yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Thanks for the welcome. Phone should be here on Friday. I don't want to start off with a custom ROM, but I would like to know what enhancements I should make to the stocker. I've been a WinMo user since 2003 and know all the ins and outs, but Android is new and so very different. The main thing I would like to do is sync with Outlook, if that's possible. Not crazy about using the Google cloud for my personal info and I prefer the Outlook interface. Any help in that regard is much appreciated.:)
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
Just a heads up right now, there is no easy way to sync Outlook with this phone that I have ever seen.
[Captivate General] Rogue9:
Welcome... I'm in the same boat w/ Miami.... WinMo since WinCE and my last one was the original Tilt.

1. First thing you'll want to do is read this and then root the phone

http://samsungcaptivate.wikia.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate_Wiki

2. The easiest way to do a direct sync with Outlook is to use Kies

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731454

On a slightly related note, Pocket Informant has an android beta out right now.

If you used this in WinMo then you're going to be very disappointed in the native Android Cal

http://webis.net/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_android&tab_id=pocketinformant_android

Good Luck and again, Welcome...
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
Did you have any luck with the Kies/Outlook sync? I've followed those directions to a T, had no errors at all, and no Outlook data anywhere on the phone even though it said it had synced successfully.
[Captivate General] Rogue9:
yes... worked perfectly after I did the following...

1. Installed .Net4 & the USB drivers to PC

2. Turned OFF USB debugging mode

3. Used HomeSwitcher to (temporarily) change back to the default launcher

4. Used a program called FileSearchForKiesFix to find all of the filenames on the phone that are longer than 16 digits. This solved the MPT crash loop issue

....and Kies connects every time I use it
[Captivate General] mobileseq:
I, too upgraded it from winmo, as well.
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
I never have the Kies connection problem, and never got the MTP loop issue when I synced it. Getting Outlook to sync properly is the only way to get my dad to keep his Captivate and not get an iSuck4.
[Epic 4G General] johndoehizzle:
hello,i just got the samsung epic today .coming from an htc hero,its a big difference. i love the hero though. anyway,why is it such a hassle to flash a ROM with this rom? u gotta do the odin n all this stuff. with the hero u just wipe n flash.dont get me wrong,im not coming at you guys angry or anything lol.but just wondering why u gotta do this odin thing instead of just wiping n flashing :confused:
[Epic 4G General] knx2:
Just the new leaks because clockwork doesn't flash modems.

If you look you can find a post with a flashable modem upgrade to dk28 but it breaks gps.
[Epic 4G General] Magic Oreo:
you don't have to odin, you can use CWM Recovery to flash a .zip.
[Epic 4G General] johndoehizzle:
oh ok.yeah just downloaded the ACS modem zip thing. ..hopefully there'll be a better/easier way to do this..right?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howardshep:
I'm a newbie. More than that; I'm an English teacher. So maybe I had no business rooting my Vibrant. But I was tired of waiting for 2.2, so I figured out how to load Axura on my rooted phone. And loved it, until it started lagging.

The mistake I made was my haste in trying to install Voodoo lag fix. I mistakenly downloaded the European version (for the i9000, instead of the T959); to compound matters, I got impatient and tried to hard boot the phone when it hadn't rebooted in five minutes.

Long story short: I figured out how to use Odin (on the Boot Camp partition of my MacBook); downloaded 1.7, along with the 512 pit file and the stock kernel. Managed to get a "Pass!" from Odin after only about 15 seconds.

But when the phone reboots, it always boots into recovery mode. I get the Vibrant splash screen, then E:Can't mount /dev/block/s111 (Invalid argument).

I've spent hours looking over the forums here, as well as on other sites, and can't find a solution. The most common suggestion is to download Eugene373's Froyo that won't brick--but it has apparently been pulled from the internet.

Any suggestions? I don't think it's hopeless, because I can get to the system recovery screen (although with only four choices: reboot system now; reinstall packages; delete all user data; delete cache data).

Thanks for any help anyone can give.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lralexl:
froyo has been out for the vibrant for a while.

start odin

get into download mode

plug phone in(should already be in)

make sure a com port is lit up in yellow

put these files in said sections:

PIT: http://www.divshare.com/direct/12692662-720.pit

PDA: http://www.divshare.com/direct/13144348-b8e.zip

check repartition to fix your filesystems(you must have loaded the above pit to do this or it wont go right)

click start

this will take you back to JK2(what i use for stock froyo)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howardshep:
Thank you very much. I knew it was something simple like this. I had the correct .pit file, but I was missing the right .tar file.

Now, I'm pleased to say that I'm out of the tarpit!

(I'm assuming that JK2 is a stock ROM that I flash back to when I get my nerves back and start trying out custom ROM's again.)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msz420:
Similar issue...in ODIN hangs on setupconnection

Hi All,

I have a similar problem. I am a newbie too..so sorry for the ignorance. I have spent tons of time reading and have flashed ROMS several times successfully. But something happened, and I am unsure why.

I am now stuck in Vibrant logo screen. I am able to do the three button thing to get to Android system recovery (2e) screen. I cannot get to download screen, but ODIN recognizes the phone. Here is the message listed in Odin as it seems to be stuck on Setup Connection.

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/018> Odin v.3 engine (ID:18)..

<ID:0/018> File analysis..

<ID:0/018> SetupConnection..

My phone screen says

--Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip

(No such file or directory)

Installation aborted.

Now I know update.zip file was on there and a copy exist on external card. I have tried to run android-sdk-windows to use ADB to get to download screen but am unsuccessful- ADB is not a recognized command in cmd.

So now i have no phone :-(

Please help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbbb:
You're probably going into Download mode wrong, or hitting the wrong combo, follow this guide:

1. Take off your phone's back cover and take out your SIM card.

2. Take out your phone's battery

3. Attach your USB cable to your phone while plugged in and have ODIN ready on screen.

5. You should have your usb plugged in WITHOUT your battery plugged in. Now hold both volume keys down, and put the battery back in while STILL HOLDING DOWN THE VOLUME KEYS!!!

6. Download mode should be on screen.

7. Load the .pit and .tar files into ODIN, DO NOT CHECK RE PARTITION!!!!

8. Please be patient, if you get stuck at cache, unplug and try again, that should fix your problem.

Remember don't select repartition unless you know what you're doing. That's for fixing your phone if you're really ****ed up, just try it without it first...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msz420:
Nevermind... for now... adb is C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools... earlier post had it is tools. Now i have the screen i need...fingers crossed...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabh0008:
Vibrant Stuck in recovery loop

my phone is stuck in a recovery loop. I have tried entering into download mode but,it goes back to recovery. The message i get is

E:Missing bitmap indeterminate1

code -7

-Install from package

Finding update package
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] napalm505:
you guys rock

I just wanted to take the time to thank you for posting this. Real life saver. Thanks
[Vibrant General] Pig Vomit:
Don't know how many of you might be interested.

It's always bugged me big time that Vibrant didn't sync with Outlook. I eventually got an initial Contact sync, but no sync for updates. Calendar sync eventually worked OK on a regular basis, but only up to version 1.5.3.10093_82. Anything newer than that and I got a message that Vibrant isn't supported by Kies.

I'm currently running stock JK6. Lo and behold, the above version of Kies syncs with Outlook just fine, both contacts and calendar, and will resync perfectly. Haven't tried the current version of Kies yet, wondering if it might work.

Honestly, I hate the idea of being out on the cloud, and I'm just happy as **** that I can reliably sync Outlook with Vibrant.

Also....no more MTP Driver issues. Used to have to unmount my microSD to get the phone to connect via Kies. No more.

Just thought folks might want to know.
[Vibrant General] down8:
I didn't even know syncing was a feature of Kies. Good to know, thanks!

-bZj

via XDAapp
[Vibrant General] 12paq:
Kies international or Tmo mini-kies?
[Vibrant General] Pig Vomit:
International full version.
[Vibrant General] gjl9109:
Don't update to the newer version. I made that mistake and can't go back. I uninstalled the newest version of Kies and re-installed my old version. Now when I start the older version it still tells me my phone is not supported. I haven't been able to find an entry in the registry yet to disable the phone lock out. If anyone has, I'd appreciate the info. W7 64bit.
[Vibrant General] Pig Vomit:
Last time I checked there was an uninstall tool posted on the same download page as the current Kies. May want to give it a try.
[Vibrant General] gjl9109:
I have used the uninstall tool in the past with no luck. I tried it again and did a search last night for the version of Kies you are using. I found it and installed it. It connected to my phone but couldn't read my phone contacts, only the sim card contacts. Not being able to read my phone contacts might be from only having Google contacts turned on. I'll look into that later. Everything else seems to work fine. I think I'll stick with that version of Kies for awhile. It can atleast check for updates. Thanks!
[Vibrant General] mikey7436:
I can't get my phone to connect to keys anymore. I could with my old vibrant but once I got this replacement phone it says it doesn't support my phone.
[Vibrant General] Pig Vomit:
Here's a link to the version of Kies I am using. This version was the last version to support Vibrant. If it's not working for you, then try a complete uninstall of your most recent installation.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2OBAASCX
[Fascinate General] mvm2001:
I am rooted but when I download a rom or boot to recovery from within clockwork it

puts me an android system recovery from samsung. Or I get an error wheb I download a rom from clock and try to install it.

Help PLease

Michael
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
What version are you using? Vzw fascinate? Telus fascinate? US Cellular mesmerize?
[Fascinate General] slvrevoix:
You have to flash cmw.tar through odin. Its in the development section posted as a sticky.

:)
[Fascinate General] mvm2001:
Vzw fascinate
[Fascinate General] mvm2001:
slvrevoix could you show me the link to do it?

slvrevoix never mind I find it. Thank you so much.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] lonewolfe:
Anyone know if there's a carrying case similar to the snap in case (like for the original Droid & X) that will accommodate an extended battery? I've hunted VZW's site & e-bay but haven't found any except the pouch style.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] jasonmilford:
Which battery are you using? I am using the Verizon Extended Battery and I bought this case (P/N VZW6300HOC) Won't let me post links yet. I used tin snips to cut out around the extended cover.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] lonewolfe:
It's a Verizon extended battery, I got it & the back with my inc when they sent it as a replacement for my P. O. S. Devour.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] jasonmilford:
Yeah they did the same for me. This is the best option I have seen so far.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] kendive:
I am using the 2150 battery and I just cut out the back of a rubber case. Works great and looks good.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] lonewolfe:
I just looked at mine & its the 2150, I noticed another thread about modding a case to fit over the extended back & am going to try that. If it don't work I'm out, what, $20? It's worth a shot, I post pics if I can get the X style clip & case nodded to fit.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] jasonmilford:
h t t p://htcpedia.com / news / case-cover-htc-droid-incredible-extended-batteryc/
[Droid Incredible Accessories] jasonmilford:
@lonewolfe, just sent you a PM with links
[Droid Incredible Accessories] mech_egr:
Not sure if its the same size but Sedio makes an extended case for the 3500mah. They don't sell it without the battery on their site, but if you email them asking about it they will offer the back piece standalone
[Droid Incredible Accessories] RoboRay:
The 3500 is thicker. Even if it fits, you're gaining the extra thickness of the 3500 case so you may as well get the 3500 battery, too.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] HuskerWebhead:
Are you talking about the actual back cover to the battery, or an actual protective case that fits "over" the back cover?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] 666ways2love:
Just went into my local Best Buy today. What did they just in..........Seidio Innocase II! $25. And to make life even better......1750mah battery! $40. The packaging says Platinum products something, but when you look on the bottom it says Seidio.

Getting the case was a no brainer. I had their cheap Rocketfish hard case and it's falling apart after a month and a half. The battery I'm still unsure about since some people say it makes a huge difference, some say it is no improvement. But thats for another thread
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
Hello xda.its been awhile rooting and flashing.got rid of evo duo to few hardware issues.well I just bought the n1 on the day google announced the nexus s(galaxy s).no its not rooted yet and one thing kinda frustrating me is that I have to hit the power button to wake the phone.its there any special options or app to wake the phone without hitting the power button for now?

btw loving the phone more than any htc I had in the past.

Thank you.
[Nexus One General] jsapp:
Not sure about an app, but this is a standard feature of most custom roms, but you will need to root
[Nexus One General] leyvatron:
Yes... a lot of ROM have the trackball unlock feature... also volume buttons.
[Nexus One General] Zephyron:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645481

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715117

you need to be rooted. might as well root and install a custom rom
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
Lol.ROOT it is!!!back in the game.

Thanx alot u guys.
[Nexus One General] ChongoDroid:
Its pretty much mandatory :)
[Nexus One General] syl0n:
I use:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/no-lock/org.jraf.android.nolock

and

http://www.appbrain.com/app/invisible-lock-widget/com.casablanca.lockwidget

then, lock by long press on search key, unlock by vol up/down or trackball.
[Nexus One General] ma2k5:
Being a N1 owner, what made you buy a N1 now? With NS coming and a lot of superior phones out atm... The N1 multi-touch problem makes it very undesirable to purchase now I think, as its poor GPU and speakers.

If you can, I think returning it may be a good idea, usually have like 14 days to return these things no?
[Nexus One General] nutweevil:
Whats the price of a N1 now? Most likely not the inicial 500$. If im not mistaken it can be around 250$ for developers or something? If that is the price i think it is the best phone in the market in quality/price relation.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
Sorry but I don't like samsung phones at all plus the nexus s seems to b just another galaxy s with gingerbread and no sdcard slot.had the evo since release and fully modded but had lotta hardware issues.but the n1 is GSM quadband unlocked phone when I go overseas I don't have to buy another phone.believe it or not the n1 still pricy but I got a good deal and took it with the Google n1 dock and so far I'm happy with the phone.thank u guys
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
one last question: will t-mobile charge me extra $ if i use the wifi tethering thats included in the N1 froyo(without root)? unlimited data is already included in my plan.thanks
[Nexus One General] futuregerald:
They shouldn't charge you more. I've been tethering for years now since the winmo days and from the carriers perspective the source of the data is extremely difficult to determine, they will simply be able to see that you are using data. I think that the "unlimited" data on T-Mobile has a 5GB cap, but I may be wrong.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
hmmmm 5gb is way to low.correct me if im wrong but i believe its 10gb cuz i remember about 4months ago or more a t-mobile customer try to sue t-mobile for false advertisement on unlimited data cuz the customer went over 10gbs of data and t-mobile charged him for data overage.but thank u, i guess im good to use it for now.:D
[Nexus One General] adambenjamin:
Recently T-mobile changed the cap to 5Gb. If your contract was signed before that date you have a 10 Gb cap, if it was signed after that date you will have a 5Gb cap. I forget the day though. It was only a few months ago.
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
It's not a hard cap, they just reserve the right to reduce bandwidth at that point...
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
Yep, they can throttle you during primetime if over 5GB.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
Danger-rat and galaxys,u both right.i totally forgot that speed gonna drop after 5gb cuz now that they have HSPA plus.any idea on how to check my tmobile data usage? Thanx
[Nexus One General] sstang2006:
Online in T-mobile my account>Manage>see recent usage
[Nexus One General] mingkee:
no lock

no rooting required.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
Sorry but "no lock" app doesn't work after the 2nd try.
[Nexus One General] skunz35:
Idk about T-Mobile but I tethered my 3G data from at&t for almost a week back in the summer to my PlayStation 3 for playing call of duty online, it never slowed down or anything, my old data unlimited plan + nexus one = a very unhappy at&t :-D I love this phone!!!
[Nexus One General] HTCinToronto:
On full HSPA+ GSM bands, I don't see anything better than the N1 for a root user. I'm sure all long time N1 owners are waiting for their next superDroid and also understand how the NS feels more like a political play given Sammy's commit and success with Droid vs anything close to a true N2.

I'm still hoping HTC releases an N2 even if its not recognized as the official Google phone. Nothing stopping them from releasing an unlocked, direct and retail, tight with Droid updates unit.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
i also wish for a N2 not NS and my choice of OEM have to be no other than HTC(fan).Andy Rubin spoke recently at the Google event that next year they gonna concentrate on android gaming on honeycomb(SE playstation zeus),so that leads me to think that hopefully the OEM like HTC add or upgrade better graphic accelerator.:D
[Nexus One General] ranova:
did you reboot
[Nexus One General] ranova:
false. Samsung phones, at least with the SGS line, are horrid. I had a captivate for 3 months, and decided to buy a n1 last month. I love it.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
it didnt work cuz i was keep closing the app thru task manager but now i kept it on and now it works fine for now.and yes it was worth getting this nexus one than any sammy's galaxy s including so called nexus s.thank u.:D
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] pickleman77:
Hey everyone. There's already a post like this in the Nexus forums, but I was wondering if anyone could attempt to recreate the notification bar icons found on the Nexus S, which, as far as we know, runs stock Gingerbread. I managed to snap the highest resolution picture I could find of the notification bar.

The YouTube ad also showcases the 3G icon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxUXulxE5o0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

I'm pretty skilled with things like this myself, so if anyone could help me with the resolutions and organization of the icons, I'd be more than happy to give this a shot.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] biffroy:
not sure if you found your answer, put my phone (samsung galaxy s i90000 looks exactly like that after installling darky's gingerbread rom! check it out if you haven't already....
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SirBindy:
There are PLENTY of roms and themes that use the gingerbread icons.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] TokedUp:
Skyraider 3.5 has a ton of GB Icons and themes. Check ACD's post in this very forum.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] masully1984:
Try these out

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870691
[Captivate General] polarbee:
I forgot my phone in my car for three hours. It's currently -20F. I guess I shoudn't be too surprised that the touchscreen is cranky and slow, Swype isn't working properly, and the battery showed a big red Health Unknown. Lesson learned! :D
[Captivate General] Dave the Knave:
Yikes! Where do you live?
[Captivate General] tysj:
Location: Alaska

Oh man I'd be worried about condensation forming if you quickly brought into a warm home. Neat that it's working, though.
[Captivate General] Dani897:
your lucky. my iphone would turn off if it was too cold outside. it caused me big problems on a trip to buffalo last February. i hope it warms up ok for ya.
[Captivate General] a.vandelay:
i would turn it off and remove the battery until it warms up and dries out.
[Captivate General] justmde:
Putting the battery and phone seperatly in a bowl of rice will help pull out some moisture. If that happens
[Captivate General] rdunseith:
I did the rice thing after my Droid1 took a swim in our pool for 5 min. Left it in the rice for about 4 days. Was happy as can be when it turned on and everything worked!
[Captivate General] polarbee:
The phone warmed up slowly along with the car on the drive home. That plus our low low humidity meant no condensation thankfully. Next day and so far no apparent glitches. Won't be doing that again. :D
[Captivate General] orbatos:
You may still have a damaged battery at current fbx temperatures, anc isn't cold enough to do much damage right now.

SGH-I897
[Captivate General] polarbee:
It's possible. I'll just have to keep an eye on it for awhile. It's funny; it shut down three times last night but I also installed Fandango yesterday evening. I uninstalled it again as it kept force closing and the random shutdowns stopped. So I'm not even sure at this point if it was the cold or the software.

Currently battery showing good health and it didn't run down abnormally overnight.

Eh, I was planning on buying a secondary battery anyway; this might just accelerate that purchase.

Cold? It's only -20 out there!
[Android Themes] areza1:
Hey guys,

I bought a Samsung Galaxy S yesterday and loving the transition from iPhone to Android.

After talking to some android experts on a IRC, i have been able to install Android Froyo 2.2. The latest version. I have installed Odin and Voodoo Lag Fix. I have used quadrant and compared results before installing odin etc. I am not a root user currently and don't know how to be one on 2.2.

Now I want to install custom themes and icons. But I have no clue what to do. Like no idea.

I want my SGS to eventually look this.

http://i31.tinypic.com/2zi6lw0.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8423/snap20100920114313.png

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=422677&d=1287512384

I am really into designing and will want to eventually create my own skins so I am taking baby steps, and want to first learn how to install other peoples themes that they have made etc.

Looking forward to all your answers.

Thanks