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[Q] Cappy Bricked??? Pls help!!!! unique problem!!!

Ok i know and have seen that there are many experienced users in this forum, so i give you this!!Pls help sum1!!!
I think i bricked my fone, tried to get cwm 3 on it, then while rebooting, it wont reboot. went into download mode with odin (3 button fix) (i have done this 9-10 times before, not a noob to this), selected pit and tar and hit start. odin stuck on factoryfs and fully orange screen on fone. removed battery, fone, usb, odin restart, tried again, yellow screen. again. red screen. now got frustrated. tried normal odin(not the 3 button fix), again yellow screen.took out battery to try again, but fone wont start/go in dl/recvry mode anymore. tried on 2 different comps with xp/win7. no go.
SCREWED??
BTW, i ordered a jig.should arrive by end of week.

It'll be fine after you get your jig.
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same thing happened to me...but i just got it replaced..as there was no way i could wake it up...but try Jig..or just get it replaced...every captivate is under warranty...tell them u were doing official Froyo update and lost electricity or something....

yes will try that and post.
In the meantime, can sum1 pls run me thru the steps to install custom ROM on preinstalled froyo cappy? My prev 1 was stock eclair, i filed 4 insurance and am sure the new 1s gonna b stock froyo. I have heard that there are a no. f probs with stock froyo phones????

Its a semi uncommon problem.I have had the random colored screens before and had to pull battery. Managed to get odin to work after a couple of times
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psycho2097 said:
yes will try that and post.
In the meantime, can sum1 pls run me thru the steps to install custom ROM on preinstalled froyo cappy? My prev 1 was stock eclair, i filed 4 insurance and am sure the new 1s gonna b stock froyo. I have heard that there are a no. f probs with stock froyo phones????
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flash to stock using full Odin(full odin to avoid loosing 3 button combo), flash CWM.Zip....flash any froyo custum rom
or just flash the fix for sign verification (its somewhere in the threads) then you can avoid flashing to stock....just flash CWM and Custom rom

viny2cool said:
flash to stock using full Odin(full odin to avoid loosing 3 button combo), flash CWM.Zip....flash any froyo custum rom
or just flash the fix for sign verification (its somewhere in the threads) then you can avoid flashing to stock....just flash CWM and Custom rom
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YEA, I THOT SO 2... JUZ WANTED 2 VERIFY, WAT ABOUT WEN CHANGING ROMS?do i need to flash to stock every time, or can i just take a backup f froyo stock using cwm?(sorry 4 the caps...)

Most of the custom roms don't require flashing to stock now a days. But if its mentioned in the instructions than I would do it.
But definitely you should disable lagfix and stuff before flashing over new rom.
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viny2cool said:
Most of the custom roms don't require flashing to stock now a days. But if its mentioned in the instructions than I would do it.
But definitely you should disable lagfix and stuff before flashing over new rom.
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no i meant with stock froyo and 3e recvry, should i flash to stock using odin or just backup/restore using cwm? m not familiar using stock froyo on cappy.

psycho2097 said:
no i meant with stock froyo and 3e recvry, should i flash to stock using odin or just backup/restore using cwm? m not familiar using stock froyo on cappy.
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If u flash any zip from stock froyo it gives you sign verification error. So u need to fix that a nd than just flash custom rom as u normally do
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Crash N Burn....Owch!
psycho2097 said:
no i meant with stock froyo and 3e recvry, should i flash to stock using odin or just backup/restore using cwm? m not familiar using stock froyo on cappy.
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Sounds as though your bootloader got hammered.
Yes, as another posted, with 3e recovery you'll get a signing error, but there is a workaround, depending on your device and ROM you're using to have files pass through as if it were on 2e recovery. Another method is if one passes files that are unsigned. (only load if it's from a trusted source)
Is it possible you performed a nandriod backup before this debacle occurred?
If so, try a restore from recovery with your last nandroid backup. This should restore the bootloader and correct partitioning on your disk.
HtH
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Liv33viL said:
Sounds as though your bootloader got hammered.
Yes, as another posted, with 3e recovery you'll get a signing error, but there is a workaround, depending on your device and ROM you're using to have files pass through as if it were on 2e recovery. Another method is if one passes files that are unsigned. (only load if it's from a trusted source)
Is it possible you performed a nandriod backup before this debacle occurred?
If so, try a restore from recovery with your last nandroid backup. This should restore the bootloader and correct partitioning on your disk.
HtH
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inncidentally i did do a couple of nandroids before "all the **** hit the fan". and i could use it to restore. but how? my fone simply wont turn on, neither go in2 recv/ dl. so how 2 restore???????

all 2.2 have 3e recovery, custom roms built on 2.2 come pre cracked.
here is the 3e recovery fix. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
it works on all 2.2 stocks with 3e.
if you are rooted using "one click root 1.7" (NOT ODIN ONE CLICK!!!) you dont need adb commands just root explorer to mount and replace file. or use adb to mount and push file. the instructions in the thread have the 2 methods mixed together.
no offence but ignore Liv33viL on this one

Trusselo said:
no offence but ignore Liv33viL on this one
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Dude, that's just plain wrong. Let each person decide on their own who's advice to take and who's to ignore. It's an open forum and we all have the right to share our knowledge and experience. The focus here should be helping people get the assistance they need, not to diminish someone's credibility based on a personal opinion.
In short, grow up.

Trusselo said:
no offence but ignore Liv33viL on this one
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ok, but then do u mean my bootloader is not damaged? can it be still repaired by using jig? can i restore nandroid?? but how 2 do so since my fone wont turn on at all?

What happens when you do turn it on- nothing? Or does it hang on the boot screen?
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I had the very same problem. Your bootloater is boogered up now. I sent mine to an xda member and he fixed it.
Even with a jig I wasn't able to do anything. My phone would go into d/l mode with it but that was all it would do.
I paid $50 to have mine fixed which in my opinion is well worth it. That doesn't include shipping costs. I had connexion2005 fix it for me. He a great guy and does very fast work. It beats buying a new phone.
Hope this helps.
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All shameless advertising aside, it's worth trying a fix where others give up and pay someone. Through the process of elimination we can determine if you need professional help lol!
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Thanks guys..will try connexion when the jig fails.
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N does anybody know what to do, as my newly arrived cappy has a distinctive yellow tint to the screen. Do I call samsung and ask for a new one? Or is there some method to fix it by software?
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Do I have to go back to stock?

I'm sorry if someone already asked this question but I was not able find an answer. I am running a custom ROM now, do I have to go back to stock before flashing another ROM?

It is usually not necessarily to do it but it a very good idea to return to stock and master clear with the odin-1-click
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No you don't need to go back to stock. Nor is is necessary to master clear. Most if not all the roms on here will do a full wipe of your SD card during the install. Flashing back to stock just adds another chance to mess up your phone. This was advised, several months back but it's not necessary now. This doesn't apply if you want to flash to CM7. They have their own install procedure that is different than anyone elses.

Just to add to what the others said. Make sure u flash a 2.2 based rom over ur curent (if thats what u are.using atm). Also you cant restore system app, it will screw up with ur new rom!
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BWolf56 said:
Just to add to what the others said. Make sure u flash a 2.2 based rom over ur curent (if thats what u are.using atm). Also you cant restore system app, it will screw up with ur new rom!
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The 2.2 stock will not let you flash a rom over it. Go back to 2.1 stock
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crystalhand said:
The 2.2 stock will not let you flash a rom over it. Go back to 2.1 stock
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Not what I meant.
If he flashed, lets say, FireFly (which is 2.2 based) then he can't flash over with, lets say, CM7 (which is 2.3 based). Just simple logic
@ OP - You can look on the ROM's thread to see what it is based on.

Thank you for all your help. I'm using Phoenix Ultimate now and want to try out the other ROM.

It takes like ten minutes to odin back to stock. I do it every time, just feels like a cleaner install. Plus all the devs put that in their instructions. I trust the devs.
If you download the CWM update.zip before you Odin to stock and leave it on your phones internal SD card, you don't have to root or get ROM manager. Place your new ROM on the internal card too. Just Odin to stock, allow to boot, and restart into recovery (3 button combo), install updates (twice) then use CWM to install zip from card (ROM you downloaded).
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quarlow said:
It takes like ten minutes to odin back to stock. I do it every time, just feels like a cleaner install.
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One less time touching Odin is one less time tempting fate. But that's just me. I'm pretty sure every rom dev in here has bricked a phone at least once...

much agreed. less odin. less potential for problems.
roms do a wipe now. doesnt matter what you had on it 2.1 or 2.2
2.3 is the only rom version that has a different partition table.
there is no issue flashing a 2.2 rom over 2.1 or vice versa. how CAN you upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2?? CWM anyone? oh **** right!
the only issue with flashing over 2.2 is the 3e recovery... and thers a fix for that. you dont need to go back to 2.1 to avoid the signature verification error... @crystalhand...

quarlow said:
It takes like ten minutes to odin back to stock. I do it every time, just feels like a cleaner install. Plus all the devs put that in their instructions. I trust the devs.
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Not all devs put it in their op. Some devs say flash first thru clockwork and only use odin when there are problems. Odin could be better used as a recovery tool only, not the first thing you do whenever you want to flash a new rom. Just my opinion.
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1tontomato said:
Odin could be better used as a recovery tool only, not the first thing you do whenever you want to flash a new rom. Just my opinion.
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EXACTLY as it should be.....

No, odin is potentially more dangerous than any standard rom flash. as has been mentioned, use in case your in some s

I've always flashed back to stock using Odin whenever I flash a new rom. Like someone else on this thread said, it just feels cleaner doing it that way. While I don't doubt you guys when you say it's dangerous, would anyone like to offer a brief explanation as to why that is? And would anyone be willing to guess at what the odds of a permanent brick might be? Are we talking something like 1 in every 10 flashes or more like 1 in 1000?
If it's closer to the first one then we really are playing with fire here but if the odds are more like the second one then I don't consider that much of a risk.

Juanmail15 said:
I've always flashed back to stock using Odin whenever I flash a new rom. Like someone else on this thread said, it just feels cleaner doing it that way. While I don't doubt you guys when you say it's dangerous, would anyone like to offer a brief explanation as to why that is? And would anyone be willing to guess at what the odds of a permanent brick might be? Are we talking something like 1 in every 10 flashes or more like 1 in 1000?
If it's closer to the first one then we really are playing with fire here but if the odds are more like the second one then I don't consider that much of a risk.
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I highly doubt someone is going to give you a "odds" answer. Phones can be finicky and they often do weird things. The less you're "changing" things, the better. Odining back to stock then flashing again to the ROM of choice just adds another chance for something to go wrong. Not just cable falling out or battery falling out, just weird coincidence. When there's absoutely no reason to go back to stock, why take the chance? Just because you're programed to THINK it's cleaner doesn't mean it is. As has been said several times already, most roms do a complete wipe of the sd card so there's really no reason to odin or masterclear.

axis01 said:
I highly doubt someone is going to give you a "odds" answer. Phones can be finicky and they often do weird things. The less you're "changing" things, the better. Odining back to stock then flashing again to the ROM of choice just adds another chance for something to go wrong. Not just cable falling out or battery falling out, just weird coincidence. When there's absoutely no reason to go back to stock, why take the chance? Just because you're programed to THINK it's cleaner doesn't mean it is. As has been said several times already, most roms do a complete wipe of the sd card so there's really no reason to odin or masterclear.
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+1
Odin should only be used as a "Oh S**T I bricked my phone" program. But then again, if you read and know what you're doing than it should never be "needed"

axis01 said:
I highly doubt someone is going to give you a "odds" answer. Phones can be finicky and they often do weird things. The less you're "changing" things, the better. Odining back to stock then flashing again to the ROM of choice just adds another chance for something to go wrong. Not just cable falling out or battery falling out, just weird coincidence. When there's absoutely no reason to go back to stock, why take the chance? Just because you're programed to THINK it's cleaner doesn't mean it is. As has been said several times already, most roms do a complete wipe of the sd card so there's really no reason to odin or masterclear.
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Completely agree just want to clarify 1 thing. The roms don't do a complete wipe of the sdcard. The wipe the /data /cache and /system partitions, leaving the /sdcard completely intact, just like flashing to stock would. Master clear just reformats /sdcard partition and is not really needed as the os doesn't use this to function and including this in a rom would be catastrophic if the zip is in fact on the /sdcard partition you are wiping with it.

The most I do is clear cache, data and disable lagfix.

quarlow said:
If you download the CWM update.zip before you Odin to stock and leave it on your phones internal SD card, you don't have to root or get ROM manager. Place your new ROM on the internal card too. Just Odin to stock, allow to boot, and restart into recovery (3 button combo), install updates (twice) then use CWM to install zip from card (ROM you downloaded).
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So you'd just drop the update.zip on your internal drive, drop the ROM in as well, boot into recovery and flash it that way?

Lancered said:
So you'd just drop the update.zip on your internal drive, drop the ROM in as well, boot into recovery and flash it that way?
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Yup. That's how u do it, if you have no need to root before hand and back up, I'm assuming you've done that if I remember right you are the girl I told to brick her phone yesterday to return, is the replacement on eclair or froyo? Ig it on froyo you will have to get past the 3e recovery that's why I ask.

New to Rom Flashing - URGENT Help needed!

Hi all,
Sorry if i sound stupid, but I am new to all of this. I am trying to flash a gingerbread ROM onto my Rogers branded captivate. Currently I am running Rogers stock Froyo.
I have rooted and unlocked my phone using one click root, and the SGS unlock tool from the android market. I have also applied Ryans OCLF. I have busybox installed and the lasted version of Rom Manager.
However, every time i go to backup my stock rom using rom manager, nothing happens. I try to first flash the Clockwork Mod recovery, select the Captivate file and let the phone reboot, black screen with a yellow exclamation point in a white triangle with a Droid device laying under it. It will sit there forever until I manually restart the phone, at which point it acts fine.
I have backed up using titanium backup but cannot do it thru ROM manager. I have read countless forums, but it havent found a solution that works.
So i decided to proceed without a backup. I tryed to put the phone in download mode using the buttons so that I can flash it using ODIN but it doesnt go into download mode using any of the buttom press methods. I have tried to reinstall the packages from the boot menu, but i then get an error saying "e: failed to verify whole signature...."
I have also put a copy of the recently leaked gingerbread rom on my SD card and tried to install the ROM using rom managers install ROM from SD card, but i get the same black screen with yellow exclamation point and nothing happens until i maually start the phone.
I have no clue what I am missing? How to fix this? I have read and watched so many tutorials, followed all the steps. THey seem so easy on paper, but nothing that is supposed to happen, happens for me. Anyone have any suggestions on what I am doing wrong?
Please help!!

You need to follow installation instructions in the thread for whatever GB rom you are installing TO THE LETTER.
Which one are you trying?

You need to search for fixing the 3e recovery. 3e won't let you install custom roms. Also rom manager is just a gui interface for clockwork mod so in. wouldn't use it
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cappysw10 said:
You need to follow installation instructions in the thread for whatever GB rom you are installing TO THE LETTER.
Which one are you trying?
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I was trying to install the Official Gingerbread 2.3.3 for Captivate that was just leaked for the ATT captivate. I beleive the build number is I897UCKF1.
I do remember seeing the 3e recovery in the boot menu. Thanks alot, I will try to find a recovery fix and try that, then post the update.
Thanks alot for the suggestions so far. Its greatly appreciated!

Please for the love of all that is good in the world, do some research before you brick yourself for good. All of your issues would have not happened had you read more first before jumping in. I have seen far to many of these types if threads lately. Yes it takes a few hours to go through the threads but you save yourself the time you would spend (sometimes days) fixing your mistake.

zelendel said:
Please for the love of all that is good in the world, do some research before you brick yourself for good. All of your issues would have not happened had you read more first before jumping in. I have seen far to many of these types if threads lately. Yes it takes a few hours to go through the threads but you save yourself the time you would spend (sometimes days) fixing your mistake.
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Your absolutely right, I did ALOT of reading, been doing so alot over a few weeks. Unfortunately, (or perhaps, I did not do enough digging) none of the tutorials, even the ones for beginners that i found on this forum mentioned anything about finding a fix for the 3e recovery. No one mentioned that the 3e Recovery bundled with the Rogers version of Froyo did not allow the install of custom roms, it also did not allow backups. Thanks to Crystalhand for letting me know this.
Anyway i found this link which helped:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
I am FINALLY able to make a full backup image of my stock ROM and apps using CWM. This puts me more at ease now knowing i can also revert to stock if i install a rom that is not working properly for me.
The backup is completing as I type this. I will update again once I am able to install the gingerbread Rom I wanted to install.
Thanks again to all of you for the help!

that backup is not to restore the stock rom directly from whatever you flash. that is an imaage of your set up on stock rom. so you have to use odin to flash back to that stock rom you are on then restore that backup and it will be like you never flashed anything at all. if you just restore that backup onto the custom rom you flash it will not work properly.
the app backup your making with titanium backup will restore your apps on whatever you flash, but the rom backup doesnt work like that.

I would suggest using designgears odin 1 click, becuase no offence but you seen new and that would be least likely way for you to hard brick going to gb... Good luck
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Flashing is usually easy and safe (for the most part). But if something happends and it gets bricked u could always make/buy jigs. Easiest way to make I've seen is
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
Or you can buy them for about $8 maybe more depending your location (making em can cost less). The only thing I haven't tested the jig with is messed up bootloaders, example flashing gb bootloaders and flash froyo secundaries, everything else the jig works (atleast my experience)
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prbassplayer said:
Flashing is usually easy and safe (for the most part). But if something happends and it gets bricked u could always make/buy jigs. Easiest way to make I've seen is
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
Or you can buy them for about $8 maybe more depending your location (making em can cost less). The only thing I haven't tested the jig with is messed up bootloaders, example flashing gb bootloaders and flash froyo secundaries, everything else the jig works (atleast my experience)
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With messed up bootloaders you have to jtag
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leezrd said:
With messed up bootloaders you have to jtag
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Well that's good to know. I'm not paying $150 for a jtag.
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$50 not $150.

prbassplayer said:
Well that's good to know. I'm not paying $150 for a jtag.
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Actually $50 by connexion 2005 but still expensive got something you don't need you to do
EDIT: Nevermind studacris beat me by a couple second to it
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studacris said:
$50 not $150.
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Oh? where?
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leezrd said:
Actually $50 by connexion 2005 but still expensive got something you don't need you to do
EDIT: Nevermind studacris beat me by a couple second to it
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Dosen't he charge $50 for a fix? not the jtag itself?

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Wrecked Phone Installing Rom

Hi guys, I have a phone with Cyonogen 7 and wanted to go back to a stock rom, I used Odin to install I9000XXJW4, I did not use a PIT or check repartition, now phone is going in circles at the samsung logo, how do I go back to stock?

Impossible. Throw it away.

Dont listen to dark knight reflash it to stock the try again
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WRONG SECTION!!!
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Impossible. Throw it away.
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I´m sorry for you , but just like dark_knight said, throw it and your brain away !

timmy-kidd said:
Dont listen to dark knight reflash it to stock the try again
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saphirrot said:
I´m sorry for you , but just like dark_knight said, throw it and your brain away !
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Welcome on XDA!
For answer just reflash with a stock Rom via ODIN... If it don't work JW4, try with another, personally, I must use JVP because it don't work with JVU for example. That's all!

franzyroy said:
Welcome on XDA!
For answer just reflash with a stock Rom via ODIN... If it don't work JW4, try with another, personally, I must use JVP because it don't work with JVU for example. That's all!
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No, no, no, no. It won't work until his brain realises that the partition layout in stock ROMs isn't the same as in non-stock ROMs, and a flash with PIT file is the only solution.

I have already tried using stock with PIT + re-partition, I tried several different stock roms this way including the BELL one, I've also tried Darky resurrection with PIT and re-partition. Nothing worked so far.

xoltrix2000 said:
I have already tried using stock with PIT + re-partition, I tried several different stock roms this way including the BELL one, I've also tried Darky resurrection with PIT and re-partition. Nothing worked so far.
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Let me make your life easier, I'll give you $50 for you bricked phone. Pm me if interested.
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xoltrix2000 said:
Hi guys, I have a phone with Cyonogen 7 and wanted to go back to a stock rom, I used Odin to install I9000XXJW4, I did not use a PIT or check repartition, now phone is going in circles at the samsung logo, how do I go back to stock?
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I'll give you £70 for your phone!!
private message me if your interested

isnt a bell rom on a i9000 killing the bootloaders??

you are senior member with 300 post.you should know how to post in the right thread..
for your problem try follow instruction on this site..
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxjvu/

dark_knight35 said:
No, no, no, no. It won't work until his brain realises that the partition layout in stock ROMs isn't the same as in non-stock ROMs, and a flash with PIT file is the only solution.
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I am agree but this is possible... the phone isn't dead, we must not to tell cracks!

elviroo said:
isnt a bell rom on a i9000 killing the bootloaders??
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This phone was originally from Bell.

xoltrix2000 said:
This phone was originally from Bell.
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That would mean that you do NOT have a GT-i9000, but a... i9000B, right?

Update
OK so I cheated, Tried to insall CM7 again and it didn't work, but it put CWM Based recovery that comes with CM7, I had an older backup I did, so I restored it from there, it did not work all the way though (failed to restore data), but the OS boots up now.
Problem is, the SD card is no longer recognized, and the system resets itself every time I restart. I took out the external SD so I know for a fact the OS is installed in Internal memory.
How do I go back to Stock from here? I tried everything suggested and more.
I tried erasing the SD form CM7 settings > Storage, thta didn't help, should I format the SD from CWM?

What the Fudge
Ok, I have been trying to install stock roms, CM7, more stock roms, and NOTHING worked.
I tried installing I9000UGKG3, with PIT / repartition, without repartition, then tried other stuff, tried restoring, more stock, still nothing.
Then I tried I9000UGKG3 and for no apparent reason the phone now works, what the hell? I'm happy that it's on but this makes no sense, it's the exact same thing I did originally and it did not work.
Sorry about the rambling, this thing had me pulling my hair out,

LMAO GUYS
ODIN DOESNT REFORMAT CACHE AND DATA BACK TO RFS FROM EXT4.
JUST DO A FACTORY RESET FROM STOCK RECOVERY AND YOUR GOOD TO GO.
Haha i did that once to.

AlwaysDroid said:
LMAO GUYS
ODIN DOESNT REFORMAT CACHE AND DATA BACK TO RFS FROM EXT4.
JUST DO A FACTORY RESET FROM STOCK RECOVERY AND YOUR GOOD TO GO.
Haha i did that once to.
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Yes, your grammar and spelling, along with the caps lock, make your post a very credible one.
Please don't use caps that much, it hurts.
Anyhow: I have used ODIN with 512.pit for this kind of thing. The pit is used for repartitioning, and it does indeed reformat back to RFS, otherwise we wouldn't have used it in the GB days.
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Phone will be turned off when I wake up in the morning.

My phone is on yesterdays CM 10.1 nightly.
Sometimes when I wake up my phone will be off, or if I leave my phone at home when I get home from work it will be off.
Is there some error log? Does anyone else have these issues?

Did it just start happening with some of ur latest flashes or has it been an ongoing problem ??
If it has been a persistant problem, it could be ur power button failing...or simply ur battery goin dead.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Did it just start happening with some of ur latest flashes or has it been an ongoing problem ??
If it has been a persistant problem, it could be ur power button failing...or simply ur battery goin dead.
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When I boot back up battery is > 70% usually. I just bought the phone used with stock ROM on it, so I rooted, installed ROM Manager, then did a full wipe to a CM 10.1 nightly.
Therefore I have no idea if this is a software or hardware related bug. I cant trust the phone to be an alarm clock for me I can tell you that much.
Anything else I can do?

The basic thing that i would do, is get fully charged, flash back to stock kk4 firmware and see how it does, in order to rule out a rom issue. But if ya don't want to do that, keep in mind that ur phone is probably over two yrs old and the life of the battery just may be almost over. There is a date stamped on the stock battery if that is what ya have.
I recently bought a couple of replacement batteries for my old captivate, at the first part of this year, from mobiletechvideos.com. New batteries make a big difference... is an understatement.
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4-2ndtwin said:
The basic thing that i would do, is get fully charged, flash back to stock kk4 firmware and see how it does, in order to rule out a rom issue. But if ya don't want to do that, keep in mind that ur phone is probably over two yrs old and the life of the battery just may be almost over. There is a date stamped on the stock battery if that is what ya have.
I recently bought a couple of replacement batteries for my old captivate, at the first part of this year, from mobiletechvideos.com. New batteries make a big difference... is an understatement.
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Thanks! Ill check that battery date and ebay myself one if need be. Ill aslo flash back to stock. The phone is for my girlfriend so she doesnt need anything fancy. Where can I get a stock ROM to flash? id like to try to avoid ODIN/Hemidal if possible.

In my signature link below (if u r on a pc or in a web browser on ur phone) are a lot of useful links. Since u r on CM rom, u will have to use Odin or Heimdall to get back to Stock KK4. :/ sorry, no way around that, because of the different partitions used on CM as opposed to Stock. If u decide to use an Odin or Heimdall in my sig, just use one Without bootloaders, unless u don't have the Gingerbread bootloaders already.
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Wing_Zero_Custom said:
My phone is on yesterdays CM 10.1 nightly.
Sometimes when I wake up my phone will be off, or if I leave my phone at home when I get home from work it will be off.
Is there some error log? Does anyone else have these issues?
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May be you have enabled the deep idle mode.
Captivating my captivate, Thanks to Sephhi

4-2ndtwin said:
In my signature link below (if u r on a pc or in a web browser on ur phone) are a lot of useful links. Since u r on CM rom, u will have to use Odin or Heimdall to get back to Stock KK4. :/ sorry, no way around that, because of the different partitions used on CM as opposed to Stock. If u decide to use an Odin or Heimdall in my sig, just use one Without bootloaders, unless u don't have the Gingerbread bootloaders already.
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Used the kk4 one click phone is booting up now hopefully this will take care of the phone for a while.
I may root to block ads from my host file.
Avikar said:
May be you have enabled the deep idle mode.
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Not sure how to do that.. but turning the phone off? Thats one deep idle!!

[Utility]KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 is in my sig link as well...if u need it.
Later.
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Wing_Zero_Custom said:
Used the kk4 one click phone is booting up now hopefully this will take care of the phone for a while.
I may root to block ads from my host file.
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Why not just flash a different ROM if going back to stock fixes it? Imo, nightly builds for anything are good and bad. Good, because fixes come out everyday, bad because way too many bugs.
There are plenty of other custom ROMs available, no point in staying on 2.3.5 or w/e when you can have 4.2.2 that runs fine on most devices

x0ne215 said:
Why not just flash a different ROM if going back to stock fixes it? Imo, nightly builds for anything are good and bad. Good, because fixes come out everyday, bad because way too many bugs.
There are plenty of other custom ROMs available, no point in staying on 2.3.5 or w/e when you can have 4.2.2 that runs fine on most devices
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KK4 did not solve the problem. Its either battery or hardware related. I just ordered an eBay battery, my current batter says 2010/8/4 and seems to hold a charge very well, I cant imagine there is something wrong with it.
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[Utility]KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 is in my sig link as well...if u need it.
Later.
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Also... with the KK4 when the phone reboots the screen scrambles between the ATT screen and the Galaxy S animation. Its pretty nasty looking and lasts for about 3 seconds.

That pixelated screen means u don't have the Gingerbread bootloaders installed.
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4-2ndtwin said:
[Utility]KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 is in my sig link as well...if u need it.
Later.
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Your dropbox link and its mirror is dead, i need to root to flash recovery and boot to recovery from terminal. Three button doesnt do anything.
I just flashed the Corn kernel, still cant get into recovery with three button.
Okay going to get the bootloaders now.

Wing_Zero_Custom said:
Your dropbox link is dead, i need to root to flash recovery and boot to recovery from terminal. Three button doesnt do anything.
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If you don't have the GB bootloaders, Recovery should be vol up+power.
Also, to flash Odin KK4 with bootloaders, you only need download mode, which is vol down+power.

BWolf56 said:
If you don't have the GB bootloaders, Recovery should be vol up+power.
Also, to flash Odin KK4 with bootloaders, you only need download mode, which is vol down+power.
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Okay I just ODINed this: i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe
Could that have been the cause of my reboots? Should flash CM 10.1 now or should I just stay on KK4 and find out if it was really the boot loaders?

Wing_Zero_Custom said:
Okay I just ODINed this: i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe
Could that have been the cause of my reboots? Should flash CM 10.1 now or should I just stay on KK4 and find out if it was really the boot loaders?
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Up to you. You can always stay on KK4 for a day or two and see how it behaves.

BWolf56 said:
Up to you. You can always stay on KK4 for a day or two and see how it behaves.
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True.
Okay lets get technical...
what does the boot loader and kernel have in common? Doesnt the kernel tell the software how to talk to the hardware?
When then would boot loaders have an effect on the three button? Do the boot loaders handle what partition to boot into?

Wing_Zero_Custom said:
True.
Okay lets get technical...
what does the boot loader and kernel have in common? Doesnt the kernel tell the software how to talk to the hardware?
When then would boot loaders have an effect on the three button? Do the boot loaders handle what partition to boot into?
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They actually don't have much in common. They handle completely different things and don't affect each other (so one could be change and it wouldn't affect the other). That being said, the ROM and Kernel are built around the bootloaders, therefor, you need GB bootloaders to use GB and up (same goes for froyo and down). Also, kernel doesn't talk to the phone until it's booted up, while the bootloaders will start before the ''OS'' and pretty much guides the kernel.
Not sure if that answers your question. If not though, there's a lot of information about ROM, kernel, recovery and bootloaders online.

Wing_Zero_Custom said:
Your dropbox link and its mirror is dead, i need to root to flash recovery and boot to recovery from terminal. Three button doesnt do anything.
I just flashed the Corn kernel, still cant get into recovery with three button.
Okay going to get the bootloaders now.
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Here ya go... (dropbox was suspended for too much traffic :/) https://hotfile.com/dl/204220999/540f395/KK4_Root_v1_1.zip.html
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Wing_Zero_Custom said:
True.
Okay lets get technical...
what does the boot loader and kernel have in common? Doesnt the kernel tell the software how to talk to the hardware?
When then would boot loaders have an effect on the three button? Do the boot loaders handle what partition to boot into?
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If i remember correctly the sbl (secondary bootloader) contains the button combo info to get into download and recovery modes.
And the i897 GB Bootloaders will fix ur button combos.
Download = phone off, press both volumes, insert micro usb.
Recovery = press both volumes and power until phone boots and u see the first boot splash screen, then release.
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BWolf56 said:
They actually don't have much in common. They handle completely different things and don't affect each other (so one could be change and it wouldn't affect the other). That being said, the ROM and Kernel are built around the bootloaders, therefor, you need GB bootloaders to use GB and up (same goes for froyo and down). Also, kernel doesn't talk to the phone until it's booted up, while the bootloaders will start before the ''OS'' and pretty much guides the kernel.
Not sure if that answers your question. If not though, there's a lot of information about ROM, kernel, recovery and bootloaders online.
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Thats exactly what I wanted to know. Now I just need to learn all the technical stuff about my HTC One M7