[Q] Is it possible to flash just a modem - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am currently running Darky 9.5 with JVE modem but want to try JVK or JQ1, would I just flash the modem in Odin or is there more to it?

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I need also to know.
I have recently update my phone.
The prevous modem is better.
I need only to flash a modem.
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you can flash a modem on its own.
no need to flash a rom or even use odin.
download desired rom and flash it in recovery

Thanks for that, Im actually thinking of going to ROM Kitchen and creating a rom on there.

i recommend romkitchen soooooo much.
its the best place for a tailor made rom.
and if you forget anything, you can make an update.zip with the bits you missed, so you dont have to make a whole rom again
EDIT: i noticed in my last post i said 'download desired ROM and flash it in recovery' What i meant was 'download desired MODEM and flash it in recovery'
my bad

Well I've created and installed my rom and so far I'm very happy with it, its good to know about update.zip. So even if I just want to change boot animation I just create a rom the same as the one I have but with a different boot animation and rename it update.zip and flash in recovery?
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chrisb1977 said:
Well I've created and installed my rom and so far I'm very happy with it, its good to know about update.zip. So even if I just want to change boot animation I just create a rom the same as the one I have but with a different boot animation and rename it update.zip and flash in recovery?
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you dont even need to make a rom. You just select 'create update.zip' and you just put the things you want like new boot animation, ringtones, themes, and then flash it.
no need to create the whole rom again

That's awesome!
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[Q] Flash custom rom without custom recovery? possible?

Hi!
I've succesfully rootet my SGS. testet wtih terminal, and i got the # sign.
Also, I have suoer users installed, and granted access to ROM manager, e.g.
Now, I would like to flash darky's custom ROM. And usually, i would boot into custom recovery menu and wipe, and apply zip from sd. (this was on my HTC).
Well, this is causing me some problems. I would rather not use Odin, as it seem a bit unsafe but I installed ROM manager, and flashed Clockwork Mod recovery. Now, when I reboot into custom recovery I get the stock android recovery, though ROM manager, says my current version of clowckwork mod is installed, and all went succesfull.
Now, my question is. Can i rename the zip file update.zip and flash with the stock android recovery anyway?
When you flash clockwork i think it just puts a .zip file on the sd card so youbshould try flashing the custom recovery through stock recovery. If not then ODIN is the way to go which can be perfectly safe if done properly.
*You have to select reinstall packages i think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734166
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Tuptup said:
When you flash clockwork i think it just puts a .zip file on the sd card so youbshould try flashing the custom recovery through stock recovery. If not then ODIN is the way to go which can be perfectly safe if done properly.
*You have to select reinstall packages i think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734166
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Thanks
I never get into clockwork mod, so I guess I dont get the option to reinstall packages... The only option I have beside wiping and reboot is to apply update.zip from sdcard in android recovery. But I don't think there is any update.zip on my sdcard. not last i checked at least. Guess Ill have to go with Odin then :/
Usually the option to reinstall packages is on stock recovery. I might be wrong but odin is easy to do if you get the right firmware for your phone. Sorry i ciuldnt help more.
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Tuptup said:
Usually the option to reinstall packages is on stock recovery. I might be wrong but odin is easy to do if you get the right firmware for your phone. Sorry i ciuldnt help more.
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Thanks again. I get wiser by the hour
I think im on android recovery (3e) as I recall, perhaps they removed it
I was wandering. I found the clockworkmod.zip /recovery_update.zip on the sd-card. if I move this to root of sdcard and rename to update.zip, can I then flash it via android recovery with the "apply update.zip from sdcard" function, or is this not for the purpose?
That might work, you may aswell try butif not try looking at the url i posted and see if it helps. If not then im sorry for wasting your time :S
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Tuptup said:
That might work, you may aswell try butif not try looking at the url i posted and see if it helps. If not then im sorry for wasting your time :S
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thanks, but i think Im caught in between... i cant choose reinstall packages, and I need to get back to stock kernel...
got download mode to work now, and think I know what to do from here. thanks for the link and response
Finally - reverted back to stock android recovery 2e and flash clockworkmod recovery.... but - a new problem... when in clockworkmod, i need to choose zip from sd card, when i go into this, and choose external sd, it says no files
what to do? the files are there, when I put in the sd card in the PC the files are there...
Not entirely sure but i think you're meant to put the .zip on the internal sd. If not then maybe the sd card is not fat32 format. This is only speculation :S
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[Q] Odin not an option

Ok so I posted a thread earlier about how my usb drivers arent working at all so using odin to flash back to stock is not an option. I did however successfully root and install andromeda without them. Now heres the problem, I backed up the stock rom using rom manager. Anromeda installed a kernel and modem so I cant use rom manager to back up the rom unless I get the kernel and modem back. My question is could I somehow find the stock kernel file and use neldars sgs kernel flasher to flash the kernel back while still using the andromeda rom withouth having any problems? Also, will the modem affect my rom at all because I will change it as soon as i switch roms
H you can not flash a 2.1 Kernel on a 2.2 rom
Not sure what you are looking to do though
Im looking to install a different rom the problem is that I cant use odin because of the drivers not working. What im trying to say is if i flash the backup stock rom from rom manager its going to cause problems because its using andromedas kernel right?
Let me put it like this...is their another way to flash back to stock without using odin and without using a usb cable?
mossination said:
Let me put it like this...is their another way to flash back to stock without using odin and without using a usb cable?
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yes. you will need a CWM flashable zip of a 2.1 kernel and modem.
you would boot into CWM, flash that zip that includes kernel and modem, then restore your nandroid backup
ok thankyou!!! Ill try and locate the files myself but if anyone knows where they are and can tell me would be much appreciated.
why dont you just flash a 2.2 kernel with built-in clockwork mod recovery? you dont have to keep the kernel that came with your rom...
so... use sgs kernel flasher, why not? flash a new kernel then boot into its recovery (usually thrugh the power button menu on custom rom/kernels)...
Because I'm trying to install another custom rom, if i install a 2.2 kernel then flash back to.the stock rom which is 2.1 wont that cause problems?
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H you can not flash a 2.1 Kernel on a 2.2 rom
Not sure what you are looking to do though
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I am trying to flash everything including my kernel and modem back to stock without the use of a USB cable
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Search jh7 ota design gears posted it a while back. Just must disable all lag fix before flash
ok so i found the file do i go into recovery and reinstall packages or choose zip file ?
With lag fix disabled
Select zip from sd, choose zip, jh7, confirm
Thank you man, helped out alot
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Why bother flashing back to stock at all? Just flash the new Rom and save all the headaches having to screw with lagfix.
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A better option would be to borrow a friends computer for a minute and fix everything properly...
If I flash a new rom while using Andromeda instead of stock wouldn't that cause.problems on the phone because of the.files being.mixed.or something
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mossination said:
If I flash a new rom while using Andromeda instead of stock wouldn't that cause.problems on the phone because of the.files being.mixed.or something
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most of time it will NOT cause problem, although it is not recommended.
Oh lol well I already did it...went fine, but ill probably go back to stock the next time just to be safe
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[Q] Flashing ROMs

Do I really need to flash to stock before I flash a ROM everytime? IT GETS SOO ANOYING.
I do, its not that big a deal. Place CWM update.zip in the root of your SD card, place desired ROM somewhere on the card. Odin to stock allow to fully boot, then restart into recovery. Flash CWM, then flash ROM from CWM. You don't need to root or use ROM manager.
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quarlow said:
I do, its not that big a deal. Place CWM update.zip in the root of your SD card, place desired ROM somewhere on the card. Odin to stock allow to fully boot, then restart into recovery. Flash CWM, then flash ROM from CWM. You don't need to root or use ROM manager.
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I do the same thing it's not that big of a deal to go back to stock. It eliminates any problems you might run into
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I don't I have had my captivate since august and have only used odin three times. There are a lot of reasons why flashing stock is neccesary, but just switching from one rom to another is kind of a waste. One reason is 3e recovery. It is easier to flash stock 2.1 not 2.2 and then flash a new rom as the above post says just put the update.zip and newrom.zip on the root and install. Once you are on a custom rom with a custom kernal you can use the options in recovery to flash another rom. I just factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, and flash, if you really want to wipe everything you can go into mounts and storage and wipe everything, but the boot again. Then go to mount usb and copy over the rom from the computer, and then flash. The update script included in the new rom will wipe everything once again. If you have problems, like you got a bad flash, try flashing the same rom over again. Its kind of rare to get a bad flash. In short just flash over if you have problems then use odin.
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When switching kernels
I typically flash back to stock when I'm going from one kernel to another. If the ROM I'm on and the ROM I'm going to use the same kernel (or at least the same line, i.e. two different versions of SuckerPunch), I usually skip the back-to-stock step.
Some say that it is only worth doing if you run into problems with the Rom. I do it everyrime to avoid anything that might happen. Plus old habits die hard from my WM days where flashing stock was needed
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I do it everytime. It hardly takes 10 mins and I don't mind spending that 10 here than spend debugging later
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I don't if I am going from froyo rom to froyo rom. Only time I have to is leaving 2.3.3
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine
AndroidKaboom said:
Do I really need to flash to stock before I flash a ROM everytime? IT GETS SOO ANOYING.
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About as annoying as seeing this question asked dozens of times when it can easily be answered by doing a search or just scanning the forum titles for a similar thread.
It is easy to do, but no real reason to do so unless on a 2.3.3 rom
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My non-rooted captivate

Can I get custom roms not being rooted
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jmoles13 said:
Can I get custom roms not being rooted
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If you can get in to download mode, then you can use Odin or Hemidall. Most roms will root you automatically.
Not really. Not many roms are odin/heimdall. You need to root and install cwm to be able to install a custom rom
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sepherian said:
Not really. Not many roms are odin/heimdall. You need to root and install cwm to be able to install a custom rom
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no you dont.
if you are on 3e recovery, then you just need to flash a kernel via ODIN that has CWM built in
CWM has nothing to do with root. on galaxy S devices it just creates an update.zip file
Rooting your stock ROM is actually not required to install a custom ROM, depending on which ROM you are installing. For some, all you would need to do is place the Clockworkmod update zip on you internal sd, along with the rom you want to install, then boot into CWM using 3-button combo, reinstall packages twice, install zip from sd and that should be it.
However, there are some details that you may encounter such as:
If you are on stock 2.2 you have to get around 3e recovery which wont allow you into CWM recovery without a hack. Or you can flash back to stock 2.1 to avoid this problem entirely (using ODIN3 1 click, if you know how)
This simple install is really for custom Froyo 2.2 ROMS, which looks like what you should be doing anyway if you have to ask this question.
Just READ as much as you can before you do anything.
If you simply dont like the idea of having root privileges you can remove root after installing a custom rom. I have done this for my friends in the past so they dont go do anything stupid on accident. There is a 1-click root/unroot app floating around the forums for the galaxy S that has worked for me on all 2.1/2.2 roms but never attempted with gingerbread as I use root and haven't flashed a friends phone in a while.

Flash ROMS on Stock 2.2 Captivate

How do I flash different ROMS to my Captivate using stock out of box 2.2 ?
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which rom do u want to flash? The easiest way is
Download and place ROM on your SD card
Download a custom kernel which includes CWM support.
Flash kernel.tar using ODIN to get CWM
Reboot into recovery and select Install zip from SD card.
Find your ROM and flash it
Op fyi That is if you're flashing a froyo(2.2.x) rom. A gingerbread rom (2.3.x) would require a step before the custom rom to flash gingerbread bootloaders with odin.
If you flash a gingerbread rom without the bootloaders first you will not be able to boot into recovery you will just get a weird scrambled screen.
OK I used ROM manager but I think I had a bad flash how do I redo the flash
FASTY v2.5
Black Solitude Theme
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dscott973 said:
OK I used ROM manager but I think I had a bad flash how do I redo the flash
FASTY v2.5
Black Solitude Theme
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Is Fasty 2.5 a Froyo or Gingerbread ROM?
Edit** Never mind, it's a 2.2 ROM.
You don't use ROM Manager to flash the ROM. Simply put the ROM on your SD, boot into recovery(Volume up+down+power), install zip, choose zip to install, select your ROM, and you're off

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