yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Sorry to burst anyones bubble or rain on their parade, but :o this fix is already included in this and the past few rom releases.

Via SGS Tools By: Fr4gg0r

Launch SGS Tools

Bottom Option "Gps Fix"

Change Europe Pool to North American in the Dropdown Options and Click Apply.

On The Next Screen Hit "GPS-Test and Settings (LBSTestMode)"

Click Bottom Option "Delete GPS Data"

Go outside in a clear view of the sky and click the top option "Get Position Test" and watch the magic happen...

DONE! :)

Steps that are eliminated in the other method:

No Need To Download GPS Test App

No Need To Download The GoogleFix

No Need To Disable GPS or Wireless

No Need To Flash Anything

No Need To Re-Enable Your GPS and Wireless Settings

You may if you choose to reboot after the fix but I have tested it numerous times and it made no difference, I personally feel better when I reboot after doing any mods but that's just me.

Only other thing that you "may" want to do is flash a different modem. Try to flash a new modem right after you install this one same with a different kernal if you choose also for oc/uv or whatever reason you may have. If you change modems later, re apply the GPS Fix proceedure which ever method you choose just to be on the safe side.

Even though the change log of 7.7 states it's default rom is now jl3 it isn't it's jk4, this was pointed out by a couple of other posters earlier in this thread and I verified it myself by re flashing it and the baseband shows it to be jk4.

The T959TLJL3 (JL3) modem seems to work well if you are at&t in the US as it default locks to 850 among other things and it was a massive improvement for myself and the modem I am using now. It has clear reception and so far no dropped calls off my wonderful at&t service. :rolleyes:

My GPS is wicked fast and accurate now so I'm a believer it works.

The most important thing though imo is that users should understand, this is NOT a GPS unit, it is a Smartphone with GPS capabilities much smaller than most any GPS units on the market today with inferior hardware compared to true standalone GPS units. One of the main problems is the GPS antenna it is very small and the placement of it is not optimal due to the phones design to keep the size of it minimal. So nobody should "expect" your phone to be a solid replacement any GPS unit if your day to day life depends on it.

I look at it as a great added feature, but I also look at it this way I wouldn't by this phone if I was a photographer for the camera it has on it.

Hope that helps and answers some questions.
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
how do u install this, i keep getting an error, i had to use 1.4.3 to get it working.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
I believe if I remember you have to disable Voodoo before you flash I may be wrong but I'm checking for you right now.

EDIT: Misread that you tried 1.5.6 and got 1.4.3 to work. Which version 1.5.6 are you trying to install exactly?
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
Im trying 1.5.6 with 7.7
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Which version 1.5.6?
[Captivate Android Development] vkazak:
darky 7.7 vs official Darky's port 7.0.1

hello everybody and Happy new year !!!

What are the differences in between Darky 7.7 and Darky port 7.0.1

which one is better and why ?

thanks in advance !
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
The title of this thread is not clearly marked like the previous one you are referring to "Darky port 7.0.1" although it is listed in the Captivate Android Development users should know that everything in that sub-forum pertains to development for Samsung Captivate phones. So if you are referring to the official ported Darky 7.0.1 for the Captivate and "this" Darky 7.7 they are both "ported" for the SGS Captivate. Meaning that they have been modified to work specifically with the Captivate as compared to the "original" Darky 7.7 which is in this section HERE for i9000 development. Although it will still flash and most things work there are things that don't work correctly on a Capi. This why your phones auto rotate works correctly for one thing. Now for a complete list of what's "different" between all the versions from 7.0.1 up to 7.7 you can look at the change logs for each in the op. ;)
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Page 36 Post #354 of this Thread talks about this Not sure exactly what that means but give it a look.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Unzip this file and drop it in your Voodoo folder or make one yourself and add it to your Voodoo folder and reboot. If you want to re-enable it rename that file by adding BAK to the end if it so it looks like this "disable-lagfixBAK" without the quotes and reboot.

*Check In Your Voodoo Folder first to make sure That You Don't Have A File Already That Says BAK or Something of That Nature as I am not Sure How It Enables Voodoo From The Install, If You Are Unsure You Can Delete The Voodoo Folder Completely and Make a New One Just Name It The Same As the One You Delete and Add That File to It.
[Captivate Android Development] razorguy:
Everything seems to be running great on my Captivate, but one minor issue is when I have an unread text message, my menu buttons stay illuminated until I read them. I have let the phone sit several minutes and the buttons stay lit the entire time while the screen is black. I've went through all the settings and don't see a way to adjust this, so I was curious if anyone knew the remedy..?
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Disable your "Back Light Notification". I believe it's in the "Spare Parts" app or you can dl BLN Free Version from the market and do it through there as I did.

You can read more about it HERE.

Don't be afraid to use the search engine here it too is optimized for your pleasure. ;)
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
I can confirm the external sd card mounted to my pc by using the fix.
[Captivate Android Development] snaketek:
I downloaded and installed this ROM last night. I can say that I think its amazing and I appreciate all the work that went into it!

There is only a slight issue I found with the audio and I think it may be something I did wrong. I can hear the ringer, notifications, etc. But when playing media like youtube videos or mp3s then its mute. Does anyone have any ideas as to why that would happen?

Thanks again for the great ROM and any help would be appreciated!
[Captivate Android Development] gtsullivan:
I have done something similar to iNFRiNGE - 7.7 where I replaced the modem with JL3. I did not change the kernel. I am on AT&T.

I do have a question. Was I supposed to have disabled Voodoo before flashing the modem with JL3? I did not and all seems well. Less than 10 seconds TTF on GPS. My signal strength stays in the -90s in my basement (we do have a tower about 1/4 mile away). This is great as far as I can tell with less than 5 hours on 7.7 so far.

Great work Darky & yttr3!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
Good explanation. But tell me this. I was doing some mod and my phone went into boot loop. So I flashed to stock and flashed everything again. I am using jl3 with hardcore's kernel. Now I flashed that gps fix and its not even locking one satellite. I tried changing all the settings manually. Tried fix by da_g and others.but no use .
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
I would say to do a back up and complete wipe/flash stock/reboot/flash 7.7/reboot/flash speedmod/reboot/ENABLE ALL Suggested Tweaks in speedmod/reboot/SD Mount Fix/reboot/flash jl3/reboot/GPS Fix/reboot/cross your fingers :eek:

Should be good after that. Let us know

Use this modem and follow the guide from gb HERE!
[Captivate Android Development] zerojay:
I said "Battery Icon Mod", not "Circular Battery Icon", but thanks for playing.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Well then there's your problem uninstall it :p If you added some mod and your phones not working after that then remove it. So far everything that this rom comes with works without major problems.

I would also post this issue in the "Battery Icon Mod" thread if it's one from here.
[Captivate Android Development] zerojay:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10254596&postcount=472

Maybe your new year's resolution should be "I will fully read a post before responding to it." :p
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Well at least my advice was correct :D
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
1.5.6 cwmupdate.zip 500hz.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Quick question guys. I was wondering if I need to retrain my battery since I loaded on this rom from cognition. Are my battery settings wiped when ever I load on a new rom?

Captivate darky 7.7
[Captivate Android Development] chewitard:
I currently have Darky's v7.0.1 on my phone, do I need to do a complete wipe on my phone with Odin before attempted to put this version on?
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
i dont think so. Just flash over it.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Bump for answer and another question:

Does this contain the wifi battery drain fix? Basically what I am asking is should I have the wifi sleep policy set to never or to when the screen is off for better battery? I hear that wifi is supposed to take less battery so leaving it on while the screen is off should yield better battery, but some of these kernels have a wifi battery drain problem.

Thanks in advance!

BTW I came from cognition 2.3b and I am loving this rom, I think I like it more!
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
Found a bug on 7.7. Dont go into the settings menu and change the lockscreen. I changed it out of curiosity and all the phone did was go into a boot loop. I had to reflash to fix it.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
I changed the lock screen and had no problem what so ever.
[Captivate Android Development] Torridred04:
Used CWM to flash the 1.5.6 (not xt). Worked via Odin as well for me. Have not tried the xt version though.
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
Which one? I clicked one epic lockscreen and got the boot loop. I reflashed and all I have to do is restore my backup. I also flashed tljl3.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
I Tried the default, the epic and went with the puzzle. Nor problems for me with any of them.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Bump for answers and now I have ANOTHER question :D (Got this question resolved)

I flashed Darky 7.7 and it is fantastic, but I have a problem, at first it would only mount my internal SD card and I decided to apply the 2.2.1 mount fix and now I do not get an option to do anything when I plug in the USB and it will not mount even my internal card.,... how can I fix this?
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
Put it in debugging mode then plug in the usb and mount.
[Captivate Android Development] theMaDHakkeR:
This might be a stupid question, but how's the haptic feedback on this rom? Most i9000 roms I have tried it was either really weak, not working on home button, or just not there. Its one of the reasons im still on cog b8.

Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
My incoming text messages have the wrong time after flashing this rom, any fix?
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
I would say its weak but a non issue for me
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
I reflashed the rom to get the jk4 modem back. I couldnt get a gps lock with and without "use wireless" checked. The best I could see was 5 sats and no lock. This was with gps cocktail and the gps fix in sgs tools. Now with jk4, I can get a lock on 10 sats in my garage.
[Captivate Android Development] gunzblaze007:
I have this exact problem also. I've tried the "SMS Time Fix" app, which fixes it for one or two messages, but the problem comes right back - I have to keep enabling the fix it in the app over and over. Very annoying.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
I had a similar issue and I was in debugging mode, in the SD card section under applications it showed nothing for both my internal or external cards and the internal would not show up as "CAPTIVATE" on my pc, it just showed up as another drive while the external drive showed up but could not be opened. I had already applied the SD Mount Fix so I was a bit puzzled. Your issue sounds similar.

This is how I fixed mine:

Power Off Phone Completely.

Remove the battery and then your external SD Card.

Install the battery and boot into recovery mode

Flash the mount fix with CW and reboot completely

Launch settings menu, go to applications>>development>>UNCHECK USB debugging

Back out two times and go to Wireless and Network>>USB Settings>>Change it to "Ask on connection" if that's what you prefer. (I Use Mass Storage)

Back out two times and go back to applications>>development>>CHECK USB debugging

Back out to main screen and reboot completely

Go to settings>>SD card and phone storage>>you should see your total and available space for your internal SD card and nothing under the external.

Back out to main page and power off phone completely, remove battery and install SD card.

Power on phone completely WAIT UNTIL IT STOPS SCANNING BOTH SD CARDS BY WATCHING THE TOP INDICATOR UNTIL IT SAYS DONE FOR BOTH and then go to settings>>SD card and phone storage>> You should now see info for both cards. Back out and reboot completely.

Once phone finishes scanning your SD cards connect your USB, I have mine connected to the PC already and then I connect the phone.

It should notify that USB is connected, pull down your notification screen and connect USB to share files, click mount and you should be good to go. Check your "my computer" if you are on a PC it should say CAPTIVATE for the main SD and and just a drive letter for the external you should be able to open them both now and do what you have to do.

Hope that helps.
[Captivate Android Development] mi04se1:
Why does the gps sometimes works? My gps wouldnt start, reflashed the rom and boom it started right away.
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
7.8 is out.....
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
same here, the auto rotate is off by 90 degrees.

it displays in landscape mode unless held sideways, with the att logo at 3 O'clock where it display in portrait mode.

playing with the 'auto-rotate' settings both under 'settings=>display' and 'preferences=>behavior' did nothing.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
you flashed the i9000 version rather than the captivate port.......:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
- BUG REPORTING -

For those of you using LauncherPro, do the following:

Go into "Appearance Settings"

Check the "Hide Icon Lanels" box

Exit

View homescreen / scroll screens / App drawer / etc

Icons are still visable for all.

I have not been able to find a workaround.

Can anyone duplicate this?
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
ummm

reread that

ICON LABELS

as in, the WORDs that are under the ICONS....and it only applies to your homescreens

:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
I was correct the first time, and rushed the second.

I don't want the icons gone...if you think about it for a second, you would realize how ridiculous that seems.

It is the text below the icons that I want gone, that checking the box is supposed to remove, and what isn't happening.

Was hoping for some insight into that issue, feel free to reply if you have any.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
works for me, but i am not using darkyy's modded launcher pro...i have launcher pro plus
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
Uninstalling his and installing from market and we'll see where that takes us.

Update:

Uninstalled LauncherPro included with ROM.

Installed LauncherPro 0.8.2 from the market.

Checking the "Hide Icon Labels" box still does not remove text from under any of the icons.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Not according to the OP. Says coming soon and the download is still for 7.7!

Don't get us all excited for nothing. :D
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
he was talking about the official rom and not the port.
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
yep, i sure did. downloaded the rom at the start of this thread, and the auto orientation is correct.
[Captivate Android Development] bamonkey:
I usually keep my eyes on the i9000 board as well so here is my initial report:

using darky's 7.8 from the i9000 boards with glitterballs new reorient and JL3 modem and it feels nice ;) there have been some *including myself* that had issues with the circle battery not showing correctly during charging. Looks like the fix is right here: http://www.multiupload.com/CGBR1OOAEB *just flash in cwm*

could be fixed during our release but 7.8 has fixed some of my issues with battery drain..works fantastically with glitterballs kernel for SURE!:D
[Captivate Android Development] nybmx:
Just pulled the 3d Gallery from 7.8 (I900) and put it on 7.7 (captivate port) and can confirm it works fine with no force closes. It loads thumbnails faster and the pinch to peek feature now shows all photos in the pile instead of just 4 or 5. In the changelog it also says that the battery drain is fixed with this gallery but I've only had it on for a few mins so I can't comment.

Anyway for those who are going to stick with 7.7 for the time being and want the fixed gallery I'll attach it here.

Just copy and paste it into your '/system/app/' folder with root explorer or other programs that allow you access to that area.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Same here mine works fine using pro plus also.
[Captivate Android Development] attsw:
Has this been a problem for everyone on these latest versions 7.02 - 7.7? On these versions I have had to apply a mount fix to have access to the external sd. There are a couple of different sets of fixes with different names floating around, the one I have been using is actually the original mount_restore.zip and changes vold.fstab from lun1, lun2 back to lun0, lun1.

I am not sure what the status of this issue is with the devs, but it goes back to the original 2.2.1 mount problems on Captivate which got fixed in the kernel and then backed out when Xcal determined the kernel was the wrong place for the fix, then the mount_fix / mount_restore files. Not sure what the correct fix is but it works for me :)
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
It turns out, it's not simply an icon text issue....it is actually being caused by Launcherpro not saving any settings at all.

Sent from under your bed.
[Captivate Android Development] androidpwns:
This ROM is simply amazing... The quickest and most stable ROM available for the Captivate! The battery life is superb as well! Thanks for porting this!
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
I usually have to apply the fix as well yes.

Currently liking 7.8 and good we are back to the previous Gallery which is a lot better.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
My launcher pro plus saves every setting just fine. I just hid the labels and it worked perfectly! I am using the one included with the rom and have put in my plus key!

Captivate darky 7.7
[Captivate Android Development] silverslotcar:
7.8 link is giving me a 404 not found

EDIT: nvm working now
[Captivate Android Development] nappent:
What modem is 7.7 running with? I'm not finding anything on the OP.

JK4?
[Captivate Android Development] millman:
fyi, Read somewhere that this rom gets great gps performance. Installed but wasn't any improvement. A lot of force close which means id have to do clean install. Went back to what I had since there was no gps improvement.

Looked like a nice rom tho.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
You have to go into SGS tools and change the sats to N america (assuming you are in N america) and then delete your gos data. I did it and I get 10 sat lock in about 5 seconds. This was on 7.7 btw I am going to upgrade to 7.8 and see what happens.

There is a large post on how to do it correctly a few pages back.

ALSO does anyone know if ANYONE is working on a freakin' kernel that will charge our batteries without having to unplug and plug back in a million times? This is REALLY annoying.

EDIT: ytt3r would you consider making a no wipe version?
[Captivate Android Development] psufan5:
Well there is an icon there now when its charging.. but it always blinks red and 5 inside of it...

So I guess its not fixed?
[Captivate Android Development] junktzu:
Yeah the battery icon is still messed up when it's charging. Not a big deal but not fixed either.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Flashed to 7.8 from 7.7 and Smooth sailing as usual with this ROM. In the Past few builds I had to run the Fix to see my External SD Card but didn't have to this time. Since I didn't Wipe it may have saved something from before but I can see Ext card now without any fixes. GPS locked super Fast but I did Wipe GPS Data with SGS Tools and before I tried GPS just to be sure. All my Apps and Data on Apps seem to be fine. I LOVE Darky's ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Seems this is a no wipe version! Thanks! The only thing I needed to resetup was the GPS setting from SGS tools (change to n america from europe and wipe data). GPS gets 10 sats and a 5 meter lock in 6 seconds flat! Everything else and I mean everything else stuck and everything seems to work perfectly so far.

THANKS!

I was NOT looking forward to resetting up everything all over again as I just recently put 7.7 on!

EDIT: LOL I have an icon for the battery charging now, but it is just a red battery flashing with the number 5 in it even though I am almost fully charged. We were probably better off with no icon at all! At least I have my fancy widget pro with the battery status on it to show me where my percentage is at while I am charging, haha.
[Captivate Android Development] biochemgod:
This is a very nice circle battery icon I have been using for Darkys ROMs - install with CWM (attached).

This alternate black dialer works well with Darkys ROM if you like larger numbers - install with CWM (attached).

These are both the work of other people - and I don't have the original links handy!
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
NVM 10 char
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
agreed. there are too many people that refuse to read.....
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
There are some very very nice themes for darky's rom in I9000' s themes and apps forums...I installed quad 6 something theme and its so awesome...very good animes and incons...really enjoying it with darky's rom
[Captivate Android Development] biochemgod:
FYI, selecting the puzzle lockscreen sent my captivate into a nasty bootloop. I would encourage you to resist the urge to try it.

EDIT - problem was solved by re-flashing with Darky 7.8
[Captivate Android Development] psufan5:
How do you select boot screens?
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
I have been using puzzle lock since 7.6 (used a mod zip) and i never had any problem. I guess you should fresh install or use wipe...
[Captivate Android Development] biochemgod:
Re-flashing 7.8 fixed it, thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] xaudiblex:
You rock! I really like the original thee best
[Captivate Android Development] CHorden:
The battery charging icon is a non issue for me. I have had nothing but good experiences with all the Darky ports. Keep up the great work!!!
[Captivate Android Development] MisterAnthonyxD:
Man. Flashing 7.8 from 7.7 made my phone stuck at the loading screen. Reflashing now from stock to see if it fixes it.

8.0 is out!
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
Well version 8 is out so flashing as soon as I get back home (i9000 version I mean).
[Captivate Android Development] shinigammi:
the batery icon i see problems, and no have the fix for no publicity for app, sorry my english xD
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
When you go to 7.8 be sure to go to Spare Parts and scroll down to WiFi Sleep policy and Click on Android Default that seem to Help my Battery in the past.
[Captivate Android Development] accinfo:
Setting -> Display -> Lockscreen