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[Galaxy S I9000 General] tuxing:
JUST converted my phone from gt-9000 to gt-9000m. feared whether thats permanent -- no flashing gt-9000 firmware changes it back.

anyway to root the JH2 firmware?

Update: just rooted the phone with the old update.zip after editing the updater-script to reflect the name change to "GT-I9000M"

can post the update.zip if anybody wants it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Gochris:
Same as before
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Gochris:
Oh ya, were we to do this? I have noticeable lag on this version, I didn't really before the upgrade. It's annoying.

I can flash back to JM9 (?) then upgrade to JH2 using Kies right? I might try that, since it would do it if it was needed?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tylerham:
The phone came with JM9 but only JM8 is up on samsung-firmwares.com
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
Sorry to correct guys, but the phone came with UGJG9, and UGJG8 is what is available on samsung-firmwares.com

Just correcting as I don't wanna see someone flash the wrong firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tylerham:
Thanks for the correction.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Gochris:
Crap thanks, guess I should have done a backup ha. Oh well, just want to fix this lag, I'll do a lagfix or something. Or wait to find out about this re-partition.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ChiGGz:
GPS is still crappy, locks on intially ok (5-10 secs) but can't maintain lock and jumps all over the map from time to time.

+ now I can't even root my phone. Ugh
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bossman74:
Same thing for me, in Google maps it's very erratic...

I hope they fix it for real before my 30 days are over, if not I'll have to return it :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] colinandtara:
Still no download mode

Updated from JG9 to JH2 via Kies.

battery out, battery in, hold vol down + home + power = still no download mode :0(

Was hoping that would fix it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aleks07:
Can someone confirm if Kies will pick up an upgrade if you go to JG8? I want to redo my JH2 upgrade using Kies instead of Odin to see if it makes any difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aleks07:
Can you try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7736207&postcount=57

I'm curious if anyone can reproduce my situation.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
For me to get into recovery, I always pull the battery and put it back in, then hold Home, followed by vol.up. followed by the power button until I see the GT-I9000M logo screen. I then let go the power, but keep holding the home and vol.up buttons. it will never enter recovery mode on the first try. When it goes to the galaxy s animation boot screen, I pull the battery again and try again, this time it goes into recovery every time. If I hold the power button to long before letting it go, it boots normal. Also, if I do this from just powering off the phone without removing and replacing the battery, it boots normal.

For me to get into download mode, I hold home, then vol.dn, then hold the power button. It goes directly into download mode without the GT-I9000M logo screen.

One thing I've noticed, if I try this without having removed and replaced the battery just before, it does not work. I have to remove and replace the battery, and do the 3 button combo right away in order to get into recovery or download mode.

Another thing I should note. I can normally only get into download mode having pulled the battery from within recovery mode. If I pull the battery from android, or from off without having been in recovery mode, I cannot get into download mode.

Sent from my GT-I9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 General] daveloft:
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit so I could not get Samsung Kies to work.

I used Odin and am easily able to get into download mode. I downloaded the file from samsung-firmware.webs.com/samsungi9000 and had it flashed and running within a couple of minutes.

I will do some testing and come back and let you know how it is.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] colinandtara:
Thanks Electroz - tried your method 6 or 7 times and still can't get into recovery. Appreciate the info any how, thanks for being so specific.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] colinandtara:
Will have to wait till the weekend - only have my USB cable with me at the moment. I'll post back after I try, thanks for the suggestion.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Benmo69:
Google maps not working after JH2 upgrade

Hi All,

I am new to this site, but so far I've found it pretty useful.

Now for my issue, I upgraded my I9000M from JG9 to JH2 yesterday, using Kies on Win 7 64 bits. Now today I tried Google Maps and get an error message it has stopped unexpectedly. Any ideas?

I uninstalled updates, cleared the cache, remove the google maps folder (saw that on another site), then tried both with and without installing latest update, no luck.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Leifer:
I am also having this problem after upgrading. I used Mybackup to backup and re-install my apps, but not all seemed up restore correctly so I thought that might be why google maps wasn't working correctly.

GPS doesn't seem to be working for me after the upgrade, I tried GPS Status in my car but it showed only 2 satellites available after waiting a few mins. GPS was working pretty good prior to JH2
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ChiGGz:
Samething here, I'm starting to dislike this new update.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Gochris:
I wish I could go back, but the previous rom isn't available for download :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] litobro:
Try to uninstall the update that Google Maps got from the market, I think mine is working after I tried that.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Croak:
You can always roll back to UGJG8.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Benmo69:
Tried that a few times, no luck!

But thanks for the suggestion.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DvTonder:
Just noticed the maps problem. Not happy :-(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Leifer:
I didn't do anything, and google maps is working again with latest update installed.

GPS still not working :(

Edit: my GPS did eventually start working in JH2, and is back to similar accuracy and lock time (ie just ok) to previous firmware
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
My maps are work great... very odd.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] magickarle:
Not only 30 days but max 15 minutes talk (as per the verso of the bill).

Which ever come first.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] daveloft:
I had that problem with Google Maps the first few times I launched it but then it started working perfectly.

GPS is still an issue but that should have a fix come September. I think Samsung has too much invested in this phone to let the problem rot.

Overall I feel better about the phone with this firmware than the last. It seems snappier and more responsive. Can't wait for Froyo.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] scouzer:
so is this update still not available for anyone on kies?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stan28:
How did you get Samsung Kies connecting on a Win 7 x64 ?

Mine just keep showing the Initializing Screen, where the MTB USB driver failed to install...:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beng2k:
I like the update. No issues with GPS for me. Maps, Places, etc all work. A-GPS works for Browser and most widgets, occaisionally it off for this one widget for weather details.

I does take a while for GPS to lock, but does lock and accurate within a few feet. AGPS shows right away and is accurate to a few blocks.

Rooted, Lagfix, Unlocked, No 3Button
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Benmo69:
Well well. At 1:00 am it was still not working, but since this morning, maps has been working fine without the issue. Very weird but I'll take it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Singhman:
just exchanged for a new one today. It came with jh2 installed. GPS locked in 2 seconds the first time, 5-6 seconds the second time...30 seconds after that,and now it can't find my location. And this is a stock phone...no apps added.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stan28:
Hey Guys,

Actually with the previous stocked rom (UGJG8), GPS locked down is much faster. After I updated to JH2 via KIES, it took quite a bit to lock it down.

Some have experience a major improvement, but some worst (reading a few posts up).

My question now is, after flashing via KIES, do you need to re-wipe the phone, making it factory default ? :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silubia:
quick question about gps

I am only able to use gps with the option 'Use wireless networks' enabled.

Is this normal with this phone?

or it should work without that option enabled as well?

I am very worried about this situation.:(

I might need to refund this one

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] magickarle:
I too have an i9000m. But i am able to use the gps satellites. What did you try to troubleahoot the issue?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ziadsa:
i downloaded the I9000UGJH2

i opened Odin and select the 512 pit then i have one file: I9000UGJH2-PDA-Kernel-Bootloader-CL490514-Low.tar

do i choose it as PDA , Modem or CSC

ori slsectect the three of them same file?

thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SaneinOne:
Load 512 pit and I9000UGJH2-PDA-Kernel-Bootloader-CL490514-Low.tar to PDA and flash.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] arj03:
Hopefully this rom will be available for EU versions soon
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
you can flash JH2 to a i9000

i9000 and i9000m are interchangeable
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lexcyn:
Has anyone been able to see protected apps on the market yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
Yes, everything now showing here.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] yhdks:
Does 850 3G band work if I flash my i9000M with one of the European firmwares?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
Yes, if your phone is i9000m, and use say the firmware for UK i9000 JM1 (lastest stable official firmware from Kies for Euro i9000 models)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] quadracer111:
Can someone please upload this firmware???

My i9000m that I just bought today is stuck without a firmware after trying to do the lag fix.

Luckily mine can get into the menu with the android with the shovel. Heres how to do it.

Plug into usb, let the green battery pop up, unplug usb from phone then quickly hold down on volume, menu, and power and it should instantly go into the mode.

I really need this firmware though!!

Please help.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] magickarle:
a quick search should find it for you. There is samsung-firmware as well but you might have to use the cache browsing of google to get the page (and it is not rooted)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] knightdaemon:
Was anyone able to find out what's new between JG8, JG9 and JH2?

Upgrading right now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bobler420:
as of right now i get a cant not upgrade device on JH2 before it said this is the latest up date any one have a newer firmware
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
which version do you have currently installed?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
did you check the wiki?

here's what you want

How To compare two Firmwares via Changelog http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=752747
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iamcanadian:
I have the i9000m, Kies tell me that there is a fw upgrade, however, it wouldn't allow me to upgrade stating the following:

this device's version cannot be updated

what am I doing wrong?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
did you check if the 3 buttons are working?

my first unit was like that, the 3 buttons was disabled, and it would not let me upgrade firmwares

the new one i got the 3 buttons works, and it upgraded to JH2 without any problem
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iamcanadian:
Yes, both the recovery and download modes work fine on my phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stan28:
Quick question,

After you upgraded (on JH2), on kies does it show you a message that this firmware cannot be upgraded ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] greeced:
This is whats happening to me now.

A little more than a week ago, I opened kies and the software allowed me to update to JH2, and daily I have been checking for new updates via kies.

Each day it would say "You have the latest version", but today when I opened it up, it stated "This device's version cannot be updated".

I wonder whats up or why the change now?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stan28:
Yeah, I just find it sttange. Does it mean that we no longer can update ?

Sent from my GT-I9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 General] greeced:
No idea, but I've emailed Samsung with this issue.. I'll post what they reply.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Croak:
Don't sweat it guys, that's the same message that most of the world gets to see much of the time, and the same message I saw on launch day until the day JH2 came out, with my JG9 phone.

When there's a legit update, it'll show it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
i get "You have the latest version" on KIES
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jpaik:
Are you looking at the latest version of Kies you have installed, or the Galaxy firmware? I see that message ("latest version...") when I check for kies updates.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] greeced:
As I said, initially, I updated to JH2 via kies and for the longest time afterwards (once per day) when I checked for new firmware updates, I saw the message

"You have the latest version" or something to that effect.

Today, I checked again, and it says:

"This device cannot be upgraded" or something to that effect.

Now, I've checked for Kies updates, and its downloading one internally, but its taking forever... must be a slow connection to samsung servers. Currently at 37000 out of 123823 KB to be downloaded.

I've cancelled it once and downloaded the version on Samsungs site, but it apparently is not the latest version posted because the program says an update for kies is available.

Hopefully after upgrading Froyo shows up too. LOL.. thats a pipe dream, but you never know.

Strangely, it doesn't tell you what version of kies its updating to, it only says version 1.5.1.10074.2 which is already the one installed.

So I'll wait and see.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] greeced:
Well, it finally updated kies... strangely to the same version already installed.

But going to update kies says latest version, but the firmware update page still says This device's version cannot be updated.

Oh well.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iamcanadian:
I get the "This device's version cannot be updated" message. I called Samsung to see if they are of help. They advised me to take it to a bell store and get them to update it. The only issue is that I'm with Fido and I unlocked the phone. I can re-lock it, however, I'm sure they'll refuse to assist me since I'm no bell customer.

What should I do?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Warrior_Rich:
Hahaha!!! Your ****!!! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JagedNS:
Galaxy S Canada problems

I am debating whether to bring this phone back or not. It's locking up on me, losing internet connection and randomly shutting off.

I have the JH2 update and Kies is saying firmware can't be updated.

I factory defaulted the phone and reinstalled Kies and it didn't help at all.

Should I be patient and keep this phone and wait for Samsung to sort it out or should I just bring it back and be done with it. I don't have much patience for things that don't work right and right now I'm ready to throw this thing at the wall.

BAH!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] scouzer:
I would return it if I was you. This phone is best described as buggy and if you have low patience you should return it. I'm on the verge of ebaying mine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] knifer:
i just updated to JH2...is it possible to root it again? i'm having a hard time finding a thread about JH2 root

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] scouzer:
One click root works just fine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] knifer:
i can't get the one click root to work... i just ended up using the root.zip (renamed to update.zip)...it says installed after like 1 second. superuser is installed but it says no apps in list...i'm not sure what the deal is
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hol17:
Superuser isn't supposed to have anything in the list right now (because nothing has asked for root access yet); download or install something that requires root access and you'll see that root is working.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] knifer:
haha i feel like an idiot...thanks for the info
[Galaxy S I9000 General] slaman:
Can someone post a working link for the JH2 firmware? None of them in this thread are working...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
UGJH2 on that page is working fine for me...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hafftrak:
**edited**
[Galaxy S I9000 General] egzthunder1:
Thread moved to General.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AER0:
Question about PDA vs PHONE vs CSC

Alright, so I'm looking into (re)flashing my firmware on my i9000.

From the looks of it, JH2 seems to be most preferred and prevalent;

at least until Froyo is released via Samsung (Kies) or a Service provider.

Thus, searched for JH2, and found firmware from samfirmware.

However I can only find PDA kernel for the firmwares.

I'm currently own one of the first to be released i9000m with JG2

(PDA: I9000UGJG2, PHONE: I9000UGJG2, CSC: I9000BMCJG2)

Question is, if I flash the phone with the JH2 PDA kernel, when I check

my firmware listing will it be PDA: I9000UGJH2, PHONE: I9000UGJG2, CSC: I9000BMCJG2?

Confused about why there isn't firmware for PHONE and CSC with most of the

firmware available for download on various sites.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] fast1fred:
It will replace the phone and CSC as well. I just did that a week ago when I reverted back from the jpk version.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
This is an all inclusive tar file. It includes the PDA, Modem and CSC. You only put it in the PDA section of odin.

Why not just do the update through kies?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AER0:
Awesome, thanks for that info.

Flashed to JH2 without any problems :D

Because Kies is giving me a ****load of problems, and I'm currently to busy to

look into why. :D

Odin is good enough anyways, and I prefer it via unstable bloatware from Samsung :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 4u2nvinmtl:
I lost my bluetooth a2dp controls on my car deck when I did the update. If anyone knows how to get them working again it would be most helpful. Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
you need to re-pair them after every flash
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 4u2nvinmtl:
I did re-pair them I also tried what you said and factory reset and formatted the SD's and I still cant control the phone with my deck even wile paired. The music does play trough the car speakers but I can only use the phone to pause play and change songs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Does anyone have a copy of the Bell firmware?

samsung-firmwares.com seems to have been down for a while now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
Try samfirmware.com
[Galaxy S I9000 General] robbiev80:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6Q6CY4X7
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Yes, I'm downloading a few versions from there now. Thanks.

Was just wondering if anyone had the "actual" Bell firmware as well.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Temporarily unavailable. I'm downloading the same one right now anyway... i think :)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
The ugjh2 on samfirmware.com is the actual bell firmware
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Milky_way:
Every time I try to unzip the file, it asks for a password...is it just me?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Nope. That'd be everyone. If you downloaded from samfirmware.com then the passwords are listed below the table. It's only gonna be one of two passwords. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Milky_way:
Do I need to load CSC and Modem as well or just PDA? The file on samfirmware only has PDA...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
You only need the one file. I've flashed my phone with this firmware numerous times now :D It contains everything you need.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Milky_way:
I just loaded JH2 and something weird is going on...I only have 850 enabled under WCDMA Bands and when I do *#0011# I am on 1900...is this normal? How can I really verify that my 850 issue is resolved?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wink4life:
i flashed my bell phone to UGJG8 and i lost my 3G but the phone works fine anyone know how to fix that issue? plz and ty
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
You could flash back to JH2. That's bell stock so it should put everything right.

You could then upgrade to JK3, which is the Bell beta for froyo.

If using Odin, don't repartition, and only flash PDA.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wink4life:
ok so im currently downloading the I9000UGJH2 file now so when i open odin i just select PDA and uncheck repartition and that is all i need to do?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
For most simple upgrades that's all you should have to do. There should be no need to upgrade MODEM or CSC.

Before you upgrade (or in this case, downgrade) go into the recovery menu and wipe the cache parition, format the internal sd-card, then do a factory reset.

That will get rid of any data left over from your froyo rom and reduce the chances of errors and crashes.

If you want to keep your current rom, you can. If all you are missing is data, then you probably have to go into Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names.

If you've formatted with a foreign ROM and when you did it repartitioned, and flashed all PDA, MODEM, and CSC then you'll also have erased the information about your data network.

Bell has posted info on how to set it up manually here.

I only mentioned flashing back to JH2 then suggesting JK3 because that is the candidate for Bell's official froyo. I've been running it for a week or two now and it runs much faster than other froyo releases I've tried.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wink4life:
thank you that link you gave me gave me back my 3G yay lol, but if i wanted to re flash my phone back to stock bell all i really need to do is use the pda file correct? sorry im new to this
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Yup!

I've also read that if using Odin that you should remove your SIM and micro SD cards. I've done it with and without, but better safe than sorry.

Having JH2 to flash back to is a nice backup. :D

And yes, PDA is all you should ever need. PDA is the main phone software. The other settings shouldn't need to be changed at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wink4life:
ok sweet thanks so much for your help. and one more thing now that ive flashed with a foreing firmware will i still be able to get the 2.2 update when its officailly released? and i dont even know what country the UGJG8 is from hahahahhaha
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
No, you won't be able to get the official release through traditional means.

I'd suggest getting the Kies Registry Patcher.

It tricks Kies into thinking you have JG9 and allows you to download betas available to Bell's testers. That's how I upgraded to JK3. :D

But I'm sure that someone will post the official firmware when it's out (which, last I heard, was about mid-december...so soon!) and you could flash that with odin.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] C.Flat:
Is it just me or does Google maps on JH2 SUCK at getting GPS location? I tried it in a car in a parking lot and it failed, I installed another application that found around 10 satellites in less than 20 second and showed my location. I went back and tried google maps again and it failed 1 more time before locking on
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
GPS on the SGS is funky no matter what app you're using.

I "broke" my first one and got a replacement. The replacement locks on in about 5 seconds no matter what app I'm using. Figure it is just an issue of a bad batch of them.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] C.Flat:
Another app was able to lock on while Google maps was still failing to do so though.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] C.Flat:
JK4 comes up now, I have no idea what the difference is though
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
Me neither, but as soon as my battery is charged enough I'm downloading it to find out.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Videonut:
If you're on JK3 don't bother with JK4 if you want to root. It's a developer version. Seems about the same as JK3 for speed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kinghorsey:
JK4 seemed quite buggy for me. downgraded back to jk3
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wink4life:
so is JK3 stable and safe to use