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[Q] Captivate With I9000 Firmware Stuck in Recovery Mode

There have been those that run into problems after installing the XXJP3I9000 update on the Samsung Captivate and attempt to reboot into recovery mode. The issue that they have is that since the Captivate has no physical home button to select an option like you can with the Galaxy S, you can't select an option, and therefore you can't reboot your device regularly. While I am in this same problem and have not figured out a solution, I have started this thread to post what knowledge I have about this issue so that others may help get this issue figured out. If anyone has information on how to fix this problem, please comment below. Let's fix this!
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First of all, the key combinations that standardly would work with the original captivate firmware will not work anymore. Pressing all three buttons (Vol+, Vol - and Power) will only power cycle the phone, that is, until you let up on the buttons. Pressing Vol+ and Vol- and then plugging your phone into the computer will also do nothing. (By nothing I mean will take you back to the recovery menu)
Every key combination will only take you back to the recovery menu, so key combinations seem to be out.
If you boot into recovery mode, take out the battery and put it back in, all the while keeping the phone plugged in to the computer, the phone will enter the "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE", which will show your device in windows as being a Samsung USB Composite Device and a Samsung Mobile Modem (gadget serial, Windows 7) While this may be helpful, you cannot run ODIN or ADB in this mode, nor does this allow disk access. If you have Samsung Kies installed, it will detect a device, but will never complete loading it.
Other information with this method: On the phone screen, as well as showing "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD DEVICE" the screen will also show the following in red:
RST_STAT =0X1
PMIC_IRQ1 =0X0
PMIC_IRQ2 =0x0
PMIC_IRQ3 =0x4
PMIC_STATUS1 =0x40
PMIC_STATUS2 =0x2c
If this helps anybody, it was a pleasure
Another method I found briefly was that after installing Kies, and rebooting the phone into recovery mode (again) my computer detected four new devices, two of them being Samsung Android devices and one being a disk drive. Potentially, without freezing or error, the drivers that are included with the Kies software will detect and allow for disk management while the phone is in recovery mode. Three of the four devices installed without error for me, but the fourth, the actual Android device, continued to say "installing device" until I unplugged the phone out of frustration. It has since not detected those four devices again, and I have yet to figure out how to do that again. The nice thing about that was that although the adb.exe reboot download command did not work, adb.exe did detect the phone. if this is true then rebooting normally or into download mode should be easy.
The last thing I noticed is that button furthest to the left on the main screen on the captivate will close the recovery menu when pressed, and leave the background behind, and then will reopen the recovery menu when pressed again. This is showing me that the four touch buttons are operable, but not configured. If it were possible to reconfigure the actions that pressing these buttons do, then it would be easy to be able to reboot the device normally.
I have compiled information to the best of my ability, and here is a question to ask, that I think will help solve the problem. Can the captivate with I9000 2.2 software run adb in recovery mode?
Comments, Questions, and Most of all, answers would be appreciated for me, as well as for other users with the same problem as I. Hopefully, this thread can be the solving point for this problem.
Many Thanks,
TouchofDestiny
The n00b who isn't a n00b at all

An Update: The reason that the combinations don't work for me or either people is because they (and I) fail to install the captivate kernel, and that is making the volume power button controls useless.

same here i put froyo from the galaxy s i9000 and i cant change the rom or get into recoverymode because buttons dont work man this sucks and 3G or Edge doesnt work.....

You're problem is a little different. If you can't get into recovery mode, than that means you aren't in recovery mode, which means you can use ADB to enter download mode and use Odin to flash your phone. I have given up looking for a solution, and have sent my phone back to AT&T for a replacement. Since I'm still in my thirty day trial period, it doesn't matter if I used different firmware or not. Hopefully others won't get into the situation I had. For me, this thread is complete.
brandon9721 said:
same here i put froyo from the galaxy s i9000 and i cant change the rom or get into recoverymode because buttons dont work man this sucks and 3G or Edge doesnt work.....
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hi,
I solved the same problem doing this:
start odin.
take out battery. plug in USB. press both volume buttons. insert battery while pressing those buttons.
Done. download mode should appear.

yep, same boat
I am in the same position here. I downloaded the froyo leak and installed it with odin, no problem there. Upon startup into froyo, all was good, except my phone was stuck in horizontal mode until I tilted it vertical, *then* it would go horizontal. So basically I am 90 degrees off kilter. I decided to look around for another rom to try, and in the process managed to get stuck in recovery mode. Couldn't tell ya what firmware I have, just what is on the endless recovery screen that I cannot get out of!
I have no external microSD card, only the SIM card, and no way to get it recognized on my XP or win 7 system.
Really, really stuck here, guys. I do have the androidsdk installed, if there is a way to get it to reboot. As it is, adb cannot see the device, so I am looking at a truly bricked phone.
And yes, this is a US phone, which is why the power button and home button are not mapped (I assume).
I am DESPERATE for some help here!

and while I am at it...
I WAS able to get into download mode with the shovel guy originally by using the 2 volume keys+power, usb (odin up), battery in, release power.
No more. No key combo works.
Totally bricked the Samsung, which is supposed to be impossible!

pkrouse said:
I WAS able to get into download mode with the shovel guy originally by using the 2 volume keys+power, usb (odin up), battery in, release power.
No more. No key combo works.
Totally bricked the Samsung, which is supposed to be impossible!
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when you are on the i9000 rom the only button that will get you in download mode is the vol down

That's HUGE!
You, sir, are a gentleman, scholar, and all-round smart guy! How did I miss that? I coulda SWORN I was getting into download mode with both volume keys. I've never been so happy to see a little Dalek dude with a shovel in my LIFE. 2 minutes in the one-click installer and now I'm back in business!
Thanks for helping a terrified owner out, and preventing a trip to the AT&T store.

I cannot go to download mode
I have the same problem here. Stuck in the recovery mode after upgrade the froyo and had the orientation problem. How do you go into download mode or power reset or unknown upload mode? Any button combination doesnt seem to work for me.
How do I do?
Please HELP. I am struggling here
Thanks

xaga150 said:
I have the same problem here. Stuck in the recovery mode after upgrade the froyo and had the orientation problem. How do you go into download mode or power reset or unknown upload mode? Any button combination doesnt seem to work for me.
How do I do?
Please HELP. I am struggling here
Thanks
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the key to the i9000 rom/kernel button combo is VOL DOWN + using the USB trick. do not press vol up + down, just the down while you are plugging in the usb cable

i too am stuck in recovery mode. the only way i can get into download mode is by using both volume buttons. just holding the down button just sends me to revoery mode as well. how can i fix my phone in download mode?
nevermind, reinstalled 2.2 and it works now.

Eureka I got it...I think
I installed froyo 2.2 i9000 on my captivate and got stuck in recovery mode...power button doesnt select and when I hold down the up and down vol buttons I couldnt get the downloading icon anymore either. Then I remembered something from another post....
Home + Vol Down + Power = Downloading Icon
It worked for me....let me know if this helped....I'm officially unbricked.

Hey. I'm in the same boat. My Captivate has I9000 firmware running it and it won't run properly. I can't access the settings to enable USB debugging in order to boot in either Recovery or Download using adb and no button combination works for me. I can't use button combos to boot into either Recovery or Download mode.
Does anybody have any idea what is going on and how to fix this?

JPBetley said:
Hey. I'm in the same boat. My Captivate has I9000 firmware running it and it won't run properly. I can't access the settings to enable USB debugging in order to boot in either Recovery or Download using adb and no button combination works for me. I can't use button combos to boot into either Recovery or Download mode.
Does anybody have any idea what is going on and how to fix this?
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JPBentley-- Since the I9000 firmware is set to use physical buttons, and the Captivate doesn't contain any, once you get into recovery mode, you cannot get out. The standard Captivate key combinations to get into download mode do not work, as do the combinations to get into download mode via the I9000 firmware. Basically, you get to a dead end. Unless there is some way to flash the phone's ROM outside of download mode, which I doubt, your best bet is to return the phone for a replacement. After haggling around with AT&T for a while, they admitted that installing the I9000 ROM doesn't invalidate your warranty, so they should take it back. They did with mine, and now I'm running the official Froyo leak. Good luck with your new phone!

SOLUTION
For all those that are having this problem, Ive struggled with it & tried EVERY possible button combination & nothing worked.
The ONLY solutions I have found is to use a usb JIG. Take out the battery, sim card & sd card, plug in the Usb JIG & put the batter back in. Give it a couple of seconds & I'tll enter recovery mode without pushing any buttons. You dont even need to push the power button, it's that simple.
Here is an image of how to make one if you are electronically inclined, personally I am not so I found a local electronic parts store & they put on together for me.
1.bp.blogspot.com/_3KjgtwnRiWM/TNTyjkZGquI/AAAAAAAABL4/7NSmqrYmkmU/s640/i900.jpg
If you want, you can also buy one online, I cant post a link becuase Im a new member but just search for "samsung usb jig" on ebay.com & youll find plenty.
shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=samsung+usb+jig&_sacat=See-All-Categories

yes, i think you need to build a jig or buy one online if you want to play with custom rom. you may not need it now, but you may need it just in case.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...47234&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_511wt_1139

agustinpac said:
hi,
I solved the same problem doing this:
start odin.
take out battery. plug in USB. press both volume buttons. insert battery while pressing those buttons.
Done. download mode should appear.
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OMG you saved my life
thx so much for your post

I have the same problem, i can get into recovery mode. I can also get to download mode but Odin doesnt see my phone and neither does adb. By pulling the battery with no buttons pushed it goes straight into recovery mode. Looks like I have a brick now. If anybody has any suggestions please let me know.

drowe24 said:
I have the same problem, i can get into recovery mode. I can also get to download mode but Odin doesnt see my phone and neither does adb. By pulling the battery with no buttons pushed it goes straight into recovery mode. Looks like I have a brick now. If anybody has any suggestions please let me know.
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That's not even close to a brick. Are you using a usb port closest to the motherboard on your pc? Is your cable good? Make or buy a jig, that will put your phone into download mode.
Sent from my blazing fast Captivate running Continuum GB ROM using Tapatalk Pro

[Q] After update, black screen (rooted phone)

Hi,
At first I would like to apologize for any grammar errors I'm from Holland but I'll try to do it right
I've gotten myself into a problem, I tried to update my Galaxy S which runs on Froyo and it's rooted.
It all went pretty well until I had to reboot my phone, it show the moving S sign and plays the music at start-up but wont go any further and keeps displaying a black screen and from time to time it vibrates a bit.
I don't know what I should do now and any help would be very much appreciated.
If someone needs moor information about the error or something else just say so
Greetings!

hello i had the exact same problem as you. in the end i had to reset factory setting which will delete most of the data (on mine it deleted text messages and contacts). however this was months ago and there may be a better fix now (where you get to keep the data)
but with the phone off press and hold voume up + home button + power buton together for a few seconds (untill galaxy s appears on screen) and select the data reset option (volume keys are up and down, power key is used to select the highlighted option)
if you follow my method then you MAY lose data nut you will get your phone back. however there MAY be a better way than that.

Hi,
yes I've tried that but I can't seem to acces that menu, when I press home + power button + volume up it gets me in a loop of showing Galaxy S GT-19000, and then it keep on rebooting. So or I'm doing something wrong or my phone isn't working properly.

Seems that you have a broken SBL ( secondary boot loader ) . It can be fixed but you first need to make yourself or buy a Galaxy S Jig to enter Download mode , where you can flash a rom and hopefully repair your SBL also ( with Bell i9000M rom I repaired my SBL).

Yea, if the phone isnt detected by your computer you will need to make/buy a jig. Newer galaxy s phones had the option to enter download mode and recovery disabled.

OmerX said:
Seems that you have a broken SBL ( secondary boot loader ) . It can be fixed but you first need to make yourself or buy a Galaxy S Jig to enter Download mode , where you can flash a rom and hopefully repair your SBL also ( with Bell i9000M rom I repaired my SBL).
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ste1164 said:
Yea, if the phone isnt detected by your computer you will need to make/buy a jig. Newer galaxy s phones had the option to enter download mode and recovery disabled.
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Well went to the store were I bought the phone, and they couldn't access the phone, he was able to get it into the download mode but he wasn't able to download any roms to it.
So he send it to Samsung because I still got my factory warranty so its up to them I gues..

[Help]Hard brick

Well Hello,
As I wanted to install another rom on my I9000, I accidently removed some files in the "Aroma File manager", then I couldn't do anything but enter Download mode. So I searched a bit for a restore, and found this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
As I entered the download mode, installed Odin and everything around it, My phone got stuck on the first screen showing "AT&T World Phone". It doesn't go further, I can't do anything now. So:
I start the phone, press the 3 button combination on the phone, and It does get the command to enter download mode, but then it justs reboots and goes on and on. There is no way to enter it. Will the Jig method be the only way?
Thanks in advance,
Armazia
EDIT: I've seen something gone wrong in the Odin method, I used the Captivate software on my I9000. Will there be a way back?

Get a USB jig and with the help of it u can go in download mode..
If my post helped, dont mind pressing the thanks button

[Q] Difficulty entering Download Mode - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27903747
[Q] Difficulty entering Download Mode
Follow this.. Though i messed my comment there
If my post helped, dont mind pressing the thanks button

drakester20 said:
[Q] Difficulty entering Download Mode - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27903747
[Q] Difficulty entering Download Mode
Follow this.. Though i messed my comment there
If my post helped, dont mind pressing the thanks button
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I will try this tomorrow, But I think the whole download mode got erased, I think I'll buy a galaxy S tomorrow which has a total broken screen, so I can use that. I know where I can find these resistors so I'll just try it tomorrow

Answer to how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570I (Soft Brick)

THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, THIS IS A ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEMS
1. Download this: S5570I.rar
Extract it
2. Open Odin3_v1.84.exe
3. Press BOOTLOADER and choose DefaultCalData....
4. Press PIT and choose tassve_0623.pit
5. Press PDA and choose PDA_S5570I....
6. Press PHONE and choose MODEM_S5570I....
7. Press CSC and choose GT-S5570I-MULTI....
8. Shut down your phone if it isn't
9. Reboot it in ODIN Mode (Volume Down + Home + Power)
10. Press Volume Up to enter The Odin Download Mode
11. Now the ODIN should recognize your phone (Yellow text comes up in the program LEFT upper corner)
12. Press start
13. Just wait and your phone will auto reboot.
Change the language by pressing the bottom right button when booted, because it will start at some language i don't know
Click Thanks if this works for you
PLEASE DO BOOTLOADER BEFORE PIT OR IT WILL HANG!!

This should be stickied! :good:

i don't know how to say thank you!!!
realy it's a very nice job
you saved me

didnt work
hey there i flashed CWM of GT-S5570 by error and now my phone is stuck in BOOTLOADER ,please help me i did everything from the instruction and i guess it should work but there is one problem , ODIN dont reconise my phone when i plug it and i dont know why please can you give me a solution

Yahia700 said:
hey there i flashed CWM of GT-S5570 by error and now my phone is stuck in BOOTLOADER ,please help me i did everything from the instruction and i guess it should work but there is one problem , ODIN dont reconise my phone when i plug it and i dont know why please can you give me a solution
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u flash cwm or kernel

I don't know where to download S5570I stock ROM ....

here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares

thankyou bro ! can you teach me how to install S5570I stock rom, thankyou !

Hello FixMyProblems, thank you for the guide.
I have a problem, when i press Volume Down + Home + Power, nothing happens, than i pressed Volume Up + Home + Power, and the Odin recognized my phone, and i do everything as you say in the first post, but Odin stuks on: "<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..".

I have the same problem. as @kenshiro1.
No matter what I try, my device is always being recognised but downloading stuff to it always fails. It just hangs everytime. I also tried with Kies but there I'm always stuck at the "connecting" screen. I really don't know what to try anymore...

Lvw2000 said:
I have the same problem. as @kenshiro1.
No matter what I try, my device is always being recognised but downloading stuff to it always fails. It just hangs everytime. I also tried with Kies but there I'm always stuck at the "connecting" screen. I really don't know what to try anymore...
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tried to uninstall the kies ...
then boot into download mode .. maybe it will work now...
i already tried this before but i didn't had any problem like you guy's

redirect me please
i was looking to unbrick my samsung galaxy mini but i have the s5570 version not the s5570i version. can you redirect me to a page which will unbrick MY phone?

Worked well for me.Thank you

Thank you friend
You Solve my big Problem

Nippernator said:
i was looking to unbrick my samsung galaxy mini but i have the s5570 version not the s5570i version. can you redirect me to a page which will unbrick MY phone?
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same with me, please help up with gt s5570 indeed
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app

CWM flash GT-5570I
Hi there, i tried to flashed with CWM my GT-S5570I to be able to upgrade GB to YB, now my phone is stuck in BOOTLOADER, please help me. ODIN don't reconise my phone when i plug it.
I have installed latest kies Odin 4.42 as your site suggested and many other Odins since I got soke files for PDA, modem and CSC but can't try them since I'm not getting Odin to acknowledge my phone. please can you give me a solution. Thanks in advance.

Great guide. it worked.
I had the problem and it just helped me. Thanks a lot man.

can some one tell me how can i install the regional stock rom downloaded from sammobile?

Need help on my GT-S5570I my phone cant enter recovery mode and not detected by odin what i am supposed to do please?
thanks in advance.

[help]
hey there,, i have a problem here.. ODIN can only detect my phone when i boot it to the never-ending samsung-logo--flickering.. But, when i boot to download mode, ODIN is unable to detect my phone.. help please ;(

Emergenzy Dloadmoad

Hello to all,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace for over a year never had a problem, I decided to try some forums ROM and I've never tried your personal data, etc. .. After one week I noticed that you have downloaded the phone battery in a hurry, I waited that you download after you have downloaded will no longer light! I tried all the methods, I borrowed a battery of this ACE always had 0 results decided to send it in for service, but I can not find the receipt (-. -). I tried to press all the buttons and turn it on, it works, but remains on a black screen with the words EMERGENCY DLOADMODE (ARM9 MODE) the samsung ODIN does not recognize that solutions are there?
Thank you all!
p.s:sorry for English are an Italian Newbie

Send me a message in Italian because your english is even worst that google translate I'll try to help you as soon as I can.
P.S. Sono italiano
Inviato dal mio GT-S5830

NIBES00 said:
Hello to all,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace for over a year never had a problem, I decided to try some forums ROM and I've never tried your personal data, etc. .. After one week I noticed that you have downloaded the phone battery in a hurry, I waited that you download after you have downloaded will no longer light! I tried all the methods, I borrowed a battery of this ACE always had 0 results decided to send it in for service, but I can not find the receipt (-. -). I tried to press all the buttons and turn it on, it works, but remains on a black screen with the words EMERGENCY DLOADMODE (ARM9 MODE) the samsung ODIN does not recognize that solutions are there?
Thank you all!
p.s:sorry for English are an Italian Newbie
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LOL!! you should use google tranlate
What buttons did you press? I think you've entered in Download mode... but I can't understand what you are saying could you explain your problem in a better way?

I am very ignorant in English!
All keys! A black screen with the words EMERGENCY DLOADMODE (ARM9 MODE)
Odin fails to recognize the terminal
I make myself clear?
thanks friend

NIBES00 said:
I am very ignorant in English!
All keys! A black screen with the words EMERGENCY DLOADMODE (ARM9 MODE)
Odin fails to recognize the terminal
I make myself clear?
thanks friend
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I guess you want to flash a stock rom via Odin but Odin doesn't recognize your phone, right?
Did you try pressing " Vol Down + Home + Power " in order to boot into download mode? Do it and then try to connect your phone with your pc
You can also re-install Samsung's drivers in your pc again
If your battery drains fast you can try doing a wipe battery stats into CWM recovery

recovery does not work and do not work download
You want to get it back stock!
More samsung pc reads them not only this law
help!:crying::crying::crying:
thanks

Mate i cant understand a thing.
Sent From my GT-S5830.
Current Rom-The Ultimatum
Kernel-Fire OC Kernel
Audio Manager-BEATS
Hit Thanks you unthankful $*%$&. Its There For A Reason.

What do you understand?
thanks

Try this:
If your phone doesn’t boot into download mode and you have a black screen after flashing froyo heres how you unbrick it, it worked for me .
Step 1 – Prepare odin with the firmware you want to flash (in my case was gingerbread 2.3.3) and get it ready to go;
Step 2 – Remove battery and connect your galaxy ace to the computer;
Step 3 -- Insert battery holding Volume down + Power + Home
Step 4 – At this point Odin should have detected your SG Ace ( Yellow rectangle should appear);
Step 5 – Click Start button in Odin and wait about 5 min.
If all goes well it should come back to life.
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@NIBES00 : i didn't understand how you bricked the phone.! But the ARM 9 mode is the last resort to save your device! This mode uses different drivers. So you will have to download the whole set of drivers from Samsung. Not the normal drivers that come with kies. There is a different 20 mb file. You will need that set.
PS : this mode is accessible by pressing vol up + vol dwn + home + piwer buttons together!
I do not respond to tech support via PM

Shaaan said:
@NIBES00 : i didn't understand how you bricked the phone.! But the ARM 9 mode is the last resort to save your device! This mode uses different drivers. So you will have to download the whole set of drivers from Samsung. Not the normal drivers that come with kies. There is a different 20 mb file. You will need that set.
PS : this mode is accessible by pressing vol up + vol dwn + home + piwer buttons together!
I do not respond to tech support via PM
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U can flash phone in that?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium