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[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Neojag:
Guys, quick question for which I haven't been able to find and answer yet.

It's written in several places that I should flash to phone without boot.bin and sdl.bin by removing them from the tar file before flashing with Odin in the one file mode. I supposed that it's because if they never get corrupted I'll always be able to enter download mode and reflash. But how about the first time I flash the phone from the original firmware to a new one? Should I flash boot.bin and sdl.bin or always leave them untouched?

Thanks!
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] grgsujan:
hey... i flashed my samsung 5801 with the firmware in sam-firmware...

everything works fine except for the wifi.... could you please tell me how to solve this?.... the mac address seems to be gone......help please!!!!
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] dark_borja:
Please Help!

I have a 5800 (Galaxy 3) and flashed it the december 2010 rom (Froyo), it startup the first time but it don´t boot any more (boot loop)

i tried to do a hardreset from the recovery menu, but it do not boot

i´m downloading a older version of the rom to flash it again

What can i do?!!!

Please help
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] braveBuddy:
you can try flashing again the same FW .......
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] rpul:
Hi to all.

I have Orange-branded I5801 locked to Orange network.

Do I need to unlock it before flashing new firmware?

I saw different info on the net. In some flashing manuals they say it is necesary to remove the network lock before flashing. Other flashing manuals says it is not necesary, and it will remain network-locked after flashing new firmware.

What is true?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Davesen:
Odin Problem

Hi all,

i wanted to flash I5800XXJPB. I followed the steps of this tuto, BUT ODIN doesn't get my phone. I put in downloading mode by pressing VOL+- and Home and Power.

On the screen it shows "android system recovery" if i connect it to my pc, nothing happens. I installed Samsungs Kies, it works with my phone.

Can somebody tell me what to do?

Thx

UPDATE: If i connect usb cable first and then the 3-button-combo, odin recognizes my phone but, then it boots normally. My question is, do i have to press the start button in odin as my phone is recognized or should it normally be stuck in downloading mode?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] hamsiro:
Download Mode is VOL down + HOME + POWER, without VOL UP. You had Recovery Mode, as the phone was corectly telling you ("android system recovery").
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Davesen:
Thank u! my fault, so now i try it ;)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Davesen:
Hi, i flashed my g3 yesterday from the srock jg7 to froyo jpb. I leaved the .tar file untouched and everything worked well for me.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
Question: which firmware do I have

Probably a stupid question, but when I type: *#1234# I see 3 things on the screen:

PDA: I5800XWJG6

PHONE: I5800XXJG3

CSC: I5800PROJH1

So, what firmware do I have?

What is the meaning of these 3 above?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Overlord_4:
Your FW version is I5800XWJG6.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] haree:
nice video on Flashing with odin

hi

i came across the below Youtube video on Using ODIN so if any one has any droughts pls see it its good :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OMXCMCeJo4

hope it helps

@braveBuddy

can u add this to ur first page

thanks

hari
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] marauder16:
I have a problem. When I flashed from Eclair to JPB everything went well. But know I want to flash to JPF, and when I select the package, the ops, and hit Start, all Odin does is "download cache.rfs" and "reset pda".

What is the problem? Thnx

EDIT: SOLVED, loaded file by file, not the package
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
I have successfully flashed from I5800XWJG6 to XXJK1 (which is still Eclair).

I am still a little bit hesitant to flash JPB (Froyo).

In some of the previous posts there is mention of 2 issues:

- SMS does not work

- WIFI does not work

Could people who have flashed JPB comment on this? -*- thanks
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
I have another question. In the tar file there are:

boot.bin cache.rfs factoryfs.rfs logo.png modem.bin Sbl.bin zImage

What is precisely the purpose of each of these files.

I guess boot.bin is the bootloader, zImage is the linux kernel.

But what are cache.rfs, factory.rfs , modem.bin and Sbl.bin ?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
Well, I finally found the courage and upgraded to Froyo.

To my surprise, everything was working fine: wifi, bluetooth, gps, calling, sms, ...

I left my phone connected to the logcat to monitor what it was doing.

However, after 2 hours or so, complete freeze. Screen frozen, keys frozen and logcat didn't move. Had to take out the battery to reset.

Phone was rooted.

Then again, first 2 hours or so after reboot everything was OK and then it froze completely again.

So, finally I decided to downgrade to Eclair again. I guess I'm just going to wait for the official Samsung upgrade.

Anyway, thanks to all the people here at xda-developers to do all this nice work and provide the firmwares. Keep going, don't stop, never give up.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Gsam101:
What version did you flash ? Everything works well for me.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
I flashed JPB.

But as I said, I took out boot.bin and Sbl.bin from the tar before flashing. Maybe I should not have done that
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] lm10:
Greetings.

I tried to flash my Galaxy 3 using the instructions shown above. However, it gets stuck on the flashing Samsung logo. Currently, I am downgrading to Eclair and seeing if that works, but I would really appreciate if someone could point me to a reason for why this may have happened. I am assuming the firmware I downloaded was corrupt?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
did you check the logcat via adb?

This may at least convey some reason why it cannot get beyond the boot logo.

Did your downgrade work?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] flyche:
Hello ,

I have just updated my i5800 to JPF using your tutorial. Everything works fine for now execpt two thing.

1. I can't connect my phone to samsung Kies so I can't restore my phonebook to phone.

2. When I switch do 3x4 keyboard mode I only can input digits, even when I select text mod , it always write just digits instead of letters.

Can somebody help me with this issues.

Thanks,

Vladimir
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] shr33kant:
About the other files...

There's no mention in your guide about the other files that are included in the archive with new FW. I've already flashed JPF and I don't know which files to flash after you flash the first One Package..do i now flash the csc and phone files because when I check *#1234# I've got:

PDA: I5800XXJPF

PHONE: I5800XXJG3

CSC: UNKNOWN

I found thi a random guide for the Spica which said to flash the main package first, then phone/boot/csc in the second flash. (I'd post the link but this is my first post xD)

I was just wondering if using this as a template, I should flash the other files as this dude did?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] s3th.g3ck9:
Why don't you just flash pda, phone and csc all at once? I recommend to leave out boot.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] shr33kant:
did what you said, csc still says unknown?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] lm10:
Yes, I downgraded and downloaded a new firmware file which flashed successfully.

Guess I was unlucky with the earlier file.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Thom47:
First of all, thanks for this guide. I managed to flash froyo on my phone nicely. Only problem I have is that any kind of data services don't work. I think I can use WiFi, bluetooth, make calls, etc. but just regular internet doesn't work.

Now, this is a problem with corrupted EFS right? Luckily I took a backup of that, but I only copied the entire folder with root explorer, so I don't have an .rfs file of it. how can I create one so I can transform it to .tar and give it to odin?

Thanks

EDIT: Now I managed to create that .tar (first downloaded 'sample' efs.rfs and replaced the files inside with ultraiso) and I gave it to odin but mobile internet still doesn't work. Any idea what's going on? Should I manually create that .rfs from my efs files? If so, can someone point out how to pack files into rfs?

EDIT2: The fight has ended and I'm the winner. It had nothing to do with EFS or faulty IMEI, only problem was that the APN (Access Point Name) wasn't configured. Everything works now - thanks again for the guide!
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] haree:
hi

i was just about to ask u to chek ur APN and set it but then hey u found out :D yourself it does feel good to solve your problems on your own right:D:D
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Thom47:
Yeah, it does feel good, and also I learned a lot about linux commands and stuff along the way, so all that hassle with rfs and tar's wasn't just a waste of time :D
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] foobar66:
I flashed JPF (froyo) and phone has been working OK for 24 hrs now. Only weird thing is that quite a number of applications just seem to start in the background: gmail google reader, Maps, MP3 ... They start at regular intervals, not by explicitly opening them.

Anyone has an explanation for this?

EDIT: I removed "Advanced TaskKiller" from the phone and checked "ps -ef" command via the adb shell.

Now I don't anymore get application starting in the background.

So maybe this advanced taskkiller app had something to do with it.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] :
Do you still have no problems with that Froyo rom? In that case I'd like to try this as well since I really need that Apps2SD :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] braveBuddy:
ATK is always not the best app to have free memory for multiple reasons its use up most of your battery and doesnt do the cleanup properly.

You can try using cachemate instead.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] kancaras:
i dont understand

i have downloaded JPF firmware from samfirmwares.com http://www.multiupload.com/RLHA3EC581 and i cant find .tar file. theres only .tar.md5. Where can i get JPF fw i can flash?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] braveBuddy:
You can download any samsung FW files from samfirmware.com.

They keep all the Samsug related firmwares and are trustworthy.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] kyrillos13:
JPF has 4 files inside in .tar.md5. you must not select one package, you should select them one by one!

BOOT: I5800XXJPF-REV02-Bootloader-low-CL794643.tar.md5

PHONE: I5800XXJP4_PHONE.tar.md5

PDA: I5800XXJPF-REV02-PDA-CL794643.tar.md5

CSC: I5800OXXJPF-CSC-MULTI-OXX.tar.md5

and...... START :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] hamsiro:
Just proceed as kyrillos said, but it's better not to flash the BOOT in order not to get the phone bricked...
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] mizch:
The .tar.md5 files are your tar archives. I don't remember if I had to rename them to .tar, but I think you can feed them to Odin directly as they are. If it complains, rename them.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] kyrillos13:
yes. dont flash BOOT... it will greatly reduce the chances of bricking your phone!!
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] kancaras:
thanks!! works like a charm. most apps are much faster to load, though i noticed lower fps in games (e.g. cityjump)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Rapier07:
How do i separate boot.bin and sbi.bin from .tar package..? I'm trying to flash jpf on my stock eclair I5801DDJG6...

THANKS..
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] pflorin:
well i flashed JPB with sbl.bin and worked .. but when i want to flash JPM from samfirmware it gives me error ... i think it wants that sbl.bin file ..help ??
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] pontios:
Hello,

i followed the guide exactly but i have a problem.

In the message box it is as follows:

<1> setup connection...

<1> odin mode.. check plcatform verification.

<1> VerifyPlatform:V2, P9,R2

<1> START!!!

<1> set download environment.

<1> logo.png download..

<1> 1/5 Finished.

<1> zImage download..

<1> 2/5 Finished.

<1> factoryfs.rfs download..

<1> 3/5 Finished.

<1> cache.rfs download..

<1> 4/5 Finished.

<1> modem.bin download..

<1> 5/5 Finished.

<1> reset pda..

<0> Started Timer

<1> Close serial port and wait until rebooting.

That is at about 1:30 and then the phone reboots on its own. Afterwards it is stuck in the system recovery screen.

However many times i reboot, even by doing a wipe, it still returns to that screen.

Anyone knows what i am doing wrong?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Simonov:
Why is the BOOT even there then? It won't have any effect on the performance or behaviour of you ROM kyrillos?

thx
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] p_san_p:
If You have separate files like

BOOT: I5800XXJPF-REV02-Bootloader-low-CL794643.tar.md5

PHONE: I5800XXJP4_PHONE.tar.md5

PDA: I5800XXJPF-REV02-PDA-CL794643.tar.md5

CSC: I5800OXXJPF-CSC-MULTI-OXX.tar.md5

Then don't select I5800XXJPF-REV02-Bootloader-low-CL794643.tar.md5 in ODIN while flashing.

And if the ROM is in .tar format (one package ) then open the .tar file using winRar or .7zip and delete sbi.bin and boot.bin (if it is present).
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] maverickgenius:
ODIN never showed the PASS message for me

but phone restarted and works.

any prob with it?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Bubble-be:
None, I don't see the point in waiting for PASS.

I always get a PASS (if I wait) even though I disconnected the phone on reboot. It doesn't say anything as far as I can tell, it has long lost it's connection to test anything.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] rjpalmeida88:
To open tar files and delete the bin files i recommend total commander

You should wait for the PASS message in ODIN, and until that you should not remove the usb cable.

Normaly the PASS message appears in aprox 6 7 min.

It's normal the phone restarts at the middle of the process.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] jaskiratsingh:
I dont think waiting for the PASS has something to do with any form of testing by the ODIN. If you see ODIN, there is a Reset Timer (Sec), Pass will be displayed exactly after 5 mins of reset command.

Change the time and you will get pass early.

Secondly if u flash fugumod kernel, it never detects the phone ater restart until usb cable is unplugged and replugged but still gives Pass
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] maverickgenius:
ok thanks for the replies guys! :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] FadeFx:
Waiting for the pass message in Odin is absolutely not needed, i never did this for the last two years and three Samsung android phones...

It only makes sense if u use Odin to flash multiple phones at once (what is the original purpouse of Odin Multi Downloader)

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tapatalked
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] badpinguin:
Hi, I'm new in this forum, and I don't know if I can post other post here.

Can you help me please?

this is the Thread of the problem

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1078889
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] cool.darshak:
My odin doesnt show this...it doesnt detect my g3...though m able to use my g3 as mass storage and also usb debugging and usb tethering? What wrong with ODIN?..can someone help??
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] NishantM:
Thats because you are connecting the phone which has booted already. You need to put it in download mode by pressing the power+vol down+home key till u get the GT-I5800/5801 logo.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] cool.darshak:
hey thanks for replying but yes phone is in downloading mode only
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] NishantM:
Oh ok. May be the drivers is messed up in your PC. Can u try the same from a different PC?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] satyamsit:
is this necessary to charge ur phone to 100% before u flash??
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] brajesh.sharma87:
100% not necessary at all. But it shud be somewhat charged at least.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
How will i know if my phone is in the downloading mode?

Actually, there is something wrong with my phone.. It keeps getting stuck after the Samsung logo. Refer here please

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1245906

So i am going to flash A stock rom.

How will i know if the phone is in the downloading mode?

If i can't know, then will it brick my phone if i flash it when it isn't in the downloading mode?

Is it better to flash an ECLAIR ROM and then upgrade via Kies or flash a FROYO ROM directly??
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Dharam_Maniar:
Well on the phone it will show Downloading written...

You can directly flash a froyo ROM... :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
downloading mode

it doesn't show anything, it just keeps trying to re-boot.:(
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
downloading mode

For how long do i need to hold the combination of buttons?:confused::confused:
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] dhirend_6d:
Switch off phone. Then do the button combo for going to download mode. See in first post. Then it will show "Download Mode".
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] ale_bot:
until the download screen is on :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
help!

How will i know if my phone is in the downloading mode?

Actually, there is something wrong with my phone.. It keeps getting stuck after the Samsung logo. Refer here please

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1245906

So i am going to flash A stock rom.

If i can't know, then will it brick my phone if i flash it when it isn't in the downloading mode?

:confused:

For how long should i hold the combination?:confused:
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
:(:confused:

If i try to do it, it tries to re-boot and gets stuck again after the Samsung logo.

Actually, there is something wrong with my phone.. It keeps getting stuck after the Samsung logo. Refer here please

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1245906

So i am going to flash A stock rom.

If i can't know, then will it brick my phone if i flash it when it isn't in the downloading mode?

:(:confused:
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] dhirend_6d:
1) Switch off phone.

2) Press vol-, home, power button together.

3) You ll see Samsung bootlogo and then a screen saying "Download Mode". This is when you ll realize you are in download mode. Then connect phone to computer with ODIN open. It should detect the phone.

4) Follow rest of the steps as given.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] SJR92:
Thanks so much!! I got it! :) :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] WesleyChan:
odin is not realising my phone is connected to the computer, how do i fix this?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] rickslick:
Ensure that you have samsung drivers on pc

Odin detects phone only in download mode
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] xaps:
As the Tools linked in the first post are dead, could someone please point me where I can get Odin 4.252?

/edit:

Oh, and the Apollo OPS would also be very helpful I guess. :D
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] fkrone:
Odin for Galaxy 3: http://min.us/mbbkD0cysZ#1o
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] xaps:
That was fast, thanks a bunch! :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] vices22:
Can anyone help with a i5800, I flaseado with several pack but I have always the same error when I press *#1234#

PHONE is Unknown
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] vkssreedharan:
Good guide

You guided us clearly step by step. Thanks.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] radkyz:
Could someone reupload this link again please?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] fkrone:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ssr5h4vv26aasf7/Flashing_Tools.zip Here you are. It seems like the files are not downloadable via min.us anymore.

I'm sorry that I can't provide further support as my main phone is a Nexus 4 for quite a while.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] radkyz:
Thank you. As i see the development for i5800 is freezed and it's hard to find working links...
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Robert Steed:
Ignore this message.
[Vibrant Android Development] speedysilwady:
AOSP has been updated with kernel source for Nexus S:

News of the release from Android Community

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For Devs:

AOSP Kernel Source Located here - Thanks for the link HRodMusic!

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You can also follow @supercurio on twitter, he's making very fast progress on porting the kernel to the i9000.

For up to the minute news on supercurio's progress check out the NSdev channel on http://webchat.freenode.net/

Hope this helps the Community!
[Vibrant Android Development] FRuiTBoOT:
Nice!!

sent from the other side of my galaxy.
[Vibrant Android Development] EZ14U2NV:
THATS GOOD NEWS!! If this phone is full aosp supported porting roms should be A LOT easier!
[Vibrant Android Development] coolairG1:
Thanks. This is good.
[Vibrant Android Development] ShinyBuddha:
Hope for the continued legacy of the SGS line!
[Vibrant Android Development] dbacchus:
Well, very soon we will see if Nexus hardware is really nearly identical to Vibrant's and if the kernel port is straightforward... I surely hope so :)
[Vibrant Android Development] 651stp:
yezzzziirrrrrr
[Vibrant Android Development] HRodMusic:
sweet cant wait to see some one take advantage of that!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] HRodMusic:
better shot at the kernel!!

http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/samsung.git
[Vibrant Android Development] smackdown85146:
Who needs porting when you could build a ROM straight from source? :D
[Vibrant Android Development] iBustCh3rries:
This maybe be a bit of a n00b Question buuuuuuttttttt.... What does this mean or potentially mean for us SGS owners?
[Vibrant Android Development] MilkPudding:
It's the source code. So developers could build new ROMs based on Gingerbread and since Nexus S is pretty similar to galaxy S, it's a lot easier to come with better ROMs than stock., faster.
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Ahh can't wait for this!

Sent from the speed demon
[Vibrant Android Development] Dougefresh91:
I haven't really seen anyone address the fact that these phones have different file systems. Wont our RFS file systen be an obstacle? Or will it make porting as much work as CM is?
[Vibrant Android Development] RobBull69:
SuperCurio has a few dozen tweets on the NS kernel already http://twitter.com/#!/supercurio and set up an IRC chatroom #NSdev
[Vibrant Android Development] jay661972:
This is nice, goodbye froyo and hello gingerbread.....
[Vibrant Android Development] rizzxx7:
Let the porting begin :)
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
not so fast kids :)

Looks like sd drive, wifi, gps, and bluetooth modules are different in Nexus S. and on top of that Nexus is using iNAND and Vibrant RFS. Remember how difficult it was to port Galaxy S rom to Vibrant, well looks like this brings the whole new meaning to difficult.
[Vibrant Android Development] jokersax11:
What you are forgetting is with the i9000 source and nexus source it is possible for a full port
[Vibrant Android Development] jmatic:
Sweeeeeeeeeeet... Can't wait to see what happens with this. Hopefully Gingerbread for us before even Froyo is officially released.
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
keep dreaming......even if it can be done, i would say its a good several months until some half working beta
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
um..., supercurio just go the emmc and sdcards mounting, not that far away since most of the modules and source are the same. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] swehes:
Following him as well. :) He posted this one, http://project-voodoo.org/downloads/nexus-s-kernel-on-galaxy-s/

Kernel with working internal SDcard
[Vibrant Android Development] r0man:
That is absolutely wonderful news!
[Vibrant Android Development] nateysmith:
Look at this!

supercurio

I'm preparing a partition to attempt an Android boot with #NexusS kernel. bad timing for a (rare) headache ^^
[Vibrant Android Development] speedysilwady:
wow its great to come home from my last day of finals to all this good news. Let me update the OP.
[Vibrant Android Development] ozmulti:
Please explain iNAND and Vibrant RFS ? i got how the other modules are different. But iNand and Vibrant RFS are new terms for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] wildklymr:
iNAND is the flash memory used in the vibrant. RFS is the file system used in the vibrant. The whole point of lagfixes are to overcome the problems with the speed of rfs.