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[Q] Updating Galaxy Tab to Gingerbread 2.3.3 using Heimdall

Hi,
With the release of Galaxy Tab Gingerbread 2.3.3 by Chainfire
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1073854 ), I intend to update my Galaxy Tab (running Froyo 2.2) to Gingerbread. Since I use only Linux in my computer, the only option to flash my Tab is to use Heimdall ( http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/ ).
What I wish to know is:
1. The procedure using Odin calls for repartitioning. Is it okay to repartition using Heimdall?
2. There is a file called hidden.rfs in the official stock rom provided by Chanifire. How do I flash this hidden.rfs using Heimdall? Heimdall accepts only the following arguments as per it's man page:
action: flash
[--pit <filename>] [--factoryfs <filename>] [--cache <filename>]
[--dbdata <filename>] [--primary-boot <filename>]
[--secondary-boot <filename>] [--secondary-boot-backup <filename>]
[--param <filename>] [--kernel <filename>] [--recovery <filename>]
[--efs <filename>] [--modem <filename>]
(Nowhere is any mention of hidden.rfs. I am confused as how to include it while flashing my Galaxy Tab).
3. Do I flash dbdata.tar in the first shot along with the firmware? Or do I need to flash dbdata.tar after rebooting the Galaxy Tab as instructed by Chainfire?
If someone can help me, I would very much appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

1st of all. Im a windows user, my answers would relate to my experience using heimdall under windows and not under linux. Though i believe they would behave jjust the same.
1. From my experience uaing heimdall. Heimdall does partitioning juat as good as odin.
2. I don't know how it behaves in linux, butwhen i used heimdall to flash my tab i just put all the files in the same folder and the hidden.rfs seems to have been flashed as well.
3. You could flash the dbdata.rfs with the other firmware files in one flashing.
Cheers.

noxxious said:
1st of all. Im a windows user, my answers would relate to my experience using heimdall under windows and not under linux. Though i believe they would behave jjust the same.
1. From my experience uaing heimdall. Heimdall does partitioning juat as good as odin.
2. I don't know how it behaves in linux, butwhen i used heimdall to flash my tab i just put all the files in the same folder and the hidden.rfs seems to have been flashed as well.
3. You could flash the dbdata.rfs with the other firmware files in one flashing.
Cheers.
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Thank you noxxious for your help.
Heimdall being a multiplatform open source program, it is supposed to behave consistently in all platforms (Linux/Windows/Mac).
I was told by user jkurl15 in thegalaxytabforum (sorry XDA won't allow me to post the link) not to repartition using Heimdall as it might brick the Galaxy Tab. Can you please throw some light on this?
Did you use the repartition option in Heimdall when you flashed your Galaxy Tab?
As regards to the hidden.rfs file, from what I noticed after concatenating the gt-p1000_mr.pit, is that it contains a mention of hidden.rfs inside it. Don't know if it helps.
Thank you once again.

If done correctly repartioning via heimdall will not cause a brick. Especially if all files that you would use is from 1 tar package in this case the gingerbread package.
Ive done repartioning via heimdall on my tab way back when i was still on jk2. It did a pretty good job restoring my tab.

Thanks for your insight. It was really a great help. I will give heimdall a try to flash my galaxy tab.
What is your opinion regarding the bootloaders present in the gingerbread rom? I have an unbranded unlocked galaxy tab and don't want to restrict myself by flashing any signed bootloader. Do you think I can flash my tab with gingerbread rom without the bootloaders?
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Hi, did you succeed? If so, any news on how to upgrade?
I've done: heimdall flash --pit gt-p1000_mr.pit --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --cache cache.rfs --param param.lfs --kernel zImage --modem modem.bin
Using http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-p1000.htm and both 1_EUR pit and gt-1000_m I can't load the firmware.
I get Optional PIT check failed! To disable this check don't use the --pit parameter.Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Re-attaching kernel driver...
Any ideaS?

SO.. Just to clarify for all Linux users..
Am I correct in thinking :-
1) Back everything up.
2) Extract The base 2.3 GB-stock-safe.zip into a folder, and the .tar file you should use in ODIN (GB_Stock_Safe_v1.tar) , that one comes from the Overcome 2.0 BETA2 download.
3) Copy the gt-p1000_mr.pit and the correct modem.bin into the extracted .tar folder aswell.
4) Plug Tab in to computer and do
Code:
adb reboot download
5) (Once in downlaod mode) run this function from the folder where the .tar file extracted
Code:
heimdall flash --repartition --primary-boot boot.bin --cache cache.rfs --dbdata dbdata.rfs --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --pit gt-p1000_mr.pit --modem modem.bin --param param.lfs --secondary-boot Sbl.bin --kernel zImage --verbose
6) basically the movinand.mst and hidden .rfs files are ignored?
Just want to be sure..

[Q][i9001] Flash stock with heimdall v1.3.1

hi,
i want to flash my i9001 with heimdall v1.3.1 (ubuntu 11.10) to the latest stock rom xxkpu. there is only a odin one package containing:
adsp.mbn
amss.mbn
boot.img
cach.img.ext4
preload.img.ext4
recovery.img
system.img.ext4
i also have the s1_odin_20100512.pit file, because i cant download pit file from my device.
Can anybody explain to me how to flash with heimdall, cause i dont know what to do with adsp.mbn for example. heimdall doensn't have a parameter for that like heimdall --kernel for the kernel file.
if i have cwm-recovery on my i9001, can i flash stockroms with update.zip?
Thank you very much for your answers and sry for my english

can anybody please help me?

TAR files for kernels

My CWM recovery is corrupted.
I would like to
- go back to a GB based ROM (from an ICS one- Liquidsmooth)
- and go back by using ODIN by flashing a kernel (TAR FILE)
Can anyone
1- Point me to a link for franco kernel or abyskernel tar files (to be used in ODIN)
2 - let me know how we concvert a zimage file (inisde kernel files) to tar for use in ODIN
TY

Download any kernel zip you like, extract zimage, and tar it with 7-Zip.

extract zimage?
I need to zip the zimage as tar using 7zip yes?
I believe zimage file cannot be opeend using 7zip?

i toiok the zimage file from abysnote and zipped it in tar using 7zip.
After connecting phone in download mode to ODIN, and starting flash
ODIN gets stuck at <ID:004>zimage
Any help?
Question
- can i flash a whole ROM using ODIN? will this have a jernel accompanying it? or i have to flash both seperately? ( i want to flash criskelo's ICS rom - i am on liquidsmooth ICS now)

Get modem.bin from a running Gingerbread [Mini 2 6500L]

Hello there, a friend of mine has a Galaxy Mini 6500L (the "L" stands for "Latin America", I'm from Paraguay btw), so, he wants to install a custom rom but I'm afraid that he lose the modem and **** up the HDSPA, so, is there a way to backup that modem to flash it with odin or install it from recovery?
I can root the phone if necessary ...
Cheers
PS: theres is no Stock ROM in sammobile for the 6500L

firstly this cannot happen but if you want to backup the modem
then you can do so by mounting the radio partition of the mobile (if it is already mounted then that's very good)
to get radio partition type "cat proc/mtd" in the terminal
and yeah you will need root for doing this
but modem for original galaxy mini 2 will also work on l

the problem is that the L version has a modem that works in differents frequencies ... happened with my galaxy ace (s5830L), im gonna root the phone and im gonna look on /dev ...
thanks ...
PS: I get a stock rom of the 6500L, but is one package, is there a way to get just modem.bin?

what it contains

just S6500LWHLI1_S6500LUVOLI1_S6500LWHLI1_HOME.tar.md5 and I can't decompress that file ..
thanks

that is a tar file use winrar

I decompress that and I get
system.img.ext4
boot.img
recovery.img
fat.bin
cache.img.ext4
hidden.img.ext4
thanks

that fat.bin can be modem
or it may be available in the hidden.img.ext (can mount with virtual sheep)

I cann't root N910T N910TUVU1ANK4

I can not do my root Note 4, I get the following error:
secure check fail : recovery
N910T
N910TUVU1ANK4
BR
Robert

re: rooting
azoter said:
I can not do my root Note 4, I get the following error:
secure check fail : recovery
N910T
N910TUVU1ANK4
BR
Robert
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Before doing anything else go into setting>security
and scroll down to "Reactivation lock" and make
sure it's NOT checked.
Then you need to ODIN flash cf-autoroot (not in recovery).
Here is the direct download link for cf-autoroot which
is a TAR file that must be flashed using ODIN.
(a windows app) http://tinyurl.com/lb62uyv
In case you don't have ODIN, here is the download link for it:
http://tinyurl.com/mzp2kxf
Unzip odin into an empty folder on your computer's desktop
and copy the cf-autoroot tar file into the same folder.
Then use ODIN to flash cf-autoroot tar file in odin's pda slot.
Good luck!