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So I was playing with the loons kitchen and got called away for a bit...I left my phone plugged in and the kitchen on the desktop (groan now)...my kids wanting to get on the pc did something...not sure what, but my husband says he walked by and said that the ruu was up...I thought ah crap...so I grabbed my phone and saw it was stuck on the splash screen. I rebooted, nothing, splash screen only. I tried getting into bootloader, finally got the message to "restore factory defaults press send" which I did...still, it won't go past the splash screen. I tried the directions found in the "force a bootload" thread...nada. It WILL NOT read as plugged in, and I cannot get it to flash to ANY rom, not button's not the official Tmo, none...PLEASE PLEASE help!!!!!
Thanks in advance.
akashastrega said:
So I was playing with the loons kitchen and got called away for a bit...I left my phone plugged in and the kitchen on the desktop (groan now)...my kids wanting to get on the pc did something...not sure what, but my husband says he walked by and said that the ruu was up...I thought ah crap...so I grabbed my phone and saw it was stuck on the splash screen. I rebooted, nothing, splash screen only. I tried getting into bootloader, finally got the message to "restore factory defaults press send" which I did...still, it won't go past the splash screen. I tried the directions found in the "force a bootload" thread...nada. It WILL NOT read as plugged in, and I cannot get it to flash to ANY rom, not button's not the official Tmo, none...PLEASE PLEASE help!!!!!
Thanks in advance.
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Just compose yourself for a sec while we ascertain whether it is an actual brick or not. We need to determine two things:
Can you safely assume that your battery has sufficient charge to try a few things? We dont want a completely flat battery to make matters worse.
Only if you have plenty of battery left. Tell us what happens when you enter bootloader mode by holding down camera button and pressing the soft reset hole with the stylus. If your able to get into the tricolour screen then you should be fine.
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Just compose yourself for a sec while we ascertain whether it is an actual brick or not. We need to determine two things:
Can you safely assume that your battery has sufficient charge to try a few things? We dont want a completely flat battery to make matters worse.
Only if you have plenty of battery left. Tell us what happens when you enter bootloader mode by holding down camera button and pressing the soft reset hole with the stylus. If your able to get into the tricolour screen then you should be fine.
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I had at least 80 percent battery. I cannot get into the tri-color screen. Tried holding camera and soft reset, tried comm, camera, power, tried talking sweet to it...it just goes to splash screen each time. HELP!!!
This is a G3 wiza200 IPL/SPL 2.26 and it IS unlocked.
Thanks in advance
If your trying to get into bootloader mode, the device shouldnt boot like normal up to splashscreen. If your getting this far then theoretically the bootloader shuold be fine. I'm going to explain the process in simple terms. I'm not treating you like a child I just want to clarify then we can move on to trying other methods.
1.hold down camera button
2.press little hole on side with stylus
3.release camera button.
Your device should reboot to bootloader mode. Then next thing you see should be the three coloured screen.
peter petrelli said:
If your trying to get into bootloader mode, the device shouldnt boot like normal up to splashscreen. If your getting this far then theoretically the bootloader shuold be fine. I'm going to explain the process in simple terms. I'm not treating you like a child I just want to clarify then we can move on to trying other methods.
1.hold down camera button
2.press little hole on side with stylus
3.release camera button.
Your device should reboot to bootloader mode. Then next thing you see should be the three coloured screen.
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Yeah, I know...in theory it SHOULD, it's not, hence the freaking out. I am attempting to charge it on the main plug, but it begins to charge then dies. I did have a loose usb port, which I thought got fixed, as my phone charged fine last night, and sync'd fine today. I'm not a pro, but not a noob either...so I am getting frustrated because trying the things I do know, aren't producing the results they should.
**The splash screen is one I made, independent of an OS...after any rom change, I flash my custom splash screen...it has always worked...however, it is making me think that it is the ONLY thing on the MDA, and any signs of a rom were somehow killed by my kids flashing the phone with a very incomplete kitchen rom.**
I will try again. Any help that can be offered would be MUCH appreciated.
PS---I LOVE Heroes!!
When plugged into either usb or main plug, does either light (green/orange) stay on? If not then this symptom combined with a general loose fitting of the usb/main plug would indicate a malfunctioning loose usb socket. The thing is though, even with a loose socket you should still be able to enter bootloader mode. This puzzles me.
Other rescue options include sd-card method, but if you dont have one already, a non-functioning usb will prevent you from composing one because you need communication between the pc and your device.
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When plugged into either usb or main plug, does either light (green/orange) stay on? If not then this symptom combined with a general loose fitting of the usb/main plug would indicate a malfunctioning loose usb socket. The thing is though, even with a loose socket you should still be able to enter bootloader mode. This puzzles me.
Other rescue options include sd-card method, but if you dont have one already, a non-functioning usb will prevent you from composing one because you need communication between the pc and your device.
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I can get brief and random orange lights (my phone was not 100% but at least 80% when I first began)...it takes a lot of sweet talking though to get it to connect to charge. I tried a backup battery as well. Pushing the camera and soft reset either produces my custom splash, or nothing at all (no boot whatsoever). I am truly stumped.
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I am not aware of the SD card method. I do have an SD, but if I need a special program, I do not have it.
The fact that no light remains on when you connect usb or mains plug makes me think that the usb socket is loose again. In which case I'm doubtful that you can flash via bootloader mode.
The fact that you cant get into bootoader mode suggests that it was somehow corrupted when the flashing process was interrupted. This could be unrecoverable.
From here I'd suggest you investigate the sd card method. I've never relied on this method so this is uncharted territory for both of us.
Read this thread here and here. I think we're running out of options...
Semi success, I got into the quad colored boot (white bottom)...but cannot get it to recognize the usb. I am getting an error message about an unrecognized device, so I will try to fix active sync first...any suggestions for me now that I am at least in a bootloader screen
thats awesome.that means you do in fact have a bootloader still.
You need it to display USB in the little corner. When your in bootloader mode try removing and inserting the USB cable, we need it to show USB in the corner. Without this, you cannot flash.
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thats awesome.that means you do in fact have a bootloader still.
You need it to display USB in the little corner. When your in bootloader mode try removing and inserting the USB cable, we need it to show USB in the corner. Without this, you cannot flash.
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it shows usb in the corner, however it is not producing any charging light, nor does my pc recognize the usb. So...I don't know if this will matter, but as I said...I have the RGB + white bootscreen with usb in the corner...is there still a chance????
yes there is a slim chance.
this will improve your chances by a small margin. Remove the memory card, kill wcescomm.exe in task manager on your pc, turn off any firewall/AV.
Now this is the hard part. I dont own a G3 device so I'm not sure what rom to flash that would save your device. I'd suggest you get the latest rom from the company that shipped your device eg Dopod, Tmobile, Imate etc. If you have a rom that you use in times like this to rescue your device then flash it now.
Good Luck
peter petrelli said:
yes there is a slim chance.
this will improve your chances by a small margin. Remove the memory card, kill wcescomm.exe in task manager on your pc, turn off any firewall/AV.
Now this is the hard part. I dont own a G3 device so I'm not sure what rom to flash that would save your device. I'd suggest you get the latest rom from the company that shipped your device eg Dopod, Tmobile, Imate etc. If you have a rom that you use in times like this to rescue your device then flash it now.
Good Luck
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wcescomm.exe is NOT showing in Task Mgr...I will try to flash anyway. I killed the firewall and the sd had been removed already. Any other suggestions??
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ruu error 260 update error
It cannot connect, please check to make sure it is cradled blah blah blah
Thats ok. I forgot that the previous flashing attempts would have killed it off anyway.
So I get ruu error 260
I have rebooted my pc, deleted any connections in active sync (leaving only guest)...
UgggH
It is NOT recognizing the usb
the usb port is as tight today as it was last night after my hubby repaired it...I'm backed to stumped
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I had to reboot MDA, now I have lost the little corner usb...but I still have the quad bootscreen
This is progress at least, 1 hour ago we didnt even have bootloader mode. Perhaps you could try flashing another rom, but I think if error 260 keeps appearing then something is wrong with the USB socket.
somehow i lost bootloader again...
this is driving me insane!!!
am trying again, will update momentarily.
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Finally got it back into bootloader, but it will not read the usb. keep getting that stupid error message that it doesn't recognize the device, and if I try to flash it with a stock rom, I get error 260.
I have closed the wcescomm.exe
I have killed my firewall
I have rebooted my phone, my pc...everything a few times
I have deleted any connections in active sync
I have unticked allow usb in active sync
WHAT AM I MISSING???
The usb port on the phone does not feel loose again...could it have got fried somehow? I feel as if I can get the damned usb to be recognized, I can save my precious MDA.
Please...any other suggestions, brainstorms, whatever???
THANK YOU
I had a little problem with theloons kitchen doing the same thing to me last week where it would give me the 260 error. I'll upload a ROM flashing file for you to try. Probably the best thing to do right now would be to take the nk.nbf file from an official ROM and stick it in this file and then run the RUU in it. After that you should be ok again to try your luck at cooking with theloons kitchen again although you may want to wait 'til the kids are at school or something before you try it.
When in bootloader mode there's no charging circuit so you won't get any lights on top. The only way to see if USB is working is by watching that same word (USB) at the bottom of the screen.
Check the SD card method which was what saved me once from the 'freezing in splash-screen' problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276963
good luck
mestrini said:
When in bootloader mode there's no charging circuit so you won't get any lights on top. The only way to see if USB is working is by watching that same word (USB) at the bottom of the screen.
Check the SD card method which was what saved me once from the 'freezing in splash-screen' problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276963
good luck
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absolutely right while in bootloader mode it wont charge,but to charge or verify status of usb connectivity,while in bootloader mode push power off button,it'll go in sleep mode but lights will show charging if usb cable is charging
usb cable might be charging but mini usb port of the phone has many connectors I think 9 connectors,I'm not sure,may be the connector for making connectivity relation with phone and pc is damaged.
try with another usb cable if possible,if the connectivity with usb is established than method in the link provided by 'mestrini' is a good option,good luck
I've read several topics but i couldn't find the right answer. I hope you can help me.
The problem i have happened without me doing anything recent. I have never flashed any rom, and i rooted my phone for titanium backup like 2 month ago and it worked fine.The last things i did was to install pocket legend, the new mmorpg like 3 days ago.I charge my phone during night, and take it for the day in the morning. Today, the screen stayed black when i picked it up. When i reboot, the screen goes black after the samsung logo.
The problem is that i have recovery mode (the 3 buttons) disabled and when i try to connect to kies it says i am not in samsungs kies mode.. Is there a way to force it to detect my phone so i can try update it?
According to the wiki, my phone doesnt seem to be bricked as i can still see the battery charging when i plug it. Is my phone bricked? Any hope?
I know the easiest way would be to return it to the store, but i dont want them to see my personal information/rooting as i cant even factory reset it.
There is also that topic on internal sd that has failed but i think this is not my case. You can still boot into android without the internal sd right?
I've seen a topic on soldering two mini usb cable to force the phone to go into recovery mode. I not familar enough to do it. If this method could solve my problem, could anyone sell me one?
Was there an over the air update today that could've done this to my phone?
I am lost, please help i am really clueless in what is happening to me.
are you able to go to download mode
flash your phone that way with odin i had the same problem as you
download mode as in using the 3 buttons? no i cant unless there is another way?
I can't get odin to recognize my phone.. I can't get into os so no usb debugging...
read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
then it'll help you flash back to whatever you want
Okay, I know the jig will DEFINITELY work in this case. Any phone state I've come across with that jig, I can throw the phone into downloading. However, it seems that there MAY be hope for you PRIOR to using the jig. Are you familiar with the ADB commands? If so, turn on the phone, connect via USB, run cmd as administrator, navigate to the proper adb folder and under the prompt type in adb devices. If it shows any device, type in adb reboot download and it'll throw it into download mode for you.
AllGamer said:
read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
then it'll help you flash back to whatever you want
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I think the JIG is my last resort but i dont have any solder skill
If you know anyone that could sell me one i would be very happy!
krazykidd said:
Okay, I know the jig will DEFINITELY work in this case. Any phone state I've come across with that jig, I can throw the phone into downloading. However, it seems that there MAY be hope for you PRIOR to using the jig. Are you familiar with the ADB commands? If so, turn on the phone, connect via USB, run cmd as administrator, navigate to the proper adb folder and under the prompt type in adb devices. If it shows any device, type in adb reboot download and it'll throw it into download mode for you.
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Good to hear that the JIG would work. As for ADB commands, doesn't it need the usb to be put in debugger mode? Is there any way to do it externally, without going in the setting menu? I am not very familiar with the adb commands but if its doable i will go read about it.
Thanks for suggestions!
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As for ADB commands, doesn't it need the usb to be put in debugger mode? Is there any way to do it externally, without going in the setting menu? I am not very familiar with the adb commands but if its doable i will go read about it.
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exactly... it's not possible via ADB in your conditions
Thanks you for help!
I still tried but it said that it couldn't find my phone.
I leaning toward making a JIG. I just have to figures out how if no one sell them
Did you really tryed Download Mode?
"Vol Down" + "Home" + "Power" instead of "Vol Up" + "Home" + "Power"?
I tried several time different combo listed on wiki without any success. About 3h long!
I bought my phone the first day it came out so i guess the hardware method is locked.
As soon as i can get it back running i will apply that new fix for the combo.
I am a bit worried about the homemade JIG, will it still work without usb debugging?
Where in the world are you?
If you are in the GTA area, then you can invite me for a coffe
slay3r85 said:
I tried several time different combo listed on wiki without any success. About 3h long!
I bought my phone the first day it came out so i guess the hardware method is locked.
As soon as i can get it back running i will apply that new fix for the combo.
I am a bit worried about the homemade JIG, will it still work without usb debugging?
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Yes. It will. As long as the phones off and the jig is in when you turn it on
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AllGamer said:
Where in the world are you?
If you are in the GTA area, then you can invite me for a coffe
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I wish i could but i live too far Quebec / Laurentides. I think its about 8h driving!
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Yes. It will. As long as the phones off and the jig is in when you turn it on
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Thanks you for confirming this! I ordered the components and i will try to do it myself.
Some people have done it without any solder skill ! I hope it get here fast! I didn't know i would miss my phone so much!
Seriously! ??? I just soft bricked my phone I really don't know why these software and hardware companies can't get this right the first time. I was going to by an iphone until a sales rep showed me the galaxy s and I was impressed until I saw the black screen of death. A whole lot of B.S. to fix something that should work right in the first place. I'm getting tired of faulty equipment.
My Galaxy is still under warrenty I'll bring it back to store but I'm fed up with worthless technology.
black screen help plz
hey guys i have a galaxy s vibrant which will turn on nd the home nd back nd other buttes will turn on but my screen wont any idea what it might be ?
Hey everyone, First time poster here and it seems my captivate is bricked. I'm fairly new to android but I caught on with ROM/kernel/etc.. flashing and all seemed to be going well. I saw the new 3.5 update for precision and wanted to update from 3.0. I did my usual thing and restored to stock with ODIN instead of flashing over. Rooted all over again, downloaded ROM manager and flashed clockwork recovery. I selected the ROM when I was in CWrecovery and rebooted.. but for some reason the phone never gets past the boot screen. The ATT logo shows up, then the suckerpunch logo (as suckerpunch is included in the precision ROM) and then the precision logo.. but it just keeps starting over from there. I thought I did a clean flash but something went wrong obviously.
Ive tried the three button combo and anything that has been stated before on here about the three button combo timing and whatever. So it seems that I cant get in recovery or download by using the traditional methods.
I'm guessing my phone is soft-bricked, which should be relatively easy to fix, but I can't get into any mode at all. Ive seen plenty of threads with people having boot loop issues but they seem to have been solved my some combination of buttons used or the ODIN usb download mode technique. Ive seen mention of using adb commands to get into download mode, but I think I have to have usb debugging enabled which I can't enable, clearly.
Any help would be appreciated, especially since in the meantime I'll have to use my old 903sh.
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Hey everyone, First time poster here and it seems my captivate is bricked. I'm fairly new to android but I caught on with ROM/kernel/etc.. flashing and all seemed to be going well. I saw the new 3.5 update for precision and wanted to update from 3.0. I did my usual thing and restored to stock with ODIN instead of flashing over. Rooted all over again, downloaded ROM manager and flashed clockwork recovery. I selected the ROM when I was in CWrecovery and rebooted.. but for some reason the phone never gets past the boot screen. The ATT logo shows up, then the suckerpunch logo (as suckerpunch is included in the precision ROM) and then the precision logo.. but it just keeps starting over from there. I thought I did a clean flash but something went wrong obviously.
Ive tried the three button combo and anything that has been stated before on here about the three button combo timing and whatever. So it seems that I cant get in recovery or download by using the traditional methods.
I'm guessing my phone is soft-bricked, which should be relatively easy to fix, but I can't get into any mode at all. Ive seen plenty of threads with people having boot loop issues but they seem to have been solved my some combination of buttons used or the ODIN usb download mode technique. Ive seen mention of using adb commands to get into download mode, but I think I have to have usb debugging enabled which I can't enable, clearly.
Any help would be appreciated, especially since in the meantime I'll have to use my old 903sh.
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Can you describe exactly which three button methods have you performed? The one that always seems to work to get to download mode is hold both volume up and down and plug in USB cable to the computer and you should be able to get into download mode (of course after taking out the battery, shutting off your phone first). You should have ODIN open before this, then after that just press start on ODIN.
I believe people with captivates who have problems with 3 button combos have batch 1008. Please tell if you can't use the method above then we can check your batch.
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Can you describe exactly which three button methods have you performed? The one that always seems to work to get to download mode is hold both volume up and down and plug in USB cable to the computer and you should be able to get into download mode (of course after taking out the battery, shutting off your phone first). You should have ODIN open before this, then after that just press start on ODIN.
I believe people with captivates who have problems with 3 button combos have batch 1008. Please tell if you can't use the method above then we can check your batch.
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I appreciate the fast response.
Ive tried the above method and it didn't work. Ive also tried plenty of others like holding the power button with the two volume buttons (to try recovery) Ive also held the buttons down for certain amounts of time to see if my timing is just off, and pretty much a few other generic three button combos that are performed when this sort of thing happens. Instead of getting into download mode, it of course just shows the battery charging.
If the phone is plugged in while it is doing its rebooting cycle then ODIN actually detects it, but I still wouldn't be able to do anything I'm sure.
Ive read through many posts about this but I just cant find anything to work at all, maybe buying a jig would be the final solution. :/
EDIT: If it helps, before flashing my captivate for the very first time a month back, i was told to check to see if I could enter into download mode and recovery safely, which I could and this was on stock rom. Ive been able to get into download/recovery with other ROMs as well, idk what's up now though
CCDillon said:
I appreciate the fast response.
Ive tried the above method and it didn't work. Ive also tried plenty of others like holding the power button with the two volume buttons (to try recovery) Ive also held the buttons down for certain amounts of time to see if my timing is just off, and pretty much a few other generic three button combos that are performed when this sort of thing happens. Instead of getting into download mode, it of course just shows the battery charging.
If the phone is plugged in while it is doing its rebooting cycle then ODIN actually detects it, but I still wouldn't be able to do anything I'm sure.
Ive read through many posts about this but I just cant find anything to work at all, maybe buying a jig would be the final solution. :/
EDIT: If it helps, before flashing my captivate for the very first time a month back, i was told to check to see if I could enter into download mode and recovery safely, which I could and this was on stock rom. Ive been able to get into download/recovery with other ROMs as well, idk what's up now though
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If you could get into download before, I don't know why you wouldn't be able to do it now. The fact that you can see the battery charging icon indicates that you should easily be able to get into download mode. Can you double check your methods and if neither work, you could always go for JIG.
you may need to buy this to get into download mode:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...69977&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_623wt_1139
just to clearify and add one more thing to try...
you are experiencing a boot-loop not brick..
ive heard of boot loop problems sometimes getting into download mode by:
remove battery
plug in usb
hold volume buttons
put in battery
(slight change on usual method)
EDIT: you may also want to try the AIO captivate toolbox in the Dev section, it can try to put your phone into download mode
I had this happen before. I did what Tresselo said and it worked.
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plug in your usb cable. let the phone reboot and see if the comp recognizes the phone at any point during your boot loop. if it does - your in luck, sort of... I had this problem as well with the same ROM. idk if its the ROM or just me screwing up (probably me screwing up) anyhow, type this command into a command prompt (must have the android sdk and adb installed) get into the tools folder where ever that may be at for me its C:\android\tools
from this dir type this: adb reboot download - do this as soon as the comp recognizes your phone - should work.... IF the comp is seeing the phone. If its not you WILL need a JIG which can be made fairly easy.
Try adb if you haven't already. Instructions are in the stickies in the Dev section.
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Thanks for all the replies guys, got a good community here. Sadly no suggestions have worked at all.
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plug in your usb cable. let the phone reboot and see if the comp recognizes the phone at any point during your boot loop. if it does - your in luck, sort of... I had this problem as well with the same ROM. idk if its the ROM or just me screwing up (probably me screwing up) anyhow, type this command into a command prompt (must have the android sdk and adb installed) get into the tools folder where ever that may be at for me its C:\android\tools
from this dir type this: adb reboot download - do this as soon as the comp recognizes your phone - should work.... IF the comp is seeing the phone. If its not you WILL need a JIG which can be made fairly easy.
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I downloaded the android SDK and installed all the necessary components, as soon as I hit the right directory (for me C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb reboot download) and I get "error: device not found". So adb seems to be running right and I may just have to get my timing right, but as of trying a good ten times I'm not having any luck.
When booting up my cap while plugged into the computer, the noise that signals a usb connection sounds and when going into device manager and looking at usb connections, its says samsung android device. Seems like I could get into download, but I guess I'll just keep trying to time it exactly right even though Ive hit the command near the connection noise every time.
I'm not losing hope, but I went ahead and ordered the jig off of ebay that mengbo posted, I'm really hoping that the jig could solve my problem for good. From your perspective guys, would the jig DEFINITELY work? Or is it just a kinda one shot, hope for the best thing?
The JIG is a pretty sure thing seeing as how you are just in a boot loop.
CCDillon, Im in the same boat as you. Same thing happened to me. I have tried a jig and it did not work for me. Hopefully it works for you. I have tried ADB also and it could not find the device. I really hope there is something out there that can help us.
aw man, that's not good at all.. hope you can find a way. Did you make a jig and were you using the same ROM?
Hopefully its just mine and the jig works for you. I didnt mean to scare you. I made a jig at first, and it kept booting the phone. Thought I didnt make it correctly so I got one off of ebay, thinking it had to work. That one did the same thing. Thought maybe it was a faulty jig and the guy I got it from ('mengbo' on this forum) sent me another one to see if that was it. The new jig he sent (that worked on his phone) did the same thing. So, something else is going on.
I was going from Phoenix 4.5 to Supernova ROM and it gave me the same error you got. Now it Boots the ATT screen then loops the Phoenix ROM logo over and over. 1 vibrate followed by 2 more
I'm hoping the JIG works for mine, otherwise I'm not sure what to do. I admit it does scare me a bit to see that you've tried all these different things with no result. I was scanning the precision thread and it seems one of the avid users/posters got caught in a boot loop and it looks like they have gotten out of it, I sent a PM so maybe I can see what that user did, though part of me is thinking that the three button method worked for him but for some reason not for me. This is very frustrating and I'll keep an update on everything, the JIG should be here in about 3 days or so.
Also, you think it may have something to do with how many times our phones have been flashed? Ive looked up to see if flashing is bad for the phones "health" but it seems flashing won't really hurt anything, nor have I really flashed too much. Btw, my phone acts the same you described as well, with the random vibrating and everything.
My mind just seems to be jumping to any random possibility, it just sucks not having a working phone.
Hope SOMETHING works for you
Seriously - you guys are all worked up over a boot loop. the JIG will put you into dl mode just fine... only time it has high chance of NOT working is if you only see black screen - no power up at all.... you can make a JIG by getting 3 - 100k ohm resistors and a 1k ohm resistor from radio shack for about $1.25... its simple.
I removed my 3 button combo accidentally by flashing att 1 click, theres an att 1 click with 3 button fix, flash that when you can get into download mode.
If you can connect with adb use it to go to download, if not, you need a jig... it works, I have been down your path!
jgc121 said:
Seriously - you guys are all worked up over a boot loop. the JIG will put you into dl mode just fine... only time it has high chance of NOT working is if you only see black screen - no power up at all.... you can make a JIG by getting 3 - 100k ohm resistors and a 1k ohm resistor from radio shack for about $1.25... its simple.
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+1. Learn how to make the JIG you need HERE...
Or buy one from me HERE... < Shameless plug.
I was in the same situation as you guys after i had a bad flash and the loop on the bootanimation. I bought a jig online and it worked. The trick is to take out your microsd, and simcard and leave out the battery for 15 seconds. Then put back ONLY the battery in, and plug in the jig. It should turn back on and be put into download mode then flash with one click odin.
odin one click WITH 3 button fix....... saftey first.
After much searching and work on fixing my bricked captivate, i broke down and bought a jig from mobiletechvideos.com. It works perfectly as intended, except for the fact that my pc is not recognizing the phone after it enters download mode. As a side note, i may have royally screwed up when i did something in clockwork recovery, where now i cant even get past the ATT World phone boot screen. Im afraid i may have deleted anything that can mount the phone to the pc. I have already installed the proper drivers, I think. Anything i can do to fix this?
So it shows the world phone screen a bunch of times? Plug it into an outlet see if the green battery comes up, just wait for it, the Gray battery will do a short of loop a few times... Once its at the green battery try to turn the phone on, be patient too, if you get the phone on, go to settings> privacy then factory data reset, make sure you backup to external or computer first
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Thats not gonna work... nothing i know of can be done to it. it doesn't move past the att screen. No animation, not sound. Just ATT World Phone. i can get into download mode, but cant connect to computer. Thats the problem right there.
Try restarting your computer? I've had similar issues on a yucky iPhone, and I've read about other Captivate users with it as well, and a restart helped resolve the problem.
Go under your drivers and uninstall them and reinstall them it helped when I finally had got mine "back to his construction job" (lol download mode) it should then work
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Ive already tried another PC and Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers to no avail.
It just like the phone isn't even there. It will charge, but wont mount to the PC.
Not trying to insult your intelligence or anything (I might actually be insulting my own) but you have Odin open, right?
Just trying to think of anything lol
Yeah, but it wouldnt matter anyway if the computer doesnt know its there.
Try cleaning the mini usb port. Or switch the usb cord connector the samsung factory one tends to break the data + and -.
As for not getting past the at&t screen. The kernel you installed cannot read the system partition probably corrupted or the kernel you installed cannot read ext4.
If you cannot get it to be recognized send it back to your carrier for repair, should be under warranty.
Thats what im doing now. Thanks for the help, though.
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After much searching and work on fixing my bricked captivate, i broke down and bought a jig from mobiletechvideos.com. It works perfectly as intended, except for the fact that my pc is not recognizing the phone after it enters download mode. As a side note, i may have royally screwed up when i did something in clockwork recovery, where now i cant even get past the ATT World phone boot screen. Im afraid i may have deleted anything that can mount the phone to the pc. I have already installed the proper drivers, I think. Anything i can do to fix this?
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You sure you have the proper drivers installed for your phone? The links for them are on the odin forum in captivate development
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Alright I am stuck. I've spent three days searching all the forums I can find, trying everything I find, and none of it has worked.
I was running the Decrap ROM on my phone no problem up until the OTA update started coming through. It failed the couple of times it tried to install. Then the Revolt ROM 1.0 came out. Made a backup, and flashed that one over the Decrap ROM, no problems. Revolt 1.1 is released, I flashed back to stock, then flashed 1.1 over it. It was running fine for a few days, except for two FC on the phone. Then I got a call from my girlfriend, tried to answer it, and the phone FC but was still ringing. I tried opening the dialer to call back, and it kept force closing. I rebooted the phone, and my real problems started.
The phone now goes through this process...Vibrate > LG splash screen > blank screen > Vibrate > LG splash screen > blank > repeat.
The only way to make it stop is taking the battery out. Every time I plug it into the wall or computer (with or without a battery) the process starts automatically. I cannot get into any sort of recovery no matter how long I hold the volume and power keys. I tried taking the battery out, SIM card, and SD card. I plugged it into the wall with and without a battery, let it charge overnight, no luck. I tried the SDK method with fast boot but I cannot get my computer to recognize the device because it keeps trying to restart itself.
The only thing I have not tried is the LGNPST method because I read of problems people were having even after recovering their phone, and I figured that if the SDK method would not work because my computer did not recognize the device neither would this.
Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or am I going to have to bite the bullet and pay for a replacement?
Thanks!
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I have not had the exact problem you do, I can get the phone to charge. But I have also had repeated problems with not being able to boot my Revolution. This has happened consistently no matter which ROM I've used. I've factory reset and tried Decrap and Revolt both. I can reboot my phone fine, but if I ever turn it off overnight, I go back to a blank screen after boot in the morning.
It seems a number of non-root users have this problem. You might be able to go in for a replacement, see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOGM__SQB6Y
I'm not sure if having a low battery contributes to the problem, but I do know that Clockwork works better with a full battery.
Have you tried plugging it in without the SIM and SD card?
Charging without Battery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211935&highlight=can't+boot+to+clockwork
Well, this morning, I ended up in exactly your positions, despite having a full battery.
I tried the suggestion of plugging the phone in without the battery and letting the bottom lights flash on and off about five times. Then I put the battery back in and it booted to the charger.
still can't get to Clockwork though, if you find a solution, please post.
Update: I ended up getting back to Clockwork. Can't say exactly what did it, but what seemed to work was:
1. Charging the battery fully overnight
2. Removing the battery and holding the power button down for 30 seconds
3. Leaving the battery out for some time, about an hour I guess
4. With the battery still removed, plugging the phone in and allowing the bottom lights to flash about 10 times
5. Replacing the battery, holding down the power button and volume down.
After a full day of not being able to get into Clockwork, I was able to get in and do a factory reset.
Returning Revolution to Verizon
FYI, I took my rooted, non bootable phone into a Verizon store, and they ordered a replacement. Didn't try anything special and they didn't ask about or look for rooting on the phone.
I am having a similar but not identical problem. After trying to downgrade with LGNPST, my phone just sits at the initial LG logo. Well, it comes up, then blinks and vibrates and then comes back. It will sit there forever. I have been unable to get the hard reset menu to come up.
The phone is detected under Windows, but it tries to install a new device driver "LGE CDMA USB MODEM" for which I do not have drivers for. It does not show up as a device in LGNPST.
Any ideas?
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I am having a similar but not identical problem. After trying to downgrade with LGNPST, my phone just sits at the initial LG logo. Well, it comes up, then blinks and vibrates and then comes back. It will sit there forever. I have been unable to get the hard reset menu to come up.
The phone is detected under Windows, but it tries to install a new device driver "LGE CDMA USB MODEM" for which I do not have drivers for. It does not show up as a device in LGNPST.
Any ideas?
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Try pulling battery, put battery back in, press and hold volume up, press and hold power button, hold both thru the lg screen. Hopefully it will boot into a download mode that is recognized in lgnpst.
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Didn't seem to do anything different. Still prompting for those USB modem drivers.
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Didn't seem to do anything different. Still prompting for those USB modem drivers.
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You are downgrading correct? If so the drivers you downloaded from the downgrade instructions delete those. Go to LGs website download those drivers and then retry again. That's what I did yesterday when it wouldn't recognize my phone in the program. Let me know if it works.
I've Revolted have you?
When this happened to me I contacted Verizon about the issue. Apparently I was not the first person this had happened to. I found on a couple of other forums that non root users had the same problem. Sounds like it may be an issue with the phone in general.
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