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Hi guys, I just recently flashed CyanogenMod7 on my Samsung Captivate. After getting a bit tired of the rom, I have decided to revert to stock to install a different rom. The problem is, when I'm trying to go into Odin to flash back to stock 2.1, it does not recognize my phone at all and does not make a com port for my phone. I have tried reinstalling drivers, I have tried all USB ports on my computer, I'm clueless as to what I can do. I can mount the phone and move things into the phone but Odin does not recognize it even in download mode. Any help would be much appreciated!
Have you tried a different version of odin? I'm no expert by any means but maybe that might help. I got my odin to stock from ponack.net in the flashing to stock post.
Hope you get it going.
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The same thing happened to me when I decided to flash back to stock from CM7. Odin would not recognize my phone at all. I downloaded a new copy of Odin, made sure that I ran it as Administrator but still, nothing. I then left my phone connected to my pc while in download mode and noticed that my computer was installing drivers??? I was not sure why, but after it installed them, I disconnected my phone, removed the battery, restarted Odin, then went into download mode and PRESTO...my phone was showing in Odin...Its worth a shot, I mean it worked for me.
Make sure have odin open first. Plug usb cord into the back of your computer. Get it into download mode THIS WAY: take out battery (and sim if going back to stock) plug in the usb to the phone, hold both volume buttons, insert the battery. If it still doesn't work, restart the computer
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Try odin one click too sometimes it well recognize when the full odin will not
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Might try using AIO Captivate tools from the development section. If you have one, you might try using a different cable too. Failing that, try installing a different kernel or custom ROM before trying to flash to stock again.
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Did you make sure to download and install Nexus S drivers rather than captivate?
So here't the full background, it's not long, please read:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...-bricked-my-sgs-wonder-what-i-did-wrong.2032/
Long story short, it looks like I bricked my SGS when trying to flash with Odin, even though I followed the tutorial very closely. When I power up the phone, it just gives me the image with phone, exclamation mark and PC on it. It does, however, go into download mode when powered up with VolDown and center button.
How do I save it? Do I need the JIG (God, please say no! )
Have you tried reflashing with odin.
Jig is only needed when you cant get into download mode.
Also i just looked inside the darky rom topic.
Have you flashed the jvk rom first with the bootloaders?
Edit: as said below. If you gonna reflash, flash a stock rom. Not the darky rom. First priority is to make your phone work.
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Yeah, you have download mode.
Now, fire up Odin and load a few rom files into it, connect the phone and see if the PC still recognises it. (Do not flash, Just a test)
If so...
Flash a stock rom.
Somehow, I was able to flash it with Odin in Download Mode this time. Phew! I read somewhere that the flash might fail if You're using wrong USB port. At first I connected my phone to a eSATA/USB combo port, and for the second time (after brick) I tried a normal USB 2.0 port in my laptop. Maybe that's what made the difference, I have no idea.
Anyway, I'm running stock Samsung 2.3 rom and am trying to install Darky's 10.0 RC3 on it - I am running into some problems, but thankfully they're much less serious than the brick that I was able to fix.
Thanks for Your help!
I ran into similar problems last week. A rom wouldn't flash, so I gave it an hour and it proceeded nowhere. Had to pull the plug on it.
Sometimes it just takes a few times plugging and unplugging repeatedly until it just happens to get detected by Windows. Maybe just a bit of luck too
Congrats on your recovery.
Just wondering which stock 2.3 rom did you use and which Odin setting you used to get your phone up and working again.
Here is my post / problem, seems similar to yours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020223
Thanks
I had the same issue like warnec on my first darkyy flash, finally everything went fine...don't worry!
just try to reflash with odin (maybe going for a stock version first is a good idea), be sure to do everything as mentioned in the guides out there. and be sure your computer works stable, maybe you want to quit some tasks in the background (however it should work even without but something crashed my odin once...)
Reflash with Odin to make your phone work again. I suggest using a stock 2.2.1/2.3.3 ROM. It is important that it consists of the 512.pit file, a PDA file, a Phone file and a CSC file. The ROM must have bootloaders included!
Now, disconnect your phone and turn it off.
Start Odin and load all the files. Tick 'Repartition'.
Start your phone in Download Mode by pressing Vol-Down, Home and Power.
Connect it to your PC and wait for Odin to say 'Added!'.
Now hit Start, wait 2-3 minutes until it is done and your phone should succesfully reboot!
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Thanks I tried this and my phone just keeps flashing i9000m screen, then blank and then back to the i9000m screen. Looks like the phone is unusable.
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Thanks I tried this and my phone just keeps flashing i9000m screen, then blank and then back to the i9000m screen. Looks like the phone is unusable.
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does not sound very good...could you solve your problem yet?
Had to take the phone into Bell. Waiting on return of it and currently using a loaner HTC Desire Z from Bell.
I am working on a friend's captivate (att) and I have him running cognition ROM right now. Unfortunately, it still sucks and he hates his phone. I want to flash cyanogenmod to the phone, but I need to restore it to stock first (I think). I am trying to use AIO tool to flash the phone to stock, but ODIN hangs when I start it. Is there another way to switch ROMS without flashing back to stock first? I don't have to flash to stock with my Optimus V, so why it the Captivate such a PITA phone to mess with? Please help me. I am tired of my buddy complaining about his phone every day.
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I am working on a friend's captivate (att) and I have him running cognition ROM right now. Unfortunately, it still sucks and he hates his phone. I want to flash cyanogenmod to the phone, but I need to restore it to stock first (I think). I am trying to use AIO tool to flash the phone to stock, but ODIN hangs when I start it. Is there another way to switch ROMS without flashing back to stock first? I don't have to flash to stock with my Optimus V, so why it the Captivate such a PITA phone to mess with? Please help me. I am tired of my buddy complaining about his phone every day.
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If the phone doesnt have the gb bootloaders then you can flash CM7 using any kernel with clockworkmod recovery.
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I really wouldn't recommend CM7 if your friend isn't into phone development on his own, especially the nightly builds. However, if you're dead set on doing that, just do it without the AIO tool. Flash to stock with Odin one-click and root the phone some way (superoneclick is preferred) and then just follow the steps. Well, you actually don't require stock so long as your phone is rooted and not running GB bootloaders, but it's always safe to just go back to stock anyways.
For some reason though, ODIN will not flash to stock. Sometimes it will get as far as flashing modem.bin, but then it just hangs. It made it all the way to filesystem.rfs once, but again, it hung up. What is going on here? Is it my PC or do these phones just do that?
It could be a variety of problems. I'd reinstall the drivers and ODIN on your computer, because something may not have installed correctly. I know that I've never had any issues going back to stock with ODIN.
Now after failing so many times to flash the phone, I can't even get it to go into download mode anymore. I am using the volume up+volume down and plug usb method, but that all of a sudden will no longer start the phone. I am afraid that I may have bricked it. Any ideas?
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Now after failing so many times to flash the phone, I can't even get it to go into download mode anymore. I am using the volume up+volume down and plug usb method, but that all of a sudden will no longer start the phone. I am afraid that I may have bricked it. Any ideas?
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Is it doing anything? Showing any power?
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super coffee said:
Now after failing so many times to flash the phone, I can't even get it to go into download mode anymore. I am using the volume up+volume down and plug usb method, but that all of a sudden will no longer start the phone. I am afraid that I may have bricked it. Any ideas?
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Try the ADB method, instructions on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
If all else fails, building a jig is very easy and cheap. My best guess is you had something installed incorrectly on your computer and when ODIN tried to do its thing it froze and then "software-bricked" your friend's captivate.
Okay, so I have installed Speedrom kernel earlier, then tried to flash ICSSGS, and after it restarted the phone, it went to the Samsung Captivate logo. I reflashed Speedrom via Heimdall. Once it restarted I continued into reflashing ICSSGS from CWM. It continued installing, and I selected the options I wanted (I tried both kernels, to no avail). After it said it was done and restarted I was greeted by the Samsung Captivate logo. I have been stuck here ever since.
I was running I897UCKB2.
I can access download mode, recovery, I can flash new recoveries and new roms. However no roms actually flash. I have searched all over and can not seem to find anyone with exactly the same results. Maybe I am searching the wrong terms.
I have tried Kies, but can not get into the phone, so I can not use it. I have tried odin3 1.7, I have also tried several odin one click setups, all of which connect to the phone, and attempt to install, 2-3 hours later, or even 8 i come back to it still frozen. When I restart the phone I am stuck at the /!\ screen. using the UnBrickable mod, I can get it back into recovery, I can not get it to go any other way besides UnBrickable Mod.
I also can not access ADB or fastboot, it is always waiting on the device.
I am at a complete lost here. Tomorrow I plan on launching Ubuntu and seeing if I can fix the issue.
Does anyone know why the ROMs are ot flashing correctly?
edit: I should add that after attempting to install ICSSGS my phone is no longer recognized at i897 and incapable of installing CM9. After changing the build.prop I am still unable to get it to recognize. As of now attempting to install CM9 installs CWM 5.5 and reboots, and then never does anything.
Try using nexus drivers on ur pc.
Then if u can get into download mode, flash to stock of ur choice and then use TRusselo's Guide, that is stickied in the Q & A forum, to proceed further.
U can use the /!\ screen as a download screen.
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I woke up this morning with it still stuck at Firmware upgrade. My computer went to sleep during the night.. Thought I had turned it off. Luckily it looks like when I turned it on, Odin One-Click for 2.1 started up and started flashing it. Phone restarted and actually appears to be doing something.
So I guess Flash Odin Twice?
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Try using nexus drivers on ur pc.
Then if u can get into download mode, flash to stock of ur choice and then use TRusselo's Guide, that is stickied in the Q & A forum, to proceed further.
U can use the /!\ screen as a download screen.
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As for Trusselo's Guide, its the one I followed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
Doesnt flash ROMs for me. I tried it again in Ubunutu. It is a no go. I am not as experienced as I'd like to be flashing, but its not a hard process, So I am very unsure as to whats going on that flashes are not working. Well ROM flashes at least, I now am running, Eclair 2.1-update1. I am going to try to flash a new bootloader, the e2 and see if I can maybe get around the issue I am having.
Not sure why things are not going good for u according to TRusselo's Guide...??
Be sure and read plenty before u flash. Know what u r doing and the risks. Newer Stickied Threads in the Captivate Forums r ur friend.
I tried flashing a few more times, and got nothing. I began to give up, but last second tried installing CM9 Nightly, it went through finally. Haven't done anything different. I checked the videos I recorded to see if I had did anything different. Only Difference is flashing the bootloader twice before running CWM to install CM9.
Glad that nightmare is over. Girlfriend should be very excited that it is working. Now if I only had a 100% Sense free and 100% working ICS for my Amaze.
Thanks for your help.
Glad u got it going. Thx for reporting back.
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Hi all, I recently installed a custom rom on my tablet and all went well, worked perfect but would not connect via usb to my laptop, and also showed that I had used 11gb of memory even though I hadn't got many apps installed. So I reverted back to my stock nandroid back up I made at the start. I decided tonight to try again and though this time I would clear all data/cache/partitions etc usung clockworkmod. I formatted every option that was available through cwm. I then thought I'd connect my tab to my laptop, drop the rom onto the tab and install. Only thing is, it won't show up under 'my computer'. I then tried to revert to the backup again but it says MD5 mismatch!!. If I select reboot system now, it just hangs at the galaxy screen.
Does anyone know what I have to do to bring my Tab back to life?.
Please, please help I'm really stuck....
Thanks in advance
Scotty
Install any (stock) rom using Odin.
(what is your exact device? Only flash a ROM specifically designed for your device)
EDIT: alternatively, you should be able to connect the tab by usb cable to pc, in recovery, and transfer any flashable rom .zip that way... (etc)
Are you sure you are using a safe CWM version?
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I am using cwm v5.5.0.4 How do I use odin?. Is there a comprehensive guide?. Where do I get stock rom from?. I have a P7310 wifi UK tab. I have never tried to rom my tab before, am used to doing my htc phones where I drop the rom onto my memory card and then put the memory card back in the phone to flash but as the tab doesn't take sd's am a bit stuck. I cannot connect it to my laptop or pc as it doesn't show up as connected.
Read the "one stop guide" sticky, or Google Odin...
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Read the "one stop guide" sticky, or Google Odin...
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I have read and downloaded all the files it says I need. I have installed the drivers again even though it said they were already installed. When I click to open odin, I get the window that says something in foreign. I click ok and the odin window flashes up for a split second and then goes off again......what am I doing wrong??.
Right...... Managed to get odin to work and flashed it with stock. Tablet is back to life and all is good..... apart from most of my memory is used up!. The tablet has no apps or anything other than stock installed on it but it says I have over a gig of apps that aren't showing in the apps list and also all my old pictures etc are there..
How do I format everything to get all my memory back that it originally came with?.