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Will not go in download mode

I was at 2.1.1 Cognition and for some stupid reason went into ROM manager and tried to apply my original backup I did when I was just Rooted and on the stock software from ATT.
It got to the data partion and couldnt access it, rebooted and now I get force close errors when it boots. I can virtually do nothing cause the errors just come one after another.
I tried to go into download mode so I could use ODIN and start over and it will NOT go in download mode. I am holding the vol up and down and then pressing power. I am holding all three until the screen goes black twice then letting go of the power. It just goes back to the little circle in the middle meaning its charging.
I am hosed....please help me get this fixed!

The force closes comes from within android...its boots up but is unusable.

gocats7 said:
I was at 2.1.1 Cognition and for some stupid reason went into ROM manager and tried to apply my original backup I did when I was just Rooted and on the stock software from ATT.
It got to the data partion and couldnt access it, rebooted and now I get force close errors when it boots. I can virtually do nothing cause the errors just come one after another.
I tried to go into download mode so I could use ODIN and start over and it will NOT go in download mode. I am holding the vol up and down and then pressing power. I am holding all three until the screen goes black twice then letting go of the power. It just goes back to the little circle in the middle meaning its charging.
I am hosed....please help me get this fixed!
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First of all, for God's sake please post on the RIGHT AREA. This is not develpoment....the mods are tired of saying the same thing and I dont see why is this so hard to understand.
Turn the phone off then Hold Vol Up and Down then plug the usb while holding those.
That is the way mine goes into download mode.

My bad, feel free to move it.
As I posted, I am doing that and cant get into download mode....please help and again sorry for posting to the wrong area. Im kinda freaking out.

Appologies again, I didnt read your post well.
I tried it the way you stated as well and it goes to the charging screen only.
When I post in the future I will pay more attention to where I post, I understand the frustration.

I cant go into recovery or download either one. Am I bricked? I could really, really use some help. I know I screwed it up and it was a great lession...I just dont want it to be a costly one.

1st question - were you able to get into either download mode or recovery mode via the button combos before you installed cognition?
2nd - if you let it boot up will it boot all the way to the lock screen?

1) Yes I was able to get into download mode and recovery mode before I screwed up.
2) Yes, I can get all the way to the lock screen and if i catch it just right I can navigate the os but it is almost impossible.
The backup from within ROM Manager I applied was back to the original OS that came on the phone that was rooted and had rom manager on it.
I would bet that whatever files allow you to get into download mode, etc are gone or something along those lines.
I am about to freak out.

have you tried pulling your battery, sim card, and any external sd card, let the phone set for a minute, then put back only the battery and then try either the recovery or download button combo?

I am able to get all the way to about phone and here is what it says. I have a combination of mess....man I screwed up royally.
Build Number
ECLAIR
Kernel Verson
2.6.29
[email protected] #237
BaseBand Version
I897UCJH7
Firmware Version
2.1 -Update 1
Again, I was on 2.1.2 Cognition and went through ROM manager and applied a backup which was a snapshot of my phone the day I got it, rooted it, and added ROM Manager. Which isnt there now.
I know what I did was really stupid, I know what I should have done. I would just really appreciate any help getting this back or getting it to a point that I could send it back and not get charged for it. I got it from amazon. Do you even think they would look at the file system? I am within my 30 day window.

Yes, it boots up normally meaning not into download or recovery mode. The specific errors I am getting in the os are as follows:
The process android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly and i have to click force close. I do get a few others about browser, phone, gallery, calendar, but in the end the media one is the one that comes up over and over. Since I can get this far surely there is a way to get me back to a workable state that I can fix it.
If not, I wonder if I could connect via usb and try to wipe every file off the darn thing and send it back? Obviously I would like to avoid that but I am running out of options and frankly this is over my head.

I dont think your trying the download mode correctly with the battery out. You need to take your battery out, put the battery back into the phone, hold down BOTH the volume up and down keys at the same time by pushing in the middle of the keys and then plug the usb into your phone. This works every time.

I can get into the phones Hard drive via USB and see the folders. I see .img files within clockwork that were suppose to have applied, not that it it matters.
I wonder if I could delete anything that isnt part of the stock image and send it back and just not be an idiot again? I really dont want to do that but I dont know what to do.

I found this log file on the device and the last line was the error that I got right before it rebooted and I was hosed:
Can't mount /data/!
Failure at line 2:
restore_rom /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/original boot system data cache sd-ext

aNdroidnut I tried it exactly as described and all I get is the lines in a circle stating that its charging then the battery charging. I have tired it the way you said and the way I had done it all the other times.
I think the problem is i have an incomplete OS since it failed in the restore process within ROM Manager because I never should have done it that way.

If you were able to get into download via button combo before you should be able to do it now with after pulling your battery, sim card and external sd card as I mentioned before.
gocats7 said:
I can get into the phones Hard drive via USB and see the folders. I see .img files within clockwork that were suppose to have applied, not that it it matters.
I wonder if I could delete anything that isnt part of the stock image and send it back and just not be an idiot again? I really dont want to do that but I dont know what to do.
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If you can get to this point you are not bricked and can recover. I am guessing you are connected to your computer in usb debuggin mode -- this is good as there is another way to get into download mode.
use oden3 one click here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
use download method one in the odin3 instructions if you can get connected to your computer in usb debugging mode. use download method 3 if you can get into download mode via the button combo after a battery pull

i think you failed at reading the warning:
disable the lagfix before trying to use clockwork

Are you trying this with Odin already open?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

When I try what everybody else explains I too just go back to the loading circle. Then it just goes right back to my charging screen. I figured this method out by mere chance one night when tinkering. I haven't seen it posted anywhere, so hopefully this is what you need:
1) open odin
2) pull battery, sdcard, and sim card
3) plugin usb to phone and computer(NO BATTERY YET)
4) hold down vol up and vol down(NO POWER BUTTON)
5) place battery into the phone
This works every time for me no exceptions.
Hope this helps,
S4NDM4NN

OK, I have made progress thanks to the great tools these guys have and your help!
I am shaking as I type this (yea i know its just a phone). I was able via Odin to do a master clear. It rebooted and now I get into the OS and get NO errors. It seems fine but will not go into download mode no matter what I do and I have gone into it many times in the past. I went from stock (via Odin) to Cognition several times initially to really understand the process. I never had problems getting into download or recovery.
I really think, with you guys help, Im going to be ok here. I saw where you wanted me to do method 3. I have tried method 3 many times and method 2 many times.
Since I am able to get it to boot error free I was considering unrooting, rooting, downloading ROM Manager and trying to put Cognition 2.1.2 on it via Rom Manager. BUT before I do that I want advice if you would. Obviously following what I thought got me to this point to start with.

Help. Stuck in FC loop on startup.

As it says in the title.
I have an orange (uk) branded SGS,( Three button recovery disabled) I'd rooted it and was running a rom but it was buggy, so I dragged new version to the sd card, wipe etc and on startup clockwork recovery won't boot/load and if I just try to start the phone normally it gets stuck in a FC loop on startup, meaning I cannot do anything with the phone.
I can boot into recovery via usb to recovery Utils but wiping does nothing and flashing a zip (no options what) tried to install clockwork mod, but it just hangs...
I'm stuck, there are roms etc on the sd to flash, but I cannot get to them...
Tried via Kies but it doesn't see the phone...
Help please....
Cheers.

haha I just posted exactly the same message. Seems we are stuck in the same boat buddy

Hey mate. got a solution for you.
First go to the development section of the i9000. Download a rom that takes your fancy (I know have 2.2 froyo!) Then boot your phone into download mode. (Turn on while holding power button, volume button down and centre button.
It should now have the android fella with a shovel.
On your PC open up odin, (should be in the pack of the rom you d'lded).
Fill in all the files in Odin.
Click go and flash the new firmware, jobs a good un!
Im at work at the moment but if you get stuck let me know and i'll reply to the thread tonight.

I don't have a three button mode, Orange disabled it.....
I don't actually know what Odin is? I have Kies on the pc, but always used rom manager after dragging roms to the sd card.
Looking like I ring the Orange business support and cry wolf....
Edit, downloading odin now....

accidentally formated internal sd

hey folks, running miui. msg came up to format sd card. didn't know it wasn't my external but my internal partition. some of my apps aren't working. so i'm going to re install miui after a factory reset. would this wipe have affected anything with android it self? would I need to run odin, flash stock then miui?

xtracrispy69 said:
hey folks, running miui. msg came up to format sd card. didn't know it wasn't my external but my internal partition. some of my apps aren't working. so i'm going to re install miui after a factory reset. would this wipe have affected anything with android it self? would I need to run odin, flash stock then miui?
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No it shouldn't affect anything other than whatever data/files you had on the internal sd card (music, videos, etc.) If you factory reset and reinstall MIUI you should be fine.

Hope u kept a copy of ur TiBu folder on ur PC and also hope next time u'll post in the correct thread

yes but now I think i bricked. ran odin, its now stuck in an att boot loop. cannot get into download mode as all button combos flash the battery charge screen have no clue what to do

xtracrispy69 said:
yes but now I think i bricked. ran odin, its now stuck in an att boot loop. cannot get into download mode as all button combos flash the battery charge screen have no clue what to do
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Make or buy a jig

anyone know a place in the toronto area that has them?
so the jig will get me in download mode.
would i then run odin, download rogers stock 2.1 rom and flash that?

Well have you tried getting into the download mode ,through the usb insert?
And if you want the JIG contact adam outler here on XDA he will help you out and at a cheaper price....

No Connection with PC

I cant understand that I couldnt connect i897 to my pc. Beforehands I have never had such a problem. I tried 4 different PC but nothing changed. After plug in it starts to charge my phone and ask me the connection type. I choose mass storage but then nothing happens...
I tried many methods but didnt work. Now I decide to upgrade to KK1 from KH3 but it also didnt recognize my phone in download mode.
HELP

Are you sure you you have the correct drivers? It could be a bad cable. Have you ever used heimdall?
Sent from my ICS powered Captivate.

I tried 3 different cable and all of them were working good before. I uninstalled antivirus program and installed different drivers and many other stuff to have healty connection, but nothing happened.
I also reset and wipe data from the phone but nothing changed. Now I think that it could be hardware problem. There is no reasinable way that I find. So need help

Click on my signature below and then go to the "Connection Issues..." link from there.

4-2ndtwin said:
Click on my signature below and then go to the "Connection Issues..." link from there.
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No way didnt work... I only havent tried different OS. May be it will work with different OS. It is very strange that I connected my phone any of my PCs without a problem. But suddenly it stopped working with any of them.

4-2ndtwin said:
Click on my signature below and then go to the "Connection Issues..." link from there.
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I can connect my phone with bluetooth. Is there a way to upgrade UCKK4 with CWM recovery. As I rememder I can do this with update.zip file. If yes, how can I find this file?

I downloaded fasty kk4 for captivate and upgrade my phone with CWM recovery.
It looks fine but It still doesnt recognize my PC. When I plug phone to pc menu is coming and I choose mass storage then nothing happens. As I know I am using right drivers because it were the drivers working fine before.
Is there any advise at that point? Is it a hardware problem? By the way I am using comodo internet security.
Link that I downloaded fasty KK4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360854&page=12

After all I cant open my phone After last update with UCKK4 it was working fine. Then I decided to apply lagfix. I loaded update.zip in sd card then update it in CWM. After it was loaded. It starts to open recovery mode everytime.
Firstly At&t logo is apperaring for 2 times then recovery mode is coming. I cant connect my phone to PC in any way.
As a result, My phone is unusable. Is there a way to make it working?

What about using button combo to boot into recovery and reflash a Rom that u have on you sdcard.

When I use combo button it opens recovery modes but I dont know why, it is limited. I just can choose 4 options that;
-Wipe user data
-Wipe cache data
-reload(or smthg like this) package
-reboot
When I choose reload, it starts to apply lagfix. After it starts it automatically comes to recovery mode again. I loaded the kk4 update in external sd and open in recovery mode, but it didnt load this file. May be I need to reach to internal sd somewhat but I cant.

Em_Tech said:
When I use combo button it opens recovery modes but I dont know why, it is limited. I just can choose 4 options that;
-Wipe user data
-Wipe cache data
-reload(or smthg like this) package
-reboot
When I choose reload, it starts to apply lagfix. After it starts it automatically comes to recovery mode again. I loaded the kk4 update in external sd and open in recovery mode, but it didnt load this file. May be I need to reach to internal sd somewhat but I cant.
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Yeah, I think u messed up when u loaded the "update.zip" previously. There's no need for that on Gingerbread. Just flashing a dev kernel that has cwm recovery baked in will do. But regardless, what's done is done. You have just got to get into download mode somehow and flash a dev kernel then flash a dev rom or Odin/Heimdall back to a Stock.
?? What about wipe data/ factory reset from the recovery and then see if it will boot up.
Other than that u have gotta get into download mode. Have u gotta jig ? If not, look in my sig link below for links on how to make one or where to buy one.

Thanks for your care. I just check the link about jig. But it seems hard to apply for me and I just open the phone in download mode. The problem is the phone dont recognize the PC. I am now trying to connect the phone to my PC on Linux. Should I setup special driver to recognize the phone by Linux?
If I cant succeed, I will try jtag or smthg else. Thanks for your help 4_2ndtwen.

[CM9][ICS] SAMSUNG Galaxy S GTi-9000 CyanogenMod 9 nightly 28.06.2012 issue

Hi,
I installed the new version of CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.04 Version Nightly from 28.06.2012 at my Samsung Galaxy S GTi-9000 and went into vacation. Everything works well and all new things are stable.
One day, a week before we left, the phone does end the navigations NAVIGON software by itself automatically and after it it was okay. Then next morning after a restart the phone starts / resets itself everytime, so there is only now the downliad mode available and no recovery mode.
The phone starts with the the Samsung screen and then the CM 9 screen shortly, then it takes some time , CM in loading and the the reset/restart automatically.
Also there is no correctly loading available, the phone is connected via usb and the loading screen starts and the the phone resets and everything starts again.
Has anybody expieriences with something like that and knows how to handle and to save all the photos?
Thanks for the help.

tigerclaw12 said:
Hi,
I installed the new version of CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.04 Version Nightly from 28.06.2012 at my Samsung Galaxy S GTi-9000 and went into vacation. Everything works well and all new things are stable.
One day, a week before we left, the phone does end the navigations NAVIGON software by itself automatically and after it it was okay. Then next morning after a restart the phone starts / resets itself everytime, so there is only now the downliad mode available and no recovery mode.
The phone starts with the the Samsung screen and then the CM 9 screen shortly, then it takes some time , CM in loading and the the reset/restart automatically.
Also there is no correctly loading available, the phone is connected via usb and the loading screen starts and the the phone resets and everything starts again.
Has anybody expieriences with something like that and knows how to handle and to save all the photos?
Thanks for the help.
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You can mouth SD Card from Recovery, save photos to PC and instal fresh ICS.

petzza said:
You can mouth SD Card from Recovery, save photos to PC and instal fresh ICS.
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I think the photos are saved on internal SD card, and also there is no Recovery Mode available.

Has anybody expieriences with something like that and knows how to handle and to save all the photos?
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I think the photos are saved on internal SD card, and also there is no Recovery Mode available.
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If you installed CM9 , you will have recovery, if you dont know how to get there, thats another thing. Power off your phone. Press Vol Up + Home Button + Power on and you ll get into recovery. there you get into "mount and ..." and then "mount sd card" .. then you can backup everything on your internal card...

saphirrot said:
If you installed CM9 , you will have recovery, if you dont know how to get there, thats another thing. Power off your phone. Press Vol Up + Home Button + Power on and you ll get into recovery. there you get into "mount and ..." and then "mount sd card" .. then you can backup everything on your internal card...
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Hey, thanks for the response, I wrote that the recovery mode is not available, I tried to do it the same way you wrote, but only the phone restarts to again resetloops and nothing else happens.
Any ideas?

tigerclaw12 said:
Hey, thanks for the response, I wrote that the recovery mode is not available, I tried to do it the same way you wrote, but only the phone restarts to again resetloops and nothing else happens.
Any ideas?
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Do you know how to use Odin? If not here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14273101&postcount=1
You can instal kernel (recovery) that way and then instal ROM.

Just flash newest Semaphore kernel via Odin (*.tar file), maybe it will boot properly or at least, you'll get into recovery (semaphore automatically gets your phone into recovery when in bootloop)

Hey
When i usually faces issues like this..i just downgrade my phone to 2.3.6 via odin...and root it the same way...i have not lost any data placed in my internal sd card when flashin roms through odin..
So i think you can give it a try too..
Cheers
If my post helped, don't mind hitting the Thanks button..

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tchindalia said:
Hey
When i usually faces issues like this..i just downgrade my phone to 2.3.6 via odin...and root it the same way...i have not lost any data placed in my internal sd card when flashin roms through odin..
So i think you can give it a try too..
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It's a bad advice. Indeed, sometimes flashing stock via Odin keeps all data on internal memory. But not 100% of the time. It is not right solution for that.
Topic starter, you should try to flash a kernel via odin (try semaphore or devil for CM9) as it was advsed before. Also you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802778 (I can say nothing about this but at least it worth trying).