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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egypt3:
I'm on 5.11. I'd just stay here for awhile were it not for this damn swype thing.

Despite the recommended method of going back to stock with ODIN, can anyone confirm successfully flashing up to 6.0 or 6.1 from a 5.x build with a simple wipe and update.zip?

If I'm finally going to get into the ODIN game I might as well try out cm7, but I'd much prefer to take about 5 minutes to wipe and update .zip instead, without going back to stock.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
It doesn't take but about 20 minutes to do the Odin method back to stock, rooting and flashing - I do it whenever Mike and Chance advise it. So far my updates have been problem free, and I'd like to keep them that way :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
ODIN is the recommended way....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveCheeseman:
what does js7 refer to?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
JS7 is the latest incremental build of Froyo 2.2.1 (Newer Code)

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovehoshi:
I'm getting weird text instead of the clear text in the notification?

Am I the only one getting this bug :confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DDNV:
I took the Swipe file from the 6.1 update and put them in the Swype.zip from the post below and it worked on my wifes 5.12.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
can you give me a screen shot?

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nismo88:
on 5.12 i had HSUPA data, but since i flashed to 6.1 it seems i only have edge, which really sucks, im on a rogers captivate in canada. do i have to change my modem or anything? thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
where you using a different modem before?

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayburne:
+1 same results.

Swapped out .APK and .so files and flashed.

Now have themed Swype again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicdescent:
Had this same issue, I had to download the Samsung MMS zip from the serendipity website addons section, flashed that via CWM, and they work now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayburne:
Thank you for setting up these Q&A threads for us who are new to modding their Cappy.

Also, thank you to all the people sharing knowledge and the developers on here sharing your work. It’s much appreciated.

I just have few questions regarding moving from Cog 3.04 to Serendipity. With all the great reviews I really want to check out this rom.

I went from stock/out of box eclair to Cog 3.04. I also installed Cezars theme and Xtremes dialer. To flash to Cog, I followed connexion2005 tutorials.

I have been extremely happy with this phone running Cog. It’s much faster, way smooth, I get great battery life, and all my calls and overall wifi/3g connectivity in my area has been good (not to mention having real android phone instead of that locked down/bloated crap that AT&T released on it).

I have just a couple questions… for whatever reasons I am hesitant on flashing an I9000 based rom.

I don’t mind spending a few extra minutes going back to stock and performing a master clear then flashing Serendipity if it saves me any time troubleshooting after flashing.

1. I see in the Odin thread that you do not have to disable lag fix when going back to stock. Is this correct? It is my understanding when I go back to stock via Odin, that will reformat the file system back to stock then when I flash Serendipity it will reformat the file system to implement the lag fix. Please correct me if I have misunderstood any of my research.

2. After flashing Serendipity, next I will reflash Speedmod K13c kernel to be current (I think Serendipity full flash will install Speedmod K13b). It is my understanding this kernel is not OC/UV and runs at stock settings. Is this correct (for some reason I have never been interested in OCing my PCs)? I do read that this kernel has an increased kernel hertz. Can someone help me understand what affects this has on the kernel? Does running an increased hertz kernel have any settings to adjust or can running this type of mod lead to any hardware damage on the phone if not configured correctly?

3. Finally before I get flash happy and start testing all the great looking Roms on here…I want to make sure I have backed up the essentials on this phone. I know how to use TiBu for my apps…but I’m referring to the phone systems data. Other than making a backup of the /efs directory (which I have done) is there any additional system data I should be backing up before getting flash happy?

Thanks again for your time spent helping the newbies……
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderstar2500:
1. I would disable lagfix, just to be safe. It takes a moment and could save you a lot of heartache.

2. Speedmod is not oc/uv. More hertz = faster refresh rate for screen. It's just like hd tvs.

3. I would only make a backup of your user apps. Restoring data can sometimes lead to less than desirable consequences.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welchertc:
Quick question...I noticed while trying to update to 5.11 that there are no usb settings under the Applications section of settings. This is a problem for me because in order for my computer to recognize my phone and put files on my phone, i have to switch the usb settings to samsung kies and have usb debugging on. without this section of the menu, I can't simply put the update files to go from 5.9 to 5.10 to 5.11 onto my phone, therefore i am currently flashing stock and reflashing 5.11. Does anybody know how to make my phone recognize my phone so I dont have to go through the whole process? My computer is running windows 7 if that helps at all.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayburne:
Thunderstar2500 – Thanks for the quick reply.

For question #1 – I should have realized that it can’t hurt to just disable lag fix before using Odin. Thanks for pointing that out.

Question #2 – sorry to have asked this, felt kinda silly after reading your reply…..

Regarding your reply to question #3. I may not have asked my questions correctly. I understand to not restore System data with TiBu when flashing to new roms (I would only use restore missing apps and data).

If I understand correctly, when flashing roms sometimes the /efs directory contents can become corrupt or incorrect (such as your imei number and nv_data.bin file). I understand this is very import and specific to my phone.

Are there any other system folders/files I should be backing up manually (I am unsure if TiBu backs up these folders/files (or the /efs folder contents) when doing a TiBu Backup all user apps and system data)?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
When you plug your usb to the pc, check your notifications and touch the usb connection notification and you can mount you sd card. It will be recognized as an external drive. Now just drag and drop files.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
Android ID maybe.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welchertc:
Thanks, you just made my only qualm with Serendipity disappear!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbalwing:
Has anyone had any issues using the suckerpunch 51 kernel for serendipity? I did some research, but i cant seem to get much stability using voltage control nor is there a good guide to follow? I just went back to speedmod k13a which is doing exceptionally well.

Anyone think otherwise?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
I usually wait a few days to see if anyone report any problems before I flash a new kernel. Still on build #50.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
the USB settings have moved in froyo they are located under the wireless and networks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbalwing:
For some reason it doesnt work too well with my phone when i play with the voltage. I do stability test and neocore and it passes but when i take one pic and then a video right after, it freezes.

Do you use voltage control? Have you had any freezes?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
You bum! My phone froze too. lol. :p

OC @ 1.2Ghz using Suckerpunch build #50. Gonna try different voltages to get stability. You should too. Every phone is different in handling voltage changes.

The camera crashes when you switch to video and back to camera or vice versa with custom voltages. Reset voltage control and switch camera to video back and forth for a few minutes and no crashes. Gonna ask in the kernel thread.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbalwing:
Im OC'd at 1.2ghz with #51. I have 7 states active

1200mhz -25

1000mhz - 50

800mhz - 50

600mhz - 50

400mhz - 100

200mhz - 100

100 mhz - 100

I take pic, record, pic record, bar code scanner, pic, record, and absolutely no freezes.

MFLOPS: 16.088

TIME: 5.21 sec

I dont know if these are good scores but I noticed my phone is much quicker and smooth!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
That's around the same as me. The camera crashes when I continuously change from video to picture. Maybe I should get a logcat....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwnstar44:
This may be the wrong place to ask this, but I wanted a quick reply..

I was going to use the kitchen to install some add-ons (including samsung messenger, email, and a battery icon)

can anyone tell me what "include transitions" is under the battery add ons??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
It's the fly-in transitions as you move from screen to screen. You can really see them in the XDA app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ptrout:
Not sure if right place to ask

Running 5.11

When I unplug my headphones the audio keeps playing. IPhone and my friends incredible seems to pause pandora or music player or any app that was out putting audio. Is this rom feature or kernel feature. Thanks

Also any way to adjust media volume vs navi volume. Any time google navigation cuts into already playing music, it's like 50% louder and distorted from my car speakers.

I got my phone a week ago and this rom makes ir run so much better.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwnstar44:
I am on 5.11 and the music stops upon unplugging the headphone using the music player that was included in the flash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apmobster:
does anybody have the wallpapers from this rom? theyre seriously nice, especially the default one. If someone has the links i would really appreciate if you posted it. Thanks :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovehoshi:
Here is the weird text.

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad133/whatisthehoshi/Bug.jpg
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nismo88:
no i wasnt, i dont think i had it on stock 2.2 rogers, then flashed 5.12 and was amazed, and now its disapeared somehow. my area doesnt have 3G so maybe its a hit and miss kinda thing? only recieve it somtimes?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
Did you install any mods change any system files?

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovehoshi:
Well...I installed some stuff from your kitchen and also a mod from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11236102 to hide the clock/date in the notification bar.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
The no clock mod is your problem. Its not made for JS7 yet.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
It's the service.jar file. You need the js7 version. The clock mod uses old version.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovehoshi:
Ok...Thank You :p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uhavinalaugh:
I've got 6.0 right now and when I go into the Market it only shows 5 apps out of 22 that I have installed on my phone. I can search to the missing apps' store pages and the market recognizes them as installed but not when I click on My Apps.

I tried the Market fix in SGS tools and rebooted, that didn't help.

Really nice ROM overall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m3thods:
not sure if you've checked already, but have you entered the APN settings for rogers? I flashed to 5.12 a week ago and had to. Not sure if you've done so, as there wasn't anything said about it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nismo88:
yes iv done that, unless maybe theres different setting for each connection? dont think so though
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
either DL a new app from the market or clear the market data.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_clean5953:
hey guys, i have a bit of a problem. My web browsing is very slow on 3g why would that be? and if i restart my phone then it works fine for a bit.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m3thods:
not sure what you meant by "for each connection" but i did have to set up 2 APNs for data and MMS

On another note, Mikey how did you enable the orb (not sure if it's orb actually) lock screen notifications that were on the screenshots on your website?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
I've tried flashing to 6.2a few times from 6.1 and it keeps on failing....any ideas?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
whats the error?

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nismo88:
the speedmod kernal has the back light control thing right? is there a way to set the button timeout longer? in clockwork i just see on or off
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
get the app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osendott:
Just noticedthere is a 'hide am/pm' option for the notification bar clock, any way that couldbemodified to hide the entire clock?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osendott:
I think the app is called BLN Control or something... its in the market
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nismo88:
yea thats what i thought, but it only controls the backlight for notifications
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mstr33t:
Hi, n00b here. How does one go about moving a zip file to your desktop without opening it? I have serendipity 5.12 and want to get version 6.2 but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get it to my desktop from winzip to transfer it to my phone. My friend showed me how to do this on his mac and I have a pc. I'm so lost. Thanks! You guys are awesome!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
drag and drop it...

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mstr33t:
I tried dragging and dropping and it doesn't move.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syl0n:
Hi is this rom newbie friendly? I am getting a Captivate next week hopefully (second hand off ebay) and I want to install a custom rom on it :) I have been reading the website and looks very interesting. I hope I won't brick my phone. :|
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
its pretty simple and there are instructions to guide you through it and xda is a great community that will be here to help you.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syl0n:
Thanks for your reply :) I can't wait to get my hands on the phone. Still reading more information about the ROM, looks like I have to install a custom email app to get exchange? Does it not ship with the AOSP email app from Froyo?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
It come with the Gmail app. You will need to add the email app, easy to do.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
What is '6.2a'? I see only 6.2.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
That was just fat fingers typing last night from my phone....6.2 is what I meant!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Oh, good, ya had me worried! :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
Can't remember....but I woke up this morning, re-downloaded the update, and it installed.

I'm sure it was just my fat fingers combo'd with several beers at the moment.... :eek:

Thanks for the update! Now my banking app doesn't FC on me!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edtonn:
Guardian Bob's Keep the Lights On app should do the trick
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianray14:
hi guys.. I'm a noob here, however not such a noob to captivate. Just flashed serendipity 6.2. Everything runs great. Decent batt life, interface is zippy without lag. Got great quadrant scores with out of box kernel (i know quadrant scores don't hold much water but I always run it anyhow.) Only issue I've run into so far is the facebook app not wanting to authenticate. Anyone know of any fixes? And yes, thats all I have to complain about with this rom. Everything else is silky smooth. As a side note, I ran into the same issue with the phoenix js7 release.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbyte.me:
How do I enable/disable call recording? Where are the recorded calls stored. Any guides? I have flashed the updated phone.apk zip file from CWM. What next?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P1x44r:
Can someone please tell me if Serendipity comes with multiple lock screens?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnyg1097:
Nevermind I found the answer I was looking for.

Sweet rom! =D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnifty:
Installed serendipity 6.2. My first rom. I seem to have lost buddies now. Tried to reinstall via titanium. Didn't work.

Idea's anyone?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonaZXIII:
More than you'll ever need, yes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
6.1-6.2 Update error

I flashed 6.0 from 5.12. Worked great. Installed 6.1 from zip, no problems. But when I tried to install 6.1-6.2 update, it would fail. error in /mnt/sdcard/download/6.1-6.2zip (status 7)

assert failed: getprop("ro.build.version.incremental") =="1"

Any ideas?I redownloaded the zip and got the same thing.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey_xda:
When you are on a phone call there will be a REC button on the left. Press it once to record and press it again to stop. Mine is stored in /mnt/sdcard/sounds. If you have the Voice Recorder app it lists in there also.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
I had multiple failures late last night going from 6.1 to 6.2.....can't remember if it was the same exact error that you are getting or not. Called it quits, went to bed, and redownloaded the .zip this morning. Installed perfectly. Don't know what was wrong or different last night.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
I had the error last night, and again this morning. Tried d/l the zip again and kept getting the same error. Hell if I know.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
Wish I could help you....maybe Chance or MM will have an idea. Like I said, I initially got the error a few times in a row, and then with a fresh d/l of the zip this morning, it went right through in a few seconds on the install.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
Okay did you attempt to flash right after flashing 6.1? You have to reboot in between flashing each update.

We put those checks in to protect you so you don't end up flashing your way to a soft brick.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
I believe I did. I know I did today. I will try another reboot and see. Love the ROM, BTW.

Edit: Didn't work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhairya:
You mean you didnt backup all your apps and data and flash back to stock first?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
Of coarse I did. Used Odin with AIO Captivate Tool.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
Flash 6.1 again then 6.2

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
When I checked "About Phone" it said I have vs 6.2? Could it have installed even though I got the error? When I just tried re-installing the 6.1 update, I got the same error msg.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
you must have done it already... can you visit https sites okay?

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveCheeseman:
are the js7 themes on this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11339600&postcount=1 compatible with this rom
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grump642:
Yes, so I guess it installed even though I got the error msg. :confused: At least it works, so I am happy. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cc2ee:
does auto-lock not work with this rom? My passcode either comes up every time, or not at all. I'd like to set it to come on only after a half hour of inactivity. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sethjamto:
On 5.12 the home screen would go into landscape mode, but 6.2 doesn't. Am I missing something?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
you must have been using a different launcher.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jangeles323:
Hello, I just flashed serendipity 6.2 over pheonix 7.0 and everything is working great. I have a question, what is the app on the lockscreen with the orb unlocker that shows two orbs on the screenshots on the website. one being able to unlock the other with the messenger orb? Been trying to find that

Edit: i feel really stupid but it only shows when i receive a text msg
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
That only happens when you receive a message. Hence the total of unread messages.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jangeles323:
Ya i figured it out and I didn't see it because I'm using smspop up which works well with juicedefender
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mstr33t:
I downloaded 6.2 twice and it's not showing up in my download folder. My friend told me for some reason it showed up in his recycle bin and to check there but it wasn't there either.

I see it in my Firefox download list but I can't drag and drop it from there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceM:
right click and open containing folder.

ChanceM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mstr33t:
Awesome, that worked! Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DDNV:
+1

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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peaceburn:
Hi guys,

so I was on a flashing spree this weekend, I put on Cyanogen 7 on my cappy last night, but I hated the camera app, and decided to pick other rom, and went with Serendipity 6.2

So what i did:

1) odin one click to stock

2) serendipity 6.0, reboot

3) serendipity 6.1 update, reboot

4) serendipity 6.2 update, reboot

5) serendipity addons (all samsung apps, unthemed market, unthemed gmail, transparent notifications,colored notifications), reboot

So, I put up my gmail account, and was expecting as on cyanogen, my market to start downloading all my apps and syncing. However, I got my contacts, gmail and everything, but didn't get the apps.

Is that something expected on 2.2.1 or it's just serendipity not working properly? Cause I went to accounts & sync in settings, but nothing to sync apps/market or anything.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
Settings, privacy, backup my data.

Hope that works.

Sent from Serendipity Rom by MikeyMike01 & ChanceM using XDA App
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
No Samsung ROM does this.

Regardless, it's a crap "feature", because it starts downloading all sorts of junk you downloaded 6 months ago and no longer want or use.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
JuiceDefender drains battery.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peaceburn:
Thanks Mike! Now it makes sense :)

I was frustrated why it didn't happen automagically. I kinda like it though :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chase10784:
So i have a question. Is there anyway to get it so that handcent works with the orb message unlocker? I dont really like the default messaging app but I like being able to go straight from the unlocker to messaging.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnyg1097:
This might be a dumb question but is 3G enabled in this rom or do i have to turn it on myself? I tried using the internet browser but its not letting me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chase10784:
It should work out of the box...mine did.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahgary:
6.2 allows https.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selenitic:
6.2 Button Lights Staying on

Hi All,

6.2 is working great. The only issue I've noticed is that the button lights on the captivate on staying on even after locking.

Anyone else experiencing this issue? Thanks.