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[Captivate General] drfubar:
Yes it is. That is exactly the problem. There is no other.

If you tweaked any of the settings, you are preventing the gps from working.

It works for all.

You just have to follow the steps.

Anyone is free to try this and you will see that your gps works.

1. Remove all GPS tweaks you've done to your phone and put your phone back to stock GPS. Reboot.

2. Delete your GPS cache and turn off wifi. THIS IS KEY!!!

3. Lastly make sure your GPS is ON and "Use Wireless networks" is ON. Go outside and wait about 1 minute to get your first lock.

That's it. Now your gps works.

If you go more than a day without using your gps just delete the cache before you open your GPS app and it will work perfectly again.

Best!
[Captivate General] Drew489:
I will try this, for the 10the time, but it's never worked. I'm not going to start another unintentional sh*tstorm but GPS does not work for thousands of people no matter what they do or don't do.

Will let ya know if this works. I'm re-downloading JH7 so I'm completely clean, stock with no applications installed...complete unnecessary HUGE PITA...I can't imagine an iPhone user going through this.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
Newp. Did not work. As it still doesn't for thousands of people. Boo Samsung. You suck.

I can't wait to upgrade out of this thing. I love every bit of it except GPS and Samsung's Customer "service".
[Captivate General] drfubar:
@Drew..

Lets try together. Let me pass u my exact config from my phone maybe its different from factory somehow.

Application settings

STANDALONE MODE

HOTSTART

SKYHOOK OFF

GPS PLUS OFF

DYNAMIC ACC

50

SUPL.

AUTO CONFIG

7275 SSL

Now in lbs delete gps data. Wifi off.

Open google maps..

It has to workkkkk ahhhhhhhhhhhh

im gettin 5m accuracy. I use it in my car with a dock all the time. It works so good i use even though i drive to work every day to the same place.

All i do is delete gps cache b4 using gps and its always works. I hope this helps somebody at least because i also tried other crap and had no gps for a month till i read about the cache issue.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
Ok, will try again. :) Thanks.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
It seemed to work! Granted, I was just standing my backyard, but it got a lock on 5 satellites within 10 seconds.

Tomorrow I will test when driving. I owe ya a beer if it works, thanks!

Now I'm wondering if I upgrade back to Cognition 2.1 or possibly even 2.2 and use your settings if the GPS will work because those are both based off of JH6 and not JH7...
[Captivate General] drfubar:
Great news! Let us know tomorrow. Mine did not work till jh7.

And remember to delete cache before each drive! Thats all.

The next time you're indoors, turn off the gps and turn wifi and "wireless networks" On and see how that works on google maps.
[Captivate General] Connor1:
My GPS works fine. Beta nine.

Sent using smoke signals.
[Captivate General] BodaciousDrake:
I'm listening man...I'll try this tomorrow if I get time and post up some results.

My gps has been better on froyo (cog b9), but it's still not good.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
I can honestly say...this worked. Well for the short period of time I just used my tracks walking around campus. It was spot on. I'm going to try to use it on the way home today to see what happens..
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Thats what I was thinking. Spring for a Garmin Nuvi, certainly dont navigate your ambulance using a Captivate!!
[Captivate General] AWiseMonkey:
My GPS has always been hit or miss. Got the phone 2 days prior to general release so it is an "older" unit. I have been doing what is recommended above by clearing the GPS cache for several weeks now and that "fixes" it each time. I run Google Tracks all the time when driving to/from work and it is almost spot on. I bought Navigon and it works very well. I do tweak my settings abit by using supl.google.com:7576 and Secure:Off.

We just need for someone to write an app (NOT IT! :D) that clears the GPS cache every so often and it would be much better.
[Captivate General] Kanzeon:
This point has been made before, but these are taxpayer supported agencies. Your state attorney general doesn't have jurisdiction. The FTC has better things to do than wade through a bunch of complaints about a cellphone with spotty GPS performance.

You are wasting time and other people's money.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Well I tried the gps on the drive home. 30 miles. Good news the gps stayed locked the WHOLE time. Bad news is, it was really jumpy, at some point, EXTREMELY jumpy. But out was all worth a try.
[Captivate General] drfubar:
Would u mind sharing what your settings are in lbsmode and location? Also did u have wifi enabled/disabled or gps cache deleted?

Thanks.
[Captivate General] fatttire:
My cappy gets a fast lock... but it loses it every 10min or so
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
They are the original gps settings. All I did was delete that gps data in the lbsmode. Just google the original gps settings, is post them, but I'm writing this on my phone.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Oh sorry forgot, my wifi was off.
[Captivate General] galaxyjeff:
Sell your cappy and upgrade to the new iPhone for a nicer phone and working GPS!

Let the flames begin!
[Captivate General] gordec:
Some suggestion

I suggest for those who has non working GPS with leaked froyo set all GPS settings to default, restart and set GPS on the car dash where there is nothing on top of the GPS that may affect reception. Shut off all non used tasks (I have found that with multiple apps open can slow down Google Maps and my standalone GPS apps). Use GPS status or similar program see if you can lock then use Google Maps, see if it works. Mine works >90% of the times now for reliable navigation. I had trash GPS before Froyo leak and I tried all the tweaks.

Remember Cappy need to be completely unobstructed to function. This means if you hold it in your hands in the car seat, your reception may suffer. I bought one of those beany bag GPS decks and put my $4 GPS holder on my dash where there is nothing obstructing overhead. I plug in my car charger becase, subjectively, I felt leaving charger off somewhat made GPS harder to track. This one my Google Maps (latest update) works almost as good as standalone Garmins or Tomtoms. I have Copilot and Igo both work better than Google Maps before the most recent GMaps update. Now they are about the same. However, I still get very minor 1-2 sec lag when I make a turn, etc. Here and there I will see my accuracy worsen to about 30-40 feet but >90% the time accurancy is within 10 feet. Your GPS should work on Standalone none of this MS Based AGPS stuff.

Just my 2 cent. I am still not convinced that there are that much of a discrepancy between GPS hardware quality from the Galaxy Ss.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
I'm starting to agree. This phone has all the right hardware and specs but, unfortunately, is a POS and Samsung sucks.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
Because they don't care and not enough people are complaining about it to them. They, Samsung, still think JH7 fixed the GPS.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
You won't get a nicer phone.

You'll get a phone that works.

Personally, I'm jumping ship to Windows Phone 7 as soon as a non-Samsung phone hits the market that works on AT&T.

Notably, the HD7 on Telstra.
[Captivate General] newter55:
I would much rather have a somewhat flaky gps on my phone than an issue with dropped calls...i have yet to have one of those....and my gps works almost as well as the built in nav in the car as long as it is mounted to windshield or using a vent mount. I never clear gps data and always in standalone mode.

Though I still would not want my ambulance being guided by it...or a garmin for that matter.

Sent telepathically using vulcan mind meld app.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
Even if the GPS was 100% perfect, this phone is a nightmare.
[Captivate General] galaxyjeff:
I don't have any dropped calls and they're very clear.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Doubt it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] aca85:
Hi,i was wondering if / where i can get a fully customizable Power controller widget (like the one that CM6.0.3 DS RC3 rom has) ? ...

something like
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] ratchet789:
switchpro is the most custom you can find it in the market for a dollar i think.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] neidlinger:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/3625-new-power-control-widget-with-one-click-2g3g-toggling/

Flash from Recovery....
[myTouch 3G, Magic Apps and Games] aca85:
tnx guys ill try both :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alidevlet:
Hi Guys!

mobile AP doesn't work on JP6, tethering working very good, but hotspot no. may be it's about CSC? Mine is XEE, I live in Indonesia, but before I used JM8; JM9; with CSC LB4 and was working. Does it depend on CSC?

is someone who has the same problem?

is someone who using XXJPM with mobile AP? does it work?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bike-micha:
Hi,

I've the same problem. I've tested JPM and JP6 with WPA2 and open, also on different PCs. I'm using the German CSC (JM1). Until JM9 the hotspot worked fine.

What can be the reason?

With regards,

Micha
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alidevlet:
I think this problem of modem
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bike-micha:
Today, I've tested the current (final?) 2.2 release JPO. The Hotspot does not work as in JP6 and JPM.

I've the product code DBT, from Germany. I used the ROM by Richthofen.

I also tested JPO with a MODEM version from Eclair, JM4. Without success. So it seems to be problem with the PDA code.

In JM8 and JM9 the Hotspot worked fine, as I tested it again today.

At the PC side, I can see the AP but cannot connect to it. After some timeout Windows says, it's out of range.

USB Tethering is working well.

I wonder that only some people have problems with the hotspot feature in Froyo or are only some of us using it?

Does anybody has an idea?

Thanks,

Micha
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wesleylau:
Hi All

I have the same problem. It used to work on the 2.1 jp1. And It now doesn't work on 2.2 jpo. So anyone solved it yet ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eigo:
same for me... wifi tethering worked fine on eclair (2.1) but on none of the froyo (2.2) versions... maybe its a problem of german galaxy s? because i have also the DBT code!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjep85:
same here. I'm from Indonesia and I just found out yesterday that mobile AP wasn't working properly after updating to froyo. Tried with different computers.

It used to work fine under eclair.

bad Samsung, bad. And to think that this was supposed to be one of the main selling points of froyo.

any pointers to fix this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dani31:
I think I've got it!

If your computer is able to connect to your SGS Mobile AP, but has no internet access, you are probably using a proxy server.

The proxy should be configured both in the phone APN, and in the computer internet settings. Make sure the same proxy from your phone is input into you computer, under Internet Options > Connections > Lan Settings.

Also, it seems that all Froyo roms affect DNS' ability to translate proxy hostnames into IP addresses.

In plain English, the proxy on your computer should be input as 74.125.79.104 rather than www.google.com (dummy example).

You can find the IP address of any hostname using http://www.selfseo.com/find_ip_address_of_a_website.php

Hope this helps.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] 999faz:
Hi what do i need to do to pair my htc tp 2 with nrg rom and my car mercedes please

is ther a cab or hack or tweak ?

my phone can connect to my laptop but not my car

thanks
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] Teej53214:
ummm.. put your car in discovery mode... and enter the code that it comes with.. usually 0000
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] 999faz:
discovery mode ?? please expand

i select phone/bluetooth/update then is start searching but it never finds anything

E350 2009 HTC 2 is listed as a approved phone

more help please
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] 999faz:
update i got it working with the help from horndoctor at PPC

if anyone want to try it here the cab file file
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] colopedo:
and may not even apply to your car, but my 08 E350 required me to buy the separate mercedes "dongle" for the BT to be used. The fact that I bought the car "BT ready" apparently meant nothing. Maybe that's the problem? If you can hook anything else up to the car, then disregard this comment : /

...hmm...just saw the last post...like I said...ignore me.. wth..everyone else does! lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theMODEL22:
Say I want to change the E & 3G in the status bar to 4G & 5G to mess with my EVO buddies, what file do I need to edit?

I will be using root explorer to do the text editing

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master™:
Its not text.

You have to decompile framework-res.apk in system/framework

Then you need to go to "Res>Drawable-HDPI" and edit the network icons.

They are named like:

"stat_sys_data_connected_3g.png"

And what not

Then you need to recompile the APK
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theMODEL22:
Thanks buddy!
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naveed1321:
Hi,, Every body I need some help

I want to play flv files on my Elelinux Froyo 2.2

how I can play or Install flash player or any other reciprocal to run flv files
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brayann16k:
u can find it here :

addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-flash-10-1-on-android-2-1-eclair-devices/
[Vibrant General] bretjrodgers:
So I have a Samsung Vibrant with the following specs :

Firmware : 2.1-update 1

Baseband : T959UVJI6

Kernel version : 2.6.29

Build : ECLAIR.UVJI6

I used the Samsung Vibrant 1 click root application, have since verified I do have SuperUser installed as well as BusyBox, with quite a few different root based applications such as ClockWorkMod Recovery, One-Click Lag Fix, Set CPU, Titanium Backup, etc., and I have verified that ADB does work from a command prompt, however when I try to access su through ADB by doing the following commands, this happens :

C:/>adb shell

$ su

su

Permission denied

$

I have also tried to use Android Commander from my PC as a kind of root explorer and the program does detect my device and starts, but shows "Root Access : NO". From all threads I have investigated, this would almost seem as though I don't have "true" root access. Can anyone assist me and let me know what I am doing wrong?
[Vibrant General] Master™:
When you do "Adb shell" > "su" you have to allow it on your phone. A little popup will appear.
[Vibrant General] eatspaper:
If you can su in a terminal on the phone itself then you can be certain you have root.

Are you sure there is not a prompt on the phone when you are attempting su from ADB? It might be asking for su permissions but timing out and showing denied.
[Vibrant General] bretjrodgers:
So after installing SU Terminal & Root Explorer from Android Market, when I did the following :

C:/>adb shell

$ su

su

#

I have verified that SuperUser permissions through ADB are obviously working. However when I do the following command...

C:/>adb root

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

...is displayed. It seems as though, yes, I do have SuperUser access, I don't have root access through ADB and Android Commander still does not recognize root. Is this because I am running the stock ROM, and if so, is there a general thread with all available/recommended Vibrant ROMs to install?
[Vibrant General] d01100100:
Just to clarify, you realize adb root has nothing to do with your phone?

adb root restarts the adb daemon on the computer you are on as root (something I usually don't recommend).

When you start Android Commander make sure it has permissions on your phone when it makes the request.
[Vibrant General] bretjrodgers:
Ok so I now understand the purpose of the adb root command after some additional research. I guess the issue is that when I run Android Commander, even though it does detect my device on the PC, it does not ask for/request SU permissions on my device
[Vibrant General] d01100100:
The FAQ thread for Android Commander:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=628138

Guess I never needed for something like this since I'm comfortable with the command line.
[Vibrant General] bretjrodgers:
I am running the program with both UAC disabled, and running as administrator and still the program does not recognize as root. I am only worried not just about Android Commander, but the possibility for functionality of other programs that require root as well.
[Vibrant General] d01100100:
Type adb shell

You'll see '$' as your prompt, type 'su'

$ su

You'll see '#' as your prompt, type 'id'

# id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

That means you have root.

Further proof you can remount /system from ro to rw.

You have root, Android Commander isn't the standard to judge whether your root is working correctly. Just a cursory glance at the app thread, it requires quite a bit of finesse to get working and it's touchy about which rom you're using. If yours doesn't work and you've actually followed the directions, send the developer your logs in the proper thread.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Why not just download the app Terminal Emulator and just type "su".... you'll either get the # or Permission Denied.

Based off everything you said, yes, you have root... ^ easiest way to test though. No need to deal with adb.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pele78:
Would someone be kind enough to post a link or info as to regards, what does a factory/hard reset do ?

What data EXACTLY gets deleted and so on ?

*yes i have browsed the forum, but cant find near perfect answers*

Many thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pele78:
anyone ???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
depends which of the 2 you are referring to

technically it's 3 methods

the user accessible one from the settings screen, only resets settings and internal SD stuff

the one via the secret code ones, formats everything

the one via the 3 button combo is a little less invasive than the secret code one
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pele78:
Thanks all solved.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeyItsLou:
Question for all the themers out there. What's the easiest method to get the resource ID for a png you've just created for say com.htc.resources.apk? Also is there a way do get the Resource ID's for multiple images in the same directory ie. com.htc.resources.apk /drawable-hdpi?

There's a few methods floating around that I've checked out but I figured I'd ask individuals that have probably refined this process.

Thanks...Lou

EDIT: I found this method to work and it saves you from having to look up all of the resource ID's separately and manually update the public.xml file....

For example if you open com.htc.resources.apk with an archive manager like 7zip for windows or archive manager if you're using linux and drop in your edited png's then use apktool to decompile the framework it should create all of the resource ID's in the public.xml file for you. At this point if you have any xml edits or smali edits to do complete those then recompile. Now just extract the "res" folder and the "resources" files from the compiled apk and using the same archive manager from above to open the original com.htc.resources.apk and replace the files you should be good to go.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonomon:
ok well I want to flash bionix because of bad battery life from ji6 installed through odin after ny phone being bricked by ota. Which bionix should I use? Fusion or final?

Ok next I have a couple of questions about flashing bionix.

1. Will I lose my data? (contacts apps media etc)

2. I have the circular battery mod and mobile ap installed do I need to remove either? (instructions on removal of mobile ap if I have to please)

Any other tips or suggestions? Thank you
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lqaddict:
The Bionix ROM selection is your personal choice - Fusion gets rid off most of the Samsung TouchWiz crap.

Borh ROM's wipe the data, but all your personal stuff like pictures, and everything stored on your /sdcard and /sdcard/sd stays intact. Contacts are either sync'd with your Google account, stored on the SIM card or stored on your phone.

If you store the contacts on the phone you might loose those, not sure about that.

Bionix ROM's come with precise battery indicators, and mobileap pre-installed no need to get rid of them.

If you want your apps and data restored use something like Titanium to make a backup of your user apps and data (do not backup system apps and data) and you can restore it once you flash the new ROM via Titanium.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Fusion = LauncherPro/Stock (better in my opinion)

Bionix = TouchWiz

You will not lose media, contacts, but you should backup your apps with titanium backup (dont worry about backing up system data), just do the apps + data.

You wll lose bookmarks, wifi passords... easy fix for that.

If you have not read the sticky (signature) and their webpage (from sombionix first post) then you should do that before moving on.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonomon:
Thank you thats exactly the answer I was looking for.

I'm going with fusion since I'm already used to launcher pro. I've done a nandroid and backed up apps with titanium.

The only question I have left is: which kernel should I go with? Stock, kingxklicks, or JACs? I really don't know anything about kernels...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turbosix:
go with stock if you dont want to overclock

if you go with KK or JACS, you have to download setcpu and set the minimum clock speed at 200mhz otherwise you might have wake-lag issues when you try to turn screen on / unlock the phone.

do an advanced thread title search for "setcpu" and you will find the developer's thread on here and can download the app for free.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonomon:
Thanks for your help.

I downloaded stock and I'm about to flash it.

What are the advantages of the other two kernels?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I would encourage the stock kernel. I use JACs and love it. Try stock though, makes it easier to revert. You can always just flash another rom in the future with an oc kernel, or just update the kernel later.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave08:
I'm using Fusion 1.1 with JACS and even though I don't OC I think I'm still getting the battery life benefits of that kernel's under-volting. My battery life has been excellent and I haven't had any issues. I've read that some Vibrants can't run well with the under-volting, so the stock kernel is definitely safer.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonomon:
Alright thanks for your help.

Your tips and tricks thread also helped me a lot when I first got my vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Awesome. Let me know if it can be improved.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ShaunMichael80:
Over at AndroidCentral they said you can no longer tether for free if u do it will cause u 14.99 a month? Is this legit? PDA Net is now rendered useless? Anyone shed some light on this?
[G2 and Desire Z General] ddgarcia05:
Source: http://www.buzzbox.com/preview/t-mobile-launching-14-99-tethering-plan-november-3rd/?id=11345568

To the OP, it's still unlimited data. You'll get dropped to Edge when you pass your 5gig softcap on a data plan. If you pay extra for tethering you'll be added an additional 5gigs. Thus bringing the softcap to 10gigs.

What I'm wondering is what's going to happen to everyone that was grandfathered in with the 10gig data softcap. Do they stay with 10gig data plans or are they knocked down to 5gig softcaps. Yes, I understand it still unlimited but I'm not interested on tethering with an Edge connection.