yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] quasio:
For those who are interested i fixed my speaker problem:

Symptoms:

On loud volume calls i'd get an annoying buzz/ vibration at certain frequencies. This annoyed me to no end.

I took everything apart. and note the Black unit is NOT the earpiece speaker. there is a further earpiece speaker below it.

After putting foam in various places to stop the vibration i couldn't stop it on the speaker.

Poked around the grill of the actual foam and noticed a very light mesh net. poked at it and noticed it was VERY loose. Jammed a bit of foam down it (just in the middle) and voila!.. problem fixed..

I'd be interested to know why mine had this issue, and no one else seems to be reporting it, that mesh was very loose on mine. i'm wondering if its meant to float there, tightly stuck down or actually meant to be stuck against the metal grill.

Either way its not moving now and not irritating me. (i might just remove it all together in the future as there seems to be a mesh on the speaker anyway.
[Captivate General] dc41:
Big thanks for this post. Now I won't be so nervous if I have to replace my screen or something. Plus I just love to tear things apart to see what's inside. Now I don't have to do that with my captivate to satisfy my curiosity!
[Captivate General] boe_dye:
From the look of things, it would appear that there is no space for a FFC. On the front part of the housing, does it look like there are any type of punch outs, or perhaps a small housing section for a FFC?

I'm curious due to the recent write up regarding the FFC mod on the i9000.
[Captivate General] sahajs:
removal of A&T logo on the front

i didn't see the front screen get taken off but i'm wondering, and this is a question to those who have taken their phone apart, how hard would it be to remove the AT&T logo from the front of the phone?
[Captivate General] quasio:
nope both would be hard, there is no spot for FFC. as the jack is in its way.. i think everything is a little tighter with the captivate.

and for at&T logo removal, u'd have to remove the glue that the screen holds on to it goes all the way around the top, and i doubt u'd want to do that as there's a posisbility of letting dust into the screen area.
[Captivate General] Twiddler:
Future screen replacement

I dropped my 2 month old Captivate face-down on the concrete curb a week ago. :( So, unfortunately, I will be replacing my screen soon. It's cracked diagonally top left to mid-right side but still 100% functional, weird, huh?

I haven't ordered the screen yet and will probably order one for $62 from Hong Kong on Ebay. the link that's on the first page of this thread requires a minimum quantity of 2 to get the $75.18 price.

Are there any requests for pictures or information while I have it apart?

EDIT: Hey, look at that, I need to update my signature...
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
Thanks for this..and the tear down. This explains why the speed of it when benchmarked is extremely fast..I wonder why they call it at Samsung a internal SD card then...? Any idea of which chipset is being used for this..and a good close up picture of it ?

Mac
[Captivate General] djpharoah:
Thanks - now that's a good tear down.
[Captivate General] alagiri:
front facing camera installation on captivate

I see that the the i9000 has a front facing camera installed when i came from the factory. But i have read that the vibrant can be installed with a front facing camera. Can this be done with the captivate. Would like to know. If it can be done can someone post how to go about doing the same.
[Captivate General] e3343:
Thanks for the teardown was very helpful!
[Captivate General] alagiri:
yeah thank you for the tear down.... was very interesting to watch what is inside my phone.....
[Captivate General] Xstop:
Great post! Was hoping we saw an actual internal sd card :(

Hope everything went well when putting it back together.
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
couldnt see in the pictures, but is there any access to the 4 leds on the bottom buttons? i know they are surface mount leds, and you can change them (with soldering skill). i would love to change the colour of the LEDs....
[Captivate General] SamsungJohn:
cool

That's a really cool breakdown
[Captivate General] insaneturbo13:
They aren't surface mount. Look up on YouTube my video called Samsung captivate dissassembly. It will show you how to take the screen off
[Captivate General] shust82:
Can the i897 not just use an FM app to get radio? On my i896 I have TuneinRadio app, on which i get all my local stations.
[Captivate General] mnjm9b:
Tuneinradio only streams from the internet....

I sure hope you either had wifi on or an unlimited data plan.

Nice tare down. BTW...
[Captivate General] KiteMorte:
Thanks for the teardown!

Does anyone know the screwdriver specs? I dropped my Cappy on the ground and the tiny part between the audio jack and the back cracked. Now the audio out moves whenever I try to plug in a audio cable/headphones. I want to get in there and see what/ if i ca do anything to help.

If anything I can try to repair the small crack.
[Captivate General] rcontreras1989:
:O!!!! A Captivate blidding!!! xD jajjah!!!

Nice Job!!! Thanks!
[Captivate General] kezell:
Is the USB port changeable? Mine is damaged. I can charge but no data.

Thanks for any info.
[Captivate General] thuanvinhny:
Does the Captivate have the same

RF Transceiver

RF Modem Solution Chip

As the Vibrant ?
[Captivate General] americasteam:
Nice work. Thanks!
[Captivate General] cumanzor:
Is it possible to replace the motherboard? A failed odin flash left my phone completely unresponsive (no phone pc icon, no 3 button combo, jig is not responding, nothing).

If I could get a spare mobo, would it work?
[Captivate General] kingmurry:
thanks, instructions on how to take something apart are always appreciated
[Captivate General] lovehoshi:
This is just awesome!
[Captivate General] sthacher:
Thanks for the detailed pictures.
[Captivate General] cumanzor:
Try looking at MobileDirectParts.com.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate General] Fall0n:
That's how she looks all nekid! hawt!
[Captivate General] richuwo11:
Has anyone had to replace the headphone jack? I dropped my phone yesterday, and it seems my headphone jack isn't working anymore.

This website seems to have a replacement in stock

http://www.repairsuniverse.com/samsung-captivate-i897-ear-speaker-headphone-jack-replacement.html

but it comes with the speaker assembly attached to it as well...
[Captivate General] RichardBronosky:
Buy the whole assembly

I just tore a captivate apart and reassembled it. Trust me you want to buy that entire assembly. those connectors and ribbon cables are so fragile, you WILL NOT be successful at replacing just the jack even if you did find something suitable. Spend the $25.
[Captivate General] Camdizzzle:
I believe the internal memory with the sd partition is the KLMAG8DEDD-A101,16GBYTE chip.
[Captivate General] pdtp:
just spilled some koolaid on my cappy now the buttons are sticking, thanks for the guide, now i can clean my buttons, thank God everything else still works fine.
[Captivate General] Dani897:
to get to those two lower screws you can slide the battery clip back more if you lift up on the center if the slider. there is a little relief there that your finger can grab at. just lift it up as to flex the slider a bit then with it lifted you can slide it all the way back. that'll prevent tell tale screwdriver marks on the slider.
[Captivate General] rwells813:
Nice... man, I broke off my internal antenna. any one know who sells cappy mother boards or replacing that internal antenna? Now its just a wifi device. Taha..

Sent from the Andromeda3 SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
[Captivate General] Dani897:
did you physically break it? burn out the radio? use an extension antenna that just broke the connector?
[Captivate General] rwells813:
No it physically broke off, dont ask me how or why but It did. It cannot be replaced. Only a new mother board would probably fix it.

"There are many like it, but this one is mine"

Sent from the Andromeda3 SAMSUNG SGH-I897 using XDA App

Edit: thought I was replying in my original post
[Captivate General] Jmurph3:
Are there any water damage indicators other than the ones on the battery and next to the battery prongs?
[Captivate General] varem:
Good job, bro :D

Fasty Captivate
[Captivate General] d3li9ht:
Broken sim card holder pin

Yesterday night I broke one of the sim card holder pin :(

And the broken pin was lost in the middle of my panicking... :((

Now my captivate can't read any simcard.

Warranty is out of option as I bought it in Yahoo! Auction Japan; it is AT&T SGH-I897.

Please advice how to get it working again...
[Captivate General] ctrclckws:
Nice to see such a knockdown, and then to have explanation of the various components.

Thank You.
[Captivate General] chrislj:
You'll have to take your phone apart but buy you one of these and swap out the board. Ebay It's a fairly simple task if you take your time and be careful.
[Captivate General] :
Sorry to bring an old old thread back to life.

I basically got screwed on a trade of phones after exchanging 20+ phones this year.

Anyways, to cut story short, I have a captivate with power button not working. I took the whole thing apart and cleaned the button but it seems like it's stuck in on position as it turns on as soon as I put the battery in. I tried updating it to latest firmware using Odin 1 click which was a PITA since phone kept rebooting as soon as you plug into the computer.

Is there an easy way to change the power button?

Phone can use a new digitizer too since you can see keyboard in the back of everything.

Any help, suggestions or input would be highly appreciated.

I have put stock gingerbread on the phone and everything works other than power button. I have set timeout to be 10 minutes for now to use it but eventually would have to do something about it.

Thank you in advance.

P.S. I am in Dallas, TX. If someone knows anyone who can fix this, I would not mind paying a little bit or whatever it costs as long as it's less than the cost of a used phone.
[Captivate General] bulletproof1013:
These phones are selling around 150 used. The digitizer is glued to the LCD. Good luck on getting them apart. The LCD is veeeeery brittle.

Just saying

Sent from my unbrickable cappy *bam*
[Captivate General] jarrodsanborn:
thanks

Love the teardown! ....and sorry for beating a dead horse/old thread

From looking at the pics, it appears as if the usb connector is a removable part with a ribbon connector?(hard to tell)

mine is getting loose and intermittent from usage(its the jack not the cable).

is this something i can replace and does anyone have a part number or link?

if it is not replaceable, would a main board swap include it?

Thanks in advance!
[Captivate General] TTGZDOG:
did this with no tut at all

---------- Post added at 06:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 AM ----------

plus a tru tear down u should have taken the whole lcd glass out to
[Captivate General] rojovenom:
Can it be possible to gut the Captivate mobo and swap the Vibrant T959 mobo so it could work like Vibrant but with a Captivate Shell and Display?

I know its a step back, but I got a cracked Vibrant and dead captivate
[Captivate General] LightningGA:
Thanks for this tear down. I've been having problems with my power button so I just used this to tear it apart and clean it in hopes that that will help.
[Captivate General] Bren Dekura:
No sound or vibration

I broke my cappy down using this guide to replace the speaker. Now I have no vibration OR sound... I thought I reconnected every cable... Any ideas/help?

Edit: got the sound working but there is no vibration whatsoever.
[Captivate General] storm_rider_1:
Thanks, I used this guide to reconnect my speaker ribbon cable, now my speaker works again!!
[Captivate General] Embonpoint:
Thank you so much for the detailed tear-down. I appreciate the time and bravery that you exhibited in doing this.
[Captivate General] Eric Qel-Droma:
Thanks!

Thanks for the pics. I will say that the part that confused this newbie the most was the removal of the screen from the bezel/case thing. If I hadn't watched a YouTube video where I could hear the cracking/popping sounds of the screen part coming out, I think I would have chickened out.

I was very surprised at just how "snapped in" everything was, even without the screws!
[Captivate General] Xero3g:
Which flex cable is for the digitizer? How many wires does it have?
[Captivate General] microMXL:
well this guide helped me out to realize that this cappy has the wifi/bluetooth chip burned

everything else works just fine.
[Captivate General] rophiroth:
someone sell a i897 motherboard??
[Captivate General] bradddo:
Is there any chance you can swap in a dual core processor ? Or maybe a 4g or late radio? Is this this way off base?
[Captivate General] BWolf56:
You should look in the marketplace.

You'd be better off buying a new phone at that point.
[Captivate General] rophiroth:
If I wasn't searched, I wouldn't be desperate posting here. Dont lose hope yet :P
[Captivate General] pruth93:
Thanks a lot... :good:

Now i just might put mine together:p
[Captivate General] minhchick:
good luck bro haha
[Captivate General] bradddo:
I will get a new phone probably , just thought if it can be done it would be sweet to have the added speed. also a 4g cappy would be a rare bird.

a new phone is $500 - $600 . i doubt the chip is anywhere near that, assuming it would even physically fit.

also has anyone swapped out their usb port? i found the part for like $3 but it seems the connectors are teeny tiny and if they require soldering then its a no go for me.
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
mobiletechvideos.com can take care of the micro usb port replacement and more. And they are very reputable around here. :thumbup:
[Captivate General] 4x4fiend:
cool writeup, thanks for the detailed pictures!
[Captivate General] bradddo:
I have used mobile tech before and they were great. Just wanted to quickly replace it if I could
[Captivate General] Zpravodajec:
Thanks!

Thanks for the time and effort that you put into the teardown.

Based upon your efforts, I managed to do a complete teardown of one of my Cappies.

I wanted to check to see if there were any PCB issues with my USB port (unfortunately, nothing that I could see).

But your efforts made my task much easier!

Thanks!!
[Captivate General] FaeryBryn:
Thank you so much for this guide and the pics! My speaker wasn't working, and loosening the one screw by it wasn't working as it had for others. Thanks to your pics, I could see where the ribbon was supposed to connect, and where the black flip was to get the ribbon into the connector. Yay for having a working speaker again! (I'm too new to quote the pics...lame...)
[Captivate General] dionieins:
in the first picture, there are six red circles pointing the screws.

If you name those circles from left to right, starting from the upper row, the first one in the upper left corner will be named One (1), and the one the in the right corner at the bottom would be named Six (6).

My question is, what is the name or function of the copper pin near to screw #5.

I'm asking this because I realized that my captivate has an empty hole in there, there's no copper pin coming out from that tiny hole.

And the reason why I'm interesting in knowing this is because my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are not working, actually I can't even turn it on, and already tried flashing, super wiping, different roms, stocks and customs. Even more, the mac address of wi-fi and bluetooth are shown as unavailable from the status phone menu, in "about phone".

This is what you get when you buy a refurbished captivate on eBay. The most expensive purchase for $89.

All kinds of comments will be highly appreciated!
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
I agree with BWolf56 in ur other thread u recently posted in...that this is ur problem more than likely. I searched for a while on the web and youtube etc and couldn't find anything about that pin. Opposite of it on the otherside of the phone is the external antenna port. But my guess would be that that pin u r missin has something to do with ur problem.
[General Questions and Answers] mr1luv:
Is there a way I can convert a HTC EVO to run on windows mobile 6.5? I don't like the andriod OS and currently have Sprint.
[General Questions and Answers] Casshern:
It's highly doubtful you will see this, and if you do.. It's going to be awhile.
[General Questions and Answers] mr1luv:
I will have to stick with the HTC touch pro 2 for now
[General Questions and Answers] jimmy_wg:
wm6.5.....are u kidding@@?
[General Questions and Answers] 69L46:
Given all the problems I've been having with Android in just the first 2 days, I'd be interested in this option as well.
[General Questions and Answers] css626:
give android a chance, you'll find that its really user friendly :D
[General Questions and Answers] Mr.Obvious:
LOL Windows 6.5, Don't ever see myself going down that path.
[Vibrant General] iceshinobi:
When Someone Calls Me The Ringtone Is Super Low Till I Actually Pick Up The Phone and it goes Full Blast Why? I Always Thought It Should Be The Opposite
[Vibrant General] priide:
If you search I already posted asking about this. It's in the thread "2 things that are bothering me."
[Vibrant General] jurgy1:
Boy, I wish there were ONLY 2 things that were bothering me!
[Vibrant General] hurrpancakes:
The speaker is on the back of the phone.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
the first ring is low......this is one of the best features.......love it.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
It's a Samsung thing. I like it personally.

Sent from my Vibrant
[Vibrant General] skater4690:
anyone have problems when your talking to someone else you sound funny? my gf says that i sound like a robot so she hangs up and calls back and all is better, and its more than just a connection cause it happens all the time
[Vibrant General] pittphan:
Lol!

That's pretty funny if you ask me. I enjoy your tact good sir.:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] g00fette:
I know there's a bunch of threads out there on the different cooked ROMs that are available. Being a noobie to this, I was looking for any insight how to go about flashing my very first cooked ROM. I have a Tilt2 that I purchased a little over a month ago with a couple tweeks I mustered up enough confidence to do: crud scraper and some registry edits via rescoe editor. Flashing a ROM seems like there's a whole lot more involved and with my limited knowledge may wind up rendering my phone inoperable for life with one or three missed steps.

Any insights as to the necessary steps .... in a step by step manner preferably .... would be very much appreciated!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] steviewevie:
There's a whole step-by-step guide in the sticky thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=550540

If you're not clear anything, then post up your questions over there, and I'm sure someone will help.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] stylez:
As already stated read the stickys and post in pre existing threads.

On that note thread closed.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] as46:
Is there any way of calibrating the compass. My HD2 compass is around 20 degrees off mark. Have compared it with 2 other compasses.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnboatcat:
Works for my HD2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3d00Hr14o
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatwilsonguy:
Ok, I have been working on this since the EVO's launch. I am sure that there are lots of threads about this (I've read several) but I have never been able to get it to work. Basically I'm looking for someone to hold my hand.

I have all of my digital copies of Blu-Rays on itunes. The largest mobile device I had was a ipod touch and it made sense at the time.

I have tried several programs (handbreak, dvdfab, ect..) to remove drm. I can never get it to work. I need some help.

On a simi-side point. I know this isn't precentral but how on earth did Palm trick itunes into thinking a Pre was an ipod, and why can't a rooted evo do the same?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rocklee99:
well idk how palm did the trick but if you want to go from -----------------------------------

edit: nvm i guess i am no allowed to help you here
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
I am not sure you will get the answer here since i think it would go against forum rules by giving you information to break DRM on these.

on the side note, i am sure eventually if it is possible our amazing devs will make it happen. I think a lot of focus is still on the ROMS but i am sure once 2.2 roms get to a point where they are fully functioning tweaked and stable we will see all sorts of stuff like this being played with.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spyngamerman:
Tunebite did quite a few tv shows of my hd itunes i bought for my evo like burn notice etc check it out if u would like a sample let me know id be glad to help
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerseydvd:
I did some of my digital copies from Blu-Ray in Itunes format and some in Windows media player. Neither will play on the EVO no matter which program I try.

Aren't these LEGAL copies that we are supposed to watch on our device?
[Droid X Android Development] mab2:
Because Motorola hasn't provided the .config file for the Droid X yet, I used 'make mapphone_defconfig' and then enabled config_tun in the resulting .config file. That .config file was used to generate tun.ko - it's currently functioning and working on my droid X phone. Since it's not the .config file used by Motorola there may be some oddities, unexpected problems or your house may explode if you use it. I don't take any responsibility for anything that happens if you use this - use it at your own risk.

It hasn't bricked my phone and it's been working without a problem, but your mileage may vary.

Attached is the .config file that was used as well as the tun.ko file :)

Enjoy
[Droid X Android Development] pman219:
Noob Warning:

What does this do for us ?
[Droid X Android Development] mab2:
This lets you run OpenVPN or http://code.google.com/p/get-a-robot-vpnc/ (allows you to connect to cisco, nortel or freeswan IPSEC servers
[Droid X Android Development] ses1er:
Would I need the config file or is that just for compiling other kernel modules for the DX?
[Droid X Android Development] mab2:
The config file would really only be used to compile other modules. All you need is the tun.ko file
[Droid X Android Development] kris7778:
I placed this in /dev/net/tun/tun.ko

then I ran chmod 777 /dev/net/tun/tun.ko

then I ran insmod /dev/net/tun/tun.ko

I then tried the Gui app (get-a-robot-vpnc) and it fails immediately when trying to connect - am I missing something?

I'm new to android. :)
[Droid X Android Development] mab2:
Hi,

You should place tun.ko in /sdcard/ or /system/lib/modules (if you have it mounted /system read,write)... I use the app "openvpn settings" - in that program when you go into the settings and choose "advanced" you can click the checkbox next to "load tun kernel module", then in "TUN module settings" set "load module using" to "insmod" and type in the proper path to tun.ko in the "path to tun module" area.

You may need to, as root (su) run:

mkdir /dev/net

busybox mknod /dev/net/tun char 10 100

ln -s /dev/net/tun /dev/tun

Best of luck
[Droid X Android Development] kris7778:
Do I need to set the path to the openvpn binary also? (Not sure where this gets installed)

And... what is required in the config file.

This is all I use on linux:

IPSec gateway X.X.X.X

IPSec ID mygroupid

IPSec secret mysecret

thanks!
[Droid X Android Development] mab2:
Hi Chris,

I think that would be something that the get-a-robot-vpnc folks will have to help you out with.
[Droid X Android Development] kris7778:
I got your tun.ko working with the commandline vpnc. It appears that get-a-robot-vpnc is just not quite calling vpnc how i need it to.

Thanks for your help.
[Droid X Android Development] mrozzeh:
You can pull .config from /proc/config.gz