yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
Hello,

I have compiled my own version of the bravo froyo kernel, I have mixed the work of kingklick for the incredible and the work of snq- as the 2.2b-sdfix kernel, changing some defaults voltages and add the Sven Killg's usb-host support. I have also added NFS, tun/openvpn, NTFS, UTF-8 and some usb devices I need. This kernel supports HAVS, that is Hybrid AVS that adjust the CPU voltage based the hardware feedback. In my desire is working quite fine, have no time for battery testing but it seems good. More feedback is welcome!

I am still waiting for an USB OTG Cable, so I cannot test the USB-Host part, it should work without problem following the instructions at http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/ but if you find any problem, report it here.

Changelog:

-gg1:

GPU Fix from snq- and change versioning scheme.

v0.3:

Major change, based on official bravo and mix several patches from different sources. Now the kernel version is 2.6.32.24 and includes lots of changes. BFS, HAVS and more from the kingklick incredible kernel.

v0.2:

Remove usb sound support and add tun.ko for openvpn.

v0.1

I have put back IPv6 support, only 100Kb more and Google Googles works again :-D

Of course thanks to snq-, kingklick, LeeDroid, Sven, Koush and everybody here doing such a great job!
[Desire Android Development] Diamondback:
Next step should be a kind of toggle for the usb host mode, something userfriendly...

Any chance for something like this?
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
The problem is that as far as I know once you have the ehci-ucd module loaded the usb mode change, even if you unload it. Doing an app to load unload all the usb-modules should be trivial, once I get the usb-otg cable I'll try it. Maybe I will code some kind of no-gui just a menu switch-on switch-off app, but doing it blindly would not be very easy :-D

Regards,
[Desire Android Development] w.0.o.t:
with ipv6 removed, google goggles will no longer work. any reason why you removed it? just curious. :)
[Desire Android Development] henri54:
Does it work.in hd Rom ?
[Desire Android Development] fllash:
I flashed it, and it works fine (the usual stuff, that is).

I also went to the linked website, and followed the instructions (though some of it made not much sense).

Then i plugged it into my computer over usb and selected mount as storage, and it mounted - so it didnt work?

Which instructions are the ones we need to follow?

Josh.
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
Trying to save some bytes, I've put it back as it is only 100Kb more :-D
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
The instructions about usb host-mode you need a OTG cable and a powered usb hub and then using conectbot or adb through wireless you need to manually load the needed modules, they are all at /system/lib/modules. The minimum is usbcore.ko and ehci-hcd.ko but you will need others to do usefull things. I think that we will need to kill some htc process because it seems that it is accessing the usb in slave mode. Once I'll get the OTG cable I'll try to get further, but right now the usb-host is just supported in the kernel, nothing else.

Regards
[Desire Android Development] w.0.o.t:
thanks very much. i'm flashing the new one in a minute. :D
[Desire Android Development] littlej:
Hy , thanks for u'r work, one more thing can u add support for open-vpn? i flashed u'r kernel but openvpn aint working anymore :(

thanks
[Desire Android Development] miyu-hitori:
tun module not work,please check
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
new version with tun.ko included
[Desire Android Development] alexdzn:
Thank you for very good kernel, but WiFi n?
[Desire Android Development] kahuna0k:
New version including the snq- gpu fix
[Desire Android Development] hamdir:
so this has BFS scheduler? and does it include the SD read ahead fix?
[Desire Android Development] Skilling:
Hmmm...

I've flashed the kernel but I got an error message when I tried to execute insmod ... ehci-hcd.ko, for the usbcore.ko was ok...

The error says something like "Device or resource busy".

Using Modaco R9 with Sub501 mods (CIFS, Undervolt, CFQ IO Scheduler, Custom governor), baked directly from the Modaco online kitchen.

I really need a help to solve this.

Thank you all!
[Desire Android Development] phi770:
a question: is bluetooth hid working with this kernel ??
[Desire Android Development] toyface:
Thanks for this, I LOVE a good kernel for my phone! This feels really nice, not sure if it'll beat out Ziggy's as my favourite but after a few hours I'm loving it!

I'll check back with battery life stats after a day at work :)
[Desire Android Development] rexima:
I have the same problem. Please help!!! :(
[Captivate General] tblindt:
I really need to know because I drive an ambulance for a living is the GPS actually fixable? I love the phone but hate the GPS that locks up and is inaccurate, or just doesnt lock on.The tweaks I've tired. No luck. I called Samsung and asked and they have no clue and think the Sept patch worked. I think its a cover up and the first run is just plain defective. What's the probability its hardware and not fixable.

Thanks Travis
[Captivate General] Smallsmx3:
Call att and get it replaced. I got a replacement phone and so far the GPS has worked when I needed it. It locks pretty quickly most of the time. Sometimes it takes 20 to 30 seconds but always locks reguardless
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
I'm pretty certain it is a hardware problem and Samsung is trying very hard to see if they can fix it, or 'optimize' it, in software to avoid a mass recall of millions of these phones.
[Captivate General] t-readyroc:
Smallsmx - a quick lock is very different from reliable navigation. Driving around using Google Nav as well as analyzing using something like MyTracks is the way to go to see if the GPS is actually accurate.

Here's a track I just created with MyTracks. If you zoom in, you can see that the track jumps between the north-bound & south-bound lanes of the highway several times, as well as veers off of the road several times. These may seem insignificant, but they're the kind of things that play havoc with navigation software (constant re-routing, etc). Also note that I'm in a rural area; i.e. no interference from tall buildings to blame this on...
[Captivate General] phr00t:
I'm pretty convinced it is a hardware problem.. I've been through 4 Captivates, and only 1 has worked. The Captivate that has the working GPS works on all ROMs, but works best after JH7 (or the froyo builds). The other 3 Captivates, the GPS doesn't work anywhere.

I wouldn't want to trust my life to the Captivate's GPS navigation! If I found out my ambulance was being navigated by a Captivate, I'd wait for the next one :p
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Please don't use the C(r)appy GPS for anything like that! It's just not up to it! Even if the GPS does work from time to time, you'll spend too much time second guessing it. Get a dedicated GPS that you KNOW works so you can concentrate on doing the important stuff like not hitting other cars and saving lives!

Agreed 100%. If it was a simple software bug, it would have been fixed in JH7. They initially claimed JH7 fixed it... And then they contradicted themselves and said there was no GPS fix in JH7.

So Sammy is confusing us with smoke and mirrors and hoping they can still circumvent what is likely to be a recall only fix. Imagine the impact of a recall. Cost would be huge. PR would be a nightmare. Impact on future Galaxy S sales would be massive. See how cleverly and deviously Apple avoided an iPhone 4 recall with what was clearly a major hardware defect.

And for those of you that say your Cappy's GPS works perfectly, there is one of two conditions that apply:

1. You got a lock while stationary from > x satellites and assume from that alone that GPS works. A better criteria would be GPS tracking while driving in an urban environment with accuracy < 5m.

OR

2. The hardware defect is an intermittent assembly or fabrication issue that shows up in the majority but not all handsets.

So here's to hoping I am wrong and the official Froyo build is being held up while they correct the GPS problem once and for all. If not, here's to class action. In the meantime, Sammy and AT&T product managers, if you are reading this (doubtful) give us the source for 2.2 (kernel, hardware drivers and all) and let the XDA community have a crack at fixing it (and enable HSUPA, FM radio, native etx4, etc while their at it).
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Before i flashed to the JPM and the reorinted 2.1 my gps would not get a lock after 10 mins after I flashed to the i9000 rom and shanged the gps settings to ms based I get a lock after 15-25 sec at 15m. its software related and att's reps are just dumb as dog **** and full of it too
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
Share a GPS track with us then.....
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Tonite I will take screen shots of my gps settings and post them
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
No need. We have millions of threads for just that. We need the evidence that you actually use it for navigation while driving. That's where it all falls apart (for majority of the Captivate anyway).

I can get a lock no problem as well with no tweeks in settings. But that doesn't mean the GPS is anywhere near usable.
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Misread the forum. I have not used it for a gps on the road for navigation yet.

I have watched it on the way home from work and it was prittyy accurate.

funny thing.

I dont get a lock from my cup holder but i get a lock no problem and the gps works on the dash board.

maby

if it is any differance all the sgs varriants are having a bunch of gps issues.

and there are people that have had no problems.
[Captivate General] Futan21:
I'm sure the loss of future sales will cost Samsung more than a recall. My last 3 phones were Samsung and I sure as hell know if they don't fix the GPS issue, whether it be through firmware or a recall, Samsung will never see another dime from me ever again and I'm sure there's plenty of others feeling the same way.

There would probably also be about no PR. Samsung is no Apple. The media and general public really don't give a damn about them. The issue is not so controversial that the news will pick up on it, like the Toyota recalls. At most there would be a couple sentences on the news about it that most people will just ignore because they don't have the phone. Apple got worse PR by ignoring the issue than if they simply would have addressed it with a recall. They got away with it because they're Apple. 90% of the population worships them.
[Captivate General] Drew489:
I was just thinking the same thing. My GPS does not work.

I don't understand people who think it's no big deal. It's a major feature and an Advertised feature...not some hack.

I would not have bought the device without GPS. What if you bought a new car that said it had air conditioning...but after you bought it...you realized it didn't work....no big deal or recall?

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!
[Captivate General] tblindt:
yea its a cover up

My whole plan and philosophy was that hey Google maps is great and so is Linux so this should, be better than those goofy slow interfaced GPS units.... which always give you the wrong location....

Anyhow I ordered one more..to see if its a dud too.

1ST SAMSUNG AND MY LAST YOU HEAR THAT SAMSUNK.. BTW your customer service is so poor girl who knows nothing about phones and thought the update was "real".
[Captivate General] apollokid:
Jupiter fix w/vibrant ROM. Seems like I tried everything. Plenty of sats and locks while stationary. Can't get this thing to maintain lock or be accurate while moving in navigation for the life of me.
[Captivate General] Krynn!:
I'm hoping for a software fix, but I'm doubtful that we'll ever see one. This is the same GPS chip as used in at least one blackberry where it has no problem. Combine that with the fact that there's 5 different Galaxy S phones that have these issues, each with slightly different layouts of where the chips are on the board, it's more likely a software issue.

If it is a hardware issue, or if it's a software issue that they never get around to fixing, I could see a very nasty class action lawsuit pop up. Personally, I hate class action lawsuits, as the only people who usually benefit from them are the lawyers, but one can always hope for the best.

One interesting thing I did notice was that when in my vehicle (a Jeep Wrangler with a fiberglass hardtop) or on my motorcycle, the tracks are just about spot on... as long as there aren't any tall buildings right next to me. It stops when I stop, it turns when I turn... You know, pretty much what you expect out of a GPS.

On the other hand, when I'm in a friends vehicle (metal roof, no sunroof), my position wanders all over the place. We stop, but the icon keeps on going. We turn, it doesn't. And, of course, there's always fun times when it thinks your a block or two over from where you are. Oh, and can't forget the lag... sometimes it's as much as 5 seconds behind me.

That makes me suspect the filters Samsung has in place for when the signal is weak. Either that, or the antenna design they use might win the distinction of being the most craptastic one of the decade. Hell, maybe both might be the case.
[Captivate General] fldude99:
This whole thing with the GPS has me baffled..after reading a bunch of threads...posts..and personal experience, I believe the problem with the Captivate's GPS is the delay in getting a lock. Once it's locked, the accuracy is excellent. Maybe the agps is not functioning properly...these devices really need agps to get a rapid lock. Is the supl server that is built into the device reliable? I believe this is the crux. Anybody having any inaccuracies is the exception to the rule once the device is locked. But a 3-4 minute lock time is fairly unacceptable
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Same results as others. If I have the captivate high up in the windshield so it has a larger uninterrupted view of the sky, it will track almost as well as my Blackberry sitting on the center console. Seems the captivate is not nearly as sensitive as other GPS devices.

As for PR, a recall would not be in your nightly news but it would be all over the trade news. The Galaxy S brand has been in the trade news almost daily for the past few months. A recall would put a serious dent in all that positive momentum. That would have a serious effect on future deals with carriers, retailers, etc. Not to mention investors. And finally disaffected consumers.
[Captivate General] itsjustaphone:
Mine works with no view of the sky

My GPS is working good after COG Froyo version6. This track is from a mountain bike ride, phone was inside my camelback.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...16556845834261.00049360088f52c5ed399&t=h&z=16
[Captivate General] tblindt:
nice looking track.. is your navigation app good too???

Questions for ya if ya don't mind.

1. Did you have problems before with same phone?

2. Phone new or refurbished?

3. When was it made give or take? (maybe import in terms of factory runs???)

Hmm thats it far as identifying maybe some know how to timestamp/get ingo from imei or serial.

I'll post a track from mine in a little bit I Think that would be a great idea for this thread.. POST YOUR TRACKS RESULTS AND BASIC SPECS.

Believe program is called "mytracks"
[Captivate General] edifish:
i9000 rom raw steel rock solid gps. Can I get a witness?!

I downloaded the regular i9000 raw steel rom from europe (not sure exactly what country(s)) sorta by mistake. Someone had actually made a captivate version of the rom by changing the kernal to excaliburinhand's i9000 reoriented v 2.xx (don't remember exactly which version it was). This fixed the auto rotate problem of the original european rom. Anywho, when the fella had posted his version he also gave credit to the original european rom and posted the link. The link for his version (captivate with i9000 reoriented kernal) was just his drop box at first and it got overwhelmed by download requests. I tried to dl but kept getting error messages so I got desperate and tried the link to the european rom. "what the heck, give it a try, what could it hurt?"

Well, besides the aforementioned screen rotation problem (anything capable of screen rotation gets stuck in landscape) wouldn't you know it! Viola! the friggin gps worked for the first time since I owned the damn phone. It was dead on! I'm used to my phone jumpin off to side streets and rerouting continually till it finally realizes i'm actually on course. And of course there's the frequent radius of uncertainty thing and continuing to move forward when stopped and not turning when you turn blah blah blab it makes me SICK!

BUT! with that one rom, it tracked true the whole time I used it, turned on a dime, just what you may have experienced on a windows phone with garmin. Oh snap! no you didn't; oh yes I did, I said it. On the same trip I take every day, when every other rom I've flashed failied, this rom nearly made me cry for joy cuz it worked man! Someone please hold me!

I dare any of you to try flashing this rom. It's called raw steel and it's in the i9000 forum. If we get a few other folks with the same results, wouldn't this lead us to find the answer to this god awful mess? I double dog dare ya! Who's gonna do it?!

You might wanna lay off the titanium back up at first because if you restore settings from your old setup, ya know, it could change your results. Just sayin:p

PEACE

Totally off topic, someone stole my dear cappy today. Had lookout on it till recently when I got tired of waiting for it to check each app as I restored with titanium. Oh the bitterness of it all. I even got an email from lookout today saying "we missed ya, are you still using lookout?" paint me pissed off at myself! STUPID!:o
[Captivate General] Houndog:
Well, I might as well jump in. My problems with GPS seem to be linked to if I have WIFI turned on or not. My navigation jumps all over with WIFI on, but does pretty good with WIFI off. I have setup Taskar to turn WIFI off when I turn on navigation and this has worked pretty good for me.
[Captivate General] shinji257:
Keep using it and see if it still like that at the end of the week. Most of us have it working fine initially but then it dies out a few days later and never really recovers. My replacement phone locked within 10 seconds when leaving the store and kept the lock the entire time even getting a lock indoors (somehow) but I'm noticing it starting to deteriorate already.
[Captivate General] drfubar:
GPS is not broken!!!!

This has been beaten to death many times. The GPS cache does not get flushed automatically / properly. That's why it works good for a while, then it doesn't.

SO FOR EVERYONE THAT STILL CANNOT USE GPS JUST DELETE THE GPS CACHE BEFORE USING YOUR GPS APP. THATS IT NOTHING ELSE TO DO! DONT TWEAK ANYTHING, DONT GLUE AN ANTENNA TO YOUR PHONE.

Also as mentioned above it is recommended to turn off wifi when using navigation.

This is due to a google issue with skyhook, not a samsung problem.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
No, it is not. There never was any conclusive resolution.

While it is true that delete GPS cache may work for some, but not for everyone.
[Captivate General] tblindt:
yea we've all read the "tweak" pages
[Captivate General] bigdaddy4u:
How To Delete Cache

How do you delete the GPS Cache - I'm anxious to test this out....
[Captivate General] avgjoegeek:
look for the lbstestmode (There are a thousand posts about how to access this mode - either by dialing, go to the market, or if your using Cognition he has it built into a button now)

Then the bottom button is Delete Cache button.. I would recommend being outside when you click it.. go back to whatever application you were using before and see if it starts working better.

My GPS is pretty hit or miss - the last time it was working great was when I was using a different version of Cognition ROM (I can't remember the version # unfort).
[Captivate General] ianwood:
There are already a dozen threads titled "New working GPS settings" and each contains a dozen or more posts saying "It didn't work for me". Let's not duplicate that here. Everyone is guessing and the reality is they're only screwing up their A-GPS settings and clearing a mysteriously corrupted GPS "cache" knowing nothing of what it is or does.

The reality is none of these actually fix the problem. They are half-baked workarounds that only work for a small percentage of users on a temporary basis. The first task in bug fixing is identifying what is causing the problem. (HINT: we still don't know what is causing the problem.) Most of the workarounds aren't even directed at the GPS function. They're A-GPS. No amount of SSID and cell ID triangulation will substitute for a properly working GPS. And finally, getting a 2D or 3D fix means very little if it can't be maintained.

It is pretty safe to assume that if the fix was as simple as a configuration change, it would have been included in JH7 already. If we're lucky, it's a kernel issue. If we're unlucky, it's in the hardware.
[Captivate General] tblindt:
People who actually get a quick lock, non jumping, non laggin GPS signal....check with "mytracks" and let us know your firmware and phone info.
[Captivate General] edifish:
let me plead my case again

If I still had my cappy, (see sob story at end of my previous post) I'd flash back to raw steel and see if the gps works the same as the first time I tried. But like I said before, I've flashed several versions of cog 2.1, cog 2.2, tayutama's i9000, and even the cog aosp beta, but all had the same problem, spotty gps performance.

BUT, the european i9000 raw steel, not the one that's floating around in the captivate forum with the reoriented i9000 kernel, gave me the first experience of a fully functioning GPS. I didn't continue to use it because of some incompatibilty issues, but heck if the gps wasn't fully legit.

I'm not saying I can't be wrong about this, but isn't someone willing to try and see what happens if they flash it? If a buncha yous guys have the same thing we can put this thing to bed once and for all. If not, I'll just shut up :rolleyes:

Try it and see what happens, for the sake of science and the american way! r something like that :p
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Should samsung be producing new batches of galaxy s phones by now?! Why aren't they fixing the issues in those new phones? Smh...
[Captivate General] jimrusling:
My tracks

Here is a mytracks where I was going through the neighborhood.

Firmware version 2.1-update1

Baseband version-I897UCJH7

Kernel version 2.6.29 jetaek.lee@sep-11 #2

Build number-UCJH7

SUPL/CP Settings

Server-supl.google.com

Port 7276

SS off

AGPS Mode-SUPL

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110040653284755841776.0004929cb5429e0bfae82&t=h&z=16
[Captivate General] itsjustaphone:
1. Yes, It was horrible with the stock rom, almost useless...

2. Brand new (Bought in September)

3. Not sure, seems like it had a date of 8/26 if I remember correctly.

I haven't messed with any of the settings, and haven't ever cleared the cache(nor do I know how)
[Captivate General] Drew489:
Use the GPS Status App...

I used it today to track the locking. I'll upload the pictures later...it doesn't stay locked ever. It locks for a few seconds, then says 0 of 4 satellites locked...rinse and repeat.

You guys ALL need to file complaints with...

Better Business Bureau

Attorney General of your state

FTC

Samsung

And anyone else who will listen. I might even try to contact a news site to see if they want to pick this up.

It's completely ridiculous we have a device that DOES NOT work with a major feature it advertises! I'd rather get $600 to buy an iPhone to use until they fix this issue...$600 because I can't get contract price anymore.

:mad: