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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
In terms of aesthetics, I think the Captivate just looks better.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
would the voodoo lagfix work on the rogers captivate without any changes needed?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ootz0rz:
So, has anyone had any success rooting the rogers captivate?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkurzum:
Not yet but it's still early.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassic101:
Update script

Is it possible to change the update script to allow me to receive the Rogers updates on my AT&T captivate? I'm on the Rogers Network.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer23d:
Maybe when the ROM Is out, you could nandroid your phone and load Rogers 2.1 on it and tell us.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohitberi:
Rogers captivate

has anyone recd the phone from rogers... mine is still pre-ordered OR back ordered....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonArtist:
Nope sold out everywhere i asked. I guess i'll have to wait a bit longer for it...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
I gave retentions a call..the phone isn't even in the system yet. Hopefully by tomorrow.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n4d3r:
I got my captivate this morning and i can tell you that so far i was unable to unlock it. I tried the one click unlock and the script. none worked. when i tried the script method, it said something like './nv_data.bin' : permission denied"

"Error: unable to find file <./nv_data.bin>"

someone help please!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smallsmx3:
Can you confirm hsupa
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n4d3r:
sorry for being a noob, but can you tell me how to find that out? I do see the H symbol on top if that is what you are referring to lol.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkrick:
download speedtest.net from the marketplace
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonArtist:
Make a new thread for this.

Just reading this killed me. I wont be getting the phone still unlock works. Thank you so much for posting this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n4d3r:
ok,, this is bad. i had mixed results with 2-3 bars. ive had downloads of 165,130,325 and upload speeds of 209, 141, 170 respectively. I hope it is just my area, but i will def check out diff parts of the city (I am from Mississauga)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HH007:
Got my Rogers Captivate today

First off, hello to the XDA community. I have been waiting a LONG time for this phone, and reading up diligently on it.

I got my phone today, but it is still in the box. My plan was to root it -- but I am a noob (i'm being honest), and I am waiting until someone successfully roots it. The previous post said that one of the users tried the one click lag fix, and the script fix and BOTH failed.

So, if anyone has tried to root the ROGERS captivate, and succeeded, please let me know. I will appreciate it greatly. Thank you.

Since I am new to this site, I don't know how -- but it would be a good idea to start a new thread on how to unlock the ROGERS captivate and help us Canadians out in joining the android revolution.

Thx.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
Lets not get too ahead of ourselves yet...no one really has had this phone to tinker with it. There are alot of people still waiting to receive theirs (myself included)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonArtist:
Ya i guess i wont be getting the phone until someone confirms its possible to unlock. I might just resort to buying Captivate(AT&T) from ebay and using SquareTrade for warranty lol
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn122:
Can you load a custom ROM on the phone even though you can't root it?

Sorry if this is a newb question.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdmuscle:
GPS fix

Damnmersault,

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MQ5YDFIU

You may want to flash the Modem.bin from Rogers as well find it in these threads.

Hope this works for ya.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvertag:
Houston we have a problem

Filename: GPSFILES.rar

File description: Captivate GPS fix files

File size: 949.45 KB

The file you are trying to access is temporarily unavailable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
I was able to get it after refreshing a few times. This seems to happen with megaupload sometimes. *shrug*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
I see a file, supl_spirent_root.cer, is that misnamed? Should it be supl_sprint_root.cer?

And these are off a Rogers ROM?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiRDOHC:
Official 2.2 Canadian Release

So now what happens to people who jumped the gun and put 2.2 on their I896's

Will the Rogers release not come through Kies?

How will we get the official Rogers release which is now coming in December.

The way people were talking it sounded like it wasn't coming until March of next year. So I got anxious. I mainly needed Skype to work.

Not pleased with this AT&T crap..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
Cognition 2.3b6 On Rogers I896

I just flashed the latest Cognition (v2.3b6) to my phone (replacing the modem.bin in the zip with the Rogers one that was posted in this thread). I selected all the wipe options when I did so. As soon as it came up I had data.

Checking the APN settings, I see one for Rogers and one for Rogers MMS which I've never used. The Rogers one uses internet.com, whereas I previously used rogers-core-appl1.apn. I've never configured one called Rogers MMS, always just bunched my MMS settings into the same one as my data.

I haven't tested out the GPS yet. I plan on trying out replacing all the GPS files with the ones that were posted for me earlier today, seeing where that gets me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slayp00n:
Hey guys I have a rogers captivate have been running darkiies mod with the jp8 HSUPA kernal.

I have no working gps locks.. I want gps so I am thinking of flashing the rogers modem.. If I do I love HSUPA correct?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsphoto:
Modem.bin, GPS Fix

DamnMersault: Let us know how the GPS goes, did you need to copy over those files?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JStar1033:
Flashed Cognition v2.3b6 on my Rogers I986 this morning, and wow the battery is amazing and its FAST!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slayp00n:
EDIT: Figured it out, just did the GPS fix, about to go test

Ok, still no locks, it found 8 satellites and had 0/8 locked....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
To test GPS I just stepped outside my building onto the street and ran LbsTestMode. This is hardly exhaustive testing, but with any luck it's reasonable. This testing was done with Cognition 2.3b6 flashed with a Rogers modem.bin file:

Vanilla Cognition:

Accuracy: 30m

TTFF/TTF: 55s

4 Sat locked, 2 not locked

With files posted by gdmuscle:

Accuracy: 10m

TTFF/TTF: 6s

11 Sat locked

I do believe we have a winner. I did no other GPS changes. I didn't actually change any settings in LbsTestMode, so my SUPL server was still the default Sprint one, etc.

Anyone know how to create a zip file that can be flashed by CWM to update parts of the firmware? I think this deserves the treatment so that we can test this more thoroughly.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o_ssie:
Confirmed.. works like a charm...... Awesome work

Finally getting a lock using Cognition
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o_ssie:
now we just need to find the file for Name Display. I miss that

and the voicemail dbl notification
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
Agreed. Tried playing around with phone.apk and similar from the rogers rom on cognition, but no luck.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savva:
Just want to verify, Rogers Name Display works on the stock firmware
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o_ssie:
yes it does
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kkancho:
I'm using cognition and replaced the files but nothing for me.. stays at the "looking for gps" screen
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
GPSFix.zip

For reference, I didn't actually copy all the files from the rar archive posted by gdmuscle. I only replaced files that already existed in Cognition. Here's the list:

./data

./data/gps

./data/gps/secgps.conf

./etc

./etc/gps.conf

./system

./system/bin

./system/bin/gpsd

./system/bin/gpsd/glgps_samsungJupiter

./system/bin/gpsd/supl_att_root.cer

./system/bin/gpsd/supl_spirent_root.cer

./system/csc

./system/csc/contents.db

./system/csc/customer.xml

./system/csc/feature.xml

./system/csc/others.xml

./system/csc/sales_code.dat

./system/CSCFiles.txt

./system/CSCVersion.txt

./system/lib

./system/lib/libsecgps.so

Edit: I just tried my hand at creating an update.zip. Keep in mind that this is my very first attempt at an update.zip, but the format seems pretty simple. If you're feeling brave, please try it out and let me know how it works for you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabby131:
does i896 have OTA updates or via kies?

the i897 has one on the settings menu.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsphoto:
I had tried manually copying the gps files earlier today and it didn't seem to work, not 100% sure they were getting over-written.

I used Rom Manager to boot into recovery mode and install the files from GPSFix.zip and got a lock on 8 sattelites holding the phone to my window.

Cheers gang.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsphoto:
Was there any success in getting rid of the annoying ATT white splash screen?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaydee77ca:
Phone doesn't sleep after using wifi

Hi,

Has anyone noticed any issues with the phone not sleeping after using wifi? I noticed that after using wifi later my phone doesn't go to sleep anymore and my battery drains super fast. You can see this thread for the details:

h t t p://androidforums.com/captivate-support-troubleshooting/219540-phone-never-sleeps-battery-dead-end-day.html

At first I suspected an application but I've since uninstalled that app and it's still happening. And it seems to only happen after I have used wifi. If I reboot through recovery mode the battery drain is normal again until I use wifi, then it goes to crap, even if I turn wifi off.

Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
There are apps out there that can make the WiFi shut off when you don't need it, such as when you're screen is off. According to RyanZa's OCLF, the default setting for WiFi timeout is set to 15 minutes. With the OCLF, you can change it to however long you want. I have it set to 14 seconds. It does seem to help as my Captivate's WiFi turned off by itself within a minute and my radio stream died.

Search around here and you'll find more detail as well.

Can someone please help me over here please.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdmuscle:
GPS fix

Damnmersault,

Yes that is correct thats the right spelling for that gps server. These are from the Rogers Rom.

As you know you can change the gps.conf you'd have to find it in the threads somewhere.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdmuscle:
Gps Fix

Hello guys, hope everything works so far. Try changing the files secgps.conf in the system/bin/gps folder. You can use RootManager to actually edit the file in text format. Try changing the accuracy=80 dynamic_accuracy_value=80, change those see if that fixes some issues. Sorry I can post an a download link for RootManager as I had to buy it from the Market, you should too it's a very useful app. The phone has to be rooted and superuser installed to make this work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleither:
I've had this issue as well. If I use wifi now I restart my phone after I use it. Extremely annoying, but it's had a huge positive impact on my battery life.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamm1:
Hey guys!

I have an AT&T captivate whose stock OS I replaced with the leaked 2.2 AT&T ROM (kinda slow), if I replace that with Rogers 2.1 copy on here (moved to canada with them as my carrier), will I be able to update over the air or through kies to 2.2? Any idea?

Also what is all this modem.bin talk, where can I find this file on my phone and how can I replace it with the stock rogers modem.bin? My GPS is kinda slow catching the satellites and sometimes the current location gets stuck and displays the one from last time but other otherwise good for finding streets, getting directions etc.

Also I hate this AT&T bloatware and sideload + market restrictions pain getting it removed ahhhh glad Rog isn't like that.

Greatly appreciate your time and any advice.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rFlux:
I'd like to know the same thing. I just flashed an AT&T Captivate to the Rogers 2.1 ROM and GPS now gets a lock by my window (with difficulty) whereas on the most recent AT&T 2.1 I got absolutely nothing. Are there any further GPS fixes or is the modem.bin that is included in the Rogers 2.1 ROM the best available in Canada right now? Any info MUCH appreciated!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kkancho:
I must be doign something wrong because I get errors trying to install the gpsfix.zip too.. arghhh
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o_ssie:
GPS update:

after 2 days applying the fix, it seems like its not functioning anymore. I didn't even play around with anything. Weird
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksimilie:
Has anyone underclocked or overclocked thier device yet and if so, how?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdmuscle:
Gsp fix - modem.bin issue

Sorry some are having problems applying the Gpsfix.zip actually it's not a Clockwork Rom image, in fact it's a zip files of all the files you need to install manually to the phone. I haven't learned how to use an update.zip type of file for clockwork, in fact I can't even get clockwork to install correctly on my phone.

For some you can also try this: *#*#3214789650#*#* type this in your dialer and should bring up the Labtestmode menu for the gps. Go to Application settings and set the accuracy to 80 instead of 50

Or you may change the SUPL/CP settings to this SERVER: supl.google.com SERVER PORT: 7276 SUPL SECURE SOCKET: OFF AGPS MODE: SUPL

it this doesn't work go back to stock, I would suggest you write down stock before you go ahead and do these settings.

Not sure about anyone but I have been able to get a lock up to 30 feet at times with 9 sats locked and then it varies depending on where I'm located in fact 9 sats indoors near a window. I can't say for sure this will fix everybody's gps issue but it somehow worked on mine.

For my question: Has anyone had issues after flashing the Rogers MODEM.BIN file with the 3G data network not working at all. I had set the APN correctly and does work with the EDGE network but not 3G, strange I know. But when I flashed to the AT&T MODEM.BIN 3G data works hmm....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LongDono:
I've had my Rogers Captivate for a week, after my AT&T Captivate was stolen during a break & enter. I see it is already suffering from the sleeping/turning off issue after a full charge; so they fixed the GPS but not that issue that affects many. If your phone also suffers from this, check the market for Captivate Keep Alive, a very clever workaround.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveCheeseman:
whats the difference between rom and firmware?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rFlux:
When I put that string into the dialer, nothing happens. What I've typed disappears and it leaves the input area clear and ready to type some more.

Another question: If I flashed the Rogers Stock 2.1 ROM posted in this thread, I already have the Rogers modem.bin that works properly for GPS, right? (wait, looks like I flashed the Rogers "firmware" and not the ROM. Would I have the better modem.bin then? GPS barely works right now)

Also: Has anyone tried flashing both the Rogers Firmware and the Rogers ROM? Were there any differences at all? In the UI, settings, or features? Did GPS work better in one than the other?

Thank you!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rFlux:
Look two or three posts down from the post you're quoting. Read the thread or search next time!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudZ:
An update on my thoughts through a few weeks with my captivate.

I have surfed this thread the last few days and want to thank all of you for your contributions. This is an awesome resource for those who are willing to experiment with their devices.

Here's some history on my captivate:

I odin oneclicked to AT&T's 2.2 without doing enough research... stumbled into bloatware city, no gps, messed up timestamps for texts..etc etc. On the upside, flash 10.1 is beautiful. I still regret making this move as I have come to realize that Rogers' stock FW is pretty damned good, but I'm making the best of it until Rogers releases their own froyo update in mid December.

The most important thing I can offer is my experience with my captivate. Having surfed this thread the last few days I have fixed all of these issues (other than AT&T bloatware rape) without having to root my phone. Most of this is reiteration or a combination of multiple posts, but if it helps someone out I'll be happy.

GPS:

While on AT&T's 2.2 (no cog., no root or ROMs) I am getting a clean 10 sat. connection when outside or near a window. Using the LbsTestMode (*#*#3214789650#*#* in dialer) I go to Get Position Test. This seems to triangulate better than the stock Froyo Maps app... I get perfect lock in under 5 seconds. Then I exit back to maps or whatever else I'm doing. Connection holds with no problems. It's an extra step but it honestly takes me 10 seconds. Try saving the LbsTestMode numbers in your contact book, it speeds things up. Also, under application settings change "accuracy" to 80. This made a noticeable difference.

Text time stamps are on GMT, not EST (I'm in Ontario).

Everything was coming in stamped 5 hours prior to its actual time. This caused messages to stack and made conversing overly difficult. I downloaded an app called "smsfixtimes." This worked perfectly and re-synced my old messages that were out of whack. It sits in the background, and as far as I have experienced it doesn't use much battery.

I'll keep up to date on the GPS issue to see if its consistent. So far so good!

Thanks again for everyone's contributions.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
Actually, I put together the GPSFix.zip file so that it should be usable with clockworkmod recovery. Just tell it you want to 'install rom off sdcard' and select it and it should do the trick. I'd love some more feedback on it, since right now I've got mixed revues.

Also the *#*#3214789650#*#* code only works in Cognition. There is another code (*#*#1472365#*#*) which I think works on the AT&T firmware? Dunno... just know that these codes are not uniform.

Where did the value of 80 come from for the accuracy? I've seen it a bunch of places, and just kinda curious where it originated from.

I've not had any issues with the rogers modem.bin file and 3g. In fact, when installing cognition 2.3b6, the rogers' APN settings are already present.

PS. I make no claim of having found the correct files, that all belongs to gdmuscle. I just tried to package them in an easy to use fashion.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahiml:
I found this code that works for me(Captivate with At&T firmware): *#*#3214789650#*#*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JStar1033:
I flashed GPSFix.zip through clockwork and now my GPS actually locks on using COG 2.3b6. Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvertag:
If your getting tired to always punch in through the dialer to get to the LbsTestMode menu you can download Eugene app for direct access.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=785445
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rFlux:
Doesn't work on the Rogers firmware I'm using... dang. I'll try that Eugene app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slayp00n:
How do I do this? could you post instructions, I am confused
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
Copy GPSFix.zip to your SD card

Open ROM Manager

Select 'Install ROM from SD Card'

Navigate to wherever on your SD card you copied GPSFix.zip

DO NOT select the wipe data and cache option

DO select the backup option

Press okay

Phone will reboot into recovery mode, and should start the backup

Phone should flash the new files into place, then reboot back into Cognition

If recovery mode doesn't start backing up your ROM and installing the GPSFix.zip files right away, select the 'reinstall packages' option.

Using this method you aren't actually installing a new ROM, just tweaking the files on your existing ROM. This is because they use the same method to update the files on your phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biochemgod:
I just purchased a Rogers Captivate and installed Di11i's Darkyy's Raw Steel *v2.0* ROM with SetiroNs most recent kernel, followed by the Bell JK3 modem.

Everything was working well except for the GPS, which was dismal.

I then installed the files from GPSfix.rar (manually using Root Explorer) and PRESTO!

My GPS works MUCH MUCH better! For example, using the LBStestmode test program, I achieved a lock in an average of 5 seconds (20 times in a row).

Thanks to all who figured this out!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BTTNext:
Did you guys find a fix for this issue?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvertag:
Not fixed for now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BTTNext:
I just flashed I9000XFJP7 using Odin with Update Bootloader checked and it removed the at&t logo at the beginning for the most part. On a cold start it's completely gone but on a reboot it does show a bunch of random pixels put together. Better than AT&T that's for sure!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAGr8:
holy sh** ok please link exact file ...

also did you flash rom on top of it or ??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnMersault:
Captivate Boot Process

I'm trying to get a better understanding of the boot process on a captivate so that I can hopefully find a solution to the AT&T boot logo without bricking the phone. The thread is here.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAGr8:
confirmed

steps :

using Odin :

pda : CODE_I9000XFJP7.tar.md5

CSC : CSC_I9000OXXJP7.tar.md5

then using odin flashed setiron's latest ODIN reoriented kernel

this allowed me to use power button as enter in recovery . ( witch was not before )

Flashed latest perception on top of it and voila

no more AT&T and running custom rom !!!

yes we see very little pixels on cold boot and whole screen of pixel on reboot or coming out of cwm recovery but its a start

EDIT :

I decided this deserved its own thread .
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ninsassin:
Hi, I have a question. I was wondering which roms which aren't safe or should be avoided? Trying to get my friend a sweet rom. =D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rye&ginger:
Hi guys, just got mine today. What great hardware. 2.1 is decent, but I like to tinker. I have experience swapping ROMs since the Palm PDA was king, so I can usually figure things out.

Are there any downsides in applying this ROM?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829500

[ROM][FROYO] Tayutama's 1.0.3 Lite Rom/Setiron's 1.2.6 Kernel with Extras

anything I need to mod to help it run well on Rogers? Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lertets:
I'm using that ROM and its working great except for my GPS. I haven't got my GPS working properly since leaving the stock Rogers ROM.

Make sure you odin flash the following modem after you install that ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=845706
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAGr8:
ok I am requesting the rogers file from someone who still has stock Rogers

I need the whole content of /mbm/.lfs folder

thx