[Q] Help! Semi-bricked and no download mode - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got a stock Captivate running Gingerbread 2.3.3, Was trying to root with Odin and i897uckf1 design gears. Flash completed, phone rebooted and became stuck in a power loop. 1st to AT&T screen, then to Rogers screen and finally loaded to lock screen but then it would turn off and start all over again. After 10 minutes, I removed the battery, reinserted but still stuck in the power loop.
Next, I got it into download mode and tried to flash back to stock with how to from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989.
Now my phone will not go into download or reset mode. It will just loop the At&T screen. When I plug in the usb cable it loops a discharged battery icon.
I've tried all button combos to get into download mode without success. Am I screwed?
HELP!!!

Tabbajit said:
I've got a stock Captivate running Gingerbread 2.3.3, Was trying to root with Odin and i897uckf1 design gears. Flash completed, phone rebooted and became stuck in a power loop. 1st to AT&T screen, then to Rogers screen and finally loaded to lock screen but then it would turn off and start all over again. After 10 minutes, I removed the battery, reinserted but still stuck in the power loop.
Next, I got it into download mode and tried to flash back to stock with how to from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989.
Now my phone will not go into download or reset mode. It will just loop the At&T screen. When I plug in the usb cable it loops a discharged battery icon.
I've tried all button combos to get into download mode without success. Am I screwed?
HELP!!!
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I'd try making a jig/ or buying one. Instructions on this forum.

Tabbajit,
Right click, run as adminstrator Odin first. Pull ur battery, connect usb end of cable to computer (port on back of computer), connect micro usb end to phone, then insert battery (replace cover). U should b in download mode. (If not then u may need jig as stated above).
Do not use the Odin with the 3 button fix or u may hard brick ur phone.
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Hey guys. Thanks for your help. Managed to get things going again with the Jig. Took most of the day but got Rooted Gingerbread running 100%. Lost all my apps and info along the way though. What backup are you guys using for Apps, SMS, etc?

^ Titanium Backup Pro
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Captivate I896 - Stuck on AT&T World Phone?

I have the Rogers Captivate - SGH-i896. I was following a tutorial on enabling tethering on my phone (on maggadget) but something went really wrong. I got Odin3 working, but when my captivate restarted, it got the a screen with "AT&T World Phone" and froze. I unplugged my phone and restarted it, but everytime I restart my phone, it shows the "AT&T World Phone" screen and doesn't do anything else.
I can still restart to go into download mode.
Have I just killed my phone? Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can get my phone back up?
1. take battery out and then put it back in.
2. open odin
3. Hold both up+down volume button the plug phone onto PC. Keep holding till see download mode.
4. release volume button then click start on odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Make sure you have the drivers and you are using Odin properly. The one click method is very simple. Read carefully!
issues resolved, thanks for your help!
Brick captivate?
im stuck at screen and it wont let me in download mode, even with your button method please help
You might need to build/buy a JIG j.v.douts
A JIG is something physical that you plug into your phone to force it into Download Mode if it's still possible.
randy_c said:
1. take battery out and then put it back in.
2. open odin
3. Hold both up+down volume button the plug phone onto PC. Keep holding till see download mode.
4. release volume button then click start on odin
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hi, I was resetting my rogers captivate i896 back to factory rom ( was at 4.3)using Odin,but after it was done my phone was stuck on the A T&T world phone screen and blinks on and off. To make matters worst, I cant get back into download mode as when I try the battery show up on the screen empty. Please help
Did you try a jig? Download mode is not affected by flashing ROM, so it's still there. Might just be having trouble with the manual way.
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[Q] Stuck in AT&T Screen boot loop, can't get into either recovery or download mode

[Q] Stuck in AT&T Screen boot loop, can't get into either recovery or download mode
I went back to stock (or tried to) and after Odin was done the phone just stuck in the AT&T boot loop, download mode is not working (it was working before so I know I am doing the right combination/timing) doing endless combinations of Vol-/Vol+/Power doesn't seem to get me into recovery mode-
I put my girlfriend's captivate on Continuum over the weekend so I'm sure I'm pressing the right keys to get into download mode, but I get nothing but the battery.
I do have the Android SDK in my computer but I'm never able to get past that naggy screen, so I can't do a 'adb shell reboot recovery' is a JIG my only option?
To recap, can't get into download mode and pressing volume up / volume down and power buttonuntil the AT&T screen and then release the power button doesn't get me into recovery mode.
Need help!
I've been in the exact same situation.A jig is most probably the only option.
Many people have had this problem and find that a jig is the answer.
Sent from my cappy UC'd 900mhz and UV'd running di11is rom/ Onix kernel
first try with just holding vol buttons and then inserting USB cable...hold vol buttons till its goes into download mode or the screen changes..if not then try following steps...
1. remove the usb cable, battery, sdcard, SIM.
2. wait 10 seconds, then insert the USB cable.
3. press and hold the 3 button combo while you insert the battery
4. continue to hold until phone's screen goes black twice and release power button.
5. timing is critical, it may not work the first time. Keep going until you see the COM port is connected properly.
still no Dl mode..then buy a jig or make one yourself
Right so I'm download mode now, but every time I go back to STOCK I'm re-stuck in the same loop, seems that I can't get out of it.
I got into download mode with a JIG, but still can't see my phone from my computer, so I can't run the adb shell to get it to boot in recovery mode
I'd appreciate any help you could give me!
leopic said:
Right so I'm download mode now, but every time I go back to STOCK I'm re-stuck in the same loop, seems that I can't get out of it.
I got into download mode with a JIG, but still can't see my phone from my computer, so I can't run the adb shell to get it to boot in recovery mode
I'd appreciate any help you could give me!
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Restart your computer, use a different usb cable, a different usb port. if that doesn't work, unistall the drivers and reinstall, restart your comp and try again.
For anoyone that might find this thread, Odin 1 Click didn't work for me, so I flash back into stock using Odin (not the 1 click version, another one), here are some links that proved to be very helpful (I ended up Flashing to Serependity 6.4):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031749
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
http://android-roms.info/roms/80-Serendipity
http://serendipityrom.weebly.com/download.html
I had the same problem just a few weeks ago.
The problem is once you start using 2.2 you can't use ODIN 2.1 anymore.
This is the one that worked for me I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgears(1)
Frawgg said:
I had the same problem just a few weeks ago.
The problem is once you start using 2.2 you can't use ODIN 2.1 anymore.
This is the one that worked for me I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgears(1)
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this is actually a false statement.
i can still use odin 2.1 after flashing 2.2 roms and even stock 2.2 upgrades
Anyone thought about trying Heimdall if Odin doesn't work?
Yes, i tried using heimdall and that didn't work. I'm wondering what leopic did to fix his, if you could list the steps instead of the links that would help a lot!
stuck in att screen and battery loop
so i have tried searching for threads that match the issue i am having and some of them do and some doent so i have decided to post this. i tried flashing back to stock from a custom rom i was using. i used Odin to do this. i didn't work so i tried it again, same result. it dosent boot just sits at the captivate splash screen. i tried using a different oden tool and after that it just loops through the ATT splash screen and if i have the usb cable plugged in, it just loops the battery screen. im not even sure if it charges. i have tried everything i can find to do to get the download mode to come up and nothing, just loops. i have not tried the jig on this phone yet b/c i haven't made it to radio shack yet to pick the resistors up. is that going to be my only option?
what rom WERE you on?was it cm7 or miui?
Connection Issues? < click here for information on download and recovery mode....
information you should have had BEFORE FLASHING your phone..
i was on serinity 6.2.
i have tried all possible ways to get into d/l mode that i have found
so from the link provided
FROM A POWERED-DOWN STATE - BATTERY REMOVED
- Insert battery, then press and hold Vol+ and Vol-, then insert your USB cable..
goes into battery loop
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert Battery, Insert USB cable
goes into battery loop
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert USB cable, Insert Battery
goes into battery loop
- Use a 301Kohm jig between USB pins 4-5 (can be manufactured jig or homemade chain of resistors)
have not tried yet
asorendo said:
so from the link provided
FROM A POWERED-DOWN STATE - BATTERY REMOVED
- Insert battery, then press and hold Vol+ and Vol-, then insert your USB cable..
goes into battery loop
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert Battery, Insert USB cable
goes into battery loop
- Press and hold Vol+/Vol-, Insert USB cable, Insert Battery
goes into battery loop
- Use a 301Kohm jig between USB pins 4-5 (can be manufactured jig or homemade chain of resistors)
have not tried yet
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Sounds like a jig is in your future.
YAY. i got the resistors hook it all up and download mode loaded up. AWESOME!!!
viny2cool said:
first try with just holding vol buttons and then inserting USB cable...hold vol buttons till its goes into download mode or the screen changes..if not then try following steps...
1. remove the usb cable, battery, sdcard, SIM.
2. wait 10 seconds, then insert the USB cable.
3. press and hold the 3 button combo while you insert the battery
4. continue to hold until phone's screen goes black twice and release power button.
5. timing is critical, it may not work the first time. Keep going until you see the COM port is connected properly.
still no Dl mode..then buy a jig or make one yourself
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You safe my Note.. Many Thanks
I thought I lost her x_x
I had this problem before
Users - I am new on this forum and I know this thread is old however I had this problem and it resolved itself. Here is how.
Background: I tried to charge my ATT Captivate using a Nokia microUSB charger that was plugged into a 120v outlet. After a few minutes of charging, the phone would no longer boot past the ATT World Phone screen. Afterwards I tried everything under sun to get a computer recognize the phone so I could reflash the ROM. Nothing worked (different computer, different USB cables, reinstalled the Samsung drivers, etc....).
Resolution of Problem: As a last ditch effort, I tried charging my phone with the same Nokia microUSB cable that appeared to cause the problem in the first placed. This time the Nokia USB cable was plugged into my computer instead of the 120v outlet. My computer had the Samsung phone drivers installed. To my amazement the phone booted up after I unplugged it from the USB cable and all is well.
I am not sure what happened but my Captivate is back with no damage. Hope this helps some poor soul who is trying desperatley to get a computer to recognize a phone that for no apparent reason will not be recognized.
Captivate not working after flashing CM10 nightly
HELP, Actually I rooted my SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE I897 and then tried to install CM10 nightly thorugh Clockwork mod recovery. And I forgot to wipe Dalvik cache. The phone got stuck in AT&T Screen for hours together, the phone was not at all responding i.e. neither to download mode or recovery mode. But yesterday the phone went into download mode .. i tried to install the stock rom for Samsung captivate. Its coming till galaxy S screen after that its switching off ... What is the possible solution. Pls Help with this as I am complete novice to this. Help will be appreciated :good:

[Q] Odin3 not working

I had been using my Captivate for a while, and used Kies mini to upgrade to Froyo, and everything had been working fine until randomly the phone wouldn't boot.
It would take forever to go from the AT&T home screen, and would lag through the galaxy s intro, and then stop.
I tried to use Recovery mode, and it didn't work, so I tried to use Odin3 to flash back to stock.
Now it won't go past the Logo screen, and recovery mode doesn't work, but download mode still does. I have tried Odin one click, and Odin three click v 1.0, 1.3, and 1.7. I've used the .tar and the .pit from Breakin' Ranh's [Guide] How to Recover a Captivate to Stock 2.1 Eclair JH7
It keeps getting stuck in a boot loop after odin, no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?
Using SGH-i897
1007
first boot takes along time to build new files and delvik.. are you sure you waited long enough?
keep trying to get into recovery. try holding the buttons a little after the screen comes on.
factory wipe/ clear phone/
It keeps going to the AT&T logo screen for like 10 seconds, and then goes to the spinning wheel/battery charging screen, and then reboots.
Can't get into recovery mode through it, still.
a different .tar package.... dunno about that one..
or flash to 2.2 tar package
I have to use rom manager to get to recovery on my captivate
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I was able to use a dragon rom to get it to boot, but now my phone wont give me any access to my internal sd card, and won't mount my external, so I can't download rom manager because I "have no room" Where do I go from here?
I've already tried formatting both cards, and it seems like nothing happens whenever I click on format.
you dont need rom manager....ever
Then what does he need?
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stuck in the same position
I can get into download mode (only with a JIG tho) but when I go back to stock with Odin (or try to) it's just stuck in the AT & T logo screen, it doesn't go beyond that, how do I get into recovery mode, press both Volume buttons and Power button, when the AT&T screen comes release the Power button right?
Need some help please!
you might need to flash the 3 button fix but keep trying, if you get into recovery clear data and cache. but first boot always takes a long time as it has to build delvak cache and more... try flashing again, with the 3 button fix att rom.
3 button fix? to get into download mode you mean? I CAN get into download mode (with the jig) but not into recovery mode :-s
I have no idea how to flash it without being in the Stock rom, any help?
download is 2 buttons
recovery is 3 button.
some phones loose the 3 button combo to get into recovery.
in that case you need to flash the stock rom with 3 button fix.
it is for Att only so i dont know much more.
After Odin, I was in a boot loop yesterday. I plan on writing it up in a new thread to see if someone can help me understand what happened (cause I have Odined and modded two different cappys without issue) but here is how I was able to recover.
After Odin was complete and said successful, it reboots the phone.
Upon reboot I was in the ATT boot loop. After Odin, I lost both three button recovery and 2 button download (both of these worked before Odin). I don’t have a JIG so no way of getting to download mode.
I read to try the following sequence after reading it other posts.
1. Pull battery, sim, SD card and unplug the USB. Let it sit for a minute.
2. Plug in the USB cable.
3. Holding all three buttons, plug in the battery.
4. The battery charge (grey) should be seen on the phone. After the phone screen goes black twice let go of the power button.
This worked for me once, after several attempts.
Now that the phone booted back up, I did a master clear with Odin.
Upon reboot right back in to the ATT boot loop screen.
Was not having any luck with the steps above after several attempts.
Here is how I eventually recovered.
1. I opened Odin on the PC.
2. Pulled the battery and USB for a minute or two then replaced it and plugged in the USB cable.
3. After few cycles of black battery icon and spinning wheel, the batter icon turned green (like normal when you turn your phone off and plug it in). Sometimes this only took two cycles and sometimes many cycles (or a few minutes).
4. Once the battery icon was green, I hit the power button.
5. As soon as you see the ATT screen, pull the USB cable and the phone booted (if I left the USB plugged in, the phone went back to the black battery screen after the ATT screen).
6. I copied the correct Update.zip and Rom to my SD card.
From here I tried to boot into recovery via ADB.
The phone rebooted but back into the ATT boot loop.
Following the second set of steps above (2-3 times), I was finally able to get into Clockwork recovery.
From here I flashed Phoenix Unleashed.
After the flash rebooted and the phone seems to be running fine now (with the exception that I lost my 3 and 2 button combos, but that will be for a different thread).
From the Power Menu, I can get into download mode or Recovery no prob.
Not sure if this is something that will work for others but wanted to throw it out there just in case.
It never booted for me, so this is what I did
For anoyone that might find this thread, Odin 1 Click didn't work for me, so I flashed back into stock using Odin (not the 1 click version, another one), here are some links that proved to be very helpful (I ended up Flashing to Serependity 6.4):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031749
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
http://android-roms.info/roms/80-Serendipity
http://serendipityrom.weebly.com/download.html
FIXED:
Used this version of Odin to get me into recovery mode:
http://www.multiupload.com/PM9TNZWL84
Once I got that, I realized my internal SD card wasn't mounting properly, and used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
this thread to finish flashing back to stock.

[Q] Help! Bootloop, no recovery mode, no odin, stock everything on 4.0.4

Is there any hope for me?
Running stock 4.0.4 on my unrooted GT N7000. Phone was plugged in and charging (nearly full 89%) when I tried to use swipepad to launch my goole reader app. Everything froze while still in swipepad and was unresponsive for about five minutes while I waiting for a crash report. Crash report never came so I tried the power button. No response, still showing the frozen swipepad screen. Took the battery out and put it back in again, hit the power button and it shows the galaxy note launch screen (Galaxy Note GT N7000 in white on the black screen). It stays there with no change (this is a bootloop, right?).
I've tried going into recovery mode (vol down, home and power) and nothing happens, it just goes into the bootloop. Tried to get into odin mode (vol up, home and power) and I can get to the warning screen where you can select either boot as normal, or download mode. Boot as normal leads to bootloop, download mode gets immediately frozen.
I've also tried the "take battery out, hold volume, home and power while replacing battery" process with no luck
What happened? What did I do? What do I do?
I'm dying here.
As far as I can tell, all solutions I've seen have involved access to recovery mode....
Unmarked Door said:
Is there any hope for me?
Running stock 4.0.4 on my unrooted GT N7000. Phone was plugged in and charging (nearly full 89%) when I tried to use swipepad to launch my goole reader app. Everything froze while still in swipepad and was unresponsive for about five minutes while I waiting for a crash report. Crash report never came so I tried the power button. No response, still showing the frozen swipepad screen. Took the battery out and put it back in again, hit the power button and it shows the galaxy note launch screen (Galaxy Note GT N7000 in white on the black screen). It stays there with no change (this is a bootloop, right?).
I've tried going into recovery mode (vol down, home and power) and nothing happens, it just goes into the bootloop. Tried to get into odin mode (vol up, home and power) and I can get to the warning screen where you can select either boot as normal, or download mode. Boot as normal leads to bootloop, download mode gets immediately frozen.
I've also tried the "take battery out, hold volume, home and power while replacing battery" process with no luck
What happened? What did I do? What do I do?
I'm dying here.
As far as I can tell, all solutions I've seen have involved access to recovery mode....
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You are not in a bootloop (which is when the bootanimation repeats over and over) you are stuck in the splash screen. Anyway, that is not important. As you are running the stock ICS firmware which has the brick bug, I would suggest you flash the rom again in ODIN PC. Find your firmware and follow the tutorial in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
DO NOT TRY TO WIPE ANYTHING IN STOCK RECOVERY.
glevitan said:
You are not in a bootloop (which is when the bootanimation repeats over and over) you are stuck in the splash screen. Anyway, that is not important. As you are running the stock ICS firmware which has the brick bug, I would suggest you flash the rom again in ODIN PC. Find your firmware and follow the tutorial in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
DO NOT TRY TO WIPE ANYTHING IN STOCK RECOVERY.
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Thanks for clearing that up (re the bootloop vs stuck in the splash screen), but looking through the tutorials, even with Odin installed on the PC, I'll need to get access to the recovery mode.
I can't boot into recovery mode. What then? Is there any way to flash a rom without recovery mode access?
From what I know you need recovery or download mode to flash a ROM you may want to order a USB jig and see if you can get it to down load mode that way other then that you may be bricked
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ttibbetts83 said:
From what I know you need recovery or download mode to flash a ROM you may want to order a USB jig and see if you can get it to down load mode that way other then that you may be bricked
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My USB port is tempermental. OTG has been out of commission for a while.
So basically, through no fault of my own and without any recourse my phone is dead.
That's just great.
So, is this Google's fault, or Samsung's?
If you have not modified the phone be it kernel,rooted it, or custom ROMs then it would be a Samsung issue in my opinion anyways
sent from the darkness
ttibbetts83 said:
If you have not modified the phone be it kernel,rooted it, or custom ROMs then it would be a Samsung issue in my opinion anyways
sent from the darkness
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Hmph.
Well thanks again.
I guess a terminal diagnosis is still a diagnosis.
Gutted.

[Q] i9001 no SGS logo, no recovery mode, won't turn on

Hi,
I was walking down the street and when I looked at my phone, the screen was black. I thought it can't be the battery since it was just charged.
I went home, plugged it to the power supply and I got the following loop:
1. Empty Battery logo
2. Black screen
3. Back to 1
So I thought I let it plugged to the power supply and try to
enter the recovery mode, but it was unaccessible
turn on my phone, but it won't even show to the SGS logo
So I plugged the phone to my computer, went to download mode and I tried 2 different stock rom with ODIN v4.43, it didn't change a thing.
Again, plugged to the computer, went to download mode and sent a RCWM 6.0.1.2 via ODIN v4.43......... it didn't change a thing.
I don't know what to do anymore... Any solutions I could try?
Regards,
Moulay.
You bricked device
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Moulay.e said:
Hi,
I was walking down the street and when I looked at my phone, the screen was black. I thought it can't be the battery since it was just charged.
I went home, plugged it to the power supply and I got the following loop:
1. Empty Battery logo
2. Black screen
3. Back to 1
So I thought I let it plugged to the power supply and try to
enter the recovery mode, but it was unaccessible
turn on my phone, but it won't even show to the SGS logo
...
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I have the same problem. I've just flashed the Stock ROM after doing full wipes but my phone simply does not boot in any mode. I tried removing the battery, connecting to power, but it simply does not do anything, no boot, no logo, no battery logo... please HELP!
There are 2 possibilities:
1) For some reason, your bootloader got broken. That means hard brick.
2) I heard that there are Odin versions that work the best with every device. Odin v4.43 isn't one of them.
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Flashed it million time
Hi,
I flashed it using this method over and over again (7 times or so) and then, it worked for some reason. Don't know for how long though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922505
Once I got in, I wipped all the data 4 times in a row and flashed it again just to be sure.
Hope it will work for you as well.

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