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[Q] Any other ways to get into download mode?

Recently tried to flash from JF6 to JH3 and failed. It's now stuck at the phone ! computer screen.
Here's what I've tried so far starting with all the pull sd,sim,batt out and put battery back in:
1. Hold both vol up and down, then plug in usb.
2. Hold both vol up and down, then plug in usb, and then hold power. Let it flash on and off until I get to the 2nd blank screen, then release power.
3. Hold vol up and power, then plug in usb. Let it flash on and off until 2nd blank screen, then release power.
Holding down and power doesn't make the phone!computer flash at all.
I'm really at a loss now. No idea how to get back into download mode... I wasn't able to use the key combos to do it before; just used adb.
Any tips? Help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I've always done after turning off the phone:
1. Plug in USB
2. Hold volume up + down
3. Press and hold power until it turns off for second time then let go (although it's worked for me on the first time it goes off)
Worked every single time for me.

tysj said:
I've always done after turning off the phone:
1. Plug in USB
2. Hold volume up + down
3. Press and hold power until it turns off for second time then let go (although it's worked for me on the first time it goes off)
Worked every single time for me.
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Doesn't seem to work for me... anything else you can think of?

Have you tied to Flash it with Odin back to stock? Always flash back to stock before flashing. Every thread starts with the same instructions, flash back to stock first. Not to kick you when you're down.
I'd flash back to stock with Odin.

Rhiannon224 said:
Have you tied to Flash it with Odin back to stock? Always flash back to stock before flashing. Every thread starts with the same instructions, flash back to stock first. Not to kick you when you're down.
I'd flash back to stock with Odin.
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He wouldn't be able to flash without getting into download mode now would he?
op: Make sure that odin is open and ready on your computer. if that doesn't work then i hate to say it but...

Looks like I've got an expensive paperweight? Luckily for me I got it yesterday...
Stupidly enough though, I probably should have returned it in the first place. It wasn't working quite right... I've never seen a phone not respond to button combos or have problems connecting to a computer via USB and I've owned my share of Samsungs. Each boot into their own recovery mode just fine via buttons... guess I won the lottery?
If anyone has some ridiculously convoluted way to get into download mode, I'd be glad to try it.

Did a bit of snooping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765703
It seems there are a fair amount of phones with disabled button combos...

when i flashed to jh3, i found doing the adb reboot download the easiest way to get into download, even when i messed up my phone and it would boot to galaxy s screen and it would get stuck. Found plugging it in via usb and then running the adb command

Ah... I see. Well, considering I can't get it to recognize it or anything... it's pretty much fubar. I tried my sister's captivate and it boots into download mode just fine with both vol + plug in usb.. so I assume I just had a defective unit that became more defective.
Thanks for the help all, and let's just have this be a lesson to anybody who wants to know, if you follow the instructions on the odin thread and you can't get in, either you're doing something wrong or the phone is wrong...
And adb never hurt anybody.
Thanks again everybody.

pokedoke said:
Did a bit of snooping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765703
It seems there are a fair amount of phones with disabled button combos...
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I just exchanged a Captivate for shutting down by itself, got one that can't three button reboot, accidentally bricked it and couldn't recover it. Exchanged it for yet another one that also can't three button reboot. Uggh!

[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] captivate bricked with no download mode

Hi
first of all thank you for so much info.
I spend more than 10 hours looking for a solution on other posts but can't fins a solution.
my phone is bricked and i am not able to get to the download mode or the recovery. before I bricked it I was able to get the download mode with adb with since i tried odin, i have the phone --!-- computer
I am in canada so returning it would be a hassle. any help would be much appreciated to get to the download mode
thank you very much

Download Odin.
Take out the SIM, SD card, and battery. Launch Odin, replace the battery, and plug the USB cord in, and just press down on the volume up and down buttons.
This should boot it right into download mode, then flash with Odin.
This phone is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to brick.

man, i tried that maybe 50 times no kidding!
still no download mode

SeriousBizznass said:
Download Odin.
Take out the SIM, SD card, and battery. Launch Odin, replace the battery, and plug the USB cord in, and just press down on the volume up and down buttons.
This should boot it right into download mode, then flash with Odin.
This phone is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to brick.
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Hold the volume buttons first then plug in the usb. Thats what works for me. You have to have odin open first like he said.

just tried and still nothing....
if somebody is located in montreal, i would love to meet them to check that out

Athailias said:
Hold the volume buttons first then plug in the usb. Thats what works for me. You have to have odin open first like he said.
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Having Odin open makes no difference if his button combo is not working. Unfortunately some people are not aware that there phone does not have the 3 button combo working.

what is your solution when you don t have the 3 button combo working?

The only thing you can do if there is no way to reach download mode is to contact At&t or samsung and see if they can repair the phone for you.
Have you tried using a different usb cable, someone mentioned that some USB cables dont work right with the captivate, try the one that came with the phone.

I know odin doesnt matter, but if he is going to flash with odin it helps to have it open first is all I meant. As far as that screen and no three button combo I think you are done... bricked... sorry, dont take my word for it though.

I could enter download mode with key combination before applying Cog's Beta5.5...
I've returned my cappy for exchange.

I am trying with the cable that came with the phone. I don't have another one.
I just bought this phone out of ebay. I will give it this week end to try and find a solution.
I really don't see any as of now but we'll see...
I will try return the phone to the ebay seller as i asked him before buying it if you could go into download mode! and he said yes!
man, I hope i find a solution!

what happens when you try and start your phone normally -- boot screen loop, anything?
Can you get into recovery mode?

when I try to start it normal I get the phone--!--computer
I am sure I tried recovery mode without any success. I am telling I spent so much time on this forum that my wife is going to start being jalous
How do you get to recovry mode again? I tried so many things, that I don't remember

you can't get the phone to be recognized on your computer? Could do ADB to boot into download.
But the battery trick should work.
Pull the sim, external sdcard, and battery.
Hold down the volume buttons and plug in the USB
Then jam the battery back in.
It might take a few times to get it.. but it should get into download mode. I just restored mine doing this trick when it was stuck on this screen.
Really we need to have a youtube vid of this technique

younescito said:
when I try to start it normal I get the phone--!--computer
I am sure I tried recovery mode without any success. I am telling I spent so much time on this forum that my wife is going to start being jalous
How do you get to recovry mode again? I tried so many things, that I don't remember
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Hold down both volume buttons then hold down the power button until the boot s screen flashes two times then release the power button.

BTW - although it is a LOOOOONG video.. this might help folks out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iefapF1yZhE&feature=related

Not sure if it will help, but I've also read that you should use the actual motherboard usb ports and not a hub or any kind of "external" ports (i.e. the ports on the front of the tower)

i did all that stuff.
I ended up returning it to the ebay seller who will send me another captivate.
thanks guys

My download was working on cog 2.2 beta before i flashed back to stock using odin. Now when I try to enter download mode i just see the charging symbol. So the only thing that has changed is software. Could odin3 remove my download mode? What can i do?

Its been a rough night for me. I did a Nandroid backup which turned out I needed to restore after something else failed. After restore I did not have what I expected.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I ended up in a situation that no matter what I did, I could not get into download mode. Only recovery.
The good news is that after trying several different things, I finally found I had the original base rom I was using still on the SD card (even though I had done a Master Clear). I guess maybe the only thing that will empty the SD card is to format it.
I have no idea what I would have done had I not had a Clockwork zip on there.

[Q] I think I bricked my Captivate flashing Serendipity

I had Cognition 4 flashed but had a problem that whenever the battery was removed when the phone was on, about half of my apps, wifi, and texting would force close on reboot and never be able to open until I reflashed Cogntion. Because of this, I decided to try Serendipity VII. I put the zip file on my phone, rebooted into recovery, then tried to do the same thing that I did for Cognition. When I did this it said that it was installing, then said install complete without rebooting. I decided to reboot the phone, and when I tried, it keeps looping on the att screen. I do not see the battery charge signal when I plug it in. I see a loading gear for the battery for about five seconds, then the screen has electric looking blue lines flash through the center and then nothing. I cannot boot into recovery or download, it just keeps looping on the ATT screen.

Make or buy a jig to force it into download mode.
Sent from 234 Elm Street

slow_DC4 said:
Make or buy a jig to force it into download mode.
Sent from 234 Elm Street
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How do I force it into download mode?

So you tried flashing a GB rom without first flashing GB bootloaders?
You should have read and followed the installation instructions on the Serendipity download page. Start Odin one click,see if you can get phone into download mode by any combo and see if Odin sees it. Flash stock and start again.
*If you're not on Gingerbread, you should be shot*

cappysw10 said:
So you tried flashing a GB rom without first flashing GB bootloaders?
You should have read and followed the installation instructions on the Serendipity download page. Start Odin one click,see if you can get phone into download mode by any combo and see if Odin sees it. Flash stock and start again.
*If you're not on Gingerbread, you should be shot*
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Ya, I had a feeling I should have read more about it, but I was anxious and stupid. I didn't do any of those things. No matter what I try I can't get to recovery. How would I get into download?

JIG
10 char

Thanks for all the help, I will be buying a jig from amazon for about ten bucks. I hope this works. But if it doesn't, at least this will teach me to read instructions before doing something that I don't understand very well.

to get into download mode press volume down instead of volume up to get u into recovery, at first i screwed up too somewhat like you so what i did is removed the battery for a minute, put it back in press volume down middle and power button to get into download then use odin to flash a new 2.3.4 gingerbread that u can get from this forum just look through and ull find it, make sure u put the pit file phone file, pda and csc files and make sure u check the repartition auto reboot and freset time checked on then press start hope it helped

srkoza said:
to get into download mode press volume down instead of volume up to get u into recovery, at first i screwed up too somewhat like you so what i did is removed the battery for a minute, put it back in press volume down middle and power button to get into download then use odin to flash a new 2.3.4 gingerbread that u can get from this forum just look through and ull find it, make sure u put the pit file phone file, pda and csc files and make sure u check the repartition auto reboot and freset time checked on then press start hope it helped
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Ya, holding the volume button in any combination does noting, I hope a jig will fix it. But thanks anyway

jmj45 said:
Ya, holding the volume button in any combination does noting, I hope a jig will fix it. But thanks anyway
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Sir try this one last thing, remove your USB Cable from your PC, remove your battery...
While holding down both (Up and Down) volume buttons, insert the battery and THEN connect your phone to your PC through USB, see if this puts it into Download mode.
If not, try doing the same just holding down the DOWN volume button. Hope this helps, it seems as if these combinations kind of vary from phone to phone. Cheers

Mr. Janderson said:
Sir try this one last thing, remove your USB Cable from your PC, remove your battery...
While holding down both (Up and Down) volume buttons, insert the battery and THEN connect your phone to your PC through USB, see if this puts it into Download mode.
If not, try doing the same just holding down the DOWN volume button. Hope this helps, it seems as if these combinations kind of vary from phone to phone. Cheers
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I tried this and all it did was do the att loop screen thing. Also, my computer dinged that it saw a usb device being plugged in, but then the restart loop restarts the phone and continues this indefinitely. Thanks for the help anyway.

You don't need to buy a jig, just go do that thing where you get three (or four) resistors in series that totals 301k ohms and touch them to specific contacts in the usb port of your phone... look it up on xda, it's worked for most people.

abmicyau said:
You don't need to buy a jig, just go do that thing where you get three (or four) resistors in series that totals 301k ohms and touch them to specific contacts in the usb port of your phone... look it up on xda, it's worked for most people.
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Thanks, but I already screwed up my phone by doing something that I did not fully understand, it's a small wonder that I can use Linux and not be too confused. I think I will take the easy way out with this one.

Hmm I remember that often when I tried to put my phone into recovery mode or download, whenever I held the Power Button down, it would just keep looping. When you but the battery on and connect your phone, make sure you are not holding the Power button, just the volume ones. Perhaps it is your case?

Mr. Janderson said:
Hmm I remember that often when I tried to put my phone into recovery mode or download, whenever I held the Power Button down, it would just keep looping. When you but the battery on and connect your phone, make sure you are not holding the Power button, just the volume ones. Perhaps it is your case?
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It loops if whether or not I hold any buttons down. If I hold the power button down while trying to get into download mode, then it just turns it off.

Turn off the phone, remove the battery, get a stock odin one click for the captivate.
I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0 seems to be a reliable flash when I run into trouble.
Start odin, plug the phone into the USB cable, hold the volume up/down key or try any combination up/down or both. Insert the battery and hopefully it will go into download mode.
Been reliable so far...

Hi. I'm unable to get into recovery mode after I flashed the Talon kernel as per the instructions here.
http://www.team-continuum.net/forum...ses/(guide)general-installation-instructions/
I'm consistently able to get into download mode and reflashed the talon 0.1.2 kernel as per the instructions there, but still to no avail. Any other suggestions to get my phone into CWM ?
Im trying to flash Continuum 6

Might as well get the Jig easy Download mode xD. I made mine myself cost a whole $2.50 for one xD

[Q] Totally bricked

I put my build number 1106 captivate into total brick mode trying to go to ICS with odin3 one click.. that was a mistake and it put that into a boot loop. I used a jig and got it into download mode, and used Heimdall oneclick because people all over this site fixed theirs with that method. I didnt know this build number made a difference and now i have the phone-!-computer screen. I can't get it to go into download mode even with three different jigs. I have no idea what to do, and any answers would be appreciated.

Not sure if you tried this already or not but I had something similar happen to me before: A method to get it into download mode is to (while the phone is off) hold only the volume up and down buttons, then, while holding the two buttons down, connect the micro usb cable.
This should bring the phone straight into download mode.

bluDog said:
Not sure if you tried this already or not but I had something similar happen to me before: A method to get it into download mode is to (while the phone is off) hold only the volume up and down buttons, then, while holding the two buttons down, connect the micro usb cable.
This should bring the phone straight into download mode.
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Is this with battery in or out?

You can try either way. I have done it with the battery in. However I don't remember if I did it with or without the battery when I did it when my phone was bricked.
Try it out without the battery first.

Isnt that like doing it the regular way? It goes straight to that screen still..

[email protected] said:
Isnt that like doing it the regular way? It goes straight to that screen still..
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That screen IS download mode
Sent from my ICS Samsung Captivate

Having same issue
I've followed all of the suggested solutions and still have the phone + ! + computer screen. Cannot get anything else. Any other ideas?
thanks in advance

korockinout13 said:
That screen IS download mode
Sent from my ICS Samsung Captivate
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He is right.
From the land of defrag

matwheeler said:
I've followed all of the suggested solutions and still have the phone + ! + computer screen. Cannot get anything else. Any other ideas?
thanks in advance
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Jig --- make or buy one.
Check my sig link below for directions on where to look for both.

I've had a similar situation, the download mode screen didn't show but some screen did. I pulled my battery, then I used an odin one-click and held the up and down volume keys and plugged in the usb cable, then my battery. The com lit up on odin, and I went ahead and flashed anyway and it worked.

I remember Adam outin saying that you can flash with phone plus computer screen. It has to do with download mode alternate image. Just flash as if in regular download mode even if Odin doesn't see it
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I agree with the previous replies. I don't think your phone is "totally bricked", as you say. I'd suggest trying to flash back to original settings with Odin, after getting into download mode by removing the battery, holding down both volume buttons, and plugging in the USB cable. That method has worked for me several times in the past, and I hope it will work for you. Good luck!
Also, when you get back to original settings, depending on your software version, you may want to update incrementally using Samsung Kies to the software version right before the one you want to flash to, because some devices (perhaps most) will not let you update the firmware from 2.1 (Eclair) right to Gingerbread, for example, without first updating to 2.2 (Froyo).
Again, best of luck. Hope you are able to get it unbricked.