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[Captivate Android Development] matthewpapa:
Ive done this a million times. Do not go to AT&T they might know you have been messing with the software and charge you for a replacement

I will explain the procedure in my words because I have done it a million times trying to fix my problem

Make sure your pc has kies drivers installed

Turn off phone

Take out battery

Put back in battery

Hold down volup and voldown button, LEAVE POWER BUTTON ALONE DURING ALL OF THIS

WHILE holding the two volume buttons, plug in the usb cable that is connected into your computer. It requires some hand acrobatics but shouldnt be too difficult

KEEP HOLDING volup AND voldown buttons for as long as it takes; it may take 10-15 seconds

I have never had the above procedure fail me

It IS more complicated for the new users here than some people here make it out to be though
[Captivate Android Development] scott2ride:
Just a quick reminder...

If you have KIES installed, then after you plug in the USB the KIES software will try to start up again.

Make sure you CLOSE the Kies software or Odin may not work properly.

I have found every time there is a problem it seems that KIES is open in the background somewhere.:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] loserskater:
I have all drivers installed and have gotten into download before, but the problem is I have the new 2.2 kernel installed and I think that recovery/download doesn't work with it. I've used Odin successfully before but now all I get is the phone-!-pc icon no matter the method of turning it on.
[Captivate Android Development] dan96815:
Yep I am in the same boat!
[Captivate Android Development] droid4j:
wow ㅗ-_-

i didnt even click master clear it rested my captivate

it had that captivate symbol on screen for awhile

then wn i saw my screen with all the great expectation

it wiped all of my apps, videos and contacts

i just broke my desk in half, not lying, and i dont think i can go to sleep

unless i kill something tonight ! what an exciting experience to have !
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
when you one click back to stock, it, wait for it.......resets your phone to stock!

marvelous idea HUH!?
[Captivate Android Development] Applesnapple:
I am having this exact same issue. Except I can get it into download mode. When I start Odin one click, it hangs at "DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!!" everytime..getting desperate here :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] sqweeto:
Same Here

I have the computer disconnected symbol. I can get it into download mode, but odin wont work.:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] sqweeto:
Figured a work around out

Not sure if this works with the one click.. But here were my exact steps.

Opened Odin3_v1.0.exe

Browsed for PIT file

Browsed for PDA file (Stock ROM tar)

Plugged phone in without battery

Held vol up/down

put battery in

Then Odin detected phone right away, and I clicked start.

I'm so happy:D
[Captivate Android Development] jsmith8858:
Thank you for posting this! worked perfect for me!:)
[Captivate Android Development] bluetoothless:
I have been able to use Odin and Clockwork a multitude of times to update my Captivate to JH2, JH3, JH7, JI6, and return to stock unrooted pretty much without any issues. Could never successfully update through either OTA, Kies, or Kies-mini though.

What I did notice since I started to pay attention was that my kernel has not changed each time from (2.6.29 jetaek.lee@sep-11#2) other than when I went to JI6 (2.6.32.9 jetaek.lee@ sep-11#1). I tried just dropping the stock captivate kernel tar into PDA of Odin, but even though it states that it updated successfully the kernel never changes.

I know that JF6 surely has a kernel dated earlier than September 11th, but it won't revert back.

Also, I don't know if it's related, but in three different attempts at using Master Clear through two different one-click Odins it hung for eternity and never cleared. Each time I have had to go through either privacy shortcut, boot menu, or dialer to perform this task.

This may be the clincher that has been preventing me from using the "stock" methods of updating.

Any suggestions? I have searched high and low. Closest was cooked Vibrant Rom on Captivate thread, but those stock kernels didn't take either. :(
[Captivate Android Development] cr33p440:
I seem to be having the same problem. I used the 1 click rooter a while ago, then did the 2.2 ODIN thing, and now (because of the exchange reply/forward issue) I went back to stock with this. I did the master clear after running the updater. I still can't get OTA updates. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] Dankenstein:
Yup. Worked for me too, after a couple of hours of finger gymnastics.

Also -- with Odin3 open,and withOUT hitting "start" yet ---you know Odin has recognized your phone when it says "added XXX" -- or "adding XXX" ---- at that point, you know you're in. Just hit start and wait a bit to see Odin actually working and the phone's download screen showing activity and a status bar.

Three (3) button combo for Recovery mode is easy for me. I let go like one second after the AT&T screen comes on -- really quick. But Download mode is all about holding both the volume buttons (NO power button) AND plugging in the cable that tells it to go download mode.
[Captivate Android Development] alabamaroping:
BRICKED?

something went wrong while trying to put 2.2 on my captivate. Now, I'm getting the dreaded [Phone ..(!) .. Computer ] picture.

I'm trying to put it back to stock ROM (where it was before with most recent 2.1 update).

Doing "method 2", I hold down both vol buttons + power and phone flashes every 8 seconds.

Doing "method 3", phone does not respond. Does not go into download mode.

I have Odin executable running & waiting for a connection, but all I get is the same scary picture.

I have flashed it 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 7x, and then tried releasing power button to see if that would bring it up in download. No.

After said number of flashes, I've pulled battery, and tried "method 3" from scratch. NO

Please help, I am desperate.
[Captivate Android Development] allen0721:
Just want to say thanks for the hard work on this works fine for me i have a video posted on you tube step by step for the captivate if anyone is still having problems

Search youtube for my channel nwor1776 im a new user here i cant post links yet lol or just typ in odin3 one click downloader thanks
[Captivate Android Development] allen0721:
thats funny as hell thanks man !!!!!!!!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] loserskater:
This is what I have to say on the subject...
[Captivate Android Development] kuraiholy:
If you've been having trouble with the drivers and you're Win7 x64. Seriously, uninstall all the crap drivers you probably installed. REBOOT(I hate doing this, but you really need to) and ONLY install the Samsung Kies Mini directly from the site. Trust me, it works.

I was getting the 3 "new device" rings and errors all over the place until I did that.
[Captivate Android Development] bluetoothless:
After using Koush's Clockwork Mod to install DG's JH7 OTA I would install a bunch of apps that didn't require root; reset date, and then check for updates. Each time it told me no updates available. I saved Titanium Back-Up's install for last single app install, but it was only when I gave TB root permission that AT&T servers' "communication failed" error showed. Don't know if this particular "SuperUser" root doesn't activate until permissions are required, but that is what triggered my server restrictions this time around possibly further demonstrating "rooting" cause of failures.
[Captivate Android Development] chvybeatsford:
OK well trying this again.. My 4th time reseting to stock and now im stuck..

I can get into download and have ODIn see phone hit start and After 10 mins nothing, I rem seeing a download bar but now nothing..... Tried 4 times, Any ideas
[Captivate Android Development] hansmrtn:
Anyway to do this on mac or ubuntu?
[Captivate Android Development] techmik67:
Odin is windows only, so you need to run it in a vm.

Also, I suggest following this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265
[Captivate Android Development] commander2k:
Question... I apologize if its been addressed. What happens when you leave your sim in the phone? I was in a hurry to class and didn't take it out.

I constantly get a fc they says "com.android" stopped working. about every 5 seconds. It may be something not related but only curious

--EDIT--

I did a factory data reset and thats the only thing that would fix it. I couldnt get into clockworkmod recovery or anything, it was really werid. Fixed it though.
[Captivate Android Development] ladiesgod:
The link for ODIN download is not working ie page cannot be displayed.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
works for me
[Captivate Android Development] maladroit:
irritations

how long is odin3 supposed to say "file analysis"? i have my phone in download mode and there are 4 different options on the screen. 1.reboot system now. 2.reinstall packages. 3.delete all user data and 4. delete cache data. i have followed all mentioned steps and am getting a bit frusterated. someone please help me so that i can be blessed with 2.2.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
that is not download mode. that is recovery mode.
[Captivate Android Development] jadamson145:
wont install updates from att

Hi i used this odin program to flash back to stock software. I then tried to flash froyo leak with odin and it failed. So i flashed back to stock i897ucjfc sowtware and thought everything was fixed until i tried to install an update from att. It diwnloaded fine but fails during install. If i use master clear and then reinstall the odin stock, could

this fix my problem? Please help.
[Captivate Android Development] JCD_13:
unable to open odin3

I am trying to flash back to JF6, in order to install cognition and root for froyo. I downloaded the odin3 one click file, however when i open it windows needs a program to open the .rar file.....did i miss something here, shouldn't it be a .exe file. I had no probs one click flashing to froyo.

Any help is much appreciated, and i did try searching the threads 87 pages.
[Captivate Android Development] Jeffsmashkot:
Came from one of the early Cog 2.2 Betas.

I can get my phone into download mode.

I can get Odin3 v1.00 to recognize the phone.

When I hit start, it gets through File analysis, Set PIT file, and then goes "DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!" and hangs.

Do I need to do a manual reset through normal Odin or something?
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
a .rar file is like a .zip file. 7zip is a great application that can extract the contents of that .rar file. the .exe is probably inside that .rar file....
[Captivate Android Development] JCD_13:
thank you very much!
[Captivate Android Development] chibixzero:
YOu need to have winrar install to open the rar file and then unzip the exe to anywhere in your desktop the rar is just to make the exe file smaller so it doesn't take long to download
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
7zip will take care of that for you. and its opensource

http://www.7-zip.org/
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
I tried to search this thread but couldn't find what I was looking for.

If I'm running cognition will flashing back to stock also remove root?
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
yes..........
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Thanks, something tells me I'm not the first person to ask this :D.
[Captivate Android Development] michael.seltzer:
OK i have no clue what going on with my phone. I'm in a boot loop where it just goes to att logo then reboots. I am trying to use odin but it never finds my phone. I have installed the drivers as well as opened odin before plugging in the phone. The phone is in download mode but odin never finds it. Any ideas?

My computer also says "USB device not recognized" even though usb drivers are installed. Im running XP.
[Captivate Android Development] DOAlaboratories:
well, i think i finally bricked the unbrickable. I can't even get the phone + conputer screen, just completely black. the battery's completely charged and the phone shows no signs of life.
[Captivate Android Development] Christine2187:
This worked for me, thank you very much! All the awesome crapware is back and everything!!
[Captivate Android Development] ManiacalShen:
This might be a silly question, but are you sure you have your phone hooked up to a good USB port? I can only flash ROMs or use ADB when my phone is plugged into certain ports on the back of my desktop.

Take your battery out for a few minutes, then put it back in, then try to get into Download mode again.
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
I seem to be missing the option to Master Clear.

I plugged in the phone w/ debugging enabled. then mounted my storage and rebooted into download mode w/ adb. something I'm missing maybe?
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
completely wrong version of odin.

did you download from the first post in this thread? because its the one with the rom built in and has a master clear button.
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Silly question: Is Master Clear equivalent to factory reset, or is there more to it?

The reason i asked is because i have done a reset (Settings + Privacy + Factory reset) and noticed that i still had traces of Rom Manager + Lag fixes + etc in my internal SD card. I ran a formatting of the Internal as well and still managed to see the Lag Fix folder inside.

Thanks in advance.
[Captivate Android Development] himmelhauk:
Master clear will delete all that, it only leaves necessary system files. Everything else gets wiped, including lag fixes and the like.
[Captivate Android Development] Little Dragon:
im' wondering if theres a way to restore only certain stock apps. my phone process keeps FC'ing when i receive a call so i want to reinstall the stock phone app (com.android.phone)

if anyone can help or post the original phone apk i'd really appreciate it.
[Captivate Android Development] jokerier:
This is a great tool. While it looks to save us from failure, it also looks to disable the 3-button recovery mode and the ability to enter download mode from using keys.

I believe the OTA from this version gives us the 3-button recovery. Just my thoughts. I'm pushing back up to 2.2 using Cog's 5.5 release and will double check to ensure my 3 button returns.
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Thanks! :)
[Captivate Android Development] Little Dragon:
thanks for this. i had to master clear today and Odin would NOT get past the 'starting' msg, even though the old methods worked for me last time.

edit: although it worked, my phone still showed it was running my Cog 2.1.6 ROM instead of stock...so dunno if it fully worked but its ok with me
[Captivate Android Development] Tinyguy:
W8 is download mode just recovery mode???

Still cant get it work...running cognition 2.2 beta 3
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
no.

they are 2 totally different modes/screens

download mode is an android with a shovel. black screen with yellow pic/text

recovery mode has options in it. reboot now, reinstall packages, etc
[Captivate Android Development] cebb:
is it supposed to be a .rar file or a .exe file that downloads?
[Captivate Android Development] CmcNsm:
Does anybody know how long it takes to master clear, cuz mine has been sitting at the starting message for like 15 min.

Ive also closed odin and went back into download mode like 3 times.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
master clear is not done from DOWNLOAD mode. just have your phone on and debugging turned on.....

pretty much as described by the OP:
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Hello fellow Android Bros/ Sisters,

I need a little bit of help here. I still cannot get into download mode even after trying all:

1) remove battery + sim + sd. Put battery back + volume (up/ down) + power

2) only volume down + power

3) volume up + power

4) all 3 button combo with usb cord plugged in an Odin running

No luck. Is it possible that i happen to have the only captivate that cannot be un-bricked? or go into download mode using volume keys + power?

Please Help.

Edit: cannot use adb because phone is stuck on "phone + exclamation + PC" screen.
[Captivate Android Development] techmik67:
Ok, pull battery, sdcard and sim.

Insert battery.

Hold BOTH volume keys but NOT power key. Insert usb cable. DO NOT release volume buttons. In 2 or 3 seconds you will see the yellow triangle.

good luck
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Thanks for the quick response....I tried your method....without pressing POWER....and all it does is go straight to the "phone + ! + pc" screen =(
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
have you tried it but using ONLY the down button?
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Thanks Pirateghost, Techmik......I appreciate the deligence....but i have a feeling that i just have the "Bad Touch"

I am trying Pirateghosts method now.....

will update you soon.

Just tried Pirate's method....still nothing. Is there no way to use command + adb at all to make it recognize the phone or something....anything?

I am willing to donate to whomever can help. Thanks Friends!
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Hey guys, can one of you do me a favor and check your "Batch #" located below your SN # and tell me if you see either 1007 or 1008 please?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
1007 .......
[Captivate Android Development] spartan062984:
Thanks Pirateghost!

Well i guess i found out why i cant go into Download Mode. Apparently there has been some different Batches created (ex: 1007 & 1008) with the ability to have the 3-button download. My luck, i just happened to have one of the 1008 batch (3-button wont work).

Here is the Link:

http://208.100.42.21/showthread.php?t=776446&page=2

Its the post by "sparky4017"

Let me know what you think? Thoughts/ input?
[Captivate Android Development] gwong69:
Please HELP!!!

i have just installed the frankin-twiz ROM and i just don't like the way it runs. now i regret doing so. i would prefer to go back to the way it was before installing the ROM. can someone PLEASE help me get it back to factory settings. someone should make a video on how to do it correctly. i have tried to do what the OP instructed to do and it doesn't seem like it did anything. i have the 1007 batch. or at least show me how to reinstall my backups. i feel so helpless. thnx
[Captivate Android Development] dayv:
Can you be more specific on what happened when you tried the OP's instructions - what you do understand or don't understand.

Where you able to get his oden3 on your computer and get it open and running? Where you able to get into download mode? If you got into download mode did oden recognize your phone?

Any other details you can think of will help in getting you pointed in the right direction.
[Captivate Android Development] gwong69:
NVM, i have found another to flash it back to the stock ROM. i had to downloand ROM manager from the android market and then select boot into recovery mode and installed my backup from there. i am now relieved that it went back to stock and now happy.
[Captivate Android Development] overkillogi:
Complete noob here

okay so after trying to flash JH7 my phone won't boot up after the galaxy s logo animation. I posted a thread about it but no one replied.

should I use this? also I don't seem to be able to open odin. It just asks me to find a program to do it with. Help please, and no trolling on how ****ty i am with computers please
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
hmmmm....you downloaded a .rar file which means you need a program that opens .rar files!

7zip will do this for you, as has been stated many times throughout the thread.

extract the .exe OUT of the .rar and run it....welcome to basic windows usage
[Captivate Android Development] timur525:
I can't open Download mode. I've flashed back to stock before and it worked fine.. I don't know what happened but i flashed your Cognition 2.2 Beta 6, and then my friend thought it would be smart to run a 2.1 Voodoo lagfix. Any Suggestions? Whenever i take out everything, plug the battery pack in, hold volume up + down and plug my usb adapter in it just goes to recovery. I tried flashing Cognition Beta6 again but it fails whenever it copies the files.
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Voodoo does not work with Froyo 2.2...your friend just made a very expensive paper weight for you...
[Captivate Android Development] cebb:
sorry for buggin all you Android pros i did read thru several threads and no one ran into this....

can someone help me when i click to download odin link on the first page it downloads the an unknown file that my windows cpu cant open and it prompts me to pick an appropriate program to open it : (

i successfully flashed the leaked 2.2 froyo with odin and everything launched fine. i wanna flash the 2.1 software so i can root and try the cognition rom

can someone lend a helping hand to this noob plz
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
REALLY?!

literally 3 posts above yours.....wtf
[Captivate Android Development] tux racer:
So I was in the middle of doing an flash to factory defaults on this thing when the USB cable came unplugged. I pulled the battery and now my device won't startup at all either in download mode or otherwise. Am I boned or what?
[Captivate Android Development] overkillogi:
sorry I posted in a hurry, and I didn't get to read too much of the thread since I had to get to school. thank you for the info and for bearing with a PC noob
[Captivate Android Development] ryanjg11:
Okay, I'm definitely in download mode with the Android ditch-digger, but Odin continues to hang on File Analysis...

It's at about the ten minute mark right now... Does this step take this long for everyone else?

I have confirmed I am doing the right sequence of steps... Plug in USB, open ODIN, enter download mode, and I do see 0:[COM4] and can click "Start".

Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
If your using Window 7 try running in administrator mode....
[Captivate Android Development] ryanjg11:
Okay, trying under admin mode now. I right-clicked Odin and made sure I picked "Run as Administrator." Looks to be the same issue... hanging on File analysis.

Should I retry on a WinXP system? I seem to be reading there are some issues with Win7...
[Captivate Android Development] overkillogi:
Okay I got ODIN running and everything, but I cant seem to get it to recognize my phone. I followed the directions; plug in USB, open ODIN, enter recovery mode (I did this using both volume keys and the power button, the other methods didn't work) and I even hear the beeps from my computer telling me it recognizes something. Yet ODIN still can't see my phone. I even tried using the USB ports in the back.

Help please
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
download mode not recovery mode

download mode not recovery mode

download mode not recovery mode

download mode not recovery mode

download mode not recovery mode

download mode not recovery mode
[Captivate Android Development] overkillogi:
I thought they were the same thing...and even so, when I hold the volume keys and the power button it gets me to recovery mode. Wouldn't it be the same as download mode since the method to get to it is the same?
[Captivate Android Development] ryanjg11:
Okay guys, I have confirmed Odin does not work for me under Windows 7 Professional 32-bit version!

I followed the exact same process on my Windows XP laptop and the flash went flawless.

So, for all those stuck on "File analysis" and using Windows 7, try using an XP machine and you will likely have luck.

P.S. Even running in under Windows 7 as "Run as Administrator" still did not work.

Thanks to the whole team here for helping out by the way!

By the way, this could have been a Samsung driver problem and not an Odin problem, I'm by no means an expert. Just trying to help out all the Win7 users. OP, may want to add this note to the original post.