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[Q] Captivate - DEAD?

I tried flashing Android 2.3 using Odin (downloaded the official ROM from XDA's Wiki) and although Odin said that the flash was successful, the phone itself doesn't work. When I tried turning the phone on, NOTHING. Tried plugging it into my laptop, NOTHING. Charging? You guessed it. NOTHING.
Long story short, the Captivate won't boot. The screen's all black. The phone won't get into download mode. And even Windows 7 doesn't recognize the phone anymore. HELP???

I think a jig might be what you need.

ssengine1885 said:
I think a jig might be what you need.
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I can see by your post count, that you are new, well if the phone has no signs of life it is most likley hard bricked, like his,,, then he can try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434 this only works on linux!!! if that says so then look into the Unbrickable Mod as your phone might brick, but is totally recoverable with the Mod.

^What he said. If it is Hard bricked you have 2 options Unbrickable Mod or Jtag.

LesPaulII said:
I tried flashing Android 2.3 using Odin (downloaded the official ROM from XDA's Wiki) and although Odin said that the flash was successful, the phone itself doesn't work. When I tried turning the phone on, NOTHING. Tried plugging it into my laptop, NOTHING. Charging? You guessed it. NOTHING.
Long story short, the Captivate won't boot. The screen's all black. The phone won't get into download mode. And even Windows 7 doesn't recognize the phone anymore. HELP???
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It sounds like what happened to me. I bricked my captivate within an hour of owning it. Then I developed UnBrickable Mod.
Do this.
1. Report this in the thread you downloaded this Odin flash. The Odin flash was made improperly. Or link it here and I will get it removed.
2. Use UnBrickable Mod to resurrect your device. This takes a steady hand for the hardware mod.

here is the crappiest news, i updated that wiki last night at 8 pm my time, 4 hours after you posted your issue. the old link, *i think* linked to a version with md5 checksum fail i believe, i was not sure so i changed it to a KNOWN working file link.
but if you had come accross my stock rom thread you would have been golden... the wikis arent that popular or often updated.
both files were not "created" they were the files used by keis to upgrade. but the first one someone uploaded to xda was corrupt, though i flashed the corrupt version by removing the md5 extention, and did not brick...

Thanks for the help, guys. Will install Ubuntu and see what the Captivate is doing.
Just to let you know, according to Windows 7, my phone's showing up as SEC S5PC110 Test B/D and no drivers are found.

LesPaulII said:
Thanks for the help, guys. Will install Ubuntu and see what the Captivate is doing.
Just to let you know, according to Windows 7, my phone's showing up as SEC S5PC110 Test B/D and no drivers are found.
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You have the unbrickable mod then, who did yours
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You have the Unbrickable Mod?

b-eock said:
You have the unbrickable mod then, who did yours
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Strange. I don't have the unbrickable mod.
The phone I have is a refurbished Captivate (replacement for my old one which broke due to something going wrong with my headphone jack. Rogers replaced my stock Captivate with a refurb).

LesPaulII said:
Strange. I don't have the unbrickable mod.
The phone I have is a refurbished Captivate (replacement for my old one which broke due to something going wrong with my headphone jack. Rogers replaced my stock Captivate with a refurb).
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Then you got lucky try using Linux mode detect in the development section to test it! You might have a free UBMod phone!
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b-eock said:
I can see by your post count, that you are new, well if the phone has no signs of life it is most likley hard bricked, like his,,, then he can try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434 this only works on linux!!! if that says so then look into the Unbrickable Mod as your phone might brick, but is totally recoverable with the Mod.
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Would a VirtualBox VM with Ubuntu 11.04 work for this?

b-eock said:
Then you got lucky try using Linux mode detect in the development section to test it! You might have a free UBMod phone!
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Right now I'm installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a VM (VirtualBox). Gonna test it out. Thnx.
And I must've "accidentally" modified it after the few months worth of abuse.

LesPaulII said:
Right now I'm installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a VM (VirtualBox). Gonna test it out. Thnx.
And I must've "accidentally" modified it after the few months worth of abuse.
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Idk how you got lucky like this
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Here's the screenshot from Windows 7.
This is what the phone is seen as from my laptop.

LesPaulII said:
Here's the screenshot from Windows 7.
This is what the phone is seen as from my laptop.
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That is what comes up when a phone is UBModed!
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b-eock said:
That is what comes up when a phone is UBModed!
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Well, I never knew that before. I was planning to UBMod this thing until I found out from you guys that it was probably already UBModed.

b-eock said:
I can see by your post count, that you are new, well if the phone has no signs of life it is most likley hard bricked, like his,,, then he can try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434 this only works on linux!!! if that says so then look into the Unbrickable Mod as your phone might brick, but is totally recoverable with the Mod.
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I tried to download it, but Ubuntu won't let me run it. Apparently, according to Ubuntu, the file isn't executable.

LesPaulII said:
I tried to download it, but Ubuntu won't let me run it. Apparently, according to Ubuntu, the file isn't executable.
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Right click the file go to permissions tab then click allow as executable file and close then right click again and run with Java
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b-eock said:
Right click the file go to permissions tab then click allow as executable file and close then right click again and run with Java
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Thanks. That helped.
Here is the screenshot:

My Verizon Tab showing phone connecting to a pc. Please Help.

I am having a problem to get my Tab i800 identified by Heimdall. My tab is stock and I might have messed up kernel so I dont have service bars at all. it is always in airplane mode. When I try to use Heimdall it says "failed to detect compatible device". I looked all around and even posted my problem in some threads but did not get any result. My final goal is to get to CM9.
I wanted to post my problem in general forum but I did not wan to break rules of the forum. Please help, any assistance is appreciated.
Update: My Tab now shoeing a phone connecting to a pc. I was having problems with drivers. Now I have ubuntu and do not know what to do next.

droidxrooting said:
I am having a problem to get my Tab i800 identified by Heimdall. My tab is stock and I might have messed up kernel so I dont have service bars at all. it is always in airplane mode. When I try to use Heimdall it says "failed to detect compatible device". I looked all around and even posted my problem in some threads but did not get any result. My final goal is to get to CM9.
I wanted to post my problem in general forum but I did not wan to break rules of the forum. Please help, any assistance is appreciated.
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What (computer) OS you have?
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I recommend get a Linux.
I even have an Ubuntu that boots off USB thumb drive.
You won't get heimdall driver problem.
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Qqqxxxzzz said:
What (computer) OS you have?
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Win7 64bit.
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priyana said:
I recommend get a Linux.
I even have an Ubuntu that boots off USB thumb drive.
You won't get heimdall driver problem.
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I was thinking the same thing about drivers but before i was able to resolve any software problems. This tab is pain in the rear. I owned fascinate and charge both were piece of cake to root or flash. Currently i have razr. Even with the locked bootloader it is easier to deal with than this tab.
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Did you use heimdall drivers?
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Why not use Odin instead?
btw, I dont get your topic title, whats it supposed to mean? Instead of writing something like that, why not use a proper title that describes your topic instead you come of as a bit whiney.

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Did you use heimdall drivers?
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Yes i did. I used new heimdall first. Since there is some competability problems then i used the old one. Both giving me the same problems.
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Why not use Odin instead?
btw, I dont get your topic title, whats it supposed to mean? Instead of writing something like that, why not use a proper title that describes your topic instead you come of as a bit whiney.
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I used odin and it screwed up the kernel. It was clearly my fault but I can fix it. All the guides/zips are made for heimdall.
Because i am tired of researching. I looked all trough internet. Other forums, google and even searched here with sucky search option that xda has. With No results.
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droidxrooting said:
Because i am tired of researching. I looked all trough internet. Other forums, google and even searched here with sucky search option that xda has. With No results.
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Off top of head...
Install Kies (it installs needed drivers)
Make sure kies is not running then use overcome guide to re-stock/partition device (install safe-stock rom then overcome kernel/rom)
Put desired ICS based rom on sd, use recovery to wipe data/cache, flash.

TheATHEiST said:
Off top of head...
Install Kies (it installs needed drivers)
Make sure kies is not running then use overcome guide to re-stock/partition device (install safe-stock rom then overcome kernel/rom)
Put desired ICS based rom on sd, use recovery to wipe data/cache, flash.
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Just installed kies and it said that my device is not supported with kies 2.0??? Do you think that overcome will still work?

droidxrooting said:
Just installed kies and it said that my device is not supported with kies 2.0??? Do you think that overcome will still work?
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Just ignore that message, you wont be using Kies, as I said its just so the correct drivers are installed.
btw, which Tab have you got?

TheATHEiST said:
Just ignore that message, you wont be using Kies, as I said its just so the correct drivers are installed.
btw, which Tab have you got?
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I have verizon galaxy tab. Now I have a phone connecting to a pc sign with an exclamation mark in the triangle. Great, I think I accidentally disconnected the cable while it was flashing trough Odin.
The good news is Odin still sees the tab. I am not sure about Heimdall though.

droidxrooting said:
I have verizon galaxy tab. Now I have a phone connecting to a pc sign with an exclamation mark in the triangle. Great, I think I accidentally disconnected the cable while it was flashing trough Odin.
The good news is Odin still sees the tab. I am not sure about Heimdall though.
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You may want to try a stock rom from sammobile or the stock roms thread here. Not sure if the Overcome rom will boot on Verizon/CDMA?

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You may want to try a stock rom from sammobile or the stock roms thread here. Not sure if the Overcome rom will boot on Verizon/CDMA?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967175 just found this and thinking of trying it.

MAKE SURE YOU DONT USE OVERCOME.
It is for GSM device.
IT WILL BRICK CDMA DEVICE.
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I am thinking of using odin and a pit file to return my tab to stock. I need stock gingerbread for verizon tab for odin(md5 file). Can somebody point that out to me please.
thank you

do you think your problem is with heimdall or with the tab firmware?
Have you tried this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362016
SCH-i800 stock rooted.
need heimdall

priyana said:
do you think your problem is with heimdall or with the tab firmware?
Have you tried this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362016
SCH-i800 stock rooted.
need heimdall
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My problem is heimdall. My pc is getting drivers for the tab for Haimdall to work. I tried pretty much everything with no luck. Since I had lots of experience with Odin. I am comfortable flashing trough Odin. But all the guides that I found recently is for Heimdall for some reason. I will try to use Heimdall on different pc(same win7 64bit) to see if that works. If not I need to find a way to flash it trough Odin.

you should really try to put ubuntu on usb stick.
Just download the iso of the latest and get unetbootin (free apps for windows too).
Use it to create USB stick, and it has option to leave spare space on the USB disk to allow for changes to be written on.
Boot it up and install heimdall.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy Tablet 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957R)

I have soft bricked my galaxy tablet and I need help on how to un-do it, I have tried almost everything. PLEASE HELP.

Have you tried to odin a stock rom?
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Yes I have, not sure if I used the correct one though, do you have a link i can go to?

Stush Hustler said:
Yes I have, not sure if I used the correct one though, do you have a link i can go to?
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Go to sammobile.com. you have to register but it's free. You can get the stock roms there. You'll download a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file and use that in odin. Use odin v1.85.
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I tried that already, no luck

Stush Hustler said:
I tried that already, no luck
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Odin does recognize your device? What happens when you try to flash?
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I have attached a print screen of what happens.

I can't see but I assume you have auto reboot checked. If so,I would redownload the rom file. It could be a bad download.
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Yes I have auto reboot checked. I have already re-downloaded the file, same result.

Idk, sounds like you tried everything I would do. It's sounding like it's internal hardware failure. Can you get into recovery mode? I assume not. But if you can try a factory reset.
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Hey JD
Am back up and running!! you would never guess what the issue was. I was using a Mac Pro, which had windows installed on it using VMWare Fusion. So then i decided to try a PC since Odin does not work on Mac and wouldn't you know it WORKED!! now all i need to do is fined the best way to root my Samsung Galaxy 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957R) Rogers. Any ideas? Thanks for all the help you provided

Hey JD
I figured it out, you would never guess what the issue was. I was using a Mac Book Pro, which running windows instead of using a windows PC. So i decided to try using a PC and it worked.. Thanks for all your help.... Now what is the best way you suggest to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957R) Rogers?

jd1639 said:
Idk, sounds like you tried everything I would do. It's sounding like it's internal hardware failure. Can you get into recovery mode? I assume not. But if you can try a factory reset.
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Hey JD
I figured it out, you would never guess what the issue was. I was using a Mac Book Pro, which running windows instead of using a windows PC. So i decided to try using a PC and it worked.. Thanks for all your help.... Now what is the best way you suggest to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957R) Rogers?

Stush Hustler said:
Hey JD
I figured it out, you would never guess what the issue was. I was using a Mac Book Pro, which running windows instead of using a windows PC. So i decided to try using a PC and it worked.. Thanks for all your help.... Now what is the best way you suggest to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957R) Rogers?
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You'll need to put a custom recovery on your tab using Odin. Flash it just like the stock rom. Then you'll need to flash superuser-busy box thru the custom recovery. Download that on you tab. I have the files on dev host and I'll post links for you when I get on my pc.
Recovery. http://d-h.st/fqw
Supersu. http://d-h.st/vjq
Use install in twrp (the recovery) to install super user. Then boot, once booted look for super su in your apps and click on it. It will update to the latest version. You'll be rooted.
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jd1639 said:
You'll need to put a custom recovery on your tab using Odin. Flash it just like the stock rom. Then you'll need to flash superuser-busy box thru the custom recovery. Download that on you tab. I have the files on dev host and I'll post links for you when I get on my pc.
Recovery. http://d-h.st/fqw
Supersu. http://d-h.st/vjq
Use install in twrp (the recovery) to install super user. Then boot, once booted look for super su in your apps and click on it. It will update to the latest version. You'll be rooted.
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Just finished rooting.. THANKS A MILLION.... Now am gonna learn to use super user and see what other benefits i have gotten from being rooted.

problems with drivers

My device:
Android 2.2
P1000xxjma
Froyo.xwjmi
I can't connect my device to a computer. I have tried with Kies installed and also installed a driverpack I found. The computer just says it can't recognize the device. I am using a usb cable from a galaxy tab 10.1 but that can be the problem, or can it?
I have rooted the device and app root checker says it's rooted correctly. And my problem is that I can't get cwm recovery into it. I have a new rom from cm on SD card but can't flash it because of cwm isn't installed. I need the computer to find the device to be able to get cwm into it with Odin.
Can someone please help me with this problem? Thankful for any help or suggestions. Excuse if my English as misspellings.
Regards
Christian

Yes, likely you need original cable.
And since you are rooted, check if you have protected bootloader.
Read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071
post #2 about SGTBootloaderCheck

I have unlock the bootloader successfully.
Is there any other way to get cwm into the device other than using Odin, or can it be done without cwm? I have a 4.3 cm rom and googleapp pack on sdcard.
Christian.

You can use heimdall. But you still need the correct cable.
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priyana said:
You can use heimdall. But you still need the correct cable.
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Okey, so either way I need the correct cable then.
I looked and the cable for galaxy tab 10.1 should work for galaxy tab aswell. I wonder what is wrong here. But I will try to get a original cable to try with.

Are ypu using windows 8 because using my w7 laptop solved it for me
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Jodus said:
Are ypu using windows 8 because using my w7 laptop solved it for me
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I am using a windows 7 laptop, i even tryed with a windows 7 desktop.
but on this tablet when I do a fabric recovery everything is on russian or some language.
I would just like to be able to get cwm into it so I could flash it with another rom.

Christianfrank said:
I am using a windows 7 laptop, i even tryed with a windows 7 desktop.
but on this tablet when I do a fabric recovery everything is on russian or some language.
I would just like to be able to get cwm into it so I could flash it with another rom.
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Well if you want to do that, you'll need to upgrade to gingerbread first. And to do that you need to be able to connect to your pc, no way around that.

my gear keeps telling me I have no operating system... Help!

I'm not sure where to post this but my gear keeps saying no OS. I think I wiped it all out when I tried to reset it. Plz help. I'm not sure what to do. I have a 300 dllr paper weight now.

Put it in download mode and install a stock rom via odin .
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BRRRZ said:
Put it in download mode and install a stock rom via odin .
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So I didn't kill it? Dumb question but where can i find stock rom and also odin. Sorry but I'm new to this. Thanx for the help.

jaggedx2 said:
So I didn't kill it? Dumb question but where can i find stock rom and also odin. Sorry but I'm new to this. Thanx for the help.
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there is a thread there that is stickied that lists stock roms. XAR is for the USA. And no your Gear will be just fine after a reflash.

jaggedx2 said:
I'm not sure where to post this but my gear keeps saying no OS. I think I wiped it all out when I tried to reset it. Plz help. I'm not sure what to do. I have a 300 dllr paper weight now.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463743
[18.11] SM-V700 (Galaxy Gear) STOCK ROMS COLLECTION (Newest: V700XXUAMK7)
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JT man said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463743
[18.11] SM-V700 (Galaxy Gear) STOCK ROMS COLLECTION (Newest: V700XXUAMK7)
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I downloaded files....thank you. Now my problem is that odin doesnt recognize my gear. Nothing comes up in the com box. Would u you happen to know what I need to do? I cant getcto settings bcuz my gearcis either on the start up gear screen or if I try to reboot and exit, it only says no OS. Plz help.

jaggedx2 said:
I downloaded files....thank you. Now my problem is that odin doesnt recognize my gear. Nothing comes up in the com box. Would u you happen to know what I need to do? I cant getcto settings bcuz my gearcis either on the start up gear screen or if I try to reboot and exit, it only says no OS. Plz help.
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Unplug your gear, reboot your computer, plug in the usb into a different usb if possible, (Dont use a usb hub) open odin, then plugin your gear

jaggedx2 said:
I downloaded files....thank you. Now my problem is that odin doesnt recognize my gear. Nothing comes up in the com box. Would u you happen to know what I need to do? I cant getcto settings bcuz my gearcis either on the start up gear screen or if I try to reboot and exit, it only says no OS. Plz help.
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I don't know but when in custom recovery reboot in download mode, that's where you need to be in ,in order to flash stock
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