yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] vunuts:
I had this back with Cog2.2Beta2, extremely short disconnects, but just enough to irritate the piss outta me, still have them with Beta9. Search for "wifi fixer" in the market, it keeps the connection alive and actually does help fix the situation. I haven't used it that much lately because it seems to fix itself, at least mine did. But it's worth a shot. So everytime you connect to wifi for a long period of time, click on the app and activate it, it runs in the background.
[Captivate Android Development] pyrplhaze:
go to your contacts, select a contact (where it brings up "info, history,activities,media" >>hit menu button>>click edit

there you can take out the () and just make it xxx-xxx-xxxx
[Captivate Android Development] ranova:
if you use Google to manage your contacts, edit them in gmail.
[Captivate Android Development] old Tech:
Email client in Cog

Yes, this is definitely being initiated by my company's email admin. It states so when setting up and I have to accept the terms and all.

The funny thing is that it didn't do this on the beta5.5 (pretty sure it was 5.5) where I think DG used the other email client, AOSP.

He doesn't seem to like that client based on his comments. It was a little less functional but not having to enter a PIN every time I want to use the phone was worth it.

Anyone know if there is a way to disable this lock or can I just load the other email client? How to do this?
[Captivate Android Development] tegots:
i already tried that.. and still no sucess..

i can receive MMS but to send it only works with handcent... not a chance with the standart messaging apk.

i live in brazil so my GF number is 9688-1535 i went to google and added it as 968-815-35 is this right ?
[Captivate Android Development] Chief Beefalo:
is that really your GF's number....?????????:eek:

(Hint: say NO even if it is)
[Captivate Android Development] ragingclue:
I don't have any links or downloads for the previous Cog2.2 builds. Would I be able to ODIN this from the AOSP b4? If not, does anyone have a link to Cog2.2 b8.1?

Going back to stock is most definitely not working. And yes, I took the SIM out, master cleared, yada yada yada.... I flash 2-3 times daily on average, and I never have this issue, so I know it's not my procedure that's bad. I see many others are also having the issue of trying to flash this ROM via the stock method, but others aren't having this issue.

I've even tried omitting master clear, formatting the internal SD, etc... No matter what, I get a loop to recovery after flashing.
[Captivate Android Development] Necronius:
Beta9 goodness

Not that I've ever had any battery issues with Cognition, but I see lots of people complaining. Still no issues for me with Beta9.

18h 45m since unplugged, 52% battery remaining with a good hour of Angry Birds play in there last night. :)

The Voodoo fix definitely seems to make things snappy, but web performance with Flash is still pretty bad for me. The browser will freeze up and refuse to even scroll for 20-30 sec when trying to view www.nfl.com/fantasy.

No G3 or messaging issues to report. Everything is working fine.

Excellent work, DG!
[Captivate Android Development] crupp:
thanks Demented. Using root explorer, do I have to re-name the zip file before I drop it in.
[Captivate Android Development] cckidquick:
Two nights ago I stayed up late flashing to b8.1 and customizing my phone....just to come to work yesterday to find b9 out...I thought about just sticking with b8 and OCLF but finally decided to go B9 and glad I did...It's so smoothe and fast..wow...

Thanks to everyone for all the hard work!
[Captivate Android Development] Chief Beefalo:
People always ask about links to the previous builds.....

Just change the numbers in the link:

for beta 9 the link is http://www.ponack.net/designgears/Cognitionv2.2BETA9_ODIN.zip

so for beta 8.1 it would be http://www.ponack.net/designgears/Cognitionv2.2BETA8.1_ODIN.zip

etc....
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Thanks. Downloading now. I'll post back how it goes.

Quickie update on status with 8.1:

Only 'issue' I am having is inability to scroll widgets (ie Pure Calendar) on Launcher Pro Home Screen

WiFi issue of short disconnects, but hopefully the app mentioned above will fix this

GPS seems quite good at the moment (after adding Jupiter6 stuff)

Battery does seem good. Last night I last looked at it at 9:30 pm, left GPS on, WIFI on, and it was at 44%, and when I looked at it at 6:30 this morning, it had dropped to 38%. Less than 1% an hour drop.

[EDIT]

Oh, one thing that is plaguing me, as others, is the constant problem with Market, and needing to clear teh data to receive apps. Very consistent problem. Again, this was the case also on Cognition 2.16. I'm not sure it has anything to do with either rom.
[Captivate Android Development] crupp:
Got it thanks for the hard work.
[Captivate Android Development] tegots:
yeah it its...

but we´re from brazil... and i didnt give the state code... so not a problem..

but any way to fix the mms ?

thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] madas:
Any further updates on the blank email problem?

I have my exchange 2007 account sync'd to my Captivate and when I reply to a message including the previous message my reply is blank (just the original message is sent). If I remove the original message then my reply comes through.

This was mentioned early but I didn't see any fix
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Try putting your phone in Airplane mode and then taking it back out. It is hard to help more when we do not know what version you are running. :)
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Probably not, since that is an Exchange server restriction. If the client does not enforce pin, it is violating your companies Exchange security policy.
[Captivate Android Development] Chief Beefalo:
ahhh... i see.

As to the MMS issue, i have not had any problems. you said it works with handcent but not the native messaging app?

Do you use handcent as your primary message app?
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
More Market Input: 8.1

I am finding that App Brain Fast Web Installer is not working.

And just cleared data on Market, and one update worked, the next one is taking forever in the Installation.

The Market stuff is becoming quite an issue. I wonder if it is related to the ROMS. I'm going to browse the other forum areas and see if anyone else is having as much problems with Market as seems to be happening here.
[Captivate Android Development] kavi:
I am waiting for a fix as well. From what I understand it's a problem with the Froyo client - I might be wrong.

Reverted back to stock since removing the original and replying is starting to cause trouble.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
I can't imagine manually editing 350 contacts phone #'s from the format that WINDOWS and OUTLOOK changes numbers to. That's a pretty big deal.
[Captivate Android Development] ranjo65:
I'm not sure about the Market issue, but Fast Web Installer not working may be due to Device ID. It hasn't worked for me for quite awhile now because of that. There is an app in the Market called Android ID Changer that will find your actual Device ID the next time you return to stock and then allow you to change it after flashing Cog, or whatever ROM. I flash so much that I gave up on it, though.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
First thing I did after applying the ROM is update the device ID, so that isn't it.

I just looked in Q&A, and don't see many 'current' posts about market. I posted there to ask.

Is anyone else here having the same market problems as I seem to be? I just tried three times to install Wifi Fixer after clearing data...no go. I just did a reboot, and I it worked.
[Captivate Android Development] torrin66:
Does this look right?

Why do I have ext4 and rfs entries for data?

mount | grep data

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=0,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0

/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Whoops, I see it now. :) Ummm, could dbdata being rfs be the cause of slow Touchdown?
[Captivate Android Development] tegots:
i already tryed to use it as primary and now.. and netheir ways i can send mms using the native messaging app ( i can receive.. but cant send ) just using handcent
[Captivate Android Development] ranova:
I had/have the same issue. I did the whole reboot into recovery and cleared user cache and its still finicky. Sometimes it downloads and installs right away, other times it just sits in preparing for download. Luckily, I dont install many apps nowadays since I did a TiBa restore.
[Captivate Android Development] avgjoegeek:
Run Beta 7 or 9... seems that the "8" series had some issues - though 8.1 shouldn't have been as bad as your reporting. Have you done the normal... checked the ROM Version to make sure its 8.1. Batt Stats cleared etc?
[Captivate Android Development] jdubdieslo:
Voodoo

Sorry Buy can somebody post proper steps to enable voodoo on this rom? and what to do to disable it if needing to get into clockwork. Ive been googleing all day at work and am not finding steps. Does the ext 4 need to be partitioned before installing update or does the update do this for you? ext 4 partition on internal sd or external sd? And once it is installed since on this rom theres no voice how does one know it was successfull? thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] mmoorman12:
Mass Update Contacts

I was having the same issue and ran across this thread. I quickly tested with one contact formatting it as 1-###-###-#### and it worked, so I wrote a quick app to go into my gmail account and format them all for me. Now they are all working! The app that I wrote will only format for the US, but if you are interested in using it also, send me a PM.

Edited...

I've had several people PM me for this application so I have uploaded it for anyone's use. I can't post a url here so you know the drill.

http //www mediafire com/?55shl1vpompy21h
[Captivate Android Development] jkr500:
Hi guys.

Does anybody knows how to fix the android keyboard to vibrate.. Thank you
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
For the 309482390482304028402348230 time...

remove () from your numbers...

8 series didn't have battery issues, people refused to read, REMOVE YOUR SIM CARD BEFORE FLASHING, otherwise you will likely have battery issues.
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Definately, and I PM'd you. My concern however, moving forward is that it will break SMS/MMS threads, and if I add a # via Outlook in the future it will still format (xxx)xxx-xxxx

That's the way Windows does it once you add a "location".

It's just logical to support that format. Of course, it seems logical that it would sync with OUTLOOK without having to use a 3rd-party app as well, but, Android doesn't.
[Captivate Android Development] bts0uth:
I've never taken out my sim before but im having bad battery issues on beta 9 so ill heed your advice and reflash. Hope this fixes it!

Posted from my Captivate running Cognition B9 with Voodoo
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
Yeah, my batt is horrendous, been on 2 hours and 14 mins, and it's down to 79% with moderate texting and no phone calls.

I drained, fully-charged, installed B9, reset batt stats, drained again, and re-charged off overnight.

Perhaps SWYPE is a battery hog?
[Captivate Android Development] xtop:
i'm still running beta 6, but i keep having the same problem over and over again. and i saw it was because of titanium back up (phone fc'ing). so i make sure i don't select anything with 2.1update in it. and the phone works fine and is fast for days. then all of a sudden out of nowhere, i get force closes everywhere and the phone becomes unusable.

what am i missing? should i even bother with titanium back up?
[Captivate Android Development] bts0uth:
No, I'm using the Droidx keyboard and im down to the 70's after less then 2 hours and I fully re calibrated the battery last night. I am charging it back to 100 then will reflash without sim card. I don't see how it makes a difference but I will try it.
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
Since we all have the same device id with this ROM, does anyone know if it starts with 977? I want to change to my real device id, but I'm showing two different sets of numbers/letters.
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Me too, but I do find that with a lot of apps (i keep going through them trying to pare the count down, but am not very successful :p ), but I get updates fairly often, and have same problem applying them.
[Captivate Android Development] JPS81:
Here's the de-odex'd AllShare apk from the old de-odex'd Cog 2.2 beta2. I didn't see the BuddiesNow.apk in there, unfortunately.

Note that you cannot simply install this .apk nor can you do a simple push to /system/app. You'll get a permission denied error with the latter. You have to remount /system with -rw permissions then do the push.

I just used Root Explorer to move the apk into /system/app (obviously with -rw and not -ro). Works fine.
[Captivate Android Development] krazyphire:
Am I the only one getting ridiculously awesome battery life out of B9? This battery life is definitely up there with Cog2.1.6 or better! Took the phone off the charger today at 7:40a and did the following:

Sorted out new playlists in the Music Player

1 quick phone call

About 20+ txt msgs back in for throughout the day

Did some app downloading/restoring

SMS restores

Listened to some tunes

And Watched the Bed Intruder Song in the Youtube app several times HQ

Oh and this was all on 3G not wifi

Now 12:30p and its sitting nicely at 80%! Froyo is finally usable for me!

Awesome thanks DG!
[Captivate Android Development] chasesavestheday:
which one has been the best on battery life?
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
Yes, it starts with 977, that is the id that everyone has with cogs froyo 2.2 b8.1, b9, unless you saved your original from stock 2.1 and put it back on the device.
[Captivate Android Development] Chief Beefalo:
Couldn't agree more! battery is awesome in this release. I am at 3.5hrs unplugged and sitting at 88 with a half dozen texts, 2 1-2 minute calls, 8 emails, checked twitter twice, and added Devon Bess to my fantasy team! :D

BETA 9.

DO IT.
[Captivate Android Development] techjeep:
Digging some more, I think this might be related to the "No Voodoo Voices" issue. I put in the PowerOn.wav that I've used for a while, and it doesn't play on startup either. Maybe some links to sounds were somewhere in the kernel? Just taking shots in the dark.
[Captivate Android Development] Jirv311:
For those still having issues with the Email app. This is the one I use. It's apparently from CM6 ROM but has been working fine for me since Beta 4. You just need to rename/backup the old Email.apk and replace it with this one in System/app. Then restart. You will need to set up your Email account again in the client the first time you open it.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10135126/Email.apk

Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you break your phone by doing this or if your dog is molested by a ghost in the middle of the night or anything else that may result as pure coincidence. :D
[Captivate Android Development] clown_luv:
Anyway I can get a link or instructions on how to reset my battery stats?
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
Here is the buddies now, I'm pretty sure it's the right one. :cool:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11697444/BuddiesNow.apk

Like I said, I'm pretty sure it's the deodex one but not 100%. I have a lot of files on just the cognion stuff, so backup your stuff and I'm not responsible for anything going FC. Have to say that you know.
[Captivate Android Development] slifer315:
Thank you very much for this, it works great.
[Captivate Android Development] thecellx:
The process is the following

1) Move the Email.apk you just downloaded to /sdcard

From command line (using terminal emulator)

2) su

3) cd /system/app

4) rm Email.*

5) cat /sdcard/Email.apk > Email.apk

6) chmod 644 Email.apk

7) reboot

After that you no longer can see the email icon on the launcher, you will need to access the Email application available on the application menu.
[Captivate Android Development] kamots:
ok lame question time. confirming that i can just reflash over this if need be with odin since it wipes everything correct? not really necessary to go back to stock if flashing the same rom? the reason that i ask is in the event batt life is not so good, I want to re flash with sim card removed like DG suggests ( recommends) lol also i have not ever taken out my sim card since i got the phone in late august. might i run into complications as far as it being read once i put it back in? or is it as simple is having the phone read the external sd card. does that make since? umm . i take out the external sd card every time i flash a new rom so my pics and vid of my son dont accidentally get erased. in is no problem removing it and putting it back in. is it as easy with the sim card or will i have to re sign into the att network is what im trying to ask, in a very long, weird, round about way:o:confused: as always Dg great work your roms are great
[Captivate Android Development] PremoPenguins:
Anyone else having problems connecting to WPA2 Enterprise networks? It like says connecting and then immediately jumps to disconnected. My personal router on a regular WPA encryption seems to work fine.
[Captivate Android Development] mcx6:
The way I do it is boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, go to advanced then wipe battery stats.
[Captivate Android Development] KewlRobD:
No your definitely not the only one. I am on 6.5 hours and have 88% left. This was with medium usage.

1 unanswered call

10+ texts

couple of apps downloaded

Over 40 emails received.

This ROM is ridiculously fast as well. Thanks DG, I appreciate all your hard work. Beer money coming your way on payday.
[Captivate Android Development] Jirv311:
You can also use Root Explorer which I recommend everybody get. :D

Not sure what you mean about the launcher icon not being available. When I replace mine, the icon is still there and functional (using LauncherPro of course though).
[Captivate Android Development] cchant:
This one does not work for me on Beta9
[Captivate Android Development] rasroygbiv:
go to /sdcard/Voodoo/logs and check voodoo_last_boot.txt I didn't have any sexy robot voice either, but the log shows it's running.

I did ODIN back to stock then installed B9 with ODIN... only issue I have had is that the reboot option when I use the power button seems to just shut the phone down. Awesome work, DG! My cappy has never moved so fast!
[Captivate Android Development] iceman718:
Normally I flash over whatever I'm running using ROM Manager... no Odin, no clearing, no removing SIM/SD card.

After reading that many were having issues flashing B9 with ROM Manager, I decided to do it the "right" way using Odin and taking out the SIM and SD Card as suggested. Doing that led to horrible battery life (>10% an hour loss).

I flashed B9 over B9 with ROM Manager NOT removing my SIM or SD, and battery life is back to normal, everything working great.

Guess my phone likes the easy way :)
[Captivate Android Development] evil5826:
Where can one get the Stock Battery with Accuracy files for captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
Wont load? Or is it not deodex?
[Captivate Android Development] KewlRobD:
Are you performing the flashes with 100% battery life?
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
If you read the known issues with beta 9, it states:

Known Issues w/Cognition v2.2 Beta9:

No Voodoo voices, supercurio is working on this (first boot will take awhile, be patient!)

Everyone has the same device_id

First page of the download site.

Hope this clears up the issue. :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] dirtyballoonot:
I think I just got a crap battery. It was never great when it was new, but, now I have to bring my cable to work. By the end of the day I'll be lucky if I'm at 30%. That's JUST texting.
[Captivate Android Development] chrisharmful:
Here's the funny thing about my phone since first flashing Froyo/COG, I have crappy battery life until about 60%, then it levels out (for lack of a better term) and I can go all evening and well into the next day on that. I go from 100 -90% in an hour or less, and then down to 70% or so by mid-afternoon. That's with a few phonecalls, texts, checking twitter, XDA, etc. From there, I can leave my phone on while I'm sleeping and wake up to about 50% plus or minus.
[Captivate Android Development] cchant:
Won't load. I put it in the /system/apps folder but it never appeared in my app drawer. I followed the same process for Daily Briefing and it worked.

Tried to install it like any other apk and it gave an error saying application did not install
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
Hmm, not sure what is up then. :confused:

Edit: Oh, looks like that isn't the deodex file, my bad. I just uploaded the deodex version, sorry about that. Try the link again. Once again, sorry.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11697444/BuddiesNow.apk
[Captivate Android Development] chasesavestheday:
okay i know this has been covered a few times, i searched. how do i install the stock lock?
[Captivate Android Development] bencaptivate:
this thread should have what your looking for

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=799511
[Captivate Android Development] clown_luv:
Thank you
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
doing that in beta9 will cause lots of issues... You will need to do the smali edits to my modified files..
[Captivate Android Development] ranova:
DG, any chance adding this modified stock browser to your builds:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8833626&postcount=14

it has the user agent selector in settings, instead of having to manually type in about:useragent

and no, hulu doesnt work contrary what he said
[Captivate Android Development] evil5826:
You wouldn't happen to know which one of those is the stock battery with accuracy % would ya?
[Captivate Android Development] sschrupp:
Removing the SIM card causes no problems. There's nothing special that you need to do when you put it in. Besides making sure you put it in the right way of course.
[Captivate Android Development] jatkins09:
I hate you guys. :D I've never gotten close to the battery performance I saw on 2.1.6 and I've tried everything I can find. Maybe the last step is to buy a new battery, which is a shame considering the phone is only a few months old.
[Captivate Android Development] chipsa964:
Go Dolphins : D
[Captivate Android Development] JayPhill89:
I flashed beta9 yesterday and replaced the android.policy.jar with the tap lock file and it works flawlessly.
[Captivate Android Development] KewlRobD:
I know your frustration. Prior to Beta9 I felt the same way. I read through this thread and decided to follow some of the advice I found. Never before now did I feel like I got the performance or battery life that others bragged about. Here are the steps I used.

- I was running 2.1.7 so I disabled voodoo lagfix

- I powered off my phone and waited for it to reach 100% battery

- I removed my SIM card

- I then used ODIN to flash back to JF6

- I then used ODIN to Master Clear

- I then used ODIN to flash Beta9

- I then used ODIN to Master Clear again.

- I then put my SIM back into my phone and began customizing

I also didn't use any of my TiBu backups. I reinstalled all my apps directly from the market. There were a handful of apps that I didn't want to lose certain pieces of data for so I did a data only restore for only those apps. (Didn't want to lose my progress in Angry Birds :D ). Also don't ever restore system data as I swear every time I have been temped to do so my phone's performance was noticeably worse afterworlds.

If your a flashing junkie like me you may find AppBrain interesting. It keeps track of all the apps on your phone for you. So if you do a flash and want to reinstall your apps from the market you can do them all at once using AppBrain. It is a lot faster than doing them one by one.

Good Luck!