yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] christian5916:
Well yes and no, there are branded cscs and not branded one, but they all have the sales code for each country and apns for carriers on that region so depending on the csc and carrier you'll see some apps that others can't or you wont see what others do, and about the features:

1) Unlimited scrolling on TW, homescreen and app drawer

2) Blue overscroll

3) Pinch out tab viewer on browser

4) Don't remeber if these were on 2.3.4 :-)

5) On XXJVU, new lockscreen

6) New Face Recognition unlock

7) Take a pic while recording a vid

8) Faster Browser

9) New Photo Editor apk
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neroux:
Thanks, what happens in the case when multicscs are installed? Which sales code will be used and will one be able to see/install the applications combined for all cscs?

These are nice but I'd rather file them as UI changes, are there any crucial fixes or improvements (eg, performance) between 2.3.4 and 2.3.6?

XXJVU is not yet officially available (eg, in this thread), right?

Also what is the "stock kernel" link about for XWJVZ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] appmaster83:
Thanx!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
If you are installing the CSC files that matches the CSC code on your device then no changes will be made for CSC code on your device and thereby no need to enter APN informations to gain access to 3G, otherwise the device will default to CSC: KOR. To save your time try always to install the firmware that you want to install and combine it with the CSC file that has the CSC code of your device, this is one of the reasons for dividing the firmwares into 3-files.

I normally add a link to the stock Kernel when I post regarding a new firmware in the same post, this time I wanted to add the the Kernel link in the same firmware field so it's always there to find when needed and I may do that for all the previous firmwares when I have time for that.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] peterg123:
I am sorry to be ultra stupid, as a junior member, but I have twice downloaded Samsung firmwares from samfirmware and now from this list. I have ODIN and have tried to follow the install instruction, which seem very simple. However, when I have extracted using winzip or the like, the downloaded files, I don';t get anything like a PDA, Phone and CSC file. What I get are files like:

Boot (Bin Image)

Cache.rfs

factoryfs.rfs

modem (Bin Image file)

param.lfs

sbl (Bin Image)

and a few more

What am I doing wrong?

Peter G
[Galaxy S I9000 General] LordVetinari:
It sounds like you are extracting once to many times... Your file that you should provide to Odin is a Tar file. What is the file name of the file you are extracting from?

LV.

--

I might be wrong. You might be crazy.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] peterg123:
Many Thanks..OK progress I went to Ramads Firmwares section and dowloaded the following which included an SBL, as my original bootloader got corrupted and had to be rebuilt by Samsung Kenya a year ago.

XWJSD/XXJPY/OXXJS6/Sbl (MultiCSC): Download (144.9 MB) (Build date: 2011. 05. 02. (월) 08:48:14 KST)

I downloaded and unpacked that file and got the following:

CSC_OXXJS6.tar.md5

PDA_XWJSD_Sbl.tar.md5

PHONE_XXJPY.tar.md5

but according to Ramads Odin instructs, there should be 4 files, in case of a bootloader firmware upgrade too... one of these being MODEM. Which was not in the package as unzipped by Express Zip ( freeware).

So presumably for this 4 part firmware (Sbl,Phone,Modem and CSC I would tick all 4 boxes of Odin and proceed? Or am I missing something

Thanks for your help and Happy New Year

Peter Kenya
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
According to the instructions on the first page then you don't need more than these 3 files for a firmware flash, why would I write that you need 4 files and provide only 3 files? No, all the informations that you need is in the first post, take your time to read and you will find out that you are not missing anything and everything regarding a firmware flash is covered in the first post, and why some firmwares or files include Sbl in there names is there too, I'm not going to explain it here because it's all covered in the first post as I mentioned.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neroux:
What does KOR stand for and what does it offer in comparison to the others? I couldnt find it in the list. Also, how would someone install a CSC file? As far as I understood multicsc packages come with all listed cscs, so how would you pick one?

So could I simply take the XEU CSC package from 2.3.4 and install it with the other two files from 2.3.6?

Now I am confused :) I take it the kernel is always part of the PDA package, isnt it? So why offering it separately?

Last but not least, would it be generally advisable to upgrade from 2.3.4? The points mentioned by christian are nice but I didnt see so far a real difference (performance, security, fixes-wise) to upgrade. Any advice?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
KOR: Korea

MultiCSC: means more than 1 Country Sales Code, and it's clear at the 3 first posts on this thread which shows that there are several MultiCSC files which have different CSCs included.

Yes.

Yes, the stock Kernel is part of PDA but some of our members only want to root stock firmwares so they use a modified/re-compiled Kernel by developers only to root the device then use stock-Kernel-only-file to return to stock Kernel which is proven to be more stable. Every time you read that someone has a problem with Bluetooth or black screen then you can be sure that that member is not using a stock Kernel compiled for the firmware that it should be used with.

About whether to upgrade to XXJVU, my opinion is it's just a good GB 2.3.6 firmware like other GB 2.3.6, you may like the firmware or not, I can't tell you because you have to try it your self.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ManyouRisms:
Holy crap, Ramad, you are a rock-solid member. Many thanks for this. I'm thinking of trying out 2.3.6 on my canadian i9000m with sasktel today, and flash my kg3 modem. Thanks again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neroux:
Of course, but I understood your and christian's reply in a way that you could choose/install which csc to use from a multicsc package.

Great, thanks for the clarification.

I was referring to upgrading from XXJVQ (2.3.4) to XWJVZ (2.3.6). Is it worth it, any crucial bug fixes or substanial new features (apart from some UI changes)?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] resumi:
Ramad XXJVU has fc phone bug. XXJVU is bugy, XWJW1 is much better.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ZaneZam:
unfortunately i can confirm that the phone fc is back on JVU but i won't say that it is much more "buggier" than other roms, since i flashed it about a week no other problems so far. Ok, to be honest maybe it's a little bit laggier than JW1 but that's marginal and somehow also a subjective feeling. btw. phone fc bug fix for JVU is available here on xda!;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] peterg123:
Thank you Ramad of course, I understand now. However, Odin has a button for Bootloader file, wheras the one of the Tar I have unpacked has Sbl in the file name.

So I presume that in the flashing process using the 3 files (PDA/PHONE/CSC), a new bootloader will be flashed and I don;t need to have a separate booloader file for ODIN?

Am nervous about this BL biz, as KIES corrupted my BL last year and the Kenya Samsung agent had to rebuild it painstakingly which put my phone out of action for like 2 weeks.

Many Thanks Indeed for your great work Peter G
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
Thanks, I'm glad to help :)

The CSC along with the unique IMEI number of your device are stored in a partition on the phone which is /efs, which I normally advice backing up one time before beginning to flash firmwares, if you install a firmware which include the CSC that is already stored on /efs then the device will pick up that CSC that match.

Example: your original CSC is SMO, if you install any firmware using MultiCSC: OXXJV9 or MultiCSC: OXFJV1 files then no changes are made in /efs because the original CSC of your device is already included in those MultiCSCs files, however, if you install MultiCSC: OXAJVQ then the CSC in /efs will change to KOR because OXAJVQ does not include SMO which is the original CSC of your device.

If you want to install XFJVA but your CSC is NEE as example and you don't want the CSC code stored on your device to change then you need to install XFJVA along with CSC: NEEJV3 which is a GB 2.3.3 CSC file, and you will be fine.

Regarding if GB 2.3.6 is worth it, I can't answer that as I wrote earlier, they are a bit more optimized than GB 2.3.4, but that's it. I'm a Froyo 2.2.1 user and did not find any benefit in using GB yet. I have only used XXJVU (deodexed) since it's been leaked because I'm testing few things.

I have no problem with XXJVU, no phone force closes, no bugs or errors, if you have problems then you are not using the stock Kernel, try running stock firmware with no modifications and see for your self.

You don't have to worry, make sure that you have installed the latest Kies and that Kies is not running in the background while you are using Odin and you will be fine. The instructions in the first post is all that you need.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ZaneZam:
These force closes only appear in combination with bluetooth equipment and only after the screen goes off during talk and the other side hangs up during screen is off. Strange, but reproduceable. And all that also on stock kernel! ;)

But it can be fixed if someone needs it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236500
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tomahawk5000:
hi all

i have a question

what you think, the room XWJVZ are last official room or maybe we have a chance to update to room XWJW1?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rohanieomar:
Hi all.

Need some help and advise.

Asia

PDA/Phone/CSC:

DXJV9/DXJV9/OLBJV9/

Can it be root ?

Can I update to 2.3.4 or 2.3.5?

THANKS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mydriaze:
Hello everyone,

I hope this thread is not too quiet :)

Ok, simple bunch of question (forgive my english, i'm from France, we suck at speaking foreign languages)

I have a I9000POJV7 (pda) rom, from my operator (with all the ****ty software included). It's a 2.3.3 gingerbread rom

I'm looking to upgrade to 2.3.6.

Do I just need to download the latest version? "XWJVZ/XXJVT/OXXJV9/Sbl (MultiCSC): Download (144.9 MB) (Build date: Fri Nov 25 16:47:47 KST 2011)", as seen on the 1st page? Amirite?

What about Kernel? And pit? Do i need it or not? In the noob video tutorial, there's no kernel anywhere neither pit file...

Moreover: On samfirmware, the latest rom was published the 29th December 2011, with the value pack included: http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2950

So, nothing to do? Just flash with odin and that's all?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
This is what I use as a bluetooth device for music and calls: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/pro...w600?cc=gb&lc=en#view=features_specifications It works fine, all on stock firmware with stock Kernel and I don't get errors when the display is off and the other side of the call hangs up.

Does it not rise some questions for you why the first few days when a leaked/official firmware is posted in a thread that there is no such errors posts, but it all start to appear when Kernels and modified apk files/mods start rolling out?

Every stock firmware can be rooted.

XWJVZ is an official firmware, XXJVU is a leaked firmware and both are GB 2.3.6.

If this is you first firmware flash then make sure that you backup /efs partition of your device which contains the original CSC and IMEI number of the phone before starting to flash firmwares.

You will only need pit when necessary so it's not a requirement, the first post in this thread is all that you need to flash a firmware successfully.

The Kernel is a part of PDA file, some members need the only the Kernel for other reasons, read post #394 in this thread if you want to know more.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] puneetbhagat:
Hi.. thnx 4 installation guide. I want 2 know is it possible to upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3.6 directly with above method?

Let me tell u my phone's details, its SGS 2.2 froyo with DDJP6 version (Indian CSC) & its rooted through z4root v1.3 app.

I've few questions which I'll ask u:

1- does gingerbread has different bootloader than froyo?

2- how will it effect on regional configurations like network operator, market content, language etc if we install a different region's upgrade on phone? (I knw that DDJP6 is Asian(Indian) version but XXJVU is an Euroean version)

3- stock recovery is Android Recovery 3e which doesn't offer backup/restore option. Which means I can't make a NANDROID backup. ClockworkMod recovery is not compatible with stock firmwares. Its a no go until I backup my current stock rom.

Tell me how to solve this?

4- can someone explain why there r so much different .zip/rar file sizes everywhere for the same XXJVU version? (sumwhere its around 225.9MB, sumwhere 241MB, while sgsforum links to a 371MB .rar file)

I know its too much but I think its better to clear all doubts before starting playing with costly phones.

:-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
Answers:

1. Yes and it's important, more of it here and this applies to all GB firmwares: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1011701

2.

Regarding operators and market:

it's only relevant if you are using the CSC file that is not for your region, use any firmware and couple it with the CSC file for your region, it's CSC: ODDJV9 in your case.

Regarding phone usage:

for stock firmwares, only firmwares released for India will be able to view Hindi letters, not DDJV6 which had a problem with that.

3. Froyo also has 3e recovery, so what applies to Froyo is the same here, 2e was in the Eclair days.

4. The size of the archive depends on the files included in it and it also depends on compression. The files that are 200+ MB could include a file which is dbdata.rfs, and I have been asked a lot about it and I did answer this many times, this file is big and contains some Samsung adverting stuff which I personally remove when packaging firmwares.

The 300+ MB files are scam archives, they contain the same files as the 200+ MB files but are uncompressed, they are normally uploaded by a member called BogdanSNB, this member uploads the files to paying servers and make money on members downloads, this members does not only post his links here but on other forums and it's not only firmwares, his threads always contain this phrase: [Download Only] which means:

Download the files, make me rich, shut up and don't ask for support if you run into problems with files because I don't know what they are for and I don't care.

So there you have the answers. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ZaneZam:
Thx for the reply Ramad!

I guess you know better than me what's going on in the "firmware-scene" out there and you are surely right that modifications in any case can have an negative impact to the proper function of a firmware. But i really experienced this problem also on stock kernel and w/o modifications of any kind to the firmware! As i use bluetooth equipment very often and this "bug" is annoying me so much i allways do a test just right after flashing of a new rom, and unfortunately i got the phone.apk fc on JVU too! Btw, i got this problems with a samsung headset (HM1000) and a belkin handsfree (model ??).

Maybe these problems are related to some kind of compatibility issue in combination with leaked fw's, who knows. You surely also know better than me how real official stock firmware is working with bluetooth equipment as it is quite a long time ago since i used an official one! :rolleyes: yeah, i know i like to live on the bleeding edge. :)

Anyway, i just wanted to let those of you know which decited to use that leaked JVU firmware and maybe have the problems that i have with phone.apk fc (whether kernel/mod related or not) that there is a fix that works! ;)

regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] puneetbhagat:
Hii Ramad & thnks..

Now I knw a bootloader is required to upgrade from froyo to gingerbread & as u said I should flash DDJV9 CSC file along with other two files from XXJVU rom.

Just few things more, is this XXJVU rom contains a bootloader or not? If not then plz tell me solution.. (i knw I can check after downloading & then extracting PDA-XXJVU.tar for any sbl.bin file in it but I use an edge service so downloading just 4 checking is not wise)

& do I need 512 .pit file + re-partition otion checked in odin? ( I've downloaded both .pit file & odin 1.83 already)

GT-I9000 using TapaTalk
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
You are welcome :)

Yes, XXJVU does contain bootloaders and you don't need to repartition but it will not hurt if you do, Odin 1.83 is what I would use.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] puneetbhagat:
Ok.. its my flashing configuration:

-Odin v1.83 and its check boxes as below

PDA- CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5

PHONE- MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5

CSC- CSC_ODDJV9.tar.md5

-Re-partition checked & 512.pit file selected

-press start

-after phone reboots in new ROM (YIPPPEEE) let it remain idle for few minutes n then reboot in recovery

-wipe cache/factory reset & then clear partition cache

after all that I'll use CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS.tar to root it using Odin (selecting that file in PDA)

It'll root and also install CWM recovery 3 on my phone.

1 thing more, is CWM recovery compatible with stock rom (or leaked XXJVU rom) which I'm gonna flash? (I've heard its incompatible with stock roms)

Thnx Ramad 4 ur support :-)

Plz sum1 refer to a CFroot-OXAJVU.tar kernel but without CWM recovery.

Thnx

GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lao Mayer:
Where can I get the latest 2.3.6 since they closed Multiupload?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] puneetbhagat:
u can w8 until Ramad post new links.. u can go to site sammobile.com which has firmware download links (hotfile) for almost all newest firmwares.

dont knw about the latest one so choose the one u prefer..

GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lao Mayer:
I just wanted stock firmware with some mods, like Ramad's ones. I guess I'll have to download from Samfirmware when needed. Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
I'm uploading the firmwares to MediaFire, that takes time but I have already uploaded GB 2.3.6, GB 2.3.5 and GB 2.3.4. I don't know how fast are downloading from MediaFire is in your end, but at least the files will be there. Only Depositfiles links of the Multiupload links seems to have intact links, may not be the case for all the firmwares but I don't think that the download speed is good.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sathkartha:
@Ramad--would you mind posting the bare DDJP6 kernel if it is in your possession?Thanks in anticipation and best wishes.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
Here it is:

Stock DDJP6 Kernel: Download
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pahlawanmimpi:
helo Ramad,

I'm from Malaysia and my SGS firmware is like this :

PDA/Phone/CSC

DXJV9/DDJV5/OLBJV9

can i flash it to DDJV9/DDJV5/ODDJV9 ?

rite now on GB 2.3.3

thanx
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sathkartha:
:Dthank you very much:D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
Yes, you can flash any I9000 firmware you like.

Happy to help.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pahlawanmimpi:
thanx ramad

---------- Post added at 12:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:30 AM ----------

so there will be noticeable change if i flashed it?

my limitation is i can only use the Asia's firmware to suit my telco, rite?

thanx again for helping...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
I don't know why you want to flash an Indian firmware but if you don't live in India then you need to flash the PDA and Modem files of DXJV9 and the CSC file of DDJV6 to make sure that 3G works as it should or you will have to enter APN settings manually, it also effects Market options and applications provided when using the right CSC file for your region.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] [Ramad]:
XWJW1 is up.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] christian5916:
Thanks, as always you're the beast
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Black Rose:
I compared this JW1 release with the leaked one from December and notice that this official version does not have cache.rfs in the PDA file.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tuksedra:
u can use any firmware, it still works.. but u have to put in apn manually..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neroux:
Is there a changelog? Any important changes compared to XWJVZ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tomahawk5000:
hi

have the room xwjw1 (csc xen) poland language or swype poland?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Black Rose:
pl language files for T9 are there.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21994359&postcount=5
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brettuss:
[GT-i9000]

Hello,

Is there anywhere to download the Stock XWJVN Kernel since multiupload is offline?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mjose:
Hi ,

Hi, I downloaded firmware XWJW1/XXJVT/XENJV5/Sbl (CSC: XEN): Download (149 MB) (Build date: Tue Dec 13 13:03:26 KST 2011) from the first page link

Below it, one more download link for stock kernel is there.

Do i need to flash it also?.

Is it for rooting the above firmware?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] christian5916:
No, thats for devs to make custom kernels or people that want the stock one after rooting
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neroux:
Nobody having any information regarding that?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dr34dy:
kernel for rooting XWJVW

If anyone is wondering (like I did) what kernel to use for rooting XWJVW, I found that CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVZ-v4.3-CWM3RFS is working just fine.

The thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108 is very useful, but not so specific when it comes to XWJVW release.

Also for XWJVW1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Black Rose:
There's also the Stock+ rooted kernel:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391232
[Galaxy S I9000 General] justcobain:
thanks a lot for your job here, we apreciate that.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anuj_blaster:
-what is to be done with Stock Kernel files attached with the firmware packages?

-do u need to flash the provided kernel if i wish to flash voodoo kernel?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Black Rose:
The stock kernel files are there in case you want to unroot your phone.

If you want to flash a voodoo kernel, you do not need to flash the stock one, as it's already included in the PDA file of the firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] h5r:
@Bell

Hello

Can you tell me how to install Stock Gingerbread JW1 2.3.6 with UGKG3 Modem & CSC. I am using i9000M with UGKG3.

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] $ynonymou$:
Hi,

Stock 2.3.6 but no CSC for XEU?

I am with three UK so as there isn't a H3G CSC I thought one with XEU would be right but can't find one.

Is this an oversight or there simply isn't a non carrier CSC for us Brits?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jvidia:
No more official firmwares for i9000 ?

Samsung stopped it?

There wont be official ICS firmware for the i9000 won't it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Black Rose:
JW1 was officially released 2 weeks ago.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14273153&postcount=3

Found my firmware on this post...Resurrected my little old GT-I9000M!

Thanks a million!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] resore:
was looking for it, thanks!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Crazy566:
Thanks to this thread I was able to fix the issues I was having with Telstra pre paid here in Australia found out my phone had European firmware on it so I grabbed the XSA listed one for Australia flashed it and never had issues with Telstra pre paid again,

Till I gave up on them after 6 years of being with them due to I could do better for a tiny bit more in cost after trying Optus out then this stock rom lasted all of a couple months before ICS went on it :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anuj_blaster:
are there any firmwares for ICS?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] christian5916:
No my friend, this is for official firmwares only and Samy doesn't plan to give us some ICS love
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anuj_blaster:
i am looking for i9000 2.3.5 xxjvt firmware.. where can i find and alternate quick download?

hotfile..mediafire n many other prominent sites are very slow..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] s3nr1:
10 charas - oops