[Q] Error: device not found - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've searched all over the internet and found nothing but old, unhelpful articles. I currently can't get into download mode through any of the button and cord methods, so I've resorted to adb. However, my computer keeps saying error: device not found. I have the drivers installed, I've uninstalled and re-installed multiple times. usb debugging is on, usb storage is off. I've tried all ports. Nothing. Any ideas? My computer is a mac running windows 7 through boot camp, and am currently on boot camp
Update: Fixed through a program called PDAnet. If anyone has same issue, search for that and follow the instructions
Update Update: ADB is working, but reboot download just brings me to the powered off charging screen. Battery and cable download methods still don't work

Any ideas? bump

What were you going to get to this point?
A jig will get you into download mode.

studacris said:
What were you going to get to this point?
A jig will get you into download mode.
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What do you mean? I want to try and save that as a final resort. I don't see why I would need one though. The system isn't broken, the rom boots fine, I can get into recovery mode and flash other things. I'm not bricked except for the fact download mode seems impossible to get into

F U swype I meant doing not going, what were you DOING before you couldn't get into dl mode?
Are you on cm7 or miui? If so, You can't use software to get into dl mode. You have to use button combos or a jig.

studacris said:
F U swype I meant doing not going, what were you DOING before you couldn't get into dl mode.
Are you on cm7 or miui? If so, You can't use software to get into dl mode. You have to use button combos or a jig.
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I can get into both, I have both downloaded. I can't remember doing anything that changed this. I had issues with a cm7 kernel before so I successfully booted into download mode and flashed stock. That was only last thursday. I don't understand. It's most likely the computer?

So you're on stock?

No. I'm currently on MIUI but in recovery mode I can flash cm7 and miui

In miui you cant use software to boot dl mode. I'm guessing the flash to stock broke the button combo so a jig is the only way.

Are you sure? I've flashed stock multiple times. But never on this computer with windows 7. I just upgraded it to 7 and I've never been able to. As I said before though, adb is working
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mikel.canovas said:
Are you sure? I've flashed stock multiple times. But never on this computer with windows 7. I just upgraded it to 7 and I've never been able to. As I said before though, adb is working
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Did you use the x64 drivers instead if the x86 drivers on the win 7 machine?

I might not have... I'm not really sure. Could you post a link?
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Here you go, 64 bit win7 drivers
http://www.mediafire.com/?3dh4d6up72me9re

I had x64 drivers. I remember in one article that a guy said not to use setup but something else?

I don't know about that. I do remember I had to pick the.exe file (next to last), right click and run as administrator.

Yeah that's the setup.exe

Right click and run as admin. Should start installing.if it says you already have then installed, reinstall anyway.

sorry ive already tried that multiple times

Last thing I know to try its to download kies, full version not mini.
Go to the samsung website, change location from usa to united kingdom and dl from there. Once kies is installed, under the Tools tab is an option to install drivers. Try installing those to see if they will work.

Nope. Even tried on a friends win 7 laptop and same issue. ADB works and it's recognized but no methods work for download mode

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Need Odin3 1 click/stuck on boot screen

So I flashed my phone to Phoenix and was going wonderfully. Flew into St. Louis from Oklahoma and the phone froze up. It's now stuck on the AT&T boot screen. Occassionally after doing a battery pull and turning it on, the Phoenix boot screen will come up and I've gotten it to the lock/unlock screen but is unresponsive to touch.
Occassionally it even has what almost looks like colorful static on the screen. So now I'm in a completely different state without my home laptop for a week with the Odin3 1 click and am unable to find a download link for it.
Help would be appreciated. I was hoping to get the phone into recovery to try and flash back to stock or reflash Phoenix but it just stays stuck on the AT&T boot screen now.
remove battery, put battery back in, hold up+down vol buttons, plug in usb.
you'll be at download mode, then use odin.
Chillyw said:
remove battery, put battery back in, hold up+down vol buttons, plug in usb.
you'll be at download mode, then use odin.
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Do you have an Odin download link? The Odin link on the site isn't good anymore and google isn't helping
here's an alternative link I've used:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0w2y31maz8mdom4
I appreciate the help so far and the Odin link. I managed to get Odin downloaded. I managed to get my phone in download mode. However, Odin is not registering that there is any phone. Normally I'd see a COM but nothing is showing up.
I started by running Odin.
Then got my phone in download mode.
I can't get any farther.
Do you have the drivers installed on your PC ? I also read somewhere where you have to have the latest net frame work as well...If you do...you might have a bad usb cord...and here in St.Louis..there are a lot of AT&T stores you can get one..
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Well, on the original thread that had the link for Odin has the 32/64 Samsung drivers. I downloaded the drivers zip file to the desktop of the laptop.
One thing I find strange is usually when I plug in the phone to my laptop with the USB cable, the option to view files, etc pops up. It is not on this laptop.
kiltedthrower said:
Well, on the original thread that had the link for Odin has the 32/64 Samsung drivers. I downloaded the drivers zip file to the desktop of the laptop.
One thing I find strange is usually when I plug in the phone to my laptop with the USB cable, the option to view files, etc pops up. It is not on this laptop.
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Did you install the drivers then ? Sometimes my wife's Samsung laptop does that..and not install anything going to the desktop..If everything is loaded correctly..you 2 drive pop up windows should open..
Also (I'm sure it is) make sure usb debugging is checked on your phone..
Sometimes the most simplest things keeps things from working correctly..
Phone unplugged..in normal mode..usb debugging checked..do not mount phone..
Close Odin
Open Odin
Plug phone in
Put phone into download mode...click start...not master clear...
Mac
Odin is also finnicky about USB ports. If you are on a desktop machine, try using one in the back instead of the front, or if you have multiple sets, try using a different one. I've had Odin not recognize certain USB ports but recognize others before.
Finally, I suspect you already know this, but for sanity's sake make sure you start both the PC and phone up fresh after reboots, open Odin, then connect the phone. Connecting the phone first breaks Odin.
Mac11700 said:
Did you install the drivers then ? Sometimes my wife's Samsung laptop does that..and not install anything going to the desktop..If everything is loaded correctly..you 2 drive pop up windows should open..
Also (I'm sure it is) make sure usb debugging is checked on your phone..
Sometimes the most simplest things keeps things from working correctly..
Phone unplugged..in normal mode..usb debugging checked..do not mount phone..
Close Odin
Open Odin
Plug phone in
Put phone into download mode...click start...not master clear...
Mac
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Plug the phone in after it is in download mode, otherwise odin might not see it.
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skatcat31 said:
Plug the phone in after it is in download mode, otherwise odin might not see it.
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I know...but I have had to do it this way on a couple of times..and let it go into download when it was hooked up already..It's strange..but it worked at that time..after getting the drivers loaded for the first time on the wifes laptop..
Mac
What OS are you running? Are you explicitly starting odin in administrator mode (right-click->run as administrator)?
Okay, so I switched USB ports and it suddenly recognized and it started to download drivers. But it was listed as a gadget Serial and no drivers found. Geez this would be so much easier if I was at home where the laptop is set up with everything instead of being several states away.
Okay, so apparently I do not have the correct drivers installed. I really appreciate all the help so far. At this point, should I just google Samsung Captivate drivers or does someone have a link handy?
I can't get to my debugging as the phone stays on teh AT&T boot screen. I did have it enabled before I left OKC though.
I've gotten teh Samsung modem software successfully installed.
opcow said:
What OS are you running? Are you explicitly starting odin in administrator mode (right-click->run as administrator)?
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Phoenix 3.0 which is 2.2
The Odin is a zipfile that I have to use winzip to use it. It doesn't have the option to use as an administrator.
kiltedthrower said:
Phoenix 3.0 which is 2.2
The Odin is a zipfile that I have to use winzip to use it. It doesn't have the option to use as an administrator.
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OS as in, what OS is your DESKTOP/LAPTOP running?
and....you need to EXTRACT Odin from the zip file, and run it as administrator
kiltedthrower said:
Phoenix 3.0 which is 2.2
The Odin is a zipfile that I have to use winzip to use it. It doesn't have the option to use as an administrator.
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O_O You blew my mind.
Windows 7 is the OS and I finally got Odin extracted and running as administrator
opcow said:
O_O You blew my mind.
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I know. Flying from OKC to St. Louis and then from St. Louis to Baltimore with a several hour layover has me exhausted and not thinking clearly.
I did manage to reboot it and Phoenix came up. All drivers were showing ready except for ADB and then the phone shut down and ADB said phone was unplugged.
I feel like I'm making headway but just not there.
And why is it I'm staying in an expensive hotel and you still have to pay for net? Geez
I downloaded the 64bit drivers. Ran the exe file.
Extracted Odin and have run it as an administrator
Put the phone in download mode.
Odin is still not seeing anything.
NM....pop up box just said taht device driver software not successfully installed. I think I'm going to hit my head against the wall for a bit.

Q: Comp not recognizing hard bricked in download mode

My phone was hardbricked when i screwed up with the latest Serendipity install. It boot loops at the white AT&T world phone screen. I am unable to get it into download mode with out a jig. However, once i do have it in download mode, my computer will not recognize the phone. It keeps viewing it as an unknown device.
I dont know if this is related to it not showing up using Odin 3 one click downloader. Either way, i need to get it back to stock.
I have the drivers already, in fact ive reinstalled them once or twice trying to get this to work, any ideas?
That's not a hard brick. Search the already existing threads in the forums, of which there are many. No need to start another thread on it. Try a different USB port on your PC, make sure you're running Odin as an administrator before you put the phone in download mode and plug it into your PC.
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Rhiannon224 said:
That's not a hard brick. Search the already existing threads in the forums, of which there are many. No need to start another thread on it. Try a different USB port on your PC, make sure you're running Odin as an administrator before you put the phone in download mode and plug it into your PC.
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sorry for not searching.
as for my problem. ive tried multiple ports and im running odin in admin mode. still no luck
icanhearpudding said:
sorry for not searching.
as for my problem. ive tried multiple ports and im running odin in admin mode. still no luck
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Have you tried installing drivers and then reinstalling drivers manually from designgears thread in dev?
SIGNATURE : Life is like a box of captivates, you never know if your gps will work
so im pretty much able to get it into download mode any time i want. but i cannot get my computer to view it. No matter what USB port i use, it still says unknown/unrecognized device. I see you mentioned something about manually installing drivers, how would i do that?
Try a different PC. Although, it sounds like a driver issue. What version of windows are you on?
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I know others have had issues with i9000 ROMS not being recognized once their phone goes in download mode. Here is a whole thread about it.
yeah i checked through that whole thread, it wasnt any help.
My comp is 32 bit windows 7. ive tried to connect my phone to a 64 bit windows 7, and a mac, and still havnt gotten ****. Im getting really frustrated. What are my options when i simply cannot find a way to get Odin to view the phone? All it says is that my USB device has malfunctioned and it wont work.
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okay. ive discovered that if i plug in my USB while the ATandT logo is looping, my computer will see it as an external storage device. THEN i jig it into download mode, and plug it into the same port, and it will no longer see the device as unknown, but instead calls it 'androidtest,' although it still doesnt show up in Odin3. hmmmmm could this be a lead into getting it to show up? Every other attempt ive done has ended up with it just calling it unknown device
EDIT2
Searching through the device manager shows that the phone no longer shows up under universal serial bus controllers, but instead 'libusb (WinUSB) devices', under the name Androidtest. But as i said before, still no luck getting it to show up with Odin, either the one click or the choose all the components version. Any thoughts?
icanhearpudding said:
yeah i checked through that whole thread, it wasnt any help.
My comp is 32 bit windows 7. ive tried to connect my phone to a 64 bit windows 7, and a mac, and still havnt gotten ****. Im getting really frustrated. What are my options when i simply cannot find a way to get Odin to view the phone? All it says is that my USB device has malfunctioned and it wont work.
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It really sounds like a driver issue. Have u tried downloading I9000 drivers?
prbassplayer said:
It really sounds like a driver issue. Have u tried downloading I9000 drivers?
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ive downloaded and uninstalled and redownloaded all sorts of different captivate drivers. it always still just said 'usb device malfunctioned.' i belive at this point, i have every driver uninstalled, hoping that windows itself would grab the right one. . ..
idea: ill reinstall captivate drivers. . . then ill do the usb while atandt is booting and THEN use the same usb port for the download mode. Without drivers, this is how i got to the 'androidtest' deal. perhaps with drivers installed, it will do something different.
icanhearpudding said:
ive downloaded and uninstalled and redownloaded all sorts of different captivate drivers. it always still just said 'usb device malfunctioned.' i belive at this point, i have every driver uninstalled, hoping that windows itself would grab the right one. . ..
idea: ill reinstall captivate drivers. . . then ill do the usb while atandt is booting and THEN use the same usb port for the download mode. Without drivers, this is how i got to the 'androidtest' deal. perhaps with drivers installed, it will do something different.
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HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAY. I did it! THis worked. I had to have the captivate drivers, installed, THEN plug it in during the at and t boot loop THEN plug it in after jigging download mode. Thanks so much for your help everybody!

Download mode for captivate.

I recently flashed cm7 onto my phone. Now I want to go back to 2.1 again but I can't get my phone into download mode anymore. No matter whatever method I try they never work. Is there anything I can flash onto my phone to give me a download mode option like serendipity?
namesjason said:
I recently flashed cm7 onto my phone. Now I want to go back to 2.1 again but I can't get my phone into download mode anymore. No matter whatever method I try they never work. Is there anything I can flash onto my phone to give me a download mode option like serendipity?
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I think your best bet would to be to learn adb. It is very useful with many aspects of your phone. You can indeed get into download mode through adb most of the time (if not everytime) if your phone boots up.
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Can you just tell me how to use adb just for download mode? Is there a guide?
same thing happened to me, i cant go to download anymorr!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well you will need to Download and install SDK for android. Once install open the programs folder and shift+right click Tools folder and open cmd from there. There you have access to ADB commands, one your interested is "adb reboot download".
A good simple guide for adb commands is this. Thanks the creator of that thread if it helps.
edit: for windows 7 and vista the tool folder should be in C:/program files(x86)/android/android-sdk-windows/
You could try the Captivate AIO (All In One).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.ph-9++9p?t=944418
I've used it a couple of times. Just make sure USB debugging is checked, and give it a second to recognize your phone.
Only problem is.... CM7 is based off of Nexus S. There isn't an ADB way to get into DL mode on it. It's hardware only.
Twicebak3d said:
Only problem is.... CM7 is based off of Nexus S. There isn't an ADB way to get into DL mode on it. It's hardware only.
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My knowledge with Cm7 is limited but isn't based off Nexus S? Can't you just install Nexus S drivers and adb should recognize it? Just curious.
prbassplayer said:
My knowledge with Cm7 is limited but isn't based off Nexus S? Can't you just install Nexus S drivers and adb should recognize it? Just curious.
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It will recognize it, but you can't software boot into download mode with it. Pretty much every other command works. But yes, with CM7, you install Nexus S drivers for debug.
Well that sucks then guess his only shot is a jig then?
prbassplayer said:
Well that sucks then guess his only shot is a jig then?
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If OP can't 3 button (Hold vol up/down + power while inserting USB) or vol up/down + insert USB into DL, then yes.
Well this sucks anyone know where I can buy a cheap jig?
namesjason said:
Well this sucks anyone know where I can buy a cheap jig?
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You can get them in ebay or MobileTechVideos
namesjason said:
Well this sucks anyone know where I can buy a cheap jig?
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Does your three button not work? Have you tried the volume+/volume- plus plug in USB cable plugged into PC? I have NEVER had that fail for me. But mine is a 1007 build with no three button issues ever.
I also have a. USB jig that I made and one from mobile tech videos from the link posted above. The best $8 buy to AOWAYS have on hand ANYTIME you flash ANY rom.
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[Q] odin not recognizing my captivate

I have a Samsung Captivate and its running cyanogenmod 7. I notice the bad battery life so i want to flash back to stock. I usually use odin but with this rom odin is not recognizing the phone. I put my phone in download mode and gadget serial pops up at the bottom and thats it. Now my phone isnt getting past the att logo. idk what to do for odin to recognize my phone. I have all the captivate drivers. Does it has something to do that my phone thinks its a nexsus S now.
PLEASE HELP
Yes your missing the correct drivers. Check for AOSP or Google usb drivers. CM7 is not based on the SGH-i897 so the drivers wont recognize your phone.
where can i find that. i think i did all of that. today i downloaded android sdk and something google revision 4.some site told me to do that but nothing working. my phone is stuck at the att logo, wont go in recovery, and odin wnt recognize the phone in download mode. idk what to do !
ballkidray said:
where can i find that. i think i did all of that. today i downloaded android sdk and something google revision 4.some site told me to do that but nothing working. my phone is stuck at the att logo, wont go in recovery, and odin wnt recognize the phone in download mode. idk what to do !
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First, uninstall all the captivate-related USB drivers you currently have installed (best to start clean), and reboot your computer.
Then, try doing the instructions on this page. Once you have those drivers installed, reboot your computer and then hook your phone up again. That should (in theory) get you going.
my phone only going in download mode. i tried all that. every time i connect the phone in download mode it says gadget serial
jmtheiss said:
First, uninstall all the captivate-related USB drivers you currently have installed (best to start clean), and reboot your computer.
Then, try doing the instructions on this page. Once you have those drivers installed, reboot your computer and then hook your phone up again. That should (in theory) get you going.
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Just install SDK and you will have the drivers. CM7 is based of Nexus S, SKD has those drivers.
then ill be able to use odin ?
I think I have the same problem now..Odin not recognizing my phone..
Tried different cables and different computers with no luck..
Did you guys find a way to fix it?

Bricked even with download mode ?

Hi All,
here is the story, I was on MilkyS GB rom, made a ndriod backup, then flashed dark knight 2.1 then wiped , flashed DK3 w/ Semaphone. Today, I was going to flash stock JVU via Odin but while I was charging up the phone I already noticed Windows was showing error saying something like ' USB device is malfunction cannot install' , so I thought that must be a DK3 bug for not able to access to the SD card, so I did not care.
Went ahead and tried to flash Odin, sure enough Odin did not detect my phone, so did Google and found 'Gnex USB drivers' which by the way took forever to install, while waiting , I thought I might as well just go back to MilkyS GB by using the backup I have done before, so I went in recovery tried to restore, but not successful, so I went ahead and choose reboot....now I am stuck at the boot screen, pull battery, I can go into download mode , however, Odin cannot detect the phone so I still can NOT flash anything.... (just now tried all kinds of drivers I can find, CM7 USB driver, Google usb_driver_r04-windows, even installed the drivers within Andriod SDK, still can't detect the phone..)
Any suggestions ? am I out of luck ? by the way, tried installing drivers in 3 x different laptops and with different USB port on them...
Have you tried a different USB cable? Also ensure KIES is not running & that there are no KIES processes running in the background. Make sure no other usb devices connected to the pc. I've also heard Windows 7 64bit can be the issue sometime but not sure so maybe try a windows xp pc.
Also try disabling any antivirus/firewall on the pc. I had this is issue but for me restarting pc and using a different USB port did the trick.
Should you figure out the USB issue you can't actually restore a Gingerbread backup from ICS.
You will need to get a stock rom (darky resurection should also work) and flash with ODIN. You will need a 3 file stock rom (pda,phone,csc) & 512 pit file.
From here you will need to select all files into relevant places, check repartion and run ODIN. Sometimes I've also needed to flash a second time with just the 3 files and repartition unchecked.
scubadude said:
Have you tried a different USB cable? Also ensure KIES is not running & that there are no KIES processes running in the background. Make sure no other usb devices connected to the pc. I've also heard Windows 7 64bit can be the issue sometime but not sure so maybe try a windows xp pc.
Also try disabling any antivirus/firewall on the pc. I had this is issue but for me restarting pc and using a different USB port did the trick.
Should you figure out the USB issue you can't actually restore a Gingerbread backup from ICS.
You will need to get a stock rom (darky resurection should also work) and flash with ODIN. You will need a 3 file stock rom (pda,phone,csc) & 512 pit file.
From here you will need to select all files into relevant places, check repartion and run ODIN. Sometimes I've also needed to flash a second time with just the 3 files and repartition unchecked.
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thanks scubadude for your reply. Yes, tried 2 x cables, 3 x laptops and all the USB ports on the laptops, now trying on a clean XP , AV disabled PC still no go.
I know the Odin 3 file process and so on and I kind of know that I can't flash GB on top of ICS that is why I attempt to flash stock in Odin but I guess I was just impatient to wait for the stupid Samsung driver to be installed and made a stupid mistake...
bestjsg said:
thanks scubadude for your reply. Yes, tried 2 x cables, 3 x laptops and all the USB ports on the laptops, now trying on a clean XP , AV disabled PC still no go.
I know the Odin 3 file process and so on and I kind of know that I can't flash GB on top of ICS that is why I attempt to flash stock in Odin but I guess I was just impatient to wait for the stupid Samsung driver to be installed and made a stupid mistake...
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I guess you have tried going back in recovery mode using the 3-button combo but that is also not working?
Odin isn't recognizing your phone but does windows recognize it? If you uninstall all samsung drivers and then try to connect your phone to PC does it ask for installation of drivers? .. if it doesn't that means your phone's usb could have become faulty.. (just speculating)
Or you can try to use Heimdall instead of Odin.. maybe that'll work for you..
bestjsg said:
thanks scubadude for your reply. Yes, tried 2 x cables, 3 x laptops and all the USB ports on the laptops, now trying on a clean XP , AV disabled PC still no go.
I know the Odin 3 file process and so on and I kind of know that I can't flash GB on top of ICS that is why I attempt to flash stock in Odin but I guess I was just impatient to wait for the stupid Samsung driver to be installed and made a stupid mistake...
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Try using Heimdall for mac or linux. It does the same as Odin with no drivers.
Also try cleaning the contacts in usb port on the phone with a small brush(this worked for me when I had similar problems).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
sorenba said:
Try using Heimdall for mac or linux. It does the same as Odin with no drivers.
Also try cleaning the contacts in usb port on the phone with a small brush(this worked for me when I had similar problems).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
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thanks tried Heimdall Frontend suite 1.3.1 , also tried Zadig.exe included in the package, the computer still does not detect the phone in download mode.
btw , I have also already use Android SDK to install the Google USB driver....see attached.
Had a similar situation.
Eventually used EZbase's "Odin" version and it worked using the drivers he linked to.
asaf-g said:
Had a similar situation.
Eventually used EZbase's "Odin" version and it worked using the drivers he linked to.
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thanks just tried the drivers from EZbases Odin, still did not work.
btw, tried brushing the connector on the phone in case of dust etc , still no go.
anyone else has any idea?..so sad right now ...
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Same happened with all my laptops featuring a intel chipset. My desktop with nVidia chipset is the only one that detected it.
bestjsg said:
thanks tried Heimdall Frontend suite 1.3.1 , also tried Zadig.exe included in the package, the computer still does not detect the phone in download mode.
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Try using Heimdall for linux. The windows version depends on drivers while the linux does not need drivers.
Also try turning USB-debugging on. Some people report that this is needed for download mode, though I don't see how this can make a difference as the OS is not loaded when using download mode.
If this doesn't work I think you have a hardware problem.
EDIT: Don't use WM-ware etc for the above. I think an Ubuntu live CD will be fine.
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Try using Heimdall for linux. The windows version depends on drivers while the linux does not need drivers.
Also try turning USB-debugging on. Some people report that this is needed for download mode, though I don't see how this can make a difference as the OS is not loaded when using download mode.
If this doesn't work I think you have a hardware problem.
EDIT: Don't use WM-ware etc for the above. I think an Ubuntu live CD will be fine.
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thanks tried created a ubuntu live booted usb drive , installed heimdall , same thing can't detect the phone and then tried SDB in command prompt but gave error : device not found....
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tried windows sdb , will try booting into ubuntu tonight and use sdb ..if that exist...
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tried sdb via linux also , and got error device not found... anyone any idea ?
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have read more threads haven't found a solution yet...
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Same predicament
In the exact same predicament, was on MIUIv4_I9000_2.3.23_v1.1...
screwed up trying to go back to GB rom, can get to download mode,
but stuck there. Tried Kies and all other drivers. Tried Odin, nothing.
Installed Ubuntu, tried Heimdall, all for not.
Guess I have to send it back to Virgin....
me sad !!
eurorv said:
In the exact same predicament, was on MIUIv4_I9000_2.3.23_v1.1...
screwed up trying to go back to GB rom, can get to download mode,
but stuck there. Tried Kies and all other drivers. Tried Odin, nothing.
Installed Ubuntu, tried Heimdall, all for not.
Guess I have to send it back to Virgin....
me sad !!
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thanks for sharing ..just weird that no drivers for ics rom works and I was always told that as long as you can get to download mode the phone is not truely bricked...but guess that saying must be changed now....i
will virgin fix it for you ? will they charge you ?
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My SGS is past warranty.
Virgin sent me to a Samsung repair shop in ville St-Laurent.
They're charging me 50$ to reflash, extra 25 for 1 day service
Getting my baby back 10 am tomorrow... Whoohooo !!
eurorv said:
My SGS is past warranty.
Virgin sent me to a Samsung repair shop in ville St-Laurent.
They're charging me 50$ to reflash, extra 25 for 1 day service
Getting my baby back 10 am tomorrow... Whoohooo !!
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that is great news....do you know if they will have to open up the phone and flash the hardware?
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