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i think i bricked my captivate

I don't know what I did but I can't get my phone to do anything. I tried to do a factory reset and now when I turn my phone on all it does is have this little computer voice saying factory reset detected. I tried the whole download thing over 100x's i'm getting pissed and I don't know what to do. I need my phone for work someone please help.

Can you get it into download mode? Put cable into usb on computer ( do not connect to phone ) pull battery on phone. hold down the volume button, plug battery in and then plug into usb should put it in download mode. If you can do that you can use Odin and flash the rom back on the phone. Follow this thread for files and directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&highlight=Odin

No i can't get to download mode

Search out the jig solution to get into download mode
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mcord11758 said:
Search out the jig solution to get into download mode
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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The resistor in the jig solution cost more than insurance I'm good lol.

Have you tried all the various button combos to get to Download Mode?

yes, I have tried them all. The only thing my phone does is boot the att logo then the galaxy s logo and then the screen turns black but the buttons stay lit.

Sounds like you'd benefit from a JIG, but it looks like you would rather replace the phone.
Good luck

have you seen the cost of the jig procedure. you would to lol

Jig is about 9$ if you do it the quick way, which is cheap. if you can order the breakout board then its about 5$

Have you tried to do a "adb reboot download" during the boot process ??

the little part you connect to your usb cable is 163 bucks

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Have you tried to do a "adb reboot download" during the boot process ??
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i tried but command prompt says that their is no device found. I don't know if I'm doing anything wrong with the command prompt.

driver issue an or usb port on pc issue

Soulweaver said:
have you seen the cost of the jig procedure. you would to lol
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I am VERY familiar with the JIG procedure (as you can see in my sig).

Soulweaver said:
the little part you connect to your usb cable is 163 bucks
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That's a JTAG box, not a JIG

norcal einstein said:
That's a JTAG box, not a JIG
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How would i go about buying one from you

in order to do your way what steps should i do all together for me to boot through adb

Soulweaver said:
How would i go about buying one from you
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You can just PM me your PayPal address and I'll send over an invoice for you to pay if you'd like. $15 shipped and I can still get one out today.

norcal einstein said:
You can just PM me your PayPal address and I'll send over an invoice for you to pay if you'd like. $15 shipped and I can still get one out today.
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sent you a pm

I found a way to actually brick the cappy

Im retarted wasnt paying attn, too sleepy.
I flashed the stock pit and tar from an epic onto the cappy and now it wont even turn on. Wont respond to anything.
Cant get it in to download. No life at all,Shes dead captain, kinda thing.
So it started out i was going to flash back to something other than trident/cm7.
Im bought the car dock and was going to use the kernal so the dock would actually work.
Well it was like any other flash ive done countless times.. Till odin preformed an illegal operation and then it dawned on me what i did.. It was still in download but the computer didn't recognize it any longer. So power off and try to go back to dl mode.. the phone wont respond at all. The power button does nothing.. Plugging it in does nothing..
Im pretty sure its dead, thoughts? other than the flamming for being a newb.

ninjaclipse said:
Im retarted wasnt paying attn, too sleepy.
I flashed the stock pit and tar from an epic onto the cappy and now it wont even turn on. Wont respond to anything.
Cant get it in to download. Shes dead captain, kinda thing.
So it started out i was going to flash back to something other than trident/cm7.
Im bought the car dock and was going to use the kernal so the dock would actually work.
Well it was like any other flash ive done countless times.. Till odin preformed an illegal operation and then it dawned on me what i did.. It was still in download but the computer didn't recognize it any longer. So power off and try to go back to dl mode.. the phone wont respond at all. The power button does nothing.. Plugging it in does nothing..
Im pretty sure its dead, thoughts? other than the flamming for being a newb.
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Jig maybe? Or Jtag if you can find one.

indomikey said:
Jig maybe? Or Jtag if you can find one.
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Well with the jig it still has to be able to turn on.. I cant get it to even do that
So i dunno.. Thats why im drawing a blank. I would think it would at the very lest be able to get in to dl mode but nothing lol

So you had the 3 button combo working before?
Have you
1 Open Odin one click or the full version to flash what you want
2 plug in the cable to your computer
3 Hold the vol up/down buttons
4 Plug in micro usb to phone?
If that doesn't work try the same process but do this.
1 Open Odin one click or the full version to flash what you want
2 Remove battery from phone
3 Plug phone to computer and hold vol up/down
4 Push battery in
Try those methods if you haven't already. If they don't work a jig might be your best option to get the phone to DL mode.
And a jig seems to work when you really think it wouldn't but try either of these methods first. I was stuck last week when my phone would not power or anything and the second method worked for me.

flashman2002 said:
So you had the 3 button combo working before?
Have you
1 Open Odin one click or the full version to flash what you want
2 plug in the cable to your computer
3 Hold the vol up/down buttons
4 Plug in micro usb to phone?
If that doesn't work try the same process but do this.
1 Open Odin one click or the full version to flash what you want
2 Remove battery from phone
3 Plug phone to computer and hold vol up/down
4 Push battery in
Try those methods if you haven't already. If they don't work a jig might be your best option to get the phone to DL mode.
And a jig seems to work when you really think it wouldn't but try either of these methods first. I was stuck last week when my phone would not power or anything and the second method worked for me.
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Yepper thats the method ive been using forever to get into dl mode.
And yea tried the the 2nd way too no dice..

Idk what build number your phone is but build 1010 I'd under product advisory. I had a similar issue and brought it to the att service center and got a brand new cappy v 1008
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kwhee07 said:
Idk what build number your phone is but build 1010 I'd under product advisory. I had a similar issue and brought it to the att service center and got a brand new cappy v 1008
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Off topic, you had a 1010 build, got a replace that is 1008 and you think it's new.
Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.

It sounds dead sir. No idea what ODIN did, but if it's not responding to the power, charger, usb, combo-tricks, etc. It sounds like it's been perma-bricked
If it's still under warranty, it's certainly worth trying to get it replaced... "What the hell is wrong with this phone? It won't turn on anymore?!"

venomio said:
It sounds dead sir. No idea what ODIN did, but if it's not responding to the power, charger, usb, combo-tricks, etc. It sounds like it's been perma-bricked
If it's still under warranty, it's certainly worth trying to get it replaced... "What the hell is wrong with this phone? It won't turn on anymore?!"
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Can still try a jig.

Look up connexion2005 on this site or get in touch with him on mobiletechreview.com you can also look him up on youtube and his rom in a flash videos. Ghats how I got in touch with him when my phone was fubard and 4 days after I shipped it to him I got it back working like new.
Its well worth the effort to get in touch with him. He is a good guy and I'm sure he can help you.
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there is no point using a jig. return for warranty. play dumb.

So I made a jig and still dead as anything. Weird, oh well anyone think of anything else? Prob going to see about trying to get art to replace it. Or pay the insurance

Your battery isn't dead is it?

Ha nope at last recall it was around 80% before it happened. And I also tried a fully charged battery from an epic
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I find it hard to believe since a bad flash killed my battery from 96%. But I'm not there so I can't say otherwise. The homemade jig thing from radioshack did not work for me though. I had to use one that was made by one of the members here. I had it plugged in, popped in the battery, and it fired up. Try a couple different combos and see if you get lucky. If I remember correctly it was like 3 tries for me

Yep, verified she's dead..
I hacked a usb cord, and teseted it on an Epic. worked great for the epic..
but the same method on the cappy and she's still dead no life..
/sad panda

how did you make the jig? i bricked mine not to long ago... i didnt use the 301k resistor that you hear about in other threads... i went to radio shack bought a pack of 100k resistors and a pack of 1k .... i soldered three of the 100k and one of the 1k, end to end... then soldered it to the 4 and 5 pin on the stripped charger plug.... this will work... the firmware/kernal/rom changes you have made shouldnt affect the phones ability to get into download mode....

I find it hard to believe since a bad flash killed my battery from 96%. But I'm not there so I can't say otherwise. The homemade jig thing from radioshack did not work for me though. I had to use one that was made by one of the members here. I had it plugged in, popped in the battery, and it fired up. Try a couple different combos and see if you get lucky. If I remember correctly it was like 3 tries for me
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you dont know what your doing then... if the jig you use from the members worked then you deffinately didnt make urs right.... search these threads there are pictures of what pins to use... you actually dont even have to solder them... just stick the stripped down plug in and touch the ends of the jig to the correct pins... however... do not touch the the actual wires of the jig as it will change the resistance, if that happens it will appear that the jig doesnt work... this is SIMPLE! and if you cant get it to work then youre not following directions, also as he said above.. it doesnt matter that you had 80% before... make sure your battery is charged and try your jig again... that is if you even made one to begin with...

g8tes69 said:
you dont know what your doing then... if the jig you use from the members worked then you deffinately didnt make urs right.... search these threads there are pictures of what pins to use... you actually dont even have to solder them... just stick the stripped down plug in and touch the ends of the jig to the correct pins... however... do not touch the the actual wires of the jig as it will change the resistance, if that happens it will appear that the jig doesnt work... this is SIMPLE! and if you cant get it to work then youre not following directions, also as he said above.. it doesnt matter that you had 80% before... make sure your battery is charged and try your jig again... that is if you even made one to begin with...
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Cut the guy some slack. Unless you know him or work with him, how do you know he hasn't?
Anyway. Look, I had a similar issue with odin. I didn't run it as admin on win7 and it froze about half way. I unplugged and popped the battery, next thing, it wouldn't start. Since I knew my phone wouldn't work with the 3 button, stock, I tried something else. I let the phone sit for about 5 minutes, came back, put in battery, held the volume buttons as I inserted the usb. Snapped right into download mode.
Not everything works for the same device. It could be that your jig has something wrong with it. Just a thought.
But a hint for the community, unless you know the person you are speaking to personally, don't assume he's lazy and hasn't made his jig.

g8tes69 said:
how did you make the jig? i bricked mine not to long ago... i didnt use the 301k resistor that you hear about in other threads... i went to radio shack bought a pack of 100k resistors and a pack of 1k .... i soldered three of the 100k and one of the 1k, end to end... then soldered it to the 4 and 5 pin on the stripped charger plug.... this will work... the firmware/kernal/rom changes you have made shouldnt affect the phones ability to get into download mode....
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I exposed the micro usb connector and connected the resistors to the contacts on the board..
Proved that it worked on a epic, booted into dl mode without problem. tried on the cappy and nothing..
Got josh's jig last night. Tried that as well and nothing..

[Q] Download Mode Unaccessable - Jig doesn't work

I've scoured this site as well as many other sites and have not found a solution.
i phone is in a soft brick state - phone--!--computer
and i cant find a way to get in to recovery or download mode...
what i've tried:
3button combo - and every permutation of buttons and usb plug ins and battery inserts
home made jig - made with resistors and a multimeter reading of 301k ohms
One-Click unbrick - cant find device perpetually prompts to reinstall drivers
Heimdall one-click 1.3.0 - connects then prompts to install drivers to Samsung USB Composite Device (successful) then repeats process... (did not check box bootloaders)
Super one click - stops responding after waiting for device
Odin3 - cant find device
I've run out of ideas... is anyone else having problems with this?
What else is there that i can do???

the phone to pc screen means a jig or 3 button combo will work (if you have 3 button fix).
try again with jig or order a professional jig.

Homemade jigs are a pain in the ass. Did you wrap them in tape where you're holding them so not to throw off the resistance? It may take a while for you to get them touching the correct pins. That screen means soft brick. Try Heimdall again, that can take a few times. Did you install the drivers for Heimdall? Keep trying because you're only soft bricked. Jig or Heimdall unbrick should work. What were you doing to your phone when this happenned? What ROM is currently on your device? What were you ettempting to do?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418
This has recovered me from many soft bricks

Only thing I can say is Isolate your fingers from the resistors, make sure your connecting the correct pins and give it a few seconds for the phone to register the jig. (also it might take a min or 2 for your comp to recognize your phone)

If you happen to be on KF1 then you very well might be in DL mode, because they have written in that if that err notice is triggered it will still show even if booted by a jig. You might have to work a lil on your timing.
Also, you can't use ODIN and Heimdall from the same physical USB port on the PC. These drivers are dealing with low level function and are less flexable, so make note of which "com port" hemidall is using and find another for ODIN. Also be picky about which USB port as there seems to be a major difference between ports that are hardwired/built-in to the PC motherboard and others connected by wire. Lastly make sure your using a "good" cable as this has been a problem for many.
The connect reconnect loop makes me think you have a bad cable (really only bad for samsung phones cuz well... samsung).

I've never had a problem with my home made jig. It saved my a$$ on more then one occasion. I did have one problem with flashing GB bootloader, but then I realized that I could still flash with odin.
What phone version do you have (marked under your battery)?

i have sgh-I896
but under "IC" it says SGHI897 ???
My jig manages to turn it on no problem... it just goes to the phone--!--computer thing though..
Edit: I made my jig on a piece of solder board, and i connect them to pin 4 and 5... closest ones to 3.5m jack

Try to run Odin or hemidall after you plug the jig in. I recovered a 7" galaxy tab when it was at the phone! computer screen.
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laxwillsch said:
Try to run Odin or hemidall after you plug the jig in. I recovered a 7" galaxy tab when it was at the phone! computer screen.
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I used my jig to turn on my Captivate, wile showing the phone--!--computer logos i plugged in my usb.
my computer recognized it and i opened Heimdall.
It connected and i pressed flash... it then gets stuck on Handshaking loke...
it stays like this for hours.... i left it on over night and all during work...
could it be my usb cord?? its a samsung
Edit: OMG!! its working now... moved usb to behind my computer then used One-Click unbrick.
Thank you all very much

Hey the One Click unbrick detected ur phone in the phone----!---- PC screen? Bcz i have the same problem than u, 3 keys comb were allways locked, my pc cant find the phone and i cant use the ADB commands for get in download, i made a jig and nothing (i think that i did something wrong), i bought one but have to w8 about 5 days more to get it in my hands. I will try connecting my phone in all the usb ports now..

Yea bad usb port seems to be the culprit. Always go with a usb off the motherboard. Jig will always work if the screen turns on.
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TBStar88 said:
i have sgh-I896
but under "IC" it says SGHI897 ???
My jig manages to turn it on no problem... it just goes to the phone--!--computer thing though..
Edit: I made my jig on a piece of solder board, and i connect them to pin 4 and 5... closest ones to 3.5m jack
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this has happened to me as well. as long as u install the heimdall drivers you can get around that. i have my heimdall.exe in my c: in downloads. i open up my cmd prompt then type cd\ then press enter to get to the c:. then i put downloads\heimdall close-pc-screen after that as long as u have all ur drivers installed it should boot right up.

I ended upo bricking my phone pretty bad today. Everything I tried is not working and all I'm left with now is to wait for my USB jig to come in which I purchased off eBay. I really hope it works.

^^^ How u manage to do that......? post some more details.
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[Q] SGS I9000 computer crashed while updating flashing

My computer crashed while trying to flash an SGS I9000 through Odin. The phone will not boot at all - the screen just stays off. I've tried pulling the battery for extended periods but it makes no difference. I can't get into recovery mode or download mode. The screen seems permanently off.
When I put the battery in and plug the phone into the computer it tries (and fails) to install a driver for a "SEC S59C110 Test B/D".
I've tried the 301K resistor jig but it did not seem to do anything.
Any ideas on what I can do? The phone is long out of warranty, so if the phone is permanently dead then I'll just have to buy a new one (though I'm hoping for a fix, if possible!)

You could try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330491
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read this too..
it's basically the same thing, but it talks about the possibility of using the unbrickable mod without doing the hardware mod... (if i got it right) wich i think it is your case because the computer is able to enumerate usb.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/explaining-and-advancing-the-unbrickable-mod/
good luck!
and let us know

interesting, keep us updated if you try unbrickable

Ozzah said:
..........I've tried the 301K resistor jig but it did not seem to do anything.........
Any ideas on what I can do? The phone is long out of warranty, so if the phone is permanently dead then I'll just have to buy a new one (though I'm hoping for a fix, if possible!)
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It's very strange that the jig fails on these situation.
Maybe that the jig is not correctly built....
Why don't you try with another usb dongle?
I hope that you solve your problem.

I can't believe it - I'm absolutely astounded. UnBrickable and Heimdall worked and they brought the phone back to life! Thank you guys so much!

you did the hardware mod for unbrickable?

No, I dismantled the phone and when I saw how tiny the resistors were I shat my pants.
I tried it without doing the hardware mods first, and I was going to mod it only if it failed (which, fortunately, it didn't!)

you lucky one then if the bootloader would be f.... up you would have to techmod
but anyways gg ;]

[Q] Captivate brick , black screen no power

Hello ,
Y'day was updating my captivate tru samsung kies mini.
The kies downloaded the latest firmware and phone was in downloading mode .
All of sudden kies min said upgrade not sucessful and informed to remove the battery and try again in recover mode.
But the the phone does not want to turn on or do any thing even with 3 button mode recovery.
Its just powered OFF mode.
I have tried the usb cable jig with 300k resistors also no luck.
any help appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance.

Mine also did this, and I called AT&T. If it's under warranty you'll receive a refurb, if not AT&T may replace it for free if you can sweet talk them like I did. Just make sure they understand nothing you did was the reason it will not turn on, and try not to get snippy with them even though it's so easy, because they seem so dense.
They will make you go thru trying another battery, and cable. Just tell them you have already did this. I already tried the new battery in my old phone just to make sure. It still will not power on normally, or go into download mode with my dongle.

If AT&T won't replace it, then you Will have to contact adam outler, or mobiletechvideos.com for the unbrickable mod.

no use in creating a usb jig either to unbrick
May be I will have to send this to get it JTAG.
I am ok in soldering etc , so if any one has the instructions for JTAG please post it.

hsraghu said:
May be I will have to send this to get it JTAG.
I am ok in soldering etc , so if any one has the instructions for JTAG please post it.
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From what I understand, you'll probably have better luck with Unbrickable Mod than JTAG if you're going to do the soldering yourself. On top of that, you'll have the added benefit of never having to worry about bricking again.

UBM is much easier to do than the Jtag. Instructions for UBM found here

Before you go taking your phone apart try plugging it into the computer and seeing if it even registers it.