[Q] Please Help! I can't find anything similar - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

In the process of trying to flash a ROM to my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate I897, I ended up Bricking it. After searching XDA-Developers.com I came across a post about a One Click UnBrick Tool that was made by the XDA-Developer.com User AdamOutler. I'm assuming that I didn't do something correctly while trying to UnBrick my phone, because when I turn it on, The AT&T Boot Screen comes on, and then the word Samsung starts going <- and -> until it eventually freezes, and the left side of the screen turns a Greenish color. My Question is, has anyone EVER seen this screen, and if so, what is it? And How does one fix it? I also have a Video on YouTube, unfortunately this is only my 2nd post on XDA, so I'm currently not able to post my video on here, and when I try to embed it, that doesn't work either. ;-( SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
In case you would like to see my video that is on YouTube.com the link is h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = q T U I y b 5 3 7 H s [ / u r l ]

Can you get it into recovery mode? If you can, wipe and install a ROM from there.
I haven't seen that happen.
Btw starting two threads about the same exact thing is frowned upon.

Nah I can't get it into recovery or download mode. I don't know what to do. And I couldn't figure out how to post a video in my post and in turn accidentally posted this one and the other. Sorry
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if you're really stuck, I recomend. contact Josh at mobiletechvideos.com. He is your answer if you're really stuck.

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[Q] Video tutorials for upgrading from donut to eclair and rooting the phone?

Hi guys,
First of all I want to tell you guys that I dont have any knowledge in using android OS. So it would be very kind of you if you guys can provide a video tutorial of upgrading the android 1.6 to 2.1 and rooting it.
I am familiar with flashing and customizing windows mobile but I know android is entirely different from that. I hope someone can provide the video tutorial.
Thanks and regards,
Bobby Thomas.
I dont think theres a video out there, tho theres alot of guides around, trust me its really easy rookies do it without ant problems u just need to fallow every step.
Sent from my GT540
I will try and make one for you!
Thats when i get my gt540 back.
In about 1 week
That ok?
bobbythomas said:
Hi guys,
First of all I want to tell you guys that I dont have any knowledge in using android OS. So it would be very kind of you if you guys can provide a video tutorial of upgrading the android 1.6 to 2.1 and rooting it.
I am familiar with flashing and customizing windows mobile but I know android is entirely different from that. I hope someone can provide the video tutorial.
Thanks and regards,
Bobby Thomas.
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Go to the below link
h t t p : / / w w w . l g .c o m / i n / s u p p o r t / m c - s u p p o r t / m ob i l e - p h o n e - s u p p o r t . j s p
(Plz remove all the spaces- i am a new user due to tat i am not able to post a link)
then click Detailed Guide Tab.
This is a kind of video tutorial.. hope this will help u
i can make a tut-video at this evening around 21 CET/MEZ if u wish to.
ok, working on it.
e2: rendering the video, but i have to say: my english isnt the best, but its "understandable" we in germany call this "denglisch"
tada.
Thank you guys...
First of all I want to thank DonPanda for the nice video, I also want to thank jealumalai111462, m4nu4l for there valuable suggestions. And most importantly I'm expecting a video tutorial from one of our senior members flyboyovyick.
Regarding the DonPanda's video, I didn't clearly understand the KDZ updater program part as the program was in russian, and also the rooting part. It will be very helpful if you can provide a close up of the various task that we will need to do in the "handset". I couldn't follow anything that you did with the mobile.(I'm sorry to tell you that I am so dumb in android.) And thank you guys for the nice support.
More over I just want to know whether flashing custom ROM can brick the phone? What all steps should I be careful in that case?
Thanks and Regards,
Bobby Thomas.
bobbythomas said:
First of all I want to thank DonPanda for the nice video
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bobbythomas said:
Regarding the DonPanda's video, I didn't clearly understand the KDZ updater program part as the program was in russian,
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First u have to download the ROM u want to install. The ending of the file is .KDZ like an *.exe but.. ye... .kdz
After u download the .kdz file, put it in a folder where ever u want. Start the Windowsenabler.exe from the .zip-file in that thread.
Second start the KDZ_FW_UPD.exe and choose the in step 1 downloaded .kdz file during pressing the "folder open" button.
After u did this, and ur phone has "Debugging mode" active (Settings -> Applications -> development -> USB Debugging [Check]), pres the field with the many "??? ? ? ? ????? ?????" twice.
The .kdz (ROM) extract itself and install ur costumrom on ur device.
bobbythomas said:
and also the rooting part.
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After the new 2.1 Android is installed, reboot ur phone, reset usersettings to fabric standard (Settings -> Privacy -> reset bla).
Download This file, extract to anywhere, connect ur phone via debug and start the "root.bat" file.
Ur phone restarts shortly and vuala, ur device is rooted.
bobbythomas said:
More over I just want to know whether flashing custom ROM can brick the phone?
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Well, there is everytime a basic risk while flashing ur device. No one can say "ye, it will work for u" or "no, please don't do it!"
Normally the public product works on every Smartphone. As i said - normally.
In percent under 3 %, but... 3 % is much.
bobbythomas said:
What all steps should I be careful in that case?
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U cant do anything. When u'r phone finally bricks, its broken.
In this case u can open a thread here in XDA-board and post ur problem like here and here. As u can see we got nice members who help with handshake.

PSP GT Problems...

I recently brought a new PSP n I wanna play GT on my new PSP, but than I've issues with it :
When I try to enter the savedata, it said :
"Save Data created on another PSP (PlayStation Portable) has been detected
Please press the PS (HOME) button to end the game.
Continuing the game will overwrite previous Save Data.
Would you like to try loading the Save Data again?"
How can I get rid of this error (Copy Prohibited) n be able to use my save again?
I've spent a lot of efforts on GT n already unlocked everything n lots of money n cars, therefore that save is extremely important for me...
Therefore plz can anybody help me out
Btw, can I downgrade my PSP from OFW 6.60 ?
N also r there any GT free car packs for the ASIA ver UCAS40265 English+Chinese Version ?
Coz I can only find free car packs for UK & US ver.
I also unable to enter savedata on CFW, it said sth like save data corrupted.
But whenever I flash back to OFW, everything just works fine.
Help...
Model :
PSP 3006
Official Firmware :
6.60
Custom Firmwares :
6.60 PRO-B10
6.60 LME-1.5
Gran Turismo Version :
English + Chinese Version
PSP GT Problem...
PSP Gran Turismo Problem...
I recently brought a new PSP n I wanna play GT on my new PSP, but than it said :
"Save Data created on another PSP (PlayStation Portable) has been detected
Please press the PS (HOME) button to end the game.
Continuing the game will overwrite previous Save Data.
Would you like to try loading the Save Data again?"
How can I get rid of this error (Copy Prohibited) n be able to use my save again?
I've spent a lot of efforts on GT n already unlocked everything n lots of money n cars, therefore that save is extremely important for me...
Therefore plz can anybody help me out...thx
tomfan203 said:
I recently brought a new PSP n I wanna play GT on my new PSP, but than it said :
"Save Data created on another PSP (PlayStation Portable) has been detected
Please press the PS (HOME) button to end the game.
Continuing the game will overwrite previous Save Data.
Would you like to try loading the Save Data again?"
How can I get rid of this error (Copy Prohibited) n be able to use my save again?
I've spent a lot of efforts on GT n already unlocked everything n lots of money n cars, therefore that save is extremely important for me...
Therefore plz can anybody help me out
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Unfortunately I don't believe that there is any way round this at all. Polyphony don't want you to be able to use someone else's save-game, and the save is tied to the original hardware platform.
tomfan203 said:
PSP Gran Turismo Problem...
I recently brought a new PSP n I wanna play GT on my new PSP, but than it said :
"Save Data created on another PSP (PlayStation Portable) has been detected
Please press the PS (HOME) button to end the game.
Continuing the game will overwrite previous Save Data.
Would you like to try loading the Save Data again?"
How can I get rid of this error (Copy Prohibited) n be able to use my save again?
I've spent a lot of efforts on GT n already unlocked everything n lots of money n cars, therefore that save is extremely important for me...
Therefore plz can anybody help me out...thx
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Please don't double-post. Reported.
Why did you make two threads for this? This is off topic....not "the spam everyone with your problems" section....
Sigh...
n00bs.
Snowflake approved this message....
Change the name of new PSP to same name as old one. Search Google. Old trick is old and I'm sure it's one of the results if you search.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Any solution ?
Any solution ?
How about you try http://www.pspforums.com
You are much more likely to get an answer at a PSP specific forum. I'd say that most of us here aren't PSP experts.
veeman said:
How about you try http://www.pspforums.com
You are much more likely to get an answer at a PSP specific forum. I'd say that most of us here aren't PSP experts.
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Oh ok, tyvm ^^

[Q] i want to know about some stuffs

i did some research n i want to know wat these things are n wat they do:
speedmod
superuser
busybox
ClockWerkMod(CWM)
lagfix
2e
PLEASE READ
I am new to this forum, i saw n registered it today on date 10/NOV/12.
To be exact am completely new to these tech things, today only i came to know tat i can update my galaxy s gt-i9000 cell's OS from 2.3.3 to 4.0.
As i told before am complete newbie to these things n i dont use internet alot. The only thing i want is to update my galaxy S1 OS to 4.0 n if possible i want to make it little faster.
PLZ TEL ME HOW TO DO IT IN STEP BY STEP DETAILS AS IF YOU R MY MOTHER AND IAM YOUR 5 YEAR OLD CHILD.
I KNW NOTHING ABOUT THE THINGS I HAV MENTIONED ABOVE.
I WANT TO KNOW EVERY THING ABT IT. PLZ HELP ME MY FELLOW BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER MOTHERS
I ll be waiting
i am waiting for ur reply.. i hope to talk with u guys sooner.
I was like u couple of weeks ago. Didnt knew nothing. Total noob. But what can I say. Read the forums and use Google. Enough info there. All your questions have already been answered
No need to let people tell u what 2 do. Especially not in a way u would tell a 5 year old child. Sounding kinda lazy, if you ask me. Search and make a little effort since u already did some research. I would say do some more.
And if u really want it, u can even upgrade your OS to 4.1.x (jelly bean)
monsterhunger18 said:
i am waiting for ur reply.. i hope to talk with u guys sooner.
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you can learn more by using the WIKI , Android Glossary or Wikipedia for guidance about your phone.
Use XDA Search, XDA user Guide, XDA Forum Rules or the XDA Mantra to understand and participate in this forum .
Must Watch XDA Noob Guide[/CENTER]
so use the glossary for any term you want to know and use My Guides and Manuals for any other details.
thanks xsenman for showing me the path, for this i hav pushed "thanks" button for u:victory:
As i can see u already know alot about these things, but can u show me the result directly without directing me towards the destinnation.
because as i told before i dont use internet alot, so want the results in easy n fast way, plz can u explain me these in few words.
if u do i mummy swear remember u everytime wenever i see my cell. thanx:angel:
donovan i did research alot about these things, n i found tat xda s the best place to look.
But wen i see these xda posts, its all filled wit pro people all wit VODOO words tat doesnt go to my mind.
tats y i asked the direct answers from u guys. if u hav free time plz leave a post which ll make me understand these vodoo things.
thanks again

spash screen

how can i change the splash screen of my s advance???
could someone help me please, i'm getting crazy.....i found some guide, but was only for sgs2, or htc.
where i can found a splah screen original of s gsadvance ?
now i have cyanogen mod 11 (based on android 4.4.2), cococore kernel v 9.x(i d'ont remeber x), i have change the boot animation, but now, i want to change also the splash screen
PLEASE HELP ME ( i've search a lot on the web, but i don't understand how do this)
please post some guide
enricomarc said:
how can i change the splash screen of my s advance???
could someone help me please, i'm getting crazy.....i found some guide, but was only for sgs2, or htc.
where i can found a splah screen original of s gsadvance ?
now i have cyanogen mod 11 (based on android 4.4.2), cococore kernel v 9.x(i d'ont remeber x), i have change the boot animation, but now, i want to change also the splash screen
PLEASE HELP ME ( i've search a lot on the web, but i don't understand how do this)
please post some guide
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Splash screen, screen before bootanimation? I think that it needs modifications on kernel. So you can't do it easy. You need change it source, and compile it... If I am wrong someone else will tell the right way.
shut_down said:
Splash screen, screen before bootanimation? I think that it needs modifications on kernel. So you can't do it easy. You need change it source, and compile it... If I am wrong someone else will tell the right way.
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ok , thanks,(yes , i was telling about splash screen before animation, the written " samsung galaxy s advance gt-I9070", because i have already changed boot animation with a custom )
I see on the web , that it seems to be easy, for example ,sgs2, has also un app on the play store that help you to do this, and there are a lot of guide for other device, like htc, sgs2, ...., , so , i hope someone could tell me how i can do, and i hope it will be easy
in the meantime, thanks a lot
enricomarc said:
ok , thanks,(yes , i was telling about splash screen before animation, the written " samsung galaxy s advance gt-I9070", because i have already changed boot animation with a custom )
I see on the web , that it seems to be easy, for example ,sgs2, has also un app on the play store that help you to do this, and there are a lot of guide for other device, like htc, sgs2, ...., , so , i hope someone could tell me how i can do, and i hope it will be easy
in the meantime, thanks a lot
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Hm, yes I saw on I9000. Some user push jpg image to some partition. But we need to find out what is for our device, and were it is located. I am not sure, I let some developer to get in.
U mean something like that :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676135
This guide is for I9070.
Wysłane z Light-fonika 1-2 ....
MikiGry said:
U mean something like that :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676135
This guide is for I9070.
Wysłane z Light-fonika 1-2 ....
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Thanks very very much, It seems to be what i was search for... Tomorrow i'll see, now It is too late....
enricomarc said:
Thanks very very much, It seems to be what i was search for... Tomorrow i'll see, now It is too late....
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yes it was, but i wasn't able to did , (i have tried all morning, and also it was too difficult to do.....( i only risked to brick my phone, i was very scary , but fortunatly , i was able to reflash my custom rom, and i also had done a back up with titanium)
so, some other guide please ? someone else could help me?
thanks

[Q] where is com.android.hiddenmenu on G800F?

Hi!
I red online some information about "com.android.hiddenmenu" and i tried to follow, for example, this tutorial ( w w w . groovypost . com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/ ) in order to understandif the smartphone i am holding is new or refurbished but i cannot find that "com.android.hiddenmenu" acitivity.
I also tried to use, on the phone dialer, the key combinations that should trigger the android hidden menu but nothing happens .... anyone knows why? Maybe in android 4.4 and higher did this feature has been canceled? Or maybe it is no more accesible by the user?
Thanks in advance to anyone that will try to answer my questions.
What exactly do you want to do? I've found RTN inside Service Mode activity (see attached image) but I cannot open it, say something like Permission Denied (I don't have root enabled).
Most codes from this page work for me (stock Lollipop):
http://www.technobezz.com/secret-codes-samsung-galaxy-variants-s2s3s4s5/
lfom said:
What exactly do you want to do? I've found RTN inside Service Mode activity (see attached image) but I cannot open it, say something like Permission Denied (I don't have root enabled).
Most codes from this page work for me (stock Lollipop):
http://www.technobezz.com/secret-codes-samsung-galaxy-variants-s2s3s4s5/
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Thanks for that information. I will go check if i find it.My goal is to display the information of this activity to verifiy if my smartphone s brand new or refurbished:
w w w . groovypost . com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/
w w w . quora . com/How-do-I-check-if-my-android-phone-is-refurbished-or-factory-new
Night on the web said:
Thanks for that information. I will go check if i find it.My goal is to display the information of this activity to verifiy if my smartphone s brand new or refurbished:
w w w . groovypost . com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/
w w w . quora . com/How-do-I-check-if-my-android-phone-is-refurbished-or-factory-new
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I don't think you need special codes, probably an app like this one will get you the answer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
lfom said:
I don't think you need special codes, probably an app like this one will get you the answer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
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Well, online it is sad that dialer code like ##786# and *#*#786#*#* should make the RTN screen appear. I tried these codes both on the samsung galaxy s5 mini (android 4.4) but also on an old sony xperia mini pro (android 4.0) butno one works.
Thanks for pointing out the existence of that android app. I already knew it and it is really usefull. It allows the user to get really a lot of usefull information. But it seems that something is missing ... for example "life timer/calls" , "life byte" , "activation date".
I followed the screenshot that lfom has posted.
com.android.hiddenmenu is not where the two tutorials i have linked before are saying it is.
Under the "Service mode" i can find "RTN" which is described as "com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp.RTN_View".
However if i try to open this android activity i get a message "application not installed on the phone".
I am running android 4.4 on a full stock non-rooted s5mini G800F.
Anyone has some sugestion?

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