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No more of this :/

This is the last time any of you will see me post in the Captivate forum. I've now gone through 2 captivates due to bricks by Odin not working (gets stuck on DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!) and never getting past that thus having a bricked phone. And getting phones that have broken key combos. I'm going back to the Aria. I'll just buy a extended battery since those batteries are so bad.
No Android phone will compare to the speed of the Captivate. But at least I will never have to deal with Odin again.
Thanks to all the constant support and updates for the Captivate here at XDA. I really appreciate it. I love the support and updates that the Captivate got. But I can't stand how easy it is to brick for it to be "impossible" to brick.

Your acting like you had to mess with Odin, no one made you and the phone was usuable without it.

You do realize it was your fault right. And the 3 button combo has gotten fixed. Maybe reading more would have helped out some.
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User error ruined your phone.

Happy Trails..

Wow ... I thought captivate was unbrickable. I've used Odin tons of times with no issues, most recently last night to installed froyo.
Aria isn't too bad, had one for a month. At least you still have support for the Aria.
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I have to agree with the other posts here. Odin didn't brick your phone, you did.
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How do you know it was fully bricked? - I've gotten stuck at DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET; I did these steps to fix it.
Try this, move quickly:
1.) Open ODIN One-Click on the computer.
2.) Take out the SIM and SD card.
3.) Put in the battery, quickly holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN and inserting the USB.
It should go into download mode.

dude....really?

I am the least knowledgeable and phone savvy person here IMO. I owned a Nokia N97 for the last year and a half and an N95 for two years bfore that (I recently trashed)
I was able to with two phones root them the first day, delete ATT SW Download the JH7 Update using Kies Mini, UNroot both and update one to 2.2 with ODIN3 with aero issues.
My wife is still deciding on the N97 vs the Captivate. In the mean time I will be using it as a guinea Pig for messing around with. Going to Master clear it and install Froyo today.
I think many times it is user error and the support here is amazing, patient and extremely well implemented.
I think the OP should step back and revisit all the steps.....This is a great device despite the "GPS failings" which are differing in degree based on individual expectations more than actual reality from what I read.
Small issues tend to become large ones and pileons occur quickly across the net. I would bet the GPS issue is not as bad as many phones , better than some worse thano others. I know it is far better than the GPS on the N97 as is the browser...on and on.

Colton5419 said:
How do you know it was fully bricked? - I've gotten stuck at DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET; I did these steps to fix it.
Try this, move quickly:
1.) Open ODIN One-Click on the computer.
2.) Take out the SIM and SD card.
3.) Put in the battery, quickly holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN and inserting the USB.
It should go into download mode.
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That works for me everytime. No 3 button combo. Turn off, take out battery, start Odin, insert battery, hold only volume up and volume down, plug in usb. Goes straight to download mode. No counting black screens, no timing button release.
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I "bricked" my phone. It would only boot to a black screen. Just holding down the volume keys, then adding the power key got me into download mode. Odin fixed everything. I actually fixed it so quickly that never got to the, "crap! I just bricked my phone. I hope I can fix this," stage. It was fixed before I even realized it was at the point that a lot of people around here call bricked. I was more just annoyed that now I had to re-odin before flashing.

Just today odin locked up on me and I had to remove the usb; I was getting the phone to pda disconnect screen when trying to do anything. So I quickly did the VOL UP and VOL DOWN while inserting the USB and thankfully all turned out well and I'm back on FROYO JI6 for now.

Well I have two of these things and they are both at the same thing. Phone+computer, None of the key combos will put them in Download mode. I've done every single possible method found to do it and none of them will work. It's not user error. I didn't brick it. I'm not the only person that had Odin freeze and NOT continue. I've had the worst luck with these phones.

Konner920 said:
Well I have two of these things and they are both at the same thing. Phone+computer, None of the key combos will put them in Download mode. I've done every single possible method found to do it and none of them will work. It's not user error. I didn't brick it. I'm not the only person that had Odin freeze and NOT continue. I've had the worst luck with these phones.
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It is your fault though, because if you try to change kernels and use odin it is up to you. If the phone has the 3 button combo issue that is one thing, but you still need to know that anything you do to your phone is on you. It is not Samsung or ATT's fault for you trying to change kernel's. But there is no talking sense to someone that doesn't understand that fact. Sorry you had bad issues with this phone.

I have yet to brick my Captivate. The rule of thumb is, if you can get it into Download mode.. it's recoverable. If you decide to get rid of your Captivate, that's your business but the phone is a solid one. I had issues flashing Froyo and thought i bricked but it took a few tries with Odin and i got it working. If you want to use custom firmware, you have to put effort into reading up on things.

This is the funniest thing i have read in a long time. Especially since JH7 fixed the key combo issue.
I had never thought of that angle "I bricked my phone, so i better switch brands". Especially when 99% of us are uing Odin with ZERO issues. The only anology that comes to mind is "Every time I adjust the carb screws i more ford it won't start, so I am switching to Chevy"
Good luck OP!

alphadog00 said:
This is the funniest thing i have read in a long time. Especially since JH7 fixed the key combo issue.
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JH7 didn't fix my 3-button

this is why i am being patient and just waiting for the official update

I dont understand why people feel the need to post a goodbye thread... we dont care....especially if its user error...if you would have taken the time to post a question with the issues you were having some one would have probably helped you..ehhh..you've wasted your breathe and now I've wasted mine...
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[Q] Samsung Captivate-advice buying used

Hi all,
I'm looking for a Samsung Captivate, and i saw one online for $100, but the phone won't start. From what the seller said, it was rooted, and it'll boot up, but the phone then states something to the effect that "the launcher is not responding". My question is this: I don't have experience with Android phones, but does this sound like something that can be fixed using software methods?
I'm experienced with iPhone jailbreaking and WP7 hacking, so I'm not afraid of the challenge, i just want to know if there's a good chance of reviving the phone (assuming there's no physical/water damage)
Thanks in advance!

Launcher issues are easy to fix, fixed even easier with a factory reset which I assume you will do if the seller hasn't. If it's been factory reset and it's giving those issues....well I can only see that happening if there is a custom ROM loaded.
Either way, if you believe it boots, I would buy it. The launcher is basically your home screen, and if the phone can load that far, that's all software level stuff, easy to fix. I own a captivate and I always liked the phone, but rooted and ROM'd it is SO much better. Hope this helped

Hey, thanks so much for the reply! I'll see about piking it up today and let you know what happens
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No problem man, if you need help when you get back with it let me know. I'll be glad to help with whatever

So i got the phone today. The phone was pretty laggy, so i used the Odin3 one click sw to bring it back to stock. It worked, but the phone is still laggy. Wouldn't you think that flashing it back to stock would fix any issues with it? I tried it twice.
Also, when i try to open the applications section, it tells me that "TWLauncher is not responding", even after flashing it. I was thinking about just flashing it to CM7, but i have to get the .zip file onto an sd card so i can flash it from recovery. Do you think this might help? Thanks in advance!

Honestly man, my captivate was just like that (laggy), TWLauncher is the UI launcher, TouchWiz. There are thing's about it liked but mostly I hated it. I would root and ROM the phone with something stable (I run CM7, there is finally an RC for captivate). Also, Odin puts the phone back to 2.1, and there was all kinds of GPS bugs and stuff with it, they have 2.2 stock for it now, which runs a bit better but I still don't like.
Also, try removing the SD Card from the phone, in case it's a ****ty one and causing lag while loading in the beginning. That may not help at all, I'm no expert, but I am a huge nerd and it makes sense to me. Just realize the stock firmware on the phone ruins the experience a bit.
Edit: I didn't notice the CM7 part, just make sure the zip is in your main directory, don't put it on either of the SD cards (internal or external).

So the .zip actually goes onto the phone memory itself? That makes sense. I'm having issues getting my phone to mount and the computer to recognize it. My computer doesn't see it as an external drive. I'd try to go to the settings and change it to mass storage, but the stupid TWLauncher isn't working!

Can you load the android market? Try to get ADWLauncher, the free one. Get that installed, and when you push the home button it should ask you which launcher to use. Choose ADWLauncher, possibly reboot, and try again. Again, I hate TWLauncher, it was the first thing I replaced on my phone.
edit: lol, don't forget to hit "use as default" before you select ADWLauncher.
edit again: Dammit, I'm terrible at this...if you can't get android market open, make sure your phone stays on, go to the android market website, and install it from there. That should work for sure

Ok, so I used Odin3 one click version 2.2 (which has froyo and the JI6 build number. Everything works fine, but I'm not able to get out of airplane mode and get cell signal. the phone says the baseband version is unknown. If i use the Odin3 One click 2.1 (build JF6, the phone is in the same unresponsive state it was when i first got it. It doesn't even take me to the setup when you first launch the phone.
It's really weird. I wonder if there's was a way to flash it back to stock without one click. I'm wondering if the ROM in there is corrupt or something. The reason why i want to get back to Android2.1 is because all the CM7 tutorials say to start from there. So yeah. Any other suggestions?
Oh, i got rid of TWLauncher, and yeah. I hate that thing!

Well...the Odin I used took my phone back to base stock 2.1, after I was already on 2.2, you 2.2 has this sig verification crap and you can't flash anything. So I'm not sure which Odin I have, but it took it to 2.1, I imagine yours should too... This problem may need someone smarter... So make sure the Odin you are using is meant to take you to 2.1, make sure it specifically says it's for captivate. If both of those are verified, odin isn't working for some reason. Did you follow the Odin guide for captivate to make sure you didn't miss anything?

Well, i found a random thread on the CM7 forums that said to try using Odin regular, and flashing the original firmware. So i did that and it worked! The phone was usable again! Only thing was that i didn't have any cell service. So i flashed the CM7 ROM and the baseband was fixed. All is well, and i'm loving my device. Thanks so much for your help!

Woot! Man I'm super glad you got all that working, I had to return a Captivate due to no service...so I'm glad CM7 fixed that for you. Super awesome that it's working, glad I could help bro. Enjoy!

WIND G2X stock bootloader.

Alright xda, longtime lurker, crackflasher here.
Bought my G2x from WIND, gave the stock rom a tryout period which lasted a cool 2 days, and have been flashing since. Problem is my phone has been experiencing random shutdowns and reboots, screen bleeding and the standard nonsense, even before flashing; no matter what rom it is running even with my nandroid backup. It's kind of breaking my balls, and I've broken down and considered the possibility that my beloved phone is a lemon.
Now I'd like to see if I can get a replacement headset. Problem is that if I flash back to the stock bootloader it will look like a T-mobile phone and WIND will see that I've been buggering their TOS. Maybe I could send it straight to LG?
My main question is: is there anyway I can flash my nandroid backup along with the stock bootloader? Or am I just SOL?
Love this phone to death, and I accept the terms and responsibility of screwing with and trying new things. I should have returned the phone when I was having these issues on the stock rom... it was just so shiny and now I'm afraid I might pay a shiny replacement price as well.
Looking for a little empathy and answers if you can provide some.
Many thanks from maple syrup land,
- Zach

if you go to lg website and get thier mobile support tool. might have winds stock rom you can flash that should flash it all.

No linux support eh? Looks like I'm finding a buddy with windows...
Thanks for the advice!

Update:
Flashed new CWM via NVflash, phone only boots up into safe mode now, won't go to the CWM menu. I have a feeling I'm super boned, for one week, that was a fun 500 bucks, time to start saving Could LG's tool fix this?

talkingbird said:
Update:
Flashed new CWM via NVflash, phone only boots up into safe mode now, won't go to the CWM menu. I have a feeling I'm super boned, for one week, that was a fun 500 bucks, time to start saving Could LG's tool fix this?
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It could possibly, it will do a factory flash, but only if the software recognizes the device.
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Found out what the problem was, I was on an older clockworkmod without ext4 support flashing ext4 roms.... whooops...
Flashed CWM 4 and had no issues with nandroid backup for a full charge cycle, thankfully.
Flashed EB and Trinity Kernel, undervolting like a beast with setcpu; no issues and some badass battery life. Went all the way to 0 and im charging to 100 to to reset the battery stats.
Hopefully after that it will be as smooth sailing as flashing goes
Screen bleeding be damned.
Thank you for your help!!!

I returned mine on 4th day cause to many random shutdown . I work at mobilicity and a customer said he bought g2x from T-Mobile and put cm7 no random reboots for him.

Got a random shutdown today, seems to happen when the phone is not in use, if im on it constantly, no problems. In my locker at work it just shuts off? wtf? Could be UV, I'll take it off for now.... One day left on warranty... ****.

[Q] com.Android.phone crashes after root Samsung Admire

Last week I rooted my primary phone, a Samsung Admire with Gingerbread 2.3.4. This was done only after successfully rooting my older LG Optimus T running Fryo. I had no trouble with either phone during the process. However, as of 2 days ago the Admire has had some troubles, namely that the phone function crashes when I press the send key. I get the error message stating “Sorry! The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.” It will receive incoming calls but they cannot be answered and when I try, it crashes
I’ve spent much of the time since researching the problem to find the cause and it’s fix. In doing d\so I have read of multiple causes from screen resolution changes to attempted over clocking, which I have played with. I’ve read that there might be problems with the phones attempting to switch from 2g to 3g too rapidly, something this phone cannot do I believe.
I came to the conclusion, probably erroneously, that I needed to reset it back to factory and then reinstall apps and data out of the backup I made using Titanium Backup prior to the phones troubles. So I did so, doing the three button cocktail I’ve read about here on XDA Forums. After doing this, the problem persists. I’ve read some more becoming more baffled as I went along. So I tried to reroot the phone using one click root, and that was unsuccessful as well, no root. I then read that all I needed to do was to install Superuser from the Market. In attempting this I found my device was no longer recognized by Market and after going through their troubleshooting process it’s still unrecognized, Next I decided, also most likely erroneously to reset the phone again using the three button combo as before. This time I noticed at the bottom of the screen written in yellow, E: File is written: not updated
Also as a side note my phone currently says that there are 133MB available and after the reset(s) my bloat ware has not returned,
So that’s it. I seem to have deleted something that kills the phone app and prevents me from rooting. Other than those two things the phone is working well. However as it sits it’s merely a small Internet tablet with no phone capability. Can anyone help me out with this? And yes, I have read and read and read about it but clearly this is beyond my ability to fix on my own.
Thanks,
Zeke

Hey, my skill level ranges between beginner and intermediate, but honestly in a situation like that I would odin back to stock. I have an epic 4g, so I have no idea what your download mode is or if you have one or if you have to use quick boot or fast boot? Its one of those. If **** ever hits the fan on me (Thank god it hasn't yet) I would odin to an old stock rom and root it and install a recovery and wipe and flash a ROM. Good luck I hope I helped and didn't sound like too much of a scrub.

Reached said:
Hey, my skill level ranges between beginner and intermediate, but honestly in a situation like that I would odin back to stock. I have an epic 4g, so I have no idea what your download mode is or if you have one or if you have to use quick boot or fast boot? Its one of those. If **** ever hits the fan on me (Thank god it hasn't yet) I would odin to an old stock rom and root it and install a recovery and wipe and flash a ROM. Good luck I hope I helped and didn't sound like too much of a scrub.
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I will research this Odin you mention as I have no clue as to what it is. Thanks, anyone else care to chime in?
Zeke

Trying to install Rom

I have the T959v android phone, which I found out is a bit more complicated than my Samsung Vibrant.
I am running the gingerbread kernel after using Kies.
I have finally successfully flashed the T959v using Heimdoll following this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
Super User has been installed using SuperOneClick.
After struggling with it and reading on some sites it's possible and some sites it's not possible, I've come to the conclusion that Rom Manager is not a good idea to use, to install a Rom on my particular phone.
I want to install this Rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402966
However I reviewed the instructions and found I was lost on some parts.
I know how to get to recovery mode (with the phone turned off, hold down volume up and down and the power button)
However, here's where I get lost:
6. Perform Voodoo -> Disable Lagfix.
I do not have this option, likely because I'm missing voodoo or some sort of app. I've tried googling this and figuring out what it is, but I don't even know what a CWM is.
I haven't tried (since I'm atleast smart enough to review information before I start following them, lest I get myself stuck somewhere and unable to back out of). However I believe I can get as far as Step 5.
Unfortuantely I can't get any further.
The only apps I have installed (besides the annoying bloatware on the phone) are the ones I listed above.
This is my first time flashing a phone or doing any of the above, previously my friend did it for me.
So I apologize for whatever Incompetence I may have, however if you can simplify instructions I'm pretty good at following them.
The hard part is that I don't know how to do a lot of the instructions.
Is there a video? Perhaps a guide with pictures that includes all the software I need and how to install that software?
I'm sorry for the questions, I hope someone can help. This has been a long and frustrating process but I'm determined to finish it.
Thank you in advance.
Ah also this: "Must have pre-installed kernel with clockwork recovery!"
I cannot do this because when I try and use clockwork recovery it says it cannot support my phone.
It gives me a list of 4 devices, none of which are my phone.
Then I click on "My device is not listed" and it states the T959v is not supported.
I'm really sorry for all the questions.
Not only does this app look nice, and sound nice due to hardware acceleration. Above all it gets rid of that bloatware crap from T-mobile.
I look forward to giving this app a try.

Hello my friend i know how excited you are when it come's to flashing, installing, removing apps on your phone, but before you do any harm to your phone maybe
consider reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G before going further. it save's you a lot of time and headache plus you can avoid
flaming from other people here. and also try to use the search bar just i case you have further question's..
I advice you to take some time to read first on what do you want to your phone before doing anything.. don't be in a hurry we have tons of great roms in here..

Do not use clockwork manager...it is not for this device!
If you have super user ur rooted and good to go ...i would suggest you play around with the gingerbread roms for a spell before going to icecream sandwich roms,just so you get a feel for flashing on this device.....i too came from the vibrant and dearly miss it.
This phone is far from a vibrant but is coming along.
Feel free to pm me.....I may be a bit slow on replies since I'm working 7/12's 3rd shift.

Thank you both so much for your replies.
Warren I am checking that link out right now. Thanks
Shortbus, I miss my Vibrant too.
Technically speaking my Vibrant is still usable, but ever since I dropped it and cracked the screen it seems to have drastically slowed down (and the screen is annoying with all the cracks too).
Sad day for me.
I still want to try and get that Rom I had posted above working, as I doubt I'll move to another rom anytime after that. But I'll try and learn more about it using the link you gave me Warren. It'll probably take me several days ~_~
Shortbus I may email you with questions I come across from time to time if that's ok

Squeezitgirdle said:
Thank you both so much for your replies.
Warren I am checking that link out right now. Thanks
Shortbus, I miss my Vibrant too.
Technically speaking my Vibrant is still usable, but ever since I dropped it and cracked the screen it seems to have drastically slowed down (and the screen is annoying with all the cracks too).
Sad day for me.
I still want to try and get that Rom I had posted above working, as I doubt I'll move to another rom anytime after that. But I'll try and learn more about it using the link you gave me Warren. It'll probably take me several days ~_~
Shortbus I may email you with questions I come across from time to time if that's ok
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If you want to install Valhalla Final - read the guide in the first link of my signature and begin where applicable.

I don't mind.
Flashing roms on this device is easy once you realize its not the vibrant lol.
Like the vibrant....this thing is near impossible to brick,....just a lil bit more complicated than the vib.....till you get to understand it.

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If you want to install Valhalla Final - read the guide in the first link of my signature and begin where applicable.
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Ah, so I should switch to Froyo instead of Gingerbread from the looks of it.
I'll get right on that I'm going to try following your guide now
edit: I saw that you switched to Gingerbread, jumped too far ahead of myself.
I'm getting pretty far along in the guide, I'm now at the part where I am about to install the rom.
I love that you guys respond so quickly too.
In the process of using Heimdall I ran into so many issues but was (slowly) able to work through them and figure them out.
It's nice to know I can come here if I have a quick question.

I'm not much help with heimdall....I use gremlin remover,its a one click Odin program....serves the same purpose....to bring you to a rooted stock state.