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[Captivate Android Development] loraque:
If you can see the ATT screen, then you are not doing the button combos correctly or in time, as that screen pops after both recovery and download mode. You will want to reflash from Download mode, so do this-

Remove the battery

start Odin

plug in the phone to USB

insert the battery while holding the DOWN-VOL button.

Flash back and start over. Normally after the first boot where your phone talks to you, it will reboot just the once :). Good luck!
[Captivate Android Development] j.v.fouts:
so is he still alive going to make any new roms or is he waiting on gingerbread, anyone know.
[Captivate Android Development] TheYar:
...but ok I sympathize with the haters, too. :rolleyes:

The answer to this was given a few pages ago in this thread, and is in other threads, too. Please lurk/search/read a bit before posting a question.

The answer to this was given a few pages ago in this thread, and is in other threads, too. Please lurk/search/read a bit before posting a question.
[Captivate Android Development] cachookaman:
facebook sync has been really annoying with every version of cognition 2.2 that ive tried. i can get friends fine but it doesnt automatically link them like it did in eclair. probably an issue with froyo itself and not cognition though.
[Captivate Android Development] Necronius:
Soft bricked

Arghh. I seem to have soft bricked the Captivate while trying to flash 2.2 beta 5. I am stuck with the "phone--/!\--computer" screen. According to the wiki, I should be able to recover this via button recovery/ODIN, but I don't seem to get any screen other than the "phone--/!\--computer" screen. I do not see the white AT&T screen at all. Button recovery mode was working fine before this happened (I tested it before starting).

No key combination seems to be working, and I can only power cycle by removing the battery. Any recommendations? :(
[Captivate Android Development] Demented71:
Remove your battery, start Odin, connect your phone to the PC, press and hold both volume buttons while reinserting your battery and keep holding the volume buttons until you see the download mode screen (which you should).

Hope that works for you.
[Captivate Android Development] NeoXerO:
anybody else getting stutter/lag in the applications grids on tw launcher after exceeding 4 pages of apps?

I'm on beta 5.5 btw
[Captivate Android Development] newter55:
I know this is not directly on topic but I saw that the minimalistic theme had been updated to work with our froyo...(morphs toggle buttons now along with curtain and black bar) ...would post a link but not sure how using xda app...lol

I for one like the dark stuff which may be a part of the reason that I continue to get great battery life....minimalistic..naked swype...no live wallpaper= all day heavy use no problem

Also swype morphs have been updated to reflect voice input button

Both are located easy enough searching captivate forums if you are not already aware of their location
[Captivate Android Development] Necronius:
Hoo-boy, that seems to have done it! Flashing again with ODIN now. Thought I had a $200 paperweight for a while there. :)

Thanks, Demented71!!!!! :)
[Captivate Android Development] bsc7080xsc:
First let me say... great job with 5.5 ODIN installer routine. Payday comes on Friday... I drop a little in your pocket. You deserve it.

Now onto my question. Prior to making the plunge and flashing my phone, there used to be an option to leave the display on when plugged in. That seems to be gone. I did find an app that keeps it on but it doesn't care if I am plugged in or not, so I really don't want to use it. Guess my question is, is there a database edit I can make to turn that feature on ? or is it someplace where I haven't looked yet ?
[Captivate Android Development] Roxy:
Settings>Application>Development>Check on ' Stay Awake ' screen will never sleep while charging.
[Captivate Android Development] bsc7080xsc:
Sweet... it moved on me. Much appreciated.
[Captivate Android Development] Roxy:
Tee hee no problem! :)
[Captivate Android Development] TheYar:
Battery drain thread

I created a general thread on battery drain issues and how to identify and resolve them before determining that the ROM is the source of the problem.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8576662#post8576662
[Captivate Android Development] Squeak22:
Again, IF YOU HAVE THE SCREEN UP FOR 4 HOURS IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS.

I had my phone on and unplugged for 48 hours, with email sync, a bit of GPS, some text messaging, and some online music, and it was still at 48% when I plugged it in just now before I go to bed.
[Captivate Android Development] chasesavestheday:
5.5, just realized i can't send MMS (picture's). any fixes for it yet?

going back to 2.2b4..
[Captivate Android Development] bamonkey:
this is going to be a bit offtopic but anyone else feeling some "flashaholic" withdraw right now :D Seems i cant go 2-3 days without re-flashing my phone.. now its like a bad itch where i come back everyday..check cognition, check other subsections, check cognition, answer some question, check cognition....goto work THEN check it again. i think i need to check myself into a clinic now:p
[Captivate Android Development] scott2ride:
I will check your thread, but will post this here as it is interesting...

Battery problem solved... Maybe! I replaced it and the new one is great!

Maybe a batch of samsung batteries has problems and they begin to lose charge quite quickly after they have been in use a month or 2.

Basically, I bought a cheap aftermarket battery as a spare and decided to try it in my phone today. I installed it and it and it said 62% battery left. I charged for about 2 hrs and it said 98%. Since unplugging I have made several calls and installed some apps and have played around with the phone as per normal. After 7 hours it is at 53%. MUCH better than before. With old battery it would be at 10-15% after a day at work.

Only thing different is I did install the lag fix over the Beta 5.5 to see if it helps speed.

Is it the battery or the phones software??? Well if they have a chip in them maybe it IS the battery...???
[Captivate Android Development] vunuts:
Still using Cog beta 2 since it first dropped, and my gps is still on point.
[Captivate Android Development] Chief Beefalo:
You need the generic "samsung driver for mobile devices"... I had the captivate drivers installed, and could not get tethering to work either... After I installed the generic drivers, it worked instantly.

Search google for what I have in quotes above... If you can't find them, pm me and I will dig them up for you.

Good luck
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
All i can say is................................

after reading both of your posts, I made a promise to Absolutely + %110 + Ever so Epic-ally will DONATE to people like you two for giving the time to acknowledge us "newbies" and others of giving us hope. It is people like you guy who makes a difference in this world. You guys are the reason its fun to be a part of an open source community. I will gladly donate to you guys just for helping us....."noobs." :D

Yes we understand that it gets annoying, and that threads do move too fast. Yes, we actually do read, and sometimes we just need clarifications. We are learning as we go. And if it burdens you so much to have to read the non-sense then DON'T read it! Easy. I do find it amazing that the ones that are B1^^%4454 are same ones who take the time to reply in a negative manner (thus creating a cluster ^%4!*7), when was the last time you created a ROM, or Lag Fix, GPS fix? Maybe, if you help one noob out instead of *****ing at them they might help and take the weight (burden) of helping other newcomers, so you wont have to deal with it.

Anyways, Kudos to DG!
[Captivate Android Development] chasesavestheday:
can you send MMS? perhaps something to do with this between beta 5 & 5.5, update-script tweaks?

Where can we find beta 5? (not 5.5)
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
is this true? i suspected as much, but hadn't read anything specific. is there a post or thread with more info?
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
i get 'failure at line 16'. something about sbin/su. i tried 4 times to get this rom installed, after using odin3 to go back to stock (from Cog wiki site). would still like to try it, if anyone has any suggestions.
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
How are you applying the zip?

You are not renaming it and trying to apply it as an update.zip are you? That would be bad.
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
2.3B8 is my current favorite... I'd be fine sticking with this one for a while, though my ROM-flashing itch will have to be scratched sooner or later.

My current setup: Cog 2.3B8, SpeedMod Kernel, TLJL3 modem
[Captivate Android Development] mdb139:
(Edits made above b/c the system won't let me post URL's)

Thanks for this. I tried with no luck. :( I ODIN flashed back to stock and everything worked as expected. Flashed back to Cognition and it still fails. I'm guessing this has to do with the issues that were addressed in Froyo 2.2.1 and that I'm going to be stuck on Eclair until 2.2.1 is available. Bummer, b/c I was otherwise really liking Cognition.

...Now to figure out if I can install the voodoo/lagfix on top of stock.
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
nope, not renaming. here are the steps i took (hopefully identical to instructions), and starting from flashed back to stock with odin3 I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0.exe:

1-copy Cognitionv2.3b8 to internal SD card,

2-root, using oneClickRoot,

3-install RomManager then 'flash clockworkmod recovery',

4-from RomManager, select 'install rom from sd' and select Cognitionv2.3b8.zip

5-select wipe data

6-it then boots into recovery mod where i scroll though the options to select the Cog zip, and install that. then the line 16 failure occurs.

*while going through these steps to type this up, i noticed that directly after using odin3 to go back to stock, my internal sd card retains the rom files. is that expected?
[Captivate Android Development] 10ee:
That's strange because I had more trouble on Eclair stock SGH-i896 (Rogers) version with ActiveSync than I ever did with Cognition 2.3b7. For me Cognition was heaven in terms of ActiveSync operation.

Stock eclair would lose sync every few days and I'd either have to change my sync schedule from "push" to "every 5 minutes" to jump start it, or just wipe out the account and re-establish it.

Your username settings look fine, but you can also try <username>@<domainname> as well.

For SSL you should match the setting that works with 2.1 ie. SSL with "accept all certificates" on or off.

If you want to try and troubleshoot a bit you can try this:

There is a virtual directory in Exchange named "Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync" that the phone uses to attach to Exchange 2003/2007/2010.

It should be available from inside or outside the office by simply surfing to it from the phone. If it's working right you should be able to log into it using your domain\username and password in the fields. It will show a 500 series error (likely) but it should work.

This would be https:// <name of OWA server> / Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync. HTTP might work too, but that is unsafe/un-encrypted and I advise against it because you are sending password over the webz unencrypted. Sorry for the spaces in the URL I have limited posts as well.

I guess the other option if you decide to flash again is trying an alternate e-mail.apk or something like Touchdown or Road sync trial editions to see if the problem persists in those.

In most cases (sorry for the exchange primer here) your phone goes through the web, to the above "Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync" URL on the OWA server from outside the network, logs in, gets policies, retrieves mail, contacts, calendar.

But it depends on the setup at your company, as people can use different proxy servers, exchange versions (2003/2007/2010) or other differing architecture that can inhibit the phone from attaching.

Hope that helps even if just for later reference. I have used the above procedure with previous phones in the past to troubleshoot :)
[Captivate Android Development] loraque:
Yes, unless you Master Clear in there, the SD card is not touched. It is not required most of the time, but it does give the "clean slate" thing, which is to the individual on whether they like it.

Your process SHOULD work, though I have had better luck keeping ROM manager out of it. I recommend downloading Cog again, just to rule out the possibility of a bad file/download/sdcard copy. And then modify your process to this, to save a couple steps (10 minutes).

Flash to stock like you have been, but before you do that, copy the update.zip from your internal SD card off... this is the file ROM Manager drops there. You do not need ROM manager for that step if you save this file, which saves at least ten minutes (no need to root either).

After flashing to stock, you have the option of a Master Clear if you want a clean slate. Up to you, but I typically do it as it forced me to know which folders on the SD card I needed and to copy them over before (TitBu folder, DCIM folder, LauncherPro backup folder, etc).

THEN copy Cog and update.zip to your internal SD card. No root! Just shut down after copying.

Boot into recovery using both volume buttons + power method. Apply update package (update.zip) and the phone will reboot. Update packages again, and you are in CWM recovery like before, apply zip from sd card like before, and think positive thoughts.

So a revised version of your steps (which should have worked, I am guessing bad download/copy of the ROM zip file) would look like so-

1-flash to stock

2-optional- master clear if wanted (you boot the phone and enable USB debugging first)

3-boot to stock, copy cog.zip and update.zip to sd card

4-shutdown and boot to recovery using 3-button

6-apply update package twice, then apply zip from SD card, choose Cog. Positive thoughts.
[Captivate Android Development] mdb139:
Hmm. I wish I would have tried this on Eclair before I flashed back to Cognition for the third time, but the browser app does not display the 501 error as it does on my PC. After the login, I get a "Data connectivity problem. The server failed to communicate. Try again later." popup. Browser then displays the generic Android error page ("Web page not available").
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
No. "SHOULD ALWAYS" is excessively strong language. I have only used Odin to recover a bricked phone. You can flash kernels, ROMs, modems, wifi, etc fairly safely using Clockwork Mod Recovery. You can even use it to return to stock.

Odin is the more reliable direct write of the file system via USB, providing power during the flash, but by no means is it required.

That said, it's good to have set up and tested Odin in download mode at least once so you don't have a terribly frustrating time restoring should you misflash and really bone something.

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[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
thx, that did the trick!

this is a nice'n quick method. one note, after it successfully installed the zip files, still in recovery mode, i had to nav back a screen, and select the reboot option.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Anyone have issues with sound?
[Captivate Android Development] RuizGT:
You can try this fix, just take the back cover of the phone off and push on the speaker a decent amount, it might click, it has happened to me 2 or 3 times now for some reason.
[Captivate Android Development] mdb139:
Still couldn't get this to work. I had tried RoadSync when I got my phone a month ago, but didn't like it and it had some glitches of its own. I just tried "Improved Email" based on a friend's recommendation. First of all, I noticed that during the account setup it forced me to accept a wipe policy, which Eclair at least wasn't doing (not sure if this could be the problem I was having with the stock Froyo client). Second, after using it for only a few minutes I can say that I like it better than the stock (Eclair) email client -- I basically only ever use my inbox so having the screen real estate back from the silly folder picker is a plus for me.

Thanks for your help on this!
[Captivate Android Development] pinoymutt:
I noticed both of you are running Cog w/ the SpeedMod kernel and TLJL3. I was mulling over this since I saw that hardcore just posted an updated K12I version today (1/4) of the kernel.

Have you had any issues with the kernel (video issues, barcode scanning not working, bluetooth issues, voice static, etc) that seem to be associated with some of the i9000-based kernels/ROMs?

Is the speed increase (or decrease) noticeable?

My config now is pretty stable, but after playing with my brother's Vibrant (he's running one of the Team Whisky ROMS) I know that this sucker could respond much quicker.

Just trying to get a sense of the little issues that I would need to weigh before trying this combo since the Cog/Speedmod combo doesn't seem to be that popular.

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
I am probably not the best source for speed questions, since I run pretty basic apps/games. The combination responds to my touch without any noticeable lag. I use LauncherPro Plus, though, so YMMV.
[Captivate Android Development] pinoymutt:
I'm running LP as well. Have you noticed any negative issues with your combo?
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
Not yet... but I am about to drive home, so I will see if the BT works like it should.
[Captivate Android Development] gordec:
What's everyone s battery life like on 2.3b8? I re calibrated the battery and took it off charging at midnight. Now 5:30pm (18hrs later) at 30%. Sent like 20 sms gmail push, few calls and few minutes of browsing. Stock eclair was definitely better for me.
[Captivate Android Development] pinoymutt:
Would definitely like to hear how that turns out!
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
Well.

i9000 issues have yet to materialize for me. The better battery life on speedmod is to be taken in relation to other i9000 kernels, and will be shorter than stock Cognition even with the battery tweaks running. Even so, using my phone as my primary device I haven't yet hit 25% in 3 days of 7am-9ish PM near constant use with an HSUPA modem.

To the speed question: my benchmarks come in lower than stock Cognition and I'm amazed because the user-experience is phenomenal. Even my Live Wallpaper seems to move faster. Everything runs faster. The data speeds that come with the i9000 modem are VERY apparent. I used the JJ4 modem I had been using with stock Cognition for a day before it even occurred to me to use an i9000 one, and I'm thrilled with the result.

The color and sharpness mods to the kernel made me feel like I was using a brand new phone. An expensive and sexy one.

In summation: awesome combo. Three ability to choose between the low-power-consumption Captivate JJ4 modem and HSUPA i9000 modems is great and the visual tweaks are just perfect. Add to that what feels like blazing speeds, and this is a decision I don't regret.

Did I sell it hard enough? LOL

My battery would still be >70% after 24hrs when I was using stock Cognition for Facebook, browsing, camera, video, calls and texts. I think you might want to run your battery completely dead and start the calibration process again.

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[Captivate Android Development] ukiddinmeright:
Speaker garbled when using bluetooth

when I connect my stereo bluetooth, the notifications come thru garbled through the speaker, while coming through perfectly clear thru the headset. Is anyone else having this issue, or is there a way to only have the sound come through the headset when bluetooth is connected (preferably).

I apologize in advance if this issue has been discussed already, but I didn't find anything with the search keywords I put in.
[Captivate Android Development] geekdadof3:
Navagation App

Edited see below sorry for the duplicate:

Anyone ever figure out how to fix this or our we stuck with the Nav problem until a new Cog comes around?
[Captivate Android Development] geekdadof3:
Navagtion App

Anyone ever figure out how to fix this or is it broken until the next updated Cog?
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
BT music streaming is fine, BT phone calls are nothing but static.
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
Strange request: could someone download the NPR News app and

Station Search > Callsign > WZAI > Listen Online and tell me if you get a media player error code. I reported it to the app developer but they can't reproduce the issue and I really don't want it to be ROM-specific :(

I can stream other audio from that app just no live radio.

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[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
I'll give it a shot.

I'm running the same ROM-Kernel-Modem combo as you...

"Received error: 1, -105"
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
And there it is. I don't know if it means something that the -105 error means "read-only parameter" but I bet it's not the apps fault.

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[Captivate Android Development] vikdmon:
I am having the same issue. Google maps works fine. Nav is stuck in this loop
[Captivate Android Development] pinoymutt:
Hmmm. No BT voice conversations? That may be a deal breaker for me.... :(
[Captivate Android Development] rameshb_v:
Does any have the WINAMP from Market working ? None of the shoutcast sreams work... Not sure if it this is Captivate problem or ROM issue ?
[Captivate Android Development] vastelectron:
GPS issue?
[Captivate Android Development] sujesharukil:
Good ROM. Installed on my captivate and also modified the framework-res to get the circular battery working. yippie!!
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
I have WinAmp, but I only use it for MP3s..

I tried and was unable to play any shoutcasts either.

My biggest problem with Winamp is the fact that I spent hours creating playlists on it the other day and now they are all empty.
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
Yeah, I can confirm a Shoutcast fail as well. My guess is it's probably reheated related to my streaming radio fail. Hope these bugs get stamped out soon.

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[Captivate Android Development] GRACO:
Im Cog b8 and WOW, 70% after 24hrs? ... I calibrated the battery and Im getting 40% after 2 hours doing fB, camera, web, etc... is this normal? or I need to change battery? ...

GPS off, display brightness is the lowest, no vibration, no bluetooth, etc...

If I let the phone idle after 6-8 hrs I will get 70%...

best regards!
[Captivate Android Development] mdb139:
I'm on Cog 2.3b8 and BT headset (phone) works fine for me. No issues whatsoever. I don't have stereo earphones so I can't comment on that.
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
Display was on auto, GPS off, moderate use of those features. No bluetooth... When you Calibrate your battery are you charging to full, deleting batterystats.bin, powering off and charging to full, then powering back on?

I don't get the same now but I'm running an i9000 kernel.

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[Captivate Android Development] GRACO:
I did that... but I didn't delete the .bin file... where is located? so i can delete it and try again ...

best regards!

PD: okok, i think a found it in data>system>
[Captivate Android Development] reednatron:
Noob question

I am already on cognition ROM 2.1.6 , If I want to go to cognition 2.3b8 can I flash that ROM directly using Clockwork, or do I need to do anything else?

Thanks!