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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
the odd alert problem you mentioned is interesting.

first time to hear about it.

I'm using the stock Samsung build in Email Hub push email, and it works great

i get notified everytime a new email arrives

i have aprox 17 email accounts setup in my phone.

did you install any Task Killer apps?

if you did, add the email program to the ignore list (white list)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmattb:
I noticed the same thing today. If I open up email, they are there, but no notification of new email is given, although it used to work. The account in question is my work account (Exchange)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Polaris_999:
Hey AllGamer!

Thanks for the response, and my apologies for taking so long to reply... (I wasn't notified! :D:D:D )

Actually, you may have a point on the Task Killer...although, I don't know if I installed any "Killers" per se, I have installed several Task Managers, and went through them, and if any gave me the opportunity to ignore email, I set it as such, but still, after a while, my email notifications stop coming in....perhaps I'm missing something... I'll go through all my apps again ( I downloaded a ton of apps when I first got the phone, as its my first smart phone....) to see if something else may be preventing my notifications. Hopefully, I'll be able to find the culprit.

Overall however, other than issues I'm having getting my phone to connect with Kies, I love the phone, but have a lot of learning to do, as I'm a techie by trade and can't just use something without learning how it works! :cool:

Thanks again!

Polaris_999
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
bricked phone while trying to install circle battery indicator. any way to fix this with just the phone. im at school and dont have my USB cable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webstar1:
Do u have download mode available? If so you can flash it back when u get home.and next time to fix your phone on the go then install clock work mod and back up your nand just so if u brock your phone you can restore it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
I did have Clockwork Mod but the installation process said it wouldnt work with it now its all messed up, I guess I'll have to wait until I get home...I wanted to try and fix it now guess there is no way.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amtrakcn:
I think these is noway to fix unless u get a USB cable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webstar1:
Download rom manager from market, install clockwork, reboot into recovery and apply sd update.zip (make sure before u install clockwork there is no update.zip on the root of your sd) and it will install clockwork, then it will go back to stock recovery and whenever u wanma go to clockwork just press apply sd updare.zip and it will launch
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
i cant find this rom that used a while back but it used the iphone style slide to unlock.

the forums are showing me stuff for the WinMo phones but nothing for the evo... strange..

if anyone has, knows where, knows how to do the iphone lock screen can you point me in the right direction.

i just wish i could remember what rom that was that i used that had the iphone style slide to unlock.

i really prefer that over stock, or vanilla lock screens.

again i dont want the rom, just the lockscreen.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] althis:
widget locker has an iphone type unlock option

i just noticed how fast I responded, i must be really bored

also here's a quick example
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
hhhmm

is that a screenie of just everything it has or is the lock screen really that cluttered?

it has the vanilla lock with sms/mms notification plus it has the iphone unlocker... wierd.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] althis:
It's my normal screen I just switched from widget lock to iPhone lock, all the other stuff is removable, like the other slide stuff and clock and battery
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] scooter185:
lockbot free has the iphone style as well.

don't mean to hijack, but I have a similar question. Is it possible to get the puzzle piece lockscreen from the Galaxy S?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] brambler:
What clock / weather widget is that?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
I notuce lockbot comments were pretty poor have u had any issues?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] scooter185:
from the few minutes ive played with it (i thought it had the puzzle lock i was looking for, but the only Galaxy locks was the glass slide-any-way ones) it's a bit laggy, but did replace the default sense lock. No double lock screen. It was pretty customizable though theres only a 3 out of 7 you can fully customize in the free version.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
just tried it and it works... once the phone starts and you start the app.

but it doesnt auto start.

phone boots to stock lock screen and wont change to the iphone one i made unless i start and then exit the lockbot app.

yierd.....
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cheyne1:
Lock 2.0 is ok or at least it was "have not run it for a loping while"
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] althis:
beautiful weather home (smaller version)

i also have the comfortaa font pack installed
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
lock 2.0 wouldnt do anything, its a seperate app to lock the phone, it doesnt actually replace the lockscreen when you push the lock button.atleast on my phone it doesnt.

plus it only runs 1/2 screen, for me it does. the slider is 1/2 way up the screen and is about 1/2 the size it should be.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
Anyone else able to offer any other thoughts on the iphone slide to unlock?

I dont likr apps that do it but if i have to i do.

If someone has this on their phone can you post or email me the apk file. Just the unlocker and i can push/install it myself
[Captivate Accessories] JOe K.:
The Samsung USB cable that comes with the phone has little clips on it and is "made" for the phone. It looks like the plastic surrounding the beginning of the male end is pulled back a bit.

I bought a cheap micro USB cable at school and it barely fits then I went to best buy and bought one made for Blackberry. The blackberry one works better. Nothing works better than the cable that came with the phone.

Where can I get the official Galaxy S USB cables at? I want to get two or three of them. (money is no object relative to these cables)

Thanks,

JOe K.
[Captivate Accessories] Rongvald:
If money is no object - then you can always pick them up from Samsung's accessory store:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/APCBU10BBEGSTA
[Captivate Accessories] jaxf250:
This is what I bought - works perfectly.

http://www.cellularaccessory.com/eta0u20jbebstd.html
[Captivate Accessories] Dani897:
wow no creativivty, the samsung cable has the same connector dimension as any other micro usb 5 pin, but the plastic housing is thinner. just sand or scrape or cut the corner of the plastic connector housing that interferes with the phones housing, i buy my cables at the dollar store! any where else it is labled as something special which it is not and often packaged with a charger of some sort and cost 10-30 times more.
[Captivate Accessories] hashish16:
I bought a spare for my car (OEM) for $3 on ebay.
[Captivate Accessories] quarlow:
I got one from Amazon for $6 with free shipping, official Samsung cable.
[Captivate Accessories] Dankenstein:
I'm not a big fan of the OEM cable. It's just too damned stiff. I'm making the love to retractable cables. Amazon. One Amzer and one Ziplinq.

And wall and car chargers with 2 USB ports each, without attached cable. Basically dual outlets for every modern portable device. 1 amp each outlet. The setup works great for me.

But of course, those of us who are truly Captivated have also got the battery charger and one or three spares . . .
[Captivate Accessories] kegobeer:
That just sounds bad... ;)
[Captivate Accessories] jiannichan:
I just ordered 4 of these:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product

$5.68 shipped and should be here Friday or Monday.
[Captivate Accessories] xeemz:
Search Monoprice for part # 5457

Currently on sale for 0.48

Just have to carefully cut off a little plastic from the back and you're good to go.
[Captivate Accessories] Dankenstein:
I suppose that there's at least some comfort in getting a stiff, ****ty cable for really cheap. But life's too damned short to skim that hard on the durable everyday stuff, imo.

I mean, look at the pic in that link. Like how sadly that supposed power and data link is from wallowing in a sea of petroleum & plastics technology so ancient that just might be shale.

No way. I'm totally Captivated, so my data cables will be frequent and intimate companions. Like my girl, I want 'em tiny and flexible, and I want 'em to fill me other joy.

And the mere thought of using a cable that looks more suited to calf ropin' or to stopping the advance of the Wermacht . . . as a daily accessory for the phone that has so enthralled me that even my girl is jealous of the time we spend together . . . renders the pulse audible in my temples and almost stills my heart beneath the crushing weight of despair.

Oh, no. Not me. Carpe diem and then s-t-r-e-t-c-h it to a nice three feet or four feet, if you prefer . . . and then retract it back to its wonderfully compact resting shape.

Heh. Tried to do that from my Cappy on full desktop version. :o

This is a why she is a so beautiful to me.
[Captivate Accessories] tylerspaska:
Agree with xeemz, I bought a bunch of 3' and 6' ones and trimmed the plastic back. Now I have one at work, on the nightstand, at the computer, in the car... All for less than $5.
[Captivate Accessories] bwolmarans:
What's up w the cheapness dudes You heard of that diamond-encrusted iPhone?

Well wouldnt you be stoked to get a solid 24K gold plated micro usb cable for your galaxy! :(

I would pay $$$$$ for that.
[Captivate Accessories] Dankenstein:
Well, I'm old and need to make sure that I don't break another hip when I get whipped with an Indiana Jones cable.

But I would spend $9 on a gold plated phone vs. a regular metal and plastic one. Especially if I could get a FOUR foot Platinum plated cable for just $13.

But then I also need the flash to get the ladies.
[Captivate Accessories] ozone777:
I use one of these in my car:

http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-aumcb-xxg.html

The cable is a little thick and stiff (heh heh...that's what she said;)) but the angle keeps it from protruding up in the air which I find annoying when the phone is sitting in its cradle or stand.
[Captivate Accessories] alphadog00:
I have done this on some cables, but it doesn't work on all. Some of them have metal just under the plastic and it is not possible to get the tip small enough.

Just more insight that all cables are different.
[Captivate Accessories] Dankenstein:
All cables are certainly not created equal.

But I do have to admit that the stock cable is pretty unbeatable for durability (no pun intended, all you Latin scholars). And as a bonus, if you throw it around someone's shoulders, they are compelled to tell the truth.
[Captivate Accessories] JOe K.:
Most of the cables I got don't fit right. I got a blackberry flat microusb which was $15 (I'm aware that's a rip off) and then I got a $3 one from my school both really don't fit in the phone at all.

The Samsung one fits so much nicer but they are backordered. Can anyone let me know where they got their cables which fit "near perfectly" into the phone. So far I'm 0/2. I don't want to screw up the phones charging USB ports by putting in cables that don't fit (albeit microusb).

Just post links of ones that fit near perfect.

Thanks,

JOe K.
[Captivate Accessories] MaxRabbit:
Are you Chad? haha

amazon.com/BlackBerry-Cable-Micro-1-0m-Black/product-reviews/B001QATRCA/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1Y1YSUK1S2DXO
[Captivate Accessories] jiannichan:
Lol, no. I haven't gotten mine in yet. Since there are enough positive reviews about it, I didn't really think about leaving one. Now that I think about it, I probably will as soon as it comes in just to let people know how it works with their Captivate. I only bought 2 for myself, one for a co-workers Evo and the other one for my brothers Blackerry.
[Captivate Accessories] MaxRabbit:
Sweet. I actually bought one too.
[Captivate Accessories] jiannichan:
It came in yesterday to my office, but I was out. Got it today. The cables work perfect and there isn't any modification necessary. I might pick up a couple more since my co-worker wants another one and you can never have too many.
[Captivate Accessories] alphadog00:
One of Amazon's sellers has a cable that looks just like our cable:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Repla...UOQI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288199269&sr=8-1
[Captivate Accessories] MaxRabbit:
Yeah mine came in, too... I like it but it feels a little "not the whole way in".
[Captivate Accessories] jiannichan:
Wow, you got it fast! Took mine a week to come in. We'll see how long it takes this time after ordering 3 more.
[Captivate Accessories] MaxRabbit:
Love getting Amazon Prime for being a college student :D
[Captivate Accessories] jiannichan:
Yeah, I have Prime also from the student thing. I haven't been a student for a couple of years now but my email still works.
[Captivate Accessories] user109:
Normal USB cable does do most of the work but, Samsung somehow make it differently on its own. Most of the Samsung phone I encountered as long as you use the normal USB cable to charge your Samsung phone is ok. Once you decide to connect as data then the problems start. Either you cannot connect the phone's internal or external data storage or, update phone's firmware. What I have the oem USB cable is I can charge the phone, I can read & write data from the phone's int or ext storage but, I can't update the phone's firmware at all.

At the end, I use my original Samsung data cable to try.. wah lah.. the firmware update started its process! So I suspected the internal Samsung data cable is different from oem but I have no technical knowledge to check if it is. :(
[Captivate Accessories] Ravenmtx:
I never had a problem with a normal cable itself. The only problem I ever had was when I hooked up the cable (either brand) into my front panel usb. Sometimes it would work properly and sometimes it would be sluggish. I switch over to a port that was directly built into my motherboard and things worked fine. I guess it's something about secondary usb controllers or something that the phone doesn't like.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnie93:
can i switch from JP6 to JPA because i just saw that its the arabic froyo and i dont want to wipe my phone again so is there a way to jump from froyo to froyo without wiping my phone?
[Droid X Android Development] catalystsupreme2:
initial from story DROID LIFE.com thanks kellex

forgot to mention this is for 2.2

http://rootzwiki.com/
[Droid X Android Development] iamrobk:
So now that w ehave the 2.2 SBF, is it pretty much safe for us on 2.2 OTA to use the custom ROM's on here (w/ Koush's bootstrap)?
[Droid X Android Development] dreamersipaq:
OP, actually, it was RELEASED in this very foum. MODs killed it this morning. Guess they were afraid of the C & D. If you were on here about midnight EST last night..... you had it before it even hit the tor's
[Droid X Android Development] catalystsupreme2:
I have, and i had a successfull re flash with system sbf

get it while you can
[Droid X Android Development] iamrobk:
Cool, thanks. And yeah I downloaded it earlier just to have it (did the same thing with the 2.1 SBF, so i should be pretty set).
[Droid X Android Development] byproxy:
so will this allow a direct upgrade from the 2.2 leak to the 2.2 official?
[Droid X Android Development] Gimpeh:
I'm still seeding if anyone cares.
[Droid X Android Development] sunder74:
It will"flash" your phone to the ota with the new kernel, baseband etc. So yes to answer ur question. This is the same utility file used by "technicians" in store to recover or reset devices. Our equivalent of a ruu I guess. Be sure you have the latest rds lite 4.8 I think. Also make sure ur drivers are up to date.
[Droid X Android Development] catalystsupreme2:
Where are you seeding? which torrent
[Droid X Android Development] Gimpeh:
I'll reply to your message when i get home. Out and about at the moment.
[Droid X Android Development] SplicedX:
It works

I used this earlier today after I started getting some force closes when I used the battery manager and other odd behavior after I rooted. Once it did what it needed to I did a factory reset and now I'm back to factory and the battery stats fc issue is fixed. :D
[Droid X Android Development] avlfive:
I would give the Battery Stats FC issue some time before you say it's fixed. It's a known issue with the OTA and Moto acknowledged it so sorry to burst your bubble, but it'll come back. It's off and on and seems random.
[Droid X Android Development] Sleuth255:
Nice leak. Now Dx development can proceed in earnest. I needed this badly. Seeding now...
[Droid X Android Development] MrDanger:
I've seen some of your work with the WinMo... glad to have you in the Android world!
[Droid X Android Development] InfamousDX:
Agree with avlfive... I can basically toggle the Battery STats FC by rebooting my phone.

Moto has acknolwedged it, like he said, and has given NO timetable on a fix. They just say it's slated for a "future release"
[Droid X Android Development] snwagner:
Mirror

In roughly 15 minutes, the sbf will be available for download at http://rdp.yagoolio.info/downloads
[Droid X Android Development] snwagner:
Mirror for Droid x sbf

http://rdp.yagoolio.info/downloads/droidx/VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01.zip

http://rdp.yagoolio.info/downloads/droidx/rsdlite_4.8.zip

These are hosted on my dedicated server.
[Droid X Android Development] RANDYRKELLY:
so mif im on 2.2 this want brick my phone correct?
[Droid X Android Development] snwagner:
this one will not brick a 2.2 phone. it will flash droid x to latest 2.2 release from moto/vzw
[Droid X Android Development] Spiderman_00:
Dumb question...if Im already rooted then im still gonna be rooted when I install this right? Im running 2.2 of course. Version 2.3.9
[Droid X Android Development] snwagner:
As far as I know, you will not be rooted when u flash..
[Droid X Android Development] kyleshell:
I tried bringing my DX back to life using the sbf and rsdlite4.8 and it got all the way to 99% on the last stage and said fail. what the hell!?
[Droid X Android Development] Mayfairkid:
what exactly is the error?
[Droid X Android Development] Mayfairkid:
Correct. The SBF file completely erases your phones memory and re loads from scratch...Bootloader, Kernel and OS. Your SD card will not be touched. You WILL loose all settings, including root. Once complete reroot using the D2 method.
[Droid X Android Development] scadilla:
I originally had the 2.3.15 leak on my phone wanted the new baseband and kernel so I went ahead and flashed the 2.2 sbf on my X. I noticed after it booted back all my apps, data etc. were still there. I did have to re-root. My question is I thought the sbf would have wiped the phone completely. Just curious if this is normal? Thanks.
[Droid X Android Development] byproxy:
same here. was kind of nice actually. lol
[Droid X Android Development] thepolishguy:
Well- the only explanation I can think of is that by default your apps and data are backed up to the Google cloud. In Settings there is a place to check or uncheck to allow for this...

Settings/Privacy/Back up my data & also automatic restore.

You can check and see if those are "ticked" or "unticked"
[Droid X Android Development] OldManJames:
DX sbf files dont wipe /data for some reason. All the D1 sbf files do though.
[Droid X Android Development] catalystsupreme2:
If youre going from 2.2 to 2.2 it doesnt wipe. When i had the leak 2.2 before OTA. if i SBF from 2.2 back to 2.1 it would wipe. But not from 2.2 to 2.2
[Droid X Android Development] OldManJames:
DX sbf files dont wipe data at all. I used the 2.1 sbf today and I hadnt wiped data and was stuck in a boot loop until I booted into recovery and wiped data
[Droid X Android Development] Fireplug:
So is there any advantage to doing a 2.1 SBF and then doing the OTA upgrade over simply doing the 2.2 SBF?
[Droid X Android Development] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
You will get some extra practice? Take a little Longer?

Just kidding. They both end at the same place.
[Droid X Android Development] bouchigo:
I was just going to say it's extra steps to get to the same point. But hey, practice makes perfect....lol
[Droid X Android Development] Fireplug:
Cool. Thanks for the quick response. I've had PLENTY of practice. lol

Just was holding out on upgrading to the official 2.2 until there was a safety net and now it looks like it is time to move forward. :)
[Droid X Android Development] t0adman:
This means I can start my first round of root, deodex, themes, etc experiments on my Dx. Just curious what sdlite_4.8.zip is and why I need it. Thx
[Droid X Android Development] kyleshell:
error switching phone to bp pass through mode
[Droid X Android Development] ericFuels999:
Has anybody stayed on 2.1 just so they can undervolt? Or does it force you to upgrade?
[Droid X Android Development] cellzealot:
The new generation of SBFs from Motorola all preserve user data and service programming. They are full superfiles but are setup that way to make it easier to upgrade without a complete wipe. All other codegroups and partitions are written by the SBF including the radio as long as it re enumerates the BP passthrough and completes the flash.

BP= Baseband Processor= Radio
[Droid X Android Development] smitth6750:
When I install rsdlite 4.8 it still reads 4.7 multiflex and it works to sbf ota2.2. And everyone is says the full sbf is 400+mb I dl it from rootzwiki and both links show it at. 200+? Any idea.
[Droid X Android Development] mortodestructo:
the SBF is zipped. when you extract it, it'll be well over 400MB.
[Droid X Android Development] cwest06:
worked like a charm
[Droid X Android Development] girlymissjulie:
Does anybody know if the Linux sbf_flash method that I previously used to flash the 2.1 sbf will work with this new 2.2 sbf? I know you have to use the new 4.8 version of RSD Lite, so I was just wondering if anyone knew whether I could still use the same Linux sbf_flash to flash this?
[Droid X Android Development] ZuneNinja!:
Sorry I'm new to Android. Just got a Droid X today. What is the big commotion with this SBF business, and why doesn't XDA want it on their forums?
[Droid X Android Development] cellzealot:
Yes sbf_flash by [mbm] can flash the 2.2 SBF files but it cannot flash the radio.

It skips that code group by default and does not have BP passthrough capability yet.
[Droid X Android Development] girlymissjulie:
So what does that mean? If I use Linux sbf_flash, I will not have a fully functional phone afterward?
[Droid X Android Development] cellzealot:
No, it just means it will only update the system but not the radio.

The phone should work fine with the older radio.
[Droid X Android Development] girlymissjulie:
Great! Thanks! I have my X rooted with the bootstrap recovery right now, but it locks up on me about 10x a day and randomly shuts off too, so I just needed to get it back to stock so I can exchange it at Verizon - this 2.2 sbf couldn't have had better timing :-) Thanks for your help!
[Droid X Android Development] brandon2x:
Do I really need this? I'm running the leak with the zapX rom and its fine. Is it really worth the time to install this then re root and re install all of my apps, programs, etc???
[Droid X Android Development] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Nope.

You get a marginally newer Kernel & Radio. Neither of which have proven to be of any value.