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Need Help with Froyo!

I am really confused with a lot of things... If someone can please clear some concepts for me... I have a Samsung I9000 Galaxy S.. I am pretty sure its the UK version... Now i have Eclair 2.1-update1 Exclair XWJM2... I would love to have Froyo 2.2 but dont know where to start off... Flashing?? what does it mean?? How can i Install the ROMS posted by the users?? I really do not want to brick my phone... Please help me and guide me to where to start off...
Thanks in advance

This is going to be a pretty stock standard reply, firstly asking you whether you have 3 button recovery mode? if you dont then go no further.
If however you do than flashing a rom whether it be stock or custom is pretty straight forward. Stock roms from samfimware are flashed through odin with all the "how to flash guides" available on there site where as most of the custom roms are flashed through clockworkmod.
Id sugest flashing through odin with a stock rom then as you learn more try custom roms through cwm.

For newbies like myself, isnt Odin risky?

I am pretty sure about it that i have the 3 button recovery mode because when i press volume down key + home key and power button it goes to download mode... I did use Odin to flash a ROM ... i did put XXJPK for my i9000 and it was fast but too many bugs then i tried to do a reg hack to install the official froyo through kies however it installed the JM1 instead...

I am on the samfirmware website and downloading the latest firmware.. i think i might be able to handle the update from here... thanks for the help...

Why not just go through KIES? Go to the samsung website and download it.

snapper.fishes said:
Why not just go through KIES? Go to the samsung website and download it.
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Wont work through kies..

Well i went to www.samfirmware.com and downloaded the upgrade and using the steps which are explained in other posts i was able to install the froyo 2.2
Similar steps to these ones:
i9000XXJP2 Instructions
1.Remove the battery from your phone
2.Remove the SIM Card and MicroSD Card from your phone
3.Place the battery back on the phone
4.Hold down the HOME button, Volume Down button, and Power On button
5.You should now see a Download screen
6.Open Odin 3 v1.0
7.Click on the button “PIT” and load the “s1_odin_20100512.pit” file
8.Click on the button “PDA” and load the “I9000XXJP2-REV03-PDA-CL464213.tar” inside of the firmware download’s .rar file.
9.Click on the button “Phone” and load the “MODEM_I9000XXJP2.tar” inside of the firmware download’s .rar file.
10.Click on the button “CSC” and load the “GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJP2.tar” inside of the firmware download’s .rar file.
11.Click the checkbox next to: “Re-Partition”
12.Your settings should now look like Figure #2
13.Plug your phone into your computer with USB Debugging on
14.Look at the gallery below to see if everything is going right
15.Once done, your phone will boot up

good to hear now just flash a dif kernel and lag fix and all will be good.

Now i m stuck on custom rom installation. I can install the versions provided on samfirmware.com but how can i install a custom rom? When i download a custom rom the zip file has many files not sure what to do with it.. How can i do that update.zip and stuff... Any help is appreciated.

You'll have to read in the instructions in the threads where you got the custom rom from..
Probably need CWM if you're downloading zip files

[Q] odin successful but stuck on boot

hi XDA members ..
am kinda new on this stuff "noob".
i bought my sgs (GT I9000) from KSA with (and am not sure) I9000JPJG8 frimware.
the whole story is that i tried to upgrade to froyo but the process didn't when well and odin was stuck. so i ignorantly pulled the usb out, and had that phone->attention-> pc sign. but i was able to get to download mode. later i noticed that i used a I9000M froyo firmware.
anyway, i read through threads about semi-bricked sgs and found that i must reflash again my stock firmware, and that's what i did.
the odin flash is successful and the phone shows the galaxy s startup screen and then that loading sign and the loop starts ( loading sign appears - disappears -appear again ..etc) i pulled out the battery and powered it on to have a Galaxy s startup screen loop also.
i can't get to recovery mode, and here the names of the firmware i used to flash:
I9000JPJG8
I9000JPJPG
I9000JVJPF
I9000UGJH2
i need the firmware to have arabic support so that's why those above where my choices, but i wouldn't mind losing arabic for z sake of my new sgs
sorry if my english is bad
suggestions???!! and thanx in advance

have you been flashing these firmwares with PIT file ??
i think thats whats needed,
try to flash stock eclair 2.2 or froyo 2.2.1 with all 3 files and 512 pit.

i tried all .pit files to no avail...
and what do u mean by eclair 2.2 , isn't it 2.1 ??! and do u mean pit512 , 513 , 803 by the 3 files or what?
thx for replying
edit:
do u recommend certain odin version because i don't know which to use exactly ?

yea sorry i mean eclair 2.1
whenever i have trouble like you, i flash JM1 in all 3 files (phone pda csc ) and 512 pit, with the repartition box in odin checked.
works a treat everytime

i tried it but it stopped in z middle and odin said (FAIL)

have you made sure KIES is closed, even in the icon tray ??
Are you using odin 1.7 ??
also try to connect your phone direct to the motherboard
if it still fails, post me a screenshot of what odin looks like before you press start

oh my .. kies was closed in icon tray but there were some kies related stuff running when i opened the tasked manager. but unfortnately nothing happened , same things are still there.
here z pic , doing the method u mentioned before
h*tp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/odink.png/

right the problem is you are using a firmware compressed into 1 .tar file
remove the pit file - uncheck re partition
remove phone
remove CSC
all you want is OJP_JG9.tar loaded into PDA.

A MAJOR UPDATE ..
while waiting for replies i tried this method in this post using eugene froyo :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10498057&postcount=14
suprisingly my phone now changed to vibrant on start-up and has z following :
froyo 2.2
baseband T959UVJK2
kernel 2.6.32.9
now that it is alive .. can i shift to z froyo 2.2 with arabic support or do u suggest that i stick to it ?

i think i'll change since everything is messed up ..
vol. buttons are reversed .. music is not played through speaker unless head-phones are used .. numerous apps crashing ..
man am soo confused

you have flashed samsung vibrant on your samsung galaxy
that is why you have these problems !
did you download a GALAXY I9000 ROM ?? if not do so now.
Flash it in odin.
If it comes in 3 files (PDA, Phone, CSC) add 512 PIT and select re-partition
If it comes in 1 .tar file. Load it into PDA and DO NOT USE PIT OR REPARTITION
hit start and done, its so simple.
you really ought to read instructions before you go flashing ROMs.

i really did but it looks like i didn't pay attention to GT I9000/M thing ..
ok thanx for z help and i'll reply back when done with z ROM

i hate to be demanding but can u give me links cause am sick of downloading wrong files ((

www.samfirmware.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913

so now my phone powers off when connected with usb ... what shall i do ????

can you boot into recovery ? if so do a full factory reset and try again. and try to flash a rom in recovery (if you have 2e)
i have no idea why the phone powers off with usb.
does it do this in download mode too ??
did you flash a stock rom ?? if so what rom did you choose

i flashed eugene froyo
should i use I9000 method or vibrant method for recovery ??
i got into recovery when i flshed the vibrant rom back then .. :s
edit: a question , have i lost z root thing when i flashed the vibrant or not ?

first of all enter download mode . Try this method ( press home and volume down and insert the usb conected at pc ) , and flash darky resurection 9.2 or ezrom 2.2.1 , i think both have bootloaders , I prefer ezrom ( saved my phone after CM7 or miui )

[Q] I don't now what have i done... PLEASE HELP!

I wanted to root my Samsung galaxy s i9000 (gingerbread) so i followed the procedure that i found on the dkszone "How To Root Samsung Galaxy S On Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread I9000 XXJVK ROM" (I can't post a lik). It looked like it worked but after I turned on wi fi it started rebooting constantly. I removed the battery and reinserted it. After I turned it on, it was the same situation (rebooting). I than flashed it with odin founded on tread "Stuck on main screen after root, keeps rebooting" on this site (pit512 was uploaded with PIT button, repart was chacked).
Now it is dead! Please help me.

Flash 2.2 with bootloaders, then flash Stock 2.3 or any 2.3 rom

if you cant get into download mode u have to try it via jig-method to get into download mode.
if you're in download mode reflash with some stock-rom or darkys ressurection-rom.
be sure you tick on repartition and use the 512-pit file.
u may follow this guide: http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...-darkyrom-gingerbread-jvh-noob-friendly.3080/

IT WORKED!! I managed to flash it with ginger ROM for SGS. The problem was to get into the download mode.
Thanks guys.

[Q] Help needed - Galaxy S Soft Brick

I was trying to root my SGS i9000 (UKG3, Bell Canada) and have (hopefully) soft bricked it. I am getting the phone!computer icon, but can enter download mode. Can't enter recovery mode. Kies doesn't recognize the phone but Odin does (Com lights up).
I want to get everything back to stock - does anyone know how to do that? Thanks,
S

Hi, you must use odin to reflash.
heres a link to ramads thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226138

Just go to samfirmware.com and download latest version of android, that is jvr 2.3.4 and flash it using odin! Use odin 1.3 android + sl
Sent from my sgs
kernel: galaxian
Rom: jetpack

Success! Thank you very much, Robert!

You can download the stock ROM from www.samfirmware.com, My suggestion is to use custom ROM like Darky v10.2RE. The installation procedure you can see in my signature.

[Q] Need a kernel for my i9000 vibrant !

Hi,
I was trying to install cynogenmod 7.1 on my galaxy s vibrant i9000. My carrier is bell
Model Number GT-I9000M
Firmware Version 2.3.3
Baseband Version I9000UGKG3
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-I9000UGKG3
[email protected]#2
build GINGERBREAD.GKG3
When I was trying to do go in recovery mode, backup Rom or change ROM with ROM manager, it went on the 3e recovery setup and was saying something about the whole-signature failed. I've read somewhere that this was due to the fact that my kernel was restricting something and that I needed to change my kernel with Odin in order to not being signature verifed anymore. So I picked up a kernel on a forum and tried to put it in my galaxy s in download mode with Odin and the PDA button while having the re-partition button unchecked.
After doing so, odin said that the operation failed and when I disconnected my phone, there was only a small icon showing a cellphone and a computer with a small triangle with a ! in it between the cellphone and the computer. In other words I messed things up and my sgs wont boot anymore.
Can someone give me a good kernel to put in my phone so it can reboot? Because I still can go in download mode!
I know, Im a total newbie...
Thanks

I assume that the ID:COM box in Odin went yellow before you pressed the Start button initially....
If not, that's your first problem that needs to be addressed, as you can't flash unless Odin can see your phone.
You can get a rooted kernel here.
If that doesn't get you up and running and you haven't downloaded UGKG3, go here and search for UGKG3 and download it.

omg, thank you sooooooo much! It worked!
Do you know a kernel that I could use to for my phone to accept custom ROMs ?

Glad that worked.
UGKG3 does not have a lot of support from the developer community, as it's a rather rare release with only a couple of carriers using it.
Semaphore and CF-Root seem to be the popular ones that include CWM.
Not sure which one you would use with UGKG3, as it's not well supported.