[Q] question about bell vibrant firmwares (I9000M) - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Im a little confused, hoping someone here can shed some light for me... what is the current firmware? can someone who knows give me a quick rundown of the versions and (if its not against forum rules) links to the firmwares? i gotta return my phone to stock but cant seem to find consistent information anywhere.
Thanks Electroz for your quick answer:
UGJG9 was the initial August 2.1 release.
UGJH2 was an updated 2.1 release.
UGJK4 was the initial December 2.2 release.
UGJL2 is the current 2.2 release.
New question: Which PIT files go with which firmwares? i got a 512, 513, and 803, not sure which ones should be used with which firmware, if anyone can clear this up for me i would greatly appreciate it.

UGJG9 was the initial August 2.1 release.
UGJH2 was an updated 2.1 release.
UGJK4 was the initial December 2.2 release.
UGJL2 is the current 2.2 release.
Any of these are considered stock firmwares and fine to have loaded for a return to Samsung.
Hope this helps!

Next question, is there a place i can get the latest firmware (not through kies), or is linking to the firmwares not allowed on this forum? doing a search for UGJL2 is not proving very successful. (or is there more i should be searching for aside from just 'UGJL2'?)

JK3 is another release and although popular was not official.
JK4 should NEVER be used. Samsung pulled it due to a very high failure rate it was causing with these phones.

pileot said:
Next question, is there a place i can get the latest firmware (not through kies), or is linking to the firmwares not allowed on this forum? doing a search for UGJL2 is not proving very successful. (or is there more i should be searching for aside from just 'UGJL2'?)
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I'm not at my pc so I can't provide a direct link but you can go to samfirmware.com, register for an account avs d/l the firmwares you want.

derp
have an account there already, was thrown off because none of the files are listed for canada, confused me.
Downloading now, thanks!

pileot said:
derp
have an account there already, was thrown off because none of the files are listed for canada, confused me.
Downloading now, thanks!
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yup... according to Samsung stock ROMs, Canada is a state of USA

ok new question, any idea which pit files are supposed to go with which firmwares?

Maybe slightly off topic but in need of help so-
I bricked my phone. Phone does not enter recovery or download. Called Bell. They are sending me a replacement. My phone was totally modded. I have two questions.
1) Can they find out that I had rooted the phone?
2) will they charge for me the replacement that they send in?

droilfade said:
Maybe slightly off topic but in need of help so-
I bricked my phone. Phone does not enter recovery or download. Called Bell. They are sending me a replacement. My phone was totally modded. I have two questions.
1) Can they find out that I had rooted the phone?
2) will they charge for me the replacement that they send in?
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If your internal SD is dead, it's dead. No one's pulling any data off it; it's built into the motherboard.
No, they won't charge you anything. You should have actually gotten a 100$ credit for the 'inconvenience'.

pileot said:
ok new question, any idea which pit files are supposed to go with which firmwares?
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Check the samfirmware.com site. They list the pit file next to firmware version. The canadian firmwares begin with i9000ug

seeARMS said:
If your internal SD is dead, it's dead. No one's pulling any data off it; it's built into the motherboard.
No, they won't charge you anything. You should have actually gotten a 100$ credit for the 'inconvenience'.
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Thanks that relieves a lot of pressure. I'm not being charged for the period of repairs. I did ask about $100. The representative said there is nothing of that sort!!!! And I don't know if my internal SD is dead..Do you think its fried?

well for me flashing the GJL2 firmware with Odin revived it, so if your not worried about trying you might give it a shot.

I just realised...it shows the I9000 screen instead of the I9000m So they can find out even before they do anything.....

Electroz said:
UGJG9 was the initial August 2.1 release.
UGJH2 was an updated 2.1 release.
UGJK4 was the initial December 2.2 release.
UGJL2 is the current 2.2 release.
Any of these are considered stock firmwares and fine to have loaded for a return to Samsung.
Hope this helps!
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Hey, if i load JH2 onto it, and I use pit 512, as it said, do I use odin 1.0, 1.3 or 1.8?? also, do I have to checl "re-partition"? please answer fast, it wuld be great help! thanks alot!

zumi78878 said:
Hey, if i load JH2 onto it, and I use pit 512, as it said, do I use odin 1.0, 1.3 or 1.8?? also, do I have to checl "re-partition"? please answer fast, it wuld be great help! thanks alot!
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Use ODIN 1.3 and chcek repartition

pileot said:
ok new question, any idea which pit files are supposed to go with which firmwares?
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The answer for JG8, JH2, JK3 and JL2 is PIT 512.

zumi78878 said:
Hey, if i load JH2 onto it, and I use pit 512, as it said, do I use odin 1.0, 1.3 or 1.8?? also, do I have to checl "re-partition"? please answer fast, it wuld be great help! thanks alot!
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Also check this website before you do anything------http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+androidspin/feed+(AndroidSPIN+|+Your+No.1+source+for+Android+news.

droilfade said:
Use ODIN 1.3 and chcek repartition
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another person told me to NOT check re-partition and check the bootloader option? btw, THIS IS FOR FLASHING THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE FOR SENDING BACK TO BELL!
so again, if i use odin 1.3, would JH2 work(for sending back to bell)? and do i still need to check re-partition? and do i need to check update bootloader? or do i do both? or do i do one after another? thanks!

zumi78878 said:
another person told me to NOT check re-partition and check the bootloader option? btw, THIS IS FOR FLASHING THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE FOR SENDING BACK TO BELL!
so again, if i use odin 1.3, would JH2 work(for sending back to bell)? and do i still need to check re-partition? and do i need to check update bootloader? or do i do both? or do i do one after another? thanks!
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That is why check the link on top to know for sure!!

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[Q] I9000XXJPH Froyo 2.2...Why does no one use this??

I have seen a few threads about how to get into recovery mode with the captivate...but why is there no [HOW TO] thread on it? I stumbled across it tonight and flashed it with odin and man it is snappy and quick...no downsides yet besides the fact that the home button is basically just another back button. The GPS gets an IMMEDIATE fix on my EXACT location. I hope I dont sound like a moron asking this...but it has been bugging me lol
morganblackstone said:
I have seen a few threads about how to get into recovery mode with the captivate...but why is there no [HOW TO] thread on it? I stumbled across it tonight and flashed it with odin and man it is snappy and quick...no downsides yet besides the fact that the home button is basically just another back button. The GPS gets an IMMEDIATE fix on my EXACT location. I hope I dont sound like a moron asking this...but it has been bugging me lol
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A number of us have already installed it and messed with it... it's got some okay improvements, not everyone has had the same GPS luck you've had though. On top of that some folks are still gun-shy from the JPC disaster
Zilch25 said:
A number of us have already installed it and messed with it... it's got some okay improvements, not everyone has had the same GPS luck you've had though. On top of that some folks are still gun-shy from the JPC disaster
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+1 to JPC disaster! I will wait for a "final" 2.2 for at least the galaxy s before I try it
Kaik541 said:
+1 to JPC disaster! I will wait for a "final" 2.2 for at least the galaxy s before I try it
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Well some people are claiming JPH is final... which if true- is tragic. It's snappy but rather bug-laden, just use it for a couple days, especially if you use exchange, you'll run into a rather huge bug pretty quick
Zilch25 said:
Well some people are claiming JPH is final... which if true- is tragic. It's snappy but rather bug-laden, just use it for a couple days, especially if you use exchange, you'll run into a rather huge bug pretty quick
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I'll wait for word from Samsung before I flash a 2.2
unless somehow wes garner pulls a fast one and slides cyanogenmod out on us without the 2.2 source somehow
Kaik541 said:
I'll wait for word from Samsung before I flash a 2.2
unless somehow wes garner pulls a fast one and slides cyanogenmod out on us without the 2.2 source somehow
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I'm more looking forward to the I9000 2.2 source than I am an official Captivate release =P They've so ineptly assembled Froyo i'd rather wait for Cyanogen or eugene to vanilla it
I have been messing with JPH for awhile, can't get good reception with it and can't seem to be able to flash a different modem.bin to it so I'm done with it for now.
irtehun said:
I have been messing with JPH for awhile, can't get good reception with it and can't seem to be able to flash a different modem.bin to it so I'm done with it for now.
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You can flash the UGJH2 modem if you use the pit to map it Least that's how I did it
Zilch25 said:
I'm more looking forward to the I9000 2.2 source than I am an official Captivate release =P They've so ineptly assembled Froyo i'd rather wait for Cyanogen or eugene to vanilla it
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what I like is the proof from xcalibur about how quickly you can take an i9000 kernel and make it work with the captivate (ideally that means the kernel can be built off the same source with just slightly modified config files and repointing the differences to the proper place).
that means we could arrive at a 2.2 kernel for the Captivate (unlikely, but possible) with just the 2.2 i9000 release
Zilch25 said:
You can flash the UGJH2 modem if you use the pit to map it Least that's how I did it
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Which pit?
irtehun said:
Which pit?
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zilch, correct me if I'm wrong, but 512.pit would be the one to use for modem mapping.
I think 803 is only required for flashing JPC (but yuck, stay away)
Kaik541 said:
zilch, correct me if I'm wrong, but 512.pit would be the one to use for modem mapping.
I think 803 is only required for flashing JPC (but yuck, stay away)
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n/m found it.
irtehun said:
u talking the JH2 for the captivate? I'm not finding a UGJH2 only UCJH2
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well there a UGJH2 modem for the i9000 which will give you HSUPA. UCJH2 is a captivate firmware with a non-HSUPA modem (but was designed for our hardware)... JH2 from the i9000 though is from a phone that uses the same frequency as ours though I believe, so it should work the same but with HSUPA enabled
irtehun said:
Which pit?
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i believe with 2.2 you need 513
I used the 803 pit, but I don't think it ultimately matters, and yes you MUST use the UGJH2 modem. JG8 does NOT WORK, for some reason it isn't Froyo capable but the newer JH2 one is
513 pit shouldn't be necessary for any of the new Froyos, only 512 or 803, though I'm fairly certain they both work
Zilch25 said:
I used the 803 pit, but I don't think it ultimately matters, and yes you MUST use the UGJH2 modem. JG8 does NOT WORK, for some reason it isn't Froyo capable but the newer JH2 one is
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Ok thanks will try that tomorrow. did u root it when u had it running?
whats the jpc disaster...? lol the only problem im having right now is trying to root the damn thing so i can nandroid it...and the whole home key issue...and the screen not shutting off in a call lol
irtehun said:
Ok thanks will try that tomorrow. did u root it when u had it running?
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Yup, but in order to do so you have to flash in a Captivate kernel, use button combos to get into recovery, run the update.zip, and flash back to the JPH kernel before booting fully- it's a pain
morganblackstone said:
whats the jpc disaster...? lol the only problem im having right now is trying to root the damn thing so i can nandroid it...and the whole home key issue...and the screen not shutting off in a call lol
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Home key and prox sensor (screen not turning off on call) can't be resolved, they're kernel issues. Don't bother pushing files, all you'll do is cause graphical errors and touch screen problems- trust me. I know.
Put the root update on your /sdcard, flash stock captivate kernel, use button combos, install update package, then reflash JPH kernel (search the I9000 boards, they've got a thread about rooting that has a JPH kernel in it).
morganblackstone said:
whats the jpc disaster...? lol the only problem im having right now is trying to root the damn thing so i can nandroid it...and the whole home key issue...and the screen not shutting off in a call lol
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Zilch25 said:
Home key and prox sensor (screen not turning off on call) can't be resolved, they're kernel issues. Don't bother pushing files, all you'll do is cause graphical errors and touch screen problems- trust me. I know.
Put the root update on your /sdcard, flash stock captivate kernel, use button combos, install update package, then reflash JPH kernel (search the I9000 boards, they've got a thread about rooting that has a JPH kernel in it).
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I also think the "JPC disaster" we're referring to was the forcing it to show up as a korean phone (and therefore unable to receive later updates) and the thrashing of the els (I think) folder which contained our unlock information. causing even carrier locked phones with the correct carrier SIM cards to be non-functional.
caught a lot of people off guard with an essentially unusable phone if they didn't have the unlock code already. basically it was a terrifying moment for a lot of i9000 users (I think even Zilch lost a phone in the process of playing with JPC?)

[Q] How to downgrade I9000 from 2.3.3 to 2.2 stock

Firstly, apologies if this is already posts elsewhere, but I have tried looking for this with no joy (there's aloooot of threads n here lol)
I recently upgraded to the leaked official 2.3.3 using odin (sbl version).
However, I would like to flash with stock software now to get the official upgrade on my Galaxy S via Kies.
Can someone please help or point me to a guide on doing this and where i can download the correct version. I assume its not as straightforward as simply downloading a stock version of Froyo and flashing as I did to upgrade.
My Current phone version is showing as PDA:JVK / PHONE: JVK / CSC:JVK (CPW)
I should point out that this is the first time ive flashed software on my phone, so ideally a step by step guide, if there is one out there
Thanks for any advice you can give
Ok first of all what you need to do is download an older firmware, preferably in 3 files.
Look here: www.samfirmware.com (you need to register, free)
or look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
when you have your selected firmware, you need to download a software called 'Odin', this is what we use to flash firmwares to our devices. Look here for a tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
when you have 'Odin' and your 'Firmware' you may also need a 'PIT' file, this is explained in the above link. This will re-partition the device and restore the 'bad blocks' and remove any lagfix / altered file-systems ect ect.....
Because you are on Gingerbread at the moment, its possible that you have changed your boot loader, in order to restore this back to Froyo bootloader, i think the firmware you will need is JM1 ( you may need to search here / google for the correct answer)
anyway when the whole process is completed, you should be able to connect to KIES and flash the latest release.
Any problems just write back. im sure we can help get you going !!
azzledazzle said:
Ok first of all what you need to do is download an older firmware, preferably in 3 files.
Look here: www.samfirmware.com (you need to register, free)
or look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
when you have your selected firmware, you need to download a software called 'Odin', this is what we use to flash firmwares to our devices. Look here for a tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
when you have 'Odin' and your 'Firmware' you may also need a 'PIT' file, this is explained in the above link. This will re-partition the device and restore the 'bad blocks' and remove any lagfix / altered file-systems ect ect.....
Because you are on Gingerbread at the moment, its possible that you have changed your boot loader, in order to restore this back to Froyo bootloader, i think the firmware you will need is JM1 ( you may need to search here / google for the correct answer)
anyway when the whole process is completed, you should be able to connect to KIES and flash the latest release.
Any problems just write back. im sure we can help get you going !!
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I think that JM1 is eclair...
froyo works with the gingerbread bootloaders so you should just be able to flash a froyo rom i THINK.
Hi im also wanting to do the same looking at the samfirmware files would JS8 be ok to flash?
neoian1277 said:
Hi im also wanting to do the same looking at the samfirmware files would JS8 be ok to flash?
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Any froyo ROM is fine as long as it contains the bootloaders as gingerbread ROMs have different ones.
Download your ROM. Check inside the PDA (sometimes code) tar. If you can't see by clicking on it find instructions how to untar it.
There should be a boot.bin and an sbl.bin if there is you're good to go. If not flash another one that has.
You can always reflash with your preferred froyo ROM after the initial flash has downgraded the bootloaders
This link tells you all you need to know about flashing with Odin.
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/2921-How-to-use-Odin-to-upgrade-to-Froyo-from-Eclair
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Ok, I tried flashing using the JPY firmware. The process seemed to go okay.
But only getting the 'S' logo for ages then the phone starts ocaasional quick vibrations and screen eventually goes black.
Have tried rebooting ans reseting.
Please help
First boot after a flash does take a long time and you may get the odd little vibration. The screen may go black for a little while. Be patient. If nothing happens after six or seven minutes pull battery try again. If still no good reflash.
You did check repartition in Odin? And use. 512 pit? You need the pit file for a reflash.
Maybe md5 your firmware to check you didn't get a corrupted download.
If you can still get download mode don't worry you will be able to sort it. Most people on xda brick their phones most weeks!
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well i reflashed the 2.3.3 leaked and its working for now, will try again tomorrow, getting a bit late.
Was wondering about whether I should try the JM1 instead of JPY. But, on the Sammyfirmware website they only had XW***JP1 which I understand is not for UK/Europe (mine is XX)?
But thanks everyone for your help so far, i may be back on in tears tomorrow
You can use any firmware - they were released with different codes in different regions but if you use a multi CsC like the one in the jpy ROM it doesn't matter because its the csc file that does the regional settings not the PDA file
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Hmmm well showing on Samsungs FB page that the ginerbread update has been pulled (by Google)
Guess i'm sticking with the leaked version for now
Sorry to muscle in on this thread but I'm trying to go back from GB 2.3.3 to Froyo 2.2.1. I've flashed JPY with Odin, used repartition, 512 pit and registry patch 1.82 to XEU, phone works fine. Well, Kies then recognises that there is a new firmware (JPY as it happens) and starts the upgrade process, I then get an error message saying that this version can't be updated
Any ideas??
MTIA
maybe you will find some info in this post.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044534
Anybody tell me what is lagfix and why it is used for?
and why different kernels are used
Galaxy S XWJVB
richard2311 said:
maybe you will find some info in this post.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044534
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We now have two threads on the same subject but as this was started first I'll continue with this one.
Thanks for the suggestion, I flashed JPU but unable to connect to Kies so flashed the 1 file JPY but still got the same error message with Kies. Maybe I'll try reinstalling Kies and see what happens.
OK, I've reinstalled Kies, changed the product code in the phone with *#272*IMEI# to XEU and now Kies tells me that I have the latest firmware - great bring on the official version of GB.
can anyone give me a link of jpy firmware with bootloader?
the ones from samfirmare.com are WITHOUT bootloader...
Okay, seems that Samsung have finally released Gingerbread.....again. So am gonna make another attempt at downgrading to Froyo so I can get the official Gingerbread update.
However, because of the issues I had with my last attempt, I would like to make sure I am doing it correct.
Current Phone Software
Model: GT-I9000
Firmware Ver: 2.3.3
Baseband Ver: I9000XXJVK
Kernal Ver: 2.3.35.7-I9000XXJVK-CL75655 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XXJVK
I believe the version I installed included the bootloader
The phone was purchased in the UK on T-Mobile but supplied through Carphone Warehouse
Steps:
Downloaded: I9000XXJPY (single file) & 512.pit from Samfirmware (does this contain bootloader? If not, will it cause an issue in updating on Kies?)
Remove sim & memory card
Start phone in Download mode
Plug in USB
Open Odin v1.3
Select .tar file as PDA
Select 512.pit file
Re-Partition - Not Ticked
Auto Reboot & F.Reset Time - Ticked
Click Start
Wait for installation to complete and phone to restart
Hopefully i've provided all the info required, but if not, please post or PM me. If anyone could please check my steps above and let me know if i'm doing this correct or not before I go ahead.
Much appreciated
hi there,
as i know, to run a 2.3.3 rom on SGS , we need to flash a new bootloader right?
but what if i wanna roll back to 2.2.1? do i need to do somthing to re-install a bootloader for 2.2.1?
cuz in most tutor of installing a 2.2.1 rom did mention DO NOT touch the "Phone Bootloader Update" option of odin3
thanks.
I have found a method to downgrade successfully and created a new post with the step by step guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100906
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[Q] Rooted Galaxy won't update to Gingerbread

Hi people,
I don't know if it's me, or just my lack of knowledge as to topics on this problem..
I have Rooted my Galaxy-s because i didn't want the lot of standard apps, that worked really well..
After this i used KIES to update to Android 2.2.1, works fine!
Now i've been waiting for Gingerbread for so long, and according to Android, i should be able to update Over The Air.. but noooo..
KIES keeps telling me i have the latest Firmware installed.. but it clearly isn't..
My conclusion: i think i can't update because my phone was Rooted? PLEASE correct me if i'm wrong, which i hope to be the case..
I've tried factory reset on my phone but of course it stays Rooted..
Do i need to UNROOT my phone? Can't remember which programme i used to Root it so that doesn's help
Is it me, or am i just unlucky.. or maybe i just don't know enough about Rooting?
So, can anyone tell me how to install Gingerbread on my Rooted Galaxy S ?
Currently its running Android 2.2.1, Smallbandversion (whatever that means) is I9000XXJPY
Build number: FROYO.XWJS5
Sorry if this is the 100th topic on this, but i really digged a lot throuh other topics..
Loads of thanks in advance!
No, nothing to do with being rooted - won't make any difference.
Firstly ota updates not activated for sgs yet (ever?). Official updates are only available via kies dependent on your region and carrier, so you may be running the latest firmware for your combination of phone, region and carrier. gingerbread has only been released for a couple of nordic countries so far. if all goes well the rest of europe are expecting a general release very soon.
For the rest we are dependent on spoofing kies into thinking we are in region NEE (FINLAND) or flashing via odin. So you either spoof kies, flash via odin our sit tight and wait. But ota definitely not
Sent from my GTI9000 using XDA App, gingerbread 2.3.3 jvh rooted, ADW launcher + gingerbread theme
kipdeontdekker said:
Hi people,
I don't know if it's me, or just my lack of knowledge as to topics on this problem..
I have Rooted my Galaxy-s because i didn't want the lot of standard apps, that worked really well..
After this i used KIES to update to Android 2.2.1, works fine!
Now i've been waiting for Gingerbread for so long, and according to Android, i should be able to update Over The Air.. but noooo..
KIES keeps telling me i have the latest Firmware installed.. but it clearly isn't..
My conclusion: i think i can't update because my phone was Rooted? PLEASE correct me if i'm wrong, which i hope to be the case..
I've tried factory reset on my phone but of course it stays Rooted..
Do i need to UNROOT my phone? Can't remember which programme i used to Root it so that doesn's help
Is it me, or am i just unlucky.. or maybe i just don't know enough about Rooting?
So, can anyone tell me how to install Gingerbread on my Rooted Galaxy S ?
Currently its running Android 2.2.1, Smallbandversion (whatever that means) is I9000XXJPY
Build number: FROYO.XWJS5
Sorry if this is the 100th topic on this, but i really digged a lot throuh other topics..
Loads of thanks in advance!
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Try this, it's how I went from JPY to JVB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037584
As i thought, thanks to both!! I was a bit worried i c*cked up my phone there, but this tells me it's again down to lazyness on Android or Samsung's side..
I've been waiting so long so i got impatient and shovelled trough about all of the topics, but now combining your two replys, i think ill have a go with the NEE version then?
Beeing in Holland we'll just have to make do with a nice Finland version then that will make it interesting since Finnish is THE most weird written language there is, what with all the iiiimouyoniiisuomi and all but i trust it to have an English layout as well?
Ehm, i don't know the meaning of the term "Spoofing", is that a way to crack Kies somehow?
Again, BIG thanks to you! I will try the link and hope for the best, if it won't work i'll just have to be patient (so more).. Good thing beeing in Holland there are means to alter perception of time..
Thank you guys!
kipdeontdekker said:
As i thought, thanks to both!! I was a bit worried i c*cked up my phone there, but this tells me it's again down to lazyness on Android or Samsung's side..
I've been waiting so long so i got impatient and shovelled trough about all of the topics, but now combining your two replys, i think ill have a go with the NEE version then?
Beeing in Holland we'll just have to make do with a nice Finland version then that will make it interesting since Finnish is THE most weird written language there is, what with all the iiiimouyoniiisuomi and all but i trust it to have an English layout as well?
Ehm, i don't know the meaning of the term "Spoofing", is that a way to crack Kies somehow?
Again, BIG thanks to you! I will try the link and hope for the best, if it won't work i'll just have to be patient (so more).. Good thing beeing in Holland there are means to alter perception of time..
Thank you guys!
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Graag gedaan
The NEE version definitely includes English and I'm fairly sure it includes Nederlandse too. Spoofing is a way to fool Kies into thinking you have a different firware/region, I've tried it and find it a messy way to upgrade. Just search spoofing Kies if you want to learn more about it. Personally I use use Odin 1.3, it's very easy to use, first make sure you can access recovery/download using the 3 button combo, and just to be safe, track down a stock version of the ROM your currently on in case you ever need it. JVH is also out now (a newer version, you'll find the thread here easily). I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work for you, just read through the guide a couple of times until you have it straight in your head, and if you're not sure about anything just ask, lots of good people on here willing to help others.
Mmmm lekkere blowtjes.....that takes me back
hi i was running a rooted galaxy on the ultimate rom ,conected to keis on monday this week and got the latest gingerbread 2.3.3.
i also flashed EZBASE rom and kies updated
westentertainer said:
hi i was running a rooted galaxy on the ultimate rom ,conected to keis on monday this week and got the latest gingerbread 2.3.3.
i also flashed EZBASE rom and kies updated
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I've seen a few people post that gave them updates when they were using custom ROMs, but even if I flash a kernel on a stock ROM it tells me this version of the device cannot be updated. Kies is weird.
Kies updates official firmware only and will not update custom or stock roms .
But sometimes it gets in a muddle and does but very very rarely .
jje
Well i thought maybe ill give my provider a call, after that i called Samsung.. anyway it's a maze of menus and of course none of the official people (who should know) don't know jack sh1t.. Seems like only thing they know is how to get the cash out of your pockets..
good thing the people on this forum DO know what they are talking about!
so adding up your replies above, i still wanna go with the Finnish NEE version, so i downloaded it, and installed Odin 3 on my laptop,
drivers for my phone are allready installed so Odin recognised the device if i connect it in download moce, so far so good on that,
now its down to the PIP, and i think the PDA stuff where i need to select the .tar files.. ??
am i right? i watched the Odin tutorial on youtube 4 times now..
and i downloaded the GT_I9000_XXJVK_XXJVK_OXAJVK_Sbl file, which contains these files when extracted:
-CSC_OXAJVK.tar.md5
-PDA_XXJVK_Sbl.tar.md5
-PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5
i think this is the Finnish NEE version
so, which files am i missing, and which ones should i load in Odin?
i know this must be getting old but i know you guys can help me talking me through
so again, big thanks in advance!
kipdeontdekker said:
Well i thought maybe ill give my provider a call, after that i called Samsung.. anyway it's a maze of menus and of course none of the official people (who should know) don't know jack sh1t.. Seems like only thing they know is how to get the cash out of your pockets..
good thing the people on this forum DO know what they are talking about!
so adding up your replies above, i still wanna go with the Finnish NEE version, so i downloaded it, and installed Odin 3 on my laptop,
drivers for my phone are allready installed so Odin recognised the device if i connect it in download moce, so far so good on that,
now its down to the PIP, and i think the PDA stuff where i need to select the .tar files.. ??
am i right? i watched the Odin tutorial on youtube 4 times now..
and i downloaded the GT_I9000_XXJVK_XXJVK_OXAJVK_Sbl file, which contains these files when extracted:
-CSC_OXAJVK.tar.md5
-PDA_XXJVK_Sbl.tar.md5
-PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5
i think this is the Finnish NEE version
so, which files am i missing, and which ones should i load in Odin?
i know this must be getting old but i know you guys can help me talking me through
so again, big thanks in advance!
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For starters I'd go with JVB or JVH instead of JVK, and as it's your first time flashing I'd use a single .tar version like the one at the top of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037584
or one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
Both have the bootloaders so it's just handier.
You can also join samfirmware.com if you haven't already, plenty of firmwares there.
Once you have the single .tar on your desktop open Odin 1.3, click on the PDA button navigate to Desktop and select the appropriate file, (see pic attached).
Then put your phone in download mode using the 3 button combo and only then connect it to your PC. Wait for Odin to recognise the phone, when it does, press start and just wait for it to do its job. All going well once it's done it will reboot your phone, wait for the phone to finish rebooting before closing Odin and disconnecting.
If you still want to go ahead with the 3 .tar files you've already downloaded then look at the second link in this message, it has a good description of how to flash using the three files
that IS very helpful indeed!
now i even know in what order to do everything, its nice you explained it step by step so big thanks for that!
So, doing all steps gives my phone Gingerbead?
Im still puzzled as to why are there so many versions like XXJVB, XXJVH and all those? If it's all Gingerbread, does the correct version depend on which country youre in, or is it an updated version, or ar all of there totally different?
I just downloaded the GT_I9000_XWJVB_XXJVK_NEEJV3_Sbl.exe.crdownload
Thats the "NEE", so should work on my device i understand..
so i extracted it in a folder and again there are three .tar files;
CSC_NEE_JV3.tar.md5
PDA_XWJVB_Sbl.tar.md5
PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5
so im guessing i only have to load the "phone" .tarfile into Odin?
i promise im not a 70 year old man, just a newcomer at flashing
kipdeontdekker said:
that IS very helpful indeed!
now i even know in what order to do everything, its nice you explained it step by step so big thanks for that!
So, doing all steps gives my phone Gingerbead?
Im still puzzled as to why are there so many versions like XXJVB, XXJVH and all those? If it's all Gingerbread, does the correct version depend on which country youre in, or is it an updated version, or ar all of there totally different?
I just downloaded the GT_I9000_XWJVB_XXJVK_NEEJV3_Sbl.exe.crdownload
Thats the "NEE", so should work on my device i understand..
so i extracted it in a folder and again there are three .tar files;
CSC_NEE_JV3.tar.md5
PDA_XWJVB_Sbl.tar.md5
PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5
so im guessing i only have to load the "phone" .tarfile into Odin?
i promise im not a 70 year old man, just a newcomer at flashing
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Ok so you're going with the three file flash, that means that in Odin you click on the PDA button and navigate to wherever you stored the PDA_XWJVB_Sbl.tar.md5 file, click the Phone button and find PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5, then click CSC and find CSC_NEE_JV3.tar.md5.
BUT....
You are coming from 2.2.1 right? I really think you should use one of the single .tar files in the pic attached as you're so new to flashing, they definitely have the GB bootloaders which you need if you're flashing from Froyo. The pic is taken from the second link I posted earlier. I flashed a single .tar and didn't do a wipe or factory reset and didn't have any problems. Just get the JVB or JVH one and use the method I posted earlier.
I'm using JVB with no problems, but others think JVH is better.
DMD9 i thank you again for all info you posted!
I will take your advice to use a single file, since all this still feels like blindfolded surgery to me and i take it when using 3 files theres more to go wrong?
I downloaded the GT_I9000_XWJVH_XXJVO_NEEJV3_Sbl --like you advised
But if i extract theres these three files in it, so i take it i only need to load the PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5 in the PDA section ?
Which is the JVK.. the one you didn't reccomend
What makes a this file different from another? is it the features, or some country dependant thing? Or can i use this file, what are the drawbacks on this one?
Big thanks again!!
kipdeontdekker said:
DMD9 i thank you again for all info you posted!
I will take your advice to use a single file, since all this still feels like blindfolded surgery to me and i take it when using 3 files theres more to go wrong?
I downloaded the GT_I9000_XWJVH_XXJVO_NEEJV3_Sbl --like you advised
But if i extract theres these three files in it, so i take it i only need to load the PHONE_XXJVK.tar.md5 in the PDA section ?
Which is the JVK.. the one you didn't reccomend
What makes a this file different from another? is it the features, or some country dependant thing? Or can i use this file, what are the drawbacks on this one?
Big thanks again!!
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Check your PM
Another big thanks to you!
Downloading.........
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Another big thanks to you!
Downloading.........
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No problem, happy to help
kipdeontdekker said:
Another big thanks to you!
Downloading.........
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Should look like this...
YES!! it does look the same! its going somewhere!!
here are the two shots i made, one from Odin and one after extracting the JVB_JV3_JVK
I remember you saying it has to be on my desktop? so the folder would be my desktopfolder then..
Is this right?
kipdeontdekker said:
YES!! it does look the same! its going somewhere!!
here are the two shots i made, one from Odin and one after extracting the JVB_JV3_JVK
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Excellent! You are now ready to flash Gingerbread.
Before you do it just go back and read over all the directions again then flash at your leisure
(The file didn't have to be on your desktop, it just makes it quicker and easier to find when you open Odin)
I'm relatively new to flashing as well (I've flashed about 8 times now, so I'm getting used to it lol) if you aren't sure about the naming of the different versions I.e. XXJVK etc. the best thing to do is join samfirmware.com. they have a page that explains what all those mean and how to understand what the basic firmware contains. It was a massive help for me.
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[solved] Is this Odin setup correct to flash JVO?

Hello,
1) if I wanted to flash to JVO with Odin, is the setup in the attached pic correct (especially the files on PDA, PHONE, CSC and repartition ticked)?
2) Wasn't there a bootloader I needed to flash? I think I read somewhere the bootloader changed with GB.
Landorin said:
Hello,
1) if I wanted to flash to JVO with Odin, is the setup in the attached pic correct (especially the files on PDA, PHONE, CSC and repartition ticked)?
2) Wasn't there a bootloader I needed to flash? I think I read somewhere the bootloader changed with GB.
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1)Yup
2)The bootloaders are included in the file you have ( See where it says sbl in the file name of the PDA )
Yeah saw that SBL and that made me suspicious whether that file really should go into the PDA slot and leave the bootloader slot blank.
Landorin said:
Yeah saw that SBL and that made me suspicious whether that file really should go into the PDA slot and leave the bootloader slot blank.
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Nope leave it EXACTLY as you have it there mate and you are good to go.
and repartition has to be ticked as well, right?
Landorin said:
and repartition has to be ticked as well, right?
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Yes.
You are using a pit file so you need repartition ticked.
Thanks a lot for the quick help!
Landorin said:
and repartition has to be ticked as well, right?
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no don't repartition unless you want to in which case you need ONE EXTRA FILE: 512.pit!! You sound like a newbie so depending where you are coming from -stock firmware-wise, by all means repartition but you must obtain the 512.pit that you add to odin and flash with the rest of the rom. WARNING: this will wipe all your data and apps and repartition your phone including the sd card. make sure that you remove any external SD cards if you have one and the SIM card too...for peace of mind
UPDATE: oops! England has beaten Algeria...in cyberworldcup
I'd consider myself as noob, yep.
I thought I have to repartition when upgrading from JPY (2.2.1) to JVO? I don't know when this has to be done. Just saw the PIT file recommended for JVO on samfirmware and somehow assumed I have to repartition.
So what should I do, what's the difference if I do or not do it?
I backed up all data and wiped the phone before so there's not much on it right now (and no lagfix or so used, just stock rom with CF kernel).
Landorin said:
I'd consider myself as noob, yep.
I thought I have to repartition when upgrading from JPY (2.2.1) to JVO? I don't know when this has to be done. Just saw the PIT file recommended for JVO on samfirmware and somehow assumed I have to repartition.
So what should I do, what's the difference if I do or not do it?
I backed up all data and wiped the phone before so there's not much on it right now.
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if you're sure that you used the same pit file as before i.e; 512.pit then you don't have to repartition at all.....if in doubt then repartition. BTW which pit file did you see on samfirmware.com? Should I assume that this is your first rom flashing from stock JPY? Also, make sure that you use the JVO rom that includes GB bootloaders.
Before? I never flashed a full ROM via Odin, only kernel (CF), thus I never re-partitioned myself.
Until now I used KIES always to flash ROMs.
If re-partitioning works like on a HDD I guess then this can be skipped unless something changed partition wise from Froyo to GB?
So do I need to re-partition at all?
Hey guys, gonna steal the end of this thread.
Currently I am on 2.2:
PDA: JPA / PHONE: JPP / CSC:JP7 (MET)
I want to use ODIN to upgrade to STOCK 2.2.1 and for it to change the CSC to XEU so that 2.3.3 (and future updates) will be done through kies automatically.
Can somebody confirm how I do this? Which file do i need to d/l - all three? And do I (and why) need to repartition?
Thanks in advance
Unregistered. said:
Hey guys, gonna steal the end of this thread.
Currently I am on 2.2:
PDA: JPA / PHONE: JPP / CSC:JP7 (MET)
I want to use ODIN to upgrade to STOCK 2.2.1 and for it to change the CSC to XEU so that 2.3.3 (and future updates) will be done through kies automatically.
Can somebody confirm how I do this? Which file do i need to d/l - all three? And do I (and why) need to repartition?
Thanks in advance
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If you used Kies anyway, why not use it now to update to 2.2.1? Afaik you can change the CSC with market apps (think I read that somewhere but someone may want to confirm this). Anyways, you could just stick with your normal CSC as GB will be released to the rest of Europe anyway.
Currently, it's uncertain whether there will be more updates after GB afaik.
But yes, our question remains: do we have to re-partition at all if we only used Kies so far to update ROMs?
Landorin said:
If you used Kies anyway, why not use it now to update to 2.2.1? Afaik you can change the CSC with market apps (think I read that somewhere but someone may want to confirm this). Anyways, you could just stick with your normal CSC as GB will be released to the rest of Europe anyway.
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Tried changing the CSC but it's didn't work. I'm with meteor and they are useless. So what i want is the stock 2.2.1 for UK and ireland as if it was d/l form kies and be on my way
Unregistered. said:
Hey guys, gonna steal the end of this thread.
Currently I am on 2.2:
PDA: JPA / PHONE: JPP / CSC:JP7 (MET)
I want to use ODIN to upgrade to STOCK 2.2.1 and for it to change the CSC to XEU so that 2.3.3 (and future updates) will be done through kies automatically.
Can somebody confirm how I do this? Which file do i need to d/l - all three? And do I (and why) need to repartition?
Thanks in advance
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Official Samsung GB for UK has already rolled out, it's called XXJVO and believe me once you've done your first ODIN rom flashing you will never stop flashing other..(custom roms and kernels) if there're any geeky tendencies inside you and just waiting to be released... see this thread and all your fears will be assuaged!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
Widget21 said:
see this thread and all your fears will be assuaged!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
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Thanks! There it says:
"Note: Re-partition is not a must, use it only if you need to change partition sizes on the device, but in most cases you will not need to repartition at all." question answered.
@Unregistered: you could use I9000XXJPY from samfirmware, JPY was the one that was offered to me by Kies back then (German unbranded SGS). But someone may want to confirm this to you first, as I see lots of others 2.2.1 ROMs there and not sure what the difference is. Samfirmware offers a single file and once extracted you should have 3 files.
I just wonder why the 2.2.1 ROM files do not show on that website which CSC is used, maybe it's universal or something?
Well, I guess Widget21 has a point here. If you are willing to flash now with Odin, you might be willing to do it with GB too, then the CSC won't matter (it doesn't matter much anyway as I learned).
Just be sure your 3 button combo is working and that you connect with direct USB.
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Thanks! There it says:
"Note: Re-partition is not a must, use it only if you need to change partition sizes on the device, but in most cases you will not need to repartition at all." question answered.
@Unregistered: you could use I9000XXJPY from samfirmware, JPY was the one that was offered to me by Kies back then (German unbranded SGS). But someone may want to confirm this to you first, as I see lots of others 2.2.1 ROMs there and not sure what the difference is. Samfirmware offers a single file and once extracted you should have 3 files.
I just wonder why the 2.2.1 ROM files do not show on that website which CSC is used, maybe it's universal or something?
Well, I guess Widget21 has a point here. If you are willing to flash now with Odin, you might be willing to do it with GB too, then the CSC won't matter (it doesn't matter much anyway as I learned).
Just be sure your 3 button combo is working and that you connect with direct USB.
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Is it JPY or JPX for UK (XEU)?
I dont want to flash gingerbread. Not yet anyway.
Landorin said:
Thanks! There it says:
"Note: Re-partition is not a must, use it only if you need to change partition sizes on the device, but in most cases you will not need to repartition at all." question answered.
@Unregistered: you could use I9000XXJPY from samfirmware, JPY was the one that was offered to me by Kies back then (German unbranded SGS). But someone may want to confirm this to you first, as I see lots of others 2.2.1 ROMs there and not sure what the difference is. Samfirmware offers a single file and once extracted you should have 3 files.
I just wonder why the 2.2.1 ROM files do not show on that website which CSC is used, maybe it's universal or something?
Well, I guess Widget21 has a point here. If you are willing to flash now with Odin, you might be willing to do it with GB too, then the CSC won't matter (it doesn't matter much anyway as I learned).
Just be sure your 3 button combo is working and that you connect with direct USB.
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JVO has multiCSC and UK's xeu is included in it so no need to worry about changing CSCs...remember the 'Thanks' button is there for a reason
@Unregistered: yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. If you wanna flash GB in the future you might want to do it with Odin and then the CSC shouldn't matter anymore.
For some reason, I'm unable to find out the CSC on the file and it's not listed. The JPY I downloaded from samfirmware recently has DBT as CSC (Germany). If you download the JPX file and extract it the CSC file might tell which region it is (as in my case).
@Widget21: I used my thanks feature up for today (5 max). I'll try tomorrow again.
I just downloaded this:
http://hotfile.com/dl/100618077/49a97b4/I9000XXJPY.rar.html
JPY_JPY_JPY.tar. I thought i was getting the three files. Where do i go from here

Stock I9000T 2.1 update 1

Hi guys
As the title states I'm looking to update my wifes phone.
Firstly Im not sure if there is supposed to be a search for update feature like on my Sensation but i cant find one on the phone.
Its still on 2.1 update 1 Eclair DVJH3
Can someone be kind enough to tell me how/where i should look to update the firmware to something more current?
Do i have to root and installed one of the ROMs here or can i update to GB somehow?
Many thanks
This is stock for Puerto Rico, I9000TUBJV8 Android 2.3.3 -> http://www.hotfile.com/dl/146647677/7091d1f/I9000TUBJV8_I9000TUWAJV4_PCT.zip.html pass: samfirmware.com
I9000TUBJV6 Android 2.3.3 -> http://hotfile.com/dl/145761633/aaad3cc/I9000TUBJV6_UUBJV6_UBJV6.zip.html pass: samfirmware.com
Looks like you are on Telstra??
If you are still on the stock ROM and want to stay on stock ROM just use Samsung Kies. No rooting required and does not void warranty
Lexrsk said:
Looks like you are on Telstra??
If you are still on the stock ROM and want to stay on stock ROM just use Samsung Kies. No rooting required and does not void warranty
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Hi Lexrsk
Yes its a Telstra branded phone.
It doesnt really matter if i put a custom ROM on it as work will give her a new phone if i stuff it up, no questions asked. Its just so slow at the moment.
She was set up on the cloud through work and one thing the cloud people asked her when trying to set up her email on the phone was "Is it a telstra phone?"
Im not sure if they use some sort of telstra program on the phone to assist with setting up email on her phone for use via the cloud. So i dont know if installing a new ROM could screw this up. Any ideas on this?
Thanks again
Hi Lex,
Just wanted to let you know I updated the phone using Kies. Downloads kept crashing but finally got it updated to Gingerbread from Eclair.
Phone was taking over 4mins to start up but now taking less than 50sec also working alot smoother.
Thanks again for the info. I had no idea about that software.
I've being in the same boat, but Kies tells me that my can't be updated the like the rest of the SGS's. Kies can be more of a pain at times.
Lexrsk said:
Looks like you are on Telstra??
If you are still on the stock ROM and want to stay on stock ROM just use Samsung Kies. No rooting required and does not void warranty
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ptiggerdine said:
I've being in the same boat, but Kies tells me that my can't be updated the like the rest of the SGS's. Kies can be more of a pain at times.
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Current Telstra branded firmware is
PDA:JV6/PHONE:JV4/CSC:JV3(TEL)
PDA: I9000TDVJV6
PHONE:I9000TDVJV4
CSC:I9000TTELJV3
And I have a Odin single file TAR if you require
Lexrsk said:
Current Telstra branded firmware is
PDA:JV6/PHONE:JV4/CSC:JV3(TEL)
PDA: I9000TDVJV6
PHONE:I9000TDVJV4
CSC:I9000TTELJV3
And I have a Odin single file TAR if you require
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I would love it if I could have it please?
Current Telstra branded firmware is
PDA:JV6/PHONE:JV4/CSC:JV3(TEL)
PDA: I9000TDVJV6
PHONE:I9000TDVJV4
CSC:I9000TTELJV3
And I have a Odin single file TAR if you require
I'd like to second that! There doesnt appear to be any repository containnig the stock SGS telstra branded firmware (all links I have found have expired). I lost my backup with a hard drive corruption and have been looking for this for a while. Much appreciated if you would share
If you're upgrading from 2.1 to 2.3, a new bootloader has to be flashed as well
snipercision said:
I would love it if I could have it please?
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ngodber said:
I'd like to second that!
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Here you go 1 Telstra Froyo and 1 Telstra Gingerbread ROM.
Froyo Password: whirlpool Thanks for blacra for advising that a password is required to unzip (If this password does not work PM me and i will post a new zip)
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