yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beny The Kid:
Do a search for "stock captivate" ROM. There are lots of solutions around for ODIN one clicks and standard ODIN flash packages. I believe the top sticky in the Cappy Android Development forum is the AIO captivate tool. Pretty sure it flashes back to stock JF6.

*EDIT* Yeah, sorry, didn't read your question properly. The only way that I am aware of to backup your phone is with a custome recovery, and the only way to do that is to root or flash a kernel with one (which you would probably want to do a backup for first). Superoneclick should still do the trick for you (like yuy104 said in the next post). Also the AIO tool will root your phone and install CWM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yuy104:
Did you get SuperOneClickv1.7? I was able to root with that while I'm on ATT 2.2.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moxie3000:
Notiffications are dropping calls in-progress

I've searched these forums and in Google and can't find an answer to this...

I flashed Cognition 4.1.1 + Gingerbread theme from the Themes thread + a notification sound collection I found in the Themes and Apps topic.

It has happened twice now that a notification has come in and my call was disconnected. The first time it was GMail and I figured it for the usual craptastic AT&T service. However, the second time there was absolutely no mistaking it. It was a different application and the call disconnected immediately after the notification sound played.

I found another forum thread in which an HTC user complained that his phone rebooted when it played a specific sound for the notification. He changed the sound and life was happy again. Although my phone doesn't reboot, it just ends the call, I changed the sound to see if it makes a difference.

Has anyone else heard of or experienced this behavior? If so, do you know what the actual fix is? Maybe a bug with Cog?

Is it really possible for a specific sound file to cause the phone to misbehave?

Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmwenger:
Phone.apk

I was wondering if it is possible to just change the phone.apk to get rid of the ascending ringtones. I much prefer the standard options and have the phone.apk from another ROM that doesn't use those. Is there anything special I need to do to get this changed on Cognition 4.1.1?

Thanks,
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offwiththeface:
So cognition 4.2 is out now I was wondering if three is a say to upgrade from 4.1.1 and keep everything on my phone so I don't have to restore? Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SladeZero:
There is an upgrade from 4.1.1... i did yesterday and there were substantial improvements made: Voodoo sound, GPS fix that actual works fast and accurate, bluetooth dailing was fixed and a small speed increase.

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I have one issue... WHEN i power on my phone and it finally boots up... My icons load and then something bluetooth needs to be force closed. Anyone else with said issue?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
Check out the downloads ;)

Added: You might want to wait for 4.2.1
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limezone:
add new contact fields missing

I've searched, but can find nothing on this.

Let me start by saying I'm running Cog 4.1.1 with Go Launcher EX. I have made no other mods.

When I add a new contact, the only fields I have are Name, Phone Number, and email address.

I have no way of adding street address, additional phone numbers, notes, etc...

Could I get the stock application back? I had this problem on Cog 4.1. When I flashed to stock (in preparation for the flash to 4.1.1) I checked, and the add new contact fields were all there.

My only workaround is to go to my gmail contacts, add it there and sync. But, if I'm nowehere near a computer, i'm hosed till I get to one. (yeah I know I could access gmail through the browser on the phone but that's just WAY too much work to add a new contact.)

Anyone, help?

Thanks in advance, BTW I think the work you all do here is just incredible.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord_Micron:
Has the Go Launcher EX always been installed prior to checking if the fields are there or not?

Are you expanding them, or only going on the basis of not seeing the fields immediately?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limezone:
First, thanks for replying.

Yes, Go Launcher EX was installed before I looked to see if the contact fields were all there.

When I restored from Titainium Backup, Go Launcher re-installs itself.

Are you suggesting I uninstall it, re-do my back-up, re-flash Cog 4.1.1, restore without Go Launcher and see if I still have the problem?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limezone:
I'm not expanding the fields, but I am sure all the other fields are not there.

The only fields I have are Name, Phone, and Email.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dexter_shen:
Since the speaker problem in Cognition 4.2 is confirmed, could someone provide a Phone.apk from the stock 2.2? That might help solve the problem. Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord_Micron:
So if you scroll down, you don't have this below?

If you don't, you might need to flash Cog and check before restoring everything... If it's there, restore app-by-app until they disappear again to systematically find your problem. It sucks, but if they're gone, it has to have been another app causing this. :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12174238&postcount=2469

Or just wait for 4.2.1 like the rest of us!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grillox_mx:
[ROM] Cognition 4.2 + bluethoot headset

Hi all, do you guys now if this new ROM (Cognition 4.2 ) enable bluetooth voice dialing? cognition 3.x had this feature off :(

thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dexter_shen:
Thanks! I already flashed and will wait for the update.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H@nn@n:
My GPS doesn't works on this flash, anyone knows how can I fix it?

(At the first it was working for a while)

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_nite_owl:
I had GPS problems with the latest release but after I cleared the cache it began working again.

My battery has been draining extraordinarily fast though and every time I reboot the device I lose settings. Any shortcut I add disappears and I lose my place in AudioBook Player.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limezone:
Thanks, that is essentially what I did.

I flashed back to stock, everything was cool. I flashed Cog 4.1, everything was cool. I did a fresh install of Go Launcher, everything was cool. I did a batch restore from Titanium Backup, I did a restore missing apps + data, and everything was cool.

I was also having a problem with the clock, I couldn't set an alarm, but that's working too now.

I do love this ROM. Thanks for everything, guys.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benb90:
I currently have Cognition build 2.3 installed and haven't checked back in a while. Now I'd like to install the newest build but I'm not quite sure how to go about it. Could I simply download the .zip and install using CWM like I did before? I see talks about Odin and different Kernel versions and it has me a bit confused. What all do I need to install?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
Does 2.3 have Voodoo, I don't remember? Anyway, you could just CWM the zip. You can always use the One Click (if you have the three button recovery) to stock first and master clear to make it as fresh an install as possible.

Good luck!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benb90:
I believe it does have voodoo, but how would I check?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsbac:
worth the upgrade?

I'm currently on Cog4.1.1 using eXistZ latest Captivate kernal . I've compared features between the latest Cog4.2.1 and the Captivate kernal -- I don't really see where I net anything by upgrading to Cog4.2.1 -- can someone set me straight?

Everything is running pretty smooth for me -- GPS is working as well as can be expected on this phone, battery life is better than ever before, and everything is snappy. As much as I like flashing ROMs/Kernals, I'd hate to go through the process of flashing, and setting everything up again if I'm not netting something groovy in the deal.

Thanks!

jsbac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbyte.me:
Well, it is going to be my second flash. Just a quick noob question, does the modem included with the ROM will owrk good with WCDMA 2100 and GSM 900 bands. I live in the area where service is provided on these bands. Second, does GPS works well or Some gps fix is required? If yes then which, adam'a plumbob or SGS?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dabels1961:
Cog 4.2.1 where are the sgstools

I had the sgs tools before but now that I have updated to the 4.2.1 rom I do not see them in the applications any more,,,, how do I get them?

they were included in the rom with 4.1.1 but they are on the market so got them there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobapunk:
Looks it the Apps forum. There is an SGS Tools thread.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H@nn@n:
How can I clear the cache?

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeromac18:
Hotspot Mode Question?

Hey, I have a question about Cognition's Hotspot is it possible to use the hotspot mode with the cognition rom without being charged for a tethering plan on the Captivate? or is this a feature already and im thrown off by the warning to make sure you have a proper plan by checking with AT&T thing?? Any Links to posts or anything would be helpful, thanks :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_nite_owl:
You can do it by running LbsTestMode but it has gotten a bit harder to get into.

I installed launcherPro and used it to create a shortcut.

It is under Shortcuts\Activities.

There are other ways as well but this worked for me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js22:
fix for EAP wifi issues in Cognition

I was a little disappointed that Cog 4.2.1 has the same bug that I spent a lot of time trying to fix in 3.0.4

The bug affects certain enterprise wifi setups (e.g. Cisco) that use EAP. The symptom is a loop of about 5 attempts to connect, followed by a "disabled" message for the desired wifi network.

The real bug is in the WAP code, but it was made evident by wpa_supplicant 0.6.10. Google/android devs aer aware of the bug, but unwilling to chage it in froyo as the code is frozen.

The fix is to grab an old version of wpa_supplicatn (prior to 0.6.10) and replace the buggy version located in /system/bin/wpa_supplicant.

Read more and get the old (good, working) version of wpa_supplicant in this thread :

hxxp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8804#c67

I don't know if back-dating wpa_supplicant creates problems for anyone, but it sure would be nice if this fix got incorporated into an otherwise excellent ROM.

p.s.

Maybe some day I'll become a grown-up, and they'll let me actually post useful things to useful parts of this forum !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tegots:
Cognition v3.04 mms on 4.2.1

Hi, i currently live in sao paulo - brazil using claro netowrk

Any sms I receive is set just 1 minute "before" the actual time, is it possible to get the cognition v3.04 mms.apk ( this version doesnt give me this problem ) and use it on the cognition 4.2.1 ?

how can i do it ?

thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illest666:
im a complete noob to this....

so i noticed dg posted the 4.0.1 kernel and the 4.2.1 rom.... my question is, whats the difference between kernel and rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grooveoverdose:
is anyone else getting very slow internet upload speeds with Cog 4.1 & 4.2.1?

on 3G i get a ping of 276ms and upload of 20.5 kB/s using Speed Test. It used to be 200 kB/s for Cog 3.04.

using stock kernel and KB1 modem
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtinct101:
Does anyone have the Dock USB audio out fix by xcal installed and working on Cog4? i have it installed and it works sometimes, when I connect it to the car dock it reverts the audio to the USB but reverts right back to speaker, i have to connect it multiple times until it sticks. anyone have this issue?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bender33:
Thx dg for postin up the new version! Ive ran it thru about one and a half cycles so far. And the battery performance seems to be improving. I love the snappiness of the kernel!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js22:
So it's only been a day or so, but I updated from Cog 3.0.4 to 4.2.1 and so far so good.

My battery consumption is totally driven by the display (I *use* my phone too much to let it sit around idling).

I now get the "H" for HSPDA or HSUPD or HPD+DNA or whatever the H it is. I don't have any measurements, but my data plan surfing (i.e., non-wifi) seems a lot faster. If I could post on the dev forum, I'd surely ask them if it was "really" the same as 4G. :D

I tried out the GPS while inside my building, which apparently is made of I-beams, clad in multiple layers of sheet steel, tightly wrapped in a hermetic layer of super-conducting foil. Zero satellites, no fix. I then ran the plumb-bob GPS fix to the letter, and no improvement at all. Later, I tried it at home, and I get a reliable fix in about 30 seconds. I know the Captivate is poorly designed GPS-wise, but that's plenty good for me; not why I got the phone.

As advertised, the Cog 4 series is much more stock. I really preferred Launcher Pro, so after flashing I installed it from the Market. I was also really hooked on the Choco Cooky fonts from 3.04, so (on my computer) I unzipped Cognition-3.0.4.zip and grabbed the file "/system/apps/ChocoEUKor.apk" and copied it to my phone. Happy choco cooky fan.

I don't know if this is correct, but before flashing the ROM I used Titanium backup and backed up everything (apps and system data) to an external SD card. In Titanium backup, that involves setting your backup directory to "external_sd/Titanium Backup". After flashing the ROM (with external sdcard removed for safety), I had to download Titanium backup from the Market, and I used that to restore "apps only" from the external sdcard. I wasn't sure if restoring system data would cause problems. As a result, I had to go through all the Settings and set them manually. Not too bad to avoid possible headaches later.

Anyway, apart from a little bit of housekeeping (and a lot of background reading) the transition has been smooth and pleasant. Thanks to DG for all the hard work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajrivers:
Update Help: 4.2.1 -> 4.2.2

How can I update from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 without going through all the restore and clean install?

I saw a update file on DG's download page but I have no clue what to do with it~

Thanks.

Also what does DG mean by :(MAKE SURE YOU WIPE DATA OR IT WON'T FIX IT!!)

Thanks~!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
problems with cognition 4.2.1

I have been flashing cog since 3.0 and just flashed the most recent 4.2.1. i've never had any problems before, but with this latest rom, my phone seems to randomly shutdown or restart, and then after a while it just completely shuts down and i can't restart it unless i pull the battery. i originally flashed the non oc version, and then just flashed the sho kernel afterwards and oc'd to 1400. any ideas on what could be causing this?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluDog:
I have been using cognition 3.04 for a while and it has worked very well. Battery life was very good compared to stock and things ran smoothly. Flashed to the cognition 4.2 a couple days ago (not the latest one), and I am surprised at how smooth this rom runs; I like it a lot.

I would like to ask why you decided to go back to TW launcher though. I reinstalled laucher pro and have been using that instead, but TW launcher may still be running in the background. I like the TW widgets but can't stand the dock. Launcher pro's dock is far superior.

Another thing is that after flashing to 4.2, my battery life is ridiculously horrible in comparison to the previous 3.04. Is there a reason for this? I was able to get 48+ hours idle battery life. Now I get +-20 hours. It is almost as if something is constantly running.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
Problems with Cognition 4.2.2 now!

Ma this is getting frustrating. So I was having issues with 4.2.1 and posted about it above. I decided to go ahead and just reflash with the latest version 4.2.2 SHO. Most things are working, but now the GPS doesn't seem to be working as well, even after changing the north.america pool thing and the settings in lbs test mode (those two changes have always got my gps working almost perfectly in previous builds). Also, I can't seem to be able to sync with Facebook anymore. I also seemed to have the wifi problem many have been complaining about (i did the wipe DG recommended) but i restarted the phone and so far it seems to be ok. Anyone else having issues with these latest cognition builds?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajrivers:
I'm having the same problem~
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
I just need to keep posting here so I can post in the development section as it seems no one except the people with problems and no answers seem to post here lol...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajrivers:
Here are my steps updating Cognition 4.2 to 4.2.1

1. I downloaded CogKernel 4.0.1 CWM.zip from DG's download page.

2. I put the zip file to my internal sd card.

3. In Rom Manager app I click Reboot to recovery

4. After my phone rebooted, I choose install zip from SD card then choose the zip file.

5. After installation complete, the phone will reboot.

My question is: are these the correct steps?

If so, why I'm still seeing 4.2 instead of 4.2.1 on my phone.

Thanks~
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluDog:
@pakiman47

It seems to be that way.

@ajrivers

That is probably normal, just like how the firmware version will sometimes say 2.2 instead of 2.2.1. I could be wrong though. If you want to be absolutely sure you are installing the rom correctly, the only way would be to do a complete wipe and reinstall (odin master clear and the rest).

The correct steps are listed here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
More problems yay!

So just thought I would keep everyone updated with all my issues haha. The shut off and having to pull the battery problem magically disappeared. The inability to sync with facebook persists. And the gps problem is better, but not fixed. I tried the supl.google. settings change and the gpsconf file changes, which helped a little, then i tried another settings change with the samsung gpsrestore app from the market, which is now giving me instant locks, but only at 25m. Before cog 4.2 it would take about 10-15 secs for a fix at 50m and then after another 10-15 sec it would give me a 10m fix. Now I'm starting to notice other problems, like poor benchmark tests. The phone seems to be as fast and smooth as ever, but before I flashed 4.2.1 and then 4.2.2 I was getting scores in the 1050 range, comparable to the average for my phone oc'd the same, now I am getting around 850. This is the 8-9th time i've falshed and never had problems before, now I do. Anyone with any advice would be appreciated.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
facebook is allowing me to log in now, before i couldn't even get that far when trying to sync, but it's still having trouble syncing contacts. keeps trying and then logs me out and says my fb session has expired. im hoping this is just an issue with fb but i seem to be able to log in everywhere else including the fb app for the phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
does anyone know whether sync for fb and google works through both mobile networks and wifi or only one or the other?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
ummm ok fb just started working now....i clearly don't understand how these roms work. i seemed to have all these problems and they seem to be auto correcting. i haven't changed a thing since i first flashed and was complaining about issues. still not perfect but hey maybe it'll just fix itself?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bender33:
Only 1000 in quad? U disabling lagfix or what? Im up in the 1500's with the non oc'd kernel
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minlee85:
Problem w/ camera

Hello, I just flashed latest cog 4.2.2... it seems like the stock camera doesn't work. (it won't open camera) does any one have this problem??? :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakiman47:
i don't think i disabled it...i didn't attempt to at least. i did a factory reset and master clear etc. every step of the way until i actually flashed the rom, so if cog 4.2.2 has lagfix enabled it should still be enabled. unless you have some other knowledge about this? i have oc'd to 1400 too. btw i used smartbench...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluDog:
Seems odd that things went from stable and battery efficient to this. I haven't had any of the other issues such as facebook and camera issues yet, and battery life still is crappy :|

Everything else, however, runs way better than before.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
Don't get your panties in a wad. Dg knows there is trouble with the kernel and is working on a fix.

Everyone needs to relax or not adopt the newest thing. Geez!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movrshakr:
How spoiled we are.

Does everyone not recognize that when you load a ROM as soon as released that you are stepping into uncharted territory? Apparently, from the comments, many do not understand that.

Folks, DG is good, but he cannot run these things through a few weeks of beta and RC level field testing before they are released. You DEMAND "hey, DG, where's the next ROM?" So, he gets them out as fast as he can, then you complain.

If you can't deal with glitches--even an occasional severe one--then wait awhile for the front end corrections to be found and fixed before jumping into the mosh pit! Plain old common sense.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dell20:
I just installed Cog 4.2.2, and can't seem to find any of the Captivate original ringtones, notifications or alarms. I know that the Atrix ones were added, but were the original ones removed? Honestly, I hate all of the new ringtones and notification noises, and actually had a few I liked before.

Anyone else noticing this, or is there any way to add them back?

They were around as of Cog 4.1

Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Red_81:
Here is my post with a CWM zip file that adds quite a few ringtones/Notifications to your phone. If you don't want all of them, open up the zip on your phone and copy the ones you want to your system folder via Root Explorer or similar program.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=987936
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dell20:
You, sir, are a rock star.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Red_81:
It's my own small way to contribute since I cannot yet do the voodoo that guys like DG do.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cl457:
how do I flash a different kernel on cog 4.2.2? I went into recovery mode and installed existz KB1 beta7 kernel with the "install zip from sdcard" option. but after rebooting, in the about phone kernel section, it still says the kernel version is 2.6.32.9.. is this normal? How do confirm I've updated the kernel?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beryxil:
Is there another music player that I can use with this ROM? The one that is in it kinda sucks... :)

Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gephross100:
rockit player is awesome