[SOLVED][Q] need help, noob here - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

my friend gave me his galaxy captivate. he was messing with the software an screwed something up an he gave up trying to fix it an gave me the phone. it is a galaxy captivate with froyo 2.2 what happened as he told me is he flashed a new kernel with rom manager, but rebooted the phone before he was suppose to. now when it boots it shows the i896 on startup but goes to this glitched out screen with random colors in lines, the phone vibrates a few times then restarts itself an repeats. is there anything i can do to fix this?

Go to this post and use the Odin or Heimdall One Click that will give u Stock GB 2.3.5 i897ucKK4. Be sure to use one that includes the Bootloaders...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
And don't use Rom Manager. It doesn't work well with the Captivate.
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my device doesnt seem to get recognized by odin, tried hiemdal as well. my computer in the bottom right tray says it finds my device but u cant see it in my computer or on those programs. how can i solve this?i have downloaded the samsung usb driver an also used the zadig program in hiemdal an it installed the driver so my phone shows as samsung usb composite device in the system tray bottom right of my screen. any tips is greatly appreciated

Check out this thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33227541&postcount=1
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thanks so much. its up and running again. tho it is on at&t an it was originally unlocked from rogers an switched to bell canada. am i able to change this?

It still should be unlocked, even after ur flashin it to stock.
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Help upgrading my firmware on Captivate!

So ive spent the last 6 hours or so trying to get kies v 1.5 and kies mini to recognize my phone to upgrade my firmware. Im still running ECLAIR2.1 !!
Ive tried everything including using TW launcher and playing around with the different usb settings. Kies mini wont recognize it and kies v 1.5 did recognize it but when i started the upgrade process it said no response from server, please check if your internet connection is activated!!
This is extremely frustrating. Any help would be much appreciated. My phone is a rooted rogers i896 version.
Try rebooting phone/ computer or reinstalling kies, maybe it don't like you right now
Try kies mini. Also, uninstall any Samsung drivers first, then reinstall the specific drivers that kies mini requires. You might also need to turn usb debugging on. This lays it all out nicely:
http://pages.samsung.com/ca/froyo/English
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Alright so i uninstalled everything then reinstalled kies mini and tried usb debugging on/off. Still no luck i dunno what else i can do this is ridiculous
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Try a different USB port!
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Haha no dice. Tried on win 7 32 bit and win xp pro doesnt work on either
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If its win7 or xp pro
Try right click Kies ,run as administrator.. it worked for me, it was slow to respond at first
Have you ever flahed an I9000 ROM on it? If you have, that would have changed your product ID code in the nv_data.bin file, therefore making it not recognizable in Kies.
If you haven't done this, I don't know what the problem is. Sorry. But I suppose there's a thread somewhere here that can fix it.
You need to only have kies mini. You can't have kies and kies mini for it to work.
Sent from my captivate flying firefly!
Sounds like you need to flash back to stock first. Here's a link to a guy's thread that should help out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979133
After this, I think you will be ok.
If all you wanted to do was get 2.2 firmware, he also has a version of that, so kies wouldn't be needed.
Thanks ill try that once im off work
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[q] downloading do not turn off target

HELP HELP HELP -- I recently plugged my phone into my com to transfer music. samsung kies then started up and told me i needed a firmware upgrade. I proceeded to upgrade and mid upgrade i received an on screen message that my device wasn't recognised and the upgrade was auto cancelled. I now have a message with bright yellow/green trianle that says "do not turn off target". I have reinstalled kies - no luck. knocked phone on and off -no luck. i'm at a loss with what to do with the phone now !! phone not even being recognised by com or kies. Can anyone help please??? many many thanks in advance... thanks. ian.
Seems that you're new to that, so let me explain: if you see the yellow triangle with the android, you're in download mode. Normally, you access it by pressing power+home+vol down buttons while screen is off. As long as you can access download mode, your device isn't bricked. Now that you can't access anything else than download mode, you have to flash a new firmware with Odin. I recommend you to search for the JW4 firmware here in general section. There you should find help on how to flash it(best is Faryaab's thread).
maybe you can try and do a hard reset and flash a ROM from yr SD card..reboot in recoverymode..if the phone does not reboot..try and run the rooting program,might work.But most likely you'll have to reinstall the firmware...
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i see someone posted your answer already.Good luck!!
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kvandermade said:
maybe you can try and do a hard reset and flash a ROM from yr SD card..reboot in recoverymode..if the phone does not reboot..try and run the rooting program,might work.But most likely you'll have to reinstall the firmware...
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Yep, I don't think that he has rooted, so flashing a ROM won't work.
hmmm....i get it..best thing to do i think,when it's up and running again..DoOMlords easy rooting kit worked fine for me.No problem getting it to work and you've got more options to fix any problem..good luck to the poster anyway xx
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kvandermade said:
hmmm....i get it..best thing to do i think,when it's up and running again..DoOMlords easy rooting kit worked fine for me.No problem getting it to work and you've got more options to fix any problem..good luck to the poster anyway xx
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I don't really think that he rooted his phone ever before, so I don't think that he needs root now... but if he wants to try it out, CF-root or DoOMlords rooting kit are the right choises.

[Q] computer wont recognize phone after gingerbread

... and two buttons have different function; back and search.
i am from canada and have an unlocked galaxy s gt -i9000 (sgh-i896). its originally on rogers ut i use fido on it. it was rooted and running fine on froyo. then i think i stupidly upgraded with some wrong files. two buttons don't work and the computer will only recognize it as a memory stick when i have the micro sd in. it goes in to download mode, but the computer doesn't see it, in both oden and kies. i have tried with usb debugging. nada. the reception is horrible. im new to androids and have searched many forms. i keep getting close to the answer but its not for my device.
pda i9000xwjvz
phone i9000xxjvt
csc i9000oxajvt.
i searched around and found that the "i9000xxjvt" is for the uk captivate. seeing as i live in canada and this is a rogers phone i see this as being a possible problem?
i have done a factory data reset. no good. is there any way to update or downgrade so that i can start messing around with my phone again?
i hope you can help
See the Sticky Thread in the General Forum -- "Captivate Connection Issues..."
If that helps, then u can go to the "Stock Rom One Clicks" that is Stickied in the Development Forum and choose a stock to go back to.
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The i9000 and the i896 are different phones. You can't simply flash files for the other one and expect them to fully work, unless they are made for that purpose. The i897-i896 is Captivate, i9000 is the Galaxy S.
Make sure you have Odin open first, then plug in. I recommend trying a one click back to stock
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ive looked at many connection issue pages and no luck.
i've tried the 1 click a few times. im gonna try it again from another computer soon. hopefully that will help.
and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?
**update
so im trying 1 click from a new computer and no good.
is there a way to reinstall an os from the memory stick?
U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.
U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.
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4-2ndtwin said:
U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.
U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.
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It actually sounds like he has an unported firmware. That's why the buttons don't work right. You also have different bootloaders. Download mode can be achieved by turning phone off (pulling the battery then replacing it is easiest way). Then hold volume down (not volume up and down) and plugging usb in. As for drivers, uninstall the drivers you have. Look in program files for a folder labeled Samsung and delete it. Restart your computer. Reinstall drivers. As said, Heimdall might be a better route to take since it uses a different driver.
bmjerome said:
and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?
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You have a Rogers Captivate that has i9000 bootloaders on it. If you didn't flash them, then somebody else did before you bought it. I think you are trying to run unported i9000 ROMs. i9000 roms only work if somebody reorients the kernel and modifies a few parts of the ROM.
Anyway, download mode on i9000 bootloaders (from powered off state) is Vol down + USB. Then... well what do you want to put on it? Stock i896 Gingerbread?
yeah id like stock i896 gingerbread. i have no problem going in to download mode.
ill try heimdall and get back to you guys.
usoimon this
so i tried with hiemdall and tried to find my phone is zadig but no luck.
i can go in to download mode no problem. do i possibly have to get the i9000 driver for my computer. and if yes which one in particular?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
Read through that again. The same driver package should work for i896,i897, i9000.
Try a different cable, and make sure to use the proper usb port.
ive tried all my usb ports, new usb wire, different computers. ive followed may walk troughs. uninstalled and reinstalled a bunch of different driver packs.
phone goes in to download mode no problem every time. but both odin and heimdall don't recognize.
when the phone is powered up it goes in to usb mode and says connected but on the computer the usb doesn't see anything. no pop ups in the tray or anything.
id this a lost cause? am i missing something? im usually pretty good with this kind of stuff...
*update.
ive been reading all over the internet and have found that it may be a hardware issue. maybe happening randomly after i had installed the gingerbread.
is there a way that anyone would know of to update my firmware through wifi blue tooth or micro sd?
FIXXXXED!! woohoo
so i went to my brothers who sold me the phone and it worked immediately. i guess his computer remembered it. i dont know why nothing worked on my 3 computers with all the drivers and stuff that i tried. thank you for all the help.

Stuck on "phone..!..computer"...tried it all!

Long story short...after bootlooping my phone trying to flash it, I was able to get it into download mode after A LOT of trying button/time/etc...combos. Used Odin one click, reset phone, it booted up and all looked well. Powered down phone, tried to power back on and I get the "connecting" screen. I've literally looked these (and other) forums up and down for HOURS AND HOURS.
Tried all the possible 3 button combos I've read about...no dice, continues to go into "connecting", so after MANY attempts, I broke down and made a home made jig. Didn't work either. Thought I may have did it wrong, so I ordered one...nope, still no luck. Thought maybe it was bad...ordered a 2nd one from different person...and wham...NOTHING. Returning it or anything is completely out of the question, (another long story), so I'm stuck with a phone that doesn't work and am out of options.
Is there ANY known ways to fix this considering all I've tried? Ready to explode from trying so long lol.
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate, SGH-1897
Have u tried using that screen as a Download Mode screen ?? Odin or Heimdall may acknowledge recognition of your phone from that screen. If so, then try the Stock GB 2.3.5 i897ucKK4 here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912
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Icehouse00100 said:
Long story short...after bootlooping my phone trying to flash it, I was able to get it into download mode after A LOT of trying button/time/etc...combos. Used Odin one click, reset phone, it booted up and all looked well.
Is there ANY known ways to fix this considering all I've tried? Ready to explode from trying so long lol.
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You can contact Josh at http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/. They fix these at a reasonable price. I have heard that your phone is always salvageable if it displays something on the screen.
Did you only try one odin one click? What OS are you running? Don't despair!
4-2ndtwin said:
Have u tried using that screen as a Download Mode screen ?? Odin or Heimdall may acknowledge recognition of your phone from that screen. If so, then try the Stock GB 2.3.5 i897ucKK4 here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912
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Neither will recognize it. Windows doesn't even recognize it...although Odin and Windows did before this happened.
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You can contact Josh at http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/. They fix these at a reasonable price. I have heard that your phone is always salvageable if it displays something on the screen.
Did you only try one odin one click? What OS are you running? Don't despair!
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I've tried Odin and Heimdall...neither even recognize the phone is there. I'm using Windows Vista.
Icehouse00100 said:
Neither will recognize it. Windows doesn't even recognize it...although Odin and Windows did before this happened.
Not very knowledgeable just started getting into this myself a while back.....was reading your post did you try pull battery wait a minute or so then replace battery leave phone off and hold down the volumes while Inserting USB cord attached to PC? Also i had an issue with my antivirus software messing with the one clicks had to disable it for a while just thought would mention it.
I've tried Odin and Heimdall...neither even recognize the phone is there. I'm using Windows Vista.
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Icehouse00100 said:
Neither will recognize it. Windows doesn't even recognize it...although Odin and Windows did before this happened.
I've tried Odin and Heimdall...neither even recognize the phone is there. I'm using Windows Vista.
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What rom were you trying to flash? If it was an ics build you might need the nexus USB drivers for odin to recognize your device. Also to use hemdall you have to use a different USB port than what you normally use for Odin. Both Odin and hemdall kinda claim that port once its used by that particular program..
robm1911 said:
What rom were you trying to flash? If it was an ics build you might need the nexus USB drivers for odin to recognize your device. Also to use hemdall you have to use a different USB port than what you normally use for Odin. Both Odin and hemdall kinda claim that port once its used by that particular program..
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CM10. Tried different ports, still nothing.
Icehouse00100 said:
CM10. Tried different ports, still nothing.
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Bit of an update...
Left phone sitting overnight with USB connected to it and computer with the phone/computer screen showing. Stuck jig in, did a weird combo with another jig (2 jigs combined with both on 4/5 and 1 resistor)...did nothing. Plugged back into computer and for the FIRST time, I got a message from windows saying that it didn't recognize the device...IE...it finally atleast recognized the phone. Tried opening Odin and Hemdal just to see if they would pick it up...neither did. So after trying to install the drivers again (did sucessfully, but didn't recognize phone), I unplugged phone and repeated the entire process down to the letter...and nothing again. 2nd time, computer didn't recognize phone being plugged in.
Thought maybe this would give some more info...sooooooo wanting to get this fixed.
Did u try it with the nexus usb drivers as robm1911 suggested above ??
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4-2ndtwin said:
Did u try it with the nexus usb drivers as robm1911 suggested above ??
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I've tried the Nexus drivers from Samsung site if that's what you mean...same result.
I had the same problem with my captivate, the heimdall drivers conflict with the Samsung ones. download the generic Samsung drivers, run the program and install it, then open up Odin, plug the phone in while it's on the triangle-!-computer screen. Should recognize it.
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spitfire2425 said:
I had the same problem with my captivate, the heimdall drivers conflict with the Samsung ones. download the generic Samsung drivers, run the program and install it, then open up Odin, plug the phone in while it's on the triangle-!-computer screen. Should recognize it.
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Re-downloaded Samsung drivers...no change. Tried 5 different cords on 2 computers...just won't register the device being there.
U may have tried this but.....how about uninstalling all drivers--i897, nexus, heimdall(libsusb), etc. then start from there. Install, etc. Idk, may be worth a try.
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spitfire2425 said:
I had the same problem with my captivate, the heimdall drivers conflict with the Samsung ones. download the generic Samsung drivers, run the program and install it, then open up Odin, plug the phone in while it's on the triangle-!-computer screen. Should recognize it.
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4-2ndtwin said:
U may have tried this but.....how about uninstalling all drivers--i897, nexus, heimdall(libsusb), etc. then start from there. Install, etc. Idk, may be worth a try.
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Well, haven't removed ALL of the drivers, but I have tried 2 other computers that have never had any of the drivers on them and windows doesn't pick up the phone to ask for drivers so I manually put Samsung ones on...still nothing.
BTW, thanks for the quick replies and all the suggestions...keep 'em coming! I'm determined to figure this out LOL
Almost forgot about this thread might be helpful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
robm1911 said:
Almost forgot about this thread might be helpful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224
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Tried ALL of those multiple times each...no dice. Shame I'm not getting paid by the hour for this...WAAAAAYYYYYY too much time spent on this to have gotten no where!!!!!
...Wonder if something is wrong with the micro usb of ur phone ???
4-2ndtwin said:
...Wonder if something is wrong with the micro usb of ur phone ???
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I wouldn't imagine...it worked fine until the bootloop. But hey, I've tried everything else lol...how would you test it?
Would the Unbrickable mod work ya think?
^
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 Not Booting [Stuck in Recovery Mode]!

Hi,
Today in an attempt to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy Tab GT P1000from Android Froyo to Jelly beans, I tried rooting my device, which bricked the device, (guess that is what the condition of my tab is referred to).
As the first step, I rooted the device using z4root. It was successful. Afterward I installed ROM Manager from Android Market Place to take the backup of original ROM, which I couldn't take, as the device went dead before I could do that. After installing ROM manager, I installed ClockworkMod recovery.There was not any compatible version of CWM for my Samsung Galaxy Tab GT P1000, so I think I installed CWM 3.x or something. Afterward the device was restarted and instead of returning to the home screen it showed a recovery screen (see recovery.jpg), and no matter which option I selected, I was shown a warning sign and droid (see error.jog). Is there any way to get this fixed? or is my tabgone for ever?
The device is not locked with any carrier. I bought it independently in 2011 from eBay India. Before this happened, it was working fine.
I'd like to add that USB Debugging is not enabled. After rooting it, I disabled it for some reason, I cannot remember. I am new to rooting and stuff, so please be patience with me.
Please help.
Thanks
Bikram
Use overcome method. Follow my signature.
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priyana said:
Use overcome method. Follow my signature.
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Thanks Priyana for your timly reply. I am going to download the guide and follow the instructions given there. I hope it will not be too much for a noob like me.
I do not have access to internal SD. When I connect my phone to my Windows 8 PC, drives do not appear. What to do? And I'd like to add that my tab was only 50% charged when this happened, and since than it has lost some juice. Is there a way to charge it? Will connecting it to wall charge it as it did earlier? As I take it from your document that tab needs to be fully charged before I can attempt any of the steps. Please help
I always use external SD with a card reader in PC.
They are so cheap.
For battery. Just plug it to wall charger and keep on charging.
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ID:COM is blank
priyana said:
I always use external SD with a card reader in PC.
They are so cheap.
For battery. Just plug it to wall charger and keep on charging.
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I have followed the steps. Connected my tab to computer after putting it in download mode and firing up Odin 3.71, but still the screen of the software is blank, where it is supposed to show ID:COM. There is no COM port identified. I am on Thinkpad E430 3254 N2Q running Windows 8 ultimate 64bit.
How should I fix this?
Thanks
Follow salahmed post in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281082
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need help fixing my samsung galaxy tab gt-p1000r
hello i need help to fix my samsung galaxy tab gt-p1000r. I tryed to put clockworkmod recovery 3.3 on it using odin 3 and it said it worked but all the tab does is load up with alot of coloured lines across the screen. and now it wont even turn on at all. could some one please tell me step by step how i can fix it. If i leave it on the charger it will turn on but with a blank screen with the lights lit up.
Best you restock using overcome method (follow my signature)
That is if you can go to download mode.
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