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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -=chad=-:
That's something you should have tested before you left the store.

I just returned my 1007 via the phone and received a 1012. That phone's GPS didn't work either so I went to the repair center (40 minutes away) and exchanged it again.

I made them confirm the GPS would lock in under 10 seconds on the first phone they brought out, another 1012. It did not so I asked if they had any newer builds...the guy brought out a 1102 and it grabs a lock and holds it.

The 1102 also had the UCKB2 kernal which has the signed bootloaded which must be cracked before customer roms will work. Annoying, but there are easy workaround to it posted here already.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxbat121:
UCKB1 official Froyo build is horrible in many aspects. UCKB2 is probably just some bug fixes. I'd skip all AT&T Froyo build to the UCKF1 Gingerbread ROM. So far it is a much better 'official' ROM than any official Froyo ROM. If the rumor is correct, GB ROM will be released in the middle of July, I'd bet this UCKF1 is the final build.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquid blue:
Interesting. I exchanged mine last week. GPS didn't work, search button pressed itself sometimes etc. Got one with great GPS, but didn't notice when dim the screen was yellow. Had to go back and got an 1102. Didn't check version but right now I'm on cog 5 beta 3 and got there with no problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdwolf85:
I just went and exchanged my phone again. This time I got a 1106 with KB2 and perfect GPS. I got 10/0 (visible/in-use) satellites inside the AT&T store. As soon as I went outside I got 10/10. Inside this old gov't building I'm seeing 6/0 in the center of the room but close to the window I get 7/5. Never out of all my Captivates, this being my fourth, have I seen such good GPS.

I also made it a point to show the difference in GPS ability compared to my old phone, my new one, and the display units to the store manager so he couldn't try to BS me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OwenW71:
I got my 1105, and it had UCKB2 on it as well. The GPS was terrible. Call quality was great, though. So far, I've been using the KC1 modem, and GPS lock is fast and stable, but call quality suffers at two bars and less.

I never knew that the GPS issues could be related to hardware problems, but it makes sense. I can put my wife's BB Torch next to my Cappy and she has -65dBm and mine has -95dBm. I've burned through about all the modems thinking it was software related and now I'm wondering if my phone has other issues. I can see a dB or two difference simply due to different antenna configurations, but a 30dBm difference is huge (the scale is logarithmic).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
Just thought that I would add to this thread. I just got home from the Warranty Center with two replacement Captivates both with UCKB2 on them. Haven't had much time to fool around with anything yet though to confirm GPS or bug fixes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichMD:
GPS is the best ever on my new 1012 UCKB2

I had a 1007 before and the GPS with various fixes was "OK" - much better than my wife's 1007 with the same config. However, I swapped it out yesterday and got a 1012 with UCKB2 and the GPS works

perfectly

. I actually wondered if I should stick with stock (a horrible thought) since I didn't want to screw up good GPS and then not be able to get KB2 back. It took quite a few tries to root it - SuperOneclick 1.95 worked after failures with One-click, SuperOneClick V2 beta and 1.7.

I will flash GB regardless - Continuum Platinum when it hits GA. However, IF by some chance I want to revert, flashing a 2.2 firmware ROM and then restoring a nandroid backup should get everything but the kernel and modem. Is there any way to get those back? I haven't tried yet but apparently KIES only installs KB1 from what I read.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
I honestly don't understand why you didn't just one-click back to JF6 and install CWM and flash from there. You over complicated it I saw your post in the old JI6 2.2 thread. None of that was needed.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobileseq:
When I told at&t about the gps issues on my cappy and you know what he told me? He said most smart phones even his htc aria has gps behavior which is normal. I told him about that the gps tend to jump around time to time and doesn't stay at one location. I don't believe what he says and can't issue an warranty exchange before the time is up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shutterbc:
I just exchanged a 1007 Captivate that was having all sorts of issues (gps, phantom search button click, random shutdown) via warranty. I received a 1008 batch phone.

First impressions were that GPS wasn't great, but phone signal was fantastic. Overall ran smooth. After figuring out how to install alternate recovery 3e, I backed up with CWM and one-click flashed to JF6 to do some test restores.

Once in eclair I decided to try restoring back to UCKB2. Whoops! Suddenly I didn't have button recovery or download modes, and was stuck in a boot loop (with recovery 2e). Not cool -- built a jig and flashed Andromeda3.

Now that I'm running voodoo lagfix ext4 again, I'm noticing some high CPU usage from kswapd0 that drains the battery. I don't think this was occurring in UCKB2 froyo and would like to flash back to do some comparison.

Is there some trick to restoring the UCKB2 ROM or should I just try again? (obviously after disabling the lagfix.) Not looking forward to another soft brick if I run into difficulty...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] artvandalay22222:
Where do you find the build number?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
Settings, about phone

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack man:
In response to the post above also, I always thought that the build number of the phone could only be found on the sticker under the battery (which is also a code for the year and month in which the phone was manufactured). i.e. 1007, 1008, 1009, etc... sometimes with a decimal in the middle - 10.07, 10.08, etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichMD:
"about phone" shows the software build. You listed the "hardware" build.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gromlakh:
I have the same UCKB2 Build #/Baseband on my new Captivate (~1 week old). I was curious what method you used to successfully root yours? I've tried the "update.zip/recovery mode" method, SuperOneclick, Z4root, and AIO, all with no success.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
I used SuperOneclick to root and copied the modded 3e recovery to flash cwm.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichMD:
I also used SuperOneclick - V2 (beta) failed, 1.7 failed, but 1.95 worked. It took a couple of tries - almost as if the rooting process happened in stages - shell root?? and then eventually full root? If it says failure, try it again a couple of times. I saw that the "rageagainstthecage" exploit was used to eventually get it to work. Make sure your AV hasn't disabled that.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gromlakh:
Hmm. I'll give SOC another try. I tried 2.1.1, 2.1, 1.9.5, and 1.7, and got the same thing on all: about 4 lines of text with FAILED when it tried to kill ADB. I don't recall trying shell root -> root; I'll give that another whirl.

I don't have AV; I'm doing SOC on Linux using Mono.

UPDATE: Tried again w/1.9.5, got the following error:

That spits on my terminal after I click either "Root" or "Shell Root."
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
Does anyone have the modem from this? I wonder if its any better then KB1

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichMD:
If someone tells me how to pull it via ADB, droid explorer, etc I will post it. I will run KB2 fully rooted with CWM until tomorrow around 5pm EST. Then I will flash a custom ROM - been running stock for almost 2 weeks now... :eek:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
I should have a nandroid backup of the rom if I'm able to extract it somehow.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gromlakh:
I've diagnosed part of my problem: I didn't mark adblinux as executable and didn't set up my udev rules (reading instructions FAIL). That's done now. SOC is getting slightly farther in the process. "Shell root" gets to "checking for root" and then hangs in 2.1.1. "Root" hangs on "waiting for device" right before that. 1.9.5 still just crashes with the same error.

I've installed the SDK and can see my phone with "adb devices", and I'm in USB debugging mode, so I'm not 100% where the bug is. I'll keep tinkering. At least I know it *can* work. I'm suspecting a PEBKAC error.

If all else fails, I'll have access to a Windoze 7 computer in about a week and can try again on that (we're a 100% Linux house).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gromlakh:
We're a little farther along now. I had a typo in my udev rules. With that fixed, things get a little farther, but it's still not rooting. 2.1.1 hangs on "waiting for device" and won't continue. 1.9.5 kept crashing and it appeared to be related to "adblinux." So, I copied "adblinux" from 2.1.1 (thinking it might be a borked file), and it finally stopped crashing. 1.9.5 gets farther than 2.1.1 w/2.1.1's adblinux, but it hangs on "chmod psneuter" and won't go any farther.

I've seen several mentions of disabling USB debugging to try to break past looping. If I try that with the cable in, it tells me to pull the cable first. If I do that, though, SOC fails out. Is there a way to disable it without removing the cable?

EDIT: Finally gave up and rooted it manually: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1215971
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themogulman:
sooooooooooooo i just got my evo today (from the sprint store) and have been doing some reading about rooting. i went to a wiki and saw that the current build can't be rooted yet. in my device information it says i have build number 4.22.651.2. that can't be rooted yet right? I also would like to know where the best place is to start learning about rooting and roms and everything (kernals and everything i need to know so I don't mess this bad boy up). I used to have a TP2 that I knew how to flash but this is a totally different ball game. thanks in advance for the help. everybody at xda is and has always been great and very helpful.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lil_bono:
Go to the forum portal page and look for the android section and go to chef central
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themogulman:
also meant to mention my currents software info:

Android version 2.3.3

kernel version:2.6.35.10-g4e39384

build number 4.22.651.2 cl60865 release-keys

software number: 4.22.651.2

PRI version:2.13_003

PRL version: 01115
[Xoom Themes and Apps] gordy_2001:
Is there a xbmc remote that will work full screen on our Xoom's?

Everthing I tried was sized for small screens....

Thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] B Dizzle:
Have you tried downloading Spare Parts and disabling compatibility mode? After you disable it, you have to restart to see the changes. Basically this will stretch phone apps to full screen.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] gordy_2001:
Ill give it a shot, thx!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] wiesman2613:
Try Splashtop HD, I use that with the transparency theme and now my xoom controls XBMC and it works great!!
[HTC Sensation] joon82:
Whenever phone is laydown i get 0 - 1 bar wifi signal.

If I put one finger between speaker and camera, I get 0-1 wifi signal.

Im getting no wifi signal 30m away.

My laptop and sgs2 gets 2-3 bars.

I got this phone yesterday....

Do I take it to tmobile where I got it from or HTC?

Is this death grip? Dont u have to hold phone landscape to get death grip?

I'm afraid that I'll get no wifi signal if I put case over it.
[HTC Sensation] joon82:
I'm not even holding the phone. Why they call this death grip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp9D_vb_PU4

Took me hours to set this phone and now I need replacement.

Recorded using SGS2
[HTC Sensation] joon82:
Wtf need ur help here.

Took it to tmobile trying to get replacement and they told me there is nothing wrong with the phone and told me to pay 50 dollar restocking fee. Even tmobile customer service is not helping.

Also one on display had death grip too.

Mine is having really bad issue.

I can't even use wifi.

I've seen people losing 1-2 bars but mine loses all wifi signal.

What can I do.

I'm not paying 50 for replacement. I showed video and they siad nothing is wrong...tmobile hire highschool dropouts? They don't understand full bar to no bar.

One of the customer service told me there is update coming out next Friday.is it true or just another bs
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
So, you bought the phone from T-Mobile, you call them up saying the wifi doesn't work, and you want a replacement phone, and they say ok but there's a $50 restocking fee? That doesn't make sense.

If they insist on that charge, and you've tried calling several times to different service reps, then I would call HTC. The phone is also covered under the HTC warranty. They should fix or replace it.

The cause of this problem is still up in the air. It could be HW or SW, no one really knows for sure. So, HTC might get it and determine there's no HW fault. If so, then hopefully a SW fix will be out soon.

(I'm assuming you've searched these forums and have tried the enhanced wifi performance setting.)
[HTC Sensation] joon82:
Tried foil and wifi enhance option.

I'm driving 800 miles to my next duty station and dont have time to deal with this bs. I even told them I'm not happy with tmobile so I want out.

They again asked for 50 restocking fee.

If I cant get replacement, I'm moving to att with my sgs2.

My router is 10m aways and my phone is on 4g network......
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
Here's a copy of the T-Mobile return/replacement policy:

http://support.t-mobile.com/doc/tm21963.xml?related=y&Referring%20Related%20DocID%20List%20Index#3

This will give you some information to use when talking to them.

The only mention of a restocking fee is if you are returning the phone for a refund, and even then it says "We may charge a restocking fee." If you purchased the phone with a new plan, or as an upgrade then getting a replacement for a defective phone within the 20 day grace period should not incur a restocking fee.

I've had my own issues with them giving me bad information, and can only suggest you call until you reach someone who will do the right thing. I agree it's frustrating, and a seemingly unnecessary hassle, but that's the reality of dealing with them.
[HTC Sensation] joon82:
Are there phones with no death grip?

Went to 2 tmobile stores and both displayed phone was doing samething.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
Yes. I had one with no wifi problem. That was before it died completely, but the wifi worked fine. You can also see videos posted on YouTube of the wifi connection not dropping when held in the so-called death grip position.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catseyenu:
It seems like every time I open Google Market it starts auto updating Maps & Voice.

I've tried unchecking auto update in each app & even gone so far as to freeze them & Market to stop this.

Still every time I let Market out of it's cage it starts updating those apps.

What's the story?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Use titanium backup, then freeze the market updater.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catseyenu:
I've done that but when I unfreeze it & open Market it attempts to update the Google Maps & Voice. I have to race it to the apps home page to cancel it out.

It's like having a dog that won't stop humping my leg. :-/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
Go to the entries for those apps an uncheck the auto update box. Also, market updater is about updating the market itself, not other apps from the market. If you don't want it to update on its own, you can freeze the updater and leave it frozen -- you don't need to unfreeze it just to use the market. Of course, you'll miss out on any new market features or security updates.
[HTC Sensation] TJBunch1228:
According to tmonews, starting 7/4 TMo will be offering a 50% off accessories coupon via their facebook page. Just print and take to a tmo store. For those that prefer instant gratification in exchange for paying a couple extra bucks, this offer is a great deal.
[HTC Sensation] SNK180:
here is the link http://www.facebook.com/TMobile/posts/10150243842208895
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Thanks, Just pinted it...now TMob needs to get some Sensation cases, etc.!
[HTC Sensation] TJBunch1228:
All my tmo stores have a couple different Sensation cases. Have you checked yours lately?
[HTC Sensation] r3awak3n:
Here is a link for the people that do not have facebook:

http://blog.t-mobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/50-Percent-Coupon-Example-9b.pdf
[HTC Sensation] Paten:
Too bad I can't seem to find that hdmi cable anywhere.
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Slim pickens at 2 stores, only have the Body Glove case. So I'm waiting on them to get more...
[HTC Sensation] orells:
Don't dare waste this on a $30 case... get a bluetooth headset or something else big ticket!!! If I pick up the new Jawbone headset for $60 I could easily sell it on ebay for $100 in my paypal. How many cases could you buy with that?
[HTC Sensation] pinhead:
I just returned home with the docking station for my G-Slate. I would never have purchased it for $70 but couldn't pass on it for $35. I saw a Sensation case there that is also a 1500mah Battery. It seemed pretty nice, even if thick, so it might be worth taking a look for some of you. Mine lasts too long to justify the battery at this point but I'll go back if I change my mind.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Anyone find a sensation dock?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selytch:
I cannot setup contact sync with gmail account. Also, social features (link to facebook/twitter/adding friends for LendMe) seems to be disabled not after the root.

Any suggestions?

Either that or finding stock image (not the kernel source) - because I would rather use Nook social features/lending than showing off youtube on the eInk display...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] random_people:
Hey guys, I think i made a pretty nub mistake just now, and im just looking for a solution at this point. I have an x10a on At&t, and I finally got fed up enough with 1.6 to try and update to 2.1 or higher. First option was the official update that came out at the end of May, so i went ahead and downloaded pc companion and attempted an update. Companion recognized the phone fine, but when i hit update, it said my phone was "up to date" which is BS, i was on 1.6 under the phone's settings. IDK why it didnt recognize it as 1.6 (possibly due to a failed root attempt i had done a few months back) but regardless, i went onto xda to find an alternative.

This led me to flashtool and the noob guide. went through it, downloaded the at&t baseband update, as well as the generic 2.1 update and the tool itself. I wasnt sure about the order, so i went ahead and just installed the baseband update first. (i dont remember the exact numbering of the original baseband, but it was something like 1.xx.xxx, as far as i remember...) flashtools flashed 2.1.65 (X10a - AT&T) successfully, but once i was suppose to unplug the USB cable, restart the phone, and enable the debugging mode, the phone was already bricked. It now boots to the white lettered 'Sony Ericsson' on a black background, then the screen goes dark, and the LED in the top right corner turns white, and the process repeats.

Help me out guys!

Much appreciated.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
You have to flash generic firmware 2.1.A.0.435 first. Then if you really want baseband 2.1.65, you flash it over firmware. I don't recommend flashing the AT&T 2.1.65 baseband, because there are known text message problems and it limits data to 3G. You will get "H"-HSPA or 3.5G.

Btw, the baseband is not a separate requirement from the firmware. The firmware includes the designed baseband. The baseband on X10A generic 2.1.A.0.435 firmware is 2.1.54, which works great for ATT and you will be ready for the official 2.3.3 Gingerbread update directly from SE when available.

Here's a good noob thread for updating ATT X10a.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1012380
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] random_people:
Good to go, thanks so much. finally satisfied with my phone!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armarra:
Not me. upgraded 2.1 to2.2 using flashtool and now..

Hi, glad you sorted your problem.:) Mine is stuck in a boot loop.

when I connect in flash mode with flashtool displaying its screen, the tool detects my x10a and does its stuff...trying to install busybox ..etc. I have attached a cut n paste into text file for a log of what is happening.

the disconnects are the phone.. not me unplugging.

the phone has not got any motherboard probs. its restarts are soley due to this flashtool fail.:o

now put a second log :)with debug level selected
[EVO 4G General] Bfitz26:
so i just got my htc evo 4g got it for 99.99 thought it was a great deal so i picked it up not looking to root for some roms o.c. kernal etc.. what is the greatest and best rom and kernal running right now but for now i need some easy root methods i am currently running linux ubuntu 10.1 i don't know if that will cause problems or not i did a one click root for my optimus s earlier this year wondering what everyones best root method is i am running 2.2 baseband is 2.15.00.11.19 kernal is 2.6.32-17 software version is 3.70.651.1 i don't know if any of this makes a difference but all the help would be appreciated i need it working asap cause i have a transformer by asus and need free tethering asap :confused:
[EVO 4G General] atapia984:
You got lucky with a 2.2

www.unrevoked.com should work for you.

Read instructions thoroughly.
[EVO 4G General] Bfitz26:
Why did I get lucky w 2.2
[EVO 4G General] atapia984:
Because there is still not a method to gain root access on 2.3
[EVO 4G General] cranbiz:
The good thing is you can root your phone.

Unrevoked has a linux tarball to root your phone http://unrevoked.com/recovery/

Once rooted, you can flash unrevoked forever to have permanent S=OFF ( and it's reversible if required) You will flash this from the custom recovery that you just installed.

Then, go get ROManager so if you want, you can use Amon_RA recovery (if you want)
[EVO 4G General] Bfitz26:
what is the difference between clockwork recovery and amon_ra recovery any benifits
[EVO 4G General] bradsinram:
Clockwork is compatible with Rom manager
[EVO 4G General] Bfitz26:
Any great Rom recommendations
[EVO 4G General] dased14:
A lot of people complain about Rom manger and cwm. Amon ra seems to work well with less problems. And roms that depends on what you like sense or asop. Newest sense is synergy(that is a team effort by the top devs) with sense 2.1 with some 3.0 mixed in( stock kernel so far on that) and as for asop I hear cm7 or kings(but that depends on personal taste).
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
Lucky in 2 ways. Unrevoked works much better on Linux.
[EVO 4G General] SilverZero:
VaelPak. 3.2 if you want FroYo, 4.0/AOSP if you want AOSP. Link in my sig.
[EVO 4G General] chrischoi:
So for the newest OTA do the old methods still work? I assumed Unrevoked didn't and didn't see any threads.

I guess it doesn't. Oh well. No root for co-worker.
[Galaxy S II General] crajoh:
I was having a problem with fast battery drain on my SGS2. I would get 15 hours if lucky from a full charge with light - moderate use. My most recent charge looks like it has doubled the time.

What did I change? I did a factory reset and manually installed all my apps, NOT using titanium backup. I had used titanium backup to restore apps only, that were from my previous phone (Nexus1). I have never used titanium backup for system settings, only apps, but it seems even that is unreliable. I've now stopped using titanium backup completely.