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Heimdall Instructions

Hello I see lots of people having problems with odin. So I would like to introduce Heimdall. It's not new but seems to be forgotten. Heimdall is more manual then odin. With heimdall you have to unzip the odin file and put them into the proper spots. They are labeled with the files extensions that should go there. It comes with the drivers heimdall use which is different then odin drivers. Please use heimdall it should work better then odin. Here is the website that will also help http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/ video added too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgyaUbjcm4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Did this fix anyone's problems?
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i gotta say i only use heimdall now, after having various issues with odin (mostly of my own doing)
but really heimdall is a superior tool as you can selectively flash different parts of a tarball and see actually what you are flashing
and if you want to change your boot image (not the boot ani, but what is currently "samsung") you have to flash hacked paramfs which you need heimdall for too

I have not been able to get Heimdall to work yet. I did d/l the file and opened it on my MAC running Snow Leopard but when I tried to run it fails to open and it says its an incomplete install, removed, reinistalled and same issue. I d/l the latest version 1.1.1 from the site you posted, I will try again tonight.

Here's how to get it working on snow leopard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10537398&postcount=650
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Nope, doesn't work on my MacBook Pro, command line or front-end, with the Charge. I've used older versions of heimdall on my i9000 and my friend's Vibrant without issues.
With the Charge I get "Failed to detect compatible device".
Installed suite, reinstalled suite, rebooted MacBook Pro.
Searching now, but any suggestions appreciated.
Code:
MBP1:/ dave$ heimdall flash --recovery /Volumes/SSD2/Android/Droid\ Charge/recovery.bin
Heimdall, Copyright (c) 2010, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
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Failed to detect compatible device

Make sure you install drivers. I have thing running perfect on my macbook pro. Just need to get the right drivers installed
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papi92 said:
Make sure you install drivers. I have thing running perfect on my macbook pro. Just need to get the right drivers installed
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Yeah, never been a problem before. Guess I better check it against my old i9000.
I installed the 1.1.1 OSX Suite, which supposedly installs the codeless kext (drivers) per heimdall's home page. Reinstalled it twice. Rebooted twice. Still no go.
Running out of time to screw around with it before work, guess I'll have to play later today.

thank you for the info and the how to video. I will try it tonight. I also have Win7 on my Mac so I can always go that route if necessary. The issue I am having is Heimdall won't actually run at all, it appears to be installing incorrectly or not fully.

papi92 said:
Here's how to get it working on snow leopard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10537398&postcount=650
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This is for the mac snow leopard.
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Well, I'm ready to throw my Charge at the wall! LOL
Heimdall as I have it set up can talk to my i9000 without problems, but the Charge keeps failing with "no compatible device found".
Gonna have to find a frickin' windows box to use Odin. Ugh.

Hello Droid Charge users,
I've just released a new Heimdall command line binary (version 1.2.0). I haven't mentioned it really because it's untested, however I've added some functionality to Heimdall that should get your devices recognised. That in conjunction with the new PIT file functionality should mean you're good to go.
As usual the binaries can be download from the official Heimdall page.
Let me know how you go.

Thank you for the release
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Hello Droid Charge users,
I've just released a new Heimdall command line binary (version 1.2.0). I haven't mentioned it really because it's untested, however I've added some functionality to Heimdall that should get your devices recognised. That in conjunction with the new PIT file functionality should mean you're good to go.
As usual the binaries can be download from the official Heimdall page.
Let me know how you go.
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Thanks for thinking of we Charge owners.
Downloaded, installed, rebooted. The command line still won't work for me either with the Charge. I get a "Claiming interface... Failed!" message.
Getting pretty frustrated at this point. Never had problems on this Mac with heimdall from the early days and the i9000.

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Make sure you install drivers. I have thing running perfect on my macbook pro. Just need to get the right drivers installed
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Exactly what drivers are you talking about for the Mac?
This will not work on either my MacBook Pro or Mac Pro desktop.

im using the trick i posted for the mac and the drivers provided by heimdall website
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papi92 said:
im using the trick i posted for the mac and the drivers provided by heimdall website
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I appreciate your help, but I feel like we're going in circles.
There are no "drivers" for OS X on the official Web site, unless you mean the kext that is included in the install of the various heimdall versions.
I've already tried version 1.1.1 and 1.2.0 on two different Macs now, and neither one will work with either the front-end (which is what the trick you posted addresses) or the command line. Both Macs can communicate with an i9000 with Heimdall.
So please, which version is working for you? Perhaps something older than 1.1.1?
I may have a screwy Charge, I can't even get Odin on my friend's XP laptop to recognize the Charge (and yes, I am in Download Mode with the yellow android shoveling).
I've literally spent 5 hours on three different computers screwing around with this today. I have never been this unsuccessful or frustrated with an Android phone on Macs, and I'm not noob to Odin or Samsung, I've had i9000 and Vibrant working on all these machines with Odin and heimdall.

i do mean kext. im on 1.1.1. I use the term drivers as i have a laptop on ubuntu a computer with windows and finally a mac pro
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i do mean kext. im on 1.1.1. I use the term drivers as i have a laptop on ubuntu a computer with windows and finally a mac pro
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Thanks, well, I am at a complete loss then.
I've finally gotten heimdall to recognize the Charge on a WinXP laptop, but it won't actually flash anything, fails after downloading the PIT off the phone. Posting here, but think should be discussed in the actual heimdall thread so will post there as well:
Code:
C:\Software from Dave>heimdall flash --kernel zImage
Heimdall v1.0.2b, Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
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Claiming interface... Success
Setting up interface... Success
Beginning session...
Handshaking with Loke... Success
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful
Uploading KERNEL
0%
ERROR: Expected file part index: 0 Received: 1
KERNEL upload failed!
Ending session...
Failed to receive session end confirmation!

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[Q] droid charge & Linux

Is there a way to install the USB drivers and ODIN in Ubuntu Linux?
It's so hard to find clear documentation for a regular guy.
Thanks

radump said:
Is there a way to install the USB drivers and ODIN in Ubuntu Linux?
It's so hard to find clear documentation for a regular guy.
Thanks
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You can either use Heimdall in place of Odin, or you can find a Windows machine and use it. Heimdall is much less straighforward than Odin. I know some people have gotten it to work, but most people just find a Windows machine.

its possible to run it in a vm box but I wouldn't use odin in anything but real windows just because you won't brick it if something goes wrong.. heimdall is also an option though I've never used it
mint 11 here btw
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I've heard that Heimdall isn't compatible with the Charge. What I wound up doing was installed VirtualBox and XP, and used Odin from there. Worked like a charm.
I'd much prefer a native solution, though.

anoninja118 said:
its possible to run it in a vm box but I wouldn't use odin in anything but real windows just because you won't brick it if something goes wrong.. heimdall is also an option though I've never used it
mint 11 here btw
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You tried out the Mint 12 release candidate yet? I love it, but I'm also a Gnome 3 fan.
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PeterGunz said:
You tried out the Mint 12 release candidate yet? I love it, but I'm also a Gnome 3 fan.
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heard about it but haven't tried it out and yeah Gnome fan here too lol
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Really no Linux support?
I can't believe there's no way to root the charge with ubuntu. I've been trying with adb and gingerbreak but no success. Come on, there must be a way!

brentwhopkins said:
I can't believe there's no way to root the charge with ubuntu. I've been trying with adb and gingerbreak but no success. Come on, there must be a way!
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nope aside from doing it in a VM box or on a windows PC you're kinda out of luck
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I tried using Odin in XP on a virtual machine with USB support and out froze in mid flash. While the device was recognized as a COM port of the beginning of the flash at one point it did not recognize anything on the COM port and froze at that point.
I'm not saying it won't work only that it didn't work on that one case which is the only time i tried it. And this was back on my Fascinate.
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You should be able to flash the kernel via Heimdall in Linux to achieve root access.

ezas said:
I tried using Odin in XP on a virtual machine with USB support and out froze in mid flash. While the device was recognized as a COM port of the beginning of the flash at one point it did not recognize anything on the COM port and froze at that point.
I'm not saying it won't work only that it didn't work on that one case which is the only time i tried it. And this was back on my Fascinate.
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I've had it do that a few times on the Fascinate and once on the Charge (almost permabricked it), I personally just said screw it its not worth the risk and do it on a small windows partition I keep for that
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windows not recognizing phone

Ok so I'm not sure what happened here, but my laptop wont recognize my phone. I have windows 7 and the phone is currently running octane. I originally had used odin to set the phone up with the proper boot loaders a while back then used cwm to flash ravers octane. I wanted to go back to stock using the official kj6 that raver posted through odin. When ever i hook the phone in to the laptop it says usb device not recognized. Any ideas or ways to fix this? I tried uninstalling and installing the sgs4g drivers again with no luck.

shut off..when u go into dl mode Odin should get it..don't worry about it while it's on...I did that for an hour last week...with octane
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odin still isn't catching it

http://tinyurl.com/KiesMini1
Download and install Kies Mini

So I just went ahead and downloaded the cwm ver that raver posted. moved it to root folder of sd card and flashed that copy instead. Even now that i'm stock the laptop won't recognize my phone so weird. Any other ideas?
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goddi2010 said:
So I just went ahead and downloaded the cwm ver that raver posted. moved it to root folder of sd card and flashed that copy instead. Even now that i'm stock the laptop won't recognize my phone so weird. Any other ideas?
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If it recognized it before, make sure you're plugging it back into the same USB port you previously used. Also make sure the drivers are installed. If they're acting buggy, uninstall them and reinstall them. Downloading and installing Kies Mini (link provided by FB) would insure you get the right drivers installed.

Every time you flash a new Rom, it will probably do that. It depends on your computer. Once you uninstall the drivers, try to run ccleaner from piriform to clean out the registry. Reboot the computer. Then reinstall the drivers using the files from the Bible.
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Yeah I tried UN and reinstalling the drivers I had gotten them from the Bible. I will try ccleaner and see what happens. Also I tried all USB Ports. Thanx for all your ideas I will post if ccleaner works or not
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Ok so i deleted the samsung drivers. used ccleaner to to fix the registry and then restarted the computer. installed the drivers and the computer will still not recognize the phone. any other ideas?

Have you tried/can you try it on a different computer?
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Plug your phone into your computer. Then go into your control panel and under Admin tools open computer managment. click on the device manager extension and find the device/s with the yellow exclamation point. right click and select uninstall. then unplug your phone and install the drivers from the SGS4G Bible and then plug your phone back in and it should work.

I forgot to mention my wife has this phone to stock never touched and my laptop registers gets just fine. When I plug mine in it says
USB device not recognized. And under some other options it says windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. I will try these suggestions though
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goddi2010 said:
I forgot to mention my wife has this phone to stock never touched and my laptop registers gets just fine. When I plug mine in it says
USB device not recognized. And under some other options it says windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. I will try these suggestions though
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if you have one phone that works on your laptop but another that doesn't then it would actually be your phone not your computer. I know windows far better than I do phones, sorry

yeah i'm deff thinking its the phone butderin what would cause this. thats what i'm wondering.

goddi2010 said:
yeah i'm deff thinking its the phone butderin what would cause this. thats what i'm wondering.
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What about flashing Raver's KJ6 via CWM & see if it makes a difference?
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Yeah that's what I did thinking it would help lol
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Yeah that's what I did thinking it would help lol
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Short of a factory data reset (which you'll want to do before sending it in for repair, anyway), I don't know. It's weird that it worked until you flashed a ROM.

I know its crazy, kind of blows if I brick my phone i'm done deal lol.
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Only thing I haven't tried is flashing back to stock 2.2 kd1, think that work work?
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goddi2010 said:
Only thing I haven't tried is flashing back to stock 2.2 kd1, think that work work?
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Can't hurt to try, right?

Rooting 4.04 stock with a Mac

Has anybody been successful? The previous way using one click only works on 2.3.5. Using heimdall is unsuccessful. Im unable to flash cwm recovery using rom manager. All I have is my imac and I'd rather not have to install Odin and files and somebody else's PC. Any help?

I own both a pc and mac but I rooted mine on 2.3.5 using zerg rush and its rooted ever since. I can't be that helpful but you could always use parallels or VMfusion or even bootcamp to install windows on your mac just for the root.
It's not our model but you can check this as a guideline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-fm6FOyKo

AFAIK, you have to flash CWM and use it to flash Superuser to root any version of Android higher than 2.3.5, but to do that you need Odin, which only works on Windows.
If Heimdall worked with SR we could use that to flash CWM but it doesn't. I had the same problem on Linux. Good luck!
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kishke said:
I own both a pc and mac but I rooted mine on 2.3.5 using zerg rush and its rooted ever since. I can't be that helpful but you could always use parallels or VMfusion or even bootcamp to install windows on your mac just for the root.
It's not our model but you can check this as a guideline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-fm6FOyKo
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My buddy recently rooted his phone using VMware Workstation 8. If you're going to go that route, just make sure you attach the USB device to the VM, and disconnect it properly before shutting down the system. Overall it was a fairly painless process. And if memory serves me correctly Workstation has a free 30 day trial.

Solution: rid the mac.
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Yea there is nothing for Mac as of yet. I tried heimdall also. Had a connection error and also couldn't find the tar with the .XML file in it. So boot camp virtual box or borrowing a windows computer. Something like that is your only option. I will say its a quick root. Took me less then 30 seconds.
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you should borrow a pc , dont use mac espicialy if you are a newb w/comps.
read my sticky in my sig about rooting, its made for newbs, copy the files you need to a usb stick, dont forget the drivers for the phone, there in my first link in my sig in the dl section. then use someones comp

[Q] I need some Help Please!

UPDATE: I decided to get another phone through my insurance and received the same phone as of today (3-11-13) so thanks to everyone that helped me it was a greatly appreciated! Thank you very much next time I root I'll make sure to backup everything and pay really close to everything. Thank you all for helping.
Okay long story short my phone (Galaxy S 4G) is stuck on the screen where it shows a Phone, !, and a Computer. I did some research on the Internet and read something saying that this is an alternative Download Mode. Basically, what I am trying to do is Unroot my phone / revering back to stock, but did some dumb things to the point where I am stuck on this screen. I am currently using Odin to do all of this, but Odin doesn't recognize my phone for some odd reason because its been read before. So I did some research and read that I had to uninstall then reinstall some drivers then reboot my computer then do everything again. I did that, but Odin is still not recognizing my phone. I tried plugging my phone in all USB ports of my computer and its still not recognizing my phone. What do you think I should be doing? I definitely need some help and it would be greatly appreciated if any of you can help me.

Tried a different cable? Wiped data/factory reset?
It's in download mode, that's a good thing.
Which Odin version are you using? Samsung kies installed? You could try uninstalling kies/drivers & go heimdall one click.. search for lumin30's guide (it's sticked in forum). Mash thanks in his thread if it helps
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champ1919 said:
Tried a different cable? Wiped data/factory reset?
It's in download mode, that's a good thing.
Which Odin version are you using? Samsung kies installed? You could try uninstalling kies/drivers & go heimdall one click.. search for lumin30's guide (it's sticked in forum). Mash thanks in his thread if it helps
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Well, yes it's in Download mode, but the alternative one with the phone, !, and computer. Also I can't wipe/data factory reset unless theirs a way to get that if so let me know. The version of Odin I am using 1.7, so I tried v1.80 and the latest version which is 3.07. Yes, I have Kies installed with the drivers as well. I also looked into that heimdall one click, but there is too much stuff to do and download that my computer cant handle because it is really old so maybe if there is another way around this that would be helpful other than that I don't know what else to do.

Whatever you did that got it there... was perfect. If you had just flashed it once more when you got to that screen, your phone would have been working ever since.
Now? No clue what you've done with drivers and the like since back then. Try a one-click in a new USB port without installing any drivers?

Does the computer see the device and not Odin or do both see nothing (any beeps ?).
Are you doing the battery drop in while it's connected to the usb? Or booting it (into download mode) then plugging it into computer?
Which Rom are you trying to flash?
Windows should be able to do the one click. Which version (of Windows) are you using?
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Well, yes it's in Download mode, but the alternative one with the phone, !, and computer. Also I can't wipe/data factory reset unless theirs a way to get that if so let me know. The version of Odin I am using 1.7, so I tried v1.80 and the latest version which is 3.07. Yes, I have Kies installed with the drivers as well. I also looked into that heimdall one click, but there is too much stuff to do and download that my computer cant handle because it is really old so maybe if there is another way around this that would be helpful other than that I don't know what else to do.
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Look for Gremlin Remover in the dev section. It is an Odin One-Click.

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Look for Gremlin Remover in the dev section. It is an Odin One-Click.
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Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
Also try to delete ALL Samsung and Android drivers.
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Cooptx said:
Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
Also try to delete ALL Samsung and Android drivers.
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You need Samsung drivers for ODIN.

That pesky kies installs them.
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im just trying to get back to stock/unroot but i cant access anything on my phone it just takes me to that screen. when i plug my phone it just says on the bottom right corner of my computer screen that the usb device cant be recognized. thats why i asked if there is a way around all of this

ive tried all usb ports on my computer and i cant get my computer to recognize my phone.

Okay I will try this method...

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You need Samsung drivers for ODIN.
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I know. Uninstall it then download fresh ones. Or just plug your phone in again and let it download new drivers.
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Odin only recognizes your port only if you actually in the download mode; the one with the picture of the android robot and the word 'downloading.' Here is what you need to do:
1) open Odin program;
2) remove battery from your phone;
3) plug USB cable into computer and your phone;
4) press the up and down volume keys at the same time;
5) As you hold down the volume keys, put the battery back on the phone, and wait for about 3 seconds. You should be able to see the download robot. If it doesn't work, try it again.
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It's okay if just decided to get a new phone through my insurance it's fine no need for any of this anymore, but thanks to everyone that helped me. Next time I root my phone I make sure I back up everything that I need!
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Well, if you plan to root your new phone in future, you are going to run into this issue again. Backing up the data won't help you get out of this jam. My advice to you is to use your new phone as is; don't try to root or install customize roms <<<---that was a painful experience, but I've mastered the timing to the point it takes only one try now.
If you are a first timer, it is not easy to get into download mode. You have to do a couple of times to get a hang of it. It becomes an art form - just like getting into DFU mode on an iPhone for first time.
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Well, if you plan to root your new phone in future, you are going to run into this issue again. Backing up the data won't help you get out of this jam. My advice to you is to use your new phone as is; don't try to root or install customize roms.
If you are a first timer, it is not easy to get into download mode. You have to do a couple of times to get a hang of it. It becomes an art form - just like getting into DFU mode on an iPhone for first time.
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Or, think of the learning curve he can have with 2... lol
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I'm wondering why no one told OP to use Heimdall One Click back to stock KJ6...

Its really not that difficult dude! Its scarier than it really is . Trust when we tell you. Its gonna be more time consuming than anything else bout 2 maybe 3 hours ...this includes downloading, deleting, re downloading, connecting, disconnecting, "If u can get Odin to open and running on your old computer.You should be able to get Java, Bhundvens 1 click ..and Or Gremlin remover".!!! Kies is only good if you want the Samsung drivers once you've got your phone back to full fledge stock. If you want to save the $130 its gonna cost you for a phone through (Assurion)that in reality isn't worth buying again your better off using that towards a New phone trust me bro I'm no dev and don't speak they're language Lol (I wish) I personally know from frustrating trial and error! Believe that u can do it and when you do it you'll be like wow that's it!!! Just try being more cautious homez.
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chris31jct said:
I'm wondering why no one told OP to use Heimdall One Click back to stock KJ6...
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Actually, champ1919 told him that already. Scroll to first page.
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