Why are my HOME & SEARCH buttons not responding correctly?

glenmercer1979

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S
Model # GT-I9000
Firmware Version 2.3.6
Baseband Version I9000XWJW1
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-1217612
Build # GINGERBREAD.XWJWB

When the main screen is on, the HOME button acts like a "selection left" button.
And the SEARCH button, acts like a "selection right" button.
So when I press HOME, it highlights things on the left side of my screen.
When I press SEARCH, it moves along to the next icon to the right.
If I press HOME again, it highlights the icon to the left.
Long-hold does not work either.
I need to get my phone into download mode, but cannot without the use of the HOME button.
I've tried multiple methods, including removing the battery, VOL + & -, etc.
Please help!!!
 
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