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[Q] Noob Questions

Hey guys. Recently I tried upgrading my phone (Captivate i897) from the Paragon 6 (JS32.2.1) to the new Continuum v5.4.1. I was having trouble reseting to stock from Paragon for some reason. Every time I tried reseting, it would stop at a random spot and the entire screen would turn a random color. I eventually got it to reset to stock after many attempts and crossing my fingers that it would finish without erroring out. Following the guide provided on the Continuum thread, I read all about the bootloaders and how badly they can brick your phone. I ventured carefully, trying to read and reread every bit of info I could on how to not fail at loading the bootloaders. I did what the guide said and installed the JBV bootloaders. My phone reset and I got it back in download mode. Then I saw somewhere on the thread that I had to use the original Odin (the one with the Master Clear option) for some reason and so I tried it. While Odin was doing it's thing it froze (like normal) and turned the entire screen a random color. I didn't panic because that had happened many many times before and I tried to get it to boot. And found no luck. So I decided to break out my soldering iron and I made a jig! The jig didn't work at all . I then did further research and decided I must have messed with the bootloaders and there was no possible way to recover my device. I went to the store today and had my phone replaced because of some social engineering on my part and it was still under warranty. I brought my phone home and tried the jig and it worked like a champ. I think my problem is that I was confused on what the exact, step by step, 1 2 3 process is for upgrading from 2.1 to 2.3. Would anyone be willing to help me out and explain in detail what exactly I have to do to upgrade my phone to Continuum? Thanks in advance.

you have a ****ty usb connection. i would not even attempt odin if it freezes eveytime, your gonna end up with another brick.
is the usb cable for sure good? is it plugged into the back of the pc have you been using the same port, cause you should try a different one.
try a package without any bootloaders first, there is a link to a stock package without any in the continuum op, once you have a solid connection then try bootloaders. dont try anything with bootloaders until you have established a reliable base connection.

I am plugging it into the front of my box, and I have alternated the front two ports to see if there is any sort of change and found none. I'm just about to try the back ports to see if there is any change. In the Continuum thread, he talks about computers randomly messing with the usb connection. What is the cause of that and do you think that might be my problem?
Edit: That seemed to be the problem. I manged to reset it with Odin and it worked perfectly, followed by rooting it with the AIO Captivate Toolbox! However, I still am uneasy and needing guidance on the step by step process of upgrading.

Odin sometimes just decides to extend it's arm and give you the finger. But if it happens everytime it's an issue with either, your pc, your usb cable, usb port on the phone.
Follow the guides in the op, or...check out mosaic (not biased) thee instructions there are easy to follow, and there is a link to a download package that has pictures included to help along the way.

I'm reading the guides here and I may just be retarded, but I'm having trouble figuring out which Odin people are using. When they say "THIS IS THE ODIN YOU WILL WANT TO USE TO RETURN TO STOCK!!!! USE THIS ONE AND NOT THE 3 BUTTON ODIN. IF YOU NEED THE THREE BUTTON FIX JUST USE THE 1CLICK ODIN FIRST THEN USE THE 3 BUTTON FIX ODIN", what do they mean? (btw, the quote is a link to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989)

Odin one click, the one with just a start button and master clear button, contain BOTH bootloaders for 2.1/2.2 the .tar that has the three button fix only has the second bootloader, if you use that from gingerbread you will brick your phone.
So ... If you want to go back to stock USE ODIN ONE CLICK, don't even worry about what the other one is, as long as you use odin one click you are fine.

studacris said:
Odin one click, the one with just a start button and master clear button, contain BOTH bootloaders for 2.1/2.2 the .tar that has the three button fix only has the second bootloader, if you use that from gingerbread you will brick your phone.
So ... If you want to go back to stock USE ODIN ONE CLICK, don't even worry about what the other one is, as long as you use odin one click you are fine.
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Ohhhhhhh ok. So I did the Odin 1 Click and it worked perfectly. Now what do I do about the 3 button issue?

Do you not have the combo?
All 3 buttons held till screen comes off, release power for recovery
Both volume buttons, plug in usb for download.

Alright, I'm confused once again. So I flashed the Odin 1 Click, but yet I still have the combo... Is the combo separate from the bootloader?

No, it's in the secondary bootloader. Sometimes, and only sometimes, odin one click's bootloader will not have the combo in certain build phones. It's just weird idk ... So the 3 button fix package was released with only a secondary bootloader that never loses the combo. But it doesn't have the primary cause when it was made it wasn't needed because the primary never got overwritten. But now that gingerbread is out both bootloaders have to be changed so using the 3 button fix package will mix a 2.2 and a 2.3 bootloader and brick the phone.
Btw the new gingerbread bootloaders have a new combo once you flash them it'll be
Vol up+ power = recovery
Vol down + power = download

Ok, so I used Odin 1 Click to go to stock, but I still have the combo. Does that mean I still have the secondary bootloader? And If so, what do I do? Also, thanks for the help so far.

Lolol you will always have a bootloader, or the phone wouldn't boot.
Since the combo still works for you, you are on step 1 of the instructions!! Have fun!
Read read read read read, before touching your phone.

I'm well aware of what bootloaders are and the importance of them. My question is that if I have the combo, in accordance with what you said, I have the 2.2 boot loader. Anyways, thanks for the info and clearing up the confusion!

[Q] Captivate Soft Brick - Need a rooted Odin solution.

Hi
My brother (a no-geek) has a captivate, and lives in a different city (I donot have physical access to the phone). He visited me few weeks ago and I installed CM-7 on his phone, i know my bad. Some of his videos were not working, so i asked him to update to the latest CM-7 build. He download the build, saved it on int sd_card and used ClockWork Recovery to install the selected ROM. Upon reboot it entered in never-ending splash screen. I found couple of odin ROMs, and posted him link, we tried to flash them, but no good.
Status --
The COM ports are detected, but the process at times halts at <SET PARTITION> at times at <SET UP>... at times all thread completed successful would show up as soon as hitting START.
I dont have a captivate, can someone please suggest a sure shot solution and post me a link for ODIN, with a root rom. I am using Team Whiskey on my Vibrant, and I prefer stable modified ROM because of its features and power.
I can explain him the process on skype using desktop sharing, but the ROM should be good. Thankyou very much in advance.

if he can access recovery, try wiping everything thru recovery then start again

Phone is in Soft Brick state.
Phone is in Soft Brick state. So i cannot boot into the phone and go to CW recovery.

What he needs is just a stable usb connection that's how he got to this point, bad communication between the phone and computer. On cm7 I beleive you need the nexus s drivers installed. Also make sure it's plugged into a usb port that's attached directly to the motherboard (back of pc, port 1 on laptop)

@studacris
I think the drivers are already installed good. The connection is also good, as i can the COM port detection in the ODIN, with one of the boxes changing its colour from NO-COLOUR to YELLOW-COLOUR.
I think the ROM builds are not good. They go action-less during flashing, actually nothing (progress bar) comes on phone, it keeps showing the Downloading screen, endlessly. Odin usually is stuck at at <SET PARTITION> at times at <SET UP>...
Can someone post a link for a test one click odin. Well i would prefer one click.

You did try DG's JF6 one click, thats the only one I use, how are you establishing dowload mode on the phone or are you even doing this.

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I would suggest to Odin back to stock then update to Froyo via Kies.
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if you could do all that, why would you need to send back for a new phone ? If you could do any of that, the OP wouldn't be in a non-functioning predicament

Ragin Caucasian said:
if you could do all that, why would you need to send back for a new phone ? If you could do any of that, the OP wouldn't be in a non-functioning predicament
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+1 If you read the OP the problem is he can't flash back to stock he is having problems flashing anything period, @ the OP correct me if I'm wrong but I have a strong hunch that you are leaving out some pretty crucial steps, I have a feeling that you are not putting the phone into download mode, I also believe that you are gonna need to make a jig and pay a visit to your brother to help him out especially if its bricked the same way mine just was flashing with cm7 roms. But if you are getting a com port to show without having to put in download mode then you are farther along in the boot process. If this is the case you may be able to adb into recovery do a full wipe excluding /boot and reflash. Will the PC recognize the phone with it in its current boot locked state? If so then recovering should be somewhat of a breeze.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829392 read this post it may help otherwise there are tons others

- I am getting to downloading mode by
--- pressing the "vol +" and "vol -" buttons and then connecting the usb cable to the computer.
--- then removing the cable, after the phone enters the download mode. Then, start the odin and connect the phone through usb cable again. The odin detects the phone on one of the COM port.
- I havent tired wiping the phone through recovery. But i need to get to recovery first. I dont know in a soft brick state if i can get into recovery.
- regarding getting back to 2.1... i would like to flash to the latest version. Kies update is not an option for me, as i not in US.
This phone was purchased from craiglist, i used one click root method to root it and the same script an option to get the unlock codes. After that i experimented a lot on the phone with various scripts. Last i was using congnition on it. Then saw CM7, i liked it on my vibrant, so i flashed it on my captivate (which i got for my brother). Now i have to get back to some stable modified ROM... I am thinking about trying Srendipity or cog ROM... but before than i have to install a rooted stock ROM.
That is the story and issue... but thanks a lot for help. Any more suggestions.

viveksharma2108 said:
- I am getting to downloading mode by
--- pressing the "vol +" and "vol -" buttons and then connecting the usb cable to the computer.
--- then removing the cable, after the phone enters the download mode. Then, start the odin and connect the phone through usb cable again. The odin detects the phone on one of the COM port.
- I havent tired wiping the phone through recovery. But i need to get to recovery first. I dont know in a soft brick state if i can get into recovery.
- regarding getting back to 2.1... i would like to flash to the latest version. Kies update is not an option for me, as i not in US.
This phone was purchased from craiglist, i used one click root method to root it and the same script an option to get the unlock codes. After that i experimented a lot on the phone with various scripts. Last i was using congnition on it. Then saw CM7, i liked it on my vibrant, so i flashed it on my captivate (which i got for my brother). Now i have to get back to some stable modified ROM... I am thinking about trying Srendipity or cog ROM... but before than i have to install a rooted stock ROM.
That is the story and issue... but thanks a lot for help. Any more suggestions.
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Try putting the phone into download mode after you open Odin. Which version of Odin is this? Also, installing the nightly build of CM7 again often fixes the boot loop on the newer builds. I would try that if you can get to recovery.
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Bricked my phone while flashing from Phoenix to stock 2.3.3

Hi everyone! I have Captivate(1008 batch) with Phoenix Ultimate firmware. Today I tried to flash it with batch Gingerbread. Seems like my mistake was that I forgot to turn off lagfix. Odin halted. Now I'm getting "phone-!-PC" screen each time I connect phone to PC...
I can not get cappy into download mobe(tried all 3 ways)
Odin doesn't see phone...
Do I have any chaces to repair my phone or it's a brick? Is there a chance that jig will help?

There's a new thread in the dev section about a one click unbrick from that screen. I read that it's just downlad the software, plug in phone and click run.
AdamOutler made this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310

Ok, thanks I'll try that! BTW which fimware should I flash if my cappy is back to download mode? As I understand Phoenix formated my phone memory into ext4 filesystem. Is that possible to flash stock Gingerbread on ext4 filesystem?
UPD: Unfortunately software unbrick doesn't help I got "Phone is not connected" message. My PC doesn't see phone at all

The Jig should work, assuming you don't have mixed bootloaders. If you do have mixed bootloaders, JTAG service will be what you need.
If you do manage to get back to download mode, use the JF6 Odin 1-click.
You can get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

Here's another suggestion that I did with a 1008 that I had a while back. open Odin 1 click to prepare for download mode. (make sure it's not one with the three button fix - if you one click from gingerbread to 3 button fix stock, it is a certain hard brick).
Remove battery, count to 10, replace battery.
hold the vol up and vol down buttons at the same time until you see the screen flash. It should flash every 5-7 seconds as long as you continiuosly hold the buttons.
When you see the screen flash, insert usb cord (with it already connected to computer).
This got me to download mode. It mat take a few tries. sometimes it's a challenge to get to DL mode from this screen. This procedure worked on my 1008. Hope it works.
A jig may work too, but it n ever worked for me on the 1008.

Thank you guys. Hope your suggestions will help!

With the phone and PC screen the Jig will work for sure try and make one or u can buy it.
You can also try this, Remove the battery open odin 1 cick and plug the cable to the usb port at the back of the PC and then the phone and now put the battery see if the odin lits up if yes you are done.

I solved the problem(even without jig). So writing my solution, hope this will help someone.
1) I went home to use another PC. Installed Samsung drivers there.
2) I tried different key combos. Vol Up + Vol Down didn't worked but Vol Down + USB entered Download mode.
3) One guy from russian android forum told me to try with Odin 1 click 2.1 stock firmware. Only this version of firmware connected to my soft bricked phone.
One more time thanks everyone for your replies

For future reference.
If your phone turns on (you can see anything on the screen), then you do not have a perminate brick, and a jig will work.
And your filesystem/lagfix does not matter with odin 1click. It resets everything to the way it came, nomater what you came from. (It even works on cm7 witch repartisioned it and used MTD).

I have the same problem as you. I can't get get the one-click unbrick to work (doesn't detect a device). I ordered a jig yesterday, hopefully it comes soon. I have a 1010 though, which I heard had more problems than others.

use a JIG
i made my custom JIG for 60 cents, save my Cappy after a failed cyanogen install.

[Q] WEIRD PROBLEM, Captivate won't turn on.

Weird problem here! Will explain it briefly and then extended.
Samsung Galaxy Captivate i897. Had Eclair ROM (does that even exist?). Was charging via USB, disconnected it and charging indicator continued, so I turned off and tried turning it back on: It didn't.
Couldn't get it to recovery mode via 3 key combo, only to download mode, So i took it to a friend to upgrade ROM. He installed Gingerbread. Worked fine.
Only minutes after, I turned it off to change SIM cards, put the battery back in, and it wouldn't start again!
CURRENT STATUS:
I can only get it to Download Mode (vol up + vol down + power). I can't get it into recovery mode (vol down + short power press DOENS'T work).
When it tries to boot up I get this screen: Battery image (like when it's off and charging) + Loading icon.
STRANGEST THING: The same issue has happened with two different ROMs!! WTF?
PLEASE, any ideas? I'm from Paraguay, so we don't have Samsung Care Center or whatever to take it to.
Thanks in advance!

It seems to be a problem with the bootloaders, but I do not see what caused it if you did not just flash them. Anyways, try reflashing the bootloader (Dangerous) if you are willing to risk hard bricking your phone, or just reflash to stock using heimdal one click.
Also check your battery on another device if possible, not saying that you have a low battery, I am saying that your battery is completely ****ed. :3.

Well...firstly you're confused as to what the button combos are.
Recovery = all 3 buttons held until the splash comes up then let go.
Download = both volumes ONLY (no power at all)and inserting a usb cable.
Now...that being said it sounds like a hardware issue, the usb port itself to be exact, it thinks there is a cable connected that's why it booted into download mode, when you just hold the volume buttons does it do that?
it could be a kernel issue...but you've said it happens on multiple roms so you've changed that variable already and still had it happen.

studacris said:
Well...firstly you're confused as to what the button combos are.
Recovery = all 3 buttons held until the splash comes up then let go.
Download = both volumes ONLY (no power at all)and inserting a usb cable.
Now...that being said it sounds like a hardware issue, the usb port itself to be exact, it thinks there is a cable connected that's why it booted into download mode, when you just hold the volume buttons does it do that?
it could be a kernel issue...but you've said it happens on multiple roms so you've changed that variable already and still had it happen.
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It could be hardware, it could be the bootloaders. Also, some bootloaders have different ways of getting into recovery. Try VOL+ and Power just that.
There is a good chance it is with the battery, if it wont turn on, and as mijaelrodriguez said, I could also be a problem with the charging port. I suggest flashing back to stock froyo 2.2 using heimdal as heimdal will flash everything, including bootloaders, so there is less space for something to go wrong. after flashed to 2.2, use mini kies to go to official 2.3.5 gingerbread. Then just flash the designgears auto root kernel (this will give you root, will not allow your phone to boot as the kernel is incompatible with 2.3.5) then just flash back to stock kk4 kernel. it will give you root on 2.3.5 to start flashing new ROMs again.
-McSpammer5

A bad battery wouldn't make the phone think it's charging.
Those other combos you suggested are for I9000 gingerbread bootloaders, he said he was on eclair, don't think he would have those...and if he did, it would say I9000 on the first boot splash.
Bootloaders just don't get messed up out of the blue...that would brick the phone. That doesn't happen by just charging.
Odin flashes bootloaders too, and why use heimdall to go to froyo with froyo bootloaders and then use kies to go to gingerbread that also flashes bootloaders, when you can just go directly to gingerbread with Odin/heimdall? And NOT have to flash bootloaders TWICE,

First of all, I had this same problem, and it was caused by a bad battery. second, you can not use kies unless your phone is booted up, therfore use heimdal. I tend to use the official firmware released through kies over firmware a single guy obtained in his basement. Now, no need to turn this into a thread war, just throwing suggestions at a guy with a problem with his phone.

McSpammer seems apropos.

Im going with Studa on this one. Anytime you don't have to flash bootloaders its better.

If your friend flashed you from Eclair to Gingerbread without including the Gingerbread Bootloader, that would cause problems.
The GB bootloader seems to be backward compatible, but Eclair & Froyo bootloaders are not compatible with GB.
A long shot, since it did boot once.
Another long shot. Check your USB port for dirt, dust, lint, or corrosion.
It only takes one well aimed raindrop if the slider is open.
This can cause some really strange symptoms.
Blow it out. Use something like flat toothpick to GENTLY clean the contacts. the contacts are all on the front side of the connector that sticks up in the middle.

[Q] Bricked phone? flashed SlimICS through Clockwork

hey all, i've had my captivate for about two years now, and for a while i used cognition, then for the last year i've been using firefly. firefly has completely destroyed my phone's speed and responsiveness, and i needed to clean everything off and start with a minimalist ROM. so i picked slimICS.
i'm still very hazy on the details and terminology of flashing ROMs, but i got two to work (i remember using one-click root thing in 2010, and then in 2011 i flashed firefly through clockwork) so i figured it shouldn't be a problem to install slim, which i figured would be my last ROM until next year, when i'd get a new phone.
so i backed up my stuff, tried to get into recovery mode with the 3 buttons (didn't work, unsurprising since it didn't work last year either), took out my SIM, went to CWM, and selected the flash rom option. this restarted the phone and sent it into recovery mode--except it was the stock recovery, and i couldn't select anything because i think firefly made the phone think it was the i9000 model from canada, instead of the i897 captivate, so it assumed i had a physical "ok" button on my phone (which i obviously do not). i tried the power button, the various capacitive buttons on the bottom, nothing would select any of the options, so i just took out the battery and put it back in. the phone immediately booted into the CWM recovery menu, in which i selected flash ROM, and scrolled down to choose slimICS.
i let it do its thing for a while, it jumped between the AT&T white logo screen and a screen with scrolling text for like 5-10 minutes, then just stayed on the AT&T logo screen for another ten minutes. i should have left it for maybe a half hour to be sure, but i figured the install failed. i couldn't get out of this so i pulled the batttery. and now the phone is bricked (soft i hope). if i hold the power button it goes to the AT&T white logo, flashes briefly for a half-second and goes back to the screen, then stays there indefinitely. no button combinations seem to work. does anyone have any suggestions?
thanks!

Since you backed everything up, I'd suggest flashing a stock rom via Odin or Heimdall to clean everything up before moving forwards.
You can flash a non-bootloader one to be safe, or if you want to make sure you can flash anything, flash a package with Gingerbread bootloaders.

jmtheiss said:
Since you backed everything up, I'd suggest flashing a stock rom via Odin or Heimdall to clean everything up before moving forwards.
You can flash a non-bootloader one to be safe, or if you want to make sure you can flash anything, flash a package with Gingerbread bootloaders.
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how do i flash anything in my phone's current condition? it doesn't turn on fully. it's stuck at the white AT&T logo.

Turn it completely off (pull the battery, if necessary), then hold V+ and V-, and insert a USB cable. That should put it in download mode. Once you're there, you can flash a stock rom (There's a stick with those roms in the development section).

jmtheiss said:
Turn it completely off (pull the battery, if necessary), then hold V+ and V-, and insert a USB cable. That should put it in download mode. Once you're there, you can flash a stock rom (There's a stick with those roms in the development section).
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doesn't work. as i mentioned in the OP, i can't get into download or recovery mode or whatever. these button combos have never ever worked with this phone. for example, holding + and - and inserting a cable with ODIN open has never done anything. that's why i used clockwork.

Sounds like u r gonna need a Jig. If u are on a pc, click on my sig link below and there u will find a link on how to make a jig and/or where to buy one.

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Sounds like u r gonna need a Jig. If u are on a pc, click on my sig link below and there u will find a link on how to make a jig and/or where to buy one.
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is that guaranteed to work? or is it most likely? or is it unlikely at this point?

The jigs that I have made myself in the past and as well the professional made ones that I have purchased have always worked to get me into download mode.

The jig is worth a try, I suggest you should

if I'm reading the op right, and if memory serves firefly was an I9000 build and button combos are different. My suggestion would get the Odin kk4 one click with repartition and WITH boot loaders from 4-2ndtwin's sig links, open that and while powered off and holding just the vol- button insert the USB that should do the trick. I9000 builds use different boot loaders with different button combos. Since you will be flashing a boot loader package be aware this is when you can truly hard brick your device. Be sure you have a good connection and cable before starting. If you still can't get into download mode I can +1 on the jig. The jig and 4-2ndtwins one click has saved my bacon more than once.

ok so i bought the jig, and good news: it gets me into download mode! yay!
problem: i don't know where to go from here. i've tried the following:
A. after getting into download mode, i followed the ODIN method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266, meaning i flashed the gingerbread bootloader update (nothing happened to the phone, which made me confused when i got to step 7., because i was STILL IN download mode), then flashed the speedmod kernel (which reset the phone, but it just got stuck in the "SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE i-897" white text on black screen, forever. i had to do a battery pull. turning on the phone goes to the same screen and then it freezes. trying to hold all three buttons to go into recovery mode alternates between that screen and the white AT&T screen, actually alternates, forever if i let it.
B. after that failed, i tried using the 2.2 Heimdall one-click (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266172) but the file, when run, says
Code:
ERROR: Drivers Not Found
Installing drivers
but i still followed the instructions (except the instructions say "Install driver" but the actual button is "Replace driver"?) in any case, this does nothing. and then checking off "Flash bootloaders" and doing it again does nothing. the phone remains in download mode.
C. so i wanted to try one-click downloader http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989, but nothing pops up on the ODIN window when i plug my phone in. i can't even do anything.
please help!

please, does nobody know what to do?

Take a look at the "Captivate Connection Issues" thread for some more things to try. At this point, it sounds like you need to clear all the phone drivers off of your machine and reinstall them.

jmtheiss said:
Take a look at the "Captivate Connection Issues" thread for some more things to try. At this point, it sounds like you need to clear all the phone drivers off of your machine and reinstall them.
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thanks, that worked! (it was my laptop that was the source of the connection issues i think; i tried all that stuff in the thread, but when i switched to the desktop, all of a sudden ODIN recognizes the phone!) i got my phone to flash ODIN one-click. so now i'm back to stock 2.1 eclair.
however, much to my dismay, i still can't get into recovery mode to (re-) root. the three button combo still does the weird flashing thing, where the white AT&T logo shows up, then the screen goes to black, then the AT&T logo, then black... ad infinitum. how do i either 1) enter recovery, or 2) re-root the phone + get a nice, lean, fast, modern ROM on it without going into recovery?
so far this thread has helped me unbrick the phone, now all i need is to update it from stock!

spacenegroes said:
thanks, that worked! (it was my laptop that was the source of the connection issues i think; i tried all that stuff in the thread, but when i switched to the desktop, all of a sudden ODIN recognizes the phone!) i got my phone to flash ODIN one-click. so now i'm back to stock 2.1 eclair.
however, much to my dismay, i still can't get into recovery mode to (re-) root. the three button combo still does the weird flashing thing, where the white AT&T logo shows up, then the screen goes to black, then the AT&T logo, then black... ad infinitum. how do i either 1) enter recovery, or 2) re-root the phone + get a nice, lean, fast, modern ROM on it without going into recovery?
so far this thread has helped me unbrick the phone, now all i need is to update it from stock!
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I could be wrong but when you do the 3 button combo it sounds like you are continually holding the buttons which will cause it to keep looping like you describe. Starting with your phone off hold down all three buttons. The phone will show the white ATT screen. Then if you had a custom kernel it would show the kernel splash screen, in your case you said it just goes black which is fine too. Then you will of course get the white ATT screen again. As soon as you see the white ATT screen again release all the buttons and that should boot it into recovery.

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I could be wrong but when you do the 3 button combo it sounds like you are continually holding the buttons which will cause it to keep looping like you describe. Starting with your phone off hold down all three buttons. The phone will show the white ATT screen. Then if you had a custom kernel it would show the kernel splash screen, in your case you said it just goes black which is fine too. Then you will of course get the white ATT screen again. As soon as you see the white ATT screen again release all the buttons and that should boot it into recovery.
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i tried various durations of holding the buttons. none worked. 2nd AT&T logo, nope. 1st black screen, nope. 1st AT&T logo, nope.

Your gonna have to get ADB set up on your pc. Then... "adb reboot recovery" will get u into recovery mode.
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