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[Captivate Android Development] mkatforum:
I third this. I am on the 19th build and am facing the issue.
[Captivate Android Development] Maltz:
Same here on 5/21
[Captivate Android Development] SynGamer:
OK, new to CM7. Installed 2 days ago...how/when do I know to upgrade? All I see mentioned are nightlies...
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Thats all we have right now.

There is 3 different kinds of releases: Nightlies, RC's, and Stable's.

We are still in the "Nightly" stage, as we haven't got to an RC stage or a Stable stage.

Once the rom gets more stable, and its almost ready for a stable release, they'll release RC builds, and once those are fully stable, Stable builds will release.

For right now, though, there will only be nightlies. (ie, upgrade every day).
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
do you use any third party messaging apps? I found that CM7 seems to work better overall without restoring apps from TiBU. I only use it to restore data for a handful of apps now.
[Captivate Android Development] kublis:
I don't know if this is a CM issue or not but since I am using CM, thought I start here first.

Is anyone having an issue with the compass. I download a fishing game (big sport fishing) and it requires that the compass work. Mine is not working. I try recalibrating it in the game and it would not calibrate. Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks in advance!

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Hey guys, I was wondering if someone could clear this up for me.

I understand about the nightly releases and them being not tested and no guarantee they will work or even boot. I use RM Premium so i can just use that to check for updates.. But I'm confused about the updates that ARE tested. How will we know which ones are tested and which ones aren't since they all appear on the same site? (if I'm thinking of the same download site.. the new one)

Also.. the link in the OP for Latest Version goes to the vibrantmtd download site, in which the latest update is build 6. If i remember correctly it used to bring you to a list of capitvatemtd downloads.. just a heads up:)
[Captivate Android Development] skatcat31:
So I'm getting two days per charge. Has anyone noticed that the more apps you install, the more your battery drains? Simple, online access due to apps kills the battery by constantly using the modem. Stock the rom runs a full day with only g apps installed. But how many of us run stock? Download a firewall and allow only aces to your messaging app of choice, email, and if you use it a lot, facebook. Otherwise if none of those are important, turn off data until you want to manually check it.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
They're as tested as all previous ones used to be. That is, SGS specific stuff is pretty well tested before we push it to CM. Common stuff that is common to all CyanogenMod may or may not work. We aren't in release yet, so each nightly could have regressions etc. We are not keeping track because we know what bugs are present and are working on fixing them. Once there is a release candidate, bug reporting will become more formal. Easiest way to see if to check the changelog - if there is anything you care about in there, flash the latest nightly. If you don't, you can skip it. If it is something major, someone will tell you here or on cyanogenmod forums. If you want to report bugs in nightlies, go to the latest version first.
[Captivate Android Development] TheDude:
Quit your *****ing dude!
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
You are correct - we seem to have some locking issue in BLN, but haven't been able to isolate it. If you run into a freeze, grab a quick dmesg if you can.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
No worries, it is a legit bug we have - we haven't managed to isolate it yet.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Thanks for clearing that up.:D

what's up with the link in the OP for the latest version? why did it get changed to the vibrantmtd downloads?
[Captivate Android Development] acerbix:
CM7 Captivatemtd build problem:

Hi,

I usually build my own CM7 based on instructions posted on: cmsgs http://cmsgs.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Building_and_Installing_Gingerbread_from_Source_captivate. Since the change to captivatemtd, the build has failed repeatedly. Saw the instructions change, and a reference to this:

Where do I get the local_manifest.xml from? I checked github, and it has a version that points to koush's private repository - not sure that's the one to use. Right now, the build is failing on a libcamera.so dependency. Earlier, it failed on a modem.bin dependency. Since the nightlies are being built and posted, I am guessing that the build does work and that the local manifest file pulls additional stuff that helps move the build along.

Any help would be appreciated.

TIA
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
Cut/paste from vibrant since the two pages are identical other than that (and the galaxys page too - you do know that I am working on all three).
[Captivate Android Development] Scarchunk:
This from the guy whining about speaker volume yesterday...
[Captivate Android Development] acerbix:
Dont know if this helps: I was logcatting to debug an app when I ran onto the BLN freeze issue (for the want of a better name :)). Once the buttons froze up, there was no button notification on logcat - after a power button cycle, I could see button notification in logcat back again. Will try to grab a dmesg if/when this happens again.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
thats an easy fix and i can do that.. but right now, the vibrantmtd downloads only shows build 6 as the latest.. captivate is up to build 11. For other users, will they have to cut/paste everytime they click the link to get the latest version?
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
It is fixed man ... I was just explain the "why" because you asked.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
ha.. sorry, I wasn't tryin to bug you about it.. I often check the instructions and OP for changes, and wanted to make sure i was on the right page.. Thanks though:p
[Captivate Android Development] sleither:
How's build 11 working for everyone so far? Thinking about flashing today, but since it's my first CM7 ROM I wanted to make sure that this would be a solid daily to start out on. Cheers.
[Captivate Android Development] insaneturbo13:
I'm about 20 mins in and it's working great so far. I haven't been able to catch any drawbacks from build 9. And it was working great
[Captivate Android Development] cashyftw:
My gapps will not install.
[Captivate Android Development] makelegs:
Wait a sec........ I thought we were supposed to ignore the OP, and just skip to the last page and start asking questions!!! ;)
[Captivate Android Development] dwojr:
Don't know if anybody else is having this issue but I lose data connectivity all the time.while in an app all of a sudden the gps searches then wi,fi searches then my hsupa icon disappears and I have no internet connection only cell towers. Then a couple of seconds latter hsupa reapears.i don't have gps on and I don't have wifi on or to search. Any app that I am running tells me that I have to have an internet connection. Any thoughts?
[Captivate Android Development] SynGamer:
Alright, I thought I installed a stable build, so if that is correct, it will be awhile before the next stable release.
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
There never has a been a "stable" release. The only difference from the old style and now, was that we now get automated builds every night, rather than manual builds whenever the team fixes stuff.

The releases are still the same.
[Captivate Android Development] apples2droids:
Can anyone recommend a good kernel that compliments CM7, and allows UV. I tried to flash Javelin for kicks, and it just froze. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
What is the difference between the color profiles of the stock kernel and one coded for CM7, like platapus? Because the CM7 looks very vibrant and nice. Whereas the platypus one looks quite dull and more towards the warmer side.
[Captivate Android Development] tnt533:
Try downloading the zip and installing from recovery. Mine wouldn't install from ROM Manager either.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Been using the Escapist's kernel. Lot's of folks like it, and you won't be disappointed. It has UV capabilities and very smooth too:)

you should ask the Dev of the platapus kernel what he did differently than the stock kernel, if your questioning the platapus kernel. The stock kernel is the only kernel this team knows and will support, so it's likely they won't know exactly why the platapus one looks quite dull and more towards the warmer side..
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
Wasnt his kernel having GPS issues?
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
..oops yeah. I know some users have had good gps with stock kernel. Mine has always been up and down. I can get a lock fairly quick, and the cm7 kernel will somewhat keep track of me while moving. But i have yet to see an accurate GPS for my device.:rolleyes: ... lol, but yeah gps on his kernel is being looked at.
[Captivate Android Development] cease:
Fast drain

Maybe you have a bad battery. I had that problem once.
[Captivate Android Development] Desg90000:
Hey I purchased rom manager premium a while back and now it won't give me push notification for all these nightlys that are being released

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
you must enable update notifications in CM Settings.
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
CM7's batt life is worse than other roms, and personally I say that is a fact.

I could go 24+ hours on Continuum, but on CM7, with the same exact usage, I get like 15 hours.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
is there any real difference between the old radios and the newer jp9, jpg, jvo...etc. radios
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
the newest builds have almost all but fixed that....my phone goes into deep sleep now when locked and i can get almost 2 days of battery where before i would get about 15-18 hours.
[Captivate Android Development] jaxf250:
Build 11 working well with no issues after a couple boots. My web browser loads sites faster than in #9 - auto brightness working good too - thanks again to the team!
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
I've got the poor battery performance still. I don't care because by the time I need a charge I am at home. But if I really pushed it (Started watching Netflix, or youtube videos, or some gps navigation) it would be cutting it close.

Then again I do have a car charger..
[Captivate Android Development] Owais1437:
is that all?

is this all it takes to flash this rom from stock rooted froyo/eclair. Or any extra stuff before all this?

- First time flashing CM 7 to your Captivate (or coming from another ROM)?

"Easy way:

Start with a rooted Eclair/Froyo running Eclair/Froyo Bootloaders (do not ask us how to do this).

Install ROMManager Premium.

Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Pick Captivate (MTD) (ignore the warning about not having an official, pick ClockworkMod 2.x).

Make sure you can reboot into ClockworkMod recovery from ROMManager. Reboot and get back into ROMManager Premium.

Choose download ROMs.

Pick the CyanogenMod Nightlies.

Check the Google Apps addon.

Check Backup current ROM!

Check wipe data, cache, dalvik cache.

Let ROMManager finish the installation."
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
What I did:

Flashed back to stock, then flased Cognition 4.4.4 (or his latest version whichever it was)

Then installed Rom Manager and flashed over the latest nightly, wiping data, cache, and everything really.

At least I'm pretty sure that's what i did.. lol
[Captivate Android Development] TheDude:
;) He wont admit it but we are best friends and live in the same town... I'm just being me :) he complains about backlight and I complain about speaker phone volume... its our conversation piece while we play darts and drink beer...
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
anyone on this?
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
IMO just download them all and periodically flash them and test them out when you are about.

See which one gives you good call quality and data rates and network reliability.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
sweet thanks....will do that
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
To be more clear, dl them all and put them on your sdcard/phone. That way if you want, you can quickly flash over a new modem while being on the road.

:)
[Captivate Android Development] n0stalgia:
Which of the new radios require the "dance" to enable the 850mhz band?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
At the risk of being on the receiving end of a scathing response, I was curious to know if there might even be the slightest hint that somebody might be working on porting over Sense 3.0 to CM7. It appears that someone on XDA has managed to make it portable without requiring a ROM, so that it probably could be added to just about everything, but it obviously needs to be done by a developer. I'm just asking out of curiosity.
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
lol, this is CM7. get out of here with that closed source nonsense. this is about open and fast, not bloated and stolen proprietary stuff from HTC.
[Captivate Android Development] goabunny:
Do not see captivate MTD

I have a rom manager premium and when I select flash clockwordmod recovery, I get the list but I do not see captivate MTD option.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Not quite as scathing as I expected. Thought to be honest, one could argue that providing users with as many UI options as possible is being "open". Anyway, was worth a shot. Maybe someday HTC will get around to selling Sense to the GP.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
BTW, for those of us who don't care for the CM7 camera app, I have finally found what appears to be a decent alternative. I had tried Vignette after somebody mentioned it, but it is actually terrible. However, Camera 360 appears to have a functional anti-shake and a much better zoom setup than both CM7 and Vignette. Just wanted to throw that out there.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
Stop the presses.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
So ask the people doing the porting to do it. It isn't CM7's charter, if there is a charter. We just do open source stuff as much as we can and only fall back to closed source when we have to. Going to closed source by choice? Never going to happen.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
I would, but they were wanting to speak with developers to help with that. Thanks for explaining though.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
i dont see the big deal with the camera apk with cm7...first it is a camera on a phone, what are you really expecting to do with it ...plus it works quick and reliable now so i dont see the big deal.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Compared to the stock Captivate camera, CM7's does not have anti-shake and only about 2 zoom levels compared to at least 4. What I expect to do with it is take quality high definition pictures, which it is quite capable of doing.
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
Well since it is a DIGITAL zoom that rules out any quality out of it. You do not zoom in using digital zooms, better use your computer for that. Other than that it can take decent pics but this is a PHONE. You want pics, get a camera or one of those phones that are designed as a camera first.

I can take decent pics with my phone right now as it is but when a pic matters, I use a real camera.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
Use a different app. We cannot use the Samsung app, but there are many others on the market (I use HDR Camera).
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
^^^ thats what i am saying
[Captivate Android Development] novagator:
Why does it matter so much to you? If the guy wants to use a different camera, what's the big deal?
[Captivate Android Development] rwells813:
I know thats right

Am I able to flash the 3 button combo fix on cm7 ? Has anyone tried this?
[Captivate Android Development] DoritosMan:
What do I do if I already have Continuum v. 5.3 installed

Do I need to go to the Froyo/Eclair bootloader and start from that?
[Captivate Android Development] bulletproof1013:
It says what to do in Op
[Captivate Android Development] mehdi_s82:
Is there a way to turnoff BLN?
[Captivate Android Development] DoritosMan:
Would I just flash JF6 with Odin?
[Captivate Android Development] Neckrobeard:
Use Odin to go back to stock.

Alternatively, read the instructions.
[Captivate Android Development] RockRatt:
Again I am not saying the camera works the same as the samsung camera on the samsung software BUT you are TOTALLY WRONG about the camera ONLY having two zoom levels. With the volume button it has two zooms but IF you use the zoom from the screen it HAS MANY MORE THAN 4 LEVELS. AGAIN for me this is way better than it was even a few weeks ago and it is pretty darn reliable now.

Sent from My KickAss Captivated CM7 OC'd 1.55Ghz/Undervolted
[Captivate Android Development] nkrick:
Check GalaxySense in the i9000 dev forum.
[Captivate Android Development] ardyer:
Quick question for anyone who may know (I apologize if this is the wrong place but I couldn't find the faq thread). Are there any email programs for cm7 that ignore exchange security? There are a few mods of the samsung app out there, but I am assuming those won't work. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] sleither:
Loving the ROM so far. Thanks so much to everyone involved. As I've only used the Samsung official ROMs so far I haven't had the need to check out other video apps, etc.

So far I've tried Rockplayer (not a big fan of the UI) and Moboplayer. Are these about the best choices for playing content not supported by the default player (ie mkv, xvid, etc)? I suppose a related question would be will ANY player be able to allow me to view x264 mkv content without the hardware acceleration provided by the Samsung framework? Is this hardware acceleration something that will come down the road, or not likely to ever happen due to a need for closed source drivers?

Any tips/tricks or suggestions welcome!

Thanks again everyone!
[Captivate Android Development] pamaguin:
Just updated to build 12...no problem so far.
[Captivate Android Development] apewall:
On nightly 12 and ui have problems with the bottom backlight buttons not working after receiving sms messages.
[Captivate Android Development] scott2ride:
I am updating a friends Cappy.

It has ROM Manager premium and we have downloaded the nightly rom #12

CM mod is updated to MTD and 3.xxx

But when we download the rom #12 Nightly and flash it in CWM, for some reason it flashes in about 10 sec and ends up at the recovery screen asking to reboot, or reinstall packages etc. But the rom hasnt loaded?????

It is in system recovery 3e

Not many options show up!

Have tried 5-6 times

Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] veener79:
Is there a new build after 5-16-11 with build GRJ22 now that I am seeing people talk about build 12? I go on Rom Manager and go to Downlad Rom. I select CyanogenMod. Nothing comes up. I am guessing I am on the latest build.
[Captivate Android Development] Aus_Azn:
I made a post on the General forums concerning an issue that I'm having with my Captivate's internal SD failing to mount. I recall reading a similar issue somewhere, but I can't recall its solution or how it arose in the first place. Please check the link in my signature if you can afford help.

I'm wondering if it's a CM issue or just a kernel issue.
[Captivate Android Development] scott2ride:
With a rooted phone and Rom Manager premium installed I cant seem to get it to do a proper backup or install a new rom. It doesnt properly go into recovery???

Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] RockRatt:
Yes there have been a few since 0516. At least 3 nightlies or more. I think nightly #9 came out on the 19th or 20th, and nightly #11 and #12 came out today I think and it will say nightly 0521 #12 is the newest so far. Have you gone into cyanogenmod settings/ system/ update notifications? I noticed I had to redo it after one of the rom updates. Now I get a message in the status bar when a new one is out.

Sent from My KickAss Captivated CM7 OC'd 1.55Ghz/Undervolted
[Captivate Android Development] hkk:
Exact same thing happened to me. Ended reflashing, and keeping away from that damn toggle :)
[Captivate Android Development] :
I installed go sms got my mms messages. I then uninstalled go sms. I am now getting mms in messages. Odd how it continues to work.

i897 with CM7
[Captivate Android Development] hkk:
I use the attached one. It has a different interface than the one from CM7, but is fast.

To install, follow the steps below using Root explorer.

1. Search for email, and delete (or temporarily backup) the files in /data/ & /cache

2. Replace the email apk in system/apps

3. Change the permissions on the new file to look exactly like the one you replaced.

4. Reboot.
[Captivate Android Development] cwgannon:
Open ROM Manager. Select first option to flash CWM recovery. Select the Captivate (MTD) option, select yes, then select CWM 3.X.X.X.

That should get you setup correctly so that you receive update notifications. It's in the OP in better detail, as well.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] ninjuh:
I'm coming from #9 about to flash #12, will it wipe my apps? I know a lot has changed in cm7 so I just wanted to make sure, didn't see anything in OP about it.
[Captivate Android Development] joeybear23:
didn't wipe mine...
[Captivate Android Development] mnjm9b:
Hey atinm,

Any progress with the brightness issue.

I am assuming it was a bug in the earlier builds to go so low.

But what a nice bug...lol

I did revert back to 5-15

So if there is anything you want me

To check for let me know.

I did take some pics with my camera to show how dark I could get it but the camera was set to auto-brightness so it kept adjusting

When I would change the phone brightness....lol

I will try again tomorrow to take pics.
[Captivate Android Development] droid_does:
hows the latest nightly?

I was messing about with nightly #9 yesterday night

any major issues in #12 that would warrant me to use #9 over #12? ;)
[Captivate Android Development] waghoba:
so far its running good (7 hrs) for me, except I lost the capacitive buttons once. Just a reboot fixed it but strangely after reboot battery dropped by 10%! although I had re calibrated after flashing, but its not a big issue its pretty stable ...

EDIT: well wi-fi is unstable :/ its a hit and miss for me so reverted back to #9
[Captivate Android Development] droid_does:
cheers!

guess I'll just nandroid my Symply ROM so a quick flash+restore will put me back :)

next stop: CM7!
[Captivate Android Development] Doug8796:
can u guys please get att live tv working? it worked under my cappy in froyo.
[Captivate Android Development] droid_does:
not sure if this is a bug or something

just did a fresh install of CM7 nightly 12

everything on stock

installed GApps zip

and I noticed that if I kept my USB plugged in and tried to unlock my phone it wouldn't unlock/screen turn on until I pulled the USB/charging cable out.

not really annoying, easily remedied and solved by pulling the cable back out but just a heads up if nobody's reported this yet.

edit: bug seems to have disappeared so just ignore my above comments ^