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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runcool:
So is your gf single yet? I'm really horny. Now I understand you can be tried after working 80 hours... I'll take care of her for you. LOL!!!! lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but yeah... just let her know to call me and I'll tell her that who cares if she roots her phone... because sprint will no longer support the phone. you won't ever see an update for the EVO. the evo is old news now.

btw. don't get mad at me. lol. just having fun.. cough cough, or am I? LOL! yeah, it's that time of the night again. haha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
Really really lame ass post. Ur hitting on a dudes gf on a phone jacking forum. I'm sure even if his gf was on here she would want nothing from u and u just sound lame even if ur joking
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elwood:
lol my thoughts exactly.

To be honest though to the OP, if she would come on the forums she would be able to learn real easy with step by step instructions on each ROM she wants to flash.

although if she just wants ROOT then that is fine aswell, but to just have S-OFF isnt much until you install SuperUser and BusyBox. you also want to get Titanium Backup so you can get rid of the bloatware either by freezing it or uninstalling it
[HTC Inspire 4G] porfymartinez:
Does anyone know if having the phone unlocked by a code BEFORE you root it makes a difference? I purchased this phone about a month ago and I had no intention to root it so I purchased an unlock code from Blowfish Unlocks. Now i'm trying to root it using attn1's Hack Kit and I've followed the readme word-for-word. I've had trouble downgrading it for the last week so I put a post on Craigslist to see if anyone could help, I though I wasn't doing it right. The guy that was helping me had the exact problem.

For some reason we could not downgrade using the hack kit. But once we tried Bubby's Super One Click, no problem downgrading. But for now we cant get it to root. It goes through all the steps but it fails at the end. I'm still on the downgraded ROM but no audio will come out of my phone. I'm at a loss here.

Anyone know of a way around this?

Is this because i have the phone SIM unlocked before I rooted?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
I dont think the unlock code makes a difference. Have you tried running step 3 of the hack kit again now that your on the downgraded rom?

I'm assuming the when you days steps failed that was with bubbys.

I'm not familiar with bubbys. Tool so you can ignore this if this is what it uses. Another alternate is using visionary to temp and permanent root then using jkoljo easy radio tool gain soff.(this is how how DHD brothers root)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Young_Khalifa:
Well I'm getting into theming my notification pulldown and I was wondering what image editor to use..thanks.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Simba501:
I use GIMP. I'd be interested to see what others use, because I'd like to experiment with other software.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Kassidyyyy:
How would I go about doing this? i saw this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1082998 but will this work I am attempting to make a custom rom. any way just looking for advice or anything that might help me. also how do I got about making the rom rooted? oh and before I get flamed and told to use google I am.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
There's a thread on how to dump your current phone in the dev forums - it's 2-3 pages down, was a hot item 3 weeks ago when Rogers released the Infuse.

but honestly - there are existing dumps of both Froyo variants (look at the Ultimate Unbrick) threads and of the Rogers Gingerbread release
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I recently got a Captivate for my sister and decided to root it using AIO program from the development section. After rooting the phone and installing CWM I tried to flash Apex 9 ROM. Since I'm used to my Inspire ROMs that will automatically wipe the phone before flashing I flashed it on top of the Stock ROM which resulted on the screen becoming glitchy. Removed the battery and tried to reboot the phone but it just keeps on bootlooping. Tried to start CWM but the phone won't do it. Tried getting into download mode by holding the volume up + down button and plug in the usb cable but it freezes. I'm desperate. Has anyone else experienced something like that before?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
How can I get in straight into CWM? If I could get there I could just wipe the data and flash a different ROM and I know i'd be good. But right now I don't know what else to do
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bornjamerican:
Before you do anything else, stop and read the op for the rom you're trying to flash. Apex 9.x needs GB bootloaders first. Try holding vol down while inserting the usb cord.

If this works, use odin1click and flash back to stock eclair.

Unfortunately, you learned the hard way that flashing a Captivate is different from flashing an Inspire.

Please, for the sake of all of the devs, mods, and more experienced flashers, please read the posts.

And get yourself a jig.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Yeah, sucks for me. I tried holding down the volume buttons. It just won't work. All I see is a a round sun, like when a flash website is loading, but nothing else happens. I'm reading about the jig but I already own a cheap micro usb cable, I don't have a solder. Why does it have to be so complicated? In the Inspire when something goes bad you just boot into CWM and do a nandroid restore but in this I can't even access CWM. Just tell me one thing. Is it fixable?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
It is fixable, it just may take some legwork and a little money.

Have you tried taking out the battery, holding V+/V-, inserting USB cable, and then putting battery back in (that's the alternate froyo/eclair combo)?

If you hold Vol- and power (no USB insertion), you might get download mode (that's the GB combo).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Not working. If I plug the usb I get the damn sun. If I press the power button it will just start booting ove and over again. I think I just screwed up. I just can't understand how flashin a rom can mess up the download mode. Doesn't make any sense.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
On I9000 gb bootloaders, volume down + power is download mode

Sent from my Cappy at 1.6 GHz, V6 supercharger, KAK tweaks, and 3G booster using the XDA Premium App!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
My initial guess is that you may have gotten a phone with the 3-button issue. Before you flashed, were you able to confirm that download mode and CWM were reachable with button combos?

Just to make sure we've covered all the steps, what button combination did you try to use to get to CWM? The only thing I can think that's happening right now is that the kernel you're using is for Gingerbread, and because that's not lining up right, it won't let you get to CWM. That doesn't explain the download mode issue, though, which leads me to believe it may be the 3-button phone issue.

Something you might be able to try is to grab the Android SDK and use the adb tool to force your phone into download mode. It might take a few tries, but it's possible.

The other option is to buy/make a jig. That's pretty much 100% guaranteed to get you to download mode.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Gosh! 3 buttons issue! What other issues could this phone have? I have the worst luck ever!

I tried all of the buttons combinations: holding volume up and down and pressing power button, volume up only and power button, volume down only and power button. Volume up and down + pluging usb. And same with one button only. I think I might get a jig and go **** myself because this phone got on my nerves. But before, how can I use adb to force the phone into download mode if there is no phone-pc conection at all? The won't even turn on. Would it work if I use it while the sun appears?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
I know this is exceptionally frustrating - I've been there myself. All I can say is to be persistent, and you'll get it back to good working order.

When you plug the phone into your computer's usb port, as long as the phone shows some sort of response (even if it's just the charge screen), it's likely to have a connection for data use as well. If you can get your phone bootlooping while you have ADB open, you might be able to issue the "adb reboot download" command in that brief window and get to where you're going without a jig.

One other item to try - One Click Unbrick. With this one, you'd start the phone up bootlooping and run it (I think). With any luck, it might get you somewhere you can get to download mode (or have a wider window with ADB).

And it probably won't work while the sun's showing, as it hasn't really booted up yet, although there's definitely no harm in trying.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
i was reading over this and i got my phone into download mode but odin doesnt work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Are you getting your phone to download mode first, then opening Odin on your computer, and then connecting it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
Yes i have done that
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Have you tried changing the USB port you're plugging into? It would be best to use one that's directly connected to the motherboard (not on the front of the PC).

Also, are you using a PC, Mac, or Linux machine?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
Im using a PC Windows 7, also i cannot boot into CWM, but phone can boot up fine just not recognized by the computer.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Have you tried reinstalling the drivers on the computer side? If it's not recognizing it at all, that's one possibility. Another is a bad USB cable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Try installing drivers from the AIO toolbox, it worked great for me:D

Sent from my Cappy at 1.6 GHz, V6 supercharger, KAK tweaks, and 3G booster using the XDA Premium App!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
Tried re installing drivers several times and have used 4 different USB cables.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
What Rom/Kernel are you on?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
My phone is in the same condition at this moment, and also has the 3 keys combination locked, im w8ing for get a profesional jig because i made one and didnt work. But if the pc recognize the phone u can try with the One click unbrick as jmtheiss said.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
Rom: Mosaic IV Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVH-CL184813 reorient_G#14

Just trying to help my friend out this is his phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Any chance you can get back to the computer your friend flashed from? If it was able to link up with odin once, it should do it again.

Or you could look into heimdall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
OneClick Unbrick deffinitely did not fix it and I didn't have any luck with adb either. I'm taking the phone to some phone repiarer service to see if they have a jig that I can use to restore the phone. **** this phone and the ****ty 3 buttons problem. What the heck?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapidreinsta:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1224791

Sweet n Simple
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
I'm currently using the computer that it was rooted on and nothing works
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Don't take it to a service center in it's current state. They won't help you out because it's modded. Look into getting a jig.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
i read all ur posts..but i guess u r just panicking..coz i didnt get any detail..give us some more detail..like what all steps u performed before reaching this situation..

i meand ..while flashing apex..did u flash bootloader first???then the cwm..

when did it start bootlooping..everything in detail..and present situation of the phone..

i mean ,...what happens when u press the power button to turn it on..and what happens when u put it in charge(on the screen)

all details pls...and chill n relax...nothing big has happened..u just soft bricked ur phone..we all did at some point of time..and we hav our phone back running...

ur phone will be back to life... :)

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...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I used All In One to root the phone. Returned to stock, rooted it. Enabled 3rd party apps but then I realized that there is no point on enabling them since I was on e

eclair. So I used the option to flash a ROM and flashed Apex 9. The screen was all glitchy ao I removed the battery and tried powered on the phone again but this time instead of booting andoing it would juay bootloop the AT&T splash screen. Thats all I did
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
Well when i plug it in the computer, the computer says usb is not recognized so im pretty sure its connecting fine, just the computer not seeing the phone at all, its charging as well
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Its not an official Samsung service or anything. Its just a bunch of guys who repairs phones. They should have a jig there
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Do you tried with the adb command to put it in download mode? The pc recognize the phone at all?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
dude..detail...

which promgarm did u use to go to stock...and what stock u used..

how did u flash apex..did u follow all the instruction on apex..did u flash gb kf1 bootloaders..?or did u flash i9000 bootloaders??

or u didnt flash bootloader at all??

did u flash kernel???

and whats the present scenario...whats phone doin or showin on screen when u tryin to turn the phone on..and whats it showin when u r puttin it in charge..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I did not flash bootloaders. I thought it was like it was on HTC phones that bootloaders flash themselves within the ROM. I did not follow any instructions on Apex. I used Odins OneClick Stock to return to stock. It is incluided on the All-In-One tools to root the phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Yep. Tried everything. Adb reboot download and adb remount. None of them worked. The pc recognizes the phone while the AT&T screen appears, but its only for a few seconds
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Well i dont know if this can work for you, but i have read that can be the usb ports and issues with the drivers. My pc have about 12 and i tried in all with no luck, maybe u should try with odin or the unsoft brick open. Hope that can help you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Edit- sorry shouldnt have snapped like tht, im tired and stressed.

What is ur current update?

Sent from my Cappy at 1.6 GHz, V6 supercharger, KAK tweaks, and 3G booster using the XDA Premium App!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
that means u r on not on gb bootloaders...and did u flash talon keral or darkcore kernal which was suggested in apex..before instaliing apex...

how did u flash apex...??using odin..or puttin it on sd card..and from cwm??

and ur phone right now is in bootloop mode..it isnt a very bad situation..

tell me how did u get into download mode before ...when u flashed all that..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
chill dude..there is no point cribbing over spilt milk..

its alright..we were all noobs at some point of time...and we got help..thats y we know...

yes he shd hav read the instruction..but if he didnt..there is no point tellin him anythin now..lets try to bring his phone back to life first...

he is anways nervous and panicking...and moreover he is more nervous..coz its his sister's phone...

so lets help him....this forum is for helping only..

EDIT...knock knock..someone there..i m waitin..so i can give u some solution...

EDIT -2- @B-eock.....thanx for understanding..and sorry abt u being tired n stressed...

EDIT - 3-...seems u r not here..so just before i doze off..i will give u 2 suggestion..assuming ur present situation..try it out..as it wouldnt hurt..

one...if u r good with adb..then keep the adb screen ready..and keep the adb command ready and typed(adb reboot download)...and start ur phoen..and connect the usb cable..then it will go in bootloop mode...so just hit the enter button just before it restarts...u will get the time of just 2-3 sec in between..so if ur comp reconizes and if u press the button at right time..then it shd go to download mode...do it with patience...5-6 time..if u r lucky.....then....

and second thing...assuming that u were on jf6..and dint flash the gb bootloader...so try this..take out the battery..and take out the usb ..and then press vol up and vol down button together and keep it pressed.(not the power button)...the without releasin these 2 buttons..just insert the usb cable...then without releasin both buttons..insert the battery......do it properly...and if that doesnt work..repeat the process...this time keeping both the vol up n down button...insert the battery first and then the usb cable..u shd be in download mode..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I flashed Apex by opening CWM from the All-In-One tools since I dont know the key combintion on the Captivate and choose the ROM manually from the "choose zip from sd card" option on CWM. I didnt get into download mode to get into CWM, I did it from the tool. The only time the phone booted into download mode was when I returnes to stock but it did it automatically
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Im here, thank you all for being so kind to me. I wish the Inspire forum was half the polite this one is. You are all very nice. I should have read the instructions since this is a different phone from the inspire but I thought flashing through CWM worked the same for all and I was wrong.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
AIO tools gave soft brick to many phone....anyways..i was editin my last post..when you came back and posted..so i dunno u read or not...so pls read my last post in EDIT -3...

and if that doesnt work for u..then u can stil try few more key combination...and get it into download mode..coz even gettin into recovery will not help u..u hav to get into download mode to flash back to jf6...

and then also if u r unlucky..then only jig can take u to download mode..either u hav to buy it...or borrow it from some friend..or make it.... :)

EDIT...wait..let me copy paste my last given solution here again...

EDIT - 3-...seems u r not here..so just before i doze off..i will give u 2 suggestion..assuming ur present situation..try it out..as it wouldnt hurt..

one...if u r good with adb..then keep the adb screen ready..and keep the adb command ready and typed(adb reboot download)...and start ur phoen..and connect the usb cable..then it will go in bootloop mode...so just hit the enter button just before it restarts...u will get the time of just 2-3 sec in between..so if ur comp reconizes and if u press the button at right time..then it shd go to download mode...do it with patience...5-6 time..if u r lucky.....then....

and second thing...assuming that u were on jf6..and dint flash the gb bootloader...so try this..take out the battery..and take out the usb ..and then press vol up and vol down button together and keep it pressed.(not the power button)...the without releasin these 2 buttons..just insert the usb cable...then without releasin both buttons..insert the battery......do it properly...and if that doesnt work..repeat the process...this time keeping both the vol up n down button...insert the battery first and then the usb cable..u shd be in download mode..

PS....DONT TRY 3 BUTTON FIX..COZ U DONT KNOW FOR SURE THAT WHICH BOOTLOADERS U R ON...SO IF U TRY 3 BUTTON FIX..THEN U might HARD BRICK UR CAPTIVATE....

hit thanx if u r able to get ur cappy back to life..coz i m goin to sleep..so will know if i see a thanks... ;)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xijar:
And this is why I bought a jig before I even flashed the cappy I had without 3button. Luckily my current refurb has it but still got the jig on standby :)

All androids are different its never safe to assume it will be the same steps. Always research any new device before you go at it flashing roms. Even if you are confident you can just follow the instructions and be okay its best to read around for a while to absorb as much as you can about that particular device and all the problems it may have.

Sent from my i897 running MIUI 1.8.12 with TalonMTD kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Tried it and no luck yet. Someone said before that maybe my phone has the 3 buttons issue. I'm starting to believe it does. It's frustrating, because you all are great and really try to help me but the phone just wont respond. Apparently it doesn't boot far enough for the computer to recognize it because when I try to use ADB it says device not found. Don't worry I wont try the 3 buttons fix since I believe that I need to have a functional phone in order to do it, right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killer_raj:
grrrr...read my post abt adb and do exactlly i said.

i didnt ask u to find devices..obviously it wont find..ur phones isnt being on for taht long..i said keep the cmd ready with all adb command(adb reboot download)..and just hit enter while on bootloop...and just before goin to bootloop again..in one try if it says..device not found...again press right arrrow key to repeat the commant..that will save time of typing..and then hit enter again

and u can try makin a zig at home if u can get resistors..u wont need solderin machin..u can just connect wire once...to get in the download mode..once u r in download mode..u wont need the zig again
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
I did everything like you said sir. It did not work. Adb couldnt reboot the phone into download mode. I think I might try to make a Jig at home. There is nothing to lose
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikei925:
My friends phone starts up like this, at&t screen then a glitchy messed up multi color screen and phone boots up, he can get into download mode fine, going into the recovery makes him boot loop the at&t screen stays on that screen for a long time doesn't do anything else. Also his computer and several others can't recognize his phone when plugged in so odin doesn't work, tried adb but doesn't show any devices connected. I'm just lost any way to fix this?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guido3300:
Thats exactly what happened to mine, except that it just wont boot anymore. Not even with the glitchy screen. It just shows the at&t logo and reboots over and over again. I cant get into download mode since apparently my phone is one the phones that came with the 3 buttons issue