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CANNOT ROOT samsung captivate 2.3.5

Hello friends,
I have been a silent follower of this forum for more than 5 years and I never needed to post anything because I was able to find everything and I am very thankful to all the developers out there.
But today I couldn't get something done with my phone. I had samsung captivate (at&t) which for some reason couldn't start up so at&t had to exchange it for me ( that was few months back). For past few weeks I have been trying to root this new phone ( also samsung captivate), but I cannot get it to root. I searched all over the place and tried to root the device for nearly 5-7 times using odin, but no luck.
Today I used the easy root by red_81 (corn kernel 7.0a). Again it was an unsuccessful attempt. The installation freezes at the zImage step during the kernel installation.
Help with this will be really appreciated.
MY PHONE INFO:-
Model number- SAMSUNG - SGH - I897
Firmware version - 2.3.5
Baseband version - I897UCKK4
Kernel version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489
Build number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
Also I read it in some post that there is some info under the battery it says 10.07. I don't know if that is helpful but I just mentioned it so.
I will be waiting for the reply. Thanks in advance.

wimobile246 said:
Hello friends,
I have been a silent follower of this forum for more than 5 years and I never needed to post anything because I was able to find everything and I am very thankful to all the developers out there.
But today I couldn't get something done with my phone. I had samsung captivate (at&t) which for some reason couldn't start up so at&t had to exchange it for me ( that was few months back). For past few weeks I have been trying to root this new phone ( also samsung captivate), but I cannot get it to root. I searched all over the place and tried to root the device for nearly 5-7 times using odin, but no luck.
Today I used the easy root by red_81 (corn kernel 7.0a). Again it was an unsuccessful attempt. The installation freezes at the zImage step during the kernel installation.
Help with this will be really appreciated.
MY PHONE INFO:-
Model number- SAMSUNG - SGH - I897
Firmware version - 2.3.5
Baseband version - I897UCKK4
Kernel version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489
Build number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
Also I read it in some post that there is some info under the battery it says 10.07. I don't know if that is helpful but I just mentioned it so.
I will be waiting for the reply. Thanks in advance.
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A quick forum search and you would've found your answer, but here's the method I repeatedly used. Start at step #5 http://www.android.net/forum/samsun...ead-build-kk4-2-3-5-rooting-instructions.html

Hey, thanks for the reply but I have tried that before and same thing it stops at zimage and nothing happened. However, I will give it a try again when I get home.
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Have you tried the fugu method? I had the same system and fugu worked like a charmnfoeme.
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I will search for it but if you have the link can you let me know please. And thanks for reply in the thread
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Have u tried different usb/micro usb cables and or different usb ports.
U could also just flash KK4 Corn Kernel (i recommend versions 6.03 or 7.0A) through Odin or Heimdall, because u can get Root through the CWM Recovery that is included with these kernels.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Have u tried different usb/micro usb cables and or different usb ports.
U could also just flash KK4 Corn Kernel (i recommend versions 6.03 or 7.0A) through Odin or Heimdall, because u can get Root through the CWM Recovery that is included with these kernels.
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I haven't tried different usb/micro usb cable but ya I have tried different usb ports.
I tried to flash the Corn Kernel 7.0A through Odin but It stops at Zimage step. So that didn't help either. But thanks for the idea.

treygrizzard26 said:
A quick forum search and you would've found your answer, but here's the method I repeatedly used. Start at step #5
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Hey treygrizzard, I tried the option 1 from the link you provided but it didn't work (again it freezes at zImage) and I also tried option 2.
surprising think happened with option 2 I downloaded cornkernel 7.0A (odin flashable) and it finished all the steps but when I went into the recovery mode it didn't have "root" option, and the kernal version didn't change in my phone ("about phone" option). I don't know what should I do?

Did u look under the "advanced" tab while in the cwm recovery of corn kernel v7.0A ? The option for Root should be under that.
The name of the kernel may not be changed under About phone because it might not have been built in by the Dev, but it has been in some of the newer versions.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Did u look under the "advanced" tab while in the cwm recovery of corn kernel v7.0A ? The option for Root should be under that.
The name of the kernel may not be changed under About phone because it might not have been built in by the Dev, but it has been in some of the newer versions.
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Actually when I went into the recovery mode it is still "android recovery 3e" and not CWM. I will try to flash it again today and see if that will change to CWM. Should I try corn kernel v7.06? of should I stick with v7.0A when I try it again?
Again thanks everyone for help.

Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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4-2ndtwin said:
Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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Ok I will try to flash it with 7.0A again and see if it helps. Thanks

4-2ndtwin said:
Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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Ok so I tried to flash it again first with 7.0a and 6.03 but no luck. Odin says "PASS! (0:3)" but when I go into recovery mode it shows "android recovery 3e"
Here is the log from odin for 6.03 (its the same for 7.0a as well) [update - I attached the picture of odin after it flashed the phone]:
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
Just so you know before put the zImage file in PDA I had to add ".tar" at the end for the odin PDA to see the file (so from zImage I had to change it to zImage.tar). I don't know if that has to do anything me not getting it to work.
Thanks

Here flash this one View attachment CornKernel_UCKK4_v70A.tar.
It won't work the way u did it. I attached the .tar version from the Corn Kernel thread. It should work.
U can't just rename the zImage. It has to be repackaged, so to speak, through an Archiver.... Winzip, 7zip, IZarc, etc.

4-2ndtwin said:
Here flash this one View attachment 1293182.
It won't work the way u did it. I attached the .tar version from the Corn Kernel thread. It should work.
U can't just rename the zImage. It has to be repackaged, so to speak, through an Archiver.... Winzip, 7zip, IZarc, etc.
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I tried it with your .tar file and same thing happens. It stops at the zImage step and than nothing happens. I waited 15 mins but nothing happened. I have attached the image of odin during the flash when it stop. Everytime I try to install the kernel it stops at zImage step, and than it soft bricks my phone and than I have to use the heimdall one click unbrick to make it work. I don't know what to do now. Please help.
Thanks for all the help so far.

The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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4-2ndtwin said:
The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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Ok so far I tired flashing the same .tar file you attached in previous post using heimdall (followed instructions from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide).
It didn't help either, it showed an ERROR and than session was ended.
I also tried using different port on my laptop.
My next try is to use desktop computer with the back usb port. I don't have an extra micro USB cable so I have buy another one, so till then I will try to use my desktop computer and see if that helps.
I will keep you posted. Thanks for all the help so far.

at the risk of repeating some of the instructions from other threads . .
have you tried removing the battery and sim card, then without battery or sim in phone, going into download mode with vol up-down keys held while connecting usb?
that was the only way I could get my cappy to flash properly with the design gears kernal rooting method from stock gb kk4. then I flashed corn successfully, when already rooted.
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laughingT said:
at the risk of repeating some of the instructions from other threads . .
have you tried removing the battery and sim card, then without battery or sim in phone, going into download mode with vol up-down keys held while connecting usb?
that was the only way I could get my cappy to flash properly with the design gears kernal rooting method from stock gb kk4. then I flashed corn successfully, when already rooted.
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First of all thanks for your advice and I tired the way you said but it didn't help. I took out my battery and sim from the phone and try to go into the download mode with vol-up down keys held and connected my usb cord but nothing happened. It seems like it doesn't work without the battery inserted. So now I am trying to use my friend's computer to see if its my laptop. I really appreciate your advice "laughingT".

4-2ndtwin said:
The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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OK so now my phone is successfully rooted. Thanks to everyone who put in their advice, especially 4.2ndtwin. I really appreciate your help and answering all the questions.
So basically I think my laptop USB ports doesn't allow me to root, I used my friend's laptop and it work very well and my phone is now rooted using corn kernel. My next step is to install serendipty rom. How is that rom for captivate? any advice on good roms out there that I should try it on my phone. I will also search around the forum to see other people's responses and my choices.

[Q] factoryfs.img

My phone was bricked. (Able to go into download not recovery.) And it is stuck at firmware update fail , please connect phone and use samsung kies etc page when i boot my phone. So i went online search and i am able to pit my phone . So i try using pit via odin and it is stuck at factoryfs.img. does the stock rom i tried install affects the pit file ? What should i do now ????

Which pit file where you using and what model and size phone do you have?
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SpyderTracks said:
Which pit file where you using and what model and size phone do you have?
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I am using the galaxy note n7000 and the n7000_16gb.pit which everysite stated.

donomeoww said:
I am using the galaxy note n7000 and the n7000_16gb.pit which everysite stated.
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If you're sure it's the correct pit file then it sounds like it's superbricked. Have you tried flashing stock gb via pc odin?
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SpyderTracks said:
If you're sure it's the correct pit file then it sounds like it's superbricked. Have you tried flashing stock gb via pc odin?
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I download the stock at sammobile.

I had that to for one time, i disconnected from odin and try to flash it for second time. and believe me or not, it flashed 100% after that

bjornberfelo said:
I had that to for one time, i disconnected from odin and try to flash it for second time. and believe me or not, it flashed 100% after that
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I tried like 5 times diaconnecting from odin , still stuck at factoryfs.img...

claim warranty if you have..
if not, check below post as the last resort
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886

Try changing the USB CABLE !!! Just try it .........
B4 this had happend wiz me too ........... So when i was getin the msg " update fail , please connect phone and use samsung kies " i went into the download mode and used another USB CABLE OF MY WAVE 533 and i had also used 16 gb Pit files ....... Fortunately tht had worked 4 me ........ Hope it helps !! and don't panic ....... It happens with most of us .... So just stay calm and do it right !!

[Q] Bricked Tab

Today i was gonna restore my tab back to it's original firmware, i had flashed it with CM10. I forgot that they used diffrent file system, so now whenever i try to do something from the kernel all i get is :
E:unkown volume for path [/data]
E:unkown volume for path [/data]
E:Unable process volume! skipping...
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Etc
I tried to flash it to a stock rom through Odin, but it seems my PC's drivers are no longer sufficent so Odin doesn't detect the tablet.
Has anyone had this problem, is it fixable?! PLEASE, help me

Reinstall the Samsung USB driver.
That sometimes help to redetect the tab.
Flash with Odin including pit file and repartition checked.
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priyana said:
Reinstall the Samsung USB driver.
That sometimes help to redetect the tab.
Flash with Odin including pit file and repartition checked.
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I'll try that as soon as possible, it needs charging right now. Thanks for the response.

It now shows up in windows as "SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface"
under status it says
Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems (code 43)
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Still no response from Odin.
Any ideas?

Not entirely sure.
But can you follow my signature,
download the GB stock safe v5 package.
Unpack it and use the USB driver in that package?
And Make sure your Odin is 1.7 or just use the one in that package as well.
While you are there, download the PDF too, and if Odin detects, use the guide at page 7, and flash the GB-stock-safe-v5
before that:Make sure Kies is not running.
Maybe uninstall it.

priyana said:
Not entirely sure.
But can you follow my signature,
download the GB stock safe v5 package.
Unpack it and use the USB driver in that package?
And Make sure your Odin is 1.7 or just use the one in that package as well.
While you are there, download the PDF too, and if Odin detects, use the guide at page 7, and flash the GB-stock-safe-v5
before that:Make sure Kies is not running.
Maybe uninstall it.
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When i try to start "SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86" nothing happens. It does not start

I can't teach you windows.
I use Linux.
But try right click and Run As Administrator. Also the x86 is 32 bit.
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After picking this up after a few months i managed to get it working. thanks for your help. :good:

[Q] galaxy tab gt-p7500 stuck with no OS

im having some trouble installing a new OS on my gt-p7500 after wiping everyting. i have TWRP installed but im trying to find a way to push my new rom onto it. when i connect it to my windows 7 based laptop it says that the drivers where not installed. ive installed samsung drivers several times but it keeps saying the same damn thing :/ odin recognizes the device but kies cant connect... any ideas?

You could try flashing the rom anyway. Kies is to install drivers only, if heimdall see the tab, you should be fine. If not, google gt 7500 drivers, should lead to samsung web site to find the drivers for your laptop. Install, and you are good to go.
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Deep Nox said:
You could try flashing the rom anyway. Kies is to install drivers only, if heimdall see the tab, you should be fine. If not, google gt 7500 drivers, should lead to samsung web site to find the drivers for your laptop. Install, and you are good to go.
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okay, so now i did all that and apparently heimdall sees the device, now it tells me to locate heimdall firmware package...? is this not the same ROM file as in ODIN?

nlm842 said:
okay, so now i did all that and apparently heimdall sees the device, now it tells me to locate heimdall firmware package...? is this not the same ROM file as in ODIN?
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It could be the same. But, heimdall has more options. A heimdall package i have not used. Normally a rom is in a zip or tar format. Unzip the rom. Open heimdall front end. I have heimdall 1.1. Then put the cache/recovery/param files in the corresponding places. Their is 5 or 6 if i remember right. Then flash. Just do some research first to make sure of everything.
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Soft Bricked my AT&T GS5 after I tried to install first ROM

I recently rooted my GS5 with Towel Root and installed SafeStrap Recovery... I made a Nandroid recovery. Then I wiped cache/dalvik and system then installed a Rom and when it booted the screen was plain black.
Now when i power on my device all I see is Samsung boot screen with the Custom Unlock.
I can't get into the Recovery any longer and I've downloaded the Stock firmware and have tried flashing through Odin 1.85, 3.07 and 3.09
PLEASE ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Odin recognizes the phone? Have you looked at the steps in this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185

Greycloak42 said:
Odin recognizes the phone? Have you looked at the steps in this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185
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Yes Odin does recognize device. And I have tried that link.. it has all 4 parts that odin flashes, but it always fails. Tried different ports, 2 different usb 2.0 micro usb cords and even the samsung gs5 cord. I also tried a stock firmware I got from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

cilio87 said:
Yes Odin does recognize device. And I have tried that link.. it has all 4 parts that odin flashes, but it always fails. Tried different ports, 2 different usb 2.0 micro usb cords and even the samsung gs5 cord. I also tried a stock firmware I got from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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You did not try to flash all 4 files did you, because the BL file will always fail? You only flash 3, the AP, CP, and CSC files.
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Yeah, leave out the BL and everything else will flash fine.
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Greycloak42 said:
Yeah, leave out the BL and everything else will flash fine.
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You guys are awesome! I've tried flashing individual things at once, AP over and over again with different mixes but didn't know about BL part always failing. It currently seems like its doing a full flash so im sure it will work!
Thanks again guys greatly appreciated.