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[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
How are you flashing back to stock? The only way that wont soft brick your phone is Odin one-click or a full(contains dbdata, etc as well as factoryfs.rfs) Odin package with repartition checked. You are correct on why though, samsung roms use bml, cm uses mtd, and the partition layout on both is different.
[Captivate Android Development] whyareyou:
It depends on when you grabbed the initial file to flash on your phone, the really old one had jk4 as default, and the newer initials have jl3 as default.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Ok, so 1. I accept full complaints about my previous post. 2. I just wanted to throw out that usb tethering doesn't work for me. It does actually connect, unlike several builds ago, but still getting the no internet access on my netbook

Btw, does this problem still exist in #15?
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Ahah.. I knew it.
[Captivate Android Development] kschumake83:
they did not work for me... sent me into boot loops so i would not try the zip format ones. he said he also had his theme engine themes on the market i would stick with them
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Flashable themes only work on the device/update they are designed for, theme engine themes work on any device and any update.
[Captivate Android Development] atompson:
Modems

I've tried several modems and my signal strength is still pretty weak. I also loose all signal and have to reboot fairly often. Finally codes like *#0011# don't work. I get a "Connection Problem or invalid MMI code error".

Any one else have these problems?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Not quite that badly. What kernel are you using? Have you tried these modems: JP9, JK4, and JV0?
[Captivate Android Development] rivera151:
The codes don't work yet; I have no idea if they ever will. I'm still testing the modems so I'd love to hhear your thoughts/experiences. So far, I haven't seen any improvements. What I can tell you though is that I get better call performance when I disable 3G (important: don't forget to disable data connections when disabling 3G).

On another note, here's some governor/clock settings that are working for me so far:

Governor: powersave

Min clock speed: 200 MHz

Max clock speed: 400 MHz
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Btw, something I've been meaning to get cleared up, the option for clearing cache/factory reset. That won't erase any data or anything should I choose it, right?
[Captivate Android Development] LOSTLOGIC89:
It seems that whenever i use gb i cant use an app called netalk with data .It only work on wifi unlike on eclaire or froyo.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
It shouldn't erase anything.. however, it will reset the phone for you so when it boots up, you will have to re-set it all up again. The only time I worry about loosing anything is when I do a master clear.. but that's just me:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Clearing cache won't.

Factory reset would delete /data, /datadata, and /cache, so you wouldn't lose stuff on either sdcard, only apps and settings. It would be like flashing back to stock and re-installing.
[Captivate Android Development] Palmetto_X:
Thank you sir! Very nice camera app. Runs fine on 16.
[Captivate Android Development] stewtang:
Two things I have noticed in the 05242011 nightly is sometimes I loose all toggles in the pulldown menu and sometimes my connection changes from "H" to "G" in the notification bar. When it changes to "G" I temporarily loose data connection. Other than that, performance is good and battery life seems to have improved with this nightly.

Also, I thought i read that flashing with rom manager was a no wipe. I only checked to wipe dalvik and nothing else(I don't continually back up current rom, since i have one nandroid already backed up). I always have to restore all of my apps and re-enter all log in information in appropriate apps.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
yeah, tell me about it. I have yet to successfully upgrade with ROMManager and not have to re-set up my phone. I've tried wiping caches and dalvik.. I've also tried not wiping caches and dalvik.. so, the workaround for me is to install manually.
[Captivate Android Development] Palmetto_X:
I did the same thing first time around. Didn't catch the "data and cache" and wondered why I saw the touch here to configure screen.
[Captivate Android Development] CougarBroker:
I am on 15 and used wireless tether this morning for an hour no problem. I did it through an app called 'wireless tether' from the Google dev forums not through mobile AP.

Also dial codes will not work on CM they are Samsung codes and CM does not use Sammy's code. They never will work if I understand correctly.
[Captivate Android Development] cumanzor:
Wonder if this has been mentioned before.

With the last two releases, whenever I flash a different kernel I lose all connectivity (getting no signal at all) :(

The only way I can get signal back is by running a previous nandroid backup.

Anyone else has experienced this?
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Ril changes. My latest nightly is up to date, I don't know about other kernels. Try mine and report back.
[Captivate Android Development] cumanzor:
Most likely. Where can I download your nightly's?

edit: In your main thread.

edit2: That did it, thanks a lot man.
[Captivate Android Development] dc41:
Thanks for the detailed reply! I much appreciate it. I'll look for your new and improved one and may even dabble in building my own from the source :eek::)
[Captivate Android Development] ls377:
Latest platypus is up to date also.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
With the nand driver changes too?

Certain phones wouldn't get service even with the proper modem control drivers, because the radio partition was too small. I have no idea if zach pulled in that fix yet, so I didn't want to recommend it until I was sure.

Besides, no offence to the other devs, but I like my kernel best. :p
[Captivate Android Development] ls377:
Haha, I don't blame you. But yeah, his latest kernel has the larger radio partition.
[Captivate Android Development] rwells813:
Any thoughts of the new OS ice cream sandwich? It's honeycomb & gingerbread combined for smartphones( not tablets). Suppose to release late this year per google. Anyone know anything special specific for this new OS other than its added honeycomb features?

Be nice if CM had a little taste of HC

From SGS SGH-I897 with CM7 -Nightlies using XDA premium app
[Captivate Android Development] georgem106:
phone reboots while on a call.Gen

I am on version 16 and have noticed that the phone reboots while I am in the middle of a phone call. Its not only once but it has happened numerous times. I have not changed anything from the original install of CM7.

Anybody else getting the same?

Any suggestions?
[Captivate Android Development] makelegs:
Nevermind..... ignore
[Captivate Android Development] CVuPlay100:
Won't connect to AT&T MicroCell

I'm running on Build #16 now and noticed that the phone won't connect to my AT&T MicroCell.

I actually wondering if the phone is simply not displaying the "AT&T MicroCell" for the provider when it is in fact connected. My signal strength seems to be the same as if I am connected to the MicroCell.

Is anyone else experiencing this?
[Captivate Android Development] mnjm9b:
Lol I just noticed this.

Same here and I am sure its connected because I have NO signal without it.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Ok, thanks. So, should I be checking the clear cache option as well?
[Captivate Android Development] makelegs:
I don't clear cache or dalvik, generally, unless I have specific app related issues; in which case I've probably already tried a fix permissions.
[Captivate Android Development] phaedrusiszen:
There are going to be large kernel changes, guaranteeing a entire new kernel version. It'll be a big deal. Nexus S will remain our friend, but there may never be a Captivate/ Galaxy S ICS
[Captivate Android Development] rwells813:
I agree ,cant wait 2.4, and its said to be able to be running seamlessly on any android phone per google I/O. Not official yet but its said to release in Q4 2011. I hear its suppose to be some kind of holographic UI. Next gen NS looks like a mini tablet. Only time will tell to see if its possible for us original galaxy S. ;) Thanks for the reply.

Edit: seems ill be buying yet another galaxy in the future

From SGS SGH-I897 with CM7 -Nightlies using XDA premium app
[Captivate Android Development] Skdi:
The battery life with this rom is horrible... my battery lasts about 1/10th as long as it does with paragon or phoenix, whats up with that? (I have gps, wifi, etc all turned off still terrible bat life)
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
This ROM must not like your battery, I suggest you get a new ROM that likes your battery and leave this one to me....:D
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Thanks, I tried clearing data and cache when I was flashing back to 15 and I had to do a restore, so I learned my lesson there.

I also wanted to mention that mobile ap does not work on 15. Does anyone know what the last version that it did work in was?
[Captivate Android Development] bluerogue85:
can someone please post a link to the LATEST version of google addons cause somehow mines not working on cwm..please! thanks.. =D
[Captivate Android Development] Hickeroar:
This is an unstable, nightly build of a rom that has NO stable release yet. Don't gripe when the rom lives up to its warnings. :-P
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
I think someone mentioned that it works on 13.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
anyone know how to change the att world phone boot logo on cm7?

the methods posted by mobile tech videos dont work......
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Here is what I use...
[Captivate Android Development] zuN!:
Is it just me or does the phone not Power Off for build #16? (It reboots instead...)

edit: nvm it fixed itself
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
you don't. we don't have access to the param.lfs partition as it uses a closed source module.
[Captivate Android Development] lpfansether:
I too had this problem and was wondering why people were saying battery life was so fantastic. Previously 5/4 worked best for me as far as battery life and when I installed build 9 from rom manager my battery life went to hell. I anxiously waited for updates to fix it and even tried factory resets and cache wipes with no luck. I finally sat down for a night and one clicked back to stock (JF6) (reminding myself how awful it really is) and then flashing the newest nightly at the time (12). Since then, my battery life has been as good if not better than it was on 5/4. Today I took my phone off the charger before 9am and used it lightly throughout the day to browse the internet or download apps (no talk time) 13 hours later I still had 46% left over.

There were a few posts pages back referencing flashing stock and making the phone snappier versus factory resets/system wipes. I can safely add my name to the list of flashing back to stock saved my CM7 experience list.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
can the cm7 team post a link to radios that work with the new build
[Captivate Android Development] Smasher816:
I have a custom boot splashscreen (param.lfs).

While on stock install the modded param.lfs and spashcreen (logo_ATNT.jpg)

Flash cm7 and it should stay.

(Or atleast that's how it worked for me.)
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
how was able to be done before on 2.2?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
2.2 has the closed source module. we don't build with samsung's closed source stuff for partitions, which includes FSR/BML/param.lfs
[Captivate Android Development] switters1:
Maybe the open issues list should clearly state that standby battery life is not great because components cannot be changed to low energy states. Yet.

The battery life can be a little shocking to somebody new to cm7 so at least if they have that info up front, they will stop making comments about bad battery life.

Also, people considering cm7 should understand that if they don't have frequent access to a charger or carry around spare batteries, cm7 might not be for them.
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
you mean the 5000 comments in this thread weren't enough of a giveaway? a simple search for "battery" will reveal some people proclaiming they get 8 days with 42 hours of talk time a day right next to someone who gets 32 minutes with the phone not being touched. clearly this is another instance of people's opinions of what makes up "moderate usage"... some people think it's not unusual to install 130 apps on their phone, I have 50 and I have no idea why people would want much more. some people have just the apps the phone came with and then angry birds.

the whole warnings up front saying "this is an unstable ROM" and "could be dangerous to your device" should be clues that not everything is expected to work. I can get a day without any issue while using GPS for up to an hour with (usually) full screen brightness... that doesn't mean I'm going to get rid of my car charger just in case.
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Excellent work by the whole team. I can tell right away that a lot of work has been done here. I'm still delving into the menus to try to get everything the way I prefer it, so I'm not going to say anything is amiss until I can't find it.

One thing, I must have done something wrong, because the Market immediately began to download every single app I ever got from them. I'll have to restore user app data with TiBu anyway, but not sure what I should have selected to prevent that.

Overall, extremely impressive, well done!
[Captivate Android Development] bay_wolf:
Actually going from ecalir to a Custom Froyo Rom just takes two .zips. CWM and the ROM... Just saying.
[Captivate Android Development] coderunner:
That is just something gingerbread does when you set up the phone and log into your google account
[Captivate Android Development] caleb4992:
nobody answered me yet but. Does anybody actually experience all of the bugs in the OP very often?
[Captivate Android Development] waghoba:
well I dont have any problem except camera...when I start camera I see a blank screen but it takes the picture and I can see it in gallery ! strange
[Captivate Android Development] mcord11758:
If you read the bugs they are mainly avoidable. If you ignore them you are likely to run into them. Going on 2 days. This is now my daily driver. No question
[Captivate Android Development] QuarkGluonSoup:
Why do Samsung, or the other manufacturers, spend so much time and money developing their own versions of android? You would think it would be much simplier to take stock android and maybe add some surface tweaks like a custom launcher or something. It seems most prefer stock android anyway.
[Captivate Android Development] sixstringsg:
To set themselves apart from the competition.
[Captivate Android Development] JBLogic:
got CM7 running smoothly and its awesome.

Havent had any reboots or real issues. Definitely gonna keep this ROM for my daily.

The one small thing was that when i turned my phone on this morning it took about 15 min for data to start working, not sure what the deal was.
[Captivate Android Development] Enhanced:
Because it's hard to justify selling phones that have totally the exact same operating system as your competitors. They want to differentiate in order to seem more than a hardware manufacturer.

Now seriously, this isn't the place to talk about this. You're clogging up the thread.
[Captivate Android Development] yoni45:
Alright!

Looks like I'm good to go. A couple questions just in case though:

Adding an account under 'accounts and sync' doesn't give me an option to add a google account, just an exchange account? I'm assuming I need to flash Gapps for this -- am I mistaken or is there something else going on?

To flash gapps, I'm going to have to get it on my phone, which (as expected) isn't working at the moment as my computer doesn't seem to have the drivers. I downloaded the Google SDK only to know that I need to download the Java JDK for it... Is there anywhere I can just download the drivers straight? Not that I particularly mind, JDK's on the way, but I'd rather install as few things as possible to minimize clutter...

Finally -- I'm considering using LauncherPro over ADWLauncher (more used to it, and I like the homescreen animations it has) -- is there any reason why I shouldn't do this (personal preferences count for something too here -- I just haven't used ADW prior)?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
requires google account, should be able to mount without drivers (drivers necessary for ADB though), when downloading the nexus s drivers, install them manually with device manager by right clicking on computer and hit "Manage" and choose devices... find the phone and then point to the downloaded drivers.
[Captivate Android Development] bay_wolf:
Look and unlock the phone a few times.
[Captivate Android Development] abezapata:
this rom is running pretty stable. been using it for the past day and i only had one FC which was something do with the status bar.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
There's always theming, which is what most of the ROMs are.
[Captivate Android Development] mnjm9b:
Just wondering...

When (IF) The source ever drops for captivate,

Will cm7 still be i9000 based?

Or will it be moved to a more pure captivate?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
It works just fine for Windows.
[Captivate Android Development] comdei:
this x1000

samsung is just an elitist company...

Hopefully in a few releases google won't take the **** anymore and force aosp on all phones :)
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
there is absolutely zero benefit to taking this ROM, themeing it, and then releasing it. the tmobile theme engine has made this process virtually obsolete, it's far easier to just create an apk for that.
[Captivate Android Development] comdei:
Theres always stuff to make better/edit

CyanogenMod won't be the end all ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] superj3211:
do you mean total stock as in fj6? like one clicked back to stock?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Yeah, I also noticed somebody saying they had it working on 15 as well, amongst other statements. Guess I will have to go back for now. Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
I also wanted to bring something up. For some reason my data decides to completely/intermittently shut down between the hours of 2 - 5 A.M. When it does this, not even reflashing the modem or kernel will fix it.

Is there anything I can do to fix it?
[Captivate Android Development] bluerogue85:
TIBU and CM7

so i went from continuum 5.5 to latest ver of cm7 and ive done this twice now and somehow when i restore my apps from tibu which i do have the latest ver too i cant restore my txt msgs and my wifi points..even some of the settings in my apps which is fine..but to me wifi points are the most important then txt msgs then app settings..and i thought it would work cause its worked before and because theyre both gingerbread. cause you see continuum is 2.3.3 and cm7 is 2.3.4. not sure if that really does make a diff considering the fact theyre both gingerbread when i do backup from continum it says on the files sms settings or whatever im backing up 2.3.3 then when im about to restore them on cm7 it says 2.3.4..weird..someone please help these are my only problems other than those..this rom is PERFECT. and its not even final yet.. =)
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
Until the nightlies are working again: http://sourceforge.net/projects/teamhacksung/files/captivate/

The changelog is at http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=captivatemtd

We have disabled backlight notification because of freezing problems.
[Captivate Android Development] phaedrusiszen:
You bet. It's possible the hardware will be better understood by then. It's just, right now, several important parts are being lifted out from Gingerbread Galaxy S source.

I think I'm just going to hold out for a Nexus 3 and be done with the whole mess. Although I'll probably run Cyanogenmod then too.

Edit: remove redundancy
[Captivate Android Development] phaedrusiszen:
Hurray, bouncy arrows are back!
[Captivate Android Development] markdexter:
What has been the most stable and best battery performing nightly so far using stock kernel, im on 16 just lost 14% over 6 hours on standby
[Captivate Android Development] Johnston212:
Just checked and all I see are 2 files with KANG's name attached, so I'm guessing that those are kernels?

Anyway, I will stick with the 'safe' nightly for now.
[Captivate Android Development] atinm:
They are not kang's - KANG is just how non-nightly builds built from source are named in CyanogenMod. It is a coincidence that kang is also called the same.
[Captivate Android Development] dwojr:
I love kaik....he tells it like it is...plus he cracks the hell out of me
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Ok so I just flashed this and it changed my radio to JL3, no big I booted into to CWM recovery and reflashed my CM7 JK4 version that I keep on my SD card and I get the unknown basedband and no service. Tried flashing it again wiping cache and still the same. Any ideas why it will not take the JK4 radio. I reflahsed the update and it put the JL3 radio back and I have service but I have better luck with the JK4 radio.

Edit. So I just tried placing the JK4 modem.bin into the update package and then flashed it. It still says I have the JL3 modem. I'm out of ideas if anyone can figure this out please post how to do it here. I guess I will use the JL3 modem and see how it works but I would like to get back to the JK4 if possible.
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
radio partition stuff has changed. old radio zips seem to be incompatible now.
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Okay thanks for the heads up, Do you know how I can get back to JK4?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
replace the modem.bin inside the installation zip.
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
I did that and it still says JL3, do you think it is actually JK4 but not reporting it correct?
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
no. are you sure you put the right modem.bin in? and I don't mean the modem-install.zip, I mean the FULL ROM zip
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Yes I extracted the JK4 modem.bin and I used Winrar to delete the modem.bin from the latest update posted by atinm and then I copied the JK4 modem.bin to the zip file using Winrar. Copied this to my phone and flashed in recovery and it still says JL3. I will redo the whole process and report back later.
[Captivate Android Development] dhostetter:
So far the new nightly is running good, 7.1. No issues so far.
[Captivate Android Development] wvmstr:
I haven been on nightly #9 on my Captivate for two weeks now.

Apart from a few little things it has been great.

Yesterday, I went to put some more music on my phone and connected the USB cable. Only one prompt shows up on the computer asking what I wanted to do.

Normally there two; one for each of the SD cards.

Turns out the internal SD card is no longer recognized.

However, when I go to recovery and go through the steps of installing a zip, it does find my internal SD card and the files on it.

Any suggestions?
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I have noticed this only once or twice before. But you can go in to your computer and see that both external and internal SD card are recognized, therefore you shouldn't have any problem transferring files, i.e. music, pictures, whatever.
[Captivate Android Development] jaxf250:
Noticed 7.1 comes with JL3 modem. Tried to flash JK4 & KC1 but neither would take. What is the change for? Or should I redo from fresh start to get the others to work? I upgraded from 13 straight to 7.1 fwiw.