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[Q] Where is "vanilla" ODIN?

I've been cruising around this forum for a couple hours and I see roms to flash via ODIN and deodexed and rooted stock, but no plain-jane out of the box ODIN.
Am I missing something? In the Captivate forum it was easy to find.

ODIN isnt a rom its simply a program/tool used to flash kernels, I recommend you use whitwhawxk's stock kd1 but it is rooted and deodexed (which are good things anyway)
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rickyc19 said:
ODIN isnt a rom its simply a program/tool used to flash kernels, I recommend you use whitwhawxk's stock kd1 but it is rooted and deodexed (which are good things anyway)
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Don't worry I do know that, lol. Not a complete noob.
I'm more concerned with UNROOTING to out of the box state for warranty or resale scenarios or to update via kies mini.
In the Captivate forum the plain Jane Odin was easy to find.
Thanks for your response.
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So is that the official unroot method so far? Flash the rooted stock and use SOC to unroot?
Will that result in a perfect out of the box state?
Also haven't been able to find kies on the samsung website. Do I have to register before they'll let me download it?
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Phateless said:
So is that the official unroot method so far? Flash the rooted stock and use SOC to unroot?
Will that result in a perfect out of the box state?
Also haven't been able to find kies on the samsung website. Do I have to register before they'll let me download it?
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That's exactly what will happen..especially because the ota was kd1 recently so its official..
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de1packers said:
That's exactly what will happen..especially because the ota was kd1 recently so its official..
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Ok cool, thanks, just wanted to make sure.
What about kies? Couldn't find download link on samsung site. I want the official version.
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Help?

Can anyone give me a guide to overclocking and another guide to cwm flashing? step by step noob friendly guide please.
Currently running stock gingerbread KF2 rooted + deodexed.
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Remember that search is your friend.
That said:
[Guide] *NOOB's* guide to flashing <<READ>>
1.6 oc stable!!! - This requires Tegrak Overclock
Both are located in the general forum.

I read that. Its too complicated for me. AHahaha. Thats why im asking for a stepbystep. :/. i search before i post
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Are you serious?!
Use the huge knowledge base xda forums provide! It's not too complex how overclocking works. I think you are too lazy to get on it.
I don't want to be mean, but if you think that's hard to handle with than I recommend to let your hands away from this kind of stuff.
Rtfm! ;-)
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The only thing i know how to do is flashing via odin. Lols and that took me a month to learn. Ahahhaa im just a really slow learner.
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Light-라이트 said:
The only thing i know how to do is flashing via odin. Lols and that took me a month to learn. Ahahhaa im just a really slow learner.
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What do you do on your phone that would require overclocking anyway?

Light-라이트 said:
I read that. Its too complicated for me. AHahaha. Thats why im asking for a stepbystep. :/. i search before i post
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I think those are as simple as the guides get to flashing and overclocking. If they're too complicated, then maybe you should consider not making any mods to your phone until you've read enough and feel confident.

The thing is, on tegrak overclock, when i change the level 0 to 1500/1400/1175, it closes and says testing stability. Then when i open tegrak again, nothing changes...
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You shouldn't really be making the jump from 1000 to 1500 right away as it is. Should be easing your way up. However as long as the phone vibrates and it says checking stability, then it's working.

I definitely agree with FBis251 here. You really don't need anything to be OC'd on this phone. If you don't understand how to OC, you should probably avoid it. However, If you're THAT eager to OC, just gradually bump up the GHz to whichever amount you want.
As for CWM, you'll definitely have to learn how to use it. Here's as simple as it can be said. I'm assuming you know how to get CWM properly, since your OP asks about CWM flashing.
1) Put the ROM you wish to flash in your SD card
2) Boot into CWM
3) Check mounts (UMMU) if you're on orange CWM; you don't need to check it if you're on red CWM
4) Select the ROM you wish to flash
Remember that not all ROMs have the same flashing instructions. While it's okay to be a slow learner, it's not okay to not read carefully here. Please read carefully and try not to clutter the forum with "OMG, I BRICKED" threads. There seems to be more and more these days.
Honestly, if you have trouble understanding these guides, you might want to just stick with whatever you have. Flashing is usually more difficult than just what I mentioned up there. Btw, if you didn't understand how to use CWM, how did you even get KH2 Deodexed?
Sorry if this post made me sound mean, but I just wanted to make it clear for you.

Im on Kf2. not kh2. ahahhaha. And that one was via odin. I wanna learn how to cwm flash so i can use the kh1 or 2. . thanks for the posts guys. Although i dont get it, im constantly reading it over and over again ahahaha.
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Looked up a different way. So, i plan on flashing bali kernel 3.3 via CWM. Will it work on my current build?
Stock Deodexed KF2 rooted w/ KH2 modem. :/ nothing customized.
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Major edit- i figured everything out. Ahahhaa. Other than the overclockig but ill just cwm to ext4. )). Currently downloading whitehawks kd1 and balis gingerbread 3.3vu. Hehehe. Anything else somone would reccomend to me?
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Edit again. Sorry for the spam. But when I flashed kh1 or kh2 via cwm, I got bootloop ((( currently on kf2 deodexed rooted stock gingerbread. Downloaded bali kernel 3.3 then attempted to flash. Flashed successfully then got caught in bootloop help anyone?
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As far as I remember, and I may be wrong at this point, but you can't use flash Bali 3.3 on KH1 or KH2. If you want to flash to KH1 or KH2, then I'd suggest following the steps in this thread.

Light-라이트 said:
Edit again. Sorry for the spam. But when I flashed kh1 or kh2 via cwm, I got bootloop ((( currently on kf2 deodexed rooted stock gingerbread. Downloaded bali kernel 3.3 then attempted to flash. Flashed successfully then got caught in bootloop help anyone?
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Bali is for froyo only the only modded gingerbread kernel is kg4
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So. I can either download kd1 or kg4, flash the bali then kh2?
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reference the bible. That thing will get you places quick. If you already no how to odin you're golden. Have fun.

Thanks to budgybunnybry. Im tryin it right now. Currently downloading kg4. ))) will let you know if it works for me!
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Rooting?

running 2.3.3 Gingerbread and im trying to root with superclick but i cant dosent let me stays on waiting for device can anyone help

I have a similar problem; but it freezes on step 6 instead

You can get root by simple flashing Dr honk's kg4 kernel via Odin.
Hope this helps!
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go to the development section and read up happy flashing.

Random question, why do you have 2.3.3, Kf1 and 2 were the most unstable roms ever built for the gs4g. You need to use kh2. Kh2 is 2.3.4.
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Noobs what can u say I'm one too takes trial n err....most imporatant lesson I've learn is not to try to cwm anything away from my screenless laptop that's basically a desktop now. Atleast till you know what ur doin....almost to that point now heh.
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[Q] Best Odin Rom Should I Flash ?

i was wondering what odin rom should i flash from the bible cause idk which one to use i want gb but idk what odin to be safe with can anyone who has that gb help.. our what odin is best and safe for me

I think the KG4 leak is the one that has the gb bootloaders... BUT! to be save, look for the GB Starter Pack thread made by FBis251 (or something very close) that has worked for me to upgrade from froyo to gb and many others. Hope I helped!

cj_31 said:
I think the KG4 leak is the one that has the gb bootloaders... BUT! to be save, look for the GB Starter Pack thread made by FBis251 (or something very close) that has worked for me to upgrade from froyo to gb and many others. Hope I helped!
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All of the leaks have GB bootloaders.
If you're just planning to have a 100% stock odexed ROM, then you should go for the newest KJ1 ROM.
If you're just asking this to see which GB ROM is the best, you should shoot yourself in the foot, cause you could probably find at least 3 recent threads on that topic.
I'm looking around in the forums and you're spending very little time in searching and trying to understand.

What is the most stabled gb odin I can flash and whats the most stabled froyo I can flashhh...
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There simply IS no best.
But personally I flashed KG4
Then flashed the newest version of Valhalla, and I've found it SUPER SEXY and FAST 0.0
And yes, Stable. I havent had any FCs or Crashes at all yet...
KG4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
Valhalla: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243826

All you did was flash them nd thats it u didnt do nothing to them?
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You didnt like do all that crap to go to gb our whatever ? So did u just flash themm ?
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Uniquee210 said:
You didnt like do all that crap to go to gb our whatever ? So did u just flash themm ?
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I followed the process to ODIN KG4
then used recovery mode to flash Valhalla (Via Zip) from SD card

You have to read the GB Starter Pack and begin there in order to get the proper bootloaders for GB. Then you can simply flash Valhalla.
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You have to read the GB Starter Pack and begin there in order to get the proper bootloaders for GB. Then you can simply flash Valhalla.
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Correct me if i'm wrong, but the kh2 version I provided has bootloaders in it already, just Odin it and go. I flashed it right from froyo.
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So if I just want the gb bootloader I just odin kh2?
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Uniquee210 said:
So if I just want the gb bootloader I just odin kh2?
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Yep, That's what I did.
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Dam I didnt even knoeee that thankss man
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Np bud. Let me how it works out for you man
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I willl thanks man
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lost root after flashing superuser upgrade

i emailed the Superuser guys about a month ago with an issue where i would get constant notifications to update my superuser binary, no matter how many times i actually updated it, and they sent me a CWM zip to flash and try to fix the problem (new version of superuser). i flashed it and all went well. i've been having the same issue again so i thought "why not try the same thing" and flashed the zip but lost root somehow. so is there any way that i could just push the files for root? can that be done on a GB rom?
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Sounds like the binaries in your kernel are outdated. Try flashing a new rooted kernel. If you're on GB try drhonks kj1
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i figured a kernel flash would help so i did it (forgot to write that in the OP) and i flashed the kj1 but it didnt help
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I always had that problem everytime i updated superuser in the market and phone reboots it reports binaries out of date. It only happens to me when i update superuser, so trying leaving superuser alone and not update it.

Juls317 said:
i figured a kernel flash would help so i did it (forgot to write that in the OP) and i flashed the kj1 but it didnt help
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Hmm try the kj6 posted in the Dev section yesterday... Its got up to date binaries
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alright
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nope, still no root. im pretty sure im just gonna install my rom again and not wipe data
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Juls317 said:
nope, still no root. im pretty sure im just gonna install my rom again and not wipe data
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Crap, no idea why that wouldn't work...,:X
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Have you tried reinstalling su?
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yeah, but im gonna try that again
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Juls317 said:
yeah, but im gonna try that again
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dude: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20121260&postcount=131
This will flash everything. If that doesn't work... then I will post a video of me punching myself on youtube. (just kidding...)
But really, The one-click makes these "it doesn't work" or "I can't root" problems go away.

does it have to be heimdall flashed forbit to work? i flashed with cwm and the kernel flashed but i still dont have root
edit: heimdall flashed, still nothing
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I read somewhere that you can flash su via cwm from a zip that its in the superuser page. might wanna check it out. Sorry if im wrong!

/me punches self in face.
So... Let me get this straight.
You ran the kj1 or kj6 (not the fully stock) one-click and you didn't have root at that point? Are you doing something after the one-click?
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bhundven said:
/me punches self in face.
So... Let me get this straight.
You ran the kj1 or kj6 (not the fully stock) one-click and you didn't have root at that point? Are you doing something after the one-click?
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Seriously, you owe us a video bro.
jk

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Seriously, you owe us a video bro.
jk
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Hmm, that gave me an idea.
Maybe when I get another phone (don't worry, keepin the sgs4g ), I can record stuff I'm working on. So you get a video update <_< >_>

QUOTE=bhundven;20129190]Hmm, that gave me an idea.
Maybe when I get another phone (don't worry, keepin the sgs4g ), I can record stuff I'm working on. So you get a video update _>[/QUOTE]
Lul sounds fun
And educational. Do it do it do it haha
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i just reflashed audiophileX last night and got root back. no clue what the problem was
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Juls317 said:
i just reflashed audiophileX last night and got root back. no clue what the problem was
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I would be nice if you answered my question.
Sorry, not trying to be pushy, just really curious.