yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
After playing with this for a while my .02 on this is it's nothing worth writing home about. I'm thinking this is lacking stuff the "Official" release will have because I honestly don't see much of a difference, although it is a tad smoother without a lag fix, it's not OMG CRAZY or anything.
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
i downloaded the latest version F i believe. Got the black bar mod fine, no battery though....

gonna hold off until it says it is fully compatiable.

this firmware has alot of changes i can feel. Don't want to screw with it to much. Can wait a day or two and try again.
[Captivate Android Development] theMaginator:
Ok so I went on a quick drive with gps Navigator;

My ispression is that it works better than it did before. Took a while to get accurate location but once it got me it tracked me pretty well. Still alot

if testing to do though.

The actual FW is pretty responsive haven't added a lagfix yet, waiting on voodo.
[Captivate Android Development] Psytra:
I installed this beta and did the usual (lagfix, root, remove att junk, unhelpful's kernel) and it is running very smoothly for me.

The gps still does not lock on in my house and I have yet to try outside but I am sure it will be at least a little better.

I do not notice a difference so far in what I use the phone for but I am a sucker for new stuff. I just need to figure out how to install the host file to block ads in the meantime until sre is made to work with this version.
[Captivate Android Development] mattbeau:
THANK YOU

So I have spent alot of time reading XDA, I have been watching things to fix the gps and speed things up, I was running stock with sre 1.2.3 last and was great but no GPS. I just tested this rom outside and locked in a few seconds at 10m. the best I've seen since the begining and by a long shot. I was begining to think i made a bad decision as this is my first android device and came from the iphone 3g and 3gs. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[Captivate Android Development] smokestack76:
I know its early but i had a full charge when i flashed. And after app install recal the batt. But screen seems darker and batt is going nice. Still at 99% after like 30 minutes now lol
[Captivate Android Development] Main Target:
Sat outside my house for 2 minutes, no lock.

Nandroiding back.
[Captivate Android Development] g0dzilla32:
same.. nondroid back.. don't see any improvement with this flash
[Captivate Android Development] tzones:
Which page are referring to?

thx

TZ
[Captivate Android Development] theMaginator:
It is the first Thread under development.

*http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989*
[Captivate Android Development] bluetoothless:
Performed Titanium Backup, flashed to stock JF6(Odin), flashed JH7(Odin), and rebooted. Saw unrestricted market access at least once and all my previous apps under downloads. After that I set up wifi connection to home router and synce outlook through Kies and repowered. Next I went to download all my previous apps and for whatever reason market restriction reared its ugly head. Any clues? Titanium restore worked, but curious enough to try again.
[Captivate Android Development] tzones:
Thanks you all for your help. The one click Master boot clear did the trick for me. My JH7 is now working like charm.

thanks

TZ
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
I can get a satellite lock, but SRE was giving me better tracking.
[Captivate Android Development] provoked:
Not sure if you are following the SRE thread, but designgears just stated that he is about to release 1.3 which is compatible with JH7, so I don't know if that might help but... I will definitely be checking it out!
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
LOL my F5 button is getting worn out...these things are going way too fast!
[Captivate Android Development] provoked:
I know... for me it is pretty sad. I already flashed JF6 and then JH7 so I can have a clean ROM waiting for when SRE 1.3 drops. I am frothing at the mouth lol!
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
Yeah, still need the stock build.prop
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
I don't have any issues with Fascinate LWPs (flow is so beautiful). Did you forget to copy the liblwfa-0.A.2-mng-p1.so file into /system/lib? That's probably the issue.

LbsbTestMode application is still present in /system/app. In ADW I was able to create shortcut for it on a home screen using:

Custom Shortcut -> Activities -> LbsTestMode -> .LbsTestMode

which beats the hell out of *#*#1472365#*#* anyway. You need this, because Samsung is still set on using www.spirent-lcs.com, when it won't even ping. When will they ever learn?
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
so I've put launcher pro on here. a few apps.

I went to reflash this so that I could throw the new SRE on, and it kept my files. I think I might have to flash back to stock, then flash to jh7. It doesn't clear the data that you've set up. Just to let anyone know.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
JF6 with one click will clear the data, and then you flash with JH7.
[Captivate Android Development] zagorka:
Couple things from me. I installed it and I was unable to sign in to gmail and market thru wireless. i had to disable it and use 3G to sign in. And GPS seems to be better but not as good as the previous fixes.

I had a GPS lock in CoPilot in 3-4 minutes compared to 30 sec with the fix.
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
Yes, I was just letting anyone else know that it is a waste to just flash over with jh7 because it isn't a "full" software update, but more of a "fix" so it wont clear your data.

I did a worthless flash, so I wanted to save others from this.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Is your GPS analysis just based on lock? What's important is how well it works after lock, no matter how long it takes to lock, IMO.
[Captivate Android Development] sfernandez:
+1 I was unable to sign in to gmail and market thru WiFi. i had to disable it and use 3G to sign in
[Captivate Android Development] zagorka:
Never had problem after initial lock. Always kept me on the road.
[Captivate Android Development] born_fisherman:
Just an FYI - I created an activities shortcut through launcherpro (thanks to another user) and let the "Get Position Test" run while I browsed the web.. and after 250 sec, finally locked on to 5 sats, then up to 10 sat on one time..

Since doing this, I am now getting a lock within 7 seconds from a cold start in LBS and Google Maps - If I use GPS Status, I get a lock in a couple of seconds.

This is without changing any of the settings in the LBS menu - I will probably change the accuracy from 50 to 100 to see if that gets a quicker lock in Maps..
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
actually I just figured out that you don't need to replace the entire build.prop with stock. All you do is change the firmware version in this section of build.prop to JF6 in two places:

# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=SGH-I897-user 2.1-update1 ECLAIR UCJH7 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=Samsung/SGH-I897/SGH-I897/SGH-I897:2.1-update1/ECLAIR/UCJH7

Root explorer text editor will take care of it.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Interesting how it is different for so many people. I've just been through the thread, and found a small number that has been on some drives, none of which had good experience.

With the other issues going on, looks like this one is still not ready for prime time.

With all the great DEVs here, if it can be made to work right, they will.
[Captivate Android Development] Hellerox:
Password? Where is it?
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
as stated several times in this thread:

samfirmware.com
[Captivate Android Development] doctahjeph:
searchxda.com
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
LMAO! love it!
[Captivate Android Development] Hellerox:
thanks!

Sorry, search is temporarily unavailable for approximately 5 minutes. Please try again in 10 minutes.
[Captivate Android Development] sti-06:
I am kinda confused...

Is this froyo or no?
[Captivate Android Development] sfernandez:
No its 2.1
[Captivate Android Development] doctahjeph:
Yes. Yes. Yes.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
The answer is the frigging name of the thread.
[Captivate Android Development] doctahjeph:
Then take the time to read. I read through all the pages and it took me less than 20 minutes. But, you know what? I had all the answers to my questions plus I learned more then I had even thought of.
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
I'll have what he's having.
[Captivate Android Development] fox945:
May I make a suggestion for the OP? Can we put these instructions on the original post so they are easier to find? Now I know what to do I don't need them but it sure would make it easier for somebody just stumbling upon this thread. Also thank you Zilch25, as usual your instructions work just fine.
[Captivate Android Development] doctahjeph:
Well if they ask stupid questions they will get stupid answers.
[Captivate Android Development] sti-06:
Yeah thats what I thought but people like this ^^^^ confuses me.

Thats why I asked, so is it?
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
It is not froyo. Sorry.
[Captivate Android Development] yogesh892:
i second the instructions! -__-
[Captivate Android Development] sti-06:
Thanks for the clarification.

So, what is the hype about this firmware than?
[Captivate Android Development] Tony_McDearmid:
Hi,

This is my first post ever. [Please be gentle]

I used Odin3 One-Click Downloader to Flash to JF6.

I have I897UCJF7_homebinary.tar downloaded.

What is the link to download the Odin program

that will allow me to "Flashed JH7 without repart."

Thank You.
[Captivate Android Development] fox945:
I'm attaching ODIN for download.
[Captivate Android Development] Tony_McDearmid:
Got it fox!

Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] Banditlol:
Jh7

I just flashed to jh7, i'm indoors and can't get a gps lock. However oddly enough I have better signal status. It used to be 0 to 3 bars inside my house now it's all the way full. I have no idea what that could mean.
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
GPS not fixed

I flashed to JH7 and did some test drive today. The GPS is as bad as JH2/JH3. There is no improvement on GPS as far as I can tell. It still jumps all over the place. The initial lock in time still varies a lot.

I could care less about whether or not I can lock inside my house (I can in previous JH2/JH3). Your house is not going to need GPS. Your car does.
[Captivate Android Development] mindfrost82:
Has anyone been able to connect to an Exchange server with this?

Whenever I try, I get to the "checking incoming settings", then it'll say "unable to open connection to server".

I even went back to JH6 and now its doing the same thing. Its gotta be something easy that I'm missing.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
working fine for me
[Captivate Android Development] bluetoothless:
Titanium backed-up, flashed to stock JF6, flashed JH7(JF7?) and after performing *#*#1234#*#* only to see:

PDA : I897UCJH7

PHONE: I897UCJH7

CSC: I897ATTJF6

Shouldn't all three be the same?

I if remember correctly from SamsungFirmware.com the UC stands for USA Cingular and

the CSC: version states ATT and an earlier date?

Any input?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
cingular is the name of the network, ATT is the branding. your APN settings will also say "cingular" out the wazoo. in fact, your MMS address is "yourphonenumber"@cingular.mms.net I think.

PDA/PHONE will be connected to cingular while CSC is the branding from ATT (which is why it says ATT). those apps haven't updated since the JF6 release, so those aren't going to change.
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
Holy downed xda.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
Yes siree.
[Captivate Android Development] Main Target:
I feel this this cant be anywhere near what they may be releasing over kies/ota. I mean the Vibrant guys got a working media hub, new task manager, swype voice input. I found none of these things in JH7. Have you guys?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
our is still a JH (meaning August) release, their's was a JI (meaning September) release. ours is most likely NOT final, theirs might be
[Captivate Android Development] ThisWasATriumph:
Yes, I don't think this is that new of a firmware.

Digging around in the service menu shows that it was compiled on August 27.
[Captivate Android Development] rkorzuch:
I can't get my exchange account setup on this ROM. in the "Checking incoming server settings" stage it fails with Setup could not finish, Cannot connect to server. I have verified the settings and my data is working properly. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
at least, for me, it's far snappier than JH2/3 and at least a little more official since GPS logging is disabled by default.

hopefully what's being shown off in their JI release will eventually make their way onto our phone as an OTA or leak
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
This update didn't touch the system files.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
same issue here with Exchange setup not working.... i advise anyone thinking of jumping to this.. not to... even after going back to JF6, the exchange setup doesn't work anymore.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
my exchange setup works perfectly.
[Captivate Android Development] rkorzuch:
The only way I can get exchange to work is by using another email client (Touchdown). I tried rolling back to the stock rom and exchange still didn't work.
[Captivate Android Development] pdxrealtor:
My exchange has worked with JH& and SRE 1.3, but I WAS using Touchdown...... I don't know why anyone would use the native client anyways... but to each their own.:)
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
i am using both. 2 different exchange servers on different domains. stock one is working fine.
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
No DICE... I have just wiped and loaded JH3 and the exchange account setup still doesn't work.

It appears to go out for credentials and then locks up on incoming server connection. I can see data going up and down.. but then it just stops.

wtf

anyway call ATT about this? maybe a network issue? I am in North Jersey.
[Captivate Android Development] rkorzuch:
It's not a network issue. I downloaded Touchdown from the market and I was able to setup my exchange account. Something happened to the default email client.
[Captivate Android Development] pdxrealtor:
I have a fresh JH7 on my phone.. i'll plug my settings in real quick and let you know what happens..

Signed: Board in Oregon- waiting on SRE 1.3c.. :)
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
This is my question. What the hell is wrong with people if someone else asks a question?

Ok, so it has been stated. Obviously they missed it, or something like that.

Don't jump down their throat. This is how we lose people in general.

All that needs to be done is perhaps suggest they search, not be a smart ass. Odds are, everyone else was once a noob who didn't know what to do. Calm down. This is the internet. Stop acting tough.
[Captivate Android Development] pdxrealtor:
Yep.... no luck here either.

I've heard the native client is supposed to be improved greatly. Maybe they're working on it.
[Captivate Android Development] pdxrealtor:
Did I miss something?
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
so yours is crapped out now too?
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
I had my exchange accounts working fine until I a bad lagfix install. Not sure if it was the lagfix or SRE 1.3 that did it.

contemplating going back to touchdown or returning the phone. I guess i could wait for an official firmware before i get it replaced.

not happy about this snag.
[Captivate Android Development] zippox180:
so it seems that the common gps test is checking how fast the location locks inside the house...this seems counter productive for some reason as why would one need to know their location inside. it seems that the real test would be going outside and testing first not inside. i have also noticed that yes this gps issue is widespread however that not all phones are affected. mine was horrible with all other firmware and then with this it is now amazing. no overshooting nor any lake driving seems as if everything is on track. my point is that some are criticizing an update because it does not work for them in particular. if that is the case and no other ways fix it, then possibly the phone itself is at fault and possibly hardware not software? some people have not had any problems with their gps while others have had nothing but problems. i know im not as technical as most of you and forgive me if i seem ignorant to this. however these were just some observations that i have noticed.

by the way this site is a lifesaver:D
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
people *****ing about 5 threads back. same thing that happens on EVERY thread in this board.

If it is misplaced (IE general instead of android development and such) I understand telling them about it, but I'm tired of watching people think they are god and totally ***** someone out for doing so.

I've posted questions on general that have never been answered. I'm sure if I post them here, someone would answer while 4 other people tell me how inferior I am. It just gets old. that's all. This was just another time.
[Captivate Android Development] pdxrealtor:
I just took a 10 mile drive. Freeways, neighborhoods, and arterials.... a couple hiccups here and there but WOW what an improvement.

Also GPS test reported 11 sats working at one time.

This is on JH7 fresh flash after JF6. No SRE yet..

I haven't noticed too much of that here, but I don't spend a ton of time either. I've seen some other forums that are just down right full of children.... I won't mention names.

It won't work on the JH7 and I'm not flashing back to stock to test that. I don't use the native client anyways... never will. It's crippled compared to Touchdown. Not putting you down or anything.. just not for me..
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
My native email client is working fine with our company exchange account. I was able to set it up, and have been able to receive pushed emails without having taken the phone to the office since loading JH7.
[Captivate Android Development] shoeboxin:
I browsed through this thread and couldn't find an ample answer. Unlike most of the people who have posted in this particular thread, I have not flashed from the stock JF6 rom (IE I'm still running JF6). The only significant changes I've made are rooting it and enabling non-market apps. This being the case, do I need to take the extra step and re-flash JF6 with repartition selected then flash JH7, or can I simply flash JH7 as is?

(The main question here being do I need to repartition before flashing JH7?)
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
You shouldn't have to, since jf6 is partitioned how it is supposed to be. Just flash over. Most suggest a fresh flash, but it will keep your user data if you just flash it over. Although, some reports are that it doesn't work.
[Captivate Android Development] shoeboxin:
Cool thanks for quick answer, I'll flash straight to JH7 and report if it worked for me.
[Captivate Android Development] Unhelpful:
So I'll definitely get GPS lock in my living room, which is a converted 18th-century log cabin with walls about a foot thick? Because I think the metal mesh used to secure the chinking might interfere a bit...
[Captivate Android Development] Fortune090:
Wow...

And not at how fast the lock was... Nice house, man! haha

I'm currently just waiting until people stop texting me for the night, then I'll probably be flashing this. Hopefully I'll see some improvements with my Captivate! :D
[Captivate Android Development] bamonkey:
:confused:no matter how hard i follow the instructions i can never seem to flash correctly :(

so i read above and followed intructions CAREFULLY. i had jf6 *stock* and SRE installed and that was all. added the 512 pit file and jh7 to pda and checked. i was actually thrilled to see it show PASS in odin after my last failure to try a flash to my captivate...however.

It does boot up *horray last time it was totally fried* but it shows the galaxy loading screen for awhile and then just goes to black screen.*sigh* so okay here we go again. what did i do wrong?;)

sorry im really new to android and want to get as confident with all this like i did my my tilt2 winmo phone
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
Flash JF6 with Odin one click, don't install SRE. Then flash just the JF7 in PDA, make sure "Repartition" is NOT checked and you don't need the pit file, then it will work.
[Captivate Android Development] bamonkey:
:D Was doing one click to stock while i was reading your post. flashed without pit and alls golden now. I am one happy captivate user now :)
[Captivate Android Development] Clienterror:
Glad ya got her figured out :-)

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Android Development] The Bishop:
Wonder why some having exchange server woes, and others don't. That's the only thing that's keeping me from flashing. Also seems like people have different phones night and day re: GPS results being all over the place, or just different values on what constitutes 'good' for each person.

If this forum didn't exist I'd have taken this back and been in an iPhail 4 by now. phew, so glad it does exist.
[Captivate Android Development] it2swbrown:
I might have missed this but I think I read all the posts. When I try to unrar the files it is asking me for a password? Was that posted anywhere?
[Captivate Android Development] IllegalOpcode:
yea you missed it.password = samfirmware.com
[Captivate Android Development] it2swbrown:
Thanks. I'm really tired. Yall are the best.
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:


I know right?I didnt realize what an xda junkie I was until i couldnt get xda on my desk top or phone. As a result, i did not mess with my phone all day. It just sat there staring at me. Sad huh? I may need therapy.
[Captivate Android Development] Krad:
UPDATE

It appears my exchange setup is working this morning without issue!

Must have been an ATT issue from lunchtime yesterday into the night time. I am able to add my accounts again without issue.

Going to reflash to JH7 now and test it again.
[Captivate Android Development] rkorzuch:
My exchange account with the default email client began working again this morning. Do not know why?
[Captivate Android Development] oldskooldawgz:
Ya I have no improvement on gps I will randomly get a lock but only on,one outta 10 which is an improvement but not a good one
[Captivate Android Development] foxbat121:
I have no problem get a lock (never really have problems with this) but the 16-foot lock accuracy put me about 100 feet or more away off the highway frequently. There is still too much lag in the position reported by GPS vs my actual position.

Besides, now I found out the latest Google Nav is buggy as well. It will never allow me to drive on a toll road regardless the settings. Need to find out how to report bugs to Google.