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Flashing zImage file using Mobile Odin? or other Kernel Flashing tool

I have recently been trying the Franco Kernel and the CF Kernel on ICS. I have had a Wifi issues with both of these, and I wanted to flash back my LQ2 stock kernel (zImage). I found this very difficult to do. I eventually used ChainFire's script, and replaced his kernel with the stock one, and flashed it from the PC.
My question is: I could have sworn that I have previously used mobile odin to flash a zImage, but now when I try it doesn't see any of the zip files, or zImages files on my card? is this correct, or should it be able to flash zImage files?
If I can't use Mobile Odin, is there an alternative for flashing zImage files that I can download from Google Play?

chriswilson_m3 said:
I have recently been trying the Franco Kernel and the CF Kernel on ICS. I have had a Wifi issues with both of these, and I wanted to flash back my LQ2 stock kernel (zImage). I found this very difficult to do. I eventually used ChainFire's script, and replaced his kernel with the stock one, and flashed it from the PC.
My question is: I could have sworn that I have previously used mobile odin to flash a zImage, but now when I try it doesn't see any of the zip files, or zImages files on my card? is this correct, or should it be able to flash zImage files?
If I can't use Mobile Odin, is there an alternative for flashing zImage files that I can download from Google Play?
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Flash the LQ2 .tar file instead of the zImage with Mobile Odin. So extract the downloaded .rar file once and it becomes a .tar file and put it on your sd card. mobile Odin doesn`t flash zImage, cwm manager does flash it.

If I do that won't it overwrite the whole rom. I only want the kernel. I would have to reinstall all my apps and settings. It takes me hours to get everything back the way it was.

chriswilson_m3 said:
If I do that won't it overwrite the whole rom. I only want the kernel. I would have to reinstall all my apps and settings. It takes me hours to get everything back the way it was.
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It will flash only the kernel, also choose wipe cache when flashing. You will loose nothing.

If you want to flash stock kernel only then you can use PC Odin too.(you shud have kernel in .tar), you need to place kernel .tar file for selecting PDA in Odin.
Mobile odin can flash zImage file.
none of above said erase data.

dr.ketan said:
If you want to flash stock kernel only then you can use PC Odin too.(you shud have kernel in .tar)
Mobile odin can flash zImage file.
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Didn`t know that of the zImage and Mobile Odin, thanks. We learn every day

Absolutely, N nowhere else better thn on XDA to learn.

dr.ketan said:
Absolutely, N nowhere else better thn on XDA to learn.
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Can we flash a rooted kernel in PC Odin in a non rooted device? Is there a rooted kernel in tar format?

it will raise flash counter. look to speedmod kernel for ics, having tar. counter you can reset with triangleaway
i hav never used any time, read properly before flashing.
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Serpentinefire76 said:
Can we flash a rooted kernel in PC Odin in a non rooted device? Is there a rooted kernel in tar format?
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Yes you can, i would take CF Root wich has root, busybox and cwm recovery. But it will increase the flash counter and shows a yellow triangle. With this method however no flash counter/triangle http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360.
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dr.ketan said:
it will raise flash counter. look to speedmod kernel for ics, having tar. counter you can reset with triangleaway
i hav never used any time, read properly before flashing.
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As far as i know Triangle Away only works properly on CM9, correct me if i`am wrong.

gee2012 said:
Yes you can, i would take CF Root wich has root, busybox and cwm recovery. But it will increase the flash counter and shows a yellow triangle. With this method however no flash counter/triangle http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360.
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As far as i know Triangle Away only works properly on CM9, correct me if i`am wrong.
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So, that's the catch-the triangle. I would supposed Dr. Ketan's procedure is also applicable to rooting GB?
I've been using initial CF root flasher

gee2012 said:
As far as i know Triangle Away only works properly on CM9, correct me if i`am wrong.
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new version of TriangleAway released, works on ics stocks too.
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dr.ketan said:
If you want to flash stock kernel only then you can use PC Odin too.(you shud have kernel in .tar), you need to place kernel .tar file for selecting PDA in Odin.
Mobile odin can flash zImage file.
none of above said erase data.
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Dr Ketan, I have a couple of questions about what you have said which I would be really grateful if you would clarify:
In the stock rom, when I drill into the .tar file I have a number of files e.g. cache.img, factoryfs.img, hidden.img, modem.bin, and the zImage. Both Odin and Mobile Odin can only see the .tar file (which contains everything). If I extract the zImage, Odin and Mobile Odin cannot see it as an individual file, it has to be bundled up with the others in the .tar file.
If I use Odin to flash that file, it is the whole Rom, so won't it wipe my phone like a factory re-set?
When I try to use mobile Odin, you say I can flash a zImage file, but even though I have one on the SD card, it cannot see them. Mobile Odin just shows me all folders, and I cannot select an individual zImage file, or any zip files? I guess it can only see whole .tar files and not individual files?
Can you please advise me?

ok
now pc odin
here you can flash with tar only.
pc odin gives you option to flash separate modem and csc but not kernel if you select full Rom file.
but if you have kerenl file in tar file then you can flash it using pda in odin to flash kernel separately.
now in mobile odin.
you can flash kernel modem or csc individually with raw file or tar or zip.
dont know why you are getting error, otherwise it gives you option to glash zimage too.
just to add, in mobile odin you have not to select open file option but you hav to select kernel tab
then point it to zimage file.
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dr.ketan said:
ok
now pc odin
here you can flash with tar only.
pc odin gives you option to flash separate modem and csc but not kernel if you select full Rom file.
but if you have kerenl file in tar file then you can flash it using pda in odin to flash kernel separately.
now in mobile odin.
you can flash kernel modem or csc individually with raw file or tar or zip.
dont know why you are getting error, otherwise it gives you option to glash zimage too.
just to add, in mobile odin you have not to select open file option but you hav to select kernel tab
then point it to zimage file.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Thank you my friend. your advice has really helped me. My issue in Mobile Odin was caused because I had renamed the zImage file to StockzImage (because I had some custom ones there with different names in the same directory. Mobile Odin was specifically looking for a file with the name zImage

dr.ketan said:
ok
now pc odin
here you can flash with tar only.
pc odin gives you option to flash separate modem and csc but not kernel if you select full Rom file.
but if you have kerenl file in tar file then you can flash it using pda in odin to flash kernel separately.
now in mobile odin.
you can flash kernel modem or csc individually with raw file or tar or zip.
dont know why you are getting error, otherwise it gives you option to glash zimage too.
just to add, in mobile odin you have not to select open file option but you hav to select kernel tab
then point it to zimage file.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Dr ketan, any idea if Mobile odin supported on S2-LTE I9210?

Here is list of supported device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899

[Q] Galaxy music (GT-S6010) rom upgrade how to flash

Hello all
I own a galaxy music S6010 that has problems with connection (ot stable).
I saw a new rom release in samfirmware (XXALJ6) how can I flash it? Odin??
Thanks
Pietro

Sure. Odin to flash everything with sam devices

tropbel said:
Sure. Odin to flash everything with sam devices
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But do we need some file/configuration to use it with s6010 or can i use odin "stock"?
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Hello all
I'm here again
I downloaded the firmware file from sammobile.
It's a Zip containing two files:
S6010XXALJ6_S6012OXXALJ2_S6010XXLJ1_HOME.tar.md5
and
SS_DL.dll
in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673592
I saw that I can flash the .tar.md5 file with odin but I need a .ops file...
Where can I find it?
No way to extract .tar.md5 file...
I tried to change from .tar.md5 to .tar and then use 7zip or winrar.. NO WAY..
Those program say that they can't open the file..
Help please...

pieri70 said:
Hello all
I'm here again
I downloaded the firmware file from sammobile.
It's a Zip containing two files:
S6010XXALJ6_S6012OXXALJ2_S6010XXLJ1_HOME.tar.md5
and
SS_DL.dll
in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673592
I saw that I can flash the .tar.md5 file with odin but I need a .ops file...
Where can I find it?
No way to extract .tar.md5 file...
I tried to change from .tar.md5 to .tar and then use 7zip or winrar.. NO WAY..
Those program say that they can't open the file..
Help please...
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Hi friend, I found a guide searching in Google. You can follow this guide and instead of the mentioned firmware, you can use yours.
Here is the guide, hope it helps
http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/11/...c-s6010-xxalk1-android-404-official-firmware/

Hi arys64
thanks for your reply
Unlukily that guide teach how to flash a classic firmware (pda+csc+pit).
I don't have these 3 files and instead I have a .tar.md5 file that I think has these files inside but at it's end it has the md5 code.
I don't know how to unzip it...
Thank you
pietro

pieri70 said:
Hi arys64
thanks for your reply
Unlukily that guide teach how to flash a classic firmware (pda+csc+pit).
I don't have these 3 files and instead I have a .tar.md5 file that I think has these files inside but at it's end it has the md5 code.
I don't know how to unzip it...
Thank you
pietro
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Just put the file that you downloaded to pda and that's it. Don't touch anything else.

[Q] Download mode loop in Galaxy Tab 8.9

Hello experts!
Before gifting my Galaxy Tab 8.9 (p7300) I wanted to fully erase my user data and files and flash a stock rom back, so I formatted it in CWM recovery mode.
After that I can only use download mode. When starting with power+volumedown I get two choices: but the recovery mode won't enter (when I press volumeup it blinks fast and do not enter).
The only communication I get to the tablet is with Odin in download mode, and nothing else.
Since then I have made many tryouts with files found on the web: flash pit file, bootloader, cwm recovery, stock recovery and there was no result at all.
I'm really sorry if the answer is in another thread, but I haven't found any solution after 3 days searching the we.
If you solve my problem, you'll get $20. Please help me, I'm deseperate.
Thanks a lot!
Renan

Do you have adb access? If so, can you copy a recovery image to the root directory of the sdcard and flash it via adb?

upconvert said:
Do you have adb access? If so, can you copy a recovery image to the root directory of the sdcard and flash it via adb?
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I don't have access, unfortunately. Would I be able to flash it in download mode, anyway?
I'm downloading adt-bundle to get access to adb.

renancarlos said:
I don't have access, unfortunately. Would I be able to flash it in download mode, anyway?
I'm downloading adt-bundle to get access to adb.
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Ok, so what is the problem ???
can't you just flash stock ROM through Odin ??
if so and you're searching for stock Odin ROM
THEN HERE IS THE LINK

omarainea said:
Ok, so what is the problem ???
can't you just flash stock ROM through Odin ??
if so and you're searching for stock Odin ROM
THEN HERE IS THE LINK
I have a stock ROM and CM9 here, but they're all in .zip format, suitable to flash in recovery mode, which I cannot enter.
I couldn't find any ROM in .tar or .md5 format as hotfile server is out, and I don't see how I could flash a ROM with ODIN in .zip format. Is it possible?
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renancarlos said:
I have a stock ROM and CM9 here, but they're all in .zip format, suitable to flash in recovery mode, which I cannot enter.
I couldn't find any ROM in .tar or .md5 format as hotfile server is out, and I don't see how I could flash a ROM with ODIN in .zip format. Is it possible?
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Yes I am well aware of that,
the link I gave you in the previous post is for Dev-Host mirror
for a Tar file to flash through Odin
but it is compressed in ZIP format
so you'll have to download it and unzip it using Winrar or 7-Zip
or any other similar Pc program
then you'll get these file :
P7300XXLQI_P7300XXLQ6_P7300GBLMP2_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
ignore the .dll file and flash the tar.md5 file through odin and everything will be fine :fingers-crossed:
HERE IS THE LINK AGAIN
Oh and by the way you can't flash a Zip file through Odin

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omarainea said:
Yes I am well aware of that,
the link I gave you in the previous post is for Dev-Host mirror
for a Tar file to flash through Odin
but it is compressed in ZIP format
so you'll have to download it and unzip it using Winrar or 7-Zip
or any other similar Pc program
then you'll get these file :
P7300XXLQI_P7300XXLQ6_P7300GBLMP2_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
ignore the .dll file and flash the tar.md5 file through odin and everything will be fine :fingers-crossed:
HERE IS THE LINK AGAIN
Oh and by the way you can't flash a Zip file through Odin
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It works!
All I needed as really a flashable ROM through Odin. After that I flashed CWM and custo ROM after that. Everything is working now.
Thanks a lot omarainea for the help and support!

[Q] how to flash TWRP recovey????

i want to flash a new rom and to do this i need to get the twrp recovery..
i downloaded to maclaw studio's twrp and when i tried to flash it with odin i saw that i cant flash it because its not tar.md5 file.. i've tried to convert the file to .tar and when i flashed it, it broke my galaxy.. i want to flash twrp 2.7.0.0 but im afraid that it will broke my phone:crying::crying:.. can somebody help my figure out how to convert that zip\img file and make it a tar.md5 so that i could flash my rom??

The zip file is used to flash it through recovery (e.g. CWM or TWRP). You'll need the Odin file. You can also find it on Maclaw's site. Next to most download links, you can also click 'Odin' which gives you the Odin package.
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HELP! Absolutely CANNOT boot into CWM

I followed everything via this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147852 and successfully flashed CWM to my GT-I8190.
The problem arises when I attempt to boot into recovery mode. Every time I attempt it, I am taken to the stock android recovery screen and not CWM. I've tried different versions of Odin... the touch version of CWM.. using a different computer... all to no avail.
I even downloaded Rom Manager thru Google Play and attempted to flash/update CWM from there (as it said it was, indeed, installed on my phone) but it wouldn't let me reboot the phone into recovery from Rom Manager - I imagine because I am not rooted.
I'm attempting to root my phone and flashing CWM is the first step. Like I said, the flash was, indeed, successful but the problem is that it always takes me into stock recovery instead of CWM.
Thanks in advanced, guys!

try another custom recovery, for example this one.
Wait until Odin says "success" and then reboot into recovery via Vol+ Home and Power
m.

moonryder said:
try another custom recovery, for example this one.
Wait until Odin says "success" and then reboot into recovery via Vol+ Home and Power
m.
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Thanks! I downloaded the TWRP .zip file and extracted it only to find that there is no .tar file... only an image file... This won't work with Odin, will it?

AffectiveEffect said:
Thanks! I downloaded the TWRP .zip file and extracted it only to find that there is no .tar file... only an image file... This won't work with Odin, will it?
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This zip file is a flashable zip for custom recoveries here for odin : http://get.novafusion.pl/?id=863
Good luck!
Sent from my SM-G900 using xda-developers app

xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
This zip file is a flashable zip for custom recoveries here for odin : http://get.novafusion.pl/?id=863
Good luck!
Sent from my SM-G900 using xda-developers app
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Thanks, guys! I'll post back with my results.

Same deal, xXPR0T0TYPEXx... I extract the .zip to find merely an image file.. I tried it with Odin anyway but Odin will not recognize it.
Hmmmmm.... I may have to go with vROOT if you tell me it's safe to use.

Another way of root is by flashing unsecure kernel. You can do it easily by Android Toolkit.

AffectiveEffect said:
Same deal, xXPR0T0TYPEXx... I extract the .zip to find merely an image file.. I tried it with Odin anyway but Odin will not recognize it.
Hmmmmm.... I may have to go with vROOT if you tell me it's safe to use.
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don´t extract it, just flash the .tar via odin

moonryder said:
don´t extract it, just flash the .tar via odin
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The file that you download is a .zip file, not a .tar file.