yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] askpcguy:
Quick steps:

Power off phone.

Connect cable to phone, then to PC.

Open Odin on PC.

Hold volume UP and DOWN and Power.

Wait for the screen to go black and on the second black screen release POWER.

When you get to the huge yellow DOWNLOAD sign, confirm in Odin you see a COM port listed.

Check the PIT file, select PDA and click the PDA button to browse to the TAR file.

Run the recovery and enjoy.

Edit:

*#1234# shows previous:

pda-i897ucjf6

phone-i897ucjf6

csc-i897attjf6

And now:

pda-i897ucjh2

phone-i897ucjh2

csc-i897attjf6

Now Kies is asking to be set to PC Studio mode, however I do not see that option in the settings on the phone. Just great now I have to restore the Samsung Factory image of the i897?

USB Settings are:

Kies (firmware update)

Media Player

Mass Storage

Ask on connection.

I tried Kies and it would not connect on the computer. Any ideas??
[Captivate Android Development] Yggdrasil777:
The firmware is based at the bus stop located on A302 and St. Margaret Street in London, England. The Westminster, Parliament Square (Stop P) to be exact.
[Captivate Android Development] Jim_C:
Okay, I did all that but nothing happened. I have the .tar file in a folder on my

desktop, clicked on it once to select it, hit the 'START' button in ODIN3, but

nothing happened. Is there a step I'm missing? Thanks...(oh, and yes, the pit

file was put in the .pit location, and I checked the PDA box. I even managed

to get into recovery mode on my phone.) What did I do wrong?

Jim :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] dontshakepandas:
There is your problem. You don't want to be in recovery mode. You want to be in download mode. The easiest way is through the sdk. Just type adb reboot download and you are set.
[Captivate Android Development] jhnstn00:
USB tether is back if you use this fix: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761577

Market sideloading is easily solved with SuperRooter http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751934 or Unleash the beast root.

HSUPA... still waiting for a solution.

BTW GPS is great for me with following changes:

Change GPS settings using phone dialer:

*#*#1472365#*#*

Application Settings:

Operation Mode: MS based

accuracy: 120

SUPL/CP Settings:

Server: supl.google.com

Server Port: 7276

Very Happy with JH2
[Captivate Android Development] Fate0n3:
I recently did the GPS log fix. I did it with a terminal emulator, my question is I could not get it to show the log files, but i did everything as instructed. What is the best way to make 100% sure they were deleted?
[Captivate Android Development] galaxys00:
Does anyone know I897UCJH2 version for Bell Vibrant Galaxy i9000

I installed the I897UCJH2 firmware talked in the beginning of this forum. So this is what happened:

1. Installed I897UCJH2 using Odin3 (selected re-partitioned btw)

2. Odin turned the square into blue with RESET text in it

3. After few seconds the device booted up with AT&T logo (white background)

4. Odin said ALL THREADS PASSED

5. I was happy

6. but the device never really booted up.

7. Now it is showing me a batter graphic and progress icon and goes off and on

8. I am sad again :`(

Did anyone come across this issue? Please help. If you could give me few hints on how to resolve this I would be very grateful to you.

Thanks in advance.
[Captivate Android Development] techmik67:
I keep searching forums and downloading up to odin 4.03, but i only found ONE .pit file, which i can't do anything with, and plenty of d/l's that SAY they are firmware, but unzip no .tar to point to.... help!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] techmik67:
I get to d/l mode (reboot, reinstall, etc right? And I have Odin 4.03. I have a .tar to point to, but when i click it in the one package window, i get CHECK IMAGE FILES..... what now?
[Captivate Android Development] techmik67:
Switched to using Odin 3.95, and realized I was in recovery mode, not download. Got to d/l, detected on COM (1 of them) but when I chose 1 package and point to the unzipped .tar file, I still get CHECK IMAGE FILES.....
[Captivate Android Development] bigfan2232:
Never mind
[Captivate Android Development] TexUs:
Just applied this (as JH3 seems to be more buggy)...

And holy crap the MMS on EDGE is fixed. I would've done this weeks ago if I would have known that.
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
Get back into download mode using the button combination, either use the one-click to go back to JF6 or retry JH2, but you DO NOT want to select repartition. You want to give it a pit (which does the partitioning) and pda. The instructions in all the other threads specifically say DO NOT check repartition.

If you can't get into download mode, I don't know how to help you because I've never personally encountered this problem.
[Captivate Android Development] Laaf2005:
Can someone try to upload a video to youtube through the gallery app? Me and my wifes phones can't upload a full video on wifi. It starts but keeps saying "retrying in one minute". Not sure if it has anything to do with JH2 or just youtube.
[Captivate Android Development] Crizthakidd:
what is it about this rom that made me loose battery so life. from 9 to 3 it would be dead. after flashing jh3 i can last 9 am to 8 pm. i use the phone a lot but still in this jh2 it would die sooo fast idk if theres anyone who knows if it is legit or was it just me
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
Just you.

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[Captivate Android Development] jswclw:
I'm still on JF6 (original) and had the same issue on WiFi last night uploading pictures to picasa. So, maybe it isn't a new problem, but a problem none the less.
[Captivate Android Development] sampio:
hi everyone,

I guesss i have messed up big time. i wish somebody can help me on this.

Yesterday night i just flashed my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 to I897UCJI6 using the on click "I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgears.exe".

The flash was successful and my phone is loaded with Froyo 2.2 HOWEVER after this upgrade, my phone battery can no longer be charged using a AC adaptor and USB connection to my computer. The computer can no longer register my phone.

MY phone will shut down the moment i plug in USB.

My phone also is no longer able to go in download mode. I have try all the possible button combination :(

Have i potential bricked my phone.........

can please someone help me..............................
[Captivate Android Development] 47r0n1n:
I am pulling a 2236 now on quandrant standard. Before doing this I was only pulling an 848 so big improvement me like!! Lol!
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
This firmware is downright ancient. Why are you using it?
[Captivate Android Development] Kiisu888:
Can someone please help I promised to root my friends Samsung Galaxy S I897 Captivate got root but not the recovery I found a forum that said you needed to change the kernel they had like 40 links so I thought I picked the right one and it wasn't the right one now the phone wont boot and I cant get it into download mode anymore, its not a soft brick I can get out of that already did once now all I can get to pop up is a small android with a speech bubble saying Forced Upload by Key pressing or a white loading circle but it goes nowhere from there and I've tried all the Odin methods and anything else to bring back a glimmer of hope its my girlfriends friends husbands phone and I don't have $500 please help I was gonna try the usb trick with the resistors but I have none and i think that only applies to the soft brick.

Edit-The Usb Jig Worked Thanks to the genius that figured that out I read it has something to do with the jig that Samsung uses to test the phones coming off the line.
[Captivate Android Development] :
This thread is way over a year old, and isn't even an i897 firmware, but anyways, a jig is your only hope (if it even works).
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
What the Jazz? Who revived this?
[Captivate Android Development] Kiisu888:
It worked wasn't sure at first but went to radio shack in the morning as a last ditch effort before I had to tell my friend I brick his phone and it twisted 3 100k ohm resistors together in a row put the usb plug I shave down into the usb slot and touched each end to the pins 4+5 and after 3 secs BINGO download mode then flashed firmware back to stock with Odin 3 and it was just like it was before I bricked it except I had to re-root it but only took 10 mins.

---------- Post added at 07:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

Srry It was early in the morning and I was in panic mode seaching for help my friend was picking it up the next morning
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
What the frack? Which mod changed frack to jazz?
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
If I could get past this thing flashed I'd test it on my hour long drive home, but :/ friggin "gadget serial"
[Captivate Android Development] no driver:
Some folks have reported temporary GPS improvements following a trade in, factory reset, flashing the stock rom, etc, so even if there appear to be GPS improvements in the short term a few days experience would probably be necessary to see how well it is really working.

FWIW, I have been ok with my GPS since I applied some of the various settings posted here, but there's some folks that say it's not helping them at all.
[Captivate Android Development] XorZone:
md5 sums is different for the modem.bin, means that radio is changed.
[Captivate Android Development] XorZone:
Ok. Root is working. Restoring backed up apps in order to check quadrant with and w/o the lag fix
[Captivate Android Development] ranova:
hopefully someone daring can test the following:

GPS while in MOVEMENT - does it stay locked and is it ACCURATE (no jumping or blue aura around your nav arrow).

Using the GPS position test, what is the accuracy and does it jump around?

Lag? - Test the following applications

Dolphin HD browser - scrolling with volume button, opening/closing/switching tabs

Touchdown Email - opening emails, general speed of the app

Facebook - how long does it take to load profile picture images when scrolling down the news feed

Twitter - how long does it take to manually refresh the latest tweets

K-9 - similar to touchdown

Feedr - General interface speed

Remember, Quadrant really doesn't prove anything without real world tests!

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] sl8125:
I hope its better. People say GPS is better. Assuming 3g is better.
[Captivate Android Development] Zilch25:
So far for me it runs mostly like stock, but with things like the media scanning BS fixed. Market apps seem to install a bit quicker and without the stutter that I experienced with stock... all in all it feels like it runs comparable to JM5, but it's still a fresh install, so who can say how long it'll perform.
[Captivate Android Development] alphadog00:
I guess reflashing to stock works fine - the one click downloader will install the old Modem file too?

Also, i wonder if the included quick office lets you edit more then the free one - the free one is really just a viewer.

Can anyone confirm if they fixed any of the Exchange integration bugs? Folder sync, dialing numbers/clicking links in calendar, GAL phone numbers?
[Captivate Android Development] derek4484:
No, as was stated earlier in the thread. The full version of Quick Office is available for free for all Captivate users. Go to the market and go to the AT&T section and search for Quick Office. As stated earlier, I think you must be using 3G to get it.

But I got it the first day I bought my Cap and its the full version. I loaded several word docs and could edit them and save them back to the sdcard, same with excel files. Thats all I tried editing, dont know about powerpoint files, but I know it does view PDFs.
[Captivate Android Development] AllTheWay:
Pretty noob question here but I have been searching around. Do I just flash the modem.bin uding Odin3 and selecting it as a PDA? Or is there a separate area for that.
[Captivate Android Development] derek4484:
Really? I'm on the original stock rom, and I get 950 on quadrant after a fresh task kill. Only thing I did to mine was run the one lag fix where it puts the /data/data on to the NAND memory, the one where you cant have over 130MB of data. My phone feels quick enough after doing that so I didnt mess with the ext2 lag fix. I've read all it really does is boost the benchmark, it has no real world speed increase.
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
I've got 2, one running ext2, one running NAND. I can see the difference there, BUT my stock maxed at 840-860. NAND I was able to push 980.

The stock here is doing a decent bit better.
[Captivate Android Development] Zilch25:
Yeah the NAND fix will boost your results on stock... I'm talking pure stock, fresh flash, no lagfixes or NAND shenanigans.
[Captivate Android Development] dalingrin:
Without a shadow of a doubt the ext2 fix does have real world speed increases. Granted they are strictly I/O speed ups but I can tell a definite difference in applications like Dolphin browser.

I have previously used the "modaco" type fix and the mimocan fix. In terms of speed I thought those two fixes were identical. The ext2 fix is definitely faster than those.

I think what is throwing people off is that they don't see a real world speed increase that is proportional to their benchmark score increase. But, that doesn't mean there isn't a real world increase.
[Captivate Android Development] cropythy:
So does the GPS track better with this firmware?
[Captivate Android Development] Laaf2005:
I use feedr a lot and on stock it was terribly slow. I used the ext2 fix and now it is smooth as butter. I think all the fixes make the phone seem faster, and all about the same speedup. The bottleneck of this phone is its file system. Getting back to this ROM, has anyone tried any of the suggested applications to see if they run without lag? Can someone try feedr? I would hate this thread to become a discussion about ext2/3/4 lag fixes. There are enough of those already.
[Captivate Android Development] skinien:
Agree! Let's keep this thread true to the title. Only material related to features of the new ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] kennethpenn:
YouTube HQ button now included! Awesome.

Also, when you mount the device on USB, it asks you what you want to mount with instead of doing "MTP Application" bullcrap.

Overall notices:

- GPS fixed in 6 seconds... accurate to 5 meters. THANK YOU SAMSUNG!*

- Asks what you want to do on mount

- YouTube HQ button now there

- Way way way faster than stock ROM**

* Hopefully this stays fixed, I know what people were saying about the whole "oh it fixes for a day then stops" thing.

** This is really something. I've played with stock rom, NAND fixed, 1.2 GHz OC, ext3, ext4, 1.2 GHz with NAND, 1.2 GHz with ext2. This is pretty fast. Not quite as fast as with NAND (which I consider the best), but really really fast for a fresh rom.

AT&T and Samsung - good job. This is a winner.
[Captivate Android Development] skinien:
Are you guys downloading the software to do this via the links in post #6? I can't seem to download any of the files provided in that post.
[Captivate Android Development] jsmith8858:
So, if at&t caught on to the whole USB tethering option and removed it, is there a known way to get it back?
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
There's apps that do the same thing, basically you install the app on your phone and the other version (Windows 7 or whatever you are using) on your comp and start them up. Easy pizy.
[Captivate Android Development] Zilch25:
^^ What he said. PDANet for example
[Captivate Android Development] evancg:
I wouldn't get too excited about a fixed GPS yet - when I flashed to a stock Galaxy S rom (JM5) my GPS worked perfectly for a day or two. Then it started acting broken again. I flashed back to the stock Captivate firmware today, and my GPS is working great again. I'm sure in a day or two it will be broken.

The true test of a working GPS on this phone seems to be if the GPS will work well after the first few days.

Also, if this really cripples HSUPA that is going to be annoying. Can this be fixed by swapping out a modem file or anything?
[Captivate Android Development] Laaf2005:
I thought HSUPA wasnt working on the stock rom anyways. If so this would just be the same, not actually worse. Maybe I am wrong, I read it somewhere on xda.
[Captivate Android Development] evancg:
Sorry I should clarify, coming from a JM5 flash rather than the original Captivate firmware. As an upgrade to the original Captivate firmware this sounds like a good deal. Going to give it a try since upload speeds in my area aren't great anyway.
[Captivate Android Development] cropythy:
OK the GPS is markedly improves, it has never been this good for me even on a fresh flash. It used to be after getting a lock walking around my house would lose, now it locks at 20 meters then get better down to 10 meters while I move, haven't driven yet but at this point I am pretty damn excited.
[Captivate Android Development] tzones:
Hi,

Is this firmware update good for AT&T captivate LOCKED sim? I am asking this since on the webpage where I have downloaded the firmware says " If you come from America don't flash".

Also can you provide some guideline of how to carry out this flash process?

thanks in advance,

TZ
[Captivate Android Development] kennethpenn:
Yeah this is fine. Install it from Post #6 in this thread. Works perfectly!
[Captivate Android Development] tzones:
HI,

Thanks. I have connected the phone to PC and put it in Internet PC mode, started odin and selected the pit and tar files, clicked start and nothing happened. Any thing I am missing?

thx

TZ
[Captivate Android Development] skinien:
I can't download ODIN3 or 512 PIT files with those links. Can someone else host them?
[Captivate Android Development] tke743:
Looks like they took away the "go into flight mode and turn on wifi" workaround for the market.
[Captivate Android Development] alphadog00:
Debug mode... Internet PC mode doesn't matter -
[Captivate Android Development] skinien:
Some say to start odin and then plug your phone in.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
The phone needs to be in download mode. Which is sometimes easier said than done.
[Captivate Android Development] evancg:
I don't know if I'd get too excited about the GPS on this yet. Maybe it's just bad luck, but I flashed to the new ROM and stepped outside. GPS Test sees the same four satellites in the mid to high 30s and fails to lock onto any of them just like the previous firmware. Hopefully others report better luck and I was just having an unlucky day.
[Captivate Android Development] tzones:
I have started odin first and plugged in the usb, seems it has identified the COM port. Here's the error log I am getting after starting the update:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Does the procedure documented in the following website (especially flashing the device) hold good? Is that what I need to follow? I am running Win7.

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-upgrade-update-samsung-galaxy-i5700-1-5-to-firmware-2-1/

thanks

TZ
[Captivate Android Development] rahlquist:
So basically AT&T has been paying attention to our hacks and is actively disabling them. Nice.
[Captivate Android Development] alphadog00:
What did you expect.... but really the USB tethering was not a hack that anyone "Did". It was a feature that Samsung left on that AT&T wants off and somehow they missed it.

It is my guess that Kies still allows tethering since it was not dependent on the USB selection of "PC Internet". Also, it is possible that it could be re-enabled by modifying settings.db - but unlikely as changing this setting for sideloading, allowed non-market apps, but never gave us the GUI.

Also, there are still other tethering apps, and we will probably see a cooked ROM add it back in.... It shouldn't be to hard to find what changed in the ROM versions and build it back in.
[Captivate Android Development] ranova:
Added feedr, as it is also a popular, known app that lagged to hell on stock.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
I was trying to flash the new firmware, and have the Captivate drives from Samsung website installed that have been working well so far. When I put the phone in USB debug mode, and typed in adb reboot download, the phone did enter download mode, but Windows looked for drivers for gadget serial, and then could not find them, so only odin can't see the phone to flash. Where do I find drivers for gadget serial?
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
Actually JF6 ROM already has that option to ask you what to do. It is not enabled by default but easily turned on in Settings.

I'd consider the removal of 'Internet PC' USB tethering the biggest draw back of this ROM. Not a supprise by sad move.

Still waiting to see if this one fixes the GPS issue for real. For those who can, please download the GPS Test app from market. And go outside so that your phone can see as many satellites as possible. Launch the app and see if your phone can now lock on to more than 8 satellites. The old broken GPS driver can only lock on the max 8 satellites no matter how many it can see. The fixed driver will allow you to actually lock on to more than 8.
[Captivate Android Development] reno55:
Is it possible to use Odin and flash to this with a Mac?
[Captivate Android Development] dalingrin:
The fixed driver? You say that as though it exists.

Is there a newer driver somewhere that you know of?
[Captivate Android Development] darcjrt:
What about the front LEDs??!!! Does that got fixed??
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
There is a guy posting in i9000 forum named 'TravUK' who works for Broadcom, but not specially in GPS unit, posted about this info although he does not know (or want to post) the exact detail. But the 8-satellite lock is the test he mentioned often. Yes, there is a new driver from Broadcom but we don't know if it actually fixed many issues we enncountered or when Samsung will incorporate it into the new firmware.
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
There is no LED on the phone. Don't confuse the proximity sensor and light sensor with LEDs
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
He's saying that if you can lock on to more than 8, it indeed has a fixed driver.
[Captivate Android Development] alphadog00:
The lights behind the soft keys are probably LEDs - I assume as my other android phones with similar buttons use those as LED notification.

But, no single notification LED at the top.
[Captivate Android Development] sfernandez:
does any of these work on this Rom?

*#*#4636#*#* Changing 3g to edge work without being grayed out and actually work

market settings for Non market apps

Any greyed out like Accessibility or any others in settings?
[Captivate Android Development] jhego:
This fix did it for me guys. GPS locks quick indoors. Thank god for this fix, I was about to return this phone for the Desire.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
GPS fix is in this file. I went outside and did a GPS status check right after flashing stock. It found 9 satellites and locked on to all of them!!!! The lag is much less severe, right after opening app drawer the icons show up instantly versus 3 seconds later. Now I got to back this baby up with ROM manager, and then then restore all my apps back. This is the real deal.

P.S. - The gadget serial error went away after installing the generic Samsung USB drivers instead of the Captivate ones. My first odin flash, I feel so dirty now.
[Captivate Android Development] dark42:
I can confirm the GPS with the new firmware can lock on to more than 8 satellites, at least for me. I just did a quick test outside with the GPS Test app and it locked on to 9 quite steadily.
[Captivate Android Development] heygrl:
Can we get some snapshots of the GPS working and locking on a ton of sats?! Of course I've had limited success myself but there has never been any doubt in my mind that the GPS could be easily fixed.

The screenshots are more for proof to the non-believers (saying that the device is incapable of locking onto more than 8 sats)