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Hi guys,
Im thinking of flasing a custom rom using odin.
Im running stock froyo 2.2.
PDA: I9000XWJPA
PHONE: I9000XXJPP
CSC: I9000XEEJP4
My phone is rooted and lag fixed. I understand that i need to remove the lag fix before and flash.
I updated to this using the registry hack. My questions are as follows...
1) Can i flash a custom rom from stock 2.2 or do i need to firstly flash a kernal with recovery 2e and then flash a custom rom?
2) Am i right in thinking that the PDA is the right bit to be looking at i.e when people say this rom is usable with JPA / JPO etc. The phone and CSC are not important when flashing a custom rom ( but still needed obviously )
3) If by some miracle of god we ever do get 2.3 and i flash back to stock Froyo via odin using a rom from samfirmware.com, will kies recognise my phone? Or will i forever be destined to flash "unofficially" through odin.
4) Looking at the PDA etc given above can anybody recommend a good rom to flash with gingerbread theme and apps. ( i keep seeing Darky's rom popping up in conversations ) and also have a link to it if you would be so kind. Im not lazy but theres so many roms all over i want to make sure i get the right one.
5) Once i have recovery 2e can i flash future roms over the top using rom mananger by clockworkmods and not have to go through odin? Or how does that work?
If i could get some clear answers to the above that would be great.
Yes i am a newbie at this but i am confident that i understand the basics, its just a couple of things above that i want clearing up before i proceed.
I know how to use odin correctly. ( close kies first / make sure odin opened before plugging in phone etc. )
P.S Yes i have 3 button recovery and download mode.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and a big thank you to any body that takes the time to respond with help.
Any body that can help?
dude i feel your pain. i've rooted and installed custom roms on two other phones, most recent the HTC Desire Z. and it was quite a nightmare to just start off to know what the first step is, there are soo many different guides its hard to know which is what and what has now been superceeded by something else!
now i'm trying to get a custom rom on my galaxy S too, but really having a hard time understanding everything becuase guides and stuff are so different for different roms, gets confusing and dont know which one is for me!
my phone is already rooted, i have firmware 2.1-update1, i know i have voodoo lagfix somewhere installed. but my base band version is I9000XXJM4, which i hav'nt seen in any guide! where did you get your seperate PDA, PHONE, CSC info from?
sorry i could'nt help you and i justed added a bunch more questions to mix
also how did you manage to get Clockwork Recovery on your phone? i have recovery 2e atm. i downloaded Rom manager from the market and tried installing Clockwork rewcovery, but first it would not even download. then i tried next day and it downloaded it through rom manager. but i dont think it installed it. i went into recovery mode and then it tried to auto-install clockwork recovery in recovery mode! but it just hanged at zero status bar for like 20 mins. i turned the phone off and on, went back into recovery mode and it was still recovery 2e, how do i get clockwork recovery to flash as the recovery mode?
Type *#1234#into your dial pad and it will come up. If I'm right I believe that 2.1 is more simple to flash over than 2.2 which is the bit that's confusing me.
I believe that you would need to flash a new kernel with recovery 2e and then flash a new Rom over the top.
I'm a but confused though as to weather or not I would need to flash back to 2.1 and then do a couple more flashes to get the job done.
Can some one please clear this up.
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1. You don't need to have 2.1 rom to flash, since you'll be able to do all the flashing using Odin and download mode. Just flash a kernel, using odin, that has clockworkmod integrated, and you'll be able to flash most roms and kernels with the clockworkmod.
Speemod kernel is a great kernel, and has clockworkmod included.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
2. PDA is the rom part. CSC is important when using stock roms. I think that custom roms have CSC included in them.
3. You'll always be able to flash with Kies by using the Kies Registry Hack or by flashing a stock rom through odin. Kies will recognise your phone even if you are on a custom rom, but I'm not sure if it'll flash your phone.
4. I prefer Docs Ultra Slim roms because it's light, and you can customize them however you want. Darky's rom is a good option if you want all the features of a stock rom, and more. I use a Gingerbread theme with Doc's rom.
Links,
Darky's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Doc's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
Both can be installed through ClockWorkMod
5. I think I answered this already.
Thank you for clearing that up. Very helpful but unfortunately you now raised another question haha.
You said that I would always be able to flash through kies using the registry hack... but wasn't that disabled so the registry hack wouldn't work any more a couple of versions back on. 803 or whatever it is?
And you also said that kies would recognise my phone but might not flash it which if I'm reading it right.contradicts.what you said about always been able to flash through kies.
Thank you so much for previous post it was very helpful.
Sorry if I sound stupid for.asking so many questions but I want to make sure I have covered all the angles before I proceed.
Again thanks for taking the time to help.
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By registry hack, I really meant the Kies Registry Patcher app found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628
Works on all Kies versions at least for now.
Like the original registry hack, this using this app makes Kies think that you have a stock rom and as long as Kies thinks that you have a stock rom, it will flash your phone.
In the sentence where I said that Kies will recognise your phone but won't flash, I mean't that it wouldn't flash without the Registry Patcher.
Thank you sooooooo much for your help dude.
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Hello,
i've got a serious problem with my galaxy S.
Recently i updated my software of my SGS to 2.2.1 with kies. I was happy for a little while but then i saw darky's rom and i wanted also the Gingerbread look on my phone. I rooted my 2.2.1 using Odin and i installed Clockwork recovery Mod or something like it. After that i flashed Darky's rom on my phone.
It all worked perfectly. But then Yesterday suddenly when i tried to call home my phone wasnt working like it should. And it wouldnt call anybody.
So at home i searched up a stock firmware from samfirmware .com And i flashed it.
Now my phone is all **** because the software force closes and kies doenst work any more. I think i may should have first deinstalled Clockwork mod and unroot?
The only thing i want is to get back to 2.2 or 2.1 Im running vodafone and im from holland don't know if that makes a difference?
Anyways i really hope someone on this forum can help me please.
I just need the stock firmware and everything else like CWM and root of my phone although i cant see superusers anymore in my menu so i think its off?
first of all boot into recovery. do a factory reset/ wipe the cache and also try to format the internal sd card.
secondly boot into download mode and try to flash your stock rom again, do not use re-partition or pit unless you have 3 files (pda, modem, csc), if that completes, let me know what happens after the flash... or PM me if you want to.
Just to add, if you have these problems, you should flash with repartition to make sure that everything will be fixed, but as azzledazzle said, you need all the 3 files to do that.
you knw what a problem is i think ..that i'm not sure im using the right rom to flash with? could you maybe tell me what file i need to flash with? what is the stock for my phone and how can i see it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913 this has all the stock firmwares you need. im not sure which ones come in 3 files. ideally you will be wanting one that also has dbdata... if you cant find it i would suggest flashing darkyys new 9.2
you can flash that thru odin, you can use 512 pit even tho it only has 1 pda file. and it also contains dbdata which will restore the old one incase of corruption or deletion (happened to me yesterday)
when i try to format the sd it says .
E:can't mound /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(device or resource busy)
E:copy_dbdata_media: can't mount SDCARD:
do i need to do anything about this? is it bad?
i would try and flash a rom with dbdata if that doesnt work you could try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905975 or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563298
if that doesnt work i think it may need to go back to samsung i suspect it could be a corrupt sd card... (but i may be wrong)
yes yes YESSS i think it worked really thanks man for the fast help etc. now it boots i flashed it and there are no weird apps or force closes...Only one question left if i want to just root 2.2.1 is there an easy app for it? or do u have a file to just root stock with odin?
airdude13 said:
Hello,
i've got a serious problem with my galaxy S.
Recently i updated my software of my SGS to 2.2.1 with kies. I was happy for a little while but then i saw darky's rom and i wanted also the Gingerbread look on my phone. I rooted my 2.2.1 using Odin and i installed Clockwork recovery Mod or something like it. After that i flashed Darky's rom on my phone.
It all worked perfectly. But then Yesterday suddenly when i tried to call home my phone wasnt working like it should. And it wouldnt call anybody.
So at home i searched up a stock firmware from samfirmware .com And i flashed it.
Now my phone is all **** because the software force closes and kies doenst work any more. I think i may should have first deinstalled Clockwork mod and unroot?
The only thing i want is to get back to 2.2 or 2.1 Im running vodafone and im from holland don't know if that makes a difference?
Anyways i really hope someone on this forum can help me please.
I just need the stock firmware and everything else like CWM and root of my phone although i cant see superusers anymore in my menu so i think its off?
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It's funny.. I did the exact same thing yesterday, and the same result happened to me. Now I'm dealing with how to unbrick my phone.
easiest way is to flash speedmod kernel thru odin, that gives you root and lagfix (if desired) also some extra tweaks to speed up the phone.
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well maybe this can be some use to u it worked for me i guess only prob is i cannot connect to kies but that's just finding the right firmware
damn man it still is not the right firmware how can i see what firmware i need? the one i got now kies still says it cant update
damn man i still dont have the right firmware how can i see what firmware i need for my phone? its a dutch vodafone branded phone i want 2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
select the firmware you want from there. dont listen to what kies tells you.
I have a Bell SGS, GT-I9000m. I'm considering installing hardcore kernel only, i.e. no custom ROM. If later I want to revert to the stock kernel, how would I do that?
Thanks for your help.
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I'm not quite sure if it is possible with the stock-kernel but if you can make a full backup (like with CWM) you could restore it later. But why do you want to get back to stock-kernel?
If the backup-possibility does not work you have to find the stock-kernel for downloading and flash it via Odin or you have to flash the whole stock-ROM with Odin.
Thanks for your answer. I can't make a Nandroid backup while I'm on stock (because I can't install CWM recovery because I'm on 3e stock recovery, not 2e)
I'm not sure why I would want to go back to stock... Maybe something goes terribly wrong? I guess I just wanted to know if it was possible.
Last question: when you say I would have to find the stock kernel, is that just Google, or are there sites/repositories out there for this sort of thing?
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I should add, the site/repo question is for kernels and stock ROMs...
Thanks.
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site1ca said:
I'm not sure why I would want to go back to stock... Maybe something goes terribly wrong?
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Well, then just flash the whole stock-ROM and flash it (look at samnfirmware.com for firmwares).
site1ca said:
Last question: when you say I would have to find the stock kernel, is that just Google, or are there sites/repositories out there for this sort of thing?
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Don't know if you'll find it anywhere cause nobody needs it.
Possible scenario
Alright, thanks for your help. I guess the one scenario that is bothering me is as follows:
1) Bell - FINALLY - releases their official Gingerbread update.
2) I've installed Hardcore kernel, which according to - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756 - "works on all 2.2 and 2.2.1 ROMs".
3) Would I be able to install the Bell Gingerbread update with Hardcore kernel?
This is why I keep asking how I would revert from Hardcore because I obviously don't want to lock myself out of Bell updates forever.
It doesn't matter which kernel you are using when you are flashing with Odin. And Bell releases the updates later than Samsung, so you'd have the advantage of getting updates earlier with a 'free' firmware.
One solution to flash back the stock kernel is to extract the zImage (the kernel) from the stock rom and flash that with Odin or Heimdall.
But as far as I know having a custom kernel would not cause problems with installing a stock upgrade.
Done
I've installed Hardcore's kernel. Everything seems to be working fine, phone started up and picked up service.
I booted into recovery, enabled lagfix, turned on all of the recommended tweaks and then ran the Quadrant Standard. Things seem a bit faster, so I guess it's all good.
Next step, Darky's 10.1.
Thanks for your help, everyone.
One more question:
I did a Nandroid backup of everything (so data, dbdata, cache AND system). The restore option says "Be careful!". What's up with that? I mean, what's the caveat?
Thanks.
I've already made some NANDROID-backups, but never seen 'Be careful!'.
If the backup was succesful I wouldn't care about that.
*sigh*, I hate to keep adding questions on to this thread, but I must.
After installing the hardcore kernel and enabling tweaks and lagfix, I'm running into exactly this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=851970
My phone was extremely hot for a while, then I got a warning indicating that my internal phone storage was running low, etc.
Eventually, I found this file (/data/local/tsprsp) to be the culprit. I deleted it and rebooted and now my phone is fine. However, vibration just doesn't work at all!
Any ideas? Has anyone else run into this problem?
I was told that if you do a 'full' backup, in some cases restoration will fail with some error. But it depends on the version of the ROM you are using.
That is the reason why it is recommended to backup only data and if you want to restore, then first reflash your rom, then restore the data.
Thanks, zsori. That explains the "Be careful!".
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After trying MIUI, a stock ROM will never touch my SGS again.
meresis said:
After trying MIUI, a stock ROM will never touch my SGS again.
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you will have to flash back a stock rom via odin if anything wrong happen during the flashing of custom roms, although chances are low if you follow the instructions carefully.
good luck and have fun flashing custom roms!
Which Gingerbread?
So I'm continuing my quest to learn more about all of this custom ROM flashing stuff. And I wanted to get gingerbread on my phone... So I figured I'd just get an image from samfirmware.com and flash it. But then, I went here (because I was also interested in Darky's 10.1 so I was reading their guide): http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...-darkyrom-gingerbread-jvh-noob-friendly.3080/
It says that flashing "Ficeto_JVH_I9000_Odin" will get me a stock Gingerbread. My question: what's the difference between flashing an image from samfirmware.com or flashing "Ficeto_JVH_I9000_Odin"? How do I know which to pick?
In all my browsing/reading, I realize that there are 3 "separate" parts: kernel, modem and then the "ROM". Ideally, I want to keep my modem as is... What does that correspond to in Odin? I've tried to find what "PIT", "PDA", "PHONE" and "CSC" represent in Odin, but I'm not sure I got it right. PIT = Kernel? PHONE = modem?
And finally, how do I know if a particular kernel is compatible with a particular ROM?
Sorry, I know there are lots of questions there. But please help clearing up a n00b's confusion. Thanks.
site1ca said:
So I'm continuing my quest to learn more about all of this custom ROM flashing stuff. And I wanted to get gingerbread on my phone... So I figured I'd just get an image from samfirmware.com and flash it. But then, I went here (because I was also interested in Darky's 10.1 so I was reading their guide): http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...-darkyrom-gingerbread-jvh-noob-friendly.3080/
It says that flashing "Ficeto_JVH_I9000_Odin" will get me a stock Gingerbread. My question: what's the difference between flashing an image from samfirmware.com or flashing "Ficeto_JVH_I9000_Odin"? How do I know which to pick?
In all my browsing/reading, I realize that there are 3 "separate" parts: kernel, modem and then the "ROM". Ideally, I want to keep my modem as is... What does that correspond to in Odin? I've tried to find what "PIT", "PDA", "PHONE" and "CSC" represent in Odin, but I'm not sure I got it right. PIT = Kernel? PHONE = modem?
And finally, how do I know if a particular kernel is compatible with a particular ROM?
Sorry, I know there are lots of questions there. But please help clearing up a n00b's confusion. Thanks.
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you got it wrong.
PIT is for mapping the partitioning of the phone. In most cases you should only use 512 pit file. and only use it when you want to wipe the phone.
the three parts is "pda" (which is the rom), "phone" (which is the modem), and "csc" (which is the carrier customization and apns)
the kernel is in the part of pda (the rom)
check the thread in xda of the kernel to see if its a gingerbread kernel or froyo kernel.
hope this clear things up
Yes, that helps. That's really good to know. So now, in Darky's guide to flashing Flash Ficeto_JVH_Odin, I see that only PIT and PDA are specified. This is reassuring, knowing that the modem and carrier stuff isn't touched.
Many thanks.
There are firmwares with three parts (Phone, PDA, CSC, including bootloader) and with only one part (PDA, no bootloader(?)). The one-part-FW is just an 'update', the one with three parts an 'upgrade'.
I just got my phone back in September. I had known about rooting for quite a while and was interested in doing it to my phone and trying out some custom ROMs.
However, everywhere I look there seems to be many different ways to root. Superoneclick, Odin, and others. I just want to know how to go about this and also if it is possible to go back to the stock Samsung ROM and unroot if I don't like it. The main ROM I am considering is Cyanogenmod 7.1 as they just added official support for my device, but if there are any other good ones, let me know.
Phone info (I have the Bell I9000M, but it's on Virgin Mobile):
Model #: GT-I9000M
Firmware version: 2.3.3
Baseband version: I9000UGKG3
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9000UGKG3
[email protected] #2
Build number: GINGERBREAD.GKG3
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Read the stickies mate. All information that you seek is hidden in the stickies that you scrolled past to post your thread.....
I would NOT entertain attempting to flash cm7 until you know what you are doing.
You will get little sympathy for a thread such as "i've just tried to install cm7, now I've fxxked my phone and don't know what to do..... "
Get yourself odin and eclair jm9 from samfirmware.com - for when things go very wrong, then read, read, read.
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I looked through the stickied topics as well as several other posts on sites such as Android Forums before making this post. The massive How-to guide in the stickied topics seems to be primarily about rooting on 2.1 or 2.2, and I am on 2.3.
I was simply confused about the different methods of how to root, and made this post for clarification. I may be new to this but I do know things from all the forum topics and guides I have read so far.
What I don't know is which method works best for my device, and what I should be using to root in the first place. I have looked into Superoneclick and know that it works for the I9000, but don't know if it could work for mine. I figured someone here could answer that.
All I'm asking for is a few answers to the questions I have. Thanks.
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aaron_940 said:
I have looked into Superoneclick and know that it works for the I9000, but don't know if it could work for mine. I figured someone here could answer that.
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To be honest, the i9000 and the i9000m are very similar devices. In fact, they're practically the same. For the most part, things that will work for the i9000 will work just fine for your device.
Definitely start with a custom samsung rom. Flash a custom kernel with odin, you have root. Super easy and almost idiot proof.
Back your **** up! Get titanium backup from the market and back up all your user apps. Take your time and do it right. Then go into recovery and do a backup from there.
Try a few roms out to get the feel for it. Unless your phone spews black smoke it is likely fixable. You will likely mess something up at some point, we all do at one time or another, but there are guides to walk you through getting back to square one.
Good luck.
Sent from my GT - I9000M running Tornado JVR Gold with Tornado kernel.
Any other tips or suggestions? I can't find any rooting guides that are specific to my device. How do I go about installing Cyanogenmod after I root?
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aaron_940 said:
Any other tips or suggestions? I can't find any rooting guides that are specific to my device. How do I go about installing Cyanogenmod after I root?
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Generally, if it works for the i9000, it will work for the i9000m.
upichie said:
Generally, if it works for the i9000, it will work for the i9000m.
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Ok, thanks for clarifying that.
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aaron_940 said:
Ok, thanks for clarifying that.
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Yep, no problem. It's pretty confusing at first, especially since there are so many versions of the Samsung Galaxy S. The i9000 and the i9000m are quite similar; the Vibrant, Captivate, etc. are not. Feel free to use ROMs for the i9000 on your i9000m, unless it specifically says not to. But do not attempt to use anything for the other devices, such as flashing their firmware. That will just mess up your device. Oddly enough, when I got my i9000m, the box clearly said "Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant" on it—in multiple places. So without thinking, I flashed a Vibrant ROM onto my device. That gave me a whole lot of trouble and I couldn't figure out why. It wasn't until later that I realized the barcode sticker on the box had the model listed as "i9000m". Why they would do this, I have no idea. But I can see how things get confusing with all the different models.
Anways, good luck! And have fun flashing.
The Bell Vibrant (i9000m) is different than the T-Mobile Vibrant (which is also called the i9000m). That being said, the Bell Vibrant is compatible with almost all (if not all) of the International model's (i9000) firmware.
If you just want to root for now, I would recommend flashing Chainfire's kernal since it's close to the stock kernal and is a pretty good first step until you get the hang of this whole custom ROM stuff.
adslee said:
The Bell Vibrant (i9000m) is different than the T-Mobile Vibrant (which is also called the i9000m). That being said, the Bell Vibrant is compatible with almost all (if not all) of the International model's (i9000) firmware.
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Jesus... all these phone names just get annoying, especially when there's 10 different variations for each phone.
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Jesus... all these phone names just get annoying, especially when there's 10 different variations for each phone.
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Yeah, that's what confused me in the first place :/
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I have a Bell GT-I9000m that I've unlocked to use it on Rogers network.
At first, I did have problems. Didn't have a phone for a day, cause i installed an app called battery percentage something to my unrooted I9000m that soft bricked my phone. Then I really started getting into rooting. My warrenty was over and already using the phone with another wireless provider.
I still don't completely understand how all things works but I have got around. Tried many ROMs.
And I after using custom rom, I have installed previous stock rom(such as a previous froyo rom) then successfully able to update with Kies (only 1 time though, cannot remember which stock rom ive used). Anyways, it is possible to go back to exact stock state you've previsously had after installing a custom rom.
What i do:
1. Look for a custom rom that i like (such as CM7.1, darky rom, simplicity) in "Galaxy S I9000 Android Development" section. There should be a stick that has the list of ROMs or seperate posts with the latest ROMs. Download that ROM.
2. Read up on it. It will say which stock rom it is built from or say which stock rom you should install before installing the custom rom (i.e., 2.3.4jvr, 2.3.5jvt and such)
3. Find that stock rom. There are posts in the forum that says stock rom collection. Find the specified rom with Sbl(i.e., jvt, jvr)
4. Reboot ur phone into recovery mode (if u are coming from a stock rom, it will say 3e recovery). Do factory reset and clear cache (at this point, you should've backed up ur personal files already)
5. Reboot into Download mode(hold Home+volume down+power as you turn on the device). Run "Odin" on ur PC. If you unzip the stock rom file, it should contain 3 different files PDA, Phone, CSC.(Do not much understand this part, just following instruction. From what I understand PDA is like the OS?(like Windows?), Phone is the modem for like dialing, 3G connections and such? and CSC? no idea)
6. Put those 3 files accordingly into the odin and put "s1_odin_2010512.pit" file into the "PIT" section.(when you do this "Re-Partition" would automatically get cheched. Leave it as it is checked)
7. Connect your "I9000m" device with USB. PC will recognize your device. Click "Start". It will start doing stuff to your phone.
8. Find the Kernel that will root your device. Go to "Galaxy S I9000 Android Development". There's a sticky called "SGS - 2.3.4 Ginger Bread Custom Roms & Kernels). Scroll down and you will see the list of Kernels (i.e., CF-Root, Semaphore, Blockbuster and such. so far, I've only tried CF and semaphore, which worked fine for me). Click on one of them and find the one that matches the stock rom that you've install(stock jvr -> CF-Root-XX-OXA-JVR). Download that and unzip it.
9. Reboot your phone into Download moad again(hold Home+volume down+power as you turn on the device). Open "Odin" agian. This time only load the ".tar" file that was contained the Kernel that you've downloaded, nothing else. Connect your phone. Click on "Start". This will also do stuff to your phone. Again reboot into the "Recovery Mode". Do "Factory Reset" and "Clear Cache"
10. After Rebooting you will have "Superuser" app installed on your phone, if not download it from the marekt. Now, you are rooted.
11. For Semaphore and CF-Root, there's CWM or semaphore app, that let's me to reboot into CWM recovery mode (not the original 3e recovery).
12. Boot your phone Normally and Copy the Cumtom ROM file(.zip) onto your phone(has to be in the "internal SD", your "external SD" is not recognized in the recovery mode).
13. Boot into CWM recovery mode.
14. Go down using "volume down" button to "install zip from sdcard". Press "power" to select.
15. Again use "volume down" to "choose zip from sdcard". Press "Power" to select.
16. You will see the custom ROM file(.zip). Go down to the .zip file (i.e., "Simply_Honey_5.1_LightCWM.zip"). Press "Power". This will start doing stuff to your phone for awhile and boot after will take awhile as well.
17. Once you are successfully boot into the phone, it will ask you to set-up stuff(wifi, google account). Do all that. Now you are basically done.
18. My extra step. Reboot into "Download mode". Download the Stock "UGKG3" rom. Unzip it. Open "Odin". Load only "Phone" file into the odin from "UGKG3" ROM. Then click "Start"
*If you are gonna attempt to follow my steps, "DO IT OWN YOUR OWN RISK"
But from my experience, it is pretty safe procedure and you could go back to Samsung Stock state.
I've went through a lot of ROMs in a very short period of time. Had ROMs with random Reboot problem, roboot problem when playing games and cell signal pick-up problem. From my experience so far, ran into some bad lucks with the signal problem with the most recent JVT rom, even with stock. JVR was okay with the signal, but I flash the phone with "UGKG3" modem. Not entirely sure does it does affect the phone, just feel like doing it since it's for specifically i9000m. LOL.
Like the other guy said. If it works for I9000, it will most-likely work for I9000m.
Currently on "Simply Honey 5.1" 2.3.4jvs
Sent from my GT-I9000m using XDA App
Hi, sorry to resurrect a dead thread but I have a question.
I decided to try rooting my phone a while back with SuperOneClick, and it worked. However, I'm not sure what to do here with regards to ROM Manager. Would it work if I tried to flash ClockworkMod Recovery through it, and then flash CyanogenMod?
I wish all this wasn't so confusing.
Check here to find out what to do with the ROM Manager:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
It should be near the bottom of the page
Edit: Oops, sorry missed some later threads. Disregard post.
Hello everyone,
I've tried flash my i9000 to CM10 JB and sometimes it reset itself and went into clockwork mod, not sure why. I guess i'll go back to the stock rom then. My mistakes that i've done at first place is didn't do a backup (or maybe i did, can't rmb) couple months ago.
I've downloaded the files from samfirmware = I9000XWJW6_I9000OPSJV6_OPS (file inside = JW6_JV6_JW1) and also planning to flash it back to stock rom using odin3v1.87 with I9000_s1_odin_20100512.pit. The thing is there are other files missing from what i can download from samfirmware such as PDA, PHONE, CSC, BOOTLOADER ....etc. And i've tried but i couldn't find a tutorial on how to put the appropriate files into these sections.
I've tried look up into whats in JW6_JV6_JW1 but there isn't any thing that i could found to use as odin's input.
Is there any full instruction/tutorial step-by-step on how to flash i9000 from CM10 JB back to stock I9000XWJW6_I9000OPSJV6 (i'm from Australia and i guess i should put that back to normal as i will use kies as i usually did back to the old days). I really couldn't find any relevant topics flash back to I9000XWJW6_I9000OPSJV6 that i want. Others with different CSC, PDA, PHONE files i dare not to risk mixing up with the samfimware that i download, just in-case i brick my phone lol.
Thanks for your attention. Really appreciate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631564
if it has only one big file then put in PDA section and flash, leave all the others to default values before pressing flash.
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