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[Captivate General] bames:
i have 1007 and it is an early build as i purchased mine on 6/15.

But that is not necessarily bad. While my GPS isn't perfect i have had alot less problems than many. Have always had solid locks and lock times but tracking was heavily flawed (but now near excellent in chronos rom).

Plus the download mode should work with your phone and our model is supposed to be the hardest model to brick.

For Download mode it may help give you a visual if you have it plugged in (to see the charging battery on the screen).

IMPORTANT

1. Hold BOTH the up and down volume at the SAME time.

2. While still holding them down push and hold the power button.

3. Pretty quickly you will see the charge battery disappear and screen go black. KEEP HOLDING ALL 3 Buttons.

4. The Charge battery will come back on the screen for 6-10 seconds or so when the screen goes black for the 2nd time release just the volume buttons and continue holding down the power button.

*Take care not to release even the slightest pressure from the power button when releasing the volume buttons (easy to do without realizing it) or it could interrupt process and fail to enter download mode*
[Captivate General] silverslotcar:
Batch 1008's are the ones that have botched button combos. Not 1007's. Those are fine, 3-button should work unless you've tampered with your sbl.bin.
[Captivate General] mwilhelm:
Mines 1007 and I haven't had any problems using the 3 button mode successfully. My GPS has always worked, though I haven't asked it to pinpoint me to within 2 meters of where I am.
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
This seems a little more complicated than what I've always done.

Download mode for me is as simple as:

1. Power off the phone

2.

Only

hold down the volume buttons

3. Plug in the USB cord while holding down the volume buttons

4. The phone should automatically turn on and go into download mode
[Captivate General] bames:
had never tried that but does work for me as well.
[Captivate General] gasolara2002:
1008 (refurbished unit). GPS is working excellent and i have kept it stock because my gps is working.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
But the button only method is simpler if you don't have a USB cable handy. :)
[Captivate General] mobileseq:
I tested the 3 button mode and it went into a command line after the att world phone screen. Is that the download mode thingy? I believe the 3 button combo works. Its odd that some other have problems with that and were forced to do a jig fix.

I think the gps works on mine but sometimes its not very accurate lock. It sometimes goes on for no reason, too. I had to turn off the gps until the further notice.
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
But why would you put your phone into download mode without a usb cable around?
[Captivate General] mobileseq:
Maybe flash the rom via ext. Sd card instead of usb cable from a computer?
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
Then you would use CWM/Rom Manager.
[Captivate General] ua549:
Build 1007 -

GPS works but not as good as it should. The altitude is always off by more than 50 meters.

3 button method only gets recovery mode.

I use ADB to get into download mode.

I have not tries a USB jig.
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
Try the method above.
[Captivate General] KonaZXIII:
1007

3 button takes me to download mode.

TG for Odin. :D

Edit: GPS has had more bad days than good by a huge margin.
[Captivate General] ardyer:
1006-Got it on launch day. Both the 3 button combo and download mode work normally on it.
[Captivate General] mobileseq:
So I probably went in recovery mode, not download mode? I guess there are two different modes, hmmm.
[Captivate General] bames:
yes download mode is very striking

Yellow Triangle and a Guy with a shovel digging inside of it.

Recovery mode will just be a listing of text options
[Captivate General] AWiseMonkey:
1006 - Got it 2 days before launch day. GPS is decent but not as good as it should be. Download and Recovery modes both work fine.
[Captivate General] rastanthology:
1008 here, bought it a month ago new unlocked threw ebay, both three buttons recovery and two buttons combo works :)

I really hope and I don't think it is refurbished...

What I do think is that there are some phones only of some batches that don't get into download mode, mostly 1008, but not all of them
[Captivate General] mobileseq:
Aha got it, thx!
[Captivate General] AverageJane:
Another 1007 build here

I also have a 1007 model and can confirm working download and recovery modes.

I read in one of the Odin threads that some people who flashed back to stock with 1-click Odin lost their 3-button modes. Can anyone with a 1007 model say if that's happened to them? I'm holding off on flashing a custom ROM until I learn more on that. Thanks in advance!
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
I was thinking the same thing.

This is my captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.
[Captivate General] EthanMG:
how do you find your build number?
[Captivate General] TriC_101:
Ya where is the build number located... mine manufacturer date is 12/10 the battery shows DEC 07/10
[Captivate General] Sqdnguns:
one-thousand and eight
[Captivate General] bames:
1-click odin dozens of times still have 3-button. Have working recovery and download modes.
[Captivate General] bames:
Build #'s are on the label under your battery. For some reason it easily escapes the eyes.

Look Directly below the S/N:

or right above the SKU:
[Captivate General] joeshmoe08:
Guys does anyone have a build number 1010? I heard that these couldn't go to stock jf6 through odin, is this true?
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
Yo joeshmoe0 I can attest that 1010 builds cannot do JF6. I had to looked it up after I bricked mine, it sucks. The closest and earliest builds we can get is JH2 rom. Its one of the internal betas on one click Odin thread.

If you or anyone else was dumb like me and tried flashing JF6 one-click Odin on a 1010 build. BUILD A JIG! it will save you.
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Would you or someone else who has recovered on a 1010 build phone mind posting instructions on how you flashed to stock without using Odin JF6 1-click?

I'm not above building a jig to get to download mode if I screw up terribly (and there are some great instructions for building a jig), but I'm not clear on the brick recovery process since just about all of the instructions I've read say "get to download mode then use Odin JF6 1-click and you're home free."
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
Sure. Just give me a few because I'm still in the process of getting my back ups installed and I just went back to stock and current JH7 after trying out the leaked froyo. I'm not afraid of flashing now (no one should really) and I have a jig to help me out of those semi-brick states.
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Awesome, thanks!
[Captivate General] danix180:
I'm on 1008. It's my second phone I got from ATT repair center. BOTH RECOVERY AND DOWNLOAD MODE WORK.
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Very nice! That's exactly what I've been looking for. I've been reading the forum practically nonstop for about 2 weeks, and after watching connexion2005's videos I was nearly ready to flash my first rom... then I saw the posts that Odin 1-click was bricking 1010 build phones. Stopped me real fast! Now I'm confident that should I screw up, recovery is possible. I think I will put together a jig before I try anything, though.

I would suggest that this should probably be either in its own sticky thread, or posted/linked in one of the noob guide threads. I didn't see any of them mention that the newer build phones are bricked by Odin 1-click. The only place I saw it was towards the end of the Odin 1-click /w three-button fix thread, but there were no noob-friendly recovery instructions.

Thanks again! Looking forward to flashing my first rom. :D
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
If you are going to flash to Cognition, use the 2.3b6, I've been reading through their forums that JH7 should be fine to flash to it if you don't already know that haha. I'm glad to see it might help you, and when you make the jig, the jig itself will power the device, don't have to press any buttons. i made the solderless one because I left my soldering iron at my other house and fair warning, silicone sucks when you're scraping that stuff off the wires of the micro usb. If you want any more tutorials or explanation on some other things, don't hesitate to ask anyone, or me personally through private messaging.
[Captivate General] wade7919:
Build 1008

3button works / dl mode works

flash about 10-30 times a day... soft bricked multi times

blackout bricked multi times - no bootup just black screen not even PC ! phone symbol = fixed with cable Fsking the phone with the micro usb port while holding the volume buttons to get into dl mode bah who needs a jig....
[Captivate General] bluerogue85:
im sorry..but im kinda a noob..but whats a jig?
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
A jig is just a micro USB with resistors attached at the 4th and 5th pins; they're the two closest to the headphone jack, it should be 301 ohms k. Its a adapter to put the captivate into download mode when you can't do it through button combo. There's two threads on how to make one.

[HOWTO] *Layman's iGo Jig* [Solderless]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=841512

[HOWTO] [REF] Get Download Mode without 3-button combo using homemade JIG

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551

@Wade7919 not all captivates are lucky and its another/last ditch attempt before having to go the at&t store to try to replace a brick.
[Captivate General] chasesavestheday:
pointless post. you dont have a 1010 therefore you dont understand why you would maybe need a jig.
[Captivate General] Dungeon47:
1008. 3-button download has worked since day 1.
[Captivate General] malicenfz:
Mine is 1005. Is that good?
[Captivate General] upNsmokeAllDay:
Mine 1010 Son's 1009 and never had any issues out of either.
[Captivate General] jde984:
Thanks a lot for this. I'm pretty much a total noob on android (although I can flash winmo 6.5 like nobody's business) and I had no problem following your guide. no bricking or jig required.
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
You're welcome, I'm glad to see people actually using my guide. But if you mind me asking, why would you need to use it if your phone wasn't bricked/didn't need a jig? I only say this because there are faster ways to go back to stock and current JH7, its just that if you have a Build #1010 Captivate, this is probably one of the only ways to do it since they can't use JF6 Odin 1-click.
[Captivate General] jde984:
I have a build #1010. Maybe I'm a little confused... is there a faster way even though I have a 1010?
[Captivate General] Picsman:
I think I have all the numbers off of the label... where is the "batch number?"

---

Purchase Date: 09/27/2010

FCC ID A3LSGHI897

IMEI: 35186XXXXXXXXXX (Manufactured 08/28/2010)

SN: R3XZXXX803A ZK

SKU: 65187

Rev 0.04

----

I know the manufacture date from Samsung... when I registered the phone and input the IMEI, that date came back.

Thanks.

= Ron
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
Ohh you have a build 1010, sorry sadly there isn't yet and for the confusion. I'm going try to flash jh7 straight from odin to see of that might work later today or tomorrow.

I'd just assumed the only reason people would need to use my guide is because they bricked their 1010 phone and wanna go stock, I forgot that there might be people who flashed a custom rom\leaked froyo and then might wanna go back stock lol I still appreciate that my guide helped haha
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
I asked this over here...http://http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10308881&postcount=1466..

My question remain the same..If you have any of the new builds...and are rooted already...If you back up the original rooted rom through CMW..can you restore to it instead of flashing back to stock with Odin ?

If this isn't possible..then what is the purpose of rooting your phone then doing a nand back up of it in the first place ?

I understand about backing up the EFS file which contains the IME files and the Nav_bin..and also downloading Android ID changer prior to flashing to aquire the original Android ID# to fix any market issues getting your apps back....but this is something that doesn't make sense to me...just to do a back up prior to flashing out of the stock rom...if this is useless to do and just uses up fee space in the process.

Why wouldn't it be possible to just change the EFS file..and Android ID# to it's original #'s..remove any oc/ov settings remove any lag fix or voodoo..and then just restore to a rooted original rom ? Then it would be 100% stock less the rooting of it..which can be removed if a person wants to return it or sell it ?????

I know this may not work for those who don't have the 3 button recovery option available to them to start..but if they can get into recovery from what ever rom they are on...why wouldn't this work if they backed up their original rom before flashing ?

Mac
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
I believe you are right... to a certain extent young grasshopper. Let me help.

'Clockworkmod Recovery' (It's actually just called Rom Manager, CWM R is a feature of Rom Manager). It's a wonderful tool since its makes Nandroid back ups which is something the entire android community uses. But it does have rules you need to follow to make it work. It doesn't make an entire rom backup, its just a backup, you still need a rom somehow. I will repeat that again, You cannot use a nandroid Backup you made through Clockworkmod Recovery as a rom, it is merely a back up. (I'm not trying to sound condescending just wanna make it crystal clear to ya :))

Clockworkmod Recovery can restore your phone to the way it was,

but it has to be on the same android os. Can't mix froyo and eclair.

Since you cannot substitute the nandroid backup as a rom. You'll need to flash the same rom you made with the backup to use that backup. The one thing you're right on, is that you don't have to heavily rely on Odin, if you are able to go to recovery mode you'll need the rom zip file on your internal sd card too by the way.

Let's say you're on a froyo custom rom. You want to go to stock. Just simply flash the stock (and exact) rom through rom manager/recovery mode. And then use your back up.

Why does it have to be exact? Well if you use an older eclair rom and then use your nandroid back up, you still be left with the baseband and kernal of the older rom as oppose to the baseband and kernal you had when you made the back up. Like in my guide, you flash a JH2 rom, then you skimp on flashing the JH7 rom and just preceed to using your nandroid backup and use Rom Manager. You'll have all your stuff back, but the baseband and kernal will still be the same from JH2. You can remedy this two ways. Flash an entire new rom, or just flash the baseband and kernal since you already restored your phone.

I hope this helps young grasshopper.

And to shed more light, my guide actually uses the two methods of flashing a rom; odin and rom manager/recovery mode.

Why you may ask? Because if you screw up, the only way to unbrick a phone is to use your computer and odin. Can't unbrick a phone through the phone itself. If you were in a scenario like the above one, you're on a custom rom and want to go back stock, yes you should go through rom manager since it'll be faster.

But why didn't I mention such possibility? It's because no one has asked me that till now haha.

So why not just put it in your guide that people can use their backup? It would complicate things, and just to be on the safe side. I assume a lot of newbies don't really know Rom Manager well enough, since Titanium Backup and MyBackUp are easier back up apps. So I made sure my method would lead them back to sparkle, cleaned Stock JH7 Eclair the way it came out of the box and that any newbie who was fortunate enough to back up their stuff, be able to restore their backup on their own with the easier back up apps said above.
[Captivate General] yamato2:
Am I the only one with 1009 and 3 button thing did work but i used odin one click on my phone and it still works (but REALLY slow bootup that is fixable) and the 3 button thing didn't work so i think it does on 1009 but it doesn't if you do the one click thing.
[Captivate General] ageros:
I have a 1007 that has a working download and recovery mode, but mine has the shutdown issue.

I'm getting my phone exchanged tomorrow and I was looking around for a thread that listed the different builds and known issues. A few are mentioned here, but is there by chance a sticky, or similar thread that I missed?

Essentially I'm looking for something that points out each build and if there are any specific issues(such as with 1008, and 1010) in regards to flashing.
[Captivate General] Picsman:
Okay, maybe I missed it somewhere but here goes my two questions regarding using the "three button mode" to get into the download mode anyway:

I have a Captivate which shows a batch number of 1008 (and Rev R0.04). I've tried every way possible (except ADB)--some repeatedly--over an extended period of time to get into download mode and nothing works. Until I get this straightened I've not even rooted the phone. I've ordered the parts to build a jig "just in case."

What folks report about this issue is not consistent within a batch causing me to speculate this a hardware defect. Is not being able to use the "three button mode" to get into download mode a problem with the hardware or with the boot loader/firmware?

When folks report the "three button mode" does not work for them, they report the batch number but not the "rev" number. Is it possible the "rev" number is significant regarding the predictability of this problem?
[Captivate General] opcow:
It's possible. Some early 1008 batch phones reportedly have the permanent working button combos. If your 1008 doesn't have the button combos then you can use this or this to fix it. It isn't permanent though. If you ever need to go back to stock use the package from the first link above and you won't lose the combo.
[Captivate General] DustinDD:
I must be really lucky. i have 1008 with working button combo, no shutdowns, and no other problems besides the obviously dodgy GPS.
[Captivate General] LightningGA:
Same here!!!
[Captivate General] cdwhit:
1008 here.

GPS works OK for a phone.

3 Button recovery broke on first flash. Now temporarily repaired.

Shutdowns increasing again. 4 so far today.
[Captivate General] Picsman:
Thank you!

What a truly weird software/firmware set-up inconsistency and certainly not one with any real purpose, either... except maybe sheer meanness... smacks of poor quality control to me.
[Captivate General] GAMacky:
batch 1007

button combo for download and recovery mode working fine.

no shut down issue

gps is ok - I still believe in the more you use it the better it locates and tracks.
[Captivate General] Picsman:
In a way, that is true. When the GPS is first turned on, it has to locate at least three birds, lock on to them and then report your location to you. The process of locating three birds takes time; the process of locking takes time, as well.

It seems the receivers in the Captivate suffer from not being high gain. This is probably due to the extremely compact design of the device and the very small antenna. This means the signal to noise ratio (SNR) is low which means, it turn, the device does not lock on quickly. BTW, keeping your hands away from the top half of the phone, helps. You can see how this works if you have GPS Test (from the Market) on your phone.

All of this is minimized with a "hot-start," that is, the GPS already knows where the birds are which it can connect to. When in motion, you don't have a "hot-start" when you go through a long tunnel or have some very dense (wet) clouds overhead or a heavy growth of trees overhead for much more than a few minutes. When these things happen, the process of locating and locking on to three birds starts all over again.
[Captivate General] stoobie-doo:
I have build 1012; any quirks I need to be aware of?
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
1010.

Serendipity 2.0.

NO issues.
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Build 1010 phone here.

After reading about people having trouble with Odin 1-click on this build, I was reluctant to use it without having a jig ready to go, not to mention the recovery instructions that Breakin' Ranh posted a few pages back. Well, I moved to another state last week, and now I finally have a working jig and some time, so I tried it tonight and to my surprise, it worked as advertised. No problems at all. So it seems that only some Build 1010 phones have issues with Odin 1-click.

Button combos for download and recovery also work fine for me.
[Captivate General] Breakin' Ranh:
Lucky you! haha, I used that darn Odin 1-click JF6 like 4-5 times, kept bricking my phone. :PPPP Glad to see it worked for you.
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Me too! Now I'm really curious as to why some can accept JF6 and others can't..
[Captivate General] agh1701:
I have build 1011. I purchased it 01/03/2011, Direct from AT&T.
[Captivate General] bames:
1007

no shutdown issues

GPS tracking has been very good on a # of roms: Assonance, Axura, Doc's, Chronus, and more recently Phoenix.

Contrary to alot of others....the GPS Settings that yield my best tracking results are:

www.spirent-lcs.com

supl secure: off

control plane
[Captivate General] warp.asylum:
Update:

I went to use Odin 1-click JF6 again this morning to prep for flashing Cognition v3.01. Well, it turns out that even though I had the 3-button combo before, after my initial 1-click use I no longer had 3-button. Of course I still have my jig and that works fine for getting into download mode. I didn't try any of the trickier methods (removing/reinserting battery while holding buttons and such). I tried the Odin 3-button fix JF6 and that did restore the 3-button combo, but I got a kernel panic message when I tried to use 1-click's Master Clear. So I guess those are not compatible, or my method was wrong. I didn't really investigate too much because my jig works great. I ended up just doing 1-click again and I will live without the 3-button combo and just keep the jig handy.

So, as a heads up to Build 1010 owners, even if you have the 3-button combo initially, it seems that flashing with Odin 1-click JF6 will disable it.

Edit:

Nevermind, I'm an idiot. 3-button still works fine. DOH!
[Captivate General] Picsman:
Perhaps your physical location has something to do with this. If I be so bold, may I ask: Where in the world are you located?
[Captivate General] Ikonomi:
I finally got around to looking at this. Turns out I have a 1006.

Three button recovery works. GPS is generally a disaster. Never had a random shutdown.
[Captivate General] kschumake83:
thought i was on last page and here i was commenting on someones post on the first page.... not really relevant anymore
[Captivate General] dbodom:
Build 1012 Rev0.4. New phone provided by AT&T after complaining about my 1007 build and all the power-off's. This phone is a December 2010 manufactured phone. No power downs since I got it earlier this week. GPS works great.
[Captivate General] Barbarian:
1007 build here. Nothing to cry about.
[Captivate General] ryboto:
1007 here, bought it on launch day, was the only one in stock at the store. Both recovery and download mode work, GPS was iffy using the stock ROM, but with everything else it's been pretty spot on.
[Captivate General] vaiol123:
1010 in Eastern PA. Gps is iffy at best, compass is inaccurate, no shutdown problems. Both stock JH7 and Cognition 2.3b8 can't get good GPS. I'll get a lock every now and then at my house, but tracking won't happen. That's what I get for spending a penny on the phone:rolleyes:Odin works fine though...
[Captivate General] brokenbad:
1007 build. SuperOneClick root (awesome) One Click Lag Fix (Easy). Quadrant score 2226.

These things have gps too?!
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
I wish my three button worked so I could go back to stock and re-flash to a new ROM! :(

Build 1010... Everything working perfectly minus download mode!