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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkyFerret:
Help needed if possible please need HSPA 850MHz

I have trolled through threads for days now and can’t seem to find what i require...

First I would like to say that I LOVE THIS ROM apart from at the moment I am having issues with 2 things.

1. Have Samsung Captivate i897 (AT&T) using it in New Zealand on XT network which uses HSPA (HSUPA) 850 MHZ as its primary and 2100 as its secondary (only in major cities). Was running FROYO 2.2 Stock Standard which worked brilliantly (Yeah I know why fix something that aint broke, but well ya know i couldn't help myself!).

I flashed to Serendipidy 7 which went well and I LOVE IT other than a few irritating issues I have noticed, the main one is I can’t get it to STAY on 850 MHZ, I went to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391 and downloaded and flashed the modem to this one.

I9000TUBJV6 Download for CWM3 (Gingerbread based ROMs) » modem_cwm3_tubjv6.zip

Then I followed the instructions on how to set it to 850 MHZ using the *#2263# and then how to check it but no matter what it always reverts back to 2100MHz.

Now please forgive me as I am very new to all this and have probably missed something vital, but the way the phone is at the moment it’s not much good to me as there is very poor coverage for the 2100 MHz frequency in NZ. Any help on this would be appreciated!!

2. Small issue and not as important although it is a niggle for me….. installed Serendipidy 7 all good, went to the add-on kitchen and installed Samsung email, and a few other things including Samsung Keyboard, (as YES I’m sorry but I prefer to use that as it had bigger keys and I’m sure I’m dyslexic at the best of times, let’s not mention the worst of times). I can see the Samsung Keyboard in Settings/Locale & Test settings, I can select it from “Select Text Method” and I can play around with all of its settings, only when I go to use it in any application it is the Gingerbread Keyboard that is displayed, I have tried every setting that is known to me to get the Samsung one to show/work but I can’t manage to.

3. Small niggle, if I turn on WiFi using the power widget thingy once I turn it off I have to reboot the phone or it WiFi won’t come on again and it comes up with an error. I have discovered from other threads that if you don’t use the WiFi on the power widget thing and only turn it on and off from “Settings” then it works and I don’t have to reboot phone which I don’t mind doing (so really it’s not an issue).

I would appreciate any help especially with Issue 1. As that is a major one for me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
1. Try another modem, the one you flashed is the one that comes with S7 anyway. Some popular modems include JK4, JL2, JL3, and KC1.

2. You've tried long pressing a text box -> input method -> Samsung keypad?

3. Some people have said that upgrading to Serendipity VII Kernel 4.1 fixed that issue, but I never had it in the first place.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkyFerret:
Wow that was a fast responce!!!!!

Please excuse my ignorance on this one but ummmm no to all of those replies, first off thanks on the suggestions on the modems, where would i find one of them (more to the point how would i know which one is right for my phone etc)?

Have just downloaded Kernel 4.1 will try that now.

Have just tried long pressing text box and selecting Samsung Keyboard, but it still displays the Gingerbread one.

I appreciate your help and patience!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
That thread you linked to has all of the ones I mentioned, I forgot to clarify that what I provided you was the last three characters of different modems, for example: JK4=I9000UGJK4. The thing about modems is that they are sensitive to location, I would search through that thread and try to see if someone else in New Zealand has had good luck with one in particular.

I don't know about the keyboard, reflashing the zip with the keyboard may help.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkyFerret:
YaY - thanks SOOO much for making it a little clearer for me to understand.....

I flashed modem to JK4 and it is working AWESOME so far - full bars of reception and its staying on 850 MHz!!!!

Your a wonderful person.... Now all i have to do is find out HOW to flash the kernel (LOL searching how to flash Kernel brings up a million things) .... If you dont hear back from me expect me to be lost in the threads somewhere!

OK flashed it to 4.1 ...THANK YOU once again!!!

all i have left to sort is the keyboard thing as flashing the kernel didnt help, i will try what you suggested and reload that :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FunkyFerret:
Samsung Keyboard

Still wont show/load, i did what you suggested and reloaded the add-on package, and played with all the settings that SHOULD enable it it work, but nothing so far.

I will play with it some more (without trying to break it to much).

Will post back IF i get the keyboard to work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] queenshawtii:
I have an issue. I've soft bricked my phone. I successfully updated to stock GB and flashed the SVII ROM, but I was missing root access, so I foolishly went back into ODIN and performed steps 8-12 (listed below) because I was missing root.

I wasn't able to use CWM rooted, but I was able to load the rom from recovery at boot.

Now I can no longer boot into recovery, and I thought I lost 3 button access but I see that in GB it's the Vol. - button plus USB cord to get into Download and I CAN do that.

Right now, instead of seeing the GS1 screen, I see a computer + phone screen probably from when I tried to start at step 1 all over again and ODIN got stuck at "DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET" for a long time so i unplugged the USB.

If there is another fix other then starting from stock, I would do that instead otherwise, I want to wipe the whole phone by starting from Stock/ or that one click GB if possible and go from there. I'm not an Att user so I would like to root after that and flash to the Serendipity 7 ROM again.

I want to do this method [http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989] to master clean but I've read in other places that you are not supposed to do a master clean from download mode, only after the phone has booted.

http://serendipity7.weebly.com/download.html

Steps listed here

1. Download this package.

2. Open Odin3 1.7.

3. Select the PDA, PHONE, CSC, and PIT files in their correct spots.

4. Connect phone in download mode. Use a USB port that's on your motherboard (the ones on the back of the computer). Use the Samsung USB cable.

5. Ensure that Auto-reboot and Re-Partition are both checked. These have a tendency to change after plugging the phone in, so double check them.

6. This is where the bootloader will be flashed, along with stock Gingerbread. Hit Start.

7. Allow the phone to boot.

8. Close Odin3, and open a fresh one. Select Reorient_Kernel_1.1 in the PDA box.

9. Reboot into download mode (adb reboot download, or hold Vol Down + Power).

10. Plug the phone into the computer.

11. MAKE SURE RE-PARTITION IS NOT CHECKED. If it is, you'll soft-brick and have to start over.

12. Flash the kernel (hit start). Allow the phone to reboot.

~IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON A SAMSUNG-BASED GINGERBREAD ROM WITH BOOTLOADERS (NOT CM or MIUI), START HERE~

13. Place the ROM .zip (You know, the one you downloaded from the giant link up there) onto the SD Card.

14. Reboot into Recovery (adb reboot recovery, or Vol Up + Power).

15. Flash ROM with CWM.

16. Enjoy!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdn20:
I'm flashed my phone last week with Serendipity VII, but I'm having some problems with it. I was wondering if anyone else are having these problems. There are some times when the phone is slow and unresponsive, is anyone else having that problem? Also, there are times when I try to turn on the wifi, it gives an error, and to fix that I have to reboot the phone. Should I reflash the phone again or something else? Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
@queenshawtii, (I'm not going to quote your post because it's quite long, but thanks for the details)

No need to go back to stock eclair if you are just going to go back to gingerbread. What you need to do first is take out the battery. Then put it back in, but don't turn it on. Then follow the instructions you got from the Serendipity 7 website. To get into download mode in step 4 you should use volume down + plug in usb cable, do this while your phone is off and has the battery in it. Then just follow the rest of the instructions perfectly and you should be good to go.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Slow and unresponsive? Try turning off voodoo lagfix if you have it on, or turn it on if you have it off. Some phones like ext4 better, and others prefer rfs.

The wifi issue can usually be worked around by only toggling wifi through the settings app and not the pulldown. However some people have said that upgrading to the 4.1 kernel has fixed this. I've never had this issue personally.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] queenshawtii:
Thank you! I just wanted to make sure that was the right thing to do.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] queenshawtii:
I forgot to ask, What do I do if the root doesn't take (like before) before I flash Serendipity 7?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
You should only have root after step 15. You can still flash in recovery and download modes without root. You just have to have a custom kernel to flash in recovery, which is what step 12 gives you.

Steps 1-7 get you stock gingerbread, unrooted and completely stock Samsung. Steps 8-12 get you xcaliburinhand's custom kernel with clockworkmod recovery so you can flash the rom. Steps 13-16 get you Serendipity. You just need to follow the steps and don't worry about root or judge the rom until after step 15, then hopefully you will have completed step 16 as well. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdn20:
How do I turn on/off the voodoo lagfix?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Voodoo Control app. Almost all the way at the bottom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] queenshawtii:
@bryman27 Thank you so much! I have (almost) everything up and running now. I just need to root, to restore my backed up data. I wasn't understanding how I lost root (I came from owning and flashing an HTC incredible, and this is pretty different). Just to be clear SVII uses Gingerbread 2.3.3, so I can use any of the available root methods for 2.3.3? Also, if I wanted to use Vanilla GB is there a way I can go back to that without using a ROM? One more thing, I wanted to install google talk and the Samsung keyboard from the extras/add-ons section, I just need to boot into recovery and install that zip and I'm good to go?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdn20:
I figured out that much. When I got to the Voodoo lagfix, it say :Status: Ext4 lagfix active", in the preferences Ext4 conversion and Ext4 /system is checked, but I don't know how to disable it. Can someone tell me how to disable it? Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
You followed all the steps and you still don't have root?

Yes, S7 is JVO-2.3.3 based. I don't know how to root without flashing a custom, but I'm sure it's possible and probably not too difficult. However I would just flash Cognition if I wanted a stock-like rom.

Yes the zip that the addons kitchen gives you can be flashed in recovery.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
You should be able to just uncheck the first one and reboot.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdn20:
Okay, thanks. It say "Status: lagfix RFS only" right, going to see how that works for now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arescor:
Is there any way to increase the maximum handset voice call volume?

I found the maximum handset in-call volume is too low. I can barely hear the other end in an environment of very little noise. Thanks.

I tired to use the service code to change the volume level to 100. But it seems not working.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyjumbo:
im currently on dlev's 4.2 with talon kernel 0.44 and I897 bootloaders. is it possible to flash S7 on top of my current rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Yes, however i9000 bootloaders are recommended. You may experience issues with the music player and possibly others while using I897 bootloaders.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syanz87:
colored settings

hello everybody....

please please please anybody tell me how do i get stock colored settings(setting icons) on serendipity 6.4 froyo????
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
http://serendipityrom.weebly.com/add-ons.html

Please don't cross post.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toddyn:
Does serendipity 7 use the same modem as 6.4? I was using 6.4 for a long time and finally decided to give 7 a try last night, but since then i am not being able to connect on hspa (850) anymore :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
No, it doesn't. I went back to the 6.4 modem for the same reason.

Sent from a state of Serendipity
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iMsoLucky0:
Sorry for the likely noob question but I have searched and searched and can't find this answered:

How do I put a file in the "PDA Slot" of odin? Specifically I am trying to follow the instructions from the odin 1 click gingerbread thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127249

It says to place those files in the PDA slot of odin, but my odin only has 1 button and no options.

Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Stop following those instructions you linked to. Everything you need is on the Serendipity VII download page. Well, except for the drivers and 7-zip.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iMsoLucky0:
solved, sorry, ty. I was unfamiliar with the 7-zip and .7z files so I failed the instructions the first time. Now I got it and have serendipity installed, thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
Hey, I flashed down from 7 to 6.4, wiping everything, boot loaders etc, master clear, and flashed the rom. After a while, I went out with my phone and noticed that the mobile internet was not connected (I use wifi at home and it worked fine) so I checked the settings and it said mobile web was enabled, I toggled it, rebooted, all that jazz, no effect. It's just like it's shut off or the internet feature never got installed, everything else works flawlessly. Do I need to re install something like an .apk, modem, re-flash, suck it up, what?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Try a different modem. I had to go back to JK4.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
Ok, I can do that. But upon google and forum searches I cannot find a modem download, nor how to flash them. I've never done it before. Could you link me to a thread or something that tells how? Sorry, I searched and found nothing. Maybe I was searching for the wrong thing.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
The thread is the top sticky in the captivate dev section (here's a link). You flash modems in recovery like a rom or kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
Thank you. that thread didn't show up in my search, I must not have used the right wording or something. Thanks for your help!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
I flashed JK4 and the exact same thing is happening. Use packet data is ticked, so i don't know what the problem is...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twitchinreno:
So I switched over from 6.4 to 7 today and got everything working great, couldnt get 7 to work right before so just stayed on 6.4. Now that I am on 7 though I when I use the samsung keyboard and the 3x4 layout it does not work. It will only give me numbers and no letters. anyone else have this problem or know a way around it to get it working right? other than that everything else is working great. thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtheculprit2:
Did you download the keyboard from the serendipity kitchen? if so, just re-download it and reflash via CWM. That worked for me when i was having a different issue with the samsung keyboard.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twitchinreno:
Yep got it right from the kitchen and tried to reflash a few times now. It works just not in the 3x4 layout which is the one i like because my fingers are fat and its easier to type with it :p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeighB:
Update Planned

Hi All. Is there an update for this ROM planned?

Thanks

Lbs
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
I'll let Mike speak for himself:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckscarstereo:
please help!

my phone is sometimes slow and unresponsive also so i tried turning ext4 off by unchecking the first option for it, rebooted, now it will not boot up completely. i see the serendipity splashscreen then just a blank screen with the buttons lit up. i have pulled the battery several times and restarted, but no difference. please help, thank you
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
How long did you wait? Converting between file systems may take over 10 minutes if you have a lot of apps installed. You probably messed it up when you pulled the battery.

Try restarting again, but let it sit for at least 10 minutes. If it's still not booting, get into recovery and reflash the rom's zip. You will lose all your unbacked up data if you reflash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckscarstereo:
yep, i screwed the pooch! didn't wait that long. i ended up reflashing the kernal and it is working again, my files are still there but all settings it looks like are reset, including apps, accounts, contacts, etc.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckscarstereo:
thanks, i now notice that other things are wierd, like the market is not there. so i try and reflash the rom and get an error.

assert failed" getprop (ro.build.display.id")

(status 7)

do you know anything about this? i have searched and not found an answer. cwm recovery 2.5.1.2 is what is installed at the moment

thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
It sounds like you are flashing the wrong file. The file name should be Serendipity_VII_Build_2.zip.

You get that error when the zip you are flashing is checking your build.prop for a specific value such as a build number, but the full Serendipity_VII_Build_2.zip doesn't have any such checks. You might be flashing Serendipity.zip which would be something you got from the kitchen, but that shouldn't be failing, but then again your system sounds pretty messed up so it's possible your build.prop was damaged.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_KEV:
When I connect the phone to the pc via USB cable, how do I get it so I can see the sdcards through the pc? Like a mass storage mode?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandon_L:
After the phone is connected to the pc, pull down your notification window and there should be a notification asking if you would like to connect. Just press it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_KEV:
a notification never came up. But I got a bigger problem. I tried to update the kernel but then it kept on freezing on the galaxy s screen. I managed to get to download mode and flash it back to factory using the ODEN oneclick because I wanted to start over from the beginning, install the rom and leave the kernel alone. Now no matter what I do, I cant boot into downloading mode. I don't know what to anymore. Is there a way I can get this thing back to the way it was when I took it out the box? When I do a factory reset through the settings, theres still stuff left over on my internal sd card. I'm so mad I even messed with it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
More info. Are you on Serendipity 6.4 or VII?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_KEV:
I had tried VII. Now I am using the stock one
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Crt animation

Has disappeared. I was on S7 build 1 since it was released and noticed a few weeks ago that when I shut my screen off it just turned off with no crt animation. Bout a week ago I updated to build 2 and thought the animation would come back but nope. How can I get it back short of a reflash?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elwilson4:
Same thing happened to me a while back. Did you change your window animation speed using spare parts? I changed it to fast and that got rid of the crt animation. After I changed it back to normal the crt animation came back.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Wow. You are my hero. I had changed it to off. Lol. Thanks a lot.

Sent.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elwilson4:
No problem. Glad I could help.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcllcr:
Can't Switch to WCDMA 850 Band

Hello all,

I am happily running Serendipty VII and am attempting to flash a new modem because my service has degraded since I switched to this ROM. Nothing a new modem couldn't fix.

I notice in this thread that I should switch to the WCDMA 850 band because it will offer better performance. I have followed the instructions perfectly and everytime I click to select the WCDMA band nothing happens.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391

1.) Is it a must to switch to the band? I am currently on the "WCMDA 1900 Band"?

2.) I have heard good thing about the JK4 modem, but there is a poll in the thread I linked to that shows a lot of people like the UGJL2 Modem. I suppose I will flash both and see which I like better. Will I still notice performance gains, or will it be ineffective if I can't get to that 850 band!

Thank you and I appreciate the help!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
JK4 is definitely a good starting point. That poll is very outdated and only includes one good modem (in my opinion), don't listen to it.

It's not necessary to use the 850 band, some areas just use 1900 and others only use 850 or both. It all depends on your location and the towers in that location. It's a good idea to search through that thread for modems that work good for people in your area.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcllcr:
Sweet, so I can just download the JK4 modem for gingerbread based ROMs under the I9000 2010 section, go into restore mode and flash via clockwork recovery?

Also, will the effects of the modem be immediate, or does it take a few days for everything to reconfigure?

Thanks a lot!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Correct, just flash in recovery. It's pretty quick, it might take a little longer to connect on the first reboot, but after that everything should be good.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcllcr:
Sweet! Just flashed JK4 and noticed a significant difference in signal strength, thanks a lot!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JigsterNL:
Big problem here

I wanted to try this ROM, I did everything what was described on the Serendipity weebly site.

After I flashed the ROM it booted up. After 2 minutes the screen turns black and I get the AOSP lock screen. I can't unlock it (though I can see the media scanning is running and completing). After some time it I see the Serendipity VII logo with the green bar and it starts the whole proces over....

What to do?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Might be a bad download. Redownload and reflash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JigsterNL:
Redownloaded every single piece and reflashed it 4 times. Still the same problem
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Then you're definitely missing a step covered in the instructions. You're flashing the GB bootloaders and then the ROM files (just checking) precisely per these instructions :confused:

I'm being pedantic about it because every single person who has had an issue skipped something on that list.