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[Q] Hard Bricked my Captivate?

I cannot get phone to do ANYthing...no boot into download, no recovery boot, no phone!computer symbol, NOTHING...is it possible I throughly bricked it? Please someone say no

U tried holding down vol up and down while plugging in the usb already connected to pc?
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Mrpotato00 said:
U tried holding down vol up and down while plugging in the usb already connected to pc?
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This.
I had the same issue and thought I had bricked it... If you plug the USB cable into the computer but not into the phone, then pull the battery out of the back, wait 30 seconds, put the battery back in and put the cover on, hold down both buttons at the same time and while holding them, stick the micro part of the SD cable into the phone, it boots into download mode.

tried both these, and a couple other combos i've found and nothing works.

Have you tried the 300k/301k/302k ohm USB jig?

norcal einstein said:
Have you tried the 300k/301k/302k ohm USB jig?
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It worked for me and so easy to make. Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551

norcal einstein said:
Have you tried the 300k/301k/302k ohm USB jig?
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um...could you point me to what you mean?

Original Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
"Solderless" Version of Jig w/ Pictures:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512

How many times must it be said?!?!?! QUESTIONS GO IN THE Q&A SECTION! there are posts like this every single day in the development section. Does anybody ever learn (or know how to use the search feature?)?!

tdbgamer said:
How many times must it be said?!?!?! QUESTIONS GO IN THE Q&A SECTION! there are posts like this every single day in the development section. Does anybody ever learn (or know how to use the search feature?)?!
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Some people find it easier to explain their own problems than to read through others' problems to determine their fix. If you don't have the desire to help me out, then don't post in this thread. Your thoughts on how this forum could be improved aren't contributing to the fix of my phone so why bother?

I have the same problem. JIG doesn't help at all. BTW, I made two cable and tested on a working captivate. the JIG cable does work. It's just not working on the complete-bricked phone.
I tried any method I could find on the forum and nothing works. I don't even know how a successful flash (reported by ODIN) and the phone reboot itself and then complete dead after that.

so if I filed a claim for insurance no one be the wiser about me having unauthorized software on my phone?

bunnsguy said:
I cannot get phone to do ANYthing...no boot into download, no recovery boot, no phone!computer symbol, NOTHING...is it possible I throughly bricked it? Please someone say no
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Do. You get atnt screen? Or just black screen? Does your computer recognize your phone? If your computer reconize your phone pm me I will help you.
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PowerPC said:
I have the same problem. JIG doesn't help at all. BTW, I made two cable and tested on a working captivate. the JIG cable does work. It's just not working on the complete-bricked phone.
I tried any method I could find on the forum and nothing works. I don't even know how a successful flash (reported by ODIN) and the phone reboot itself and then complete dead after that.
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dude you got any luck?
same situation here....

bunnsguy said:
I cannot get phone to do ANYthing...no boot into download, no recovery boot, no phone!computer symbol, NOTHING...is it possible I throughly bricked it? Please someone say no
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If your phone shows absolutely no sign of life whatsoever, then something may have killed the hardware. You didn't say what you did to cause the hard bricking. Were you flashing a ROM?
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Happened to me when I first flashed the official OTA update. It stopped mid download and tried to apply the update. Phone was completely dead and had to get it replaced...
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Can't connect to pc

Bought this Galaxy S yesterday
I cant get it to connect to my pc
i have done the following.
-installed and reinstalled Kies several times
-Installed and reinstalled drivers several times
-Tried 4 different usb cables
-Tried in USB debugging mode
My phone connects to the pc and then i get a message that my phone is not recognized (windows error 43)
The phone does charge . I have tried all of the options like Samsung Kies , Mass storage , Media player
Nothing seems to work when i select media player option the mpt application starts to crash , i have read on forums that if the mtp crashes i can just select mass storage mode but when i select mass storage mode my pc says device not recognized
When i checked the Build info it says on Kernel Version 2.6.29 [email protected] #4
Firmware version is 2.1-update-1
Build number is Eclair.XWJM2
Please help me with this , i thought maybe there if i flash everything but in order to flash it i need to connect it to my pc which is becoming impossible

Maybe you get more help if you post this to right section.

A new phone right? Take it back to samsung
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No no no no its not brand new , bought it used and the guy was selling because of this problem

jnr21 said:
Maybe you get more help if you post this to right section.
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where is the right section?

shasul said:
No no no no its not brand new , bought it used and the guy was selling because of this problem
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Have you questioned the guy your buying from what's the problem?
And how did he/she get that problem?
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roundbelly said:
Have you questioned the guy your buying from what's the problem?
And how did he/she get that problem?
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He said its a software fault , the whole thing needs to be reflashed but i can find a way to reflash it without pluging it into the pc
This problem was the reason the guy was selling it

help
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shasul said:
help
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What are you trying to do? Update your phone through kies? Or do you plan on using Odin?
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I have the same problem i have 2 ssgs's and one conects fine to odin but the other say usb malfunction ect ect. i Flashed one to the ICS 4.01 and now the usb wont work at all

Jason123420 said:
What are you trying to do? Update your phone through kies? Or do you plan on using Odin?
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I'm trying to see if the issue gets resolved after upgrading the firmware
My computer detects the phone but says there is something wrong with the device
So i guess Odin will also be unable to detect it

shasul said:
I'm trying to see if the issue gets resolved after upgrading the firmware
My computer detects the phone but says there is something wrong with the device
So i guess Odin will also be unable to detect it
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Well uninstall kies.. install the samsungs USB drivers and see if Odin detects your phone... and if it does flash the firmware of your choice
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Fishy...
shasul said:
He said its a software fault , the whole thing needs to be reflashed but i can find a way to reflash it without pluging it into the pc
This problem was the reason the guy was selling it
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Are you absolutely sure that the guy sold it coz he WANTED to, & not coz he HAD to??
It's quite probable that he damaged it & then since can't fix it, so sold it away!
Anyway, Try factory reset!
If that doesn't work,
Use the Volume DOWN+Home+Power button combo to get into DOWNLOAD MODE, THEN see if the PC detects a device connected. With all those drivers, it should.
If it does, then you can go ahead & flash it using Odin, or EZOdin

gokussjx said:
Are you absolutely sure that the guy sold it coz he WANTED to, & not coz he HAD to??
It's quite probable that he damaged it & then since can't fix it, so sold it away!
Anyway, Try factory reset!
If that doesn't work,
Use the Volume DOWN+Home+Power button combo to get into DOWNLOAD MODE, THEN see if the PC detects a device connected. With all those drivers, it should.
If it does, then you can go ahead & flash it using Odin, or EZOdin
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Even after putting it in download mode my pc says there is something wrong with this device and its not recognizing it , but when i plug it in my pc it does give me the message

Well then looks like your outta luck
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I'll check if the phone still has warranty

I've got a micro sd card reader , cant i just load up files on the micro sd card and then update / flash it?

Computer doesn't recognize the NOTE anymore. (ADB or drive mapping)

My laptop (and other computers I've tried) stopped seeing the note.
When I plug it in it only says charging but I don't see a new device added on Windows.
ADB says waiting for device. If i disable usb debugging a message about MTP comes up upon connection but I don't see any drives mapped in windows at all. Device manager doesn't show any android or untecognized devices.
I tried uninstalling samsung usb drivers and reinstalling them. Nothing helps. I am starting to think I have a hw issue. Anything else you can think of friends?
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Do nand backup. Flash GB then try.

Forgot to mention. I am back on Rocket ROM v22.
The plan is to full wipe and install ROCKET V23 today and see if it helps.
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#$%^@! Samsung USB drivers will be the death of us all.
I experienced something similar the other day: had the standalone drivers installed which worked well, then suddenly stopped for reasons known only to CIA and KGB, I suppose.
This is what helped:
1. uninstalled drivers
2. installed fresh Kies *yecch*

Will give it a try mate. Thanks!
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update : things aren't looking good.
I did a full wipe, tried a different kernel and installed KIES.
Nothing helps, the comp doesn't even make that sound when a new usb is plugged in so it doesn't even try to look for drivers or mount it.
Is it really HW issue or can i still try anything ?

mfractal said:
update : things aren't looking good.
I did a full wipe, tried a different kernel and installed KIES.
Nothing helps, the comp doesn't even make that sound when a new usb is plugged in so it doesn't even try to look for drivers or mount it.
Is it really HW issue or can i still try anything ?
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Im pretty sure you already tried it but...
I had such a problem once. Turned out that my USB cable was broken, it could only charge but data-lines were inactive. I have no idea if Note uses the same line for both charging and data sync, but maybe it's not the phone - but the cable ?

Akiainavas said:
Im pretty sure you already tried it but...
I had such a problem once. Turned out that my USB cable was broken, it could only charge but data-lines were inactive. I have no idea if Note uses the same line for both charging and data sync, but maybe it's not the phone - but the cable ?
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thanks mate, tried two different cables.
Went to another comp now, which didn't have any samsung **** installed on it, upon first connection it tried installing the drivers and failed (obviously). I then installed samsung usb drivers, and ever since - same problem - comp doesn't see the phone.

mfractal said:
update : things aren't looking good.
I did a full wipe, tried a different kernel and installed KIES.
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You will agree, wipe can't restore if any corrupt system file isn't ?
N this can't be solved by any measure you.took, change pc/change cable/wipe device
How is the idea to reflash?
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dr.ketan said:
You will agree, wipe can't restore if any corrupt system file isn't ?
N this can't be solved by any measure you.took, change pc/change cable/wipe device
How is the idea to reflash?
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Hello Dr!
So... i tried flashing ICS via mobile ODIN to try and see if it works - nothing. I tried a full wipe on stock GB - same.
I tried 3 different usb cables, and three comps - same same.
What i did notice now, is that if i keep trying to connect it for 20-30 times, it might work once out of those 30 and next time it won't work again.
hardware right ?

It seems to be hardware only.
But as you have to move to service centre, once make last try to flash using pc odin. N i think, which is requires for warranty purpose too.
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Defective/dirty USB socket perhaps?

Could be. I really don't know what to think other than a faulty hardware. I tried blowing compressed air into the usb port. Other than changing the usb port assembly I don't see another way. I am with no warranty as well as I bought it from HK when they just came out and it is my understanding that Samsung only respects the warranty within the country the device is bought.
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Compressed air usually unable to remove tar from pin
If you want to clean it, better use cotton soacked with spirit/petrol (after removing battery), as it evaporates rapidly. N let it dry completely.

Any update on your situation, mfractal?

Unfortunately no. I've tried cleaning the contacts but that also didn't help.
Thinking about trying to replace the usb charging port assembly but can't seem to find a dealer that sells it. Also not sure it'll help....
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mfractal said:
Unfortunately no. I've tried cleaning the contacts but that also didn't help.
Thinking about trying to replace the usb charging port assembly but can't seem to find a dealer that sells it. Also not sure it'll help....
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That's a bummer.
My commiserations, mate.
I still hope you'll sort it out in the end.

Thanks bud. Once I locate that usb port assembly ill try to replace it.
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Dude, I too had such an issue earlier, but what I did was, I tried installing an application @ the market named "USB Mass Storage Watcher" and as soon as I installed and configured so, I got my drive identified immediately. May seem pretty noob, but no harm in giving a try....

didn't work.... same as before, only charging.

[Q] USB not working-PLS HELP ME

I think im at wits end, but my Galaxy S i9000 when plugged in,its charges but neither FTP, Image Transfer or Mass Storage is working.
I have tried thousands of steps, still nothing.
1.Reinstalled Kies (Performed Driver recovery) and rebooted phone about 10 times.
2. Phone not even recognized in download mode by Odin.
3. Turned off USB debugging and tried nothing.
4. Dialed *#7284# and put the UART/USB modem to PDA, still nothing. It just charges
5. Tried 5 diff PC and 3 diff cables and 5 different USB ports :crying:
6. Also looked at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978309
Don't have an option to mount on CWM, as i had to go back to Stock 5 days ago ( To receive company emails)
Pls help me, i m really at wits end. I m outta Warranty as well :crying:
Ramu

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27205737&postcount=4571
Also tried this thing

Have you tried a Full Wipe?

darkkid85 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27205737&postcount=4571
Also tried this thing
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Try borrow another samsung USB cable to test, if still the same maybe this

KUN1 said:
Have you tried a Full Wipe?
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yes i did, obviously, that was the 1st thing

xsenman said:
Try borrow another samsung USB cable to test, if still the same maybe this
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Senman,
i think it could be a mis-aligned pin, but it does not look like that 2 the naked eye.
I have tried moving the USB pins back n forth, hopefully that did not screw up the thing even more.
I am really lost 4 the 1st time with my S , unless u guys u save it

Did you try to go to USB setting band change something?
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jjaacckk94 said:
Did you try to go to USB setting band change something?
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I dont know what u mean, im sorry
I have tried turning ON/OFF, USB DE-bugging,
but that made no difference, whatsoever
Ramu

What version of Odin are you using?
I've encountered this issue before.
And this is what I did ...
1. Make sure cable is plugged directly to pc USB port. And no other external USB devices connected.
2. Open Odin 1.82.
3. Phone in download mode.
4. Connect phone to PC.
5. If Odin 1.82 doesn't detect phone. Exit Odin. Do not remove cable.
6. Launch another copy of Odin.
In my case, I use 1.7. And it works.

All,
I d like 2 thank every1 4 their help.
I fixed the issue myself by doing this.
I think 1 of the USB pins may have been bent, i moved the pin a lil here n there, and finally it started working.
Thx all,
Ramu

darkkid85 said:
I fixed the issue myself by doing this.
I think 1 of the USB pins may have been bent, i moved the pin a lil here n there, and finally it started working.
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Nothing New, its the First suggestion on the post you referenced but not so each to detect . Anyway glad you were able to resolve it by yourself.

xsenman said:
Nothing New, its the First suggestion on the post you referenced but not so each to detect . Anyway glad you were able to resolve it by yourself.
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Thanks dude, yes i did use ur guide.
Sorry i4got 2 give u credit.
Thanks to all at XDA, i saved myself a fortune )

Can't USB mount (for rooting)

Guys, I am just stuck.
I've tried installing the drivers. I've tried two different PC's. I've tried mounting USB storage and without. With debugging and without. But I can't get the captivate to mount with usb.
Can anyone help me?

What rom/firmware are u on ?
Did u try a different micro usb/usb cable ?? Different usb ports ??
Can u get in download mode and Odin recognize ur phone ??
See this thread also...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
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4-2ndtwin said:
What rom/firmware are u on ?
Did u try a different micro usb/usb cable ?? Different usb ports ??
Can u get in download mode and Odin recognize ur phone ??
See this thread also...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
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I've tried a motorolla, kindle, and a galaxy nexus usb cable. No difference.
I tried the front usb port and the back usb port on my desktop and one usb port on my laptop. No difference.
I can get into download mode, I don't know if Odin recognizes my phone though. Do I need drivers for that?

Odin will work with the samsung captivate drivers.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Odin will work with the samsung captivate drivers.
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Can't get the drivers to work on 4 machines. Haven't tried windows Xp yet.

drizzt5 said:
Can't get the drivers to work on 4 machines. Haven't tried windows Xp yet.
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Are you installing the right ones? I mean, I've ran Odin on all Windows from xp and up (currently on W8).
Also, you could give Heimdall a shot (use a different USB port).

BWolf56 said:
Are you installing the right ones? I mean, I've ran Odin on all Windows from xp and up (currently on W8).
Also, you could give Heimdall a shot (use a different USB port).
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I've tried all the recommended drivers. I'm currently letting my friend try on his machine to take out bias.
I'll try hiemdall soon but if the device with drivers isn't working I don't expect it to work.

drizzt5 said:
I've tried all the recommended drivers. I'm currently letting my friend try on his machine to take out bias.
I'll try hiemdall soon but if the device with drivers isn't working I don't expect it to work.
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Heimdall is a bit different, it installs it's own drivers (hence why I mentioned to use on a different USB port).

BWolf56 said:
Heimdall is a bit different, it installs it's own drivers (hence why I mentioned to use on a different USB port).
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Sounds promising. Let me try.

Nope. I can't get this damn thing to work.
Any other suggestions? I can't really do much without getting this connected.

drizzt5 said:
Nope. I can't get this damn thing to work.
Any other suggestions? I can't really do much without getting this connected.
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The thread 4-2ndtwin linked has pretty much all the solutions to connection problems.. It's actually the first time I see it doesn't fix someone's connection problem.
Did you try all the his suggested in his thread?

BWolf56 said:
The thread 4-2ndtwin linked has pretty much all the solutions to connection problems.. It's actually the first time I see it doesn't fix someone's connection problem.
Did you try all the his suggested in his thread?
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I think most of them.i don't have the original cable and don't know how to get it btw.
Let me look at the thread again.
Edit: only thing I haven't done is try it on Ubuntu....
Also. I should note that I can connect to Bluetooth on the computer but not USB.

drizzt5 said:
I think most of them.i don't have the original cable and don't know how to get it btw.
Let me look at the thread again.
Also. I should note that I can connect to Bluetooth on the computer but not USB.
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Did you check to make sure all the 5 pins of the cable are fine and in contact?
And any samsung usb cable can do the trick, don't need to original per say. BB cable don't work for sure (data pins don't connect), I'm not sure about the others.

BWolf56 said:
Did you check to make sure all the 5 pins of the cable are fine and in contact?
And any samsung usb cable can do the trick, don't need to original per say. BB cable don't work for sure (data pins don't connect), I'm not sure about the others.
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Tried with galaxy nexus cable. I'm pretty sure it was connected.
Anyway I can bypass this all with Bluetooth connection? Something I know works....
Edit: I'm starting to suspect that the USB pins are busted up somehow, allowing it to charge but not mount. If someone can show me how to root and stuff without using a USB cable once I'd be fine...

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Tried with galaxy nexus cable. I'm pretty sure it was connected.
Anyway I can bypass this all with Bluetooth connection? Something I know works....
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You need to be connected with the USB if you want to root.

Yep...sounds like a bad port on the phone. U can check mobiletechvideos.com if u wanna pay to get it replaced.
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There is no way to do this without USB?

drizzt5 said:
There is no way to do this without USB?
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Actually, there *might* be. It's quite the shot in the dark though. I can't test it atm (Cappy is at home and I'm at work).
Look for TRusselo. In his sig, there's a 3e recovery fix (it's a bat file that removes the security check when trying to flash). But since it's supposed to be done through USB cable, you would have to grab the file it replaces and move it yourself using a file explorer (with root rights). Don't forget to make a backup of the original file
You could then put speedmod kernel (zip) on your internal, flash speedmod in recovery. (You might have to rename it to update.zip)
I know it seems a lot for rooting but it's the only way I can think of without a USB cable.
If that doesn't work, you will most likely have to get your USB port replaced.

BWolf56 said:
Actually, there *might* be. It's quite the shot in the dark though. I can't test it atm (Cappy is at home and I'm at work).
Look for TRusselo. In his sig, there's a 3e recovery fix (it's a bat file that removes the security check when trying to flash). But since it's supposed to be done through USB cable, you would have to grab the file it replaces and move it yourself using a file explorer (with root rights). Don't forget to make a backup of the original file
You could then put speedmod kernel (zip) on your internal, flash speedmod in recovery. (You might have to rename it to update.zip)
I know it seems a lot for rooting but it's the only way I can think of without a USB cable.
If that doesn't work, you will most likely have to get your USB port replaced.
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I actually tried something similar last night but I'm confused about one thing.
How do I replace the recovery to allow me to install the update.zip without having root rights in the first place? It kept saying I'm not allowed to do that.

drizzt5 said:
I actually tried something similar last night but I'm confused about one thing.
How do I replace the recovery to allow me to install the update.zip without having root rights in the first place? It kept saying I'm not allowed to do that.
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A file explorer with root rights. ES file explorer, Root Explorer, etc. are apps that allow it.