[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnniewalker39:
Hi, i'm kinda new to this forum and a newbie with Android.

• First, the details:

I recently bought a Galaxy S GT-I9000 from Vodafone Romania (eastern Europe), locked to Vodafone, with Eclair. I updated to Froyo via Kies, and after that i had:

Firmware version

2.2

Baseband version

I9000XXJPP

Kernel version

2.6.32.9

root@SE-S611 #1

Build number

FROYO.XFJP7

My phone does NOT have the 3-button-combos for recovery mode / download mode.

• What went wrong

Everything was fine so far, my problem occured when trying to install

Voodoo lagfix 5.5 for Froyo

.

1. I first tried the /sdcard/update.zip method, i got into recovery mode with "adb reboot recovery" command (only way i can do that), but when i applied update.zip, it said ''signature verification failed, installation aborted''. I googled and found out i have recovery 3e, and i must have had recovery 2e for this method to work (whatever that is).

2. I then tried the Odin method as PDA, repartition unchecked (just like on

installation instructions

), got into download mode with "adb reboot download" command, pressed start, but Odin FAILED, gave me the error ''Complete(Write) operation failed'' (i didn't save all the details). I panicked a little and unplugged the phone (is the first time i was flashing like this, on any phone). I guess this also happened because i have recovery 3e (?).

Since then, my phone won't start, every time gives me the Phone--!--PC symbols (i guess it's called "soft-brick").

First i freaked out a bit, until i googled and found out it's not that serious, and i can still un-brick it

To add to this problem, i can't put my phone into download mode with VolDn+Home+Power, but i've read

here

about the microUSB jig, and now i have one myself to put it in download mode.

But I still can't put it in recovery mode.

• What i want to install

1. a basic stock froyo version, 2.2 or 2.2.1, with no customisations, i like the phone just the way it was, except for the lag (and maybe the ascending ringtone...)

2. a good, fast reliable lagfix (like voodoo for example). I don't want to brag with Quadrant scores, i just want my phone to perform faster and snappier on a daily basis, that's all.

3. a bootloader with the 3-button-combos for recovery mode / download mode.

4. a kernel with recovery2e, not 3e, to be able to install unsigned update.zip files (i guess i'll be needing that from now on)

The thing is i don't know in which order to install them, and first of all, exactly which ones to pick.

I'm a newbie and I'm afraid something might go wrong with Odin again, and that this time i can brick my phone for good. That's why i want to ask first, no more trial & error.

For example:

If i generate a ROM from

RomKitchen

, i'm not sure which ones to pick. Is this combination good for me (considering what i previously had) ?

-Base Rom: *NEW* ZSJPJ v10 WIPE ?

-CSC: JP9 Multi CSC (Default) ? or COA - Cosmote Romania ? (i will be using a Cosmote SIM from now on)

-Kernel: Hardcore's Kernel (SpeedMod K13D with HZ=500) ? or Supercurio's Kernel (Voodoo-stable-5.4.2-Froyo-2.2.1-GT-I9000) ?

-Modem: not sure (?)

And, most of all, if i generate a ROM this way, how, and in which point, can i fix my last 2 problems ? (3-button-combo & recovery 2e)?

And also, which Odin shall i flash with, Odin 1.3 or Odin 1.82 ?

I'm a bit confused right now.

I even don't know if i am missing something...

Sorry for the long post.

Thank you in advance!