yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
At this point, I think the best/least frustrating solution for you would be to make/buy a jig.

As mentioned above, you don't have to solder anything, but you will either need steady hands or a usb cable you're willing to cut up. You'll also need some resistors. Here would be a good place to look for instructions.

Assuming everything goes well from there and you get to download mode, just flash back to stock and start fresh.

At that point, assuming you do have the 3-button issue (test the key combos to make sure), you have two options:

1. Flash the 3-button fix ODIN (but for the love of all that is sacred and jiggy, make sure it's immediately after flashing stock, before doing anything else). You can then flash whatever you want/need from there.

2. Flash the Gingerbread bootloaders and a GB rom. That will automatically correct the 3-button issue, and you won't have to worry about it again as long as you don't change bootloaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
killer_raj said that flash the 3 button odin fix can provoke a hard brick, what is the process to avoid that risk? flash to stock first and then apply the fix?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
It can. What happens (usually) that causes a hard brick is someone flashes the 3-button fix with Gingerbread bootloaders. Since the 3-button fix is only flashing the sbl.bin (not both sbl.bin and pbl.bin), it mismatches a froyo/eclair sbl.bin with a GB pbl.bin, and the phone bricks.

To avoid this, do just what you said. Flash to stock ECLAIR (bolded for importance and emphasis) first, then, and only if your phone needs it, flash the 3-button fix before doing anything else.

Also, just as with any other case of flashing something with ODIN, try to make sure that there's no risk of the phone-to-pc-to-ODIN connection being interrupted (power outage, cable pulled, etc).

The reason I recommend flashing the GB bootloaders as a set instead of the 3-button fix after stock Eclair is that you can use both Froyo and Gingerbread roms with the GB bootloaders, and you don't have to worry about the issues that can possibly occur with the 3-button fix ODIN. It's something of a flash once and forget it setup.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Oh i see, thank you very much. About the same topic what do u think flashing to stock with this program that included the 3 button fix?

AIO CAPTIVATE TOOLBOX

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=944418
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
It's a really good program, and I recommend it. I've personally used it to flash back to stock in the past (and before making the GB jump, I'd scrape the CWM file out of it to flash on my own).

If you're not comfortable with flashing things in (for lack of a better term) manual mode, AIO is definitely the way to go.

Just, as always, make sure that you're backing up everything that you don't want to risk losing.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
for ur problem..i already replied before..if u go back and see my previous posts then u can see..but i guess u didnt read....

so i will copy paste again...read it this time..and it will help..

in ur case..what i can understand is...

if everything else works file and phone is not recognised by the computer...

and if u hav changed the cable...then what i m abt to tell u is a delicate process...dunno if u r eligible to do that..still

sometime the connector pins of the usb jack..i mean the phone one...is covered with dust or rust...

all u need to do is take a pin..like safety pin or somethin..shd be quite thin...

and when u see the phone..where the usb cabe gees..on that jack..there r 4 fine thin lines...just run them gently..using that pin for sometime...and then try the cable...if it doesnt work..repeat the process...run all the connecting point with taht pin gently..and connect again..

to check..after doin this process...keep the odin open..put the phone in download mode..and just insert the cable...if com post shows...then its connected again...

PS...assumin that ur pc has all teh drivers..and it does recognise other cappy and not this one...

then this process will work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
sorry to hear that..then i guess jig is the only way....

his situation is different..as he is gettin into download mode..but his phone is not being recognised because of bad connection thru usb connector...for which i hav already given the solution..

and glitchy screen is because he flashed some gb room without flashing gb bootloaders..

yes...he is right if u need that fix..then u can do it when u r on stock eclair...though u woundnt need when u r on gb bootloaders..but reach that stage first...

and once u flash the gb bootloaders..then never use 3 button fix

hope that u dont need to buy jig and get into download mode making ur own jig..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
I have a really noob question, what are the GB bootloaders? are the bootloader (like animations) of the phone when use gingerbread roms/custom bootloaders?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
The GB bootloaders are the Gingerbread-specific bootloaders. They are the set of instructions that tell the phone how to boot up. The primary bootloader assembles some fairly basic information to get everything ready for the secondary bootloader, which gets the system completely ready to hand over to the kernel.

The secondary bootloader does have a boot animation (the i897 screen), but they do a lot more. Look at my signature for a link to my post with definitions - there's even a link to a more in-depth explanation of bootloaders in the definition.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Nice, thanks for you answerd.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
You're welcome - never be afraid to ask a question.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Just wondering... I didnt install GB bootloaders so basically. Im still on eclair. Wouldnt the 3 buttons fix work for me? But the big question is how do I flash it if I cant even go into download mode?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Yes, you should technically be on Eclair. I would be extremely hesitant about using the 3-button fix in your situation, though, because if we're wrong, it would mean an actual hard brick that would cost $50 to repair (JTAG service) or a trip to Samsung (possibly free, possibly way more than $50).

If you can't get to download or CWM, you don't have a lot of flashing options at this point.

However, if you have a jig, there's a strong possibility you'll be able to get to download mode, which would likely solve all your problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I just bought a set of 5 jigs for the captivate on ebay. Lets just hope they work. Its gonna take a week and a half untill the shipping comes
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Nice, im w8ing for mine too, with luck i will can fix my phone. I wish u luck too.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdamOutler:
It's alot quicker to grab some resistors that add up to 301kOhms +/- 10% from Radioshack, then fish around in the USB port to touch pins 4 and 5 on the phone. The phone will either go into download mode, or it won't. If it wont' then it's hard bricked. I can fix hard bricked phones with JTAG for $30 + shipping. Send me a PM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Lets just hope yours work too. Post again after you used your jig.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Will try that on tuesday since monday is a holiday in here. You sure it should work?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdamOutler:
301k is the factory mode download jig on resistor. Check out "the galaxys hack pack" for more information.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
hey guido i just fixed my phone, i was bored of w8 and try to build a new jig and worked, i also find out what was wrong with the first one and was something really stupid, when i asked the seller the resistors he gave me 100ohms one instead 100k ohms, hahhaha when i checked the color (i said WTF) and i wanted shoot myself :D, hahhahaha. But well try to make one and sure you will can fix ur phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
All well when the end is well, told you not to panic...

Cheers!!

now your sister will be happy.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Im not the OP of this thread, i just updated the stated of my phone and give to guido some hope bcz we were in the same situation, but tyvm im really happy because i fix my phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
ooppsss..

okk...i just got lil messed up with u 2.. :p

well the way u fixed it..the original op will fix his phone too..and we will see him active in some rom forums soon..so which rom did u finally install after fixin ur phone...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I build a jig myself today and It workes Im on download mode noe. Im using odin's back to stock but its been on "set PIT file" for like 10 mins. Is that normal?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Wow! Im glad it worked. if you read my previous post Im still trying to fix mine. At least I can get into Download Mode now. Is yours fine now?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
You should not need to set the PIT file on Odin 1 Click. You must be using a different version.

Are you using this one? http://www.mediafire.com/?0w2y31maz8mdom4

*Edit* If you're not, you should be
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I was using AOI Tools but I am using the version you just sent me and it is stuck on file analysis ans its not moving at all. What the hell? It just couldnt get any worse

EDIT: I just unplugged it and now when I turn it on I get the logo of the phone and the computer with a Warning sing, kinda. I'm supossed to use One click Unbrick for that. But it won't recognize the phone. Maybe that softbrick is the reason it won't get past "file analysis"
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
File analysis?

I've never seen that before

Ok, so you need to open Odin, Don't have the phone connected yet. Go into Download mode, then connect the phone

EDIT forget about AOI tools
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
Lets start from the beginning.

Take the battery out of the phone for a min or 2, put the battery back in, don't turn it on or connect the USB yet.

Open Odin 1click

Inset the Jig when the phone goes into download mode, pull the jig and connect the USB cable

Edit** You do have the drivers installed in your computer right?

Attached are Download mode, and the Odin 1click main screen
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Its AIO tools, stands for all in one...

anyway, listen to kangi, only before you do that reboot your pc and switch usb slots.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
I tend to not use AIO, I have always used Odin1 click and had good luck with it. I 'heard' AIO had some issues so I never got into it

Edit** Good call on the PC reboot
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Got rid of the softbrick though. Its stuck there I have rebooted my pc like 10 times already, it juat wont get past there. Is there a way to get onto CWM from download mode?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
How long is it staying at File Analysis? It can take a little bit of time

No there is no way to get into CWM from DL Mode

Edit* I forgot that it does say "File analysis" in Odin :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
It stays there for over 10 minutes. It is not normal, I believe. When I flashed back to stock it took like 5 mins to finish the whole process.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
10 minutes is too long. I'm not sure what the issue might be for this problem. I've not seen this before.

Is your USB directly connected to your computer(Not thru a hub), right at the back?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
right click odin, run as administrator??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
You got the dough for a new usb cable?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
Haven't seen you in a LONG time Pirate!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
It worked. ****ing smart move on telling me about the pc reboot. You guys are so ****ing fantastic. I really really wish the inspire community was more like this. I think I love you. Kangi and Studacris thank you for everything guys.

May I ask one thing? Do you guys use msn messenger or whatsapp? I'd like to ask you how can I start CWM once rooted and if there is a chance to root Froyo?

Pirateghost. I forgot to mention that too. After the reebot I ran it as admin too. Maybe it worked because of that. Thank you
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
I think Pirate had the answer ;)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
Send me a PM with your MSN INfo
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
lol. been hanging out in the inspire 4g forums, and the atrix..., and wherever else they will have me
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangi26:
Ha! Right on!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Very nice guido, im glad that u fixed the phone.!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Thank you! Is yours fixed too?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Yep, i figured out what was wrong with my jig and fix it the last monday!!! :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Cool! Im glad you fixed it!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Haha my 5 jigs arrived today. Gonna have to plug them straight on my a*s since I have the 3 buttons fix now. Oh well... Haha
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
how do u have the 3 button now? with the AIO 3 button fix? i dint try because is too risky.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
It's only really risky with gingerbread bootloaders. And then it's not as much a risk as it is a guaranteed brick...

but if you had gingerbread bootloaders there would be no need for the fix because the combos work in those.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
I have Phoenix rom with suckerpunch kernel, i never flashed any bootloader after flash to stock (2.1) using Odin one click, Am i able to install the fix? I tried to find out how check the bootloaders without luck.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Odin one click contains both eclair bootloaders.

You're fine with compatibility, but just like any flash containing bootloaders there is a risk of bricking if it loses connection while flashing a BL.

But that is a small chance, Again not the guaranteed brick of flashing it on gingerbread bootloaders but the risk of flashing bootloaders period.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Kangi helped me to flash it. I did when I was back on stock. Im on Fasty 2.4 now. If you can go back to stock I'll send you the instructions to flash it. Remember, you have to use Odin's back to stock to go back.
[HTC Incredible S] greenruby79:
Hi there, im very new to smartphones and i just start playing with it recently. Thanks to this forum i was able to change the themes of my phones with a couple of apps. The thing is how can i take photos of my phone screen? My HTC is not rooted yet, its stock. Thanks in advance. Cheers....o,O
[HTC Incredible S] ultim:
Phone needs to be rooted. Once rooted, install ShootMe
[HTC Incredible S] greenruby79:
Thanks ultim for the tip. Cheers...
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
Or you can install MyPhoneExplorer, and it doesn't requiere your phone to be root'ed.
[HTC Incredible S] PhuongHoang:
Phone not rooted, no problem. You can install No root screen shot IT, or if you install DroidExplorer in your PC, connect and use the function screenshot.
[HTC Incredible S] imoby:
find a photoshooting app in Market.
[HTC Incredible S] ryzer:
arrr......root...root........sigh
[HTC Incredible S] thefrenge:
I personally use the 'screenshot' app. It is guaranteed to work on rooted phones as well as some non-rooted devices. I know it works on Inc S rooted but not sure without. Some settings are kind of neat such as shake your phone to take a screen shot.

hope this helps
[HTC Incredible S] shlain01:
now it's not a big deal to root, try it! cheers~
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] suprdave2:
Are there any updated Google talk versions available for our phone? I have the latest xilliad's version that came with the Talk 1.3 installer, but it crashes when switching to back camera, won't send audio over bluetooth, etc. Basically it still sucks. Hoping for an updated version :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hchris24:
Im in cherry pie v.6 using cwm 4.0.1.4 ATRIX 1 but now when I try to back up it gets stuck at backing up osh I trued letting it go for twenty min then have to pull the battery so I can reboot any help would be awesome
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safeelhd2:
Hi everyone,

Hoping somebody can help, my friend gave me an x10 to transfer pics from, i connected it to the pc and it stated i need a software update, i did this and now the phone wont turn on at all, it seems to have been bricked by the SE update,

Ive not tried to root it or anything else. Just a simple firmware update from SE.

Any ideas guys please

Need to get this working before he comes to collect it tomorrow evening.

Thanks in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acmode:
take out the battery for about 20 seconds then put it back in ..... hold the back button (when looking at the phone its the one on the right) (dont release till u see a green led light on top) and see if the SE software on your comp notices your phones dead if it doesnt than you can flash custom firmware (which i recomend doing either ways)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polycentric:
If no use,please download the GB file and use flashtool.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safeelhd2:
Do i need to do this while its connected to the PC and SE software suite running?

I connected the charger this morning and the green light came on, then went off a few seconds after. I tried to turn it on, the phone vibrated and then nothing, now it wont even show the green light on charge either.

How the hell can a factory update commpletely shaft the phone like this? Ive never know that to happen!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nipun123:
download SEUS go through the menu and choose to repair

and u need to turn your phone off and then connect the USB cable while holding the back key when the SEUS ask you to do it
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safeelhd2:
Guys im trying this now, installed update service and pressed back button, then connected the USB cable to phone but all im getting is a red flashing light on the top right of the phone. No green light.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yipee:
You gotta get the battery charge to at least 50% in order to update it. I don't know if it matters but it can't hurt to disable you anti virus if any and turn off your firewall.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] x12CHRIS18x:
Is there a way to make XDAndroid permanent?!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] arrrghhh:
Yes, but it's really experimental and not very stable.. Enjoy.

NAND Testing - 05-25 Update: New LK, Recovery.img, Kernel Updates through Recovery
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] x12CHRIS18x:
But is there a way to delete just in case I dont like it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] vinceweis:
You would have to reflash a WinMo rom. Once you flash nand, you can't just go back except for a whole new flash and restore everything again. That's the nice part about running off of the SD right now. You can see if you like it or not.

Look into GenYdualboot. You can set it to automatically boot into Android. Makes it seem kind of permanent but would allow return to WinMo. ThaiDai is doing an interesting loader for partitioned builds in the Blackstone thread and it works for Rhod and others also.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] x12CHRIS18x:
The links don't work! Is there a other way to download it

Sent from my Touch Pro II with Froyo
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] arrrghhh:
Did you not even bother reading my post?

So calm down. They'll post up new stuff when they're ready.
[HTC Sensation] digitizedremix:
When will the Taiwan version of the htc sensation be getting the 2.3.4 update?
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Shouldn't be long.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] digitizedremix:
Does the htc sensation update by where you got the phone or where you currently are located?
[HTC Sensation] nardone24:
Dbl post. Mods plz erase one!
[General Questions and Answers] VItimmy:
sorry for the noob question but i cannot seem to find a exact answer after weeks of searching and trying. i have the xperia play in canada on rogers r800a on 2.3.3 gingerbread can i root or not? ive tryed a bunch of gingerbreak apks and after i click root it just keeps spinning forever and never actually roots. am i doing it wrong or i just cant root yet? thx
[General Questions and Answers] l3xander:
Try going here -> [How-to] Root your Play and here.

Read everything from the Xperia Play Android Development and you should have no more problems.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kungfu71186:
So first time MIUI user. Im liking it a lot, but i can't figure out how to install google voice. I go to the market and search for it, it doesn't come up. I go to the home page of google voice and go to the direct app page and it says no result found. I go to the android market place in the browser and it doesn't do anything when i try to install. Any clues?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
That's pretty weird, are you just running stock(ish) MIUI without an altered framework or build.prop? I'm running the latest MIUI using Google voice and it shows up in the market for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] easygoing20016:
So, I bite the bullet and flashed the new rooted version of the OTA. Link below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1223979

But now WiFi Tether does not work on 3G or 4G. Has anyone else have this issue?

I really use it a lot with my wifi only xoom before the new updated Rom.

Update: I used the follow guide and got 3g to work but not 4g. I really need 4g since I work in a strong 4g coverage area.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1194969
[HTC EVO 3D] kaos420:
im seeing this too cooking 2.3.4 its frustrating the **** out of me. works fine in older base of 2.3.3. i will keep plugging. hopefully someone figures this out. 3D home doesnt work either. on 2.3.4
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bugoink2:
can i use iphone/itouch charger (change usb cable) for mini pro?

i busted my charger, i wonder if its ok to use apple charger

just exchange the use cable to charge my mini pro?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] azadtaufiq:
as long as iphone cable match with ur phone,why not..of coz u can..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] RozenTensai:
If the charger have a USB port, then you're good to go, but just make shure the output voltage is around 3.7~5V DC (Altough I think that every phone in the world uses that voltage :p)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bugoink2:
yeah, but se charger has 850mA and iphone charger has 1Amp.. is that ok?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] BryanNL:
Yes, it's ok. You will even.charge better and.faster!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] XxLordxX:
If the cable fits, its alright
[HTC Desire S] xelion12:
How often do the problems with the memory-chips happen? can u name the risk off rooting my phone to get the emmc error?

greetings from germany

ps: i have the bad chip
[HTC Desire S] codryn:
Until now and from what I`m aware off you can ruin your chip only by removing the battery out when it freeze (use vol up+vol down + power to restart instead). This can happen even if you are rooted or not.
[HTC Desire S] xelion12:
But if i'm rooted i lost my warranty and it is hard to argue that this is just an hardware problem
[HTC Desire S] Adidas108:
there is tutorial how unroot but if u care about warranty than forget about root