Help Stuck on the "S" screen when booting

[jonnycat74]

My captivate won't fully boot anymore. I've tried the reinstall packages in the recovery menu with no luck. I've also tried the delete cache data. Still the same result. I sadly have phone numbers in the phone memory I need badly. Any advice? Thanks in advance!

 

[jetpuck73]

Go into download mode and reflash a stock firmware via ODIN.

 

[jonnycat74]

Is there any way to reflash without loosing the phone numbers?

 

[iffrett]

the phone numbers should be synced to your google account unless you saved them to your sim card...then it should be there?

 

[jonnycat74]

They didn't sync with google...and most of the numbers were saved to the phone memory because I was running out of space on the sim. Oh well. Lesson learned...

 

[iffrett]

why didnt they sync with google?

 

[jonnycat74]

I'm not sure what happened with the syncing....
However...I can't get the phone into download mode by holding the vol up and down plus power until the att screen comes on.
I CAN get it into recovery mode but not sure what to do from there.
I downloaded odin and try plugging it in when in recovery mode but odin doesn't recognize the phone. Any suggestions?

 

[jonnycat74]

UPDATE...got the phone into download mode. I was using an aftermarket usb cord that wouldn't work. Tried the one that came with the captivate and now it works. Gonna try cognition now.

 

[SuFuCru]

My phone started doing this too. I don't have a custom ROM or anything, just rooted. And I started sideloading apps with the SWM. When I turn the phone on, it'll stay stuck on the Galaxy S screen, but I can get past it by hitting the power button. It'll go to the home screen like nothing is wrong. Weird.