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[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Robse86:
So,

I tried the flasher on Docs ROM and it worked perfectly! So seems its because of the Nexus S ROM. The Problem now is, I cant access the bml7 file (on Nexus S ROM), RootExplorer gives me a FC and adb is somehow not working, tells me no device.

Greets
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Tharfrin:
I also get the "File too big" error on the nexus S rom.

I tried finding the bml7 file, but I can't find it. At least not with root explorer...

Anyway, great app!

Works like a charm to get to nexus S rom from darkys rom, now if only it would work the other way around too...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] blackdeath09:
Same here. File too big error on Gingerbread I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Ya, i found the "bug" - it is the gingerbread kernel.

The gingerbread kernel does not use BML/XSR anymore (mtd instead) - so this app is not able to flash the kernel.

That means this app does not work with gingerbread (for the moment) - only with eclair and froyo.

Only solution for flashing a stock kernel onto gingerbread is odin/heimdall.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] blackdeath09:
So....can we expect a compatible version for gingerbread?:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] amitbhavi:
can i flash it to samsung galaxy s 9000, india

can i use it to downgrade 3e recovery to 2e i am having froyo
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Yes, you can. (if you have already root and you have a kernel with recovery 2e - most of the custom kernel have 2e or cwm.)

And please remove the quote of the first post - most the people reading this thread know what this thread is about.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] amitbhavi:
3e to 2e

can i use this app to change 3e recovery to 2e if yes how? Please guide.

Baseband DDJP2 Karnel 2.6.32.9 root @SE S605#1 Froyo DDJP6
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] MaelstromXC:
Sorry, do you mean we can downgrade to 2e on a root machine as long as I use this program to flash a kernel that has recovery 2e or cwm?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Yes, that is what i meant - first root the phone (z4root) and then flash a kernel with integrated 2e or cwm.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] diyanaeric:
i used dis sgs kernel flasher to flash my sgs with speedmod kernel.at first it was working as it is... but then i just tried to flash the recovery kernel.. and bam! my fon brick! thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] techmik67:
1 - Learn how to spell. Nether "dis" nor "fon" are words.......

2 - YOU bricked your PHONE...... no one forced you to install anything.

3 - This app works great and doesn't seem to be bricking anyone else......
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Why do people always have to exaggerate if they face (new) problems?:rolleyes:

Nothing is bricked - just put the phone into download mode and flash a new zImage with odin or heimdall.

Btw, dont flash immediately after a reboot - too much io load while a flash is in progress and the flash process could fail. That is a known issue for all flash tools (redbend_ua, bmlwriter, flash_image and maybe dd also).

But i will add a separate verify check to the app.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Peacemanibk:
Great app - thanks! Worked without problems at branded stock 2.2 JPA, rooted with z4root, flashing hardcores speedmodkernel k10icwm.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AGiovanni:
Thanks for your work. Tried today your app with no success: failed to extract kernel from zip file (SpeedMod kerne k12i 256hz, odin version).
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
That zip contains a tar.

You need to extract first the zip file to get that tar file.

Then you can choose that tar file to flash the kernel.

This app does not recursively extract packages.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Peacemanibk:
Or you can try the clockworkmod version - this works directly!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] NODO-GT:
I'm on darky's 8.0

is it possible to flash krenel to SpeedMod Froyo K12I with this app?

has anyone done it?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] doudou1408:
Yes , on 7.8 , i flashed K12i CWM without any problems :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rizzy123:
does it help to have full battery or is that irrelevant and does it matter if i have an external sd card in the phone??
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Peacemanibk:
I had a sdcard inside and not full battery - wasnt a problem for me ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
I do not recommend to flash below a battery level of 10% - the flash may also work with 2%, but you can not always rely on the level displayed in android.

The external sdcard should not be a problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Exostenza:
So if I want to get a new kernel on my Darky for Captivate I have to disable voodoo lagfix first?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
That depends on your new kernel - if that one also supports voodoo, you do not have to disable voodoo.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sckw:
Hi Neldar, i'm using your SGS Kernel Flasher .. but when i click on the backup kernel it say "Backup Failed" so how can i solve this issue?? my phone is alrdy rooted and i cant reboot using the "reboot click"... it say reboot failed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
What phone and rom are you using?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] BNI:
Hey, I had installed the OCLF, should i undo it bevor flashing the new BLN kernel?

the zImage is the Kernel I should update, right? Or do I have to download a special Kernel for my SGS Froyo JPP?

please help me!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Well, i would say just flashing the bln kernel is safe - oclf relies on the stock initramfs and the bln kernel incorporates that.

But you should choose the right kernel. For a jpp rom you have to choose the jpm/jpo kernel - i forgot to add jpp to the description.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
New release:

v1.5.4:

modified: gui

modified: redbend_ua (no forced reboot & fb output) - thanks to untermensch

fixed: backup update.zip did not work
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sckw:
Im using hd2 and latest cyanogen nand rom.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
HTC phones are not supported by "SGS kernel flaher".

SGS is the abbreviation for "Samsung Galaxy S".
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] TerraBuzz:
Hi Neldar,

Z4Root + SGS Kernel Flasher + CWM + Titanium Backup = peaceful mind...

Must have tools for kernel testers!! It is now complete... I am now able to go back and forth easily!

I now do not even need to be near my computer to try new kernels!

Great job!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] oswade:
working great, have successfully flashed the last few hardcore kernels with this app :)

thanks neldar!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] hakimsheriff:
gt-5500m

Would this also work with the gt-5500m? If not can you make it work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
I dont think that this app works with the gt-5500.

But you could check that yourself, if there are "bml?" files in /dev/block/, then this app could work.

But i can only state that this app works with the four phones mentioned in the op (and maybe the galaxy tab, too).
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tan1415:
I want to flash hardcore speedmod. he has two version., The odin and a CWM mod. Using your method. Which should i use?

The odin zit has the Tar file
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mclarenmercedes:
hey cani use it to flash x10 mini pro???
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] TonyG_Au:
Either will work fine, but the CWM version might be easier as you don't need to extract anything at all before starting.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] techmik67:
I have noticed with a couple of kernels, (firebird 2 specifically at the moment), that behave a little strangely with this app. I flashed with it, and when attaching to my pc, it sees external card as removable drive, but internal as write-protected cd. If you use cwm to flash same kernel, both sdcards seen as removable disks.

Hope this helps.... :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Kernels that require special preparation of the system by the updater-script should not be flashed with kernel flasher.

It is probably not a good idea to prepare a system for a kernel by an update-script - kernel devs should know that. :rolleyes:

So i can not do much about that in the app, but i will inform designgears about that.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] S3nc:
I wondern, can i use this to flash cfroot on a rooted stock 2.2 for gettin cwm? I`m afraid of using odin :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
No, this app does only work with the samsung galaxys s phones.

Yes, of course, if the phone is already rooted.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Hmm... nice app, but will this work on gingerbread (I mean the tech demo). It might not but just wanted to know because if it does it would be easy to swith between gb and normal stable rom without computer and odin. Neldar or anyone who has tried the tech demo, does it work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mastewman:
Noob Questions...

I have a stock 2.2 Vibrant that is rooted and I have made a backup of the stock kernel before I attempt to apply a new kernel. And I'm wanting to make sure that...

1. I can flash the following kernel? (CWM - Kstock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959-UVKA7-unsigned-update.zip)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870480

2. If I want to return to stock, can I just use SGS Kernel Flasher and restore my stock kernel from the backup?

Thanks...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
The kernel flasher does not yet work on gingerbread.

Yes and yes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Mr Woolf:
Hi neldar,

Is your app OK to use for flashing and removing tegraks kernel??

I want to give the kernel a try, but like to do everything from my phone, and as you can't use cwm zips, would not be able to change back without connecting to my laptop.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
The app can flash a kernel that supports cwm - you dont have to connect a pc.

For example:

1. root the phone with z4root

2. flash a kernel with cwm recovery

3. use cwm recovery to install a rom

4. use cwm to revert to the backed up stock rom

5. flash the backed up stock kernel with this app

6. remove z4root

And nobody may notice that you changed something at the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] max_82:
Hi neldar,

I'm a noob. Can I use it to flash the kernel from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804226

I need to backward my kernel to 2e so that I can backup my ROM using nandroid. Thank you.

my captivate:

FW: 2.2

BB: I897UCJI6

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 jetaek.lee@sep-11 #1

Build number: FROYO.UCJI6
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tomeks:
yes, you could install tegrak kernel and go back without any problem (clear dalvik cache from tegrak recovery)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] brack11:
I have latest sgs kernel flasher, i know it should flash Odin tar files but in my case it doesnt. It says something file type is wrong or failed, but it just doesnt want to work with tars I have to extract them first with AndroZip and then flash zImage. What is wrong?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Well, if you change the systems busybox (toolbox) to a busybox version without tar support the extraction will fail.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] brack11:
Thank you that worked for me now I can flash tars

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mastewman:
What is the process for updating....

I currently, have KA7+Voodoo running and since I'm a noob not sure what the upgrade process is to upgrade to the latest KB1+Voodoo?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
If the kernel dev does not say anything about the update process, you are supposed to flash the new kernel.

Btw: new version available:

v1.5.6:

added: java implementation of tar

added: proper detection of supported flashtypes (only bml, at the moment)

added: more detailed error messages
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
And there is another version available:

v1.5.9:

added: Auto-reboot text clickable

added: flash verify

added: more error messages

fixed: bml blocksize detection on eclair

The 1.5.6 did not work on eclair - please update to 1.5.9.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Shake&Bake:
Hi there.

Just downloaded this app, but wanted to be certain:

As you'll see with my specs in my sig, I've got Speedmod Kernel 13a and lagfix enabled, on Doc's Rom.

If I wanted to flash another kernel - maybe voodoo - I don't really know:

Would I have to disable the lagfix first and then flash the new kernel?

I've read the entire thread and have come across posts saying that it's not necessary to disable lagfixes, others say the converse.

So I'd appreciate some clarity on the matter please. :)

Please excuse the noobile question - still relatively new to all the tweaking and flashing :o
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] DamianGto:
if you want to flash a kernel from an other family then you should disable all lagfix and tweaks. if you use kernel from the same family you do not often have to disable lagfix or tweaks.

the best is to ask in the tread on the kernel you wish to use.

**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jkruijff:
If you're going to flash a kernel which can also read & write ext4, you're safe. So if you want to move from speedmod to voodoo, or vice versa, there is no need to undo lagfix first. But if you want to revert to the original kernel for example, which can NOT read ext4, ext3, ext2 or jfs, then you need to undo the lagfix first and restore the rfs filesystem. If you accidentally mess up, you can always use odin to flash back your previous kernel (make sure you can access download mode). Hope this is helpful.

J.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Prasad:
Market link broken...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Shake&Bake:
Thanks, those tips are helpful indeed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Thank you, fixed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] edgarpoe:
Absolutly the best! Thank you for making kernel backing up and updating (on the fly) easy and convenient.

One request: when backing up a kernel, could you add a txtbox for the option of naming the backup file instead of just saving it as a date format?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Shake&Bake:
neldar - thanks for a great app!

Easy as pie!

Backed up my speedmod, flashed voodoo advanced kernel - no problem.

Legend! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
The next update will incorporate some polished gui components and one of the new features is the file name in the save dialog. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] edgarpoe:
Sounds great! My only other wish would be for full nandroid backups with automatic universal lagfix disable.. oh and a million dollars would be nice too..

;)

Sent from my XDA-Supercharged, Overclocked Darky injected i9000M

(yes its got a hemi)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jkruijff:
Hey Neldar,

how about an option to backup EFS. GrimmVarg had this in Tuxility, but i don't think he maintains it any longer.

J.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] MikeO I9000:
I hope anyone can help me. A Friend of mine has a Vodafon branded I9000 Galaxy S with no 3 Button Mode. If I root with Z4Root and flash a Hardcore Kernel, have I then the 3 Button Mode, or is there any other chance to come in Recovery Mode to flash a custom Rom?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tzyn:
Thanks for that nice app. Used it to flash the speedmod kernel and it was such easy. Great work!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mnjm9b:
with the "not yet" part.

does that mean that it is planned?

(NO ETA Requested )
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] c0mputernick:
tmobile galaxy s 4g

Ive got a problem with my galaxy 2 4g.

I flashed over speedmod-kernel-k13c-500hz-CWM.zip from this site onto my phone and it did boot back up, but i lost my cell signal, and sd card etc.

I backed up my stock kernel first to the sd card.

I got wifi working again, went to market to install the kernel flasher again and it tells me there isnt enough space to install, and it doesnt see my sd card.

I can seem to figure out how to get into recovery mode to try and repair this and am very new to android general. did i just @#$% my new phone or is this fixable?

Any help would be appreciated, ive been googling for hours and find all kinds of stuff for the older galaxys, but none for my 4g.

Please help, any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
That's the correct interpretation. ;)

If you are able to get into the recovery, you should also be able to access the sdcard and then you can flash the backup.

If that does not work you can use odin/heimdall to flash another kernel for the 4g.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] c0mputernick:
How can you flash from recovery without the app?

Is there like a command line way of flashing the backed up kernel over the phone again?

Do i need to know paths to where it goes? (what is the path)

Thanks for the help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
The kernel is backed up in form of an update.zip - named as "kernel-date-time.zip" - in /sdcard/sgs-kernel-flasher-backup/.

If you are using cwm you can just select the file, for recovery 2e or a moddd 3e you need to copy the .zip file into /sdcard/ and rename it to update.zip.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Andro1d:
Just wanted to leave a BIG thx for this great app :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] FamousMortimer:
Apologies for being stupid, but I'm trying to use this to flash a kernel which will take my phone back to recovery 2e, so I can install custom mods. I tried one, and it said it didn't have zImage in it, therefore it couldn't flash it. Is there any possibility you could recommend a kernel to me, any kernel, which would work inside your excellent program and take me back to 2e?

Any help would be much appreciated, I've learned more than I cared to about the inner workings of Android over the past few days but this is still eluding me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Just use a kernel file that ends with .tar or is labeled as an update.zip.

Btw, where did you download that non-working file?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] T3mpr1x:
Just adding to the other thank you posts! :) Worked like a charm for me!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sahilkhurana:
Hi,

When trying to use this, I get a message saying "File too big"

How do you know whats the max size of zImage supported by your phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Are you using the version 1.5.9? If not please update to 1.5.9, else i need to know what phone, fw/rom version and maybe what kernel you are using, thx.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sahilkhurana:
Yes I am running v1.5.9 which is latest from the market.

Other Details :

Phone : Samsung Galaxy Ace

FW: DDKA7

Kernel : 2.6.32.9-perf ( Stock Kernel )

Thanks..
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Please check if these files exist on your phone:

/sys/class/block/bml7/size

/sys/class/block/bml7/queue/physical_block_size

/sys/class/block/bml7/queue/hw_sector_size

And if these files exist, please post also their content.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sarwanxp:
thanks dude!, i will try it now
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sahilkhurana:
1. File : size : Doesn't exist

2. Physical_block_size : 512

3. hw_sector_size : 512
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
Ok, the implementation in my app assumes that "/sys/class/block/bml7/size" exists, but obviously it doesn't exist on your phone. :(

Please post the output of

adb shell ls -l /sys/class/block/bml7/
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sahilkhurana:
Sorry I was wrong, the /sys/class/block/bml7/size does exist and its value is 4096

The contents of /sys/class/block/bml7/ are

-rw-r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 uevent

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 dev

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2011-04-07 01:18 subsystem -> ../../../../class/block

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 range

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 ext_range

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 removable

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 ro

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 size

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 alignment_offset

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 capability

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 stat

-r--r--r-- root root 4096 2011-04-07 01:18 inflight

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-04-07 01:18 power

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-04-07 01:18 holders

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-04-07 01:18 slaves

drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-04-07 01:18 queue

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2011-04-07 01:18 bdi -> ../../bdi/137:7
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
I have just realized, that you dont have a galaxy s phone. :rolleyes:

The partition layout of the ace is different to the galaxy s phones and i did not yet find a good common solution to detect the kernel/boot partition.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sahilkhurana:
I was trying my luck in belief that they might have similar structures..

Anyways, thanks for looking into this.

If you find a common solution, do let me know..
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] cube_lord:
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[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] exjc1986:
Hi, Firstly thanks for the app...

I'm currently running froyo 2.2.1 and want to give the Speedmod kernel a shot... I'm skeptical to try out Odin so i want to give this app a shot.

I was going through the replies on this topic and lot of people were worried about the lagfix stuff, I too have the OCLF installed on my phone.

My question is that to use this app should this lagfix be removed first or can I leave it as it as and flash any kernel from xda?? I have already backed up my stock kernel using the app...

Also, I must add that the 3 button recovery mode does not work on my phone, So should i first fix the recovery mode using the methods described on the forum or can I just get on with the flashing since you've already fixed all the issues that people had mentioned...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Perka:
Hi I just wanted to thank you for making my flashing life very easy!

Thank You!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rschenck:
First, it is always an important (I would actually say essential) safety measure to get the three button recovery/download system, fixed before flashing anything. If you can get into recovery and download mode there is very little you can do to brick your phone...without them, you very easily can make your phone unusable.

Once that is done, you must Must MUST go back into OCLF and undo the lagfix and any tweaks, convert the scheduler back to default if you changed it and uninstall the EXT2 tools before you flash ANY OTHER KERNEL.

Once you have installed a new kernel, it is usually a good safety tip to undo lagfixes when you change kernels but not essential if they both support the same file systems.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Ommadawn101:
An Absolute Beginner

Let me first thank you for the free app, which sounds very promising.

I am an absolute beginner, so bear with me please.

I have read a lot of stuff about changing Rom's and kernels, and I feel like I am drowning.

Few short and (hopefully) to the point questions:

1. Is my data safe when flashing a kernel using kernel flasher?

(I know that the standard answer is "always have a backup", I have backed up my apps using TitaniumBackup, and copied the folder TitaniumBackup to my PC, is that enough?)

For instance do I have to backup my EFS folder like it is described in preparation for burning a new rom?

2. I made a backup of my kernel (using SGS Kernel Flasher). Is there any tool to verify that this backup is usable (other than flashing it back to my SGS).

3. I have the original Rom of my phone provider in a TAR format.

I noticed that there is a zImage file inside that TAR, can I assume this is my original kernel? Can I use it directly as zImage file in kernel flasher to restore my kernel (in case I need to..)? Or do I have to manipulate it somehow?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] neldar:
1. Yes, if you know what you are doing. You have to pay more attention on what your doing if you use a lagfix.

2. No, you can only verify that by testing it.

3. You can assume that. The app is also able to extract the zImage directly from that .tar-file.