So I was trying to root my i9000m and I read a forum post that advised me to update the soft key fw before doing so... little did I know I was on a custom fw already so it broke my soft key functionality. I've read a few posts that have instructions to fix the problem, by rooting the stock fw for the model and updating soft key fw before rooting again. problem is my phone was originally on FROYO and I can't locate the original file anywhere. can anybody point me to a file dl for the stock fw, or maybe someone has the file on their computer they would be willing to share? it's a bit frustrating not having the keys to go back, and i can't use certain apps due to not having a menu key..
If you don't find what you are looking for, try updating to a custom ROM that includes a Navigation Bar, as shown in the attached pic.
What's the ROM in the screenshot?
It's SlimBean 3.1 = Jelly Bean 4.1.2
With this ROM you can have up to 5 soft keys in the Navigation Bar.
This way you could care less about the phone's soft keys.
There are sites such as this one where you can find official Samsung roms
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9000M&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
If you did manage to root your phone, you could also try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832638
Thanks nyloncrack, I didn't know that there were roms that included a nav bar! I will try that, and Marshian I've gotten the firmwares from sammobile but apparently my original firmware for the i9000m (Canada) was 2.2.1, which I have found, but apparently not found the proper version of the rom that came stock with my phone. I believe it was 2.2.1 froyo. I am currently running 2.2.1 froyo.xwjsd which seems to not be the correct version.
There's a thread here with a couple of roms for the I9000m, other than that I'm afraid I can't really be of any use to you. Good luck though!
Marshian said:
There's a thread here with a couple of roms for the I9000m, other than that I'm afraid I can't really be of any use to you. Good luck though!
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I got the jl2 rom and reflashed and it worked! I downloaded UGJL2/UGJL2/BMCJL2/Sbl (MultiCSC): reflashed with pda, phone, and csc checked and then updated the touchkey firmware and voila! I got them from the same link you posted, just before you posted it, bang on Marshian!
It was actually really simple once I wrapped my head around it, now I just need to update to a newer, faster custom rom! now let's see if I can't get this rooted and unlocked again without messing it up . any suggestions for a good, bug free rom? I haven't looked into it too much yet but i hear ice cream sandwich and jellybean are recommended for my device?
trickassfoo said:
I got the jl2 rom and reflashed and it worked! I downloaded UGJL2/UGJL2/BMCJL2/Sbl (MultiCSC): reflashed with pda, phone, and csc checked and then updated the touchkey firmware and voila! I got them from the same link you posted, just before you posted it, bang on Marshian!
It was actually really simple once I wrapped my head around it, now I just need to update to a newer, faster custom rom! now let's see if I can't get this rooted and unlocked again without messing it up . any suggestions for a good, bug free rom? I haven't looked into it too much yet but i hear ice cream sandwich and jellybean are recommended for my device?
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Good to hear!
I've got the I9001 so I don't really know what kind of roms are available for you, but in my experience for my own phone ICS is currently the best trade-off in features and stability. JB is still quite new and not fully ported yet, while ICS is nearly bug-free. It could be different for your model, that's just my two cents. Either way, as long as you don't brick your phone you could always try out a couple of roms and see what you like best. The only downside is changing a major version requires a full wipe.
I used this to go from gb to ics.
[HOWTO] Flashing CWRecovery to i9000m & upgrade to ICS AOSP 4.x ROM from any version
This way your i9000m becomes a i9000 for searching out new ROMs.
For whichever ROMs (ICS or JB) you'll always need to flash the KG3 modem.
nyloncrack said:
I used this to go from gb to ics.
[HOWTO] Flashing CWRecovery to i9000m & upgrade to ICS AOSP 4.x ROM from any version
This way your i9000m becomes a i9000 for searching out new ROMs.
For whichever ROMs (ICS or JB) you'll always need to flash the KG3 modem.
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I've tried using that guide before but the JVP link is invalid. i did a quick google search am i just looking for Gingerbread? because I have a file already on my computer titled "CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVP-v3.7-CWM3RFS.tar"
Yes, that will work.
Looking at my notes from back then I actually also used:
CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVT-v4.3-CWM3RFS, and
CF-Root-XX-_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS
They were just later versions of GB.
JVU was Samsung's appeasement to i9000 users when they were told ICS wasn't coming. Had a couple of ICS features; window dressing.
Remember to make a full backup before touching anything this time
I've been trying for hours but I cannot for the life of me get windows to recognize the device in download mode. It was working fine until i updated the rom, then intermittently, then i updated the rom again and it has stopped working. i've uninstalled the drivers, tried with debugging on and off, restarted windows, installed the newest version of kies, bought a new usb cable, to no avail. this is maddening. is there a better alternative to do this on my mac? I'm using a virtual system running windows but I'm positive that isn't the problem, since it was working great before on vmware, and parallels. any ideas? I'm about a half hour away from selling this device and going back to the iphone haha.
so basically my question now is how do I downgrade back to the original firmware, so I can put this nightmare behind me? I had it unlocked and rooted on gingerbread before... don't ask me how it took many many hours. now the device isn't even being recognized in kies. If I don't get this figured out soon i'm flipping this b*tch for an iphone 4, because I do appreciate the one touch jb/unlock. I've literally wasted days of my life trying to figure this out and it doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere. too bad because I really appreciate the android system and all its capabilities but I don't have the time to waste on stuff like this
Another Edit! So, after fussing and fiddling, I decided to try one more time, I swear, I was actually going to give up at this point if it hadn't worked. so basically I removed kies, loaded the driver i was using, which was 1.3.450.0 and it didn't work, so I loaded 1.5.5.0 and it connected! My guess is that after updating the rom the driver was outdated, but I figured kies would give me the most up to date driver, seems it didn't oh well, I'm almost afraid to load ics since I've worked so hard and wasted so much time up to this point, but i've come this far...
one more edit, the kg3 modem kept crashing odin on me so I had to stick with the jl2 that was flashed earlier.. which doesn't give me network access, I'll try to find another file but is there any reason odin should be crashing like that due to this particular file?
hahaha, shouldn't speak too soon, jl2 works after reboot, should I update my modem firmware now, and what is recommended for my system {2.3.4} kernel {2.6.35.7} and if i flash to ics will I need kg3? Thanks for all the help with this seemingly never ending process
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OK, so I proper n00bed myself here... I downloaded sgs flash or something off the android market (it has the picture of a little penguin sat down) and it basically is meant to flash stuff easily.
So then I had Darky's v10 Extreme edition RC3 on my phone, selected it to flash, and let nature take it's course.
It went Tsunami on my ass.
Basically everytime I turn it on, it shows the samsung galaxy s logo, but then it switches to essentially, a broken screen. In which I mean, it's all different coloured pixels and you can't make anything out.
I'm using a powermac G5 from the stone age, in which heimdall doesn't work as it's not intel based, and my dad has a windows laptop containing nothing like Kies or Odin etc.
So yeah I ****ed it, anyone any advice or anything? Cause I'm real stuck right now lol!
Thanks in advanced.
OH it's version XXJF3 I think, and is the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 international version, should that be any help.
Hey man,
Can you still get into download mode?
Try flashing the stock JVK with bootloader.
I'm not sure about Mac operating system, but you can install the SGS drivers on your fathers Windows machine.
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Hey man,
Can you still get into download mode?
Try flashing the stock JVK with bootloader.
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Hey buddy, Yeah I can still get it into Download mode, but I'm super new at all this, so JVK and Bootloader just went straight over my head haha.
Alright...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
That's the JVK thread. Read the directions... twice if you have to.
This is Perka's file stash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984588
Enter the file stash and look for the Software folder.
You'll want to download Odin, and Samsung driver.
The Bootloader is the way that your phone boots up before any other firmware runs...think of it as the BIOS of your phone.
SO just like corrupting the BIOS will kill a PC, if your Bootloader gets fragged, you have a very expensive rectangular hockeypuck instead of a phone. There is almost no way to brick your phone, other then damaging the Bootloader.
The fact that you can go into Download mode means your Bootloader is fine, so your phone is also fine...it just needs the right software installed on it in the right order. As long as you can get into Download mode, you can use a tool called ODIN to load software onto it.
JVK is the 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) firmware that was leaked, and likely not the best thing to start with.
I would start by looking at a thread about a ROM called Darky's Ressurection. It is designed for just the situation you are in...a chance to start again. ON that thread you will find very clear instructions onhow to use ODIN to do it, and then from there you can go onto whatever ROM you want.
Also, FYI, I think what you downloaded from the Market was SGS Kernel Flasher, which just flashes kernels, not full ROMs. A Kernel is a piece of software that controls the hardware functions just like in Linux proper, and affects connections, battery life and CPU behavior. In short, the Drivers. If you tried to flash a full ROM with SGS Kernel Flasher I am surprised it worked....but if it did, then yeah, total meltdown.
Remember, as you will learn, when people talk about flashable firmware on the SGS it is in four sections...
Kernel: The layer connecting the hardware to the software, the drivers
Modem: The phone connections/bandwidth
CSC: The carrier, region and APN info
ROM or PDA: The operating system itself (the Libraries and Application Framework).
There is also a fifth that is not essential...
Theme: Changes the framework to customized icons/graphical appearance.
Those may all be combined into a single flashable package, or split into sections to be flashed individually....but you will learn all that as you go.
Good luck and have fun. As long as you have a solid bootloader, you are golden.
Thanks for all the feedback guys! I just booted my dads laptop and am about to embark on the journey of phone-saving-ness.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Success!
Ok my phone is back up and running! it didn't take hours by the way, but I've been to the shops and all that jazz...
A few real quick questions though, could someone please explain the following below? Just so I know where I stand with what I've now got? I'd be massively greatful... Cause I don't know what firmware version 2.2.1 is... Aha.
About phone:
Firmware version 2.2.1
Baseband version I9000XXJPY
Kernel version - 2.6 32.9 #voodoo_stable_5.4
Build number - Darky's v9.2 Extreme Edition
Thanks for all your help guys, especially for being so quick! It makes me happy to know that with all the crisis in the world, there is at least one community up for helping each other out =]
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Ok my phone is back up and running! it didn't take hours by the way, but I've been to the shops and all that jazz...
A few real quick questions though, could someone please explain the following below? Just so I know where I stand with what I've now got? I'd be massively greatful... Cause I don't know what firmware version 2.2.1 is... Aha.
About phone:
Firmware version 2.2.1
Baseband version I9000XXJPY
Kernel version - 2.6 32.9 #voodoo_stable_5.4
Build number - Darky's v9.2 Extreme Edition
Thanks for all your help guys, especially for being so quick! It makes me happy to know that with all the crisis in the world, there is at least one community up for helping each other out =]
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2.2.1 is updated Froyo and is a great firmware. In time we will all move up to Gingerbread, which will likely be 2.3.3.
The Baseband is your Modem file, and JPY is the standard modem for the UK and Europe. For me it used too much battery but lost of people have no problems with it. It is very very stable.
The Kernel is SuperCurio's Voodoo kernel as installed by Darky's ROM. The Build number lists the ROM you are using, in this case, Darky's v9.2.
I looked and couldn't find a match to what i needed so if it is somewhere please point me in the right direction.
So here's the thing i have a GT I9000m through bell. I have done a few upgrades and modifications without a real understanding (like senior members or moderators)
Any way here's what my phone looks like now
Model NUmber
GT-I9000
Firmware version
2.3.4
Baseband version
I9000UGJL2
Kernel version
2.6.35.7-I9000XXJVQ-CL281085
Build number
DarkyROM JVQ v10.2
So what i would love to do is bring it back to how i got my phone when i left the bell store(the 3rd time) back in Jan. So what i'm looking for is a complete idiots guide to going back to original firmware so i can start from scratch and update to the real gingerbread release then root my phone again. Now if anybody has any better ideas to make my phone run smoother, faster and still have a nice sleek look that would be GREATLY appreciated.
The reason why I want to do this is my apps force close,my map randomly closes, and it reboots out of nowhere.
P.s. I want to be able to update with kies in the future too. (Might be a whole different thread with that one)
Okay, it's easier than it sounds. Rule number one its not to panic. I know I'm not a senior member but I didn't join until I knew I could contribute. I've been where you are, and this is the best way I found to go almost stock. Go to the development section and look for a thread by Ramad, it has a ton of stock firmware that has been pre rooted, deodexed and zipaligned. This means that it has superuser capabilities, runs as smoothly as possible and is as good as it gets without a custom kernel. You want the firmware that is known as UGKG3. Look in the general section for a full guide on flashing with odin, but really you just flash in download mode with all 3 files and the 512.pit file. You need repartition to be selected. This will give you an almost stock, smooth as possible, rooted phone that can be updated with kies.
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Oh, note that before you add any apps, you can install themes that require you to be deodexed. You did say you wanted a sleek look, you can check out the theme and app section for more info on that.
I too am looking for the stock froyo for i9000m. I have installed two separate packages both claiming to be stock bell firmware, unfortunately they have both ended up with the product code of XEE (sweden I think) when I want BMC. If someone could point me to stock froyo so I could update to stock gingerbread via kies I would be eternally grateful.
I have tried spoofing the product code which allows me to initialize the update in kies but I get stopped before anything actually happens with a "this version of the device cannot be updated" error.
The kies thing is kind of important since I plan on selling this phone to upgrade to an sgs II.
Thank you in advance.
Hi guys,
Just as the title says. And if it is possible to back up your original stock firmware , in case something goes wrong and need to be restored to the original firmware. I'm thinking to flash my phone but not sure which firmware to choose and its problems involved. Is flashing firmware is riskier than rooting? And how do I know if particular firmware will work with current carrier provider? Thanks a lot!
Yes, flashing can brick your phone(but repairable).
The original firmwares are available on this forum, so no worries. Just backup all your data, contacts, photos, etc., just in case.
Which firmware are you running right now??
It is possible to brick, but to be fair Android is a great OS. I myself have screwed my phone up to the point of saying "wheres the microwave" but with my friends google, and XDA I have always managed to sort it.
Rules I go by, always, and I mean always read all tutorials at least twice, compare tuts if you can. I always flash on over 75% battery power, always make sure I have everything I need before I start, from the original firmware and the custom rom. I always remove the external sd card and the sim, as I have had times where I managed to wipe both!!
Take the plunge mate, have a bash, and dont look back.
Cant remember how many different roms I have flashed on mine, and friends phones.
Above all, read and enjoy!!
steve19800 said:
Hi guys,
Just as the title says. And if it is possible to back up your original stock firmware , in case something goes wrong and need to be restored to the original firmware. I'm thinking to flash my phone but not sure which firmware to choose and its problems involved. Is flashing firmware is riskier than rooting? And how do I know if particular firmware will work with current carrier provider? Thanks a lot!
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You can follow the video guide for flashing different roms.
itspb said:
Yes, flashing can brick your phone(but repairable).
The original firmwares are available on this forum, so no worries. Just backup all your data, contacts, photos, etc., just in case.
Which firmware are you running right now??
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Currently running 2.3.3
PDA: I9000XWJVN
Baseband: SRJV1
CSC: PSJV5
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVN-CL366455 [email protected]#2
So basically we don't need/ can not back up current firmware, only need to find the same firmware (including the kernel) and install it?
If the guide is followed properly from start to finish, is it still possible to brick your phone? Such as unforeseen problem. Is it highly likely to happen?
I'm thinking of upgrading to 2.3.5 JVT but is it worth the risk or not, is it originally release by Samsung? It seems to me it's hard to find perfect firmware for Galaxy S. Thanks.
If you've got an hour on your hands, Adam outler's unbrickable mod means no, it's not possible.
To be fair, it's pretty fxxkin hard anyway.
buttwad said:
It is possible to brick, but to be fair Android is a great OS. I myself have screwed my phone up to the point of saying "wheres the microwave" but with my friends google, and XDA I have always managed to sort it.
Rules I go by, always, and I mean always read all tutorials at least twice, compare tuts if you can. I always flash on over 75% battery power, always make sure I have everything I need before I start, from the original firmware and the custom rom. I always remove the external sd card and the sim, as I have had times where I managed to wipe both!!
Take the plunge mate, have a bash, and dont look back.
Cant remember how many different roms I have flashed on mine, and friends phones.
Above all, read and enjoy!!
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Yes mate it is a great OS, but one thing I experience and hard to experience from my 2.3.3 is its stability and smoothness.
Have you found nice firmware for your droid? Sometimes I think Droid leaves this last finishing job for us to do
I have flashed mine too many times with too many different roms. The current one i'm using is galaxydroid 5.0, found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344489
The battery life is very good as roms go, but am still playing around.
I have flashed mine to 2.3.6 at the mo as per instructions (above link)
Looks like from your current rom you should be opk for JVZ. (Going on the assumption your in europe as JVZ is open europe rom)
If you follow said above instructions on the link, you'll be fine. I also recommed flashing semaphore kernal after flashing the rom, I did this as it gave me the ability to add custom boot animation.
Another thing worth doing, is register on www.SamMobile.com as this is where all the samsung firmwares can be found, so backups are never too far away!!
woolf clubs said:
If you've got an hour on your hands, Adam outler's unbrickable mod means no, it's not possible.
To be fair, it's pretty fxxkin hard anyway.
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I read somewhere their phone are dead after a month of flashing or rooting, any thought on that ?
So basically we don't need/ can not back up current firmware, only need to find the same firmware (including the kernel) and install it?
If the guide is followed properly from start to finish, is it still possible to brick your phone? Such as unforeseen problem. Is it highly likely to happen?
I'm thinking of upgrading to 2.3.5 JVT but is it worth the risk or not, is it originally release by Samsung? It seems to me it's hard to find perfect firmware for Galaxy S. Thanks.
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Yes, yo do not need to backup your original firmware as it is already available on the internet. You just find the same CSC. Modem and PDA file and flash it to return to the original state of your phone.
No, if you follow the guide(word to word), 99% chances are that you will not brick the phone. Even if you brick it, it will mostly be a soft brick. Hard bricks occur only if you are flashing a bootloader.
You can flash to JVT, it is pretty stable. However, the latest is JVZ, 2.3.6.
There is nothing like perfect firmware. If you want to stick with the latest stuff, get JVZ. Since you are a beginner, i would recommend that you get comfortable with flashing Samsung ROMs at first. Then you can Root your phone, flash custom ROMs etc.
itspb said:
Yes, yo do not need to backup your original firmware as it is already available on the internet. You just find the same CSC. Modem and PDA file and flash it to return to the original state of your phone.
No, if you follow the guide(word to word), 99% chances are that you will not brick the phone. Even if you brick it, it will mostly be a soft brick. Hard bricks occur only if you are flashing a bootloader.
You can flash to JVT, it is pretty stable. However, the latest is JVZ, 2.3.6.
There is nothing like perfect firmware. If you want to stick with the latest stuff, get JVZ. Since you are a beginner, i would recommend that you get comfortable with flashing Samsung ROMs at first. Then you can Root your phone, flash custom ROMs etc.
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What I meant perfect is best firmware for Galaxy S. I'm not a fan of Apple but it performs really smooth, relatively fast and stable.
Is JVZ official Samsung firmware? Do you have the link, looke like Samfirmware hasn't been updated yet. Thanks for your reply
I had few i9000's without imei after wrong flashing. I tried to do something (flash again correctly),but it didn't works. Central service was repaired them (price ~ 15€ in Poland).
Latest official rom in PL is JVT
I just remember one sgs that customer tried to flash it to i9001 or i9003. It isn't good idea . Phone dont start in any mode. Only service jtag helps.
Wysłano z GT-I9000 z użyciem Tapatalk
So I've just downloaded 2.3.6 JVZ, extract it and got five files, they are :
CODE_I9000XWJVZ - PDA
MODEM - PDA
Pit - Pit
Csc - Csc
Then what is file start with APBOOT? Can someone please shed some light, Do I need to put the apboot in bootloader or just those four files? Any reply would be appreciated.
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What I meant perfect is best firmware for Galaxy S. I'm not a fan of Apple but it performs really smooth, relatively fast and stable.
Is JVZ official Samsung firmware? Do you have the link, looke like Samfirmware hasn't been updated yet. Thanks for your reply
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SAMMOBILE as I previously said is the new site for all the OFFICIAL samsung firmware releases, both new and old. Register and goto the FIRMWARE tab at the top and see for yourself, just keep an eye on the region on the right.
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SAMMOBILE as I previously said is the new site for all the OFFICIAL samsung firmware releases, both new and old. Register and goto the FIRMWARE tab at the top and see for yourself, just keep an eye on the region on the right.
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Yes Samfirmware/Sammobile, I found mate, heaps of thanks!
I've flashed to 2.3.6 JVZ. What I feel from this upgrade is the battery life slightly improved, and cosmetic appearance i.e. blue shade colour instead of bouncing when you scroll to the edge of the screen. Overall great firmware.
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I've flashed to 2.3.6 JVZ. What I feel from this upgrade is the battery life slightly improved, and cosmetic appearance i.e. blue shade colour instead of bouncing when you scroll to the edge of the screen. Overall great firmware.
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Good for you mate. I've flashed my phone well over 200 times (not including kernels or themes), it's still running same as day one. As long as you can read and don't do something stupid like flashing an incorrect kernel, repartition when you shouldn't or **** around with bootloader - you'll have no problems.
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Good for you mate. I've flashed my phone well over 200 times (not including kernels or themes), it's still running same as day one. As long as you can read and don't do something stupid like flashing an incorrect kernel, repartition when you shouldn't or **** around with bootloader - you'll have no problems.
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Likewise, lost count how many times I've put different roms/themes/kernels on mine, and touch wood not an error in sight. I agree with the bootloader comment...some things best left alone as you can brick it doing that wrong.
Congrats! Now do some research on what you want to do next. You can root, install custom rom, themes etc! It is pretty much the same procedure for everything but be sure to read the instructions and warnings. Never do anything without knowing what you are doing and what effects can it have. And as mentioned before, do not play with the bootloader and you will be just fine.
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I'm glad I did, congratulations.
Hi
Just bought my first android - captivate. Its on firmware 2.2 build froyo.uckb1 baseband i897uckb1 and kernel ver 2.6.32.9.
I wish to install samsung galaxy s i9000 gingerbread stock samsung rom on this. So, downloaded firmware I9000DDJV9 ## 2.3.3 2011 July
I9000ODDJV9
from sammobile.
Used clockworkmod recovery. Booted by holding vol up down and power. Did back up, reistall package, factory reset, partition wipe and update from zip.
It gave message opening file..installing..
After that it just seemed to get stuck. Half an hour passed and nothing happened.
What have I done wrong. Pls advise. Fortunately, I removed the battery botted into clockwork and restored.
Thanks
where to begin?
first of all:
you tried flashing a rom intended for ODIN/Heimdall in CWM
secondly, DO NOT flash straight i9000 firmware from sammobile on your captivate!
screen rotation will not work, home/back buttons will not work properly, there will be no voice when you make a call, and worst of all, you will be flashing i9000 bootloaders!
do not do it. we really do not want to have you opening another thread about you bricking your phone for doing something so stupid.
READ READ READ READ
Thanks for saving me. Can u sugest any custom i9000 based gb rom for captivate. This is my first android and I am trying to learn...
You'll have to read First and last few pages of the threads and get an inclination of what people are saying about the ROM. Noone can tell you what you'll like the best, its all subjective.
On that note: I hear mosaic is nice
Lmao
mk15 said:
Thanks for saving me. Can u sugest any custom i9000 based gb rom for captivate. This is my first android and I am trying to learn...
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Im using SauRom... its based on i9000 and its really good
use this method ....its the easiest way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
Because I wanted to use Captivate outside of the US, I was also looking for ways to flash i9000 roms.
I found some modded roms, most of which were odin based, but none of them worked properly. After multiple bricks, I just gave up and installed CM7 instead. It works like a charm without any problems and it's not missing any functionality from the i9000 rom.
I just resurrected my captivate. I think I am going to flash CM7.
Scaevola said:
Because I wanted to use Captivate outside of the US, I was also looking for ways to flash i9000 roms.
I found some modded roms, most of which were odin based, but none of them worked properly. After multiple bricks, I just gave up and installed CM7 instead. It works like a charm without any problems and it's not missing any functionality from the i9000 rom.
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why do you need i9000 rom for outside US use? the only difference between i9000 rom and i897 roms are that i9000 supports HSUPA....everything else is same..
ofcourse i9000 has more features....but to use it outside US, you just need to unlock it...
Hi XDA developers,
I'm a newbie. I've been searching posts on xda and still couldn't remedied the problem. I currently have the i9000m from Bell Canada. I upgraded my i9000m to 2.3.3 Gingerbread earlier in Kies. Recently, I've been trying to unlock my phone and without rooting, the best solution seems to be going back to Eclair, so I followed the youtube tutorial by djeddieone and tried to go back to Eclair using Odie. It basically flashes a rom (I suspect that's a T-mobile rom that shouldn't be flashed onto my phone) in Odin. My phone no longer boots and cannot get into recovery mode. (When I try to start the phone, there are random colour dots showing on the screen.) The only mode that works seems to be downloading mode. I think I need to flash a stock rom from bell, but the link on sammobile (i9000ugjk3) seems to be expired and cannot be downloaded. So i'm trying to find alternative ways to see how to remedy this problem.
Thanks in advance.
I highly doubt that Bell will release a new update for the i9000m. You are better finding a newer rom (JVT or newer) and flashing that via Odin. Im using CM9 nightlies (but I feel it has too many bugs for daily use). If you can find a newer rom that is tweaked, you should notice better battery, faster, etc.
Just my $0.02
Hey I had similar issue - tried flashing new firmware w/odin & stuck with download only... I finally went to a Bell store to send it in, but they were able to use new firmware recovery software to re-flash stock gb2.3.3! I just said Kies messed-up the phone... Anyway, it will get you back to stock functionality. Good luck!
Sent from my GT-I9000M
vassosman said:
I highly doubt that Bell will release a new update for the i9000m. You are better finding a newer rom (JVT or newer) and flashing that via Odin. Im using CM9 nightlies (but I feel it has too many bugs for daily use). If you can find a newer rom that is tweaked, you should notice better battery, faster, etc.
Just my $0.02
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I have not found any bugs since I update to the latest update-cm-9-20120425-NIGHTLY-galaxysmtd-signed.zip
bioniceric said:
The only mode that works seems to be downloading mode. I think I need to flash a stock rom from bell, but the link on sammobile (i9000ugjk3) seems to be expired and cannot be downloaded. So i'm trying to find alternative ways to see how to remedy this problem.
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Since you can still get into download mode, you're OK.
You can download the UGKG3 ROM files from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881
Search for UGKG3.
The file is in 7Zip format. If you don't have something to unpack it, get IZArc.
Flash the 3 files and you should be up and running.
bioniceric said:
Hi XDA developers,
I'm a newbie. I've been searching posts on xda and still couldn't remedied the problem. I currently have the i9000m from Bell Canada. I upgraded my i9000m to 2.3.3 Gingerbread earlier in Kies. Recently, I've been trying to unlock my phone and without rooting, the best solution seems to be going back to Eclair, so I followed the youtube tutorial by djeddieone and tried to go back to Eclair using Odie. It basically flashes a rom (I suspect that's a T-mobile rom that shouldn't be flashed onto my phone) in Odin. My phone no longer boots and cannot get into recovery mode. (When I try to start the phone, there are random colour dots showing on the screen.) The only mode that works seems to be downloading mode. I think I need to flash a stock rom from bell, but the link on sammobile (i9000ugjk3) seems to be expired and cannot be downloaded. So i'm trying to find alternative ways to see how to remedy this problem.
Thanks in advance.
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After you restore your phone to KG3 via Odin/Download mode per Black Rose's link earlier in this thread, you should be back where you started on KG3.
Then from KG3 ( 2.3.3),
I suggest:
1) Use SuperOneClick to root your phone (SuperOneClick can also UNroot your phone later if you want).
2) Use Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz available on the G-store.
This worked well for me with no problems.
And just for reassurance, NEVER flash a ROM that is not explicitly for the i9000/i9000M to this device.