yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jaygmuzic:
When i run the one click and zadig comes up i go to list all devices and i see any Samsung usb composite device?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] sublimespot:
Yup then press replace drivers should work
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jaygmuzic:
im sorry i meant that it didn't show up i tried to edit the post but it wouldn't let me
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jaygmuzic:
okay i got it to show up! Does it matter that Zadig says replace drivers instead of reinstall?

Edit:never mind got it to work!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adulel08:
okay so i did everything right on my cousins SGS4G

-did heimdal

-root kernel flashed the CWM

-installed vahallel GB rom and it boots 2.3.6 Android

but im not suure how to get him on 4.0!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
Step one click this link.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1068

Step two decide what rom you want.

Step three download rom on computer or phone.

Step four if rom requires download gapps file.

Step five reboot phone to recovery.

Step six create backup(nandroid) of current setup.

Step seven flash rom from recovery.

Step eight flash gapp from recovery if rom requires it.

Step nine reboot phone and let it boot to system.

Step ten while waiting for the caches to build come back to xda and thank the dev for creating the rom.

Step eleven thank this post for giving step by step instructions.

Step twelve sign in on phone and watch as your cousin thinks you are a genius.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] adulel08:
^^ Is there a reason why i have to flash a GB Rom first?

I tried doing Galaxy S Beam (4.0) and it didnt go through.

I did a Valhal (GB) Rom and it went through,

so if I wipe everything and try the S Beam.zip again it will go through since I have since then, flashed a GB rom>?

Problem solved. had to flash GB rom, then go and flash ICS rom. Hope he can get a taste of JB like me hehehe
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] colynjames:
EFS backup

Yes, another noob here...I've tried using several file explorers to copy and paste my efs file to the SD card, and it DOES copy most of it, but fails to copy several files. The biggest issue for me is that when I open the imei file to see if it's transferred, I don't see anything in there, and I'm afraid to try to root my phone without some sort of confirmation of the backup. I've used the recommended program in the guide, along with others, and the basic result is the same...some files are not transferred, and I can't confirm any actual contents in the imei folder...but the folder itself does transfer.

Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong at that early step? Is is normal not to see the contents of the imei folder? Should every piece of data from the efs folder transfer, or is it normal for some not to paste to the sdcard?

I'm running stock 2.3.6 if that helps you at all. Thanks for any help you can give me.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
If you install cm9/aokp they will back up your efs for you. If you install any ics rom that uses my aroma installer, you'll have an efs backup. If you use any gingerbread rom that uses my aroma installer, your efs will be backed up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] colynjames:
Thanks...question on the cm9

I would eventually like to get to the ICS roms, but I live in a house that virtually kills any tower signal, and I NEED to use WIFI calling. Has that issue been taken care of yet in those roms? If they work in the GB roms, I'm fine with that, but I just can't lose wifi calling at this point.

Thanks for the info!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Nope ICS roms still don't have wifi calling working...try any gb bml rom as most(if not all) have a working wifi calling. :)

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If helped don't be afraid to hit the thanks button ;) it doesn't bite lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] tomzzy:
Thanks so much

Hi lumin30. I am just a noob. I got a great help from your guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1470716 and using that guide I was able to flash my kernel and install CWM. Keep up the good work. I just had one issue while flashing the custom ROM. I followed your guide only. Not sure what mistake I made while flashing the Valhalla Black FB edition. I have posted my query over http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1341340 If possible please help me. I was using CWM5 to flash Valhalla Black FB edition.

And my Kernel is 2.6.35.7-sms-kj6-v0.1.1-rc1+
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lyinelriche:
I'm at 2.3.6 with root, but no EFS.... yet

Hi,

Thank you for this. I had been digging for a week, and came by this accidentally. It saved me from what I thought was the end of my T959v(black face). Anyways, I had been following procedure since the top of this thread. I am now at 2.3.6 GB, and am rooted.

SGH-T959V

2.3.6

T959VUVKJ6

2.6.35.7-T959VUVKJ6-CL694130

Gingerbread.vuvkj6

However, before moving to the next step in your thread, I went back to double check my backed up EFS on my desktop and was surprised to find the actual folder is empty! I'm a little confused, because I see in your thread that you suggest Super Manager. However I apparently used File Expert (not sure where I read to use FE?) At any rate, it didn't work, and in my haste I didn't realize it before moving to root. So I downloaded the free version of Super manager, and followed your steps, but it's not working..... It's creating a folder in my files app, but it's empty. I've uninstalled/reinstalled SM a number of times now, and repeated steps, but still nothing. I am anxious to move forward(flash kernel), but I don't want to risk it. I consider myself lucky right now that I didn't NEED the efs file.

Also: The first thing I did after rooting was download Voodoo Sound app. It's the only paid app I have. Moving forward, am I going to need to back up this app, and all my contact info, music, pic etc? I also have the free version of Titanium too.

Thank you!

(solved)

(solved , used esfile app)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
I'm a paranoid person so please understand my position right now, I flashed back to stock SUCCESSFULLY! Yes however as I am paranoid I think about other things.

So my phone successfully booted into Gingerbread. Is there any chance a file might be corrupted while Heimdall is uploading files? I just want to check since I am very paranoid.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
The Heimdal One-Click has always worked flawless for me. If you have any problems you can always redownload and flash again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
Thanks lumin, and actually I encountered a minor trouble. So I panicked a little but everything was fine in the end, I don't know how but the SAMSUNG USB composite device wasn't found. So I flipped through the thread and what do you know, I researched a bit and found out, that the USB ID can also determine the device.

The number on the USB ID which is "04E8 - 6601" can be your device. My phone was named "Gadget" and I was scared that my phone wasn't found but I guess it did find it.

You should put that as a tip/hint on the guide just in-case other people encounter the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
Do you have the latest Java version?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] shadow6600:
Yes I did the test on java.com
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
Try redownloading the Heimdall one click package, make sure when you defined the variable its this ";C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\" NOT ";C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe".

And if you also have older Java versions REMOVE them. Only keep the up-to-date one.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] shadow6600:
I redownloaded, checked path, deleted jre6 that I had in the java folder, same result.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
Did u try restarting your computer?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] shadow6600:
just did, same.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thundr51:
First off thanks for the great guide! (yes I hit the thanks button).

Everything was going well, when I got to the point where I needed to backup my kernal. I installed SGS Kernal Flasher and hit "Backup Kernal" It gives me a status of "Starting Backup" and doesn't do anything. I don't want to go ahead to the rest of the steps but I don't know why this is happening. I 've done a search but haven't seen anywhere where this is happening.

Device specifics"

Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Model SGH-T959V

Firmware version 2.3.6

Baseband version: T959VUVKJ6

Kernal version: 2.6.35.7-T959VUKJ6-CL694130

Build number: GINGERBREAD. VUVKJ6

Yes the device is already rooted.

I've rebooted/reinstalled with no luck.

How long does it normally take to do the backup? I wouldn't guess that long (no more than 10 min). Not sure how to proceed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
As long as you have a backup of your efs folder just flash away. There is a totally stock kj6 heimdall one click that has the stock kernel. Backing up the kernel isnt as necessary as your efs folder. That is more of a convenience than anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thundr51:
Ok, I tried to go through with the flash and it failed the verify and didn't flash. Should I look for a different file? I used the

-Basic with a Twist SGS4G KJ6 1.1 rc1 version 1.1.3.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
Use the one click in the thread below for Antonx's kernel.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19601810&postcount=2
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thundr51:
I used this and got CWM loaded, downloaded the one of the Valhalla Black FB Edition (Build 3) put it on the device and got it loaded. Now its stuck at the Galaxy S 4g screen. I did some research and disabled voodoo lag and reflashed using the package above. Reinstalled the rom, still onthe same screen. Where do I go from here?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
Do factory reset/data wipe. Then format system. I suggest flashing the blastoff kernel after flashing VB/FB.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thundr51:
Looks like that worked! I am now running Kernal version 2.6.35.7 - blastoff-v2. I'm running the backup from cwm right now. Once it's done I'll try Valhalla black again and hopefully things will good. Thanks again for all the help.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SoldierBelow:
Hey I just signed up to let you guys know that this is an awesome guide, I appreciate all the hard work and time that it must've taken you to put it into it (especially step by step). Keep up the great work!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] etp23:
i have a problem i flashed the kernel everything went fine then wen it rebooted it keeps rebooting whenever it starts to read phone memory an i cant even reboot into clockwork mod does anyone have a fixx or can someone help this is gettting frustrating :(
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Use the guide in the second post.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] etp23:
Ok thanx is flashing the bootloaders a must do ?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TrenchKato:
If you made it on to gingerbread then you should be fine on the bootloaders
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] flyingipis:
The superoneclick isnt working for me. It always fails at 2nd line, daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037. And i know have drivers, i reinstalled them to be sure too. Anyone know what that is exactly or have another method they can point me to? Much thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
That happens sometimes. Either try again or use the second post to flash a custom kernel with Heimdal One-Click. The kernels are in the second post of the Heimdal One-Click thread linked in the guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] flyingipis:
Ive retried it a bunch of times. Ive tried flashing a few different kernels with the Heimdal One-Click, it just makes the phone stuck on the Galaxy S tmobile screen. Question: what kind of file format is the kernel supposed to be when you put in the Heimdall One-Click? The guide doesnt mention it. Ive tried using as is meaning zip file Ive tried extracting it but the one-click wont find anything in there to use.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Download this: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea...-Basic_with_a_twist-v1.1.0-OC_UV.jar/download

And use the second post in this thread for directions to flash. Instead of using the file I linked in the guide - use the link above.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] flyingipis:
O god.. thank you very very much! What u did in a few minutes fixed my antagonizing day of trying all sorts of stuff <3
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Tostao:
What is the probability to get the phone brick with this procedure? I'm worried because I had an lg Optimus one which I rooted but months later it got bricked, I tried to fixed it but I never got red connection back, Internet; even though I could made calls. Thx
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Very hard to brick this phone and very unlikely if you follow the guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SoldierBelow:
Quick question, could you use the camera and scrolling tweaks if you flashed an ics rom?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lamontdavis3:
please help

still saying device not connected

---------- Post added at 09:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ----------

had to start over fresh

but,this time i got it!!!!!!!!

thanks guys life savers!!! only had the phone 2 days lol!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
please edit your post and remove the entire first post quote. FFS people use a bit of common sense when quoting.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TxItgeek:
Thank you for this. It helped me unbrick my phone and get gingerbread on. THANK YOU
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Edge611:
Help me unroot please.

I just rooted my phone using the first method here a few weeks ago. It worked perfectly until this morning for some reason. I "flashed" or whatever the hell its called the valhalla final mod and now its stopped working. None of my android services like messaging and calling work (freeze and force close immediately) and my google services framework forcecloses every 3-4 minutes. IM NOT INTERESTED IN UPDATING THE MOD OR INSTALLING A DIFFERENT ONE. I WANT TO GO BACK TO STOCK ANDROID. I tried the unrooting method at the bottom of the page using the heimdall program to flash the ROM from the provided download but it doesnt work for me. I followed the instructions exactly and put my phone into download mode but when I pull up the command window and paste in the text it says that my device is not plugged in. Please help me fix this. Also if youre going to leave some smartass 2 sentence response about how simple it is dont bother.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] PANTERA56:
I believe you might get told to check the q&a for this but i think it would probably be best not to copy and paste in the command window but to be sure type in THE COMMAND EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS EXPECTED . i hated the idea of using a one click cuz it seemed so technical but it really works heimdall one click is very reliable.also try a different usb port when trying to use either one click. I use bhundvens one click and gremlin remover by Thomas raines and my ssgs4g is still pimp.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fridge Perry:
So I had the custom ROM Valhalla Black Edition and I wanted to go back to before the custom ROM, so I went to CWM, selected backup and restore and restored to my backup, but now my phone is stuck on the boot screen for the last 20+ minutes. What should I do? I'm freaking out. Thanks for any help in advance and thanks for the great guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Use the guide in the second second post.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fridge Perry:
Thank you so much for your help! So one of the steps in the second post says "Pull the battery from your phone. Then put it back in - also putting the back cover back on." Should I do this right now? My phone is still on the boot screen that it's been on for like the past hour.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Just follow the guide as written. Yes you will need to pull the battery in order to put the phone in download mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] theistus:
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for putting this guide together. Simply clicking the 'thank you' button didn't seem like enough, cuz j00 is teh awesomes.

My GF's phone has been a royal pain in the ass, freezing, restarting, the typical list of woes that many have reported with the GS4g. My phone is Bionic, so figuring out this phone and how to mod it was completely different, and before I found this guide I was running in circles and getting frustrated. Only time will tell if the new rom (slim ICS) I put on it will fix the issues, but I am very hopeful, and if it doesn't work, I can bring it back to stock.

I really feel like it should be stickied at the top of the dev section too.

Anyone had luck fixing the freezing/restarts with custom roms?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] turtlepa:
Boot your phone into download mode. Odin kj1 kernel to fix that or heimdall one click. If u can't get into download mode do a adb reboot download.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
Ignore the post above. Let us know how Slim works out for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ssh678:
My computer reads my phone as gadget serial what did i do wrong
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
You did nothing wrong, it just happens in some occasions.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hittzman:
A verrrry definitive write up!!!. So much, - yeah, I'll say it anyway - A caveman could do it. I mean the way this tutorial takes you by the hand and just walks ya through. A BIG THANKS goes out to you Lumin30. Your work is much appreciated. Got my Galaxy S4G running nice and smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] yentlequible:
Well, looks like the guide isn't going to work very well for me. I got all the way up to installing drivers with zadig. Heimdall opened automatically like I installed it before ( I may have, it has been forever), but zadig never did. I had to trick it into opening. Once it did open, my phone never shows up in the list of devices as a Samsung device. It only shows up as "Unknown device" and there are no drivers for it to install.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stev151:
Fantastic info in here, It helped me out with getting this phone to come back to life. Thanks! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
Okay, so I wanted to return to (GB) stock from a GB ROM, so I pulled up this thread.

I downloaded Heimdall, made sure Java was updated, and C++ was already installed. I've gone through the process (with no issue) up to using Zadig to re-install the driver. That works fine, but when I go back to Heimdall, it says the drivers are not found, and Zadig auto-loads again. I have no idea what I'm doing incorrectly, so I'm asking for help here.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
Have you any Samsung drivers on your computer?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
I'm not entirely sure.

Whenever I plug my phone into my computer normally, everything works fine. However, when I connect it in Download Mode, Windows doesn't recognize the USB device. I imagine that this is what the problem is, but I'm not quite sure how to fix it. As far as drivers, the links to the files on the SGS4G Wiki are defunct, but I have installed the ones available from Samsung's website.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
When you are in the zadig section did you go to list all devices?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
Yup, went to "list all devices" (otherwise nothing was showing up), selected the Samsung device, and hit Update Drivers. Zadig told me everything was good, so I went back to Heimdall to flash, and Heimdall told me there weren't drivers, so it loaded Zadig back up again. I ran it, read that everything was good, went back to Heimdall to flash... and the same thing happened.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Did you restart your comp after installing the drivers?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
Step-by-step, this is what I've done.

1. Downloaded T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar to C:\Android

2. Uninstalled "old" Java.

3. Installed current version of Java.

4. Installed drivers from Samsung.com

5. Restarted.

6. Connected phone to computer, so that Windows could find it.

7. Disconnected phone from computer.

8. Restarted.

9. Opened up the Command Line in C:\Android

10. Entered T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar and hit Enter.

11. Pulled battery from phone.

12. Entered Developer Mode.

13. "USB Device Not Recognized".

14. Wait for Zadig to pop up.

15. Click Options/Show All Devices

16. Select SAMSUNG Composite USB Device.

17. Reinstall Driver, wait for Zadig to finish.

18. Everything ran smoothly, click Close.

19. Go back to Heimdall, click Flash

20. Get error message claiming drivers are not installed, get prompt for Zadig.

21. Repeat Steps 14 to 20 ad nauseum.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TwitchyEye:
You need to go into device manager and delete whatever drivers you have installed, or use USBdeview, reboot. Skip to step 9.

Actually you can skip the command line and just click on the .jar file. Takes all the fun out of it though.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
Well, after multiple tries, I can't get Heimdall to work, so I'm throwing in the towel. On the upside, my phone was never busted to begin with, so getting it back to stock wasn't a dealbreaker.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Theraze:
Do note that if you've really screwed up the drivers, it DOES sometimes take a reboot (after driver installation) before they actually load properly. But hey, if you're fine with Froyo or GB, enjoy. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 404glitch:
I'm running the Gingerbread Barebones ROM, which I have no problem with.

Basically I was installing drivers/rebooting/uninstalling/rebooting and all of that didn't seem to work. I think it really just boils down to my computer not recognizing my phone when it's connected in Download Mode, and it seems as if there's nothing I can install to change that. But like I said, I'm happy with what I have, I just wanted to see what else I could do.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hellion75904:
taft

Understand all this, but superone click isn't reading my fone. The computer and kies reads it, but it wont do anything with mine. Have tried all the steps in another forum on how to root the fone, and all it tells me is something about daemon on port 5037 and then a big failed pops up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
Have you tried a different usb port? Have you uninstalled Kies and Amy other Samsung drivers?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hellion75904:
taft

yes. have reinstalled kies and all the drivers, restarted the computer, and even went into the system to make sure that it recognizes the fone. nothing seems to work.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
Sounds like a driver conflict. Uninstall Kies/drivers and let heimdall load it's drivers.

I use Odin, which uses Kies drivers. Heimdall doesn't work with Kies installed for me. I have to either uninstall Kies and its drivers or revert to whatever other driver outs in my machine(Windows 7).

Reread the thread. There's a couple folks that have already been in your shoes.

Hint: Try it without Kies installed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mike-y:
did you use usbdeview as suggested?

uninstalling the samsung drivers, and then using usb deview to delete all the usb entries with android or samsung, and then rebooting and re-installing the samsung drivers fixed my usb issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hellion75904:
taft

Yes tried all that but Odin. Will try that next. If that don't work I'll switch to the razr mhd I have.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] daniel3334:
Daemon port 5037means adb is not running correctly. Do you have adb and fastboot installed? If so start a commandline and do adb devices command. See if that will start daemon for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Cooptx:
Bad Flash

I am trying to revert to stock after a bad flash. The one click program is not recognizing my phone in the alternative download mode. Suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
READ THE THREAD. Sorry but this is getting out of hand lately. What you are asking has been covered hundreds of times in the thread you are asking it in. READ.