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[Captivate Android Development] Haloruler64:
Sounds are quiet because it is an i9000 kernel. i9000 kernels tend to have much quieter sounds throughout the phone, including phone calls and music. I would think Firebird 2 kernel would fix that, being Armani based. I don't know honestly, but that's why anyway.
[Captivate Android Development] FrozenComa:
What are your data speeds looking like? I heard someone using the kp1 modem was getting dial-up speeds after I suggested it to somebody else for their battery life request.

I'm still using the JK4 modem. I get about 20 hours of battery life and over 4500kbps up and over 1300kpbs down while inside.
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
Over 3000kbps down and 1500kbps up
[Captivate Android Development] Haloruler64:
I always use KP1, on Cog and Perception, I get good speeds. 2000-3000 in my area where no carrier has good signal, 4200 in a good area

EDIT: Down I mean, Up is always around 1400
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
I find it to be a good modem however people have recently started complaining saying they can't hear me if there is background noise so idk I'll probably try another and use the code to turn the incall volume up since that is my major issue with most modems
[Captivate Android Development] Haloruler64:
Try turning on Noise Suppression or whatever in call settings.
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
I don't think perception includes that option
[Captivate Android Development] Haloruler64:
Damn, sorry if it doesn't. It's in Cognition, but it isn't in JS3... sorry bud
[Captivate Android Development] FrozenComa:
From what I understand it's a problem with any i9000 set up because they don't utilize the noise canceling hardware that captivate phones have.
[Captivate Android Development] MarkPharaoh:
Went to go update my 9.5 to 10.3 but noticed that none of my PCs recognize the phone anymore. Is this because that version was based on the 959? If so, is there a specific driver to install on my PC to recognize it so I can hook it up to Odin?
[Captivate Android Development] gordec:
Battery Life

Just wondering what kind of battery life most people get with Firebird kernel? I know this varies with usage and phone. I just want a general idea. Currently running Andromeda and was hoping for slightly better battery life. Thx
[Captivate Android Development] JoelParke:
For me -- and I have had problems in the past with battery life, I find good battery life. Details:

- With my phone static (But with WiFi) and running JuiceDefender, I see a loss of ~2-3%/hour which is excellent.

- With extremely heavy usage (Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS and surfing the web/reading news, etc.) I see a loss of aprox 15-20%/hour.

I would recommend JuiceDefender and that you try different modems (try JL2 or perhaps JK4) as your usage will vary depending of your exact hardware. I am running the JL2 and 0.8 for the version of the Firebird2 Kernel. Also the donate version of the SystemPanel app gives you nice monitor history that shows battery change, etc.

I hope this is helpful.
[Captivate Android Development] jwebster:
I was on 10.2 for a few days, then went to 10.3. PC now recognizes the sd cards properly and mostly everything seems really good (battery,GPS, signal, reception, call quality, etc). Love the sound quality listiening to music files (yeah! voodoo!). As far as the overall ROM, I run out of descriptive superlatives. Great work DG!

Concerning Voice Dialing:

Not sure if it's me, or technique or what, but I felt 10.2/FB2v4 with JK4 modem did better on voice dailing.

Presently I'm using the 10.3/FB2v7/TL2 combo, voice dialing is really touchy, and dare I say it, kind of unreliable.

Noob Qs: Is voice dialing more affected by Hardware, ROM, kernal, modem, or all or some combination of these?

Is there some setting I'm missing that would make the v-dial work consistently?

I'm planning to flash JK4 and try some more voice dialing. I'll post back here after bit with results. I'd be most happy to hear from Anybody with any prior experience with voice dial, especially any successful experience. If there is some reason or conflict as regards JK4 and 10.3, I hope somebody will stop me beforehand... lol

If I need /want to get back to TL2, can somebody direct me to a link to d/l it? Or post it here?

Thanks again to DG, TEAM Whiskey, and all who make it possible for us to get stellar performance from our mobiles.

Jack Webster

Springfield, MO

Setup of the moment: i897/P10.3/FBv7/UGTL2
[Captivate Android Development] jwebster:
just had VERY good success using voice dial app some more. Still using 10.3 v7 tL2 this is being written with the p10 voice to text app on swype keybaord. seems a matter of technique just needed to speak faster. this is too cool!!
[Captivate Android Development] sremick:
This bugs me too so I searched the thread about it... saw this post and no others, and no responses... is there a fix?
[Captivate Android Development] thehyecircus:
I read that Cyogen has found a way to have notifications play without interrupting music playback. If it's true, could it somehow find its way into Perception?
[Captivate Android Development] newter55:
There is a whole thread dedicated to changing dialer tones.
[Captivate Android Development] n00b_wm:
I don't know if this is new or it has been discussed in the past, so please be patient. I have used both Cognition 3.04 and Perception 10.3. Both are awesome robs for Captivate. But there is one issue that I always have with Perception, which is the calendar. In my google calendar I have subscribed to birthdays and events calendar so the they show up automatically. However, on Perception or any other rom (besides the stock and Cognition), they tend to duplicate. All birthdays show up and they should and another event is created on same day but instead of comma with a period (first last, birthday and first last.birthday). I don't know why this happens. I do no see this on web browser or when I use Cognition. Can anyone explain this?

Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] sremick:
You mean this thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=816760

I tried copying the standard Key*.ogg files into /system/media/audio/ui using Root Explorer (there weren't any existing ones to overwrite) and it didn't enable the tones. I even tried rebooting. I still just get *ploink* *ploink* *ploink* *ploink* *ploink* *ploink*

Also worth noting is that none of the existing sounds in that folder are the sound currently being used by Perception.
[Captivate Android Development] biggem001:
ok so weird error.

my phone is prone to random shutdowns (still need to replace it)

but when i random shutdown with the latest rom, all the data gets erased (texts emails and accounts) then any apps installed will FC until i uninstall and reinstall

if i shut down or restart it doesn't do it, only if it random shutsdown
[Captivate Android Development] CuriousTech:
That would probably solve your problem. :D
[Captivate Android Development] biggem001:
you're a great help.

the fact of the matter is 10.3 is the only time i had data loss. theres obviously a problem here.
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
But none of us can replicate it or would ever see it if we don't have the same hardware issue. Unfortunately, you can either try to get it replaced with a functioning phone, or use another ROM and suffer through the shutdowns without apparent data loss. See if using Speedmod kernel with safe mount options in recovery has any impact perhaps.
[Captivate Android Development] airtower:
My flash fever went into remission for a few months since I was so happy on Cog 2.4.1, but with time I was due for a clean slate. I took the plunge to Perception and DAAAMN. Great rom!
[Captivate Android Development] charging rhinos:
I read one or two pages back about other modems/kernels/whatever having the option to provide a setting to adjust active noise canceling. Is it possible to flash one of these into Perception in order to get that option? I'm super happy with Perception so far, but since I often have to make calls in our company's manufacturing plant, it would be nice to cut a little of that noise down. But I don't want to lose Perception because it's so freakin' hot right now.
[Captivate Android Development] JeffreyF:
I'm on Darky's ROM at the moment, but looking to switch to something that allows sync with WMP. I'm really just looking to get my Zune Pass subscription music on my Captivate somehow and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I've read that the media player USB mode allows that kind of sync and I'd like to give it a shot.

Anyway, it looks like Darky's ROM removed the USB connection types, specifically the media player one. Does this ROM still have the option? Thanks in advance.
[Captivate Android Development] JeffreyF:
In case anybody is wondering, I had to disable USB debugging mode to perform the sync. Either way, my Zune music (mp3 and drm wma) synced after a couple tries. This probably would have worked with any other ROM, but I switched to Perception just to check it out.
[Captivate Android Development] naxir:
it kind of sounds like a partition not mounting. Walk me through exactly what's happening. I know that right now this is the trend for you:

- Install ROM

- Configure everything the way you'd like it

- Phone has random shut down

- Data is lost

Two ways to diagnose if it's a problem mounting:

1. If you re-install things after this first random shut down, is anything present after the second random shut down? If all was lost again, then it isn't a mount issue

2. After the first random shut down, use adb shell or a terminal on the phone and type "mount" to list everything that's mounted.

for me, it looks like the following:

/ # mount
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sys /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=0,data=writeback,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=0,data=writeback,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=0,nodelalloc,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0

the main things to look for are system, cache, dbdata, and data to make sure they're all mounted as ext4.
[Captivate Android Development] di11igaf:
The usb settings are just in a different spot on darkyy's rom or any i9000 rom. There in settings- wireless and network- usb options
[Captivate Android Development] goo200:
I am having problem with flash playback. I am experiencing very slow playback on videos that worked on the stock Rogers rom. Also, I can't use the volume buttons to silence the phone ringer.

Any help/workarounds would be very appreciated. The interface on perception rocks, btw!!

Also I am using perception 10.3, I have tried multiple browsers, and the websites I've been visiting are watch.ctv.ca and watch.comedynetwork.ca
[Captivate Android Development] Malorkus:
Just a quick update to my microcell problem, for anyone else with similar issues. Flashing different I9000 modems didn't help, but the following seems to have fixed the issue: Go to band selection (*#2263#). By default this is set to "automatic". Select "Combi bands" and choose WCDMA 1900. Repeat, selecting WCDMA 850. It's not clear to me why "automatic" would give issues while this doesn't, but so far no more issues connecting to the microcell..
[Captivate Android Development] waghoba:
Hey DG, its been a long time since we saw any updates...are you cooking something big??

ps- sorry if you have updated this info earlier but I was away from xda for a long time:(
[Captivate Android Development] evileric77:
MMS messages causing FC

I can view the MMS that I send, but if someone else sends me an MMS and I try to view it I get this:

Anyone else having this issue? Any thoughts on how I can keep that from happening and actually view the MMS?

EDIT:

I forgot to mention that I've tried Master Clear and reset back to stock before flashing this... twice. I've had the same problem with 10.1 and figured it was a fluke. Now I'm not so sure since I keep getting the MMS FCs all the time. So far I have been unable to get Perception to not have MMS FCing. Axura worked fine, and so did a couple other roms I've tried. I always master clear and flash back to stock before upgrading to a new ROM, even if the ROM maker says it isn't necessary.

-2xE
[Captivate Android Development] Optimal:
I am seeing this same problem although this is using the exchange activesync calendar.

Events start to appear as duplicate or triplicate.

Currently on 10.2.
[Captivate Android Development] gibson3659:
Exchange Security Policies

I have tried Perception, Cognition, and Andromeda, and Perception is the only ROM that seems to support the security policies required by my Exchange server. Can anyone give any hints to this difference? Why would Perception be the only one that works?
[Captivate Android Development] newter55:
Many people hang on to the email.apk when they find one that works for them or that they prefer and just use it on whatever rom they flash.
[Captivate Android Development] Schmarvin:
No, that's odd as the only time your going to see a difference in setting would be android os versions with different settings. Both Cognition and Perception run 2.2.
[Captivate Android Development] gibson3659:
I tried several of the "less security" email.apk's, so I think it must go beyond just the apk. I even tried the modded email.apk from Perception.
[Captivate Android Development] ryboto:
So, I'm using this rom with firebird .8 and the JK4 modem and for the most part I'm happy. I only have 2-3 issues. When using navigation, EVERY time I start the program it asks me "Show location settings", and every time I have to tell it to use the GPS...annoying, since when you check the boxes you have to hit back, and hitting back brings you to the home screen, and you have to start Navigation a second time.

Second, and I don't know if this is just an issue with system resources or the rom, but if I use Pandora and Navigation, the phone slowly locks up. Navigation will start being really slow to update(low frame rate it seems?) and will randomly lock the entire screen up(freeze, not lock screen) for minutes at a time, all the while Pandora keeps on playing. It will unfreeze, or sometimes error out and I get the Force Quit popup.

The next issue is part of the second, since it only seems to happen if I use something like Navigation, or Pandora, or Slacker, something that constantly uses data. If I have any one of those applications open for maybe more than 30min, the data connection goes wacky when I close them. Either the phone wont connect to a data network, or it wont enable Wifi. The word "error" appears under Wifi in the settings menu if I try to enable it. The only way to fix this is to clear the phones memory through task manager and try again. If I have no data network, the phone wont even go to flight mode, I have to reboot.

The last issue is with a program called Audioboost. Pandora and the stock music player don't boost the audio at all so when I use the aux-in in my car, I have to almost max out the volume on my radio to hear anything at a decent volume. Audioboost worked with the previous ROM I had, a cognition, I think 2.3b7, but with Perception 10, it doesn't do anything. I enable it, it says it adjusts the max output from 55 to 63(i think it's db's) and then as soon as I start playing anything, that level drops to 55 again. So, I get no boost. Fortunately Slacker seems to have a higher audio output volume, but unfortunately, like Pandora, it can cause issues like I've mentioned above.

I know these are probably unique problems, but if anyone has any ideas, i'd appreciate any suggestions!

Love the work DG!
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
The aux uses the 3.5 mm jack I'm assuming, and if you're running Firebird 0.8 then you have Voodoo sound 4. Make sure you download the Voodoo Control App from the market and you can amp up the sound some more that way.
[Captivate Android Development] ryboto:
Awesome, thanks! For some reason I just never looked into the program. One problem down, 2 to go!
[Captivate Android Development] evileric77:
I'll take that as a 'fix it yourself' lol
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Just trying to get some input here. I've recently had to reflash my Captivate because I was getting frequent vibrations for no given reason and the Bluetooth Voice Dialer can't seem to get past Starting Up. I've come across this topic in the Droid Eris page: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780687&page=2

The reflash and upgrading to 10.3 didn't fix the problem. It seemed to start after I flashed the latest speedmod, but nobody else is reporting these problems. Does anyone think this will help?

Btw, if I am posting incorrectly, please let me know and I will move this question elsewhere.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Ok, I've been looking into how to fix this bt voice dialer issue. I read how some people used the Per 9.5 Voice Dialer apk, but I tried that and it didn't work. Is Perc 10.* using the same apk or a different one? I really need to get my voice dialer working.

Alright, I figured out how to extract the VoiceDialer.apk from the Perception 10.3 zip and have installed it over the other VoiceDialer apks that I have tried. It doesn't work either. I have come across only one that will actually install, but nothing works. Is there something else that I could be missing?
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Have you been restoring any system apps in TiBu? If it's restoring MMS from a previous ROM that could be the problem. Also, have you backed up actual SMS messages using another program?
[Captivate Android Development] evileric77:
I did backup SMS using SMSBackup+ before flashing but after the first time I had issues I reflashed and did not restore any of my previous messages and did not even install any apps after the flash. I restored nothing from TiBu either. >.< I found that the Mms.apk wasn't properly zipaligned so I did that and it now lets me get to the MMS after it crashes. I have to save the attachment to see the photo but at least I can get to it. Find it strange that it is only the MMS that have issues and that I cannot seem to get it to work properly no matter how hard I've tried. Going to reflash one more time tonight and zipalign the Mms.apk before I do anything with MMS to see if that fixes it. Thanks for the reply =)

-2xE
[Captivate Android Development] Mr_Armageddon:
Definitive Answer for Captivate Modem Issues?

Does anyone have a definitive answer as to the problems some Captivate users are having while using I9000 modems?

If I use any modem outside of the stock Captivate modem which is also available on Cog 3.04, I will completely lose signal at night, and I have to reboot my phone to regain service. I have tried 6 different modems; Stock, TLJL3, ZNKP1, UGJK4, UGJK3, and most recently UGJL2. All but stock cause me to lose signal at night.

I am not the only one that has experienced this exact issue (Links below), so apparently there is some kind of hardware difference, specifically the modems of certain IMEI ranges. Doesn't matter what kernel I am using. None of the I9000 modems work properly with my phone, only stock Captivate modem maintains a signal 24/7.

Captivate Modem Thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10867558&postcount=106

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11050012&postcount=144

Perception Build 10.3 Thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10332893&postcount=737

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10466946&postcount=1417

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10468103&postcount=1421

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10468768&postcount=1426

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10481999&postcount=1478

There has been a lot of evidence on the Captivate forums to suggest that there are some hardware differences depending on the IMEI # of your Captivate. I have seen talk of a "half modem" by an ATT Rep, stating that there are four imei ranges out right now, two recalled, the safe 35xxxxxxxyyyy range, and the 1010xxxxxxxxxx imei range. The 1010 range is confirmed to have a new modern card. The 35 safe imei range is split, half with a compatible modern, and half with a half modem. The 35 range with the half modem will present problems such as losing signal.

If anyone can respond as to what exactly is going one, and if it has been confirmed that it really is a hardware issue for some Captivate users, I would appreciate it greatly.
[Captivate Android Development] loraque:
Are you in a low signal environment at home where this happens? In my experience, it is switching around from 2g-3g that causes this to happen. For testing purposes, have you tried forcing your data to 3g only and see if it drops then? From what I have read, the newer batch phones do not have the trouble and if you CAN swap it out for a newer one, you should.

As it is, it took an Act of Congress for me to trade my Tilt 2 in for my Captivate, and do not have that option... so I am stuck with MENU-SETTINGS-WIRELESS AND NETWORKS-MOBILE NETWORKS-NETWORK MODE-WCDMA ONLY.

Yes I realize it is only a work-around, but swapping out is not an option for me, so work-around is the best I have.
[Captivate Android Development] Malorkus:
I don't know if this is related or not, but in my previous posts I complained that all I9000 modems gave me trouble with my microcell. Not only would they be very slow in connecting to it but they would often lose the connection during overnight charging. This didn't happen with Captivate modems. But I managed to fix these issues by changing the phone band from "automatic" to "combi-band" with 850 and 1900 selected as the bands. This is using I9000UGJL2 modem, the one that comes with Perception. It might be worth giving it a try since some of the symptoms are the same... If it works please let me know! BTW my IMEI starts with 35 and my microcell is on WCDMA 1900, but I don't know if this half-modem talk is real or just guesswork...
[Captivate Android Development] Malorkus:
By the way if anyone is interested, the modified files to allow proper call recording available below seem to work perfectly with Perception 10.3:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=863074
[Captivate Android Development] Mr_Armageddon:
Signal is OK at my home, 2-3 bars. Going to try the tweak recommended below. If I can't find another solution, I may try to exchange it for a newer one.

Gave it a shot. Will report back tomorrow and see if the no signal issue occurs over night. I really like the GJL2 modem, but I need a consistent signal. Hopefully your "tweak" helps. Thanks.

Update: No dice. I still lose service at some point at night, and it even happened while I was driving to work this morning, both requiring a reboot to get signal back. Looks like I am stuck using the stock Captivate modem.
[Captivate Android Development] TheShamsMan:
Hey all,

Flashed this ROM few days ago and I'm loving it.

Question: Is anyone else not able to use the clicker on their earphone to turn the music on or off if the screen to the phone isn't on? I need to plug in my earphones turn my Captivate's screen on (at lock screen) before my music will play. I am also not able to answer or pick up phone calls with it. Am I missing something maybe?

Thanks in advance for the input!