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[Captivate Android Development] nkd:
Finally changed to google server under gps settings and it works amazing, when I am outside it locks on to like 10 sattelites and before I never saw it go above 5 or may be 6. I don't know why samsung doesn't just use google server as default.

I had the same settings before it locked on to 3-4 sattelites and it always locked on though and I have had the phone for a month. Mine worked and never had a problem, I just think that default samsung servers suck.

On the old firmware I had supl.google.com, and 7276 port number and skyhook on. Secure Socket on or off didn't have much impact on me. Mine always worked, I used to get a lock in about 15-20 second average. Now with this firmware after I changed the settings to my old gps settings that I had with the previous firmware, I have locked on to 10-10 sattelites in my backyard, with default samsung settings it didn't lock on for half an hour and only had one sattelite in view.

I am just glad that it is locking on to more then 3-4 sattelites, previousl firmware never locked on to more then 5-6 at highest for me.

The good part seems to be that the new firmware has the potential to lock on to as many sattelites as it sees. I went to my backyard and got my location in 5 seconds.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
Something I've done to help my battery is to have WiFi never sleep.

Go into the WiFi settings, press the MENU button, then ADVANCED, then WiFi Sleep Policy and select "Never". This way when the screen goes dark, WiFi will stay on.
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
MS Based use cell network to download some satellite infor to help accquire fast lock from a cold start. Ideally, it only needs as much as 6 seconds to lock in. In reality, anywhere from 20 to 50 seconds are acceptable.

Standalone means your GPS chip or processor needs to figure this out by itself which typically means 1 to 10 minutes of time to lock in from a cold start.

Modern GPS chips also use caching to cache last good info in memory so that next time you fire up GPS at the same location, it don't have to start all over again. This is called warm start.

AGPS is designed to speed up the cold start time, like when you landed in a foreign city and need the GPS up as soon as possible.

Once locked in, aGPS is no longer needed.
[Captivate Android Development] ftank:
could someone walk me through applying these to my phone. Mine is slow as all hell and the GPS is crap. Really looking for something to help...
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
I'm beginning to think its too early for this, but what is needed is a new sticky for this update for the various thigns; or an update on first page of existing stickies, with info on application. Reading through this whole thread, and I'm seeing success/failure, and methods working/not working...bouncing around like the GPS on the Captivate :eek:

I put a post in several pages ago asking some questions about the various things many of us have done, and if this new firmware can have those things applied the same way. Got no answers I'm presuming because-> too early to say, and so many "How is GPS working" questions, nobody even saw it.

I guess I'm going to hold off for an official single post for each topic (rooting, sideloading, speed enhancements) for 'how to' comes up.
[Captivate Android Development] cropythy:
It seems (at least on my phone) if I reach somewhere between 15-20% battery life my phone will still see 6-11 sattelites but be able to lock on any of them...is this a bug or battery saving feature and more importantly how can i get rid of this?
[Captivate Android Development] cachookaman:
im getting pretty good battery life with this so far. ive been unplugged for 11 hours and im only down to 79%. normally id be down to around 20% by that time.
[Captivate Android Development] derek4484:
WHAT? There's no freaking way. Unless you never wake the phone from standby.
[Captivate Android Development] derek4484:
Yea, I looked at that track. Zoom in on it and you'll see its all over the place. Still not what I would call quality tracking.
[Captivate Android Development] derek4484:
Yea, maintaining a lock on 11 sats seems a little fishy. Especially since there are only a total of 24 GPS sats around the globe.

Everything made by Google is a permanent beta. One of the things I hate about them.
[Captivate Android Development] mrbloog:
Anyone else getting the problem when you click download it will wait a very long time to start?
[Captivate Android Development] cotr:
just installed this... cant seem to root it with the one click unroot.
[Captivate Android Development] lilo777:
From the Broadcom's press release for Captivate's GPS chip: "Increased satellite availability: supports GPS, SBAS and QZSS satellites at L1 frequency band."

So, we should get locks on more satellites :p
[Captivate Android Development] A.VOID:
still doesn't seem to hold locks on sats well.
[Captivate Android Development] thindery:
Assuming I get this installed and I am able to root again, what files do I need from titanium backup to restore my apps and settings? The update.zip or the contents of the titanium backup folder on the sd card?

If I need the zip it says how will titanium backup be installed when about to create it:

User application or system application.

Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] lexudv:
Just installed this, rooted, and got all my old apps/data/setting using titanium backup! Now to start testing GSP. So far so good! :)
[Captivate Android Development] Bjd223:
I assume this helps the battery because Wifi uses less power than 3G data?
[Captivate Android Development] nkd:
I wont be surprised if the battery life improves alot with this build. Before my display used most of the battery. Now I constantly see the display adjusting brightness. It seems that they have tweaked the ambient light sensor. The default brightness seems a lot lower under low light conditions compared to the old firmware. An auto it was way bright then it should have been.
[Captivate Android Development] heygrl:
Yes WiFi will drain the battery far less than 3G or even 2G.
[Captivate Android Development] dalingrin:
It is working for me. If I search for pdanet in the market nothing shows up. Turn on the flight mode and it does.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Just searched word ROOT in this thread, and see one person that indicated the 1 click root didn't work, and otheres that are rooting fine.

I used the method to copy the update.zip to External SD card (root of that card) and it did not root my phone. At least I don't have the Super User program, so I presume not.

Any suggestions?
[Captivate Android Development] cropythy:
Use UnleashTheBeast, root +a lot more good stuff just go back to the front page and it should be in the top 5 or 10, it was aparently just updated to even go ahead and allow side loading
[Captivate Android Development] fiendiish:
You have to copy the update.zip file to your INTERNAL /sdcard root.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Thanks guys for the suggestions. I have gotten it done.

I did have the update.zip on the root of my SD card. It was the original one from when I first rooted stock flash. I read that it would work.

I ended up finding the 1Click root, and got it to work. The first pass did not work, but I think it was because I had the SD card mounted. I tried it again w/o mounting it, and that did it.
[Captivate Android Development] thindery:
Can you help me out with how you got everything back with titanium backup...

what files do I need from titanium backup to restore my apps and settings? The update.zip or the contents of the titanium backup folder on the sd card?

If I need the zip it says how will titanium backup be installed when about to create it:

User application or system application.

Which do i pick?
[Captivate Android Development] phlunkie:
I agree about the screen being better. I notice about a 20% decrease in power consumption in the battery report. And it seems the battery isn't draining as fast.

I have already lost gps locking. It won't even pick up the time. I do have the google supl settings. Saw a hack for time servers, I will try that later.
[Captivate Android Development] mrbloog:
Anyone else just getting some issues with this rom? Like my usb now has to be plugged directly in the motherboard as it's having trouble detecting the phone plugged in, and downloads sometimes take a long time to start.
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
Im sad to say that my gps problems have returned after 8 hours of using this update :(
[Captivate Android Development] Jon C:
:(

Have you tried Google's 'My Tracks' app?
[Captivate Android Development] thindery:
i flashed the new firmware and got the thing rooted. I got titanium backup on and i'm trying to restore all my old apps but it keeps saying:

Install Blocked

For security, your phone is set to block installation of applications not sourced in Android Market.

Any ideas on what to do to stop this?
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
I had the same problem. I had to install ROM Manager for it to work. Not sure if that actually did it or not, but as soon as I installed it, the next time I did the install.zip, it rooted. :confused:

GPS isn't any better in my opinion. I'm thinking about going back to the stock ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
Right. It doesn't keep looking for towers and switching back and forth.
[Captivate Android Development] phlunkie:
Yes, I had to switch usb ports also. Same deals problems with the market. Also some disconnects in market.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
Some apps aren't showing up in the market with this new ROM that were there with the old ROM. I verified this with my wife's HTC Aria that is stock. Apps like "IP Cam Viewer" or "Discover Mobile".

I'm seriously thinking about going back to the stock ROM and wait it out. Because now not only do I have poor GPS from before, but now some apps from the market aren't showing up, and I can't side load them with Droid Explorer or restore from Titanium Backup.
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
I have not...I'm assuming you're trying to find out whether I have a record of the accuracy of my device being sub-par.

The problem I am having isnt so much with accuracy (although I'm prepared to see that problem return as well) as it is with acquiring and maintaining a lock. Upon initial reboot, the phone detects up to 11 satelites in a matter of seconds and locks with several of them nearly instantly. Within 15-30 seconds it grabs the majority if not all the satellites. 8 hours in, it has a hard time finding satelites and when it finally does see them, it doesnt lock onto them.

I know the general assumption is that the issue with gps was not with acquisition but with accuracy and that acquiring > 8 satelites would resolve the issue. I think I've read just about all the posts on the subject, including the ones by the guy who claims to work for the chip maker. Personally I find that assertion that < 8 satelites = the current captivate situation suspicious for several reasons, but my knowledge on the subject may be years out of date.

In any case, after enough time has passed since a reboot, my phone will eventually detect satellites but refuses to lock onto any of them. I have a 70 mile commute each way every day so it may also be that I'm getting a chance to regularly test this thing out in a way that most people arent.

Since the problem has returned I've fiddled with the various gps configuration settings with no success. Its possible the last few attempts were a fluke and I'll keep trying and post again tomorrow.
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
You could install that unleash the beast update that everybody is talking about. It comes with an app called MarketAccess. If you set it up to use TMobile's market then the problem should be solved.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
I'm using Market Enabler emulating T-Mobile. Still not showing up. :(

Can someone else search for Discover Mobile? It's a Discover Card app to look at your account.
[Captivate Android Development] zagorka:
I had the same problem then i did non-market apps enabling from the stickies and everything went fine with restoring all my apps. The only drawback was i had to manualy click install for every one of them.
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
Just searched while emulating T-Mobile US and found it - version 1.01. Are you sure you didnt reboot? Unless you configure it otherwise, you have to re-enable emulation on reboot.

EDIT: oops didnt notice that yours is called Market Enabler and mine is called Market Access...they might not have the same config options so disregard the second half of my post. In any case, you could try Market Access instead since it worked for me.
[Captivate Android Development] mrbloog:
Going back to stock since this rom gives me market download problems and usb connection problems.
[Captivate Android Development] Zysoclaplem:
So the general consensus is that this update does not include a fix for the GPS issues that most Samsung Captivates are experiencing? I'm already out of my 30 day period so I cannot return mine, with or without a GPS fix.
[Captivate Android Development] joelpt:
New firmware experiences

I installed this firmware a few hours ago, observations:

GPS working great. Locks within ~5 seconds on 8/8 or 9/9 satellites outside on multiple trials. Getting 5/6 or 6/6 indoors in ~10 seconds.

Google Maps Navigation while driving works properly now (woot), without the bad-accuracy/jumping-around effect. When GPS signal is lost it seems to come back within ~5 seconds in each case. I did a My Trails map of some test driving I did, and while it isn't perfectly accurate, it is quite accurate enough to prevent Google Navigation from jumping to adjacent streets. (Unfortunately I cannot link to the My Trails map due to this forum's new user restrictions.)

GPS and magnetic compasses are both rock solid. Both compasses fluctuate less than 1 degree when placed on a table and vary by +-5 degrees when walking in a straight line.

Screen auto-brightness is MUCH more reactive now (seems to readjust every ~15 seconds) and the overall screen brightness is much lower. I'm very pleased with this change as the previous auto brightness levels (and correspondingly high contrast ratio) were very tiring to my eyes, and probably would have led me to return the device.

To install it, I downloaded the files in post #6 of this thread, then followed these instructions for using ODIN and installing the PIT and PDA files:

1.Your Device must be in DOWNLOAD mode to use ODIN.

2.Get your phone into DOWNLOAD mode by turning off your phone and plugging it in. Wait for the green charging screen. Hold Volume Up, Volume down, and Power. Let go of power as soon as the screen goes black. A yellow digging Android should be on the screen. This may take a few tries to get it right. (Alternate Method if you have ADB access : use the command ‘adb reboot download’).

3. Launch ODIN, then disconnect/reconnect your phone via USB. It should then say a COM port right under top-right box. (Issues detecting your device on a COM port? Try connecting your phone before starting ODIN, and don’t do the disconnect\reconnect. It’s a finicky application.)

4.In ODIN, load each file with its corresponding field..PIT,PDA,CSC etc. (In this case we just use the PDA and PIT).

5.Don’t check anything else, the other two boxes should be checked by default (Auto Reboot and Reset Time)

6.Hit “start.” Be patient!

One weird issue I had is that I could not use ODIN or adb using the included Micro USB cable; 'adb devices' stated the device was 'offline'. By switching to another Micro USB cable it worked like a charm. Other reports I read stated that changing which USB port the cable was plugged into on their PC resolved this issue.

Summary: so far this firmware update is great and has fixed all my significant issues with the Captivate. +1 for Samsung.
[Captivate Android Development] ronandi:
Looking through this post, many people have noticed an improvement at least. Personally, I saw no results at first, but after changing to Auto Config and MS-Based i started to get satellites and a lock. I did this outside my house and use Navigation to get to a random point. It lost the lock almost immediately after i started moving, so after waiting I stopped down the route and entered my starting location. I got a lock again and kept it the whole ride back. It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot better than nothing. When i got home i walked around my house and only lost a lock once (and quickly got it back).

Overall for me, coming from not being able to get a lock at all, its an improvement.... at least so far. Only time will tell
[Captivate Android Development] Croak:
Interesting. I have both the Captivate and the Bell Vibrant (2 actually, I returned one of them). The Captivate was always brighter, either in auto or manual mode than either of the Vibrants. Tempted to flash it to JH2 to see if that changes.
[Captivate Android Development] Xenth:
It's somewhat of an improvement, but I'm still on the fence about keeping it over a phone with reliable GPS. It's still very difficult to get a GPS signal indoors even if you're next to a window, though it does at least work outside now.

I'm concerned about all the borderline acceptable signals though. Is the GPS going to be totally unusable during a storm?
[Captivate Android Development] smeltn:
hmm keeping my eye on this one. Interesting to see if this does in fact fix GPS and compass problems..

Anyone have Homerun Battle 3D that had gittering problems before with the aimer tested this to see if it fixes those issues as well?
[Captivate Android Development] lost2030:
How long does it take to get this firmware installed???

Odin3 has been stuck on File Analysis for over 5 minutes.

Nevermind! I got the update going...I just re-did the steps.
[Captivate Android Development] YellowGTO:
Yeah man, I know what you mean. I'm sick and F'ing tired of getting lost going to the fridge. Or I'll be at work make a copy bust out my Captivate say "Navigate to Boss's desk" and the damn GPS fails. I think i'm going to return mine for an Iphone.
[Captivate Android Development] Lunged:
Just throwing my GPS experience onto the pile here.

My GPS is still trash, sadly. It actually thought I was in Arizona... I'm in Florida. Thats a new one to me, although it was obviously getting that from WiFi location. GPS takes forever to lock, if ever.
[Captivate Android Development] beazie0885:
Homerun battle 3d is working smoothly as of right now, but it was iffy with the glitchy aiming it never happened consistently. But I found a fix for that too. Get a compass app and whenever you start the game out if its glitchy, open compass and calibrate, voila! Works every time. My only problem now is, I enabled homerun battle thru titanium backup after the flash and somehow its no longer found in the market or my downloads, its running on the phone fine though. Just no more updates for now. Its like that with a couple apps.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
See this.
[Captivate Android Development] lost2030:
Thank you! I'm stuck on modem.bin at the moment.
[Captivate Android Development] cropythy:
2 real quick questions, did you go to settings>location and security and then enable network usage and did you change to ms based? at first i couldn't get a lock then did those this morning and its been excellent, except a hicup or 2 in navigation, sense
[Captivate Android Development] YellowGTO:
:DAnyone who is about to download this. I'm uploading it to my server for a directlink all 3 files in one rar. Give me about 5 minutes.

Here ya go http://dangdeals.com/firmpitod.rar

Firmware

Odin

Pit

All in the same file no password.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
I just installed Market Access, enabled T-Mobile US, and searched for the Discover Car app, and it's still not there.

Are you sure you're running the new firmware we're discussing here? Go into SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE>BASEBAND VERSION What does it show there?

Mine shows, I897UCJH2.
[Captivate Android Development] lost2030:
How do I know if Odin3 is working? I'm just stuck on modem.bin and nothing is moving!

I just need to select the PIT and PDA files correct??

Had to click on Re-Partition in order for the whole thing to work!!
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
Pictures tell 1,000 words so here's 2 :)
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
Alright. So, I've now been able to get to my paid apps in the market with this new firmware. I used the "Unleash The Beast" method from the link below. Followed the instructions about side loading too. After the reboot from following the instructions about sideloading, I was able to find the apps that I haven't been able to find all night. I'd also like to mention that I was using "Market Access" and not "Market Enabler"

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751182

Good luck everyone! I think I might stick with this ROM for a few days now to see how it works out since I've put this much work into it.
[Captivate Android Development] gk527:
Hey, thanks for following up. I just wanted to ask to make sure. However I've figured it out. Check out my post above.

Seriously, thanks for replying. I appreciate it. If I hadn't already figured out the "Unleash the Beast" trick, I'd know that it was still my problem. Just wanted to confirm with you since a lot of others were/are experiencing what I was.

:cool:
[Captivate Android Development] halfhp:
no prob :)
[Captivate Android Development] appelflap:
If it is a definite fix experience will show. But at least it is fair to conclude that they are working on a fix. Some initial theoretical tests show that in this firmware the weird upper limit of maximal 8 locked satellites has been addressed. Now it is possible to get a steady lock on 12. For starters, that is a big step.

Don't know the status of this release, but it can be that this release is "work in progress" and is still intensively tested by Samsung. So it may be just a partial fix.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Try T-Mobile AU. I couldn't access some of my pay apps with T-Mobile US, but I was able to with T-Mobile AU. Remember though to kill the market before applying the change.
[Captivate Android Development] YellowGTO:
Wow, Kies worked for the 1st time ever with this rom lol
[Captivate Android Development] lost2030:
Just in case someone says the one click root no longer works.

I was still able to root it with the one click root application after flashing it.
[Captivate Android Development] benebrady:
If you have Market Enabler working, change the value to Custom Settings 310120 and you should be able to use the Market just fine.
[Captivate Android Development] appelflap:
Turn off gps data logging

This rom is clearly a "debug" rom. For example for the gps there is some heavy data logging going on. Make sure you turn this feature off by changing the value of cLogEnabled in the file /system/etc/jupiter.xml to "false".

This will prevent that your /data/gps/log/ directory will be filled with log files.

(Of course you have to be rooted to do this)
[Captivate Android Development] thindery:
I have seen gps improvement with this rom. This one I was able to get a lock outside in 30 seconds. Same settings with stock firmware was about 5 minutes. So pretty drastic improvement. This is stationary.

I've noticed better google navigationby far too. I cross streets on the map in real time so that is good. Maps for some reason is still "laggy". I mean its not a smooth movement on the map as I drive around. Kind of skips a half block at a time. Comparing to my wifes iphone 4 the iphone was way smoother.

I was able to luck onto a max of 9/10 satellites. Locks are steady and not as much dropping as before.

Hopefully results continue for the next few days and it doesn't diminish.