Hey, I just bought a Samsung Captivate from Rogers. I am really new to this phone and the os Android. I have never used Android before, so I have no clue how it really works. May someone please guide me? what is the first thing I should test for to see it is working perfectly fine? what are some awesome apps on the Android? and whats all this froyo, custom roms? etc for? please help and thank you!
ps: I came from a blackberry, I was wondering how can I transfer my contacts from the BB to the Captivate? and would the BB charger be sufficient for the Captivate? I noticed they both used the same port.
GTFO! said:
Hey, I just bought a Samsung Captivate from Rogers. I am really new to this phone and the os Android. I have never used Android before, so I have no clue how it really works. May someone please guide me? what is the first thing I should test for to see it is working perfectly fine? what are some awesome apps on the Android? and whats all this froyo, custom roms? etc for? please help and thank you!
ps: I came from a blackberry, I was wondering how can I transfer my contacts from the BB to the Captivate? and would the BB charger be sufficient for the Captivate? I noticed they both used the same port.
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Welcome to the forums. Glad you got yourself a Captivate. It's a great phone.
To test if everything is working perfectly fine, turn it on and use it. Make phone calls, text people, use the camera, go outside for a walk with Google Maps with your gps on. Use the phone like you normally would. If it doesn't explode or melt in your hands, it works just like it should.
As for your contacts, there are a few ways. If you synced your BB with your computer, you should be able to export your contacts to a .csv file and copy that onto the phone and import them in the contacts app. I know I had AT&T copy my contacts from phone to phone when I got my Captivate. You could also try saving all your contacts to your SIM card and then put it back in your Captivate and import them that way.
Your BB charger should work just fine. The Captivate charges at 500ma or 700ma. As long as your BB charger has one of those outputs, it should be just fine.
Sorry for jumping in the middle as I try now to create a new thread for something similar.
I am a new Rogers Captivate owner as well and I am having a connection issue between my PC and the Cap.
I used the SamSung Kies I got off SamSungApp.com by selecting the UK region thingy and installed Canada as the region. Installation went fine and I rebooted my PC after it went through.
Plugged in the phone for the first time, Windows attempted to install the driver but no success. FYI I am running Windows 7 64bit and wonder if there is still a communication issue between Windows 7 and the Captivate? Am I doing anything wrong? What can I do to fix this issue?
BioBanker said:
Sorry for jumping in the middle as I try now to create a new thread for something similar.
I am a new Rogers Captivate owner as well and I am having a connection issue between my PC and the Cap.
I used the SamSung Kies I got off SamSungApp.com by selecting the UK region thingy and installed Canada as the region. Installation went fine and I rebooted my PC after it went through.
Plugged in the phone for the first time, Windows attempted to install the driver but no success. FYI I am running Windows 7 64bit and wonder if there is still a communication issue between Windows 7 and the Captivate? Am I doing anything wrong? What can I do to fix this issue?
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Kies does not install the drivers for phone. Go to the Samsung website and go to the support page for your phone and download the drivers. Install them before you plug your phone into your computer again.
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I'm completely new to this and cannot find anything anywhere which gives me the confidence to root my brand new N1.
I need the N1 to connect to an ad hoc network. For a couple of reasons, I cannot use a router, it has to be ad-hoc. In fact, I can't believe that Google have disabled ad-hoc facility, if I had known I wouldn't have bought it! It makes no sense!
Anyway, I have installed the android sdk and drivers, no problem, my pc recognises the phone ok.
I don't know what to do next. There seems to be several options, but none specific to my phone.
One was to use Superboot, but there isn't one specific to my build number which is EPF21B, the firmware version is 2.1-update 1.
Another option is to follow the cyanogen instructions, but will this work on my phone?
Can anyone point me in the right direction? A link to good, easy to understand instructions and the necessary downloads?
Like I said, a router is not possible - this is what everyone recommends on the other forums I have posted on, but it won't work.
Thanks for taking the time, kewl.....
Can't be done, as far as i'm aware
I've got to say that I am staggered that Google has actually BLOCKED this facility, it makes no sense to me.
I have been waiting for this phone to become available for months, and now it is here I find that gooogle have deliberately crippled it, it's virtually useless to me!
Luckily, I have a 7 day cooling off period and I am going to return the phone and go back to my slow, clumsy and buggy Nokia, but at least it works.
Thanks guys!
I've got to say that I am staggered that Google has actually BLOCKED this facility, it makes no sense to me
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don't you have a pc with Windows 7? you could try a software called virtual rooter or connectify, to use your pc as a access point to your phone. only ti use at home or work and only if you're looking to a way to give internet access to your phone. that's what I'm doing when i at home where i don't have wifi access. using a virtual machine running a windows 7 OS with a external wifi drive plug in to it (because my real pc runs vista). that did the trick for me
AHA im not alone!! I have the exact same UK version of the Nexus one as you. Ive also had the same problems.. its not htat you cant do it its just the phone is only a week old and none of the modders have modded the new version yet. Paul the guy from modaco is making me a epf21b fastboot i think they just have to change a few things for all the usual root goodies to become available to us UK n1ers
basically ill be sending him a copy of my epf21b today then he can make a fastboot for it then we can do all the goodies...
ill update this thread when i get some progress
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AHA im not alone!! I have the exact same UK version of the Nexus one as you. Ive also had the same problems.. its not htat you cant do it its just the phone is only a week old and none of the modders have modded the new version yet. Paul the guy from modaco is making me a epf21b fastboot i think they just have to change a few things for all the usual root goodies to become available to us UK n1ers
basically ill be sending him a copy of my epf21b today then he can make a fastboot for it then we can do all the goodies...
ill update this thread when i get some progress
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No, you can't connect to ADHOC networks on the Nexus. Even with root i'm pretty sure it can't be done.
I was able to connect to my gf iPhone mywi internet tethering and use her connection. My n1 couldn't get a high-speed connection so I turn on her iPhone ad-hoc network and was able to connect
I have a rooted cm phone with the wifi tether app and the barnacle apparently as well. Hope that helps
I got up this morning and decided to sync some music over to my captivate. I was surprised when I started getting errors that the device was not recognized. After four hours of trying to get the phone to sync I put it back to as vanilla as I could and brought it to ATT. After trying a new cable and just about everything else the phone has been declared to be defective. My problem is how do I get this phone back to original without a usb connection. The phone is not recognized by Odin, ADB or anything else so as far as my knowledge goes I am out of ideas. The phone works fine other wise but I thought some of the brightest on here might be able to help. Any ideas guys?
Try a different USB port.
Mine only works in the back USB ports, but won't do **** in the front ones.
I probably should have been a little more clear. The port is defective on the phone. They can't even communicate with the phone at the AT&T store through the usb port with some reader. I am trying to get the phone back to resembling stock before i send it back for warranty.
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Try downloading adbwireless from the market. It will allow you to use adb without a wired connection.
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I have Windows 7 64x bit, and sometimes my connections seem dead, and I just uninstall and reinstall the drivers.
ADB wireless seems like your best bet right now
Thanks. Gave that a shot and I can connect to the phone. Now all I need to do is find the att apps.
try a factory reset and see if it recognizes your phone .
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I got up this morning and decided to sync some music over to my captivate. I was surprised when I started getting errors that the device was not recognized. After four hours of trying to get the phone to sync I put it back to as vanilla as I could and brought it to ATT. After trying a new cable and just about everything else the phone has been declared to be defective. My problem is how do I get this phone back to original without a usb connection. The phone is not recognized by Odin, ADB or anything else so as far as my knowledge goes I am out of ideas. The phone works fine other wise but I thought some of the brightest on here might be able to help. Any ideas guys?
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Have you tried it on another computer?
Hi guys, I've had a look around the net and asked on other forums, but can't seem to find the answer to my problems, so someone recommended here.
Apologies, if this has already been covered, but I did have a search and couldn't find what I was looking for.
I think I have two problems, don't know if they are related, but don't think so.
Problem 1:
Got the Galaxy S for my daughter for Christmas. She has never been able to log in to the android marketplace. She was using the her google log in which wasn't a gmail account. Today I signed her up a gmail account, and tried again and got the following error message:
You don't have a network connection.
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. Please try again when connected to a mobile network, or connect to a wi-fi network. If the problem continues, call customer care.
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The phone is definitely connected the net by wi-fi, which I have proved to be working correctly.
Problem 2:
To try and solve problem 1, I thought I would see if the firmware was up-to-date, however, I can't get the phone to connect to Kies. I have tried on two different laptops, one running Vista and one Windows 7. It seems to be saying it's some kind of driver problem. I have clicked on install drivers on Kies, but it makes no difference.
I have made sure the phone is selected Kies. I have also tried selecting mass storage and connecting through My Computer, but still it doesn't recognise the phone.
I believe the phone's firmware is out of date, as it is 2.1 update 1 and I believe 2.2 is available.
Apologies for the long post, can anybody help me to get Kies and marketplace working?
I am not interested in jailbreaking the phone, as it's for my daughter.
The phone is a contract phone, in the UK with orange. I have made sure orange safe guard is not active.
Thanks in advance, if you need anymore infor, i will try and supply it.
Any idea's?
Bump.
Can anybody help or is the best option to try a factory restore / take it back to the shop?
Well there is alot of tread that explain how you connect to kies.
If you can use internet then it should work.
Have you try to power of the phone and wait 5 minutes and then power it on?
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I have got the market place working by doing a factory restore, but for the life of me, I can't get the phoned connected to Kies to do a firmware update.
I have tried on 4 different laptops.
1. Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
2. Windows 7 Home Basic.
3. Windows Vista.
4. Windows XP.
and I can't get it to connect on any of them.
I have tried un-installing and re-installing Kies. I have tried using different usb wires and ports. Phone charges by usb when plugged in.
I have tried connecting the phone in both Kies mode and Mass Storage mode.
The error I keep getting seems to be a driver error:
Device Driver software was not successfully installed.
Please consult your device manufacturer for assistance in getting this device installed.
Bluetooth peripheral device - Driver not found
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Looks like I'll need to take the phone back or ring Samsung.
just try to reconnect it
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just try to reconnect it
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Never thought of that.
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Never thought of that.
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tell me if that trick works
Are you using a USB hub? If so don't . Plug it straight into the rear USB of your computer.
Do you have Bluetooth active? Turn it off.
Are you using any other Home than the one it came with (the screen you see when you first turn it on)? Go back to the stock TW Launcher
In the Kies Tools menu click on Install Driver and then try again after it's finished.
Finally if it is still not connecting leave it plugged in and go into device manager. If the drivers show up there they should be listed as Samsung i9000 if I remember then right click and un-install drivers then unplug phone and plug it back in after a few moments.
Also use the cabel that did come with.the phone.
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ok so this has been happening for a while and im finally tired of it...
I plug in my cdma hero fully rooted running CM 6 with the stock usb plug into my computer and neither my phone nor my computer recognize it. all the phone does is start charging. ive tried all the other ports and changing the default action on the phone to mount sd and all that but nothing has worked. its becoming a pain in the ..... yeah.... can anyone help me out?
edit: i have also tried many other known to be working usb cables
Try a new usb cable.
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usb cable
i have also tried many new usb cables... sorry i forgot to mention that.
Can you try a different computer? Trying to identify if it's a computer problem or a phone problem.
i dotn really have the option of using another computer... i think it is the computer but i am not sure.
Plug another device into the computer. 1 that is known to work. If that does not work you will need to uninstall your usb drivers and reinstall them with no devices attached.
For more information google hardware manager usb.
If this doesn't solve your issue it would either b a virus or hardware failure. If your phone charges fine I seriously doubt it is your phone that is the problem.
I almost forgot. The android usb drivers have been updated since the last release of windows. I would look into this as well.
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Do you have Sync installed?
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ok so this has been happening for a while and im finally tired of it...
I plug in my cdma hero fully rooted running CM 6 with the stock usb plug into my computer and neither my phone nor my computer recognize it. all the phone does is start charging. ive tried all the other ports and changing the default action on the phone to mount sd and all that but nothing has worked. its becoming a pain in the ..... yeah.... can anyone help me out?
edit: i have also tried many other known to be working usb cables
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Make sure you have compatible and up-to-date USB Drivers. Another thing, make sure you have HTC Sync installed.
Check the permissions on the computer with USB Ports.
The phone might be bad. I had this problem and Sprint replaced the phone
Same problem here... my wife's hero is recognized with same USB cable and same computer ... but mine wont recognize ... it started doing this after I flashed to a sense rom to update prl ... could that have screwed it up?
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Same problem here... my wife's hero is recognized with same USB cable and same computer ... but mine wont recognize ... it started doing this after I flashed to a sense rom to update prl ... could that have screwed it up?
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Please try the suggestions made earlier and either deny or confirm the facts.
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ok so i have tried everything listed above except replacing the driver with newer ones because i cant even get it to show up in device manager... i have uninstalled and reinstalled sync multiple times... i plugged in my friend evo and it was recognized immediately. so im guessing its the phone. not sure if sprint will replace my phone as i dont have insurance.. also i need to just re.stock my phone then im guessing... gotta figure out how to do that.
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ok so i have tried everything listed above except replacing the driver with newer ones because i cant even get it to show up in device manager... i have uninstalled and reinstalled sync multiple times... i plugged in my friend evo and it was recognized immediately. so im guessing its the phone. not sure if sprint will replace my phone as i dont have insurance.. also i need to just re.stock my phone then im guessing... gotta figure out how to do that.
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You need to go to the 'device tree' in device manager this is the default and only view on windows xp. You are looking for usb root port or .... well hold on ill find it. Im assuming vista here?
It doesn't say it in the article but from my experience sometimes it can be selective about which devices it will allow to connect.
Unplug your device now.
Removing the drivers and re-installing them erases all the current configurations. Yes your computer remembers everything you have ever plugged into those ports until this point ↓
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817900
I hope you remember to google for the latest android usb driver before you plug it back in!
If you didn't just go through the steps again at the microsoft site. Reopen the new drivers From android project Then plug your device in. Keep me posted.
Oh and you cant 'Revert your phone to stock' unless you made a backup of the stock rom before you flashed it. Well you could also have another copy of the same phone lying around... And even then when they send the device to hardware quality labs they're forensic equipment will tell that the locks have been snapped. Your phone might come back with a bill.
↑ Things of this nature are usually against customer service policies but in today's economy nothing would surprise me.
I hope you're not panicking! If you couldn't tell I have run into this problem more than once over the years, so the odds that your phone is jacked up are slim to none £
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you can always just download the stock rom from sprint for and update cant u? at this point i might as well insure it then have it get "stolen" just to get a new phone.
Lol. No comment ;D
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You can always try the android drivers in my post on how to install adb. Its in the hero dev section. I made that thread because some users were having trouble installing the htc drivers. As usual I'm mobile so I can't link you but you should find it no problem. Hope it helps good luck
Yea it's me again with the
" Modified Hero"
gutrenchladd said:
you can always just download the stock rom from sprint for and update cant u? at this point i might as well insure it then have it get "stolen" just to get a new phone.
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Yes you can revert your phone to stock, don't worry. Just download the RUU from Sprint or HTC's website and run it with your phone plugged in. If you ever can get it to recognize it anyway, lol.
My Dell passed down from my father is ticking me off. My captivate 2.2 is rooted and TiBu froze the Teth Man 1.0 so I can tether my Laptop wirelessly and my Sony Vaio PC with the usb. No problems there. In comes this Dell, fast and pretty. Installed all the official drivers from Samsung, hooked up my phone, everything was going fine until i checked USB tethering.
As soon as i activate tethering, my phone is no longer recognized by the computer. In device manager everything works fine with the phone in debug. Drivers working properly and all that. Then i check USB tethering and the adb interface disappears, the android usb modem disappears... uncheck and everything goes back to normal. Doesn't happen on the other computers.
Does anyone have any clue what might be going on here? Is there a setting on this Dell I need to change? I'm running Windows XP pro 32 bit if that helps. Does anyone know what driver runs this feature? Because the device manager actually recognizes it as a samsung_android but can't seem to get the right driver to get it functional in tether mode.
Please don't send me a link to the Samsung website. Been there done that.
I would suggest you install PDAnet on both android and Dell laptop. PDAnet will install all the necessary drivers.
I have had similar problems.....I just flashed cappy to serendipity and went into settings...wireless and network....tethering. Just plug in the device to the computer and hit tether! Note: you may need to install drivers (kies mini
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Bravo with the PDAnet suggestion. I've also been considering serendipity for some time and kies mini helped out a lot.
Updated problem: got all appropriate drivers with kies mini. Everything went fine. Installed an app called Masked Crusader to help with speed and performance. Ended up screwing up my phone to no end. Uninstalled and got internet function back on my device but am unable to tether. DNS issues. Can't seem to return phone to previous setting. PDAnet got me back online after the Masked Crusader fiasco, but only through usb. Mobile AP appears to be working but I can't connect my iPod, wii, or laptop... all from dns failure. You guys were more than handy getting my dell pc online, then I had to be greedy and screw things up for the hopes of increased upload speeds. Begging for redemption. I will stay on the right path from now on, I swear.
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what i do is use mobileap for laptop. Then connectify from laptop to all others. Works perfect.
Mobile ap isn't working for me any more. *sad face* The market app called Masqed Crusader screwed it up. Supposedly it only changed my dns from stock to goggle's dns. Unfortunately I think it may have changed other settings too because mobile ap will appear to connect but won't transmit any data. Need to know how to find my original settings so I can try to set it back.
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Would love to have a better answer but sounds like it's time for a "factory reset".
Try android wifi tether. Screw barnacle and that other crap.
Have you tried the mobile ap option?
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what i do is use mobileap for laptop. Then connectify from laptop to all others. Works perfect.
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i can vouch for connectify. i use it for home wifi cuz i dont have a wireless modem but i have a wifi antennae in the back of my pc. works perfectly.
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Would love to have a better answer but sounds like it's time for a "factory reset".
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Dreaded that answer. To the other posts, yes I tried mobile ap. That's what no longer works. Used to be my favorite thing about this phone. Will try android tether first, then off to reset... *another sad face*
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