yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
OK

Have a look here first, most will not make sense, but have a read and then ask the ? you need to

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723596

Also make sure you read this and understand it, and make sure it works for you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=810685

THIS is important and it allows you to recover if you have issues ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
I came from Windows Mobile and then to android via HTC, so it took me a while to get to grips with how samsung do things.

MY understanding is this...

There are three basic parts

Kernel

ROM

Modem

The kernel is a choice, speed V Feature

The ROM is again a choice, different ROMS contain different apps and themes, these are decided by the cook, again select the one that best suits your needs.

The modem is pretty important, this is related to the connectivity you get for calls and data, you CAN use non australian modems, but you need to be aware of the issues with them, there is a post that covers this, I will did it out if you need it.

The first rom I did was a darky one, it was all singing and all dancing, BUT it had an overall green theme, NOT my liking, but it gave me the understanding of what is what, it also stuffed my phone, so I learnt how to recover it to base, and again this was a darky (resurrection) using ODIN.

Best thing to do is, take your time and DON'T skip steps or options.

I cooked my own rom on romkitchen.org, then applied my choice of theme and am well happy
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
OK the 3BR and download mode im sweet.

Im not 100% sure bout rooting the phone, is this through SuperOneClick ?

Thanks again
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
YUP, I think that is THE best way to do it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
Just one thing

YOU DO REALISE YOU ARE VIOLATING ANY WARRANTY YOU HAVE WHEN YOU DO THIS? AND IT MAY CAUSE YOU ISSUES IF YOU HAVE TO RETURN IT TO SAMSUNG OR YOUR PROVIDER.

ALL DISCUSSIONS AND OPINIONS ARE OFFERED WITH NO LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF SERVICE OR DATA.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
hahah, yeah sure do ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
The thing that threw me for a while was all the discussion/warnings about LAGFIX

Basically all this does is restructure the file system used by the phone, in the windows world think of it as FAT32 v NTFS and there are issues if you try to install a new ROM without resetting back to rfs, so unless you feel the need to action the change, leave well alone.

The outcome offered is that the phone will be SO much faster as the file system is optimised, but so far my phone flies without it, so I will not be enabling it.

If I remember right, the voodoo kernel does the conversion on install, you hear this voice from your phone telling you it is doing something on the very first LONG install, spooks you out if you don't know about it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Ok thanks heaps once again. I just rooted my phone...what are the other steps involved before i can install the rom ?

-2e recovery, Clockwork recovery or STEAM recovery (can be installed using HOWTO#1 and an appropriate kernel)

I believe this is the step i need to undertake, however not sure how to proceed ?

I installed clockwork recovery, and when i attempt to install the rom i get an error about half way through installing;

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installtion aborted.

Am i doing something wrong ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
HOW did you install clockwork?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Through ROM Manager (downloaded from the market)..i think ?

I believe my problem is based around the 2e/3e recovery...?

Any ideas ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
OK, looks like you did the same as me, this is 100% on HTC stuff, but for some reason not the same on samsung.

No worries, I too got the same errors when I did the very same thing

Here is how to 'fix' it

download and install on your pc ODIN

http://touristinparadise.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to-install.html

then you need to download the speedmod kernel, find it at the end of the first post, select the first one

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=522486&d=1298200896

Then start odin, and follow the instructions, what you are about to do is install a new kernel, and part of this kernel is the clockworkmod, once you flash the new kernel, let it boot, then power off, then use the three button method to get into the menu, this is the FULL version of clockworkmod and from here you select the install from zip option, point it to you d/l rom and install it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abbaskip:
Any idea if having an Aussie phone would effect CM7 installation? I'm 99.999% sure it wouldn't but you never know.

Refer to this thread for what has happened to me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11540917

Any ideas? Can any Aussies help a fellow Aussie here? :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Thank you very much ! Currently installing rom now, ill let you know how it goes :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
dumb ? #1 You don't have your usb plugged in when you do this?

Reason I ask, is that on some HTC models, this happened if you left the usb connected.

Also it happens on 'certain' versions of CWM, V3 i think, worth a thought.

Also try coming in from a different kernel, maybe speedmod, your constant appears to be darky
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
the 2e appears to be the stock recovery screen, all we are doing is to implant the CWM in there, this gives us the same basic functions PLUS other options and tools, so each of the kernel makers add their own spin on things, some help others IMHO don't.

I did see that you can get a CWM version of the kernels, but not sure if the rom manager install works with that, i did us it extensively on the HTC but on here there appears to be no need.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
It worked !! :D wow so much different to stock 2.2.1...now just gotta setup everything. Thank you so much again, really appreciated !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
DO A FULL BACKUP BEFORE YOU START ;-0

And no probs, this site is here for just this type of help, I have had it and am happy to give back
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TieNN89:
No reason why it wouldn't

with the SGS if you are going with Telstra you will want the version with 850Mhz if not then you want the 900Mhz

Because unlike the SGS2 which has quad band I think it is which should work on every carrier in Australia

Anyone on the JVU firmware?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbutcher91:
i was on telstra with JVK modem which worked best, i had to do a full hard reset aand then enable the bands in the phone before flashing anything, i mean HARD reset, you have to enter a ussd code to reset it its the only way, a captivate SHOULD work on telstra, try what i did above at least, hard reset that ************ and enable the bands, maybe grab a company specific modem file, then enable the bands with ussd code. i spent a few days racking my brain trying to get hspa reception back after ****ing with ssome things and thia fixed it, if it has quad band 850gsm it will run wwith telstra and almost definitely with the other **** networks, above is what fixed it for me, a hard ****ing reset and enabling rhe bands, might need some tinkering, with things like this sometimes things have to be done in a specific order just to please it keep trying mate
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbutcher91:
it depends on the model.. walk into optus and theyll give your their custom "optus optimised" dual band piece of ****.. even though any 'optimization' lies in the software...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbutcher91:
i9000T is the telstta model look for that, dont buy it carrier bbranded and expect it to work on telstra even if its unlocled, other carriers remove the necessary bands so you cant leave switch companies
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TieNN89:
HUH?

Telstras SGS is not the same as the other providers

it's why its a i9000T it has the 850Mhz Band instead of 900Mhz

And it's hardware as far as I know not software
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alkemy:
Thanks for this information. I've been all over the forum, for this info and finally find it in the Ozzy area.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sencafe:
Most welcome.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] skuzy:
so what roms are we using that give us decent signals with optus, tls etc?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
I'm using the JVT modem. Pretty decent from what I've experienced. It's not the "official" optus modem which in some circumstances can provide a better signal but I think the gps locking is a little slow on that one.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sencafe:
I use SRJV1 modem which is part of a Optus released rom.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markymark0055:
How do I reset the binary counter on SGS i9000?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
Pardon my n00biness, but WTF is the binary counter?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Binary counters don't apply on the i9000, only on the I9100 (s2)... I'm pretty certain anyways
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markymark0055:
The custom binary counter..

You'll have to look up exactly how it works, but I know it counts how many times I've been into download or flashed something onto the phone..

I need to clear it back to zero..

Its easy on my SGS2. I just power off, plug in jig, remove jig, reset.. easy..

BUT HOW DO YOU DO IT on the Galaxy S?

_____________________________________________

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

SGS2 i9100

Hyperdroid Androimeda V2.9.0

TWD v2.5+

Jkay Themed

So so smooth.. Like a Mcdroid strawberry thickshake..

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
Ah! Now I remember...beaver2233 is right. The binary counter was something they brought into the S2 because of all the ROM'ing people were doing. Afraid of people stuffing up their BT or Wifi module, or the GPS chip, then re-flashing to stock and handing it back for warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markymark0055:
Ah sweet, so If the galaxy S has to back for warranty they wont know I had flashed other kernels onto it beforehand?

its now unrooted and stock kernel.

The only reason its going back is that it has **** mobile reception compared with all my other phones on the same network in the same spot. All owned by me.

_____________________________________________

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

SGS2 i9100

Hyperdroid Androimeda V2.9.0

TWD v2.5+

Jkay Themed

So so smooth.. Like a Mcdroid strawberry thickshake..

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---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:34 PM ----------

Ahh, sweet.. Hopefully thats right..

Thanks go to both of you for this one ;)

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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

SGS2 i9100

Hyperdroid Androimeda V2.9.0

TWD v2.5+

Jkay Themed

So so smooth.. Like a Mcdroid strawberry thickshake..

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
Possibly...

Sorry, being vague because while I know they don't have the binary counter in i9000 they may have...other ways.

Make sure it's on xxjvn not jvs / jvt otherwise they'll know for sure!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markymark0055:
Def xxjvn kernel..

Actually I think it is still a modded kernel but xxjvn build, nothing shows.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Is the GPS lock speed good on it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] toddmworth:
You may like to search the thread for my opinion and others', on that modem.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Vinz1911:
2.3.5 ist the Newest, Flash with odin set Australien Region
[Galaxy S I9000 General] doktorV:
Can anyone help please!?

Used to not be able to send/receive mms then ages followed above guide and voila, it worked. at some point (possibly after a kies update to kg3, not sure) i have lost ability to send/receive mms yet again.

I've tried creating a new apn as per above as it's a bit different to the default ones in my phone - the other new problem:

i can't delete APNs, only "reset to default"!! Used to be able to go to settings>wireless&network>mobile networks>APNs then hit menu button to delete them - now only choice is "new APN" or "reset to default"

any ideas? a smartphone that can't send mms messages ain't so smart! :mad:

PS - forgot to mention when i do try to send an mms with above settings, straight away it says message not sent - "error in server response"
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
try making these two entries

and to delete an entry, first select it and then you can delete it

Telstra – Internet

Name: Telstra Internet

APN: telstra.iph

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server: wap.telstra.com/wap

MMSC:

MMS Proxy:

MMS Port:

MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 505

MNC: 01

Authentication Type: CHAP

APN Type: default,supl

Telstra – MMS

Name: Telstra MMS

APN: telstra.mms

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC: http://mmsc.telstra.com:8002

MMS Proxy: 10.1.1.180

MMS Port: 80

MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 505

MNC: 01

Authentication Type: CHAP

APN Type: mms
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
Just looking for an update on the best modem for us Aussies. Living in Melbourne, been scouring round for the best one available that has a nice balance between signal strength and battery consumption. Read thru very nearly every page here and have settled for SRJV1.

I've noticed this modem is an older model, however was wondering if it's still one of the better ones out there!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Jv1 is good but the latest jvu is the best jvt second best IMO. Go to perkas file stash to find em.

Edit: I'm also in Melbourne:)

***Vintage Galaxy S1 running ported Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 by OneCosmic***
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
SRJV1 is best for battery life....just. but that's personal opinion.

But JVU gives pretty much almost as good battery along with much better speeds which equates to less loading/screen in time for me.

Voda Melbourne
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
It really depends on the area you are in. It's really a matter of trial and error. I've found that the newer modems preform just as good as JV1 in my tests. I'm using JVU at the moment and that seems fine. With regards to battery consumption, the Kernels and ROMs seem to play a more important role in how good the battery lasts.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Well I agree on the battery comment but when I'm at zero bars of signal at work. Data still runs and standby usage at low reception is 30% better than jv1. Melbourne and on vodagroan

***Vintage Galaxy S1 running ported Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 by OneCosmic***
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lunchbox201:
I'm in Central Queensland on Optus and have tried almost every modem out there.

Currently i have settled with ZSJV6.

I seem to get slightly better D/L speed than SRJV1, and have not noticed any battery consumption difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Yeah.. Agreed jvu and jvt are pretty good from my testing. I'm also in Melbourne.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
Far out i love the aussie board. You people are a good bunch :D

Heaps of quality posts and info that'll help me out! I just chucked onecosmic's RC3 onto my SGS, still running JV1, gunna give that a couple days and see how it goes before i give JVU a spin!

Another question tho; is there any difference between putting on Perka's ICS/CM7 modems and silky_dude's CM7 modems? If so, which would be the pick of them?

---------- Post added at 03:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:28 PM ----------

Also, while i've got a knowledgeable group of people looking i might as well ask my other question. What would be an acceptable signal strength while sitting indoors? JV1 is hovering between 1 and 2 bars on 3G, not sure if i should be expecting higher than this..

Cheers for the forum lovin' guys :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
Perka has the app and the website - not sure.if he derives revenue from his site but I don't believe so...

Silky is after the thanks button getting hit. It's like crack to him. Seeing as there's 1 million CM users he's trying to get to 1 million thanks on his meter. I don't have the heart to tell him that only cm users on i9000 will download....:P

Indoors....2 bars us fine. Depends on how far away from the.tower you are. Best indicator is outdoors though....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Plus depends on the construction of the building. Tin roofs are horrible for reception.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] doktorV:
Thanks. the advice re deleting APNs helped cheers! don't know why i didn't try that before.:rolleyes:

the APN details didn't help though - still hangs in my messages as "sending" when i try to send an mms and also can't receive them.:confused:

sigh.....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
JVT, after JVQ, JVR, and JVS.

SRJV1 barely worked at all for me.

Melbourne, Optus.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
Haha this community is well constructed :D I put JVU on before i read this post.. i shouldn't be expecting any negative performance compared to if i was using perka's, should i?

Haha that sounds like my place.. ahh well, JVU seems to be doing it's job, best reception i've seen on my SGS so far! Muchos thanks to everyone that helped out. I'll be sure to keep my eye on this board for more helpful posts ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
It's the same actual modem file, extracted from the stock Samsung Roms, just put into a different CWM zip by different people.

Should work the same unless either silky or perka stuffed up, or you got a corrupted file.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
Yeah i figured as much. Was working great, but i just chucked on RC3 v2 which has JVU built into it, and it's working just as well! Never seen my SGS work so well without a single fault! (minus compass issues)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Urimagination:
Hey guys just flashed phone with the LPB which is out at the moment

I cant see the 3G or H symbol next to the reception anymore?

Should I flash over the CSC with a optus one to get it back?

I have packet data ticked an gone into my network an selected optus

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] logger:
How to unbrick this?

I have gone an got my mates i9000 T stuck in a boot loop after trying to manually install clockworkmod (bugger).

Was merrily following the guide at

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide

...to install hardcore's kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery using the Heimdall Suite. Process all went smoothly.

Trouble was I missed the line that says "guide assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.3 or higher". It was still on Eclair 2.1 !!

I still have access to the download screen but cannot get to bootloader. Thats about all.

Given that I was using Heimdall to flash the kernel can someone tell me.... Is it simply a matter of finding a compatible kernel for 2.1 and reflashing. Or have done more damage than that? Thnx..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
If you can access the Download screen you can reflash the phone using Odin to stock Gingerbread then you can continue on to flash any other rom you want.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] logger:
Sounds promising. Will give it a try.

Can I flash using heimdall frontend (windows) as I do not have a copy of Odin?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
I don't know much about heimdall sorry. But you can pick up a copy of Odin from

http://hotfile.com/dl/134050210/f8ecb46/Flashprogram_Samsung_I9000__Pits.rar.html

Make sure you use odin3 1.3 not the other ones as they're for other phones.

Since it is a i9000T I think you need to flash a 850mhz compatible modem after your initial flash.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] logger:
Thanks again. Even though I used a different tool, your advice gave me the clue on how to proceed. Back in business again now. Used heimdall to install a 2.3.6 firmware that I grabbed from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1196179 Flashing worked really well and only took a couple of minutes.

Only thing is I lost root, so now have to find a way of rooting 2.3.6 (superoneclick is not doing it for me). The methods I found seem to use Odin, so will need to get it in any case I suspect.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
No probs, always glad to be of assistance.

If you now go and flash CM7 you'll get root as it's included in CM7. Most other custom roms have root so flashing any of them should get you root. If you want to keep a more stock feel about it several kernels have auto-root or have a menu option in recovery to install root which don't change the rom you're using.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davebelling:
Hi. I have an Aussie Galaxy S, Optus model. Running a Darky ROM at the moment but want to bring it back to XWJVN/SRJV1/OPSJV5 but the links in this thread are dead.

Anybody know where else to get them? I tries Samfirmware but the site redesign is borked.

Ta,

Dave
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Marshy919:
Can probably find them on perkas file stash, you'll find it in the market.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davebelling:
Loks interesting but no dice. If it was there, it's gone now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] wogfella:
Samfirmware.com. or whatever they are called now (new site)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davebelling:
Yeah, Samfirmware ain't what it used to be. It doesn't appear there any more. This was the only thread I could ever find them in and now there's been the big filesharing kerfuffle Multiupload seems to be a victim as well. If someone has a copy and could upload it to somewhere it won't be taken down like Mediafire, Rapidshare or Filepost (still working at the time of posting) I'd greatly appreciate it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Samfirmware has moved:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9000&r=5#regiona

is where you want to be instead.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davebelling:
DING. Winner, thanks. It seems that the samfirmware site mirrors the sammobile site. The firmware I needed didn't show up when I followed the Type/OS/Model/Region method but showed up when I searched for 'XWJVN'. On both sites. So I am an idiot or they have usability issues. I'll get back to you on which one it is as soon as I find this striped paint. :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
G'day again guys. Got a question about GPS this time.

Was just seeking feedback on everyone else's experience with GPS on the SGS. I'm well aware it is notoriously terrible compared to other smartphones, but would still appreciate feedback from peers as to how it works for you guys, in particular using google maps.

I was walking round Melbourne the other day, and flicked open Maps to have a walk around. Obtaining a signal talk about 25 seconds, but trying to navigate became an arduous task as the experience wasn't fluid at all. It struggled to maintain a compass direction, and only updated my position every 10 seconds or so.

I'm currently running Team ICSSGS RC4.2 with JVU. Is it possible my expectations for a quality GMaps experience may be a little too unrealistic thanks to this ad? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRd8hNvi7o (i know this is a galaxy nexus)

Thanks for the feedback!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Might be because of the Alpha status of ICSSGS ... Have you tried using Navigon... it's a much better app for navigation on the sgs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
I use Navigon for driving around, but i mean more so for when im just strolling around and want to find stuff. ICS aside, what about people on Gingerbread? Even then i had trouble with efficient and stable GPS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zedaycee:
Mine was pretty good on Gingerbread after using the fasterfix app. Using the Australian ntp server does speed up the gps lock.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] goughymachine:
I've never had any issues with the gps. I mostly use Google maps but have used navigon once in a while. Always worked well from day one for me, regardless of ROM or Android version.

Tapatalk! mmmm bowp bowp, chikka chikkaaaa
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheLach03:
By 'always worked well from day one' do you mean its fluid like in that video i posted, constantly updating your location precisely?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Marshy919:
I need to return my phone to warranty, but im on 4.0.3.

Where can I get the latest virgin mobile firmware?