Hi,
I'm still all new to my new Captivate... and of course the first thing i did was root it.. took me a while to get familiar with rooting and after I did that I upgraded it to a ROM from here..
I've bricked and recovered my phone a few times.. but the one thing I can't figure out is how to restore my phone back to true Virgin Rogers Captivate...
The only one problem with my phone now is the NAND bootup screen, right before it says Samsung I896, says AT&T with their globe.
I've read on forums how to rewrite it using bmlwrite, but i was remembering it all started when i used ODIN3 with a bundled ROM that i had this problem.
forum.sdx-developers.com/tips-and-guides/(how-to)-use-flash_imagebmlwrite
I am wondering if I am saying this right, does anyone have the original NAND dump for the Rogers Captivate so I can revert it back to normal.
Anyhelp on this one is really appreciated.
Cheers
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I was actually sent here from the Vibrant forum because my bell one wasnt considered a vibrant.. (eventhough bell says it is!)
Can anyone point in the direction?
I need to get these files so i can use Odin and unbrick my softbricked vibrant.
I was basically listening to music and the phone stopped working and its not stuck on the start up screen. For some odd reason, when this happened, i also 3 button recovery option...
So my brand new 7 day old vibrant is not working now. yesterday i was surfing the droid store, and looking for new apps, and installed a text editor, afterwards i made a text file. and saved it, that's when things went awry, I got a force close message, so i figured no big deal, i'll just reboot the phone. Well after cycling the power, now all i get is the initial splash screen saying samsung galaxy s gt-i9000m and it blanks out, then continues an endless loop. Only way to stop it is to pull the battery. the 3 button combo for force downloading works, but the 3button combo to get the recovery menu doesnt.
Question is can my phone be fixed? is it possible to recover the data ie pics/videos i had on it? or is it borked and i need to take it to exchange it.
Technical information
Virgin Mobile Canada gt-i9000m
Hardware Revision 10.11
running Froyo from box, jp6 i believe was the version.
any help/insight you can offer would be appriciated.
I hope i didnt get one with a bad internal SD card.
i doubt that the app you downloaded had anything to do with it. I hade the same prob. kept rebooting, 3button download mode works. 3 button recovery mode didnt, you need to call bell and get it sent away basically.
out of curiosity, did you do a big file dump onto your phone prior to the dead phone issue? like put on a ton of music or movies or images?
call bell. good luck. i am still waiting for mine.
haha.. don't worry!
just reflash using Odin. for details check this out...
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/h...oidSPIN+|+Your+No.1+source+for+Android+news.)
oh yeah, i forgot to mention i tried that too.no go!
SD card fail. You're done.
Your Internal SD Card has failed like many other Bell Phones. Use the Search option to find for possible solutions.
Try downloading a JH2 which includes SBL and flash it (stock 2.1 for your i9000M). I believe you should also check the "Phone Bootloader Update" in Odin.
http://www.multiupload.com/EZF1IEZ34H
If that doesn't work, call it in to Bell and do me a fav and report this failure in the i9000M hardware fail poll. This is the first 10.11 fail I've seen.
Good luck.
Well after searching all over the forums, and finding some similar situations and methods used to correct them.
I've flashed my phone probably 12 times, today and nomatter whatrevision or options i use with odin, it always hangs, in some cases, I'd get past the gt-i9000m black screen, to the galaxy s splash screen, but not past there, i9000ugjh2 seems to get me the furthest along @ the boot screen.
Anyone looking to reflash to a different version, before returning i suggest using the i9000ugjh2 image since it resets the model number to gt-i9000m which, maybe be changed by some of the other firmwares/roms
anyways back to the store tomorrow, since i got snowed in today.
Good luck to anyone else, I will post information on the new hardware tomorrow, If it's 10.11 again i'll have to try and force a failure. But we'll see what we see.
This guy seemed to have been lucky and got is supposed dead I9000m working again. Here's his procedure:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905975
Worth a shot.
update
I received my new handset yesterday, it's another 10.11
I'm going to be treating it with kid gloves for the next few days while I'm at work.
Once I get home I will again begin taxing/loading the internal memory with a large amount of data to test it's stability.
New phone details,
Virgin mobile canada (AKA Bell canada)
Hardware 10.11
Model GT-I9000M
Firmware 2.2
Baseband version I9000UGJL2
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9 - [email protected] #3
Build number FROYO.UGJL2
As for his guide, My previous phone was unable to enter recovery mode, not until i flashed the nutz outta it.
even then his guide was unable to achieve usable results.
i got the same problem , my Phone stuck in reboot loop . its happen when i use some voodoo apps in the market that change the screen i think.
i brought my phone from malaysia.
my Firmware DXJPE.
Hi,
First thank you everybody who post here and try to help peers. It is really nice of you.
Second, here is my problem. I am in Canada so I have my Captivate with Rogers. I upgraded recently to Froyo 2.2, the upgrade process went smoothly. I was very happy with the upgrade for couple of days until I noticed that I can not transfer files on my internal SD card. I googled a little bit and I realized this was a common problem. I called Samsung, I called Rogers .. no help. Then I just wanted to return to previous version so I used Odin3. Just to realize that it is not a Rogers' stock but AT&T.
Now Rogers agreed to replace my telephone and I have to return it back just that I can not return it with AT&T. How can I install a Rogers stock?
Thanks you... please help!
I am an at&t guy but this should help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I896
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905042
I tried to flash my sprint galaxy tab with the firmware that allows you to make phone calls... now i realize that was not for sprint. is there anyway to get back to how i was before with 3g? i was able to load Zypher but that doesnt give me my 3g back. Please help!
Ever figure it out? I bricked mine too :'(
Find and flash an ODIN package that contains the original firmware plus the modem.bin for the radio. PM me if you need any further assistance.
do you guys have the sprint pit and rom?
I tried to do euro flash and get errors in recovery mode about not being able to mount e?
Bricked Sprint Tab!!!
Hey guys I'm a newbie myself but with a little bit of reading I was able to fix the bricked issue. Follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869819 and the Sprint Stock Rom is here. One is with a modem and one is without. For those who are wanting to get back the 3g as it says in the link it uses the 4g epic dump. It looks like your out of luck. Because once you dump this modem there is no going back it's for good. So your better off sticking with the WiFi for now till one day a sprint modem is dumped. I'm also learning myself and also in the process in flashing this via Odin3. I to have bricked my tab lastnight just doing a factory reset. I was using the VooDoo with full CMW ! So just follow the instructions very carefully and you should get your tab working again.
I tried to use ROM manager to update my rom to overstock, this did not work so well. It installed fine but then the battery refused to charge and all sorts of wierd problems so I used my backup to uninstall and that failed. I downloaded Odin3 v1.7 and downloaded the original stock firmware(eclair) and that failed. I then used UGJH2 and the phone will boot and see the galaxy s load but then the screen goes blank and vibrates periodically. in the recovery (3e) it says Can't mount /dev/block/st110. The last official firmware install was KC1 through kies but I can't find that anywhere is there any hope for this(sweating cause wife might find out)
I am also on sasktel and am an impulsive flasher (1-5 times daily) Heres an easy, fast fix. GO here:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/guide-installing-rc5-easy.2382/
go to section enabled "For GT-I9000 users only" and follow step by step. You can stop at step 2 if you want to leave your rom stock samsung or do last few steps to have darkys on there. EIther way once done you'll also have to enable the 850 band *#2263# then enable wcdma 850 option. Also you will have to manually enter your APN under network options. I use inet.stm.sk.ca for sasktel. Note that the Ficeto_JVB.zip download there includes all needed to flash (.pit file, rom, odin). THis is always my fail safe method after boot loops ( I always screw something up playing around lol).
ps: also depending how desperate you are and how trusting you are, I work at sasktels head office in the cornwall and if you wish I am sure I could take 15 mins out of my day tomorrow to do this for you, although you will not be able to get through security so you will have to trust me taking off with your phone lol. email me at [email protected] if needed.
trouble is I can't put things on SD card because I can't get it to load android
You won't be able to load eclair through Odin because JL2 installed a new SBL (secondary boot loader). Go to samfirmware.com, download JL2, and use odin to flash that. Once that's flashed it should fix your issues. Then, if you want a custom ROM, try the romkitchen (romkitchen.org).
problem solved!! turns out darkyrom did fix my phone, I couldn't push the zip file to my phone but their tar file got my phone working! Thanks for all the help
Dougustine said:
I tried to use ROM manager to update my rom to overstock, this did not work so well. It installed fine but then the battery refused to charge and all sorts of wierd problems so I used my backup to uninstall and that failed. I downloaded Odin3 v1.7 and downloaded the original stock firmware(eclair) and that failed. I then used UGJH2 and the phone will boot and see the galaxy s load but then the screen goes blank and vibrates periodically. in the recovery (3e) it says Can't mount /dev/block/st110. The last official firmware install was KC1 through kies but I can't find that anywhere is there any hope for this(sweating cause wife might find out)
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I loled, I've been in the same boat, wife is always asking me why I always have to mess around with stuff. Shoulda seen her face after I soft bricked the phone the first time.
Just rooted my phone
I am new to this, I can do all kinda of things with my pc but with my phone a different story lol. I don't understand when you say "Eclair". Is that a different model or is that stock. I am too from sasktel.
Android 2.1 is Eclaire, 2.2 is Froyo and 2.3 is Gingerbread... Ice cream is next 4.0
hi guys, I know this is an old post but has anyone successfully unlocked their Sasktel i9000 vibrant without paying any unlock code service? has anyone tried anything like the SGS Unlock Pro that claimed to unlock all GSM galaxy S phones but did not list Sasktel? anyways, from the sound of it is Darky's rom currently the best for i9000's? I wanted to try CM9, so i did the super 1 click root and followed the CM wiki page to push clockwork recovery to the phone through Heimdall Suite but both times i tried failed and stuck in a boot loop so both times i ended up going through Odin to fix it. (super 1 click root didnt seem to stick b/c i lost superuser after fixing the phone w/ Odin, is that normal?)
anyways i had a very unique situation, originally had a Bell i9000m but died 1 week later tried to fix it numerous times for 7-8 months ( i live in U.S., and Sammy refuse to fix it b/c i dont have a canadian address they can send it back to b.s.) anyways finally landed myself a dead i9000m w/ broken screen, so i took both apart and put the working parts together. now 1 working phone with 3 problems: 1) so it seems that it's currently locked to Sasktel (it can be done but i'm curious if there is a cheaper way or even free) 2) CM wiki suggested Heimdall push CW recovery cause boot loop (some on xda suggested flashing the phone back to 2.2 (or 2.1??) first) 3) i was playing around and click on screen update and lose my touch keys ever since (ppl also suggest flashing it back to 2.1 and reupdate the keys, but will a bell i9000m 2.1 stock rom be compatible w/ the i9000m from Sasktel?)
anyways lots of questions there but if anyone can answer anyone of these would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance
Update: problem 1 is taken cared of. SGS Unlock Pro worked like a charm. tested, working. other 2 problem still unsolved.