[Q] Captivate i897 boot loop [Question about odin] - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I randomly got stuck into a boot loop on my Samsung Captivate i897. I've read around a bit and seems like I need to use Odin to fix this issue. I couldn't get into download more through the phone buttons so I ordered a JIG. I am now in download mode and have Odin v3.04 installed. Can I use this version or do I need to have a specific version for the Captivate i897? Anyways, I believe I need the PIT and PDA files to do this fix. If so, can someone link me to them? I am not able to find a working link for these 2 files.
Any help would be appreciated :good:

miqballin said:
Any help would be appreciated :good:
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What ROM you are currently running and what kernel?
Might be software or hardware issue, more information is needed.

Val D. said:
What ROM you are currently running and what kernel?
Might be software or hardware issue, more information is needed.
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Sorry, It has been a while and I cannot remember I wish I could get into SOMETHING on the phone to retrieve this information instead of staring at the loading screen forever

There is a sticky thread in Captivate Android Development with Odin one-click stock ROMs. Flash the phone back to stock ROM and see if it solves the problem. In your case I would use Android 2.1 package without bootloaders, because there is no information about what bootloaders you have. Read carefully the flashing instructions and you should be fine.

You can also use the universal Odin from the galaxy s2/3/4 forums. I've used it a bit with no issues.
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If u have a custom rom u also have custom recovery ? Flash ur backup of original or other. Can still put random backup or custom rom from sd card. If ur crazy about that particular rom then get a fresh copy.
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Odin Version: 1.83, 1.85 or Heimdall
Pit: Heimdall can extract PIT
I'd recommend getting the KK4 Heimdall One Click, since it works cross-platform, its safer than Odin and it comes with bootloader in case you wanted to try the i9000 GB BL/Any i9000 based rom

thebulletfromhell said:
Odin Version: 1.83, 1.85 or Heimdall
Pit: Heimdall can extract PIT
I'd recommend getting the KK4 Heimdall One Click, since it works cross-platform, its safer than Odin and it comes with bootloader in case you wanted to try the i9000 GB BL/Any i9000 based rom
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Playing with other bootloaders (I9000) is not something to get started with.. I highly discourage people of doing so unless they fully understand what they're doing.
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BWolf56 said:
Playing with other bootloaders (I9000) is not something to get started with.. I highly discourage people of doing so unless they fully understand what they're doing.
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But if you want to use an i9000 rom, you're going to need the BL though. For AOSP, either is fine I'm pretty sure

thebulletfromhell said:
But if you want to use an i9000 rom, you're going to need the BL though. For AOSP, either is fine I'm pretty sure
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True. I guess what I meant is more along the lines of don't play with those if you're getting started or getting back into flashing. Bootloaders are the only way to brick your phone so the less you play with them, the better!
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Val D. said:
There is a sticky thread in Captivate Android Development with Odin one-click stock ROMs. Flash the phone back to stock ROM and see if it solves the problem. In your case I would use Android 2.1 package without bootloaders, because there is no information about what bootloaders you have. Read carefully the flashing instructions and you should be fine.
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Thanks for all the replies people. I have downloaded Android 2.1 w/o bootloader. Currently I am viewing this thread [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266] as I believe this is the one I need to follow before flashing, correct? Or did you mean another thread when you mentioned 'Read carefully the flashing instructions' ?
Thanks once again.

miqballin said:
Thanks for all the replies people. I have downloaded Android 2.1 w/o bootloader. Currently I am viewing this thread [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266] as I believe this is the one I need to follow before flashing, correct? Or did you mean another thread when you mentioned 'Read carefully the flashing instructions' ?
Thanks once again.
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That is the one. You'll need the gb bootloaders if you don't already have them.
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BWolf56 said:
That is the one. You'll need the gb bootloaders if you don't already have them.
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Ok thanks. gb = gingerbread right?
Also, I am stuck at this step: "Find a neat-o ROM from Captivate Development Section and get it onto your internal SD card (the one you cant remove) download using phone internet browser or download and copy to phone using PC."
When I plug phone into PC through USB, My Computer shows 2 new drives but I am unable to open either

Go to Settings/ Applications/ USB settings/ then select Mass storage, then back out to Home screen. Then when u connect ur phone to ur pc, look at ur Captivate screen, it will show USB connected, then u have to tap the button that says...Connect storage to PC.
That should do it. :thumbup:

4-2ndtwin said:
Go to Settings/ Applications/ USB settings/ then select Mass storage, then back out to Home screen. Then when u connect ur phone to ur pc, look at ur Captivate screen, it will show USB connected, then u have to tap the button that says...Connect storage to PC.
That should do it. :thumbup:
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Think you missed the fact that I can't load into my phone The issue at hand is a boot loop

Can ya reboot into Recovery ? If yes then wipe data/factory reset, then reboot.
If not and u can get into download mode u can try one of the stock KK4 One Clicks that i put together. They will wipe data, dbdata and cache for u and will put u on complete stock i897uckk4 gingerbread 2.3.5 firmware.
One clicks found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3

4-2ndtwin said:
Can ya reboot into Recovery ? If yes then wipe data/factory reset, then reboot.
If not and u can get into download mode u can try one of the stock KK4 One Clicks that i put together. They will wipe data, dbdata and cache for u and will put u on complete stock i897uckk4 gingerbread 2.3.5 firmware.
One clicks found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3
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I am trying to do what was suggested earlier in this thread first. I will try your suggesstion after I am just stuck on trying to access the phone internal SD but my computer is not recognizing the device

miqballin said:
I am trying to do what was suggested earlier in this thread first. I will try your suggesstion after I am just stuck on trying to access the phone internal SD but my computer is not recognizing the device
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You might wanna check your drivers, try another cable and another port. If all fails, try another pc.
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BWolf56 said:
You might wanna check your drivers, try another cable and another port. If all fails, try another pc.
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The problem isn't with the cable, drivers, or ports I believe. It is because I do not have USB debugging enabled; and there is no way I can enable it since I cannot get into my phone :/ Is it possible to enable it through the computer via any software?

miqballin said:
The problem isn't with the cable, drivers, or ports I believe. It is because I do not have USB debugging enabled; and there is no way I can enable it since I cannot get into my phone :/ Is it possible to enable it through the computer via any software?
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Usb debugging is only needed for ADB and couple other things. It doesn't change anything to the pc recognizing your phone. (Think about it, out of the box, you can connect it to your pc and it doesn't have usb debugging on)
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[Q] While flashing stock via odin screen gets blue/purple

Hey there,
Got my moms Galaxy over here. Thing wasn't updated and slow as hell so I thought I'd update it. Went through the Kies process but that didn't really work, phone just couldn't make connection despite what ever driver I used (win or mac, got both here).
So first things went haywire when I read somewhere to flash recovery I needed to do something via Heimdall. Did that with the command window and afterwards the phone got stuck in a bootloop (only the I9000+samsung repeating over and over again).
Then I tried flashing GB from samfirmware, which failed. All done through odin, the screen went purple at dbdata.rfs. So I went with stock froyo, from the androidworld.nl forums and same thing happens but now it's a blue screen at factoryfs.rfs.
What am I doing wrong?
Try flashing again via Odin and this time don't touch your pc while it is flashing. That yellow purple screen has happened to me while I was doing other things while flashing was going on in the background.
And check if your phone is i9000 or i9000+ and flash the their respective firmware .
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gcuchiha said:
Try flashing again via Odin and this time don't touch your pc while it is flashing. That yellow purple screen has happened to me while I was doing other things while flashing was going on in the background.
And check if your phone is i9000 or i9000+ and flash the their respective firmware .
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Same thing, didn't do anything and screen went gray. This is so random for me, as flashing is SO easy with my own Desire but this thing is on a whole different level.
Try changing your Odin version to 1.82 and try again.
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Or 1.3 idk try both.
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gcuchiha said:
Try changing your Odin version to 1.82 and try again.
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gcuchiha said:
Or 1.3 idk try both.
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Actually did both already! The 1.3 was from the 2.2 pack from the Dutch forum. Got 1.82 from the samfirmware website. No luck yet
1.82 shows a bootloader function, do I need to have one of those files with it?
No don't flash bootloader
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gcuchiha said:
No don't flash bootloader
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I was about to try this actually! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196179
Since the screwup started with Heimdall, might fix it with that?
Watch a YouTube video and see if you're doing everything properly.
What I do is
1. Go to download mode
2. Open Odin, select pit, PDA, phone, CSC files. And remember to check the re partition option
3. Connect your phone
4. Click start.
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Maybe. I never used heimdall. Maybe you could try that.
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gcuchiha said:
Watch a YouTube video and see if you're doing everything properly.
What I do is
1. Go to download mode
2. Open Odin, select pit, PDA, phone, CSC files. And remember to check the re partition option
3. Connect your phone
4. Click start.
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Doing all that yeah, exactly in that order.
Hmmm. Then I guess heimdall is your only hope ,since it started the problem.
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Hmm, in Heimdall it gets all the way up to MODEM @ 59%. Then it fails and crashes..
weird
[edit] buuuuuuuut I got android recovery back! okay now we have progress!
and now by adding the packaged zImage from CM have CM.. progress again!
Are you using the original USB cable?. Same thing happened to me with a cheap ebay cable...
cabessius said:
Are you using the original USB cable?. Same thing happened to me with a cheap ebay cable...
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Hm, no. It's a replacement cable (cheap) which I used for my Desire, no problem with that at all. Though it might be it indeed! Will be two days before I can get the original cable.
In the meanwhile I got CWM-based Recovery v.5.0.2.6 working.. while installing cyanogenmod it goes "checking blm status", then "install from sd complete".. a bit strange and it doesn't boot into the rom but into the recovery.
Lipinsky said:
Hm, no. It's a replacement cable (cheap) which I used for my Desire, no problem with that at all. Though it might be it indeed! Will be two days before I can get the original cable.
In the meanwhile I got CWM-based Recovery v.5.0.2.6 working.. while installing cyanogenmod it goes "checking blm status", then "install from sd complete".. a bit strange and it doesn't boot into the rom but into the recovery.
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Switching back to the original cable fixed the problem for me. Hope it does for you as well, try that and tell us what happened!.
Can I still use Odin then, now with CWM recovery?
You can use Mobile Odin by Chainfire (look for it in the market), it works exactly as an Odin built-in your SGS with no need for PC.
cabessius said:
You can use Mobile Odin by Chainfire (look for it in the market), it works exactly as an Odin built-in your SGS with no need for PC.
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Uhm, well I can't get really into any market as no rom will boot at this moment..
Guys, thanks for the cable advice! Could get my hands on a SE cable and flashed 2.3.5 stock through Odin. Happy that I didn't wreck my moms phone :')

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I've put myself in a bit of a hassle. I think I accidentally flashed the wrong ROM through Odin into my i9000 when being very stressed out, since I couldn't be reached while at work because of a boot loop.
Luckily I got saved by the fact that the OS still boots, thus allowing me to enter recovery or download mode using ADB.
But, I can't enter recovery or download mode using the three button combo anymore, seeing as my current ROM is performing too bad I'm now afraid to flash a new one. If I get stuck in a boot loop now I wouldn't know at all what to do.
TL;DR: What can I flash into my phone using Odin to make the three-button-combo functional again?
EDIT: Would "[ODIN] DarkyROM 10.2 Resurrection GT-I9000" work for me?
Cheers
Heres the links for how to install and root gingerbread 2.3.3 jvk
Download JVK http://www.multiupload.nl/1DFDXTO27I and extract it.
Go to this page for a guide on how to install http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...d-2-3-3-rom-on-samsung-galaxy-s-instructions/
Download odin http://www.multiupload.nl/VRM4PMTM10 ignore the pit files
Install the rom
To root it use this guide http://www.theandroidsoul.com/rooting-xxjvk-android-2-3-3-rom-for-galaxy-s/
and download this file
download.chainfire.eu/118/CF-Root/SGS/CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVK-v3.1-CWM3RFS.zip (root link is different to the one in artical as chainfire brought out newer versions)
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W1nst0n said:
Heres the links for how to install and root gingerbread 2.3.3 jvk
Download JVK and extract it.
Go to this page for a guide on how to install
Download odin ignore the pit files
Install the rom
To root it use this guide
and download this file
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My phone is already rooted and temporarily using CM9, but will flashing these files provide me with the correct firmware? And by firmware I mean which ever software is on a level low enough to handle key presses before boot.
Thanks
EDIT: From what I've read, it appears as the reason I can't enter download mode probably is because I don't have a primary bootloader. I'll try to flash the version with bootloader included.
chaxman said:
My phone is already rooted and temporarily using CM9, but will flashing these files provide me with the correct firmware? And by firmware I mean which ever software is on a level low enough to handle key presses before boot.
Thanks
EDIT: From what I've read, it appears as the reason I can't enter download mode probably is because I don't have a primary bootloader. I'll try to flash the version with bootloader included.
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Yeah it will do that, but u will have to root again that y there a root guide as well
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W1nst0n said:
Yeah it will do that, but u will have to root again that y there a root guide as well
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I ran into another issue. I can't reboot to Download mode because I can't connect via ADB. I have USB debugging checked but it still won't show up in ADB. "su, reboot download" in Terminal Emulator doesn't do anything either. I have no clue what to try next.
chaxman said:
I ran into another issue. I can't reboot to Download mode because I can't connect via ADB. I have USB debugging checked but it still won't show up in ADB. "su, reboot download" in Terminal Emulator doesn't do anything either. I have no clue what to try next.
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Hmm, so u can't boot into download mode using 3-button combo, if u have root on ur phone download mobile Odin, I haven't used it before but It may be your last hope.
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W1nst0n said:
Hmm, so u can't boot into download mode using 3-button combo, if u have root on ur phone download mobile Odin, I haven't used it before but It may be your last hope.
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I managed to start the download mode by pressing both volume buttons, and while having done so for about 1s I connected the USB. This brought up a message telling me to press VolUp to get to download mode and VolDown to reboot again. I was stumped by this seeing as nothing happened as I pressed VolUp, I then decided to press VolDown which got me to Download Mode.
I'll try to install XXJVK now. Cheers!
TL;DR: VolUp+VolDown -> Insert USB after about 1s -> Press VolDown even though it tells you to press VolUp
chaxman said:
I managed to start the download mode by pressing both volume buttons, and while having done so for about 1s I connected the USB. This brought up a message telling me to press VolUp to get to download mode and VolDown to reboot again. I was stumped by this seeing as nothing happened as I pressed VolUp, I then decided to press VolDown which got me to Download Mode.
I'll try to install XXJVK now. Cheers!
TL;DR: VolUp+VolDown -> Insert USB after about 1s -> Press VolDown even though it tells you to press VolUp
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Wow that a new way of getting to download mode, thanks man.
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odin and download mode problems
hi there
i'm not just a Noob, i'm also very far from being a pro', so all the professional terms mean nothing to me. this is why the forum is very confusing for me...
I got my galaxy S Hebrew OS on it, wich turned out to be a troublemaker. i'ts a phone I bought in china, so it sill has strange chinees notifications no one can understand... and no facebook access, and I can't download skype (it says "skype is not available in your country", even when I had an israeli sim and israeli wifi).
I want to upgrade to Gingerbread (2.3.4), assuming it will erase any sign of the hebrew os, plus improve my phone generally.
I have a guide, odin3 and all the necessary files. when the phone is on download mode, the odin won't recognize the connection. I don't have kies, and when the phone in on ordinary mode there are no connection problems (i'm on "mass storage" in the usb options). I tried it with an israeli sim in, a chinees sim in, and without any sim at all. nothing works. everytime the computer reacts with sound and everything (this sad sound of "i know there's something there and can't connect it"). it's a new laptop with windows 7. I don't have another computer, but I can go to a friend's house if there's a chance win xp would work... should I? are there any other known solutions for this problem?
in addition- do you know (or does anybody know) how can I fix the chinees problems (blocks?) with facebook, skype etc.?
*** i'd be glad to receive answers by mail instead of filling the forum with my stupid questions
thank you anyway
li
liadar said:
hi there
i'm not just a Noob, i'm also very far from being a pro', so all the professional terms mean nothing to me. this is why the forum is very confusing for me...
I got my galaxy S Hebrew OS on it, wich turned out to be a troublemaker. i'ts a phone I bought in china, so it sill has strange chinees notifications no one can understand... and no facebook access, and I can't download skype (it says "skype is not available in your country", even when I had an israeli sim and israeli wifi).
I want to upgrade to Gingerbread (2.3.4), assuming it will erase any sign of the hebrew os, plus improve my phone generally.
I have a guide, odin3 and all the necessary files. when the phone is on download mode, the odin won't recognize the connection. I don't have kies, and when the phone in on ordinary mode there are no connection problems (i'm on "mass storage" in the usb options). I tried it with an israeli sim in, a chinees sim in, and without any sim at all. nothing works. everytime the computer reacts with sound and everything (this sad sound of "i know there's something there and can't connect it"). it's a new laptop with windows 7. I don't have another computer, but I can go to a friend's house if there's a chance win xp would work... should I? are there any other known solutions for this problem?
in addition- do you know (or does anybody know) how can I fix the chinees problems (blocks?) with facebook, skype etc.?
*** i'd be glad to receive answers by mail instead of filling the forum with my stupid questions
thank you anyway
li
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The question isn't stupid so don't worry, u have to install kies as It has the USB drivers for download mode in it
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just making sure...
W1nst0n said:
The question isn't stupid so don't worry, u have to install kies as It has the USB drivers for download mode in it
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the guide I have for this whole gingerbread saga says I have to shut down any working kies I have running befor I connect the phone on download mode. makes sense? install and shut down?
liadar said:
the guide I have for this whole gingerbread saga says I have to shut down any working kies I have running befor I connect the phone on download mode. makes sense? install and shut down?
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Yeah, makes sense, cause kies doesn't have to run for the drivers to work but u have to install kies to install the drivers.
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W1nst0n said:
Yeah, makes sense, cause kies doesn't have to run for the drivers to work but u have to install kies to install the drivers.
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Any luck with the Chinese problems I mentioned?
liadar said:
Any luck with the Chinese problems I mentioned?
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You would have to flash another rom, it the only way I know
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W1nst0n said:
You would have to flash another rom, it the only way I know
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Gingerbread is an example for a kind of rom, or is it an os?
If gingerbgread is an os, What kind of rom should I flash?
liadar said:
Gingerbread is an example for a kind of rom, or is it an os?
If gingerbgread is an os, What kind of rom should I flash?
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Android is an os, gingerbread is a version of the android os and jvk is a rom, if that makes sense, like I am using Android (os) Version 4.0.4 ice cream sandwich and my rom is dark Knight 5.5
So what u are flashing is a rom
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Hey guys can someone please provide me a guide to make a Cwm flashable file. I try different roms and in that process end up losing my ringtones and alarm tones. I want to make a Cwm flashable file which will paste those tones in system/media/audio.
Thanks.
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kb87 said:
Hey guys can someone please provide me a guide to make a Cwm flashable file. I try different roms and in that process end up losing my ringtones and alarm tones. I want to make a Cwm flashable file which will paste those tones in system/media/audio.
Thanks.
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I can help u with a general idea, basically in the zip folder u need the files in there file path eg folder called system inside that media inside that the files, but u also need an updater script which I cnat help u with right now I will research it tomorrow and see what I can find
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W1nst0n said:
I can help u with a general idea, basically in the zip folder u need the files in there file path eg folder called system inside that media inside that the files, but u also need an updater script which I cnat help u with right now I will research it tomorrow and see what I can find
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Thank you for taking the trouble. Appreciate it.
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[Q] SGH-I897 soft bricked?

hey guys, i believe i acquired a soft bricked galaxy s last night. from what the girl told me, it had been rooted, custom rom installed, and im guessing a kernel aswell.it gets past the "world phone" screen then gets stuck at the glowing android coming out of the ground. Im assuming its a kernel problem. ive tried alot of methods on here, searched alot of the forums on these phones being soft bricked. tried the vol+,home, power; vol-,home, power; both volumes, power; also tried with connecting usb and odin open; both volumes, connect usb, input batt; vol-, connect usb, input batt; ectect. i just cant get past that boot logo. I have the drivers from samsung installed but when connecting to the computer it registers that something connected but doesnt identify the phone. so is there anything i am missing guys? i read about the jig and i am guessing thats where im gonna have to go with this. no problem there; just seeing if anyone has any other ideas. thanks in advance guys!
coltlacey1 said:
hey guys, i believe i acquired a soft bricked galaxy s last night. from what the girl told me, it had been rooted, custom rom installed, and im guessing a kernel aswell.it gets past the "world phone" screen then gets stuck at the glowing android coming out of the ground. Im assuming its a kernel problem. ive tried alot of methods on here, searched alot of the forums on these phones being soft bricked. tried the vol+,home, power; vol-,home, power; both volumes, power; also tried with connecting usb and odin open; both volumes, connect usb, input batt; vol-, connect usb, input batt; ectect. i just cant get past that boot logo. I have the drivers from samsung installed but when connecting to the computer it registers that something connected but doesnt identify the phone. so is there anything i am missing guys? i read about the jig and i am guessing thats where im gonna have to go with this. no problem there; just seeing if anyone has any other ideas. thanks in advance guys!
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A jig will force download mode but is only needed is vol down + power button doesn't get you in it.
Do you know if she was on gb and up? That would change your button combo to get in recovery to vol up + down + power button.
If you can get in recovery that way, you have 2 options: 1- clear cache and dalvik (in advanced) and try rebooting. 2- reflash the custom ROM she was running (without deleting anything).
If recovery doesn't work, get in download mode and flash Odin KK4 without bootloaders (in dev section). From there, you'll need to flash Corn kernel with Odin 1.85 and you'll be able to get in recovery to flash the ROM and Gapps she was running. *Doing this will wipe her apps and apps data*
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BWolf56 said:
A jig will force download mode but is only needed is vol down + power button doesn't get you in it.
Do you know if she was on gb and up? That would change your button combo to get in recovery to vol up + down + power button.
If you can get in recovery that way, you have 2 options: 1- clear cache and dalvik (in advanced) and try rebooting. 2- reflash the custom ROM she was running (without deleting anything).
If recovery doesn't work, get in download mode and flash Odin KK4 without bootloaders (in dev section). From there, you'll need to flash Corn kernel with Odin 1.85 and you'll be able to get in recovery to flash the ROM and Gapps she was running. *Doing this will wipe her apps and apps data*
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yea, whatever happens to the phone doesnt matter, its mine now, was just given to me. sadly idk what rom she was running, her sd card is MIA, and idk what OS she was running on. i highly doubt she would even know. so at this point after trying all the button combos, think a jig is the only option?
What happens if u pull the battery, replace it, leave phone off, phone must be off, connect usb end of cable to ur pc, hold both volume up and down together and then insert micro usb into phone ??
Download mode yes or no ?
If no see my sig below (if ur on a pc or in a web browser)...there are links there on how to make a Jig and/or where to buy a Jig.
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4-2ndtwin said:
What happens if u pull the battery, replace it, leave phone off, phone must be off, connect usb end of cable to ur pc, hold both volume up and down together and then insert micro usb into phone ??
Download mode yes or no ?
If no see my sig below (if ur on a pc or in a web browser)...there are links there on how to make a Jig and/or where to buy a Jig.
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Same story man. Probably gonna be jig is what it is looking like. Any ideas what cause this to happen? Ex. Not being able to enter recovery/download by using proper button combos?
Just a known issue on some Capivates. But the flash up to GB firmware is the fix for the button combos failin to work. Once u have the GB BLs ur button combos should work.
So once u get a jig, Odin or Heimdall up to KK4 with Bootloaders (heed all warnings about flashin BLs). Then u can Odin KK4 Corn Kernel and proceed where u wish.
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Thanks for responding. I'll probably tear into it tomorrow. Have a link to kk4 w/boot have thee corn kernel saved
Here is Stock KK4....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912
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Beauty! So that should wake it up. And from there I can reboot, find out what is it has then flash a new ROM after making sure recovery works and whatnot?
After the Stock kk4 flash it will have....Stock i897ucKK4 Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware.
So afterwards u will need to use Odin to flash the .tar file version of the KK4 Corn Kernel in order to get cwm recovery and go from there in the flashin of dev roms if u want.
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4-2ndtwin said:
After the Stock kk4 flash it will have....Stock i897ucKK4 Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware.
So afterwards u will need to use Odin to flash the .tar file version of the KK4 Corn Kernel in order to get cwm recovery and go from there in the flashin of dev roms if u want.
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Little precision: Odin one click is what you'll be using to flash KK4 (stock gb firmware). Odin 1.85 is what you'll need to flash Corn kernel (.tar is PDA slot).
Sounds great. Should be able to get it done today
well i built a jig using the three resistors from radioshack and a micro usb cable i found laying around. doesnt appear to be working...
ok, so i needed an actual samsung cord......plugged it into my computer and it started charging
ok, got it! now searching for correct drivers. apparently i had the wrong ones
coltlacey1 said:
ok, got it! now searching for correct drivers. apparently i had the wrong ones
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See this post....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33279682.
And that thread may prove helpful to ya. :thumbup:
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downloading the stock kk4 now. ok, so what about the root it had? doesnt this dispose of root? or will it still be rooted? and is there anything in particular in odin i need the check mark before flashing the two files?
well ok so the file should tell me what i need to do. says it has instructions
do i have to root to install?
coltlacey1 said:
do i have to root to install?
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Nope...The KK4 one click has instructions included. :thumbup:
After the successful flash of the KK4 one click, just use this...it will get u Root and KK4 Corn Kernel v7.0A so that u can have CWM Recovery....[Utility]KK4 Easy Root
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[Q] Captivate soft bricked.

I need Help people, Understand my problem First,
1. I bought a new Samsung AT&T Captivate.
2. Upgraded to 2.3 Kies.
3. Used CornKernel_UCKK4_v705 to root my phone and flash CWM.
4. backed up my OS 2.3 using CWM,
5. Success fully installed STABLE CM 10.0.
6. Everything was great. Tried installing CM 10.1 and Gapps crashed everytime.
7. THEN i made the big Mistake, RESTORED 2.3 stock OS using CWM and it stuck at some point and battery drained.
8. Now my phone hangs at AT&T logo. and if try to enter download mode battery logo flashes.
9. I tried ODIN one click to unbrick to recover the stock OS and now i cant even get into DOWNLOAD mode.
Please Help friends i know u must have faced such situation, i NEED HELP. :crying:
Avikar said:
I need Help people, Understand my problem First,
1. I bought a new Samsung AT&T Captivate.
2. Upgraded to 2.3 Kies.
3. Used CornKernel_UCKK4_v705 to root my phone and flash CWM.
4. backed up my OS 2.3 using CWM,
5. Success fully installed STABLE CM 10.0.
6. Everything was great. Tried installing CM 10.1 and Gapps crashed everytime.
7. THEN i made the big Mistake, RESTORED 2.3 stock OS using CWM and it stuck at some point and battery drained.
8. Now my phone hangs at AT&T logo. and if try to enter download mode battery logo flashes.
9. I tried ODIN one click to unbrick to recover the stock OS and now i cant even get into DOWNLOAD mode.
Please Help friends i know u must have faced such situation, i NEED HELP. :crying:
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Try holding volume up + volume down and then plug in the USB cord that is plugged into your PC. This should take you to download mode. If this doesn't help you will have to purchase a jig
n205des said:
Try holding volume up + volume down and then plug in the USB cord that is plugged into your PC. This should take you to download mode. If this doesn't help you will have to purchase a jig
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Thanks for the quick reply,
Yeah i have ordered one, Jig is on the way but now what after coming to download mode? Odin disabled my download mode, What should i do now?
Avikar said:
Thanks for the quick reply,
Yeah i have ordered one, Jig is on the way but now what after coming to download mode? Odin disabled my download mode, What should i do now?
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download this
http://www.mediafire.com/?sbjd049x4m36pb6
after downloading it run it as administrator
then connect the jig to the phone and then it will boot in download mode
then you caqn remove the jig and connect the usb cable to the pc
and you will see a yellow prompt like the one in odin..
and then click on start..
the stock rom flashing will start...
Dude why the hell "junior" written under ur name, U RECOVERED MY PHONE.
n205des said:
download this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
after downloading it run it as administrator
then connect the jig to the phone and then it will boot in download mode
then you caqn remove the jig and connect the usb cable to the pc
and you will see a yellow prompt like the one in odin..
and then click on start..
the stock rom flashing will start...
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tHANKS to the brain who developed this resistor thing, My phone moved to Download mode and then thanks to the person who gave me the link in the above comment,,
But now i cant flash CWM I flashed it earlier without any problem but now i cant and seriously after using JB 4.1 GB seems very bad,
Any ways a great great thanks my phone is breathing because of u.. High Five
Avikar said:
tHANKS to the brain who developed this resistor thing, My phone moved to Download mode and then thanks to the person who gave me the link in the above comment,,
But now i cant flash CWM I flashed it earlier without any problem but now i cant and seriously after using JB 4.1 GB seems very bad,
Any ways a great great thanks my phone is breathing because of u.. High Five
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it already has CWM in it as it does not have the stock kernel..
it is based on boog's KI1/KI2 Kernel
but how to boot into cwm??
n205des said:
it already has CWM in it as it does not have the stock kernel..
it is based on boog's KI1/KI2 Kernel
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I almost tried everything but can nt boot into cwm. what the combo for this kernel to boot into recovery?
Avikar,
This Stickied thread will prove helpful.... Captivate - PC Connection Issues, Download Mode and Recovery Mode Help
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Avikar said:
I almost tried everything but can nt boot into cwm. what the combo for this kernel to boot into recovery?
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volume+ volume- and power button is the combo for recovery..
Still not there.
n205des said:
volume+ volume- and power button is the combo for recovery..
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I have recovered from a soft brick using a jig, I know these shortcuts very well but none is working even to come into a download mode i always need a Jig it was all good when i installed cm 10.0 the second day i bought this phone but now after the attempt to restore into stock ROM was a mess, then thanks to u my phone got a life again, but now even the CornKernel_UCKK4_v705 isn,t working on my phone,
Any IDEAS???
^
The KK4 Corn Kernel will only boot up and run if u r on KK4 firmware or a Rom of that base...or previous stock firmware/roms.
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Avikar said:
I have recovered from a soft brick using a jig, I know these shortcuts very well but none is working even to come into a download mode i always need a Jig it was all good when i installed cm 10.0 the second day i bought this phone but now after the attempt to restore into stock ROM was a mess, then thanks to u my phone got a life again, but now even the CornKernel_UCKK4_v705 isn,t working on my phone,
Any IDEAS???
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it does not boot in recovery,right?
have you tried through rom manager??
^
Rom manager does not work well with the Captivate.
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4-2ndtwin said:
^
Rom manager does not work well with the Captivate.
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but it can help by booting into recovery without the three button combo.
Yes, to that. Thank u for clarifying. :thumbup:
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Still nothing.
4-2ndtwin said:
Yes, to that. Thank u for clarifying. :thumbup:
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1.KK4_Root_v1_1: Bricks my phone. Have to use Jig to come to download mode,
2.I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0: This is stock rom using odin, which also bricks my phone,
3.KI2_noBL_BoogsKernel: this wakes up my phone to GB stock Rom but no sign of booting into recovery, and my phone lost its root after installing it,
4.CornKernel_UCKK4_v705: successfully flashed using ODIN but still can not boot into recover.
Looks like I have to stick to Gingerbread for eternity and for more clarification,
Currently my has Firmware 2.3.5
Baseband I897UCKI2
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKI1- CL607313
Build: GINGERBREAD.UCKI2
Avikar said:
1.KK4_Root_v1_1: Bricks my phone. Have to use Jig to come to download mode,
2.I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0: This is stock rom using odin, which also bricks my phone,
3.KI2_noBL_BoogsKernel: this wakes up my phone to GB stock Rom but no sign of booting into recovery, and my phone lost its root after installing it,
4.CornKernel_UCKK4_v705: successfully flashed using ODIN but still can not boot into recover.
Looks like I have to stick to Gingerbread for eternity and for more clarification,
Currently my has Firmware 2.3.5
Baseband I897UCKI2
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKI1- CL607313
Build: GINGERBREAD.UCKI2
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try flashing froyo or eclair
you can find these packages here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843
Which one to try first?
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Avikar said:
Which one to try first?
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try anything which you like
n205des said:
try flashing froyo or eclair
you can find these packages here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843
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As i mentioned stock rom 2.1 eclair from the same forum Bricks my phone,
Didnt try 2.2,
recently on the 2.3 from the same forum but no help...Instead of boot logo some white backgound with million colour dots appear and I can not
enter to recovery or download mode i have tried every thing,,,

Stuck at bootscreen, no recovery mode, download mode works, Odin3 stops at kernel

Hi to everyone who's reading this.
I have got stuck with an Note GT-N7000 from a friend. It was running the original Samsung firmware and never flashed before. Now the device is stuck at the bootscreen.
If I press the Home+VolUp+Power, it just flashes the bootscreen (see IMG_20131006_212031.jpg) then the screen is black again and shortly after that the boot screen shows again. For comparison if I just press power then this short flash doesn't happen. But the same bootscreen is shown.
I have tried to flash PhilZ-cwm6 recovery, but Odin3 stops at "NAND Write Start" no error line or anything (see Odin3.jpg). After an reboot there was that yellow triangle indicating a modification of the firmware. But no change to the problem.
To provide as much info as possible I also attached a photo of the label below the battery (see IMG_20131006_211932.jpg).
The device is older than 2 years now, so there is now warranty.
The behavior is somehow similar to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466339
I'm a little bit afraind i could brick it even while trying to repartition the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
Another thread discribing pit, but i'm not stuck at factoryfs. May this apply to me too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26285877
Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards Marco
Stuck at flashing kernel? Hmmm. Try a different USB cable, front port, kill all kies processes is any, try a different PC.
Friendly word of advice, blank out your imei from the second image.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
Stuck at flashing kernel? Hmmm. Try a different USB cable, front port, kill all kies processes is any, try a different PC.
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Ok, I tried the same procedure on my notebook using the cable from my Wonder with the same result. As I'm using the drivers that came with Windows Update, I have no kies installed anyways. I Tried to install the drivers from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997. But I think my system isn't using them.
Could that Microsoft provided drivers be the problem?
As the battery only has 3.1 volts with no change over several hours of charging and the phone doesn't enter the download mode anymore with a battery low error. I'll first try to replace it with a new one. Maybe that's that cause after all. I just hope the charging circuits aren't broken.
SpyderTracks said:
Friendly word of advice, blank out your imei from the second image.
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Thanks, for that advice! Didn't know that the IMEI can be used to blacklist stolen devices (Wikipedia). Someone might do a prank with it.
para756 said:
Ok, I tried the same procedure on my notebook using the cable from my Wonder with the same result. As I'm using the drivers that came with Windows Update, I have no kies installed anyways. I Tried to install the drivers from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997. But I think my system isn't using them.
Could that Microsoft provided drivers be the problem?
As the battery only has 3.1 volts with no change over several hours of charging and the phone doesn't enter the download mode anymore with a battery low error. I'll first try to replace it with a new one. Maybe that's that cause after all. I just hope the charging circuits aren't broken.
Thanks, for that advice! Didn't know that the IMEI can be used to blacklist stolen devices (Wikipedia). Someone might do a prank with it.
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Don't think the ms drivers work at all for proper connection.
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SpyderTracks said:
Don't think the ms drivers work at all for proper connection.
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Ok, i got the new battery and I've got the windows drivers working. But still with the same result. Any other ideas?
Should i try a different Flash file?
I allready downloaded the an original firmware but i'm afraid to do even more damage, if I don't wipe data and cache. So I wanted to flash the recovery first.
Are there any other steps that i have to do first? Maybe i'm missing something.
Have you installed kies? If not, install that first. It will install all three required drivers. Then go to task manager and kill all process that relates to kies. Then reboot the phone into download mode and flash again. You can also try the firmware you downloaded using original Pit file with repartition.
nokiamodeln91 said:
Have you installed kies? If not, install that first. It will install all three required drivers. Then go to task manager and kill all process that relates to kies. Then reboot the phone into download mode and flash again. You can also try the firmware you downloaded using original Pit file with repartition.
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I had no keys installed, but I did now. Unfortunately I think the drivers in mentioned before seam to be the same.
Meanwhile I also tried to flash the original firmware and a Gingerbread Firmware form that brick safe install thread. In comparison to the CWM there is no progress on the green bar, just 2 pixel. I thought that I might have not waited long enough, but for that CWM flash the bar was completed for at least 10 minutes.
As I Installed Kies now I saw that option that allows a firmware update through kies. But it doesn't seam to initialize the update, quite similar to the behavior Odin shows.
I don't' like messing around without a way to identify that I have the right set of drivers installed. I tried to find some information about the drivers through the forum search and Google, but so far with no result.
I attached the drivers I use. If you (or someone else) did this before and got a working configuration, would you be so kind and make some screenshots of the drivers you use?
The same game with the the USB-Cable, has someone a correct wiremap, that I could check? (obviously not easy for the mini-USB connector)
By PIT-File you mean the "Pit file for 16GB model" from this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 or just the checkbox Re-Partition? That's really the last thing I want to try now, because I know to less about internal structure of the device. If Re-Partition fails and the downloader (Power+VolDown+Home) is on that partition I might kill the last point I can modify this Note ATM.
Just something more i want to add: Odin doesn't show that blue progress bar. I never used Odin before, but i searched for the process on YouTube and i just guess that Odon mode on the Galaxy Note it should show that bar too.
Meanwhile I also tried to flash a Krenel zImage with heimdall (The Kernel zImage is linked from the recovery CM tells to use in the installation process with heimdall). As Heimdall brings it's own drivers and behaves similar, I would guess, that the drivers at not the problem anyways.
How did you flash the gb rom? You need to try a rom flash using odin. Yes I mean the 16 gb pit if you have the 16 gb note.
Do you have access to Cwm recovery?
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Odin 3+ has a blue progress bar and old odin has green. When flashing firmware the download mode on phone also shows a green progress bar which is the indication of write.
When you connect the phone in download mode does your phone screen say "downloading"?
nokiamodeln91 said:
How did you flash the gb rom? You need to try a rom flash using odin. Yes I mean the 16 gb pit if you have the 16 gb note.
Do you have access to Cwm recovery?
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To flash GB I followed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763151 to step 10.
The Phone was stock before it broke. I just hope i didn't confuse you. I tried several aproaches now.
All the roms i tried so far have been single file roms.
The 1st thing i did was trying to flash PhilZ-cwm6 recovery.
Then I replaced the battery, because odin download mode stated the battery is beeing low.
I repated the process with different versions of the drivers provided in this forum and by kies.
After that i tried different Firmware versions.
And finally i tried heimdall because it seams to be a good alternative to Odin.
Yes I am a bit confused. May be not because of your steps but too much to read..
Is recovery mode accessible? As your last post say Cwm recovery flash.
When the phone is in download mode, what's displayed on the screen?
nokiamodeln91 said:
Yes I am a bit confused. May be not because of your steps but too much to read..
Is recovery mode accessible? As your last post say Cwm recovery flash.
When the phone is in download mode, what's displayed on the screen?
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OK i'll try it short
Recovery never was accessible. Download mode ist shown by the screenshot in the 1st post. Only the counter went up to 9.
There is no download mode screenshot in the first post. Could you post again.
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There is no download mode screenshot in the first post. Could you post again.
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I'm verry sorry, that was my fault. I added it to the 1st post. It's getting late for me.
Yeah. Just saw it. All looks fine. I cannot find a reason why odin is not flashing even the kernel. If bricked, it's usually in the system partition, then also kernel should be flashed successfully.
Tried changing the use cable?
nokiamodeln91 said:
Yeah. Just saw it. All looks fine. I cannot find a reason why odin is not flashing even the kernel. If bricked, it's usually in the system partition, then also kernel should be flashed successfully.
Tried changing the use cable?
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Yeah, tried 2 cabels and 2 PCs so far...
I will report the result's here when I tried the repartitioning. So have a good day/night and thanks for your time.
I'm sorry if this was already covered. If you flash JUST philz with Odin, can you get into recovery?
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AndroidSlave said:
I'm sorry if this was already covered. If you flash JUST philz with Odin, can you get into recovery?
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Yep, that was the 1st thing I was trying. But I cant flash philz or anything else. Thats all the problem.
I'm thankfull for anyone who gives it a try.
para756 said:
Yep, that was the 1st thing I was trying. But I cant flash philz or anything else. Thats all the problem.
I'm thankfull for anyone who gives it a try.
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Just throwing ideas out and sorry if you're already doing it...
I always run Odin as administrator.
I would personally start from scratch regarding drivers, delete kies and Samsung drivers, then go into device manager and check there aren't any remaining ms drivers. Reboot and reinstall kies, then shut down kies processes.
I always put the Odin folder on root of c.
The symptoms point to driver issues I think, that's where you usually see this kind of behaviour.
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OK, I SuperBricked (no ODIN) it now. For others with the same symptomes, don't use Re-Partition. As I won't try it with JTAG maybe the device goes to eBay. Thanks to everyone and don't worry, it would have been broken anyways.
Maybe if someone is in the same situatuon: Try harder on different cable/drivers/os before using a Pit file.

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