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[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Useful Threads

I see a lot of questions here that get asked over and over. Questions that mostly go unanswered. Questions that I've been able to find the answer to by using the search function. These threads have been incredibly helpful to me. Perhaps they can be put in the OP to help other people. If anything, at least they can be directed there to find the links.

How To Intall a ROM

A Useful Thread on Modems

How To Isolate and Fix Battery Drain Issues

And God-forbid you need it, How To Unbrick a Totally Bricked Captivate

I realize it's not my thread to dictate what should or should not be put in it the OP, but I'm just trying to be helpful.

Cheers.
[Captivate Android Development] krips2003:
I did experience one shutdown Sunday morning. I thought it might bw the kernel issue. I tried disabling the voodoo lagfix so that I don't mess it up while trying new kernel. Anyway disabling lagfix from CWM wont let me boot. Finally did a fresh reflash with speedmod kernel. So far everything looks good. I hope it stays like this.

NOTE: Prior to reflash, I removed zImage from update folder in the original rom and copied the speedmod kernel's zImage.
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
The modem thread you reference has some good info, but all the modems are for i9000 kernels (which is not stated in the OP). Another good modem thread that contains info for both captivate kernels and i9000 kernels is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=835272 . Unfortunately, the OP is getting out of date on that one.
[Captivate Android Development] rubbara:
ugh is there anyway we can go back to stock launcher, launcher pro is laggy crap when you use the 3d function:(
[Captivate Android Development] drwx:
Seriously? Read the last 2 or 3 pages of this thread. I just typed out these directions.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
You're right, but a link to that thread is also in the OP right next to the link for FB2 which requires an i9000 modem. Either way, good info all around.
[Captivate Android Development] tazman171:
The actual message is that google can not sync with the Samsug facebook app which is what Launcher pro uses for it's fancy facebook widget. The regular android facebook still syncs with google. :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] gutowscr471:
Bricked Phone

I went to flash back to stock (Odin) which i've done at leaset a dozen times with sucess. This time, got the phone into download mode and Odin was sitting at file analysis for over 1/2 hour. I stopped Odin, connected to another USB port and even tried another USB cable and same issue. Also rebooted computer and still file analysis only. Last resort was to unplug battery on the phone which left me with phone -> ! <- Computer.

I tried all button combo's with no luck. Anyone have any ideas or do i have to get a jig to fix it. If I do need a jig, can anyone suggest where I can buy one and have it shipped home (i'm out of town but i have my old iPhone as a backup).
[Captivate Android Development] Psyclotr0n:
anyone have a CWM flashable I896UXJL1 Modem (i.e. the one from Cog 3.x?) I can't seem to find this thru search. I'd like to have it handy in case the JJ4 modem doesn't work out (I want to try that since my 3g speeds have been pretty bad so far with this modem in East S.F. Bay, CA)

edit: looks like JJ4 didn't help. I recall getting better speed (and overall reception -- why is it that I lose two or three bars when data switches up from Edge to 3G anyway) with an i9000 modem like JK4. However I never could get Bluetooth to work then (with the Cog rom) even with an i9000 kernel.

Anyone have any success pairing Cog with another kernel/modem combo (that doesn't bork BT?)
[Captivate Android Development] skrigz:
How do I setup an IMAP email. My company gives me the incoming and outgoing mail server to input that is how I usually do it but with the new ROM i dont see i place to choose between IMAP and Exchange.
[Captivate Android Development] AmandeepG:
I just tried installing this. And I successfully installed the zip from CWM, but on boot up showing the AT&T logo, it keeps saying these computer generated voices saying stuff like "restore", "backup", "estimated time left", "your lagfix is now activated".

I would just like to tell everyone that this seems normal because it ended up installing fine. So this is just a heads up to anyone that got really anxious when its tarted to do that, that it seems to be completely normal.
[Captivate Android Development] evrionis:
LagFix

Does this ROM come with the lagfix ?

Also, if I have the stock rom 2.2 with lagfix, do I do anything special/different from the standard imstructions to install this ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] *** Adrian ***:
I think, go back to stock launcher would be perfect...lot of people are saying the same...we would have everything working fast and fine...
[Captivate Android Development] JGGW:
If you don't want to make one (search the forums for making a jig) use ebay, they are like five bucks if I remember correctly. If you make one, it will cost you like a buck.

Read the OP... right in the changelog:

"Supercurio's Voodoo Lagfix w/custom cwm"
[Captivate Android Development] willmayo20:
That's completely normal behavior. It's Voodoo talking to you, telling you what it's doing (converting your file system to ext4) so you don't freak out that it's taking so long.
[Captivate Android Development] evrionis:
lagfix

Did not see the changelog log.

On my current ROM I have a lagfix, when I re-install the stock ROM before installing this ROM, do I need to do anything different?
[Captivate Android Development] sethjamto:
I just flashed this ROM a couple of hours ago (my first flash ever!).

I have a question, though. Sorry if it has been covered, but this thread is over a 170 pages long, so I may have missed it.

I run ATK and noticed that several apps self-start now and this did not happen with the stock ROM. Items such as Gmail, maps, photobucket, etc. I kill the apps, but then next time I look, they are back active. I was finally able to get the weatherbug one to stop doing it, but the others have me puzzled. Like I said, it did not do this before....

other than that, sweet ROM so far! Smooth!
[Captivate Android Development] Psyclotr0n:
man, it's questions like this that keep the more technical discussions pushed back to oblivion.

not to give you a hard time, man, but procedures for how to flash a custom rom have been beat (and stickied) to death.
[Captivate Android Development] AmandeepG:
It definitely made me freak out less for it taking so long, but the first few times it talked, I was sure I had bricked. Looking back, if your phone is talking to you, its probably not bricked
[Captivate Android Development] ty080279:
:eek: ROTFL:D
[Captivate Android Development] AmandeepG:
I just flashed this. Is there any way to revert back to the original default contact icon/pictures?
[Captivate Android Development] cumanzor:
This is a wipe install, isn't it?
[Captivate Android Development] neotekz:
you dont have to make a jig, ive done it successfully using only a 300k resistor covered in scotch tape. a jig is just a 300k resistor or you can also use 3 100k resistors connected in series, you can buy these at diy electronic stores. You can solder the resistor to a usb cable or use it resistor on its own, i didn't bother to weld it to a usb cable. what you have to do is connect the resistor to the 4th and 5th pin of the usb on your phone, the last two pins closest to the headphone jack. it will take a few tries cause they are close to each other and make sure you don't touch the resistor with your fingers, use tape...this method usually only works if you can still power up the phone and get some kind of boot screen.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
JL1 modem
[Captivate Android Development] ozguy64:
Is there a way to edit/delete the APN's? I have a slightly diffrent APN to the ones that came with the ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] LlamaLord:
Great! Work! = D
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Google is your friend ;)
[Captivate Android Development] ozguy64:
EDIT: OK Had trouble removing APN and entering new one (in case anyone is wondering), couple of reboots later I got that to work properly... weird.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
I googled "APN settings android" and I found this in one of the first 5 results:
[Captivate Android Development] ozguy64:
Yup, tried that trick and it didn't want to be removed, so reinstalled APN backup & Restore, and removed the APN from there and rebooted.

Didn't work then tried again and rebooted. This time APN's gone and entered the correct settings and reboot to make sure. Whew!
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
Whether the contacts are saved to phone or google, Facebook Android still refuses to sync them. Everything is fine on Serendipity though.

Edit: Going to try to get only Phone contacts to show. At the moment, that's not working though as only 10 out of 98 contacts show up when I export Contacts to SD card. Or is there another, easier way to get Google Contacts sync with Phone contacts?

Edit: Ok. Facebook contacts still isn't syncing.

What I want is get SMS to show the time it was sent instead of time it was received, as well as getting rid of the low battery notification which won't let you take pictures with the camera and listen to music. Asked this billion of times, and everytime I get ignored like mad. It's making me mad too. And yes, I did use the search function.
[Captivate Android Development] nonameputs:
So i just put the stock launcher back on... Worlds better. Thanks for all the help. One more question though, i was using cog 2.3b8 before this and i really liked the android keyboard. Is there a way to add it to this? I still have that zip file too btw
[Captivate Android Development] kdot25:
Sound

I'm having a problem with my ringer volume its to low. I went into my settings and its on its max.
[Captivate Android Development] ninjuh:
I uninstalled my gallery.apk thinking with a tibu backup it could be restored... can someone post it? And can I just insert it with astro then reboot?
[Captivate Android Development] SlimJ87D:
Hmmmm... Strange problem, but when I connect the phone to my laptop, the USB notification won't go away when i disconnect the USB cord.

Anyone else have this problem? I just went from 3.03 to 3.04
[Captivate Android Development] nonameputs:
OT, but has anyone else noticed the tags at the bottom of the thread? LOL
[Captivate Android Development] xpeppyx:
Same thing happens to me. Rebooting gets rid of it.
[Captivate Android Development] Blueback22:
I have read *most* of the posts on this thread (but I can't keep up!), so forgive me if someone has called this out already...

DG - Have you noticed that in the phone app the "favorites" button at the top is spelled in the "british english" way, "favourites".

BTW: I LOVE this ROM. You have done a fantastic job. Whatever you do, please do NOT change the GPS fix you added. The GPS is FINALLY working like it should! You're a rockstar!
[Captivate Android Development] SteveCheeseman:
is there anyway to get back the glass lockscreen, any samsung locksreen with music player controls??

if cognition is suppose to offer the closest to STOCK experience why it is the ASOP lockscreen which has less functionality.

help anyone, this is a real dealbreaker for me, as it was in 3.03 but taken out for 3.04
[Captivate Android Development] LMSarmiento:
Straight 3.04 still running strong. GPS, battery, BT, LP, etc. are great.

DG, keep doing what you do. :)

- Typos courtesy of Swype.

- Sent from my Ansible using XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] pagandoc:
Anyone else have problems with group my Apps not placing folders on the homescreen?
[Captivate Android Development] JBLogic:
same here, i just plug the usb back in then unplug, gets rid of it.

It only happens every once in a while.
[Captivate Android Development] 10ee:
Yes, I specifically downloaded it, and the claim is correct, it really did "dazzle my ding dong".

But not my ho-hos or twinkies, but you can't win 'em all :)
[Captivate Android Development] richsale:
I have tried Perception and Cognition. I have tried all combinations of kernals and modems but no matter what I do I get very bad voice problems (dropped words,static etc.) when I use my cappy as a phone. Could the problem be in the phone itself, and if not, does anybody have any suggestions.
[Captivate Android Development] krips2003:
I also got that issue. You can solve the issue by going to contact then click Menu button->more->display options and then click done. You should see all of your contacts now.

I hope this help you resolve the issue.
[Captivate Android Development] *** Adrian ***:
Actually doing it will not solve this issue...

We have a problem with Facebook calendar as well, that is not syncing at all...Is working in Perception 10.2 only...

DG, Can you help us with that???:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] bobbylx:
How comfortable are you with tinkering with your phone? I would take a guess and say that if you pull the android.policy.jar from Cog 3.03 and push it into Cog 3.04 that should give you glasslock back. You might also need to pull some touchwiz stuff from system/app but I doubt it.

Basically, take android.policy.jar from old cog, found in /system/framework and then copy it to your current roms /system/framework, root explorer works great. reboot and see what happens.

Worst case scenario, boot loops and you have to reflash. Actually, give me 5 minutes and I'll test it.

Ok, it works for me. I attached the android.policy.jar that enable GlassLock. Just download it, unzip and copy it to /system/framework. I would make a backup of the original just in case.
[Captivate Android Development] basily:
In this case it's the Canadian spelling. The ROM is based on the Canadian (Rogers) release of Froyo, that's why.

Personally I like it that way ;-)
[Captivate Android Development] LMSarmiento:
Assuming you've done the reverts back to stock, master clears, etc., I would lean towards the phone being your culprit.

- Typos courtesy of Swype.

- Sent from my Ansible using XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] sremick:
It's stuff like this which is why I remain on stock. I so want to have a better phone, and am not against flashing a custom ROM... but it seems you always have to compromise stuff, even important stuff. For some reason, call quality often gets pushed down pretty low on the priorities... it seems these are PDAs and gaming devices first, and phones like 4th or 5th. :(

I think one of the issues is that none of the custom ROMs seem to support the Captivate's "Audience" voice-processing chip, which is something the other Galaxy S models lack. Now, the new Cognition (this) is based on the Rodgers Captivate... which I'd think would have the Audience chip too but when I asked specifically about it I didn't get an answer, so I dunno. :(

Meanwhile, the reasons that on identical hardware as other Captivate owners, we would have to juggle random "modem" files to find something that worked specifically for us baffles me, doesn't make sense, and it doesn't seem right that we just accepted this as "ok" and the "norm". A "good" modem should be "good" for everyone. But that's not unique to this ROM, so I don't mean to derail the thread on that rant.

So, I continue to monitor the threads... but remain on stock. I really, really wish this whole voice-quality/modem thing would be nailed down and sorted out. If we have to play modem-lotto on our own, how can we expect Samsung to ever release a singular official update that is supposed to work for all? This isn't rocket-science: a modem should be able to be created that allows 850Mhz and 1900MHz to work at their best with good voice quality for all Captivate users. My phone is a phone first and foremost, and I need reception and voice quality to be ideal above all other things, including "lag", GPS, and what have you.
[Captivate Android Development] richsale:
Yes I have done the stock, master clears, etc. I Don't remember how it was on stock. I guess I should go back to stock and see how voice quality is there. If it is still bad it could be the phone. Thanks for your replys guys. I'll keep trying
[Captivate Android Development] gutowscr471:
Is there a specific wattage of resister I need? 1/4w, 1/2w, 1w?

Update: I just ordered one from eBay...will have it in two days.
[Captivate Android Development] LMSarmiento:
Until AT&T gives us something official, we (the XDA community, and others related to it) are on our own to improve upon the crap-ware that came out of the box with our phones.

If you think it's so easy to make the "perfect" ROM for equipment of varied quality, and users in different locations and/or service providers, then throw your hat in the ring. If you can't manage that, then stand with the rest of us in helping the developers, like DG, push the envelope of what's possible and should have been. Otherwise, silently step aside and enjoy your stock experience.

- Typos courtesy of Swype.

- Sent from my Ansible using XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] chocodough:
Hey DG, any hint on when your next build will be out?

I was planning on upgrading to 3.04, but before I go through all the trouble of replacing the launcher with the stock one and all my configs, I was thinking if there was a newer version coming out soon I would just wait.

Thanks.

And great job dude! Definately the best ROM out there.
[Captivate Android Development] sremick:
As I'm aware, and have mentioned in other posts. ;) In fact, you'll see in other things I've said that I've made it clear that it's not the fault of the developers here.

I never said it was easy for the devs here. I meant it should be easy for Samsung. There should be no reason that Samsung can't get their act together and come out with the latest and greatest modem that everyone can use with the same amount of positive success. There's no excuse for the newest modems to give poor performance for some people and not others.

I understand you took offense because you misunderstood the nature of my post. But I was not knocking the devs here. :) I definitely hold Samsung at fault for this.

Cheers...
[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
Thanks for your response.
[Captivate Android Development] basily:
As I understand it, "juggling random modem files" only applies if you install a custom kernel (not the same as ROM). My Cog. 3.04 is very stable. I only have trouble with Launcher Pro restarting often, but I don't think that's Cog. related.

As for the "audience chip" - I too would like to know the answer to this one. Seeing as the ROM is based on the official Canadian release for Captivate, then I imagine it's in there. Right?

Thanks for all your hard work DG!
[Captivate Android Development] m37h:
Did you try this ROM yet? If not maybe you should, you might like it, if not it's really easy to go back to stock.
[Captivate Android Development] sremick:
I'm on the fence between this and Perception. Actually leaning more towards Perception... one thing though is that I have a lot of apps, and for some reason a full batch restore in Titanium doesn't seem to run smoothly for me, so I have to reinstall one by one which takes forever. This makes a restore a huge chore... not sure why I'm unusual while the rest of you can just reinstall in one fell swoop just fine.

Hence my hesitance until I'm feeling more-confident that the payoff will be worth it and there are no dealbreaker bugs (voice quality would be one of them). Also not wanting to flash a day before DG is prepping a major new release. ;) (would love a hint on ETA...)
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Are you using the free version of TiBu? Paid version doesn't prompt every app restore, free does.
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
I've been away for too long.....charging to flash this bad boy! And when the new one comes out, I'll flash that one too! :D

Restoring now!
[Captivate Android Development] GRACO:
Flashed Cog 3.04, master clean and everything and I getting

the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly.

when I make a call and the other side answers.

I replaced the Phone.apk attached in previous post and now everything is great now...

regards!!
[Captivate Android Development] gflare:
If you are really looking to stay close to stock captivate, you should either go with Cognition or the stock+voodoo thread supercurio posted awhile back.

I switched to Perception 10.2 a few weeks ago. And while it is indeed very good, I've come across enough little things that I plan to try Cognition next (probably tonight if I get around to it).

These i9000 roms are extemely fast, stable, and have good support. But I think I'm ready to get closer to a stock experience.

As a final note: I've actually found Phoenix to have less little lag moments than Perception, but some of the themes just don't quite work right for everyone's setup. (For example, when Phoenix added the black swype keyboard it looked fantastic! But I use the word-helper popup feature in swype, which had some black text on black background, so I couldn't see half the choices).

These devs are doing a fantastic job. And I hope we see more and more good stuff from them in the future :)
[Captivate Android Development] evostevo1:
Im running cog 3.04 with speedmod k12q any reason my screen blinks every now and then when in stand by?
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
I, like you, was waiting for a ROM that had the features I wanted. For me, it was BT voice dialing support and audience chip support. This ROM does not have BT voice dialing support, but no 2.1 ROM does either, so I did not lose anything.

While I cannot say specifically with 100% certainty that this ROM/kernel combination has the audience chip support, I can say based upon anecdotal evidence it appears to. I drive a 4x4 with A/T tires 70 mph on the freeway on my drive home. Without hardware noise cancellation working, my wife would complain about background noise when I call her on my way home. She has not complained about any background noise since installing Cog 3.04.

It is safe to say with certainty that no i9000 based ROM/kernel has audience chip support. Now the Armani i9010 is interesting. It looks nearly identical to the Captivate, but no one has been able to say with certainty if it contains the audience chip. The Firebird kernel is based on the i9010, so, if audience chip support exists on the i9010, one would think that it would be in any kernel based on the i9010 kernel. Perception is based off an i9000 2.2.1 ROM (not i9010 2.2), so it may still have issues with audience chip support, even if the Firebird kernel is in use. The most interesting "new" ROM as far as audience support goes (besides Cognition 3.x) is the Andromeda ROM which is based entirely off of the i9010 (kernel and ROM).

Unfortunately, where bluetooth is concerned, it is also necessary to have a modem that is compatible with the kernel, otherwise there are issues with bluetooth voice quality.
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
I was unable to find the Megan Fox sex tapes anywhere in the ROM, so all the tags should be taken with a grain of salt. :rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] nakedninja42:
Since upgrading from 3.0 to 3.04 (full wipe, restored a couple apps from TB) when I have the phone plugged in and my computer is transferring files, when it hits 100% charge it keeps alerting me and I can not silence it. The method I found is to silence my phone ringer. If its still plugged in and I turn sound back on, its still going. As of right now 5 minutes of the dang alert and another 5 before the files finish!! anyone else experiencing this?
[Captivate Android Development] nakedninja42:
NM, figured out that if I bring down the notifications, it will stop the annoyance. Thanks to everyone that helped :D
[Captivate Android Development] movrshakr:
Just for completeness...battery voltage is 3.7v

(max at the pins unless there is voltage multiplying going on--likely there is not)

R = 300 ohms

P = E^2/R = 3.7^2/300 = 0.04563 watts, less if full voltage does not appear at the pins.

So a 1/4 watt resistor (0.25 watts) would be definitely OK with a huge safety margin.