[Q] computer wont recognize phone after gingerbread

[bmjerome]

... and two buttons have different function; back and search.

i am from canada and have an unlocked galaxy s gt -i9000 (sgh-i896). its originally on rogers ut i use fido on it. it was rooted and running fine on froyo. then i think i stupidly upgraded with some wrong files. two buttons don't work and the computer will only recognize it as a memory stick when i have the micro sd in. it goes in to download mode, but the computer doesn't see it, in both oden and kies. i have tried with usb debugging. nada. the reception is horrible. im new to androids and have searched many forms. i keep getting close to the answer but its not for my device.

pda i9000xwjvz
phone i9000xxjvt
csc i9000oxajvt.

i searched around and found that the "i9000xxjvt" is for the uk captivate. seeing as i live in canada and this is a rogers phone i see this as being a possible problem?

i have done a factory data reset. no good. is there any way to update or downgrade so that i can start messing around with my phone again?

i hope you can help

 

[4-2ndtwin]

See the Sticky Thread in the General Forum -- "Captivate Connection Issues..."
If that helps, then u can go to the "Stock Rom One Clicks" that is Stickied in the Development Forum and choose a stock to go back to.

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[RootTheMachine]

The i9000 and the i896 are different phones. You can't simply flash files for the other one and expect them to fully work, unless they are made for that purpose. The i897-i896 is Captivate, i9000 is the Galaxy S.
Make sure you have Odin open first, then plug in. I recommend trying a one click back to stock

Sent from my ICS Samsung Captivate

 

[bmjerome]

ive looked at many connection issue pages and no luck.

i've tried the 1 click a few times. im gonna try it again from another computer soon. hopefully that will help.

and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?

**update

so im trying 1 click from a new computer and no good.

is there a way to reinstall an os from the memory stick?

 

[4-2ndtwin]

U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.

U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.

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[mrhaley30705]

U have an i896 phone that has a ported i9000 rom flashed on it.
That is all.

U may want to give Heimdall a try. It uses different drivers and so may work where Odin hasn't.

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It actually sounds like he has an unported firmware. That's why the buttons don't work right. You also have different bootloaders. Download mode can be achieved by turning phone off (pulling the battery then replacing it is easiest way). Then hold volume down (not volume up and down) and plugging usb in. As for drivers, uninstall the drivers you have. Look in program files for a folder labeled Samsung and delete it. Restart your computer. Reinstall drivers. As said, Heimdall might be a better route to take since it uses a different driver.

 

[RootTheMachine]

and im a little confused. on the back of my phone it says i896 and when i boot up it says gt-i9000? so how are they different?

You have a Rogers Captivate that has i9000 bootloaders on it. If you didn't flash them, then somebody else did before you bought it. I think you are trying to run unported i9000 ROMs. i9000 roms only work if somebody reorients the kernel and modifies a few parts of the ROM.

Anyway, download mode on i9000 bootloaders (from powered off state) is Vol down + USB. Then... well what do you want to put on it? Stock i896 Gingerbread?

 

[bmjerome]

yeah id like stock i896 gingerbread. i have no problem going in to download mode.
ill try heimdall and get back to you guys.

 

[bmjerome]

usoimon this

so i tried with hiemdall and tried to find my phone is zadig but no luck.

i can go in to download mode no problem. do i possibly have to get the i9000 driver for my computer. and if yes which one in particular?

 

[mrhaley30705]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224

Read through that again. The same driver package should work for i896,i897, i9000.
Try a different cable, and make sure to use the proper usb port.

 

[bmjerome]

ive tried all my usb ports, new usb wire, different computers. ive followed may walk troughs. uninstalled and reinstalled a bunch of different driver packs.

phone goes in to download mode no problem every time. but both odin and heimdall don't recognize.

when the phone is powered up it goes in to usb mode and says connected but on the computer the usb doesn't see anything. no pop ups in the tray or anything.

id this a lost cause? am i missing something? im usually pretty good with this kind of stuff...

*update.
ive been reading all over the internet and have found that it may be a hardware issue. maybe happening randomly after i had installed the gingerbread.

is there a way that anyone would know of to update my firmware through wifi blue tooth or micro sd?

 

[bmjerome]

FIXXXXED!! woohoo

so i went to my brothers who sold me the phone and it worked immediately. i guess his computer remembered it. i dont know why nothing worked on my 3 computers with all the drivers and stuff that i tried. thank you for all the help.