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[Q] Cannot get download mode - HELP

I was trying to get 2.2 on my captivate. It got hung and after about an hour, I powered down phone (battery out).
I'm now getting [phone... (!).. COMPUTER] picture
Trying to get back to stock ROM 2.1, but I cannot get device in download mode
I had to use adb to get in download mode originally.
Is it possible I got a phone that doesn't go into download mode based on button combinations? If so, what do I do?

Unplug your phone from USB
Pull battery
Close Odin
Open Odin
Put in battery
Hold both volume buttons (NO POWER) and plug in USB
Hopefully this gets you into download mode

Still Fail
I've been trying that, but without open/close of Odin.
Still failed when I added that step.

get to that screen again: hold volume up/down and power at the same time.
When the screen goes black, then release power button but keep holding down volume up/down

Zilch25 said:
Unplug your phone from USB
Pull battery
Close Odin
Open Odin
Put in battery
Hold both volume buttons (NO POWER) and plug in USB
Hopefully this gets you into download mode
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Yes, and remember to keep the volume buttons pressed in while plugging in the USB... I always hold them in until the droid/caution sign comes up.

alabamaroping said:
I was trying to get 2.2 on my captivate. It got hung and after about an hour, I powered down phone (battery out).
I'm now getting [phone... (!).. COMPUTER] picture
Trying to get back to stock ROM 2.1, but I cannot get device in download mode
I had to use adb to get in download mode originally.
Is it possible I got a phone that doesn't go into download mode based on button combinations? If so, what do I do?
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Try the methods prescribed. There are several minor variations but you may have a phone that doesn't do three button recovery. In order to tell, we need some history on your phone. What is the RF Cal date? Were you able to three button into download before? Do you know if it was one of the ones that had the three button problem?

autocorrelation,
I tried that with the usb cable plugged in and without it plugged in.
Still no good.
joeybear23,
I've been trying that all afternoon. Probably about 50 times.
ianwood,
How do I get the RF Cal date? I don't see it under the battery where the S/N is located. I tried to do 3 button recovery to put phone into download mode when trying to install 2.2, but it wouldn't work. I had to use "adb reboot download".
I've never tried it before today. The only issue I've had was that it could NEVER connect to AT&T server to check for an update.

can you get it into recovery mode?

no recovery
No. It won't go into recovery mode either.
The only thing it WILL do is respond to all 3 buttons being pressed by the black screen flash after about 8 seconds.

If you keep holding all 3 buttons will it flash again after the initial black screen? Try releasing the power button and keeping holding vol up/down after the second black screen.

If I keep holding all 3 buttons, it just keeps flashing.
Also tried to let it flash twice (and even more) and releasing power right when it goes to black 2nd (or 3rd) time. Also tried releasing power half way through black screen, and right before black screen re-appears and also just as the screen powers back up. None of them work.

I ran into this yesterday and about freaked out. Don't panic - apparently one of the guys had this happen to them a lot. Take a deep breath, have ODIN open, plug your USB cable in, hold the volume buttons down at the same time, press and hold the power button till you see the phone to computer, and let go. You should get to the download screen again. Good luck; sucks when something like that happens and you don't know what's going on.

I know this wont help much, but I have one of the no 3 button phones, and after 20 minutes of trying all these methods, it did go into d-load mode. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly which combo I used since my brain went into overload when I finally saw the triangle appear. There is hope though, and please PLEASE post which one works for you(I'm afraid to mess with mine until I find a foolproof method)

I had a phone that wouldnt respond to ANY 3 button combo I tried. I bricked it (sorta on purpose) to the phone-!-computer screen and went and replaced the phone at AT&T (under the 30 day deal).
It didnt initially work with the 3-button but after the JH7 OTA DL mode and recovery mode work perfectly now. Also, GPS has been completely spot on when testing on my motorcycle with the phone in my backpack running my tracks.
If you are under the 30-day return policy, bring it in and come up with a good reason as to why they should give you a new phone. If not, then you're sorta SOL....

Zilch25 said:
Unplug your phone from USB
Pull battery
Close Odin
Open Odin
Put in battery
Hold both volume buttons (NO POWER) and plug in USB
Hopefully this gets you into download mode
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This method just saved my butt!!!
I have never had trouble getting into recovery or download mode until today when I did a dumb thing. The phone would lock at the ATT screen when trying to power on and if the phone was off and I plugged it in to charge it would freeze and the circle logo that comes up before the green charging battery does.
Every method of getting into download or recovery failed up till now.
Thanks Zilch!!!

Hey guys gonna move this to Q&A.

I had this problem a few days ago after updating to 2.2. I tried every single button/usb/battery combo and nothing worked. FORTUNATELY I was within 30 days of purchasing it (I guess there's a silver lining when diving right into "hacking"), and I brought it to the store with the box and receipt and just told them it gave me an error when turning it on (played dumb) and they swapped it out without even testing. If you're over the 30 days then I think you're pretty much SOL... gotta pay for a replacement.

bricked
I declared it to be bricked and took it back to the store. I have only had it 2 weeks, so I basically pulled the same move of playing dumb and they gave me another one without any problem.
I'm wanting to try to see if I can put it in recovery mode and/or download mode with the buttons without even attaching it to anything, but now I'm paranoid about bricking it.

itsjustaphone said:
I know this wont help much, but I have one of the no 3 button phones, and after 20 minutes of trying all these methods, it did go into d-load mode. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly which combo I used since my brain went into overload when I finally saw the triangle appear. There is hope though, and please PLEASE post which one works for you(I'm afraid to mess with mine until I find a foolproof method)
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Buddy, we need you to remember I'm in the exact position, no combo works and I bricked it after trying to load 2.2

Going into recovery or download will not brick it, its only everything after that point that might get you bricked.

Unable to get Captivate in to Download mode

Hey guys, I was flashing back to the stock ROM when it got interrupted. The phone displays the phone-!-computer icon when it's turned on. I've had this happen before several times but each time I've been able to get back into download mode by removing the battery, sim and memory card, reinsert the battery, hold the volume buttons, and then plug in the USB. This time it will not go into download mode. I've searched the forums and tried all the variations but nothing will get it in to download mode. The only think i haven't tried is the soldering the resistor to the USB connector trick. Does anyone have any other ideas? I would really appreciate any help.

Make sure you have Odin3 One Click [Stock] downloaded.
Try pulling your battery, hold down your power button for 10-15 seconds to drain flea power so your RAM will totally clear in case anything is still on it.
Open Odin3 One Click
Put your battery back into your phone
Hold down the up and down volume buttons on your phone, and simultaneously plug your phone into your computer.
Your phone should go into download mode which will show a yellow triangle with the android digging, and you should see your phone show in a com port in Odin. At this point, just click start and hopefully the Stock Rom will flash successfully. You can find how to flash to stock and the link to Odin3 one click in the captivate bible post in the android development section.

Hey, thanks for taking the time to reply. I still get the phone-!-computer icon. It just seems like the download mode isn't enabled or something. I've seen this screen before but i've been able to get into the download mode without too much trouble.

How long have you left the battery out? Try leaving it out for at least 5 minutes before trying again. If that doesn't work, build a jig.

Hey, i'll give the 5 minutes a shot but it sounds like i need to make an emergency trip to Fry's on my way home from the airport. Thanks for the info!

Hey, just wanted to post a follow up... the jig cable DID work! It was a tense couple of moments after i plugged it in but it worked! I was able to reflash with odin and the phone is back up and running! Thanks a lot to the people who helped out!

[Q] HELP!! BIG problem with root!

Hello!
So, I have a following problem with root. I press the power button, then appears SAMSUNG logo. After a few seconds its dissappears and appears again. It can proceed indefinitely. Sometimes its boot normally. But the last 3 hours i can see only samsung logo. And my PC doesn't connect whith my phone.
Plese, help!

if somebody know?

Sounds like your in boot loop. Use GTGs ultimate unbrick and go back to stock and start over and be sure to Read a Follow EVERY direction to the T
Big Dog Infuse I997 ICS CatyRom

I tried GTG, but it didnt see my phone! ((( So how can I use it?

turboboomer said:
I tried GTG, but it didnt see my phone! ((( So how can I use it?
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Do you mean Odin didn't see your phone? Are you in download mode? What do you see on the screen right now? Sometimes I have to try different USB ports and close/re-open Odin for it to finally see my phone.

Yes, Odin don't see my phone. and i can't boot it in download mode! When I replace battery,press both volume buttons and plug usb my phone freezes ((((

turboboomer said:
Yes, Odin don't see my phone. and i can't boot it in download mode! When I replace battery,press both volume buttons and plug usb my phone freezes ((((
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How you do know it's frozen? Does it sit at a screen or something?

when i plug usb, its shows bettery and begin rebooting over and over!!! So i cant enter in download mode (((

have you got skype? Maybe i'll show you on camera what's happening?

turboboomer said:
when i plug usb, its shows bettery and begin rebooting over and over!!! So i cant enter in download mode (((
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I'm trying to picture this in my head so humor me and try this.
Unplug USB cable from phone and PC.
Plug USB cable into PC ONLY.
Take battery out of your phone (by the way, your phone will go into download mode without the battery in. I've done it).
While holding down both volume buttons, plug USB cable into your phone. Continue holding. Eventually you should see the download mode confirmation where it says volume up to continue and volume down to cancel.
Release both volume buttons.
Put your battery back in
Press volume up to continue to download mode.
If you follow these steps and the phone goes into a black screen with a phone, a right arrow and a PC, that is the "I'm messed up so you need to fix me now" download mode, but it is download mode nonetheless and Odin will recognize that mode.
Let me know how that turns out.
turboboomer said:
have you got skype? Maybe i'll show you on camera what's happening?
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I'm at work so that's not possible.

i did everything that you advised me. but it still doesnt work. And odin still doesn't see my phone. i dont what to do (((

turboboomer said:
i did everything that you advised me. but it still doesnt work. And odin still doesn't see my phone. i dont what to do (((
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So when you did all that, what showed up on your screen? Anything?

Could you see this video?

turboboomer said:
Could you see this video?
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Don't see anything in your post. Link?

Could you see this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVz9Hv90BdM&feature=youtu.be

sorry for my english )))

Looks like maybe a few things
1. Battery may be completely Dead, leave it plugged in for awhile and see if your able to do anything.
2. When doing recovery are you releasing the buttons when the Samsung logo shows? Same with download mode, also looked like you may have been holding the power when trying DL mode.
Big Dog Infuse I997 ICS CatyRom

No,bettery isn't empty, because i left my phone for a night.
I tried to release both buttons when logo appered, but it was the same situation (((

turboboomer said:
Could you see this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVz9Hv90BdM&feature=youtu.be
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Watched your video. I don't have headphones at work today so I have no sound but I get the gist of what you're doing. I noticed at the very end you were only using one finger to hold down both the volume up AND the volume down keys. Is it possible that your finger is slipping off and only one is being pressed by the time you plugged in your USB cable? The phone is reacting as if both buttons are not being held down at the same time. Again, just an observation
The important part is that you need to hold down both volume buttons at the same time while you plug in the USB cable. Also it's worth mentioning that the only buttons you're supposed to be holding are the volume buttons. So do not hold the power button at any point during the process of putting it into download mode. The phone didn't react as if you were holding the power button but I wanted to mention it anyway.

Tried your advises and nothing happens... ((

Hard Bricked After TWRP Restore

I was restoring a TWRP restore, and it said completed and whatever, but now the phone won't boot or vibrate at all. I've tried plugging into computer, holding volume buttons, nothing works! The only thing that happens is the led turns red when is plugged into charger and power button is being held, otherwise it blinks red. How do I fix the bad restore?
Sent from my D6616 using Tapatalk

qais9 said:
I was restoring a TWRP restore, and it said completed and whatever, but now the phone won't boot or vibrate at all. I've tried plugging into computer, holding volume buttons, nothing works! The only thing that happens is the led turns red when is plugged into charger and power button is being held, otherwise it blinks red. How do I fix the bad restore?
Sent from my D6616 using Tapatalk
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Try this...
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1.Run Companion on you PC
2.Push and hold volume down on phone
3.Connect cable to phone (you will here some kind of sound)
4.Forcing connect phone/tablet on companion
5.Click update or repair phone/tablet
One more thing,just in case install this USB flash drivers (for boot and fastboot) if you can connect to pc companion

gregysk said:
Try this...
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1.Run Companion on you PC
2.Push and hold volume down on phone
3.Connect cable to phone (you will here some kind of sound)
4.Forcing connect phone/tablet on companion
5.Click update or repair phone/tablet
One more thing,just in case install this USB flash drivers (for boot and fastboot) if you can connect to pc companion
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just tried that no sound is made when i plugged in

Anyone?
Sent from my D6616 using Tapatalk

Not currently rooted as I see no need (for my usage) on this phone.
Had a similar issue long back with an HTC One X, it first went in to a bootloop one day and then in CWM it showed internal storage as non mountable and finally ended up like yours where it would not turn on. Ended up being a bad NAND I am guessing as they had to replace the motherboard. I think you just had bad luck, just get it replaced.......
However in one last attempt try charging for like a day and try turning it on could even be a bad battery to be honest... though probably you still want to replace it
Option 1:
Plug your phone into your turned on computer with the USB cable and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge using the wall charger.
Option 2 (not likely to work):
Plug your phone into your wall socket with the USB cable and wall charger and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge through your turned on computer using the USB cable.
If neither of these work (as dumb as this may sound)turn off your phone and put your phone in the freezer for 15-30 minutes (This is done to discharge the battery, wont break your phone). When you've left it there for your chosen time, try option 1 again. If that doesn't work, turn the phone off again and put it back in the freezer for the same time and try option 2. If they don't work, i'm sorry I don't know how to help you.
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-Mantenner
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405201
Try the procedure from post #8 from the HTC One X forum above:

Now I have exactly the same problem. Where you able to resolve it?
Edit: There is someone else with the same problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/help/xperia-z3-dead-wont-charge-blinking-red-t3156982?nocache=1

My phone looks dead

I was in fastboot mode ready to unlock my bootloader, the phone got the led in a blue color when suddenly the led turned off.
I dont know what happenden but the phone looks dead.
The screen its black and the led its off, i got no reaction to anything except when i connect the phone to my pc, the pc tells me its an unkown device. help please.
I allready tryied the volume up and power button and also i tryied to get again in fastboot mode but it doesnt work.

Chacho3993 said:
I was in fastboot mode ready to unlock my bootloader, the phone got the led in a blue color when suddenly the led turned off.
I dont know what happenden but the phone looks dead.
The screen its black and the led its off, i got no reaction to anything except when i connect the phone to my pc, the pc tells me its an unkown device. help please.
I allready tryied the volume up and power button and also i tryied to get again in fastboot mode but it doesnt work.
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try to put it on charge by plug in to a normal electric socket and check the device reaction.
If you get positive reaction which means LED ON , or battery recharge etc then you are good to go in to the next level which means...
Plug your device in to your PC/laptop. If it gets again with "not recognizing" try different USB port.
If all the ports showing you the same problem, try to find another cable. If you get again the same problem try to find another PC to test if there is recognizable.
these are the first steps you should so before i suggest you anything else. We have to make sure that your device is in a working state.