Hello guys,
I want to ask you something : which element in a Samsung stock firmware determine if the ROM will wipe our data or no wipe?
Is it the dbdata.rfs file in the PDA files ? or it's in CSC files ?
Thanks.
Sorry for my bad english.
If you don't tick re-partition in odin then it shouldn't wipe as far as i know. But im also fairly certain that that the sd card will NOT be wiped when you flash via Odin..
Why would you want to do this though, it will probably cause a boot loop or some conflicts...
Are you flashing the the same stock rom or upgrading from a stock rom? You should never flash custom to stock without wipe it most certainly will cause a bootloop..
If you want the apps to use to help backup your phone before a flash then lemme know and ill recommend some..
First, thank you for answering me.
I explain you the situation : i m on a stock rom now for example, JVH.
I want to upgrade to JW4 with my modem and CSC so I use Ramad guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965190) to split JW4 into 3 files; but in his guide, he said that we have to include a dbdata.rfs file.
So we have 3 files to flash in Odin without needed to tick repartition.
Will it wipe my data ( apps, game save etc...) ?
TBH I don't know. According to post 36 in that thread then wipe did not work, but he suggested it should
Why can't you use Kies to upgrade your firmware if your on stock?
All I can suggest is PM Ramad and ask him. But don't expect an answer as I'm sure he is very busy and probably receives many PM's daily.
Alternatively I think you can go to recovery and make a nandroid backup of the whole system. Then make a copy of your whole sd card by drag and drop into a folder. I think that is usually where all the game data is stored.
You can try use "titanium backup" but i believe that is for root users only.
Also there is "SMS backup and restore", and "app list backup" (this only saves the market links, so you have both a list and link directly to the market app. It will not save non market apps, but will be usable as a list of all apps installed no matter where they were downloaded from).
Good Luck
Thanks.
I have PM Ramad but he didn't answer, like you said, he should be busy.
And I dont use Kies because I have to wait my carrier to get update, which is too long (or never lol )
But thank you, I will stay on my actual rom.
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Hi all,
I am noob here and wanted to ask few questions that will help me get all this worked out... and yes, I did search before creating this thread and still didn't find any answers...
odin:
1. what is the main difference between all the odin versions?
2. why would someone delete his efs folder?
3. what is flash lock and why do we need it?
4. is the efs clear option simply deletes the efs folder (like manually deleting it)?
5. what is the dump file and why do we need it?
6. what is the phone bootloader update? is it only for when using bootloaders?
7. what is the f. reset time and why do we need it?
other:
1. what exactly is a csc file? I didn't quite understand it from the guide...
2. can I use a csc file from froyo on gb?
3. can I use a csc file from some rom on a different rom? (same as question 1?)
4. is a zImage ONLY a kernel file? or can it contain other stuff?
Sorry about all the questions... but they are really important for me...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
Hi,
I'm also interesting regarding csc. hope that we'll get answers
Try looking in dev for ezbase, and with that comes ezodin that is far less intimidating
Insanity cm 012/glitch
I know ezbase but I still need to know what I asked...
Thank you though
Thread is now on page 3... please help
trying my best to answer
the answer might be wrong, but to my knowledge it should be correct
GallyFan said:
Hi all,
I am noob here and wanted to ask few questions that will help me get all this worked out... and yes, I did search before creating this thread and still didn't find any answers...
odin:
1. what is the main difference between all the odin versions?
not so sure, but the difference is not much/impt afaik.
2. why would someone delete his efs folder?
DONT delete efs folder it contain essential and impt information about your phone such as imei. it is also recommended to backup a copy of your efs folder to your computer before any flashing
3. what is flash lock and why do we need it?
no idea
4. is the efs clear option simply deletes the efs folder (like manually deleting it)?
not sure, but you shouldnt be deleting your efs folder as explained
5. what is the dump file and why do we need it?
you dont need it, if im not wrong should be a copy of the rom used by developers
6. what is the phone bootloader update? is it only for when using bootloaders?
it is for updating froyo bootloaders to gingerbread bootloaders, used only when you upgrade from a froyo rom to gingerbread rom
7. what is the f. reset time and why do we need it?
other:
1. what exactly is a csc file? I didn't quite understand it from the guide...
contains information and apps about your carrier. it is the carrier customization to the rom. i think it also contain the apns needed from the carrier.
2. can I use a csc file from froyo on gb?
yes
3. can I use a csc file from some rom on a different rom? (same as question 1?)
yes
4. is a zImage ONLY a kernel file? or can it contain other stuff?
kernel only
Sorry about all the questions... but they are really important for me...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
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Hi,
I'm trying to upgrade my firmware through Kies, as I've just connected and it's alerted me that I am now able to upgrade to PDA:JVN / PHONE:JV1 / CSC:JV5(OPS). I am currently on PDA:JP5 / PHONE:JP3 / CSC:JP4(OPS), but when I click on the upgrade, it will pop up with a window that looks like it's downloading the firmware, but they disappears as quickly as it appeared, and my phone then needs to re-connect to kies...
This appears to be an infinite loop, without ever really getting anyway. My phone is rooted if that matters, and I don't think I have any lag fixes applied? I know I have applied lag fixes before, but I think I've since flashed with the stock 2.2 firmware, so there shouldn't be any lag fixes going on... :/..
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong or how I can better debug this problem?
Thanks in advance
Denno
denno020 said:
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong
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Using Kies, may be
If you have the 3 buttons combo, prefer Odin...
Kies is Satan Tool, its a big cup of ....
if u want do upgrade use just and only ODIN
Thanks for the replies..
I would much prefer to use ODIN too, however I don't want to loose my installed apps and how I've got my home screens set up etc, so this is why I was trying to use Kies. I'm not familiar enough with ODIN to know if there is a way I can use it to upgrade without losing installed apps and home screen layouts etc??
Thanks
Denno
Well i think if u backup ur apps then u can save them otherwise i dnt think they remain on ur phone while using the odin is simple.
just go to www.samfirmware.com make an account and chk the firmware sec in toolbox and then select ur model and download the latest formware...JVR is the latest firmware on samfirmware download it and download odin extract that downloaded folder and u have 4 file 1 pit file 2 code 3 csc 4 modem.
Now open odin and put these file respectively ( dnt forget to close kies if u have even from running services on windows) now put ur phone in download mode and connect through odin and tick the repartition on leftside and then start odin...
Of all goes well u r on stock GB
wait phone to phone to boot
now choose any kernel to root ur phone and again turnoff ur phone and get in download mode and choose that kernel in pda option of odin and this time unchk the repartition and start odin
now ur rooted
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thanks for the reply Ali Khalid... I'm looking on samfirmware, but I'm not able to find the Gingerbread firmware version for Australia? I downloaded I9000XWJVN ## under the 'America Australia Samsung I9000 Firmwares' heading, but that only had a tar file, with a heap of files I didn't recognize..
Any chance you could give me some more direct help? Like exactly which one I should download for Australia? Looking at the country letter code, which is DT for Aus, they only have firmwares for 2.1 and 2.2...
I'm really lost with this upgrading thing :/..
Can someone please help? I need to know which firmware I should download from samfirmware for an Australian I9000...
Thanks
denno020 said:
Can someone please help? I need to know which firmware I should download from samfirmware for an Australian I9000...
Thanks
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Is there a specific reason you need Australian version? You can flash any firmware you wish.
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There isn't a specific reason... I thought I would have to go with the Australian one to be sure that calls and stuff can connect to my phone through the network correctly? I'm completely lost with all this stuff to be honest...
If I don't have to get a specific Aussie one, which one should I download? As I mentioned earlier, I downloaded one called I9000XWJVN ## but it didn't have the pda files and pit files as expected.. they were all different things :/..
Im running JVS 2.3.5 (with JVR modem) I haven't bothered to flash an Australian/Optus csc but i guess you can if you wish. I did have to add APNs but that is no big deal.
After that you might want to flash a non-stock kernel for root, lagfix etc. I am running semaphore 1.7 and stock+ theming for extended power menu, %battery crt off etc.
Keep in mind if you are going down this route you will be voiding any warranty you have but ask anyone here it is worth it to make the most of your phone.
Do some reading around the forum and ask any questions you need so you know what you are doing.
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Thankyou for your reply Mrlwik, but it's gone totally over my head. I really don't understand any of that.. I have flashed stuff to my phone before, but it was easy because I already had the 3 required files, and there was a step by step..
I guess I could just pop over to the custom roms sub-forum and download one from there and give it a go again..
Do I need to get a special modem or csc file or something to make sure it'll still work with Optus?
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Thankyou for your reply Mrlwik, but it's gone totally over my head. I really don't understand any of that.. I have flashed stuff to my phone before, but it was easy because I already had the 3 required files, and there was a step by step..
I guess I could just pop over to the custom roms sub-forum and download one from there and give it a go again..
Do I need to get a special modem or csc file or something to make sure it'll still work with Optus?
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Sorry I was really confused once too, I will do my best to break it down a little.
You don't need a specific modem for Optus although different modems will give different results depending on your location regarding signal, 3g, gps and battery (due to signal strength) its quick and easy to change modem and this can be done anytime (through CWM recovery) without any data loss.
CSC is a bit different, although you can use a CSC that is different to your location/carrier it basically denotes any specific apps and APNs. CSC can be changed with odin but will factory reset you phone and you will lose data.
-APN details can be found with a quick Google search and can be added no problem through settings>wireless and network>mobile network>access point and as I don't care for carrier specific apps (apart from "my account" but the .apk for that easy to find) I haven't bothered to change it. Others do find it important.
I know the stock 2.3.5 JVS from samfirmware will contain the 3 files (code, modem, csc) and the .pit file for flashing because it is what i flashed.
Or alternitavely there are a few custom roms that can be flashed through odin regardless of what firmware and bootloaders you are currently running.
Some firmwares/ROM only have one file and it can be flashed under PDA. There are guides for flashing on samfirmware(for stock), here and video guides on YouTube. Always stick to the guide.
Decide what direction you want to take (stock with non-stock kernel or custom rom) and read up on some of the topics in the general section about flashing and/or any topics relating to any ROM you want to flash.
Once you know what you want to do with your phone it will mean much less reading for you and others will be able to help you more as you will know what questions to ask.
There is lots of info here, its just a matter of knowing what info you need and how to find it.
Hope that helped a little..
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denno020 said:
Thanks for the replies..
I would much prefer to use ODIN too, however I don't want to loose my installed apps and how I've got my home screens set up etc, so this is why I was trying to use Kies. I'm not familiar enough with ODIN to know if there is a way I can use it to upgrade without losing installed apps and home screen layouts etc??
Thanks
Denno
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If you phone is rooted download titanium backup and backup all apps before flashing, then install it again after flashing and restore only apps.
Wow thankyou so much for that breakdown Mrlwik! That does actually help a little! I'm going to find a stock firmware from samfirmware instead of a custom rom.. But it's great to know that I can swap modems to try and find the one that best suits my needs, as I do have problems with reception in my house, so maybe a new modem could fix that?
Anyways, thankyou again, and great effort and writing all of that with your phone! It definitely helped
Well I finally took the plunge and flashed my phone. I used the JVS firmware, which worked seamlessly. Then I wasn't sure if I were still rooted or not.. so I downloaded Dark Core (or something), and flashed that in PDA using ODIN. Then I was definitely sure I was rooted . Now I've just got to figure out a 'lag fix', my quadrant score at the moment is ~1400, but I reckon I can get much better, so I'll try some overclocking apps from the market I think, see which works best for me.
The most painful thing is restoring all my apps using Titanium Backup.. I have to click install for everyone of them, it doesn't automate it, which is so very annoying, but I'll get there eventually :/... lol
Thanks for all your help Mrlwik, very greatly appreciated
I had a similar problem with KIES in South Africa.
I don't use KIES any longer, it doesn't even have the "connect to internet" option.
Since you've rooted your device, I'm sure you have Clockworkmod flashed...if not, flash that using Odin. After that, you can flash any ROM, custom or stock, using clockworkmod recovery, then you don't require Odin again...just copy the ROM or apps you want to flash to your phone, boot into recovery, flash, and restart. Can't be easier than that.
ali_khalid5518 said:
Well i think if u backup ur apps then u can save them otherwise i dnt think they remain on ur phone while using the odin is simple.
just go to www.samfirmware.com make an account and chk the firmware sec in toolbox and then select ur model and download the latest formware...JVR is the latest firmware on samfirmware download it and download odin extract that downloaded folder and u have 4 file 1 pit file 2 code 3 csc 4 modem.
Now open odin and put these file respectively ( dnt forget to close kies if u have even from running services on windows) now put ur phone in download mode and connect through odin and tick the repartition on leftside and then start odin...
Of all goes well u r on stock GB
wait phone to phone to boot
now choose any kernel to root ur phone and again turnoff ur phone and get in download mode and choose that kernel in pda option of odin and this time unchk the repartition and start odin
now ur rooted
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My question is, will this wipe out the device? I want to upgrade and keep my information and apps on my phone.
Hello honorable SGT colleagues, according to my experience the Overcome P7300 v2.3.0 ROM is an amassing masterpiece that worked for me absolutely flawlessly with KJ6 modem at impressive CDMA/3G speeds… until after Google map app inadvertently hanged up due to the lost internet connection.. subsequent reboots and hard resets to the factory did not fix modem malfunction with the same error even after repeated rolls backs to several Russian v3.1 stock ROMs (PDA/CSC/PHONE) flashed by Odin 1.85 together with re-partitioning by p5_0614 PIT mapping table kindly provided by Nirogy325 at General Tab Questions - every ROM (either stock and custom) I used to try did not flash PHONE firmware properly, with baseband version always indicated as “unknown” in the system properties tray and of course, GSM/CDMA modem not operable.. the rest of COMM functions as is WI-FI and Bluetooth seems absolutely normal… does anybody have a clue what happened with my damned tablet and what might be possible cure? Will be extremely grateful for any advice
Try this cwm restock version..
I dont know if this file will be your solution,
But i dont have any issues with this..
Just give it try..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22915122&postcount=5
Hello Suwandiapr, thank you very match for your support! Hopefully your system.tar will cure my problem with incorrectly flashed modem…I am unctuous to try it as the last remedy, but sadly could not download your file from the turbobit.net.. Would you kindly try to upload the file to the files.mail.ru with the link sent to my mail address [email protected] ? Files.mail.ru is a popular Russian file exchange server with free hosting and free registration, it might also be useful for your future needs, to employ the server just create your ***@mail.ru account at files.mail.ru
With best regards Alexander
Just Make a CWM Version of ROM from this thread..
It is a CWM flashable zip that will install STOCK ROM on your tab..(without CWM and root of course in the end)
Support MultiCSC..
This includes the stock kernel, recovery image and Modem..include system.tar dump directly from mine..
Heres the instructions:
First you need CWM (overcome v5.1.2.6 or v5.5.0.4) for install this ZIP..
Download this file: http://turbobit.net/nc42yb1ig2s0.html
Put the file on your internal storage/sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Choose wipe data/reset Factory option before install
Choose from Install Menu -->Install zip from Internal storage
Choose zip from SDCARD
Select the P7300XWLA2_P7300OXXLA2_P7300XXKJ6.zip
Wait about 5-7 Minutes
After "Done", reboot.
Welcome to a completely stock XWLA2 with new modem
Scripts from alterbridge86 file from this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1315364
enjoy!!!
works on my GT P7300 and running well on daily use..
Do with your own risk, dont forget make a nandroid backup before you mess up..
Its Difficult to find uploader (free), i will update the link if you get problem with above link..
Okey bro, i will update the link.. Maybe tomorrow.. Coz im in hurry now.. Be patience my bro..
I do as soon as possible..
Update with hotfile, check again on my suggested post..
My data plan has a limit..its the best i could for you..
Hope it can solve your problem..
hello xda dev , i have a dumb question.my friend has a SGS i9000 and i want to root it and install a custom rom.he has the stock rom eclair and i want to install xxjvu.I saw there is a pit file and when to install it's needed to tick repartition.my question is , when i'll install it (xxjvu) it will lose all(pictures,videos ,music,etc.)?
99% of the time all data is safe. However it is best to back up all data that you want to keep just in case the flash goes wrong.
Please note that this happens vary rarely but best pratice is to back up the data.
Flashing a new ROM with odin will wipe any downloaded apps and saved games etc.
i know that it will wipe data ,thanks for fast reply!
Hello,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S with 2.3.3 Gingerbread. I never rooted it so look for step-by-step guide to install 4.1.X. I will appreciate any help on that.
Thanks,
Can
Here is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493, just skip this part:
4. Connect phone to PC via USB Cable and open Odin (windows should detect the phone and install some drivers, after it`s finished you should see the message "Added!" in Odin which means Odin succesfully detected your phone so now you are ready to flash)>check Re-Partition Option>press PIT button and browse for the s1_odin_20100512.pit file, press BOOTLOADER button and browse for the APBOOT… file, press PDA button and browse for the CODE….file, press PHONE button and browse for the MODEM….file, press CSC button and browse for the GT-I9000-CSC….file. PRESS START button and wait for the green pass notification in Odin
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It works for JB too, after finishing it, if you had problems with IMEI do this:
1) Download Root Explorer from Play Store and use it to
2) Search you internal SD card for sdcard/backup/efs
3) Copy nv_data.bin, nv_data.bin.md5 and nv.log paste them into /efs in your Phone memory
4) Reboot to get back your original IMEI
or
you can start from the beginning.. go back to GB 2.36 (use a JVU ROM + Root, upgrade to ICS CM 9 and than to CM10
Solution for i9000 on JB:-Try not to jump from Gingerbread to Jellybean, as all upgrades should be done progressively. meaning you need to be on a GB 2.3.6> than into ICS and finally into JB.
For others, like missing IMEI, NO service, NO network problems, scroll down to EFS problems and Solutions
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ramy670 said:
Here is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493, just skip this part:
It works for JB too, after finishing it, if you had problems with IMEI do this:
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I managed to install 4.1.1 JB but now cannot pass CWM mode and boot the device... Any idea?
Can you take a photo of the screen you're stucked at?
ramy670 said:
Can you take a photo of the screen you're stucked at?
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When i finished the install, i rebooted. Now my phone is booting into CWM only and cannot pass that...
hello!! my sgs i9000 is currently rooted with GB rom (2.3.4. surface rom) and semaphore 1.5.
can i flash from internal SDcard straight to some JB rom ? (like hellybean or c-rom mix)
i dont want to use odin at all : it has never flashed my sgs successfully on the first try, it always need 3 or 4 attempts and i'd like to avoid that step as much as possible, cause im on old GB already.
so hellybean installation guide,for the example, says:
- make sure to have gingerbread bootloaders (<- this step should be done since im on a GB rom, correct me if im wrong)
- flash allinone.zip
- reboot recovery
- flash allinone.zip again
- flash gapps
i have a backup of EFS folder and i'll wipe everything, also should i revert filesystems to rfs before flashing, or will ext4 work too? maybe that point is not important because of partitions being changed (i dont know...).i know there are tons of installation guides but i cant browse everything. so if i just do it like that way will it be ok?? sounds too good to be true. what do you think?
dimsoron said:
When i finished the install, i rebooted. Now my phone is booting into CWM only and cannot pass that...
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It can be that u have 2 flash custom 2 or 3 times
Just like Donovan662 said, sorry I thought that you've read that in ROM's thread. Actually you need to do it from 2 to 4 times, depending on what ROM you are installing.
kaott said:
hello!! my sgs i9000 is currently rooted with GB rom (2.3.4. surface rom) and semaphore 1.5.
can i flash from internal SDcard straight to some JB rom ? (like hellybean or c-rom mix)
i dont want to use odin at all : it has never flashed my sgs successfully on the first try, it always need 3 or 4 attempts and i'd like to avoid that step as much as possible, cause im on old GB already.
so hellybean installation guide,for the example, says:
- make sure to have gingerbread bootloaders (<- this step should be done since im on a GB rom, correct me if im wrong)
- flash allinone.zip
- reboot recovery
- flash allinone.zip again
- flash gapps
i have a backup of EFS folder and i'll wipe everything, also should i revert filesystems to rfs before flashing, or will ext4 work too? maybe that point is not important because of partitions being changed (i dont know...).i know there are tons of installation guides but i cant browse everything. so if i just do it like that way will it be ok?? sounds too good to be true. what do you think?
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God you've made installing new ROM looks like walking on water.. , here are your answers:
1-You don't need Odin.
2-Yes if you have ClockWorkMod you can install new JB ROM.
3-You don't have to convert file system.
4-If you had problems with IMEI check quoted post in my first comment.
ramy670 said:
Just like Donovan662 said, sorry I thought that you've read that in ROM's thread. Actually you need to do it from 2 to 4 times, depending on what ROM you are installing.
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It seems I am screwed. I forgot to backup EFS folder and IMEI is now lost. Even worse, i do not remember with which ROM my phone was shipped. No idea how to go from here... Any advice?
@dimsoron
In my case I didn't back up anything, yet I found efs folder in sdcard/backup/efs, so check it first and see what you have, and about the ROM version, it doesn't matter, you can flash any stock ROM even if it's region doesn't match yours, but I'm not sure if that can resolve IMEI problem.
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but I'm not sure if that can resolve IMEI problem.
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It turned out it DOES solve the problem. Actually I've never read what's after "or" in restoring IMEI mini giude until now.
ramy670 said:
@dimsoron
In my case I didn't back up anything, yet I found efs folder in sdcard/backup/efs, so check it first and see what you have, and about the ROM version, it doesn't matter, you can flash any stock ROM even if it's region doesn't match yours, but I'm not sure if that can resolve IMEI problem.
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Wow. I found efs and efs-466 under backup folder. What is the difference?
And how can i restore from that?
Hmmm..I have no idea what's the difference between them, but if I can recall right you only need the efs file, and how you do that is mentioned in quoted post in my first comment.
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Hmmm..I have no idea what's the difference between them, but if I can recall right you only need the efs file, and how you do that is mentioned in quoted post in my first comment.
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I copied. Device complains that No SIM card. I recognized IMEI is fine now but my phone number is displayed as "unknown". What can the reason be?
Well I didn't go through this before, but I'm sure a lot of members here did and they'll tell you what to do as soon as they see your post, but don't worry since your problem is software related the solution would be relatively easy to apply, you can still flash stock ROM anytime with Odin, but make sure to stop KIES before you do it.
Have a look here also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30415128#post30415128
To avoid the loss of your IMEI please flash teamhacksungs CM9 build 16 twice before start to flash JB ROMs.
Sent from my Gameboy Color
flashed helly bean it worked flawlessly.
straight from 2.3.4 to 4.1.2.