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[Q] Should I root my Captivate? Which ROM is the best?

I'm going to get my Captivate in the mail tomorrow and was doing some research on the Android OS and the way AT&T locks some of the features of the phone.
Should I wait for Android 2.2 to come out or should I get a ROM on my phone? Also, is it possible to delete the AT&T apps (bloatware) without rooting? I have a 32gb class 4 microSD card if that helps with anything. Thanks.

Can anyone recommend something?

I would say keep up with the SRE thread. Its really great as far as mods go and @designgears is on top of his game. Other than that, I'd say wait on 2.2
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beazie0885 said:
I would say keep up with the SRE thread. Its really great as far as mods go and @designgears is on top of his game. Other than that, I'd say wait on 2.2
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I 2nd that. Get ready for SRE 2.0!!!! Its gonna be worth it all.

To answer your other question you can not remove bloatwear without rooting. Rooting is easy as there is a one click root/unroot process which is stickied in the dev section. Right now the best ROM is Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid because its an actual ROM. What designgears puts out is more removal of bloatwear with some added features that ATT did not included in the captivate as well as including overclock and a lag fix which you install. To me that is not a ROM but it is a very good product which as of late has gone under many changes. Research, research, research before you do anything. Read all 300 pages of any thread because it is not all just banter, lots of good info in those threads.

flashman2002 said:
To answer your other question you can not remove bloatwear without rooting. Rooting is easy as there is a one click root/unroot process which is stickied in the dev section. Right now the best ROM is Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid because its an actual ROM. What designgears puts out is more removal of bloatwear with some added features that ATT did not included in the captivate as well as including overclock and a lag fix which you install. To me that is not a ROM but it is a very good product which as of late has gone under many changes. Research, research, research before you do anything. Read all 300 pages of any thread because it is not all just banter, lots of good info in those threads.
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Wow, I guess I'm going to turn myself into an Android expert now by reading these threads. The reason why I was hesitant on installing a ROM was that there were some problems people described, such as tethering being disabled or the phone having problems loading some apps or software, etc. Thanks a lot for the info.

flashman2002 said:
What designgears puts out is more removal of bloatwear with some added features that ATT did not included in the captivate as well as including overclock and a lag fix which you install. To me that is not a ROM but it is a very good product which as of late has gone under many changes.
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i think they are referring to the announcement that DG made that SRE 2.0 is going to be a complete ROM.....hes playing around with alpha right now

Does this guy do this for a living?

No. No one in xda does this for a living they just accept donations. 5 bucks from 50 people though sure does add up to pay the bills
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Pirateghost said:
i think they are referring to the announcement that DG made that SRE 2.0 is going to be a complete ROM.....hes playing around with alpha right now
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Yes, unfortunately we don't really know what DG is up to haha.

One more question:
Will rooting affect my AT&T data and/or voice plan in any way? Thanks.

Where can I download eugenes hybrid rom?

bartek4443 said:
One more question:
Will rooting affect my AT&T data and/or voice plan in any way? Thanks.
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Nope. but anyway: My opinion on trying other roms: I tried 2 roms. the leaked 2.2. was good for a little while, played around with flash, kinda laggy still, but its a leaked version, so whatever. Then i changed to "Tayutama's JPM Froyo w/Xcaliburinhand's Re-oriented Kernel" Next day, back to stock. Too many problems, custom roms are being updated constantly, more buggy than official releases. well at least the ones i always get, so back to stock Rooted. Sideloading enabled. And LOVING IT! I'm just gonna wait til the official froyo release, flash is great, but i never really used it as much as i thought i would. as long as you have root, sideloading, bloatware removal, and lagfix, i think you got yourself a damn good phone.

TheRomero09 said:
Nope. but anyway: My opinion on trying other roms: I tried 2 roms. the leaked 2.2. was good for a little while, played around with flash, kinda laggy still, but its a leaked version, so whatever. Then i changed to "Tayutama's JPM Froyo w/Xcaliburinhand's Re-oriented Kernel" Next day, back to stock. Too many problems, custom roms are being updated constantly, more buggy than official releases. well at least the ones i always get, so back to stock Rooted. Sideloading enabled. And LOVING IT! I'm just gonna wait til the official froyo release, flash is great, but i never really used it as much as i thought i would. as long as you have root, sideloading, bloatware removal, and lagfix, i think you got yourself a damn good phone.
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you tried 2 roms and decided they were too buggy??
go try cognition. you will wonder why the phone didnt come from the factory like that.
honestly the 2 you tried were not the best to get any idea of anything from....the leaked is leaked with no tweaks and is a tad buggy. then you tried one that was an i9000 rom that people are working on making stable....
give cognition a try

Pirateghost said:
you tried 2 roms and decided they were too buggy??
go try cognition. you will wonder why the phone didn't come from the factory like that.
honestly the 2 you tried were not the best to get any idea of anything from....the leaked is leaked with no tweaks and is a tad buggy. then you tried one that was an i9000 rom that people are working on making stable....
give cognition a try
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i know that does sound stupid. haha. i meant on my captivate, i have tried way too many roms on my past phones. i have been thinking about trying cognition 2.2, just waiting for it to get out of beta. should be worth the wait.

TheRomero09 said:
i know that does sound stupid. haha. i meant on my captivate, i have tried way too many roms on my past phones. i have been thinking about trying cognition 2.2, just waiting for it to get out of beta. should be worth the wait.
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I would recommend running his beta 2.2. It makes the phone run a LOT better. Fixed a ton of issues that I was experiencing.
But.. it is pretty hit or miss on his builds... Usually I wait until after the whole number release (i.e. 9.1 vs. 9) so the initial bugs are figured out and fixed.
Froyo on this phone with the tweaks DG has been doing are phenomenal. But then.. I'm impatient and don't mind flashing the crap out of this thing.
And to answer the OP. Rooting does not affect your AT&T voice/data plan. It does affect your warranty. Anything that can be used to circumvent the "lockdown" that AT&T and Samsung has on the phone will do that.
So... Rooting, removing "bloatware", flashing ROMS are all a big no-no if you still want to be within the EULA and Warranties with both AT&T and Samsung.

avgjoegeek said:
I would recommend running his beta 2.2. It makes the phone run a LOT better. Fixed a ton of issues that I was experiencing.
But.. it is pretty hit or miss on his builds... Usually I wait until after the whole number release (i.e. 9.1 vs. 9) so the initial bugs are figured out and fixed.
Froyo on this phone with the tweaks DG has been doing are phenomenal. But then.. I'm impatient and don't mind flashing the crap out of this thing.
And to answer the OP. Rooting does not affect your AT&T voice/data plan. It does affect your warranty. Anything that can be used to circumvent the "lockdown" that AT&T and Samsung has on the phone will do that.
So... Rooting, removing "bloatware", flashing ROMS are all a big no-no if you still want to be within the EULA and Warranties with both AT&T and Samsung.
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That does sound like good advice, but that would still be too much loading roms for me. It went from the 1st beta to beta 9 all in less than 1 month. It's great because the work is getting better and better faster but i'm not the type that likes flashing new roms every week, once it gets out of beta i think i can deal with it. I'm working with stock 2.1, root, sideloading, lagfix, GPS working fine (don't really use it that much to begin with) and I can't complain, its a great phone.

What is SRE? A previous post mentioned to keep up with the SRE thread and then mentions @designgears. Is that the designgears' "[ROM]Cognition v2.2 BETA9.1.1 (Voodoo - CogKernel - Bootanimation)" thread they are referring to? I used the "Search Forum" tool and that was the first thing that came up.
Many times when people refer to newbies (like myself) to "look up this/that" or "try this/that", they use acronyms and its difficult to find what exactly they are referring to.

Cognition 2.2 Beta 9.1.1
Grab this and never look back.
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^^^^This^^^^^ I've never had an Android phone and just got a Captivate a couple of days ago. I thought it was pretty cool an all but decided to install Cognition 2.2 Beta 9.1.1 and am in love with this phone now. Unbelievable the difference it makes.

[REQUEST] Darky's v6.0 Gingerbread Edition

I just installed the rom to my i9000 and it is really really fast... is there any possibility for this rom to run on my vibrant?

I hope so
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DO NOT FLASH THAT TO YOUR VIBRANT!!!
I just helped a guy Odin back to stock cuz he flashed that to his Vibrant...wait until Vibrant Devs port it to the Vibrant

Porting I9000 roms onto the Vibrant isnt as easy and clear cut as it seems. Thats why Eugenes first 2.2 port was full of bugs

waiting..... i am very excited for this rom

The captivate has this rom too
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Its really pointless porting a 2.2.1 rom at this point. First, its honestly not much faster. Second, we're really close to have an official 2.2, maybe even gingerbread. We'll more than likely have gingerbread before anyone actually ports a fully working, bug free 2.2.1 rom based off i9000 code. You might get a VERY minor speed increase, but of course with the trade off of having tons of bugs. Not worth it in my opinion. Speed AND stability is the way to go. Not speed and bugs.

fearless1964 said:
DO NOT FLASH THAT TO YOUR VIBRANT!!!
I just helped a guy Odin back to stock cuz he flashed that to his Vibrant...wait until Vibrant Devs port it to the Vibrant
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yess that guy was me. Fail, do not attempt.

fearless1964 said:
DO NOT FLASH THAT TO YOUR VIBRANT!!!
I just helped a guy Odin back to stock cuz he flashed that to his Vibrant...wait until Vibrant Devs port it to the Vibrant
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just to be clear..nobody said to flash it to the vibrant, they asked to port it..

sombionix said:
Its really pointless porting a 2.2.1 rom at this point. First, its honestly not much faster. Second, we're really close to have an official 2.2, maybe even gingerbread. We'll more than likely have gingerbread before anyone actually ports a fully working, bug free 2.2.1 rom based off i9000 code. You might get a VERY minor speed increase, but of course with the trade off of having tons of bugs. Not worth it in my opinion. Speed AND stability is the way to go. Not speed and bugs.
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QFT
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sombionix said:
Its really pointless porting a 2.2.1 rom at this point. First, its honestly not much faster. Second, we're really close to have an official 2.2, maybe even gingerbread. We'll more than likely have gingerbread before anyone actually ports a fully working, bug free 2.2.1 rom based off i9000 code. You might get a VERY minor speed increase, but of course with the trade off of having tons of bugs. Not worth it in my opinion. Speed AND stability is the way to go. Not speed and bugs.
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Exactly, and the only reason I brought Ragnarok to the point I did was because I had already started it. I did, however, learn a lot in the process. And I finally figured out how to fix the dang gps - even so, it is nowhere near a daily driver - more a curiosity.

This is true, if we have a ported 2.3 there is no point of having a 2.2.1
But I had in my i9000 a 2.2 ROM version and when switched to the one of Darky (2.2.1) I could see a real change in speed. (I had before Voodoo). Anyone could notice the snappiness of the phone!
It is pity, the devices have so small differences in hardware and it is so difficult to port ROMs. If you notice the Galaxy S forum is full of custom ROMs and mods, plenty of them. Aditionally long time ago there was unofficial and then official FroYo...
Waiting....The only reason I got the Vibrant is the AWS ... (and it still needs a mod for the FFC)

jellette said:
Exactly, and the only reason I brought Ragnarok to the point I did was because I had already started it. I did, however, learn a lot in the process. And I finally figured out how to fix the dang gps - even so, it is nowhere near a daily driver - more a curiosity.
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Yeah, I had the same curiosity 2 weeks ago. I had 2.2.1 running on my phone. For the most part it ran fine, but would randomly get tossed into a bootloop. And when I say randomly, it was extremely random. There would be times my phone would run for hours, other times it would bootloop an hour after boot, 20 minutes after boot, or immediately after boot. lol.

sombionix said:
Yeah, I had the same curiosity 2 weeks ago. I had 2.2.1 running on my phone. For the most part it ran fine, but would randomly get tossed into a bootloop. And when I say randomly, it was extremely random. There would be times my phone would run for hours, other times it would bootloop an hour after boot, 20 minutes after boot, or immediately after boot. lol.
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If you read the ragnarok thread there is a possibility that the boot loops are triggered by signal strength. Still, it would require capping the strength to stop it.

Ok so I am understanding (sorry still learning the lingo here and there), The I9000 2.2.1 is not that great but the 2.3 Gingerbread from the NS is possible to be ported to the Vibrant right?
If so then sombionix, may I suggest you dont bother your precious time with all these leaked releases (JL_x's) and only work on the 2.3 NS port. I have used a few of your roms and they are sweet, I can only imagine what it will be like with all the JIT patches in 2.3!

[REQ} Voodoo for DL30

I don't think I"m the only one looking for this, but I"m sure it will happen at some point, till then I have DL09.
Cheers all!
Crap, wrong thread... I should have put this in Development?

General.
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Also they don't need a request for every thing just give some timeeeeeeeee patience is a virtue

jt is working on it

this is kinda ridiculous...might as well go for broke:
i request gingerbread with a 9000mhz voodoo45 kernel that runs on solar power

lmao nitsuj17

nitsuj17 said:
this is kinda ridiculous...might as well go for broke:
i request gingerbread with a 9000mhz voodoo45 kernel that runs on solar power
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Well, then want it themed by nitsuj17...cause he is the bomb.

nitsuj17 said:
this is kinda ridiculous...might as well go for broke:
i request gingerbread with a 9000mhz voodoo45 kernel that runs on solar power
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I'll have it to you yesterday

imnuts said:
I'll have it to you yesterday
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we can always count on you

nitsuj17 said:
this is kinda ridiculous...might as well go for broke:
i request gingerbread with a 9000mhz voodoo45 kernel that runs on solar power
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Pssst, whatever, if we're going for broke, then I'm gonna be pissed if JT doesn't have a Honeycomb Superclean ROM, Voodoo OC'd to 1500 with solar and moonlight powered, so I don't even need a battery, ready by tomorrow..... I mean, come on, they've had the Honeycomb SDK for what, like 4 days now.......

Wasn't trying to upset people, if I could have deleted I would have....
Posted from Super Clean, DL09 Fascinate with Voodoo 5 kernel.

DarthCivicus said:
Wasn't trying to upset people, if I could have deleted I would have....
Posted from Super Clean, DL09 Fascinate with Voodoo 5 kernel.
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It's not just you though...

How would voodoo be ported to DL30? I am just curious on what differences there are? is it just the libs that would need to be changed or what? I am not trying to request it or anything, I am actually just curious. I know the devs will release it when they feel it is good to go to the masses.

Where's the setting to print money?
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Daswolven said:
Where's the setting to print money?
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Mine builds me an island and then turns into a jet and f***ing flies me there.

DarthCivicus said:
Wasn't trying to upset people, if I could have deleted I would have....
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The only problem is that waaay too many people are requesting EVERYTHING although its only been a few days since 2.2 was leaked/released. Hell one person was asking about Android 3.0.

Kaze105 said:
The only problem is that waaay too many people are requesting EVERYTHING although its only been a few days since 2.2 was leaked/released. Hell one person was asking about Android 3.0.
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requests, usually, are fine...the issue is when something new comes out...everyone wants the exact theme, enhancements, mods, etc they had on their previous setup...this simply isnt possible overnight or even really soon.
relative to other devices, the fascinate has a smaller amount of people that work on it some capacity...dev wise we have 5-6 people that build roms/kernels and look at what theyve put out already in a few short days.
theme wise we dont have the bgills, jsinlegacys, etc of the android world that truly know frameworks/apks inside out...its mostly a few of us that have a relatively good idea of what we're doing porting themes, and making some of our own (well alternate gb versions or something lol)...if i wanted to for example, i could prolly just do quick and messy ports of the frameworks of every theme ive done before in 2 days or something...but i tend to go beyond that with apps and such like others do here
so on my end at least (and i think i can speak for a few others) stuff will come out when its ready...now i understand that themes vacated by people no longer around like retrokid cause some anxiety as it seems no one is working on them...but if theyre popular enough people pick them up (i took on revolution)...so give it a few weeks guys

Is a voodoo port even possible on the .32 kernel before samsung releases the source? Since we only have a leak I imagine it will be a bit before official release of the .32 source for the fascinate. I'm loving DL30 so far but definitely notice some of the lag now that voodoo is gone. But as nitsuj17 said this should be expected anytime you upgrade to a new release. Gotta give our excellent devs some time to port.

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Is a voodoo port even possible on the .32 kernel before samsung releases the source? Since we only have a leak I imagine it will be a bit before official release of the .32 source for the fascinate. I'm loving DL30 so far but definitely notice some of the lag now that voodoo is gone. But as nitsuj17 said this should be expected anytime you upgrade to a new release. Gotta give our excellent devs some time to port.
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jt is working on voodoo from what i gather...i wouldnt put it past him to get it to work...its apparently one of the few things *possible* is still really hard to do...without source

It's been discussed before. You can use a binary kernel to build a custom version using config.gz, provided it was included with the kernel build. Without that, it would be almost impossible.
Ultimately, having the source directly from Samsung is the best way to get a custom kernel.
I really can't wait for some of the 2.3 kernel stuff to start trickling down, since it has ext4 built-in natively. Then we won't need voodoo, it will just be that way already.

Anyone Successful w/ROM-> Long Term, ie not constantly reloading?

I find that no matter what ROM I use, I have something that is a problem.
The most success I have had is with Serindipity. But, with that, and other 2.2.1 I9000 ROMs I have tried, after 2-3 weeks, I have the auto rotate fail. Nothing will fix it other than a flash back to stock 2.1, and then reflash of the 2.2.1 ROM. Not even a factory reset on the 2.2.1 ROM will work.
So, now I am trying UCKB1 ROM (stock 2.2 Froyo for Captivate), specifically Cognition. This one is pretty successful, except...modems are few, and I have constant problems with WiFi enabling with Tasker.
Those are the two issues that seem to haunt my phone.
What is your experience? Of course, if you don't use Tasker, maybe the WiFi issue won't be a problem for you.
I suppose the auto rotate could be a sensor trying to go out on my phone...but, EVERY time I do the reinstall of 2.1 it fixes it. So I have cannot replace the phone, and given that it always starts working, I'm not convinced it is a hardware issue.
And for those on 2.2.1, what I've seen generally is that most people putting these ROMS on are flashing addicts (I'm not saying that is a bad thing ), but I prefer to use the phone and not constantly flash. Too much other config to set up after flashing.
Oh, by the way, one fault I have is way too many apps installed. I delete some and then next thing you know I've installed others. Pretty much requires that I use an OC kernel, and I like to use UV for battery performance. Interestingly, I have been quite successful at 1400, and 1.5%/hour drain at idle, with WiFi, GPS, and BT on.

ewingr said:
I find that no matter what ROM I use, I have something that is a problem.
The most success I have had is with Serindipity. But, with that, and other 2.2.1 I9000 ROMs I have tried, after 2-3 weeks, I have the auto rotate fail. Nothing will fix it other than a flash back to stock 2.1, and then reflash of the 2.2.1 ROM. Not even a factory reset on the 2.2.1 ROM will work.
So, now I am trying UCKB1 ROM (stock 2.2 Froyo for Captivate), specifically Cognition. This one is pretty successful, except...modems are few, and I have constant problems with WiFi enabling with Tasker.
Those are the two issues that seem to haunt my phone.
What is your experience? Of course, if you don't use Tasker, maybe the WiFi issue won't be a problem for you.
I suppose the auto rotate could be a sensor trying to go out on my phone...but, EVERY time I do the reinstall of 2.1 it fixes it. So I have cannot replace the phone, and given that it always starts working, I'm not convinced it is a hardware issue.
And for those on 2.2.1, what I've seen generally is that most people putting these ROMS on are flashing addicts (I'm not saying that is a bad thing ), but I prefer to use the phone and not constantly flash. Too much other config to set up after flashing.
Oh, by the way, one fault I have is way too many apps installed. I delete some and then next thing you know I've installed others. Pretty much requires that I use an OC kernel, and I like to use UV for battery performance. Interestingly, I have been quite successful at 1400, and 1.5%/hour drain at idle, with WiFi, GPS, and BT on.
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I've been on a phoenix 4.5 for a while, and I'm pretty happy with it right now. I should probly update it though.

To be honest... every single ROM (minus one or two random tries) in this forum are worth keeping, imo.
They all have their pros and cons, but they're all well made.
I never make it more than like 3 weeks (and that was on CM7 lol) without flashing because I'm an addict, but there are a lot of stable ROM's
A few I really like:
Phoenix
Serendipity
Continuum
There are many others, but you get the idea!
Regards
Smith

longest i was on Darky's 8.0..for 2 months...then CM7 for 3 weeks....lol...but almost all 2.2.1 roms are stable to stick on one for long time..

erm, the best 2.2 one ive been on is serendipity . It simply does everything...
When i decided to move onto 2.3, i used MIUI (Still using it)

Yes, my expectations are that all the roms are 'great'. But, as noted, I have not had ANY that don't end up with problems, as outlined above. Other problems, depending on which ROM, and kernel combination, is Blue Tooth voice dialing. Again, I'm looking for someone using them successfully long term.
I'm hearing people like sames ones I have tried, plus one or two.
What is strange is the issues I outlined above that I continue to have. May be related to my hardware...don't know. Will be interesting to see if anyone posts that indicates having same problems, and even better, having conquered them either with specific ROM or a fix.
Thanks. I'll continue to watch this thread, and will likely try a different ROM.

Over 6 weeks on Andromeda and no issues. Smoothest, most stable ROM available for the Cappy IMHO.

Did you try performing a horizontal calibration when auto rotate stopped working?
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Did you try performing a horizontal calibration when auto rotate stopped working?
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Yes, I believe so. It indicated no sensor or something. But it has not been around 3 weeks since moving to 2.2, and it hasn't happened again. If it does, I will be sure to do that again.
If this continues to work w/o Auto Rotate problems, I may end up putting 2.2.1 back on, and see what happens.

I tried everything with the same reservations--the odd bug and amateur hour theming.
Until Andromeda. No bugs ; stock UI. Haven't flashed anything in 2 months.

No phone are created equal(hardware limitations) and may react differently with different types of rom or kernel but so far my phone likes paragon rc6 even with 1400mhz kernel and faster mount in ext4 my phone is pretty stable. With other rom with the same clock speed it is not as fast and stable as paragon. So flash any rom out there until your phone meet its match.

gorgy76 said:
No phone are created equal(hardware limitations) and may react differently with different types of rom or kernel but so far my phone likes paragon rc6 even with 1400mhz kernel and faster mount in ext4 my phone is pretty stable. With other rom with the same clock speed it is not as fast and stable as paragon. So flash any rom out there until your phone meet its match.
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I've been on dillis rom for about 3 months straight. I tried cm6 a while ago and I think I tried cognition the first time I flashed but dillis is just so simple, stripped and speedy. awesome GPS too(huge for me) and batt life exceeds a day(even more huge). however, themes and fluff arent my thing. I don't think I'm the only dilli fan with this opinion.
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Good feedback everybody. I may experiment with one, or more, of the ROMS discussed here.
At the moment, I not sure how long I've been on my current ROM (Cognition 4.2.1), but at the moment, my issues may be working out.
The WiFi issue is improved since doing a clear of cache and Dalvik cache. We'll see how that goes.
The Auto Rotate, so far, has not messed up.
The one nagging thing at the moment is my notification volume constantly changes back to very low. Not sure what is causing that.
I've seen a couple votes for Andromeda. I was looking in that thread a few days ago, and even the change log (didn't read top to bottom extensively) and I could not find what it is based on; what kernel it is using; or modem. Of course kernel and modem would be changeable, but I would like to know what base it is on.
Again, my goal is to find something working well; performing well. Its interesting that after starting this thread, my 'issues' seem close to resolved based on what I'm running. Want to give it more time.

ewingr said:
I've seen a couple votes for Andromeda. I was looking in that thread a few days ago, and even the change log (didn't read top to bottom extensively) and I could not find what it is based on; what kernel it is using; or modem. Of course kernel and modem would be changeable, but I would like to know what base it is on.
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should have read the Q&A thread on it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962276

Pirateghost said:
should have read the Q&A thread on it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962276
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You are right. Seems nobody has any standards on where to put that information. Seems to me the OP should contain the basic info on what it is built on. Or the release notes linked from the OP.
Whatever....

ewingr said:
You are right. Seems nobody has any standards on where to put that information. Seems to me the OP should contain the basic info on what it is built on. Or the release notes linked from the OP.
Whatever....
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not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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rjblack11 said:
not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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EXACTLY!
yeah, it would suck to have to read a QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS thread when you have a QUESTION about the rom that needs ANSWERED

Pirateghost said:
EXACTLY!
yeah, it would suck to have to read a QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS thread when you have a QUESTION about the rom that needs ANSWERED
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I agree with you, but I also agree with the FDA and suggest putting all BASIC info right on the bottle (the ROM OP). Would benefit everyone.

rjblack11 said:
not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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I agree with you. I do. I don't want to flame or start a war on it either.
I commented that I did not read comprehensively; and I commented in my reply that he was right about that I should have read the Q&A. My only point was I did read what I considered the logical places: the OP; and the release notes, particularly the earlier part of the release notes, whre typically what the ROM is made up if would be stored.
Does that not make some sense?
That's all I was getting at. While I have read a thread front to back, I only do so if I have decided I do want to use the ROM. Sometimes a little logic in placement of information in documentation makes the documentation so much better.
Now, I will go read, and see if I want to try Andromeda. I recall the Armani ROM coming out, and something rings a bell about that which made me stay away, but I have no idea now what that was. That was very early in my efforts to install ROMS.
Back to our regular show ...

ewingr said:
I recall the Armani ROM coming out, and something rings a bell about that which made me stay away, but I have no idea now what that was. That was very early in my efforts to install ROMS.
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your hesitation with armani was likely a couple of us bricking our phones with the bootloader that shipped with the original armani rom. the boot loaders have been removed from the CWM flashable and do not cause bricks

[Q] why all the craze for GB when its full of bugs?

Whys everyone "OMG! I CANT WAIT FOR GB" or "CANT WAIT TO GET YOUR GB ROM" etc?
The OFFICIAL i9000 gb update has been pulled because its so full of issues still? Do people really think its a good idea?!
I loaded a few to try em out. They were all garbage.

actually if your flashaholic it really matters it's their choice.. for the positive note it gives feedback to the dev to work for improvements and the end result is a much polished rom. somehow when it will be stable you will be using it. give thanks to all the users who act as a ginuia pig for that cause....

I am thankful for the GB drop and all the devs that work on it. However, I have flashed probably a thousand things in the last year. Including spl and radios. The gingerbread rom bricked my phone when going back to stock and now I am using the backup G1 hoping Samsung is able to fix it without charging me for the repair, I am under the one year warranty. So just a warning read a whole thread before you try flashing these GB roms. They can kill your phone if you try to go back to stock.

Well then you have not tried Continuim 5 B3. I have tried all the others and find I fast and smooth and am using it as my daily driver. I am addicted to flashing so I will keep trying other gingerbreads but you should at least check it out.

C5 is nice. It's more about staying up with the times for some but it is smooth. This is the same question when froyo came out and I get it but we are in the early stages. When this is lined out you wont move back and all of the people hyping it will test and work out the bugs for the rest. Be happy the hype is going on and others like me test it. You will be rocking it eventually I guarantee.
longr6 said:
Well then you have not tried Continuim 5 B3. I have tried all the others and find I fast and smooth and am using it as my daily driver. I am addicted to flashing so I will keep trying other gingerbreads but you should at least check it out.
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My only issue currently is the gallery loads like garbage, otherwise I've had almost no problems.

I enjoy flashing trying the latest things. Our Devs will work out the bugs and make us some beautiful smooth running roms i am sure! And i will flash everyone most likely haha...

longr6 said:
Well then you have not tried Continuim 5 B3. I have tried all the others and find I fast and smooth and am using it as my daily driver. I am addicted to flashing so I will keep trying other gingerbreads but you should at least check it out.
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Used it. It lasted the longest. Tried all their betas. The worst with that was the keyboard. It acted whacky as ****!!

im running continuum v5 and it is very stable.. dont know what you are talking about

emooheo said:
im running continuum v5 and it is very stable.. dont know what you are talking about
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Give the keyboard a day or two. It thinks you long press buttons when you don't and auto correct is WAY off

Some people just like bugs I guess, cutting edge and all.
Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.

Simple
Something different
Although flashing boot loaders its risky business
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Dont know about you but i was late to android espcially after the i9000 froyo roms dropped. Running the gb roms helps people that werent into development before reach out into dev work. Making the whole community stronger. Thats just my view on it. Hopefully with a little bit of reading and practice even I can contribute.
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joe3681 said:
Used it. It lasted the longest. Tried all their betas. The worst with that was the keyboard. It acted whacky as ****!!
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I have not had much of a problem with the GB keyboard. Only issue was FC when going to about phone. I just switch to the Samsung keyboard if I need to get there. I am looking forward to RC whatever when it posts again. You got to love the battery life. I was happily surprised.

joe3681 said:
Give the keyboard a day or two. It thinks you long press buttons when you don't and auto correct is WAY off
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I'm running Continuum V.5 RC2 and it is as good as anything else I've ran on my Cappy. I use Swype exclusively, so I haven't seen any keyboard issues.

gorgy76 said:
actually if your flashaholic it really matters it's their choice.. for the positive note it gives feedback to the dev to work for improvements and the end result is a much polished rom. somehow when it will be stable you will be using it. give thanks to all the users who act as a ginuia pig for that cause....
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That pretty much sums it up. LOL.
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