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I know,Another Bricked Phone...sigh

I had loaded the ginger clone rom and all was well. I then however wanted to swap kernels so i loaded up seitrons cwm 1.5.6 and proceeded to flash through cwm. this has now become the worst day of my life. the phone will not boot past the galaxy s screen. i cannot not get into recovery and both computers now say usb device not recognized when in download trying to flash odin. i am worried that something is corrupted on my phone because not matter how many times i uninstall and reinstall the drivers no luck. i think it is officially bricked and im sol. maybe some great minds can figure it out here.

It's not bricked - issue is trying to get your computer to recognize your phone when in download mode so you can flash it back.
What OS are you running? Also - where did you download the drivers from? Some seem to work better than others.

If you can get to the galaxy screen you might still be able to to get into recovery. pull out the battery and use the 3 button combo. Hold down both volume button then power and let go of the power button after it turns on. then just reinstall the rom

I'm willing to bet you can also get into Download Mode either with button combos, or a JIG. Once in Download, you can use Odin to restore to JF6, and have a working phone to flash around with again.

i can get into download mode no problem. and i think it is quite possible drivers are corrupted on the phone itself. my wifes phone works on the same exact setup. no usb device not recognized error. i have tried the drivers from here and samsung directly with no luck. 3 button combo does not work. sim out sim in battery out and in. but like i said it will just not register with the comp and hers will. so im going to att and seeing about replacing it. but i will see how that goes. ive done this lots of times with no issues ever.
download works
3 button combo does not so no recovery
usb device not recognized error
thanks for the help and keep it coming i will try everything if i haven't already.

Try current usb port
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Think I'm in worse shape. Tried flashing just the kernel to get BLN working again (last ROM I put on somehow loaded a non-compatible kernel). Now the phone boots the white ATT screen and just sits there. Can't get it into D/L mode with 3-button and doesn't respond to computer I have been using to flash ROMs for a couple weeks now...
Am I hosed? ANY help would be greatly appreciated...

You could try to use a JIG to force your phone into Download Mode

Okay...well, got into D/L mode finally. Used Odin to get it back to factory. Used the One Click rooter again, except now it boots to recovery 3e, which doesn't let my power button work as the okay button Pulling the battery to reset it, but it will no longer go into D/L mode to use Odin again. It keeps booting to the recovery Utils, which I cant get out of...*sigh*
Thoughts?

at least your able to do something i still cannot get my phone into recovery or to be recognized by the computer. it is not the drivers so i have no idea. i can only think that something got funked up with the kernel flash.

if you are getting into 3e recovery then you are most certainly NOT using the JF6 one click stock
3e recovery comes on JI6 which is the FroYo leak....completely different builds and roms

have you tried a different usb cable? I was having this problem, and the stock samsung cable was B.O. and wasnt working... i tried my blackberry one and all was good

magnumrt562 said:
have you tried a different usb cable? I was having this problem, and the stock samsung cable was B.O. and wasnt working... i tried my blackberry one and all was good
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i actually tried this yes. i had a blackberry cable from the storm (shivers) that was laying around. tried that but no luck with that or my wifes cable as well. but a good tip for others nonetheless

Pirateghost said:
if you are getting into 3e recovery then you are most certainly NOT using the JF6 one click stock
3e recovery comes on JI6 which is the FroYo leak....completely different builds and roms
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I just want to quote this to stress the importance.

Thank you, didn't realize that (still sorta new to this)...
I downloaded a zip (I thought from here somewhere) that extracted into the 4 files. Anyone got a link to the JH6 set of files?
I also downloaded DG's "One Click Odin", but it doesn't seem to really do anything when I run it unless I manually load all the files. Also, I don't see a "Master Clean" like the post refer too

are you sure you downloaded the right odin? in the one click version, theres no option to load files at all. only a "start" and "master clear"
make sure the odin one click is open before you connect your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

You guys rock! I don't know how, cause I could have sworn I D/L'd it from that link before and I got the generic Odin, but it looks like I have the right one now! Thank you for your patience with us noobs as we start getting into this new world!

glad you got yours working. i have officially given up and receiving a new one on tuesday. i tried everything but somehow someway the phone is not recognized in download mode. oh well have to mess the with new one then lol

zippox180 said:
glad you got yours working. i have officially given up and receiving a new one on tuesday. i tried everything but somehow someway the phone is not recognized in download mode. oh well have to mess the with new one then lol
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I was having the same problem. Have you tried powering off, start odin, hold both the volume up/down, then plug in the usb to your phone?

[Guide]How to flash a ROM on a 2.2 Captivate

Introduction
I've put together a video on how to flash a rom. It includes Rooting, Backing up data, Flashing a kernel, Flashing a rom, and troublehooting bad flashes.
Warning
Before you go and flash a ROM for the ultra-fast speeds, kick-butt graphics and awesome sound upgrades... Realize that the risks are real, it is possible for you to black-screen-brick (hard brick) your phone. Here is a real-world example:phone won't turn on. At this point, only JTAG recovery will be effective. I will be posting a video on JTAG soon enough.
You may feel more comfortable stopping after rooting and titanium backup, and not installing a ROM at all, that's OK.
How-To
If you are installing a ROM, then select the ClockWork Mod flashable zip you want and copy it to your phone's internal memory before you watch the video. I did not cover this in the video as there are many options. Team Komin recommends Andromeda3, but you may select any Captivate ROM.
Here is the video which I have prepared on flashing a custom ROM.
Flashing Toolbox
Windows Drivers - select the proper driver for your setup
32 bit: http://www.mediafire.com/?0b45zo7o75rc5d5
64 bit: http://www.mediafire.com/?3dh4d6up72me9re
Files
*SuperOneClickV1.7 - http://files.teamkomin.com/Andromeda/Tools/SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse.zip or http://www.mediafire.com/?kr649t97dd116cd
*Odin3 1.7- http://files.teamkomin.com/Andromeda/Tools/Odin3 v1.7.exe or http://www.mediafire.com/?dy2ix2icags19qr
*Ursa Minor - http://files.teamkomin.com/Andromeda/Tools/UrsaMinor.tar or http://www.mediafire.com/?a1i0boby6em54eo
*Andromeda3 - http://files.teamkomin.com/Andromeda/Andromeda3-Final.zip or http://www.mediafire.com/?vpu22j478j4542a
Recovery Software
*Odin3 one-click 1.0- use only in case of emergency, this can damage your phone -http://www.multiupload.com/XAZUYNXSC1
Tips, Tricks, Good to know
If you have a standard computer setup and you see your phone connected to a port higher then COM6, reboot your phone and your computer before flashing anything.
Phone--!--PC is just a download mode. If the computer does not recognize the phone, reinstall drivers, reboot and pull the battery out, then try again.
Odin is only used for initial and/or recovery modification. After using odin to flash a new kernel sucessfully, you will only need ClockWorkMod (CWM) to flash most kernels and ROMs. CWM is accessed by pressing and holding the 3 button combo.
If your phone displays Phone--!--PC and does not register a COM port on your computer follow the directions below
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.
Disclaimer: All materials presented are for informational purposes. This video is not an authorization, advertisement, nor a suggestion to flash your phone with custom firmware. In no event shall I be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, spcial, exemplary, or concequential damages, including but not limited to loss of data, business interruption or damage to equipment. This information is released AS-IS with no written or express warranty or liability.

Thanks for the guide adam, I'll be using this tonight. Could you possibly update this with a section on how to go back to a stock kb1 build? That would be great.
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That's the link at the bottom. Odin3 1-click is a KB1 build. It will bring you back to stock KB1.

AdamOutler said:
That's the link at the bottom. Odin3 1-click is a KB1 build. It will bring you back to stock KB1.
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Thats JF6, not KB1.....

Stock 2.2 you get from the update using kies mini.
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Dead Links
Hey could you repost the download links because none of them work anymore? Thanks

Sorry, Team Komin's server is down right now, there are other sources on the internet. I will mirror on mediafire as soon as I can

In a boot loop - Moved from Andromeda thread
Hi Adam, Just to get up everyone where we are. I had a flashing issue with Andromeda which resulted in the phone continuously rebooting; i.e. white screen Ursa Minor screen disembodied voice which I now think says missing operation, it definitely doesn't say backup operation, I've listened to it soooooooo many times. . .anyway I put the phone in download mode as you said - BTW this phone with phone off vol+vol then plug in USB and download appears. Holding the power button takes you -when the phone isn't loopiing of course- into recovery mode. I had already restarted the computer, - not a VM - restarted Odin 3 and tried to reflash. Pass! Reset and unfortunately I'm still in that loop can't get to recovery mode.
I removed the battery and USB. Held down all three buttons and with the USB cable connected put the battery back. I held through 2 screen goes black circuits. Second time up the screen shows a gray battery then goes black then I get the ATT screen followed by Ursa Minor and my now less than favorite voice. Doing the same without the USB cable I don;t get the battery but I do get the ATT splash screen between the two black screen and then that darling voice again. So that's where I am. Ideas please

Personally I would One-Click back to Stock. ROOT. Install CWM using Rom Manager. And then install Andromeda via CWM. (I usually skip re-rooting and just install from CWM via the update.zip from ROM Manager) See if that doesn't work... If it does, finish up by installing Ursa Minor #2 (or is it just Ursa Minor now?)

Great Work Adam! This is surely gonna help alot of new users!
On a other note, I'm concidaring to try A3 and was wondering if it's not exactly what I'm looking, can I flash over it (as it is really stock based) or am I better using Odin 1.7 again and flash another ROM?
Thanks!

Okay so I was writing this reply saying "I tried that first thing and have tried it several times in various ways since. It hangs, never got a progress bar" I had just tried it again (20 minutes of nothing) and was going to post the log out of Odin but I had closed it out so I thought what the heck I'll run it again. Danged if it didn't work this time.
I know this sounds odd but I think the difference was that I had Odin One Click running when I put the device into download mode instead of starting it after. As I said the only way into download mode I've found with this phone is powered off hold vol+vol then plug in USB. This time Odin was waiting, found the port and when I clicked start it worked. Heaven only knows if that is a quirk or coincidence.
Now off to see if I can flash this rom.
Thanks

^^ It can be tricky to get it into download mode, but there are several ways to do it on all phone. The important thing is that you get a sane COM port like COM8 or less on Odin3 1.7, and that you have download mode activated on the phone. Good to see that everything is working properly.
BWolf56 said:
Great Work Adam! This is surely gonna help alot of new users!
On a other note, I'm concidaring to try A3 and was wondering if it's not exactly what I'm looking, can I flash over it (as it is really stock based) or am I better using Odin 1.7 again and flash another ROM?
Thanks!
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Get ursa minor on there and you can do anything!
The ursa minor kernel with ClockWork Mod flashed through Odin3 1.7 will support all ROMs designed for our phone. Some ROMs are not designed for our phone (Cyanogen Mod, MIUI) and have work-arounds supported by the developers. I skipped the portion of downloading a ROM because you can pick a ROM yourself, this video just gives you the tools to do so. You are more then welcome to use the "UrsaMinor.tar" file as a ClockWork Mod springboard to other ROMs or kernels, I just picked my own team's ROM for the video.

fireboss said:
Okay so I was writing this reply saying "I tried that first thing and have tried it several times in various ways since. It hangs, never got a progress bar" I had just tried it again (20 minutes of nothing) and was going to post the log out of Odin but I had closed it out so I thought what the heck I'll run it again. Danged if it didn't work this time.
I know this sounds odd but I think the difference was that I had Odin One Click running when I put the device into download mode instead of starting it after. As I said the only way into download mode I've found with this phone is powered off hold vol+vol then plug in USB. This time Odin was waiting, found the port and when I clicked start it worked. Heaven only knows if that is a quirk or coincidence.
Now off to see if I can flash this rom.
Thanks
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OK well I've confirmed that Odin One Click won't restore on this phone unless it is open on the Windows machine when I connect the USB port tot throw the phone into download.
I restored then went through the flashing process again. This time when when it rebooted it didn't loop but it wouldn't go into recovery. I used droid explorer to flip it to recovery mode. Inoted then that there was no adndromeda.zip package on the sd card. I assumed Ursa was supposed to pull that over because in the video it says to find it and install. In any case I drug it from the computer to Droid Explorer and then was able to find it and install the Rom. The unpack looked normal enough the system rebooted. I unplugged USB,gave it the three button fix roputine, and was back in the loop. No matter what I did it looped. The loop was slower this time and the voice clearly said Restore Operation. Not knowing enough to wander farther and unable to get into recovery now because Droid Explorer couldn't see the phone anymore I let Odin restore it. That's where I am now.
Suggestions?

AdamOutler said:
Get ursa minor on there and you can do anything!
The ursa minor kernel with ClockWork Mod flashed through Odin3 1.7 will support all ROMs designed for our phone. Some ROMs are not designed for our phone (Cyanogen Mod, MIUI) and have work-arounds supported by the developers. I skipped the portion of downloading a ROM because you can pick a ROM yourself, this video just gives you the tools to do so. You are more then welcome to use the "UrsaMinor.tar" file as a ClockWork Mod springboard to other ROMs or kernels, I just picked my own team's ROM for the video.
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Thanks! I'll try that out once I get home from work. The only thing I can say is that I wish that would've been up when I got my 1st cappy - would've saved me the trouble of having to Odin3 1 click
Once again, Great work!!
EDIT: This should be Stickied!

fireboss: redownload all links above, it is possible that something went wrong with the download process and a bit is missing somewhere.
-copy the rom of your choice to your SDCard (Team Komin recommends Andromeda3, but any will work)
-put the phone into download mode and flash ursa minor tar file using Odin3 1.7
-let it run though it's operation until it boots normally.
-remove the usb cord, press and hold 3 buttons to reboot into recovery
-select zip from SDCard- Andromeda3.zip

i dont see a link, or file attachment or any mention of 3e recovery in OP

Trusselo said:
i dont see a link, or file attachment or any mention of 3e recovery in OP
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Might already be in Ursa Minor? (correct me if I'm wrong Adam)

fireboss said:
I know this sounds odd but I think the difference was that I had Odin One Click running when I put the device into download mode instead of starting it after.
Thanks
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You should always start odin BEFORE plugging the USB cable into your phone. I have never had an issue with odin on any of the phones I've flashed if I had it running before going into download mode. I also always restart odin between the initial flash and master clear if I'm going that far.

Trusselo said:
i dont see a link, or file attachment or any mention of 3e recovery in OP
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Right Bwolf
No need to mess with 3e recovery. UrsaMinor.tar overwrites 3e recovery and gives you CWM so you can begin flashing immediately.

mxracer101 said:
You should always start odin BEFORE plugging the USB cable into your phone. I have never had an issue with odin on any of the phones I've flashed if I had it running before going into download mode. I also always restart odin between the initial flash and master clear if I'm going that far.
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That works. The biggest thing is that you are in download mode and you have a sane COM port like COM5 or 6, not COM14. As shown in the video, COM14 lead to Phone--!--PC..
I may do this video again with heimdall. it worked well.
mxracer101, any chance you can generate a pit file? I'd like to make Andromeda3 into a full heimdall flash where you simply put the phone into download mode, select the files, hit start, and let the stock phone boot into Andromeda3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REMY4223 said:
I would suggest to Odin back to stock then update to Froyo via Kies.
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if you could do all that, why would you need to send back for a new phone ? If you could do any of that, the OP wouldn't be in a non-functioning predicament

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

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

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

My Captivate is currently in a state where it can boot up and it reaches the Cognition boot screen and does nothing further. When trying to use the 2 button+usb cord method to enter download mode the phone loads the charging battery but the animation is frozen.
Would this be considered a soft or hard brick? I'm not familiar with the factors that constitute the differences between the two. Is is a soft brick because the phone can still turn on or is it a hard brick because download mode is unreachable?
I was a user of Cognition 5 v1.00 but as support of the rom by the developer seemed to waiver I felt myself looking for a new GB Rom for my phone. I first flashed Cognition 4.5.3 onto my phone in order to have a stable Rom on my phone until I could decide upon the GB Rom I wanted to try. I decided to flash CM7 and began following the steps outlined in the thread. I formatted my system, data, and cache partitions but upon reboot I reached the point where I am currently.
I have not yet tried the jig as I do not have it on hand at my school apartment. Button combos, the usb cord, and the one click unbrick have not solved the problem and I would like to know if their are any other methods I could use to enter download mode until I am able to procure my jig and try that method.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Soft Bricked
You are whats considered soft bricked. Id recommend pulling out battery, SIM and SD. Open odin with with admin rights. Plug your phone to the computer, press volume up and down and insert battery. If that doesn't work then I would suggest making/buying a jig and flash back to stock (eclair, froyo or GB). As to how to get CM7 to work I can't offer any help since i haven't used it in a while and flashing method changed. I can recommend Atomic Fusion, KF1 based and very nice (after u theme it)

Clay
+1 I agree with prbassplayer. You have to get into dl mode and if none of the key combos work, then a jig is probably the only way. I use one and it works great in exactly the situation you seem to be in.
edit: Sorry for the double post, forget this and read next. :-/

Clay?
+1 I agree with prbassplayer. You have to get into dl mode and if none of the button combos work for you then the jig may be you're only option. I use it and it works great in exactly the same situation you seem to be in.
You might have crossed up some files and such from going back and forth between GB and Eclair. So need to flash back to stock and start over with fresh install.
If you're still interested in CM7, after rooting, you can install Rom Manager and follow the install process in the CM7 OP or check out their website, it'll walk you thru the whole thing.
Hope this helps

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You are whats considered soft bricked. Id recommend pulling out battery, SIM and SD. Open odin with with admin rights. Plug your phone to the computer, press volume up and down and insert battery. If that doesn't work then I would suggest making/buying a jig and flash back to stock (eclair, froyo or GB). As to how to get CM7 to work I can't offer any help since i haven't used it in a while and flashing method changed. I can recommend Atomic Fusion, KF1 based and very nice (after u theme it)
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Thank you for the input. At this point it seems that the jig is the only option as I've already tried the usb cord volume up and down process to no avail. I already own a jig, I just need to find a way to my parents house to go grab it.

They aren't hard to make to be honest and if u have a micro usb cable u don't care for it only cost w/e resistors cost for you there.

Using the SDK to use adb commands to get into download mode isn't an option as mentioned in this thread here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819105http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198270&highlight=soft+brick#

TheDeveron said:
Thank you for the input. At this point it seems that the jig is the only option as I've already tried the usb cord volume up and down process to no avail. I already own a jig, I just need to find a way to my parents house to go grab it.
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If you've already installed the GB bootloaders, the button combination has changed. I believe it is just volume down-power for gingerbread. Try that or volume up-power then release once the logo starts to see if that gets you into download or recovery.

trekie86 said:
If you've already installed the GB bootloaders, the button combination has changed. I believe it is just volume down-power for gingerbread. Try that or volume up-power then release once the logo starts to see if that gets you into download or recovery.
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That's if he installed I9000's bootloaders. Im assuming he is on I897 bootloaders if he came from Cog 5.

TheDeveron said:
My Captivate is currently in a state where it can boot up and it reaches the Cognition boot screen and does nothing further. When trying to use the 2 button+usb cord method to enter download mode the phone loads the charging battery but the animation is frozen.
Would this be considered a soft or hard brick? I'm not familiar with the factors that constitute the differences between the two. Is is a soft brick because the phone can still turn on or is it a hard brick because download mode is unreachable?
I was a user of Cognition 5 v1.00 but as support of the rom by the developer seemed to waiver I felt myself looking for a new GB Rom for my phone. I first flashed Cognition 4.5.3 onto my phone in order to have a stable Rom on my phone until I could decide upon the GB Rom I wanted to try. I decided to flash CM7 and began following the steps outlined in the thread. I formatted my system, data, and cache partitions but upon reboot I reached the point where I am currently.
I have not yet tried the jig as I do not have it on hand at my school apartment. Button combos, the usb cord, and the one click unbrick have not solved the problem and I would like to know if their are any other methods I could use to enter download mode until I am able to procure my jig and try that method.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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download mode thru adb is a good idea...
or gb key combo for download mode as someone else also menioned...coz u r already on gb bootloaders..
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That's if he installed I9000's bootloaders. Im assuming he is on I897 bootloaders if he came from Cog 5.
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but i think gb bootloaders...be it i9000 or i897....hav the same key combo to get to download mode..i m sorry if i m wrong..as i m on i9000 bootloaders...

^^^ you are wrong, the captivate boots have the same combos they've always had eclair/froyo/gingerbread
Only the I9000 boots have different combos.

studacris said:
^^^ you are wrong, the captivate boots have the same combos they've always had eclair/froyo/gingerbread
Only the I9000 boots have different combos.
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as i already said...may be i m wrong..
thanx for the info...though i m on cappy ..but first gb botlaoders i had was i9000 while flashin apex..and m still on it....so didnt pay attention
i m using xda classin.so dont hav thanks button..so thanx here only..

killer_raj said:
download mode thru adb is a good idea...
or gb key combo for download mode as someone else also menioned...coz u r already on gb bootloaders..
but i think gb bootloaders...be it i9000 or i897....hav the same key combo to get to download mode..i m sorry if i m wrong..as i m on i9000 bootloaders...
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No on Cog it is not. You can use the 3 button method just fine.
FYI GB bootloaders are not designed for CM7. CM7 used Froyo based bootloaders for its roms.

[Q] Captivate Bricked after Odin One Click

Hello. I have searched the forums and have not really found out an answer to my question. Earlier in the week I tried installing Andromeda with an ursa minor kernal I believe? (I was following a tut on youtube) I succesfully got ursa minor on my phone but the tutorial failed to mention I had to put Andromeda on the internal sd card to flash it. (first time trying to flash a rom so big noob). I decided to go back to stock and retry using Odin One Click. Odin bricked my phone because it is build number 1108 :/ I have an infinite ATT world phone boot loop because of this. I will be trying to make a jig/buying one soon to get back into download mode to fix this. I am not sure exactly what I am supposed to do once I am in download mode. I want to get back to stock. Obviously Odin One Click doesn't work because of my build number. What steps should I follow to go back to froyo 2.2 and to retry? Please help I am just not sure.

yakobo said:
Hello. I have searched the forums and have not really found out an answer to my question. Earlier in the week I tried installing Andromeda with an ursa minor kernal I believe? (I was following a tut on youtube) I succesfully got ursa minor on my phone but the tutorial failed to mention I had to put Andromeda on the internal sd card to flash it. (first time trying to flash a rom so big noob). I decided to go back to stock and retry using Odin One Click. Odin bricked my phone because it is build number 1108 :/ I have an infinite ATT world phone boot loop because of this. I will be trying to make a jig/buying one soon to get back into download mode to fix this. I am not sure exactly what I am supposed to do once I am in download mode. I want to get back to stock. Obviously Odin One Click doesn't work because of my build number. What steps should I follow to go back to froyo 2.2 and to retry? Please help I am just not sure.
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You'll have to use the full Odin program and grab a stock ROM from the development section. Once your in download flash stock ROM with through Odin or heimdall. I'm not next to my computer so I don't feel like fishing for links ..but should be fairly easy!
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yakobo said:
Hello. I have searched the forums and have not really found out an answer to my question. Earlier in the week I tried installing Andromeda with an ursa minor kernal I believe? (I was following a tut on youtube) I succesfully got ursa minor on my phone but the tutorial failed to mention I had to put Andromeda on the internal sd card to flash it. (first time trying to flash a rom so big noob). I decided to go back to stock and retry using Odin One Click. Odin bricked my phone because it is build number 1108 :/ I have an infinite ATT world phone boot loop because of this. I will be trying to make a jig/buying one soon to get back into download mode to fix this. I am not sure exactly what I am supposed to do once I am in download mode. I want to get back to stock. Obviously Odin One Click doesn't work because of my build number. What steps should I follow to go back to froyo 2.2 and to retry? Please help I am just not sure.
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This is a Odin 1 click for KB1 2.2 stock. After that follow any roms instructions except if it says stock 2.1 ignore it and assume its stock 2.2

I was wondering if I should follow this thread??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36

Might I ask do you need to get to 2.1?

prbassplayer said:
Might I ask do you need to get to 2.1?
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When I got my phone (about a two weeks ago) it came with 2.2 already on the phone. I don't need to get to 2.1 but I was thinking I'd go to 2.1 and then upgrade to 2.2 using att? If I can?

But why? If you got it as is and its stock its att's 2.2. At any rate If your so inclined on flashing 2.1 the one you mentioned thats using full Odin with pit should work. I suggest doing it if and only if you have that jig handy. Also keep in mind that .tar probably has bootloaders in it (wich is a risk you really dont need to take) just my 2 cents

prbassplayer said:
This is a Odin 1 click for KB1 2.2 stock. After that follow any roms instructions except if it says stock 2.1 ignore it and assume its stock 2.2
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Links in that thread seem to be broken:/ So I suppose I can't use that.

Ive never used this one but it is also a KB1 2.2 KB1

My ultimate goal is to get Andromeda3 on my cappy. It seems to be a good rom. Could I just flash that using oden? (put it in the pda slot) or will that not work until I go back to stock?
With this new thread you linked me to, Just put in odin and I should be good to go? Thank you for your help by the way.

Ive never used that rom. Follow their instructions and assume stock is 2.2 for you. Also The original link i sent you should have worked. Aperrantly mediafire.com is having issues tonight.

installing Andromeda3 doesnt require going back to stock, 2.2 or 2.1.
ODIN flash a custom CWM kernel
boot to recovery
flash rom
thats it

Pirateghost said:
installing Andromeda3 doesnt require going back to stock, 2.2 or 2.1.
ODIN flash a custom CWM kernel
boot to recovery
flash rom
thats it
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I can't because I bricked my cappy. i can't go into recovery right now. I need a jig to get back into download mode to fix it.

prbassplayer said:
Ive never used that rom. Follow their instructions and assume stock is 2.2 for you. Also The original link i sent you should have worked. Aperrantly mediafire.com is having issues tonight.
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Once I get my jig hopefully mediafire is up and I can download from the first link you sent me. That seems to be my best bet right now. Thank you for your help. I sure hope I can get my phone backXD

yakobo said:
I can't because I bricked my cappy. i can't go into recovery right now. I need a jig to get back into download mode to fix it.
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you are stuck in a boot loop right?
if you power your phone off, hold down both vol buttons and hold down the power button until the ATT screen comes up, let go, does it not go into recovery mode?
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download mode:
power off, while holding both vol buttons, plug in usb. does that not work?

yakobo said:
My ultimate goal is to get Andromeda3 on my cappy. It seems to be a good rom. Could I just flash that using oden? (put it in the pda slot) or will that not work until I go back to stock?
With this new thread you linked me to, Just put in odin and I should be good to go? Thank you for your help by the way.
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Get ursa minor back on your phone, then mount usb in mounts and storage, then copy the Andromeda3 zip to the drive. You were almost there.
Fish around in the usb port with 301kOhms of resistance from radio shack. You will hit pins 4 abd 5 and you will be in download mode.

Pirateghost said:
you are stuck in a boot loop right?
if you power your phone off, hold down both vol buttons and hold down the power button until the ATT screen comes up, let go, does it not go into recovery mode?
or
download mode:
power off, while holding both vol buttons, plug in usb. does that not work?
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No:/ no button combos work to get me in recovery or download mode. Getting a jig (hopefully today) so I can fix all this. Yes it is in a boot loop

AdamOutler said:
Get ursa minor back on your phone, then mount usb in mounts and storage, then copy the Andromeda3 zip to the drive. You were almost there.
Fish around in the usb port with 301kOhms of resistance from radio shack. You will hit pins 4 abd 5 and you will be in download mode.
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Thanks. I tried putting the Andromeda on the phone by copying it over to the phone through the mounted sd card but it was all of a sudden "write protected" and showed up as a cd instead of an sd card. :/ I know I was real close but I made some mistakes along the way
also, when you say fish around the usb port. you mean inside the phone? Is there any danger of hitting the wrong pins and possibly hurting my phone? (say i hit pins 3 and 5 by mistake or something) or is it all pretty safe? I was going to try and attempt the jig method that only used the resistors but n oticed the pins were horrible small in the phone:/

yakobo said:
Thanks. I tried putting the Andromeda on the phone by copying it over to the phone through the mounted sd card but it was all of a sudden "write protected" and showed up as a cd instead of an sd card. :/ I know I was real close but I made some mistakes along the way
also, when you say fish around the usb port. you mean inside the phone? Is there any danger of hitting the wrong pins and possibly hurting my phone? (say i hit pins 3 and 5 by mistake or something) or is it all pretty safe? I was going to try and attempt the jig method that only used the resistors but n oticed the pins were horrible small in the phone:/
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It's not inside the phone... it's the USB port on the phone. One pin is on top and the other is on the bottom. If you don't have a JIG, that's the easy way to do it. There's no power on the USB port. This is a quick way to do it. You'll be fine. It's safe.

AdamOutler said:
It's not inside the phone... it's the USB port on the phone. One pin is on top and the other is on the bottom. If you don't have a JIG, that's the easy way to do it. There's no power on the USB port. This is a quick way to do it. You'll be fine. It's safe.
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Sorry, that is what I meant. I meant to place where the charger is plugged in to. Just seems like the pins are really really tiny. Thank you for your help gonna get my resistors hopefully today and get my phone working again.