[Q] Captivate not fully rebooting. Help anyone? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone only goes till the At&t sign then just sits there like that. i can only enter download mode and NOT recovery mode. can anyone tell me within detail how to fix this problem? i don't really care if i have to delete everything because i have a backup i made with titanium backup but cant apply it because i cant go to download mode and Odin doesn't flash zip files only tar files. any help would be appreciated.

Jack Jake said:
My phone only goes till the At&t sign then just sits there like that. i can only enter download mode and NOT recovery mode. can anyone tell me within detail how to fix this problem? i don't really care if i have to delete everything because i have a backup i made with titanium backup but cant apply it because i cant go to download mode and Odin doesn't flash zip files only tar files. any help would be appreciated.
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Lucky enough you can get in download mode. You'll need KK4 (Odin or Heimdall, whichever you're the most comfortable with), from there you'll be able to flash a custom kernel with Odin 1.85 and finaly flash whichever ROM you want.
I suggest you get some reading done before doing anything: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266

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Hey guys I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I just really need some help...
I just recently flashed my galaxy to JP6 and installed voodoo and everything was running fine. I then wanted to root my phone and tried Chainfires solution from here on this forum. It bricked my phone and I had to flash back to JM8.
I am now running JM8 but when I go to flash JP6 it says fail and wont let me?
I also tried flashing JMP and my phone screen went green halfway through and stopped flashing.
Any ideas why I cant flash to froyo anymore?
Is it because I still have voodoo installed?
If so how do I delete it? I've tried following th instructions from curios google page but I couldn't figure it out.
The error in odin reads "Can't open the serial(COM) port"
Any info on this would be greately appreiciated!
Thanks
GalaxyDroid88 said:
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Hey guys I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I just really need some help...
I just recently flashed my galaxy to JP6 and installed voodoo and everything was running fine. I then wanted to root my phone and tried Chainfires solution from here on this forum. It bricked my phone and I had to flash back to JM8.
I am now running JM8 but when I go to flash JP6 it says fail and wont let me?
I also tried flashing JMP and my phone screen went green halfway through and stopped flashing.
Any ideas why I cant flash to froyo anymore?
Is it because I still have voodoo installed?
If so how do I delete it? I've tried following th instructions from curios google page but I couldn't figure it out.
The error in odin reads "Can't open the serial(COM) port"
Any info on this would be greately appreiciated!
Thanks
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Hey,
My guess is it's your recovery version. You need to boot to recovery mode and see whether the version is 2e or 3e. 3e won't allow you to flash unsigned updates.
Also, make sure you put a 'disable lagfix' folder inside your voodoo folder on the internal SD card. That may also be an issue.
Good luck!
I can currently only get onto download mode with my phone, I used to be able to get into recovery mode using the 3button technique but I no longer can.
I'm pretty sure it's voodoo that is causing me my problems, is there any way I can disable/un-install voodoo with only going into download mode?
GalaxyDroid88 said:
I can currently only get onto download mode with my phone, I used to be able to get into recovery mode using the 3button technique but I no longer can.
I'm pretty sure it's voodoo that is causing me my problems, is there any way I can disable/un-install voodoo with only going into download mode?
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Not that I know of mate, you need access to the drive so you can pop a folder named 'disable lagfix' insude your /voodoo folder. If you can get into download mode, you should be able to use Odin to reflash a ROM, I think you need to tick 're-partition' though. I've never flashed a SGS with Odin (yet haha), so would pay to do some more reading. I do know that it is the only way to restore your phone to absolute stock, which I think I would be doing. Then you can start again!
Good luck!

[Q] Help, phone stuck booting?!

I flashed darky's rom with the voodoo lag fix and then stupidly tried to flash over the top my recovery file. now its stuck loading. can't access recovery mode but can access download mode... any ideas?
Just posted this in another thread, with similar issues, try this, should fix it.
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HI,
Try the following, worked for me
1) Go into recovery mode and wipe both cache and partition data
2) go to samfirmware.com and download the original rom for your phone (the one that came with it)... since you don't say what region you're from, I'll give you an example with mine. Mine is from Bell, and factory comes with UGJH2, so i downloaded that with ODIN and the PIT FILE, make sure to extract the TAR file from inside the RAR file. Put all 3 files in the same folder
3) Enter download mode, when the phone is in that state sometimes it's hard to access download, best way is... remove the battery, put it back in, then hold VOL DN + HOME + POWER until you see a working android bot inside a triangle. When you see that, connect your phone to your PC, double click on ODIN, then load the PIT file (CHECK BOX RE-PARTITION leave the others to default) and Select PDA and find the TAR file you extracted in STEP 2... then click on START, it's gonna take a few mins, and even after it's done, it's going to reboot, and it'll stay at the "S" logo for a bit, leave it, then it'll boot.
At least we hope it will.
Keep us posted,
Thank you,
Rodi.
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Can't get into recovery mode only download mode?! I'm on orange uk custom galaxy S Rom 2.1 originally. shall i just follow your steps but use a stock samsung android firmware?
Thanks Alot btw!
Yeah keep going with the download mode, it's very possible that the recovery mode process is not even necessary, but since I have no way of testing, it's doesn't hurt to try.
so get the orig rom, with pit associated with its (u'll see in on sam firmware which pit you need, most likely 512 for stock out of the box).
Keep us posted
Rodi
Fixed!!! flashed the new 2.2.1 firmware as well. is flying thanks for the help
alcurtis93 said:
Fixed!!! flashed the new 2.2.1 firmware as well. is flying thanks for the help
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i have the same problem as u ..which 2.2.1 firmware did u flash and where to download ?
Cris
Dont worry mate easier to fix than I thought. Go to samfirmwares and go to firmware section and galaxy s and its called I9000 jpu. If you need any more help dont be afraid to ask
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Heres the link.... http://www.multiupload.com/PUSOOBQ8K5
Password is samfirmware.com
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
alcurtis93 said:
Heres the link.... http://www.multiupload.com/PUSOOBQ8K5
Password is samfirmware.com
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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Thanks so u much

Flashed from 2.3.3 back to stock with Odin3 and lost 3button!

Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
wrong section
WRong thread but dont wanna flame... : D
This happens some time, just flash this and you will have 3 button recovery again.
EDIT: STUPID ME, just realized you cannot get into recovery... Well use ADB to get into Recovery then flash that
Android SDK - http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Make sure u have Java JDK installed! - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Sorry idk about a good ADB tutorial though
That is a stock kernel.
1. This is a stock kernel
2. Which 3-button combo did you try? It can be either +-USB or -Power
amtrakcn said:
1. This is a stock kernel
2. Which 3-button combo did you try? It can be either +-USB or -Power
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I can't get into download mode or recovery mode. I've flashed quite a few different roms since i've had this phone and never had a problem. For some reason this time when I went from MikeyMike01's GR-12 2.3.3 back to stock with Odin3, I lost the ability to use my volume buttons + power to go anywhere. I was trying to install CWM to put Serendipity 6.4 on my phone because the other one was having some weird issues.
Thanks to everybody else for the links I'll try them when I get home... work is blocking the android sdk download website. I'll update in a bit with success (hopefully).
If all else fails, you could extract the 3 button fix posted above, and odin.
No buttons working? Pull batt, open odin, insert usb, reinsert bat, and it should go into download mode..
illavbill said:
Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
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skip all that .... if it boots upto OS and you just have no 3 button..... Use This
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418 and flash 3 button with it. Access to recovery or dl mode not needed. Just be sure to follow the instructions with the tool. It works. Simple.
Moved to proper forum.
illavbill said:
Looking in the About phone area it says my Kernel is 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 which i'm assuming isn't a stock Kernel. I can't get into download mode or recovery to save my life. Any good ways to get it back? Everything I've tried doesn't work. I'm curious about this android sdk adb access thing but I haven't been able to search about it. Thankfully my phone works right now but the only way i know how to flash stuff it through the key method.
Any links to a tutorial about this adb thing? ALso, where to download the android-sdk?
Thank you thank you thank you!
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before i tell you an easy way to get into recovery, was this odin "oneclick" or did you have to add a .tar file to a "PDA" slot and perhaps a .pit file and others? this is highly important because 3-button fix only flashes the secondary bootloader. if you still have 2.3.3 bootloaders this will brick the phone! there needs to be an update to the 3-button fix to flash both bootloaders. a quick test if you have 2.3.3 bootloaders is if the phone says "galaxy s gt-i9000" you may have 2.3.3 bootloaders on the phone. on 2.3.3 this screen is part of the bootloaders as well as the param.ifs, flashing 2.1 without the bootloaders will show the i9000 splash before the att param.ifs splash
if it was odin oneclick you are safe to flash a 3-button fix. if it was odin full you may still be on the 2.3.3 bootloaders and dont have button combos due to some incompatablility with the phone, i saw this once. please use odin oneclick first then see if it still needs 3-button fix.
if you need to reflash with odin "oneclick"
look up "adb" make sure you know how to manually install drivers. there are links in posts above
if you did flash with oneclick then you can also root and use rom manager to reboot into recovery. then flash 3-button fix via update.zip. search dev section for designgears' 3-button fix, there is a update.zip version.
why do u need the three button here...just hold down the volume key and the power button to get in to the recovery. worked for me.
Dani897 said:
before i tell you an easy way to get into recovery, was this odin "oneclick" or did you have to add a .tar file to a "PDA" slot and perhaps a .pit file and others? this is highly important because 3-button fix only flashes the secondary bootloader. if you still have 2.3.3 bootloaders this will brick the phone! there needs to be an update to the 3-button fix to flash both bootloaders. a quick test if you have 2.3.3 bootloaders is if the phone says "galaxy s gt-i9000" you may have 2.3.3 bootloaders on the phone. on 2.3.3 this screen is part of the bootloaders as well as the param.ifs, flashing 2.1 without the bootloaders will show the i9000 splash before the att param.ifs splash
if it was odin oneclick you are safe to flash a 3-button fix. if it was odin full you may still be on the 2.3.3 bootloaders and dont have button combos due to some incompatablility with the phone, i saw this once. please use odin oneclick first then see if it still needs 3-button fix.
if you need to reflash with odin "oneclick"
look up "adb" make sure you know how to manually install drivers. there are links in posts above
if you did flash with oneclick then you can also root and use rom manager to reboot into recovery. then flash 3-button fix via update.zip. search dev section for designgears' 3-button fix, there is a update.zip version.
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I used Odin oneclick to reset it to stock. I've been moving this weekend so I just left the phone on 2.1 but today at work i'll try the method you mentioned above. I didn't even think about rom manager to reboot to recovery i'll try that first. I was trying to reboot the phone into recovery so I could install CWM. Sounds easier than the other methods.

[Q] Can't seem to find a Root for I9000 XXJPC

Ive been looking for some time now
but every single time i find a guide
there is a multiupload link that transfers me to ilivid.com
and im really desperate
can any one reupload it please?
thank you.:crying:
i found this its in another language but might be usefull http://www.uloz.to/hledej?q=i9000+xxjpc+kernel+root+zip&related=1
just use "Framaroot" it's how I rooted my i9000 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
I can't either, I've been looking for a way also. I ended up putting my phone into a bootloop trying the same way before the OTA update.
Sent from my SM-N900T
This is the link with all you need : http://speedy.sh/Q2t4Z/XXJPC.rar
And these are the instructions i found :
Extract and copy update.zip to /sd of phone
Run Odin with Auto Reboot UN-checked, loading the i9000_Kernel.tar as PDA
Put the phone into download mode and flash the i9000 Kernel.
Pull the battery. reboot into recovery mode and flash the update.zip you put in the root folder of your sdcard.
Pull the battery again, reboot into download mode again.
Run Odin with Auto Reboot checked, loading the I9000XXJPC_KERNEL.tar as PDA
reboot.
Good Luck !

Stuck In Bootloop only download mode

Hey XDA
My samsung captivate has a broken power button and I'm stuck in a bootloop after installing a OTA update (Cyanogenmod)
I can't get into recovery but I successfully got into download mode..
What can I do from here?
Thanks!
davenrai said:
Hey XDA
My samsung captivate has a broken power button and I'm stuck in a bootloop after installing a OTA update (Cyanogenmod)
I can't get into recovery but I successfully got into download mode..
What can I do from here?
Thanks!
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You could use adb to get in recovery.
Otherwise, use Odin to flash stock in download mode.
NB.: Flashing with a broken power button is really tricky and dangerous on the S1 has it needs it to recover from bricks.
BWolf56 said:
You could use adb to get in recovery.
Otherwise, use Odin to flash stock in download mode.
NB.: Flashing with a broken power button is really tricky and dangerous on the S1 has it needs it to recover from bricks.
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Hm, how do I use adb? Any tutorials out there? EDIT: for ADB don't I need my phone booted?
Thanks!
For Odin do I just put the stock file in PDA and start it? That's it?
davenrai said:
Hm, how do I use adb? Any tutorials out there? EDIT: for ADB don't I need my phone booted?
Thanks!
For Odin do I just put the stock file in PDA and start it? That's it?
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You're gonna have to start reading. I'm at work and don't have time to write a tutorial.
To answer your questions, yes there are tutorials (google is your friend). It is fairly simple to use. The phone does need to be booted.
As for Odin, there are one-click version which are really easy to use. Stickied threads ftw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
Either you go back to STOCK using Odin/Hemidall , Root it and Flash a Custom Kernel like Speedmod/Corn
(or)
Flash a Custom Kernel through Odin;
Download a custom kernel like Semahore/Corn/Speedmod (.tar version) depending upon the android version you're using(GB/ICS/JB/KK). Then place the downloaded tar file in PDA and Flash it (dont make any changes in the other fields). After flashing, Try going to recovery mode( by Volume UP+DOWN )..It should open recovery now.
Cheers!
PS: If you're man who likes to play with custom ROMs on Captivate(with broken power button), Its High likely that sometimes you'll get stuck with NO Recovery+NO Download mode, for which you'll need USB JIG to fix your cappy

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