Root help! - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

soo, yesterday i had serendipity 6.4 on my phone, and i felt like changing my rom, so i flashed back to stock using odin. Everything went fine, but at the time i was going to root, the galaxy one click root says everything went fine, but once I power up my phone there is no root access....can someone help me pleaaase? i really need to root.

pandakh said:
soo, yesterday i had serendipity 6.4 on my phone, and i felt like changing my rom, so i flashed back to stock using odin. Everything went fine, but at the time i was going to root, the galaxy one click root says everything went fine, but once I power up my phone there is no root access....can someone help me pleaaase? i really need to root.
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you dont need root to use clockworkmod recovery....you can flash roms without root....

oooh...ill research how to do that...thanks man

pandakh said:
oooh...ill research how to do that...thanks man
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if you are on stock 2.1, then you probably already have the update.zip on your sdcard unless you formatted everything.
just boot into recovery, hit reinstall packages, it will reboot into stock recovery again, hit reinstall packages again, and you will be in CWM
if you are on 2.2, you will need to flash a custom kernel on that has CWM built in. all custom kernels have it built in. use odin or heimdall to flash the kernel.
booting into the OS is completely unnecessary with the tools we have available to us.

im such a noob...how do i enter recovery?, i just used to do it with rom manager...

power off
hold down vol up + down and hold power button until ATT screen flashes, then let go of power, but keep holding vol buttons until recovery comes up
or
connect it to your computer and run
adb reboot recovery

that didnt work..the 3 buttn combo...

pandakh said:
that didnt work..the 3 buttn combo...
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you need to get the 3button fix on there then.....
you should never rock a phone without a way into recovery or download mode

Make sure you don't have gb bootloaders before you apply 3 button fix.

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[Q] need help

I rooted my phone like couple of month ago, then I updated the new AT&T partial update then today, I ran the froyo 2.2 update through the rom manager everything went ok but when i tried to use the rom manager again to restore my app. it restored then when it rebooted it came to the AT&T screen then froze, i tried to put it in recover mood but i could not, I had to take the battery off to force to power off, then when i put the battery back and power on it only come to the AT&T screen and froze. I do not know what to do?
1. Download Odin One Click to Stock JF6.
2. Launch Odin
3. Remove the battery from your phone
4. Plug the phone into the computer
5. Hold down both volume buttons
6. Put the battery in the phone while still holding both volume buttons
After step 6 the phone should enter download mode and Odin should have a box that says: COM:# and then press start. It should flash you back to JF6.
I Could put it in the download mode but everytime i use the odin it fails
haithamelbedawy said:
I Could put it in the download mode but everytime i use the odin it fails
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Is Odin able to recognize your phone when you plug it in?
Try running Odin as an administrator.
i even tried that and it did not work out
haithamelbedawy said:
i even tried that and it did not work out
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Are you using a rear usb port on your pc? Do you have the correct drivers for Odin?
finally i been able to reset the phone to a factory restrore, I did not do anything different than what I used to but i guyess I just needed to keep trying.
Now if I want to install the froyo 2.2 on my phone what do you recommend me to do?
Thanks all for your help
haithamelbedawy said:
finally i been able to reset the phone to a factory restrore, I did not do anything different than what I used to but i guyess I just needed to keep trying.
Now if I want to install the froyo 2.2 on my phone what do you recommend me to do?
Thanks all for your help
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Go to development, select a rom, download the .zip file, but do NOT rename it to update.zip and just copy it over to the root of the sd card.
I would recommend reading!
1. Root
2. Download Rom Manager
3. Flash CWM
4. Reboot into recovery
a. Install packages
b. It'll bring you back to 2e recovery
c. Install packages again and it'll load CWM Recovery
5. Install .zip from sd card and select the rom.zip
Make sure you have the three button recovery or can use a jig before flashing Froyo, I recommend Perception ROMS, they have most bugs fixed and DG gives great support, also he made a nice kernel. The ROM is I9000 Froyo based and it works great. I've tried out several other ROMS but some have too many bugs, for me, or are too vanilla. I ran Tayutama's ROM for quite a while. I am waiting for CM6.1 to be less buggie, I'd love to try it but I need a working phone.
Can I be able to run Froyo 2.2 on my phone without rooting my phone?
haithamelbedawy said:
Can I be able to run Froyo 2.2 on my phone without rooting my phone?
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yes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797282
but i have to ask, WHY??
Just wanted to know, you do not recommend it or what is your opinion?
haithamelbedawy said:
Just wanted to know, you do not recommend it or what is your opinion?
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there are much better options than the leaked FroYo. custom roms have been streamlined, and crafted together to give us a better FroYo experience. i would recommend just about ANY custom rom over the leaked 2.2
do you recommend a specific one?
i did that and it never came back could not get to recovery, ithink that if you do get a second chance, be sure that you are in usb debugging mode first
ronf1011 said:
i did that and it never came back could not get to recovery, ithink that if you do get a second chance, be sure that you are in usb debugging mode first
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Thanks for the advice
haithamelbedawy said:
do you recommend a specific one?
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right now i am on assonance rom, and i will probably bounce around because i like to try them all out.

VZW Tab with Khasmeks KleanMod Problem

Big PROBLEM. Everything was great with the Rom and overclocked kernel. Then the force close acore happened so much, i thought i would perform a restore. But did it through Rom Manager instead of CW recovery. Well Rom Manager threw me into the original android recovery? and it will not allow me to do anything. I get the white triangle with exclamation, when i touch the home button it gos to the Android sytem recovery screen instantly, but does not allow any functions. Push and hold power off is all that works. Then reboots to the same exclamation. I tried flashing both the Khasmek kernel and rom via Heimdall, which reports succuess, but im am still at the same exclamation. Am i bricked?
rspong said:
Big PROBLEM. Everything was great with the Rom and overclocked kernel. Then the force close acore happened so much, i thought i would perform a restore. But did it through Rom Manager instead of CW recovery. Well Rom Manager threw me into the original android recovery? and it will not allow me to do anything. I get the white triangle with exclamation, when i touch the home button it gos to the Android sytem recovery screen instantly, but does not allow any functions. Push and hold power off is all that works. Then reboots to the same exclamation. I tried flashing both the Khasmek kernel and rom via Heimdall, which reports succuess, but im am still at the same exclamation. Am i bricked?
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Can you get into download mode??? if so you not bricked.. voodoo mod was very glitchy for me, when i flashed overcome rom to my verzion tab.. i couldnt wipe anything i got that same screen with the triangle and not matter what i was doing it would go back voodoo cmw options then triangle. so finally i reflashed back to stock then booted into original recovery and wiped from there, both data and cahce. i was able to boot back up into android, from there i reflashed voodoo recovery and oc kernel and then was finallly able to use my nandroid back up.
stay away from rom manager, just power down the device to get into recovery or download mode. with the device off hold down power button and volume down button and yellow triangle should appear then flash back to stock... your gonna have to reboot into recovery after stock flash, and wipe both data and cache this should get you back up and running.
Its just getting ugly. Wont even power down. when i push and hold power off, just turns back on into the triangle exclamation, again, touch the home button and im in stock recovery screen with the exclamation still on that screen too. I can scroll up and down with volume, but when i push power to select nothing happens. Yes, i can get into download, like i said, ive reflashed everything successfully, according to heimdall, but nothings changed, just boots back into triangle page.
well,
i got lucky this time. found the original vzw files and installed them via heimdall. Seems to have taken me past the problem. Wow, that was scary
rspong said:
well,
i got lucky this time. found the original vzw files and installed them via heimdall. Seems to have taken me past the problem. Wow, that was scary
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yea man i got freaked out too.. i had the same problem with powering down, i just kept holding the power button down finally it shutdown.did u get the msg saying back button is disabled. then a few seconds later back button is enabled, while in voodoo recovery?? how did u make out with the nandroid backup?? i got my to work after reflashing back to stock and then reflashing v3 kernel and vooodoo recovery..
Khasmek has a thread for the rom.. why not just post in there? This if not there would belong in q&a
rspong said:
well,
i got lucky this time. found the original vzw files and installed them via heimdall. Seems to have taken me past the problem. Wow, that was scary
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Where did you find the vzw files? Can you send them to me?
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NomaSS said:
Where did you find the vzw files? Can you send them to me?
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Nevermind google found it sorry :/
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NomaSS said:
Nevermind google found it sorry :/
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Google found them WHERE? I've been searching for hours. I need original VZW VCast files back so ECO2 script won't crash when it tries to update them.
Update... I never did find the VZW files with Google Search, but the fix here in this thread restores everything back to stock including all the VZW bloatware. The fix works like a charm, by the way, for completely restoring the Tab back to stock.

Flashing problems.....is this the right place to ask?

So I put Andromeda on my phone a few weeks ago. It went fine, no problems, liked it. So I went to put it on my wife's phone. I was able to get it rooted. Into download mode, and Odin on it. But I couldn't get it into recovery. Vol up/dn/pwr just booted the phone normally. Vol up/dn does work to change the volume settings normally so it's not a bad button. So I thought, I had mine on stock 2.2 when I did everything. So I hooked hers up to Kies and put 2.2 on it. Rooted it. Now I cant' get the phone into download or recovery mode. Vol up/dn, plug in usb not working, it just goes into battery charge mode. We got our phones the same time so they're both same hardware rev. Any ideas?
TIA,
Scott
This should probably go in the q&a section. But did you try the three button fix. Search the forums for it.
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slevy951 said:
So I put Andromeda on my phone a few weeks ago. It went fine, no problems, liked it. So I went to put it on my wife's phone. I was able to get it rooted. Into download mode, and Odin on it. But I couldn't get it into recovery. Vol up/dn/pwr just booted the phone normally. Vol up/dn does work to change the volume settings normally so it's not a bad button. So I thought, I had mine on stock 2.2 when I did everything. So I hooked hers up to Kies and put 2.2 on it. Rooted it. Now I cant' get the phone into download or recovery mode. Vol up/dn, plug in usb not working, it just goes into battery charge mode. We got our phones the same time so they're both same hardware rev. Any ideas?
TIA,
Scott
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I donot know whats causing the problem (dont have the knowledge) but i can suggest buying a usb jig (costs only 8$ including shipping) which is pretty cheap and useful considering if you change roms frequently.
U just plug in the usb and the phone goes into download mode and you good to go.
If u wana buy just google mobile tech videos and buy it from their website (the guy john selling it is a rom reviwer on xda so its a safe site to buy) or on ebay. hope this helps
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so its back to stock 2.2 ?
try using rom manager to boot into recovery.
note with 2.2 stock it has 3e recovery. to install cwm you must root and replace with 3e hacked recovery
use rom manager to boot into recovery. from cwm you can tell the phone to reboot into download.
or if you still have a custom rom, you use the advanced power menu (power button menu) to select download or recovery. no button tricks needed.
Trusselo said:
so its back to stock 2.2 ?
try using rom manager to boot into recovery.
note with 2.2 stock it has 3e recovery. to install cwm you must root and replace with 3e hacked recovery
use rom manager to boot into recovery. from cwm you can tell the phone to reboot into download.
or if you still have a custom rom, you use the advanced power menu (power button menu) to select download or recovery. no button tricks needed.
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3e recovery can be a bit of a pain, it is easier to Odin one click to 2.1 with the 3 button fix and go on with that.
The other solution would be to go with Team Komin's Ursa Minor kernel. There's a video posted on the forum (and youtube) by AdamOutler (I think that's his name) on how to do it - very clear and easy to follow.
@ Trusselo, I don't mean to go against your suggestion. I went through the 3e recovery myself and it can be a pain for a newbie so I'm giving him/them a second opinion/suggestion
the 3e instructions are written like crap. i asked the OP to change it but no.,...
its actually super easy if you have root explorer. (google *cough cough*)
use root explorer to mount RW then drop the file over the old one.
done
@ bwolf_56 Oh and no offece to you but he cant get into download mode to flash the Ursa kernel from odin... so...
Trusselo said:
the 3e instructions are written like crap.
its actually super easy.
use root explorer to mount RW then drop the file over the old one.
done
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Yup, they're. I had to go through the replies to find the actual good way to do it and even then it wasn't so clear.
Once you know how root explorer works, then go ahead and use the 3e recovery but I wouldn't suggest that to some1 new to all of this I mean, you don't wanna replace the wrong file either (or even worst, delete system files).
Either way, It's up to you OP - both solution works great. I hope we helped
EDIT: lolol - I guess w/o dl mode, my way doesn't work so well You can try one of the 3 ways to get in dl mode, the one that works best for me is:
1. Turn off phone, remove battery, sim card
2. hold down both volume button
3. plug the usb in (while holding both volume still)
4. A nice triangle with a Android holding a shovel should show up
If that doesn't work. My apologize and go ahead with the 3e recovery that Trusselo suggested. You can pm me for clear instruction (and probably Trusselo as well)
Thanks all for suggestions....
so its back to stock 2.2 ?
Yes. And I believe I got it rooted with Superoneclick because it has superuser on it.
it is easier to Odin one click to 2.1 with the 3 button fix and go on with that
Exactly what I'm trying to do. But can't get into download mode or 3-button recovery mode. Neither are working. I didn't try the abd server method. Looked a bit scary, but may try it this eve.
use root explorer to mount RW then drop the file over the old one
Forgive me. Root explorer from market, right? 'mount RW' ? Drop what file over what old file?
use rom manager to boot into recovery. from cwm you can tell the phone to reboot into download.
So mount the SD and copy cwm to it and rename to update.zip. Get Rom manager from market and that will get me to cwm to get to download mode to use Odin to go back to 2.1. Then root again and install rom manager again to get into recovery to load the Andromeda? Is that close?
odin one click isnt 3 button fix
3 button fix is a flash you use with the NON one click odin
root explorer is from the market... (can also be *found* on google [for testing purposes])
3e recovery fix is a file you must replace. xda search it!
rom manager will download and copy the update.zip for you! so you dont need to do it frist. its the first button in the app! Rom manager also has a button. "boot into recovery" use it to boot into recovery...
so flash to 2.1 with 3button fix (regular odin) 2.1 no 3e recovery forget that.
root
install rom manager to get cwm
cwm flash your new rom
delete rom manager.
sounds like you need to do more searching and reading...
Trusselo said:
odin one click isnt 3 button fix
3 button fix is a flash you use with the NON one click odin
root explorer is from the market... (can also be *found* on google [for testing purposes])
3e recovery fix is a file you must replace. xda search it!
rom manager will download and copy the update.zip for you! so you dont need to do it frist. its the first button in the app! Rom manager also has a button. "boot into recovery" use it to boot into recovery...
so flash to 2.1 with 3button fix (regular odin) 2.1 no 3e recovery forget that.
root
install rom manager to get cwm
cwm flash your new rom
delete rom manager.
sounds like you need to do more searching and reading...
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Little question here, why would you delete ROM manager after?
@ OP - Please read some more before trying what has been suggested here. Trusselo gave you a good rundown which isn't too hard to do (there are also vid on it). A little reading could save your android, that coming from a guy that is usually hasty to act (notice how I bricked my 1st cappy )
most custom roms have CWM built into the kernel. rom manager and the update.zip with cwm are no longer needed with one of the cwm kernels.
and custom roms usually have the advanced power menu. boot to recovery/download easy peisy
rom manager only confuses people if you have both. took me a couple weeks to learn that..
bricked my first one too, kinda, (coulda fixed it) but couldn't wait and had it only days, easy exchange with in-store dummies.. lol
So I looked at Rom Manager on my phone.
Since the wife's on stock 2.2 and rooted. Seems that I can just d/l Rom Manager on her's. Copy the new rom to the SD. And use Rom Manager to flash it.
Can it be that simple?
And yes, I've been doing alot of reading. But, some of you guys talk a different language.....
Thanks again.
Scott
For future reference, this is not Dev-related and should have been posted in the related sticky in Q&A.
Miami_Son said:
For future reference, this is not Dev-related and should have been posted in the related sticky in Q&A.
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Ya, wasn't real sure where to put it. Apologies. If you want to move it.....
Scott
Moved to proper forum.
slevy951 said:
So I looked at Rom Manager on my phone.
Since the wife's on stock 2.2 and rooted. Seems that I can just d/l Rom Manager on her's. Copy the new rom to the SD. And use Rom Manager to flash it.
Can it be that simple?
And yes, I've been doing alot of reading. But, some of you guys talk a different language.....
Thanks again.
Scott
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No, it's not that simple, on 2.2 with the 3e recovery you will get a signing error when trying to flash and it won't work. Follow the suggestions and just use odin with the 3 button fix to get to 2.1
To get into download did you try removing battery from captivate, start Odin, plug USB cable to PC and captivate, hold both volume keys, and reinstall battery? On Stock that's the only way I can get into download. There is a thread on here with more detail but that's how I do it.
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talbtimber said:
To get into download did you try removing battery from captivate, start Odin, plug USB cable to PC and captivate, hold both volume keys, and reinstall battery? On Stock that's the only way I can get into download. There is a thread on here with more detail but that's how I do it.
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Yep, tried that one.
Spent a couple hours on this last night. I isntalled Rom Manager. That will get the phone into recovery. But, since it's 3e, doesn't do me any good. Signature errors. No matter what I do, can't get the phone into download mode. Last night I even tried with adb. The phone just reboots normally with the adb reboot download command.
I know your gonna say there is the 3e fix, keep reading. I found it. But, really didn't understand it. And I don't want to brick the phone. I think the wife is going to be staying on stock 2.2 at this point. I don't know what else to do.
Thanks to all.
Scott
Try and make or buy a jig?
Buiding a JIG is quite simple and cheap, you should try it.
Also, you can pm me for 3e recovery. I'll give you a nice rundown - It's quite easy, just not well explained on the thread

[Q] Build 1009? Trouble with download and recovery mode?

My wife's captivate is build 1009. I can't seem to find any info on it. It was on stock froyo but rooted with non-market apps enabled. I odin back to eclair and was trying to install CWM. I put the update.zip on the SD but when I try to boot into recovery (Volume up + Down and pwr) it just boots up normal. I had to use a jig to get it into download mode originally.
Any Ideas?
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My wife's captivate is build 1009. I can't seem to find any info on it. It was on stock froyo but rooted with non-market apps enabled. I odin back to eclair and was trying to install CWM. I put the update.zip on the SD but when I try to boot into recovery (Volume up + Down and pwr) it just boots up normal. I had to use a jig to get it into download mode originally.
Any Ideas?
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Did you release power button when at&t screen comes up?
SIGNATURE : Life is like a box of captivates, you never know if your gps will work
Hi,
My phone is 1007 and had the same problem.
Solution:
- You need to have the 3buttonfix.zip and the cwm update.zip on your SD.
- adb reboot recovery (from windows command line with enabled usb debugging on the phone)
- update to cwm then flash 3buttonfix
Warning: 3buttonfix only contains the Secondary Boot Loader so use it only if you have the stock bootloaders or your phone will get a hard brick
I recently got a 1009 build and have had zero problems. When I got it, the first thing I did was root it and fox the whole 3e recovery thing (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213), then it was good to go.
I have found that this phone I got is the best one I have had, period.
I first had a 1007 - crappy gps but never had any loss of button combos or anything. It always was easy to flash anything.
Then I had a 1008 - awesome gps, but had problems with losing button combos when flashing different things.
Now on 1009 - best of both. awesome gps, all button combos work flawlessly.
on my 1008 I did notice that sometimes I could get to recovery holding all three buttons longer than usual - until the att screen flashed a couple of times. Maybe this would work on your 1009.
Also on the 1008 I would flash back to stock with ODIN 1 click, then I could reflash the stock 3 button fix to get them back.
When the update.zip is in SD, and then on stock recovery you have to press re-install packages twice before cwm will kick in.
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Thanks for all the help. It is appreciated. I tried every button combo and short and long presses and nothing works. I was able to use a jig to get into download and get back to stock 2.1 I tried to just use kies to update to the stock 2.2 but I keep getting "unregistered device" message and won't "light up" the update button.
I may try going to AT&T and seeing if they will let me exchange it or calling Samsung and seeing what they will do.
If all else fails I may try the abd thing. Once I figure that out
Thanks again for the suggestions.
I've got Serendipity 7 on my phone and loving it! Never imagined I'd have so much trouble with this one. It was only rooted.
Did you try the 3E recovery fix yet? I just got a replacement phone today and it is a 1009 build. The 3 button combo is working on my end. Sorry you are having issues.
flashman2002 said:
Did you try the 3E recovery fix yet? I just got a replacement phone today and it is a 1009 build. The 3 button combo is working on my end. Sorry you are having issues.
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Will that allow it to go into recovery mode?
It is supposed to. I think I misspoke thought, it should be the 3 button combo fix. Not the 3e recovery.
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I tried to just use kies to update to the stock 2.2 but I keep getting "unregistered device" message and won't "light up" the update button.QUOTE]
This may help solve that issue so you can get back to 2.2 if you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880223
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brandon_L said:
My wife's captivate is build 1009. I can't seem to find any info on it. It was on stock froyo but rooted with non-market apps enabled. I odin back to eclair and was trying to install CWM. I put the update.zip on the SD but when I try to boot into recovery (Volume up + Down and pwr) it just boots up normal. I had to use a jig to get it into download mode originally.
Any Ideas?
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The key combo to get into recovery for the Cappy is NOT Vol up + Vol down + Power
The key combo to get into recovery for the Cappy IS Vol up + Power until the screen comes on, then release.
Well I had to go to ATT to pick up a micro cell. They gave me a $200 credit on my bill! There is almost no reception at my house.
While I was there I talked to them about my wife's phone. We have the AT&T warranty. He gave me a number for the warranty department.
They were able to tell that the phone had been rooted. This is after odin back to 2.1. They did offer to allow me exchange it for the deductible of $125. No Thanks!
The phone still works fine. I just need to learn a little more to get it updated. The suggestions here should work.
I'm sorry but i think you all are crazy.
The 3e recovery fix will not help you get to recovery. It unlocks the 3e recovery so you can flash unsigned zips like on 2e.
The key combo for captivates in indeed Vol up + Vol down + Power (not on ginger leak), i use it 5 times a day. Hold down all three untill you see the atnt screen, keep holding and you should see it go black and come back again, then release power.
And if you odin one click back to stock and master clear atnt can NOT tell that you were ever rooted. There will be no trace of ever doing anything, just as fresh as it was out of the box. Many people have got replacements by doing this.
But if the recovery combo doesnt work then the 3 button fix and adb are your options
When I try to upgrade with kies it says unregistered device. An earlier post mentioned a fix for this but I'm not sure if I'm up to it yet.
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Anyone who wants flash anything on an android device should install adb on their computer.
How long have you been trying to get this to work? Adb takes like 5 minutes to install (if that) and once it's there it's just 3 words to get into recovery, Seriously it's "adb reboot recovery" and bam.
What did you install? What I read has me installing many programs and plugins on the computer. Do I need all of that or is there a simpler package? What needs to be on the phone.
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Thanks for the help
Well I finally figured out how to use adb and get the phone into recovery I would like to install CWM and Serendipity 6.4 but my wife has lost all faith in me. I'll keep working on her.
Talked her into it. Serendipity 6.4 installed and running

[Q] Stuck in boot loop

Hey everyone. I looked around the forums for a situation similar to mine, and didn't find a case exactly the same as mine, though it's possible I missed something. Basically, my little sister said her captivate was randomly shutting down lately, so I decided to root it for her. I rooted my own HTC Inspire this summer with no problems, so I figured I should be able to do it. The root went just fine, but when I tried to get into 3 button recovery mode, it wasn't working. I had read some stuff (obviously not well enough) and read somewhere to install the speedmod kernel. Now I'm stuck in a boot loop and can't get off of the Galaxy S/SGH-I897/SAMSUNG screen. I tried to go into download mode, but now I can't get into that mode either. Any ideas? I read on the forums about making a JIG, and I might have to end up doing that, but if I can avoid it, I'd like to. Thanks in advance.
Depending on what stock rom u were on before that flash of the speedmod kernel, it may not boot ur phone, because i believe it was froyo based. And if u got it from TRusselo's Guide thread it was there just so u could use it to reboot into cwm recovery and flash a dev rom. Have u tried holding both volume up and down & power buttons together until u see the at&t screen and then releasing the buttons ?? That should boot u into cwm. And from there u can flash a dev rom.
Download mode is--phone off, hold volume down, insert micro usb end of cable into phone, having already opened Odin or Heimdall and usb end of cable already connected to pc. Or of course, jig will do the trick for ya.
U could also try flashin an appropriate kernel for ur firmware u r on --- stock or dev'd. But u will need to still get into download or recovery for that. But i would think u should be able to boot up with no probs with a correct kernel.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Depending on what stock rom u were on before that flash of the speedmod kernel, it may not boot ur phone, because i believe it was froyo based. And if u got it from TRusselo's Guide thread it was there just so u could use it to reboot into cwm recovery and flash a dev rom. Have u tried holding both volume up and down & power buttons together until u see the at&t screen and then releasing the buttons ?? That should boot u into cwm. And from there u can flash a dev rom.
Download mode is--phone off, hold volume down, insert micro usb end of cable into phone, having already opened Odin or Heimdall and usb end of cable already connected to pc. Or of course, jig will do the trick for ya.
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I did manage to get it into download mode. I had the usb cord already connected to the phone when I was holding Volume-, so that was the problem with that. Buuuut, I can't get into CWM at all. Holding Volume+ and Volume- plus the power button loads it directly into the Samsung logo screen, then reboots the phone. Maybe I need to reinstall CWM?
dshams said:
I did manage to get it into download mode. I had the usb cord already connected to the phone when I was holding Volume-, so that was the problem with that. Buuuut, I can't get into CWM at all. Holding Volume+ and Volume- plus the power button loads it directly into the Samsung logo screen, then reboots the phone. Maybe I need to reinstall CWM?
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You need to flash a different kernel if you wanna get in recovery but at this point, flashing KK4 through Odin seems like a better idea
BWolf56 said:
You need to flash a different kernel if you wanna get in recovery but at this point, flashing KK4 through Odin seems like a better idea
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I already went ahead and did that, and it's loading back to the regular start screen. Now I'm just trying to get CM10 on there for her, but according to their installation instructions, I need to be able to get into CWM recovery using the 3 button combo, which is where I'm currently stuck. According to one guide I'm reading right now, installing the corn kernel should fix the problem.
dshams said:
I already went ahead and did that, and it's loading back to the regular start screen. Now I'm just trying to get CM10 on there for her, but according to their installation instructions, I need to be able to get into CWM recovery using the 3 button combo, which is where I'm currently stuck. According to one guide I'm reading right now, installing the corn kernel should fix the problem.
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Yes indeed. Have CM10 on your SD. flash Corn kernel through Odin 1.85, reboot in recovery and flash CM10 as per their instructions.
BWolf56 said:
Yes indeed. Have CM10 on your SD. flash Corn kernel through Odin 1.85, reboot in recovery and flash CM10 as per their instructions.
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Yeah, still can't get into recovery. I turn off the phone, hold both volume buttons and the power button, but then it just stays at and keeps reloading the samsung loading screen (which now says i9000 instead of sgh-i897 like it did before). If I let go of the power button while on this screen, it progresses through the 3G/ATT screen and finally turns on the phone. Not sure what I need to do now. More research apparently.
dshams said:
Yeah, still can't get into recovery. I turn off the phone, hold both volume buttons and the power button, but then it just stays at and keeps reloading the samsung loading screen (which now says i9000 instead of sgh-i897 like it did before). If I let go of the power button while on this screen, it progresses through the 3G/ATT screen and finally turns on the phone. Not sure what I need to do now. More research apparently.
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Which KK4 did you flash? With the I897 bootloaders or I9000? And did you flash Corn kernel?
Getting in recovery can be tricky with the button combo. you could use ROM manager to get in recovery if you did flash Corn.
BWolf56 said:
Which KK4 did you flash? With the I897 bootloaders or I9000? And did you flash Corn kernel?
Getting in recovery can be tricky with the button combo. you could use ROM manager to get in recovery if you did flash Corn.
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Well, I assumed it was the I897 one since the guide I had been using was for that version of the captivate, but I'm going to redownload one so I can be sure. The model number under phone info says "SAMSUNG-SGH-I897" and the kernel version is the "Cornv706" version.
Also, couldn't get into recovery with ROM manager either; it just got stuck at the Samsung screen.
dshams said:
Well, I assumed it was the I897 one since the guide I had been using was for that version of the captivate, but I'm going to redownload one so I can be sure. The model number under phone info says "SAMSUNG-SGH-I897" and the kernel version is the "Cornv706" version.
Also, couldn't get into recovery with ROM manager either; it just got stuck at the Samsung screen.
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In that case, reflash both stock KK4 and Corn Kernel. Seems like something went wrong.
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In that case, reflash both stock KK4 and Corn Kernel. Seems like something went wrong.
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That's exactly what I did. Finally managed to get to CWM recovery and install CM10 after that. Thanks for all the help Wolf!
dshams said:
That's exactly what I did. Finally managed to get to CWM recovery and install CM10 after that. Thanks for all the help Wolf!
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Glad I could help! :good:

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