Another bricked phone after oden. 1011. Help!!

[HeathicusF]

I thought I knew what I was doing...

I've read and read and read. Thought I had all my ducks in a row. Thought I had everything figured out. But now I have a bricked phone.

I bought my Captivate refurbished from AT&T about 3 months ago. The mfg date is listed as 1011. It came with Froyo. By the third day I had it rooted and Cognition installed. Loved it. But lately it was starting to freeze up, lag, etc. so I decided to install Serendipity.

I followed the directions in the famous How-To thread here.

Odin reported success, but now my phone is stuck in bootloop. None of the tricks for getting it back into download mode worked.

I went to Radio Shack and bought some resisters and made a jig. Now, I can successfully get back to download mode now, so I'm still holding out hope!

I tried Odin again, but got the same result.

My warranty is up in 3 days. Called warranty place today and they won't do anything unless the phone can get to a recovery screen (probably their way of knowing when people have been doing what I've been doing!). Which it won't. I can put it in download mode with the jig. Otherwise, I just get the boot loop.

I have been stressing over this for the last 15 hours. I can't sleep. I've read countless forum posts. Now I find that Odin with Froyo and phones dated from 1008 and above is tricky. How did I miss that before? I've read so much, seen so many threads with people saying "do this" followed by "no don't do that" followed by "that's always worked for me" but it's not working for ME. At this point I'm confused and scared and just hope somebody can point me to instructions for getting a usable phone again.



EDIT: I see I misspelled "Odin" in the title of the thread... tried to edit it but I can't. Sorry.

 

[speedy_11]

That guide has not been updated for 2.3 roms. you should follow the instructions that were written by the rom maker, for the rom your trying to flash

This looks relevant http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143

- For unbricking
AdamOutler, is working on a unbrick method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206216

Or mobiletechvideos they have an unbricking service for 50$

(side-note if you have read and read like you said you should have had come a cross some of this.)

 

[4-2ndtwin]

Which Cognition were u on ? And which Odin did u use ?

And since u can still get into Download mode u can relax a little, cause that's a good thing.

 

[prbassplayer]

Lol relax If the phone shows any signs of life, that means it can be fix (usually). Now if the phone after odin doesn't want to turn on THEN your bricked. Since your phone is a newer build and they have been known to not always like jf6 Odin I suggest you try this KB1 odin. Best of luck

 

[HeathicusF]

That guide has not been updated for 2.3 roms. you should follow the instructions that were written by the rom maker, for the rom your trying to flash

Know that now! lol The instructions for Serendipity indicated I didn't have to go back to stock. But I just wasn't sure. So I figured I'd go ahead back to stock just to "be safe." That worked out well!

(side-note if you have read and read like you said you should have had come a cross some of this.)

Yes, you are correct. And I deserve any amount of "stupid newb" criticism you can heap on me.

Which Cognition were u on ? And which Odin did u use ?

Which Cognition? Uhm... I don't recall. Whatever was the newest version when I installed it nearly 3 months ago.

I used the Odin One-Click. The filename is I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0. When I run it, the title bar says Odin3Execution_v1.0.

And since u can still get into Download mode u can relax a little, cause that's a good thing.

That's what I keep trying to tell myself...

Lol relax If the phone shows any signs of life, that means it can be fix (usually). Now if the phone after odin doesn't want to turn on THEN your bricked. Since your phone is a newer build and they have been known to not always like jf6 Odin I suggest you try this KB1 odin. Best of luck

Thanks! I'm reading through the threads y'all linked to and I'm sure I'll be back with questions. This whole Odin thing, for one, has me confused. There's at least a dozen different versions available from samfirmware.com, there are different versions of the one-click (like the Designgears 2.2 one? Should I try that one?), then different "full" versions with different instructions ("only use the pda button," "use this pit file", "don't use a pit file", etc...) I'm trying my best to make sense of it all. I was in full-blown panic mode yesterday and trying to read through a dozen different threads at once. Maybe today I can slow down a bit, take a breath, and get this figured out.

 

[prbassplayer]

The one click I linked should get you to stock. Atleast so you have a funtional phone. There is only one true odin with different versions (1.1 1.82 etc) one clicks r simplified odin that will only flash something specific like 2.1 jf6 or 2.3.3 kf1 to name a few. Samfirmware.com uses the actual odin as it supplies packages for it.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App

 

[HeathicusF]

The one click I linked should get you to stock. Atleast so you have a funtional phone. There is only one true odin with different versions (1.1 1.82 etc) one clicks r simplified odin that will only flash something specific like 2.1 jf6 or 2.3.3 kf1 to name a few. Samfirmware.com uses the actual odin as it supplies packages for it.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App

Ok, another sucky thing is I'm on satellite internet and already dangerously close to being FAP'd. I've got to run into town this evening and will try to find some free wifi so I can download those things. Until then... it's just reading threads.

One quick question... that's a one-click you linked to? Posts 33 and 34 say to use regular Odin, not one-click. They provide a link to download regular Odin. Is the I897UCKB1-homeBinary.tar file part of the package I download from the link in the first page? The one-clicks I've downloaded have just been an .exe file.

 

[prbassplayer]

Ok, another sucky thing is I'm on satellite internet and already dangerously close to being FAP'd. I've got to run into town this evening and will try to find some free wifi so I can download those things. Until then... it's just reading threads.

One quick question... that's a one-click you linked to? Posts 33 and 34 say to use regular Odin, not one-click. They provide a link to download regular Odin. Is the I897UCKB1-homeBinary.tar file part of the package I download from the link in the first page? The one-clicks I've downloaded have just been an .exe file.

Because I'm a derp and didn't read it well. Regardless its the package files for stock KB1 use regular ODIN for it. Stick it in PDA. It doesn't have bootloaders so the possibilities of hard bricking are very low xD. My mistake for saying it was 1 click sorry xD

 

[HeathicusF]

Ok, thanks. I'll post an update tonight after I get back home.

 

[HeathicusF]

SUCCESS!!!

I now have a fully functional phone running what appears to be stock 2.2 firmware!!

THANK YOU!!!!

However... I can't seem to get into recovery mode. When I hold down all three buttons, it looks like I'm stuck in a boot loop again (ATT World Phone screen flashes). If I release the power button keeping the volume buttons held down, the phone just boots as normal. Is there a fix for this?

I still have all the folders for my old apps on the internal memory card. Can I delete these manually? I'd like it to be back to truly stock settings and start all over. Is that what the "Master Clear" in Odin is for? I didn't see that option in "regular" Odin.

I did get it rooted with Super-One-Click.

 

[HeathicusF]

Ok, this is where I'm at.

Stock Foyo working phone.

Can't boot into recovery using volume & power buttons.

Rooted with Super One Click.

Installed Superuser.

Installed Rom Manager. At least now I can boot into Recovery Mode through the option in Rom Manager.

Flashed Clockworkmod using Rom Manager. Reported success, but Recovery Mode is still stock version 3e, not 2e. So, still can't install a new custom rom.

I'm a little nervous to try anything else at this point, but really want to be running Serendipity. Serendipity says DO NOT use Rom Manager to install it.

What to do from here? I'm researching, but any pointers would be helpful.

If I install Cognition again from Rom Manager (is that possible/safe at this point?), will that replace the Recovery Mode with 2e? Or is that not related at all?

 

[Pirateghost]

not related at all.

you should really take the 30 seconds to search for that error you get when you try to reinstall packages from 3e recovery.....it would solve your problems.....

or do it the EASY way and just ODIN a freaking kernel on it that has built in CWM.

flash your rom of choice from CWM

 

[capocaccia]

Ok, this is where I'm at.

Stock Foyo working phone.

Can't boot into recovery using volume & power buttons.

Rooted with Super One Click.

Installed Superuser.

Installed Rom Manager. At least now I can boot into Recovery Mode through the option in Rom Manager.

Flashed Clockworkmod using Rom Manager. Reported success, but Recovery Mode is still stock version 3e, not 2e. So, still can't install a new custom rom.

I'm a little nervous to try anything else at this point, but really want to be running Serendipity. Serendipity says DO NOT use Rom Manager to install it.

What to do from here? I'm researching, but any pointers would be helpful.

If I install Cognition again from Rom Manager (is that possible/safe at this point?), will that replace the Recovery Mode with 2e? Or is that not related at all?

You are in 3e recovery because you are running froyo. Flash to the stock 2.1 eclair and that will get you back to 2e. There are other ways but thats the most basic I feel.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate running Cognition 2.2 rom

 

[HeathicusF]

You are in 3e recovery because you are running froyo. Flash to the stock 2.1 eclair and that will get you back to 2e.

Yeah, trying to flash the stock 2.1 is what got me in this trouble to begin with!

not related at all.

Thanks!

you should really take the 30 seconds to search for that error you get when you try to reinstall packages from 3e recovery.....it would solve your problems.....

I'm trying... but 1) satellite internet is frustratingly slow - not much better than dial-up at times; and 2) each path of research I take leads to several forks with several different people giving several different solutions to problems, some people saying it worked, some people saying it didn't, which leads to several more alternative solutions, some of which don't work, etc... It gets confusing after a while, but I'm trying my best to read through all the threads I wander through and to make sense of it all. Yeah, I'm a stupid newbie....

 

[prbassplayer]

You are in 3e recovery because you are running froyo. Flash to the stock 2.1 eclair and that will get you back to 2e. There are other ways but thats the most basic I feel.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate running Cognition 2.2 rom

If you would have read the beginning og the thread you know that his phone didn't take well to jf6.

 

[studacris]

If you would have read the beginning og the thread you know that his phone didn't take well to jf6.

There are more builds of 2.1 other than jf6...

Op look at the bottom of the first post of the odin one click thread by design gears there are 2 stock firmware packages the first one is an eclair build use the full version of odin (not one click) flash that and you're good.


Or search for the work around of 3e recovery, look in the sticky roll up at the to of the general section...it'll say "e: signature verification error"

 

[Pirateghost]

I'm trying... but 1) satellite internet is frustratingly slow - not much better than dial-up at times; and 2) each path of research I take leads to several forks with several different people giving several different solutions to problems, some people saying it worked, some people saying it didn't, which leads to several more alternative solutions, some of which don't work, etc... It gets confusing after a while, but I'm trying my best to read through all the threads I wander through and to make sense of it all. Yeah, I'm a stupid newbie....

funny thing, that STICKY section we have at the top of the forum....

theres this one called a 'STICKY ROLL-UP', not to be confused with fruit roll-up.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161102

all the info you need is located within it.....oddly enough

 

[HeathicusF]

funny thing, that STICKY section we have at the top of the forum....

theres this one called a 'STICKY ROLL-UP', not to be confused with fruit roll-up.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161102

all the info you need is located within it.....oddly enough

Yes, I tend to rely to heavily on the search feature and overlook sticky threads. Thanks for the reminder.

The "Fixing 3e" methods listed in this thread don't seem to be working for me. First method (the script) gives me an error. Tried with Win 7 64bit, and 32bit (two different computers). Yes, phone drivers were installed. Second method (manual copying of the file) doesn't work. When using Terminal Emulator to execute the command I get the message "Operation not permitted." When using ES File Explorer with Mount file System as writable checked in the settings, I get no errors or complaints... but nothing has changed when I boot into recovery.

Still working on it. Thanks for the pointers.

 

[Pirateghost]

why dont you try one of the ODIN KERNELS that will add CWM for you? why are you wasting your time running in circles for nothing?

put phone in download mode
open ODIN, add the kernel into the PDA slot
connect phone
flash kernel
now you have CWM and can flash any 2.2 rom you want

 

[HeathicusF]

why dont you try one of the ODIN KERNELS that will add CWM for you? why are you wasting your time running in circles for nothing?

put phone in download mode
open ODIN, add the kernel into the PDA slot
connect phone
flash kernel
now you have CWM and can flash any 2.2 rom you want

After softbricking (is that the right term?) my phone with Odin, it makes me a little nervous. (Of course, I also recovered my phone with Odin, so maybe I shouldn't be nervous...).

This running around in circles...? We'll call it "education"!