[Q] Semi Bricked?

[bigworm50]

I was trying to root/upgrade a captivate for a friend...

Had trouble, ended up restored to 2.1...rooted it and got into cwm, tried to load NYX ICS and phone would boot then black screen and I could hear the boot sounds...

Tried restore back to 2.1 and now I have the phone dots computer screen. I can get to download mode, but odin doesn't seem to want to work...

Any tips/tricks/ideas?

 

[crt60]

I was trying to root/upgrade a captivate for a friend...

Had trouble, ended up restored to 2.1...rooted it and got into cwm, tried to load NYX ICS and phone would boot then black screen and I could hear the boot sounds...

Tried restore back to 2.1 and now I have the phone dots computer screen. I can get to download mode, but odin doesn't seem to want to work...

Any tips/tricks/ideas?

Sounds like to me you didn't have gingerbread bootloaders installed, instead had enclair bootloaders, you need to be on 2.3 gingerbread bootloaders to flash ICS. Try doing an odin one-click flash from here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3

Using the kk4 odin with bootloaders, I would remove the external sdcard and the sim card first, just to be sure.

But flashing bootloaders you can hard brick your phone and it will need to get jtagged.

Read the forums and understand what you are doing.

As always, I am not responsible if this messes up your phone.

Good luck

 

[bigworm50]

Thanks, downloading now...Yeah I figured out the bootloader part afterward...guess I needed to do more reading before I jumped in...

 

[bigworm50]

Odin recognizes the phone, but then seems to hang on DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!. It does setup connection, initialization, then set pit file first...so it seems to be working...I am going to leave it for a long while and see.

How long should it take?

Try doing an odin one-click flash from here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18370912&postcount=3

 

[bigworm50]

So I tried a different usb port after reading some more and that kicked it in...so what do I need to do now to be able to load http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592141

 

[bigworm50]

sorry for the hand holding request, but I am out of my element with the captivate and gun shy after almost bricking it...

so what do I need to do now to be able to load http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592141

 

[crt60]

Read the instruction in the op (original post) as to what to do. You will need to flash a kernel with clockwork mod.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

 

[bigworm50]

I am confident following those directions. I was basically wondering if I was at the point of being able to follow them?

Read the instruction in the op (original post) as to what to do. You will need to flash a kernel with clockwork mod.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

 

[nygfan760]

I am confident following those directions. I was basically wondering if I was at the point of being able to follow them?

Assuming you are running gingerbread with gingerbread bootloaders and you can get CWM, then yes.