[Q] captivate screen problem - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hey all,
anyone seen this on a captivate, there are blue lines that go horizontally across the screen. making it look hazy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyZfA4XtAA

^ Need more info from ya.
Did u recently flash something... kernel, theme, gingerbread, etc. What r u currently running. More info is better to help narrow the possible cause down. And then maybe someone will have an answer that will help.

i was running firefly 3.0 for months havent done anything new to it.
i did flash it back to stock, then did a master clear (just in case i need to warranty it, since it is only 6 months old)
the problem still exists i also flashed the 2.2 update through the kies software just incase

Sounds like may b a hardware issue then.
Sent from Stock I897UCKH3 / Fugu Rooted

well thanks for the insight, thats what i had feared as well...
i brought it in to the ATT store for a warrenty exchange and got a refurb'd older phone lets hope that this one is OK sine its manufacturing date was a year ago...lol

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[Q] What are Froyo leaked Pros & Cons

Hi guys Im new to this thread and I've been reading the whole treads for like 3 days and for some reason im getting confused about the pros and cons so I just want to ask if my understanding about the froyo leak flash with odin3 is correct. If there is something else that i forgot to mention that is really important please remind me before i flash my new captivate
PRos:
1. flash 10.1 on browser
2. JIt compliler
3. no need to root the phone
4. can save apps on sd card
5. GPs more accurate
6. can still be root
Cons:
1. unlocked code from 2.1 eclair to use other sim will not work anymore
2. IMEI number will change and impossible to retrived unless you send them back to samsung?
3. no more android keyboard
4. void the warranty?
5. updating through OTA will not work anymore after reverting from froyo 2.2 leak to the stock 2.1 eclair by using odin3
6. after flashing couple of times from reverting to eclair to froyo will ban you from andriod market and the phone will state that there is no sim even if there is one inserted
7. lag issues
This is my first time to have an android phone so im totally noob and no idea yet and a little scared of making mistake. Also if i root my phone will i be able to unroot it again in case i want to return back the phone to at&t? Thank you in advance
Are your pros supposed to be compared to 2.1?
"no need to root"? There was not a need a root 2.1 either - or the same reasons existed, so i don't follow this.
The way i see it, 2.2 gives you access to 2.2 only apps in the store. Not much else. It is 2.2, yes, but there is not a lot more functionality. I do want it, but I can wait for official build.
BTW, there are built in tether apps - no longer in 2.1 JH7. That could be a pro.
Cons:
How about bugs and work arounds. It is stable, but Google groups and Exchange groups don't work. Samsung email client is broken when replying, etc. There is a pretty good list.
I will wait for the next build from Samsung, but that is me.
If your a "basic" user such I am (no exchange support needed) and just do the basic tweet/fb/browse for porn (erm?)/ play music/txt etc... I think you would be fine.
But.. if your not comfortable flashing ROM's and realize that your going to be voiding your warranty as soon as you do. Then don't do it and wait for OTA.
And I can't imagine that the OTA would be any better or feature rich then Cognition's 2.2.X beta.
Btw.... you listed
"3. no more android keyboard"
DG added it into the latest build.
CON: ATT address book doesnt work.
PRO: better battery life.
Pro: Cognition any version
Con: You won't get anything done because you're playing with your phone too much!
sinichi21 said:
6. after flashing couple of times from reverting to eclair to froyo will ban you from andriod market and the phone will state that there is no sim even if there is one inserted
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Is there anyone that can elaborate a little bit? That kind of scares me
aimer said:
Is there anyone that can elaborate a little bit? That kind of scares me
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I have not heard of this problem before. I will do some checking on it but sounds like he is a noob that is looking into anything that can possibly go wrong. Also sounds like whoever originally posted that problem most likely had no idea what they were doing and flashed 2.2 wrong even though I do not know how that is possible. I have flashed back and forth since SRE and have done so for each Cog build to keep current. Phone works amazingly, GPS is flawless and is the fastest phone I have ever owned. Go Cognition!!
sinichi21 said:
Hi guys Im new to this thread and I've been reading the whole treads for like 3 days and for some reason im getting confused about the pros and cons so I just want to ask if my understanding about the froyo leak flash with odin3 is correct. If there is something else that i forgot to mention that is really important please remind me before i flash my new captivate
PRos:
1. flash 10.1 on browser
2. JIt compliler
3. no need to root the phone
4. can save apps on sd card
5. GPs more accurate
6. can still be root
Cons:
1. unlocked code from 2.1 eclair to use other sim will not work anymore
2. IMEI number will change and impossible to retrived unless you send them back to samsung?
3. no more android keyboard
4. void the warranty?
5. updating through OTA will not work anymore after reverting from froyo 2.2 leak to the stock 2.1 eclair by using odin3
6. after flashing couple of times from reverting to eclair to froyo will ban you from andriod market and the phone will state that there is no sim even if there is one inserted
7. lag issues
This is my first time to have an android phone so im totally noob and no idea yet and a little scared of making mistake. Also if i root my phone will i be able to unroot it again in case i want to return back the phone to at&t? Thank you in advance
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DON'T DO IT!!!! wait for the Official release, this is a leaked..aka stolen version of froyo, you will void your warrenty. If you still want to do it after what i said keep in mind that when the Official release of froyo comes out and ATT wants to do an over the air (OTA) update, the ATT server will not recognize your phones firmware any more so you won't be able to get the update of the leagle version of froyo. This leaked...or stolen version is full of glitches don't download it.
ok seriously, its not going to void your warranty if u revert back to stock using the easy 1 click restore by odin...ive sent mine back once i was running cognition 2.2 and they had no problem exchanging it. the leaked version is NOT NOT NOT NOT full of glitches, it works perfectly and i have yet to find a problem with it! so dont talk here unless u knwo what u are talking about buddy
SiL3nTKiLL said:
ok seriously, its not going to void your warranty if u revert back to stock using the easy 1 click restore by odin...ive sent mine back once i was running cognition 2.2 and they had no problem exchanging it. the leaked version is NOT NOT NOT NOT full of glitches, it works perfectly and i have yet to find a problem with it! so dont talk here unless u knwo what u are talking about buddy
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Number 1 im not your buddy sir...number two it is glitch ridden and thats been posted all over the internet. As well as an att bulletin that was release...maybe you need to do a little more studying "buster". Check out the ATT bulletin and it will advise as well as other xda-developers not to install as this is not the final version but it is a stolen version and as with all stolen merchandise there are issues once recieved by the poor sucker who bought it. Once you down load this froyo stolen version 80% of the android market will not recognize your phone so apps that you had previously won't be available anymore. And yes as quoted by ATT this will void your warranty so download at your own risk "Pal"
stewart2568 said:
Number 1 im not your buddy sir...number two it is glitch ridden and thats been posted all over the internet. As well as an att bulletin that was release...maybe you need to do a little more studying "buster". Check out the ATT bulletin and it will advise as well as other xda-developers not to install as this is not the final version but it is a stolen version and as with all stolen merchandise there are issues once recieved by the poor sucker who bought it. Once you down load this froyo stolen version 80% of the android market will not recognize your phone so apps that you had previously won't be available anymore. And yes as quoted by ATT this will void your warranty so download at your own risk "Pal"
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you, 'SIR', are a plethora of misinformation....i love reading your posts. keep up the entertaining posts!
Pirateghost said:
you, 'SIR', are a plethora of misinformation....i love reading your posts. keep up the entertaining posts!
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And you "Young Lady" are and plethora of misleading post as well.
stewart2568 said:
And you "Young Lady" are and plethora of misleading post as well.
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i am offended that you would call me a young lady. thank you for your moronic ability to be a douche.
i am waiting for your classic 'your mom' one-liners.
stewart2568 said:
Number 1 im not your buddy sir...number two it is glitch ridden and thats been posted all over the internet. As well as an att bulletin that was release...maybe you need to do a little more studying "buster". Check out the ATT bulletin and it will advise as well as other xda-developers not to install as this is not the final version but it is a stolen version and as with all stolen merchandise there are issues once recieved by the poor sucker who bought it. Once you down load this froyo stolen version 80% of the android market will not recognize your phone so apps that you had previously won't be available anymore. And yes as quoted by ATT this will void your warranty so download at your own risk "Pal"
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I've been using 2.2 since like a couple days it was released. * touchwood* so far all I noticed is that my battery performance is better. I don't even know what "glitches" u r talking about.
Before u say some software is glitchy, please be specific atleast for a few of them. And an FYI, not having android keyboard is not a glitch.
EDIT:
I got my first Captivate right on the 2nd day of its release. I exchanged it for another in 2 weeks due to battery issues. I rooted, n then flashed back to stock and returned. No question of warranty loss if you know how to revert back to stock.
stewart2568 said:
DON'T DO IT!!!! wait for the Official release, this is a leaked..aka stolen version of froyo, you will void your warrenty. If you still want to do it after what i said keep in mind that when the Official release of froyo comes out and ATT wants to do an over the air (OTA) update, the ATT server will not recognize your phones firmware any more so you won't be able to get the update of the leagle version of froyo. This leaked...or stolen version is full of glitches don't download it.
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ahaha wow this is seriously entertaining! Hopefully you continue as i needed a good laugh today.
I have been on the froyo LEAK since the day after it popped up and it has been much more stable than any version of eclair EVER was. This is the whole point of xda....you can go hang out with all the newbs at androidforums or something and preach about how dangerous it is and stick with eclair.
you have no clue if it is stolen. How do you know samsung didn't release this on purpose to get feedback?? I would never listen to a word ATT says they are a joke. Its people like you that need to just keep their mouth shut you obviously have yet to flash so how can you preach about how it is 'full of glitches' haha.
oh and its really hard to odin back to stock to get the official update.
I did not know that 80% of the market is not supposed to recognize my phone any more. Somebody should let the market know. Maybe now that I know 89% of the market is not supposed to work it will now quit working. Oh no! as I am typing this 93% of the market just disappeared from my cappy!
And by the way, if I get caught with stolen software in my possession - i'm turning all of you all in!
dayv said:
I did not know that 80% of the market is not supposed to recognize my phone any more. Somebody should let the market know. Maybe now that I know 89% of the market is not supposed to work it will now quit working. Oh no! as I am typing this 93% of the market just disappeared from my cappy!
And by the way, if I get caught with stolen software in my possession - i'm turning all of you all in!
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60% of the time, it works everytime
Pirateghost said:
60% of the time, it works everytime
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Sex Panther - that stuff is not even legal in the U.S.!!!
dayv said:
I did not know that 80% of the market is not supposed to recognize my phone any more. Somebody should let the market know. Maybe now that I know 89% of the market is not supposed to work it will now quit working. Oh no! as I am typing this 93% of the market just disappeared from my cappy!
And by the way, if I get caught with stolen software in my possession - i'm turning all of you all in!
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It's a leaked rom, which means that someone decided to release this...why are so many people interested in having their phones flashed back to eclair if this leaked rom is so much better? I don't understand...If I own a ford and decide to buy a toyota and it's a much better car...why would i go back to a ford? That's moving backwards right?
stewart2568 said:
It's a leaked rom, which means that someone decided to release this...why are so many people interested in having their phones flashed back to eclair if this leaked rom is so much better? I don't understand...If I own a ford and decide to buy a toyota and it's a much better car...why would i go back to a ford? That's moving backwards right?
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id definatly buy a ford over a toyota right now. toyota is overrated and ford is moving up. really drive one before you speak.
ok froyo has market issues right now do to presumably the android id. it has many new gui features and is much faster and in my experiance better battery life. so if you cant deal with the market errors wait for an official release. that is why many are going back. that and some of us are addicted to flashing our phones every 48 hours.

Really weird shutdown issue... again!

Well I thought everything is fixed after flashing to perception version 8 non oc/uv but I was wrong My phone is perfectly fine sitting in my room overnight, no shut down or freezes or anything of that sort. It just tend to shutdown every time I bring it to work and sitting in my coat pocket! I don't have any funky apps installed, just a game and facebook app, and a live wallpaper fish tank. I do not know what is the explanation for this, and it's bugging the living daylights out of me.
Does anyone, especially senior members or developers out there know what is going on with my phone? The phone is brand spanking new, I got it just a week ago from amazon. I called them and they're willing to replace another one free so I might do that. My phone is the newest batch (1010). This problem didn't happen to me before only happened recently after I rooted and flashed to the leaked froyo. Which I found out is a bug so I flashed to perception non oc/uv and still experiencing the same issue.
Anyone with a "clean" rom out there so I can give it another go before returning the phone? Thank you so much once again!
xterminater07 said:
Well I thought everything is fixed after flashing to perception version 8 non oc/uv but I was wrong My phone is perfectly fine sitting in my room overnight, no shut down or freezes or anything of that sort. It just tend to shutdown every time I bring it to work and sitting in my coat pocket! I don't have any funky apps installed, just a game and facebook app, and a live wallpaper fish tank. I do not know what is the explanation for this, and it's bugging the living daylights out of me.
Does anyone, especially senior members or developers out there know what is going on with my phone? The phone is brand spanking new, I got it just a week ago from amazon. I called them and they're willing to replace another one free so I might do that. My phone is the newest batch (1010). This problem didn't happen to me before only happened recently after I rooted and flashed to the leaked froyo. Which I found out is a bug so I flashed to perception non oc/uv and still experiencing the same issue.
Anyone with a "clean" rom out there so I can give it another go before returning the phone? Thank you so much once again!
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Did you change your UV settings? Try flashing to cognition and see if the problems disappear. I've had my problems when I changed my UV settings, but ever since I moved to xcal's kernel, my phone has been perfectly fine.
Dont try cognition. its pretty slow even with the oc and lagfix. try auxura or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847728 they are the best so far. never had these random shut downs on any of these roms except with an uv issue which was completely my fault. i was messing around with it.
@koreancannuck... I have the NON oc/uv version so technically it SHOULD not have this problem.
@goob... i didn't try cognition, i have perception... I believe those two are different from one another...
anyone please give me more inputs... I'm learning this as I go, it's pretty exciting!

[Q] Stock Kernel?

Hey everyone, I've looked around for this but didn't find an exact answer. My captivate is getting really bad about shutting off at night.I've been going back and forth between cognition and perception since I bought it. I reverted back to stock using odin about a week ago but it's still flaking out a lot and usually at night. I'm going to try and return it for a newer one but I want to make sure it looks stock. Everything seems to me to be ok but I was wondering about the Kernel version, it's listed as "2.6.29 jataek.lee(at) sep-11 #2" is this a standard Kernel or something left over from flashing it?
BTW the (at) is really an at sign but the forum thought it was a web address and made me change it here since I'm new.
Thanks!
That is stock kernel
Thanks! I called att on it and they're sending me a replacement

[Q] Note freezes. Do you have the same problem?

Hi People.
I have my note since december and about a month later it started having problems.
The phone freezes and has to be rebooted, and then when you try to reboot it will be taking a long time with many many unsuccessful reboot trials in between.
I sent it to the service once and they just restored the factory settings(Thanks samsung because i didn't know how to do that myself) and then i sent it a second time, this time to samsung technical service where they diagnosed the phone as okay and blamed it on the battery.
It's been 4 days since the phone returned and today i have had the same issues with the new battery as well, so i am now pretty sure it's the phone.
before i call samsung and make a fuss about it to some manager i would like some feedback from you guys.
Has any of you encountered this issue with his phone?
On a scale of 1 to 10 how smooth would you describe your experience(in terms of issues and frustration) with the Note?
Also What would you guys do in my shoes?
Should i yell at them for selling me a malfunctioning phone and not repairing it at the service twice?
How do you think i should handle it?
Does samsung policy incluce giving you a new phone if it's having problems? When are you entitled to get one?
Lots of questions i know but i really need the answers. Thanks for the patience.
Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
Hi People.
I have my note since december and about a month later it started having problems.
The phone freezes and has to be rebooted, and then when you try to reboot it will be taking a long time with many many unsuccessful reboot trials in between.
I sent it to the service once and they just restored the factory settings(Thanks samsung because i didn't know how to do that myself) and then i sent it a second time, this time to samsung technical service where they diagnosed the phone as okay and blamed it on the battery.
It's been 4 days since the phone returned and today i have had the same issues with the new battery as well, so i am now pretty sure it's the phone.
before i call samsung and make a fuss about it to some manager i would like some feedback from you guys.
Has any of you encountered this issue with his phone?
On a scale of 1 to 10 how smooth would you describe your experience(in terms of issues and frustration) with the Note?
Also What would you guys do in my shoes?
Should i yell at them for selling me a malfunctioning phone and not repairing it at the service twice?
How do you think i should handle it?
Does samsung policy incluce giving you a new phone if it's having problems? When are you entitled to get one?
Lots of questions i know but i really need the answers. Thanks for the patience.
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hi Android 4.9 Marshmallow i m using note for 3 month ,i haven't noticed any freezing problem i m in stock non rooted rom and use launcher and lockers and lots of games and aaps but every thing runs smooth ...
for smoothness i wood give 9 out of 10 .
i dont know about ur country but u should ask them of a replacement ..
Thank you Gaurav99 for your answer, and good that you mentioned some specifics because i forgot to say that i am also on stock firmware, non rooted and i use Touchwiz default launcher.
I went with the phone as it was supposed to be by samsung.
I am going to need some more feedback from you guys. Please post.
My phone only hangs when I multitask heavily while downloading huge torrents in the background (adownloader)
Are you sure it's not a rouge app that's behind your issue ?
Maybe you do have a defective device but please do check your background apps first, cuz it really is a pain to get a replacement device from Samsung if you can't replicate the issue at the service centre.
Good luck.
Hi!
I have my Note since December and wanted to share my experience so you can come to a conclusion.
The stock firmware that was originally on the device was let's say 6 out of 10 smooth.
With the first Official update that was improved to 7-8 out of 10.
With the Official ICS update came close to 9.
Of course i must inform you that the time i use stock Roms are very few. Custom Roms (GB and ICS) are way smoother and lag-free.
Before starting to panic and going after Samsung, i advice you to Root your phone.
See if the "problem" continues.
IMO your experiencing the lag of the stoch firmware right know.
Hope i hepled! Good luck!
itsrijo said:
Are you sure it's not a rouge app that's behind your issue ?
Maybe you do have a defective device but please do check your background apps first, cuz it really is a pain to get a replacement device from Samsung if you can't replicate the issue at the service centre.
Good luck.
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What's a "rouge" app?
My problem started again today right after i installed an app from 4shared. As the app opened it searched for a license to function properly and that's where my phone hung and i had to reboot.
It rebooted normally but shortly after it froze again and from then and on the phone could not reboot properly.
In the end i decided to wipe it clean and see whether the problem persisted.
It did. It got stuck right after the boot of the initial run of the wiped firmware.
The last thing i did with my phone before problems began was fill it with apps. I installed about 12-3 apps and two of them were from 4shared.
The way it happened this time(in relation to 4shared) made me think. But it's true that it happened in exactly the same way as before i send the phone to samsung for repairs, and then it used to happen with more "innocent" apps.
So can you describe what the procedure for a device replacement is?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Sotiris.
I want to try and root it and see if anything changes, but it would suck if there was a problem with the phone and the custom ROM patched it up temporarily for a few months. Imagine my distress when after a few months the issues come back suddenly, it's to going to be more than frustrating and i am going to regret not dealing with the issue when i could(now).
So since the company does not cover me if i root my phone or install a custom ROM, i have decided that i am not going to do those things.
I am going to ask them to take responsibility for a device that i paid dearly to have in my possession demanding the simple, logical and necessary demand that it works properly.
You see it's not a matter of "lag". It's a matter of functionality. My phone simply.does.not.work.
Imagine being afraid to install your favorite apps on your phone in fear that tomorrow you might have to wipe it and lose everything to restore the phone to working order. Beats the idea of a "smart"phone doesn't it?
Thanks for the feedback, and Να σαι καλά!
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Hi Sotiris.
I want to try and root it and see if anything changes, but it would suck if there was a problem with the phone and the custom ROM patched it up temporarily for a few months. Imagine my distress when after a few months the issues come back suddenly, it's to going to be more than frustrating and i am going to regret not dealing with the issue when i could(now).
So since the company does not cover me if i root my phone or install a custom ROM, i have decided that i am not going to do those things.
I am going to ask them to take responsibility for a device that i paid dearly to have in my possession demanding the simple, logical and necessary demand that it works properly.
You see it's not a matter of "lag". It's a matter of functionality. My phone simply.does.not.work.
Imagine being afraid to install your favorite apps on your phone in fear that tomorrow you might have to wipe it and lose everything to restore the phone to working order. Beats the idea of a "smart"phone doesn't it?
Thanks for the feedback, and Να σαι καλά!
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I suppose it's the wise thing to do bro...
Hope it works out,good luck!
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[Q] Is there any help for slow response of capacitive soft keys?

My Captivate is really starting to bug me. The only thing that I have to complain about is the slow , or non responsiveness of my soft keys, especially the back or return key. Although they all kinda suck. The return key is at a point where it takes at least 2 or 3 touches every time, and sometimes more like 5 or 6 times. Does anyone else have this problem ? I searched the Captivate Q&A and went back to the beginning of the year before I gave up and started this post. Hopefully someone has an answer for me. Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity? Oh, so you know, I'm running 2.3.3 Gingerbread UCKF1 Kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKF1-CL273832 rooted.
Why not try the KK4 gb 2.3.5 and see if the problem is still there ??
See the "Master One Click stickied thread in the dev forum...post 3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium
I might have to do that. Or, maybe a whole new ROM. I was running APEX 12.0, Talon, Big Cache as my last custom build, but, I bricked it flashing back to stock for a girlfriend to use. So, I had Mobile Tech Video fix it and do the Unbrickable Mod back in January. And having a fresh stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 was really nice. Now I'm getting that itchy finger, and thinking about changing. That is why I asked about the soft key issue. Figured I might as well try and get that fixed and flash something new. Thanks again for your suggestion.

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