A MAC problem, what else? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I cannot for the life of me open Odin on my Mac to save my life, I just dont understand.
I've flashed 4 different ROMs and I am trying to do a stock reflash to start clean and just cannot figure out how to open Odin.
Please help before I fry my beloved Craptivate.

Odin is not for macs. I believe there is another procedure for macs but much more complicated

As far as I know the only way to get odin to work is to have a copy of windows running either via bootcamp or virtualization software like VMware or Parrallels. I'm sure a search will come up with something .....

I was unsuccessful at getting Parallels to work with the USB specifically when the captivate was in the download mode. Since this is a requirement of Odin, I had to use a PC.
I read several articles/posts with recommendations for getting download mode to work with various VMs but nothing worked.
Save yourself the time and just find a PC. You can then use the mac/vm for other functions.

Thanks for the replies, hopefully I don't fry this before I get to a PC. =-O
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk

I have a Mac and a PC running windows 7 64, no good for ODIN. I use Clockworkmode to go from 2.1 to 2.2 flashing Cognitive. It worked great, no problems. Check the site for instructions under development

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[Q] unable to get kies working on w7 64, tried everything how can I flash firmware?

Hi all,
I am unable to get Kies to recognise my galaxy s (when in Kies mode) or windows for that matter. I've tried installing the samsung usb drivers etc using the latest version of kies, still doesn't work.
What options do I have now in terms of firmware flashing? (I'm not installing 32bit xp just to flash my phone)
Cheers
if you search the forums you will find your answer, which will be along the line sof using Odin, very easy to use, so good luck and enjoy.
win7-64bit and kies connection semi-working method
I've tried almost all methods mentioned on different forums...but since i'm unwilling to mess to much around i've opted for this way:
using latest kies 1.5.3. 80something... on win7 64 bit..
remove the lockpattern from the phone if yo uhave it enabled
install kies...remove the kies autostart option and the kies trayagent
do the repair drivers and reboot
ones the bios screen is done..have the phone unlocked and connect to pc/laptop
wait and wait some more after login to windows..
one most occasions windows will finally tell you it have a new device ready for you...then open kies and life is good.. at least until like in my case the laptop goes into powersave mode and the connections are broken and I have to do the reboot step again
the firmware update from jf__ something to jm__ something was a hassle...but after a few attempts to run it the darn thing finally worked..
hope this helps
thanks for the help b, tried it but didn't work
I think the official word from samsung is that kies does not support windows 7 64.
Seriously regret ever getting this phone.
ardll said:
thanks for the help b, tried it but didn't work
I think the official word from samsung is that kies does not support windows 7 64.
Seriously regret ever getting this phone.
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i am with win7 x64, fine here
using odin to flash rom is dam easy job.
Kies updated to _82 today.
the _82 update fixed closing the firmware updater for me that was in the last 2 builds on win7 x64 , it promptly closes having not used up more than 33mb ram when I click cancel or close after checking for new firmware, previously it billowed up to over 1300mb use and really flawed my system until it, kies and the connection manager were terminated fully.
http://www.samsung.de/de/support/detail.aspx?aguid=47e29085-4dff-4b5c-b8ab-dd9b9c8b70f8&dl=software
try the new PC Studio software for SGS
download link and detailed info on SGS wiki, click my link

[Q] Restoring to Stock 2.1 with Heimdall From Cognition

Hello. Last me start again with some background information and what i am and am NOT looking for. To Begin i am running OSX 10.6.5 i have Heimdall running correctly. The reason i am running heimdall instead of using Odin on a windows computer is because i spent 4 hours in a IC room with several different people trying to get my drivers to recognize my device in DL mode (adb and odin recognized my device in regular mode but not DL my computer put my captivate as an unknown Device) anyway i was recommended to use heimdall on my mac instead of continuing trying to get odin to work. So what i am looking for is ANY STOCK CAPTIVATE FIRMWARE. I dont care if it is the AT&T one with all the bloat ware ill start from scratch on my device i just dont like cognition. So can Some one please help me find the files needed to complete heimdall. i hope the photo i included helps.
AGIAN Thank You Android Community.
Evan269 said:
Hello. Last me start again with some background information and what i am and am NOT looking for. To Begin i am running OSX 10.6.5 i have Heimdall running correctly. The reason i am running heimdall instead of using Odin on a windows computer is because i spent 4 hours in a IC room with several different people trying to get my drivers to recognize my device in DL mode (adb and odin recognized my device in regular mode but not DL my computer put my captivate as an unknown Device) anyway i was recommended to use heimdall on my mac instead of continuing trying to get odin to work. So what i am looking for is ANY STOCK CAPTIVATE FIRMWARE. I dont care if it is the AT&T one with all the bloat ware ill start from scratch on my device i just dont like cognition. So can Some one please help me find the files needed to complete heimdall. i hope the photo i included helps.
AGIAN Thank You Android Community.
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Samfirmware.com
You will have to create an account but it is free. Make sure you get the jf6 firmware under captivate. If you have problems finding it you can pm me. I can not help with heimdall though
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
i have the same problem
where i find the stock rom to mi captivate in Heimdall program please
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i897.htm
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[Q] Help! I'm screwed... maybe.

I'm a noob needing some of that famous XDA expert advice... I have a Captivate running the stock 2.1 rom. My phone is running Unleash the Beast and lag-fix. Phone has been running fantastic but I did something (not sure what) yesterday and now when I reboot it gets past the AT&T screen and freezes. I can reboot to recovery mode using the power and volume buttons but deleting data and cache has had no effect. I have no experience with flashing android roms or backing them up. My question is: can I reflash the stock rom (if I can find a copy somewhere) with Odin and fix this mess or am I bricked and might as well call AT&T? Please respond soon! Thanks!
Tell me your build number, located under battery, mine us 1008.
Do you have a mac or windows pc?
Do you have the usb drivers installed, have you bern able to connect with your pc?
Odin will save you, we just need to figure out which one to use
Wow, that was quick! Well, there's alot of #'s under here... the only # that looks remotely like yours is 1011 with a barcode and then rev0.4. Hope that's it. I have a windows PC and the USB drivers are installed. I use PdaNet to tether my pc to the internet via USB debugging mode... I have not tried to to connect to my pc after this problem, no. I'm using my old HTC FUZE to connect as we speak... Thanks!
I think it is safer to try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
You are on a newer build then I am. The odin I use brings me to stock jf6, I believe your stock is jh7. This post is very detailed and if you floor the steps you should be good to go
If you have any other questions send me a pm
K. Thanks, dude. I'll check it out.

Help with Soft brick! Edited with "MY" solution!

Before ppl start asking me, this is what happened. I gave my Cappy to my daughter and after months of running Dlev Rom, I decided to upgrade to ICS. She was not happy with the rom and wanted to go back to gingerbread. I tried downgrading via recovery but had issues with the downgrade. Long story short....ignorant me, I used Odin and end it up with eclair.
Now here is where the problem started. The phone was succesfully flashed with eclair but button combo wasnt working at all. So, I rooted first and then with adb, I adb reboot download, then once in download, I flashed ginger bootloaders and thats how i end it up with the infamous phone /!\ comp. soft brick. Since originally i had no button combo working, I cant get into download mode. My comp just wont recognize the Cappy.
I have searched for hours and tried all ways possible to get into DL mode but "nada"! Even with Odin opened or heimdall, batt out, batt in, all combinations of buttons...nada (nothing), no luck. Also tried the program by Adam to unbrick the Cappy (that I've found searching) but still nada! I have windows 7 with java and that program by Adam just wont work on my comp.
Can someone try to help me on what can I do without sending my daughter's Cappy to a shop...lol?
Edit: In this post I explain what got "me" out of the softbrick after 2 days of trying! It might not work for who ever falls in a similar situation and even mayb is not a proper way of doing things, but it worked on my end!!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26305016&postcount=23
You can use that screen as a download mode.
Remove Java. And then go download Java JRE.
Java JRE 32 bit
Java JRE 64 bit
Try going and grabbing the Heimdall KK4 1 click. Or you could try any of the Gingerbread Heimdall packages in the OneClick Master Collection
I think you'll be fine to run Heimdall after the Java reinstall.
Red_81 said:
Try this:
Take out battery
Plug in usb cable
Hold volume+ and volume-
Pop in battery
This should take you straight into download mode. Just have to flash a new ROM/Stock Image
This came from another post about 10 down from yours.
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Lol....Trust me, I've done that and all ways possible. At least the phone isnt hard bricked. All i need is DL mode and I should be good! Thx sweety!
Baby Liz Sandra said:
Before ppl start asking me, this is what happened. I gave my Cappy to my daughter and after months of running Dlev Rom, I decided to upgrade to ICS. She was not happy with the rom and wanted to go back to gingerbread. I tried downgrading via recovery but had issues with the downgrade. Long story short....ignorant me, I used Odin and end it up with eclair.
Now here is where the problem started. The phone was succesfully flashed with eclair but button combo wasnt working at all. So, I rooted first and then with adb, I adb reboot download, then once in download, I flashed ginger bootloaders and thats how i end it up with the infamous phone /!\ comp. soft brick. Since originally i had no button combo working, I cant get into download mode. My comp just wont recognize the Cappy.
I have searched for hours and tried all ways possible to get into DL mode but "nada"! Even with Odin opened or heimdall, batt out, batt in, all combinations of buttons...nada (nothing), no luck. Also tried the program by Adam to unbrick the Cappy (that I've found searching) but still nada! I have windows 7 with java and that program by Adam just wont work on my comp.
Can someone try to help me on what can I do without sending my daughter's Cappy to a shop...lol?
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The [Phone /!\ Computer] screen is another method of Download Mode. You should still get Odin to recognize the phone. If Odin recognizes the phone, you should flash KI2 from This thread, since it has CWM injected. Once you have CWM, you have a clean slate to install any ROM you desire.
If Odin does NOT recognize you phone no matter which USB port you connect the phone to (as it happened to me once), you could try what I did. I downloaded Windows installer for Ubuntu Desktop, and that got me Linux. Once I had Linux, flashed KB2 from the ROM thread linked above. Why Linux? Because I never got Heimdall to work on Windows, but I did on Linux. After my phone was completely stock, I followed the instructions on TRusello's Guide to Flashing ANY ROM to get my phone set up the way I wanted.
I'm sure there are faster ways than the one I just gave you, but I can vouch that my method works, and you might get your phone sorted out while you wait for a better response. Good luck!
That will teach me to edit my post without refreshing first!
kafepuya said:
The [Phone /!\ Computer] screen is another method of Download Mode. You should still get Odin to recognize the phone. If Odin recognizes the phone, you should flash KI2 from This thread, since it has CWM injected. Once you have CWM, you have a clean slate to install any ROM you desire.
If Odin does NOT recognize you phone no matter which USB port you connect the phone to (as it happened to me once), you could try what I did. I downloaded Windows installer for Ubuntu Desktop, and that got me Linux. Once I had Linux, flashed KB2 from the ROM thread linked above. Why Linux? Because I never got Heimdall to work on Windows, but I did on Linux. After my phone was completely stock, I followed the instructions on TRusello's Guide to Flashing ANY ROM to get my phone set up the way I wanted.
I'm sure there are faster ways than the one I just gave you, but I can vouch that my method works, and you might get your phone sorted out while you wait for a better response. Good luck!
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Yeeee....finally someone with a good heart and willing to share knowledge!!! And BTW, yes I tried all usb ports. The difference between your comp and mine is that I can run heimdall but like I said, way i plug the usb, my comp nor heimdall and/or Odin recognize the phone after the brick.
I'm not home at the moment but thank you from the bottom of my heart for your info. I'll get home kind of late tonight but I will follow your info to the tee and keep u post it...if u dont mind!
Thx and a kiss for you sweety!
Sent from my SGS II 4G using XDA Premium App
Heimdall and odin use different drivers, Once you install Heimdal and use your phone on a USB port, that USB port will only work with Heimdall. Odin will no longer work on that USB port, Until you uninstall the heimdall drivers
TRusselo said:
Heimdall and odin use different drivers, Once you install Heimdal and use your phone on a USB port, that USB port will only work with Heimdall. Odin will no longer work on that USB port, Until you uninstall the heimdall drivers
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Short and sweet...i installed ubuntu last night on my pc and I thought i lost windows. Did some search and I can choose when my pc start up either W7 or ubuntu. Went to bed at 4am trying to install java to ubuntu with no luck. To b honest, i'm about to quit trying to get this phone in DL mode. My daughter hates me and my husband told me, u messed it up...u fix it! Agh!!!!! I'm trying again but if I cant get it to work I rather just buy my kid a new phone....and thats a shame because that Cappy has been a warrior!
Any other method to get DL mode??? PLEASE...SOMEONE????
Once you're at that screen, it is download mode. You could try a jig. You can build one or buy one.
Did you reinstall java on Windows 7 and then try Heimdall?
Red_81 said:
Once you're at that screen, it is download mode. You could try a jig. You can build one or buy one.
Did you reinstall java on Windows 7 and then try Heimdall?
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Yes I did and pc still not recognize device. Tried all ports and different usb cable...still no go!
Did device manager not recognize it or Odin/Heimdall not recognize it? I know my system wouldn't show it was connected but Odin/Heimdall still would.
Red_81 said:
Did device manager not recognize it or Odin/Heimdall not recognize it? I know my system wouldn't show it was connected but Odin/Heimdall still would.
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Neither one recognize the device. With Odin you're supposse to see the yellow light meaning its connected...but nothing, and with heimdall clearly says disconected. I am sooo exausted looking for an answer as to what to do to get this phone on DL mode! I've used both programs in the past but the phone just dont want to come alive!
I understand how frustrating it can be to get a phone to respond.
I went back to your first post to make sure I didn't miss anything and I realized what the issue might be. Since the phone was upgraded to ICS it wouldn't be using the standard captivate drivers any more.
Let's try this:
Download and install the Android SDK
Add the Google USB Driver
Try ODIN/Heimdall again.
I think I had a similar issue when I was reverting a phone from CM7 back to Stock captivate.
Red_81 said:
I understand how frustrating it can be to get a phone to respond.
I went back to your first post to make sure I didn't miss anything and I realized what the issue might be. Since the phone was upgraded to ICS it wouldn't be using the standard captivate drivers any more.
Let's try this:
Download and install the Android SDK
Add the Google USB Driver
Try ODIN/Heimdall again.
I think I had a similar issue when I was reverting a phone from CM7 back to Stock captivate.
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Oookkkk...will give this a try! Thank you.
Baby Liz Sandra said:
Oookkkk...will give this a try! Thank you.
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I think it will work. Sorry it took so long for me to realize it. I actually had to do the same procedure within the last week but less sleep + work + cold is making me a little foggy.
Red_81 said:
I think it will work. Sorry it took so long for me to realize it. I actually had to do the same procedure within the last week but less sleep + work + cold is making me a little foggy.
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Just finished installing both...restarting pc now and will report back. Thank you yet again!
Baby Liz Sandra said:
Just finished installing both...restarting pc now and will report back. Thank you yet again!
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Ok...thats it! That did not work either. I connected my SGS II just to see if my pc would recognize the phone, and indeed my pc picked up the device as well as my husband's Sensation. So thats it! Just called Radio Shack for a jig and the guy never heard of that...lmao! You guys should see my daughter's look at me....awh!
Anyway...I'm subscribed to this thread so if anyone has another bright idea I'll give it a shot. Thanks again!
Sorry that didn't work either. Here's another thread about connection issues to the computer. I hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
Red_81 said:
Sorry that didn't work either. Here's another thread about connection issues to the computer. I hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
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Well...thank you! Don't know if i should keep DLing stuff to my pc. Now I have ubuntu, sdk manager, hemidall, dont know how many odins, etc. My husband just ask me for a new pc because he tried to uninstall ubuntu and he was unsuccesfull at it. Now this softbrick is gonna cause me some major issues family wise. This really sucks! But hey, me been a female, I just learned that nothing is impossible for us. If my hubbie dont wanna help me...I'll get it done one way or another. I will see my daughter smile....believe that!!!!!
Thank you!
I have a 2.5 year old daughter and would do anything to see her smile.
Here is a guy here on XDA who makes the jigs. However, I still believe you just have a driver issue. At this point I can only say to take off all the drivers, odin, and heimdall and start fresh.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=500006
I used his kindle fire cable and it was great.

Root Note 4 on a Mac without Odin or Heimdall?

Hi all. Thought I'd check if there is a newer method to root the phone on the Mac.
I can't run Odin on a Mac and I don't have enough space to bootcamp into Windows. I've tried Parallels in the past but it didn't work.
I understand Heimdall is not maintained now? I've tried that in the past too but couldn't find the PIT file for my phone anyway
So I've been stuck and now the phone is acting up. So much junk on the stock rom.
vurtomatic said:
Hi all. Thought I'd check if there is a newer method to root the phone on the Mac.
I can't run Odin on a Mac and I don't have enough space to bootcamp into Windows. I've tried Parallels in the past but it didn't work.
I understand Heimdall is not maintained now? I've tried that in the past too but couldn't find the PIT file for my phone anyway
So I've been stuck and now the phone is acting up. So much junk on the stock rom.
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I was in the same boat with a new MacBook being my new computer. I ended up boot camping windows 10. I tried to figure out jodin with no success. Maybe someone who has done this recently will chime in. Good luck.
You need to download the heimdall, that is compatible with your operating system. For me, I am on El Capitan, so I downloaded the one from here. Once I installed that, I ran the heimdall frontend app first. I went to the "utilities" tab, connected my phone, and then clicked "detect." Once my phone is detected, I just saved the pit file.
Not for Nothing Folks, You can get a windows computer/laptop very cheap now a days. If you are planning to do a lot of flashing on android phones, nothing beats a cheap windows computer. MicroCenters, Amazon, Ebay, Best Buy have cheap computers that will be able to do what you need for flashing your phones. I know you can do it on a mac ( and some say it is easy or fast), but you have to make sure it is setup correctly or you can do damage to your phone than it is worth. I used to run Mac, and I got tired of trying to get things that run on windows and not on mac, to work correctly. I cant remember the last time i even started my mac book.. LOL
Just something to think about..
****And no reason to argue with me or prove that mac is the best out there, or you will never buy a windows computer. ***
Google and try jodin. It's a Web based java program. Ive successfully flashed my N910T and G900T with it.

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