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[Q] Rooted and applied One-Click Lag Fix, what's next?

Okay, so I've done rooting my Cappy with ECLAIR.UCJH7 update. I've also done with the lag fix from the Market. Now, what I want is to flash a new Rom. I'm somehow caught up in the middle of Cognition and Perception, I don't know which one do I use. Can you help me out? And if possible, steps on how to apply/flash it. Do I need to restore my phone to default? Thanks and sorry for too many questions.

first thing you do is get rid of that oclf. It uses a dangerous method to make the phone APPEAR faster in a quadrant test...without ANY real world improvement. Cognition is the most popular, closest to stock build. check it out here. My preference is the leaked froyo with a few tweaks heres a look at cognition http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532

topiratiko said:
first thing you do is get rid of that oclf. It uses a dangerous method to make the phone APPEAR faster in a quadrant test...without ANY real world improvement. Cognition is the most popular, closest to stock build. check it out here. My preference is the leaked froyo with a few tweaks heres a look at cognition http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
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So you would recommend Cognition instead of Perception? I've read somewhere that there are lots of bug on the cognition. You think I should remove the lag fix?
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Ryans oclf=REMOVE NOW! The latest version (2.3 beta 8) of cognition Is built using a kernel as close to stock as possible as i understand. It also comes with the voodoo lag fix. Voodoo is a legitimate file system restructure that produces elevated quadrant scores AND real world results http://project-voodoo.org/lagfix this comes with the latest version of cognition in the link i sent you

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Ryans oclf=REMOVE NOW! The latest version (2.3 beta 8) of cognition Is built using a kernel as close to stock as possible as i understand. It also comes with the voodoo lag fix. Voodoo is a legitimate file system restructure that produces elevated quadrant scores AND real world re this comes with the latest version of cognition in the link i sent you
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Okay. I think I'm gonna remove the lagfix later and I'll try to flash that Cognition rom. Can you give me any steps or tips so I can do it safely?
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For cognition i cant say for sure. there should be instructions on the link i sent to you. I flashed the initial 2.2 froyo rom....i dont want to give you any false information.

You're using a Froyo rom? But have you tried cognition before?
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cognition is built using the froyo rom as a base....ive never used cognition...only hear good remarks about its latest version. this is what i run http://www.talkandroid.com/16117-official-android-2-2-build-for-the-samsung-captivate-leaks/ keep in mind that if you install this your bluetooth will not work properly. to me i dont use bluetooth so it doesnt matter to me

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cognition is built using the froyo rom as a base....ive never used cognition...only hear good remarks about its latest version. this is what i run keep in mind that if you install this your bluetooth will not work properly. to me i dont use bluetooth so it doesnt matter to me
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Hmm. So the bluetooth will not properly work when I flash the rom that you use? And is it okay to flash the cognition when I'm on the updated ECLAIR? The UCJH7 one..

Correct. Bluetooth will NOT work. Its recommended to flash back to stock..although im not sure if its required in your case...this may help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364

[Q] Serendipity 5.12 or Cognition 4.1.1

I know this gets asked a lot, but I have a question that I think might be a little different.
Right now I have an AT&T Captivate Running FROYO.UCKB1
I was going to flash Cog4 today but I just realized that the MobleTechVid Gingerbread theme would not work with that ROM. Ever since I saw Josh's vid on his theme, I have wanted it!
I just ran across his Serendipity ROM review and it looks like it has most if not all of the Gingerbread theme built into it.
Basically, I have told myself to skip the Cog4 and just do the Serendipity ROM, but I guess I just wanted a 3rd party endorsement of that decision.
I do need my phone to be 100% usable and reliable as I use it for work, which is why I was leaning toward the COG4 ROM (stability). I can not give up usability/stability for pretty graphics.
On a side note, from what I have read here, it seems as if I need to use Odin to flash back to 2.1 before flashing a custom ROM (via ClockWorkMod). I am fine with that, but I was just wondering if, since UCKB1 came out, anyone has developed a way to flash a ROM with out having to go backwards first.
Thanks!

If you like kb1 cognition is the sane exact thing. If you want something different flash serendipity
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I just flashed this rom on my captivate. So far it is working flawlessy.
I was also on 2.2 Froyo, and used Odin to go back to stock. It's seems like a useless step, but i did it. It only takes a few minutes and for safety sake it's better to do it right just in case.
Josh has awesome vids. I don't think i would have done it this quickly if i had to use some of the others that i've watched.
Josh=

Cognition was my first ROM from stock. It worked well as advertised. And like yourself, I wanted stability over anything else. Its great for being close to stock, with running more smoothly, and had a few extra features. Then I decided to try Serendipity. Serendipity has much more added features and is much more customizable, while at the same time, still provides stability. In my experiences, I would put Serendipity in the middle between Cognition and other roms like Andromeda, which is even more themed than Serendipity. IMO, Serendipity is the happy medium between the stock experience and flashy themed roms. It seems like you already did your research on how to flash, so I would say give Serendipty a try. If its too much or not what you are looking for, go back to Cognition. But it seems like the developers of Cognition (designgears) are straying away from Captivate development, as they already discontinued their other rom, Perception.

cavsoldier19d said:
Cognition was my first ROM from stock. It worked well as advertised. And like yourself, I wanted stability over anything else. Its great for being close to stock, with running more smoothly, and had a few extra features. Then I decided to try Serendipity. Serendipity has much more added features and is much more customizable, while at the same time, still provides stability. In my experiences, I would put Serendipity in the middle between Cognition and other roms like Andromeda, which is even more themed than Serendipity. IMO, Serendipity is the happy medium between the stock experience and flashy themed roms. It seems like you already did your research on how to flash, so I would say give Serendipty a try. If its too much or not what you are looking for, go back to Cognition. But it seems like the developers of Cognition (designgears) are straying away from Captivate development, as they already discontinued their other rom, Perception.
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actually, your concept of Andromeda is wrong. Andromeda is first and foremost a 'stock' experience and there is a version that is heavily themed....

mthayer1 said:
I just flashed this rom on my captivate. So far it is working flawlessy.
I was also on 2.2 Froyo, and used Odin to go back to stock. It's seems like a useless step, but i did it. It only takes a few minutes and for safety sake it's better to do it right just in case.
Josh has awesome vids. I don't think i would have done it this quickly if i had to use some of the others that i've watched.
Josh=
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When you say "this rom" do you mean Serendipity or Cognition?
From what I have read, you have to flash back to 2.1 if you are using ClockWorkMod to flash your new ROM because 2.1 and 2.2 use different recovery modes and ClockWork will not work with the recovery mode that 2.2 uses (I think it is 2e that 2.1 and ClockWork use and 3e that 2.2 uses).
2 more questions. What would hapen if I just put the ROM .zip on the root of phone, named it update.zip, rebooted into recovery, and "reinstalled packages"? Wouldn't this flash the ROM w/o using ClockWork and therefore not having to flash back to 2.1?
When I used Kies to go from 2.1 to 2.2 that seemed to be what it did and it kept all my aps, SMS, phone log, and all my other settings (home screens and widgets had to be reset). I do understand the "best" way is to return to out of box stock and then flash, but then there is a lot to re-setup...
Last thing. The only thing about the Gingerbread theme that I don't want is the orange color when you press an on screen button. I prefer the blue color that I have now with 2.2. Is there an "easy" way to change it from the orange back to blue in Serendipity?
Thanks for helping this newb!

bobapunk said:
When you say "this rom" do you mean Serendipity or Cognition?
From what I have read, you have to flash back to 2.1 if you are using ClockWorkMod to flash your new ROM because 2.1 and 2.2 use different recovery modes and ClockWork will not work with the recovery mode that 2.2 uses (I think it is 2e that 2.1 and ClockWork use and 3e that 2.2 uses).
2 more questions. What would hapen if I just put the ROM .zip on the root of phone, named it update.zip, rebooted into recovery, and "reinstalled packages"? Wouldn't this flash the ROM w/o using ClockWork and therefore not having to flash back to 2.1?
When I used Kies to go from 2.1 to 2.2 that seemed to be what it did and it kept all my aps, SMS, phone log, and all my other settings (home screens and widgets had to be reset). I do understand the "best" way is to return to out of box stock and then flash, but then there is a lot to re-setup...
Last thing. The only thing about the Gingerbread theme that I don't want is the orange color when you press an on screen button. I prefer the blue color that I have now with 2.2. Is there an "easy" way to change it from the orange back to blue in Serendipity?
Thanks for helping this newb!
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first of all, NO you cannot just name a rom zip update.zip and flash from stock 3e recovery....3e recovery does not allow unsigned zip files to run on it...thats why you have to either flash back to 2.1 or root and use the unsigned 3e recovery mod
it doesnt matter if you return to stock 2.1 or not, when you flash a new rom, you will lose your setup....it wipes the phone except for your internal and external sd cards. root your phone and run titanium backup if you want to save all that stuff.
for your last question about the color. yes, its a png file inside /system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi, however, i dont recommend you go mucking around with that......and honestly, it wont look right with the rest of the theme anyway

Ah, thanks for explaining why flashing from a zip in 3e will not work.
I am not sure what parts of the theme you don't think blue will go with...
From what I have seen, the indicators are green and the menus are black. I think that blue would go with that just as well as orange...

bobapunk said:
Basically, I have told myself to skip the Cog4 and just do the Serendipity ROM, but I guess I just wanted a 3rd party endorsement of that decision.
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I endorse it. There. Problem solved.
I flash Serendipity everytime MikeyMike puts out an update to it. Granted I flash a new rom at least every two days. Serendipity is always in my rom rotation.

word of caution
If you are really not sure - don't do any custom ROM flashing, it's overhyped.
Stay on stock, enjoy stability.
Or enter the wonderful world of bricking/unbricking.

My first ROM was Cog 3.04, and I followed to 4.0, and 4.1.
Two days ago, I switched to Serendipity because I wanted a different experience besides something close to stock. It's not that Cog was bad...it's great.
What I'm discovering is that it's great to sample the ROMs until you find what fits you best, even if that means you're changing a lot.

I agree 100%...it's all up to the individual!

In my opinion Cognition is for those who want as close to stock as possible and don't want to stray too far into the flashing foray.
Where as Roms such as Serendipity use the latest software released for the i9000 to enhance the device to a better experience and deviate is much from the stock mess as possible.
That and the fact that Cog is 2.2 and Serendipity is 2.2.1

I used to be a big cognition fan until I tried serendipity. Cog is ok, but serendipity is more tailored to my wants and needs. So perhaps try both and see which one will suit you.
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bravomail said:
If you are really not sure - don't do any custom ROM flashing, it's overhyped.
Stay on stock, enjoy stability.
Or enter the wonderful world of bricking/unbricking.
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Someone didn't RTFM...

MikeyMike01 said:
Someone didn't RTFM...
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LOL!
Seriously.
Even if I did Brick, it seems that $0.99 at radio shack and sacrificing my iGo adapter would be sufficient to un-brick...

bravomail said:
If you are really not sure - don't do any custom ROM flashing, it's overhyped.
Stay on stock, enjoy stability.
Or enter the wonderful world of bricking/unbricking.
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Any Rom is more stable than what was released by ATT and if you are bricking your phone then you should either read more or have some one more knowledgeable do it for you.

bravomail said:
If you are really not sure - don't do any custom ROM flashing, it's overhyped.
Stay on stock, enjoy stability.
Or enter the wonderful world of bricking/unbricking.
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Pretty sure you haven't flashed before if you make a judgement like that. Stock is 1. Much slower, 2. Way less customizable, and 3. Boring.
Lastly, my honest perspective is that stability is the exact same as long as you don't go trekking around things you don't read about prior.
Install a good Rom, find a kernel that sounds the best for you-really just pick one that is popular-if you want. However most Roms come with a custom one so you need not mess with that unless you get interested. And if you want to play around even more, install a different modem. But, as before, that is not necessary.
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Cog4.1 Rom
Suckerpunch#55 kernel
JL3 modem

does serendipity looks like stock rom? I tot it looks like nexus s?

I don't think it looks stock at all. Cog does. I think Serendipity looks (and functions) 100x better than the stock rom.
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does serendipity looks like stock rom? I tot it looks like nexus s?
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New here

So I'm new to the captivate,im rooted and only using suckerpunch kenrnal. I don't want a changed theme or anything but what is the best way to go to max my phones speed? I'm running froyo and I'm already oc'd to 1.4 ghz.
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run a 2.2.1 rom like jpy or js5 and you wont really need the overclock and lagfix but sounds like you'd do it anyway. the kernel really makes the biggest difference but putting the best kernel over a laggy rom just doesn't make much sense. im using the dragon rc3 rom, it is based on 2.2.1 firmware from a chinese version of the captivate and the ui is butter smooth. there are many other good ones too. and soon enough there will be cm7 which will have other enhancements.
there is also the minfree settings and scheduler but you should have one of the faster schedulers on by default with that kernel. most other sleed related settings are built into the kernel.

Well see I'm looking for maybe a tweaked stock rom. I love the samsung interface on the captivate. Overclocking seems to help a bit but I still feel a little lag here and there
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So I tweaked a few things and all is 99.9% ok. Now I wanna deodex,any way to do this without flashing a rom? Or maybe a way to flash a custom rom and then get back stock theme?
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brd912 said:
So I tweaked a few things and all is 99.9% ok. Now I wanna deodex,any way to do this without flashing a rom? Or maybe a way to flash a custom rom and then get back stock theme?
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By deodexing you will have essentially created a custom rom. Unchanged, but custom none the less. You would have to pull all the needed files - deodex - and then push them back. More steps then flashing a custom rom. There are a few roms in the dev section that are for the most part "stock deodexed" with small changes that do not really effect the look of the standard samsuck interface.
Explore the dev section.

lol ok ill just read all the post's. i was thinking maybe i could shortcut but i know that isnt how things work and samsuck? damn i thought samsung did pretty good with the galaxy s phones

Stock KB1 theme

Does anyone know if anyone has done a stock kb1 theme?
I have the stock kb1 froyo with voodoo lagfix.
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Would like to know this as well. Did some searching and didn't find anything either.

By stock do you mean AOSP?

Like me I think he is running AT&Ts Official 2.2 KB1 ROM.

Yup, the official kb1. Someone should make some kind of theme package.
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Not that have seen. In fact I think this is the first time any has asked for this that I can remember.

mrascon1086 said:
Does anyone know if anyone has done a stock kb1 theme?
I have the stock kb1 froyo with voodoo lagfix.
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I think the reason that no one has themed the stock KB1 ROM is because the stock ROM is not deodexed.

CB650 Wolf said:
I think the reason that no one has themed the stock KB1 ROM is because the stock ROM is not deodexed.
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This!
I was going to deodex and experiment with themes made for Cognition, but it just seems easier to flash to Cognition!
I did get some parts of the Matted Blues theme for Cognition to work on stock KB1. All of the icons in the notification bar (battery, 3g/edge/wifi, silent, and USB icons) worked as well at the toggles in the notification bar (wifi, bluetooth, gps, silent, and auto rotation).
From what I have tried, that is as far as the theming can go on an odexed ROM.

Wow man... you should keep trying to develop this. Or other developers for that matter. It would be cool to have a theme for the stock kb1
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Modding the Factory KB1 Froyo 2.2
bobapunk said:
This!
I was going to deodex and experiment with themes made for Cognition, but it just seems easier to flash to Cognition!
I did get some parts of the Matted Blues theme for Cognition to work on stock KB1. All of the icons in the notification bar (battery, 3g/edge/wifi, silent, and USB icons) worked as well at the toggles in the notification bar (wifi, bluetooth, gps, silent, and auto rotation).
From what I have tried, that is as far as the theming can go on an odexed ROM.
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Hey guys,
I was just thumbing through the themes section and came across this post.
I'm currently running a modified KB1 theme. I've only made specific mods to certain aspects of the KB1 theme that I wanted to see either shaped or colored differently. I'll make a mod to the status bar, the contact layout, the dialer, notification menu, etc....
For me, I'm just having some fun making my own tweaks and mods without flashing an entire ROM. Just my preference for now. I'm also learning more about the file structure and the links between certain files and file types by doing so.
Just in case anyone was interested and wanted to do as I am doing, while keeping their stock KB1 Froyo 2.2 ROMS and have the ability to make certain mods and tweaks, you can find an in depth step by step tutorial on deodexing a stock / odexed ROM.
You can find the thread right here
Have a blast...
Peace-

Cool thanks man..
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[Q] Pinnacle Q&A

Might as well be the first...
I finall decided to install a new rom.
All fine but the cpu is at 1000MHz full time during charge, running really hot.
Happening to anybody else?
Thanks!

jvc73 said:
Might as well be the first...
I finall decided to install a new rom.
All fine but the cpu is at 1000MHz full time during charge, running really hot.
Happening to anybody else?
Thanks!
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did u see what is keeping it awake?

Will the Voice Dialer app work with the stock Captivate based rom like Pinnacle or only with the i9000 roms like Apex? I can not for the life of me get that app to work with any stock Captivate rom (official or dev.)

is there a way to make the KH3 kernel support init.d scripts? I like using scripts tht are only suppprted through init.d
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watsa said:
did u see what is keeping it awake?
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Not really. Found logcat at 14% in battery usage, no idea how it got activated.
Went ok after a few reboots but cpu is up again, logcat not there anymore.
Probably should master clear.
Can I go to apex from pinnacle?
I followed the procedure in the flasher readme.
edit: just went to apex
Thanks!

By the way, I'm sure I read somewhere (can't find it anymore!) that somebody had a similar issue!
For now I'll stay on the apex version, it's great!
I hope eventually sources for the Captivate version will be released!
Thanks!

MOving from Cog4
I am currently running Cognition 4.5.3 and looking to move up in the world, and was reading several suggestions that Pinnacle was a good upgrade.
What do I need to do to move from Cog to Pinnacle?

Gallery and Browser
Does this ROM have the Gallery black screen issue and browser FC issues like the newer leaked ROMs have?

mfdemicco said:
Does this ROM have the Gallery black screen issue and browser FC issues like the newer leaked ROMs have?
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No, I have not seen any of those problems on Pinnacle 1.3.

I just installed Pinnacle 1.3 yesterday (coming from KJ3 with the Samurai 1.2 kernel). What's the best kernel to use on Pinnacle? I'm on Boog's latest version. Tried Red Antares for a little bit (not sure why I switched). I like Samurai, and understand it works with Pinnacle, but it's based on KJ3 instead of KH3, so there might be some unknown incompatibilities.
I thought memory use would be less with this ROM? I'm using 329 MB of memory (same as under KJ3). Others have reported much less RAM usage with Pinnacle. Could it be the way KJ3 partitioned my ROM and Pinnacle didn't repartition when I flashed it over KJ3?

b-eock said:
is there a way to make the KH3 kernel support init.d scripts? I like using scripts tht are only suppprted through init.d
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Boog claims to have init.d support in his kernel.