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[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
yes Odin famous in the Galaxy S family, only Nexus S did not require it for flashing new ROMs

all the other Galaxy S models needs Odin to change firmware, as fastboot is not compatible with the rest of the Galaxy S line
[Nexus S Android Development] ping33tx:
Hi i was wondering if there is a North America version,i noticed its a European version?Or am i incorrect?Or does it even matter? Just wondering,still kinda new to the game some what,i want to test it really really bad lol lol thanks guys
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
i think of it as a Safety switch

even if it's EU ROM

once you revive your phone with it, then you can change to any other ROM you want
[Nexus S Android Development] ping33tx:
10-4 i was thinking that but i just wanted to make sure,and of course we will loose our root correct? I am sure tons of people will be wondering that.Anyway thanks a million for the help and good luck to all :)
[Nexus S Android Development] demo23019:
You dont need 301K USB resistor to acess download mode

with normal method

Turn off phone....Hold vol up/down plug in USB it will access download mode

think its assessable once you unlock your bootloader

If the image doesn't have root then yes you lose it

Can someone confirm this is indeed true stock image without root access this is great for those returning phones for what ever reason
[Nexus S Android Development] ping33tx:
I confirm on what demo23019 is saying, i just did it with no problems.No 301K USB resistor is needed to go to download mode.Thanks demo!
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
Download Mode

are you sure you are getting the correct download mode?

is this the screen you get?

original source Download Mode on Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
and why is better use this method? have any advantage?
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
never mind, confirmed

it does work

it acts like the 3 button combo in the USA Galaxy S

volume up + volume down + USB

no need for Power button like the other models

hmm... the only annoying thing is, to get out of DOWNLOAD MODE, you have to take out the battery.

on the Galaxy S you can hold Power until it turns off
[Nexus S Android Development] ping33tx:
Yep that's the one ! :0
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
think of it as a 2e recovery vs 3e recovery

fastboot method is on top of the Download Mode

the Download Mode is as close to raw hardware as it can get

fastboot is on top of an existing bootloader, as in it comes after the Download Mode

that's how they load ROMs from factory
[Nexus S Android Development] plvt_florian:
this is true. i will keep updating this thread as soon i receive more stuff
[Nexus S Android Development] jimsey:
So we should be able to do a full factory restore with odin? could havedone with this yesterday before returning my nexus with cwm still flashed
[Nexus S Android Development] sarge363:
Odin is awesome, I used it all the time when I had the Vibrant. So easy and full proof!!!! I'm so happy cause I was a new using ADB.
[Nexus S Android Development] amjad_2020:
Have anyone flash it on NS ?

what is new in it ?

:)
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
x2. i used to "soft brick" my vibrant all the time. Odin was always there to bring it back to life lol.glad it's now an option for the NS
[Nexus S Android Development] 651stp:
odin was one of the best tools for the vibrant when i had one. you could go from having anything on back to stock within seconds by only clicking 3-4 buttons on the program. After using the nexus S though i dont see myself using it because its already easy to do the nandroid back to stock and a simple fastboot oem lock. i find that method even easier, but this will be good for the people who prefer it so kudos!
[Nexus S Android Development] cadguy:
I'm having trouble installing the drivers. Device manager show other devices>gadget serial with the yellow question mark.

I've got all the usual android drivers to perform ADB and the like. Can someone help?

Running winxp sp3
[Nexus S Android Development] distortedloop:
edit: never mind, Odin - it's all in one in the rar.

I wonder if the images in the tar files could be extracted and pushed via fastboot. Should be able to.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
successfully flashed this using odin. ( for the 1st time)

well no difference from the nandroid backup posted on the ddev section. but anyways good to know that there is a way around
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
but you can't use nandroid if you can't boot up the phone, can you? ;)

that's a huge difference
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
Yep you've got a point here. :)
[Nexus S Android Development] demo23019:
Does it have root access or completely stock?
[Nexus S Android Development] villano1:
odin rom

if I use a flash boot odin, can I increase the voltage of the wifi in my nexus s?

thanks
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
Depends if root access is baked in the rom that is to be flashed by Odin.
[Nexus S Android Development] smaberg:
anyone got the EU/european/nordic ROM, its out there!
[Nexus S Android Development] Darrien13:
does it flash the stock recovery?
[Nexus S Android Development] robstunner:
Download doesnt work.
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
it's working, i just downloaded it again to confirm
[Nexus S Android Development] robstunner:
Well thats odd, it downloads on my Mac, didnt want to on my GFs wndows laptop thats 20ft away...
[Nexus S Android Development] alvintc:
Edit: Got the download menu, now the phone is not recognized by the PC?

Device manager shows "gadget serial"

Needed the sumsung usb driver, got it from here.
[Nexus S Android Development] alvintc:
EDIT: Ran it a second time & it ran through fine!

annnnd, mine failed on "verify image (RADIO)"

Anyone have any suggestions?
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
Help with missing files?

Anyone got the radio part of these files? (Phone part to load in ODIN), i.e. only the bootloader,pda and csc file included in this download, and these files work a treat..Many thanks.

The reason I am asking this is I have upgraded to 2.3.3, then used odin to down grade back to 2.3.1, but I have still got the baseband I9020XXKB1 from the 2.3.3 update. I also can't get any OTA updates now either, I should be pulling in the 2.3.2 update but no go due to the base band or build mismatch now!?

I believe the posted 2.3.3 updates are beta and not a final release as my USB connect screen shows the wrong text, i.e. in the USB Connected screen the text in the button says "Turn off USB storage" for both turn on and turn off USB storage, an obvious bug!!
[Nexus S Android Development] plvt_florian:
i will put the radio link on monday.
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
Thank you

Great, look forward to Monday then.

Then I can have peace of mind knowing I can do a full restore should I need it..:)
[Nexus S Android Development] blackerwater:
Odin 2.3.3 stock nexus S (Europe)

Nexus S roms now online! -www.SamFirmware.com

Hi to all. We start firmwares for The Samsung I9023 Nexus S Enjoy!

Take care with flashing and have fun!

http://hotfile.com/dl/107603258/63c6336/I9023_EUR_GRI54_XXKB3.rar.html

THIS IS FOR THE I9023 HASN'T REPEAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED ON THE I9020

I9020 coming soon. This will be used for returning to stock.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] tsarkh:
tow roms

I9023_EUR_GRI40_XXKB1

I9023_EUR_GRI54_XXKB3

Share If U Care
[Nexus S Android Development] veper:
Can confirm - both work fine on my 9023 version.
[Nexus S Android Development] chaval:
Could you make a nandroid and share the System.img?

Want to explore it but i cant extract the ones from links above.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
password for the files is samfirmware.com
[Nexus S Android Development] chaval:
I have extracted the files from the link, but I cannot extract system.img using unyaffs.

A system.img from a nandroid backup is what I need.
[Nexus S Android Development] veper:
unyaffs won't work as it's an ext4 image. I believe CWM 3.x nandroid backup is ext4 as well. Google moved to ext4 in Gingerbread.
[Nexus S Android Development] chaval:
Flashed system.img to my I9020.

Build is now GRI54. No difference on the phone
[Nexus S Android Development] amjad_2020:
in the rom for i9023 do it add zoom on the cam for i9020 ?
[Nexus S Android Development] chaval:
Nope............
[Nexus S Android Development] reddv1:
Here's the the radio.img for 2.3.1 mtdblock5_radio.img, I got it from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9869067&postcount=38

Here's the radio.img for 2.3 in a tar file MODEM_I9020XXJK1.tar
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
even the radio flashes fine on the i9020 . and it even correctly displays it as i9020xxkb3.
[Nexus S Android Development] shrivelfig:
It should, it's completely identical. :p

Whoops, sorry, I thought you talked about the I9023XXKB1 radio. :o

Because I9020XXKB1 and I9023XXKB1 are byte-by-byte identical.
[Nexus S Android Development] amjad_2020:
i have root I9023XXKB3 :D
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
Almost!

Thanks for the input reddv1, the file MODEM_I9020XXJK1.tar loads into odin but when loaded with the rest of the files odin hangs, tried it 3 times no go. If i remove MODEM_I9020XXJK1.tar odin works and reflashes everything apart from the radio?
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
So close...

Back on 2.3.1 with radio I9020XXKB1, and not pulling in 2.3.2 update as expected, I am hoping the 2.3.1 radio appears to resolve my mismatch, then I will be truely on stock and be able to pull in the updates...

Keep up the good work everone.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
try the radio here. use fastboot to flash it.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11686273&postcount=14
[Nexus S Android Development] reddv1:
I think google canceled 2.3.2 ota update because people are receiving two different 2.3.3 ota updates one for people on 2.3.1 and for people on 2.3.2.
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
So close.....

Cheers for that deeren.

I had to unlock my boatloader again, then I used this command:

fastboot-windows flash radio radio.img

I9020XXJK8 (GRH78):

sending 'radio' (12288 KB)... OKAY

writing 'radio'... OKAY

Damn, still not pulling in update to 2.3.2? I think reddv1 is right.

"I think google canceled 2.3.2 ota update because people are receiving two different 2.3.3 ota updates one for people on 2.3.1 and for people on 2.3.2."

Is I9020XXJK8 the right radio for build 2.3.1?
[Nexus S Android Development] demo23019:
I know this i asked if the firmware in OP in this thread is completely stock without root
[Nexus S Android Development] j.bruha:
I originally subscribed to this thread to get the files necessary to revert back to complete stock if I ever decided to root my Nexus S. I never thought I'd be reverting back because of a bogus update that ruined the colors of my screen. Thank you to everyone in the thread that provided links in this thread for the downloads that allow us to revert back.

As a side note, with this most recent turn of events, I'm not really feeling like owning a "Google experience device" has granted me any special privileges over owning any other Android device. I have yet to see any significant feature that Gingerbread adds that Froyo didn't and despite being first in line for these "updates", they seem to all have been merely fixes for existing problems and worse, now an added "feature" that messed up my screen. I distinctly remember my experience with the Nexus One being much better as real updates were rolled out to it well in advance of other devices.

It's almost starting to look like purchasing a newer Android device with better hardware and installing a Gingerbread AOSP ROM on it would yield better performance than what has been the Nexus S experience thus far. I'll probably end up eating those words when the Nexus S becomes the first Android device with native Gtalk video chat when 2.4 rolls out.
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
Hi..

Hi plvt_florian.

Any luck getting the radio part of this to flash with odin yet?

Thanks in advance..
[Nexus S Android Development] littlesthobo:
This is a known bug on the uk English translation of 2.3.3
[Nexus S Android Development] plvt_florian:
sory for the delay .i havent been around my computer. here is the link for the modem http://www.mediafire.com/?2rg4833hhbaqtdx
[Nexus S Android Development] gadjet:
Good work plvt_florian.

We all have a get outa jail card now if we stuff up along the road...:)
[Nexus S Android Development] xfile087:
I can confirm that I9020XXJK8 is the right radio for 2.3.1. Just got mine today and never been touched and thats what mine is
[Nexus S Android Development] sarge363:
im haveing a hard time getting the Download Mode drivers to install. It keeps saying "gadget serial drivers not found" i have used usbdeview to unistall the all the phone drivers and attempted to reinstall but all the other drivers installed execpt for "gadget serial".

Edit: I found the drivers a couple of pages back ill give that a try.

Edit: It worked
[Nexus S Android Development] wannagofast:
Thank you very much for providing us with this package, and I look forward to any further updates. My favorite thing about playing with the Vibrant was having Odin and now with the Nexus S. I just got done flashing and the phone is back to original out of the box new. The best thing is about Odin is you get back to the correct kernel version, which was the one thing I could not roll back too from 2.3.3 g1do3oa7 version, after flashing I am back to 2.3.1 g7f1638a version.

So, if your really anal about having everything correct the way it would be brand new never used, then Odin is the only (and easy) way to do it. You will need the Samsung Galaxy S usb drivers in order for Odin to recognize your phone.
[Nexus S Android Development] passt:
i flashed with nexus s's drivers successfully>_<
[Nexus S Android Development] teorigoni:
thanks plvt_florian, well done indeed!

Is there any chance that you can find the full flash for GRI40? (I mean, bootloader, csc, modem and PDA files for Odin)

Thanks!

Cheers,

T.
[Nexus S Android Development] plvt_florian:
hi

i have found some files but they are for the i9023. i dont know yet if it is ok to flash these files to ower i9020.i will upload them on monday maibe you guys can figure out. from what i can see on the server where i get the pakages there are two version for i9023. gri40 and gri54. also the downloader is diferent. so i dont know how this will work with i9020.but now downloading and i will upload them on monday.
[Nexus S Android Development] shrivelfig:
The I9020XXKB1 radio is byte-by-byte identical to the I9023XXKB1 radio, and my I9020 is perfectly happy with the I9023XXKB3 radio.

I'm now running the GRI54 system, as well.
[Nexus S Android Development] plvt_florian:
i have added the gri54 files
[Nexus S Android Development] passt:
thx, I'lltry it later!
[Nexus S Android Development] mike216:
You need odin if your going to be flashing alot you'll need return to stock it will save you from having a paper weight
[Nexus S Android Development] kms108:
I would be grateful, if anyone could help answer my problem.

My NS is now completely wiped clean, when the phone is powered on it goes to the fastboot screen, and can enter the cwr when you select the recovery.

If i flash the rom on the first post, will this put me back to stock, my NS is a i9020t, my build was GRI40, would flashing a different build cause any problem, or doesn't it really matter.

All in all is the rom in the first post right for my ns.

Added: what are the differences between the radio build GRI40 and GRI54.

Thanks in advance.

Kms
[Nexus S Android Development] cdstewart:
Anyone want to share their drivers file with me? link in post 41 is dead

Thank you!
[Nexus S Android Development] kms108:
you cant just download the driver, download the android sdk tool.\

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895545
[Nexus S Android Development] cdstewart:
Alright.

Also, quick question, leave files as .tar? or unzip them first?
[Nexus S Android Development] kms108:
keep them as tar files.
[Nexus S Android Development] hamajiro:
I used the files from Samfirmware to put my i9023 Vodafone Australia NS back to stock. The only difference between the firmwares from Samfirmware and Vodafone Australia is that the 'CARRIER INFO' on fastboot mode is different. Samfirmware's carrier info is 'EUR' and Vodafone Australia's carrier info is 'XSE'.

I've asked the same questions in another thread, but it is possible to change the carrier info? Does anyone know where I can download the Vodafone Australia's stock firmware?
[Nexus S Android Development] mylexon20s:
delete post
[Nexus S Android Development] CraneGuy:
I just got a Canadian Nexus S a few days ago, coming from the Galaxy S I'm pretty happy to find out Odin works with this phone too. Was just wondering if anyone knows where I could find the files for the ATT version with the 850 band file in case I ever need it. Haven't had any luck so far finding anything for the 9020a version of this phone.
[Nexus S Android Development] beiker44:
where is the link to the odin........................................................
[Nexus S Android Development] demo23019:
from samfirmware

Tested works fine

Odin

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U6BYX0GI

http://hotfile.com/dl/107607762/640950b/I9003_Odin3_v1.82.rar.html

JK1 2.3.1 firmware (GRH78)

http://hotfile.com/dl/107982455/033fcd6/I9020XXJK1.rar.html

Password is samfirmware.com
[Nexus S Android Development] beiker44:
thank you...need this bad
[Nexus S Android Development] beiker44:
how in the heck do you do odin I need step by step this is just annoying me now....please someone help me
[Nexus S Android Development] slayerXcore:
you can get most nexus S into DL mode via holding volume+ and _ at the same time and then connecting a usb cable attached to your pc no resistors or jig required. your phone must be off to get into dl mode.
[Nexus S Android Development] donharden2002:
i9020a

Is there a chance someone could post a full stock version with root and cwm. Im very new to this phone and when i got it it was pretty screwed up. I used odin to flash to stock but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get this thing rooted so I can use cwm. And using fastboot to flash with is also new to me so im assuming in order to flash with fastboot you also need to be rooted?

Also after using odin my baseband now reads as NO DGSXXKB3 does that seem correct?

Thanks for any help

Don
[Nexus S Android Development] slayerXcore:
read the root guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875875&highlight=root+guide

power down phone.

hold volume+ and power phone on continuing to hold.

plug in usb.

fastboot oem unlock.

continue root guide
[Nexus S Android Development] donharden2002:
Thanks, I've been trying that for the past few days though with no luck at all. I got my phone unlocked from another member but as far as getting root I'm having no luck at all. Coming from a captivate this phone is like a whole new language to me.

Thanks again for your reply.

Again, if anyone can supply odin with root I would even be willing to pay for it.
[Nexus S Android Development] kms108:
can you get fastboot connected to your pc and working.

do you have all the drivers from the tool kit, which allows your pc to see your phone.

if you can get the above working you can go the easy way, extract all the files for the link to the desktop of your pc and double click "fastboot-windows.exe or adb-windows.exe" i forgot which one, whiles your phone is in fastboot mode, this will install the superuser to your phone, goto marketplace and download rom manager, from there you can install from your phone and you phone should be rooted.

GRI40

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ktvk9x

GRH78

http://www.sendspace.com/file/plh5on

these are the only two i have, use the correct built.

i havent done this for along time, also i'm a noob in this root and flashing, so i'm a little rusty.
[Nexus S Android Development] donharden2002:
I have to read up on fastboot a little. I did d/l all of the files from the sdk d/l site.

It's fun learning this stuff but also frustrating at times.

Thanks for the info. I will give it a try and see how it goes.
[Nexus S Android Development] kms108:
let me know how you get on, i have other roms as well.
[Nexus S Android Development] ragnarokx:
Does anyone have a link to a .tar Odin file for the 9020T?
[Nexus S Android Development] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
Any GRI54 Odin packages out there for i9020a???
[Nexus S Android Development] elektrosha:
Odin for i9020A (ATT) Needed also

Need one bad. Looks like the internal memory got corrupted and I can not do any flashing via fastboot (every time I load rom onto the internal sd it will give me error E:Can't Restore bad and every time I mount/unmount internal SD card via Clockworks Recovery everything I load on it previously disappears
[Nexus S Android Development] reddv1:
Hey guys I'm going try and make an Odin package of grj22 that's rooted and has clockwork recovery that works on all 3 GSM nexus s, i9020t, i9020a and i9023. You can then flash anything you want afterwards. Let me know if you guys still want that.
[Nexus S Android Development] Babydollll:
Yes. Please.

Sent from here.
[Nexus S Android Development] buachaille:
That's what it is. I had to use it to root and get a custom rom onto wives galaxy s. Bit scary as if you get it wrong you get a galaxy brick. Worked though.
[Nexus S Android Development] youngballer:
so can this odin be used on i9020a?? my phone is completely f***ed and i dont know what else i can do
[Nexus S Android Development] DennisRP:
Im VERY interested in this too!
[Nexus S Android Development] kmmxracer:
This would be great
[Nexus S Android Development] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
Pretty Please :(
[Nexus S Android Development] Petarsson:
absolutely! pleeeeeaaaaaaase!!! :eek:

addition: can please someone post GRJ22 stock for i9023? i already needed complete stock once for sending my NS to samsung support...i dont think, that it could be a failure to have that up one's sleeve...
[Nexus S Android Development] davioxx:
Hello guys ti would be awesome to have an odin package for i9020A I really need it my phone is semi bricked no radio :S
[Nexus S Android Development] OkNewMedia:
HELP!!! Odin bricked my Nexus S i9020a

I attempted to use odin to restore my phone. Could not get past bootloading screen. Put phone in recovery mode and used odin and grh78 firmware.

Odin went thru the whole process and said success, then my phone shut off, and will not power back on. Any ideas?
[Nexus S Android Development] Esteway.619:
U got to put ur phone in download mode not recovery.
[Nexus S Android Development] mike216:
My buddy's stock unrooted i9020t has a broken usb driver bug,no fastboot no usb mass storage so there's no way to root and this seems to be the only way to fix his 600$ NS,can anyone point me to where the odin tar and pit files are,that is if its the same setup as my old vibrant,odin is a life saver and in conjunction with fastboot were very lucky Samsung aren't pricks like htc try to be well that's my little rant lol...any help would be appreciated

sent from my Nexus NScollab
[Nexus S Android Development] jboxer:
I am trying to help a guy fix his Nexus S that the 2.3.6 OTA borked. When you try to unlock the bootloader it just hands after you select yes and press the power key. The battery has to be pulled and the bootloader remains locked. When I go into download mode by either the resistor jig or both volume keys while plugging in the usb cable, I get the unlock screen without the yes or no selection. But when on that screen Odin does recognize the phone and it shows up as a comm port in Odin. Has anyone else experienced this and do you think an Odin flash will be successful. If it was my own phone I would have just tried to flash already, but since I am just helping someone out I am being more careful then I would be with my own device. Also, has anyone figured out why some Nexus S hang when trying to unlock the bootloader and is there a fix for this problem? I have searched and searched and so far have not found a solution. Looks like Odin is the last resort to try and save this phone from the brickyard.