lotreaglesfan

Was using ODIN and it crashed. Was trying to flash the stock froyo back onto my captivate because I had to send it back to AT&T. Now the phone only stays on black screen, won't enter recovery/download mode when holding "volume up and down and power/plugging in usb cable" and won't do ANYTHING.

Please help? Any suggestions?!?

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Jack45

Three suggestions.

1. Leave it alone. You were returning it for a reason. Its current status is another reason.

or...

2. Revive it with a jig (easy). Needed: 99 cents to purchase the following from Radio Shack.

Part 271-1347
100k-Ohn Resistors
1/4 watt
5% tolerance
Colored stripes: brown/black/yellow/gold

Process:



Tip: Forget tape. Wear latex gloves.

or...

3. For $8 you can purchase a ready-made jig.

http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=100

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Last edited by Jack45; March 29th, 2011 at 02:38 PM.

lotreaglesfan

1) I was sending the captivate back to AT&T because I had a refurbished one (my USB was coming loose on mine)

2) The resistor trick didn't work. Been trying it the past 20 minutes with no luck :\ still all I get is a black screen, no words, !'s, or anything. Just BLACK. :\

Jack45

Not only was the USB coming loose, but, lo and behold, it just stopped working. Imagine that.

When I watched the supplied video the guy who made the jig had to get it just right. Took him a while. Plan B (the $8 thingy) will do the trick more elegantly, but will take a few days to arrive.

My vote? Solution number 1. Samsung will be re-flashing it anyway and they have too much to do to stop and say "hmmm."

lotreaglesfan

so if I send them a non-working captivate would they not charge me for it? how do i say it quit working? lol... "I was using ODIN to flash stock froyo back on it and then the phone died" :\

Jack45

Call AT&T and let them know that you turned it on a little while ago and...nothing. Even though you're sending it back for the USB thingy, you wanted your record with them to reflect this additional anomaly.

It's a firmware thing. You didn't break the physical unit nor drop it in water. Be nice to the AT&T rep (as I'm sure you would be anyway) and all will be well.

Yes, you removed the battery and replaced it. Yes, you did the Samsung fix-it dance (involves standing in one place and doing nothing). Yes, you tried everything and just wanted them to know its condition prior to sending it back.

Nota bene: if you're turned away at the pearly gates, forget you knew me.

Last edited by Jack45; March 29th, 2011 at 06:43 PM.

RedJules8

ok i kind of have he same situation.. was trying to install the new 2.2 OS.. and now all i get is a black screen with a picture of a cell phone with a triangle with ! in the middle and then a PC.. att said call samsung, samsung said send it in.. is there a way for me to fix it? will they know it was rooted??

lotreaglesfan

:\ so if i send it back to samsung and it doesn't even turn on would they fix it?

sremick

Will it not go into download mode using this method?

Remove battery, SIM card, SD card (if present)
Connect USB cable from computer
While holding down up & down volume, re-insert battery

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obelix

Hi

Even that is not working for me.