My mom says that her Samsung Captivate (AT&T) phone has been buggy since her update to Gingerbread. She says phone calls and text messaging out often goes to a different contact than the one she selected, and that button presses are harder to detect. She wants me to try reverting back to the orignal OS, which was i897uckb2, according to the phone's box. I've searched everywhere for the ROM and have only found the Heimdall One-Click 1.3.0 in the dev forum, but I can't download the .jar file. It keeps timing out. After some searching, I found a file host with Heimdall One-Click 1.3.1. I get the phone in download mode, and Heimdall detects the phone. But when I click "Flash," it asks to install USB drivers and I follow the instructions, but then it says installation failed.
Is the download link not working for anyone else? Is something wrong on my end of the USB driver isn't installing for 1.3.1? Is there such a thing as 1.3.1 or did i get a bogus installer?
Here is the official website... Heimdall command line tool, Heimdall Frontend, Drivers...http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Note: Heimdall uses its own specific USB Drivers.
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thanks for the link. i found out that my mom's contact list is messed up with lots of duplicates and other stuff from when she transferred her sim info when she bought the phone. i cleaned it up from 900 contacts to 300. if her phone still has bugs i'll try out heimdall to get back to stock OS
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Hello. Last me start again with some background information and what i am and am NOT looking for. To Begin i am running OSX 10.6.5 i have Heimdall running correctly. The reason i am running heimdall instead of using Odin on a windows computer is because i spent 4 hours in a IC room with several different people trying to get my drivers to recognize my device in DL mode (adb and odin recognized my device in regular mode but not DL my computer put my captivate as an unknown Device) anyway i was recommended to use heimdall on my mac instead of continuing trying to get odin to work. So what i am looking for is ANY STOCK CAPTIVATE FIRMWARE. I dont care if it is the AT&T one with all the bloat ware ill start from scratch on my device i just dont like cognition. So can Some one please help me find the files needed to complete heimdall. i hope the photo i included helps.
AGIAN Thank You Android Community.
Evan269 said:
Hello. Last me start again with some background information and what i am and am NOT looking for. To Begin i am running OSX 10.6.5 i have Heimdall running correctly. The reason i am running heimdall instead of using Odin on a windows computer is because i spent 4 hours in a IC room with several different people trying to get my drivers to recognize my device in DL mode (adb and odin recognized my device in regular mode but not DL my computer put my captivate as an unknown Device) anyway i was recommended to use heimdall on my mac instead of continuing trying to get odin to work. So what i am looking for is ANY STOCK CAPTIVATE FIRMWARE. I dont care if it is the AT&T one with all the bloat ware ill start from scratch on my device i just dont like cognition. So can Some one please help me find the files needed to complete heimdall. i hope the photo i included helps.
AGIAN Thank You Android Community.
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Samfirmware.com
You will have to create an account but it is free. Make sure you get the jf6 firmware under captivate. If you have problems finding it you can pm me. I can not help with heimdall though
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i have the same problem
where i find the stock rom to mi captivate in Heimdall program please
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i897.htm
CM7
I'm very sorry for creating a thread like this one, I do not want to be annoying.
This last week, Rogers change my Acer Liquid E for a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate for very bad customer experience.
Since my Acer Liquid E was on Froyo, my Captivate is on Eclair and i'd like to update it.
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate : SGH-i896 (Rogers Canada)
Everything I've found didn't work at all.
I'm Using Kies 1.5.3.10113_29
USB Driver are installed (Samsung)
Proper USB Cable and I follow the instruction step by step on both rogers and samsung website.
Here's go the problem:
(Sorry for my bad english, I'm used to speak french)
When I start Kies, my phone is trying to be detected by Kies but it endless. It said : Connecting the device, please wait. This last step never end (2 hours waiting in front of the computer).
I've been factory reset my phone, reinstalling usb driver and kies and I don't know what to do. I'd like to know if there's someone that could help me ? I've been searching for two days for a miracle, this forum seems to be most competent way to get a result.
I'll be very happy if there's someone that could help me.
Thank you!
Marc
P.S: In my computer Windows, my computer show my mobile name by SGH-i896 and i can acces to by phone like it was mass storage mode.
awake4ever said:
I'm very sorry for creating a thread like this one, I do not want to be annoying.
This last week, Rogers change my Acer Liquid E for a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate for very bad customer experience.
Since my Acer Liquid E was on Froyo, my Captivate is on Eclair and i'd like to update it.
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate : SGH-i896 (Rogers Canada)
Everything I've found didn't work at all.
I'm Using Kies 1.5.3.10113_29
USB Driver are installed (Samsung)
Proper USB Cable and I follow the instruction step by step on both rogers and samsung website.
Here's go the problem:
(Sorry for my bad english, I'm used to speak french)
When I start Kies, my phone is trying to be detected by Kies but it endless. It said : Connecting the device, please wait. This last step never end (2 hours waiting in front of the computer).
I've been factory reset my phone, reinstalling usb driver and kies and I don't know what to do. I'd like to know if there's someone that could help me ? I've been searching for two days for a miracle, this forum seems to be most competent way to get a result.
I'll be very happy if there's someone that could help me.
Thank you!
Marc
P.S: In my computer Windows, my computer show my mobile name by SGH-i896 and i can acces to by phone like it was mass storage mode.
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Have you checked your USB settings? Go into settings -> applications -> development -> make sure USB debugging is turned off. Then go back to applications -> USB settings -> select Kies (Firmware update). I haven't used Kies at all but in theory this should fix your problem.
Yes I did, is there an other way to update me phone ?
My kies would always do this too. I was able to fix by going into control panel, then device manager and deleting the device named something like "samsung android composite device" (phone has to be connected to see this). Then unplug the phone and reconnect and it would install the drivers again.
I had to do this fairly often, but it always worked. hopefully it might work for you.
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This my works, but i'de like to know what driver were you using when he asked you to install it the second time ? I'm using the driver for SGH-I897, i didn't find anything for the SGH-I896
i had a lot of problems with kies doing the update to froyo 2.2 too...
first check if your usb settings are going to Kies mode and not mass storage mode. you can check my going to settings > applications > USB settings > Kies (firmware update)
if you are a rogers customer then try to bring it to a Rogers Plus store and ask them to update it for you, might have to try a few stores before you find a someone that can help.
if you want to do the update yourself then you can try this.
i first had to install an older version of kies, the latest one from samsung website would not detect my phone at all. the version i used is Kies_1.5.3.10092_2_1.exe, you can download it here http://dls.scione-music.de/KIES/
another problem i had was that during the update kies was not able to put my phone in download mode so i would get an error and the firmware update would close. what i had to do was manually put it in download mode before i get the error. so before the error pops up you have to power off your phone and disconnect the usb then while the phone is off hold both volume buttons and plug in the usb. This will put you into download mode and then kies will finish the update.
The problem has been solved by switching my windows vista to windows 7! ! I finnaly managed to convince my girlfriend to switch his ****ty pc operating system to 7. Thank you for everything all xda user.
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I am on rogers froyo 2.2. There are some other ways than kies. You can flash the stock rom here (cwm or odin): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905042
or flash any one of these custom roms based on it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912657
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914284
If you are new and don't know how to flash, then read a lot before trying (try stickies in the android dev section and general section).
Edit: didn't see above post. Looks like you got it solved.
awake4ever said:
I finnaly managed to convince my girlfriend to switch his ****ty pc operating system to 7.
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Freudian slip?
I've been looking for a unofficial link to update my captivate to gingerbread without kies but I can't find one, reason being that I stupidly used a leaked froyo that destroyed my phone a year ago.. and since then I've had a laggy phone but recently I got a text about a upgrade sadly it wouldn't work and someone said on another forum that it had to do with the leaked froyo... does anyone know where I can download a unofficial version of gingerbread for my captivate? Please I hate my phone now the keyboard gets stuck and I have to restart it all the time...
Here ya go... "Leaked" Stock I897UCKK4 Android 2.3.5 One Clicks *Heimdall and Odin* ---- Boom !!
THANKS!!
Thanks so much it will work with captivate right? It doesn't specify
Yep, cause it is in the "Captivate" Development Forum...
Go for it. And remember, Read and understand what u r doing before flashing...
Thanks one last thing
I was trying to update it but I relized my computer is not recognizing my phone at ALL I tried re installing drivers it charges but it doesn't do mas storage or kies update ect. I've tried debugging mode it used to open up to kies when I pluged it into the wall.. so it's a recent problem :X I have tried removing it from device manager but I don't see a captivate driver under my device manager all I see is 3 standard enhanced pci to usb Host controllers then 4 standard openhcd usb port host controller's and usb composite device which i thought was it but its digital sig is Microsoft and 7 usb root hubs
Sidenote: I checked out your sig but those methods I tried didn't work :C
Dunphy said:
Sidenote: I checked out your sig but those methods I tried didn't work :C
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Did you try the Heimdall version? In the past, when I was unsuccessful with Odin, I was able to get the Heimdall version to work (but it does involve a couple of hoops to jump through). Another suggestion would be to back off the current drivers and reinstall the Samsung one (I remember reading how this was a common solution for getting Odin to work; I used Heimdall to get to GB and am currently on ICS and do not use either now, just CWM).
... and two buttons have different function; back and search.
i am from canada and have an unlocked galaxy s gt -i9000 (sgh-i896). its originally on rogers ut i use fido on it. it was rooted and running fine on froyo. then i think i stupidly upgraded with some wrong files. two buttons don't work and the computer will only recognize it as a memory stick when i have the micro sd in. it goes in to download mode, but the computer doesn't see it, in both oden and kies. i have tried with usb debugging. nada. the reception is horrible. im new to androids and have searched many forms. i keep getting close to the answer but its not for my device.
pda i9000xwjvz
phone i9000xxjvt
csc i9000oxajvt.
i searched around and found that the "i9000xxjvt" is for the uk captivate. seeing as i live in canada and this is a rogers phone i see this as being a possible problem?
i have done a factory data reset. no good. is there any way to update or downgrade so that i can start messing around with my phone again?
i hope you can help
See the Sticky Thread in the General Forum -- "Captivate Connection Issues..."
If that helps, then u can go to the "Stock Rom One Clicks" that is Stickied in the Development Forum and choose a stock to go back to.
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The i9000 and the i896 are different phones. You can't simply flash files for the other one and expect them to fully work, unless they are made for that purpose. The i897-i896 is Captivate, i9000 is the Galaxy S.
Make sure you have Odin open first, then plug in. I recommend trying a one click back to stock
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ive looked at many connection issue pages and no luck.
i've tried the 1 click a few times. im gonna try it again from another computer soon. hopefully that will help.
and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?
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so im trying 1 click from a new computer and no good.
is there a way to reinstall an os from the memory stick?
U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.
U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.
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U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.
U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.
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It actually sounds like he has an unported firmware. That's why the buttons don't work right. You also have different bootloaders. Download mode can be achieved by turning phone off (pulling the battery then replacing it is easiest way). Then hold volume down (not volume up and down) and plugging usb in. As for drivers, uninstall the drivers you have. Look in program files for a folder labeled Samsung and delete it. Restart your computer. Reinstall drivers. As said, Heimdall might be a better route to take since it uses a different driver.
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and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?
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You have a Rogers Captivate that has i9000 bootloaders on it. If you didn't flash them, then somebody else did before you bought it. I think you are trying to run unported i9000 ROMs. i9000 roms only work if somebody reorients the kernel and modifies a few parts of the ROM.
Anyway, download mode on i9000 bootloaders (from powered off state) is Vol down + USB. Then... well what do you want to put on it? Stock i896 Gingerbread?
yeah id like stock i896 gingerbread. i have no problem going in to download mode.
ill try heimdall and get back to you guys.
usoimon this
so i tried with hiemdall and tried to find my phone is zadig but no luck.
i can go in to download mode no problem. do i possibly have to get the i9000 driver for my computer. and if yes which one in particular?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
Read through that again. The same driver package should work for i896,i897, i9000.
Try a different cable, and make sure to use the proper usb port.
ive tried all my usb ports, new usb wire, different computers. ive followed may walk troughs. uninstalled and reinstalled a bunch of different driver packs.
phone goes in to download mode no problem every time. but both odin and heimdall don't recognize.
when the phone is powered up it goes in to usb mode and says connected but on the computer the usb doesn't see anything. no pop ups in the tray or anything.
id this a lost cause? am i missing something? im usually pretty good with this kind of stuff...
*update.
ive been reading all over the internet and have found that it may be a hardware issue. maybe happening randomly after i had installed the gingerbread.
is there a way that anyone would know of to update my firmware through wifi blue tooth or micro sd?
FIXXXXED!! woohoo
so i went to my brothers who sold me the phone and it worked immediately. i guess his computer remembered it. i dont know why nothing worked on my 3 computers with all the drivers and stuff that i tried. thank you for all the help.
Hey XDA, it's been a while. I tried to flash stock JF6 on my cappy last night and things went to hell.
The phone now only starts up for a forced download mode (inserting battery while holding volume buttons). When attached to Odin3-One-Click, it can begin the reset but crashes to a solid grey/pink/red screen when installing factoryfs.rfs, and then refuses to start up again for a couple of minutes. The previous ROM was cognition 4, I believe, alongside the CogKernel. I'm working with Windows 7 x64, which I understand can cause problems, but I don't really have a choice here.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Samsung drivers from the official Odin3 thread, restarting between each step. I've tried changing USB ports. I've also tried to flash with Heimdall, but it only sees the device as "Gadget Serial" and can't work with it.
What do I try next? When the phone comes back to life I'll be trying Odin with compatibility mode, but I don't know what else to do. Please save me!
Are you flashing with or without bootloaders? If without, try flashing a stock rom with them.
Also, look in my signature for the "Captivate Connection Issues" thread. That has some additional things you might be able to try.
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Are you flashing with or without bootloaders? If without, try flashing a stock rom with them.
Also, look in my signature for the "Captivate Connection Issues" thread. That has some additional things you might be able to try.
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I'm using the Odin3 from DG's page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
I do not get to choose what installs, however, I have Odin3v1.85 Multi Downloader that allows me to select files. Could you link me to a ROM that I should use?
Try GB 2.3.5 i897ucKK4
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Try GB 2.3.5 i897ucKK4
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Ok, my question then would be - Bootloaders or no bootloaders? (I'm assuming I should go with bootloaders unless told otherwise)
EDIT: Bigger problem - the phone is taking longer and longer to recover from crashes. Last time I only waited a matter of minutes before it could get back to download mode, this time I've waited 20 and it still hasn't fixed itself.
U may have some hardware issues then.
But if it gets going u will need the GB Bootloaders in order to run GB.
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Damn, it's really unresponsive now. 50 minutes wasn't enough this time. I'm getting worried, I can't remember how many tries it took last night, and I really need my phone back. A failed flash during the transfer of factoryfs.rfs shouldn't hardbrick anything, should it?
Nope. That should not at all. Just a failure during the boot.bin and/or sbl.bin would cause a hard brick...or mismatched bootloaders between froyo and gb.
Which specific Odin3 one click did u use ?? Gotta link to it or the thread ??
BTW I haven't even tried GB yet. I'm still waiting for it to "cool down" from the last crash. I don't know why it's doing this now, since I had it in download mode an hour and a half ago and didn't crash it or anything.
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Which specific Odin3 one click did u use ?? Gotta link to it or the thread ??
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The one specified in my second post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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Ok thx. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't the Stock jf6 with the "3 button fix".
Well i hope it gets going for ya. Not sure what could be the problem.....do u have another battery to try out in the phone ?? -- Just tryin to think of what may have gone awry.
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I don't think it's the battery, though just before I flashed I had a 0% battery level erroneously detected.
UPDATE: The device is starting again, but now it only shows up in windows as "unknown device" and windows reports that it's malfunctioning. I'm restarting now.
Sorry for the double post, I think this is relevant though.
Now that the phone powers on to the download screen, I can plug it in to the computer but now receive an "Unknown Device!" error. Honestly this is just ridiculous, especially since I had no trouble transferring some of the Odin files. I'm downloading Puppy Linux now to see if Heimdall will pull me out of this.
UPDATE: The first time I started Heimdall on Linux it was able to detect the phone, but failed after the LOKE handshake part. Now it no longer sees the phone. I'm beginning to think there's something wrong with the USB port, even though it worked fine for file transfers just 2 days ago.
UPDATE 2: Good news everyone! The same linux install on a different laptop was able to see the device, and Heimdall could get all the way to "rebooting device" using the cyanogenmod kernel. However, the CM package doesn't seem to include bootloaders, so I can't actually start up the phone after downloading. I just realized that 4-2 also linked to Heimdall compatible bootloaders, so I'll be trying those now.
Jergling said:
Sorry for the double post, I think this is relevant though.
Now that the phone powers on to the download screen, I can plug it in to the computer but now receive an "Unknown Device!" error. Honestly this is just ridiculous, especially since I had no trouble transferring some of the Odin files. I'm downloading Puppy Linux now to see if Heimdall will pull me out of this.
UPDATE: The first time I started Heimdall on Linux it was able to detect the phone, but failed after the LOKE handshake part. Now it no longer sees the phone. I'm beginning to think there's something wrong with the USB port, even though it worked fine for file transfers just 2 days ago.
UPDATE 2: Good news everyone! The same linux install on a different laptop was able to see the device, and Heimdall could get all the way to "rebooting device" using the cyanogenmod kernel. However, the CM package doesn't seem to include bootloaders, so I can't actually start up the phone after downloading. I just realized that 4-2 also linked to Heimdall compatible bootloaders, so I'll be trying those now.
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UPDATE 3: It turned out the problem was with the first laptop's USB setup. Every port is attached to an internal replicator, which I believe was the problem. I hooked it up to an old Toshiba and the Heimdall version of UCKK4 installed flawlessly. Now I'm running CM9 and it's amazing. Thanks 4-2ndtwin!