Upgrading from 2.1 Eclair - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Long story short...I screwed up a ROM install, and am now back to 2.1 with a rooted phone that is not recognized by Kies.
Is there an easier way to upgrade, and get back to Serendipity7, without messing with terminal emulators and trying to get original EIM number in the right folder?
TIA
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Yup
Use Odin, which i believe everything you need is linked in the instructions for flashing serendipity.

Wahoo! Thank you sir.
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[Q]KIES MINI not updating phone

I'm trying to update to official 2.2 to return the phone to warranty but its not updating. The progress bar gets to about 3/4 of the way then it says the upgrade could not be completed. Anyone know why?
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did you get the phone with stock 2.2? If not I would just flash back to stock jf6 as that erases any trace of custom ROMs (from what I've read).. and even if the phone came with 2.2 it may not matter if they get it back and it's 2.1. Beats me, just a thought.
Coreym said:
did you get the phone with stock 2.2? If not I would just flash back to stock jf6 as that erases any trace of custom ROMs (from what I've read).. and even if the phone came with 2.2 it may not matter if they get it back and it's 2.1. Beats me, just a thought.
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They don't keep track of what version the phone was on when it was sent. Simply use Odin3 one clck downloader and it will clear everything that would void your waranty.
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BWolf56 said:
They don't keep track of what version the phone was on when it was sent. Simply use Odin3 one clck downloader and it will clear everything that would void your waranty.
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I didn't think so but wasn't sure.. thanks for clarifying
Nvm i went they didnt do anything wasted an hour of my life and then i called the warranty number and got a replacement on the way in 10 minutes
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bricked a phone using odin....what went wrong?

I'm not new to this sort of stuff either. I used odin one time on my phone with no issues what so ever. my wife just had to make a warranty claim on her phone and we just got the replacement, asked her if she wanted me to root and put cognition on and she said sure
Well it had stock 2.2 on it and it wouldn't install clockwork recovery. upon reading that it was the update causing the problem I figured id just use odin to take the phone back to 2.2. I used a brand new charge cable I've only had for 3 weeks and things started fine but eventually the screen went black and odins progress bar stopped moving... 15 mins went by and nothing was happening... so I knew it was messed up and I unplugged it...
And $125 later I have an ins replacement on the way. Understand that I've been doin this for six months and this is the first time I've ever had a problem... so what happened? major hit to my confidence here!
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Cor-master said:
I'm not new to this sort of stuff either. I used odin one time on my phone with no issues what so ever. my wife just had to make a warranty claim on her phone and we just got the replacement, asked her if she wanted me to root and put cognition on and she said sure
Well it had stock 2.2 on it and it wouldn't install clockwork recovery. upon reading that it was the update causing the problem I figured id just use odin to take the phone back to 2.2. I used a brand new charge cable I've only had for 3 weeks and things started fine but eventually the screen went black and odins progress bar stopped moving... 15 mins went by and nothing was happening... so I knew it was messed up and I unplugged it...
And $125 later I have an ins replacement on the way. Understand that I've been doin this for six months and this is the first time I've ever had a problem... so what happened? major hit to my confidence here!
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Your prob is due to the new phones that come with 2.2 don't always work with one click Odin. Should use the recovery work around for it instead
should of known....ugh... wish I would of known this yesterday I would of been $125 richer and minus one angry wife. What about my phone now? its runing cognition 4.4.2. In light of what's happened I'm thinking about going back to stock myself and staying there... Will odin work on my phone or is there another way?
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you could use the Odin one click for JH6, that'll take you back to eclair and you can use the Kies mini to update to 2.2 KB1
or...
you could use full odin to flash the 2.3.3 basic theres a great TUT for it. let me grab some links...
the TUT; http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&highlight=tut
the odin to Eclair: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&highlight=odin+one+click
if your going to choose the gingerbread path make sure you READ a lot.
And I wouldn't lose to much confidence over it. If you look at some of the "big shots" they usually have hard-bricked a captivate.
Thanks for the reply... yeah my confidence is bruised but its hard to turn back now. Just def don't ever wanna find myself in this situation ever again. I am interested in going to gingerbread, in fact very interested. I've started to look into it I'm gonna read more before I make the big jump.
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Thanks for the reply... yeah my confidence is bruised but its hard to turn back now. Just def don't ever wanna find myself in this situation ever again. I am interested in going to gingerbread, in fact very interested. I've started to look into it I'm gonna read more before I make the big jump.
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Good to know, just follow the tutorial to a T and you'll be all set
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Different versions of the captivate brick when you use the 1 click Odin. Use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
Wow same thing happened to me aswell, it scares you for future flashes.
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Next time, (hopefully there won't be a next time for you) you should first hit up samsung warranty first. If you have att, try them before samsung. I hard bricked my phone, sent it to samsung, they fixed it, no charge and sent it back. It took about 12 days, but it was FREE. Just an fyi.
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Jeepin' Rock Climber said:
Different versions of the captivate brick when you use the 1 click Odin. Use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
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What happens if your running a gingerbread rom with updated bootloaders and you decide that you want to go back to froyo and elair. Is your only option odin one click to restore the bootloaders?, what if your captivate is one of those unlucky ones that like to brick with odin one click? Would you be stuck on gingerbread?
You can use 2.2 roms with gb bootloaders, they are backwards compatible. Just make sure there are no bootloaders in the rom you flash.
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Oh I see thanks.
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Wait so if i flashed gingerbread bootloaders and my phone is not compatible with odin one click, is there no way to get back onto froyo/eclair bootloaders? I understand that you can still flash froyo roms without bootloaders but you can always make a mistake and flash froyo bootladers bricking your phone.
You can use the regular JH6 flash back just not the one with the three button mod, this is because the three button mod replaces 1 out of 2 bootloaders and they won't match but the JH6 only replaces both (or none not sure) and they do match
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What's the difference between jf6 and jh6?
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Check stuff from studacris on this forum. He's very knowledgeable and helpful. I saw somewhere where he wrote about using odin one click to flash stock with any build. You'll get a bootloop, or a soft brick, and then put in download and flash the jf6 secure with odin. That way you have boots and stock. Don't quote me on any of this. I'm going off memory and might have some of this wrong. Don't want anyone mad at me for the wrong info. Just read into his posts, before trying any of this. You'll definitely learn a lot.
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This was what I was taking about.
studacris said:
sounds like you have a later build phone that doesnt like odin one click...thats all your gonna get out of it is a bootloop
get into download mode and use this package:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
if you go to gingerbread and want to revert back to stock bootloaders you will have to use one click, even though you will end up in a bootloop and then use the package i posted to get it up and running completly sotck.
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[Q] Need help - Screwed up my phone

Hi, I got a new captivate today, which had 2.2 pre-installed and tried rooting it. Tried a few update.zips to root it, but it wouldn't root it, due to the e-signature error. Using the AIO Captivate toolbox, I tried flashing the 2.1 JF6 stock, so that I could root and install Froyo ROM's. I'm pretty sure the 2.1 JF6 stock flash went fine, but my phone refuses to boot in. It just shows the AT&T screen and restarts and continues this loop.
Can anyone please suggest what I could do to fix this ? I'm trying to get this into download mode and I have the jig. But, after getting it into download mode, what should I do next? Is there a way I can install the stock 2.2 that came pre-installed with the phone ?
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
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mcord11758 said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
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Thanks will try that. But just wanted to be clear that I got a latest captivate which came pre-installed with 2.2. Is it still fine to flash 2.1 ? I guess I bricked the device trying to flash 2.1 JH6 on it
I believe you should be fine
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mcord11758 said:
I believe you should be fine
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Thanks. I have the jig, but strangely I'm not able to get into download mode too. I tried removing the sim and the battery and reinserting back, with the usb cable plugged it, but it refuses to get into download mode. Any suggestions ?
Try the jig
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Sounds like a build 1010 captivate..
...The jig is the only way that you can get back to DL mode if it is. look at the sticker under the battery and see if it is a build 1010, if it is you won't be able to go back to JF6, you'll have to use the full Odin and go back to JH2 first then root with update.zip then CWM flash the JH7 .zip file that you can find in the dev forum posted by Designgears I believe or you can just use kies mini to go back to stock 2.2 after you flash JH2.
Yea I'm trying the jig, but strangely it doesn't work
Srikar_NBK said:
Yea I'm trying the jig, but strangely it doesn't work
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Where did you get your jig?
rpicaso said:
Where did you get your jig?
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Mobiletechvideos
I got one from there as well, did not work for me either. If your phone powers on there is hope
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when you flashed the JF6 2.1 did you use the Odin 1-Click or the Regular Odin?
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I got one from there as well, did not work for me either. If your phone powers on there is hope
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Yea Im trying the microusb cable + battery removed+ volume up/down method+ battery put back method. Tried it atleast 25-30 times, it isn't somehow working. Let me try further
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when you flashed the JF6 2.1 did you use the Odin 1-Click or the Regular Odin?
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I used the Odin 1 click from the AIO Captivate toolbox
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I used the Odin 1 click from the AIO Captivate toolbox
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The one click killed your button combo, happens to some. Your going to need a working jig. You can make one yourself using a $.99 resistor pack from radio shack
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mcord11758 said:
The one click killed your button combo, happens to some. Your going to need a working jig. You can make one yourself using a $.99 resistor pack from radio shack
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OK will try that tomorrow maybe
But, just for the sake of knowledge, where can I find an update.zip that can root stock 2.2 on newer captivates ? I tried all almost 3-4 of them from this forum, but strangely none of them worked. It was my inability to root stock 2.2, that made me try getting to 2.1 JF6 using one-click.
Consensus is super one click
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Super one click to root stock froyo. That's it. Unless you wanna odin speedmod boot into recovery and apply root that way. By then you would need to flash another modem.
Srikar_NBK said:
OK will try that tomorrow maybe
But, just for the sake of knowledge, where can I find an update.zip that can root stock 2.2 on newer captivates ? I tried all almost 3-4 of them from this forum, but strangely none of them worked. It was my inability to root stock 2.2, that made me try getting to 2.1 JF6 using one-click.
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have a look around. question has been asked a thousand times.
SUPERONECLICK will work to root 2.2............................................................................................................................................................................................
yup superoneclick worked on my stock 2.2 to root.. z4root won't work i tried that initially
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Q. Does anyone have an odin kb2 tar?

I can never get heimdall to work correctly and i want to go back to stock for warranty reasons can anyone help me out? I've tried searching to no avail
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Cant you just flash stock jf6 or did your phone.come with kb2?
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I don't know of an Odin version of KB2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266172
Phone originally came with kb2 and flashing older than that gives bootloops.
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kschumake83 said:
Phone originally came with kb2 and flashing older than that gives bootloops.
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Check the link above again. Its kb2
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kschumake83 said:
Phone originally came with kb2 and flashing older than that gives bootloops.
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Really? Bootloops going from KB2 to JF6?
My current Cappy refurb came with KB2 and I started with flashing it to JF6.
I understand your frustration. Heimdall is a great program but its usage breaks the drivers used in ODIN flashes in favor of the Heimdall configured drivers.
I once used the Heimdall KB2 package to flash to stock 2.2 just to see if it would work. After the install worked (brilliantly, I might add) I had to uninstall the Heimdall driver and reinstall the former Samsung driver for my Captivate to recognized properly for further ODIN usage.
My warranty is pretty much done now so I won't be worrying about a KB2 flash anymore. Is this why you want to flash KB2 - - warranty return?
Yeah warranty return. The us port is hit or miss but i know odin works because i flashed stock kh3 but i can never seem to get heimdall to recognise my phone
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You are installing the heimdall driver right?
Yeah im uninstalling Samsung drivers and installing the heimdall one
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Really need help now

I screwed up my up my phone and now I flashed back to stock. Everything on my SD I think is gone. I had a titanium backup on my PC and I brought it to my phone. When I downloaded tibu it told me my phone wasn't rooted or somthing....I need help to fix my issue, what my issue is I wanna be able to get CWM back Cuz it doesn't work...idk what happened to the update.zip file...I'm in a bad spot people lol
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Flash to Stock i897ucKK4 then use the [Utility]KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 to get Root and CWM Recovery.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Flash to Stock i897ucKK4 then use the [Utility]KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 to get Root and CWM Recovery.
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We need to make this statement a sticky.
my phone isnt coming up in the odin one click
im not using my regular computer because it isnt working right now so i dont have the drivers on this computer but i went to install them and either im not doing it right or it just isnt working. the computer stil doesnt recognize it
Question.
Question. You said you want clockwork and root. How about you flash Cyanogen Stable Mod 7.2? It has clockwork AND it comes pre-rooted so you dont have to worry about rooting the phone.
FIXEDDD...thanks for giving me the link to I897UCKK4...once i got that i was able to look for a video on youtube and did it through odin. i was unable how to figure out the KK4 root 1.1. but thank you guys for your help. my sd card was wiped when all this first happened unfortunately but ill livee. THANKS AGAIN!!!!!:good::good:

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