[Q] Not the same Captivate after Advanced App Killer - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I installed Advanced App Killer last night and now my Captivate has me captive. I was able to get 2 phone calls today and after the second one, my home screen doesn't show when I press the power button. When I call the number it rings until my voicemail comes on but the phone shows no signs of life. When I reboot by taking that battery out, it will boot and the screen will appear up until it scans for the SD card. Then the screen goes blank and I can't get it to come on. I recently installed SpeedMOD k13C and I have SetCPU installed. At this point all I want is a working phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

1) If you can get into recovery mode use adb pull to back up any important data (photos, etc) to your computer.
2) Try to boot into download mode, flash stock and see if the phone works.
3) If you can't get into download mode try a jig, if that doesn't work I don't know what to tell you.
Edit: Oh yeah, and don't bother with app/task killers, they're pretty much useless and tend to cause more problems then they're worth.

iamjester said:
Edit: Oh yeah, and don't bother with app/task killers, they're pretty much useless and tend to cause more problems then they're worth.
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Stop using all task killers.
Stop using SetCPU.
Check the build number of ur phone. If its 10.09 or earlier, u can use odin 1 click. If later, do NOT use odin 1 click. Search on how to make/use a JIG on these forums.
But before u do anything like odin, pls let us know the build number.

iamjester said:
1) If you can get into recovery mode use adb pull to back up any important data (photos, etc) to your computer.
2) Try to boot into download mode, flash stock and see if the phone works.
3) If you can't get into download mode try a jig, if that doesn't work I don't know what to tell you.
Edit: Oh yeah, and don't bother with app/task killers, they're pretty much useless and tend to cause more problems then they're worth.
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Thanks for your help. I was finally able to have the screen up long enough to uninstall Advanced App Killer. Now it seems to be working fine although people tell me that I don't sound clear on the phone. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks!

pmarsan said:
Thanks for your help. I was finally able to have the screen up long enough to uninstall Advanced App Killer. Now it seems to be working fine although people tell me that I don't sound clear on the phone. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks!
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What rom/kernel are you running?

pmarsan said:
Thanks for your help. I was finally able to have the screen up long enough to uninstall Advanced App Killer. Now it seems to be working fine although people tell me that I don't sound clear on the phone. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks!
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That sounds like a modem issue to me, which one are you using? I'm using the UGJK4 modem myself. The other ones I've tried resulted in staticy (sp?) voice calls for the other person.
Herp derp Captivate XDA app.

How can I tell what modem I'm using? I recently flashed with SpeedMOD K13C. Is there any other info you need?
Thanks.

chriscerv said:
What rom/kernel are you running?
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I'm running SpeedMOD K13C.
Thanks.

pmarsan said:
How can I tell what modem I'm using? I recently flashed with SpeedMOD K13C. Is there any other info you need?
Thanks.
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Modem will be under Settings --> About Phone --> BaseBand

diablo009 said:
Modem will be under Settings --> About Phone --> BaseBand
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Baseband version - I897UCJI6
Yes, I'm having people on the other end tell me that my voice is staticy and muffled.
Thanks

pizz0wn3d said:
That sounds like a modem issue to me, which one are you using? I'm using the UGJK4 modem myself. The other ones I've tried resulted in staticy (sp?) voice calls for the other person.
Herp derp Captivate XDA app.
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Can I use that UGJK4 modem on a Captivate?

A different modem might do it. There's a thread with a ton of them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835272
I'm currently using JK4 on my Captivate, as it's the default in the ROM I'm using, Paragon. Working well so far.

Let this be a lesson to people who want to install a Task Killer. The most recent Android versions handle memory management quite well, and killing apps yourself is harmful to the OS.

There were several stories this week about malware infecting android devices this week through a number of legitimate apps installed from the market. I would search and make sure you didn't download any of these apps. The behaviors you were describing are very similar to phones infected. They where able to access your account and send messages to pay sites and caused other havoc. Even if you feel your phone is running fine now, it wouldn't hurt to check on it. I installed an antivirus app two weeks ago and it scans every app I install before I save it to my phone. Just a thought

Burstaholic said:
A different modem might do it. There's a thread with a ton of them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835272
I'm currently using JK4 on my Captivate, as it's the default in the ROM I'm using, Paragon. Working well so far.
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I'm trying to flash my phone with ROM Manager to see if I can get my modem working right, but when I flash it, I get the following error.
E: Failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
What am I doing wrong?

yes I believe advanced app killer was one of the apps with malware the only way to remedy this is to do a full wipe I know you dont want to hear this but odin back to stock then do a master clear then reinstall your rom if u need help pm me
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pmarsan said:
I'm trying to flash my phone with ROM Manager to see if I can get my modem working right, but when I flash it, I get the following error.
E: Failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
What am I doing wrong?
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It seems that ROM Manager does that for some reason since you probably have 3e recovery which doesn't allow you to flash unsigned files. Try booting into recovery manually and trying it from there. When the phone is off hold down vol up/down and power buttons. This worked for me.

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Q: When the GPS fix comes in Sept. will it be OTA? I am rooted and can't access Keis

I'm in Canada using Bell (i9000m)
I have rooted my phone. I've used the 1 click lag fix. I've overclocked it a bit using an app/widget.
Other than that, I haven't done anything else to my phone.
I know these are noob questions, but i just hope someone can help me.
I can't for the life of me access Keis (tried everything)
I am curious: how do I update my firmware? what about the 2.2 froyo update? will it be OTA? will I still get it? What about the GPS fix?
Basically im wondering how will I be able to get these updates and fixes if I can't access Keis -- and my phone is rooted (does that even matter?) ?
Thanks in advance guys
No one?
Just basically wondering about future updates (gps fix / froyo 2.2) --- will I still be able to receive these if I rooted my phone?
What if I can't access Kies ?
I don't think the Galaxy S has an OTA function
Which means, it's either KIES or Odin
Arkanius said:
I don't think the Galaxy S has an OTA function
Which means, it's either KIES or Odin
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Christ. This phone is bar none the best avail. But easily has the WORST software I've ever seen.
KIES is messed and will never work with my phone/computer. It doesn't recognize anything.
So my only option is ODIN? is there anything I should be worried about with ODIN? is it really simple to flash? or do I gotta make partitions etc.
Any chance you have launcher pro installed?
im a newbie so im just providing info i have read my self and so far that ive seen odin is very simple to follow proper instructions theres a youtube video when ur flashing something your given step by step instructions by who ever uploaded the file and if you have the 3 button combo working your good to go as you can always reflash
The phone actually does have software capable of doing OTA updates. It probably isn't set up to work yet though.
The lagfix won't affect your upgrading though, just remember to uninstall it before doing the upgrade!
Root will have zero effect too, as it is just an extra (special) application at it's core.
it needs to switch back to TwLauncher for KIES to work
you can use Home Switcher
link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765081
Bobler420 said:
im a newbie so im just providing info i have read my self and so far that ive seen odin is very simple to follow proper instructions theres a youtube video when ur flashing something your given step by step instructions by who ever uploaded the file and if you have the 3 button combo working your good to go as you can always reflash
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I'm with Bell - my 3 button combo DOESN'T work
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Any chance you have launcher pro installed?
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Yes.
Do i have to uninstall it? or just use TW as my default ?
RyanZA said:
The phone actually does have software capable of doing OTA updates. It probably isn't set up to work yet though.
The lagfix won't affect your upgrading though, just remember to uninstall it before doing the upgrade!
Root will have zero effect too, as it is just an extra (special) application at it's core.
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What happens if you DONT uninstall the lag fix before the update ?
I used Ryan's 1-click lag fix --- is there a one-click to reverse it ?
is it easy to reverse the lag fix?
cheers
Funkadelick said:
Yes.
Do i have to uninstall it? or just use TW as my default ?
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No you don't have to uninstal just go to settings>applications>manage applications
select launcher pro and then click on the clear defaults button. Next press the home key, it will ask you to choose a home app, choose TW.
Kies does not work untill you do that.
Other things to check is go to settings>status>usb mode select kies
Usb debuging should be OFF
Try to have the pc and phone on a fresh restart before trying to connect.
Basicly it should work.
Yes, Kies works only with TW. Also with the latest Froyo JPC firmware you get yor GPS fixed already.
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Funkadelick said:
Yes.
Do i have to uninstall it? or just use TW as my default ?
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Yes, you need to use the default TW. I had the exact problem as yours, uninstalled my launcher pro then Kies is able to detect the phone from there.
Allgamer made a good point. I cant find anyway to return to the default screen so i just click uninstall
OlegZh said:
Yes, Kies works only with TW. Also with the latest Froyo JPC firmware you get yor GPS fixed already.
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Well this is the problem: I don't know how to flash (yet) so I'm just trying to learn slowly.
I am not sure if i want to flash it with Froyo FW's -- I kinda wanna wait for Bell to release their 2.2 froyo update (b/c my 3 buttons don't work and hopefully it will fix it AND the GPS)
So basically you guys have helped me with the Kies. But I am curious about the 1-click-lag-fix (I found the APP on the market and it worked) -- i don't wanna mess up my phone cuz the 3 button thing don't work.
So I just use the APP again to Un-root, use the APP again to remove/uninstall the lag-fix, then use Keis (or odin) to install/flash the new 2.2 froyo Bell update (when it comes out) ? then im good to go ?
After I update to 2.2 -- then I root again, and lag fix?
Funkadelick said:
Christ. This phone is bar none the best avail. But easily has the WORST software I've ever seen.
KIES is messed and will never work with my phone/computer. It doesn't recognize anything.
So my only option is ODIN? is there anything I should be worried about with ODIN? is it really simple to flash? or do I gotta make partitions etc.
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I have a Bell i9000m, rooted, unlocked and on Rogers.
After installing Samsung drivers ( PRIOR TO connecting via usb) Kies worked on first attempt (Win7 64bit). The driver pack is 18 mb and I found it somewhere here on the forms (looking for the link).
Hope that helps.
Hi, I also having GPS problem previously and I hated samsung which produce so bad gps phone but after a while I think I finally found why causes the gps issues. Ok if you go into the GPS test mode by *#1472365*# you will notice that we are using SUPL. SUPL true GPS which will in coorporate with the compass and stalite to fix our position and direction. But our phone compass some how need to be calibrated. Just key in *#0*# then click on sensor. If your compass showing need to be calibrate then just hold your phone by verticaly and rotate it untill you get 3. Now reboot it and try the GPS.

[Q] To Froyo or not to Froyo... that is the question.

Hello everybody. I've never unlocked, rooted, or done any modding to a phone before... I'm also not much of a unix/linux guy, but have SOME familiarity with it.
OK, so.....
I've been doing some reading around this forum & am still confused about some things, and also have some questions I haven't found answered. I apologize if these have been asked/answered elsewhere, but I have tried searching.
1. Some terms are used in this forum that I am unfamilar with: adw, adm? jig?
2. After flashing to froyo, everyone has the same Android Device ID? So, how do you restore your own ID, I haven't seen this answered anywhere.
3. I've seen people mentioning phone batches... what is this info needed for? Mine is batch 1009 if that matters.
4. OK, so if you screw something up & brick your phone... you can use ODIN w/JF6 to fix this? There is no way to be unable to un-brick your phone, as long as you have ODIN & JF6?
5. I've downloaded the GalaxyS OCR software, but you still need to use another program to flash your ROM file over? Am I understanding this correctly?
6. Where do I get the ROMs for froyo.. and what is the easiest software to use for flashing the rom? I see people mentioning Cognition a lot, but they also mention some others like Axura. Is there a definitive comparison of the various ROMs someplace that I am missing?
Thanks in advance everybody!
Hello everybody. I've never unlocked, rooted, or done any modding to a phone before... I'm also not much of a unix/linux guy, but have SOME familiarity with it.
OK, so.....
I've been doing some reading around this forum & am still confused about some things, and also have some questions I haven't found answered. I apologize if these have been asked/answered elsewhere, but I have tried searching.
1. Some terms are used in this forum that I am unfamilar with: adw, adm? jig?
Adw is a launcher
Not sure on adm
Jig is a device some have put together and used to recover from brick
2. After flashing to froyo, everyone has the same Android Device ID? So, how do you restore your own ID, I haven't seen this answered anywhere.
There is an app on the market android id changer. I believe you need to be rooted. Download app, click save id. When you load a froyo rom some will automatically use the saved id, others may not. In the case that it does not get same app load id, click change. Phone still reboot id will be changed
3. I've seen people mentioning phone batches... what is this info needed for? Mine is batch 1009 if that matters.
You should be fine. I am the same batch
4. OK, so if you screw something up & brick your phone... you can use ODIN w/JF6 to fix this? There is no way to be unable to un-brick your phone, as long as you have ODIN & JF6?
Odin will save you from just about everything. Couple things, only works on pc. Download drivers for the phone prior to flashing anything. Make sure your phone is recognized by the pc. Attempt to get into download mode. Pull battery, sim, external sd. Put battery back in. while holding volume up and down plug in usb while connected to pc. Screen should show orange guy with shovel. If works just pull battery to get out of that screen
Attempt to get into recovery. Volume up and down and per at the same time. When at &t screen comes up, let go of all three. A screen should come up with blue letters
If you can not get into either of these I would not flash
5. I've downloaded the GalaxyS OCR software, but you still need to use another program to flash your ROM file over? Am I understanding this correctly?
Yes
6. Where do I get the ROMs for froyo.. and what is the easiest software to use for flashing the rom? I see people mentioning Cognition a lot, but they also mention some others like Axura. Is there a definitive comparison of the various ROMs someplace that I am missing?
Roms can be found in the captivate development section. There are several froyo roms.
You install roms using free app, rom manager. Download app, open, top option says flash clockwork recovery, click and scroll to captivate. This puts an update zip on your sd card. Power phone off. Get into recovery, three button combo you tested before. Navigate in recovery using volume up and down, select with power. Scroll to reinstall packages. You may get butted back to the same screen, click reinstall packages, will take you to a green recovery screen. Reboot phone.
Find the rom you want and download, can be done directly on phone. Move file to the root If your sd card. Power off remove sim and external sd. Make sure your battery is fully charged. Open rom manager app. Click install rom from sd. Navigate to file, select clear cache and data. If you want to backup your current state there is an option to do so. Click ok, put your phone down, be patient. Couple minutes later you will be booting into your new rom.
Hope this helps
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Personally... I don't know if everyone should be trying to install custom ROM's on their phones.
Alot of people have too many issues figuring out how to root, sideload enable, and then download ROM Manager to install a custom ROM. Then when things go south they don't know how to restore their phone and end up having to warranty it.
Doing any of the above will immediately void your warranty.
But... with all that said I'm running a "stock" Eclair OTA JH7 right now with a few tweaks - and I really can't say I'm missing all the "Froyo goodness" at the moment.
I've rooted and allowed non-market apps with CLShortfuse's One-Click Root program.
Then I downloaded a Lag Fix (RyanZA's OCLF) from the market... and the phone has been screaming along just fine.
And of course.. GPS still doesn't work - but at this point I'm used to it.
No issues with headphone's not working, or terrible battery drain, or the other myriad of issues you will find by installing the latest and greatest. So... rather than start in with the latest popular ROM - I'd just Root and apply a Lagfix and see how it goes from there. If at that point your really comfortable with flashing a ROM - go for it.
avgjoegeek said:
Then I downloaded a Lag Fix (RyanZA's OCLF) from the market... and the phone has been screaming along just fine.
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OK, so I've dipped my toe in & rooted the phone using TGA_Gunnman's "GalaxyS_One-Click_Root_All_Models"
According to the program, I'm rooted. Phone rebooted into that recovery mode & I chose "Reinstall all packages".
Phone rebooted as it's supposed to. Went into Market, all seems good, but I can't find this OCLF you mention. Searched on RyanZA, OCLF, and also "lag fix" but don't get any results... ??
Also, The AT&T programs are no longer listed under my applications manager, were they uninstalled by default? I still see a couple of AT&T apps when I go to view all applications, but can't find these apps to uninstall in the app manager section.
Thanks!
Bill
OCLF I believe had been taken off the market but I would not suggest using that program for anything other then rooting your f device
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So it has... whats the deal?
Not sure why it was removed but I only used it as an easy way to root. The lag fix on that app was an ext 2 lag fix that is obsolete. If you are willing to apply a lag fix and want froyo read the cognition, perception, auxura, etc threads in development and decide which one you want.
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If you just want your phone to work, I'd suggest just doing one of the lag fixes and staying as "stock" as possible. There's a one-click root/unroot for the captivate for rooting. The rest is up to you. But, for me having exchange support for work is a must and Froyo works perfectly with my company's exchange set up.
If you're a "tinkering" type of person, then go for some custom stuff! I believe best way to learn is just go do it. Read through the development section for a week or so (post your questions in this section though... devs seem to be a little snippy lately) and have fun. Odin has saved me from bricking my device a few times. Like was said before just make sure you download and test working usb drivers and can that you can access your device from windows.
Good luck!
Billbo1970 said:
2. After flashing to froyo, everyone has the same Android Device ID? So, how do you restore your own ID, I haven't seen this answered anywhere.
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ARG! I flashed Perception build 5 without backing up my original device ID. What is the importance of the device ID?
If I go back to the my stock ROM backed up with ROM Manager, will it still have my original device ID?
loonieryan said:
ARG! I flashed Perception build 5 without backing up my original device ID. What is the importance of the device ID?
If I go back to the my stock ROM backed up with ROM Manager, will it still have my original device ID?
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I believe perception 5 generates a random one.
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mcord11758 said:
I believe perception 5 generates a random one.
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K, thanks, but that still doesn't answer my question regarding the significance/importance of the device ID. How is it used and what is it used for?
loonieryan said:
K, thanks, but that still doesn't answer my question regarding the significance/importance of the device ID. How is it used and what is it used for?
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The market and some games access it. So with leaked froyo, when everyone has the same id it causes issues because there can be like a thousand people with the same id trying to download at the same time.
As far as the games,i never had a problem do I can not say which ones and what the issue was
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Billbo1970 said:
OK, so I've dipped my toe in & rooted the phone using TGA_Gunnman's "GalaxyS_One-Click_Root_All_Models"
According to the program, I'm rooted. Phone rebooted into that recovery mode & I chose "Reinstall all packages".
Phone rebooted as it's supposed to. Went into Market, all seems good, but I can't find this OCLF you mention. Searched on RyanZA, OCLF, and also "lag fix" but don't get any results... ??
Also, The AT&T programs are no longer listed under my applications manager, were they uninstalled by default? I still see a couple of AT&T apps when I go to view all applications, but can't find these apps to uninstall in the app manager section.
Thanks!
Bill
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AT&T applications are system applications and therefore do not show under the default application manager view. If you are still "stock", you would do Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Press Menu button>Filter>All. This will list all the applications on the phone. Be careful what you try and remove if you do this. Remove the wrong system app and your phone will dump. Most system apps won't let you remove them this way, you would have to use ADB or Titanium Backup to remove.
Search and read. Good Luck!
iirc batch 1009 doesnt have download mode.
you should flash the one click that enables the 3 button download mode before you do anything...
then make a jig so that you can recover if anything ever messes up...
then go nuts and flash 10x a day.
Ah thanks for the info, that shows them. So, I havne't done a thing other than root the phone so far. I've been trying to find the 'lag fix', but haven't been able to. I have however found a lot of posting on how the lag fix makes the phone much faster, but also drains the hell out of the battery. Any opinions on that? That's really all i wanted right now, a faster phone & get rid of some AT&T apps. One of them seems to run all the time (I use my wifi a lot), is it safe to kill AT&T Hot Spots, or will I lose wifi connectivity if I do that?
Bill
Billbo1970 said:
Ah thanks for the info, that shows them. So, I havne't done a thing other than root the phone so far. I've been trying to find the 'lag fix', but haven't been able to. I have however found a lot of posting on how the lag fix makes the phone much faster, but also drains the hell out of the battery. Any opinions on that? That's really all i wanted right now, a faster phone & get rid of some AT&T apps. One of them seems to run all the time (I use my wifi a lot), is it safe to kill AT&T Hot Spots, or will I lose wifi connectivity if I do that?
Bill
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The only lag fixes out there come with custom roms or kernals. Battery life depends on the rom but common sense would dictate if you are driving 100 mile per hr it will take more gas then going 50
I do not think you will have any issues killing at&t hot spots. It is gone from all custom roms so it can not be too important. Do not mess with anything google especially gtalk
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Thanks for the info! Well, I've bought the paid version of Titanium Backup & just backed up the phone; and I have Odin w/the correct ROM file, so I may start delving a little deeper into the phone now.
Any suggestions on a ROM for someone that just wants to speed up the phone a bit & lose the ATT bloatware? Don't really care if it's 2.2, I can wait for the official to come out & be ROM'd up by the geniuses here
Bill
Billbo1970 said:
Thanks for the info! Well, I've bought the paid version of Titanium Backup & just backed up the phone; and I have Odin w/the correct ROM file, so I may start delving a little deeper into the phone now.
Any suggestions on a ROM for someone that just wants to speed up the phone a bit & lose the ATT bloatware? Don't really care if it's 2.2, I can wait for the official to come out & be ROM'd up by the geniuses here
Bill
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If you do not care about 2.2 a good starter rom would be cognition 2.16. You can get it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
Click on get cognition here. It will bring you to a page with a bunch of links. Personally I would use the 2.16 without hsupa. If you never use bluetooth then it does not make a difference. This rom uses the voodoo lagfix. The only downfall is that everyone had moved to 2.2 roms do if you post questions in that thread I am not sure you will get much back.
If you are going 2.2 I would read and try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856877
Perception is also an option but from what I am reading I would not flash the latest update until it gets worked through some.
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mcord11758 said:
Personally I would use the 2.16 without hsupa.
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What's huspa?
Billbo1970 said:
What's huspa?
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I am probably not the best to explain this but it is a faster upload and download capability that us not standard on the Captivate. Meaning if you have it, and the data in your area is strong, you should have a faster download/browser experience
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Revert Back to stock

OK guys, I own a Heroc and spend all my time over in that area of XDA and the IRC.. BUt i have quick question about a friends Samsung Captivate... He is running a custom rom and is wanting to unroot and go completely back to stock.. Can you lead me in the right direction please..
Edit*** the reason he is wanting to go back is because GPS is not working...
Here ya go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
i noticed alot of people on there are saying this dont work or there are major issues and complications.. you have to forgive me.. I run a hero and going back stock is a simple as running the RUU and i dont have to do a thing but watch the progress and waalaa its done..
BUMP... OK the reason for this is because GPS and camera are not working.. He is running cognition2.6 or something like that... i figure its a kernel problem but your guys could tell me more...
I've screwed up using odin several times but it was always user error. What your friend needs to do is follow the instructions exactly step-by-step and they'll be fine.
hatchguy06 said:
Edit*** the reason he is wanting to go back is because GPS is not working...
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Going back to stock isn't going to make gps any better. Best to flash jm9 fix, should work with any rom.
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hatchguy06 said:
BUMP... OK the reason for this is because GPS and camera are not working.. He is running cognition2.6 or something like that... i figure its a kernel problem but your guys could tell me more...
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Don't know why your friend's captivate has no functional camera when he is on cognition. Make him flash the latest cog? Like the person above, GPS is as good as crap on stock as well. Do jm9 fix and see if that fixes it. If you need the jm9 file, PM and I will send you the flashable zip file.
Also if he wants to go back to stock, ODIN is pretty simple too. Open up ODIN, go to download mode (from cog I think there is a reboot to download option. If not just shut down the phone, press both vol up+down and hold them and plug in USB cable.) Once ODIN says "added!", press start, and just let it be. Your friend's phone should be back to stock in just a few minutes.
EDIT: Also tell your friend to read more. It's way better to do stuff knowing what you're doing
I don't have any issues with my vibrants GPS. I got the OTA and wallah no more sh-tty GPS. I use it everyday for work. Now I just need to do RyanZa's OCFL and I'm good.
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[Q] Pandora Radio + Froyo

Okay Heres the problem
I am Running DesignGears Perception Build 9.5 and want to use Pandora radio...
Every time i run pandora it will start to play a song and out of no where just stop no specific time just whenever it wants... I have been searching and searching and searching for a fix to no avail. I came upon a thread in xda that i thought might have some Connection or Correlation to my issue
Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737111
now it shows some steps and thats for The Nexus One and not for Samsung Captivate... Could there be any fix for this because I love the Perception build I checked with DesignGears and people have told me its not the rom. I have reflashed and reinstalled so please don't suggest that and i really don't want to go back to Eclair because Froyo will never be released anytime soon by AT&T we all know this... Please Please Please Help I will be in great debt to whoever helps
Thanks in advance
-Chino
Did you try using what was instructed?
Could try pulling the build.prop as it instructs (doesn't affect your phone) and see if that line is in there? If so you should be able to use the ADB command to temporarily disable it (i.e. it will turn back on when you reboot your phone) what is causing the issue with Pandora.
avgjoegeek said:
Did you try using what was instructed?
Could try pulling the build.prop as it instructs (doesn't affect your phone) and see if that line is in there? If so you should be able to use the ADB command to temporarily disable it (i.e. it will turn back on when you reboot your phone) what is causing the issue with Pandora.
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sounds good only problem is i dont know wtf im doing or how to do that maybe some help?
borico4life said:
sounds good only problem is i dont know wtf im doing or how to do that maybe some help?
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May want to try Build 9.9 then. Yes the GPS doesn't work but eh, it comes preloaded with pandora and works.
Hrm - that would be an issue.
I'd say read the Q&A sticky (yes I plug my own posts shamelessly) and look for the ADB how-to link. Can open up the build.prop with notepad and look for the line it posts.
It is pretty simple stuff once you start playing around with it.
Just a couple thoughts. Are you turning off your data 2G/3G to save on data? If so, have you disabled wick when the screen goes to sleep?
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Make sure to do a FULL wipe of everything when you install the rom. Odin to stock, remove sim/sd then odin Master clear, copy the rom file(s) to internal SD, then when you are in CWM select erase all user data and then install it as normal.
Worth a shot if you are not too comitted to the current install...

[Q] missing market apps

i had my phone upgraded by a friend to cognition 3.02, which was a bonus after he fixed some settings so the phone could read my sim again. everything works great, but i have run into yet another problem. the app store doesent show me all the apps, and i actually cant find anything i was able to use before, all is shows me is a bunch of apps that have less than 50 downloads. i also sometimes get a message saying that my device might not be compatible with the android market. All i want is to the the market to work properly and not have to bring it back in so my friend has to waste more time toying around with it.
All is appreciated
2 things
Did you back up your android id when on stock?
Did you try this, settings, applications, manage, market, clear data?
arsenalbreak said:
i had my phone upgraded by a friend to cognition 3.02, which was a bonus after he fixed some settings so the phone could read my sim again. everything works great, but i have run into yet another problem. the app store doesent show me all the apps, and i actually cant find anything i was able to use before, all is shows me is a bunch of apps that have less than 50 downloads. i also sometimes get a message saying that my device might not be compatible with the android market. All i want is to the the market to work properly and not have to bring it back in so my friend has to waste more time toying around with it.
All is appreciated
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Have you tried the market fix in SGS tools?
mcord11758 said:
2 things
Did you back up your android id when on stock?
Did you try this, settings, applications, manage, market, clear data?
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I wasnt the one that did the upgrade, but it figure he didnt back up the android id. and as for the clear data. it just asks me to accept terms when i start it up again and i get the same result
zelendel said:
Have you tried the market fix in SGS tools?
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I have not, dunno what it is.
Sgs tools if the app is not already installed on the rom
http://www.mediafire.com/?xtw16417su40j7b
mcord11758 said:
Sgs tools if the app is not already installed on the rom
http://www.mediafire.com/?xtw16417su40j7b
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what if i cant get the app from android to use the apk file... (ie. astro file manager)
arsenalbreak said:
what if i cant get the app from android to use the apk file... (ie. astro file manager)
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Why cant you get Astro file manager it is free on the market
zelendel said:
Why cant you get Astro file manager it is free on the market
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doesent show up.
I have the same problem after reflashing a ROM tonight. I am in a test market site and all the apps available are all test apps. I tried flashing various ROM's with the same result. I had this happen to me before and it took 24 hours before things returned to normal so I am calling it a night.
keitht said:
I have the same problem after reflashing a ROM tonight. I am in a test market site and all the apps available are all test apps. I tried flashing various ROM's with the same result. I had this happen to me before and it took 24 hours before things returned to normal so I am calling it a night.
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so youre saying after waiting a day things will go back to normal. or did you do something that ended up fixing it
arsenalbreak said:
what if i cant get the app from android to use the apk file... (ie. astro file manager)
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Try this
http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/astro-file-manager
arsenalbreak said:
doesent show up.
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I would try and clear your market data and then reload market. What rom are you on?
zelendel said:
I would try and clear your market data and then reload market. What rom are you on?
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some1 mentioned it, and reloading just produces the exact same results. im using congition 3.02 btw
mcord11758 said:
Try this
http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/astro-file-manager
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thankyou. i finally got sgs tools ready on my phone. wut do i do now?
just tried the market fix option in sgs tools. rebooted and tried the market, and still got the message that my phone might not be compatible w/ the android market, and all the apps are still missing
arsenalbreak said:
just tried the market fix option in sgs tools. rebooted and tried the market, and still got the message that my phone might not be compatible w/ the android market, and all the apps are still missing
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Ok now to ask. What version of this phone do you have? Go into settings/applications and scroll to market and tell me what version of market it says you have
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Ok now to ask. What version of this phone do you have? Go into settings/applications and scroll to market and tell me what version of market it says you have
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says version 2.2.7
arsenalbreak said:
says version 2.2.7
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You said your friend had to change some settings to get it to work with your sim card? I would ask him what he had to change. Have you asked in the COG thread?
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You said your friend had to change some settings to get it to work with your sim card? I would ask him what he had to change. Have you asked in the COG thread?
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So i still have to talk with him huh. (nope havent tried there yet prolly do that next). one more thing though, what if i just use odin to flash to stock, would that undo everything he did? if not, might it also help fix the market issue?
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So i still have to talk with him huh. (nope havent tried there yet prolly do that next). one more thing though, what if i just use odin to flash to stock, would that undo everything he did? if not, might it also help fix the market issue?
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Yeah it seems that way. To be honest that should have been your first stop to find the answer as most issues are posted and fixed there. If you flash with odin to the correct firmware then yes it will. What firmware did you have?

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