There have been those that run into problems after installing the XXJP3I9000 update on the Samsung Captivate and attempt to reboot into recovery mode. The issue that they have is that since the Captivate has no physical home button to select an option like you can with the Galaxy S, you can't select an option, and therefore you can't reboot your device regularly. While I am in this same problem and have not figured out a solution, I have started this thread to post what knowledge I have about this issue so that others may help get this issue figured out. If anyone has information on how to fix this problem, please comment below. Let's fix this!
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First of all, the key combinations that standardly would work with the original captivate firmware will not work anymore. Pressing all three buttons (Vol+, Vol - and Power) will only power cycle the phone, that is, until you let up on the buttons. Pressing Vol+ and Vol- and then plugging your phone into the computer will also do nothing. (By nothing I mean will take you back to the recovery menu)
Every key combination will only take you back to the recovery menu, so key combinations seem to be out.
If you boot into recovery mode, take out the battery and put it back in, all the while keeping the phone plugged in to the computer, the phone will enter the "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE", which will show your device in windows as being a Samsung USB Composite Device and a Samsung Mobile Modem (gadget serial, Windows 7) While this may be helpful, you cannot run ODIN or ADB in this mode, nor does this allow disk access. If you have Samsung Kies installed, it will detect a device, but will never complete loading it.
Other information with this method: On the phone screen, as well as showing "POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD DEVICE" the screen will also show the following in red:
RST_STAT =0X1
PMIC_IRQ1 =0X0
PMIC_IRQ2 =0x0
PMIC_IRQ3 =0x4
PMIC_STATUS1 =0x40
PMIC_STATUS2 =0x2c
If this helps anybody, it was a pleasure
Another method I found briefly was that after installing Kies, and rebooting the phone into recovery mode (again) my computer detected four new devices, two of them being Samsung Android devices and one being a disk drive. Potentially, without freezing or error, the drivers that are included with the Kies software will detect and allow for disk management while the phone is in recovery mode. Three of the four devices installed without error for me, but the fourth, the actual Android device, continued to say "installing device" until I unplugged the phone out of frustration. It has since not detected those four devices again, and I have yet to figure out how to do that again. The nice thing about that was that although the adb.exe reboot download command did not work, adb.exe did detect the phone. if this is true then rebooting normally or into download mode should be easy.
The last thing I noticed is that button furthest to the left on the main screen on the captivate will close the recovery menu when pressed, and leave the background behind, and then will reopen the recovery menu when pressed again. This is showing me that the four touch buttons are operable, but not configured. If it were possible to reconfigure the actions that pressing these buttons do, then it would be easy to be able to reboot the device normally.
I have compiled information to the best of my ability, and here is a question to ask, that I think will help solve the problem. Can the captivate with I9000 2.2 software run adb in recovery mode?
Comments, Questions, and Most of all, answers would be appreciated for me, as well as for other users with the same problem as I. Hopefully, this thread can be the solving point for this problem.
Many Thanks,
TouchofDestiny
The n00b who isn't a n00b at all
An Update: The reason that the combinations don't work for me or either people is because they (and I) fail to install the captivate kernel, and that is making the volume power button controls useless.
same here i put froyo from the galaxy s i9000 and i cant change the rom or get into recoverymode because buttons dont work man this sucks and 3G or Edge doesnt work.....
You're problem is a little different. If you can't get into recovery mode, than that means you aren't in recovery mode, which means you can use ADB to enter download mode and use Odin to flash your phone. I have given up looking for a solution, and have sent my phone back to AT&T for a replacement. Since I'm still in my thirty day trial period, it doesn't matter if I used different firmware or not. Hopefully others won't get into the situation I had. For me, this thread is complete.
brandon9721 said:
same here i put froyo from the galaxy s i9000 and i cant change the rom or get into recoverymode because buttons dont work man this sucks and 3G or Edge doesnt work.....
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hi,
I solved the same problem doing this:
start odin.
take out battery. plug in USB. press both volume buttons. insert battery while pressing those buttons.
Done. download mode should appear.
yep, same boat
I am in the same position here. I downloaded the froyo leak and installed it with odin, no problem there. Upon startup into froyo, all was good, except my phone was stuck in horizontal mode until I tilted it vertical, *then* it would go horizontal. So basically I am 90 degrees off kilter. I decided to look around for another rom to try, and in the process managed to get stuck in recovery mode. Couldn't tell ya what firmware I have, just what is on the endless recovery screen that I cannot get out of!
I have no external microSD card, only the SIM card, and no way to get it recognized on my XP or win 7 system.
Really, really stuck here, guys. I do have the androidsdk installed, if there is a way to get it to reboot. As it is, adb cannot see the device, so I am looking at a truly bricked phone.
And yes, this is a US phone, which is why the power button and home button are not mapped (I assume).
I am DESPERATE for some help here!
and while I am at it...
I WAS able to get into download mode with the shovel guy originally by using the 2 volume keys+power, usb (odin up), battery in, release power.
No more. No key combo works.
Totally bricked the Samsung, which is supposed to be impossible!
pkrouse said:
I WAS able to get into download mode with the shovel guy originally by using the 2 volume keys+power, usb (odin up), battery in, release power.
No more. No key combo works.
Totally bricked the Samsung, which is supposed to be impossible!
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when you are on the i9000 rom the only button that will get you in download mode is the vol down
That's HUGE!
You, sir, are a gentleman, scholar, and all-round smart guy! How did I miss that? I coulda SWORN I was getting into download mode with both volume keys. I've never been so happy to see a little Dalek dude with a shovel in my LIFE. 2 minutes in the one-click installer and now I'm back in business!
Thanks for helping a terrified owner out, and preventing a trip to the AT&T store.
I cannot go to download mode
I have the same problem here. Stuck in the recovery mode after upgrade the froyo and had the orientation problem. How do you go into download mode or power reset or unknown upload mode? Any button combination doesnt seem to work for me.
How do I do?
Please HELP. I am struggling here
Thanks
xaga150 said:
I have the same problem here. Stuck in the recovery mode after upgrade the froyo and had the orientation problem. How do you go into download mode or power reset or unknown upload mode? Any button combination doesnt seem to work for me.
How do I do?
Please HELP. I am struggling here
Thanks
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the key to the i9000 rom/kernel button combo is VOL DOWN + using the USB trick. do not press vol up + down, just the down while you are plugging in the usb cable
i too am stuck in recovery mode. the only way i can get into download mode is by using both volume buttons. just holding the down button just sends me to revoery mode as well. how can i fix my phone in download mode?
nevermind, reinstalled 2.2 and it works now.
Eureka I got it...I think
I installed froyo 2.2 i9000 on my captivate and got stuck in recovery mode...power button doesnt select and when I hold down the up and down vol buttons I couldnt get the downloading icon anymore either. Then I remembered something from another post....
Home + Vol Down + Power = Downloading Icon
It worked for me....let me know if this helped....I'm officially unbricked.
Hey. I'm in the same boat. My Captivate has I9000 firmware running it and it won't run properly. I can't access the settings to enable USB debugging in order to boot in either Recovery or Download using adb and no button combination works for me. I can't use button combos to boot into either Recovery or Download mode.
Does anybody have any idea what is going on and how to fix this?
JPBetley said:
Hey. I'm in the same boat. My Captivate has I9000 firmware running it and it won't run properly. I can't access the settings to enable USB debugging in order to boot in either Recovery or Download using adb and no button combination works for me. I can't use button combos to boot into either Recovery or Download mode.
Does anybody have any idea what is going on and how to fix this?
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JPBentley-- Since the I9000 firmware is set to use physical buttons, and the Captivate doesn't contain any, once you get into recovery mode, you cannot get out. The standard Captivate key combinations to get into download mode do not work, as do the combinations to get into download mode via the I9000 firmware. Basically, you get to a dead end. Unless there is some way to flash the phone's ROM outside of download mode, which I doubt, your best bet is to return the phone for a replacement. After haggling around with AT&T for a while, they admitted that installing the I9000 ROM doesn't invalidate your warranty, so they should take it back. They did with mine, and now I'm running the official Froyo leak. Good luck with your new phone!
SOLUTION
For all those that are having this problem, Ive struggled with it & tried EVERY possible button combination & nothing worked.
The ONLY solutions I have found is to use a usb JIG. Take out the battery, sim card & sd card, plug in the Usb JIG & put the batter back in. Give it a couple of seconds & I'tll enter recovery mode without pushing any buttons. You dont even need to push the power button, it's that simple.
Here is an image of how to make one if you are electronically inclined, personally I am not so I found a local electronic parts store & they put on together for me.
1.bp.blogspot.com/_3KjgtwnRiWM/TNTyjkZGquI/AAAAAAAABL4/7NSmqrYmkmU/s640/i900.jpg
If you want, you can also buy one online, I cant post a link becuase Im a new member but just search for "samsung usb jig" on ebay.com & youll find plenty.
shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=samsung+usb+jig&_sacat=See-All-Categories
yes, i think you need to build a jig or buy one online if you want to play with custom rom. you may not need it now, but you may need it just in case.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...47234&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_511wt_1139
agustinpac said:
hi,
I solved the same problem doing this:
start odin.
take out battery. plug in USB. press both volume buttons. insert battery while pressing those buttons.
Done. download mode should appear.
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OMG you saved my life
thx so much for your post
I have the same problem, i can get into recovery mode. I can also get to download mode but Odin doesnt see my phone and neither does adb. By pulling the battery with no buttons pushed it goes straight into recovery mode. Looks like I have a brick now. If anybody has any suggestions please let me know.
drowe24 said:
I have the same problem, i can get into recovery mode. I can also get to download mode but Odin doesnt see my phone and neither does adb. By pulling the battery with no buttons pushed it goes straight into recovery mode. Looks like I have a brick now. If anybody has any suggestions please let me know.
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That's not even close to a brick. Are you using a usb port closest to the motherboard on your pc? Is your cable good? Make or buy a jig, that will put your phone into download mode.
Sent from my blazing fast Captivate running Continuum GB ROM using Tapatalk Pro
I have an SGS with
BB:
I9OOOXXJPP
Kernal
2.6.32.9
[email protected] #1
Build
Froyo.XXJPO
I am trying to install darkys rom V7 which looks pretty promising.
I have found out I need to install a kernal which has 2e recovery to which I found out I need to use the 3 button download mode?
I have tried every combination of button presses to get this working and nothing works
How do I enable the download mode? I Cannot find any answers in any posts just questions and more confusing jargon with no real explanations
any help would be appreciated
Karl
Some SGS sets have their 3-button recovery / downlaod modes DISABLED by the manufacturer. IMO the carriers ask the manufacturer to do so for them because carriers don't want us to install / flash new ROMs.
You need to modify the secondry bootloader of your SGS, if you want to permanently enable your 3-button recovery / downlaod mode.
To change the secondry bootloader of your phone, you need to put your phone into download mode, use Odin to flash the modified bootloader and you are done.
You will wonder how to put your phone into download mode when your 3-button recovery is not working !!
The solution to this problem is by using ADB (Android Debug Bridge). It is a piece of software which communicates with your phone at low level and can force the phone to boot in Download mode.
Well this is the overview what you need to do. For a step by step guide, you can search here or pm me. I can send you links on how to do it.
I have tried every combination of button presses to get this working and nothing works
Hold down Home button that's the middle button + Hold down volume down button that's the bottom end not top .With these buttons held down press and hold the power on button until the Samsung logo appears .
Release Home Volume then Power button .
If you do not now get the yellow download mode icon you do not have download recovery .
jje
ijaz__ahmed said:
Some SGS sets have their 3-button recovery / downlaod modes DISABLED by the manufacturer. IMO the carriers ask the manufacturer to do so for them because carriers don't want us to install / flash new ROMs.
You need to modify the secondry bootloader of your SGS, if you want to permanently enable your 3-button recovery / downlaod mode.
To change the secondry bootloader of your phone, you need to put your phone into download mode, use Odin to flash the modified bootloader and you are done.
You will wonder how to put your phone into download mode when your 3-button recovery is not working !!
The solution to this problem is by using ADB (Android Debug Bridge). It is a piece of software which communicates with your phone at low level and can force the phone to boot in Download mode.
Well this is the overview what you need to do. For a step by step guide, you can search here or pm me. I can send you links on how to do it.
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I've download ADP the easy one and it will not detect my phone
what links are you refering to. they could spring some light onto what i am doing wrong
JJEgan said:
I have tried every combination of button presses to get this working and nothing works
Hold down Home button that's the middle button + Hold down volume down button that's the bottom end not top .With these buttons held down press and hold the power on button until the Samsung logo appears .
Release Home Volume then Power button .
If you do not now get the yellow download mode icon you do not have download recovery .
jje
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the phone just keeps restarting in a loop
On this froum, please see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810686
Detailed "How to" is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
The above mentioned guide is not very elaborative. I have an external link but forum rules don't allow me to post external links (till I become little senior..)
thanks i'll have a go at it
I've been flashing roms for a while and never had any problems, was running nightlies on CM7 for my cappy for a while and decided to flash GB bootloaders and compatible kernal and Symply sgs rom. Well, after flashing the bootloaders I tried to get into download mode from holding vol up/down and connecting USB and just got battery charging icon. Did some research and did adb download recovery to get into recovery and worked. Ignoring my instincts, I tried to flash the kernal with Odin 1.82, after that, I can't get into download mode and phone will not get past the Galaxy S GT-I19000 boot screen. It's just a loop. Anyway to get passed this soft brick?
Download/Recovery change with Gingerbread bootloaders. Download is Volume Down + Power, or Volume Down + plug in USB. Recovery is Volume up + Power. If you can't get into download mode with any of the available ways, then you'll need a jig.
Ya can't get into download mode with buttons and USB cable, and when I try to get into recovery, it just continues to flash the boot loop faster instead of going into recovery mode.
Yeah, sounds like you need a Jig. You can buy one from Mobiletechvideos for 8 bucks or make one your own. It's nothing to worry about, just an inconvenience. Also, the Symply OP doesn't really explain how to flash the ROM -- The Continuum thread has a good set of instructions to follow for flashing the non-KF1 gingerbread ROMs.
So I just had a strange kind of phone magic happen, messing with my phone today, I did a battery pull and tried to reboot in recovery via 3 button combo, my finger slipped off the power button early but I had a firm hold on the volume rocker and somehow got into download mode without a jig, without a usb cable, nothing! Phone is up and running and no longer softbricked from flashing bootloaders. How weird is it that it went to download mode with just holding down the volume rocker while powering up?! lol
I am hoping someone can help me out. Yesterday I was using Odin to flash Apex 10. I was loading the bootloaders when the usb cable was pulled out and I didnt have the battery cover on and the battery fell out. Now I cant get into download mode. I have pulled the battery a thousand times. Before this happened I was able to use the three buttons to get into download mode. I need to start the process all over but cant do anything without getting into download mode. I dont have a jig. I searched and saw where I could download the three button fix. When I use CWM and reboot to recovery it doesnt give me the option to install from SD card.
The phone works but when I turn it on the booting animation says Galaxy i9000. Im currently on 2.2...baseband I897UCKB2.
Can I use AIO toolbox to correct this problem? After messing up last night I'm a little nervous at this point.
Also could someone point me to the correct bootloader for the Captivate? I want to make sure I used the right one.
Thanks in advance and please dont flame me. I searched this forum and honestly what I found only confused me more.
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Do not use the 3 button fix or u may hard brick ur phone.
The i897 gingerbread bootloaders link is in my signature below.
Right click and run as administrator the Odin 1st. Then...
To get in download mode try leaving out ur battery, connect usb end of cable to usb port in the back of desktop computer or 1st port on laptop, connect micro usb end to phone while holding volume down button only , replace battery and cover, Odin may recognize your phone now, if so flash the i897 booloaders. Set phone aside and wait, should not take long.
If you get the "phone ! computer firmware upgrade fail" screen, don't worry, just treat it as a download screen. If all this does not work, then u will need to make or buy a jig.
Do not flash the 3 button fix over this you will hard brick your phone
If u can boot your phone after all this thn you are one lucky guy, You messed while flashing th BL and your phone still works, If you have i9000 boot screen that means you have flashed the i9000 bootloaders.
After flashing the i9000 BL the combination for the DL and recovery chages to.
Volume down plus power= DL
Volume up plus power = Recovery
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I swear I love both of you. I got the phone in download mode by volume dwn + power. I will see if I can accomplish what I set out to do last night.
i have a bricked galaxy ace! i know for sure its hard bricked!
but i read alot on this forum and i was able to get it detected by odin, here's how:
i took out the battery and out it back in!
i plugged the phone in to my pc
and tried to enter factory download mode (Vol up + home + power(
now here is the problem:
the screen is always black
but once i did the button combo odin detected my phonw, BUT i am stuck at setup connection! and can't flash back to stock firmware:crying::crying:
does anyone had this problem before and knows how to solve it?
LSGio said:
i have a bricked galaxy ace! i know for sure its hard bricked!
but i read alot on this forum and i was able to get it detected by odin, here's how:
i took out the battery and out it back in!
i plugged the phone in to my pc
and tried to enter factory download mode (Vol up + home + power(
now here is the problem:
the screen is always black
but once i did the button combo odin detected my phonw, BUT i am stuck at setup connection! and can't flash back to stock firmware:crying::crying:
does anyone had this problem before and knows how to solve it?
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You usually get the "setup connection" error when you are in the Emergency Download Mode instead of Download Mode. You go to Emergency Download Mode by holding down Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it loads a screen that says "Emergency Download Mode" and you go to Download mode by holding down Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it does load the correct download screen with the yellowish message that say "Downloading…". Please make sure you are going to the Download Mode. 'm sorry to say that you have hard-bricked your phone. If your phone is still under warranty, then you can approach a Samsung Service Centre. I have already suggested few solution to a similar problem, but none of them worked. Not even USB Jig. You can refer those solutions here. Maybe it will work for you.
samsung galaxy ace stucks op reboot
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mahithm said:
You usually get the "setup connection" error when you are in the Emergency Download Mode instead of Download Mode. You go to Emergency Download Mode by holding down Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it loads a screen that says "Emergency Download Mode" and you go to Download mode by holding down Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it does load the correct download screen with the yellowish message that say "Downloading…". Please make sure you are going to the Download Mode. 'm sorry to say that you have hard-bricked your phone. If your phone is still under warranty, then you can approach a Samsung Service Centre. I have already suggested few solution to a similar problem, but none of them worked. Not even USB Jig. You can refer those solutions here. Maybe it will work for you.
samsung galaxy ace stucks op reboot
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Thank you for your answer
so here's the deal:
i know that the mode i entered is called emergency download mode!
but i can't enter any other mode beacause my phone is kinda Hard bricked you know!
but my problem is that even in the emergency DL mode the screen is BLACK but Odin is able to detect it but i get stuck at "Setup Connection"
LSGio said:
Thank you for your answer
so here's the deal:
i know that the mode i entered is called emergency download mode!
but i can't enter any other mode beacause my phone is kinda Hard bricked you know!
but my problem is that even in the emergency DL mode the screen is BLACK but Odin is able to detect it but i get stuck at "Setup Connection"
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Sorry buddy, there is nothing else you can do except to go to a Service Center. You can give USB Jig a try though but I'm not sure it will work
Isnt it vol down + home + power for download mode?.. vol up gives me a completely different screen..
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shivadow said:
Isnt it vol down + home + power for download mode?.. vol up gives me a completely different screen..
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Download Mode= Vol Down+ Home+ Power Button
Emergency Download Mode= Vol Up+ Vol Down+ Home+ Power Button