[Q] Samsung Galaxy S - Buttons not working

[Timeehz]

Hello I am new here ;P

Yesterday my phone won't boot anymore so I kinda had a problem. The software I had installed was:

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-4-ics-for-galaxy-s-i9000/

I was trying to get my phone back working and looked up some guides online. I tried to use the same guide I used before ( up here) but that won't work. So I kept looking to get my phone back working and found this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843

I picked this one:

I897UCKJ3 Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread

And just put my phone in download mode and installed it.
My phone booted again and I was able to use it but now I have some major issues..

- My home button is not working anymore.
- My back button works like a home button and closes all my apps
- The volume buttons don't work anymore
- When i plug it in my computer or the outlet to power it, it turns off. So I can't take things of it to my computer

Also my 3G isn't working anymore. I can't use it anymore now and I have no idea how to fix this :S IF anyone has a solution that would be great.
Otherwise I will try to bring it to the store..

 

[4-2ndtwin]

Use this Odin or Heimdall i897ucKK4 One Click. It will do a full wipe and will get u back to Stock GB 2.3.5

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912

(Your capacitive buttons are messed up because u flashed i9000 firmware on ur i897 Captivate.)

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[Timeehz]

But I can't get into download anymore since my buttons aren't working properly :S
Also I can't seem to charge my phone anymore and the battery is low atm..

 

[4-2ndtwin]

U got a Jig ? If not, see my signature link below for a link on where to buy or how to make one.

U could also try to clean out the micro usb port and try a different cable.

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[RootTheMachine]

But I can't get into download anymore since my buttons aren't working properly :S
Also I can't seem to charge my phone anymore and the battery is low atm..

Have you tried only using the down volume for recovery?

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[4-2ndtwin]

Yep. Good call ko. .... Since he flashed i9000 firmware and it may have included bootloaders (i didn't look at the link that close)...
Download = power button and volume down together.
Recovery = power button and volume up together.

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[Timeehz]

If I hold the power button + volume down it shows me the At&T logo and then just starts up my phone without getting into download mode! :S

 

[4-2ndtwin]

Try the above download method with ur phone powered off if u didn't already. If a no go then try below...

Open Odin or Heimdall (whichever u decide to use), Pull battery, replace it and cover, connect usb end of ur cable to the pc (not in a hub, but preferably a port in the back of the pc), hold both volume up and down together and then insert micro usb into phone. Does ur phone go into Download mode ? If so, proceed.

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---------- Post added at 11:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 AM ----------

Should have asked earlier but......what model # is ur phone ???

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[Timeehz]

My model number is SGH-I897

I'm gonna try what you said now

EDIT:

Okay I did what u said and my phone got into download mode!
I downloaded this file :
I897UCKK4 Odin One Click - Stock, CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe

And Odin found my phone and I pressed Start
It now says SetupConnection.. for about 5 minutes
How long do I have to wait?

 

[4-2ndtwin]

If still no progress...U can stop Odin and completely start over as i outlined. Try a different port and/or different cable.

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---------- Post added at 12:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:01 PM ----------

Be sure to have a constant power source and a reliable cable when flashin bootloaders. During the few seconds it takes to flash the boot.bin and sbl.bin, u don't want to loose power or usb/micro usb connection.

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[Timeehz]

Okay I did that and I manged to install that one click i897uckk4.
It installed the new software and all my apps are gone again but still the home button is not working and the back button still closes all my apps.

 

[4-2ndtwin]

And for future reference, once u have these bootloaders flashed that r included with the kk4, there should be no need to flash back to stock with bootloaders again. If u ever need to flash stock i897 firmware again, just use one without bootloaders.

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---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 PM ----------

Okay I did that and I manged to install that one click i897uckk4.
It installed the new software and all my apps are gone again but still the home button is not working and the back button still closes all my apps.

Yes. That was a full wipe firmware.

Not sure why ur home button is not working and back button acts like home button ??? May be capacitive hardware issue ??

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[Timeehz]

I have no idea why these buttons are doing so weird but I'm pretty sure it's not a hardware problem because only when I installed this they stopped working. Are there any other versions I can try like the one I had before or would that totally destroy my phone?
I was trying to follow this tutorial to get it back running again but since I couldn't get into download mode I never did that:

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-1-galaxy-s-i9000-install-remics-jb-rom/

Can I just follow that guide now or would that get into trouble with the stuff I just installed?

 

[4-2ndtwin]

^
U don't need to flash that stuff in the guide u linked, because that is only for i9000.

There are other firmwares u can try to flash in that thread where the kk4 is located. Just use the ones without bootloaders.

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[Timeehz]

It now says:

"Firmware upgrade fail!
Try using recovery mode"

When I try to get it into download to install another version without bootloaders o;
Is there any way to just get it back to factory settings? I just want it to work that's all

 

[4-2ndtwin]

Use that as a download mode screen.

See this....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227557

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[Timeehz]

I installed the one without bootloader but still same problem with the buttons. And what do you mean that I can't follow the tutorial because it's for the I9000. I have a I9000 right?

 

[4-2ndtwin]

U said u have an i897. That is a Captivate. I9000 is not the Captivate.

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[Timeehz]

It says i897 on my phone but maybe that's the software I installed because I looked up the Samsung captivate on google and that's not the phone I have. I have a I9000 ( samsung galaxy S )
Maybe that's why the buttons are not working?
Any idea what to install for the i9000?

Btw 6 months ago i installed this:

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-4-ics-for-galaxy-s-i9000/

And that worked all the time and that's also for the i9000?

EDIT:

I manged to install Semaphore 2.7.4 for the Samsung Galaxy S and my buttons are working now!
Any idea what the best software is to install for the Galaxy S?

Thanks for all the help so far btw I didn't thought I was able to get it running again

 

[BWolf56]

It says i897 on my phone but maybe that's the software I installed because I looked up the Samsung captivate on google and that's not the phone I have. I have a I9000 ( samsung galaxy S )
Maybe that's why the buttons are not working?
Any idea what to install for the i9000?

Btw 6 months ago i installed this:

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-4-ics-for-galaxy-s-i9000/

And that worked all the time and that's also for the i9000?

EDIT:

I manged to install Semaphore 2.7.4 for the Samsung Galaxy S and my buttons are working now!
Any idea what the best software is to install for the Galaxy S?

Thanks for all the help so far btw I didn't thought I was able to get it running again

There's isn't a ''Best'' Software per say. It goes to user preference but I highly recommend AOKP or AoCP (Both on Jelly Bean).