[Q] [help]Bricked? Help! - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So this is the story:
I go back to stock with odin3. Everything went smooth and nice and there's a green colour in odin3 say pass!
But my phone stuck when it auto reboot. It wont boot up! And now only blank screen on my phone
I tried every combo trying to go into download mode but it never work : (
I have order my jig today, hopefully it can help me... if not i will have to send it to jtag i guess?
Any other solution anyone? Please help

Which odin used to flash it back to stock ? Were u on GB bootloaders ?

Did you flash the 3 button fix odin by chance?

Yea i was on GB boatloader... so i use the Odin3 3 button fix... that's the story... and im sure i did every step correctly and the Odin3 say pass... I just dont know why~~

nsyik said:
Yea i was on GB boatloader... so i use the Odin3 3 button fix... that's the story... and im sure i did every step correctly and the Odin3 say pass... I just dont know why~~
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Problem is 3 button fix only contains 1 bootloader, so right now has a GB primary bootloader and a froyo secondary. You hard bricked your phone. Unless you can get samsung to replace is your only other option is Jtag (mobiletechvideos.com offers that service for $50? I think)

Thanks for helping!! I will send for jtag service...

sss
o man this happened to me too
i was on a lidriod 2.3.4 rom and decided to back to fryo 2.2 using aio captivate but choose the 3 btton fix option first
now the black screen of death
will the riff jtag tool work

ruagun said:
o man this happened to me too
i was on a lidriod 2.3.4 rom and decided to back to fryo 2.2 using aio captivate but choose the 3 btton fix option first
now the black screen of death
will the riff jtag tool work
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The problem is to solder the captivate is a real pain in the but. The solder points are extremely small. I know MobileTechVideos.com offers Jtag services and from what I hear has a very good success on it. But I've never needed his services so im not 1st hand experience.

I have over a 99% success rate (< actual rate) on the Captivate...

connexion2005 said:
I have over a 99% success rate (< actual rate) on the Captivate...
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Not knocking ya bro xD. I just hope I never need your help for my phone that's all xD. Still good to know there is hope if i mess up that bad =D

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[Q] Bricked Phone PLEASE HELP!

Ok guys, clearly I'm new to all this. I've only had my Galaxy S (I9000m Bell) for 3 days now and already managed to brick it.
So here's what happened, I wanted to flash CM7, what I did was rooted obviously, I unlocked since I'm with Rogers and the phone is from Bell. Installed Rom manager, titanium back, Terminal emulator, Astro, etc. So I'm pretty sure I have the required tools. I also flashed SpeedMod Froyo [K13D HPCall VoodooSnd4 SharpnessFix STABLE].
Alright so I noticed I couldn't boot into recovery from CWM even though I flashed it using Rom Manager, I tried fixing this for a while with no luck. I then came upon a thread discussing the 3 button combo fix for download mode. I wanted to get this done just in case what happened happened lol
So anyways, I couldn't find instructions for Mac so I tried putting the pieces together using terminal and Heimdall.
The last thing that happened to my phone was that I was able to get into download mode using adb reboot recovery.
However continuing to the next step to apply the fix wouldn't work for me using heimdall, it would just fail.
Being the idiot that I am I decided to exit in terminal, closed heimdall, turned off the phone and turned it back on and guess what...yup I'm screwed. It's bricked.
Now the problem is I don't have 3 button fix, so I can't get into download mode (even if i did, i wouldn't know what to do).
I read about the jig fix but I don't know if i have any other options, hopefully something faster that I can do myself instead of buying the jig and having to wait for it to **** from ebay.
Sorrry for the longgg post and hope anyone here can help me! Thanks
PS. I tried using terminal again to get to download mode like i did the first time (adb reboot recovery) and it didn't work...it said no device found or something like that
Hi It seems your only option short of looking for a repair shop or sending phone to Samsung is to try the JIG. If you don't know how to approach this print any of the diagrams or guidelines e.g. look here.
What you can do is go to electronics part shop and ask for help with the jig ask the man to wire the resistors to the pins in usb plug just to see if the phone kick starts if not, well you're screwed.
If it works just buy it if not, google for repair shop with Riff Box and JTAG adapter for I9000 it takes about half a bell to do it (repair I mean). But if it's new you have to return it in for repair.
I guess you should get the jig one way or another, either visit electronics parts shop, ebay-it
hope this'll help somewhat.
cheers
If you're in the vancouver area, you can swing by and use the jig I made
Thank you both for the feed back.
@Tony I'm actually in Ottawa. I found someone on Kjiji that also made his own but wants to charge $10 and he lives too far away so I just went ahead and ordered one off ebay for $9 with shipping.
I read on the xda thread regarding the JIG that it the phone doesn't boot at all and just shows a black screen with the bricked image (as opposed to loading the carrier name or samsung with a white screen before) that it won't work and that is my case. Anyways I hope it works, just gotta wait and see I guess. I just don't even know what the next step would be. What do I do once I'm in download mode? :S
EDIT: NVM about the whole white screen, black screen thing, it says that the JIG should work if I see the PC-Phone logo which I do.
Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Ask questions before you do anything. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Make sure you know in advance what could go wrong and how to handle it, as much as possible. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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rschenck said:
Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
mike1089 said:
Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
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You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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rschenck said:
You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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Sounds good, will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you for your help, very much appreciated.
Hey guysss!
I just wanted to let you all know that I am a biggg IDIOT! LOL
So I ordered the JIG from ebay and on my way home I went to a couple of electronic stores to try and buy those resistors because I wanted to make my own JIG as well. Anyways, all the stores were closed and my friend told me he can grab the resistors from his lab tomorrow (engineering students lol)
I obviously don't want to wait till tomorrow. I came home and decided to take out the phone from its box again. This time I did the 3-button combo but in a different way, not using volume UP + DOWN + power but I came across a Samsung PDF explaining the Anyway JIG and it showed to press Volume Down + Home button + Power.
I gave that a try and voilĂ !!! I'm back in download mode! YAYYY!
I'm afraid to turn it off or pull the battery out cuz I don't want to risk ruining it even more so I'm gonna go ahead with rschenck's suggestion and use Darky's Resurrection Rom!
Thank you all for your help!!
Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
mike1089 said:
Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
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If you can get to download mode you are fine for the moment since that is what you need for odin. Follow one of the guides for using odin here at XDA exactly, and good luck.
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Ok so after download mode, I followed the steps to reflash stock, i downloaded the same JL2 that I had prior. Odin said passed but the phone wouldn't boot, it would just get stuck on S in the boot screen...
I did a complete wipe data/cache through recovery and that didnt help.
I then thought I would give Darky's Resurrection a try since it wipes everything anyways...odin again said PASSED but there was a sign of a circle on the screen and it didn't boot. I did it again, said passed again and this time im on a endless boot loop. It turns on says samsung i9000, etc. and then blinks and does it again.
I am still able to get into download mode. I just don't know what to do anymore
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
JJEgan said:
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
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Ok so I did the above instructions and I the same happened. I am on JL2 now but it wont pass the boot screen (Stuck on the S). I did check repartition and 512 pit and pda.
I also have this error:
Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
My question is if I try eclair will I lose 3 button fix? From what I was able to gather the 3 button fix for Bell I9000M only came out with JL2.
Will I lose it or is it permanent once I have it?

[Q] T_T *sigh* what now PLEASE HELP

So last night my phone bricked
Heres What I did
1. Flash Stock
2. Flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952588
3. Got Tired of it...
4.Then Flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045734
5. Got Tired of this...
6. So insted of waisting time i went into recovery and flashedhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964583
7. After it finished I Flashed some GPS Fixes and deleted the battery stats
8. Then in recovery and rebooted my phone and it never came back on since
dose anyone know where i went on?
Ive tried http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-unbrick-samsung-captivate/ and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911
and even went to AT&T for help.
they said all it is is the battery but is it more then that?
I have read around and it said it corrupted my files is this perminante?
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
TRusselo said:
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
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Just to add to your post;
If you get any sign of life (light, vibration or any kind of image) then it's not bricked all you'll need is a JIG (you can build one for very cheap).
If that's not the case.. Well back to Trusselo's post
my suggestion is to try this first:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...21187&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_651wt_1139
BWolf56 said:
Just to add to your post;
If you get any sign of life (light, vibration or any kind of image) then it's not bricked all you'll need is a JIG (you can build one for very cheap).
If that's not the case.. Well back to Trusselo's post
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nope no signs of life none what so ever
TRusselo said:
if it wont turn on. it is a hard brick. j-tag fix only.
congratulations! your phone is under 1 year old!
you have a warranty! Use it!.
Just say " It just stopped working "
if it cant turn on, they cant prove you wrong!
or get ahold of " mobiletech videos " he just got set up with jtag un-bricking. and the first people to test it out get it done for free!! shipping included!!
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how do i get hold and what is a J-Tag?
mwiz123 said:
how do i get hold and what is a J-Tag?
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A JTAG is a module that will shoot the boatloaders in your phone. It has to be plugged directly to your phone's board so I suggest you get someone weith experience to do it.
I know that AdamOutler (sorry if I miss spelled) from Team Komin (A3) and Connexion2005 were offering JTAG services for free (for testing purpose). I this point, you have nothing to lose. Your phone is indeed bricked.
Here's a nice thread that will explain what happened: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049294
ohh ok so what if i install a 2.3.3 form and flash cognition are my files corrupt?
mwiz123 said:
ohh ok so what if i install a 2.3.3 form and flash cognition are my files corrupt?
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Depends.
how did you proceed?
I mean, you can use the 2.3 boatloaders on 2.2 ROMs but you need to flash back to stock using Odin. Even then, it doesn't always work and you've a good chance of bricking your phone.
EDIT: Thx Studa.. was typing too fast lol
BWolf56 said:
Depends.
how did you proceed?
I mean, you can use the 2.3 boatloaders on 2.2 ROMs but you need to flash back to stock using Odin 1 click. Even then, it doesn't always work and you've a good chance of bricking your phone.
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Odin one click replaces both bootloaders bro.
To keep the gb bootloaders you use full odin with .tar files that don't contain ANY bootloaders.
omg i feel slow its it the phone or the battery?
strate answer please
The phone.

			
				
Cognition contains the sbl.bin (secondary bootloader) you flashed directly from gingerbread so now you have a gingerbread boot.bin and a froyo/eclair sbl.bin.
In short completely bricked.
Jtag debricking is your only out.
Ok i just got my RMA phone and thats the last time im romming
Thats the risk you assume when you try flashing roms when you have apparently done little to no research...
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If all you get when you put your battery in out is a black screen and the keys on the bottom do not light up, it is hard bricked. I did it on friday. Took it into warranty center. They swapped battery and same result. 10 minutes later I walked out with a "new" phone.
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Captivate unbrick guide with jtag?

Hello, i have a huge problem with a galaxy captivate. Neighbor brought me that phone to flash it because it was acting funny. I tried to use Heimdall to flash it but as soon as it was flashing the kernel it failed. To my surprise the phone got bricked in front of my eyes because of that. I know the Heimdall rom i was trying to flash does work because i flashed a Cappy yesterday with it. But i guess something went wrong with the laptop that bricked the phone. I have always flashed phones using Odin without a problem but, things happens sometimes i guess. Anyways, my question is if someone knows about a guide to unbrick via JTAG for that captivate. I own a RIFF box so if it helps i would appreciate.
I know I saw somewhere a small explanation on what is soldered. But in all honesty is easier to apply UBM.
UBm? Sorry for my ignorance but what is that?
By the way Puertorro, thats a nice flag lol....
UBM Jtag requires soldering 6 small points. UBM (if I understand correctly) is making a jumper between 2 spots. Can't say for sure, I've never attempted neither, my soldering skills are no where near close to do them lol.
Okay, found something in the forum. Will give it a try and ill let you guys know how it went at all.
Yeah thanks, found the thread. I work with a solder iron every single day and i have the equipment. Thanks buddy for your help... Appreciate that
Well, its late at night or early in the morning however it might be said lol.... But im happy to say that the Captivate is alive and running again. Thanks for all your help and those impresive tools that you guys are able to develop.
enelyam said:
Well, its late at night or early in the morning however it might be said lol.... But im happy to say that the Captivate is alive and running again. Thanks for all your help and those impresive tools that you guys are able to develop.
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what problem did you have actually? I think I bricked my friend's (like you did your neighbour's lol) captivate. It was actually 2.2.. I used Odin to flash it back to 2.1 JF6..everything went well..and the Odin also showed 'pass'..but it won't reboot..it boots..shows the at&t logo..then boots again..and it repeats..can't go to either download mode or recovery mode..tried many combinations of buttons..but of no use to that phone..
what should i do?
wvufan21 said:
what problem did you have actually? I think I bricked my friend's (like you did your neighbour's lol) captivate. It was actually 2.2.. I used Odin to flash it back to 2.1 JF6..everything went well..and the Odin also showed 'pass'..but it won't reboot..it boots..shows the at&t logo..then boots again..and it repeats..can't go to either download mode or recovery mode..tried many combinations of buttons..but of no use to that phone..
what should i do?
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Now you are soft bricked. That phone is probably a newer build number and dislikes JF6 1 click.
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wvufan21 said:
what problem did you have actually? I think I bricked my friend's (like you did your neighbour's lol) captivate. It was actually 2.2.. I used Odin to flash it back to 2.1 JF6..everything went well..and the Odin also showed 'pass'..but it won't reboot..it boots..shows the at&t logo..then boots again..and it repeats..can't go to either download mode or recovery mode..tried many combinations of buttons..but of no use to that phone..
what should i do?
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take out battery, put in usb from phone to PC, hold both volume buttons, put battery back in.
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[Q] soft bricked ! maybe...

Hello there,
I just bought a galaxy note <well a week ago> and now i ended up soft bricking it.
here's how i did it -
I went to my friends place thinking of rooting my phone while he told me to add a custom rom to it . well since he was experienced i let him do it . he added a firmware of i9200(chinese ). well it worked now i found some chinese system applications that i didn't need and while searching on net how to do it i found a firmware of n7000 ics online and decided to flash it in. since i was at home i thought i would be able to do it myself and did what i shouldn't have done. i followed every step they said online and started the downloading of the rom but unfortunately when pc odin was at it's end i mean the end of downloading i actually disconnected the cable ( what the f*** was i thinking) . now i tried to reinstall the same rom but couldn't - pc odin always showed setting up connection or something like this and then stalled for hours ... i thought of flashing some other rom but it didn't - same thing <stalling for hours> . Now what should i do??? help me - maybe i can go to samsung customer care service and ask them to reset my phone but since the usb debugging was on last time when i turned my phone off , kies might not do the job . can u suggest me a way.
one more thing i can't flash stock rom into it and <i am dumb> i didn't backed up my stock rom.
p.s. my flash count is 2 . i can't load my phone into recovery mode but can into download mode and can't do it with a jig (am from india plus i am a little low on technical know how).
i can't hard reset it either. a suitable help would be appreciated ,pls
kunalteji1993 said:
Hello there,
I just bought a galaxy note <well a week ago> and now i ended up soft bricking it.
here's how i did it -
I went to my friends place thinking of rooting my phone while he told me to add a custom rom to it . well since he was experienced i let him do it . he added a firmware of i9200(chinese ). well it worked now i found some chinese system applications that i didn't need and while searching on net how to do it i found a firmware of n7000 ics online and decided to flash it in. since i was at home i thought i would be able to do it myself and did what i shouldn't have done. i followed every step they said online and started the downloading of the rom but unfortunately when pc odin was at it's end i mean the end of downloading i actually disconnected the cable ( what the f*** was i thinking) . now i tried to reinstall the same rom but couldn't - pc odin always showed setting up connection or something like this and then stalled for hours ... i thought of flashing some other rom but it didn't - same thing <stalling for hours> . Now what should i do??? help me - maybe i can go to samsung customer care service and ask them to reset my phone but since the usb debugging was on last time when i turned my phone off , kies might not do the job . can u suggest me a way.
one more thing i can't flash stock rom into it and <i am dumb> i didn't backed up my stock rom.
p.s. my flash count is 2 . i can't load my phone into recovery mode but can into download mode and can't do it with a jig (am from india plus i am a little low on technical know how).
i can't hard reset it either. a suitable help would be appreciated ,pls
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I have no experience with this, but I did keep this video link on how to put a bricked Samsung into download mode just in case I needed it. The usb jig is the same for both the captivate and the Note from what I have read:
http://androidforums.com/captivate-...ung-captivate-usb-jig-video-start-finish.html
If you are able to enter download mode then Just try with different version of PC Odin , like V1.83, V1.85, V1.87. and do not worry about Stock ROM you can always download it from below link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
thankyou guys but i can't use jig since i can't buy it nor am i capable of making one.
Rajan , bro my problem is something different. the roms i am trying to insert in my phone was via the odin i used earlier to flash my first rom. and it went successfully . but last time the second rom i inserted was interrupted during download and am not able to add anymore of them. now i have talked to samsung care and they told me to bring my phone along with the bill maybe they can do it. even though my warranty is done for, but i think i can believe them . yet if there are any other suggestions pls tell me or should i give it to samsung care. I really don't wanna keep my phone rooted so i have no problem flashing stock but it's not happening. CAN KIES HELP?
p.s i have used all 1.85 , 1.87 and 1.83 version no use.
kunalteji1993 said:
thankyou guys but i can't use jig since i can't buy it nor am i capable of making one.
Rajan , bro my problem is something different. the roms i am trying to insert in my phone was via the odin i used earlier to flash my first rom. and it went successfully . but last time the second rom i inserted was interrupted during download and am not able to add anymore of them. now i have talked to samsung care and they told me to bring my phone along with the bill maybe they can do it. even though my warranty is done for, but i think i can believe them . yet if there are any other suggestions pls tell me or should i give it to samsung care. I really don't wanna keep my phone rooted so i have no problem flashing stock but it's not happening. CAN KIES HELP?
p.s i have used all 1.85 , 1.87 and 1.83 version no use.
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I fear your Note is done for, if your PC Odin session got interrupted.
chasmodo said:
I fear your Note is done for, if your PC Odin session got interrupted.
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don't say that ... help me my situation is getting even worse now... will i be able to recover my phone!???! help me help me!
kunalteji1993 said:
don't say that ... help me my situation is getting even worse now... will i be able to recover my phone!???! help me help me!
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Dont take it service centre.If you do so also dont say them you flashed custom rom.Then they wont fix it under warranty.Dont worry now.
Try different usb ports,uninstalling drivers and reinstalling it and try again.And as you are noob I recommend not to flash ICS customs at the moment.Stay with GB
I say go to your friend first who rooted your phone then ask him to try the various methods given in the forum recovering from softbrick.
i have read in some other websites that i will need a pit file to restore my phone + the rom file while checking repartition and auto time fe: reset in odin 1.83 then maybe i will be able to return back to gb . do u think this is ok for me to do .
p.s i live in chandigarh while my friend has moved to gurgaon so no chance to go to his place. and i have talked to customer care and told them everything. they told me to take the phone to service centre and they will help me.
now tell me what are my options!?
kunalteji1993 said:
i have read in some other websites that i will need a pit file to restore my phone + the rom file while checking repartition and auto time fe: reset in odin 1.83 then maybe i will be able to return back to gb . do u think this is ok for me to do .
p.s i live in chandigarh while my friend has moved to gurgaon so no chance to go to his place. and i have talked to customer care and told them everything. they told me to take the phone to service centre and they will help me.
now tell me what are my options!?
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Ok now try to flash abyss kernel with red pill first lets see if it revives the phone.Yeah you are right pit file is required when you tick repartition and auto reboot and f.reset must be ticked all time.
vijai2011 said:
Ok now try to flash abyss kernel with red pill first lets see if it revives the phone.Yeah you are right pit file is required when you tick repartition and auto reboot and f.reset must be ticked all time.
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wait . what? what is this red pill and all .. i think you can save me but i would liike you to brief me about the procedure plus i read this - i need a (wipe) rom to be able to reflash my rom or something like this .
p.s i am still downloading my firmware ...
but would be better if i get the info i need before hand!
dude.. don't panic... I don't think ur phone is dead... best is to buy a jig... try on eBay... I got it for 200rs in eBay... I don't think that's a big deal for any one with a note .. I bought it even before experimenting because I thought some thing like this might happen....
its safest way to remove the triangle and get into recovery mode... as somebody else suggested flashing red pill also works ... search in development section for abyss kernel... ull find it...
kunalteji1993 said:
wait . what? what is this red pill and all .. i think you can save me but i would liike you to brief me about the procedure plus i read this - i need a (wipe) rom to be able to reflash my rom or something like this .
p.s i am still downloading my firmware ...
but would be better if i get the info i need before hand!
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its a kernel with a custom recovery.Its like CWM(Clock Work Mod).You could find it in the development section.Download the kernel.Could you get into recovery mode by turning off the phone,holding "vol up+home button+powerbutton"?
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kvsandeepreddy said:
dude.. don't panic... I don't think ur phone is dead... best is to buy a jig... try on eBay... I got it for 200rs in eBay... I don't think that's a big deal for any one with a note .. I bought it even before experimenting because I thought some thing like this might happen....
its safest way to remove the triangle and get into recovery mode... as somebody else suggested flashing red pill also works ... search in development section for abyss kernel... ull find it...
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No need for jig because he can enter DL mode.And did using jig removed the yellow triangle for you
thanx guys for helping and current updates ---
i am in 12 th so untill my entrance exams are over i won't get to have the phone in my possession since my dad has it now ... so maybe after they are over i will continue on my quest to get it corrected!
well my note is all well except one thing. now whenever i connect note to kies it shows kies dpn't support upgrading of my device. my kernel is lc1 (inu)...
help pls?
kunalteji1993 said:
well my note is all well except one thing. now whenever i connect note to kies it shows kies dpn't support upgrading of my device. my kernel is lc1 (inu)...
help pls?
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how did you fix it? this may help some else in the future
ratcom said:
how did you fix it? this may help some else in the future
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service centre guys....remember he/she saying in pm
kunalteji1993 said:
well my note is all well except one thing. now whenever i connect note to kies it shows kies dpn't support upgrading of my device. my kernel is lc1 (inu)...
help pls?
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wenn connecting to Kies at firmware Kies says something like LC1. lb2 (XXX) as product code? if so they have changed the board on the service center and they haven't activate the Pcode on your phone google "Pcode not active" you will find few posts till now only ppl from Germany had it who send their phones to service center via Saturn/Media Markt ist guess it was/is a technician you was sleeping on the seminare/briefing how to change the board on Note. hope it will help you if it is that try to replace your phone, had the XXX Pcode after service center got a replacement. after a month of arguing with the salesman.
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Uninstall the Odin in your PC and install it again to see if it works.
i am pretty much sure that they didn't change the mother board. they must have added the firmware that's all as my mboard wasn't damaged at all , it was just that the battery failed when i gave it to samsung people that's why my phone overheated when they charged it and that's when the battery must have been destroyed maybe due to that overheating they must have thought to change mboard (but they didn't cause those engineers must have changed the battery prior to examining my phone for the problem). AND i didn't have pc odin on my THIS pc to start with. it was in my laptop and kies didn't even reckoned my phone there well that's why i installed kies on HERE . i guess service center people can update it the same way they installed this firmware here..... what do u suggest?
AND Braxos Pcode is active --- it's something :
GT-N7000ZBAINU
and no, the current firmware info kies shows is something like ---
N7000DDLC1/N7000ODDLC1/N7000DDLC1/N7000DDLC1(INU)
(now i think they have done something wrong - it's all n7000ddlc1 here. what is this? )
GUYS can u also tell me what does your firmware version shows (just for reference , pls do it!)
p.s my phone is still in warranty since they fixed my phone free of cost plus they also replaced the battery for free . before my phone was sent to service center my phone had a flash count of two yet they fixed it under warranty(yay!).And thank you everyone!
MY ADVICE TO NEWBIES----
If your phone is soft bricked and you don't know what to do and you think you will make the matter even worse then don't do anything to permanently brick it . you guys should go to service center , they might even fix it for u for free just like they did it for me!

[Q] Samsung Captivate hard bricked. HELP.

So the other day i was on my captivate and i had just factory reset it to original eclair. so i tried updating it with kies but it kept failing. So i then tried using Odin and accidently checked bootloader and now my phone turned off and wont show any signs of life. PLEASE IM ASKING YOU PLEASE HELP! What do I do?
Can u get into Download mode with button combo or jig ?
If ur phone shows zero signs of life, even when plugged in to a wall charger, then it is probably hard bricked and so u will need jtag service in order to bring ur phone back to life. Check out mobiletechvideos.com, they can fix ur phone.
4-2ndtwin said:
Can u get into Download mode with button combo or jig ?
If ur phone shows zero signs of life, even when plugged in to a wall charger, then it is probably hard bricked and so u will need jtag service in order to bring ur phone back to life. Check out mobiletechvideos.com, they can fix ur phone.
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But i dont get it. I was flashing with odin and it magically formatted the bootloader. Is there a way for me to fix it by myself like restoring the bootloader. I got my phone only 2 month ago. I dont have 40 dollars to invest on jtag service. Like how would they fix it. Could I please get instructions? Thanks and most help is appreciated
Theboss14 said:
But i dont get it. I was flashing with odin and it magically formatted the bootloader. Is there a way for me to fix it by myself like restoring the bootloader. I got my phone only 2 month ago. I dont have 40 dollars to invest on jtag service. Like how would they fix it. Could I please get instructions? Thanks and most help is appreciated
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It doesn't format the bootloaders per say, it you flash a stock ROM with Odin that has bootloaders and if it gets interrupted while it's replacing them, your phone will be bricked as it doesn't have a way to boot (hence the name bootloaders).
The JTAG service basically pushes the bootloaders into the phone. It's something we can't do on our own unless we have the right equipment (riftbox).
Like 4-2ndtwin mentioned, try to get some response from your phone, anything that would show life. That means you can recover on your phone. From there, you'd have to be able to get in download mode and flash Odin KK4 without ANY interruption.
My phone wont turn on and when i put it in charge it wont even show the battery charging. What else can i do to fix my phone?
Theboss14 said:
My phone wont turn on and when i put it in charge it wont even show the battery charging. What else can i do to fix my phone?
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Try the button combo to get in download mode (could even try a jig). If that fails too, you'll have to get jtag service.
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:cyclops:Fine If i Have to send my captivate for a jtag then i guess i will if thats my only options. But I find the one on mobiletechvideos really expensive does anyone know an alternative. Thanks. I apreciate it if you tell me.
Theboss14 said:
:cyclops:Fine If i Have to send my captivate for a jtag then i guess i will if thats my only options. But I find the one on mobiletechvideos really expensive does anyone know an alternative. Thanks. I apreciate it if you tell me.
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The only alternative I can suggest you is to find that service around your place, hopefully for cheaper.
Yo. I think this service is legit. Is it?
On ebay.com
/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Riff-Box-JTAG-Boot-Restore-Unbrick-Service-/271281826547?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f29a82af3
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Yo. I think this service is legit. Is it?
On ebay.com
/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Riff-Box-JTAG-Boot-Restore-Unbrick-Service-/271281826547?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f29a82af3
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Kinda hard to know. look at the seller's rep Imo.
Samsung Captivate is dead, unable to go in download mode....
Hi,
I also have similar kind of issue which is still not resolved.Long time back postem my problem regarding my samsung captivate phone, I tried all the solution provided my members of this community to fix my issue. But it is still not resolve.
Could you please look in to my thread, and advise me what could be the problem and how can I repair my phone ?
Below is link to my thread where I have mentioned the issue in detail -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194325
Jtag. The only possible way out.
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vishu_10d said:
Hi,
I also have similar kind of issue which is still not resolved.Long time back postem my problem regarding my samsung captivate phone, I tried all the solution provided my members of this community to fix my issue. But it is still not resolve.
Could you please look in to my thread, and advise me what could be the problem and how can I repair my phone ?
Below is link to my thread where I have mentioned the issue in detail -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194325
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From what I've read in your thread, you had the i9000 image working, correct? If so, why not just roll with it?
All Captivate/i9000 rom works with the i9000 bootloader. Captivate GB Rom will need to get the 2.3.5 i9000 Music Player APK, but aside from that, it all works. AOSP roms like Cyanogenmod and Slimbean will work out of the box if you get the captivate version. To install them, you'll need a slight workaround though:
Flash a kernel with CWM.
From there, flash the Captivate Glitch Kernel V13. It only comes in .ZIP format, which is why you need a CWM kernel before hand
Flash CM7 to convert the partition table(IMPORTANT. Rom will not boot if you skip this step.)
Flash anything from here on. If it throw a status 7 about device not being SGH-i896/SGH-i897, etc..., flash the Glitch Kernel before attempting to flash the ROM. You do not need to flash CM7 again.
(I know other ROM should have converted the partition table, but in reality it doesn't. Since you're flashing from Glitch, a CM7/MIUI kernel, they assumes you already have the MTD partition layout, and only resize it instead of doing a full conversion. CM7 check the partition table regardless of which kernel you're flashing it from.)
As a plus, Deep Idle works only with the i9000 bootloader. You'll get sleep of death otherwise. If you want your ATT World Phone image back, you can flash the custom param.lfs and change it manually. This can only be done from Touchwiz ROM though.

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