New Captivate... - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a problem, I just recently bought one, but the problem is that the screen is black. Every time I swipe to unlock it, I get a black screen. I'm able to see my contacts, receive calls, but can't see my home screen.

Try changing the wallpaper maybe?
assonance 5.2

apbamaman said:
I have a problem, I just recently bought one, but the problem is that the screen is black. Every time I swipe to unlock it, I get a black screen. I'm able to see my contacts, receive calls, but can't see my home screen.
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Did you set a new homescreen lol?
Obvious question is have you done anything to your phone? Can you give any details about what has gone on prior to it going black, has it always been a black background?

flashman2002 said:
Did you set a new homescreen lol?
Obvious question is have you done anything to your phone? Can you give any details about what has gone on prior to it going black, has it always been a black background?
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Never done anything to it, except charge it up. Bought it from ebay and when I hold down the home screen button, I get the task manager pop-up, but that's it. But the screen is completely black, except the top half with the time, wifi connection, battery life, etc.

apbamaman said:
Never done anything to it, except charge it up. Bought it from ebay and when I hold down the home screen button, I get the task manager pop-up, but that's it. But the screen is completely black, except the top half with the time, wifi connection, battery life, etc.
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Hmmm, that sucks. Since it is purchased off ebay you might be out of luck. Has it been that way since you purchased the phone or did it just happen out of the black one day? Sorry for the dry humor.

flashman2002 said:
Hmmm, that sucks. Since it is purchased off ebay you might be out of luck. Has it been that way since you purchased the phone or did it just happen out of the black one day? Sorry for the dry humor.
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Just got it today.

Flash stock using odin, then master clear. What every is going on, you want to get back to a fresh software. Do you know what odin is?
If not I will help you a&d much as I can
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mcord11758 said:
Flash stock using odin, then master clear. What every is going on, you want to get back to a fresh software. Do you know what odin is?
If not I will help you a&d much as I can
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Is there an option for odin with Mac?
I got into download mode and I see "ClockworkMod Recovery"

apbamaman said:
Is there an option for odin with Mac?
I got into download mode and I see "ClockworkMod Recovery"
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There is no odin for mac, but there its heimdall. It its more complicated them odin and takes more to understand what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Software can be found at samfirmware.com
But before you go crazy with that, you said you can get into recovery. Have you tried a factory reset?
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mcord11758 said:
There is no odin for mac, but there its heimdall. It its more complicated them odin and takes more to understand what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Software can be found at samfirmware.com
But before you go crazy with that, you said you can get into recovery. Have you tried a factory reset?
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Haven't tried that yet

apbamaman said:
Haven't tried that yet
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I assumed you get into recovery using three button combo. What happens, do you boot directly into clockwork recovery green letters, our standard recovery blue letters? If clockwork what are your options?
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mcord11758 said:
I assumed you get into recovery using three button combo. What happens, do you boot directly into clockwork recovery green letters, our standard recovery blue letters? If clockwork what are your options?
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It says, "ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.2" and it's green letters.
The way I got to that was when I got forced it into recovery mode, I clicked on the option to reinstall packages.
Sorry about that:
There is 'reboot system now', 'apply sdcard:update.zip', wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, install zip from sdcard, backup and restore, mounts and storage, and then advanced

Do you have a external sd you can hook up to your computer?
Who ever sold you the phone obviously was playing around with the phone.
if you have an sd there may be a way to recovery but it is a long shot.
What happens if you hook your phone into your mac
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In clockwork select install zip from sd, it should list the files on the sd . What does it say?
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mcord11758 said:
Do you have a external sd you can hook up to your computer?
Who ever sold you the phone obviously was playing around with the phone.
if you have an sd there may be a way to recovery but it is a long shot.
What happens if you hook your phone into your mac
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In clockwork select install zip from sd, it should list the files on the sd . What does it say?
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it says, 'apply sdcard:update.zip', 'choose zip from sdcard', toggle signature verification, and toggle script asserts

Choose zip from sd
What does it say then
I am thinking a rom may be in there that you can try to flash. It could mess up your phone but lets be honest, it isn't actually working at the moment
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mcord11758 said:
Choose zip from sd
What does it say then
I am thinking a rom may be in there that you can try to flash. It could mess up your phone but lets be honest, it isn't actually working at the moment
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Alright, I see:
Android/
DCIM/
LOST.DIR/
TunnyBrowser/
Voodoo/
clockworkmod/
data/
download/
external_sd/
gameloft/
layar/
media/
sd/
tapatalkxda_download/
tmp/
Battery_Mod.zip/
Cognitionv2.2BETA9.1.3.zip/
Doc_Kalpic_ROM_Modified_v1(2).zip/
JPM_Froyo_Lockscreen.zip/
Themed Rom.zip/
killer23d_Doc_Kalpik_JP6_v6.zip/
update.zip/

Cognitionv2.2BETA9.1.3.zip/
Doc_Kalpic_ROM_Modified_v1(2).zip/
killer23d_Doc_Kalpik_JP6_v6.zip/
These are all roms. So obviously the last owner was busy. Listen if you try to install one if these 2 things can happen, 1 your phone boots up and you are saved, 2 you get stock in a boot loop and you will have to find a windows pc to use odin.
What do you want to do? If you want to try to install a eoin I would go with cognition. Scroll down to the zip, select, confirm, cross your fingers. Before you do anything give newer one minute, I want to confirm something
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I would try cognition, if you are going to try.
Let me know what you are thinking
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mcord11758 said:
I would try cognition, if you wetter going to try
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Okay, right now I'm at my brother's place and he has windows, so I'm going to dl that Odin link you put up and see what's up, until then I'm going to try to load cognition.

apbamaman said:
Okay, right now I'm at my brother's place and he has windows, so I'm going to dl that Odin link you put up and see what's up, until then I'm going to try to load cognition.
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The link I posted was heimdall for mac. This is odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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[Q] What is the difference between CWM Recovery Captivate and Captivate (MTD)

What is the difference between CWM Recovery Captivate and CWM Recovery Captivate (MTD). As in on the CWM list in ROM Manager.
okachowwa said:
What is the difference between CWM Recovery Captivate and CWM Recovery Captivate (MTD). As in on the CWM list in ROM Manager.
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It is captivate with cynogen 7 mod but if you don't know what it is I'm guessing you don't have it (not to be rude) . So just get the regular captivate cwm update.zip .. Hope this answered what you need to know.
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leezrd said:
It is captivate with cynogen 7 mod but if you don't know what it is I'm guessing you don't have it (not to be rude) . So just get the regular captivate cwm update.zip .. Hope this answered what you need to know.
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Totally, thanks, so do i just flash the CWM straight from ROM Manager?
okachowwa said:
Totally, thanks, so do i just flash the CWM straight from ROM Manager?
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Ya, once you flash another rom it will depending on the rom replace the one from rom manger. Do if you want to keep that cwm recovery just copy the "update.zip" file from the root of the sd card. If your not rooted let me know and I will post it for you.
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leezrd said:
Ya, once you flash another rom it will depending on the rom replace the one from rom manger. Do if you want to keep that cwm recovery just copy the "update.zip" file from the root of the sd card. If your not rooted let me know and I will post it for you.
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Yah, I'm rooted and everything, but here's my latest issue. If i hit reinstall packages in the samsung recovery thing, i get E: (insert whatever error it is here). And I can't go back to stock with Odin3 because it never reads my phone in download mode on my laptop. Thanks again!
I'm trying to figure out how to upload the zip from my phone, but if you look for "3e recovery" with search you can get fix fit that.
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Have you tried odin one click to get to stock ? It should get you there. And did your phone come with froyo?
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leezrd said:
Have you tried odin one click to get to stock ? It should get you there. And did your phone come with froyo?
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It did come with FroYo and Odin will only register my phone when it's on, as soon as i go into download mode it ddoesn't register any more. Everybody says try the USB on the back of the computer but I'm kinda on a laptop lol.
okachowwa said:
It did come with FroYo and Odin will only register my phone when it's on, as soon as i go into download mode it ddoesn't register any more. Everybody says try the USB on the back of the computer but I'm kinda on a laptop lol.
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Odin one click also? Because odin 3 does that with some phones
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leezrd said:
Odin one click also?
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I believe so, could you like me to what you are talking about?
It was from the one by designgears ... You said you tried that one.. But try flashing it. if it comes up a yellow box just press start.
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leezrd said:
It was from the one by designgears ... You said you tried that one.. But try flashing it. if it comes up a yellow box just press start.
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Yah, I've tried that, but it will read my phone when on and will have the yellow 0[COM:4] (5 or something like that) and as soon as I turn off my phone to go into download mode it goes away, saying "removed", and the yellow box disappears and doesn't come back until I reboot into regular phone.
While it is plugged in turn it off and then try adb download
Ithink it is; "adb shell" then "su" then "reboot download"..... Hopefully that should help
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okachowwa said:
Yah, I've tried that, but it will read my phone when on and will have the yellow 0[COM:4] (5 or something like that) and as soon as I turn off my phone to go into download mode it goes away, saying "removed", and the yellow box disappears and doesn't come back until I reboot into regular phone.
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Well close odin, then (just to make shore correct on getting to download mode) remove your simcard and battery and external sd card. Next open odin (with phone un plugged) next put in battery and hold down volume keys, and plug in to computer and see if that works, because odin has to be open before you go to download mode
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leezrd said:
Well close odin, then (just to make shore correct on getting to download mode) remove your simcard and battery and external sd card. Next open odin (with phone un plugged) next put in battery and hold down volume keys, and plug in to computer and see if that works, because odin has to be open before you go to download mode
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Ok, Thanks so much all of you for helping! I'll try this method this evening and report back then. Again, Thank you!
Did you every get it to work
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Another bricked captivate

So I had cognition 4.x.x but I realized the rom that I was reading about the other day was cog 5, I didn't see it in rom manager but I did see it in the dev page, I downloaded it and went to install it.after 10 minutes its still on att logo, and I've tried the 3 button move but I just get a screen flash from black back to att logo. Dang, my first brick.
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nash2000 said:
So I had cognition 4.x.x but I realized the rom that I was reading about the other day was cog 5, I didn't see it in rom manager but I did see it in the dev page, I downloaded it and went to install it.after 10 minutes its still on att logo, and I've tried the 3 button move but I just get a screen flash from black back to att logo. Dang, my first brick.
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Cognition 5 is a gingerbread rom, you need to follow the instructions on the first or second post to flash it. Can you get to download mode? If you can, try to odin back to stock and go from there...
Also, make sure you read the entire opening posts for installation instructions for every rom you flash.
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nash2000 said:
So I had cognition 4.x.x but I realized the rom that I was reading about the other day was cog 5, I didn't see it in rom manager but I did see it in the dev page, I downloaded it and went to install it.after 10 minutes its still on att logo, and I've tried the 3 button move but I just get a screen flash from black back to att logo. Dang, my first brick.
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Get in download mode and flash back to stock DO NOT use 3 botton fix. To get in to download more depending on bootleaders but if on I897 bootloaders take out battery sim and SD, plug in the phone press Vol up and down and insert cable (that's connected to the pc). If that doesn't work consider a Jig
prbassplayer said:
Get in download mode and flash back to stock DO NOT use 3 botton fix. To get in to download more depending on bootleaders but if on I897 bootloaders take out battery sim and SD, plug in the phone press Vol up and down and insert cable (that's connected to the pc). If that doesn't work consider a Jig
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That sucks, I didn't even notice it was a gb rom and I always read the instructions besides this time. I pulled everything mentioned and I get no life when connected to pc while holding down volume up and down. Before I had any replies I did try the 3 buttons but all that brings me is to a little wheel on my screen. So I guess this is it huh?
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I just called att and they're sending me a replacement phone, I just played dumb, they tried a few troubleshooting techniques to no avail so they said they'd send me a reconditioned replacement at no cost and ill have it in 5 days or so. Good thing its by back up phone and line, next ill read and read again the proper requirements of said rom.
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Dont they have a one click unbrick for captivate?
sharkboy0901 said:
Dont they have a one click unbrick for captivate?
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I thought I read that there was but the instructions above don't mention anything about one so I'm guessing either there isn't one or it won't help in my case.
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Enter download mode, one click ODIN, and you're set
varem said:
Enter download mode, one click ODIN, and you're set
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It won't enter download mode, when I hold all 3 buttons all I get is a Continuing att logo flash. Although I did try it several time with different release timing and I was able to get to a black screen with 1of those little spinning wheels. But I was told not to use 3 button fix just use the volume keys, which did nothing at all.
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The three button fix is a zip file you flash from cwm that replaces one of your boot loaders, you didnt do this did you?try pulling your battery for a awhile have odin open on your pc,insert battery,hold both volume buttons, insert usb. Or try the one click unbrick
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First make sure you have the right drivers in your PC. They will be/act different since your on gingerbread bootloaders now. Try the Nexus s drivers or download ask and start all over, it will download the drivers needed. You can also read somewhere in the forums about other drivers/apps that can get you the right drivers for your pc.
Also you can use a jig to get you in download mode.
YOU ARE NOT HARD Bricked at this point SINCE you do get to the att screen. IF you flash the 3 button fix now you will be permenently bricked and the phone will ONLY go e a black screen
IF you send your phone back to att is the state it is in now they MAY see that you flashed something and will charge you the full price of the new phone. You MAY get lucky if att or samsung don't check it but personally I wouldn't risk it. Buy a jig from mobiletech videos for the $8 and make sure you have the correct drivers on your PC. Then you will be able to fix it. Just keep trying, switching USB ports, try a NEW USB cable, keep trying.
I also didn't see it mentioned or missed it but did you turn phone off,plug the USB cord into the PC but now into the phone yet, hold down the volume + volume- buttons, THEN plug in USB cable to phone. And it should put you into download mode.
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Your making a big deal out of nothing If the key combo's don't work but the phone shows signs of any life Jig will fix it. You can make one with this or buy one in ebay or mobiletechvideos.com They cheap to buy even cheaper to make if you have patience.
Word of advice Always have a jig around. Its better to have one and not need it than being stuck without it. (also u can just ditch key combo's with it lol)
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Your making a big deal out of nothing If the key combo's don't work but the phone shows signs of any life Jig will fix it. You can make one with this or buy one in ebay or mobiletechvideos.com They cheap to buy even cheaper to make if you have patience.
Word of advice Always have a jig around. Its better to have one and not need it than being stuck without it. (also u can just ditch key combo's with it lol)
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Well if bestbuy sells then than ill grab one tomorrow,
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To enter download mode, remove battery. Open ODIN, press and hold both volume vbuttons, insert usb, insert battery, start ODIN, theb presto! Stock Eclair
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varem said:
To enter download mode, remove battery. Open ODIN, press and hold both volume vbuttons, insert usb, insert battery, start ODIN, theb presto! Stock Eclair
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I've never used ODIN before, but I did install it on my pc yesterday since I heard it could possibly fix my phone. Do I need to install anything else or do I simply do what you mentioned?
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A found a few on ebay but could someone link me one from ebay so I don't buy the wrong one.
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Ok, I entered odin and hit start but all I get is check image files. I haven't downloaded anything else and I've never used this before.
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was there a yellow box in odin before you hit start? if not it didnt detect it and you need the drivers for the phone. also make sure you are plugged into a usb port that is on the motherboard, on the back of the pc or port 1 on a laptop.
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was there a yellow box in odin before you hit start? if not it didnt detect it and you need the drivers for the phone. also make sure you are plugged into a usb port that is on the motherboard, on the back of the pc or port 1 on a laptop.
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OK, when I went to install the drivers my pc told me I already had them so I aborded. And I also just used one of the usb ports on the front. I should use one on the back?
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nash2000 said:
OK, when I went to install the drivers my pc told me I already had them so I aborded. And I also just used one of the usb ports on the front. I should use one on the back?
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Its usually better that way.

[Q] Screen cannot wake up after i turned it off

Just as a posted on another thread, now my phone is running android1.1, after i turned the screen off, i can no longer wake it up by pressing any button or sliding keyboard, but the keyboard light can be lighted...
What do you mean by "turned the screen off" turned the phone like completely off or just put it to sleep? If you flashed, then check to see if your radio/spl matches up to the roms requirements. If not, then thats the reason. If you just put it to sleep, try factory resetting your phone via holding power+home to get into recovery, then alt+w
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Light-라이트 said:
What do you mean by "turned the screen off" turned the phone like completely off or just put it to sleep? If you flashed, then check to see if your radio/spl matches up to the roms requirements. If not, then thats the reason. If you just put it to sleep, try factory resetting your phone via holding power+home to get into recovery, then alt+w
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Thanks very much for your reply... i mean put it to sleep, i have factory resetting my phone many times, but it doesn't work ...
Now i flashed the RC29.nbh, root the phone and flash an Android 1.5 rom, the phone can be turned on and can answers incoming calls, but the screen cannot display,i wonder if there is something wrong with the LCD? thanks.
sparkpang said:
Thanks very much for your reply... i mean put it to sleep, i have factory resetting my phone many times, but it doesn't work ...
Now i flashed the RC29.nbh, root the phone and flash an Android 1.5 rom, the phone can be turned on and can answers incoming calls, but the screen cannot display,i wonder if there is something wrong with the LCD? thanks.
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It could be the rom youre using. Try updating to the latest radio/spl and downloading frosense or any of the cm7 roms. I dont think its the lcd. If it turns on at all, then the lcd's not the problem. Thats what im thinking because i dropped my phone in water before, the lcd was damaged. SCreen wouldnt even turn on, but i could hear everything. So yea. .
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What do you mean by "turned the screen off" turned the phone like completely off or just put it to sleep? If you flashed, then check to see if your radio/spl matches up to the roms requirements. If not, then thats the reason. If you just put it to sleep, try factory resetting your phone via holding power+home to get into recovery, then alt+w
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Light-라이트 said:
It could be the rom youre using. Try updating to the latest radio/spl and downloading frosense or any of the cm7 roms. I dont think its the lcd. If it turns on at all, then the lcd's not the problem. Thats what im thinking because i dropped my phone in water before, the lcd was damaged. SCreen wouldnt even turn on, but i could hear everything. So yea. .
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Well, the problem is updating recovery, i have tried many times, but after i flashed the recovery using fastboot or flash_image, the recovery mode cannot be displayed normally, only the last line" Build: 1.7.XX" can be seen, there's no items above. So i've no idea how to flash roms. Can i flash roms in the fastboot mode?
Are you rooted? If you are, then i have a solution for you.
Assuming you have root- Download ROM manager from the android market (the free version) and open it. It'll ask for superuser permissions. Click allow. then click flash clockworkmod recovery. Then itll give you a list of htc dream or magic. Click the dream and let it download. After it finishes, itll say "clockworkmod download complete" or something like that. Then theres another option on the app that says "reboot into recovery" click that, and flash the recovery you want. I recommend that you just use cwm recovery as i am using it on my g1. .
If you dont have root, then.... I have no idea. Sorry. And no you cant flash via fastboot.
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Light-라이트 said:
Are you rooted? If you are, then i have a solution for you.
Assuming you have root- Download ROM manager from the android market (the free version) and open it. It'll ask for superuser permissions. Click allow. then click flash clockworkmod recovery. Then itll give you a list of htc dream or magic. Click the dream and let it download. After it finishes, itll say "clockworkmod download complete" or something like that. Then theres another option on the app that says "reboot into recovery" click that, and flash the recovery you want. I recommend that you just use cwm recovery as i am using it on my g1. .
If you dont have root, then.... I have no idea. Sorry. And no you cant flash via fastboot.
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my phone is rooted, but the Rom manager have to be force closed once i run it, i have tried different versions of Rom manager and different roms.
I have flashed clockworkmod recovery 2.5.0.7 via fastboot, but it didnt show anything when i enter recovery then.
Now I dont think i can flash Roms via recovery, so i prepare to do so via fastboot, i'm learning how to make *.zip packages for fastboot, its different from packages for recovery as i learned.
sparkpang said:
my phone is rooted, but the Rom manager have to be force closed once i run it, i have tried different versions of Rom manager and different roms.
I have flashed clockworkmod recovery 2.5.0.7 via fastboot, but it didnt show anything when i enter recovery then.
Now I dont think i can flash Roms via recovery, so i prepare to do so via fastboot, i'm learning how to make *.zip packages for fastboot, its different from packages for recovery as i learned.
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easy fastboot is just that; an easy way to use fastboot for the novice. also try droid explorer, a very simple to use program that may help you download what you need. both are free and easy to find links to - just google search or search these forums.
Light-라이트 said:
Are you rooted? If you are, then i have a solution for you.
Assuming you have root- Download ROM manager from the android market (the free version) and open it. It'll ask for superuser permissions. Click allow. then click flash clockworkmod recovery. Then itll give you a list of htc dream or magic. Click the dream and let it download. After it finishes, itll say "clockworkmod download complete" or something like that. Then theres another option on the app that says "reboot into recovery" click that, and flash the recovery you want. I recommend that you just use cwm recovery as i am using it on my g1. .
If you dont have root, then.... I have no idea. Sorry. And no you cant flash via fastboot.
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Now I find whats going on finaly, the problem is the LCD...
i have two Dreams early, a white one given by friends that i didnt know whether it's good, a black one that is working fine. Then i replace the LCD and the mother board between the two phones, then the white one works well, and the black one come up with such problem... So i just bought a LCD and prepare to repair it ...
Thanks a lot for your help..

[Q] While flashing stock via odin screen gets blue/purple

Hey there,
Got my moms Galaxy over here. Thing wasn't updated and slow as hell so I thought I'd update it. Went through the Kies process but that didn't really work, phone just couldn't make connection despite what ever driver I used (win or mac, got both here).
So first things went haywire when I read somewhere to flash recovery I needed to do something via Heimdall. Did that with the command window and afterwards the phone got stuck in a bootloop (only the I9000+samsung repeating over and over again).
Then I tried flashing GB from samfirmware, which failed. All done through odin, the screen went purple at dbdata.rfs. So I went with stock froyo, from the androidworld.nl forums and same thing happens but now it's a blue screen at factoryfs.rfs.
What am I doing wrong?
Try flashing again via Odin and this time don't touch your pc while it is flashing. That yellow purple screen has happened to me while I was doing other things while flashing was going on in the background.
And check if your phone is i9000 or i9000+ and flash the their respective firmware .
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gcuchiha said:
Try flashing again via Odin and this time don't touch your pc while it is flashing. That yellow purple screen has happened to me while I was doing other things while flashing was going on in the background.
And check if your phone is i9000 or i9000+ and flash the their respective firmware .
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Same thing, didn't do anything and screen went gray. This is so random for me, as flashing is SO easy with my own Desire but this thing is on a whole different level.
Try changing your Odin version to 1.82 and try again.
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Or 1.3 idk try both.
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Try changing your Odin version to 1.82 and try again.
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gcuchiha said:
Or 1.3 idk try both.
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Actually did both already! The 1.3 was from the 2.2 pack from the Dutch forum. Got 1.82 from the samfirmware website. No luck yet
1.82 shows a bootloader function, do I need to have one of those files with it?
No don't flash bootloader
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No don't flash bootloader
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I was about to try this actually! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196179
Since the screwup started with Heimdall, might fix it with that?
Watch a YouTube video and see if you're doing everything properly.
What I do is
1. Go to download mode
2. Open Odin, select pit, PDA, phone, CSC files. And remember to check the re partition option
3. Connect your phone
4. Click start.
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Maybe. I never used heimdall. Maybe you could try that.
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Watch a YouTube video and see if you're doing everything properly.
What I do is
1. Go to download mode
2. Open Odin, select pit, PDA, phone, CSC files. And remember to check the re partition option
3. Connect your phone
4. Click start.
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Doing all that yeah, exactly in that order.
Hmmm. Then I guess heimdall is your only hope ,since it started the problem.
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Hmm, in Heimdall it gets all the way up to MODEM @ 59%. Then it fails and crashes..
weird
[edit] buuuuuuuut I got android recovery back! okay now we have progress!
and now by adding the packaged zImage from CM have CM.. progress again!
Are you using the original USB cable?. Same thing happened to me with a cheap ebay cable...
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Are you using the original USB cable?. Same thing happened to me with a cheap ebay cable...
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Hm, no. It's a replacement cable (cheap) which I used for my Desire, no problem with that at all. Though it might be it indeed! Will be two days before I can get the original cable.
In the meanwhile I got CWM-based Recovery v.5.0.2.6 working.. while installing cyanogenmod it goes "checking blm status", then "install from sd complete".. a bit strange and it doesn't boot into the rom but into the recovery.
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Hm, no. It's a replacement cable (cheap) which I used for my Desire, no problem with that at all. Though it might be it indeed! Will be two days before I can get the original cable.
In the meanwhile I got CWM-based Recovery v.5.0.2.6 working.. while installing cyanogenmod it goes "checking blm status", then "install from sd complete".. a bit strange and it doesn't boot into the rom but into the recovery.
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Switching back to the original cable fixed the problem for me. Hope it does for you as well, try that and tell us what happened!.
Can I still use Odin then, now with CWM recovery?
You can use Mobile Odin by Chainfire (look for it in the market), it works exactly as an Odin built-in your SGS with no need for PC.
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You can use Mobile Odin by Chainfire (look for it in the market), it works exactly as an Odin built-in your SGS with no need for PC.
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Uhm, well I can't get really into any market as no rom will boot at this moment..
Guys, thanks for the cable advice! Could get my hands on a SE cable and flashed 2.3.5 stock through Odin. Happy that I didn't wreck my moms phone :')

Cant get into stock recovery sucessfully

I have a stock Android 2.3.6 galacy exhibit 4g and when I boot up into recovery, an update is automatically found, installed and then reboots the phone doing the same thing every time recovery is booted into. My problem is, I cannot find this update package in my internal sd storage to save my life nor do I even know what the update package would be called. Can anyone please help?
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I have a stock Android 2.3.6 galacy exhibit 4g and when I boot up into recovery, an update is automatically found, installed and then reboots the phone doing the same thing every time recovery is booted into. My problem is, I cannot find this update package in my internal sd storage to save my life nor do I even know what the update package would be called. Can anyone please help?
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I'm not certain but it might be called update.zip, because if I remember that's the only name that will flash in the stock recovery. As for finding it, just try searching for update.zip. it should be on the root of the sdcard(no folder) because that's the only way I thought it could install. Any ways I'm probably wrong but at least you can try.
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I'm not certain but it might be called update.zip, because if I remember that's the only name that will flash in the stock recovery. As for finding it, just try searching for update.zip. it should be on the root of the sdcard(no folder) because that's the only way I thought it could install. Any ways I'm probably wrong but at least you can try.
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i tried that too. it was unsuccessful. im almost out of ideas. does anyone have a clue about multi csc code that can automatically apply upon booting into stock recovery and then make it automatically reboot the phone?
This is exactly my problem. I just took a picture of it. this it what it says as soon as i boot into recovery. No options. Nothing. Just reboots
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This is exactly my problem. I just took a picture of it. this it what it says as soon as i boot into recovery. No options. Nothing. Just reboots
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sorry i thought it posted my picture with the link. only place i have to upload it is on facebook but heres the link. if anyone can help, please do.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1306577752552.492490.664252551&type=3&theater
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i tried that too. it was unsuccessful. im almost out of ideas. does anyone have a clue about multi csc code that can automatically apply upon booting into stock recovery and then make it automatically reboot the phone?
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I'm not sure really what CSC code is but I think your talking about stock Odin flash able package. That should get you back to stock and flash the stock recovery and wipe everything. However i think it will bootloop after it flashes so you will have to boot into recovery and wipe data. If so check out the wiki. There is all the info you need. I have another idea though. I haven't done this myself but you should be able to push a clockworkmod recovery.img to the phone from a terminal if you have adb also in the wiki. I can't view your pic because I don't have a Facebook but maybe someone else can. Good luck
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That is the stock update pushed by Samsung from what it sounds like. Also sounds like a data packet might have dropped during the downloading of it causing a bad install. For simplicity get cwm Installed and boot thru that and flash from cwm. Wiki has all the info needs.
Wiki please read completely on rooting and install of cwm. Suggest 6.0.1.2 version. Personal preferences on that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G
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Problem solved. I just randimly pushed the 3 buttons on the phone before the rebooting part came up in the script and finally got the menu, took may tries to get to that point but as soon as I got to that point, I was quick to install clockworkmod successfully. Now problem is gone. Hope this thread maybe helps someone else
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Problem solved. I just randimly pushed the 3 buttons on the phone before the rebooting part came up in the script and finally got the menu, took may tries to get to that point but as soon as I got to that point, I was quick to install clockworkmod successfully. Now problem is gone. Hope this thread maybe helps someone else
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I have a similar problem. Which 3 buttons are we talking about? Power+Home+VolUp?
Easiest way, take out battery, push volume up and power, insert battery while holding, when Samsung appears release only power, when the android guy with package appears press menu
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Make sure you push the "Menu" capacitive button (left in the row of four buttons below the screen) when you see the green Android guy and the box. That will get you into the stock recovery menu.
I had to reboot into recovery a couple of times because I missed that part. What a pain!

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