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[Captivate Android Development] oldbbman:
Thanks DG just put v2.3b3 on my cappy and as always it's working great.

Appreciate all the hard work you do, beer money on the way.:D
[Captivate Android Development] sierses:
Seems that I mistakenly used a Cog 2.2 B9.1.3 Odin installer : /

Decided to use CWM to install the correct version. It works wonderfully : )

Strangely, even though I don't use it, at startup 'Email' FCs.
[Captivate Android Development] XGX5309:
Something in the Music Player or the audio subsystem has changed with JJ4. The music player's equalizer doesn't work and none of the enhancements work. :( Also, browsing and general inertial scrolling seems more jittery than 2.2. But I have to say that aside from those two minor issues... it seems overall more snappy. The continual updates and your general attention to detail is great... You've definitely helped me, so ima donate something :)

DG FTW!!
[Captivate Android Development] mblackm1:
I installed 2.3b2 then 2.3b3 incremental everything worked great except I couldn't stay connected to any networks since I have limited internet (2 gig a month ) I really need it so I had to go back in doing so I was at factory for an hour or so. it is amazing how much this phone is improved over factory. Thank you DG for all your hard work
[Captivate Android Development] skynet11:
I've hardly had any fc's... Which apps were fc-ing on ur rom?

Released from Captivation
[Captivate Android Development] mblackm1:
Donate button didn't work from xda app Hadda go to browser 9TE04434KS448635S.
[Captivate Android Development] wjcaptivate:
Hello everyone. This is my first android phone and the first time doing any of this. So far I've only used the one click ODIN for the first leak froyo and then the one click ODIN for Cog 2.2 B9.1.3. Was wondering if I lost my android id in the process? Reading the change log there was no mention of same android id. Can someone confirm if I need to get back to stock to get the id? Thanks everyone.
[Captivate Android Development] Duckman_UF:
Thanks DG!

Everything running smooth on 2.3b3

I have seen none of problems that are being described in prior pages. As a matter of fact Ive been using COG/s for a couple of months now and have yet to have an issue.

FWIW people, I always use the CWR method.
[Captivate Android Development] PersonOfKnownOrigin:
If you want your ID just go back to stock and use the Android ID app from the market

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 blah blah blah
[Captivate Android Development] Tweak4fun:
I tried Music Player and everything works. No jittery scrolling either.
[Captivate Android Development] Dr. Bogger:
Okay, I have a couple of question... Nothing important, but just for the sake of my curiosity.

1. I have been reading some info here & there regarding the Android ID...

What is this used for? When/Why would i need to change the id using the app?

2. I was reading that when Voodoo is first enabled, i would hear a voice at the first boot... I have disabled it / enabled it a few times so far, and i have not yet heard any voice... But the boot does lag at the AT&T screen, which tells me it seems to be converting properly... Is there anyway i can tell for sure if voodoo is enabled? Is there a way i can check if the filesystem is ext4?

3. What is the differences between flashing using Odin V.S. Rom Manager (CWR) V.S. the new Heimdall?

Which one is safer? Faster? More Stable? Etc.?

I am currently running 2.3b3 with no problems as of yet!

Thank you DG! For your great work!
[Captivate Android Development] larmor19:
Flashed .. all seems smooth so far. The only thing I see is battery battery battery. Justs seems to be draining very fast.:cool:
[Captivate Android Development] krypticos:
im currently running 2.2beta 6 im planning on updating with cwm and i want to know if i still need to disable lagfix or not. thanks for your help in advance.
[Captivate Android Development] chrisharmful:
When in doubt, save yourself the headache and disable the lagfix.
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
ALWAYS disable Lag-Fix remove your SIM and SD card....

hows that? LOL

Many don't and don't have issues. We are flashing ROMs The most problematic thing one can do on any computing device and something that can go awry very quickly with not much reason....Why give it any?

ONLY If the DEVELOPER; DG says you don't have to do any of these things you might be safe....But I would still take the precautions that many have been taking since page one. It doesn't hurt anything to do so and may save some grief of wiping out the SIM (which happened to me) or the ext SD card which many have complained of.

For those who don't do this...I will bet they have been around long enough to know how to bring back a seemingly bricked phone to life. I learned early before flashing a single ROM how to use adb to get into Recovery or Download modes and have need that because I had two devices that could not do it on their own and I did not want to send them back.

This is a long thread and late comers have a lot to read but it is well worth it.....One of the mistakes made was not reading enough and getting sidetracked in the middle of a thread and doing something wrong before i read the "correction" Cost me a SIM card.

Now I cannot wait for the next ROMS and I never had an issue with them. Only with the peripheral Cards.

and do send DG some beer money...this cannot be easy to keep up with.
[Captivate Android Development] Dr. Bogger:
Okay, I just started using Cognition only a couple of days ago, and even i'm already getting tired of all the "do i have to disable lagfix" questions...

The short answer to this is "Yes! You Do!"

So unless you wanna risk the chance of messing up your phone, then disable it! its really super easy to disable! Just create a empty folder and reboot!

Save yourself a headache and disable it!
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
From what I read yes you do....but you can download Android ID changer and create a new one. I know the procedure for extracting the original ID is in this thread somewhere. If I ever get back to stock I will try to get mine. but I have not had any issues creating a new one.
[Captivate Android Development] Skijackz:
Upgraded from 2.3b2 to 2.3b3 using ODIN and had a ton of FCs. Reverted back to JI6 and then upgrade using ODIN again 2.3b3 having formatted everything on the both SD cards. My home button wouldn't work. Flashed again the cycle again. Same problem. I'm going back to 2.3b2 though the battery life on that was just okay. Nothing like 2.2b7.

The speed on 2.3b2 is phenomenal.
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
The simplest way if you already have a CWR backup, adb and busybox grep:

adb shell /system/xbin/grep android_id /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2010-11-01.19.59.56/datadata.img

Otherwise start reading around here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9034050#post9034050

Edit: Fix link
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
SO far 2.2b3 is indeed better than previous versions

However

Battery life is the same or better

GPS takes a while to initially lock as usual.. (seems to get better over time)

There is still very little lag here and there but still fast. (When SD scanner is running)

Loaded a few days ago from ROM Manager and CW over 2.2b2 installed APPs from TiBu with app data. No issues.
[Captivate Android Development] mobius911:
Had the force closathon coming from beta6 after flashing in cwm. Reflashed in cwm, also doing a clear data and clear cache while in the recovery menu. Now totally stable.
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
LOL ...beautiful link....

Correct me if I am wrong I we already burned a ROM or changed the ID that will opnly reveal Cogs or our own ID.

So you have to be in stock mode.....But if someone never made a stock back up their original ID is lost forever?
[Captivate Android Development] used2hvatreo:
Flash the latest cog last night, and have determined the following. my battery life == crap and my bluetooth wont connect, but the rom is sweet and im sure there is battery conditioning stuff i should do before blaming DG and the rom for all my probs
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
I haven't been able to find anything that says it is stored on the phone hardware somewhere, so as far as I know settings.db is the only place it's found. I'd like to proven wrong, but until then you need a backup of your old ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] mcord11758:
Did you do a backup of your stock through clockwork

Captivate

Cog 2.2
[Captivate Android Development] butchatbg:
Hey everyone I need some help. After flashing to V2.3b3, I forgot to get my original Device ID. So, I try to get my phone back to stock 2.1 with the Odin One-Click, but I keep getting stuck at "Get PIT for mapping..."

I had it like that for about 3 hours (I dozed off).

I don't get anything off my phone and I don't have any issues getting into download mode. All I keep getting with this One-click and even the One-click for the froyo leak is "Get PIT for mapping..."
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
Oops! I copied the wrong link, it should be: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9034050#post9034050

I wasn't actually being sarcastic. :-)
[Captivate Android Development] mets3214:
Battery life is really annoying, it drains really fast. I hope there will be an official gps fix cause its really unreliable
[Captivate Android Development] Guardian_Bob:
Just an update for those who don't have Kies working. It appears the Android ID has nothing to do with it. I installed Kies on my XP box (before it was on a win 7 x64 box) and it works just fine there. The Win7 complains that Kies doesn't support the device.

I thought I'd report back here, since this is where I had seen some questions about this.

I'm on 2.3b3 and I like it. Seems to be zippy, I'm going to stress the Bluetooth today to see how well it works.
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
If you can extract the contents of the backup you may not have to restore it to the phone. I don't have anything running windows so I don't use ODIN, but I downloaded the ODIN package for Cog and was able to extract the zip then loopback mount the rfs backups on my linux box. I have no idea if you can do that in Windoze.
[Captivate Android Development] sam.nottingham:
ok i give up, is there a way to download a previous version? i downloaded the newest odin files, and i get stuck at the file analysis step so i wanted to get a previous version that has all 4 of the files in it, but i cant find any link to previous versions.
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
Battery life is crap and will always be crap with a device that is this capable. I bought the Samsung Charger and two batteries. I keep updates and everything IU want running, don;t ration my use, and don't worry about battery life anymore. Problem solved,

As far as BT issues ..that is not a universal issue therefore the ROM cannot be at fault. May try reburning the ROM. I have tested all the "issues" including BT and the Music Player EQ and all works.

GPS is still and I guess will always be an issue with lock times....but by now people should have known that before they bought the Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] veener79:
If I missed this in a search I am sorry. With voodoo when I get a test message should not the keys at the bottom of the screen light up? Is there a app I am missing for that? I know I read when I got my phone in 2.1 there was this feature with voodoo.

I think I am going to have to try going to this new update soon.
[Captivate Android Development] smokestack76:
If you want the best COG ever with great batt life use setiroNs kernel. I changed to it around 3pm friday. I have H data running jfs file systems. Been playing alot on here. Didnt charge last night and at 40% batt right now. And thats with heavy use. With the latest version of cog.
[Captivate Android Development] ladiesgod:
I'm flashing back to 2.1

These froyo ROMS are great and I'd love to contribute to the excitement but I have this slow market problem I'm stuck with no matter which froyo rom I flash. I seem to be the only captivate owner on this whole forum with the issue so it's really of no significance. I'll wait for the official release. Sucks because every other part of these ROMS work perfect.
[Captivate Android Development] lavafox:
I had problems. Then just flash 2.3b3 again with data wipe using Rom Manager. Then it all works again. The draw back is having to setup everything again. But it's a habit by now, having to flash every several days.
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Does anyone else have this file on their internal SD card. I get that it holds important information like my device id and I'm probably screwed if I ever format my SD card. What I don't get is why it's suddenly only my card after flashing this latest rom. Seems like it should be hidden in a sub-folder somewhere. No?
[Captivate Android Development] krazyphire:
Which modem did you flash with to get HSUPA?
[Captivate Android Development] smokestack76:
Just followed the directions on the first page of the kernel forun. JG8 first then jpp
[Captivate Android Development] Drew489:
I personally am staying on the 10/29 release until I don't see anymore issues. This version is working great and is fast and stable.

Gps still sucks but that has little to do with the roms imho.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
I've had this happen in the past. I mounted the SD Card and deleted everything in the .thumbnail directory
[Captivate Android Development] larmor19:
I already considered switching to that kernel. Just wanted to read up on it and try and determine what the ramifications might be.
[Captivate Android Development] Drew489:
Almost seems easier to go back to stock and get it there.
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
Do you have the forum link or the kernel itself for setiroNs kernel?
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
Did you try clearing your market and market update cache? That helped mine a lot.
[Captivate Android Development] larmor19:
There is thread in this forum on it.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Yes, do a data wipe like someone suggested...If you "refuse" deal with the FC's

Did you restore system data with TiBu? That'll do it too

(Although I've successfully restored SMS/MMS data with LIKE versions with no issues-There doesn't seem to be an app that will backup SMS and MMS)
[Captivate Android Development] spradling:
Yeah, I'm getting 6 HRS, wtf? :confused:

I already did reset batt stats...
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Which app do you use to clear market cache?
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Wonder if "compatability mode" would work then
[Captivate Android Development] JPxM0Dz:
It is interesting to see such battery fluctuation from one beta verses the next :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] used2hvatreo:
Well i am going to try reflashing i think, and we shall see if i can get bluetooth going again. As far as batt life, it wasnt great on stock but it went from 90% to off overnight, so i am assuming i need to do some conditioning and other things before i blame the rom.

Can i just reflash the same rom, or do i need to flash to a different rom first?
[Captivate Android Development] krazyphire:
I flashed JPP over JH2 bc when I was on eclair it had the best signal for my area. Hope that doesn't give odd results lol, but we'll see
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Strange indeed. For me, 2.3b3 is the best yet. Weird.
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Mybackup pro backs up SMS, MMS and call logs. I use it every time I install a new rom. It does cost $5.00 though. It was worth it for me however.
[Captivate Android Development] borguesian:
If I flash sentirons kernel over the latest cog will I loose the 3 button combo?
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:
after you flashed the new cog, did you use odin to flash the super kernel or clockwork?
[Captivate Android Development] rasroygbiv:
The android id issue affects using the android marketplace and having it work correctly. The Voodoo voices are not working yet to the best of my knowledge, but if it takes a long time to start up the first time after you enable/reenable it, it's working. I personally prefer Odin, but some releases only offer a CWR version. I would say it's just a matter of preference if the version you are installing has all three options.
[Captivate Android Development] brunson:
android id

DG, how hard would it be to add a little snippet to the upgrade scripts to save the android_id somewhere? The sqlite binary would have to be in the upgrade fs, but if it was then something as simple as:

/path/to/sqlite3 /path/to/settings.db "select value from secure where name = 'android_id';" > /path/to/sdcard/android_id.txt

Now that I think about it, you'd also need to mount the /data and /sdcard filesystems to read and write any place persistent. It may be too much hassle, but it's a thought.
[Captivate Android Development] newter55:
You can do either way but you have to flash jg8 modem first to enable 850 band. L links are in op of the kernel thread

Swyped...and sorry I don't proofread
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
B3

I just flashed from B2 to B3 via CWM ROM Manager with NO DATA WIPE.

I did clear the cache in recovery mode and disabled voodo beforehand (reenabled after)

So far nothing out of the ordinary to report

I did lose my feeds and updates and program manager widgets that I restored in B2

Android ID went back to universal ID as well

Restored Android ID via ID Changer and used SUPER MANAGER to copy the APK's from COG site to /system/app, and installed widgets again...All is well
[Captivate Android Development] Smallsmx3:
Anyone getting random FCs? Mail doesn't work at all. And messaging closes in me aometimes
[Captivate Android Development] Aftashok:
random question: would anyone happen to know of any programs that won't work from Beta5 to Beta9.1.3 ? my Dialer crashes everytime i try making a call since upgrading.
[Captivate Android Development] shiftystylee:
OooIn response to duplicates in gallery:

I had this problem on an earlier version of cog too. Tried to delete the thumbnails as well, but the doubles came back after reboot/media scan so I did a stock flash... master clear...9.1.3 odin and that took care of that. However, now media scan needs to run before new pics show up in gallery. Only (non)issue I've had.

Edit:Figured id test it again after spewing on the thread and it was working...just took a pic and it showed right up. Wasnt working right yesterday :odd:

Still on 9.1.3 btw. Moral of the story. The cleaner the base you flash from, the better the results.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
You have to make sure you not only delete the thumbnails, but, the db files as well. (there might be more than one .thumbnail directory, use windows search)

Aside from that I had some issues with rescanning the library (seems sometimes it doesn't auto scan when you add new pics)

Found a couple 3rd party apps that will force a re-scan, one even allows you to disable the scanner on startup and only scan on demand

the names: Media Scanner, Rescan Media, Rescan Media Root (Which allows disabling), and SDRescan

They 'em out, but, I believe the key is deleting the thumbnails AND the db files. I did mount the SD Card, move them all the the PC first, deleted the thumbs and db files, restarted the phone, re-mounted and copied them back over
[Captivate Android Development] shiftystylee:
Hmm OK. I didn't move the folders to the computer first, but I did delete everythind in the .thumbnail folder. Either way, I seem to be sorted out, but hope this helps others. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] waghoba:
+1..never had this on Cognition before..getting random Fc's when going into settings-manage applications or in rom manager...??:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] thecellx:
I did that too. Also flashed at 100% did not help. I also did odin to restore stock and reflash and the behave is the same. There is a difference in battery life between 2.2 (+ 28 h) and 2.3 (+7 h) im sure that my battery life was really impacted on betas 2.3. Last day i only last 8 hours. Roms are fast and behave excellent.. thanks DG, but again battery is not ok..
[Captivate Android Development] leets4uc3:
My maps keeps FC. I tried uninstalling with KS. Didn't work. The only other thing I can think of in reflashing and I don't really want to. Anyone know how to get around the FC? Thanks bros. Much love

Sent from my SAMSUNG cap biiiiiittcchh
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
The only way I've fixed FC issues is by reflashing. You could try uninstalling maps using TiB and restoring it I guess.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Or restoring apps+data for the map apps only from a TiBu...That's worked for me in the past
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Stock boot animation+sound

DG,

I'll donate $10 in Beer $ if you post up the original Samsung S boot animation and sound
[Captivate Android Development] golemaw:
It seems flashing v2.3b3 via odin will cause the home button not to respond (at least for me). I had to dl rom manager from the market and flash it through that(Over the Odin flashed rom). Make sure you wipe data/cache or else you may get alot of FCs.
[Captivate Android Development] Reita:
According to the changelog MobileAP is working but I can't get Tethering nor MobileAP to work.

Tethering worked on v2.3b1 for me. Anyone else having the same issues? Android-wifi-tether works as usual (as long as you change the subnet).
[Captivate Android Development] butchatbg:
I'm sorry but that's not what I was trying to figure out. I'm trying to flash my phone back to stock 2.1, or at the very least any ROM. But, I keep getting stuck at the message "Get PIT for mapping...".
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Yeah, just tested mobile AP and no internet access

DISREGARD, Using Mobile AP now...Just had to wait about 45 secs
[Captivate Android Development] Me myself:
Hi - I just installed Cognition 2.3b3 from Odin installer, and everything is working great except for my home button. For some reason, the softkey is not doing anything when pressed except blinking. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
From what I've READ those that have used Odin starting with the 2.3B's have had to flash via Odin twice

I'd just use ROM Manager until Odin is squared away
[Captivate Android Development] eihuang888:
gps!!

dg, any chance you can make this gps like a gps should be? or any of you other talented captivate developing gods... i love this phone, but my only gripes are that there is no camera flash and the gps is not reliable... i love using apps like endomondo to track my runs and post them to my facebook. but even when i physically run with the phone in my hand, it seems the gps likes to throw me on a freeway every so often. i'm serious but not that serious! ;). i love your constant updates. at&t should hire ppl like you so that the masses actually get updates to their expensive devices. i'm on a pretty tight budget but if this gps FIX actually happens, i am willing to send you some extra johnny walker money!
[Captivate Android Development] butchatbg:
Can anyone in here help me? I'm trying to flash to V2.3b3 and I still keep getting stuck at the message "Get PIT for mapping..."

I've been stuck there for hours. Help!
[Captivate Android Development] Me myself:
I'm sorry if I offended you by not giving a full description of my installation, leaving you under the impression I do not read. I've been registered since April 2008 and that was my first post. I do a lot more reading than posting.

I first tried flashing with Odin, and when that resulting in a multitude of bugs (like other people had who used Odin) I flashed the stock ROM, and then Odin. The installation worked near perfectly after that, with the exception of the Home button issue I wrote about. That, one isolated bug (unlike the Odin issues), is not anything I have read about anywhere on XDA or the rest of the internet, so I posted here hoping that someone who not only reads, but understands the inner workings of Cognition, could attempt to figure out what would be causing the bug.