I have to use Heimdall if I'm to flash my phone. At home I only have access to Mac. I used a PC at work to root my phone (superoneclick was waaay easy), but I don't want to push my luck with IT and my boss at work.
Is there a list of Heimdall packages for the SGS4G anywhere? I've been searching and can't find them anywhere. Maybe Heimdall 1.3 is too new??
I am hoping to use Audiophile because it just chaps my a$$ that I can't play a stock music player (TMOUS) without it skipping out (paucity of cpu cycles I imagine). I very much appreciate the post RaverX3X put up about Audiophile recently. However he focused on Odin and I can't use Odin.
Any ideas anyone?
No one has made any firmware packages for it.
You'd only use Heimdall for flashing a stock rom base with a custom kernel and then you'd have to flash audiophile through CWM anyway.
I'd make a firmware package for you if I wasn't on my way out soon though. Maybe if no one else has done it when I get back I'll set something up for you.
Alright I made the heimdall package for you, I haven't tested it though, so proceed at your own risk.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea..._kh2_with_kg4_kernel_heimdall.tar.gz/download
Did it work? I want to know so I can post it on the original thread.
You gave some qualifications about using CWM before putting up the Heimdall package. Since this is my first time flashing and I only have my SGS4G so I am going slowly. I got CWM installed and backed up. I downloaded your file and have it on my Mac. Before I try to use, I want to be sure I know what I'm doing. So I'm reading a lot of XDA first.
You will be the second to know I got it installed and working (with me being the first obviously. )
Thanks for the help.
You actually don't need CWM at all. You'll wind up with CWM after flashing this.
Okay, I'll give this one a try. In a previous message you said that after using Heimdall, I still need to flash Audiophile using CWM. Is that still true? Is there any other software I need to flash with CWM?
You might need to flash my busybox_installer.zip but I think Raver may have included that in the audiophile ftw installer.
Well I tried but Heimdall could never see my phone. I can connect USB storage using the phone, but Heimdall can't detect the device at all.
I've searched XDA trying to find MAC drivers for the phone that might be better than mine, but I've not found anything yet.
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Scroll down and find the OSX version (Heimdall suite 1.3.0). It comes with Codeless kext (aka driver). It should install libusb for you.
Hmmm, I installed that package. I do not know why kext didn't work. I know I have a system reboot since then.
Maybe I'll uninstall and try to re-install.
Thanks A Lot
FBis251 said:
Alright I made the heimdall package for you, I haven't tested it though, so proceed at your own risk.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea..._kh2_with_kg4_kernel_heimdall.tar.gz/download
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Hello. First of all I want to thank you for this wonderful rom. I know how to use Odin but recently I got a Mac so I'm still learning how to use it. I decided to upgrade to gingerbread last night and then hell went broke loose I almost BRICKED my phone:-(. But searching the XDA this morning I found this thread and BAAAMMMM my phone is working again. I dunno how it works but I know You put effort on doing this so again Thanks a Lot!!!!!
MjLvMj said:
Hello. First of all I want to thank you for this wonderful rom. I know how to use Odin but recently I got a Mac so I'm still learning how to use it. I decided to upgrade to gingerbread last night and then hell went broke loose I almost BRICKED my phone:-(. But searching the XDA this morning I found this thread and BAAAMMMM my phone is working again. I dunno how it works but I know You put effort on doing this so again Thanks a Lot!!!!!
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Awesome, I'm glad it worked for you. I'll be making the Froyo portion of the heimdall package available soon in order to update my GB Starter Pack guide for mac/linux.
How straightforward was the install by the way? I'm still trying to get feedback from users.
I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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Sadly there's no safe way to flash bootloaders using CWM, which is the only reason we're using Odin/Heimdall. I can't diagnose the problems on a mac since I don't own one, but have you tried removing heimdall, restarting, reinstalling, restarting and trying again? Might make it work.
Thanks A Lot
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Awesome, I'm glad it worked for you. I'll be making the Froyo portion of the heimdall package available soon in order to update my GB Starter Pack guide for mac/linux.
How straightforward was the install by the way? I'm still trying to get feedback from users.
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Well I mess up with the bootloaders cuz Im coming from trigger rom froyo. But luckily for me I able to put the phone on Download Mode and the Heimdall just detected it. I just follow the read me files on the Heimdall then put your files on it. Press start and it work like magic... I have Gingerbread Phone
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ustamills said:
I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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Just try to put your Phone on Download Mode and pray that Heimdall can detect it. Then your good!!!!
i tried flashing my sgs4g with odin and now all i get is the samsung galaxy s 4g from tmobile screen and it just keeps loading like that in a loop.
at first when I tried odin, i was not able to reboot and my screen displayed all sorts of colors and just did not work. I unplugged and tried odin again and came up to this point. now i'm trying to just get my phone working again. help anyone?
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I want to know how i can downgrade stock KJ6 from samsung kies to KI1 and then root it, or if i can just root KJ6. I tried Superoneclick and some of the stuff on the other threads but nothing helped. Im obviously not rooted.
Make sure you have the most current version of superoneclick. It works.
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Did superoneclick fail? Have you downloaded a root check app from the market to see if you are rooted?
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Odin a modded kernel. You will get root and custom recovery.
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Yeah superoneclick freezes and then crashes after "Starting adb server". I have Superoneclick version 2.3.2
And can you please send me the link and instructions on flashing the kernel.
Effort makes a difference on your learning and understanding.
Most current kernal from bhubdven:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20067583
He provides instructions in his thread using heimdall. Afterwards you will be rooted and have CWM and be on your way to a flashing addiction.
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And to help your understandIng there are multiple ways of doing everything. Don't get confused or frustrated reading threads. You have ODIN, Heimdall and CWM to flash things. Right now your options are Heimdall or ODIN until you flash a modded kernel that will give you CWM, which I think is the easiest to do and understand.
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Ok so just to clarify, i have to flash this through Heimdall?
jalaldaniel said:
Ok so just to clarify, i have to flash this through Heimdall?
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If you don't have CWM already, then yes. I did it that way and it worked quite well.
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If you don't have CWM already, then yes. I did it that way and it worked quite well.
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Im sorry im kind of a noob and i dont understand how to flash this through heimdall. Can you make a video tutorial?
I haven't successfully used Heimdall.
If that doesn't work use ODIN to flash modded KJ1 kernel from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16160325
That will give you CWM and you can flash the updated bhundven kernal through CWM.
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Did you just ask somebody to make a video tutorial??? Not sure my eyes are working.
Edit: hell stephen is such a nice guy he might just do it. A little bit much to ask though I think.
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jalaldaniel said:
Sorry im kind of a noob. I dont understand how to flash this through heimdall.
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No worries. They key is to not use the Heimdall-frontend program but rather the Heimdall command-line program. So here's what you need to do:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20067583
Download Heimdall per instruction #1 under "Flashing"
- It doesn't "install" per-se, rather, it's a zip archive. Use Windows/Winzip/7Zip to extract it to a directory of your choosing.
- Once it's extracted, go into the "heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32" directory, then into the "drivers" directory
- Make sure your phone is plugged into the computer & it's in download mode.
- Run the "zadiag" program
- On the "Options" menu, select "List All Devices"
- Use the drop-down menu to select "Samsung USB Composite Device"
- Click the "Install Driver" button.
- This part might take a minute. Also, if you're on Vista/Win7/2008 and you receive a message about unverified publisher/drivers, install them anyway.
Use Windows/Winzip/7Zip to extract the "sms-T959V-KJ6-0.1.0-unsigned-update.zip" file to a directory of your choosing
- Use Windows Explorer to go into that directory, then into kernel_flasher, and then copy the "zImage" file into the "heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32" directory
- You don't have to copy it if you're comfortable with using the command line, I just said to do it this way as it's easier. Totally up to you.
Open a command prompt
cd to the "heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32" directory
Run the command in step 5 under "Flashing" on the page referenced above.
Let us know if you need further help. Good luck
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lumin30 said:
Did you just ask somebody to make a video tutorial??? Not sure my eyes are working.
Edit: hell stephen is such a nice guy he might just do it. A little bit much to ask though I think.
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Not a video...but whatever. LOL. I can't help myself, man. I was a noob here too, once, and I feel compelled to help others that are lost. It's the geek in me I guess.
Hell I am still a noob. I think Heimdall gave me troubles because of the redistributables. Odin and CWM have been easier for me during my journey.
Here are some videos - see if one helps with Heimdall or do the method I suggested.
Google videos on Heimdall
lumin30 said:
Hell I am still a noob. I think Heimdall gave me troubles because of the redistributables. Odin and CWM have been easier for me during my journey.
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Ditto; I usually learn at least one new thing here a day. I'm just now trying to learn how to use Heimdall. I'm like you & ODIN was what worked for me then CWM once I had it installed. I'm trying to get out of the comfort zone so I have a better understanding of all of the flashing options & hopefully so I can help others. I plan on re-flashing via Heimdall command line later today to see if I can do it right. I'm surprised my phone hasn't blown up from me messing with it so much.
I really want to get into the kernel/OS stuff on it. Trying to find the time to get into it.
stephen_w said:
Ditto; I usually learn at least one new thing here a day. I'm just now trying to learn how to use Heimdall. I'm like you & ODIN was what worked for me then CWM once I had it installed. I'm trying to get out of the comfort zone so I have a better understanding of all of the flashing options & hopefully so I can help others. I plan on re-flashing via Heimdall command line later today to see if I can do it right. I'm surprised my phone hasn't blown up from me messing with it so much.
I really want to get into the kernel/OS stuff on it. Trying to find the time to get into it.
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Let me know how it goes. Bhundven seems to prefer it which makes me think it is a good method to know.
Thank you both so much. It went perfectly!!!!
You may consider editing your last post and thoroughly explain your steps to help other noobs.
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its not letting me unmount system in CWM everytime i go to mount/system it says errror mouting/system! I had rc 3.2, i was flashing 3.3 when this happened. help would be greatly appreciated
I'm having the same problem...except I didn't even think to check it since it's normally set to UMMU anyway...so I flashed the ROM and I'm stuck at the Galaxy S 4G logo screen.
I was on Valhalla Black 1.6, or whatever the latest version before the hybrid was. I've tried flashing back to that and a few other ROM's, but none are working. I really need my phone lol.
If anyone has ANY suggestions, please let us know. I am trying currently to install the drivers on my laptop so I can maybe go back to an older set of bootloaders, but something is not working with that either...UGHHHHH
I believe this is a GB issue with most kernels. Try flashing the modded KJ6 kernel, and see if that fixes it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
A for the issue, I have had a similar issue. To fix it, I used Odin to flash back to Kj6 stock, Odined KH1 then XWM BH's's Kj6 kernel and then flashed the ROM i was currently using, following the instructions exactly and all was good...
I posted this in another thread concerning the battery issue, but it should work for your issue you as I was having the unmount issue with a different ROM and the battery issue at the same time. The ROM was a GB ROM as well (2.3.5)
It cleans out the gremlins
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thomas.raines said:
A for the issue, I have had a similar issue. To fix it, I used Odin to flash back to Kj6 stock, Odined BH's's Kj6 kernel and then flashed the ROM i was currently using, following the instructions exactly and all was good...
I posted this in another thread concerning the battery issue, but it should work for your issue you as I was having the unmount issue with a different ROM and the battery issue at the same time. The ROM was a GB ROM as well (2.3.5)
It cleans out the gremlins
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I'm not able to get past the main bootup screen, so no-go on getting to the market. This is the first time I've had an issue flashing and it's been a few months since I've even wanted to switch ROM's since Valhalla Black worked so well for me.
I flashed the kernel, but still can't change the mount point for /system...tried to flash the ROM anyway cuz I'm a dumbass and still not able to boot. I'm trying to get into ODIN to revert back to a stock GB ROM, or any GB ROM for that matter...my laptop is telling me the drivers weren't installed correctly. ODIN seems to recognize my phone in the yellow box (COM 5) but it doesn't have anything in the box above the yellow COM 5 box. (sorry for all the non-technical terms here).
My process is
1. Install Samsung drivers for 32 bit Windows 7 laptop (verified 32 bit...I've tried the wrong ones on a previous flash)
2. Install ODIN
3. Connect phone to laptop in DL Mode.
Everything is good except the damn drivers issue...bad link for the drivers perhaps??
If Odin says you are connected (yellow box), you should be able to flash. As long as your phone is in dl mode... The box above it fills up while Odin is performing the flashing operation
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StonedYoda said:
I'm not able to get past the main bootup screen, so no-go on getting to the market. This is the first time I've had an issue flashing and it's been a few months since I've even wanted to switch ROM's since Valhalla Black worked so well for me.
I flashed the kernel, but still can't change the mount point for /system...tried to flash the ROM anyway cuz I'm a dumbass and still not able to boot. I'm trying to get into ODIN to revert back to a stock GB ROM, or any GB ROM for that matter...my laptop is telling me the drivers weren't installed correctly. ODIN seems to recognize my phone in the yellow box (COM 5) but it doesn't have anything in the box above the yellow COM 5 box. (sorry for all the non-technical terms here).
My process is
1. Install Samsung drivers for 32 bit Windows 7 laptop (verified 32 bit...I've tried the wrong ones on a previous flash)
2. Install ODIN
3. Connect phone to laptop in DL Mode.
Everything is good except the damn drivers issue...bad link for the drivers perhaps??
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When ever you get into download mode, does windows tell you that the device malfunctioned?
BAleR said:
When ever you get into download mode, does windows tell you that the device malfunctioned?
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Yes it does. It says it has malfunctioned and/or doesn't recognize the device....
I feel like I was SO close to an answer......crap....
StonedYoda said:
I feel like I was SO close to an answer......crap....
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Download this. It has the drivers and Odin in it as well as stock KG4 (the PDA, Phone and CSC files). Just don't use the PIT file. That should sqaure you up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413&highlight=kg4
thomas.raines said:
Download this. It has the drivers and Odin in it as well as stock KG4 (the PDA, Phone and CSC files). Just don't use the PIT file. That should sqaure you up...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413&highlight=kg4
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THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Man I have been DYING!! HAHA...I now have a working phone again!! I guess now I just have to root it, but that's pretty simple if I remember correctly.
You and Raver are gonna be the 1st people I've donated to. Seriously, you guys rock!
StonedYoda said:
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Man I have been DYING!! HAHA...I now have a working phone again!! I guess now I just have to root it, but that's pretty simple if I remember correctly.
You and Raver are gonna be the 1st people I've donated to. Seriously, you guys rock!
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Well thank you. I'm just glad I could help. If you Odin one of the GB kernels that have voodoo, you won't have to root and CWM will be installed so you can just flash per the OP...
BTW, Raver is the man. He has helped me so much in my journey of learning...
thomas.raines said:
Well thank you. I'm just glad I could help. If you Odin one of the GB kernels that have voodoo, you won't have to root and CWM will be installed so you can just flash per the OP...
BTW, Raver is the man. He has helped me so much in my journey of learning...
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Well now I have the same issue I had before...except this time my phone turns on. It is telling me that the drivers aren't installed correctly etc.....so I can't get ODIN to recognize the phone is even there AGAIN!! LOL...I'm trying to reinstall those same drivers but so far no luck...One step forward, 2 steps back haha...any last piece of advice?
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Nevermind!!! I GOT IT!!! I was able to get ODIN to pick up my phone again...I'm going with the KC1 bootloaders to KJ6 kernel after completely formatting my SD card...THEN to this hybrid Valhalla/CM7 I've been wanting to try ALL EFFING DAY LOL
Thanks again for your patience and help, thomas.raines...as soon as my VA benefits come in next week, you (and Raver, natch) will not be forgotten!! You saved my phone and my sanity, brotha.
OK I'm in front of the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my Android life. Turns out I got my Infuse 4G and turn it back to stock AT&T Gingerbread 2.3.6 using Heimdall One-click Back-To-Stock UCLB3, and in the middle of process it seems my USB port disconnected my phone and I though I would see a brick, but thank God it was not that bad (I thought). I change the USB port and put my Infuse in download mode again, passed the tool again and everything went like heaven (again: I thought). I got my stock AT&T Gingerbread 2.3.6, but I never seen CWM anymore, I just can't because the weirdest screen I've ever seen (you'll see).
I thought my phone was unrooted, so I maded my way straight to SuperOneClick v2.3.3 and begin the simplest process. Well... it was unable to root my phone and believe me, it's not ADB problems, I know it because I can install apps through Android Commander without any problem... so that's the first weird thing I have here.
Until that moment I thought my phone was bad-flashed or something, so I tried with another tool, the mythic Odin with h8rift's [UCKD5] Odin - Stock (Root+3e) and with my device in download mode it never shown itself as COM## on Odin (required to start the process), however I clicked on PDA button, selected the .tar.md5 file and start the process that never started (logically).
So right now I have no idea what to do or where to go.
I'm apologize if I explain every little detail, the thing is that most of the time one get answers starting with "You did this?" "Have you tried that?" I all I want is to avoid that. For example, I have USB debugging, ok? Another thing someone could ask.
Please help me guys. I madded a video so you can see what happens when I try to enter CWM. Even when my phone starts, during AT&T logo screen flashes with a strange distortion. I madded this video and post it to YouTube so you can see what is hard for me to explain.
Please HELP!
I need anything that from scratch clean everything and put my phone shiny.
Best regards.
You have "rainbows" because you don't have Gingerbread bootloaders.
You need to use odin a GB leak or Heimdall a GB leak to correct the problem.
Your initial failed flash on heimdall was due to a bad connection -usb data cord or computer usb port.
qkster said:
You have "rainbows" because you don't have Gingerbread bootloaders.
You need to use odin a GB leak or Heimdall a GB leak to correct the problem.
Your initial failed flash on heimdall was due to a bad connection -usb data cord or computer usb port.
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Man I thank you with all my heart... can you give me some resource? Sorry to bother you with that, the problem is I've been reading since yesterday and my head is about to explode.
Please I'll appreciate it.
Best regards.
Stickied "Super Thread" in Development.
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Radiotsar said:
Stickied "Super Thread" in Development.
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Thanks, I'll check it right now
alainalemany said:
Man I thank you with all my heart... can you give me some resource? Sorry to bother you with that, the problem is I've been reading since yesterday and my head is about to explode.
Please I'll appreciate it.
Best regards.
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There are some links on my signature line, including the superthread.
If reading right, you are on uclb3 now. Soc can't root that. I don't think anything can. You have to load another kernel. Like qkster said see his sig. I used both uclb3 packages two night ago. Both work.
(thanks qk)
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Well that is really a super thread... right now I have no idea what to do, where to go. Please can anyone tell me which option take in order to disappear this "rainbows", root my Infuse and finally can install whatever ROM I want?
Best regards.
EDIT: OK I've installed (again) Heimdall UCLB3 2.3.6 but with the Flash Bootloader box checked and everything goes like heaven, NO MORE RAINBOWS However I can't root it with SuperOneClick v2.3.3, why is that? How can I root it?
Best regards.
I see you have not read either the original post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
there clearly says that the only way to root in 2.3.6 is by flashing DD Entropy512's kernel.
kalebdevil said:
I see you have not read either the original post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
there clearly says that the only way to root in 2.3.6 is by flashing DD Entropy512's kernel.
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OK I flashed Entropy512's kernel correctly but the problem is now I see only Samsung logo, I'm stuck there. However I can see a red CWM.
qkster said:
You have "rainbows" because you don't have Gingerbread bootloaders.
You need to use odin a GB leak or Heimdall a GB leak to correct the problem.
Your initial failed flash on heimdall was due to a bad connection -usb data cord or computer usb port.
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Why is it that you can go from froyo stock rooted with cwm recovery straight to flashing zeus for example? What step added the gingerbread bootloaders? Just trying to learn myself!
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SnowBeer said:
Why is it that you can go from froyo stock rooted with cwm recovery straight to flashing zeus for example? What step added the gingerbread bootloaders? Just trying to learn myself!
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from froyo with recovery, you can flash any rom. bypassing the bootloader.
a lot of people do this w/o prob until they run into recovery issue.
i'm not sure re: the exact architecture why this occurs.
the kernel gurus can tell you more.
if you use odin, and install one the gb leaks, you will have that BL, until you do a repartition with gtg's ultimate unbrick which brings you back to froyo. I think you will lose the bl's.
In good practice, I use the 1click heimdall w/ repartition - these are packaged with "official" GB leaks. imho, i believe they are better suited for a base to get to your custom GB rom.
if you're running infused 1.6, there is no needed 'cause it's froyo.
no rainbows there
edit: to each his/her own i guess. the reason why gtg's "unbrick" seems like a life saver is due to repartition with PIT files image.
the heimdall 1 click does the same thing but takes the guess work out from the inexperience user.
OK so I have this Galaxy 4G that i need to install an ICS ROM on it. So I installed the kernel using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
Which has CWM 3.0.2.8x. I am having a problem updating it and flashing roms. When I try to flash a rom, i can access the SDCARD just fine, but as soon as I choose a zip to flash and say yes i am sure, it says 'Error cannot mount /sdcard/rom.zip' and installation aborted. Then I cannot even mount the sdcard until I reboot. this is for both ICS and GB ROMS.
BTW It is on FroYo stock.
I think from this point you should start over from scratch. There's a heimdall one-click that will flash your phone back to gb stock and there's several others that will root and put cwm on it. If you've already got the Samsung drivers installed you gotta uninstall them and reboot your pc for heimdall to work.
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Also I assume you have a t959v since you had froyo. You gotta flash gb bootloaders too
TwitchyEye said:
I think from this point you should start over from scratch. There's a heimdall one-click that will flash your phone back to gb stock and there's several others that will root and put cwm on it. If you've already got the Samsung drivers installed you gotta uninstall them and reboot your pc for heimdall to work.
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Also I assume you have a t959v since you had froyo. You gotta flash gb bootloaders too
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OK I was trying to avoid using a one-click since last time I used it it nearly hard bricked my phone. But which one would you recommend for going to GB with bootloaders and installing ICS from there?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
This has all the one clicks and a pretty detailed explanation of how to use them.
Eollie's one-click would probably be the easiest if you're looking for a starting point to install ICS.
There it is lol I can never find that thread when I need it!
TheDoolster said:
OK I was trying to avoid using a one-click since last time I used it it nearly hard bricked my phone. But which one would you recommend for going to GB with bootloaders and installing ICS from there?
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How do you nearly hard brick with a one-click? Some user error there for sure. So far in the GB starter pack thread both Lumin and eollie have told you to use the one-clicks. Now a few more people tell you the same thing. Exact this time you had to start a new thread to get the info. So use the one-click and stay on stock until you learn a lot more about flashing this phone.
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Eollie's one-click would probably be the easiest if you're looking for a starting point to install ICS.
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Thanks for the link. I will use that one and hope it works.
And hechoen, I have had very bad experiences with one-click installers, so I was hoping to find a way around using one, but I guess there isn't. And I know a lot about flashing phones, but I have had the most trouble with this one, which ONLY has one click installers.
Sorry for going a bit side tracked but how can you fail a one-click? You don't even have to select anything, just plug and wait.
Odin is a different story though
TheDoolster said:
Thanks for the link. I will use that one and hope it works.
And hechoen, I have had very bad experiences with one-click installers, so I was hoping to find a way around using one, but I guess there isn't. And I know a lot about flashing phones, but I have had the most trouble with this one, which ONLY has one click installers.
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If you knew a lot you'd know that you can pull the boot.img out of any Rom and flash that to get a newer version of CWM. You can flash them from heimdall frontend or make them odinable. So not true about just having one-clicks. The one-clicks where made for users to have an easier time not a harder one. lol It's all about how much you know. If you don't know much the one-clicks are the easiest way to proceed. If you know more than you'd never have to ask in the first place. So learn to embrace the one-clicks until your a little more knowledgable.
OK So I used the one click and it worked, i am on GB. But I can't get into recovery. When i am holding volume + and - and power i let go of power on the galaxy 4g screen and it just stays there. And it wont go into recovery. Thanks
WOW actually i just didn't flash the bootloaders. I thought I did.
I answered you in the other thread. But something else you can do is open a command window and type "adb reboot recovery". If you have the android sdk installed that is. I think if you hold the power button there is a option to reboot to recovery also.
eollie said:
I answered you in the other thread. But something else you can do is open a command window and type "adb reboot recovery". If you have the android sdk installed that is. I think if you hold the power button there is a option to reboot to recovery also.
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Never mind I got it. Thanks!
Hello all, could someone perhaps assist me? Now I know how to get my phone back to fresh out of the box, I have done it before to unbrick my device. However I am having major issues with doing this again. Last night I wanted to try Slim Bean, The ROM is beautiful and fast, but Tethering is buggy and my device frequently freezes and reboots, so I tried to flash Valhalla Black Edition, my device then was stuck on Team Kick Ass bootscreen forcing me to flash back to Slim. I cannot seem to get my phone recognized with Windows. I have a netbook with Win 7 Starter 32bit, a Desktop with 64bit Windows 7, and a Laptop x64 Windows 8. I have tried multiple drivers and Mini Kies and cannot get my pcs to recognize my phone. What am I doing wrong, somebody please help. My device is highly unstable. I have everything I need to get back to stock except to get my machine to recognize my device.
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I used Heimdall on Win7 32bit and also on Win8 64bit.
You just need to make sure you delete all SAMSUNG drivers.
Then, when you plug phone to a USB port, try to make it to a USB port you haven't used yet.
If you do get the Heimdall screen after running the JAR - ask it to reinstall driver for the "Gadget" device.
You may also try to do it with both SDcard and SIM card removed.
Good luck!
Thanks, Ill give that a try, however I believe when I first tried it on Windows 8 No drivers were installed at all, my pc just states my device as an Unknown Device. I only have 2 USB ports on my 8 machine.
DroidWizzy said:
Thanks, Ill give that a try, however I believe when I first tried it on Windows 8 No drivers were installed at all, my pc just states my device as an Unknown Device. I only have 2 USB ports on my 8 machine.
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Windows 8 prevents unsigned drivers from installing, thus stops the Zdiag drivers from installing the drivers Heimdall needs. I'm in a rush but if you google disable driver signing Windows 8, you'll find some links that tell you how to reboot Windows 8 into a mode that allows unsigned drivers, then you can use Heimdall. PITA, but the only way around it for now.
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Windows 8 prevents unsigned drivers from installing, thus stops the Zdiag drivers from installing the drivers Heimdall needs. I'm in a rush but if you google disable driver signing Windows 8, you'll find some links that tell you how to reboot Windows 8 into a mode that allows unsigned drivers, then you can use Heimdall. PITA, but the only way around it for now.
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I tried this yesterday actually, The problem is Heimdall doesn't Prompt me at all to install drivers. Which Last time i returned my phone to stock I remember a utility coming up and installing my drivers for me. I have the one click jar file. Do I need something else?
DroidWizzy said:
I tried this yesterday actually, The problem is Heimdall doesn't Prompt me at all to install drivers. Which Last time i returned my phone to stock I remember a utility coming up and installing my drivers for me. I have the one click jar file. Do I need something else?
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Go download the Heimdall suite 1.3.1 with the frontend (don't get 1.3.2, it was buggy), and unzip it, do the driver thing for windows 8, then inside the heimdall frontend folder, there is a drivers folder, in there is zdiag. Run that, that is the driver program, and do the steps to select the gagdet device, install drivers, then close that, then run the one click jar and see if that does it. Zdiag is the program you seem come up before probably, and for some reason it's not, but it's just part of heimdall suite, so you can run it separately and get the drivers installed, then the one click so go through.
Thank you, Once I get a chance after school I will give this a try. And major thanks on the 1.3.2 fact of it being buggy, I had googled zdiag and found out about the suite. I'm hoping this works, Ill reply later to report my results.
Could you provide me with a direct link for 1.3.1 frontend. Looking through the github I am only seeing frontend versions for mac and debian.
EDIT: Scratch that, upon extracting 1.3.1 I saw Heimdall frontend.exe Github just didnt have it listed as the other versions were
MANY MANY MANY thanks!! I was able to restore everything using my windows 8 Laptop Now a quick question Do i need to use the one click to flash bootloaders? I do want to flash Valhalla Black Edition to this phone.
Yes.
Actually you should not have to. If you were on ICS or the kj6 based roms then there is no need to flash bootloaders.
glad that worked for you. I ran into this a bit ago with Windows 8 and my first trying to use Heimdall since I installed 8 and had all those problems and driver signing off plus zdiag worked like a charm. PITA because as soon as you reboot, driving signing is back on again.
eollie said:
Actually you should not have to. If you were on ICS or the kj6 based roms then there is no need to flash bootloaders.
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Almost everything from CM7 on uses MTD partitions. Slim uses MTD partitions. Valhalla black uses BML partitions. If you don't flash bootloaders you WILL bootloop.
hechoen said:
Almost everything from CM7 on uses MTD partitions. Slim uses MTD partitions. Valhalla black uses BML partitions. If you don't flash bootloaders you WILL bootloop.
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Wanna put a c-note on that?
eollie said:
Wanna put a c-note on that?
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If I had it I would. lol If it did change I missed it. So what am I missing?
Actually give me a few minutes and I'll put VB back on my sdcard. Oneclick without bootloaders. Then flash and see what happens.
You only need to flash bootloader when the current ones are corrupted or coming from a different version of bootloaders IE: froyo or early leaks of Gingerbread.
Nothing is changed in the bootloaders when flahing MTD roms. We dont have MTD bootloaders therefore we cant change them.
You are indeed correct. Just flashed a one click without bootloaders. Then flashed VB. Booted up and runs fine. Thanks for the catch.
EDIT: You are indeed wrong. lol So after it initially booted into the OS I just rebooted the phone. Now I'm stuck in a bootloop at the splash screen. I'll be back after some further investigating.
EDIT2: Just rebooted recovery. Wiped cahes and fixed perms. Still stuck in a bootloop. Give me a few to do it my way. Like flashing the oneclick WITH bootloaders. I'll be back.
Well now I'm back to stock GB with.a custom kernel and I tried to flash Valhalla Black Edition but it changed nothing except the team acid boot screen from the custom kernel
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The bootloop has nothing to do with not flashing bootloaders. There is nothing changed in the bootloaders. We dont have bootloaders for ICS/JB. When partitioning the phone for mtd the bootloaders are not touched. Seriously its been explained by bryan and max I think even FB talked about it. Without ICS/JB bootloaders there is no reason to touch that partition therefore no need to flash them.
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DroidWizzy said:
Well now I'm back to stock GB with.a custom kernel and I tried to flash Valhalla Black Edition but it changed nothing except the team acid boot screen from the custom kernel
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In cwm make sure to mount system. Ive been having some issues with it mounting properly. Not sure if the script is borked or CWM.
Okay ill give that a try
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