[Galaxy S I9000 General] noob15:
Before i forget i am wondering if i can flash darky's ROM to my phone. I am worried that my phone sd card will die is there anyway that bell can tell i had darky's mod on?

oh is there a way to change to boot animation back to default i9000M and make it so when u start your phone up the i9000M does not change back to i9000?

and on to my attempt to help XD

Hey kewljoe not sure if thsi was from u or someone else but i copied it to a text file for future reference(wen i get my replacment XD) and decided to help by posting it.

PS THIS IS NOT FROM ME BUT ANOTHER MEMBER (mabe kewljoe) BUT I DO NOT REEMBER WHO... and i thought it could help someone

The steps I took to go to 2.2.1 are as follows:

Rom: Darky's 7.7 Wipe

Kernal: Speedmod K12F

Modem: Stock JL2

I was on Stock JL2 through Kies.

Step 1: I used ODIN 1.7 to flash speedmod k12h (make sure you get the odin version). In Odin, don't checkmark anything, leave it as default. Click on "PDA" and then choose the Speedmod file you downloaded. Click Start and it should automatically reboot. The purpose of this step is to get you ClockWorkMod (CWM) quickly.

Step 2: Now that you have CWM, boot back into recovery (3 button method). You can now install custom zipped roms. I chose Darky 7.7 Wipe. You should have it already on your sdcard. You go through the CWM menu, choosing install from sd card. Pick Darky's ROM and let it do it's thing. Reboot when it's completed.

Step 3 (Optional): Once your phone is booted back up, if you want the Speedmod kernal, you should download the latest version but this time get the CWM one, not the Odin copy. Boot back into CWM (you can do this by holding the power button and you'll see a new option labelled "recovery". Same as step 2, install from sd card. Pick the speedmod k12h zip file. Reboot when done. You can go check the speed mod thread and learn about what tweaks you can enable and activate.

Step 4: Now I have Darky 7.7 Rom and Speedmod K12H Kernal. I need a 850mhz modem. I reboot into download mode (I can do this again by holding down the power button while booted into my phone and seeing 'download). I plug it into Odin. I download the latest JL2 firmware (you can find it in one of the sticky threads) I unzip it and in Odin, again, don't check mark anything. Chose "Modem" Pick the "modem.bin" from the JL2 folder you just unzipped. Click Start. Presto. It'll reboot on it's own

Step 5: You now have Darky 7.7 (or any other rom), Speedmod K12H (if you felt like it) and JL2 Modem. But you still don't have 850mhz. You have to enable it in the service menu. Easiest method is to install SGS Info, if you have Darky's Rom it is installed by default. Open SGS Info, here are the steps:

1) Service Menu

2) [2] Debug Screen

3) [8] Phone Control

4) [7] Network Control

5) [8] Band Selection

6) [2] WCDMA Band

7) [1] WCDMA All [] <-- before you click this, you'll notice that the [4] WCDMA 900 has a * next to it. Once you click on [1] WCDMA All [] you should see [5] WCDMA 850 now checked, as well as the 2100 and 1900.

Done! 2.2.1, Darky's 7.7 Rom (excellent btw!), Speedmod K12H (also excellent) and JL2 Modem which i've tested GPS and i get locked in seconds and is very accurate.

To ensure you have 850mhz enabled. open your dialer and type *#*#0011#*#* and you should see 850 Band 5 under the WCDMA section.