[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auzy:
Wow.. Just wow... For starters, READ the topic "does a capacitor really help". You still haven't proven that..

1) For starters, none of the testers have posted actual results or the testing method. It doesn't matter how good developers are, good developers ALWAYS have some form of documentation with testing. For all we know, they quickly tested it, and you are exaggerating it. Remember, the top astronomers in early days thought earth was the centre of the universe. My point is, who says it isn't important, but rather, how it was tested, and that we don't know.

2) Before you said you tested it, now you are placing the emphasis on others testing it.. Funny. Happened to be right after I questioned where you got the data from.. Further more, only 3 people I see in XDA seem to have mentioned the capacitor. None of which is providing actual evidence currently.

3) *Fact*. Such testing doesn't prove the capacitor exists, or can do what you claim (schematics are required for that). Your testing could be evidence of other factors. It's like looking at the unit as a black box, the internal modules might be incredibly buggy, but the end result might match the claim. Without testing the internal modules though, you don't know if its true.

In regards to your "GPS proof"

Huh? I did say I suspected it was hardware, but never did I say "it's proven to be hardware". On the other hand.

DamianGTO: "Fact", the GPS is fine, if you are having problems, get your GPS replaced, it's faulty hardware, and the software you are using.

Various users: Returned the phone to Samsung a few times, performance is the same

DamianGTO: Look at my accuracy on the phone, and SNR's. It's high, so therefore it's a software bug.

Various users: Points out that you can't actually get a fix on your location using that application.. It doesn't actually show your location, so you can't be sure your location is correct

Damian: But look at the accuracy

Various: Points out (including myself), that if you sit indoors with the GPS, the signal sometimes drifts outside the accuracy barrier. There is some doubt the accuracy level is wrong. However, it's well known that RAIM/FDE is required to rely on the accuracy data.

Damian: Upon further testing, I have found Google Maps and Mytracks is faulty, this offline GPS navigation works perfectly.

Various users: Damian, we are using an external GPS with the SGS, and tracking has improved with it. Posts tracks...

DamianGTO: That's not a valid test.

Various others: Posts tracks using other programs and inbuilt GPS.. Same old rubbish when compared to other devices.

Damian: I have 5 phones, that makes me an expert..

Everyone: Post a track you moron.. Car navigation apps snap to roads, so accepts a huge range of errors.

Damian: Refuses

We all gave up at this point. Not because he is an expert, but because Damian is too stubborn.

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Time passes, and Damian admits "we were all wrong about the GPS". Even now, Damian insists the GPS is perfect, despite many people posting tracks comparing to sirfstars. To this day, Damian STILL has never posted a track, because he believes that they aren't an accurate reflection of the GPS (and apparently navigation apps are).

Now, we look at this situation, and Damian, clearly unable to prove that the "capacitor" exists at all (or that the components have hardwritten proof they are fine during unclean shutdown), is now steering the conversation towards "software tests". Unfortunately, the reliability of a filesystem during unclean shutdown doesn't correlate directly to the existence of the capacitor.

Damian needs to be banned. If anything, there is no evidence DamianGTO ever tested anything..