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ODIN question

I have been flashing ROM's for months but it has been forever since i used ODIN to go back to stock. I am wanting to try Cyanogenmod 7 but I want to work out how to go back. I have ODIN3 V1.0 and I know I am to choose repartition option. Since I havent done this in forever, I am not sure what to choose for PDA, Phone, CSC, PIT. Maybe I am using the wrong version. I am assuming I cant use the Odin one click downloader to go back to stock.
I knew all this at one point but it has literally been 4-5 months since I did it so if someone would clarify these points it would help. I REALLY hate to post this question but I simply do not remember.
Thanks.

Odin one click to stock should work if you are build 1009 and lower.
Only if you are trying to get rid of cm7
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I am build 1007. I have looked into this more and it states that I need to check repartition and you cant do that through the ODIN one click downloader that I can find.
I doubt I would got back to other ROM's but I want to have the option and frankly I should know how to do this anyway. Must be getting old or something, they say the memory is the first thing to go....or something like that....cant remember.

Odin one click repartitions
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mcord11758 said:
Odin one click repartitions
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Duh! Thanks.
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mcord11758 said:
Odin one click to stock should work if you are build 1009 and lower.
Only if you are trying to get rid of cm7
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Just for the record, Build 1008, at least in my case, took being one-clicked very poorly. I've used v3 ever since and had no trouble... at least with flashing back to stock. I do use the 1-click to master-clear, however.

Gingerbread -> Froyo

How so u flash back to 2.2 from 2.3
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The easiest way is to use Odin One Click to flash back to 2.1 then use Kies mini to update to 2.2
Use TiBu to back up files 1st.
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bornjamerican said:
The easiest way is to use Odin One Click to flash back to 2.1 then use Kies mini to update to 2.2
Use TiBu to back up files 1st.
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i tryed and it soft bricked my phone and i couldnt get into download mode

mwiz123 said:
i tryed and it soft bricked my phone and i couldnt get into download mode
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You might want to read this.
That is the definitive guide to bricking. You will probably find all the answers you need to get yourself out of that soft brick and to get back to a place where you can get to 2.2.
In theory, according to the guide, as long as you still have the 2.3 bootloaders in place, you should be able to flash a 2.2 rom

jmtheiss said:
In theory, according to the guide, as long as you still have the 2.3 bootloaders in place, you should be able to flash a 2.2 rom
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Can someone verify this? I'm possibly thinking of flashing back to FF, and if I don't have to revert to the Froyo bootloaders it'll make my decision easier.

m3thods said:
Can someone verify this? I'm possibly thinking of flashing back to FF, and if I don't have to revert to the Froyo bootloaders it'll make my decision easier.
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Yes, GB bootloaders work just fine on Froyo based rom. Just make sure you flash a froyo kernel first, get in recovery (don't boot the phone normally) and flash the 2.2 based rom you want (beside cognition as it flashes the sbl.bin)
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so if i Flash Serendipity will it still work after because i hard bricked my phone flashing GB -> Froyo roms and i ended up having to get an Rma phone

As long as the froyo rom does not flash a secondary boot loader, you should be fine.
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As long as the froyo rom does not flash a secondary boot loader, you should be fine.
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Correct ... To check the rom for a secondary bootloader, open up the zip look in the updates folder if you see "sbl.bin" that would be the secondary bootloader. Don't flash that rom.

Well since infant use .bin files can I just delete that file form the Rom? Or will it get corrupted
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mwiz123 said:
Well since infant use .bin files can I just delete that file form the Rom? Or will it get corrupted
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Yes ... You might also have to go into the script "Meta-inf" and delete the lines about sbl.bin, not sure if it is in the script to flash it individually or just the update folder...but the only rom I know has it is cognition. But I'd still check every rom I was going to flash, better safe than sorry.

Sounds Like a lot of work but ill try
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Ok Im lookibg for sbl.bin in the ron and I don't see it where do I go
Can some one help with this?
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If it's there it'll be in the updates folder. There should only be 3 things in that folder: modem.bin redbend_ua and zImage. If that's all you see you're golden.

ohhh I was looking in the wrong folder
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Ok so if I'm running a 2.2 rom can I flash stock?
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studacris said:
If it's there it'll be in the updates folder. There should only be 3 things in that folder: modem.bin redbend_ua and zImage. If that's all you see you're golden.
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Is it sopose to pop out at me?
U still don't see it. =-O
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mwiz123 said:
Ok so if I'm running a 2.2 rom can I flash stock?
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You can go to stock from anything but a broken phone
mwiz123 said:
Is it sopose to pop out at me?
U still don't see it. =-O
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If you don't see it then it probably isn't there, I think only cognition has it, and dg(the dev of cog) might have taken it out because alot of people bricked because of it.

studacris said:
You can go to stock from anything but a broken phone
If you don't see it then it probably isn't there, I think only cognition has it, and dg(the dev of cog) might have taken it out because alot of people bricked because of it.
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Ohh ok
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HELP
i think it bricked (hard)
i was flashing stock and my screen turned brown and it was on Factoryreset and i pluged it out and now it dosent want come on please HELP

[Q] No soloution anywhere i look, needs some serious help guys.

hi all,
when i first got my galaxy s it was locked to Orange (UK Network) and i unlocked the phone to be used on any network, and have been happily using it for well over half a year, i also attempted to flash the F1 SG2 Rom, however, there wasnt enough space on the partition so i flashed the phone back to XXJVQ (which i had on the phone before trying to install the F1 ROM) however, now my phone doesn't recognise the SIM that i put in, im wondering if the flash had anything to do with it or if the phone has locked itself. i have been researching around and some people have said that its something to do with efs or IMEI, i have no clue what that means but its sounds important, they also say that you need backups of these and that they contain phone files, however, if they were important there would be more emphasis placed on backing them up...
anyone who has had the same issue or someone who knows whats going on please help. everything else works fine, so is there a way to get my phone to read the SIM again without risking totally bricking the whole thing??
an (easy to understand) guide on how to fix this would be much appreciated...
thank you.......

flash a new modem file.. cause u may have corrupted your modem while flashing.. if that does not work change kernel( helped me once)..

Ive rooted it. If i flash something else wont it remove the root. Alsp which 1??
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GalaxySN00B:0 said:
Ive rooted it. If i flash something else wont it remove the root. Alsp which 1??
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Flash a kernel with root........ There's plenty in the development thread. You could also flash a new modem. Very simple.
S.U.R.F.A.C.E 2.something

Kk. Ill try but i alreadt flashed a kernel in order to aquore root. Wouldnt it just be the same thing if i flash a new ? Thanks for reply though...
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Your imei is the code that identifies your phone. Look in settings, about phone, status.
Have you tried reflashing your rom?
If all else fails, i would recommend a flash of jm9 with odin. Files can be found at samfirmware.com. It's got me out of some deep black holes in the past!
Don't stress too much mate, there's been plenty of times that my phone hasn't recognised my sim when flashing cm7.
Reflash your rom, if that doesn't work, flash jm9, and most of all, relax.
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Worth trying the simple things, take out sim, clean and reinsert, this has worked for me in the past, and when you do get going again get sgs toolbox and with that you can make a back up of your efs folder, check your imei against the label on box that phone came in
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slaphead20 said:
Worth trying the simple things, take out sim, clean and reinsert, this has worked for me in the past, and when you do get going again get sgs toolbox and with that you can make a back up of your efs folder, check your imei against the label on box that phone came in
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Hi slappy, probably best to use nitrality for efs backup, no?
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woolf clubs said:
Hi slappy, probably best to use nitrality for efs backup, no?
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Very true! My bad lol
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Damn. Threw the box away is the IMEI specific to each individual phone?
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Thanks 4 the encouragement. Ill try flashing that 2mrw...
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woolf clubs said:
Your imei is the code that identifies your phone. Look in settings, about phone, status.
Have you tried reflashing your rom?
If all else fails, i would recommend a flash of jm9 with odin. Files can be found at samfirmware.com. It's got me out of some deep black holes in the past!
Don't stress too much mate, there's been plenty of times that my phone hasn't recognised my sim when flashing cm7.
Reflash your rom, if that doesn't work, flash jm9, and most of all, relax.
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Theres only 1 thing. Im running Gingerbread w.e.r XXJVQ not Froyo. :0 will flashing this help?
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Jm9 helps everything - trust me.
When you flash a rom with odin it completely wipes your phone. The process of getting cm7 2.3.4 on your phone involves flashing back to froyo or eclair first.
You seem hesitant, if you're worried, i suggest you spend a few days reading up. Try the sticky on rooting/flashing in the development section.
P. S. There's a thanks button at the bottom of every post.
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GalaxySN00B:0 said:
Damn. Threw the box away is the IMEI specific to each individual phone?
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Yep. Will probably be with your original paperwork though.
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Cyanogen mod

Do u have to be rooted to install
cyanogen mod
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pswatts0122178 said:
Do u have to be rooted to install
cyanogen mod
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Yes, I suggest you find a guide that one of your modorators has put their time into to help people like you. Please next time look a little harder and read.
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Of course. Rooting is the first step to make any modifications to your phone. What stock version are you currently on?
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I can't say you need to be rooted, but it is needed for certain backup utilities like Titanium Backup. Otherwise, all you need is CWM
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I suppose I misspoke. Root is not required, but is greatly helpful, and I'd suggest obtaining it first.
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I would say , root is highly recommended. But I think I seen a tutorial somewhere about flashing clockworkmod recovery on a stock unrooted captivate, or flashing a modded 3e Recovery to flash unsigned zip packages. I will try to find the link for you. But to backup all your apps and data, you will need root.
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Here is the link for the modded 3 e recovery without signature checks if anyone needs it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
And I have a clockworkmod recovery zip for anyone who needs it as well
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cmilldrummin said:
Here is the link for the modded 3 e recovery without signature checks if anyone needs it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
And I have a clockworkmod recovery zip for anyone who needs it as well
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Thanks, I was looking for the link for the OP , but the search doesn't work well in xda app. Lol. It don't work well for me anyway. Lol
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Yea I didn't even bother with trying to use the app lol...have often tried and failed....switched to the browser
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Yeah, lol. And everytime I try to copy a thread url, xda premium force closes. I don't know why. Oh well. Lol
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+1 for XDA and all their work, -1 for their horrible app lol
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2.3.5
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cmilldrummin said:
Of course. Rooting is the first step to make any modifications to your phone. What stock version are you currently on?
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2.3.5
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There are methods to root gingerbread, but they tend to be more involved then earlier versions of android. I correct my earlier statement that root is necessary. I'd highly suggest it if you want to back up apps etc, but it isn't required. I'd suggest downgrading to 2.1 or 2.2 and use the superoneclick utility. Supposedly this tool works on gingerbread but I haven't had any luck with it.
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The easiest way is probably to flash Corn kernel, because you get the option to root in CWM. And you will have corn kernel, so it will also be easy to flash from there
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If you want to flash a custom roms, flash back to stock, then flash a custom kernel via Odin, reboot to system, put the rom on root of sd card, reboot to cwm, do a nandroid backup, wipe data/factory reset, then flash zip from sd card. That's the basic of flashing. Search around in the captivate section and you will find your answers. There are so many topics about flashing roms. Most of the time the rom dev, posts detailed instructions on flashing his/hers rom from start to finish.
Almost every custom rom comes pre-rooted. No need to root once you flash the custom rom.
Also, if you want to save your contacts, you should do so before you flash back to stock, or before you flash the custom rom. If you want to backup all of your apps, then you will need to be rooted, and have titanium backup installed from the market.
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[Q] 2 Galaxy S - one with full bars, the other without... baseband problem?

Hi,
I've had my Galaxy S for ~ a year now and have never had a problem with signal problems. I bought a second Galaxy S for my wife, and it gets a very weak signal. I've tried switching the sim cards, but have the same issue - the new one has low signal, my older one has full bars.
They are both running cyanogenmod nightlies (ver. 9)
The only difference I see is baseband. The one with full bars is running I9000XJVK the one with weak strength is I9000XXJVT.
Is this the problem? Can I change the newer phone to I9000XXJVK?

Hey man this is what you are looking for. Grab the jvk zip from here and flash it in cwm that will change your baseband to the same as your phone. Baseband is your modem. Build is the firmware that phone is running. This will fix it guaranteed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15443678
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vanisleryan said:
Hey man this is what you are looking for. Grab the jvk zip from here and flash it in cwm that will change your baseband to the same as your phone. Baseband is your modem. Build is the firmware that phone is running. This will fix it guaranteed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15443678
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Thanks - just flashed it, the modems are the same now. I still seem to have the same problem though. Wifi works fine, by my signal strength sucks.
Any other thoughts? I'm lost here.
Hopefully it's not a hardware problem..

Where do you live? For example. I live in Canada so I use the Ugkg3. Modem. Btw the wifi connection is not effected by the modem.
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I live in Ottawa.
One of the sim cards is 7-eleven (Rogers) the other is PCTelecom (bell)
They both get full strength on one of the phones, and only 1 bar if anything on the other.

Try the Ugkg3 modem its in the same thread.
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I've tried installing:
JVK
JL2
KC1
KG3
nothing

Hmmm kg3 is the north American modem. I think jvk is for Europe. If it still doesn't improve I would guess hardware. Was it always this bad? Did you buy your phone with cm9?
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Hmmm kg3 is the north American modem. I think jvk is for Europe. If it still doesn't improve I would guess hardware. Was it always this bad? Did you buy your phone with cm9?
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I don't know if it was always this bad, I bought it used and then installed CM9 on it.
Guess I'll keep playing with it and see what I can figure out.

Maybe flash it back to gingerbread, wipe it and reformat the internal sd. I'd use the kg3 modem though. Have you used odin before?
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Maybe flash it back to gingerbread, wipe it and reformat the internal sd. I'd use the kg3 modem though. Have you used odin before?
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I've used Odin before. I can try to flash it back.
I was looking at the back of the two phones - beside the sim card there is something that looks like a sticker, it looks like this has been pulled off on the one that doesn't work as well. Could this be the issue? Based on what I've found, the antenna is around that area...

Seems like hardware, but I would flash it back to stock gingerbread. There is a thread in general with all the stock roms and odin and pit files. Grab the odin download with pit files. Use 512 pit. Grab the Ugkg3 download under north America in that thread its 2.3.3. But let's just see if it fixes it. Before doing the flash I would go into cwm and wipe cache, dalvik cache and factory reset. Also reformat internal sd under settings. The only way to completely eliminate a software problem is to make your phone bone stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
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vanisleryan said:
Seems like hardware, but I would flash it back to stock gingerbread. There is a thread in general with all the stock roms and odin and pit files. Grab the odin download with pit files. Use 512 pit. Grab the Ugkg3 download under north America in that thread its 2.3.3. But let's just see if it fixes it. Before doing the flash I would go into cwm and wipe cache, dalvik cache and factory reset. Also reformat internal sd under settings. The only way to completely eliminate a software problem is to make your phone bone stock.
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Ok, doing it now. Fingers crossed.
If it is a hardware issue, am I screwed? or is there anything I can do to try to fix it?

If it's hardware then you would need to take it for repair. You would think if it were hardware then there would be no signal at all.
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No dice. Weak or no signal.
I'll do some reading up on hardware issues. I only paid $65 for the phone, so I guess it's not the worst thing that could happen, but still annoying.

Bummer. Gl man.
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Bummer. Gl man.
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Thanks.
Turns out this is the problem:
http://www.fixandsave.co.uk/index.p...00-no-signal-fix&catid=173:samsung&Itemid=254
Not sure that I have the skills to take the phone apart and solder it, but atleast I know the issue now.

Did your signal get better when you put a piece of wire in the socket?
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Did your signal get better when you put a piece of wire in the socket?
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Yup. I've taped a small piece of wire into the socket and I'm up to 3 bars.
I'll have to find someone to do a more permanent job
Sigh.
Now to root again. What's the easiest way? I think I used an old method last time.