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[SOLVED] Phone Bricked

Tried flashing an I9000 rom over a previous I9000 rom and now the phone doesn't boot up all the way. It gets past the AT&T World phone and Samsung splash screens but then goes to a blank screen in which the capacitive buttons are responsive and the phone will vibrate once, accompanied by 2 faster vibrations.
I've tried all the different button holds to get into download mode but none of them seem to work. ADB doesn't work either so Odin3 isn't an option atm.
Is my only option to buy a dongle to force download mode?

yes, you need to buy/make a jig. once you get your phone into download mode, you need to flash the stock rom with the button fixes, as you should have done before flashing anything else.

Read the sticky and try the other method before getting a jig... might work
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If all else fails you can make a cheap jig with 3 resistors and no soldering for under $1 from radio shack... search the captivate forum for 3 resistor jig

you said the 3 button doesn't work, but did you try pulling the battery, SIM and micro SD out, then plug into computer, then hold volume UP and Down and THEN insert the battery while connected to PC and pressing both volume buttons, should go to download in a second. at least mines did when none of the 3 button combination worked

slifer315 said:
yes, you need to buy/make a jig. once you get your phone into download mode, you need to flash the stock rom with the button fixes, as you should have done before flashing anything else.
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Yah, forgot about the whole flashing back to stock thing since I hadn't used the thing for a couple weeks now. I'd only been using an Incredible for different roms. I think I'll just make a jig later.

dq13 said:
you said the 3 button doesn't work, but did you try pulling the battery, SIM and micro SD out, then plug into computer, then hold volume UP and Down and THEN insert the battery while connected to PC and pressing both volume buttons, should go to download in a second. at least mines did when none of the 3 button combination worked
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Is there any reason this wouldn't work? I tried it on my captivate and can't get it in download mode.
EDIT: Is it possible at all to boot into cwm and flash a nandroid backup?

paperclips said:
Is there any reason this wouldn't work? I tried it on my captivate and can't get it in download mode.
EDIT: Is it possible at all to boot into cwm and flash a nandroid backup?
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Yes because you have no 3button combo. Your only bet would be to use a jig to get into download mode. And no I would not even try to do a nandroid backup because those can cause the same issue unless you are running the same Kernel as the backup.

Ok, have made the jig and am now in download mode. One problem though, even though I have the drivers installed for Windows X64, it is being read as an unknown device. So still no luck with Odin.
Any ideas?

Anyone help?

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Anyone help?
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Try win 32 driver
Or google samsung captivate
Go to web page for device
Near bottom is a link to download manual, click, should be a link for software, click, download drivers from there.
You may have top direct your computer to the drivers, when you get the unknown device click direct computer to where the drivers are
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mcord11758 said:
Try win 32 driver
Or google samsung captivate
Go to web page for device
Near bottom is a link to download manual, click, should be a link for software, click, download drivers from there.
You may have top direct your computer to the drivers, when you get the unknown device click direct computer to where the drivers are
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I got the computer to recognize the drivers after messing around with some stuff but now Odin3 is stuck at file analysis.

Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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avgjoegeek said:
Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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+ 1 make sure odin us fully booted prior to plugging phone in. you are almost there
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avgjoegeek said:
Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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That's what I did and still nothing. I'll just keep trying it and let you know if I vet it working.

I had the same issue and still no luck. In download mode and even pointing it to drivers doesnt work. Like its not recognizing it as a android device even though its in download mode

I have videos for ODIN...Check my sig...

Ok, after about 1000 tries and getting ready to lose hope, I got it to work by holding it a different way. I think it was just a USB cord problem in the end. Thanks everyone for your help. Unfortunately, my other phone, Samsung Focus, took an unfortunate fall preceeding this fix making this win feel kind of insignificant.

possibly bricked??

I just recieved a new captivate via a warranty issue. Welll this one came with froyo 2.2 already loaded. My last capitvate had serendipity 6.4 installed and had no problems with flashing that one. Since I go my new captivate I wanted to try flashing a new ROM of course. So I decided on continuum v4. Here is where my problem started I opened odin3 plugged the phone in while holding the volume buttons and sent it into download mode. then clicked start on odin and let it do its thing. it got where it said "removed" in the bottom part and "RESET" up in the green bar. after looking at my phone it was just a black screeen with the battery charging symbol loading. it would come up and then disappear and come back up. it kept doing this for a while. this is where i made the mistake....after waiting a while i unplugged the phone from the computer to see if it would even start or anything. Well of course it wont start at all. it gets stuck at the AT&T screen and wont go any further. I can't get it back into download mode and dont know what to do? is my phone a paperweight now? IF anyone can help, i would greatly appreciate it. Either via here or phone. I've got my sim card back in my backflip right now.
what do you guys think?

Use a jig... search on how to make it. Its decently simple and it costs 99 cents for resistors and a cut up usb cable
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kschumake83 said:
Use a jig... search on how to make it. Its decently simple and it costs 99 cents for resistors and a cut up usb cable
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this jig is my only option??

s13envy said:
this jig is my only option??
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Can you get into recovery?
You could also buy a jig, but idk if im allowed to post the link so just pm me if you need it.
You could look up more than one way of getting into download mode. (there are several) Ill see if I can find them for you.

mossination said:
Can you get into recovery?
You could also buy a jig, but idk if im allowed to post the link so just pm me if you need it.
You could look up more than one way of getting into download mode. (there are several) Ill see if I can find them for you.
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i try holding the volume buttons and plugging the phone in which worked to get into download mode just before i ****ed it up. it doesn't work anymore it just loads the battery gauge and flashes on and off....if i hold the volume buttons and hit the power button the at&t screeen just flashes on and off infinitely

s13envy said:
i try holding the volume buttons and plugging the phone in which worked to get into download mode just before i ****ed it up. it doesn't work anymore it just loads the battery gauge and flashes on and off....if i hold the volume buttons and hit the power button the at&t screeen just flashes on and off infinitely
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Try this, I found it by googling
I've had success with this method to get into Download Mode:
1. Remove battery, SIM and microSD from phone (if you have one)
2. Wait at least 10 seconds with the phone in this state
3. Plug your phone into your computer (this step has always been optional for me)
4. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go!
5. While holding both volume keys, insert the battery

mossination said:
Try this, I found it by googling
I've had success with this method to get into Download Mode:
1. Remove battery, SIM and microSD from phone (if you have one)
2. Wait at least 10 seconds with the phone in this state
3. Plug your phone into your computer (this step has always been optional for me)
4. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go!
5. While holding both volume keys, insert the battery
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no luck at all with that method
my question is what caused odin to fail on me? do i need a different version of odin to flash a captivate that came factory with froyo 2.2?

s13envy said:
no luck at all with that method
my question is what caused odin to fail on me? do i need a different version of odin to flash a captivate that came factory with froyo 2.2?
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Lot of things could of happened, mainly because something might have happened to the wired connection between the pc and phone during the process. Im sorry I don't know the answer to the second question though. Maybe because the odin you were using was going back to stock "eclair" and not stock froyo?
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mossination said:
Maybe because the odin you were using was going back to stock "eclair" and not stock froyo?
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Eclair, froyo, and now gingerbread same odin process.
Unless it's the one click version which I think only comes in eclair flavored.

Then the only other option I can think of for him is a jig.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4G1L8lV6LQ

studacris said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4G1L8lV6LQ
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Lol, the guy who sells those jigs could make a commercial with that.
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studacris said:
Eclair, froyo, and now gingerbread same odin process.
Unless it's the one click version which I think only comes in eclair flavored.
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i was using the odin3 one click downloader trying to flash 2.1 to my stock 2.2 captivate. are you saying that there is a different version of odin that i'll need to use if my cappy came factory with 2.2?

i guess im on my way to radio shack now to find some 100k ohm resistors.

s13envy said:
i was using the odin3 one click downloader trying to flash 2.1 to my stock 2.2 captivate. are you saying that there is a different version of odin that i'll need to use if my cappy came factory with 2.2?
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Yes there are a few versions of odin but, either will work fine ... It's been reported that the one click will remove the 3 button fix in some phones with build numbers later than 1010, that info can be found under the battery btw, I've personally never had that problem, I flash and mod 3 captivates 1. Is a1010, 2. Are 1012's. All I've used is the one click version and they all still have 3 button combo.
There is an odin that flashes the 3 button combo while it flashes to stock, if you either never had it or have lost it ... Which I suggest you look for and use after you get jiggy with it so you'll have the combo for future use.

after making the jig with the resistors and everything, instead of going to download mode it just tries to turn the phone on and flashes the at&t screen on and off repeatedly....not sure what to try now

Scratch that. Was doing it barehanded and it would just try turning it on. I used some gloves and got it into download mode. Now I just need to plug it into my computer with odin alredy opened and once it recognizes and click start and let it do its thing right? And just don't unplug it right? What should I do if odin freezes up?
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dont use ODIN one click. try AIO captivate toolbox 3.0. it uses heimdall which i have found to be much better for me

might have another problem now. i think the battery is dead on my phone. **** just doesn't want to work out for me. if i plug the phone in all i get is a battery icon that will flash on for a sec, then disappear. it will do this and only this forever. FML

Do you mean when the phone is off?
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[Q] Build 1012: Which ODIN to use?

I'm on a warranty exchanged 1012 build Captivate. I initially decided to go ahead and flash a new ROM to it, and proceeded to do so using Odin 1-click like I had done so many times in the past with my old 1008 build Captivate. Odin hung for quite some time, and I feared the USB cable I was using was faulty to a certain degree. No biggie, just restart the process and all would be good.
That wasn't the case here though. It simply doesn't boot anymore. I believe it to be a soft brick as there is an image available on the screen. It's the wretched cellphone --- computer screen. I attempted to reboot into download mode like I had done using the VOL+/VOL- and USB insert method, but all that appeared was this symbol. I was simply trying to restore to stock 2.1, as this Captivate came with stock 2.2.
I've even built a JIG, a couple actually, using varying resistors. The first JIG I built before attempting the ODIN flash that killed my phone. Prior to flashing ODIN, the JIG appeared to work brilliantly. It put my phone into download mode about two seconds after contact. Now all it does is bring up that damn cellphone --- computer screen.
What is strange is that the phone, when plugged into the computer after I attempt to put it into download mode using my JIG(s), the computer will play that sound that it plays when it recognizes a USB device. In addition to that, if I plug it in when ODIN is open, ODIN recognizes the phone and displays a yellow block with "0:[COM11]" in it.
I went ahead and downloaded the necessary things from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
and began trying to flash to stock using his instructions. So far ODIN appears to be running, but is stuck at modem.bin.
Maybe its not making any progress at all, but I'd like to hope so. Does anyone know if the 1012 batch can get into download mode using a method outside of the normal key presses and JIGs? Any recommendations for me to revive this Captivate? I did enjoy the fact that it didn't shut down on me every 30 minutes. The GPS still sucked on it though. But I need to bring it back to life, just don't know what other options there are. As far as I know, if the screen presents you with an image of any sorts, its just a soft brick and CAN be recovered.

Can't use one click with your build number. You would need to use full odin. There are numerous articles here on how to do that.

mrhaley30705 said:
Can't use one click with your build number. You would need to use full odin. There are numerous articles here on how to do that.
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Yeah, found out the hard way. I do wish there was a stickied post that broke down the build numbers and the various caveats of each build number, including tried and proven methods of restoring to stock and other things.
My situation was quite strange, as ODIN appeared to recognize the phone even though it only displayed the "cellphone --- computer" icon. I'm wondering if the failed flash screwed up the download mode graphic and replaced it with the "cellphone --- computer" graphic? Either way, it didn't "appear" to actually be in download mode, it was.

That screen only means that a flash was incomplete. Flashing anything even a modem successfully will get rid of that screen, granted your kernel/rom was broken so it wouldn't have booted properly but that screen would've went away, replaced by a bootloop. so to fix it completely to an up and running state an entire rom package is needed. Like you used.
Just informing you that, that screen isn't the **** your pants moment. that time comes when the phones does absolutely nothing, as long as there is ANYTHING you are 99% of the time ok. That 1% is when your usb port on the phone is broken, or your pc drivers just all of a sudden decide to extend their arms and give you the figner, or you try odin again with the same faulty connection that gave you the bad connection/incomplete flash and that time it hangs on the bootloaders and bricks it.
Odin recognizes my phone in all modes except completely off: booted, recovery, download and I just tested the phone...!...pc screen on purpose by yanking the chord during a kernel flash got that screen of coarse cause the flash was incomplete. But unless the phone is in download mode it doesn't initiate download protocol and odin will hang on setting up connection.
You can't really have a guide line for what works on what builds for any certainty because every phone of a certain build doesn't behave the same way.
I have 3 captivates I flash. 1, a 1010, and 2 are 1012s all of them have no issue whatsoever with odin one click. It's just the luck of the draw...

I recently had this EXACT issue. The way i fixed it was building a jig out of 3 100k 1/4w resistors and forcing my phone into download mode.
Studacris helped me out there!
if your still having issues, its http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079000

I also just went through this. I just had to keep trying. The jig is what saved me.
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[Q] Help! I don't know what I did to my phone! Can anybody help me?

I've been browsing for a while all over google and this site and still can't find anything that can help me so I'm asking.
I'm a basic Captivate user with no experience with flashing and rooting, but I saw Serendipity7 and thought the instructions were simple enough to follow on the weebly site. I downloaded the ROM files and the Installation files and extracted them. I followed the instructions perfectly by installing the drivers for my phone, opening Odin3 1.7, selecting the PDA, PHONE, CSC and PIT files then put my phone in download mode. I waited for the ID:COM to pop up then hit start. The blue bar on my phone and the one in Odin started working for about 30 seconds to a minute, not even the first box was done, then my phones screen turned straight blue, and Odin3 said it failed. The popup in the corner of the computer screen then said that my phone is no recognized for some reason.
Now my phone opens to the boot screen that says
"GALAXY S
gt-i9000
SAMSUNG"
and it just sits there. I can't get into download mode, and when I plug it to charge the screen with the battery level freezes and sits there.
Can somebody help me? I am a serious noob here that assumed simple directions were easy to follow (who knew they weren't?).
Thanks a million

Looks like Odin failed(again) you need to try to get into download mode again. Might need a jig.don't ask me about the jig tho cause i never had to use one. And I got mine when it came out.
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That happened to me once after flashing Firefly. Because we had a postal strike at the time I couldn't order one but I followed this guide and made my own and it worked perfectly. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551

Yea, just try to reflash. There are 3 ways to get into download mode again. See this post. Number 3 always worked for me the best.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819105
If you keep having problems with Odin, try Hemidell.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191094

You have I9000 bootloaders pull the battery reinsert and download mode should be volume down and power no usb cable insertion needed...

Yea you're definitely gonna be able to fix that quickly. Redo flash get into download mode either holding down volume down and inserting usb or hold down and hit power.
Sent from my i897 running MIUI 1.8.12 with TalonMTD kernel.

Were the GB bootloaders even installed?
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Thanks everyone who helped out, one thing tho...
None of the key combos are working for me so I'm just gonna us the jig fix to get into download. I know I need to use a 300k ohm resistor but does it matter if I use a 1%, 2% or a 5% resistor?
Thanks again

^ I've used 1/4 watt 5% tolerance with success.

Please help i will donate/ pay u

I have a Samsung Captivate which has been rooted and unlocked...it was running 2.3.5 uckk4
I believe I got a virus from downloading some app that was not on the market well long story short I tried to flash it back to a different version
I believe I put something in odin bootload that I wasnt suppose to it was an accident as you see I am a total noob at this then I use the 1 click unbrick now my phone keeps rebooting itself but i looked at the about phone which i get to for a few seconds before it reboots itself again and this is what it says
Firmware
2.3.3
Baseband
1879UCKF1
Kernel Version
1897UCKK414489
BUILD
gingerbreadUCKF1
I have tried a master reset since I could get it into debug just that it keeps looping and it worked in odin but not on my phone and this is what it generated
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <REFLASH>
- <UNIT>
<ESN>00000000000000 /0</ESN>
<TIMESTAMP>20120424002823</TIMESTAMP>
<RESULT>_20120424002823</RESULT>
<SOFTWARE_NAME>Downloader</SOFTWARE_NAME>
<SOFTWARE_VER>3.00</SOFTWARE_VER>
<OEM_NAME>SAMSUNG</OEM_NAME>
</UNIT>
</REFLASH>
PLEASE HELP ME....if you can get my phone operational again I WILL DONATE MONEY TO YOU!
I have tried EVERYTHING and searched FAR AND WIDE!!!! I almost forgot Odin does not display my device anymore...ie such as com4...I really have tried everything that's why I am willing to donate/ pay you if you can solve my problem....if odin recognizes my device then it gets stuck halfway through. As of today my computer recognizes my device but Odin does not!
I have read and tried everything here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858765
and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
and alot of other things listed and not listed on this site
NEW IFO: now I'm stuck at ATT logo and can not get into download mode

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Please dont delete please just move it please!!!!

oh goodness... No need for donation but all you need to do is download a stock package odin like kk4 which is the most recent. Flash in download mode. There a sticky at the top of the thread list with all the packages.
In the future post in the questions/help section.

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DANG IT wrong section? SORRY MODERATORS!!!! SORRY
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Ok I gave you the only warning in the PM. I have moved this thread. A word from the wise. Learn what you are doing before you do it. This is not something to be taken lightly. You could very easily mess something up beyond repair. Take a few hours to spend reading and researching.

ThisWasATriumph said:
oh goodness... No need for donation but all you need to do is download a stock package odin like kk4 which is the most recent. Flash in download mode. There a sticky at the top of the thread list with all the packages.
In the future post in the questions/help section.
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I have tried that it doesnt work. thats was one of the 1st things I tried

try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266172

Make sure you're using a usb port that is on the motherboard (back of computer). Before you plug in your phone to flash, set up Odin first. Put all the files you are going to flash in the right places. After Odin is fully set up, plug in the usb to the back of your computer, then to you phone. Make sure you are in download mode. If the usb still isn't working, try a different USB port that is on the back of the computer. Connecting the usb to the back of the pc is very important. Odin doesn't recognize my phone when it's plugged in the front, when the phone is in download mode. Only the back usb ports.
If Odin still doesn't recognize the phone, try a different USB cable. But do everything else the exact same way as I described.
Also make sure you fully setup Odin before you plug your phone in to the usb.
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Limitz Cash said:
Make sure you're using a usb port that is on the motherboard (back of computer). Before you plug in your phone to flash, set up Odin first. Put all the files you are going to flash in the right places. After Odin is fully set up, plug in the usb to the back of your computer, then to you phone. Make sure you are in download mode. If the usb still isn't working, try a different USB port that is on the back of the computer. Connecting the usb to the back of the pc is very important. Odin doesn't recognize my phone when it's plugged in the front, when the phone is in download mode. Only the back usb ports.
If Odin still doesn't recognize the phone, try a different USB cable. But do everything else the exact same way as I described.
Also make sure you fully setup Odin before you plug your phone in to the usb.
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I just tried that....it worked but now I'm stuck at the ATT logo

You probably have mismatch kernel and bootloader loader. Maybe you can try to wipe data / factory reset in recovery.
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If you continue to go into a bootloop then I recommend a USB jig for the galaxy s series. I had had that happen before, Nothing worked, couldnt get it into download mode, couldnt get into recovery, Until I got the USB jig, Fixed my problem right away, and I flashed back to stock. The USB jig is only 6 bucks on ebay. Ill link you if you are interested.

Limitz Cash said:
You probably have mismatch kernel and bootloader loader. Maybe you can try to wipe data / factory reset in recovery.
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I know you're trying to be helpful, but there is no such thing as a kernel/bootloader mismatch...

b-eock said:
I know you're trying to be helpful, but there is no such thing as a kernel/bootloader mismatch...
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Are you sure? Becuz I tried to flash an overclock kernel on my rom, and kept getting a bootloop. Then after flashing a few different kernels, the kernel that came with my rom didn't even work. I had to go back to stock and reflash my rom.
Idk, maybe it was just me then. I apologize. thank you for correcting me, that's how we learn what's right, and what's wrong.
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noob advice
I'm a noob, so this comment might just serve to show how little I know, but whenever I find myself in a bootloop situation, I've noticed that the problem starts with the initial attempt of installing a rom via a kernel with an older version of CWM. During the post-install boot sequence, I'll see the AT&T splash screen, a CWM screen with script running, and then a reboot. Usually, accessing the CWM (now on a higher version) and reinstalling the rom will get it working. Not quite kernel / bootloader mismatch, but close.

whisky23 said:
I'm a noob, so this comment might just serve to show how little I know, but whenever I find myself in a bootloop situation, I've noticed that the problem starts with the initial attempt of installing a rom via a kernel with an older version of CWM. During the post-install boot sequence, I'll see the AT&T splash screen, a CWM screen with script running, and then a reboot. Usually, accessing the CWM (now on a higher version) and reinstalling the rom will get it working. Not quite kernel / bootloader mismatch, but close.
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Ohh ok. That might have been my problem before. Thank you.
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Try this.
Buy a jig. Either off of Ebay or mobiletechvideos.com
That week get you into download mode.
Then find the HEIMDALL flasher for a build. (my favorite was the one click for saurom Kk4)
Install heimdall drivers, and flash. Boom. Functioning phone.