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After much searching and work on fixing my bricked captivate, i broke down and bought a jig from mobiletechvideos.com. It works perfectly as intended, except for the fact that my pc is not recognizing the phone after it enters download mode. As a side note, i may have royally screwed up when i did something in clockwork recovery, where now i cant even get past the ATT World phone boot screen. Im afraid i may have deleted anything that can mount the phone to the pc. I have already installed the proper drivers, I think. Anything i can do to fix this?
So it shows the world phone screen a bunch of times? Plug it into an outlet see if the green battery comes up, just wait for it, the Gray battery will do a short of loop a few times... Once its at the green battery try to turn the phone on, be patient too, if you get the phone on, go to settings> privacy then factory data reset, make sure you backup to external or computer first
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Thats not gonna work... nothing i know of can be done to it. it doesn't move past the att screen. No animation, not sound. Just ATT World Phone. i can get into download mode, but cant connect to computer. Thats the problem right there.
Try restarting your computer? I've had similar issues on a yucky iPhone, and I've read about other Captivate users with it as well, and a restart helped resolve the problem.
Go under your drivers and uninstall them and reinstall them it helped when I finally had got mine "back to his construction job" (lol download mode) it should then work
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Ive already tried another PC and Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers to no avail.
It just like the phone isn't even there. It will charge, but wont mount to the PC.
Not trying to insult your intelligence or anything (I might actually be insulting my own) but you have Odin open, right?
Just trying to think of anything lol
Yeah, but it wouldnt matter anyway if the computer doesnt know its there.
Try cleaning the mini usb port. Or switch the usb cord connector the samsung factory one tends to break the data + and -.
As for not getting past the at&t screen. The kernel you installed cannot read the system partition probably corrupted or the kernel you installed cannot read ext4.
If you cannot get it to be recognized send it back to your carrier for repair, should be under warranty.
Thats what im doing now. Thanks for the help, though.
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After much searching and work on fixing my bricked captivate, i broke down and bought a jig from mobiletechvideos.com. It works perfectly as intended, except for the fact that my pc is not recognizing the phone after it enters download mode. As a side note, i may have royally screwed up when i did something in clockwork recovery, where now i cant even get past the ATT World phone boot screen. Im afraid i may have deleted anything that can mount the phone to the pc. I have already installed the proper drivers, I think. Anything i can do to fix this?
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You sure you have the proper drivers installed for your phone? The links for them are on the odin forum in captivate development
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hi this is a bit strange for me. Me, my associate and a friend got a galaxy s i9000. My associate and me are always upgrading and downgrading with odin, trying last firmwares, kernel and more, no problem at all.
My friend got his stock kernel 2.2.1 on his phone. Two days ago he bring me the galaxy, totally dead. No combination, no download mode, no signs recharching, no signs attaching to the pc
He says "non ho fatto niente" (italian version of "i am scared of what you can think so i lie and gave the problem to you")
i searched the forums and tried some solutions (like vol+ and vol- while attached to the pc and insert the battery) but nothing happens. I have tried the battery of my phone, nothing. I have tried with the jig usb, nothing.
So, there is something else i can do? Some trick? I read in this forum that someone have solved with the jig, but how? I just put in, put in and tried to turn on the phone, nothing.
There is no sign of life at all. It's a paperweight?
Had the same thing, got in to download mode this way:
Hold menu+vol down+power and then (still holding the keys) insert Micro USB in to phone (Odin running). You need at least 13 fingers on one hand (finally visiting Chernobil payed off )
I tested it three times, only this worked (phone was totally dead, failed at flashing Sbl.bin).
Mine is still bricked (something wrong with my USB on comp or the cable) and at the moment I can not get into download mode this way (failed at param.lfs). Previously the phone was of battery for 24h+ and I'm waiting to see if this does something.
Good luck, you'll need it
nothing happens :S
tried odin 1.82...
there's a youtube video that shows a modified home made jig and it worked!give it a try
Are you still holding the keys after you connect USB cable? You should for some time.
How long has it been disconnected from power (removed battery)?
i put in the battery of my galaxy that was a 60%...it is better to use the original charged?
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there's a youtube video that shows a modified home made jig and it worked!give it a try
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Link please!
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I'll put on charging...it's getting hotter so something "it's alive"...we'll see
so...i made it working, don't know how precisely...it was full of crap, so i wiped out and upgraded to 2.3.4...but:
got arctifacts while changing screens (from desktop to app menù and turning on)
the phone shut down totally random...
I suspect some sort of hardware damage. You should put on original firmware and RMA it. If you don't put on original firmware they will claim it got damaged while flashing with an unofficial rom and you will have to pay for repairs and parts.
Could be faulty internal SD, can you run some sort of Android hardware testing software?
actually is "empty"...it doesn't have sim neither sd, is there charging...and now doesn't show the charging animation, shutdown again...bah
ok this is scary...the last 3 times the phone shutdown was because i put back the rear cover...wtf...
what about the testing tool? any name\know usefull software?
Seems we have similar problems. Sometimes when I had put my phone on desk (on the battery cover, not display) it shut down. Put a piece of paper under the battery but did nothing.
I meant internal phone memory, not removable sd card.
ahhh kk...and what about teh testing tool? you know some good app?
Today, i tried to flash my galaxy with 2.3.4 I9000XXJPY , something like that ... and i got stuck at partitioning .... So i removed battery. and now i cant turn on my< phone. I cant enter download mode, because 3 buttons are not working for me So what are my options ?? Jig? or anything else ???
try the other combination vol+ home power...i did this today and it works...otherwise try the jig, always worked for flashing brick
That doesn't work either May phone is strange. When i first tried to update it trough KIES, something blocked, sedond time was a success, after that i got MTP crashing aplication problem, that i couldn't solve i will get the Jig and try that. But if for some reason, JHig doesn't work... what are my next options ???
If phone is totally dead, jig won't work. If jig won't work, you need jtag. If jtag won't work you need to replace 'motherboard' on the phone.
If jig does not work, just RMA (odnesi na garanciju) the phone. If flashing kills it, something was probably wrong with the phone.
(hold vol+ home power and while holding them plug in USB- it worked for me, but failed again and it doesn't work anymore)
Ok, today i got jig, and i insert it into phone, and download mode pops up, but when i connect it to the computer, computer doesn't recognize phone, and odin too ??? what to do now ??
Have you tried reinstalling the Samsung drivers on to the pc?
Also make sure Kies isn't running, it's worth a try
I tried, no luck Any other solutions maybe ???
Background:
I'm running the latest cm7 nightly. My phone randomly shut off this morning and I thought it was just another random reboot (though I'm not OC/UV'd). However, when I tried to start it up again, it showed the white AT&T logo, then quickly flashed the CM7 boot screen and (before showing the android dude) shut off.
So I thought, I'll run it through the jig tonight, and just reinstall cm7. The jig worked, the phone was in download mode, but the computer now refused to recognize the phone. Keep in mind that just this morning, I had transferred some songs to the phone, so the connection wasn't an issue (and I believe that neither was the cable).
So the question is whether I'm royally screwed or not?
Please help. I'll try to answer as quickly as possible.
(I followed the advice in this post in vain...)
You are definitely not completely screwed.
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Background:
Keep in mind that just this morning, I had transferred some songs to the phone, so the connection wasn't an issue (and I believe that neither was the cable).
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Did you try a different cable anyway? I have a cable that I use to transfer songs all the time, but it absolutely will not work in download mode. Why? I have no effing idea.
Also, which drivers are you using?
Did you install Heimdall on your comp and are trying to Odin? Have you tried other usb ports on your computer?
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Hello, my name is TNSM and i'm new here. I signed up because i can't find anything on the internet that can help me, so i thought maybe someone here may be able to help me.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 and i'm experienced with rooting and flashing custom roms stuff. So, i was looking everywhere for a rom that included the HALO feature and after days of failed research, i found a link on Youtube to download a rom with Halo for my smartphone. I went into the recovery, backed up my current rom, wiped data and performed a factory reset, installed the rom and rebooted the phone... but after i chose the "Reboot" option, the phone never again gave a sign of life. It doesn't turn on, it doesn't show any lights whatsoever, i've tried to charge it overnight, but still nothing, considered buying a USB JIG but didn't work, my cousin says the phone seems like it doesn't even have the bootloader anymore... is my phone more than hard-bricked? Is there a way to wake my phone up again? Just for the record, it has no physical damage, it just seems like it has no software inside, that it's just hardware. By the way, when i connect it to the pc using the usb cable, the pc keeps playing the sound that something was plugged in and that something was plugged out right after, and it loops forever.
I'll give more information about the phone if needed. And i hope someone's able to help me.
- TNSM
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Hello, my name is TNSM and i'm new here. I signed up because i can't find anything on the internet that can help me, so i thought maybe someone here may be able to help me.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 and i'm experienced with rooting and flashing custom roms stuff. So, i was looking everywhere for a rom that included the HALO feature and after days of failed research, i found a link on Youtube to download a rom with Halo for my smartphone. I went into the recovery, backed up my current rom, wiped data and performed a factory reset, installed the rom and rebooted the phone... but after i chose the "Reboot" option, the phone never again gave a sign of life. It doesn't turn on, it doesn't show any lights whatsoever, i've tried to charge it overnight, but still nothing, considered buying a USB JIG but didn't work, my cousin says the phone seems like it doesn't even have the bootloader anymore... is my phone more than hard-bricked? Is there a way to wake my phone up again? Just for the record, it has no physical damage, it just seems like it has no software inside, that it's just hardware. By the way, when i connect it to the pc using the usb cable, the pc keeps playing the sound that something was plugged in and that something was plugged out right after, and it loops forever.
I'll give more information about the phone if needed. And i hope someone's able to help me.
- TNSM
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You may try to pull off the battery for few mins, then with someone's help hold the 3 buttons for download mode and then plug in the battery...
If you can't turn it in download mode there's no way to fix it, except jtag maybe.
Hello everyone,
My wifes not 4 recently went to crap and will not connect to the pc in order to ODIN back to stock.. ive tried everything that I know including Samsung drivers reinstalled.. Uninstaller drivers in device manager and reply the phone in. It will not connect. . The computer makes a noise when you plug it in as it normall would, but comes up with an error on screen saying "device has malfunctioned , could not connect please Disconnect and reconnect the device if the problem persists there might be a problem with the device. "
Any advice would sincerely be appreciated, please help..
Sincerely VeRiFiEdSuB
verifiedsub said:
Hello everyone,
My wifes not 4 recently went to crap and will not connect to the pc in order to ODIN back to stock.. ive tried everything that I know including Samsung drivers reinstalled.. Uninstaller drivers in device manager and reply the phone in. It will not connect. . The computer makes a noise when you plug it in as it normall would, but comes up with an error on screen saying "device has malfunctioned , could not connect please Disconnect and reconnect the device if the problem persists there might be a problem with the device. "
Any advice would sincerely be appreciated, please help..
Sincerely VeRiFiEdSuB
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MTP mode vs camera mode?
Does kies recognize it?
Also as strange as it sounds, you may toggle developer options and usb debugging on and off. I did this on a family members ASUS tablet that displayed the same issue and then the PC recognized it. I was just trying everything I could think of.
Edit: I just realized you said Odin and not just connecting as a normally powered on device. Do you have it in download mode when connecting to the PC with Odin running?
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MTP mode vs camera mode?
Does kies recognize it?
Also as strange as it sounds, you may toggle developer options and usb debugging on and off. I did this on a family members ASUS tablet that displayed the same issue and then the PC recognized it. I was just trying everything I could think of.
Edit: I just realized you said Odin and not just connecting as a normally powered on device. Do you have it in download mode when connecting to the PC with Odin running?
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unfortunately i cannot get the phone to bootup as to get into the hidden menu and turn on the MTP that way and yes if i am trying to connect to the phone to use odin i am in download mode when i try to connect.. the phone does not want to connect to the computer no matter what i do ive finally managed to get it to download mode and now am going to try and flash a different custom rom in the hopes it will boot up.. if it will do that i ill try and get mobile odin.. but even that hasnt been working. when i install a new rom and click on reboot the phone just shuts off. the phone wont turn back on after that unless i leave the battery out for several minutes then put the battery back in and press the power button. upon doing that the phone instantly boots to recovery.
This happened to me.
I even replaced the USB Port (Then dropped the phone while it didn't have the frame on and cracked the LCD)
The phone's USB port still didn't work and I had to replace the phone.
it is a very, very odd bug with this phone that multiple people have been experiencing but no one knows the cause of it.
It may just be faulty phone. Several people recently have had this bug.
my phone was made in Korea, Region: USA-Revision Q8R2.
N910T (UD)
So. Sadly, the only way as of right now to fix this is to get a new phone.
I tried a lot of things with my phone before I broke it to attempt to fix the USB port.
And the issue also lead to slow charging (220mA) and when I plugged it into the wall it would say USB Charger not AC Connected
Are you using the oem cord that came with the phone. I've experienced issues using non oem cords.
Yes sir I've tried multiple OEM and non OEM cords still won't recognize the phone
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Did you try ask the different USB outlets? Did you try a different computer? For me USB 2 works, but not 3. Also I've had trouble with those on the front of the case. I always use the ones on the back. Just throwing a few things out there. It's possible you have a bad USB port on the device.
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