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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lichongwei:
Hi there,

i have an I9003 and it is using froyo 2.2

i intended to upgrade until gingerbread and i have chosen the KPU (latest ROM). I use mobile ODIN to flash and the bootloop issue happens.

So, to recover back, i came to here with hope to recover my I9003.

After doing all, i just realise the last line which is NOT to use the PIT file if the fw is only 1 file (.tar.md5 file).

the steps i did was:

1. Download and run odin 1.8.5.

2. Check Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.

3. Click PIT button and select this file: latona_20110114.pit

4. Click PDA button and select this file: I9003xxxxx-KP7...-.tar.md5 (single file FW)

5. Put your phone into download mode: Press Volume down + OK + Power.

6. Connect USB cable and the program will detect the phone's Com number.

7. Click Start button to download the PIT file to phone.

8. After it is Done Click on Reset button, then unselect Re-Partition box.

9. Click Start button to flash the files to phone.

10. Everything pass except there is 1 failure.

Now my I9003 can boot up, however with bootloop issue. What should i do now?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vastdown700:
You are great!!!!

I ran my phone into the boot freeze today while trying to install tasker.

I was bothered greatly.

HOWEVER, I followed the steps outlined above, and hurray! my phone is back again.

Thanksssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Nice to hear that your phone is back again
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] arnaudbond007:
I have the same problem than kkrraazzyy

How to flash stock firmware after using Pit (I have only 1 file (.MD5) ?

Pliz give me Help!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chismay:
can anyone tell me how to root the gt-i9003 scl im on 2.3.6 kp7 superoneclick doesnt work either gingerbreak or peudo:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] offgrey:
try CF-root either by Ganesh or by Amit :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dampealdany:
i flashed a i9003 with many flashes and ever show samsung galaxy and restart, why is that ???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chriz74:
are there different pit files or this is for every i9003 worldwide?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jitendragarg:
Hi. I am starting to have a weird issue. I tried every combination for usb connection and reinstalling usb driver, but the error persists. My phone just thinks it is connected to a charger, and pc says "windows cannot recognize device as it has malfunctioned". Sadly, I am unable to flash either because Odin doesn't detect anything.

Here is the log from Odin.

I have reinstalled Kies and all the drivers, but nothing seems to work. It looks like, I have no option but to visit those dreaded service centers, unless someone can save me some trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shriom_manerker:
what is wrong with u ? the one package kpu has its own modem and ur putting another modem in the phone field ? thats stupidity !! who told u to do this ??? first flash kpu and then flash the modem file ONLY in the phone field and leave rest of the fields blank ! who gav u these instructions anyways ? and bout ur drivers thing reinstall samsung kies (yes again) and connect ur phone just in download mode and let it b there for 2 minutes so that windows can instal drivers then reboot into download and flash !
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jitendragarg:
I know it is only PDA file. If you look closely, phone is not selected, I just selected the file. I basically need to flash only modem file as my phone keeps going out of network while other phone shows full network at the same time. I was earlier planning to flash only modem file, that's why it was selected. But then I decided to take a backup and do full reinstall as I am too old to take care of growing registry, and other crap in my phone.

Also, I have did a factory reset too, but still same problem. Phone is not even detected properly by pc. tried in two. Sadly, I can't go to service center without taking backup, as they are a bunch of idiots, and will definitely delete all my data, without even thinking twice.

Also, if you read properly, I did mentioned reinstalling Kies and other stuff. I tried connecting in all modes, including download mode, but pc just gives an error, saying device is malfunctioned and that is it. After that, even if I try reinstalling, it does not do anything. It just says Unknown device in device manager, even though everything including kies is reinstalled twice.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Try rebooting

Cheers:)

Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by Stable and Smooth CyanogenMod 9!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jitendragarg:
Did that nearly 20 times, same result. Couldn't find another usb cable to check if the cable is faulty. Any other suggestion?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Rebooting the PC I meant. Anyways, changing USB ports may help, I know you've done it so I'm not sure

Cheers:)

Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by Stable and Smooth CyanogenMod 9!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kensheen:
flash via odin with only the stock rom file ..n if u again get bootloop just take ur battery out ..go to download mode n flash cf-root by amit via odin..it worked for me ...goodluck
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] redeemer175:
Hello kkrraazzyy, i downloaded XXKPC firmware from sammobile.com but it only has one file not those 3 files you mentioned above. can you help me? thank you
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] alirez_sos:
hi

guys my girlfriend butoght this phone yesterday

and i the android version is 2.2

i wanna update it

i know i must flash 2.3.4 then flash 2.3.6

but one thing that i cant understand is

can i flash pit and phone and pda and boot in same time with odin ?

sorry for my bad english

i mean

flash 2.3.4 rom with odin

and i include pit and phone and pda and boot and csc files in odin

and Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time all select

with this way

can i flash rom or not ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kancilpintar:
You need to flash the PIT file first and the other files after that. This is what I always do anyway so I am not really sure whether you can flash all at the same time.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] varunthapliyal999:
If flash the pit file at the same time as flashing the phone csc modem etc and it has always worked for me :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] alirez_sos:
So I will do this without concern?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] varunthapliyal999:
yup
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kevinmm94:
Thanks for this tut bro!!! ;) Worked flawless :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Red Planet:
Hello. I installed ICS on my Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL and now I'd like to revert to a stock firmware. Can I follow this guide?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mizukage:
yes you can..better to use XXKPE first
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] DreamerTKM:
I'm from i9001 forum so I'm not very sure with the i9003 flashing method....My friend's i9003 now having CM10 Alpha 4....can he follow this tutorial to flash back stock ROM without brick his phone??? Because I've read that one of the partition in alpha 4 already changed....

and yet....can I straight away flash a 2.3.6 firmware on i9003 or I need to flash 2.3.4 first then only 2.3.6????

If yes...can provide me the link for most stable 2.3.4 and the 2.3.6 firmware for download??? I saw tons of firmware there ==

thanks and looking forward for reply.... :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mizukage:
just follw this and ul safe to back to stock..

1st XXKPE all files [2.3.4]

2nd DDLF2 [2.3.6} stable stock ROM
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jcdst:
HI

Just follow this steps.

After reboot my phone goes into recovery and the screen shows:

your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions

Meida files copy failed.

Successfully installed package.

-- Wiping data...

Formatting /data...

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

Formatting /dbdata...

Formatting /cache...

Data wipe failed.

Successfully applied multi-CSC.

after doing a factory reset and reboot system

My phone goes into a boot loop

Can you help me?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jcdst:
I get this errors in recovery:

your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format an reboot actions.

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

Data wipe failed

After factory reset and reboot the phones enters a boot loop...

Can you help me?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] magpipishbol:
iLivid ads

thank you for the guide but i am not able to see where i have to download the KPE fW. i always get stucked at iLivid Downloader ad. how do i get away from this? thank you

http://click.xda-developers.com/api... Galaxy SL i9003 | XDA Forums&txt=Multiupload

---------- Post added at 01:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 AM ----------

same problem here. pls up for this
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] maksimus0021:
Can be found here. I9003_XXKPE
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raxx0705:
Password of firmware zip file

I downloaded the firmware files but it is asking for password i downloaded this file I9003JPKP5_2.rar

please tell me the password
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sam_777:
You will get it in the download link page.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Yeah there is no gingerbread update for i 9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@kkrraazzy

Indeed there will be an update for i9003 to 2.3.3 in a month or so, the question is when?

There is already a gingerbread version of gt i9003 is floating secretly in the web, se the image in the attachment
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
We cant say indeed as samsung is quite lack luster in providing 2.2.1 to i9000 Indian users officially though many are already using the 2.3.3.

Which site did you get that screen shot? It would be good if we can post on samsung facebook pages about what we want but will they oblige or not we don't know yet.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Hmm will try to find out
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
The screen shot was taken from Antutu Benchmark, even you can try it in that software(in the ranking tab)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Yes I found out it shows a CN flag (china user) having 2.3.3 on I9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Ya thats what i posted as a screen shot, from where do they get those? I think it should be early beta, because the score in that screenshot is aweful
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Anybody got any download link for this beta (or even alpha) ? Would like to test.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@ rex4u

I searched for it in russian sites too, but couldnt find anything
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Did anyone try to search any chineese site
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@kkrraazzy

Have done it too, no concrete links found, will post here, if i get one
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
Thanks bala. Awaiting :)

Where's will, theres way ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
I will also try ro find out
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
sorry for being a noob here and the dumb question but...

i have only 1 file, samfirmware.com states i dont need to load the PIT file.

how do i flash this one?

is it simply enter dl mode, select the .tar file as PDA with auto reboot and F. Reset time checked, click start and wait till i see PASS in program window?

also... anything else i gotta do? like remove SIM, check USB debugging mode etc?

any surprises that might await me apart from bricking my phone?

like... dont know... SIM lock etc, not able to restore backed up files from before flashing etc?

thx in advance and yet again sorry for probably asking dumb questions :P
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Dude just follow the instructions from the first post
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
dude the firmware i downloaded from the link in your first post (ZCKA6), only has 1 file in it, no separated PDA file, Phone File and CSC File but only 1 "All-in-One" zip file i get after unzipping the downloaded file.

its called I9003ZCKA6_I9003ZCKA6_I9003CHNKA6_Home.rar with, amongst others, boot.bin, modem.bin in it.

after digging a bit on samfirmware.com, i found that i am NOT supposed to load a PIT file AT ALL and flash the above named file as PDA only

hope i made myself clear now

but i guess the other questions i had are answered now with your reply :) ty
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
did you manage to flash it?i downloaded the dbk2 a few days back n loaded it including the .pit file n the phone wudnt go beyond the samsung logo :( what do i do find the .pit in my phone and delete it then reflash?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
no, not yet... going on holiday tomorrow and dont wanna brick it now :P

but i guess i got now my confirmation from you to NOT load the PIT file! ty for that

i GUESS since you already have the PIT on your phone, you could try to dl and flash a firmware that requires the PIT and probably then flash it again with dbk2 (asian firmware right?) without PIT...

i guess its worth a try... if it works great, if not... well your phone is bricked anyway

or maybe emergency firmware recovery... dunno how that one works though

note... im a noob and just making UNeducated guesses here

let me know how u fixed your phone when its done please
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] :
?

Dude, I am staying in Bengaluru,India and we have frequent power-cuts here. What if a power-cut occurs during the flashing? Will the phone brick or can i re-do the procedure? Help me out na!

And now i am stuck at system.rfs for about an hour! What shud i do?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
You need a full charged battery before you start flashing it, never do in when the charger is connected to phone as power failure can mess up the rom update.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] :
Dude i am not talking of the battery. There is load-shedding in my area and hence whatif the computer switches off o anything like that! And One more thing is that i am stuck in the FW upgrade! In odin,in the message box it is displaying a process called system.rfs and i ma stuck at it for about 25 min. What shud i do?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Oh I missed the context of your question, if you don't have a UPS which can last for 30mins don't take the risk, off course you can go to recovery mode & recover it but why take chance & mess it up, better go to samsung service center & ask them to update the fw under warranty time they will do it free.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
ya phones fixed.flashed the xxkb3 the one with 3 files.working perfect :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Not an issue. Just disconnect your phone take out battery, put it back and start over again. I have done FW flashing for samsung Spica several times and flashing can get stuck due to several reasons. You can not brick your phone till you can enter the boot logo:D. Happy flashing..:p
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
ok i can confirm now that when the downloaded zip file from the first post only has 1 file in it called I9003xxxxx_I9003xxxxx_I9003xxxx_HOME.tar where x stands for your firmware version, do NOT load the latuna PIT file!

just load the HOME.tar as PDA, start and wait till it is done!

maybe the OP can add this to the first post

PS... if the zip is password protected, it is samfirmware.com
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] braveBuddy:
the only case where you get you phone really bricked is flashing boot as if anything goes wrong in that you are screwed and not even service center people can fix it but they replace the board altogether if you have you warranty and make some valid excuse of how it got bricked. but everything else can at the max cause soft brick which can easily be repaired.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Just finished upgrading to xxkb3 firmware :D Upgrade went like a piece of cake :D:D

Yes i had gps problems with ddkb2 firmware, but in xxkb3 gps locks in a very few seconds.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
The flashing process was much easier than i thought
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
thats good that you see this improvement, can you please post this for the record in this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024215

If possible post some screenshots of whats new in kb3
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
One more good thing with XXKB3 Firmware.

Service mode now works with this firmware, now have to play with those settings to make the speaker sound much better :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Once you are done with exploring kb3 please start a new thread & post the features & some screenshots if possible. There is a new app "route66" test that to for navigation & tell us how smooth it works.

Also can you test the video camera with kb3 & post your results in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12746611#post12746611
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Ya whenever i start that application , it asks me to download some 50mb of data from the net, so i have to download it tonight , and will post the details tmrw :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
@bala_gamer

Awaiting your findings(improvements) with Service Mode :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
ya playing with those settings, will post the improvements tmrw morning
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] seah87:
Why this Firmware is better then the i9000 2.3.3 stock Firmware
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
You hit the wrong thread buddy.........;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
OFF-TOPIC

I have got some great news for all my friends here.

Look at I9003 - Animations and Transparency and hit Thanks if you like ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] cakdavid:
@rex4u,

framework-res.apk can't replace on my rooted device using root explorer.

twframework-res.apk > parse error.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@ rex4u

Rex Im willing to develop mod some codes for our mobile as im basically a programmer, can you point me to some tutorial to start modding i9003?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] nemesis0902:
Hi- could anyone post the link for the xxkb3 firmware. Been searching for sometime now!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
@ nemesis

Here is the link

http://hotfile.com/dl/109632538/8b50540/I9003XXKB3.rar.html
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Read the first post it has the link to download.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Are you willing to only develop mods or want to make some custom recovery for us. I have backed up some of my system files so that it can be flashed later. In my opinion may be we should start with this first.

Some links for you to help develop some backup and recovery for I9003.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9397749&postcount=1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882039

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=859914

I am not a programmer:p but still would try to help in the development as much as I can and we all can start the foundation here for I9003 development, before some Devs enter/ participate in the ROM development.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
@bala

Two questions first :

1. What are your expertise areas ? Are you comfortable with kernel type things ?

2. What you are interested in, modifying system files or modding GUI like I am doing ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] nemesis0902:
Flashed it and thanks for the link
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@rex

Im good at programming and understanding things much better, so once i understand the nature of modding ill try with both kernels and GUI mods... CAn you give me some tutorials link or some article about how they are done?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
@bala

I will suggest you to engage your skills in a little more complicated task of modding kernel and system apps.

To give a major headstart I am attaching a file. This is modded Phone.apk(from vikandic) with required libraries. It has in-built Recording function. See if you can port it for us ;-)

I am also attaching link for I9003 Kernel Sources link.

Here may I also request everyone to declare what expertise they hold and if interested in doing some moddings for our device. Also we shall have great space for those who can fearlessly TEST new projects and give bug reports and honest feedbacks. Together we can make our device better looking and performing than SGS ;-) Can't we ?

I am always there to help you to help our friends here :)

Good Luck bhai ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Good going guys...good luck.

Bala kb3 review in other thread is pending, hope you can do this weekend.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
For making a kernel you can use this guide http://www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/31452-how-compile-your-own-kernel.html

Has anyone have tried to change the lcd density of your phone if anyone wants to try then just edit build.prop > ro.sf.lcd_density =240 to 250 or something like that or any value which suits your phone and DO AT YOUR OWN RISK or you can simply use lcd density changer application
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yerfdes:
sir rex.. im willing to try the mods you are creating but can you please guide me through every step so that i wont permanently brick my device

can you also please teach me how to totaly backup my phone just in case we try to test something and i need to reflash i can easily restore my current phone state...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
See my post # 103. You will find links to guide for backing up your Efs file incase you mess up IMEI and backing up ROM for flashing later, but its no way easier without having custom recovery for I9003. In my opinion we need Custom recovery first, we should engage our skills in first making custom recovery for our phones, rather than working on modding/ theming. There are so many users here, who are not aware of the consequences of flashing wrong themes and brcking the phone.

The only option left for such ppl is to use odin to flash the FWs available for different region, as still the official FWs for all regions is not available. The new android users should be aware of the risks before venturing in to such activities.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ask77:
Yes custom recovery for i9003 is urgently required .
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yerfdes:
how can we have a custom recovery for our phone? i have installed titanium backup... also i installed ROM manager.. can you explain me how to use it? can we expect someone to update us if the is already a custom recovery for our phone? i think the first thing must happen is for us to have a seperate section for our phone right?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
I suggest self regulation till we get a seperate section of i9003 as following.

Any new thread we post it should start with [i9003] then the topic name.

To all the existing thread we request the original poster to edit the 1st post in advance mode to add to the title beginning with [i9003]

So Krraazzy please edit this 1st post to

[i9003]Guide : How To flash Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL Firmware

This way it will be far easier to find post in search & other users wont step in with wrong model being discussed.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Ok will do it
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
I have edited that
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rex4u:
@yerfdes

You can use my mod without least chances of bricking.

Custom Recovery will come soon. Forces are joining ;)

Use Titanium Backup or Backup Everything from market.

Instructions are in first post. Enjoy. Hope you like my work.

@sgs

Good idea.

Guys, I have almost got success in what I was trying for last 4 days. Will release an update to my Mod soon ;) You all will love it.

Stay tuned :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yerfdes:
@rex4u sir can you guide me to use titanium backup? should i create an update.zip? how can i sign it? and what is the importance of signing it... hope u understand me this is just my first android phone coming from nokia n900...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
@ rex

what type of mod r you working on???

May be i can help you