige:
I'm hoping for atleast hspa and since it should theoretically include audience chip support it should be pretty good!
[Captivate General] AdamOutler:
Releasing a 2.3 I-9000 ROM, which is pretty much gauranteed to brick 1 in 50 phones wins the dumb action of the year award....

Let me break down those figures.... Flashing a Bootloader goes wrong, on average, 1 in 100 times. In order to get most i9000 ROMS, it requires a flash of a bootloader. In order to upgrade from a i9000 ROM to an official ROM, it requires another flash of a boot loader... So, 100 phones flashed a i9000 Bootloader, then flashed a Captivate Bootloader.. That's 1 in 50 phones dead. Now, we add in the noobs who try to get their 3 button fix back and flash the SBL.. Bringing it to 1 in 40(about) phones dead from flashing a ROM made for the wrong phone.... Giving away their money for JTAG services.... Look at the Q&A and General forums.

Let's see... Who's deserves the dumb post award? Is it the guy who's been researching ways to clean up the mess? Or the guys causing the mess?
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
^^^That's gonna leave a mark!:eek:
[Captivate General] mcord11758:
I may be wrong but I can sware mikey bricked his phone at one point while making his gb rom
[Captivate General] vunuts:
You know, if ya'll typed in caps lock, you might get the point across quicker that you're both retarded for trying to fight on the internet over some dumb ****.

Could have sworn this site was mostly comprised of adults.

Back to the topic........
[Captivate General] z28james:
Adults don't use the word "retarded" in a derogatory fashion.
[Captivate General] vunuts:
So sorry...

Slow learners or ignorant is more suitable.
[Captivate General] leezrd:
So how about we talk about 2.3.3 for captivate because we can all agree that gb from captivate build will be better for our phone...not trying to be rude, but good threads always turn into shouting matches
[Captivate General] z28james:
I'm just excited about bootloaders actually made for the captivate and the potential for these releases to help the CM7 guys fill in the gaps.