Database Develop

Help with understanding samsung/android ROM

Hi all, im new to android and i recently purchased a samsung galaxy S. i come from htc windows mobile and i need help understanding the different components of ROM in the galaxy S/android.
right now i have
PDA: I9000XXJF3
Phone: I9000XXJF3
CSC: I9000XAJF3
basically, i dont really understand what are those things. Im assuming phone=modem/radio, and pda=ROM revision.
1.what is CSC?
when i downloaded a new ROM from samsung-firmware, there is only one file in it, which is PDA.
2.do i need all 3 components to ensure the phone is usable after flash?
3.can i mix and match any phone and csc file from different ROMs?
4.im trying to get my phone to work in china, is there any region specific PHONE or CSC file that i should use, or can i just use any Europian files and they will work automatically in china?
5.is there some kind of HSPL thing in android phones i need to take care of before flashing so i wont brick my phone?
i find them really complicated, in htc windows mobile phones, there are only 2 things to consider and they are straight forward. Radio ROM is what it is, Radio. and there is the ROM version, which is straight forward as well. and they can be mixed and matched as long as the phone model is the same. no region problems. can someone help me to understand this from a windows mobile user perspective please? thank you.

Hi
I'm newbee too - and it seems that we are on our own, since nobody here answers Q unless the Q is top dollar relevant :-(
I've f/w updated my Galaxy S Gt-i9000 twice.
I did it PRECISELY as described in the "how-to-doc" that U-ll find on Samsung-firmware. And YES; they say use PDA if there's only one file.
What I did, was looking carefully at the printed screens in the how-to-guide.
CSC: Language-something.
PDA: ...?
After fW update I "reset-to-factory". Don't know if thats needed. Maybe it resets original fw? Does it load settings/fw from ROOT.... Don't know; but would like to know if somebody would be so kind.
Kindly (but...)

I think the reason for no answers is that they have already been answered in the forum.

Frezore is right. Questions like that stay unanswered because they have been asked 100 times before. I'll make an faq thread tomorrow morning.
Basically:
CSC is country specific code. It's some app as well as settings for 3G network providers and things like that. However, as of now only russian and region independent CSCs are available with the newer ROMs. In order to get internet on your phone in china you'll have to enter the APN manually. Info like that varies per provider and its easily found using google.
The phone file is what you would call the radio rom.
The PDA is the ROM. The software/firmware. It include android and all the apps that get installed along with it like samsungs touchwiz and swype.
It is preferable to update all three at the same time, however, not always necessary. An outdated modem (phone) firmware might result in compatibility issues (although very unlikely) and old CSCs can cause problems if the apps are outdated or apn settings are wrong.
However, CSCs, phone and pda files ate always distributed in complete packages so there really isn't abig deal.
There is no such thing as HSPL. Firmwares on samsung phones are installed using Odin (samsung-firmwares.com).
If you factory reset (just like on the wimo phones) you'll revert to the original settings of the rom/firmware you currently have installed. To get your phone completely back to factory settings you'll have to flash the factory rom that came with your device.
FAQ thread tomorrow.
Sent from my GT-I9000

FrezoreR said:
I think the reason for no answers is that they have already been answered in the forum.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, but i not see any sticky about that, and yes, Im same like alexnvidia , old WM user, but dont know much, aka nothing, about Android, because it is relative new OS, and total otherwise than Windows Mobile.
Example: No where i cannot read, how i can enter in terminal mode on Galaxy ? No sticky, no wiki, no google, and nowhere...
Thanks any on answer forwarding
Best regards

miro666 said:
Example: No where i cannot read, how i can enter in terminal mode on Galaxy ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Terminal mode? It's a kind of Linux. Just download and install terminal software, there are plenty of them on Market.

Questions before flash

Hey guys.
I know this has probably been asked/answered a million times before, but hopefully you can understand me wanting a final confirmation before i risk my £500 phone...I have done a lot of reading around this subject, and and *think* i have my head around the most of it now.
Sorry for the block of text, I have put my actual questions in blue to make them a little easier to spot.
So I have the 16GB Galaxy S from Vodafone UK. It is currently completely stock (not even rooted), and is running the JF3 firmware. The details of the phone are:
PDA: I9000XXJF3
Phone: I9000XXJF3
CSC: I9000VODJE4
The phone is unbranded, and will accept an o2 SIM, so I assume it is SIM unlocked.
I am wanting to try out Froyo on my device, and think the JM8 build is going to be the most appropriate.
Do I need to root/backup anything on my phone first? (I am fine with losing apps etc, and would rather reinstall from scratch anyway).
I have signed up to SamFirmwares, and have downloaded the file GT-I9000_I9000XWJM8_I9000XXJM4_CODE-MODEM, which I believe is the right firmware for my phone and region. I have also downloaded the s1_odin_20100512.pit file, which i *think* is the right one.
I also got the CSC_I9000OXAJM1.tar.md5 file which i think should be the right one. I also have Odin3 v1.3.
Can someone please just confirm these are the correct files for me?
So, all I need to do is:
- Start ODIN.
- Put my phone into download mode.
- Select the Re-Partition box, and make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.
-Select the CODE file in the PDA box, and the Modem file in the PHONE box.
- Put the CSC_I9000OXAJM1.tar.md5 in the CSC box.
- Press Start.
Am I right to think my phone will now flash?
What are the likely-hood of me bricking/destroying my phone if I follow this procedure?
Again, I'm sorry that you have probably answered these questions a hundred times before, but hopefully you can understand why I want to be sure I'm doing this right .

Before you do anything please check if you CAN access download mode. If you can then its all GOOD! you are spot on and I congrats you on doing your research as many don't. Also PLEASE don't install the Froyo Betas as you can see for yourself (JPH/JP3) that theres ALOT of problems on it especially if you don't know much about flashing. Just wait another week or less for OFFICIAL FROYO as if something does go wrong we can actually get support from Samsung as its OFFICIAL.
Also NO you do not need to root your phone. You can do that if you choose to afterwards with a rom update/custom mod. Or just download the samsung root app from market rooting is very painless.

JM8 is NOT froyo.. It's eclair... (JP# is the currently designated Froyo series, but I suspect the designators may change after it becomes stable to the per-month thing)...
Honestly, at this point of time though, it isn't worth it. Samsung seems to have backported the highmem patch to eclair anyway, and Froyo isn't yet stable. Furthermore, there are reports of people's imei getting corrupted (which is fine if you back up /efs maybe, but it still isn't a safe operation).
Honestly, unless you have a need for the new API's, just wait until it's released (it's expected by the end of the month). And then, to be uber safe, use kies to upgrade.
Although, at this point of time, you should probably upgrade your firmware to a newer version of eclair anyway (using kies), because JF3 is ancient, and plenty of problems were fixed in August.

Thanks for the advice guys. I thought JM8 was a Froyo release. After researching more tonight, it seems the JP releases are less than stable at the minute, so i'll stay away from them and wait for the official release.
I updated my firmware via Kies this morning, and am now running:
PDA: I9000BUJM4
Phone: I9000BUJM3
CSC: I9000GVODJM3
The system seems to be running pretty much the same as before. There is no lag etc and it all runs smooth enough.
The only problem I have is that the software updated has now filled my phone with Vodafone branding. It has the Vodafone start screen, and loads of crappy Voda apps on it.
Is there a way I can remove these? or at least make sure I get a "clean" upgrade with the next software update (would removing the SIM before updating work?

You COULD root your phone and use Titanium Backup to remove the apps you don't want. But in all honesty I say get the latest official rom that your provider has. Be it the old JF3 as when Froyo comes out and you do (fingers cross) get a problem you can get actual support. This moment in time I would recommend you do nothing but go back to JF3 and wait for Froyo. But its your device so upto you

[Q] Can i use official rom's on galaxy s with BOJF1 rom?How to?

I have samsung galaxy s(gt-i9000/it is not vibrant or...) which use this rom:
baseband version:i9000bojf1
build number:eclair.bojg3
I live in kuwait,but when i buy this phone it has one bag for used phone(T...MOBILE/UK),and in all user manual's i see t..mobile&samsung brand.
this version don't has arabic/persian lanuage&letter support,and i want use a JPJPG 2.2 rom to see arabic letters correctly/and all network lock is off on this phone and it's work correctly on kuwait's network...
can i use official rom's (froyo jpjpg 2.2) on this phone?
is this doing risky to brick my phone?
(i have no downloading problem)
is this a international version of galaxy s?
sorry for my bad english!

...
i have problem,help me,no one to answer me?

SOS
AliReza711 said:
I have samsung galaxy s(gt-i9000/it is not vibrant or...) which use this rom:
baseband version:i9000bojf1
build number:eclair.bojg3
I live in kuwait,but when i buy this phone it has one bag for used phone(T...MOBILE/UK),and in all user manual's i see t..mobile&samsung brand.
this version don't has arabic/persian lanuage&letter support,and i want use a JPJPG 2.2 rom to see arabic letters correctly/and all network lock is off on this phone and it's work correctly on kuwait's network...
can i use official rom's (froyo jpjpg 2.2) on this phone?
is this doing risky to brick my phone?
(i have no downloading problem)
is this a international version of galaxy s?
sorry for my bad english!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can i use jpjpg 2.2 official rom on this?how?

please guide me!

update via kies is risky?

i want an answer pls!...

If you have not had an answer to your multiple posts it usually means .
Nobody knows the answer or nobody understands your post .
jje

keep searching...
spark001uk said:
Originally Posted by jimsey View Post
my phone was on tmobiles BOJG3,
not sure it matter but i checked there tmobile hadn't re-enabled the sim-lock- which they hadn't
I flashed my phone using the rom I was using weeks ago: XWJM5 (using 512.pit, SERJM1 CSC and XXJM3 modem) all the files are in the JM5 download(single folder) from samfirmware.com
I used adb to get into download, then I selected repartition whilst flashing. ( not sure it's worth noting there's a sbl.bin file in the phone package that gets written to the device)
once i had JM5 up and running i checked whether the 3 button combo was working - it wasn't.
i then followed post 1 to the letter.( no .pit, select bootloader etc) - it takes just a second to run.
Now I just have to decide which ROM i want to try next -JPH awaits !
Well Jimsey, guess what.......... JOB DONE!!!!!
Did exactly what you said - except i added 1 step, (don't know if essential but i've heard reports that it saves some people needing to do a wipe/reset in recovery mode) :- i did a factory reset just prior to flashing of JM5. Other than that tho, i followed everything you did above TO THE LETTER!
Mind you, it wasn't good for my health i swear. It rebooted after flashing JM5, and a load of yellow writing came up saying all the little files it was initialising etc etc blah blah, and then... in RED writing it came up with - CANNOT ACCESS MULTI LOADER FROM TMU, or something like that.
Well, i felt the blood drain from my face. Then it booted up, damn that was scary!
You're right about the combo fix as well, when i flashed that it is as you say a dodgy two seconds, then a few more seconds on a black screen, i swear my heart didn't beat during that time!
Anyway there you go guys, i've just (narrowly avoiding a coronary) flashed my stock T-Mobile UK from BOJG3 to an unbranded, smooth as silk XWJM5, and on top of that flashed the standalone bootloader from post #1. And it works. I have the handset in front of me and it's all lit up on the home screen!
A big thankyou to Jimsey, for being the first pair of feet to jump!
Also to Richthofen for his bootloader fix, and his superb support in all this.
Well, don't know where next, JPC/JPH i suppose, but not yet, i need a drink to recover from this bit first!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
but few guy's in this forum do this work?!
theresee post 293
but my modem is different and it may cause some problem
pda:I9000BOJG3
PHONE:I9000BOJF1
CSC:I9000GTMUJG1
this csc and risk of this do is my problem my friend!?

[Q] noob advice dead modem i9000 and useless operator

Hi, Im admittedly a bit thick when it comes to flashing, although I've done my sgs a few times now. But this time its much harder.
I had a go at slim ics and no phone (modem / network) and then a few others
Ive spent 2 days again reading up trying to remember stuff, but to be honest, its hard. And although I managed to reflash a really old set of files I had with odin and got it working again, as soon as I try a new rom- its back to square one.
I have to criticise a little the developers and posters even though I'm totally grateful and wouldnt even know where to start with all the work that they do, so total respect and thanks The problem (with me ) is not understanding the language. i.e. the phrases and one word explanations and even lack of plain english or info. Especially region stuff.
Sorry to be picky, but just a little friendly observation .
So Im hoping some kind soul will spoon-feed me with a link to a rom + csc files I need to flash a new-ish lite rom. I really like the new ICS But MUST work for UK. I understand I need 'XXJPY' and XEU (is that GB)but can never get a separate modem, pit ? to work. I'm fine with various processes of it and following instructions.
I think there's also a general issue with many links now being dead (mega, file etc.) which doesnt help.
I still have imei and sim is OK, just doesnt work atm. I'm currently have a bit of a botched mix of android ver 2.3.7, for some strange reason i9000xxjvu, a 2.6.35 kernel running modver Cyan4tomorrow, with build gwk74.
But no working modem (with xxjvu) still, and its not that great to be honest.
Id just like a complete wipe and a good working nice lightweight upto date flash.
Thank you for reading and any reply.

Just a quick update.
Save anyone typing. I've managed to sort it, all by myself.
Oh the relief -
What I did was revert back to crappy old froyo or whatever, had to upgrade the boot loader used busybox (pit) odin, to change change it to allow me to apply the slim.zip Wouldnt let me before even renaming to update.
So then installed slim ics.
But no baseband again!!
so this time installed, copied, jpy.zip I found somewhere.
And it works on ics slim (thanks dev's) and now have a working phone as well
JPY was CRUCIAL for UK modem.
Now I know its easy, I hope this post will be here to read in six months when I try and do it all over again.

No phone signal

Hey everyone i have had massive problems with the IMEI on my i9000 finally managed to flash back to stock ROM but im still getting no signal. The IMEI is fine and i have a backup of the efs folder saved. What files do i need in this folder as i will delete all of the contents then start again.
Thanks

If your still getting no signal but are not getting "No Service" then either the modem you flashed in the stock ROM is utter pants for specific handset so trying flashing a different modem or a different ROM altogether :/
But if a different modem or ROM doesn't fix it then you have a antenna problem... sorry bud

Hey mate,
Cheers for the reply. I will try a new ROM can you recommend any small ROM's that will work on my device? I don't know a great deal abour ROM's and flashing in general tbh.

I need to finish my guides badly! Then I'd just be able to point you towards them :/
But since their not... cause I've been lazy, please head over to SamMobile/ and create an account if you haven't already done and download the correct firmware for you i9000.
Getting the right firmware is difficult, it's even more difficult since I'm guessing you don't know the PDA build from what the phone was running originally... for example by phone when I got it was running I9000BVJV7 which is actually Android 2.3.3 for the UK and sim locked to Orange.
When you take into account that the Android version, the country and the carrier have an effect on the specific firmwares for two (on the face) identical phones you can begin to see how many millions of different firmwares there are out there just for one phone...
So just try your best and read all the helpful info on SamMobile. If you get really really stuck or if something nasty happens to the phone while flashing either come back to this thread or PM me and I will talk you through a recovery kit that will hopefully restore the phone to a stock ROM (but not official stock ROM).
Since you're new to flashing please be reminded flashing can completely kill a phone to the point of no return, having said that I must have flashed a million times in both ClockworkMod and Odin but that doesn't mean death can't happen at any time.

Thanks mate i really am grateful for the help. I will give that a go and see what i can find.

Downloaded all of the vodaphone rom's and all of the orange roms. The device was used on vodaphone and im still getting the same error :/ any more ideas?