I'm willing to try out pinnacle 2.3 on my captivate but i'm currently on cognition 4.5.3. I just want to be one hundred percent positive on the steps required to do this. I have a cappy that came factory with kb1. If I read right I have to Odin to jf6, update that to kb1, flash copy GB boot loaders, and then flash pinnacle on top of that. If there are any particular steps I can omit or if there are packages preferred over others for Odin do share i'm experienced with both flashing and Odin i'm just looking to make sure I got the proper files before clicking start! Thanks in advanced.
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Just flash the bootloaders with odin, then the rom in recovery. Clearing caches and factory reset of coarse.
That should be all you need to do...
if that gives you issues then flash kh3 with no bootloaders, a kernel with cwm baked in with odin, and then the rom...
no need for jf6, or kb1.
studacris said:
Just flash the bootloaders with odin, then the rom in recovery. Clearing caches and factory reset of coarse.
That should be all you need to do...
if that gives you issues then flash kh3 with no bootloaders, a kernel with cwm baked in with odin, and then the rom...
no need for jf6, or kb1.
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Thanks so i'm going to turn the lagfix off then flash right in top I appreciate you slashing my flashes in half.
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How do I get a SGS4G back to stock for a warranty return?
Odin a stock recovery without root
Or alternatively, go to the vibrant forums and get a vibrant bootloader, it'll brick your phone so it won't start lololol
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How do I get a SGS4G back to stock for a warranty return?
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Given that KJ6 is an official release from Samsung now, you could use RaverX3X's ODIN ROM to put it to stock. I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that it will remove root, CWM, voodoo, and all of that. Speaking of voodoo, if you're using it, remember to go into recovery and disable it before flashing anything else.
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Or alternatively, go to the vibrant forums and get a vibrant bootloader, it'll brick your phone so it won't start
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I dont think this would work. Don't they take your phone to check if its hacked for a day or two before giving you another phone?
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Given that KJ6 is an official release from Samsung now, you could use RaverX3X's ODIN ROM to put it to stock. I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that it will remove root, CWM, voodoo, and all of that. Speaking of voodoo, if you're using it, remember to go into recovery and disable it before flashing anything else.
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Is KJ6 the original? Cause i used ravers KC1 for my phone and it is currently not working.
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Is KJ6 the original? Cause i used ravers KC1 for my phone and it is currently not working.
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Yeah, it is. RaverX3X created an ODIN version for those having issues flashing with Kies.
I've already Odin's Ravers KJ6 ROM which caused me to become unrooted. Is there any more to do to get back to "stock" for warranty return? I had CWM recovery installed, what do I need to do to remove that?
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I've already Odin's Ravers KJ6 ROM which caused me to become unrooted. Is there any more to do to get back to "stock" for warranty return? I had CWM recovery installed, what do I need to do to remove that?
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I believe CWM should already be gone once you flashed Raver's KJ6. Other than doing a factory data reset to get rid of anything on there you don't want them to see, I think you're good to go.
After i flash the stock kernel in with SGS kernel flasher i get a rainbow image.
Go back to stock, and try again.
Can you give more info? Are you stuck with rainbows or does it still boot okay into the OS? If the OS boots, there is no reason to go back to stock Froyo. Just use adb to reboot into download mode (adb reboot download) on a PC (or pull the battery, hold down both volume buttons, insert battery, and insert usb). Then, in download mode, use heimdall to flash the zImage.
EDIT: To get rid of the rainbows, sounds like you just need to flash GB bootloaders through Odin or Heimdall.
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Not stuck.
I want to go back to stock so I can watch movie on media hub, dman said just use sgs to flash zimage,got rainbow when playing.
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Yeah, I meant that you don't have to go back to stock Froyo (you can keep Gingerbread). And you'll just need to flash the stock zImage that came with this leak if you want working video.
EDIT: To get rid of the rainbows, flash GB bootloaders in Odin or Heimdall.
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After i flash the stock kernel in with SGS kernel flasher i get a rainbow image.
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You need to flash Gingerbread bootloaders before moving to any stock Gingerbread release.
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You need to flash Gingerbread bootloaders before moving to any stock Gingerbread release.
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sorry to jump in but i see a most OP said to flash GB bootloader first but (unless i over look) i never saw a thread (link) on GB bootloader or how to flash bootloader. thx
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sorry to jump in but i see a most OP said to flash GB bootloader first but (unless i over look) i never saw a thread (link) on GB bootloader or how to flash bootloader. thx
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I use this link below to get GB bootloader then flash zImage use sgs, no rainbows.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
Can anyone offer a way to downgrade without creating a brick? I want to try using Odin to flash back to stock 2.3.x but don't want to have a risk of brick.
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Can anyone offer a way to downgrade without creating a brick? I want to try using Odin to flash back to stock 2.3.x but don't want to have a risk of brick.
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There's always a risk
Just restore your nandroid backup and done
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If you don't want the risk of bricking stay stock
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we need the correct pit file so we can re partition the device in odin to gb without bricking the device.
Odin one click partitions the device for ics that is why the internal memory card gets wiped. if someone can figureout how to extract the one click file and get the pit for that we may be able to rebuild the pit for gb with a mount list from stock gb.
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we need the correct pit file so we can re partition the device in odin to gb without bricking the device.
Odin one click partitions the device for ics that is why the internal memory card gets wiped. if someone can figureout how to extract the one click file and get the pit for that we may be able to rebuild the pit for gb with a mount list from stock gb.
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Just use ODIN to flash the I727 firmware from SamMobile. It'll restore GB and the correct baseband at the same time without tripping the counter. When I did it, it actually saved and ported my apps and user data back into the GB firmware. I'm not sure what that was about, but it was kina nice. Of course, the phone wasn't rooted after the flash so some of the apps (that require superuser) wouldn't function, but it didn't matter because I used ODIN to install CWM and then just restored the last nandroid I did before I flashed the ICS leak. You can also use CWM to flash whatever baseband you want because the nandroid won't do that.
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Just restore your nandroid backup and done
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If you try doing just this without the other steps you are just about guaranteed a brick!
EDIT...I see were some have had luck using a nandroid to get from GB to ICS, but it only seems to work for some. I have not seen anything about going from ICS to GB with a nandroid. Personally, I think it best to just use stock firmware ODIN method until things are ironed out a bit more.
I nandroid back to gb from ics just fine, but I highly recommend u use the darksode script first and then restore backup, it configures partitons for u.
All I did to go back to GB is full wipe then flash the GB rom I wanted then rebooted. I'm even using the UCLA4 BB and working fine for me.
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Thanks for all the responses. It seems that this question has been answered in the dev thread now that there are some custom CWMs. Mod, please delete this thread as needed. ^^
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we need the correct pit file so we can re partition the device in odin to gb without bricking the device.
Odin one click partitions the device for ics that is why the internal memory card gets wiped. if someone can figureout how to extract the one click file and get the pit for that we may be able to rebuild the pit for gb with a mount list from stock gb.
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No sir, that's not true. I have odin'd back to gb just fine.
1. Darkside wipe 2. Flash ucla3 modem 3. Flash ROM. Worked for me.
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I just did a nandroid restore from ICS Leak to GB backup. just like that. worked great.
That ICS leak is just too unstable yet. too many lock ups. and alot of black screens,
I like GB. I thought i would be able to stick with the ICS but maybe when a more stable release comes out.
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I just did a nandroid backup from ICS Leak to GB, just like that. worked great.
That ICS leak is just too unstable yet. too many lock ups. and alot of black screens,
I like GB. I thought i would be able to stick with the ICS but maybe when a more stable release comes out.
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Which ICS rom are you talking about lol? There's a least 3 in the android development section that are quite stable, and have none of the problems you're talking about::
ICS Superlite - MHX
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573621
smooth ice -remf4i [one i'm currently using, with some mods]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1571595
NexusMod Beta [says beta but is actually quite good - aosp framework] - MOD1441
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574675
Ok ,my girlfriend bought a new infuse and now she wants a custom ROM preferably ics on it ! It's on 2.2.1 ATM so I read around n as far as I could find out here is what I need to do :
1. Use Odin stock GB package to flash stock GB, I found a thread but it says it had no bootloaders. This is the confusing part shouldn't the Odin have GB bootloaders ?
2. Once I m on GB bootloaders if I don't have root n cwm I flash a kernel to get those
3.then I flash a ROM as per instructions in OP
Am I right ? O am I missing something? Also would be a great help if someone would tell me which is the safest method to get GB bootloaders on infuse ? Thanks a lot in advance
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No, not really any of that is necessary. Root the phone on 2.2.1, install CWM via ROM manager (found in Google play), download and install Cyanogenmod 7 (found at cyanogenmod.com) on her phone (no matter what version, just v7), then flash an ICS ROM the same way as the Cyanogenmod 7 ROM, no other stuff.
ROM install instructions:
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Install (Gapps if required)
Reboot
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Dint know that CM7 supported infuse, as their site didn't list infuse in devices supported!! Well I will take your word for it and go about doing that method u described ! Thanks
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Dint know that CM7 supported infuse, as their site didn't list infuse in devices supported!! Well I will take your word for it and go about doing that method u described ! Thanks
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Don't take his word for it, as I don't think he even has an Infuse. Cyanogen doesn't officially support the Infuse at the moment, so you won't find a CM7 rom there for the Infuse. Since you are still on 2.2 and have root, you can use Rom Manager from the Play Store to install recovery. You'll note that there isn't a choice for the Infuse in the device list. Choose Galaxy S i9000, and that recovery will work for the Infuse (Don't try to use i9000 roms on the Infuse, though, because they won't work without being properly ported.). Once you get CWM recovery, choose your rom from the Infuse development section here, and follow the instructions there for installation. We also don't advise using Rom Manager for much else, as some have had issues on the Infuse. It's best to do nandroid backups, rom flashes, etc. directly in CWM recovery on this device.
By the way, the previous poster has a Galaxy S i9000, and his instructions for flashing an ICS rom aren't correct for our device either. Be sure to follow the instructions found in any of the rom threads here once you get CWM recovery.
All that said, since you mentioned Odin, you could also just flash Option C with Odin from HERE, and you'll have AT&T Gingerbread with root, CWM recovery, and a bunch of other goodies. This is a good base from which to flash any other rom you'll find in the dev section.
You also asked about bootloaders for Gingerbread. If you take issue with seeing rainbow artifacts in recovery and in the boot animation (the only issue that you will have without them), then you will need to flash them separately. We don't include them in Odin packages, because a failed bootloader install is really just about the only way you can hard brick an Infuse. If you can sucessfully flash other items in Odin, and are on Gingerbread or ICS, download and extract THIS package, and flash the tar.md5 in Odin. In seconds, you'll have the bootloaders, and will never need to flash them again.
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Don't take his word for it, as I don't think he even has an Infuse. Cyanogen doesn't officially support the Infuse at the moment, so you won't find a CM7 rom there for the Infuse. Since you are still on 2.2 and have root, you can use Rom Manager from the Play Store to install recovery. You'll note that there isn't a choice for the Infuse in the device list. Choose Galaxy S i9000, and that recovery will work for the Infuse (Don't try to use i9000 roms on the Infuse, though, because they won't work without being properly ported.). Once you get CWM recovery, choose your rom from the Infuse development section here, and follow the instructions there for installation. We also don't advice using Rom Manager for much else, as some have had issues on the Infuse. It's best to do nandroid backups, rom flashes, etc. directly in CWM recovery on this device.
By the way, the previous poster has a Galaxy S i9000, and his instructions for flashing an ICS rom aren't correct for our device either. Be sure to follow the instructions found in any of the rom threads here once you get CWM recovery.
All that said, since you mentioned Odin, you could also just flash Option C with Odin from HERE, and you'll have AT&T Gingerbread with root, CWM recovery, and a bunch of other goodies. This is a good base from which to flash any other rom you'll find in the dev section.
You also asked about bootloaders for Gingerbread. If you take issue with seeing rainbow artifacts in recovery and in the boot animation (the only issue that you will have without them), then you will need to flash them separately. We don't include them in Odin packages, because a failed bootloader install is really just about the only way you can hard brick an Infuse. If you can sucessfully flash other items in Odin, and are on Gingerbread or ICS, download and extract THIS package, and flash the tar.md5 in Odin. In seconds, you'll have the bootloaders, and will never need to flash them again.
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Exactly what he said
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What is the rating on this thread?
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A few threads today are getting pretty entertaining, fellas. If I wasn't messing with Jelly Bean and had a network connection, I'd go to Tapatalk to slap some thanks. I'm all out for the day on the PC.
jscott30 said:
Don't take his word for it, as I don't think he even has an Infuse. Cyanogen doesn't officially support the Infuse at the moment, so you won't find a CM7 rom there for the Infuse. Since you are still on 2.2 and have root, you can use Rom Manager from the Play Store to install recovery. You'll note that there isn't a choice for the Infuse in the device list. Choose Galaxy S i9000, and that recovery will work for the Infuse (Don't try to use i9000 roms on the Infuse, though, because they won't work without being properly ported.). Once you get CWM recovery, choose your rom from the Infuse development section here, and follow the instructions there for installation. We also don't advise using Rom Manager for much else, as some have had issues on the Infuse. It's best to do nandroid backups, rom flashes, etc. directly in CWM recovery on this device.
By the way, the previous poster has a Galaxy S i9000, and his instructions for flashing an ICS rom aren't correct for our device either. Be sure to follow the instructions found in any of the rom threads here once you get CWM recovery.
All that said, since you mentioned Odin, you could also just flash Option C with Odin from HERE, and you'll have AT&T Gingerbread with root, CWM recovery, and a bunch of other goodies. This is a good base from which to flash any other rom you'll find in the dev section.
You also asked about bootloaders for Gingerbread. If you take issue with seeing rainbow artifacts in recovery and in the boot animation (the only issue that you will have without them), then you will need to flash them separately. We don't include them in Odin packages, because a failed bootloader install is really just about the only way you can hard brick an Infuse. If you can sucessfully flash other items in Odin, and are on Gingerbread or ICS, download and extract THIS package, and flash the tar.md5 in Odin. In seconds, you'll have the bootloaders, and will never need to flash them again.
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Thanks a ton for the elaborate detail I.would try the Odin method as I an very comfortable with it but I've last question since u said that those packages don't have bootloaders , when I flash those Odin packages I will have GB on the phone but no GB bootloaders ? U mean I will run a GB ROM on froyo bootloaders? It's that even possible? I ask this because on captivate when I moved from froyo to GB we flashed Odin along with bootloaders so I had a GB ROM with GB bootloaders in fact other we were asked to first flash GB bootloaders n then flash a ROM ! And if that it's possible then all I have to do is just Odin that GB package without the bootloaders and then flash the bootloaders once and for all, right? Sorry for being a noob in this section but it's better being a noob rather than hard bricking a infuse lol
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Thanks a ton for the elaborate detail I.would try the Odin method as I an very comfortable with it but I've last question since u said that those packages don't have bootloaders , when I flash those Odin packages I will have GB on the phone but no GB bootloaders ? U mean I will run a GB ROM on froyo bootloaders? It's that even possible? I ask this because on captivate when I moved from froyo to GB we flashed Odin along with bootloaders so I had a GB ROM with GB bootloaders in fact other we were asked to first flash GB bootloaders n then flash a ROM ! And if that it's possible then all I have to do is just Odin that GB package without the bootloaders and then flash the bootloaders once and for all, right? Sorry for being a noob in this section but it's better being a noob rather than hard bricking a infuse lol
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Yes, you can have and run Gingerbread on the phone without GB bootloaders. The only side effect will be that you will see rainbow distortion in recovery and during the boot animation. Other than that, on the Infuse, Gingerbread runs fine on Froyo bootloaders. So, you are right. Odin the GB package without the bootloaders, and when that's done flash the bootloaders. You won't have to flash the bootloaders again as they can't be downgraded. Froyo runs fine on the upgraded bootloaders, too, by the way.
Oh sweet ! Thanks a ton will flash it now , she has been eating my head to get rid of the at n t bloatware finally I will get her phone on ics thanks a ton for pointing me in the right direction and bearing with my noobish questions ! Thanks to everyone
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Hi is there any way to know what bootloader i'm on? Right now running Aeon 1.4 with red recovey without any glitches. No rainbow or other problem.
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Hi is there any to know what bootloader i'm on? Right now running Aeon 1.4 with red recovey without any glitches. No rainbow or other problem.
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If you have no rainbows or glitches, then the bootloaders that are on the phone are fine. If you are using Aeon 1.4, and don't have any glitches in recovery, then it is safe to assume that you most likely have the GB bootloaders. Some kernels have workarounds for the rainbow artifacts, so if you flash something later and find that you have rainbow distortion, you can always flash bootloaders at that time. For now, if all is good, then there is no need to worry about bootloaders. To answer your question, though, the best way to know is to check recovery and boot animation. If there is no distortion, and everything boots properly, then you have the proper bootloaders for your setup.
Thank you for the fast reply. Yes i dont have any problem there. Reason i wish to make sure is- my phone no longer recognised in pc hemidall or odin, tried all but failed. It charge with usb but no luck in download mode. Willing to try ics so anxious.
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Thank you for the fast reply. Yes i dont have any problem there. Reason i wish to make sure is- my phone no longer recognised in pc hemidall or odin, tried all but failed. It charge with usb but no luck in download mode. Willing to try ics so anxious.
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Yeah, those issues aren't related to your bootloaders. You'll want to try different USB ports, another cable, uninstall and reinstall your Samsung USB drivers (and your Heimdall libusb driver for one specific USB port), etc. But, the bootloaders aren't to blame for your issues there.
Ye i tried. I'm on ubuntu so heimdall is my choice. Usb could be board problem. So willing to play safe so that i wont got in situation where i need heimdall i know my chance is slim for ics considering the issue that may occur.
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If you are that anxious to flash ICS, you can do it without the bootloaders.. you will just have the rainbows with which you can live for a while.
Then later when you get a chance of using Windows, use Odin to flash them.
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