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[Q] Not the same Captivate after Advanced App Killer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] I think its bricked...

I was trying to just update the modem file on my I9000 which was working fine... It seemed to demand a PIT file so I inputted just the PIT and the modem file.... Now... Nothing....
I have a feeling that this completely bricks my phone but I just wasnt thinking.....
Gad Damnit...
Any ideas or suggestions that dont involve sending this damn thing to bell again would be great.

It might be you checked the re partition box, which I'm poetry sure you don't do if you are just flashing a csc on its own, but I'm noobish, so its just suggestion! As for the pit as well...not sure, but hang in there, answers will come, If you have download mode then all is not lost
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chamunks said:
I was trying to just update the modem file on my I9000 which was working fine... It seemed to demand a PIT file so I inputted just the PIT and the modem file.... Now... Nothing....
I have a feeling that this completely bricks my phone but I just wasnt thinking.....
Gad Damnit...
Any ideas or suggestions that dont involve sending this damn thing to bell again would be great.
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You must flas csc without rep. Or pitfile...
Im not sure but i think youl lose your apps.
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flash a stock firmware with all 3 files and pit, check re-partition and you will be good to go.
dont panic

azzledazzle said:
dont panic
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Basically it's next to impossible to truly brick the phone.
If you can boot into recovery or download you can fix thru myriad routes all available here on XDA if you just use search.
If you can't then life is a little more difficult, but it is relatively easy to build your own rig to force the phone into recovery.
If you can't fix yourself by those methods, there is nothing your carrier will be able to do either.

buy a jig from ebay and see if it works. There like $4

Thanks for the suggestions the responses to this thread really gives me more confidance in playing around... (just what I needed )
I will definitely be interested in making a JiG at some point just to be absolutely sure life is peachy.
Anyways I managed, to after having a sleep in between tweak sessions on this darn thing, to get it into download mode.

Check out the ezbase rom, find link on insanity thread, I use it to recover from anything and upgraded to gb with it, keep tweaking!
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 freezes after around 30 seconds from reboot.

Hello everyone, thanks for taking your time and reading this.
I've owned a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 for about two years now. This phone is not my primary phone, as I just use it as a secondary phone for different apps/backup, most of the times the phone is turned off.
But a few days ago, I turned the phone on, and once the homescreen had loaded, around 20-30 seconds later, the phone will freeze, and there's nothing else you can do other than take the battery out to turn it off.
A few details about the phone: the phone has never been flashed, and the OS has never been touched. It's basically at stock, but the only thing I remember is updating the official firmware through the Samsung link in the settings. The phone has never been modded, and that's what bugs me the most. (I've never had experience with 'modding' phones with custom ROMS and such)
So, after sitting at home all day looking for a fix, I couldn't find anyone else in my situation. There are a few similar situations, but I am yet to find something that replicates my problem exactly.
I've also tried rebooting the phone in many different ways, for example, taking out the memory card, then taking out the sim card, then taking them both out completely.
That's when I found a link which gave me information on how to factory reset the device. Since nothing else was working, I decided to go for it.
I held the VOLUME UP button + the HOME button, and hit the power button and got the menu up.
The menu works fine, I was flicking through the options for 10 whole minutes just to check if it freezes or not, and it works perfectly fine.
So then I factory reset the phone, wiped the system cache, and I also formatted the internal SD card.
Still, the problem persists. This time, the phone will reboot for a little while longer, since I expect the system files are getting set up, then it asks for the language, and before I can hit English, it freezes, and the screen stays like that until the battery is dead. All the hardware buttons don't do anything, it's basically fully dead with the screen still on the OS menu.
I was wondering if anyone knows what I should do?
I can provide more information if needed, and I can even upload a video to YouTube if you want a better aspect of the problem.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

is it i9000 or 9100?
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compacity said:
is it i9000 or 9100?
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Ah, sorry, got the title completely messed up there.
Yes it's the GT-i9000 and I think it had Froyo 2.2.1, forgot to include that in the main text.

Could try Rooting the phone and wiping all options in Recovery and Reboot
or
Could be that something maybe corrupted which is halting the system
Upload a video so that we can offer better advice
Which Rom / Firmware are you using?
Last option.
Would Recommend Downloading Rom (whichever you choose) and go from there....

Major UPDATE:
Okay, so after sticking at it the whole day and trying to get a better understanding of this situation, I've managed to work around the problem slightly. It's not fixed yet, though.
So after the screen had frozen for the (insert number here)th time, the battery was starting to go empty, so I stuck it on charge, but I forgot that I had left the frozen screen on (currently frozen on the 'Language Select' set up menu).
After about 20 minutes, the phone vibrated and a little message popped up, and it said that 'the process Soundhound.com.xxx.xxx was force closed', or something along the lines. I can't remember fully because it popped up for only around 4 seconds and disappeared.
As soon as I saw that, I quickly went to the application settings and deleted all of the soundhound cache/data and then removed the app completely. After that I thought it was fixed for sure, so I was messing around with the phone and using different apps to see if it freezes again, and it didn't.
But I had to restart the phone to see if the freeze issues happened again, and yep, it was there again, this time the same as the first issue, where it used to freeze up in the home screen. AND, I let it sit on the frozen screen for 15 minutes and it was that SAME soundhound app that got force closed, so once it got out of the frozen state, I quickly went to the application settings and the app was still there, it was like I didn't even delete it?
This leads to my new problem, the so called 'hard factory wipe/reset' doesn't actually reset EVERYTHING. As seen in my other post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305825
Now I'm completely confused as to what I should do.
I've pretty much tried everything, and i'm sure a FULL hard reset where EVERYTHING gets wiped out might just fix it? The thing is though, I don't know how? I've been trying to fix this phone for about 7 hours straight now.

My opinion Flash a Stock Rom or what ever you wish and then Root it...
If selling it just dont bother with Rooting it.
As you say you have been at it for Several hours and flashing takes less than an hour even for a newbie if following the procedure correctly
As going by what you say it seems that files are messed up on the phone and better to start fresh

ywasaf acquitted
EwOkie said:
My opinion Flash a Stock Rom or what ever you wish and then Root it...
If selling it just dont bother with Rooting it.
As you say you have been at it for Several hours and flashing takes less than an hour even for a newbie if following the procedure correctly
As going by what you say it seems that files are messed up on the phone and better to start fresh
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Is there a legit way to flash it, maybe through Samsungs website? I don't want to mess around with custom files, as I would like to keep everything clean.
Oh, and also, I just went through the media files and found some of my old pictures too. So for some reason, the 'format internal SD' option in the recovery menu isn't working.
If I flash it, will I have to flash it to Froyo 2.2.1 which it is currently in right now?
Here's information I found on the 'About phone' menu:
Kernel version:
2.6.32.9
[email protected] # 1
Build number:
FROYO.XXJPY
Baseband version:
i9000XXJPY
Thanks for all the help so far.

Legit way your on XDA!
Flash a Stock 2.3.6 (Clean) which is the same as Samsung Site its in my How to Guide if you wish to follow it
Its the exact same Rom just not on there Site

EwOkie said:
Legit way your on XDA!
Flash a Stock 2.3.6 (Clean) which is the same as Samsung Site its in my How to Guide if you wish to follow it
Its the exact same Rom just not on there Site
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Thanks.
Briefly read your guide, and it's all mind boggling to a newbie like me :silly: lol
I might just have to flash it, because this problem is getting a little bit annoying now.
Which parts of your guide should I follow exactly? And shouldn't I be sticking Froyo 2.2.1 back in? Won't a newer firmware (such as the 2.3.6) make the phone slower/drain more battery than usual?
Oh and one last thing, what's the difference between rooting and flashing a phone? Cheers.

Rooting briefly means :
Giving yourself root access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only
This allows you to change all kinds of things that normally you wouldn't be able to
Flashing : Erm.. Flashing a new Rom on your Phone or the process of over-writing your internal memory
2.3.6 will be ok for you if you wish to stay just Stock on your phone.
Plus the fact if you wish to move to another Rom later on its just a matter of Rooting the Phone and installing the Custom Rom
Just follow guide from the : HOW TO GUIDE : TUTORIAL TO FLASH 2.3.6 JVU + ROOT BEFORE INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM
and you will be ok.

EwOkie said:
Rooting briefly means :
Giving yourself root access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only
This allows you to change all kinds of things that normally you wouldn't be able to
Flashing : Erm.. Flashing a new Rom on your Phone or the process of over-writing your internal memory
2.3.6 will be ok for you if you wish to stay just Stock on your phone.
Plus the fact if you wish to move to another Rom later on its just a matter of Rooting the Phone and installing the Custom Rom
Just follow guide from the : HOW TO GUIDE : TUTORIAL TO FLASH 2.3.6 JVU + ROOT BEFORE INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM
and you will be ok.
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So the 2.3.6 Firmware you provide, is that known a 'custom firmware'?
I've been searching for YouTube videos with people explaining how to flash, but all the videos sound like they're speaking about some rocket science sh** lol
Now I'm super confused, some guy on YouTube is flashing to 2.3.6 JVT while you're doing JVU, I don't even know what that means haha
I just don't want to brick the phone and make it completely dead, that's why I'm just making sure I understand the basics before I go ahead with it, sorry if I'm starting to sound annoying lol

You wont brick it if you follow it correctly...
2.3.6 JVU is the basis for all custom roms been flashed unless stated otherwise by Rom Developers.
As its basically a stock 2.3.6 then when you want to flash another Rom its just a matter of Rooting the 2.3.6

EwOkie said:
You wont brick it if you follow it correctly...
2.3.6 JVU is the basis for all custom roms been flashed unless stated otherwise by Rom Developers.
As its basically a stock 2.3.6 then when you want to flash another Rom its just a matter of Rooting the 2.3.6
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Ah, okay.
Well, I'm in the process of downloading your files, THANKS for ALL the help you've given so far, sir!
I'll flash once all the files are downloaded. By the way, does 2.3.6 have Google Play store, and not the old Andropid Market?
I hope I can get this done before I head off to sleep in a few hours, been a very long day haha
I'll let you know of the results, cheers and have a good day sir.

No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible

EwOkie said:
No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible
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why is it i cant see ur online status? is my app ...... nevermind that.
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f2k8 said:
Ah, okay.
Well, I'm in the process of downloading your files, THANKS for ALL the help you've given so far, sir!
I'll flash once all the files are downloaded. By the way, does 2.3.6 have Google Play store, and not the old Andropid Market?
I hope I can get this done before I head off to sleep in a few hours, been a very long day haha
I'll let you know of the results, cheers and have a good day sir.
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GOOD LUCK N MAY LADY LUCK ON UR SIDE WHILE FLASHING
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EwOkie said:
No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible
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Back again, haha.
I was just wondering, did you say I should root or not? As rooting it seems like a bit of a hassle? Plus, it says that I should install a custom rom zip file if I decide to root it, but I don't have one? I am using your 2.3.6 which was in your Odin Files download link, right?
So if I root, what do I do exactly?

compacity said:
why is it i cant see ur online status? is my app ...... nevermind that.
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Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do

EwOkie said:
Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do
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Okay, so I've rooted it also now, and unplugged the USB.
Now it's restarted, and the language set-up page is there, and guess what? .. It froze again :|
Exactly the same way before I flashed it :crying: :crying: lol
I actually feel like crying right now haha, I think the phone may be completely dead? Something is seriously corrupt with it I'm guessing?
I've never dropped it, or accidentally dropped liquid on it or anything like that.
I have absolutely no idea what to do now. Sigh.
Thanks for your help either way though.

can you upload a video on whats happening?

EwOkie said:
can you upload a video on whats happening?
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how bout activate repartition?
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EwOkie said:
Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do
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so thats why, i thought my app got error.
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[Q] Samsung galaxy note n7000 camera failed issue please help

hi I got a samsung galaxy note n7000 last week on ebay. The seller wrote in his advertisement, that the camera doesn't work, so I knew what I was buying. Every time I open the camera app (or any other apps that use the camera; front and back) the app freezes, the screen is black (apart from the camera functions and the viewfinder) and then tells me "camera failed" and closes. I have tried to go into app settings to force the app to close and clear cache but nothing. I also flashed several different stock roms (from gingerbread to jellybean with factory reset and clear cache in the hidden android menu before phone start). But no luck either. I even bought a new rear camera and installed it, in hope it would solve the problem (which it didn't) but it must be software related, as the front camera doesn't work either.
Any idea guys as to what I can do to get the camera working again? Phone is updated with the latest software and so are all the apps. I checked with memory card and without and formatted memory card and phone...PLEASE HELP :'(
Thank you in advance for your help.
Val
PS. I know about flashing and using odin, I have also rooted a phone before but you need to explain anything in detail for me please as otherwise I will have to ask stupid questions over and over. Thank you!!!

Replacing the camera module should have helped. If you have tried different ROMs, it sounds to me like it is a motherboard issue. Maybe a fried circuit or something.
If thats it, then trying to fix it is a waste of time, sorry...

how do you install the rom? do you perform on save kernel the formats?

baz77 said:
how do you install the rom? do you perform on save kernel the formats?
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Well, that's where the rest of this forum comes handy. Read the rules, learn to search, and you'll figure it out. I promise you, no one will give you details on how to install a Rom, the information you need is easy to find with a simple search. Good luck!
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se1988 said:
Well, that's where the rest of this forum comes handy. Read the rules, learn to search, and you'll figure it out. I promise you, no one will give you details on how to install a Rom, the information you need is easy to find with a simple search. Good luck!
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this question was for the thread starter, to eliminate if that person did dirty flashes.lol.

baz77 said:
this question was for the thread starter, to eliminate if that person did dirty flashes.lol.
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Then it's "how _DID_ you install the rom" not "do". If you can't use the correct grammar, you're bound to be misunderstood.
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guess op fixed it

No I haven't fixed it. I flashed jellybean stock Rom via odin . How would a circuit burn out? Overheating? Could I have flashed the wrong Roms? Though the rest of the phone is working fine. How can I see if it's a burnt out circuit? Thank's for all your advice guys.
Val
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val1607 said:
No I haven't fixed it. I flashed jellybean stock Rom via odin . How would a circuit burn out? Overheating? Could I have flashed the wrong Roms? Though the rest of the phone is working fine. How can I see if it's a burnt out circuit? Thank's for all your advice guys.
Val
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np, but you did a full wipe on save kernel and flashed official rom right?
Dr ketan posted service manual guides that have the blueprints of the inner workings. Then you would have to take it appart and manual inspect it, check if connectors and touchpoints are alligned. At this point I would check Samsung service centres or a local electrician repair shop. They have the equiptment.
However flashing original old gb rom with pitfile just to check with that wipe. Then download logcat viewer and check what logs say when you startup the camera, and try to take a picture. Should state something as well

Hey thanks for your fast reply. I'm not home right now so I cannot do what you've suggested. When flashing, I flashed the pit file via odin that I downloaded via Google search of 'jelly bean stock room samsung galaxy note n7000'. Before flashing I have always performed a wipe cache and factory reset in the secret android menu. You said about flashing safe kernel. What exactly does that mean? I have seen many posts mentioning safe kernel but couldn't find an explanation as to what I need to do. Thanks
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Just realised logcat is an android app. As soon as I found out how to use it properly I'll take a screens hot of that log and post it here thx
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np here to help
read dr ketans thread stickied in general or original development . There you have links to pitfile and gb roms.
Pick the one with same csc csc = 3 letter code obtained by dialing *#272*youremeihere#
if you are root backup efs on and off the phone asap btw lol
Why gb just to be sure its not the rom you are flashing.

val1607 said:
You said about flashing safe kernel. What exactly does that mean? I have seen many posts mentioning safe kernel but couldn't find an explanation as to what I need to do. Thanks
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se1988 said:
Well, that's where the rest of this forum comes handy. Read the rules, learn to search, and you'll figure it out. I promise you, no one will give you details on how to install a Rom, the information you need is easy to find with a simple search. Good luck!
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↑ What he said

ok now I have managed to root the phone as catlog requires root access...I have started the program and pressed record. Then I pressed the home button to access the camera and with black screen I took a picture. the shutter sound was delayed by almost 30 seconds and then the cam app crashed with "unknown error by error callback" here the website you can download the log from:
HTML:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7eam37p21p6n9d4
Hope I did this correctly and you can make sense of that log. Thank you for all your help.

val1607 said:
ok now I have managed to root the phone as catlog requires root access...I have started the program and pressed record. Then I pressed the home button to access the camera and with black screen I took a picture. the shutter sound was delayed by almost 30 seconds and then the cam app crashed with "unknown error by error callback" here the website you can download the log from:
HTML:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7eam37p21p6n9d4
Hope I did this correctly and you can make sense of that log. Thank you for all your help.
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based on that error a few workarounds could work. I recommend backup efs on and off computer. And try gb rom with pitfile.
If you are root and on Phills kernel, head into recovery, format everything in mounts, cache, factory reset and somewhere dalvik cache. (so take out external sd card before)
Then flash with odin via dr ketans way a for your country csc gb rom with pitfile. All in dr ketans stickied thread. During this keep sim and sd card out, also after.
Then when gb boots check your camera, does it work victory. Ditch the jb rom your flashed and get a original one from dr keyans thread or sammobile.
If it doesnt work, dial *2767*3855# that will perform a factory reset. Then in settings/storage format sd. Try again! Yes victory, not then its definately hardware error.
During this process do no recover any backups or syncs with google.
Untill all above fails then proceed with checking with service manuals if camera is properly attached and or you see abnormalities on hardwareboard. Then you need a electrician or Samsung to fix it. lol

Ok I'll try that. Sorry but what is csc gb room? Is this the flash file I'll find in Dr keatons sticky? Are you allowed to post a link to said post? Found one by Dr keaton but I'm unsure if it's the right one... Grateful for your help
val
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csc the true csc is obtainable via dialing *#272*yourimeihere#
your emei is *#06#
gb is gingerbread rom,
csc is a three letter code that signifies country sales code, most efs corruption comes from flashing different csc roms. Which is why efs backup is important, only needed once, to backup on and of with e.g. ktool. Save if from your sd to computer so you wont loose it when you do the formats.
hope this fixes it
all at own tisk
sorry for spelling errors, its drKetan btw.

baz77 said:
csc the true csc is obtainable via dialing *#272*yourimeihere#
your emei is *#06#
gb is gingerbread rom,
csc is a three letter code that signifies country sales code, most efs corruption comes from flashing different csc roms. Which is why efs backup is important, only needed once, to backup on and of with e.g. ktool. Save if from your sd to computer so you wont loose it when you do the formats.
hope this fixes it
all at own tisk
sorry for spelling errors, its drKetan btw.
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sorry didn't mean to write it wrong but on the phone app you can't see what's previously been said. Anyway *#272*myimei# doesn't work. i get a message saying "connection problem or invalid MMI code" I have full signal...that can't be the problem. my phone is a UK version and I have always used the UK roms to flash.
Thanks for your great advice

in that case if you have efs backup it shouldnt matter to much. Try the uk one indeed. Best the earliest possible, as its directly roottable as per dr ketan. Should you need root.

[Q] Now my kids device

I gave my kids my old Galaxy S1 Captivate. I have left the sim card in so that the "Emergency Call" button did not show up on the lock screen and I got a new sim anyway. Is there a way to remove the sim and get rid of the call feature all together? I was going to root the phone and update to 4.4 when I can. Is there a way to get rid of the "phone" features? I also have a Moto Atrix that I was going to do the same thing for my other kid as well. Any help would be great.

If it's rooted you can delete the phone and messaging apps
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Andrewasth said:
If it's rooted you can delete the phone and messaging apps
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When I tried rooting it, I got "E:signature verification failed Instalation aborted." didnt know what that meant so I was going to try to redo it on my pc. I originally tried to email the update.zip to myself and save it to the phone and reboot it that way but I obviously did something wrong.

Try again and report

wallacesm21 said:
When I tried rooting it, I got "E:signature verification failed Instalation aborted." didnt know what that meant so I was going to try to redo it on my pc. I originally tried to email the update.zip to myself and save it to the phone and reboot it that way but I obviously did something wrong.
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Try CF Autoroot from the play store (or think you can find it here).
Otherwise, you can flash a kernel with Odin (Corn for GB, Speedmod for Froyo) and enable root in recovery.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347220
Flash a kernel with CWM, flash CM7, then follow the instruction in the thread linked

wallacesm21 said:
I gave my kids my old Galaxy S1 Captivate. I have left the sim card in so that the "Emergency Call" button did not show up on the lock screen and I got a new sim anyway. Is there a way to remove the sim and get rid of the call feature all together? I was going to root the phone and update to 4.4 when I can. Is there a way to get rid of the "phone" features? I also have a Moto Atrix that I was going to do the same thing for my other kid as well. Any help would be great.
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heres what bwolf was talking about https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvC_lLbjk06WOttsifG8fD2QUHvC9_rDtZdNrDZKAFc/edit?pli=1 be sure to give Val D. a thanks.

Credit goes to korockinout13, the author.
I often give a link to this Guide because it's explains very well the upgrade process.

Thanks guys for the info. Got everything set up, but now after rebooting, its telling me that android keyboard has stopped working and I am unable to type anything. Any thoughts?
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What ROM?

Cm10.1.3
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wallacesm21 said:
Cm10.1.3
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cm-10.1.3-captivatemtd.zip then gapps-jb-20130729.zip
did I do the wrong gapps?

Try this:
- do Factory Reset
- clear cache
- clear dalvik
- re-flash CM10.1.3 package
- flash latest Android 4.2.2 gapps 20130812
- reboot in recovery
- do Factory Reset one more time
- clear cache
- clear dalvik
- reboot
See if this helps. Usually solves unexplained FC issues.
Sometimes it's just a bad download. If no luck, try to re-download the packages.

Val D. said:
Try this:
- do Factory Reset
- clear cache
- clear dalvik
- re-flash CM10.1.3 package
- flash latest Android 4.2.2 gapps 20130812
- reboot in recovery
- do Factory Reset one more time
- clear cache
- clear dalvik
- reboot
See if this helps. Usually solves unexplained FC issues.
Sometimes it's just a bad download. If no luck, try to re-download the packages.
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No Luck on the re-flash. I am now going to re-download the packages and try it again.
I am not finding gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip. I found a link in this forum and when it gets to the goo.im site it says file not found. When I search for gapps-jb-20130812 on the site, it doesnt have any on that date. Do I need to install a different gapps?
Here is the link to the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405292

wallacesm21 said:
No Luck on the re-flash. I am now going to re-download the packages and try it again.
I am not finding gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip. I found a link in this forum and when it gets to the goo.im site it says file not found. When I search for gapps-jb-20130812 on the site, it doesnt have any on that date. Do I need to install a different gapps?
Here is the link to the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405292
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im using 10.1.3 right now, maybe its a bad flash?

wallacesm21 said:
I am not finding gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip.
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It's here - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
Check MD5 sums for CM and Gapps packages just to make sure download is OK. Use the attached tool.
Trozzul said:
im using 10.1.3 right now...
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Yep, like many other Captivate users. No issues with CM Stable releases.

Val D. said:
It's here - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
Check MD5 sums for CM and Gapps packages just to make sure download is OK. Use the attached tool.
Yep, like many other Captivate users. No issues with CM Stable releases.
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YES! I am a dumb noob! Thank you guys for the input. I guess I was installing the wrong gapps cause I just got it and re-flashed everthing and now it works. Again, thank you guy for the help. I will be continuing to learn more, theres just so much information everywhere.

wallacesm21 said:
YES! I am a dumb noob! Thank you guys for the input. I guess I was installing the wrong gapps cause I just got it and re-flashed everthing and now it works. Again, thank you guy for the help. I will be continuing to learn more, theres just so much information everywhere.
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glad to hear you fixed your problem, happy flashing!

wallacesm21 said:
I will be continuing to learn more, theres just so much information everywhere.
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Captivate is one of best supported devices. CM is only the beginning of the road. Is the phone still going to your kid? :laugh:

Val D. said:
Captivate is one of best supported devices. CM is only the beginning of the road. Is the phone still going to your kid? :laugh:
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Yes, the phone will still go back to my daughter. It was a testing ground for me, since it is the first time. I will also be rooting and flashing my son's Moto Atrix and my Galaxy Tab 10.1 (first gen) "the one I really wanted to do". I also have my Galaxy S3 and my wifes Galaxy S3, but I wont be touching those just yet. Needed to get my feet wet. Now I need to figure out how to disable the phone feature part of the phones, and other stuff I don't want them to get into.
BTW, my kids are 4 almost 5, so all they need is the games. Using our old phones is much cheaper than buying any kind of game system.