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Droid 3 update help please

just read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334704 and was really wanting the update. It is critical that I don't ruin my new phone for financial reasons, but I am obsessed with upgrading the damn thing. Can someone walk me through the process of getting the update without bricking it? I really need someone who knows what they are doing, no offense to others that would try to help but might not be as capable.
My Droid 3 (about 2 days old), is one-click rooted with the DARK DROID ROM. Also just downloaded and installed the camera fix (sorry, I looked for the link but couldn't find it). Here are a few screen shots for information. Would you or anyone else that really knows what they are doing help me out with this?
Here are some screen shots, hopefully they can provide info I forgot to mention.
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
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You need to go back to a pure /system to flash the update. And I do not know if our current root methods work for it or not (I haven't read that thread yet).
BTW, you had the fixed camera when you flashed DarkDroid

If you are talking about the leaked OTA update, then you need to get back to the original Motoblur ROM, with all of the bloatware still on it. Then download the update and put it in the root of your internal storage. At that point, (don't quote me on this, im trying it tomorrow) you will power off your phone, and hold x and power at the same time, and the recovery mode will boot up (use the volume keys to make the menu pop up). At that point, scroll down to the install/apply update thing, ( can't remember exactly what its called ) then find the update file.
Im not sure yet if you need to change the file name to update.zip, and make sure your battery is above 70% when you do this.
Any other people that know how to do this, feel free to correct me or add on to what I posted.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App

Oh and remember to get a root keeper app. Because the update removes root and moto/verizon removed the root exploit.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App

dpwhitty11 said:
You need to go back to a pure /system to flash the update. And I do not know if our current root methods work for it or not (I haven't read that thread yet).
BTW, you had the fixed camera when you flashed DarkDroid
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Thanks, and that was some nice work on the ROM btw.
ChaoticWeaponry said:
If you are talking about the leaked OTA update, then you need to get back to the original Motoblur ROM, with all of the bloatware still on it. Then download the update and put it in the root of your internal storage. At that point, (don't quote me on this, im trying it tomorrow) you will power off your phone, and hold x and power at the same time, and the recovery mode will boot up (use the volume keys to make the menu pop up). At that point, scroll down to the install/apply update thing, ( can't remember exactly what its called ) then find the update file.
Im not sure yet if you need to change the file name to update.zip, and make sure your battery is above 70% when you do this.
Any other people that know how to do this, feel free to correct me or add on to what I posted.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App
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ChaoticWeaponry said:
Oh and remember to get a root keeper app. Because the update removes root and moto/verizon removed the root exploit.
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Thanks for the advice man. Check in with me tomorrow. Hopefully we'll both have working phones, LOL.

Grimace78 said:
Thanks, and that was some nice work on the ROM btw.
Thanks for the advice man. Check in with me tomorrow. Hopefully we'll both have working phones, LOL.
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Haha, well I'll keep you updated, hard to screw up with updates though..

ChaoticWeaponry said:
Oh and remember to get a root keeper app. Because the update removes root and moto/verizon removed the root exploit.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App
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I found 2 free apps for protecting an existing root. Voodo OTA and My Backup Root. Not sure if they will do the trick, but I am SO tempted to go ahead and try this update. Probably wait till tomorrow though.

Wish me luck! I can't hold off any longer and am going for it.

Grimace78 said:
Wish me luck! I can't hold off any longer and am going for it.
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Good luck, I'm in the process of unbricking my phone (not from the update)

ChaoticWeaponry said:
Good luck, I'm in the process of unbricking my phone (not from the update)
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what happened?

Grimace78 said:
what happened?
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Installed a Bootstrap ROM on Safestrap. phones okay now, running Mavrick Beta.. lol

ChaoticWeaponry said:
Installed a Bootstrap ROM on Safestrap. phones okay now, running Mavrick Beta.. lol
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I did the exact same thing, only I can't get past the MM symbol, and for the life of me cannot get into recovery either. The computer won't even recognize the phone. I think I'm screwed unless someone has a solution. The ONLY response that the phone has is to show the Motorola emblem if it is plugged into the wall, and afterwards turning it off is only possible by either letting the battery drain down or to pull it. I can't even turn it off and on.

Use my 5 min unbrick method. AP fastboot should never be broken.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App

ChaoticWeaponry said:
Use my 5 min unbrick method. AP fastboot should never be broken.
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App
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Found an odd way to "trick" it into CWM, but it won't stay in it. I think this could be a battery issue.

I would be very cautious as you say you have to keep this thing in good shape for financial reasons. There is an sbf but make sure you know how to use it and what you are doing before attempting the update.

pedwards3x said:
I would be very cautious as you say you have to keep this thing in good shape for financial reasons. There is an sbf but make sure you know how to use it and what you are doing before attempting the update.
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Your warning was a good one, but I believe I got it done correctly (once I unbricked it, LOL). Does the system info look right to you?

Help, Galaxy Note won't recover in ODIN

Hello Everyone,
So today i wanted to go to 4.0.3 ICS via ODIN 1.83 / 1.85.
Both won't work, and they keep hanging on '' Factoryfs.img " The phone won't turn, because it says i need to do a firmware recovery.
Im from the Netherlands and use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Hopefully someone can solve my problem.
* I did NOT check Re-Partition *

Hoolz14 said:
Hello Everyone,
So today i wanted to go to 4.0.3 ICS via ODIN 1.83 / 1.85.
Both won't work, and they keep hanging on '' Factoryfs.img " The phone won't turn, because it says i need to do a firmware recovery.
Im from the Netherlands and use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Hopefully someone can solve my problem.
* I did NOT check Re-Partition *
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Hoolz14 said:
Hello Everyone,
So today i wanted to go to 4.0.3 ICS via ODIN 1.83 / 1.85.
Both won't work, and they keep hanging on '' Factoryfs.img " The phone won't turn, because it says i need to do a firmware recovery.
Im from the Netherlands and use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Hopefully someone can solve my problem.
* I did NOT check Re-Partition *
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Please say you didn't do a factory reset....

Hoolz14 said:
Hello Everyone,
So today i wanted to go to 4.0.3 ICS via ODIN 1.83 / 1.85.
Both won't work, and they keep hanging on '' Factoryfs.img " The phone won't turn, because it says i need to do a firmware recovery.
Im from the Netherlands and use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Hopefully someone can solve my problem.
* I did NOT check Re-Partition *
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You are super bricked go claim your warranty..
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

was your phone in working order before yo decided to update? what ROM were you on? did you wipe on a dangerous kernel?

Did you EVER do a wipe on your phone? If yes, did you check emmc integrity afterwards?

I Believe i was on a 2.3.6 ROM, but can't really remember because the phone was laying around and i decided to use it again.
I know there's still a backup on the external SD card from it that i made with CWM, and here it all did go wrong.
I wanted to recover the backup, and the phone rebooted and hanged on '' Galaxy note n7000 screen ".
So, what is the best step for now what i can do ?

msedek said:
You are super bricked go claim your warranty..
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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So if i am superbricked, how can i see my flashcounter?
Because otherwise i cannot claim my warranty, and what can i do about this than? i suppose there is a manner to get it up and running again ?

Not sure, but I think you have to flash a Stock ICS kernal before you flash any ICS Rom for the first time.

dohab said:
Not sure, but I think you have to flash a Stock ICS kernal before you flash any ICS Rom for the first time.
There are a lot of good kernals out there.
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Where could i find those? i'm downloading gingerbread now....

Hoolz14 said:
So if i am superbricked, how can i see my flashcounter?
Because otherwise i cannot claim my warranty, and what can i do about this than? i suppose there is a manner to get it up and running again ?
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Well, you should know what your flash counter was before. Flashing a stock ROM did not increase it.
Also, if you are really super-bricked Samsung will not be able (or willing) to read it.

Hoolz14 said:
Where could i find those? i'm downloading gingerbread now....
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you can find them in the development original forum :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1700
for example, check this out :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371007
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673072
but if you are downloading GB, then you have to use a GB kernel instead.
you can check dr.ketan thread for a really Major information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
I lost my mind in that thread once, but, good luck to you. :good:

Randomwalker said:
Well, you should know what your flash counter was before. Flashing a stock ROM did not increase it.
Also, if you are really super-bricked Samsung will not be able (or willing) to read it.
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Alright
Monday to vodafone then ...

Put your phone in Odin mode there you can see if you have binary counter diferent from 0 if it's not 0 then get a jig to reset it
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Randomwalker said:
Well, you should know what your flash counter was before. Flashing a stock ROM did not increase it.
Also, if you are really super-bricked Samsung will not be able (or willing) to read it.
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Super bricked allows you to go to odin mode and recovery mode but it's the result of damaged emmc(flash memory) chip son you can not flash any OS
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

msedek said:
Put your phone in Odin mode there you can see if you have binary counter diferent from 0 if it's not 0 then get a jig to reset it
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Super bricked allows you to go to odin mode and recovery mode but it's the result of damaged emmc(flash memory) chip son you can not flash any OS
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Well so far i understand is this:
In ODIN mode it says:
ODIN MODE (In red)
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N7000
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICAL
is this it?
Never got into android before, but willing to learn it tho, really like it.
Luckely i still have my galaxy s3 that works perfectly fine (Stock)

By the way,
What if my warranty does not cover this, or there would occur a problem that i cannot send it under warranty what steps can i take to get it working again? or is it really dead....

Hoolz14 said:
Well so far i understand is this:
In ODIN mode it says:
ODIN MODE (In red)
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N7000
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICAL
is this it?
Never got into android before, but willing to learn it tho, really like it.
Luckely i still have my galaxy s3 that works perfectly fine (Stock)
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Wait, So you say
a.) you were on 2.3.6 i,e, Gingerbread,
b.) you had CWM which I assume is again Gingerbread based,
c.) You backed up and restored from CWM (Gingerbread based) and you got stuck at Boot Logo.
d.) You tried flashing stock ICS ROM via ODIN while on a Gingerbread based kernel.
c.) Stuck at FactoryFS.img which translates to a Superbrick. (While on a Gingerbread Kernel?)
Please contact Entropy ASAP before sending the device to samsung.
Please change your thread title to "Galaxy Note stuck at flashing FactoryFS from Gingerbread." or something similar so that your thread can be noticed easily.
If this is indeed true, then it means we are all going to brick at some point.

Are you SURE you were on Gingerbread when you did the restore?
Your symptoms sound like what happens when wiping with older CF-Root ICS versions (Specifically CF-Root 5.5 for ICS kernels).

Entropy512 said:
Are you SURE you were on Gingerbread when you did the restore?
Your symptoms sound like what happens when wiping with older CF-Root ICS versions (Specifically CF-Root 5.5 for ICS kernels).
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Girlfriend just got home, and she says it was on android 4.0.3 (So thats ICS) Sorry for this one guys, last time i used the phone its like 3 months ago, and she used it till yesterday.
So, the phone was on android 4.0.3

Messed up screen after ICS update

Hi everyone,
I tried to install the new ICS ROM for my P7310.
Had CM10 installed and first tried to install the modified one via CWM.
Worked like a charm, but after screen was off it became messed up just like this guy had it.
Then I tried to flash the Stock ROM via ODIN. Installed just fine, but now I have the same messed up screen.
Problem is: It is messed up in Stock Recovery, too
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Can I install an older ROM (which one, tab is from Switzerland) or CWM via Odin?
I think I could hit the download mode without seeing what is on the screen
Thanks in advance!

(Edit: for a solution, scroll to end of this post)
I've heard "garbled screen" a few times regarding the ICS update.
Have you seen these posts? They suggest a solution... (and there's even another reference to Switzerland...)
I don't have experience with the issue, and can't comment beyond what I read elsewhere.
rufree2talk said:
I bought the Tab 8.9 in Switzerland recently... am fairly well informed about working around Android devices... updated the firmware on my stock Honeycomb to the US ICS release via Odin... no issues in the process, and the tablet came up smart and zippy running ICS... even got the Play Movies/Books/Music app which normally doesn't feature in devices sold outside USA... although not much use of them unless I use a VPN service...
the problem is that as soon as I lock the device, or the screen times out, on trying to unlock the device I am met by a garbled unworkable screen... there is no option but to hard-reboot the device to get it working again... somebody is having the same issue here, but I can't post in Development forums... have tried reflashing and all, but its always the same thing... even with stock USA Honeycomb its the same behaviour... is there a region limitation to this firmware for proper functionality?
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gatt088 said:
Same issue here.. As whit every usa stock based version... I have bricked my tab 2 times, i will appreciate that this issue will be mentioned in new threads as not every xda member is from usa. No problems with jb aosp and cm based version. Waiting for some european stock version
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rufree2talk said:
I managed to workaround this issue... flashed the P7310UELA3 3.2 via Odin, booted into recovery, performed factory reset/data erase, again flashed P7310UELPB 4.0 via Odin, and this time the Tab has no issue! it works like it should and there is no garbled screen on unlocking... if you want to save your app data before you do these steps, use Titanium...
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Hurrian said:
If you're not on ICS yet but plan on upgrading, flash P7310UELA3 first. It seems that for some, flashing ICS straight gives you the weird screen strobing.
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Edit: confirmed solution
by now several people have confirmed that flashing the P7310UELA3 is a working solution to screen flickering after resume from standby. (Flash the UELA3 using Odin, then flash again the ROM you really want to run)
You can find UELA3 ROM via any of these links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24482346#post24482346 (thx nirogu325 - also linked in post #1 same thread)
http://samsung-updates.com/gt-p7310-galaxy-tab-8-9-wi-fi/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483168
be kind and hit "Thanks" if this helped you

Thanks a lot!
Installed as supposed, everything is fine now

Glad to know it helped. Good to have that confirmed, for others who may have this...
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fred_be9300 said:
Glad to know it helped. Good to have that confirmed, for others who may have this...
Click thanks to say thanks
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Sure

You sir saved my day. Should be posted in the top thread.

Guess the search function will do for most ppl

Back to HC and to ICS again?
I've seen this quote a day late.
" If you're not on ICS yet but plan on upgrading, flash P7310UELA3 first. It seems that for some, flashing ICS straight gives you the weird screen strobing."
Now I have screen problems on ICS when I connect a data cable http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31410065&postcount=21. If I downgrade via Odin to P7310UELA3 and then go back to ICS via Odin, will data be preserved?
Update after flashing:
I flashed the recommended HC version, Tab couldn't get through bootanimation sequence. I turned the Tab off and started download mode again. Reflashed with ICS and all data was still there. Only the homescreens were empty again. My screen problem is fixed though.

this continues to happen (to small minority?) of people moving from HC to ICS, but seems to be hard to find.
(last case: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895361)
(I've included it a new FAQ I posted here)

thanks
thaks all of u u really save my tablet! I thought it was damaged! I applied the above procedure and everything is perfect now

Hi Everyone
I'm doing something wrong here, hope someone can help.
Every time I install a ROM (Jellybean or ICS) I get the garbled screen after standby.
So, I've tried flashing the P7310UELA3 via Odin and I get a fail, do I just upload it to Bootloader or PDA?
My P7310 is a French version and I have tried flashing the French bootloader too, but still get fail.
I am a noob at this, but I am so close to installing a good rom but fail at the final hurdle. Any help would be fantastic.
Cheers

MikeMcGrathXmen said:
Hi Everyone
I'm doing something wrong here, hope someone can help.
Every time I install a ROM (Jellybean or ICS) I get the garbled screen after standby.
So, I've tried flashing the P7310UELA3 via Odin and I get a fail, do I just upload it to Bootloader or PDA?
My P7310 is a French version and I have tried flashing the French bootloader too, but still get fail.
I am a noob at this, but I am so close to installing a good rom but fail at the final hurdle. Any help would be fantastic.
Cheers
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flash the full rom as PDA

prince93 said:
flash the full rom as PDA
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Doesn't seem to work for me, i keep getting fail, maybe because its a French version? I really dont know what else to do!

MikeMcGrathXmen said:
Doesn't seem to work for me, i keep getting fail, maybe because its a French version? I really dont know what else to do!
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you need to UNCHECK the "repartition" option.. have you already done this ?

prince93 said:
you need to UNCHECK the "repartition" option.. have you already done this ?
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Yeah, mine is defaulted with repartition unchecked. I really dont understand what I'm doing wrong.

MikeMcGrathXmen said:
Yeah, mine is defaulted with repartition unchecked. I really dont understand what I'm doing wrong.
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do you get the communication port with a yellow color before flashing?
also, make sure you are using the original USB cable that came with your tablet to flash it

I flashed my 7310 with UELA3 using Odin and then used default recovery to install CWM 6.0.0.8.
But now CWM is rolling very fast, not readable.
I found this solution, but it's for the 10.1 tab. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27830023#post27830023
Should I try it on my 8.9?

Need ROM P7310UELA3 - hotfile links brokrn
Hi,
Thank you for sharing this solution.
Unfortunately , I could not find a working link to ROM P7310UELA3, since hotfile was shut down.
Could anyone share this ROM with me ?
Thank you, Jacques.

jfy65 said:
Hi,
Thank you for sharing this solution.
Unfortunately , I could not find a working link to ROM P7310UELA3, since hotfile was shut down.
Could anyone share this ROM with me ?
Thank you, Jacques.
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I think this P7310UELA3 is android 3.2, and the android ICS 4.0.4 is available
so even if you want an android 3.2, I don't think you'll find anyone who can share it with you
If it is OK to use android ICS there is a link I already uploaded to Dev-Host HERE
this is all I got, and this all I have and can share with anyone

Need ROM P7310UELA3 - hotfile links broken
omarainea said:
I think this P7310UELA3 is android 3.2, and the android ICS 4.0.4 is available
so even if you want an android 3.2, I don't think you'll find anyone who can share it with you
If it is OK to use android ICS there is a link I already uploaded to Dev-Host
this is all I got, and this all I have and can share with anyone
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Thanks. This whole stream is about the problem with the installation of stock ICS ROM which results in screen flickering on some devices. It happened to me after upgrading with KIES: The tablet becomes completely unusable. The solution suggested and tested above is to flash P7310UELA3 before ICS. Unfortunately, I could not find a working link to ROM P7310UELA3, since hotfile was shut down.
Could anyone share this ROM with me ?
Thank you, Jacques.

[Q] CM 10.1 query

I'm new to the captivate , I just bought a captivate off ebay with cm 10.1 , i just bought it to learn more about android , and i would like to know how i can
Unroot (which way (one click etc) to use? , because i do not know which way was used to root the phone ? )
Reason i ask this is , coz i was reading some of the stickies , i read somewhere that if u are on CM , then when u restore to stock , i have to do something to the root partition?

ALSO , The phone is running CM 10.1 , i would like to downgrade to 2.1 or 2.1 so that i can sim unlock the phone?.. how do i downgrade?

Here is the Stock One Click Master Collection... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370235
The other Stickied threads in the Dev and Q&A forum will prove useful as well.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

4-2ndtwin said:
Here is the Stock One Click Master Collection... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370235
The other Stickied threads in the Dev and Q&A forum will prove useful as well.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Thank you so much for your reply
Just to clarify - can i use the odin one click packages found in this post (am not sure whether i have to use with or w/o bootloader?) ? , if i just flash them to my phone via odin one click , everything will go back to stock? (am on cm 10.1 , internal sd card will be partitioned right?) , and will i lose root too?
On a totally different topic , what if i dont want to go back to stock , unroot , but want to keep the root , and try out different roms on other versions (GB,ICS) (i am currently on cm10.1 jb) , what do i have to do?
Sorry for being a pain , but i read through the threads , im just confused , because i read everywhere about the not to flash gb bootloaders etc , so even if the rom is jellybean , its based on a gb bootloader?

galaxys3lover said:
Thank you so much for your reply
Just to clarify - can i use the odin one click packages found in this post (am not sure whether i have to use with or w/o bootloader?) ? , if i just flash them to my phone via odin one click , everything will go back to stock? (am on cm 10.1 , internal sd card will be partitioned right?) , and will i lose root too?
On a totally different topic , what if i dont want to go back to stock , unroot , but want to keep the root , and try out different roms on other versions (GB,ICS) (i am currently on cm10.1 jb) , what do i have to do?
Sorry for being a pain , but i read through the threads , im just confused , because i read everywhere about the not to flash gb bootloaders etc , so even if the rom is jellybean , its based on a gb bootloader?
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Bootloader: GB = GB, ICS, JB / Eclair = Eclair, Froyo.
Flashing Odin3 one click downloader will flash the Eclair bootloaders, unroot and bring you back to stock. If you want to root on stock 2.1, simply flash a custom kernel in recovery. From 2.2+, they added the signature verification and you'll have to use Odin 1.87 to flash a custom kernel (to get cwm), which will also root your device.
To get back to GB+, you'll have to flash Odin KK4 with bootloaders. From there, follow this guide to get on whichever ROM you want. Remember to always follow the FULL ROM instructions (I'd suggest to avoid ICS due to the EU bug).
For any JB ROM, you'll have to flash the ROM twice as the first time, it has to repartition. Also, a few JB ROM don't include the Gapps so you'll have to flash them after flashing the ROM.
For any ROM, you can use the kernel that is provided or flash another one, just make sure it is compatible with the ROM you're running (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.0, 4.1.2, 4.2.2).
P.S.: The reason why you see not to flash bootloaders everywhere is cause that's the only way to hard brick your phone, if it goes wrong that is (USB unplugs, bad connections, etc.). Also, you'll notice it fast enough but JB is seriously the best you can do to that phone beside Froyo Firefly with Speedmod kernel (less features of course).

P.S.: The reason why you see not to flash bootloaders everywhere is cause that's the only way to hard brick your phone, if it goes wrong that is (USB unplugs, bad connections, etc.). Also, you'll notice it fast enough but JB is seriously the best you can do to that phone beside Froyo Firefly with Speedmod kernel (less features of course).
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This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. I can honestly say I'd never want this phone to go back to stock after trying out the JB ROMs. The phone doesn't suffer from speed issues at all, you can OC (depending on hardware, mine really can't but some people have theirs clocked at 1.4ghz/140%). Unless you were selling the phone back to AT&T or taking it in for repair or what not, I see no reason to be on 2.2 not-rooted etc.

x0ne215 said:
This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. I can honestly say I'd never want this phone to go back to stock after trying out the JB ROMs. The phone doesn't suffer from speed issues at all, you can OC (depending on hardware, mine really can't but some people have theirs clocked at 1.4ghz/140%). Unless you were selling the phone back to AT&T or taking it in for repair or what not, I see no reason to be on 2.2 not-rooted etc.
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Thank you so much!!! This helped me and i can see a lot of other people too , Thank you Great support guys Cheers
P.S : Man! am i an aidiot for buying a captivate , everywhere i look it just seems like i see only one word - BRICK BRICK BRICK! , i should have got someother phone

galaxys3lover said:
Thank you so much!!! This helped me and i can see a lot of other people too , Thank you Great support guys Cheers
P.S : Man! am i an aidiot for buying a captivate , everywhere i look it just seems like i see only one word - BRICK BRICK BRICK! , i should have got someother phone
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If you read carefully and understand everything you're doing before doing it, you won't brick it. That stands for every devices. The problem is that people are too eager (impatient) to hack it and rush into it without knowing what they're doing. And remember, the only way to actually brick it if something goes wrong while flashing the bootloaders and even then, it's recoverable with JTAG service.

galaxys3lover said:
P.S : Man! am i an aidiot for buying a captivate , everywhere i look it just seems like i see only one word - BRICK BRICK BRICK! , i should have got someother phone
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What are you talking about? You'll need to do something extremely stupid to hard brick the Captivate. And its still repairable even after hard brick. All ROM change procedures are very well documented, just follow the instructions and your Captivate will live long life. Not too many phones have same great support like Captivate.

I love my cappy, there are so many guides here and people with knowledge there should be no reason you brick your phone other than:
1. If you get lazy and try to skip steps
2. You don't ask when you don't know
Check out the rest of the Q/A section, there are step by step guides on rooting/flashing that are pretty much brick proof if you follow along.

galaxys3lover said:
Reason i ask this is , coz i was reading some of the stickies...
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Please, read carefully all stickies, not just some of them. Many knowledgeable people here put a lot of time to explain everything about Captivate in an easy to understand way. You'll quickly find all the answers to your questions, including different ways to achieve same results. I got my Captivate with stock 2.3 ROM and 2 days later it was rooted, with CWM and running custom JB ROM. I also managed to soft brick it twice (playing with it and trying almost every ROM available) but recovered for minutes using the great info here on XDA.

Val D. said:
Please, read carefully all stickies, not just some of them. Many knowledgeable people here put a lot of time to explain everything about Captivate in an easy to understand way. You'll quickly find all the answers to your questions, including different ways to achieve same results. I got my Captivate with stock 2.3 ROM and 2 days later it was rooted, with CWM and running custom JB ROM. I also managed to soft brick it twice (playing with it and trying almost every ROM available) but recovered for minutes using the great info here on XDA.
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This ^
And even if you manage to hardbrick one, you can still recover from that. The only thing that might not be fixable is if you run it over in your car

BWolf56 said:
If you read carefully and understand everything you're doing before doing it, you won't brick it. That stands for every devices. The problem is that people are too eager (impatient) to hack it and rush into it without knowing what they're doing. And remember, the only way to actually brick it if something goes wrong while flashing the bootloaders and even then, it's recoverable with JTAG service.
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Val D. said:
What are you talking about? You'll need to do something extremely stupid to hard brick the Captivate. And its still repairable even after hard brick. All ROM change procedures are very well documented, just follow the instructions and your Captivate will live long life. Not too many phones have same great support like Captivate.
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x0ne215 said:
I love my cappy, there are so many guides here and people with knowledge there should be no reason you brick your phone other than:
1. If you get lazy and try to skip steps
2. You don't ask when you don't know
Check out the rest of the Q/A section, there are step by step guides on rooting/flashing that are pretty much brick proof if you follow along.
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Val D. said:
Please, read carefully all stickies, not just some of them. Many knowledgeable people here put a lot of time to explain everything about Captivate in an easy to understand way. You'll quickly find all the answers to your questions, including different ways to achieve same results. I got my Captivate with stock 2.3 ROM and 2 days later it was rooted, with CWM and running custom JB ROM. I also managed to soft brick it twice (playing with it and trying almost every ROM available) but recovered for minutes using the great info here on XDA.
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JUST KIDDING
Yeah i understand , i just thought since everywhere i saw i only read the word BRICK , i must have made a mistake buying the phone , turns out this is one of te few phones that have a lot of solutions if your phone does get 'BRICK'ed , MY BAD ! :cyclops: and also probably one of the few phones , that even after everybodys moved onto other phones , there are so many people giving support to newcomers! Thanks Guys ! :good::good: :laugh::laugh:
x0ne215 said:
This ^
And even if you manage to hardbrick one, you can still recover from that. The only thing that might not be fixable is if you run it over in your car
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Haha , ! hopefully i dont end up doing that

galaxys3lover said:
JUST KIDDING
Yeah i understand , i just thought since everywhere i saw i only read the word BRICK , i must have made a mistake buying the phone , turns out this is one of te few phones that have a lot of solutions if your phone does get 'BRICK'ed , MY BAD ! :cyclops: and also probably one of the few phones , that even after everybodys moved onto other phones , there are so many people giving support to newcomers! Thanks Guys ! :good::good: :laugh::laugh:
Haha , ! hopefully i dont end up doing that
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It surprised me too how many people still offer support and help for this phone, it's almost 3 years old now
No problem, and unfortunately I've had the pleasure of doing that to 2 phones I've owned....
Pro tip: Don't wear basketball shorts and put your phone without a rubber case or similar in it....it will most likely fall out and you won't notice

x0ne215 said:
It surprised me too how many people still offer support and help for this phone, it's almost 3 years old now
No problem, and unfortunately I've had the pleasure of doing that to 2 phones I've owned....
Pro tip: Don't wear basketball shorts and put your phone without a rubber case or similar in it....it will most likely fall out and you won't notice
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Exactly , ! i wasnt expecting even a single reply anytime soon , and i ended up getting so many replies and all of them extremely helpful ! took me by surprise! I Did pick the right phone! 2 phones of yours got run over by carss?!!?! Reallyy?? 2 ? WOw!
Well i m getting the phone with a body glove , so i guess thatll help!

4-2ndtwin said:
Here is the Stock One Click Master Collection... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370235
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BWolf56 said:
Bootloader: GB = GB, ICS, JB / Eclair = Eclair, Froyo.
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x0ne215 said:
This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. I can honestly say I'd never want this phone to go back to stock after trying out the JB ROMs. ], I see no reason to be on 2.2 not-rooted etc.
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Val D. said:
Not too many phones have same great support like Captivate.
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Hey guys! :laugh::laugh:
JUst got my Cappy , locked with at%t , anybody can help me unlock?.. i tried galaxysimunlock and it keeps sayin unable to read nv_data , am running cm10.1 4.2.2 ... any help guys???

galaxys3lover said:
Hey guys! :laugh::laugh:
JUst got my Cappy , locked with at%t , anybody can help me unlock?.. i tried galaxysimunlock and it keeps sayin unable to read nv_data , am running cm10.1 4.2.2 ... any help guys???
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I think you have to be on stock to unlock.

BWolf56 said:
I think you have to be on stock to unlock.
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Crap! alright , so back to stop using odin one click kk4 package without bootloaders , root it using galaxysimunlock and then flash cm 4.2.2 to get back to where i am ? right?

galaxys3lover said:
Crap! alright , so back to stop using odin one click kk4 package without bootloaders , root it using galaxysimunlock and then flash cm 4.2.2 to get back to where i am ? right?
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Stock with odin kk4 without bootloaders.
Unlock with galaxysimunlock.
Then there's a guide to follow to get back to cm 4.2.2 in the stickied: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
【Guide】How To flash ANY Captivate ROM from Stock (including ICS)
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BWolf56 said:
Stock with odin kk4 without bootloaders.
Unlock with galaxysimunlock.
Then there's a guide to follow to get back to cm 4.2.2 in the stickied: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
【Guide】How To flash ANY Captivate ROM from Stock (including ICS)
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Thanks for being so patient and kind God Bless

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brekem said:
thnaks
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Read this thread, you may be able to download still without jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227557
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im trying but which specific part say it?

this is my only cell phone

brekem said:
im trying but which specific part say it?
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You need to read and understand the whole original post. It looks like you might have a failed download of a rom - your phone was on android éclair or Froyo before flashing, right?
You need to get to gingerbread kk4 stock rom, including bootloader, then root the phone, then install Corn 7.06 kernel. You need to complete all those steps before you try to flash any other, newer roms.
When you are sure you have a good usb connection, then go to this additional thread and install GBKK4 stock. In that thread you will also find links to root phone and to Corn kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912
Use the one that includes the GB bootloaders when you first flash Stock KK4.
If you cannot get the phone to be seen by the PC or Mac after trying all the tips in the connection issues thread from my earlier post, then you will need to get or make a usb jig.
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it stucks
in initalization
- I CANT get in download mode anymore.

brekem said:
it stucks
in initalization
- I CANT get in download mode anymore.
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Tring so many ways

brekem said:
Tring so many ways
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i need the drivers of this mode to flash it...

bump

Need you to provide more info and to read the threads carefully.
The links to drivers are in the threads I already posted, if you really read through the thread, you will find them. If English language is not easy for you, find a local friend who can help you read the threads.
What ROM were you running when you started to flash a new rom that ended up with the download screen that you posted in your first message here?
What flashing tool, for example, Odin, were you using.?
What ROM and version were you trying to flash?
Were you already rooted or trying to root the phone?
What computer, with what operating system were you using?
Which drivers?
What cable did you use? Samsung original or other?
Did you try different USB ports?
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laughingT said:
Need you to provide more info and to read the threads carefully.
The links to drivers are in the threads I already posted, if you really read through the thread, you will find them. If English language is not easy for you, find a local friend who can help you read the threads.
What ROM were you running when you started to flash a new rom that ended up with the download screen that you posted in your first message here?
What flashing tool, for example, Odin, were you using.?
What ROM and version were you trying to flash?
Were you already rooted or trying to root the phone?
What computer, with what operating system were you using?
Which drivers?
What cable did you use? Samsung original or other?
Did you try different USB ports?
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Aparrenntly to this mode is unable to flash
yes i was using odin that one click tool
one click trying to root then un root cuz i dindt want att security
i was trying few kies mini and odin plus one click no one worked i kee trying
no i was in 2.2 froyo official
windows 7
Kies dowload few and other one i dont remeber but it was a exe
yes original a lil used
yes i did tryed every thing to get it rooted

bumb

Try Odin 1.85, not the one click variety, but the full Odin. With the phone in download mode as you originally posted, does Odin see the phone?
If you cannot get into download mode, you probably need a jig.
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As laughingT said try the full version and If it doesn't work buy a jig (they are very cheap and will come in handy if you plan on flashing in the future) or just make your own, I made myself one and it didn't take long at all, here's a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707

Ok what kind of jig i kinda need can some one put one on ebay? trusted sellers plz

what exaclty jig do?

Have you tried all the methods listed in this page?
http://samsungcaptivate.wikia.com/wiki/Putting_the_Phone_into_Download_Mode

brekem said:
Ok what kind of jig i kinda need can some one put one on ebay? trusted sellers plz
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brekem said:
what exaclty jig do?
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There's 1 kind of jig. It's a jig. Just make one you're better off and the satisfaction of seeing it work is amazing. IF you really don't want to you can buy them from pretty much anyone on ebay, it's pretty cheap no one would bother ripping you off. (You can make one for under $10)
A Jig will force your phone into download mode.

When flashing my ROM sometimes it would fail flash even tho Odin exclaimed success and get such a screen you did. For me, I just pretended it was in download mode still, reconnected my USB so Odin would recognize the COM port, and flash it again.

brekem said:
Ok what kind of jig i kinda need can some one put one on ebay? trusted sellers plz
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Hi here's a cheap one with free worldwide shipping and the seller has 99.7% positive feedback.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Download-Mo...373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337dd229dd
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what exaclty jig do?
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It basically will put your phone into download mode, so when you get it turn the phone off, plug in the jig and then boot it up, once you see the yellow triangle and it says downloading you can take the jig out and plug in your usb cable and flash.