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[Vibrant General] dq13:
I didn't really tried the GPS when I saw the threads saying there was a problem with it and I read somewhere about "how to fix it" so I applied the fix before even using the GPS before, so I have no clue if I had problems or not, but after the fix, the GPS locks in about 10 to 15 seconds and gest my location on the spot, even indoors.

just change the GPS settings to google servers
[Vibrant General] ua412:
Directly after rebooting my gps/navigation seems to work much better.

To make it more clear... I'll be using my phone throughout the day and then i'll try to use navigation. Usually it will just keep trying to find the route but it never actually finds it. I'll reboot the phone and it'll find my location and the route in <10 seconds.
[Vibrant General] dattaway:
I believe the wifi and GPS share the same antenna. Anyone know which antennas do what for sure?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Our cellular antenna is at the bottom under the bump. The one at the top next to the antenna port does the rest.
[Vibrant General] jamesyl:
Thanks for this tip, I hadn't caught this in the other GPS threads.
[Vibrant General] aliensite:
I ran and used My Tracks but forgot to turn on GPS. When I tried nav it could not get a fix until I restarted. Next time I'll try killing conflicting apps.
[Vibrant General] jrwingate6:
I just deleted the Tel-Nav app and now my GPS locks on in about 10 seconds and is dead on accurate. I even drove 165 miles today and never dropped a GPS signal. I could never do that before.
[Vibrant General] dskelto:
Does anyone know why the times are off one the gps sensors? My local time is 10:51, but gps test has it as 18:51 that is about 8 hours off.
[Vibrant General] ttabbal:
Bug in the gps firmware. It's not adjusting for time zone.
[Vibrant General] jmattp:
When I first bought my phone, I didn't think I was having any trouble with my GPS at all. Then, after installing the Google Maps update, I had trouble getting a location set. I uninstalled the update and removed Maps.apk, and then installed Google Maps from the Market. It was working alright, and it seemed to work especially better with WiFi turned off.

Today I noticed my compass being WAY off and crazy. SkyMaps was drifting in circles while I was trying to find Saturn (since it's lining up with Venus and Mars right now). I compared it to my old Droid Eris (deactivated, my daughter plays with it now) running SkyMaps and it was ridiculous. That piece of crap held a perfect image and location while this brand new device was spazzing out.

I downloaded the Compass application by Snaptic and set the compass type to GPS, that's when I saw that the device was only seeing 3 or 4 satellites. I tried both parts of the manual fix (not the update.zip), rebooted, and now I'm seeing 12 satellites.

Here's a screen shot:

Before the fix, I had 1/4 satellites.

I was indoors when I took that screen shot, mind you.

As for the compass: I left the phone on my desk with the screen on for around 10 minutes and the compass didn't even twitch. That's a huge difference from before.

I would still like to see how it functions during real world use with turn-by-turn navigation or trying to pinpoint my location.
[Vibrant General] chronos7:
The last fix has help my my phone a lotl. I walk with my tracks and it's about 95% accurate for me but we still need the official fix.
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
i think sjdean covered this, and iirc, i think it's a suspect in the GPS being off - not knowing the time zone confuses it as where to look for the satellites - not sure on that but makes sense to me in a fuzzy way
[Vibrant General] PathogenX:
Great to know it worked out :D

Now we just need a real fix from samsung.
[Vibrant General] robnil:
"Compass, as expected: still totally ****ing broken and ****ty"

I have a galaxy s, supposed to be the same unit. Have you calibrated the compass properly? When doing so it actually starts to work really goog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3d00Hr14o
[Vibrant General] kboater:
which fixes did you apply? it seems there are many fixes, and Im trying to figure out which to do

edit:

I have not tried any of the fixes, so would still like to know which two you said worked well for you.

I downloaded the same app as you, and it says seeing 0/10 satellites. Im indoors, so Ill go outside and try. is this the app everyone is using to see how far off their gps or compass is?

edit:

just trying to figure out which fixes worked best for you.

here is the sticky in the development section:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728894

here is another

:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739662

just trying to figure out which would be the best to try?
[Vibrant General] kboater:
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[Vibrant General] Jon C:
Yes, I've done the 'figure 8' method. The result is the same: the compass will either not work, or will not update to the proper direction for 5-8 seconds.

In Maps, the navigation 'arrow' never points to the right direction. If I start rotating my phone (facing in different directions), the position of the blue arrow will bounce around - randomly - within a radius of twelve city blocks.
[Vibrant General] jmattp:
I did the one that requires dialing *#*#1472365#*#* and changing settings. Its on the first page here.

That compass application was just something I used to see if I could have a better visual aid to see exactly how screwy the compass was being. I didn't know that it could show satellite connections until afterward.
[Vibrant General] fearmonkey:
Doubtful. It's just reading UTC time and showing it as that as it receives from satellites and/or cell towers. I highly doubt cell towers even work on Local Time and it's up to the device to set it accordingly.
[Galaxy Spica Themes and Apps] kenshinta:
Make your spica "look" more i5800 stock by matching your touchwiz launcher with the i5800 shutdown screen converted as a boot animation for the spica. Two recovery update zip files are included in the package (SDM_i5800boot-package):

SDM_i5800bootanimation is a recovery zip file containing the modified boot animation.

SDM_i5800bootlogo contains the stock boot logo of the i5800 to make the boot process look more seamless from logo to animation.

Apply both or any of the zips under recovery.

Preview: i5800 boot animation mod

WARNING: see all warnings about flashing boot logos. Applicable with samdroidmod, other systems have not been tested at all.

BIG FAT WARNING IN USE WITH SAMDROID KITCHEN V2

With release of Samdroid Kitchen V2, be warned that the attached files include the old Superuser.apk from kitchen v1, and the update zip themselves are for ktichenv1 format. So don't flash directly to kitchen v2. Use them in the newer kitchenv2 format, and delete the older Superuse.apk.

WARNING ENDS

Download:

[URL="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M8BCEJFM"]Mirror 1 (3.84MB)[/URL]
[Galaxy Spica Themes and Apps] munchy_cool:
thanks a lot man.
[EVO 4G Accessories] kenny111008:
I know that this is all based off of preference however I'm stuck between buying the rugged case or the active. I already have best buys version of the innocase surface 2 so I would like to know if should just buy the rugged for when I need the extra protection or just buy the active to have another day to day case like the surface 2. Any help please

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G Accessories] TickLe MY eLMo:
neither, buy a cheapo case off of ebay, the store for champions and cheap people!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Mecha2142:
While the Rugged gives you more protection, you lose one of the biggest features on the Evo; the kickstand. In addition, there have been reports of the flaps covering the ports on the phone tearing off easily.

I'm using an Innocase Active and it's worked just fine. It isn't insanely thick and I'm safe knowing my Evo is safe.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Bukem75:
I know this is not what you are asking, but tossing in my 2 cents since it is still the same brand... I would put in a vote for the Seidio Innocase II Surface. Works great. 1mm thick... The inside has a soft lining to keep the phone from getting scratched up by debris... The case has a slight rubber feel to it. Enough to not slip on a table and not to much so you cannot pull it out of your pants pocket...
[EVO 4G Accessories] bbelhorn:
I purchased both the active and the rugged, which I felt would give me protection for any and all situations. (I am a DOT highway worker and work in freeway traffic every night) After a month of using both I can honestly say I have taken to using the active on a regular basis. The rugged is awesome, don't get me wrong. But the added bulk makes it less convenient to use.

The active provides sufficient protection for daily use and then some. Knowing what I know now, if I were buying today I would buy the active along with the Zagg invisashield.

Hope that helps
[EVO 4G Accessories] lamboh:
and i work offshore in the oillfield. Offshore painter/blaster/rigger. i climb, i crawl, and at alot of times my big toes are hanging off a 40 ft down ledge. before i had the rugged, i had just the seidio holster...did its purpose, kept it out of the way, and secured...now that i have the rugged once its in its holster....i dont have to worry about it if im rigging up a load...or hanging onto a flimsy personnel basket hoisted up by the crane...sometimes 100-200 feet up onto the rig from the crew boat..still, even when im painting or blasting, i go pick up the phone. ...if a blast hose could instantly take off mil's of iron in an instant...imagine what it would do to an evo with rugged case. i already went through 3 touch screen phones doing this blasting job.....2 instincts and a palm pre....sand and touchscreen=fail...

although i'd rather if seidio had a built in screen protector....there was no way i was taking phone out on another hitch without the rugged/otter box.

plus u get inner case with seidio....but i like it with the whole rugged on.......the power button and volume buttons are easy to press now.
[EVO 4G Accessories] kenny111008:
thanks a lot for the feedback guys I already have the innocase two and I love it as a everyday case it provides good protection I went ahead and bought the rugged case combo because I figured I don't need another everyday case (which is what a lot of people said the active was) is prefer the option for even more protection to go over my everyday case. :) I already have a silicone gel cover and the Sprint body glove so I figured another everyday case would be pointless

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G Accessories] patkarrjr:
I'm using the Active and love it. I particularly like that it covers my rockers and power button. Found it on Ebay for 20 bucks free shipping.

pat
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
you do know you could have just bought the rugged upgrade kit to go around your existing Innocase II right?
[EVO 4G Accessories] kenny111008:
i did know that but then i figured that i could sell my innocase 2 for 30 buckks to my friend and get my money back =)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soxozor:
Whenever I try to download a.thing it suddenly downloads the file as .bin file. I don't k.ow why. Help?
[Captivate General] stonewallmike:
Hello,

First I want to thank the experienced users on this board, you guys have already made my transition from Apple clone to Android user much easier than it would have been!

One major problem I'm having with my shiny new Captivate is with Microsoft Outlook webmail. For work, I log onto our ms exchange webmail, where we have a public calendar and my jobs are posted as attachments to calendar events. The attachments are .doc files. When I go to download/open them (the iphone just opened them in what appeared to be HTML), I get a Download Unsuccessful message. I installed an Office app, which allowed the phone to recognize the files as .doc, but it still will not allow me to open/save them.

Is this because of the sideloading restrictions? I'm not averse to rooting the phone, especially with the groundwork having been laid by the folks here, but I want to be sure that if I root, it will accomplish what I need from the phone.

Update: Well, I rooted and enabled non-market apps with the settings.db method, and still no luck. Then I tried Opera Mini-browser and it worked! I'm not sure if it would have had I not done the other things, but in case anyone else is having this problem, doing those things will definitely solve it. Good luck!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kidshyy:
I googled how to reset my phone back to factory settings and they gave me this link

"[STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader"

(cant link links)

i misread that it was for the captivate, and i went through with all the directions.

now my phone keeps flashing an AT&T bootscreen and i cant get it in recovery mode..

help? :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stepinmyworld:
same here... that odin thing isn't working. Im just stuck at the vibrant boot screen. I know how to get into download mode but my pc or ODin doesnt recognize that i have my phone in. it's suppose to light up yellow or something. the tar files and all of that stuff is so confusing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kidshyy:
nevermind, i found the Odin program for the samsung vibrant and re did it.. but i still have BOTH at&t boot screen at the tmobile vibrant boot screen.. anyone know how to get rid of that? it would be much appreciated thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderdroid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=741027
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purpstar:
where did u find it.. please share..

Edit: NVM..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setzer715:
You may have tried this but these are the steps that eventually worked for me.

1. Put your phone in download mode by plugging it in and then holding Vol Up+Down and Power. As SOON as the screen goes black release power but NOT Vol Up+Down.

2. Launch Odin

3. Unplug your phone.

4. Load the pit and pda files into odin.

5. Plug your phone back in. You should now see one of the small blocks turn yellow and show you the com port. If not, something is wrong with your drivers.

6. Click start. If it flashes, great. If it hangs at File analasys then repeat 1-5.

6a. If Odin hangs at cache.rfs then move on to 6b.

6b. Unplug your phone (Odin will say it was removed) and remove the battery. DO NOT SHUT DOWN ODIN!!!!!!

6c. Put the battery back in and plug it back into your computer and put it back into download mode using step 1.

6d. Press start on Odin and it should now flash.

Again, this worked for me, it may have been a fluke and I'm not willing to try it again. Good luck!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mffu:
Does not boot!

What if the phone does not boot. All happened after I tried to flash the kernel back to the stock one. USB plugged in, battery is fully charged- still no sign of life. Any solution for that? No recover or download mode!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stepinmyworld:
i am completely lost when it comes to ODIN. I need to know the exact program to use. I have Odin Multi Downloader v4.03.. but it keeps giving me file path error and stuff. I have the right drivers i think because it does recognize my phone. im just so confused with this rar tar stuff. I would pay someone 20 dollars through paypal if they can walk me through this.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setzer715:
I don't want your money, but if you PM me I will try to type up a detailed how to.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setzer715:
What have you done to put it in download mode? You should power off your phone, plug it into your computer. It should then enter the charge mode where you see a picture of your battery being charged (or if you were like me and screwed up somewhere you may see a little picture of a phone, computer and yellow triangle in between them). If you get either of those then press and hold all three VOL up, VOL down and power. AS SOON AS the screen goes black release ONLY Power and it should go into download mode.

If you plug your phone into your computer (powered off) and nothing happens then you just be bricked. Call TMO and play dumb and hopefully get a replacement.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stepinmyworld:
Ok,

The_Chrome_Coyote really helped me!!!! Thank you so much and im back up and running. There was something missing from the original tutorial, not that we should be spoon fed but I didn't have the WinRAR program on my pc and didn't know I needed to extract anything. I was looking for exe. for it to be a program and just open it. It's a little more complicated than that. I added my additions in BOLD

The_Chrome_Coyote's Original post to me:

Odin isnt that hard, its just REALLY picky about working.

Firstly you need to download the Samsung drivers for your OS which can be found:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728929

added:

Second you need to make sure you download WinRAR x86 (32 bit) 3.93 (google it and you should be able to get it) otherwise if your pc doesn't have a program to recognize rar and tar files, you are out of luck.

then read this thread from JAC:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475

1. Now, Extract ODIN from its .rar and place the .exe on your desktop

2. Extract the .pit file from its.rar and place that on your desktop

3. Place the JFD .tar file on your desktop but DO NOT EXTRACT

Now you can use ODIN

4. Start ODIN Odin3. [Android + SLP], through ODIN select the .pit file

5. Hit "PDA" button, and through ODIN select the .tar file

6. Plug your TURNED OFF PHONE into the USB cable

7. Wait for the Battery/ charging indicator to start

8. HOLD VOL UP+ VOL DOWN+ POWER, as soon as the screen goes black RELEASE POWER, and continue to HOLD VOL UP+ VOL DOWN Until it enters download mode. Which should happen quickly and looks like a men at work highway sign.

9. If a COM port has turned Yellow in ODIN, then the device has been recognized. If it hasnt, unplug and plug your phone back in.

10. Dont select any options other than whats set at default.

11. Hit Start and be patient, takes me maybe 5 minutes to get back up and running.

NOTE: If you do not see a blue progress bar on the phone's screen after a minute;

11a. Turn your phone off by pulling the battery.

11b. CLOSE ODIN

11c. Start at step 4 again.

ODIN needs to be open and ready to flash before the phone is plugged in, in my experience. Its very picking about this, and not everyone has this issue, but I did and following all these steps helped me flash my phone more times than I can count the other day haha.

Hope this helped! and your $20, donate it to Wes, JAC, or Eugene to keep them making great stuff for our phone.

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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitywithin1:
Thank you thank you thank you
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] will6316:
Same thing happened to mine when i tried odin. Now all i get sometime when it come on. are 7 rows of text that seems to be a code on screen in amber. Ishipped back 2 samsung. Since t-mobile won't take it after 14 days.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rudeguy:
ok I screwed up guys.

I installed ROM manager from the market, flashed clockwork, it asked me if I wanted to partition and I said yes.

Now I just get a black screen at boot. I've managed to run odin and it says success. But I still just get a black screen after boot.

Little help?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddysays:
I do have to say that if YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO EXTRACT A COMPRESSED FILE (RAR, ZIP,ETC) YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS FLASHING YOU'RE PHONE!! Odin or otherwise.

I am not being mean but at least stick to update.zip files flashed through recovery and make sure you read reviews of other users first, and understand the instructions completely.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rudeguy:
First: everyone was a noob at one time, so simmer down.

Second: Pleast post an update.zip that will make my phone work.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmoney1017:
Cannot get past Galaxy S boot screen

I was using clockwork recovery installed through an update.zip file on my sd card. everything was working fine for about a day and then when i powered my phone off the next day and powered it back on it would not boot up past the Galaxy S screen. it goes to the Galaxy S screen and then goes blank but my hard keys stay lit up while my lcd is completely blank. I tried using the Odin method described in this thread and it seemed like it was going to work but i still cannot get past the boot screen. please help. willing to donate if needed
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kopykatkiller:
If you can see the samsung logo you are fine. Load up recovery and try a full wipe first. If that fails then you can odin back to stock and root again.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrodlies:
1. If you have questions, there is a q and a forum for this device!!!!!!

2. THIS IS THE DEV PART OF THE FORUM. IE FOR DEVS POSTING STUFF FOR THE PHONE!!!!!

3. Learn how to Google. Not that hard. Example, you don't know what the *.rar extension is. GOOGLE IT!! Google knows everything.

4. If you don't have basic android or computer skills, don't try anything stupid. You do have a chance to brick your phone, even the pros like cyanogen have bricked their phones.

5. Don't offer cash for someone to fix your phone. Keep it in qna and some one will help you. Save your cash for the development that work hard on making these things work.

6. Can a mod please move this thread to qna.

7. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. USE THE SEARCH FINCTION BUILT ONTO THE FORUMS. IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND THEN YOU WILL NOT LOOK LIKE NOOBS THAT JUST GOT THIS PHONE BECAUSE IT HAD AVITAR IN THE BOX!!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyfal:
cache.fs problem in odin

I FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE CACHE.RFS PROBLEM!!

http://www.fractionalphones.com/?p=121
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castro_OO:
OK thanks im having trouble getting into downlaod mode...from what i read. Im supposed to hold down the volume down and power button? But phone just keeps rebooting. If i just plug it in i get the battery charging screen. ill keep trying. Thanks everyone for the quick response.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbm21:
i cant get odin to recongnize my phone ive installed my drivers and stuff for 32x windows 7 and it recongnizes it when my phones in recovery not download mode. im on a mac using a paralelles virtual machine if that matters
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rotolog:
Vibrant

I did the same thing, =( I've been stuck on Galaxy S then it turns black. What have you done to fix this ? Please let me knowwww!!! I'm desperate,
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] All~G1:
There are at least three threads about the same thing. I would link you to the one I used but im on the xda app. You've got to use ODIN to flash the GTi9000 build then JAC's stock rom. GL & be patient. It's gonna take a while to set everything up. In the end I'm glad I went through it though cause now I know bricking/killing this phone almost impossible.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreddintyres:
Im fairly certain that is only for the I9000 version. The op would need to download and install the jfd.tar file and 512.pit files using odin which can be found in the bible in the development section.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cvibe88:
Go check out my thread with a video tutorial on flashing ROMS. If you want to get back to stock please ONLY follow the FIRST portion that deals directly with Odin and getting into download mode. The method I show consistently works and has gotten me back from several bricks. Enjoy http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10207377&postcount=1

Those of you who are NEW to flashing and dealing with this kind of stuff, please sit down take a breath; RELAX. READ DIRECTIONS, If its not working you are more than likely doing something wrong. You may not be stupid but cant follow directions =] most everyones responses here should fix your devices. Stop being

desperate

and be

deliberate

.