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Rooting first or 3-button combo first? Please Help!

Hi guys,
I have a I9000T on official Gingerbread. I want to root it to try some GPS fixes since my GPS cannot even give me a lock.
Anyway, I have been reading and reading these threads and I am absolutely confused! In some place I see that I should have 3-button combo fix before rooting but then when I go to the 3 button combo fix threads I read, that I need to be either superuser (which need root) or they say you have to root first.
Here is my worry, I bought my phone on amazon, it is an "international version" (not US) and thus Samsung US does not want to deal with me, so if I brick my phone I am pretty much screwed. Amazon uses some obscur warranty service but it seems it is quite restrictive, so I really would like to avoid bricking my phone since I won't have to option to ship the phone to Samsung.
So, please can someone tell me what I am supposed to do?

Also, for those who are familiar with the 3 button combo fix, I have a few questions after reading the thread:
- is Odin3 1.3 still ok to use (I see there is a 1.7 version but not a lot of people seem to use it)
- Are Odin3 and the fix file (.md5) are ok to use on 2.3.3 (this thread is rather old and people don't seem to answer it anymore)
Please any help will be so helpful.

nobody can help me? Seriously?

My friend, take it easy. I have an international version of the i9000 on puerto rico, and there is absolutely no way of anyone being able to help me, yet, I managed to customize my phone and love it.
First off, rooting is no complicated science. In fact, its incredibly simple, and pretty safe these days. Heres the best article for rooting your android. http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone
All you need to know is there. Also, is your 3 button combo damaged? You dont need to apply the fix if you can get into download mode. you do so, by pressing Volume down + Home + power while the phone is shut down. It should take you to the download mode screen.
You do not need to modify your phone much yet. If youre confused, chances are youre overwhelmed by the information. I got reckless myself with my phone and bricked it. Thankfully i got a new one, but you should be real careful. Just root, and read up. Then when you think youve learned enough I recommend you flash a new kernel, a custom one that has the fixes you need or want. but for now, rooting should get you the GPS fix and others, so just root, and look for the apps that can fix your phone. Good luck!

Hey, pretty newbish myself so hope this isn't like the blind leading the blind! Figured I could help with a couple of your questions though.
1. Odin3 v1.3 does work. I got that version and flashed speedmod to my i9000m no problemo. It did all the things it was meant to as per instruction threads/guides (ie the yellow COM box when connected in DL mode, the green Pass! when flashing complete etc)
2. I used SuperOneClick to root my phone before that and it wasn't too big a deal, but since learned that I could have just flashed the speedmod kernel and used that to root my phone by going into recovery mode and using the root option there.
so am not far ahead of you - i'm trying to currently work out which (if any) custom rom to try out.
oh - one glitch in all of this - i seem to have lost my ability to turn GPS on somewhere along the way (don't really use it so only discovered it recently - trying to find out how that happened and how to fix it!); otherwise all good!
make sure you have the 3 button combos!! wasn't sure by your post if you def did or not. assume you can
a) hold vol up/home/power to get into recovery mode;
b)hold vol down/home/power to get into DL mode?

OP - does your 3 button mode download/recovery not work?

Vivasanti said:
OP - does your 3 button mode download/recovery not work?
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My 3button combo does not work, like I believe a lot of the I9000(T), that is why the 3 button combo fix is around. In the Wiki they talk about rooting but they advise to fix the 3 button combo first, but when I when to one of the fix, they said I need to be root first, hence my questions.

caribbean_spur said:
My 3button combo does not work, like I believe a lot of the I9000(T), that is why the 3 button combo fix is around. In the Wiki they talk about rooting but they advise to fix the 3 button combo first, but when I when to one of the fix, they said I need to be root first, hence my questions.
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Did you try rooting with super one click? In the link I posted you can find it. Rooting is very simple. You do not need to have the 3 button combo for it. Unless you want to flash a custom kernel or something. So read up my first post, the rooting guide and follow it. Its very safe. If your phone is not rooted with that, then look for a way to fix your 3 button combo. I suggest however to be real careful with that, since I bricked my phone doing just that, the first time.

1. BEFORE ROOT! Get to download mode. If combo doesn't work, get yourseld a JIG. REALLY!! No joke! Google it on XDA.
2. Read this.
[GUIDE] Getting the most out of your SGS [UPDATED: 28.02.2011]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
4. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series

Australian Virgin Froyo 2.2 3BR Fix?
Hi there,
I'm currently going through the same thought process. I stumbled upon Richtofen's method for installing the 3BR fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
However the link to that thread no longer works - I was stumped by the updated Heimdall method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821698) when it said to check the partition for a certain string - which required root.
I wanted to go back to the Odin method, as I managed to find a user who had exactly the same phone and firmware as me:
Firmware version: 2.2
Baseband version: I9000DTJP3
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #7
Build number: FROYO.DTJP5
Anyone have success with this model/firmware setup and managed to resurrect 3BR?
Cheers,
Xav.

xavieda said:
Anyone have success with this model/firmware setup and managed to resurrect 3BR?
Cheers,
Xav.
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Has anyone managed to get 3BR working on their SGS1 recently?
Xav.

[Q] MIUI for the galaxy beam!! ^^

Hello, people of xdadevelopers! I'm new here and keen to learn up on custom Android roms. Sorry if i sound really noob or am doing things wrong in this forum, but... everybody has their own starting phases right?? ^^ Please guide me where I'm going wrong...
Anyway, I'm from Singapore and i own a SAMSUNG GALAXY BEAM GT-I8520 (rare and unheard of phone released only in Singapore x.x). I won't elaborate much, but basically I'm kind of still a student (therefore no money to buy other phones) and my mobile plan is left with about 11 months to go before i can renew my plan and select another phone for a cheaper price... I don't really like my phone because the moment Samsung released it, they decided to stop updates because there is not enough users of this phone so I'm stuck with 2.1 eclair. It also has a slow 500/700mhz processor and lags like he**. By the way, it was released around July 2010 at the same time with the Galaxy S, and they have really similar specs, that's why i posted in this area of the forums.
So, i was thinking of switching over to the MIUI rom which i desperately want... and i decided to follow the Galaxy S I9000 (because they are sister phones!) tutorials to flash over to MIUI in hope it would revitalise my phone, stop the laggyness and crashes, give it a new look, allow me to use features that i miss out in froyo or gingerbread!!
I can understand most terms and softwares about flashing... been researching for a few days... and i found this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101601
which tells me to replace my bootloader with a gingerbread bootloader through ezodin, then boot into recovery mode which is the custom cwm recovery, and from there straight up install my rom that was placed in the sd card, and walla i get my MIUI. I assume that the bootloader will give me CWM recovery because the guide doesnt tell me to get it through rom manager. I currently have the base google stock recovery, so question <1> do i have to install cwm recovery through rom manager first or will the gb bootloader give it to me once flashed? and question <2> i've tried to install it through rom manager but it didnt work the first try (i chose my phone model as the S) and even erased all my apps and data :S Is there a way to go around installing clorkworkmod? I understand my phone isn't EXACTLY Galaxy S, but they're similar...
Also, another problem i face is that i DON'T have the 3 button shortcut to recovery mode or download mode. I'm following this tutorial to try repair it, since I've heard a batch of Samsung galaxy s have flawed recover and download modes that can't be accessed by the 3 buttons. since the two phones were released around the same time, it could be that the galaxy beam was affected also. Everything is fine going through this tutorial (even getting to download mode trough ADB is fine), problem is i get stuck every single time in ODIN at SetupConnection. Question <3> any freaking idea how to solve this? I've gone through google and searched through this forum... Now i don't know what to do and don't dare try anything else or other flashing unless i fix this 3 button shortcut because i know i can only access recovery or download through ADB REBOOT RECOVERY / DOWNLOAD and the phone has to be plugged in, turned on, booted into android, and in usb debug mode. the ADB command won't work if the phone is off and i'm worried the GB bootloader will stop eclair from loading.
This leads to the question <4> if i decide not to follow this repairing tutorial and just flash the gingerbread bootloader up front, will it give me the 3 button shortcut boot? because if i am not able to load the eclair rom with gingerbread bootloader, and have no 3 button shortcut, i will not be able to boot into recovery to install rom and wipe data and cache etc. Also, if i flash the gingerbread bootloader, can i still load into my stock eclair rom? If i can load into the stock eclair rom, then i don't need the 3 button shortcut, i can go straight to doing usb debug and the ADB command again after flashing bootloader and rebooting to go straight into recovery and installing MIUI.
Question <5> What about gingerbread bootloaders that can backtrack and load froyo roms and eclair roms? Do these exist? Where to download? If so, i can load into my eclair rom and use ADB for recovery mode, eliminating the step: repairing the 3 buttons.
Question <6> Also, i noticed the guide didn't speak anything about kernels etc. From what I understand about kernels, it is the architecture or system between the hardware and the software. People can tweak kernels (leading to custom kernels) for different and maybe even better sound and video etc right? But the guide doesn't say anything about installing a custom kernel, so am i supposed to keep my current Zues kernel from Samsung, or is a custom kernel recommended by MIUI ALREADY provided in the zip folder i downloaded from here? (the I9000 one) When i flash this zip through CWM recovery, is the kernel changed together? Does this apply for the bootloader also? Is the bootloader supplied in the zip and flashed together at the same time? if everything, (rom kernel bootloader) is flashed together at the same time then i can eliminate many steps and just work on installing CWM recovery through rom manager. then use adb to boot into recovery and flash that one simple MIUI zip. no need for 3 button boot...
Question <7> Is there another way to get MIUI to install on my device without so much hassle? haha..
Thanks for the trouble, I know it's a lot of questions... Please answer whatever you can

umm, almost a 100 views... but no replies? :'(

I'd never heard of it until this post, I looked at some specs and they're quite significantly different to the SGS's ones, smaller screen and completely different processor(which is most important(TI OMAP 3440 720MHz in the Beam and Hummingbird S5PC110 in the SGS)). It's a completely different phone, don't even try to install MIUI for the I9000 on it unless you don't mind your phone being in a bricked state. I may not be right but it's my strong opinion. Here is the Xda wiki for it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Beam Which shows how to root and then OC it which may increase performance. And if you like the Miui look there is a look a like launcher floating round if you search. Good luck

true, they aren't exactly the same. the processor is definitely different, but i think MIUI was made for performance, which fits well with this lousy processor haha. screen shouldn't be a problem, most softwares fit to screens automatically. I've already Rooted and OC'ed it but its still slow.
Is there any way to flash everything at once, e.g. kernel rom everything flash together at the same time using ODIN, then maybe i will reboot and see if the MIUI works... The problematic part is the 3 buttons download mode. I'm willing to flash everything at once then see if i'm lucky and MIUI will work for me. I'm not willing to flash just kernel or etc, then can't get in to download mode already because phone cant be booted, thus cannot install ROM...
Does anybody know exactly what when flashed into the phone gives me the 3 button recovery and download...?
I also realised something in the wiki link u gave me...
Power+Menu+Volume Down -> Soft Reset
Power+menu+Volume Up -> Ready for Flash Screen
Could this be my recovery and download...? I'll try later.

I'll try and give you an example, the Galaxy SL or the I9003 came out the start of this year as a replacement for the original with the only difference being the chipset and display type. Quite a few people have got this phone and have being trying to get Miui to work on it hasn't happened. The I9000 kernel for Miui is made for the I9000, it only works with the Hummingbird chipset, end of story. I'm not stopping you from trying but expect the most likely consequence to be the phone dead, not running Miui.

Wow, if the I9003 which was even closer (spec-wise) to the I9000 can't flash I9000 MIUI, then my I8520 won't make it... :'( I understand what you mean, any kernel made for I9000 phones, even custom user-made ones, only work with specific hardware, like that chipset, unless that kernel some how is clever enough to work with my hardware, or probably just lucky enough to be compatible with my chipset.
I didn't know the software had to confirm so tightly to the hardware... I'd always thought software would automatically work with basic hardware, albeit there would be some issues and glitches, but at least it would still work. I thought maybe it would be possible to keep my Zues kernel, and just flash the rom, and let the rom use my kernel.. It wouldn't be very optimised because they weren't made for each other, but at least with a few bugs, still usable... But now I know my Zues kernel works with my hardware but probably wont work with I900 MIUI unless it was coded for my phone... Though, if my phone does have the same chipset and gpu, maybe it will work?
Seems like I'll have to continue to use this lousy unsupported phone :S
Thanks for your help

Need Help with Custom Roms.

Hi guys.
I am not a n00b per se, i have done my fair share of Desire rooting and things. Now that my friend asked me to do his Galaxy s for him i got lost. He have JV5 which i cannot find on CF-ROOT method. Any help there maybe. I got it rooted, with one-click-root. Now i would like to get a CWRecovery and flash from there. As much as in Desire it was quite easy, here i get lost which kernels i can use? If i have a UK Mobile with 3 branding which kernels i can use to do not loose my data and calls. I know it is related to the modem version, which as i mentioned is jv5. Again could not find it.
So in few easy points:
1.) would like to get CWRecovery on my friends mobile.
2.) would like to know which kernels would be suitable for me (JV5 user)
I guess once i know this everything else would be easy.
Thank you all kindly for looking and helping.
Regards
Kirior

Download ODIN, then grab the latest firmware from here for your country
http://www.sammobile.com. You will need to register, buts its well worth it.
Once you have got your phone into download mode (press HOME, VOL DOWN AND POWER) together then it will be seen by ODIN.
ODIN instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259240
Once flashed the rom, then flash a kernel, I use this one:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112908
Then boot, then power off reboot holding down HOME, VOL UP AND POWER to access cwm, then you can install any custom rom from sdcard.
MAke sure you backup from cwm first tho!

thx my man, will do. Seems easy and very straight forward. I guess no one could go wrong with this . THX Again.

If you still need any help, we're here for you

[Q] Complete Newbie ICS Help! :)

Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.

Well, before you do anything you need to enable download mode. Think it's a case of enabling USB debugging and then adb, although I never had to do it.
Secondly you should probably stick a stock gingerbread rom on with odin.
Flash a kernel with odin.
Flash ICS
Flash ICS again.
Going straight to ICS with very little experience of custom ROMs may be a bit difficult especially given it's alpha status.

my phone also had the lock on the Download mode, seem like some service provides disable the feature to "try and prevent" people to flash custom roms as this voids warranty in South Africa. I found a fix on Google but cant remember where.. so if you dont get it right... some guys made a homemade jig here is a link on how to make it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
and when flashing a custom rom its best to follow the roms tutorial and usually there are post regard similar issues that could be encounter in the process. so the search function ends up helping alot instead of having to read thru 100 pages lol
its all new to us in the beginning then it just becomes second nature lol
i recon this is a nice tutorial to use
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-update-for-galaxy-s-i9000-custom-rom/
even has a method to return to stock

JoshJoshJoshJosh said:
Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.
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1st u did not say what stock firmware u ve, If u ve updated with kies then u should ve download mode, i ve exactly the same problem. Once i updated from foryo to gingerbread i ve the 3 button download mode but still no recovery, u might never get it but dun worry u can still flash custom roms.
Here's what u ve to do, upgrade to stock gingerbread 2.3 with kies then flash cfroot kernel with odin,u'll ve recovery n then flash what u like...

JoshJoshJoshJosh said:
Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.
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Josh. This is NOT a rom which you should pop your cherry on. It is buggy, not very fast and you need a good working knowledge of how to recover a soft bricked phone. If you cannot get into download mode, you would be foolish to flash ANY rom. There is a fix, search xda.
I admire the size of your swingers, but would recommend you gain a little more flashing experience.
However, good luck if you do decide to flash - there's plenty of help here if all goes wrong.

i "popped my custom rom cherry" on ICS build 12 i screwed it up when trying to go for build 13 but i found this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14273101&postcount=1
i installed the latest gingerbread kernel then the rom files and it was fine ater that and im just about to put build 14 on now so dont worry to much about it. Ive never got my phone to a state where i cant fix it, so if me a supernoob can recover a brick just about anyone could

[Q] How to Install 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Galaxy Note

Hi there,
Can anyone help me in installing 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on my Samsung Galaxy Note?
Any help in this regards will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Hafiz

You've to root your phone and install CWM first. It's pretty easy to do. Open up the dev section and you'll find everything there.
Once done, select the ROM that you need. ICS Stunner v5 is by far the best ICS ROM for GN. Read it's forum in the dev section. If you like it, follow the steps mentioned in the forum, it's pretty simple.
Come back if you need any help!

Yeah man you gotta read read and read more...then you tube
...hit the thanks button
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Thanks for the help. Actually I am new to this forum and need to know the step by step procedure and download links.
Regards

I'm new as well so I don't want to risk my newish phone ... and besides official pics update will defo come within these 2 months I reckon (fingers crossed end of April)
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

i am also new here. can anyone tell me what all steps i need to follow to install this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467985
Experts pls reply ASAP

vickyraskar said:
i am also new here. can anyone tell me what all steps i need to follow to install this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467985
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That's a GB theme, not an ICS Rom.

chasmodo said:
That's a GB theme, not an ICS Rom.
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can you pls tell what all things and how i should do to get that on my galaxy note??
My kernel ver is LB2

One suggestion: Find the links and everything on your own. Read the forums through and through. Everything is in the forums. After finding the links, understanding everything and all, after that if you need help, we're all here to help!

sujal said:
One suggestion: Find the links and everything on your own. Read the forums through and through. Everything is in the forums. After finding the links, understanding everything and all, after that if you need help, we're all here to help!
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There are lots of things here which are really confusing. so just asked for help.

I know! Even I posted a thread like this when I was new to Android world.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

I would wait for the official ICS, because if you want to revert back from Custom ICS Roms it sometimes becomes complicated.
I think we'll see the official ICS May 2012.
Regards

Well y'all keep thinking ....or just take the leap like everyone else did....do your home work...like"how to root galaxy note". Hint....plenty of threads and videos out there
...good luck and Godspeed
Sent from my fingas to your face...

There are quite a few threads for letting you know the detailed process of installing ICS on Note.
You will have to root your phone first. There is also a nice list of methods to do this.
Go to the Developer section and check the 1st post of ICS Stunner thread.
Read it carefully and also watch the youtube vidoe. All the steps are listed for a newbie..

starting like so......
!) are you rooted ? if not check here
2) are you familiar with how to get to Recovery mode and download mode ? else read carefully
* Volume Up + Home Button + Power Button Until N7000 Boot appears Leave Power Button but keep the other two Buttons Pressed you'll get to Recovery Mode with some options.
* Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button Until n7000 Boot appears leave Power Button keep the other two Buttons Pressed you'll get to Download Mode
- PS : Basicly Up Means Recovery And Down obviously means Download thats how you get to the modes. now recovery can clean applications cache and lets you factory set your device (as if you just bought it and started for first time) other than that you need to know what a kernel is (Android Base and it's a Linux kernel) you can flash any you like as long as it matches your phone's Type example (N7000 kernels match GNote) but I9100 doesn't neither do others so watch for this and mainly search in the right forum so you wont get too far, flashing isn't risky that much but keep your files saved.... especially EFS folder for IMEI (there are many ways in each ROM thread you'll probably have the method and explaine of it NOW WATCH OUT TO FLASH CUTOM ROMS YOU NEED ROOT AND FOR Samsung (ROOT == Void Warrenty) so take the risk at your shoulders we are not responssible for any mistake read and follow read 10 times and act once so you wont fail
Download means using Odin and flashing from PC, Increases counter in Download Mode so Samsung will know that you flashed something and it wont intrest them what cause you have no warrenty left, if you flash stock ROMS (not modified) the counter wont increase, most cases you do that if you have a region problem or a curiosity or even a soft brick (means your phone has no Recovery Mode and no Vibration or even a screen text just Download Mode works (u'll use odin to wake it up by flashing a stock ROM) a hard brick means no one can help you if its caused by flashing only a guy or company which repaires and uses JTAG or replaces part (MotherBoard).....
for now thats all....
now installation is simple ROOT and flash that ICS Look theme thats it after you ROOT you'll CMW mostly with SU (SuperUser) permissions so no need for odin flash via Recovery options... and you're set!
GOOD LUCK
* any kernel will do you for a GingerBread ROM (Stock == Factory) but watch for ICS Repacks not just any works. may get Bootloops if wrong