yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
Hi hubbs134

You have come to the right place.

First,

I suggest you read a little bit about this phone and how to put it in Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Volume Down + Power until you see the SGS4G splash screen) and Download modes, it will help you in the future.

You can find it all in the Wiki.

Second, use this guide to One-Click Heimdall your way to Stock KJ6 2.3.6 Gingerbread ROM (latest official ROM for this phone).

If you use this file (instead) with that guide, you will also get phone rooted, or else you will need to make another flash of a rooted kernel (as the guide suggests).

Now, if you have the official latest stock, but still want some ICS/JB lovin', if you have CWM recovery v5 (you will see the recovery info once you're in that mode), you can flash CM9/AOKP/HebMIUI/UltraGen/RemICS/CM10/Slimbin/etc. etc. etc. ROMs.

Enjoy and welcome aboard!

P.S what the @#%#$ were you doing with an iphone ?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Thanks for your reply, I have read a lot about this phone and know how to get into download and recovery mode. I tried the method you mention, however, when running the command window I get errors for both roms you suggested (i attatched a screen shot of the errors I'm getting). Do you know how I can fix these errors so that I can proceed with the rest of the tutorial? Thanks.

PS I only had an iPhone because I had yet to discover how bad a** Androids are :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Irish Enigma:
It sounds like you can't use Odin because of a windows issue. Try installing linux. I use ubuntu

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You can also run as live CD or in a virtual machine
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
No need to replace PC OS...

1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.

2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..

3. Follow the guide, it should work.

When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.

Good luck !
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Irish Enigma:
I second this... This should fix your driver issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Thanks for both of your replies. Odin detected my friends GS3 so I know it's not a Windows issue.

itzik2sh I did what you suggested and now got the command to function properly. I am going to try and finish the tutorial, I will be back soon with results. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
The phone is in download mode with Heimdall One-click 1.3.1 running and nothing is popping up in the command window. Neither is showing that the device is connected. Any suggestions? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
I forgot to mention that I can here the sound that a device was just connected to the computer via USB, and a message pops up saying USB device not recognized. When I click on the message it says "One of the USB devices connected to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it."
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Theraze:
Tried a different port? Tried second different port with a different USB cable?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Ok I got the device connected and I got Zadig running, however, there is no option for "Samsung USB Composite Driver" on the drop down list, on "gadget Serial", "Gadget Serial Control (interface 0), and "1.3 HD Webcam (Interface 0)'. What should I do?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Theraze:
On the one-clicks, you don't actually want to use zadig. Apparently it conflicts, which is awesome for something that gets released WITH the tool. :)

If you're doing manual Heimdall, make sure you've told zadig to list all devices in the menus. Your phone should show up after that.

If you're using a one-click, make sure you're using a USB port on your computer where you have NOT installed zadig, Kies, or Samsung official drivers. Follow the steps in the one-click religiously, and it should cooperate.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Irish Enigma:
Follow the guide %100 then Odin should work
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Ok I ended up getting the phone to register in Odin. I flashed it with the stock rom in Odin and it said success. The phone booted and it seemed like it was going to work but then the recovery menu came up. I posted a screen shot of what it says, what action should I take from here? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
I am also in a different boot loop now, before it would load to the first screen (black screen saying samsung galaxy 4g) then restart, now it boots to past the splash screen to where it says "Samsung" and then reboots back to the screen where the pink letters roll across the whole screen. I don't need to flash bootloaders do I?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Irish Enigma:
Looks like recovery is broken or the updater script on the ROM you're trying to flash is messed up. Flash a new and the proper recovery via Odin then download a new Rom and either sideload it or mount usb from recovery and push it... Or you could just use Odin XD

EDIT: Samsung's are easy to brick and hard to debrick it may take a couple of trys
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
OK GREAT NEWS! After flashing with Odin and that screen popping up, I clicked update from SD card, which failed. I then click system reboot, which brought me into the new boot loop. I put back into download mode and re-flashed with One-Click. Same recovery menu came up as before but when I clicked reboot system it hung at the "Samsung" black screen (after the splash screen) for about 20-30 seconds and then booted up :) I'm afraid to turn the phone off and see if it reloads lol. Is it safe to say that it is fixed? Or should I still follow your advice and run the proper recovery in Odin and then sideload a new rom? Or take different action? Thanks for all your help guys! Everyone gets a thanks click for being so helpful and friendly on an unhappy/confused/pissed off/ now happy new Android user! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Ok I just put my Tmobile simcard in and the phone is not detecting the sim. Any suggestion?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
The IMEI number and baseband both say "unknown", I'm assuming this has to do with the simcard not registering?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
What Heimdall package are you applying ?

After JAR package runs you are ready to go.

As I wrote, according to guide you can reinstall "Gadget" driver.

EDIT :

Enigma, if you're not an owner of an SGS 4G please stop advising.

Odin is not the common way since we have MTD ROMs and it had its problems.

hubbs134,

blank IMEI is a serious problem. without a proper IMEI your device is everything but a phone.

Try this : take battery off, press the POWER button for 10 seconds, leave device untouched for 15 minutes and then put battery back and power up.

This could bring your IMEI back to life. If not... maybe another flash will help.

P.S

The 3e recovery image you put on post #14 is a snapshot of the the stock unrooted ROM recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Irish Enigma:
It's fixed. Remove SIM reboot, insert SIM reboot
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
SIM's existence has nothing to do with the IMEI number !
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Ok its boots up perfectly everytime. I did what you said and turned off, removed sim, insert sim, and rebooted and now it seems that the sim is being deteced but it says "no service" and the airplane picture is showing up on the top status bar. I checked to see if the phone was in airplane mode but it doesn't appear to be as my wifi is on. Tried to reboot again and same thing. Any suggestions? I feel like I'm inches away from the finish line!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
You can be in Airplane mode and still have wifi on. lol It shouldn't be booting straight to airplane mode unless you checked it though. Settings>more(under wireless)>uncheck airplane mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
hi hubbs134

this is my last post here, since you keep following someone who doesn't even have this phone's advises.

My guess is that you don't have service due to missing IMEI number.

Check it through Settings --> Basband

If so, do what I suggested here.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
itzik2sh,

I'm sorry I did not see that you edited your previous comment to give me instructions on what to do, please bare with me as I am knew to the forum and also did not realize the other guy didn't have this phone. Please stay in the thread as you have been very helpful from the beginning. I have done what you said and taken the battery out, held the power button for 10 minutes, and am leaving alone for a while to see if that works. To answer your earlier question, I ended up flashing with the stock rom that was suggested from the guide, do you think reflashing with the other custom rom that you suggested earlier would yield different results?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
That image leads me to think that he flashed stock over ext4 (lagfixed).
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] itzik2sh:
Hi hubbs134

I suggested only stock ROMs as this is what we have on Heimdall.

The second package just includes a rooted kernel to spare you the need to flash stock ROM package and then rooted kernel package, here they are combined in one package.

Hopefully once everything will work for you, you should be able to flash custom ROMs through recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
I did flash stock, I used the stock rom that was recommended to use in the One-click guide that itzik2sh originally posted. This is my first Android and I just wanted the phone to be back to normal so I chose to use the stock rom. If i used the ext4 rom will it fix my current sim card issue? If so, where can I find that rom? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
I did not know that the 2nd ROM you suggested was a stock ROM, I tried to use that one but kept getting errors in the command window; I tried entering the file name as it was written in the Android folder I created, and I also tried to write it without the space, got the same error both times, what is the correct way to write the file name in the command window? How do I flash through recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hubbs134:
Just rebooted after 15 minutes, same results IMEI number still unknown and baseband still unknown. Should I try reflashing with the other rom you suggested from your first post?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TwitchyEye:
It sounds like you messed up your /efs partition. I hate to jump in and advise in the middle of this but I think you should be searching for a solution to that. A lot of people say that if you flash back to stock it will fix it, but I haven't had any success with that. If you have a backup somewhere you should be able to restore it from that. Other than that I'm not sure there is a way.

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Maybe just try a modem and see if anything changes
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
hubbs

The One clicks are executable jar files. You can just double click on it and it will work. No need to do it through command line. If you've already flashed a one click and don't have your IMEI back it most likely means that it was corrupted. Since you said your buddy never rooted the phone that means the corruption occurred while the phone was still on BML partition structure. The only way to recover from that is with a backup of your original EFS folder. Which I doubt you have. Try the one click again and flash bootloaders to it to be sure. Meaning flash once then let the phone boot. Pull battery and flash again with bootloaders checked. If that doesn't fix your IMEI you are out of options without a backup.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] gizmoscoop:
Did you reinstall the usb driver in the Heimdall One Click when it asked you to? You need to select 'Samsung USB Composite' in device and press 'reinstall' button.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Davidaddicted24:
Hello friends,

I am going to buy new smart phone but quite confuse to purchase right one. hope that here I will got good help.

I have suggestion of

Galaxy S DUOS GT-S7562

Nokia Lumia 510

Nokia Lumia 710

Xperia™ Miro

Please help me to choose better one. I am looking for internet and some business application and emails and music and camera quality just for hangout with friends.
[Galaxy S 4 General] djbenny1:
*facepalm*
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arsaw:
Let me try:

Please consider

GNote2

GS4

HTC One

XperiaZ

XperiaZL

Optimus G

Optimus G Plus

Moto X (rumour)

I can't help so I confuse you more :D

Oh ya.... And Z10 as well.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jackclarck:
i will go with nokia lumia 710, its features and battery timing lot batter than other phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Andrewtst:
How about

- Nokia 3310

- Samsung S500

- Sony Ericsson K750i

- Motorola Startec
[Galaxy S 4 General] zetsumeikuro:
Since you seem to be a special case! How about an iPhone!?!?
[Galaxy S 4 General] PLUG313:
tbh, for what you're looking for, if you really want to limit yourself to that only, I'd say an iPhone, too. it's good for what it is.

if you want to step up quite a bit and get something you can play with a bit more, why not a Galaxy SIII or 4?

for a more accurate recommendation, we'd have to know your budget and what more you'd expect/want from a phone

anyway, wrong forum I think
[Galaxy S 4 General] Livebyte:
You are in a Samsung GALAXY S 4 forum.
[Galaxy S 4 General] qazibasit:
Iphone 3GS
[Galaxy S 4 General] Davidaddicted24:
so no one knows that what is best for me my budget is about 14k only.

Now any one can help me!!;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] zetsumeikuro:
Here is your dream device.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPhon...1174597972?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3f2343fd54
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kremata:
What is best for you is to leave it at that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SASMareSRB:
So, this thread is important for us who probably won't be able to afford GS3 or 4, and we are staying with our S2 for some more time.

GSMArena wrote an article about Sammy's plans of updating its phones. They say that GSII (along with some other devices) will end its updating cycle after the 4.2.2 update. Also, GS3, GS4, Note2 and Note tablets will get 5.0.

This list is not official, though it's rumored that it comes from an insider.

What do you think, will we see another update on our phones?

SOURCE:

http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_ii...roid_50_others_get_stuck_at_422-news-5720.php
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wishmas7er:
how about posting on right section: Galaxy S II General ...huh ???

and there are already threads like this...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
What to do is wait 5/6 years and youll be able to pick up an s3 for under £50.So you can start saving now and you should be able to buy one then.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] killercheung:
I did use WM 2003 on my T-Mobile MDA since ver 3.04 , 4.00.01 , 4.00.05 , 4.00.10 and 4.00.16.

I found that all version has a SD regonizer problem. If I insert a new SD card into the machine , it will not regonized immediately (it still display the content of the old card), I have to reboot the machine to fix the problem.

Anyone got this problem or know how to fix it?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] BarnOwl:
Get the latest version (2.6-2003 compatible) version of Flash Format-trial is free:http://www.cnetx.com/format/

Copy the contents of your sd to harddisk (preferably bij sd reader)

Format the sd with Flash Format 2.6

Put your sd copy from harddisk back to sd.

It worked for me, much faster, no more problems with 4.0016.

I figured somehow the 2003 sd format is different from the 2002 one.......
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] killercheung:
I found that it's not the problem of the ROM, it's my MDA cannot detect the SD is exist or not anymore, it just keep thinking my SD is inside the SD slot.

Since it is offtopic, can someone move this topic?

Moreover, anyone have tell me how to fix this problem?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] mohitgalaxy3:
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_ii...roid_50_others_get_stuck_at_422-news-5720.php

Samsung has proudly announced that our beloved S2 will ends at 4.2.2 not at 4.2.1.

So we all have to wait and see what goodies we will be getting in 4.2.2 :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II General] jowett69:
No read in again.... it's from a insider? not from Samsung...! :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] anshmiester78900:
cool story !!

now im just waiting for a leak !! :D
[Galaxy S II General] Jayd3n_420:
hope it gets release soon and that we australians get it. we still don't have the 4.1.2 update :(
[Galaxy S II General] deanjustin:
We will end at 4.2.2 but higher galaxy phone got an update of android 5.0

how sad:(
[Galaxy S II General] Matt3333:
I don't see why we wouldn't get 5.0. S2 has the same RAM as the S3 and that's getting it, so surely it's capable.

Unless marketing of course!
[Galaxy S II General] jj_95nano:
S3 (INTERNATIONAL) has 2GB RAM. S2 has 1GB. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] korucu:
nope only in selected markets s3 has 2 gig ram. int versions have 1 gig
[Galaxy S II General] feckineejit:
What firmware does the s2 i9100p have at the minute, i'm from the uk, on o2, and just bought this phone a few days ago, i seen there was an update on kies but it was only to 4.0.3
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Only LTE versions of S3 have 2GB RAM, all standard Intl models have 1GB.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Samsung is saying that Android 5.0 will need higher resolution screens. That's why they are dropping support for various devices, even for Galaxy Grand Duos which just released. It is probably a big fat lie so we can probably expect CM to work on it.
[Galaxy S II General] Dobber_S:
yeah, so where in that link did you actually read that Samsung has announced this? it's not even an official announcement, Samsung didn't even announce this. People should really learn to read better. I'm not saying this isn't going to happen, I'm saying this has been far from officially announced. so-called insider information isn't all that accurate...
[Galaxy S II General] Donnie Sins:
Codeworkx already said 4.2.2 will be the last version CM supports.
[Galaxy S II General] NaLogo:
I don't really care about 4.2, to be honest. Well, don't get me wrong, it's awesome that Samsung updates the S2 to 4.2.2, but that update isn't that interesting from what I've heard.

I'm more interested in proper sources... :(
[Galaxy S II General] Dirk:
I can't see anything interesting going from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. Not bothered at all.
[Galaxy S II General] Sikac101:
Great news indeed. Lets now wait for official announcement from Samsung themselves.
[Galaxy S II General] manfio:
the guys interested if they want to read the article, here is

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/18...roid-5-0-for-the-galaxy-s-iii-galaxy-note-ii/

i think its good news
[Galaxy S II General] ヒカリ·ファーライト:
I think 4.2.2 is no more needed for GS2…4.1.2 had enough function for us…maybe 4.2.2's only adv is battery saving…

However,sam is good enough for an old model to give so much updates…

sorry for my poor English…
[Galaxy S II General] battleangel:
I love how the masochists in this thread announce how they DON'T want or need 4.2.2. The attitudes of some people ...

Going from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 will offer significant upgrades. Not least of all the lock screen widgets and hence the ability to use Dashclock.

http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...p-download-notifications-and-some-new-sounds/
[Galaxy S II General] Not_Now:
we will still get the taste of the pie 5.0..... coz we have super devs :D:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] dud3me:
Well, Codeworkx isn't the only dev in this forum. ;) Although, he could very well be one of the best. The real good news is that GS3 will get 5.0, so hopefully we'll get some useful drivers etc. from that. And it's always nice to get an update no matter how minor it might be. :)
[Galaxy S II General] ヒカリ·ファーライト:
i only feel some depressed…since S4 is coming…i believe all the S2er will upgrade to 4.2.2…but for the previous king,S2 and sam is good enough…to make so much upgrade for us…
[Galaxy S II General] Shahan_mik3:
4.2.2 on cm based ROM......I REALLY DONT CARE WHAT SAMSUNG UPDATE....ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT CYANOGEN MOD ...fingers crossed for 5.0 :D

For my s2 :beer::beer::cool:
[Galaxy S II General] SunshineCat:
Good news, even if I'm using a 4.2.2 ROM and it won't be that significant. Still, I'm more concerned about 5.0, and whether we'll get a decent ROM for the S2 based off that. Crossing my fingers there, I'm new to the business so I don't know whether support will be dropped...
[Galaxy S II General] neuropsychosis:
You'll care once cm drops support after cm10.1.

I has a sig
[Galaxy S II General] deedii:
I remember those times when I was still using my Xperia X8, last update from sony is only until 2.1 froyo and guess what it has now almost fully working 4.1 jellybean except hardware limitation compatability ofcourse. I might also see that device with 5 .0 who knows? So why cant S2 have one? Got the point? :)
[Galaxy S II General] Shahan_mik3:
What cyanogen will stop developing ROM after 10.1???
[Galaxy S II General] anshmiester78900:
Yup cuz Samsung is busy updating it's phones and not releasing the source code that the Hacksung wants!!
[Galaxy S II General] Donnie Sins:
So who should make a working AOSP-rom based on 5.0 if even the CM-team said they won't support any Android versions after 4.2.2?;)

It ain't gonna happen...
[Galaxy S II General] 3xeno:
Glad that Samsung is going to give a 4.2.2 build to the S2. I had the opportunity to play with a N4 today for the first time, and frankly, it was kind of underwhelming compared to my S2 on CM10.1 (Probably my expectations were too high after hearing all the praises about it. Loved the back pattern though). With 4.2.2 coming over to the S2, it can only mean that CM10.1 will be properly cooked for the S2 (Once sources release!), and I can hold on my upgrade till the Nexus 5 hits!
[Galaxy S II General] GalaxyGusta:
Nothing confirmed by Samsung
[Galaxy S II General] TheSpaceManatee:
I rmb you :D 2.1 is eclair btw lol
[Galaxy S II General] gaosphappy:
BAD NEWS GUYS SAMSUNG INSIDER :D :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Apocalypse Now:
i love samsung
[Galaxy S II General] citymen34:
god news guys. thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Shahan_mik3:
But that was an issue with gs4 ryt not all Samsung device??

DEVICE. : Samsung Galaxy S2

ROM : MIUI V5

KERNEL :Siyah v5 mcm

MODEM : XXLQ4

click

THANKS rather than POSTING
[Galaxy S II General] anshmiester78900:
Cyanogenmod Team wont be making any Android 5 updates for Samsung exynous devices !
[Galaxy S II General] Shahan_mik3:
Than its time to tell "ADIÓS" to Samsung :D

DEVICE. : Samsung Galaxy S2

ROM : MIUI V5

KERNEL :Siyah v5 mcm

MODEM : XXLQ4

click

THANKS rather than POSTING
[Galaxy S II General] kokesh:
Just go and pee already! Don't hold it in!
[Galaxy S II General] cyclonemax:
well, between s4, nexus 4 and htc one, i really want to choose s4 but in the last months samsung is acting like apple :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] cvexkeks:
Even if it comes out, I'll wait until Sale transform it to Neat Lite and then flash it:)
[Galaxy S II General] Henry_dee:
Even if the upgrade is "minor", the new is good, so we'll wait for JB 4.2.2 Sammy ROM