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[Q] Captivate won't enter download mode...

First time posting on Xda, but i've been browsing for awhile, nothing helped my scenario so I'm gonna post about it;
So recently I got a used Captivate I896 on ROGERS from my friend as he wasn't using it. Nothing was wrong with it, worked fine and I got the captivate when it had 2.2 stock FROYO. Through a bit of research and a different friend informing me, I figured out I could update it to stock 2.3.3 on rogers through Kies which I did. Everything was going well, phone did everything I needed it to on Gingerbread. Then... The same friend who told me about updating to 2.3.3, started talking to me about roms and rooting, this is when I found out about Xda. So for awhile I was looking into roms and trying to find a decent ICS rom to put on to my cappy as I saw countless videos on youtube and threads here on Xda of people running ICS with few problems. So... with my friend's help I took the bull by the horns and successfully rooted my cappy on 2.3.3. Downloaded Rom manager.. and then we figured out it wasnt supported for the captivate so I flashed the CornKernel which got me the correct version of CWM. This is where everything started to go downhill... We found TeamHacksung's ICS rom for the cappy on youtube. I downloaded the files onto my device, made a backup, and booted into CWM. Everything was going smooth, we wiped the phone, did everything correctly from the video instructions and then went for the reboot. It booted but... Soon after it started to bootloop. At this point I was panicking as it was my current phone I was using. I managed to get it back into CWM and we tried the files again... Same result in a bootloop. Oh, might i mention, the Backup file didn't work for some reason. Maybe I did something wrong? But anyways, at this point I thought I was bricked as the phone would only Bootloop. Talking to my friend on skype, he linked me "Odin" I had heard about it at the time but I was unaware of what it could do. He then linked me "How to get Samsung Captivate into Download mode" which i followed the steps and got my device into download mode and restored it using Odin. It was a successful restore, it worked... but... As I mentioned before, had the rogers boot screens and it WAS an I896.. but when i rebooted the phone it was now running 2.1 Eclair with At&t boot screens and it now thinks its a I897. At this point I was like, I'll just use it for awhile and hopefully we can try this again soon as it was getting late and I needed my phone the next day. After about a week of using Eclair, I was ABSOLUTELY sick of it, everything felt outdated and old. So I looked into flashing my phone back to either stock 2.2 or stock 2.3.3 OR even all the way to ICS. Then bad things started happening again... Whatever my friend linked me to restore my phone using Odin it left me with this:
Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 <---(Was I896)
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: I897UCJF6
Kernel version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build number: ECLAIR
None of this seemed right to me, which now, I THINK it's not right. I tried all button combos to get it back into download mode to possibly flash 2.2 or 2.3.3 again... But NOTHING, download mode won't work after all that, which it did in the past otherwise I wouldn't have this problem right now. So I decided to Root my phone again, which I successfully did through a OneClick method (Forget which one I used). I decided maybe I could download ROM manager on the market, seeing as my phone is outdated and I can't use Google Play. Soon I found out Rom manager (Atleast the free version) doesn't exist on the Market. I tried 3rd party websites like 4shared to download it but Eclair has no options to allow untrusted sources. ALSO, I tried settling for Kies and Kies Mini, both of which recognize my phone as a "unregistered device" even though I used Kies in the first place. I feel i've dug myself into quite the hole now, so sick of this phone at this point
P.S. I've debated making a Jig to force it into Download mode... but would this be the solution? And if so, what could i use to flash back to stock? AND sorry about the long post, I wanted to include as much info as I possibly knew about my phone.
I feel I should mention again, the phone DOES work, but I'm sick of Eclair and I would like to get back to stock. Please help, anything would be great at this point.
Thanks

You really shouldn't flash back to eclair for that reason. You should update to gingerbread with bootloaders. To get download mode, you will need either a jig or adb reboot download.
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Okay, I'll go buy resistors to make a jig sometime this week. But if I did, what should I use to flash 2.3.3 gingerbread? And which stock rom should I use?
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camxv said:
Okay, I'll go buy resistors to make a jig sometime this week. But if I did, what should I use to flash 2.3.3 gingerbread? And which stock rom should I use?
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trusselo has a thread for Rogers one clicks in the development section. Those should work for you.
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Ok thanks for the help. Once I get back to 2.3.3, do you recommend any ics or jellybean roms?
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camxv said:
Ok thanks for the help. Once I get back to 2.3.3, do you recommend any ics or jellybean roms?
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Well, depends what you're looking for. If you want to be on the latest, and not the greatest, I would choose any of the ICS roms. The Collective has some good stuff, and so does Cyanogen. CM10 is updated "daily" where I'm not sure what the Collective's release schedule is. You'll find that both of those are "laggy" though, as that's been my experience. I had CM9 ICS on my Captivate and it was certainly a good "daily driver".

I was looking into Jellybean.. But I'm not sure. Is CM9 a good choice? Cause I've been look at it, and considering it? Can you link me to CM9?
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camxv said:
I was looking into Jellybean.. But I'm not sure. Is CM9 a good choice? Cause I've been look at it, and considering it? Can you link me to CM9?
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Honestly, you could go either way. Generally, I felt like CM10 ran a bit slower, but that may have changed with the recent partition change. If you want the latest and most up to date, go with CM10. CM9 may perform better but it won't get new features. It's up to you to decide which you like better. You can find nightly threads for both in the development section.

In the development section, is the thread by illuminatedone the correct thread? Cause it's the only stock rom thread I could find. And can I ask what Nightly means?
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camxv said:
In the development section, is the thread by illuminatedone the correct thread? Cause it's the only stock rom thread I could find. And can I ask what Nightly means?
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The fourth post in that thread links to the Rogers one.
Nightly builds are built almost everyday by the buildbot, and they contain all the latest changes. They are generally considered to be less stable than the stable releases.
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Are they stable enough for daily use though? And are you sure it's the 4th post in the development section? That post is just modems its a thread by devz3r0
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This thread this post here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18371028
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camxv said:
Are they stable enough for daily use though? And are you sure it's the 4th post in the development section? That post is just modems its a thread by devz3r0
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I consider them good enough for a daily driver, yes.
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Ok. I shall give it a try then... But final question. What kernel should i flash when im back on 2.3.3 to get CWM? Im also nervous to flash back to Gingerbread, i dont want to mess up my phone again :/
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camxv said:
Ok. I shall give it a try then... But final question. What kernel should i flash when im back on 2.3.3 to get CWM? Im also nervous to flash back to Gingerbread, i dont want to mess up my phone again :/
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Really any GB kernel, but I'd go with Corn.
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Hm, thats what I used before. Thanks though ill flash it again
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Hello again everyone in the Q/A cappy forums. I know ive had the questions i needed answered in this thread but... I've yet to flash my cappy back to stock 2.3.3 rogers cause ive been reading about bootloaders and ive just been scared to do it. How do i find out about the bootloaders on my phone and are they nessessary? Thanks
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U have bootloaders on ur phone regardless.
If u r running eclair/froyo, then u have those bootloaders. If u r running gingerbread, then u have those gb bootloaders. Simple as that.
If u try to run a gb firmware on ur phone and u have a really bad pixelated screen when it boots up then u r trying to run a gb firmware with eclair/froyo bootloders. U need gb boots to run gb firmware.
If u have a running gb firmware on ur phone then u have gb bootloaders... Also they are backwards compatible and u don't need to flash bootloaders again.
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Im currently running eclair, but i was on stock gingerbread before this whole mess. Does that mean i still have gb bootloaders or what...?
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That depends on whether the eclair firmware that u used contained bootloaders or not...
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Suggestion for ROM

I want it to have the following things:
Bluetooth tethering
WiFi work well
Themes+nice user
interfCe(optional)
Camera
And Hebrew(!)
Tnx
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What's the ROM you're using now?

And I want a mansion like scarface had, 2 million euro, and 10 top class sport cars I'll tell you the rom if you give me those things now go to development sections and read you lazy twat! It's not a midnight request show!
Peace!

i suggest u a bed-room ? coz i personally stay in my bedroom all the time. its spacious and has everything in it.
so u want it ? XD
edit = now that better,
well u can use the cm9 or cm10 if u want smoothness and the feel of ics and jb.
if u want everything to work try cyanmobile experience..based on gb. check my sign where to find that.
u can also try mebiteks cm7 ...search in development section.

Jokes aside, if you're on stock (out of the box) rom, you need cwm . Flash it with Odin, don't even think about using rom manager , it will brick your phone. Check android version in "about phone", if its 2.3 you can flash cwm. If it's lower, upgrade your firmware. You can find all info by either googling it or looking around xda.

yackovsky said:
Jokes aside, if you're on stock (out of the box) rom, you need cwm . Flash it with Odin, don't even think about using rom manager , it will brick your phone. Check android version in "about phone", if its 2.3 you can flash cwm. If it's lower, upgrade your firmware. You can find all info by either googling it or looking around xda.
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I already flashed another ROM
Slim miui job
it has everything but Hebrew /:
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Android_United said:
i suggest u a bed-room ? coz i personally stay in my bedroom all the time. its spacious and has everything in it.
so u want it ? XD
edit = now that better,
well u can use the cm9 or cm10 if u want smoothness and the feel of ics and jb.
if u want everything to work try cyanmobile experience..based on gb. check my sign where to find that.
u can also try mebiteks cm7 ...search in development section.
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I don't think they have Bluetooth tethering
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mr.faridcom said:
What's the ROM you're using now?
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Slim MIUI JB
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aviranx said:
I already flashed another ROM
Slim miui job
it has everything but Hebrew /:
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there isn't too many roms with Hebrew, unfortunately...

Please help in choosing best rom

Hey I juat got my new galaxy note and as it is not my first android phone so i know flashing and other stuff. I require a rom for daily use as the stock rom is damnn slow and is very laggy now. Here are many rome and i cant decide which 1 to choose. What i require in a rom is ink effect,smart stay,best userinterface,jellybean, multi view and the rom should be damn fast and stable for daily use. Kindly reply asap as stock rom is getting worst.....
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Plzzzzz reply.......
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dhruv2coool said:
Plzzzzz reply.......
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Cassie's xtralite room. Most stable, most speed, less bugs, best deep sleep despite being a gb rom.
after flashing many original development roms, I'm back to xtralite rom and I'm not planning to flash another for quite awhile.
it's not the latest and greatest but hey, you asked. Peace out.

Alliance Rom! You just need to go into Android Develeopement thread and see which is the most popular one :laugh:
I was on Alliance ICS Final for a long time and this is the most stable and absoultely smoothest rom , but it is ICS, you may try if you like...
Now I am switched to Alliance XXLSC, requires the installation of some fix over the Rom customizer, but worth the effort. I just installed 240dpi mod and a few others with nova launcher and it is amazing... contains everything you requested in your first post
EDIT: you know that the stock ICS kernel is not safe for wiping? be sure that first thing you need to do is flash a safe kernel if you are on ICS (from stock recovery it is best to flash PhilZ kernel first, then you can continue to rock )

the best is Stock official rom preinstalled on your NOTE.

bhatia.mani said:
the best is Stock official rom preinstalled on your NOTE.
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yeah right :cyclops:
you want to say that everyone here on xda are fools... LOL
maybe the best pure stock rom is ICS XXLRT, i have it for a while... but he ask for something else...

djoni_gitara said:
yeah right :cyclops:
you want to say that everyone here on xda are fools... LOL
maybe the best pure stock rom is ICS XXLRT, i have it for a while... but he ask for something else...
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Thx every1 for ur advice
But i want a jellybean rom which is fast stable and has ink effect and multiview....
I am not able to choose 1 bcoz the choices r unlimited so plz help....
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dhruv2coool said:
Plzzzzz reply.......
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I'm on SlimBean 3.1, and finally happy. Tried rooted stock ICS, but was somehow slow.
Andris

Use the stock XXLSC from the android dev section. then flash the mods you want

dhruv2coool said:
Thx every1 for ur advice
But i want a jellybean rom which is fast stable and has ink effect and multiview....
I am not able to choose 1 bcoz the choices r unlimited so plz help....
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oh...if this rom is what you want, you should buy a Note 2 instead of flashing a jellybean daily driver for Note 1. I'll be flashing a multiview rom soon but I don't expect to be on it for very long.
stability is what I want too.

leafsacc said:
oh...if this rom is what you want, you should buy a Note 2 instead of flashing a jellybean daily driver for Note 1. I'll be flashing a multiview rom soon but I don't expect to be on it for very long.
stability is what I want too.
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CM10.1 unofficial

best rom so far has been JB slimbean rom with phiz kernal which comes with it. soooo smooth and fast. battery life good also. tryna find a good aokp rom but dont know which is the best
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are you sure you got slimbean (AOSP) to work with Philz kernel

nokiamodeln91 said:
are you sure you got slimbean (AOSP) to work with Philz kernel
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hahaha newbie here. maybe it dont come with philz kernal lol wonder what kernal i can then
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Try this..Ultimate N7000 XXLSC JellyBean 4.1.2 v5.1

I've been using the most recent CM10.1 nightlies, very stable, great battery life, base is 4.2.1, my daily driver.
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Official ICS help

Hi guys, my friend has an OB and wants to upgrade to ICS, i've looked on the web and i've seen flashing with KDZ and others, can u link me or tell me how to flash the official firmware. Also if possible, can u give feedback on how smooth it works. Thnx. I personally own a samsung phone so im more familiar with ODIN. Are there any chances of bricking the OB if done the correct procedure? Thnx again.

If the phone is rooted it can easily be flash thru cwm
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lei0418 said:
If the phone is rooted it can easily be flash thru cwm
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No its stock gb rom :< he didnt want to root, he's all the offcial type lol unlike meh.

I think the official ics rom gives massive battery drain that's why we choose to install custom ics rom instead try browsing the general forum for the step by step guide of flashing of the ofc rom thru sft,hope i helped
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You can find all your answers about flash and brick here and about ics here.
Please search a little before you ask a question.

Request customization tool

Was wondering if there were any easy to install tweaks for the xperia T jellybean os, that I can flash with cwm
That would allow me to customize many appearence features on statusbar, and threw out the phone? Would need something that will work on a locked bootloader! Maybe even recomendations on a feature packed custom ROM that uses a stock kernal? Thanks.
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No

There are no tweak packs, there is a slight custom ROM, stock based so works on locked bootloaders, XperimenT, its in the android development section, its ICS based, a JB version is being worked on

Thanks! Im using Xperiment beta 2. I love how fast the phone runs, and how good my battery is! I just dont see anything different other than the boot screen . Maybe because its a beta?
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Robe8691 said:
Thanks! Im using Xperiment beta 2. I love how fast the phone runs, and how good my battery is! I just dont see anything different other than the boot screen . Maybe because its a beta?
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Yeah it's because it's a beta and the dev wants to get it stable before he adds customizations, also they don't work from ICS so new ways are needed to get it working. Patience
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Fair enough! I might flash the xperimenT ics stable then, quick question tho.. Can I not keep the jb xperimenT backup on my phone, and then swap roms as needed via cwm restore? Would be fairly cool. On the same note, minus the odd crash here and there, the experimenT jb beta is just incredible performance wise.
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Robe8691 said:
Fair enough! I might flash the xperimenT ics stable then, quick question tho.. Can I not keep the jb xperimenT backup on my phone, and then swap roms as needed via cwm restore? Would be fairly cool. On the same note, minus the odd crash here and there, the experimenT jb beta is just incredible performance wise.
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You may have issues as to swap versions, JB and ICS, a lot of the time you need format sd card, you'll also need to make sure the correct kernel is in place and that you flash the correct cwm+reboot fix, so it is a pain bit doable
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