i'm trying to figure out how to just get to where i can flash a rom, my phone is sgh-I897 running 2.2 froyo.uckb1
if i have read some of the stickys right i need to use odin to flash back to stock or flash a different kernel is this correct? to get around the 2e-3e sig.verif.
could someone please point me in the right direction? from what i can tell there are alot of ways to do this or maybe not??? which is the safest or shortest..
thanks to any that can help me out.....
Yes, you need to get past the stock 3e recovery before you can do anything.
Method 1) simple, easy. Use the script from the 3e sticky in general section (post 3 from TRusselo) to patch from your computer. Then you can flash CWM (through update.zip or ROM manager on the market if you are rooted), and flash any number of FroYo ROMs. NOTE: you cannot flash a GB ROM from FroYo.
Method 2) kill fly via sledgehammer, possible risk, and 3-button problems later depending on build number of phone. Put phone in download mode (power off, hold volume up and down, plug in USB) flash via Odin back to 2.1 stock. (Different Odin will fix 3button if you know it will be an issue) then flash CWM, and flash FroYo ROM desired. Odin *can* brick your phone if something goes wrong; cable unplugs, battery removed, etc.
Im sure there are more ways, but those are the most common and easiest.
Recovery is in the kernal, so a new kernal will fix, but you have to replace or mod the 3e recovery before you can flash a new kernal.
My suggestion is the windows script file, its easiest, and can't brick your phone.
Sent from my Captivate running Continuum 5.5
quarlow said:
Recovery is in the kernal, so a new kernal will fix, but you have to replace or mod the 3e recovery before you can flash a new kernal.
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this is false. you can flash a kernel in ODIN and completely bypass 3e recovery altogether.
there are several kernels that are ODIN ready......
Read the before flash posts, then read them again. It will save you a ton of headaches down the road. And almost every rom has step by step instructions-read these next.
Please search before opening a new thread. All of this is in the threads. On a side note. A fast way is not the safe way, and the safe way is not fast. Think about what you are doing, do you really want to rush it?
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I having been trying to root and unlock my Samsung Captivate and I have constantly been hitting dead ends. I have tried various apps and YouTube clips and nothing seemd to work. I know someone out here can help me unlock this phone. I rather learn how to unlock it than pay $50. I NEED HELP!!!!
Phone Specs:
I don't have AT&T Sim Card
Base: i897uckb1
Firm: 2.2
Kernal: 2.6.32.9
I am new to this "unlocking and rooting" world, so I have been learning while i'm going, please bare with me in advance.
The last program I ran to unlock the phone was "OneClickUnlock." After it went through its whole deal, my phone read - "E:signature verification failed". I have no idea what to do from here...PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE!!!!
There are plenty of threads that cover both these issues.
sensai62 said:
I rather learn how to unlock it than pay $50. I NEED HELP!!!!
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what you need to do is read. thats how you learn
i would agree with pirateghost but i find that people do things all @$$ backwards around here and give out the most time consuming ways to do things.
ok you already have the odin one click installer, is that the one the brings it to jf6?
does the phone boot? or does it enter recovery and give you that message?
since setting up adb might be too much too soon the best way will be to get the phone back to a bootable state if it is failing to fully bootright now. if the phone is a newer model and came factory installed with kb1 it is posible that you need a different one click installer, infact dont bother with the one click installers, it is faster to use the full oding to flash a kernel with cwm installed by default.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007276&highlight=rogers+stock+rom
this is the rogers 2.2 rom, first one i found and better anyway. use the odin and pit and .tar in the downloads in that thread.
select repartition for good measure and flash the the above rom, the .tar goes in the pda slot. the 512.pit goes in the .pit slot, that's all that is needed.
after you flash your phone back to working condidtion, use odin to flash a custom kernel, the kernel must be in .tar format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=547852&d=1300708475
^this is speed mod, maybe the most popular and stable, if the phone will boot into the rom then you can start here.
put the kernel .tar file in the pad slot in odin and flash it in download mode, no .pit is needed.
with this kernel you can flash .zip files. you can root or skip strait to flashing a rooted rom, you may also have luck with one of the att kb1 kernels with modifications like skull cap or firebird if you like the stock rom, which the bluetooth calling needs an att or a rogers kernel and modem to work.
most people arent .tar-ing the kernels they build. yet all the users like to flash to stock before a flash, seems to me since you are sitting at odin, flash a kernel and shorten the whole process.
The reason you get the signature failed is because your recovery mode is a type called 3e the 3e recovery mode doesn't allow unsigned packages such as the unlock. What you need to do is get a kernal that has the 2e recovery mode in it and flash that, then you can root using anything and flash update. Zip files, you will need to follow a guide for that though, you can find one by searching "flash 2e kernal on captivate" in google
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Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
wrong section
WRong thread but dont wanna flame... : D
This happens some time, just flash this and you will have 3 button recovery again.
EDIT: STUPID ME, just realized you cannot get into recovery... Well use ADB to get into Recovery then flash that
Android SDK - http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Make sure u have Java JDK installed! - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Sorry idk about a good ADB tutorial though
That is a stock kernel.
1. This is a stock kernel
2. Which 3-button combo did you try? It can be either +-USB or -Power
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1. This is a stock kernel
2. Which 3-button combo did you try? It can be either +-USB or -Power
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I can't get into download mode or recovery mode. I've flashed quite a few different roms since i've had this phone and never had a problem. For some reason this time when I went from MikeyMike01's GR-12 2.3.3 back to stock with Odin3, I lost the ability to use my volume buttons + power to go anywhere. I was trying to install CWM to put Serendipity 6.4 on my phone because the other one was having some weird issues.
Thanks to everybody else for the links I'll try them when I get home... work is blocking the android sdk download website. I'll update in a bit with success (hopefully).
If all else fails, you could extract the 3 button fix posted above, and odin.
No buttons working? Pull batt, open odin, insert usb, reinsert bat, and it should go into download mode..
illavbill said:
Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
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skip all that .... if it boots upto OS and you just have no 3 button..... Use This
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418 and flash 3 button with it. Access to recovery or dl mode not needed. Just be sure to follow the instructions with the tool. It works. Simple.
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illavbill said:
Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
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before i tell you an easy way to get into recovery, was this odin "oneclick" or did you have to add a .tar file to a "PDA" slot and perhaps a .pit file and others? this is highly important because 3-button fix only flashes the secondary bootloader. if you still have 2.3.3 bootloaders this will brick the phone! there needs to be an update to the 3-button fix to flash both bootloaders. a quick test if you have 2.3.3 bootloaders is if the phone says "galaxy s gt-i9000" you may have 2.3.3 bootloaders on the phone. on 2.3.3 this screen is part of the bootloaders as well as the param.ifs, flashing 2.1 without the bootloaders will show the i9000 splash before the att param.ifs splash
if it was odin oneclick you are safe to flash a 3-button fix. if it was odin full you may still be on the 2.3.3 bootloaders and dont have button combos due to some incompatablility with the phone, i saw this once. please use odin oneclick first then see if it still needs 3-button fix.
if you need to reflash with odin "oneclick"
look up "adb" make sure you know how to manually install drivers. there are links in posts above
if you did flash with oneclick then you can also root and use rom manager to reboot into recovery. then flash 3-button fix via update.zip. search dev section for designgears' 3-button fix, there is a update.zip version.
why do u need the three button here...just hold down the volume key and the power button to get in to the recovery. worked for me.
Dani897 said:
before i tell you an easy way to get into recovery, was this odin "oneclick" or did you have to add a .tar file to a "PDA" slot and perhaps a .pit file and others? this is highly important because 3-button fix only flashes the secondary bootloader. if you still have 2.3.3 bootloaders this will brick the phone! there needs to be an update to the 3-button fix to flash both bootloaders. a quick test if you have 2.3.3 bootloaders is if the phone says "galaxy s gt-i9000" you may have 2.3.3 bootloaders on the phone. on 2.3.3 this screen is part of the bootloaders as well as the param.ifs, flashing 2.1 without the bootloaders will show the i9000 splash before the att param.ifs splash
if it was odin oneclick you are safe to flash a 3-button fix. if it was odin full you may still be on the 2.3.3 bootloaders and dont have button combos due to some incompatablility with the phone, i saw this once. please use odin oneclick first then see if it still needs 3-button fix.
if you need to reflash with odin "oneclick"
look up "adb" make sure you know how to manually install drivers. there are links in posts above
if you did flash with oneclick then you can also root and use rom manager to reboot into recovery. then flash 3-button fix via update.zip. search dev section for designgears' 3-button fix, there is a update.zip version.
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I used Odin oneclick to reset it to stock. I've been moving this weekend so I just left the phone on 2.1 but today at work i'll try the method you mentioned above. I didn't even think about rom manager to reboot to recovery i'll try that first. I was trying to reboot the phone into recovery so I could install CWM. Sounds easier than the other methods.
This is how the story goes, bear with me.
I had an ATT Captivate 1012 running on S7 but it was rebooting on me during phone calls. I decided to go back to stock with odin oneclick as I had read it works with 1012s but the process hung. I managed to recover and flashed back to stock JH2 with the non-one-click version.
I followed this guide by Breakin' Ranh
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
I had used it successfully to get to stock before many times.
This is where I think I screwed up, please correct me if im wrong.
I thought that taking me back to JH2 would restore my bootloaders and allow me to install the 3buttonFix.zip via CWM over stock JH2, but after installing that zip my phone didnt boot up since.
The 3ButtonFix.zip I used was from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134443 . Via CWM, not Odin.
My battery was not at 100% (checked with a friend's phone and it was at about 24% so I'm not sure if that was the issue.
The question is, wouldnt have flashing to JH2 wipe out the bootloaders S7 installed (i9000 GB loaders if im correct)
I can only think of few things and would appreciate, if possible, your thoughts about these, all in an effort to learn more about the process and to reduce my chances of hardbricking again (Got a new captivate, 1010 this time)
1) JH2 bootloaders are clearly not compatible with that 3ButtonFix.zip because it perhaps assumes an underlying JF6 base? I was on JH2 when i flashed the 3ButtonFix.zip linked above
For future reference, should i then go JH2->JH7
This is the JH7 i have used before the 'accident'
(it is linked in the thread above)
I897UCJH7 Firmware
http://www.ponack.net/designgears/JH7_OTA.zip
2) The JH2 .tar provided in that thread did not /*correctly*/ install all? captivate bootloaders?
3) The flash to stock with the above guide didnt clear out my bootloaders successfully. The first time i tried to flash with odin oneclick it failed so i had to start over with the non-oneclick, that's how i managed to successfully get into JH2.
4) Perhaps flashing with a low battery (30% or so) ruined the install of 3buttonFix.zip?
Maybe I botched my flash via odin only to ruin it further with 3buttonFix.zip via CWM.
Would you recommend heimdall for all my (new) flashing endeavours? I _reaally_ don't want to go through the jtagging/phone replacement experience again.
Would have flashing the Odin version of 3buttonFix have prevented this? or maybe using heimdall to get back to stock?
What do you recommend i do to avoid these problems in the future? Stay away from 3ButtonFix.zip and just use a usb jig (finally got one *AFTER* hardbricking).
TL;DR
I read on the forums that people have bricked by ruining their sbl.bin by coming from a gb bootloader. But I was under the impression (apparently incorrect) that flashing to stock (Any stock froyo/eclair?) would prevent such issues. What do you think went wrong?
Sorry for the 20 questions :|
Thanks!
-XercesBlue
That package you flashed did not contain bootloaders at all... you mixed a gingerbread pbl with a froyo sbl.
Did you even try the button combos BEFORE you flashed the fix? You shouldn't have needed it at all...
Just forget that the 3 button "fix" even exists.
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That package you flashed did not contain bootloaders at all... you mixed a gingerbread pbl with a froyo sbl.
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Thank you for your reply studacris.
So the I897UCJH2.tar package I linked to does not contain bootloaders? If so this makes muuuuch more sense now. Should I find a package that contains those "stock" bootloaders to restore the phone into a stock state then ?
Will the packages linked at the bottom of this thread work then?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
The "The internal beta's are NOT one-click, please read the linked threads
UPDATE: I897UCJH2 (Internal BETA)" ?
Do you have any ideas how that one is different from the I897UCJH2.tar I flashed following Breakin' Rahn's. If you follow the link you will see they link to the same files I had used during my first hardbrick.
Reading some more I stumbled upon your old reply,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13581072&postcount=1798
So, If i get this right and to reiterate
For 1010s to get back to stock+bootloaders
1) OneClick (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989)
OR
Use the internal betas "I897UCJH2 (Internal BETA)" linked at the bottom of the same thread ??
2) Do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
If you run into a bootloop
OR this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403
?
I hope you understand how I can be a bit confused here.
I had no luck previously with OneClick on my 1012. Maybe the 1010 is different but i doubt it. The process hung at some point and had to start over with Breakin'Rahn's guide. Finally got to stock by perhaps without bootloaders.
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As for the combos, when on s7 the combos worked. Volume down+power worked as expected for dl mode volume up + power for recovery. Upon flashing the new package I lost them leading me to assume incorrectly I was at a new factory mode.
The power down, remove battery, hold power, put battery, plug usb did not work either when on JH2. Of course, me being new at this I might have missed something.
only odin one click has both stock bootloaders... so IF you wan tot restore stock boots that is the FIRST step. if after that you get stuck in a bootloop you can use any other stock package to fix that.
if you want to flash back to stock firmware but KEEP the gingerbread boots (THEY ARE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE) just flash another stock package other than one click. that way you should never lose button combos.
and as i said before. delete that 3 button fix from your brain completley.
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only odin one click has both stock bootloaders... so IF you wan tot restore stock boots that is the FIRST step. if after that you get stuck in a bootloop you can use any other stock package to fix that.
if you want to flash back to stock firmware but KEEP the gingerbread boots (THEY ARE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE) just flash another stock package other than one click. that way you should never lose button combos.
and as i said before. delete that 3 button fix from your brain completley.
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Great, thank you for taking the time to read/reply!
Yes, I am definitely staying away from 3buttonfix.
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Yes, I am definitely staying away from 3buttonfix.
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BUT, Im on a 1010 and the vol up + vol down and power buttons wont get me into recovery.
What method should I use to get into recovery?
If you have the gingerbread bootloaders the combo will work. The combo is in the secondary bootloader...
What Odin/One click package should i download to get root with GB bootloaders with CWM and flash zip file roms only? So i can flash roms like Fasty III and others? Which one is suggested for great battery life? Experts please
First off you don't need root to flash a rom. as for bootloaders use either a leak 2.3.5 i897 rom with bootloader or just the bootloader package. They are stickied in Dev section.
Can you please send me a link im new at all this but im learning i have Odin 3 v 1.81 and Odin v 1.81 ATT GB bootloaders extracted. I just want to be able to use download mode jig and plug in USB and go.
I have UCK H3 one click is that good enough to get started? Could i flash a rom in rom manager like fasty III im looking for fast and grt battery life.
KH3 1 click should be good. Don't use Rom Manager. Here you can find everything you will need. Just flash KH3 or any other GB leak, let it boot up normally, flash (with ODIN or SGS kernel flasher(app)) the boog's kernel that has CWM, let it boot up normally. Boot up in recovery and flash the rom.
Yea ive seen this which one should i pick and with or w/o bootloaders. 2.3 or 2.4.5 not sure? Just want the best one for speed and battery life and i like launcher pro.
I don't use launcher pro so can't say. But IMO KH3 or KJ3 would be my best (I still use KH3 modem). You need bootloaders so you can flash one with bootloaders.
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KH3 1 click should be good. Don't use Rom Manager. Here you can find everything you will need. Just flash KH3 or any other GB leak, let it boot up normally, flash (with ODIN or SGS kernel flasher(app)) the boog's kernel that has CWM, let it boot up normally. Boot up in recovery and flash the rom.
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SGS kernel flasher requires root. Which rooting involves a kernel swap with Odin anyway, so for this purpose its pretty useless.
I just flashed UCK H3 and while in process i checked flash bootloaders now im soft bricked. Will the download mode jig help? I have one i dont know what to do. It doesnt work. What can i do am i screwed? I have the soft brick symbols on my phone now.
Reboot pc, swap usb Ports (make sure its one on the back of the PC), right click Odin and ruin as admin, put .tar in pda slot, Pull battery, replace, use jig, ignore screen that appears, connect to PC if Odin recognizes it hit start.
Grt thanks ok i got the fish now what do i reboot or what and add kernel next? I still have Odin opened and USB plugged in
Disconnect, close Odin. Pull battery, replace, use jig, flash boog's kernel the same edu you flashed the fugu kernel.
Im getting a screen that looks like a TV screen all lines what the heck is that? Its boots to ATT logo then TV screen all colors and lines. I did the kernel it passed but not sure whats going on now. It keeps rebooting ATT screen and TV looking screen
... That sounds like you didn't flash correct bootloaders. Correct me if Im wrong. On a side note ya Studa I had a brain fart on SGS kernel flasher.
I can still get in download mod with jig. Cant i try a diffrent package in Odin?
Did you use KH3 with bootloaders?
Not sure what to do im trying the AIO toolbar and im enabled for root phone but seems like nothing is happeneing im still in download mode
that is froyo boots on a gingerbread ROM.
op flash this package
That will flash the gingerbread bootloaders which will get rid of those lines and make it possible to boot into recovery.
DO NOT USE AIO TOOLBOX AFTER THIS PACKAGE IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE. might as well just delete that for safe measure.
Ok i was in recovery in rebooted phone now im at ATT screen logo no lines now. What do i do now is there a rom to flash or am i even rooted? Can i go into download mode and flash a kernel
Im staying at recovery till i hear back from someone lol. Where do i go from here?
It's displayed this for 30 minutes now. I don't think it is installing the ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625619&page=1
I am coming from Gingerbread. What should I do now?
EDIT: Since I can't get back into recovery, I'm guessing I need to OneTouch this? I could really, really, use some help right now.
I would suggest holding Vol+/Vol-/Power until you reboot into recovery, doing the "wipe data/user reset" option, then re-flashing the rom.
That usually fixes it for me when I get a bad first flash to a new rom.
That doesn't work.
If you don't have access to CWM recovery, you could also try flashing another kernel that comes in a .tar format for ICS roms (e.g. Semaphore ICS) via Heimdall.
If that still doesn't work, I would suggest flashing back to a stock ROM and trying again.
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If you don't have access to CWM recovery, you could also try flashing another kernel that comes in a .tar format for ICS roms (e.g. Semaphore ICS) via Heimdall.
If that still doesn't work, I would suggest flashing back to a stock ROM and trying again.
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I wouldn't know how to do any of that.
I would then strongly suggest that you flash back to a stock Rom.
The easiest way to do this is to go in the Development section and look for the "Stock Roms and one-clicks collection" sticky.
Inside of there, find a one-click ROM for Gingerbread and download it.
A few things to consider:
1. If you were previously on Gingerbread, get a Gingerbread-based one-click WITHOUT bootloaders.
2. If you were not previously on Gingerbread, get either an Eclair- or Froyo-based one-click WITHOUT bootloaders -or- a Gingerbread-based one-click WITH bootloaders.
Once you have downloaded the file, just run it - it should be pretty self-explanatory. You'll need to have your phone in download mode (power off, hold V+/V- and insert USB cable) to flash back to stock.