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[Captivate Android Development] Drakh:
Flashing bootloaders are not that risky if you do it the right way, make sure your PC OS is working well, get a good USB cable so data won't get corrupted while flashing, I do it from a laptop because there are blackouts here from time to time so flashing will continue despite that. Pick up any of the Odin packages that contain the bootloader you want to flash, as Odin keeps all needed in just one .exe file, flashing errors because of human mistakes are near zero.

But, you don't flash bootloaders every other day, there's no reason for that, just choose one of the Gingerbread ones, and it will the only time you will to do it.

If you are afraid you phone won't boot to ROM after flashing a bootloader, then flash one the Odin packages that comes bundled with Bootloader+Kernek+Modem+ROM, it will boot to ROM for sure, after that you can safely flash whatever kernel or ROM you want.

Personally, I'd follow the next steps because it erases all conflicting code that might reside in my phone (it supposes you use Windows): 1st via download mode, flash 'i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.exe' after that let it boot and your device will be with the latest Bootloader and at the same time it will be stock in Gingerbread. 2nd via download mode, flash 'speedmod-kernel-i897-k13e-500hz.tar' with 'Odin3 v1.7.exe' to unlock recovery so now you can flash any custom ROM. 3rd via recovery, flash any modem that works the best for you (I use 'radio-cm7-ics-captivate-ugkg3-signed.zip' because I need the 850Mhz 3G band). 4th via recovery, flash whatever custom ROM you want.

That's the way I follow and the way some ROM developers suggest when they say 'go to stock before trying our ROM to avoid conflicts'.

To go stock again (step 1) there's the same Odin package but without Bootloader 'i897uckk4 Odin One Click NO Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.exe' then you can follow the next steps.

I never had sleep deaths nor other problems that people report and I think are because software gets screwed when you mix ROMs from different branches, patches, kernels, etc., I stick to the same ROM developer and everything is fine.

Hope it clears your doubts.
[Captivate Android Development] rupalazzi:
Hey guys need your help here. My wife loves her captivate and loved CM7, she asked me to flash her CM9 but when I do, even though the phone shows 3G indicator the phone won't use the data connection.

I've tried other ROMs and the same happened, so far the only ROM which has worked with the data connection has been Elite v10.1 port.

Still my wife wants CM9, so if you can help me solve this I'll appreciate it.

Btw: we live in Venezuela, so I'm thinking it might be related with modem, but not sure.
[Captivate Android Development] daskanda:
Probably the modem check the modem thread stickied in the development section its got a map and pick the one that best fits you...... Also check your APN settings and make sure your carrier is selected
[Captivate Android Development] The Communicator:
try turning on aircraft mode on and off then activate your data connection. worked for me
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
really would love to know what's causing the AndroidOS to explode like it is
[Captivate Android Development] truckmann:
Same here. Might have to revert back to a previous version.
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
which nightly are you running?
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
17th i cleared the normal stuff before flashing
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
you wiped?!

how much of an explosion are we talking here?

can u list the OS process time vs. up time?
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
i have since plugged my phone in :( but my androidOS was at 76% crazy high
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
Try a clear and reflash again? I think that is what was killing me on 15. Since I cleared both caches again and reflashed it stabilized. Android os was always second next to screen time but since I did that AND went to 17 it is way down the list. Best battery life yet.
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
what are the both caches?
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
No, not at all. The method you described is similar to how I flashed GB bootloaders and is similar to how almost everyone else recommends doing it.

If you read the history behind my post, you would have seen that I was specifically asking Kaik about flashing bootloaders without using an odin stock package. Kaik says that you can flash bootloaders while using CM9 (or other MTD based ROMs), but the prevailing opinion outside of THS is that you cannot do this (at least not when changing from eclair/froyo to GB bootloaders). I was seeking clarification and a recommended way to flash bootloaders from THS. If bootloaders can be flashed with no issue while running CM9, then the method that you spend several paragraphs describing is a waste of time and it is silly for us to recommend that people go through that.
[Captivate Android Development] ThreeofNine:
Which 17th? 2012-05-17 09:47:08 or the one from 2012-05-18 07:06:35?
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
cache and dalvik cache which are cleared through CWM Recovery

If you don't know this, you might want to consider going to stock AT&T KK4 or at least read up more about ROM flashing and the Android OS.
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
2012-05-17 09:47:08

did something change in the other ?
[Captivate Android Development] zeronothing:
I'm going to update my captivate to CM9 and I was wondering which Googleapps I should download? I clicked on the link to download the latest Googleapps but their is a bunch listed and I'm not sure which one to download.

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] CougarBroker:
04292012 gapps
[Captivate Android Development] zeronothing:
forgot! one more question about upgrading. Once you are on CM9 and you want to update to the newest nightly build, can you just install the nightly build without installing googleapps everytime?

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] ThreeofNine:
Oh yeah! http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=captivatemtd
[Captivate Android Development] MechaGen:
Yes. Just wipe delvic cash, flash & go.
[Captivate Android Development] nycmon:
I'm loving cm9 but I seem to get ZERO satellites for my GPS...is anyone having trouble with the GPS or just me lol...

Is there some kind of access in this ROM for me to Check my GPS settings? Also what should those settings be? Please help!

thank you.

Edit: I'm going to try updating to the newest nightly build and see if that fixes the problem.....
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
Cool will update
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
I have never used a stock Odin package. All my flashing has been done through heimdall since it's initial availability. I have always downloaded the stock package from samfirmware and extracted boot.bin and sbl.bin manually and flashed them from the heimdall command line interface. Not once have I encountered a boot loop or other issues.

Edit: should add I have tested transitioning between from stock jf6 eclair boot loaders up to ki2 without incident.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Captivate Android Development] The_Wolf91:
It isn't rom related (maybe modem related).

Try with this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1493695
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
Thanks. I suspect that extracting the boot.bin and sbl.bin and flashing them manually through heimdall command line works differently than the existing bootloader only odin packages are working. It sounds like people should still stay away from pre-made bootloader only odin packages, but if they know enough to manually flash the bootloaders it works fine while on CM9.
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
Dalvik cached is wiped when any nightly is flashed during first boot... so I dont see the use of clearing it again ourselves...
[Captivate Android Development] SkyboneNoya:
I had my phone lock up on me the other day at work 05/13 build. It was a little chilly out, had it in the shade 14C or so. cold could possibly be why it turned off but I doubt I'll get to recreate that atmosphere as its supposed to be 27 all this next week. Heat never seems to change how my phone runs possibly other than a faster battery drain.

Anyway, on to 05/17! Also, does anyone else see there phone signal jump from 3G, H, G, E, and no signal or bars a lot? its so annoying. Maybe its just my new place but does it ever annoy me. I mainly use jl3 and kp1 as they seem to work alright with very little battery drain, I'll try out a few other modems today maybe.
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
Sweet. They added that yahoo down API again. Like the 10th time for that change. :D
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
The op also doesn't say to wipe the regular cache if going from a previous cm9 build. But you know it doesn't hurt to at least clear both before flashing.

Kind of like taking out the bigger chunks before using the clean feature on a self cleaning oven.

Regardless, if having a problem on current nightly, clearing cache and dalvik cache them reflashing tends to get some bugs out.
[Captivate Android Development] brooksyx:
Can someone help me out. I just installed this for my buddy and he has no service on his phone. I searched for answer but couldnt come up with any. He has AT&T and service worked before the flash.
[Captivate Android Development] xxsxx:
Make sure you go to location services in setting and check your gps source is set to internal. Every few flashes it seems to uncheck itself on mine.
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
Check the baseband to make sure a modem is installed. If there is not a modem, flash one. If there is a modem try a different one that is known to be good in his region (you can check the modem location map here: http://soggycashew.weebly.com/). For the US, JL3, JK4, and KG3 seem to be decent all around modems that work for most people (though not necessary the best modem for everyone).
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
DUDES! My RINGTONE is gone!! it only vibrates now... :confused: :eek:
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
That occasionally happens. Re-select it and it will probably work fine.
[Captivate Android Development] vcallas:
I doubt a temp of 14C would cause a problem. I use my phone on runs up here in the Great White North and it is often much colder than that without problems. Normally it is heat that causes problems for computers, and they run better @ cool temperatures.
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
Problem fixed! It was a issue with some "profiles" settings I am yet to fully understand...
[Captivate Android Development] Lhernandez0105:
Does any sound work? Music? If not see if it is really low. If so you just need to press on your speaker and it should come back. I posted a link to a thread that shows how to fix it.
[Captivate Android Development] SkyboneNoya:
True. I was using this thing in -25 weather not to long ago. Cleared everything in Cwm before updating. Hopefully that fixes it.
[Captivate Android Development] brooksyx:
I just realized that this rom is for the i9000 and he had the i897. The phone doesn't want to read his sim even after odining back to stock. His sim card is pretty beat up but do you think installing this could have fried his sim slot or just a bad sim card?
[Captivate Android Development] simple man:
This is for I897, the modem/radio is an I9000 radio which is correct (kind of confusing), so the sim card may be defective.
[Captivate Android Development] zeronothing:
I'm just curious, but hows come the "browser sync" doesn't work? I have went through a could of nightlies and noticed that it never syncs. I just usually un-tick that check box and everything else syncs just the way it should. Anybody know why that doesn't work at the moment?

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] APE992:
Might just be an app or two I use but does anyone else find their Captivate running slow and lagging like mad at times when there is still 80mb or more free?

I've experienced the same lag plenty of times when I'm down to 20-40mb but 80-120mb free? Killing a few apps to free even 20mb seems to fix the problem at least for a few hours.

Not sure if it is a bug but I too find my phone shutting itself off randomly. Most of the time when it is idle for hours at a stretch but sometimes after 30 minutes. Both of these have been occurring across over a dozen different nightlies. This is not to be construed as a bug report as I don't have any way of logging any of these events as of yet.
[Captivate Android Development] evanstapler:
After months of putting up with frustration from my captivate I finally wiped and installed the latest CM9 nightly. I couldn't be happier, this is great. Who needs a new phone when mine runs this quickly as it is? Thanks to the developers!
[Captivate Android Development] Jesterdtm:
The ringtones get overwritten during flashing. so if you have moved one into your system/media/ringtones folder it will dissapear every flash.

if thats not the case, obviously a data rest blanks your ringtones. Usually though if you just leave them in the media folder on your sdcard they'll stay assoiciated, but sometimes they don't.

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I've noticed that in the MAIL app, when trying to reply to an email, and adding in additional recipients from the contacts it hangs.

Says "waiting for additional contacts" and then sometimes the email just dissapears that I am trying to send, and it takes me back to inbox. It does not appear/save it to drafts.
[Captivate Android Development] account4me2:
I posted the above awhile back.

Just thought I'd chime in that: I get sleep deaths on gingerbread I897 and I9000 bootloaders, as well as stock kernel and Semaphore Kernel on the 0507 nightly.

Seems a lot of people are noticing sleep deaths...

Switching governors on Semaphore and raising the min frequency didn't help. I should l2logcat...
[Captivate Android Development] mcdroid:
Anyone else having issues downloading from http://get.cm/?device=captivatemtd still?

I have been for about a week and their forums says that they are still having issues.

I put the latest nightly from 5/19 up for download when I noticed it was not http://goo.im/cm/captivatemtd/nightly

Link to download:

Latest Nightly for 5/19

Changelog:

http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=captivatemtd
[Captivate Android Development] b-eock:
Nope, everything is working for me...
[Captivate Android Development] J0ESK0:
Been having problems with the direct download links as well.. but I just use the torrent link they have posted and it works like butter. Give it a try ;)
[Captivate Android Development] RootTheMachine:
I am having trouble downloading in general. I get no progress, and the download manager twitches between in progress and failed

Swyped from my ICS Samsung Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] AgileAssailant:
Just a heads up, make sure to check that the nightly you are downloading and installing is CM9 and not CM7. The only reason I bring this up is because the newest nightly available on the download page is CM7. I was trying to find out what the changes were then I noticed it wasn't CM9 which explained why it wasn't on the change log.
[Captivate Android Development] sa1yan:
Everything working fine here. IDK why but after sometime of using my phone with a theme, I find that all internet stops working. I'm connected to wifi/data but my phone won't let data pass by. I open the browser and instant connection failed message. My signal icons become gray as well. When I go back into settings, the first 2 menu items (wifi and phone or something) are gone. After a wipe, everything is normal, but does anyone else seen that problem?
[Captivate Android Development] capefearless:
The back button disabled can be caused by accidentally holding down the up/down and power whole on cwm. To re-enable it, move to bottom of list on the cwm menu and hold down up/down and power again.
[Captivate Android Development] Katze Pavilion:
The latest Nightly 20120519, camera features work fine but it force close when I restore default setting in camera option menu. I tried to wipe camera data in applications manager then start again but the problem still remains.
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
Yup I didn't watch close enough. Saw cm7 on boot and cursed quite well. Factory reset for me.
[Captivate Android Development] Jesterdtm:
Just a quick update to the Devs-- I have to say, I am currently on the 5-17 build, have not had a chance to update to the latest as I want to do a full wipe rebuild.

BUT WOW! I mean wow. great work folks. It's truly awesome to use this build thank you!.

If anyone remembers my struggles with e/g instead of 3G/H, I figured out that I was missing the APN password "CINGULAR1"

works fine now. and I did discover a lot of modems work great in my area. LOL
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
As others have noted, I think maybe the smoothest ROM I have tried so far... thank you, hats off and salute to the developers!
[Captivate Android Development] singlebeam:
I lose my data connection as well. Various others have reported similar behavior...someone thought it may lose connection when switching between 2G/3G.

Evidently this doesn't happen to everyone so it must not be a bug, though there are a handful of people out there all experiencing this same problem.
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
new apollo music mod is crazy good !!
[Captivate Android Development] sa1yan:
Just wait. It causes terrible battery drain in the background and hypes up your cpu randomly in the background. For me at least, on 2 different roms.

EDIT: I hope they fixed that...
[Captivate Android Development] CheesyNutz:
Not had this happen yet.... Hope I don't lol
[Captivate Android Development] pawitp:
Alternative changelog site by xplodwild of teamhacksung: http://changelog.bbqdroid.org/
[Captivate Android Development] shaker2k:
Dumb question. What is Apollo.? Is it built in, or a download?
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
It's the CM9 music player, which has been merged into the latest nightly.
[Captivate Android Development] mkatforum:
Is it an app or a replacement for the current music player? I am on yesterday's nightly and I don't see any app called Apollo or any changes to the music player.
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
I haven't flashed the latest one yet, but i got the apk from GS2 forums. Also there is a black theme in the market, looks amazing.
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
Anyone experiencing very slow speeds when connected with USB to PC, in USB debugging mode, the transfer speeds are terribly slow like 20-30 kbs.

I can't reproduce it every time, it happens occasionally and is really annoying. But anyways it happens only on windows and so i use Linux mint to transfer files now.

I have noticed such behavior before when using sd card read ahead script. But cm9 doesn't have it.
[Captivate Android Development] AtoZ0to9:
No matter which way I transfer files with ANY ICS rom, the transfer speed is either slow, terrible, or super terrible... I've learned to live with it...
[Captivate Android Development] lordxentris:
have you tried change the I/O scheduler? Try No-OP, SIO or VR, but NO-OP first :D
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
can someone mirror me the latest nightly?

i can't download from get.cm/?device=captivatemtd , it starts, and stops at 20MB... i tried different browsers, same problem :)
[Captivate Android Development] airtower:
Keep trying and it will go through eventually. Took me probably a dozen different tries over three days, but 5/22 just completed successfully.
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
Yup same here, i guess i will have to do transfers overnight from now on.

Hey thanks for your help but i have the stock kernel and have tried different settings but nothing worked.
[Captivate Android Development] J0ESK0:
Here ya go:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_TT1T6WNcbfbjdyalpFUlhwd0U

And for those having problems.. use the Torrent link. Always downloads super fast for me. If you're doing it on your phone.. use "tTorrent" from the Play Store, works flawlessly as a mobile torrent downloader. :D
[Captivate Android Development] wash23:
Just wondering if those having trouble are not using Chrome Browser. I have had zero problems downloading nightles using Chrome. In fact, having no problems with this rom. Thanks devs!
[Captivate Android Development] J0ESK0:
Trust me, it's not the browser. I use Chrome on mobile and desktop and always have problems with the direct download.
[Captivate Android Development] ap1618:
What's this Apollo music mod? does it make the speaker louder?
[Captivate Android Development] truckmann:
Odd. When I transfer rom updates over to phone it only takes 20-30 seconds. :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] nimper:
No it's the new CM music app.
[Captivate Android Development] nok6100:
On the last update I did (5-21-2012) I am not seeing Apollo app at all. Could you give me a little direction here? Thanks! :)
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
Guys please READ the last few posts, i have already posted the apollo music apk and it is the cm9 music app. No point in repeating the same questions.:)
[Captivate Android Development] SkyboneNoya:
If I get slow speeds (hardly ever) I just reboot windows.

Not sure if it would slow you down but how much room do you have on your phone for free space? Also, how much free ram do you have at the time of transferring? I think low ram could slow you down. Just a hunch.

You can try spot the problem with a logcat and or just use Cwm USB transfer out of recovery if you can't find a fix.

S
[Captivate Android Development] Riotblade:
I installed this rom a couple days ago and everything was great. However, now I can't access data unless I connect to wifi. Data is enabled in settings. The latest nightly didn't fix it. Any suggestions?
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
I believe that hardware decoding is required to display most content protected video (netflix, etc) and certain video formats/resolution/quality that require hardware assisted decoding (due to processing power).

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I have never had a reboot during call issue. I generally use the JL3 modem, but have used KG3 and KP1 also.
[Captivate Android Development] The_Wolf91:
I tried this: I first installed the STOCK UKK4 package and then the last Nightly. While rebooting, Trebuchet began to crash, restarting the home's icons and, in particular, the photocamera icon went a green Android (usually it happens when the APP icon is not loaded) and if I tried to start it, after it crashed. So, it is obvious to say that there are also some RANDOM REBOOTS. Please let me know what kind of information you need ( LOGCAT or others ). The KERNEL is intact.
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
Sounds like a bad flash. Try downloading the latest nightly again, verify the md5, then flash it (or at least verify the md5 of your existing download and then reflash).
[Captivate Android Development] The_Wolf91:
I've just matched the MD5 of Nightly flashed and the same just downloaded: they are EQUAL.
[Captivate Android Development] nyciz:
No it doesnt, I;ve tried almost every modem for ICS but since updating to Build17, I can talk on the phone longer before the phone reboots. I have had 20 -30 mins calls before a reboot.

Previously, it was like 2-9mins if not plugged to a power source.

I upgraded by doing a backup and flashing the ROM.

Will be flashin this weekend the nightly.
[Captivate Android Development] bentonhall:
I have not had any more reboots during calls since 0407 nightly. First time since build 11 that I haven't had to use glitch to make phone calls. I'm using I9000UGKG3.
[Captivate Android Development] Katze Pavilion:
After flashed the stock UCKK4, did you flash the corn kernel which has based CWM recovery for this rom or you flashed directly from the e3 recovery?
[Captivate Android Development] voldomart13:
Had my first charge death just now I fell asleep about an hour ago and woke up to find it off.