I am have a small problem that's a major headache and how someone can help. On my captivate I was having trouble installing the newest version(E:signature verification failure) so I restored via odin3 then tried to root but encountered the same error. So it appears that there is a verification toggle but I don't believe I can do it unless it's rooted. I've also tried master clear also via odin. Any ideas or am i stuck in stock mode for good?
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I am have a small problem that's a major headache and how someone can help. On my captivate I was having trouble installing the newest version(E:signature verification failure) so I restored via odin3 then tried to root but encountered the same error. So it appears that there is a verification toggle but I don't believe I can do it unless it's rooted. I've also tried master clear also via odin. Any ideas or am i stuck in stock mode for good?
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sounds like you downloaded the wrong ODIN3. did you download JI6 or JF6? JF6 will take you back to factory, and JI6 is the leaked FROYO. the leaked FROYO doesnt recovery 2e and you cannot root it the same way you did with 2.1....
that sounds like that could be will try and let you know thank you for the help!
It was the right odin so i'm still stuck.
yeah you were right it was the wrong odin, it had the right name, anyway i'm rooted and ready to install cognition so thanks for the help you rock!
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Hey guys I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I just really need some help...
I just recently flashed my galaxy to JP6 and installed voodoo and everything was running fine. I then wanted to root my phone and tried Chainfires solution from here on this forum. It bricked my phone and I had to flash back to JM8.
I am now running JM8 but when I go to flash JP6 it says fail and wont let me?
I also tried flashing JMP and my phone screen went green halfway through and stopped flashing.
Any ideas why I cant flash to froyo anymore?
Is it because I still have voodoo installed?
If so how do I delete it? I've tried following th instructions from curios google page but I couldn't figure it out.
The error in odin reads "Can't open the serial(COM) port"
Any info on this would be greately appreiciated!
Thanks
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Hey guys I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I just really need some help...
I just recently flashed my galaxy to JP6 and installed voodoo and everything was running fine. I then wanted to root my phone and tried Chainfires solution from here on this forum. It bricked my phone and I had to flash back to JM8.
I am now running JM8 but when I go to flash JP6 it says fail and wont let me?
I also tried flashing JMP and my phone screen went green halfway through and stopped flashing.
Any ideas why I cant flash to froyo anymore?
Is it because I still have voodoo installed?
If so how do I delete it? I've tried following th instructions from curios google page but I couldn't figure it out.
The error in odin reads "Can't open the serial(COM) port"
Any info on this would be greately appreiciated!
Thanks
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Hey,
My guess is it's your recovery version. You need to boot to recovery mode and see whether the version is 2e or 3e. 3e won't allow you to flash unsigned updates.
Also, make sure you put a 'disable lagfix' folder inside your voodoo folder on the internal SD card. That may also be an issue.
Good luck!
I can currently only get onto download mode with my phone, I used to be able to get into recovery mode using the 3button technique but I no longer can.
I'm pretty sure it's voodoo that is causing me my problems, is there any way I can disable/un-install voodoo with only going into download mode?
GalaxyDroid88 said:
I can currently only get onto download mode with my phone, I used to be able to get into recovery mode using the 3button technique but I no longer can.
I'm pretty sure it's voodoo that is causing me my problems, is there any way I can disable/un-install voodoo with only going into download mode?
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Not that I know of mate, you need access to the drive so you can pop a folder named 'disable lagfix' insude your /voodoo folder. If you can get into download mode, you should be able to use Odin to reflash a ROM, I think you need to tick 're-partition' though. I've never flashed a SGS with Odin (yet haha), so would pay to do some more reading. I do know that it is the only way to restore your phone to absolute stock, which I think I would be doing. Then you can start again!
Good luck!
my buddy just got a new captivate from att and it gives an error every time that i try to rot it or put cwm on it. does anyone know if they have blocked it or anything like that.
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my buddy just got a new captivate from att and it gives an error every time that i try to rot it or put cwm on it. does anyone know if they have blocked it or anything like that.
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We need the error before we can proceed. Also, please get this moved to the Q&A before it gets shut down.
who can move it?
also it is saying
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
and these are the same root and cwm files i have used on my phone many times.
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who can move it?
also it is saying
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
and these are the same root and cwm files i have used on my phone many times.
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Try the attached update.zip for your CWM recovery. In regards to rooting, do you plan on putting a custom ROM on the device? If so don't waste your time unless you need a Tibu backup as all ROMS these days come rooted. Also, you are the only one besides a moderator who can move the thread.
sounds like 3e recovery here.....dont think a new update.zip is going to help at all....he needs to read the 3e recovery threads that are countless on these forums right now
[facepalm] another one these?
quickest way to root and cwm is to odin flash the speed mod kernel(you want the .tar version), that gives cwm, then flash a custom rom, that gives root and busybox and theming and removes bloat, and other tweeks, ect. ect.
if you dont want to lose apps, you can root from cwm in speedmod and install titanium backup. then do the custom rom thing, or flash a more att rom friendly kernel like firebird(that way you dont loose bluetooth calling).
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disregard, currently removing my foot from my mouth.
odin is also the quickest way to fix a soft brick
also if the phone has 3-button recovery and can use odin you will not brick it by flashing a kernel.(not to mention if it doesn't have 3-button working you want to odin flash it to fix that) maybe you get a boot loop but never a brick.
the odin related bricks to worry about is when you (or your computer) interupt odin while flashing a boot.bin or sbl.bin.
these are not flashed when you flash a kernel. also kernel flashing in odin take about 1.5 seconds if i had to guess, hard to interupt it in the middle of a 2 second proceedure
Totally agree with dani on this.
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Dani897 said:
odin is also the quickest way to fix a soft brick
also if the phone has 3-button recovery and can use odin you will not brick it by flashing a kernel.(not to mention if it doesn't have 3-button working you want to odin flash it to fix that) maybe you get a boot loop but never a brick.
the odin related bricks to worry about is when you (or your computer) interupt odin while flashing a boot.bin or sbl.bin.
these are not flashed when you flash a kernel. also kernel flashing in odin take about 1.5 seconds if i had to guess, hard to interupt it in the middle of a 2 second proceedure
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I stand corrected. I blame sleep deprivation. Hell I didn't even notice the op said new captivate. 3e fix.
Edit: love that I dropped the newbie bomb in there too, icing on the cake. Go figure.
no problem. and the facepalm was because i literally just completed answering a similar thread before i wrote that. seems a lot of people are trying to root with the new 2.2 roms, maybe they are still finding the old link found in tech articles from last summer. how i found xda in september was googling "captivate root" and i was linked here from engadget or something. but i think if you did that now you would find a lot of dated information.
Yeah most of it doesn't mention that 3e is locked down.
Today, my phone became laggy and I restarted my phone, however it didn't boot past the samsung galaxy s i900m screen. It never reaches the animation screen.
This happened before and after hours of trying different methods i sent it in to get fixed but now it has happened again and i want to see if i can fix it myself.
I have tried to flash it with I9000UGKC1 without any PIT file and repartition unticked and odin had completed it successfully but the phone just cycles back into the boot screen.
Ive tried flashing it again with the same firmware and a 512 PIT file with repartition ticked and unticked but its always the same result.
Is there anything I am doing wrong or are there any other suggestions?
p.s I have rooted the phone and applied a lagfix.
Thanks in advance.
Rule one before flashing UNDO LAGFIX lagfix F**** your install .
jje
Hi dude,
Try flashing with the ODIN included.
Hopefully, it will fix your problem
P.S. if nothing works try flashing Darky's resurrection edition
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940671&highlight=[ODIN+ROM]
Good luck!
Thanks for the replies guys.
jje, i would disable it now but since it's bricked i dont think i can. Also i cant get into recovery mode. Im only getting into download mode because i bought myself a jig the last time this happened.
Nitro, i dont know what you mean by "ODIN included" ive been using odin to flash it.
What is Darky's by the way? Is it a custom ROM?
darkys is a custom rom... and Im pretty sure he meant he had attached odin for you.
Maybe try flashing JL2 with 512 and part checked..? does odin flash without an issue? and do you get any errors when trying to enter recovery?
Oh okay... well i was using odin 1.7 anyway
odin flashes without an issue and i cant get into recover because my phone is one of the unfortunate ones without 3BR.
I'll try flash it again as you said but if it doesnt work ill just go ahead and send it in to get fixed.
there are phones with no 3BR? I thought it was only 3 button download??? So odin flashed without any issues and you still cannot boot?
What firmware are you flashing?
Try JL2/KC1 maybe try a gb like JVO
usually the phones can't get into either.
i had to buy a jig to get into download mode.
ive tried KC1, JL2 and some others for android 2.1 and the same keeps happening. Odin flashes fine but the phone never boots
I'm just going to send it in to get fixed. I was just seeing if it was me doing something wrong or its just the phone and well it seems like its the phone.
Thanks for your help
if you can hit download mode you should be able to flash it, does adb work for you to get into recovery i think it's something like
adb reboot recovery.....not sure on that though, anyways, try flashing a new kernel, go to the dev section and flash hardcore speedmod then flash the rom again, at this point I dont think it matters so I would try using a 512 pit and tick repartition......just me though, i'd be trying everything before I sent it away
Hi all
I have tried the romkitchen some time ago and all worked fine. Now I tried it again in order to upgrade to Gingerbread and it failed. Cooked the ROM, downloaded it and renamed it to update.zip, booted in recovery mode and installed it.
First thing I notice is that the keyboard does not work. The camera also just shows some very weird dots.
And the worst part is that when I now start up in recovery mode I cannot see anything! Well I can see a lot of coloured dots but am unable to see the menu.
How should I proceed? Can anyone tell me the menu structure of the recovery screen? That way I can hopefully install another ROM (yes I know I will have to guess the location of the update.zip file in the list, but I am getting quite desperate now)
Uh, oh...
Now I cannot even boot the phone.
Any suggestions of how to proceed would be greatly appreciated...
:-(
i think your problem is you didnt upgraded to gingerbread stock
from the romkitchen web site:
WARNING! Before flashing a gingerbread ROM please make sure you have at least the JVH bootloaders. If you flash with ODIN, flashing a stock ROM (JVO, JV9, JV5) will get you the proper bootloaders.
you need to flash it with odin and then use the kitchen to flash a rom from the recovery...
Thanks - I will try to find Odin and flash from there...
q) Theis
phew... Now I have a stock ROM
Tried to install the ROM from romkitchen again but I get an error:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Does anyone know how to avoid this?
I think I have found it but am not allowed to post the link here since I am a new user.
hi
I'm writing for the first time although I've been visiting the forum for couple of weeks as I'm facing a problem with my samsung SGH-I897.
PROBLEM HISTORY
it was a present to me which was already rooted and loaded with ICS rom (I can't remember the version, kernel, baseband or build no). 2 weeks back, I tried to upgrade the phone with JB Slim custom rom (www.android.gs/update-galaxy-captivate-i897-jelly-bean-slim/) but stuck with AT&T bootlogo. I tried to go back to ICS again but accidentally did something wrong in CWM recovery (don't know the version) for which CWM went back to original 3e version.
Since then I couldn't load any rom (by CWM or Odin) bcos there was error in CWM saying failed to mount /dbdata... etc. 2 days ago I found a fix for that in blog.kalpetros.com/2012/04/how-to-fix-cant-mount-dbdata-error-sgs.html
Then I loaded GB rom 2.3.5 , baseband I897UCKJ1 , kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKJ1-CL614489 . But my CWM is still 3e.
THE PROBLEM NOW
1) I am trying to update the captivate but every time I try to update I get this:
-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've tried Lanight, Slim Rom (again) but no use. what should I do?
2) Maybe there is a kernel issue (it says here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874327 ). So to flash new kernel I followed the instruction from androidprof.blogspot.com/2013/02/upgrading-rooting-and-then-installing.html?goback=%2Egde_86481_member_213543419 and forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 but Odin hangs at midpoint and the captivate becomes softbricked. Then again I have to load the GB. is the odin defective? (I used odin 1.85 & odin3)
3) I tried to load GB I897UCKK4 by one click odin installer but it hanged everytime. why?
thanx in advance
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app
shiploo35 said:
hi
I'm writing for the first time although I've been visiting the forum for couple of weeks as I'm facing a problem with my samsung SGH-I897.
PROBLEM HISTORY
it was a present to me which was already rooted and loaded with ICS rom (I can't remember the version, kernel, baseband or build no). 2 weeks back, I tried to upgrade the phone with JB Slim custom rom (www.android.gs/update-galaxy-captivate-i897-jelly-bean-slim/) but stuck with AT&T bootlogo. I tried to go back to ICS again but accidentally did something wrong in CWM recovery (don't know the version) for which CWM went back to original 3e version.
Since then I couldn't load any rom (by CWM or Odin) bcos there was error in CWM saying failed to mount /dbdata... etc. 2 days ago I found a fix for that in blog.kalpetros.com/2012/04/how-to-fix-cant-mount-dbdata-error-sgs.html
Then I loaded GB rom 2.3.5 , baseband I897UCKJ1 , kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKJ1-CL614489 . But my CWM is still 3e.
THE PROBLEM NOW
1) I am trying to update the captivate but every time I try to update I get this:
-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've tried Lanight, Slim Rom (again) but no use. what should I do?
2) Maybe there is a kernel issue (it says here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874327 ). So to flash new kernel I followed the instruction from androidprof.blogspot.com/2013/02/upgrading-rooting-and-then-installing.html?goback=%2Egde_86481_member_213543419 and forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 but Odin hangs at midpoint and the captivate becomes softbricked. Then again I have to load the GB. is the odin defective? (I used odin 1.85 & odin3)
3) I tried to load GB I897UCKK4 by one click odin installer but it hanged everytime. why?
thanx in advance
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app
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From your signature, you have a GT-I9070, which is a different device. This section is for the Captivate.
Perhaps this link can help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985398
NO, it's Captivate
BWolf56 said:
From your signature, you have a GT-I9070, which is a different device. This section is for the Captivate.
Perhaps this link can help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985398
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I used my wife's cell to post. So it is Captivate SGH-I897 that is giving me problem.
See TRusselo's Guide here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19425513
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
tried and didn't work
4-2ndtwin said:
See TRusselo's Guide here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19425513
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Yes I've tried but odin hangs during flashing of speedmod kernel (everytime).
THANX anyway.
Did ya take a look at this Captivate - PC Connection Issues thread ?? ...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
And u could flash the .tar file of KK4 Corn Kernel instead of the Speedmod kernel...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18233847
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odin hangs
4-2ndtwin said:
Did ya take a look at this Captivate - PC Connection Issues thread ?? ...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
And u could flash the .tar file of KK4 Corn Kernel instead of the Speedmod kernel...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18233847
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thank you 4-2ndtwin,
I think the pc connection is ok bcos I can flash the GB 2.3.5 I897UCKJ1 ROM by odin 3. (infact it's the only ROM I can flash)
And Odin cannot flash the kk4 kernel, it hangs at midpoint.
SO FAR HERE GOES THE SUMMERY
I can only flash the above mentioned ROM. No other ROM, kernel, CWM recovery can't be loaded by Odin 1.85 or 3.
Same goes for flashing through recovery mode. there's always signature verification failure error (see 1st post)
bad usb driver, connector or cable can cause intermittent fail like that, mid flash, even though it looks okay when you start. also, have you tried redownloading your sources? signature verification can mean failed md5 checksum= corrupt source file.
Out of curiosity, did you accidentally enable the signature verification in speedmod? I did that yesterday while installing Captivating and it'll throw the signature verification error lol. Just click it again in CWM and you should be able to get passed the signature verification.
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bad usb driver, connector or cable can cause intermittent fail like that, mid flash, even though it looks okay when you start. also, have you tried redownloading your sources? signature verification can mean failed md5 checksum= corrupt source file.
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I don't know, if it's bad usb driver, connector or cable how come they always give trouble during flashing everything except I897uckj1 rom?
and, I'll try redownloading the sources (have to browse the history)
nope
x0ne215 said:
Out of curiosity, did you accidentally enable the signature verification in speedmod? I did that yesterday while installing Captivating and it'll throw the signature verification error lol. Just click it again in CWM and you should be able to get passed the signature verification.
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there's no such option in my cwm. the cwm is 3e and very limited. it has only 4 option... reboot, update from zip, wipe factory data, wipe cache.
CWM and 3e recovery are 2 different things. CWM is a CUSTOM recovery, 3e is the stock recovery. It sounds like you're still on stock recovery.
Have you tried using ADB to push a CWM recovery.img to the device? There should be some tutorials or posts on other threads here about doing it. I had to do that for my Pantech Crossover.
Once you do that, you can flash a ROM no problem.
x0ne215 said:
... It sounds like you're still on stock recovery
Have you tried using ADB to push a CWM recovery.img to the device?....
Once you do that, you can flash a ROM no problem.
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ok thanx, this ADB thing is sounds complicated to me. but I'll learn it.
bad news
ok... bad news.. phone is hard bricked... no download mode, no charging battery display when plugged to wall... this is going near to the end.
Time to build a jig. See the how to if you want to diy. There are a few you can buy online if you're lazy
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It's quicker and easier to just do it yourself, there's a no solder method on the forums here.
I'm trying
yes.. I'm following this 2 solderless threads jig without cutting usb cord and jig with cutting usb cord
but no luck yet, have to identify the problem. is there any suggestions about these methods or any other?
What problem? Only follow 1 of the guides, they're different, hence why there's 2.