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ODIN & .pit files

Hi all,
I've so far stayed away from flashing through ODIN,
but I'm looking into it now and have a quick question.
I understand that the .pit files handle the partitioning of the internal SD (right?),
but what's the difference between the various versions of the .pit files?
s1_odin_20100512.pit
s1_odin_20100513.pit
s1_odin_20100803.pit
Cheers!

anyone?
/10char

I read somewhere (on xda dev) that the difference between them is that they are for different partition sizes.

Alexzander said:
I read somewhere (on xda dev) that the difference between them is that they are for different partition sizes.
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That's what I understand as well.
Most of the leaked firmware is running on 512 PIT so leave the others alone for now.

As far as I know .pit files are only used to tell Odin which file names to program to which "partition".
Even if separate images are used, Odin will treat them as a single image.
For example .pit file tells Odin to program modem.bin file to MODEM "partition", zImage to KERNEL "partition", etc.
If you use separate images (3-pack, CODE, MODEM, CSC), you can for example put CSC to CODE, MODEM to CSC and vice versa. Nothing odd will happen as long as you don´t tamper with the file names inside the tarballs.

OK, cheers

Can someone tell me if the 512.pit file is generic?
Willl the one that has been used on the Galaxy S 1900 work with the Nexus S GT-I9020.
The .pit file I have is named: s1_odin_20100512.pit
This Is very important as it may help a couple hundred people restore there IMEI numbers and un-bricking them.
Thanks in advance

If you go to samfirware.com you will see which goes with which firmware, 512 is just the most common, dont risk it...check!
Sent from gt i9000 insanity 8.5/fugumod

There's a post about .pit files right here on xda. It's even on i9000 android developpement. I think it will help you sort this out.

chadouming said:
There's a post about .pit files right here on xda. It's even on i9000 android developpement. I think it will help you sort this out.
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+1 a quick use of the much ignored search function would have revealed a wealth of knowledge on this subject. In fact a whole thread dedicated to it, with many more definitive answers, other those posed in this thread.
Used search and be informed.
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woolf clubs said:
+1 a quick use of the much ignored search function would have revealed a wealth of knowledge on this subject. In fact a whole thread dedicated to it, with many more concise and correct answers, other those posed in this thread.
Used search and be informed.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
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Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Next time search. This isn't a development thread.
As stated 512 is the pit to use in nearly every case.

Mr Woolf said:
+1 a quick use of the much ignored search function would have revealed a wealth of knowledge on this subject. In fact a whole thread dedicated to it, with many more definitive answers, other those posed in this thread.
Used search and be informed.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
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Seems to me in far less space you could have provided the link and the key terms you used in search to find it. That would have been informative, productive and helpful. Something to think about

VikingDK said:
Hi all,
I've so far stayed away from flashing through ODIN,
but I'm looking into it now and have a quick question.
I understand that the .pit files handle the partitioning of the internal SD (right?),
but what's the difference between the various versions of the .pit files?
s1_odin_20100512.pit
s1_odin_20100513.pit
s1_odin_20100803.pit
Cheers!
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Explanation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999097

i am dizzy about my device

fgh_dh said:
i am dizzy about my device
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I guess you need some help, but no one can do anything for you, as we are not mind readers or have crystal ball , so full details , if you want help

[Q] How to go back to stock firmware ?

Hi can someone explain how i can revert back to my original firmware which was on the phone before i flashed it with jpk , so will be able to use the official froyo upgrade when it is released , i have a samsung i9000 with froyo i9000xxjpk. thanks in advance !

1. WHATEVER the rom you currently have, it WON'T affect your upgrade to ANY other rom (e.g. official froyo)
2. you need to know what rom you HAD, before do the reverse to the "original".
3. reverse procedure is the SAME as upgrade, its just flash another rom.
4. WRONG section for this post.

thank you for your help , sorry i posted this in wrong section but which section shoiuld i have posted it in ?

zipolly said:
thank you for your help , sorry i posted this in wrong section but which section shoiuld i have posted it in ?
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The Q&A section (which I've moved it to now for you). Please read the sticky post at the top of these sections titled "STOP!! Before you post read this NOW!!", which has guidelines for proper thread posting and placement.

[Q] How to restore SGS to working condition?

Updated: Thought I'd mention I'm on Bell (Canada) i9000m.
After upgrading my Slacker Radio App (not sure if it's related or not) my SGS restarted and went into a boot loop.
I would like to wipe out my phone (kernel and rom) and start off fresh.
I am able to enter download mode but don't know where to go from here.
Please help (even a link to a thread w/ instructions would be greatly appreciated).

Have you tried just going into recovery (vol up + power + home) and doing a factory reset?

Here u r mate, take ur time,(better be safe than sorry) put ur question here & ill try to help
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772718
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shadoslayer said:
Have you tried just going into recovery (vol up + power + home) and doing a factory reset?
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I can get into download but not recovery.

drreality said:
Here u r mate, take ur time,(better be safe than sorry) put ur question here & ill try to help
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772718
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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I posted a question on that forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14086111&postcount=2492) with the same problem as the OP /: any help?

Follow the usual instructions .
Download stock rom for your phone .
Flash through Odin with pit and repartition checked .
basics here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
SEARCH
jje

I have voodoo installed and obviously I can not disable it (due to boot loop).
Can I still flash a stock rom/kernel?

JJEgan said:
Follow the usual instructions .
Download stock rom for your phone .
Flash through Odin with pit and repartition checked .
basics here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
SEARCH
jje
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alright buddy, look. I appreciate any help you may or may not provide to me at this given moment. but what you are doing, is essentially spamming. I'm asking a question on THIS thread, in relation to my problem. I have searched these forums AS WELL AS the internet itself. And granted, I might have overlooked something. But as a community, thats what these forums do. their purpose is to help those who may have overlooked something or perhaps the solution is yet to exist.
By telling me to search, is more counterproductive than for me to post something and not get a reply.
like I said, I appreciate the help, if any, but its best to be a gent about this sort of thing. no one likes a douche bag on the forums.
EDIT:: Those links were completely useless. they're just links from the top of the SGS general page. I'm not an idiot; I've seen and read these threads before. CLEARLY they were of no help. why else why I be here? -___-
-L

Ltrademark said:
... top of the SGS general page. I'm not an idiot; I've seen and read these threads before. CLEARLY they were of no help. why else why I be here? -___-[/I][/B]
-L
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Cos you are to f8888 lazy to search or read the FAQS matey .
thousands posting just like you to lazy to search or learn .
Even to ignorant to read the post i sent that would have enabled you to flash a stock rom and clear your problem .
If it good enough for other users then it should be good enough for somebody that does not understand the basics as they are the basics .
jje

JJEgan said:
Cos you are to f8888 lazy to search or read the FAQS matey .
thousands posting just like you to lazy to search or learn .
Even to ignorant to read the post i sent that would have enabled you to flash a stock rom and clear your problem .
If it good enough for other users then it should be good enough for somebody that does not understand the basics as they are the basics .
jje
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*facepalm* the reason your posts did NOT help, is simply because I have already tried those things. And you u bother searching long enough, you will see these "solutions" have bee posted before. except in more detail. I have searched. Heck Ive spent hours and even days on this problem alone. Not only have I searched, but ive managed to read 95% of all forums in full. and no one seems to have a SOLID solution. WHICH is why I've succumb to asking the question myself.
yes. I have flashed various of pit files with various combos of boot-loaders and roms AS required by some users. I have even done some steps individually AS required by some users. The FARTHEST I've gotten with ANY of these procedures was reaching the custom recovery menu. yet once i got that far, tried doing a factory reset and flashing a ROM, it told me some file was missing. Then I was back to square one.
thanks. but no thanks, JJE. ur "help" seems to relate more to typical "n00b bashing" rather than any sort of help at all.
-L

My poor thread! Stop Hijacking it!
Thanks for the links - I'll give it a shot tonight and report back.

JJEgan said:
Follow the usual instructions .
Download stock rom for your phone .
Flash through Odin with pit and repartition checked .
basics here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
SEARCH
jje
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I am unable to determine which Firmware I should use.
SamFirmWare has Firmware for the following regions:
- Europe.
- Asia.
- Turkish.
- Arabic.
- America / Australia.
- Provider.
I am in Canada - should I use America or Provider?

Convert zip "rom" to "tar" to flash it with Odin PC ?

Hi all,
As said in title, is it possible to convert a "zip" rom file to a "tar" to flash it with Odin PC ?
Sure this question has allready been asked thousands of times, but not found a real answer...

even i was trying to find answer to this but ..i didnt get it ...!! because its easy to flash from odin pc na... n even less risky ..i guess..!!

Aaah!!! Just unzip it... Most of them will have md5 tar image inside...
If you dint knw this I would recommend u read all instructions again b4 flashing
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

LOulOo said:
Hi all,
As said in title, is it possible to convert a "zip" rom file to a "tar" to flash it with Odin PC ?
Sure this question has allready been asked thousands of times, but not found a real answer...
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I suppose this qualifies as development...?

LOulOo said:
Hi all,
As said in title, is it possible to convert a "zip" rom file to a "tar" to flash it with Odin PC ?
Sure this question has allready been asked thousands of times, but not found a real answer...
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yiu need yo use either ubuntu or linux to convert...on windows i did not find any easy tool to do the job....i am using ubuntu for doing the job

chasmodo said:
I suppose this qualifies as development...?
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i feel bad for the mods who exert their efforts in telling people on how and where to post then every week a post like this or two comes along...ouch...cant nobody follow simple rules anymore...

jermitano said:
i feel bad for the mods who exert their efforts in telling people on how and where to post then every week a post like this or two comes along...ouch...cant nobody follow simple rules anymore...
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So true. It is gratifying that some do get it, thank you for that.
Questions belong in Q&A!

[Q&A] [PhilZ-cwm6][n7000] Stock Kernel+CWM6+Root+exFAT+NTFS-LTA

Q&A for [PhilZ-cwm6][n7000] Stock Kernel+CWM6+Root+exFAT+NTFS-LTA
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer. Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :smile:

Hi Everybody,
I'm looking for JZO54K.N7000XXLTD
CSC code ERA
normal zip package
Can I install XXLT6 instead from xxltd?
Thanks

Try the XXLTA

XXLTA?
I don't see any link for that in above thread

raktut said:
XXLTA?
I don't see any link for that in above thread
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There is. Just look in post number 3.

nokiamodeln91 said:
There is. Just look in post number 3.
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still nothing...

Look harder...
All there.

Please help
Hi, I'm not a developer but I'm trying to root my phone and install CWM so I can increase my ROM. I use a Samsung Galaxy Note n7000. I tried following the instructions in the tutorials but I'm not very conversant with the tech language. My phone's kernel version - 3.0.31-704944 (or at least, that is what I can see there), and I can't seem to find the code anywhere in the posts. Can you please give me step by step guidelines and instructions (links to download files too) that can help me solve this dilemma?
Thanks.
Briggs.

- I'm not a developer
- I can increase my ROM
- I'm not very conversant with the tech language.
and
- Can you please give me step by step guidelines and instructions (links to download files too)
Especially the last one is already there. No need to repeat it. You only need to search and start reading and learning.
But when I read the first 3 quotes again my advive: stay on stock if you do not have an absolute reason for installing a custom rom

Hi!
Currenty I'm running a stock firmware for Russia (region SER) on my device (GT N7000):
PDA: N7000XXLTC
PHONE: N7000XXLT3
CSC: N7000OXELT1
(built Tue Nov 26 21:46:47 KST 2013)
Does it mean that a PhilZ-cwm6 suitable for this firmware isn't instantly ready? Or maybe I simply haven't noticed it? Probably I should ask to create a new one?
Thank you in advance.

Use the XXLTA one. It works on the rom you have.

hello,
for sgn gt-n7000B what version to use?

@nokiamodeln91 unfortunately I can't find any `xxlta` version in the post #3. Should I look for it somewhere else? Or maybe I should build it myself (and then publish somewhere)?
UPD: I've checked the source of the starting page of the main thread, and now pretty sure, that there's no xxlta on the page, even under the cuts (post #4). And I have noticed that I'm not the first in the thread who can't find it there. Please help us
UPD2: @raktut I have found N7000_LTC_kernel_CWM6-Touch_signed.zip with PhilZ kernel on another PDA-centric forum 4pda.ru (sorry, only in Russian), in the thread dedicated to GT-N7000. I haven't checked it myself yet, only saw "thanks" from other members of the forum, thus no direct link. But if you still need it, drop me a message.
BTW, what's the difference between the two, xxlta and xxltc? As I understand it's the version of whole firmwares, and there should be no or little difference when it comes down to Linux kernel, bootloader and minimal operating environment (busybox? or it uses other technology to create a minimal environment?). Maybe I could simply check kernel version, donna, busybox version etc of the published ZIP's and then choose an appropriate one?
Thank you for your response.

Noob question
Hi just wanna ask some questions regarding flashing the kernel is the internal memory gonna be wiped when I do this. Sorry for the noob question just new to this. thank you for the reply.

MJ1005 said:
Hi just wanna ask some questions regarding flashing the kernel is the internal memory gonna be wiped when I do this. Sorry for the noob question just new to this. thank you for the reply.
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No it won't. But flashing the WRONG kernel WILL WIPE OUT your phone.
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just_regged said:
@nokiamodeln91 unfortunately I can't find any `xxlta` version in the post #3. Should I look for it somewhere else? Or maybe I should build it myself (and then publish somewhere)?
UPD: I've checked the source of the starting page of the main thread, and now pretty sure, that there's no xxlta on the page, even under the cuts (post #4). And I have noticed that I'm not the first in the thread who can't find it there. Please help us
Thank you for your response.
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Where,why n how did you not able to find it? Go to phils page post#3, scroll down and hit the link given beside the word "tw only" which is below "cm only" and you will find XXLTA there.

Noob question again
Jackwu696 said:
No it won't. But flashing the WRONG kernel WILL WIPE OUT your phone.
tnx for the reply. btw for a noob like me which would you prefer that i use for flashing the recovery mode or odin mode?
please correct me if i'm wrong i have an attached image the circled letters would be the one that i will look for right? then i have to go to post # 3 click tw only link and look for the DDLSC version 5.11.2 file right? sorry if i have many questions.
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MJ1005 said:
Jackwu696 said:
No it won't. But flashing the WRONG kernel WILL WIPE OUT your phone.
tnx for the reply. btw for a noob like me which would you prefer that i use for flashing the recovery mode or odin mode?
please correct me if i'm wrong i have an attached image the circled letters would be the one that i will look for right? then i have to go to post # 3 click tw only link and look for the DDLSC version 5.11.2 file right? sorry if i have many questions.
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In my personal opinion, I'd rather suggest recovery rather than odin unless of course it's stated that u have to use odin to flash. Always go for the recovery whenever available.
Yes. Search for DDLSC vers. Find the zip. not the tar.md5 and flash it in recovery n u should be just fine. Happy flashing n glad to be of help
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Succes
Tnx for the help everything went well successfully flashed the kernel. Everything is working.

How to reverse the ODIN flash of the .tar file
I used the ODIN method to root my phone, however for some reason, the phone did not get rooted, now i am trying to undo what I did.
I am a newbie to this techie stuff and not sure what I should be doing.
I would like to use the Install Root via Stock Recovery Update zip method. I loaded the file on my ext SD card and followed the steps and got error 7. Please help.
All I want to do is get rid of the insufficient memory problem because of which I am not able to install or upgrade my apps.
My log file are consuming over 1000 MB of space and I would like to clean it up. I read that rooting the phone will give me access to do so, however that did not happen, im guessing it was a root error.
Please advise.
Thank you
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Hi
I have GT N7000 with build DDLSC.
This is the 1st time that I have tried to root my phone and i used the ODIN method to flash the .tar file and then rooted my phone by loading the root file on my ext sd card. But I still did not get access to the system logs that I intended to delete.
I then uninstalled the root file as directed and tried the no touch method. However while the package was installing it gave an error 7. Not sure what that is.
I keep getting "insufficient memory" message everytime I try to install or upgrade an app. I saw using the diskusage app that most of the space is consumed by the system.
Can you please help me solve this problem and undo the ODIN based process that I had used.
Thank you

Flash Philz kernal without sd card?
Hi, quick question, is it possible/safe to flash philz kernal from inside recovery using the phones internal memory and not an external SD card? I don't have an SD card on hand and would prefer not to use Odin.