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When I was on DocRambone's 7.5 JPA with the older ReOrient kernel 2.1.1 I never had soft reboot problems and then it seems I started getting them after a lot of the Captivate kernels started incorporating these small tweaks.
After reading a lot of other posts other people have been having this same problem but we have no idea what is causing it. At first I thought it was one of the tweaks that you enable in the new recovery ULF tweak section but after disabling all those tweaks and doing a factory reset I was still getting them.
I tried a very untweaked setting with haptic feedback and only bln (no lagfixes, etc...) and it still happened.
Has anyone been able to find the culprit? I've tried 2 different kernels: Reorient and SetiroN's.
When I have my phone in my pocket and I'm driving I'll randomly feel haptic feedback even though I dont have a call or text and shortly thereafter I'll get 2 small vibrations and then a reboot. Once it reboots it seems to come back up for a few minutes and reboot again. I was using ChompSMS with BLN and haptic enabled and that was pretty much the only things I changed from stock.
P.S - The purpose of this thread is to put a collaborative effort in finding out WHY our phones are restarting for some unknown reason. As this community and devs grow, sometimes problems like this arise.
I have seen a few post about the reboots. I have never had any with the kernels. Its kinda strange some of us dont have the issue.
there are several reasons for soft reboots.
if you are running an i9000 rom with a captivate modem, you will get them
if you are running an i9000 rom with a particular modem that doesnt work in your area, you will get them when the modem tries to hand off between towers.
you can get them from oc/uv, bad framework hacks, bad rom, etc. it is all circumstantial, it all depends on what changes you have made from stock....
Pirateghost said:
there are several reasons for soft reboots.
if you are running an i9000 rom with a captivate modem, you will get them
if you are running an i9000 rom with a particular modem that doesnt work in your area, you will get them when the modem tries to hand off between towers.
you can get them from oc/uv, bad framework hacks, bad rom, etc. it is all circumstantial, it all depends on what changes you have made from stock....
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The DocRambone 7.1 and 7.5 I9000 ROM uses the JPP modem if I'm not mistaken, and I never had reboots. It wasn't until I went to reorient kernel 2.1.2 (or 2.1.3 can't remember) that these reboots occurred.
Right now I'm doing Doc 7.6 MikeyMike01 with JG8 modem and SetiroN 1.2. I also had a previous setup of using JPP and a different rom with both kernels and had reboot problems.
If the modem is somehow causing reboots I may go to the stock captivate modem and see what's going on.
So far in my apartment the phone has not rebooted by itself (has had a constant HSUPA connection). I'm also running the ROM stock without recovering any of my apps. When I leave here soon I'll see if my phone restarts. If it does, then it would appear a modem issue may be at hand.
smokestack76 said:
I have seen a few post about the reboots. I have never had any with the kernels. Its kinda strange some of us dont have the issue.
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What type of setup do you have?
LinuxNewb said:
What type of setup do you have?
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Cog 2.3b modded with setiroNs kernel. No oc/uv enabled, Using the jpp modem with Hsdpa working.
For some reason clearing dalvik cache and fix permissions in recovery did it for me..i haven't reboot since
xdaApp via Captivate
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For some reason clearing dalvik cache and fix permissions in recovery did it for me..i haven't reboot since
xdaApp via Captivate
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If my phone crashes ill try that and see if works. So far at home it's been perfect.
LinuxNewb said:
If my phone crashes ill try that and see if works. So far at home it's been perfect.
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That makes me think modem.
smokestack76 said:
That makes me think modem.
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why is that .. ? soft reboots did only happen to me when I wasn't home lol
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why is that .. ? soft reboots did only happen to me when I wasn't home lol
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as i stated earlier, the soft reboots usually occur due to modem/rom incompatibilities when the modem is trying to hand off from network to network.
this was a part of our experiments with the ji6/jpk roms that boomerod, shep, and several others were testing. it has to do mostly with the 850mhz frequency.
interesting.. well i'm on JPP right now.. so far stable
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interesting.. well i'm on JPP right now.. so far stable
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i am on jpp right now also, and am about to go for a drive to make sure its completely stable with the handoffs.
I remember one time i did a certain combination of install rom, restore apps and apply jfs lagfix and a popup came up that said i had mismatching uid's and that i had to format /data directory.
Sure enough soft reboots all.over the place after some fc's.
I found that the best way to use the lagfix is to restore apps b4 lagfix and activate the tweaks at the same time as the fix. It works for me
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
The JG8 modem for me in Shep's ROM causes frequent soft reboots. As soon as I get rid of it, problem solved.
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The JG8 modem for me in Shep's ROM causes frequent soft reboots. As soon as I get rid of it, problem solved.
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Ya... as soon I started driving my phone would restart. When it's at home nice and solid connection theres no problem lol
So if we narrowed it down to a possible modem issue lets start testing which ones work.
Fatttire - If you could attach the modem you're using so we can try it out that'd be cool did anyone play with the combi bands or any other settings within the service mode?
tytdfn said:
I remember one time i did a certain combination of install rom, restore apps and apply jfs lagfix and a popup came up that said i had mismatching uid's and that i had to format /data directory.
Sure enough soft reboots all.over the place after some fc's.
I found that the best way to use the lagfix is to restore apps b4 lagfix and activate the tweaks at the same time as the fix. It works for me
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I didn't even restore apps or do any lagfixes and I'm having this issue Good to see yours worked for you though. Hopefully we'll find a modem thats compatible with this JPA/JPP setup.
I've only used stock modems on our two captivates - occasionally they will restart out of the blue.
Once in particular I think it was because of a live wallpaper. After disabling it, everything seemed smooth running again. I just use plain black wallpaper and mine never reboots.
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I've only used stock modems on our two captivates - occasionally they will restart out of the blue.
Once in particular I think it was because of a live wallpaper. After disabling it, everything seemed smooth running again. I just use plain black wallpaper and mine never reboots.
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Ive done so many weird configs of roms/firmware/kernel/custom frameworks and I've never had an issue with reboots. I ran a 2.1 i9000 setup with HSUPA and that never ever reset on me.
JG8 is only to start with to enable 850
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The JG8 modem for me in Shep's ROM causes frequent soft reboots. As soon as I get rid of it, problem solved.
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The JG8 is an Eclair modem, not Froyo. Its purpose is to use at the beginning of an install from stock JF6. Once you have the rom and kernel you want, you need to replace it with a Froyo (suggest JPP) modem.
Don't leave yourself running a Froyo (i.e. Shep) rom with an Eclair modem, you are just asking for trouble.
I'm not sure what the source of the problem is, but WiFi is slower than 3g and doesn't maintain a stable connection even though I'm 50 feet from the router. I have Cog v3.04 and Firebird Kernal v2.05. I just installed the KP1 modem, but I had these issues before that. Any suggestions?
run a speedtest.net on your pc. Make sure your getting decent bandwidth.
do you have cable or DSL?
What speed?
also.
delete network
reboot router/modem
restart phone
re add network
&& possibly try changing wireless frequency on router, maybe there is a lot of interfearence or something.
I've had something similar with the latest Cognition release (cog kernel and modem as well). My Wifi connects and works for webpages but won't download apps from the market or other files. It uploads files to dropbox fine. Any help is appreciated. And I'm getting ready to flash the kernel to SpeedMod and use a i9000 modem to see if it's any better.
dont you have to run a radio thats consistent with the kernal/rom? i thought to run i9000 id need a rom/kernal based on the i9000 firmware...
I'm running Cog 3.04, SpeedMod K12r – 500hz (SpeedMod installed with Odin is the only installation that does not quickly drain battery for me), and JL3 modem. Everything is working great and fantastic battery life!
I'm also playing around with Cog 3.04 at the moment with this issue -- no wifi internet. No, it's not the router, there are multiple LANs around in my area and I was connecting and using them just fine on stock Froyo + Captivate Voodoo + JI6 modem. It's definitely something that came up after installing Cog.
I think the general rule of thumb says that you shouldn't mix and match, but so far, the JI6 and JJ4 modems have not given me any Wifi connection (the phone says it will connect, but no internet services work).
Meanwhile the JK4 modem for I9000 works, it will connect to LANs and let me browse to pages, although it's a little slow.
As of this typing I *just* tried out JL3, but the result is no good. I can load Google.com and nothing else.
I'm wary of trying the XXJP* modems due to changing bands (I'm no expert) but if nothing else works (or JK4 breaks) then it'll be on the table.
Is there anything else we can change aside from modems and kernels? I like how fast Cog is but if I can't get Wifi then I have to go back to stock Froyo.
Edit: Just tried out the Firebird 2 kernel. Wifi with the JI6 modem is back! Albeit slow. Battery life is also depleting VERY quickly. JJ4, JL3 still no good; JK4 works and is very fast, however internet only works with one wireless network, which happens to be unencrypted. Now going back to the original Cog 3.04 kernel, see if I can get any more data.
ive recently installed the cog 3.04 rom on mine.. currently deployed and can only use it with the wifi and so far, have not really noticed any issues.. i can download from the market and access the wifi's as needed.. only thing is sometimes it will disconnect when the phone locks, but when i unlock, it logs back on.. but that is about it for me.. so far loving it..still too new at the phone to really know much though
Ok, I think I may have found what I did wrong.
I used Titanium Backup to backup ALL of my system data from the leaked Froyo install, and restored it to the Cog install once it finished. I just re-flashed Cog to my phone (from leaked JI6 Froyo) WITHOUT restoring system data -- I only restored user apps and user app data this time. Tentatively, I seem to have Wifi working on all available LANs! Haven't changed a thing from the Cog install (using the modem that came with it, etc.) and all seems to be good.
Sad thing is, I think DG's page on Cog 3.04 specifically mentioned we shouldn't restore all system data after flashing. So for anyone else having Wifi troubles, you might want to make sure you didn't restore everything from your old ROM.
yeh.. i believe they changed it to do the restore missing apps and data instead of restore all apps and data... the video linked on their to show how to flash cog 3 has the guy telling you to restore all but once he made the video, he went in and put a splash on the screen for a correction to only do the missing apps + data and not restore all as it is known to cause issues
Actually, a correction on my part: Wifi's dead again. Seems to work for a few minutes at a time. Not sure what to do, going back to normal Froyo for a spell then...
I too am having issues with wifi on Cognition v3.04, I did not restore any data from my previous ROM.
I simply copied the rom (.zip) to my internal SD and used Clockwork rom manager to reboot and install from sd card. The wifi seems to be intermittent.
I will be following this thread to see if there is a fix.
Cognition 3.04 ROM and the firebird kernel
i would like 2 use this combo but i read they drain batt like crazy.
would like 2 know if anyone has found a combo that fixs this.
I have been running the cognition 3.04 rom for a few days, every thing works perfect with flash from stock 2.1. btw great rom i love it thanks for this rom.
Cognition 3.04 ROM stock kernel
hopeing for firebird read nothing but great things about it.
Edit: Nevermind, wifi eventually broke again.
This took several tries, but the procedure that finally let it work for about 12 hours follows.
I flashed back to JF6, used Odin to Master Clear, then installed ROM Manager from market. When flashing CWM, the phone went into 2e recovery of course, so I hit "reinstall packages" to flash CWM, but then it didn't update into CWM so I hit "reinstall packages" again, which gave me CWM recovery proper. Then reboot the phone, transfer the Cognition ZIP from computer to phone, then go into ROM Manager, and hit "Install ROM from SD Card".
I did NOT backup the stock JF6 rom, I DID wipe data and cache. Once the ROM was successfully flashed and rebooted, I checked Wifi -- nope, no good, wouldn't connect to any secured networks. It would connect and be able to use the one local unsecured network, but that was it. I went and retrieved a few Captivate-compatible kernels out of my computer:
Speedmod K12T
Firebird 2
supercurio's JJ4 Stock+Voodoo kernel
Rebooted into recovery, flashed over the Cog stock kernel WITHOUT converting the datasystem back to RFS (I left everything on EXT4 including /system), rebooted back into recovery, then wiped Dalvik cache and then wiped battery stats for good measure. Then rebooted normally.
Firebird did not give me the wifi result I wanted, I don't know why; Speedmod and supercurio's JJ4 Voodoo both fixed my wifi issue. Page loading is very snappy, the phone connects to and is able to use all the secured networks it sees and the only "issue" remaining is that it sucks up quite a bit of juice whenever it's connected to wifi. I don't know if this is the Cognition ROM or the JL1 modem causing it, but it's my only remaining quibble.
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Now it's been a couple more hours and I am sad to report that the secured networks are once again unreachable on the JL1 modem, or any other that I have as far as I know. *Sigh* back to trying more things.
Edit 2: I have tried the "rm bcm_supp.conf" method of wiping wifi stats for a clean start, tried it on the stock Cog 3.04 kernel as well as the supercurio kernel. Doesn't fix the issue.
Edit 3: I dunno guys. I just did a fresh install again:
Flash back to JF6 Stock
Master Clear using Odin
One-click root
Move Cog 3.04 ZIP file to internal SD
Install ROM Manager
Flash CWM Recovery
"Reinstall packages"
"Reinstall packages"
In CWM recovery mode now, "install .zip from sdcard"
Choose the Cog 3.04 ZIP, install
Wipe Dalvik Cache, wipe battery stats
Boot
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Now I can connect to all the unsecured networks and ONE secured network. I'm willing to write off the other secured network that I can't connect to because it wasn't compatible with the stock 2.1 Eclair ROM either (i.e. some protocol is probably in error). Nonetheless, the connection seems very fragile and I wouldn't be surprised if I rebooted and suddenly lost the capability to connect to that one secured network. *Shrug*
I've found a robust, working workaround!
I think that something about flashing kernels via Clockworkmod Recovery may be what's breaking wifi -- I have no idea why, but I flashed SpeedMod K13A via CWM and I couldn't connect to anything, then immediately afterwards flashed the same K13A, but via Odin, and absolutely everything works! The cause may be a particular version of CWM, it could be that the CWM and Odin versions of kernels are different, I don't know jack about the innards of software. But if you're having Wifi troubles try flashing a kernel via Odin, then flash (by whatever means, I still use CWM) a compatible modem, and see if it works.
Right now, I have Cog 3.04 running with SpeedMod K13A and the JL2 modem -- very robust and quick connection, data flows fairly quickly as well (10Mbps down/up). Have tried several different I9000 modems since then and they all work. JL2, KP1, JP5, JL3, JK4 are the ones I have in my "stash", every single one works so I've pretty much ruled out the modem question.
Hope you guys can also get your Wifi fixed! As a starting point I'd definitely try SpeedMod (via Odin) + JL2, the two of them work very well together and it gives me the best Wifi, GPS, voice quality, smoothness and battery life out of all the combos I've tried so far.
Thanks color0, I am going to try this right now. Flashed to Cog 3.04 yesterday and my Wifi has been sporadic at best.
EDIT: Well I flashed the K13A speed mod using ODIN and I still have issues with my Apple Time Machine Router. It connects fine but I receive no data (always worked great in the past). The connection to my other router seems to be working ok though, let's see if it lasts.
I could not install the JL2 modem as I am on a SGH-i897 and I understand that is a I9000 modem.
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Having same problems as you R.
Been pulling my hair out and flashing my ass off.
Only way I can get wifi to work is going back to stock.
Will try your work around and C if that helps
Thanks !
At work, we have 2 wifi networks : one is open, the other uses PEAP and MSCHAPV2 (?)
On my brand new (unflashed) Captivate I could connect to either one.
I flashed Cognition 3.04 and now I can connect to the open network, but not the PEAP secured one. There is an endless loop of scanning-> connecting -> disconnected, and the network appears as "disabled" after several attempts.
Unfortunately the open network has limitations, and requires a manual login.
I hope someone finds a fix, as I really like Cognition 3.04 so far.
I tried backdating the dhcpcd as mentioned in one of the developer threads, as well as re-booting, but that didn't help.
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I could not install the JL2 modem as I am on a SGH-i897 and I understand that is a I9000 modem.
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Mine is also an SGH-I897. The SpeedMod K13A, however, is a I9000-based kernel, so you SHOULD actually use an I9000 modem to pair with it. JL2 is one of the best ones available, JK4 is also tried-and-proven, but drains battery. KP1 works very fast but voice quality drops.
JS22, Tzabka, yep, this is the exact same problem for all three of our Captivates. I can't guarantee there isn't something else that might break Wifi for you guys, but I can report what is working for me now. Best of luck! Once we at least have Wifi we can start working on other things like voice quality and battery life (currently trying out BVJJPD, I've heard some great things about its power consumption).
OH OK great. Could you point me in the right direction for installing the JL2 modem, never installed a modem before. Can I just use Odin3?
Thanks!!!
I reposted this thread after realizing that the original was in the wrong area. I'm running into a strange problem with flashing kernels on my cappy and i was wondering if someone can shed some light on what i'm doing wrong. I'm running phoenix 4.5 with stock speedmod kernel with lagfix disabled. Whenever i enable the lagfix OR flash a better kernel such as sucker punch or glitterballs, the back button randomly activates without me touching it which is annoying to the point where i have to flash back to stock and disable lagfix. Whenever i run a kernel without the lag fix, i have no back button issues. I'd like to figure out a fix for this problem so i can run the powerhouse kernels without my back button going haywire. I'm a noob to XDA and have tried searching for a solution but i haven't found one yet. If one has been posted on this issue, please excuse my noobieness. I'd appreciate all the help i can get
Sent from my upgraded cappy, no thx to samsung/at&t
I have this problem to and it is not related to kernels or custom roms it is a hardware problem from what I can tell. My experience is alittle different since it is the search button but I have encountered it after a flash back to stock.
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If I wasn't enjoying this phoenix 4.5 rom so much with virtually no problems, I'd flash back to stock and use it for a bit to test it out.
Sent from my upgraded cappy, no thx to samsung/at&t
SO, earlier today Supercurio put together something special for those of us in Canada on the i896- a stock Rogers Froyo kernel with voodoo injected into it. Following logic, those of us on the stock Rogers Froyo should be able to have our cake and eat it too: a kernel modified especially from Froyo, intended for the Captivate, with voodoo lagfix but without the need to reflash an i9000modem or kernel. Here are the files:
Kernel: stock Rogers Froyo i896 w/ voodoo injection
Modem: Stock Rogers I896 UXJL1 Modem
Before trying a flash, I unlagfixed and backed up via Titanium Backup.
First I tried the kernel flash. I knew it wouldn't work with the modem, but I flashed it first to make sure there were no issues.
Rebooted into recovery- RED SCREEN
I did not enable the lagfix at this point. Just a straight reboot.
Regular boot screen; Rogers logo; Samsung Splash screen- then everything goes black. The home key buttons will light up and never go out if pressed. The phone stays like this until I pull the battery(I waited 25 min before I gave up).
I have tried various configurations regarding flash order(kernel/modem), I have repartitioned the card, factory reset before starting, everything I can think of, but this kernel won't boot past the splash screen.
However, when I revert to SpeedMod kernel(k13c) everything goes back to normal.
I would have thought I could flash this stock kernel over the i-9000 based kernel with the lagfix on both without issue, clearly I am wrong.
Can anyone see anything in my process that is inherently wrong, or even better would some other brave soul with stock Rogers Froyo be willing to try a flash? I wouldn't bother if this is your first crack at it though.
Thanks in advance to all who can help out.
So after wiping all caches and factory resetting, I get the following message at my Red Recovery screen:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
(File Exists)
Is this important?
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So after wiping all caches and factory resetting, I get the following message at my Red Recovery screen:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
(File Exists)
Is this important?
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I get that all the time. No idea what the hell it is and have had to manually select my GSM bands when I flash a new rom or wipe dalvik cache since it started. Other then that no problems seem to be caused by it, for me.
Call off the dogs- after I installed the driver package that was included with Odin 1-Click I managed to get a master clear and a flash to the AT&T stock.
I must have spent 3 hours installing different driver packages today.
A shame it didnt work out smoothly. I'd be interested but am far too new to risk the troubleshooting..
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Well, I have some very good news. This little kernel seems to be pretty special. After getting myself back to Rogers Froyo, I have done a few tests. I am getting very solid Linpack scores of 15-16 mflops and Quadrant Standard scores of 1400-1500. Using CPU benchmark, we have scores of about 725 ms @ 1000 hz and 700 ms @ 550 hz.
These scores are very solid and are about 20-25% improvement over stock Rogers Froyo Kernel.
This is promising as the kernel is a native Captivate kernel and could do a better job of servicing the many Froyo ROMs out there in terms of simplicity and stability.
The stock modem still needs more testing in terms of gps fixes and accuracy and data speeds.
I'll get back to you about those shortly.
If you have thought about staying on Rogers Froyo, this would be a good start for improvement.
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Well, I have some very good news. This little kernel seems to be pretty special. After getting myself back to Rogers Froyo, I have done a few tests. I am getting very solid Linpack scores of 15-16 mflops and Quadrant Standard scores of 1400-1500. Using CPU benchmark, we have scores of about 725 ms @ 1000 hz and 700 ms @ 550 hz.
These scores are very solid and are about 20-25% improvement over stock Rogers Froyo Kernel.
This is promising as the kernel is a native Captivate kernel and could do a better job of servicing the many Froyo ROMs out there in terms of simplicity and stability.
The stock modem still needs more testing in terms of gps fixes and accuracy and data speeds.
I'll get back to you about those shortly.
If you have thought about staying on Rogers Froyo, this would be a good start for improvement.
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I would highly recommend this Kernel!! All the above benefits, plus fantastic battery life. The stock modem seems fine, although I've had better data transfer speeds and GPS locks from JL1 kernel, but this stock modem is perfectly fine.
Would love to see anyone else's results as well!
I like what I see so far. I am getting 1575 scores on quadrant (I know it doesn't mean much) but overall lag is gone.
I was a little freaked out this morning as the Rogers network was dead here this morning and I thought maybe I had done something with all this to kill cell / data. But everything cleared up after a few hours and I was back to normal.
Outcast, were you able to flash this custom Kernel without the issues that Clemmie came across? Much like phrenicthenub, I'd love to see the performance increase without the current bugs of custom ROMs, but I don't think I'm competent enough to troubleshoot if it all goes to hell.
As long as you disable any lagfixes and return any O/C or U/V kernels to normal you won't have these issues. Everything should work fine.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App
Did you guys do the 3e recovery fix first before being able to install CWM?
Hi guys... So i was trying to get SpeedMod to work with a i9000 modem like JK4, but my bluetooth is always noisy...
Right now, i have:
Latest SpeedMod kernel with LagFix enabled
JK4 Modem flashed.
What do i have to do to get this Rogers Supercirio's Voodoo kernel and modem ?
Thanks.
Elisha, I just took the plunge and got these flashed. Definately do the e3 recovery fix before setting up clockwork or anything else. That was the one part that gave me any trouble, but as soon as I got that sorted, everything went very well.
I'll try to pay attention to how things seem to perform and post my findings. Thanks for the encouragement again, Clemmie.
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Hi guys... So i was trying to get SpeedMod to work with a i9000 modem like JK4, but my bluetooth is always noisy...
Right now, i have:
Latest SpeedMod kernel with LagFix enabled
JK4 Modem flashed.
What do i have to do to get this Rogers Supercirio's Voodoo kernel and modem ?
Thanks.
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First you will need to boot into recovery and disable your lagfix. Back everything up with Titanium Backup. Download the files above to your root folder and reboot into recovery again. Using cwm, use the install zips option and flash both the kernel and the modem. Reboot yet again into recovery, clear your caches, then enable the new lagfix in your cwm options. It will take a while to convert your partitions from rfs to ext4, so be patient.
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Thanks Clemmie,
I disabled LagFix from cwm and the speedmod kernel, rebooted, flashed modem with original JL1 modem, and then reflashed kernel with stock rogers froyo. backed everything up with Titanium backup. So i am currently back to stock, with a backup.
cwm is not in my recovery menu now, so if i use ODIN to flash the .tar version of supercurio's stock+voodoo kernel, does it contain cwm ?
ODIN with this kernel should work and then enable lagfix on first reboot by converting to ext4 right ?
Thanks alot, i am just starting with all this and want to make sure i understand everything before i take the plunge.
Thanks.
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cwm is not in my recovery menu now, so if i use ODIN to flash the .tar version of supercurio's stock+voodoo kernel, does it contain cwm ?
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Correct, it does.
TheGrub said:
ODIN with this kernel should work and then enable lagfix on first reboot by converting to ext4 right ?
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Also correct.
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Thanks ! i'll try that a little later... i'll let you know how it goes...
Well, so far, this Kernel seems to be the best thing to ever happen. I consistently get a score of 1501 in Quadrant standard (not from a fresh boot or anything, and running beautiful widgets and things, so I don't know if that makes a difference. I know with most benchmarks you're meant to close as much as possible, etc) and things just seem to be nice and smooth overall. On top of that, the battery life is, all of a sudden, seemingly PHENOMENAL! All whilst using the stock ROM. Either one of those benefits alone would have made the flash worth it. This is the way this thing should have run from the beginning.
I'll test out how well the GPS works, and try to pay attention to my signal strength with WIFI and calls and report back.
Thanks I figured as much as I had to do the 3e fix after I accidentally upgraded to the official Rogers Froyo the first day I got the phone.
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Elisha, I just took the plunge and got these flashed. Definately do the e3 recovery fix before setting up clockwork or anything else. That was the one part that gave me any trouble, but as soon as I got that sorted, everything went very well.
I'll try to pay attention to how things seem to perform and post my findings. Thanks for the encouragement again, Clemmie.
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Ok, so i have used the tar version with ODIN3 v1.52 to flash stock+Voodoo-Froyo-I896-UXJL1. As i said, i was on stock kernel with stock JL1 modem.
Flash went great, took about 5 seconds, then rebooted. First reboot took about 7 or 8 minutes with a robot voice telling me the different steps it was in...
Everything workd without hickups... This kernel works realy well and speed is definitely there !
Thanks for the help guys...
So Bell Canada and Samsung both have terrible technical support.
My phone is i9000m, Bell Canada, running 2.3.3 (UGKG3). It had 2.2 in the box, and I upgraded through kies pretty recently.
Since the upgrade I have a few new problems that I didn't have before:
-GPS, which used to give me useful and reasonably accurate tracks for my walks and bike rides now spits out a bunch of garbage.
-Download mode still works, but recovery mode doesn't.
-Serious power drain under "Android OS." Upwards of 90% in an hour. Goes away if I kill "google services."
Do a factory reset if you haven't done one already. Most of the time that clears up any update bugs...
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ccrows said:
Do a factory reset if you haven't done one already. Most of the time that clears up any update bugs...
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This did nothing for me except give me the headache of re-installing all my apps (again). Still no recovery mode, shoddy GPS, and crazy battery drain... oh and my bluetooth keyboard no longer pairs? What's up with that!?
Anyone have any other ideas???
New issue:
Market hangs at white screen after starting install on 10th app. Reset sometimes allows installing another one or two, but after that it'll hang again.
guardianfox said:
New issue:
Market hangs at white screen after starting install on 10th app. Reset sometimes allows installing another one or two, but after that it'll hang again.
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Fixed, rolled back to previous version of Market.
New issue since another factory reset (2nd), 10 second delay between button press and lock screen.
I am sorely tempted to defenestrate my phone...
Why don't you flash a custom rom?
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woolf clubs said:
Why don't you flash a custom rom?
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If I could find a rom that fills all my needs better than stock 2.2, I'd be all over it. I have a lengthy list of requirements though, and warranty eligibility is in the top 3 (especially if I defenestrate the thing).
Can anybody recommend a rom with bluetooth working for wiimote and keyboards, netflix working smoothly (2.2 doesn't, stock 2.3.3 does), good power consumption, and stability?
In the mean time, I'm still dealing with the other issues outlined in this thread.
Flashing a custom rom would almost definately sort all your problems. As to which rom, you seem perfectly capable of reading. If you are worried about warranty, you can simply flash back to stock...........
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woolf clubs said:
Flashing a custom rom would almost definately sort all your problems. As to which rom, you seem perfectly capable of reading. If you are worried about warranty, you can simply flash back to stock...........
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For me that`s a last-ditch solution. I`m usually in a hurry when I break a phone and I`d want to be able to just plop it down at the bell booth during the work day, rather than taking it home first and flashing it (assuming it`s not broken beyond that point).
Hi,
I recommend you to try perform a Hard Reset with code *2767*3855# in dialer ( formats also your internal SD), flash the phone again (better with Odin) with a "standard" version.
Optional make a new Hard Reset (in special if didn't repartition the phone).
After that you can use a custom rom if you want. In past I used DocRambone rom, but now I preffer S.U.R.F.A.C.E. rom with Hardcore kernel and GO Launcher. GPS, phone, browser ....running without problems and battery keeps me over 50 h of medium use without GPS.
Tried hard reset and flashing the same stock 2.3.3 UGKG3 rom. No change. Still can't get into recovery mode, still crap gps, still 10 second lag between button press and screen on, still crazy battery drain.
Rolled back to 2.2, everything works except recovery mode and having weird problems with market imagining that I have apps I've never even looked at before and difficulty downloading. Market cache clear doesn't help. Hard reset doesn't help.
Upgraded through kies to UGKG3 again. Same problems as before, but market works at least. If no solutions available today, I'm taking it to Bell for service and maybe exchange. If that doesn't resolve I'll flash a custom rom.
DSGE said:
Hi,
I recommend you to try perform a Hard Reset with code *2767*3855# in dialer ( formats also your internal SD), flash the phone again (better with Odin) with a "standard" version.
Optional make a new Hard Reset (in special if didn't repartition the phone).
After that you can use a custom rom if you want. In past I used DocRambone rom, but now I preffer S.U.R.F.A.C.E. rom with Hardcore kernel and GO Launcher. GPS, phone, browser ....running without problems and battery keeps me over 50 h of medium use without GPS.
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New update...
GPS borked entirely this time. Gets a fix, but the fix doesn't follow me. If I run My Tracks, it just stays in a 10 meter area while I walk in a 4km circle away from and back to that area.
guardianfox said:
Tried hard reset and flashing the same stock 2.3.3 UGKG3 rom. No change. Still can't get into recovery mode, still crap gps, still 10 second lag between button press and screen on, still crazy battery drain.
Rolled back to 2.2, everything works except recovery mode and having weird problems with market imagining that I have apps I've never even looked at before and difficulty downloading. Market cache clear doesn't help. Hard reset doesn't help.
Upgraded through kies to UGKG3 again. Same problems as before, but market works at least. If no solutions available today, I'm taking it to Bell for service and maybe exchange. If that doesn't resolve I'll flash a custom rom.
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Phone was sent in for repairs and returned to me this morning. GPS still broken (completely, no signal period). Everything else seems fine.
the issues you are having suggest to me the problem is with the KG3 stock rom.
Before getting even more frustrated with both your phone and Bell, I would advocate:
1. do a complete phone clean with sd card reformat (sent you a pm with a link)
2. flash the stock JVR pda in odin and also flash the KG3 modem and CSC at the same time
3. you are then still on stock Samsung, official firmware and within warranty even if that firmware has yet to be released in Canada
4. then if you want you can still flash a custom JVR kernel and a custom JVR rom if you want to improve performance and/or alter features beyond stock
lgsshedden said:
the issues you are having suggest to me the problem is with the KG3 stock rom.
Before getting even more frustrated with both your phone and Bell, I would advocate:
1. do a complete phone clean with sd card reformat (sent you a pm with a link)
2. flash the stock JVR pda in odin and also flash the KG3 modem and CSC at the same time
3. you are then still on stock Samsung, official firmware and within warranty even if that firmware has yet to be released in Canada
4. then if you want you can still flash a custom JVR kernel and a custom JVR rom if you want to improve performance and/or alter features beyond stock
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Thanks for your help. I'll look into it.
Before I do that, do you or anyone else have the stock settings under *#*#3214789650#*#* (AngryGPS)??? The settings for the SUPL Settings section are all BLANK!!! I can only assume the rest of the settings in AngryGPS are too. That seems bad.