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Flashing Back to Stock ROM using Heimdall

I am having THE hardest time flashing back to stock rom using heimdall. I dont know how to use it, unfortunately i cannot use Odin..if anyone could instruct me on a step to step guide to getting this done, that would be great. i cannot seem to find one after looking for a good hour and a half :/ i got to samfirmware.com but once i download it asks me for a password and i input it (the one it shows to input) and it doesnt work.
Thank you

Just wondering, why can't you use Odin?
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something like this
Code:
$ heimdall flash --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --cache cache.rfs ..... --kernel zImage
just type "heimdall" and it will print the usage format. you can flash whatever you want.

Tell us what OS you are using. Do you have the most current version of Heimdal?
Also, try unzipping the firmware with a different tool.(what are you using)?

The reason I cannot use odin is because I have a mac and odin is not mac compatible. I am using precision v3.5. Firmware 2.2.1 I've used the normal text editor and zipeg. And I have the most recent heimdall
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FaithFor_TheFallen said:
The reason I cannot use odin is because I have a mac and odin is not mac compatible. I am using precision v3.5. Firmware 2.2.1 I've used the normal text editor and zipeg. And I have the most recent heimdall
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so since you are already on a 2.2 rom we will hope you are not having the mac sbl.bin problems.
steps are:
1 grab the stock firmware from here if you want froyo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403
or find the equivalent eclair version in the forums or on the samsung firmwares site.
2 unpack the archive
3 unpack it again so you just have the various files in a folder. there are 4 important files in the froyo linked above and one .dll you can ignore.
4 put your phone in download mode
5 put the 4 file in the proper slots (see attached image)
6 hit start.. wait...
If Heimdall cannot see your phone you might be having the sbl problem. head over to the main heimdall support thread and search around... ther are quite a few mac users over there

Has anyone sucessfully been able to flash Samsung stock 2.2 using Heimdall?
For some reason when it's flashing factoryfs it fails at 43% "failed sending data packet"
I have downloaded KB1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403
And tried the .zip file that Kies downloads during it's upgrade process, both do the same thing.
Ultimately I'd like to find a universal flashing method to be able to restore my phone back to stock. While also being able to flash Clockwork kernels for rebuilding CM7.
The only way I've been able to get CM7 to load successfully is to Odin1Click back to JF6 then use Kies (which requires a different USB driver) to get 2.2 loaded.
Then install USB driver for Heimdall, to flash a Clockwork kernel for CM7 load.
If something goes sideways this process starts all over again.
Reinstalling USB drivers over and over again is getting rather tedious.
Would really like to find out why Heimdall is failing when flashing factoryfs.

why would you upgrade to 2.2 to get to CM7??? you can go to CM7 straight from 2.1 JF6

Bootloader question?
I made a post recently asking "What's the diff between 2.1 and 2.2 bootloaders?"
Nobody knows (or few cared to share their knowledge with the group). The best answer I got was, (paraphrased) 'none?'

Pirateghost said:
why would you upgrade to 2.2 to get to CM7??? you can go to CM7 straight from 2.1 JF6
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Taken from Cyanogen Wiki wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
Just above step one: "This guide assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.2 already installed on it."

JeffSchre said:
Taken from Cyanogen Wiki wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
Just above step one: "This guide assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.2 already installed on it."
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and what do you think is different about the 2 different versions in regards to a rom install?
both have to use the same recovery 2e and clockworkmod......the OS version doesnt mean ish to clockwork....

Pirateghost said:
and what do you think is different about the 2 different versions in regards to a rom install?
both have to use the same recovery 2e and clockworkmod......the OS version doesnt mean ish to clockwork....
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At this point in time I'd be happy if I could get in back to 2.1....can't get either Odin1Click or Odin to reload 2.1...both are hanging when it tries to write the factoryfs files.
Which makes no sense at all...I had used 1Click twice earlier today and it worked fine...but now it's crapping out and no clue why.
Making me regret leaving my laptop at work...last time I had this issue I did the same process from my laptop and it worked.
Even stranger, first time I went through this process from this PC it worked...but isn't now.
Tried to get back to JF6 using download from samfirmware.com and using
Heimdall...will flash everything sucessfully (see attachment) except factoryfs. If factoryfs is selected, it chokes at 37%....attempted to flash factoryfs from command line and Heimdall fails with error "Failed to send data packet" or something along that line.

JeffSchre said:
At this point in time I'd be happy if I could get in back to 2.1....can't get either Odin1Click or Odin to reload 2.1...both are hanging when it tries to write the factoryfs files.
Which makes no sense at all...I had used 1Click twice earlier today and it worked fine...but now it's crapping out and no clue why.
Making me regret leaving my laptop at work...last time I had this issue I did the same process from my laptop and it worked.
Even stranger, first time I went through this process from this PC it worked...but isn't now.
Tried to get back to JF6 using download from samfirmware.com and using
Heimdall...will flash everything sucessfully (see attachment) except factoryfs. If factoryfs is selected, it chokes at 37%....attempted to flash factoryfs from command line and Heimdall fails with error "Failed to send data packet" or something along that line.
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UPDATE: CM7 lives again, after Odin took 7 hrs. to push factoryfs to my phone only to have boot animation go garbled and lockup. I took my phone to work, used Heimdall on my laptop to flash JF6 and it was successful, was then able to re-flash Speedmod Kernel and CM7 nightly-50.
Next time I have to do this with my desktop I think I'm going to use USB Deview and blow away any Samsung devices listed.

i installed all required files in ubuntu , but i cant see gui interface ? like this
thanks.

JeffSchre said:
Taken from Cyanogen Wiki wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
Just above step one: "This guide assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.2 already installed on it."
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He's right though. All you need is cwm and your good. I've been on CM7 since March and have fts a few times. Did it yesterday and flashed CM7 from 2.1JF6. All good in the hood!
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cutiyar said:
i installed all required files in ubuntu , but i cant see gui interface ? like this
thanks.
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you need to install the heimdall frontend (if you haven't already) - that is the heimdall gui.

pietro_spina said:
so since you are already on a 2.2 rom we will hope you are not having the mac sbl.bin problems.
steps are:
1 grab the stock firmware from here if you want froyo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403
or find the equivalent eclair version in the forums or on the samsung firmwares site.
2 unpack the archive
3 unpack it again so you just have the various files in a folder. there are 4 important files in the froyo linked above and one .dll you can ignore.
4 put your phone in download mode
5 put the 4 file in the proper slots (see attached image)
6 hit start.. wait...
If Heimdall cannot see your phone you might be having the sbl problem. head over to the main heimdall support thread and search around... ther are quite a few mac users over there
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this will work to nexus s?

cutiyar said:
this will work to nexus s?
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if you really want to use samsung touchwiz, i would be more than happy to trade you straight across a brand new captivate for a nexus s....

Any help for doing this with 1.3, since I have lion and 1.1 won't work.

Running Lion and Heimdall 1.3
I'm also on Lion and can only use 1.3. I have a Tmo Samsung Vibrant and would like to flash back to 2.1. I was able to root the phone just fine when it was on 2.1 from my Mac but since I updated to the official Froyo, I haven't found a way to root it again. Thanks in advance for any help.

Captivate Spazzing Out! Help

So i was running that leaked 2.2 on my captivate. I have a mac, so i couldn't update to the stock 2.2. It has been getting really really slow lately. And freezing all the time. So i was going to find a pc to update it with. But then today, it just starting vibrating all the time. I turned it off, and back on. And the homescreen comes up and i cant click anything. Then the screen turns black and the capacitive buttons on the bottom are lit up but i cant do anything. I tried turning it off and on like a million times and i dont know what to do. Is my phone bricked or what?

got a problem with your laucher app.
take out SD card, boot into recovery with the 3 button method, factory wipe.
if that doesnt work,
boot into download mode with the 2 button and usb method and flash the official 2.2 stock with odin rom or if you are going to custom roms flash 2.1 with odin, then the custom rom with clockworkMod recovery (cwm)

Yay that fixed it, now does anyone know how i can update to the stock 2.2 on a mac? Also is there a working 2.3 rom yet that will work on the captivate.

626alex15 said:
Yay that fixed it, now does anyone know how i can update to the stock 2.2 on a mac? Also is there a working 2.3 rom yet that will work on the captivate.
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2.3 isn't out yet for cappy.
And wouldn't it work the same using Odin weither it's on Mac or Win?
EDIT: Sorry, Odin doesn't work on Mac.

BWolf56 said:
2.3 isn't out yet for cappy.
And wouldn't it work the same using Odin weither it's on Mac or Win?
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Idk if odin will work an a crapple, heimdall will, but I'm not too familiar with that program to know if there is a froyo rom to use with it.

you'd better build a jig or buy one just in case you get trouble next time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...78211&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_723wt_1139

mengbo said:
you'd better build a jig or buy one just in case you get trouble next time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...78211&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_723wt_1139
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Dont know what that is, im not very firmiliar with android stuff. And i think the program to update is Kies not odin.

keis is the crap samsung gives customers to update automatically!
odin is the samsung program we use to program the phones with whatever-the-hell we want!
a jig puts you into download mode (this jig for samsung only) download mode is what you need to be in for keis or odin to flash your phone

Look up instructions for Heimdall.

Heimdall doesnt work on a mac until you update the boot loaders to the offical 2.2. Personally I think its crap and you still need a windows machine. Your better off just searching thru the development forum and flashing something cooked in there. There is a lot of really stable stuff in there as long as your not chasing the absolute latest and greatest. I have a mac and have been down all the roads. If your dead set on flashing official firmware parellels and virtual box do not work, you need a windows machine or you can use windows in boot camp on a mac.
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yeah ive been using things from the developers forums for a while, and they always seem to be buggy, i would just like to use the official one for a while. I guess i will just have to do it on a friends pc.

If you use virtual box and have it running windows then you can do an offical update on what ever computer you want... virtual box is free and all you have to have the the iso of the OS that you want. Virtual Box runs on windows mac and linux. So with that knowledge everyone should be able to work and flash any rom on any computer
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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[Q] could not find odin for mac

i am MAC victim for android phones. kies does not support my device for update and also not able to find odin for mac for manual upgrade. do i have to live with 2.2.1 please ?

ODIN is a service software, I think Samsung didn't make a version for Mac or Linux :|.

As far as i know you have to use heimdal on mac...
Not that i am sure but think i read about it somewhere...
Maybee worth a look...
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Maybe you can use virtualized windows on your Mac.
This is only idea.
I cant test it.

No man just use heimdel for Mac.it works like odin
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plzzzz hit thanks if I helped you in any means .......

Confirm heimdall works
Sorry to post to a dead thread, but can anyone confirm heimdall working for Ace? (I need to flash CWM)
I cant find written conformation anywhere
Also (off-topic) can samsung download mode on Ace (etc) flash to all partitions without any hacks (ie no root kernel)?
Thanks

If you need to flash CWM why don't you use flashable CWM zip in stock recovery? It works for me (CWM 5).
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Odin For Linux Users....

Hello guys,
I was thinking about flashing CM9 kernal and then CM9 on my Galaxy Note N7000 stock ICS 'unsafe kernal' (by Chainfire Gotbrick app).
But when i started with the procedure I noticed all tutorials point to using a windows pc for flashing.
Being a Linux lover i dont want to go to that Windows for flashing with Odin.
My question....
Is it possible (or rather safe) to flash from a linux machine (particularly Backtrack 5r2) ?
If yes, will the same odin work as the tool opens on my machine without issue?
I would be really disappointed if the tool used to flash linux based phones is not available to use on linux. :crying:

Hi, I'm linux user too. Here is my guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551649

You want Heimdall.

help
Guys i want to shift from Windows 7 to backtrack OS (linux)
can i install custom rom through Backtrack OS with same Odin flash player ..?
if not pls tell which software i need to downloads to flash the custom rom ..?

Heimdall Won't Recognize Phone

I got my cousin's old captivate from him that he used to root/hack etc with and I want to restore it to stock. When I use Heimdall Frontend 1.3.1 on my Mac after putting the phone in download mode it says the phone isn't detected. My cousin doesn't remember what he did to the phone but now it says the firmware is "2.1-update1", the Kernel version is "2.6.29 [email protected] #2" and the Build number is "ECLAIR". I'm not sure what all it means but after googling I'm pretty sure that isn't stock. I'm not the best at doing this sort of stuff but I can't find any results or answers for what to do. Is there a way to get my computer to recognize the phone? Thanks

Android 2.1 Eclair was the original OS at the time of release of Captivate. 2.3.x Gingerbread is the latest update from Samsung. I'm not familiar with Mac computers, but you have to fix your connection/driver issues.

I'm able to mount the phone and see all its files and stuff when I plug it into my computer. Does that help to figure out what's wrong?

Google what USB driver you need for Mac computers.
Mounting as storage and Download mode are two different things.

I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to be googling for. Sorry for being so terrible at this. How would I find the drivers? I can't find anything on Heimdall's website

Look for Mac OS-X installation package. Sorry, can't help you further, I don't use Mac computers. If you have access to Win 7 computer, then Odin one-click back to stock packages are super easy to use. More info in Development section, sticky threads in very beginning. Good luck!

DSand said:
I got my cousin's old captivate from him that he used to root/hack etc with and I want to restore it to stock. When I use Heimdall Frontend 1.3.1 on my Mac after putting the phone in download mode it says the phone isn't detected. My cousin doesn't remember what he did to the phone but now it says the firmware is "2.1-update1", the Kernel version is "2.6.29 [email protected] #2" and the Build number is "ECLAIR". I'm not sure what all it means but after googling I'm pretty sure that isn't stock. I'm not the best at doing this sort of stuff but I can't find any results or answers for what to do. Is there a way to get my computer to recognize the phone? Thanks
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You could always use mobile Odin to flash back to stock. Google mobile Odin. You can find it in the Google play store or probably find it here on XDA using the search feature. Just read carefully.
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