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[GUIDE] Newbie's Step-by-Step: From Stock USCC Mesmerize -> Custom Rom/Kernel

THIS GUIDE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MESMERIZE
Steps To Customize Your Mesmerize (For upgrading from any version to FROYO 2.2 EC10)
1.) Upgrade from any setup to 2.2 EC10 (Official Froyo) - If you have not already done so, you will need to upgrade your phone to EC10 2.2. If you have already, skip to the next step. (You can check this in "settings->about phone" under "firmware version" (should be 2.2.1 if you've already done this) NOTE: There is a custom rom listed in this post, I will detail that down below.
NOTE: The roms for this version come pre-rooted, so no need to root. However, if you have issues with superuser permissions (or are staying stock with root), you can use the SuperOneClick Root tool located here
If in the previous step you installed the leak that had the CWM upgrade pre-loaded or you have already manually updated CWM, skip step 2.- You know you have the updated recovery if when you boot to recovery it takes you to the red recovery with voodoo, backup and other options.
2.) Upgrade CWM manually (if needed) downloading this., (this next step by step will upgrade your recovery so that you are able to flash custom rom's/theme's/kernels.)
1.Shut phone off, pull battery out and leave it out.
2.Run odin (assuming you have it installed)
3.Load the cwm-recovery-all.tar file into the PDA spot
4.Plug usb into computer, then into your phone.
5.Hold the volume down key until phone goes into download mode, there will be a yellow android picture.
6.In odin, one of your com: spots should light up yellow - this means your phone is seen by odin (if not you may need drivers)
7.If above step is true, press start and odin will flash the recovery file to your phone. If all goes well the yellow box will turn green and your phone will power off.
8.Now you're able to boot into CWM recovery using the three button method (see glossary here)
3.)Upgrade Kernel With EC10 brought a new turn of events which thanks to jt has allowed fasicnate users to develop kernels which are compatible on the entire line of this model, so be sure to read phidelt's post on kernel's located here and choose one that is compatible with your rom. AOSP and MIUI require a different kernel, so keep this in mind as if you're restoring you may need to flash the appropriate kernel as the restore does not do this for you.
4.) Flash a custom ROM Choose from one of the Custom Rom's that we have out right now;
EC10 Pick and Pack DOWNLOAD HERE -- This is our stock deodexed rom with bloatware moved to a seperate .zip containing flashable packages with those removed apps. - < created by: phidelt82 >
EC10 Custom RomDOWNLOAD HERE - This is a custom rom built by phidelt82 which incorporates some aspects of AOSP into the EC10 rom - launcher and calendar are to name a few.
AOSP -DOWNLOAD HERE - This is a custom ROM/Kernel built with the android open source project code (by lmartin), one of the most "vanilla" rom's meaning no manufacturer's additions such as touchwiz. It's very lean and runs well, but is in BETA stage so beware it may not be for your daily use. NOTE: If you use this rom/kernel and are wanting to return to EC10 you will need to reflash the appropriate kernel for the ROM you are restoring to (for example touchwiz)
MIUI -DOWNLOAD HERE - This is a custom ROM running on the AOSP kernel, you can learn more about it in the thread linked here.NOTE: If you use this rom/kernel and are wanting to return to EC10 you will need to reflash the appropriate kernel for the ROM you are restoring to (for example touchwiz)
GAS EC10 PNP based rom -DOWNLOAD HERE - This is a custom ROM that runs with the touchwiz kernel. Learn more about it in the linked thread.
HEINZ 57 EC10 (PNP/ED01/EC10 based rom) -DOWNLOAD HERE - This is a custom ROM that runs with the touchwiz kernel. Thanks to Sbrissen, it has a lot of extra settings in the TM parts settings menu, allowing you even more customizing. Learn more about it in the linked thread.
5.)Flash a custom THEME Pick one that's compatible with the ROM you are running, from this list.
HELP MY PHONE IS SCREWED (GO TO STOCK 2.2)!!!: If you weren't attentive and made a mistake or haphazardly missed a step and now you're stuck at a boot screen or one of many other failure points, stop what you're doing. Take a deep breath, wu-sa, grus-fraba, whatever you need to do to calm yourself and simply go to this thread and get your phone back to stock. You may not need to go all the way stock, but it seems to be the easiest, and requires the least amount of help from the developers (who have better things to do than answer questions of careless/unlucky people!! - no offense intended) This is also how you would handle getting your phone back to stock before trying to turn it in for repair.NOTE: Being as going to stock means it's expecting your phone to be formatted to RFS instead of EXT4 (lagfix enabled) you should disable lagfix before doing so or you will have errors and md5 mismatches which will disallow you from flashing from recovery. If for some reason you can't access recovery you will just have to disable lagfix manually which is detailed in this thread here.
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THIS IS THE OLD GUIDE FOR CUSTOMIZING 2.1
When I began this process, I had zero experience flashing any sort of software to any sort of devices, and a very minor understanding of "rooting". After much research and crawling I was able to work my way through these steps with little headache, and learned a lot along the way.
Keep in mind there are many variations to each step, this is what worked for me the easiest as a newb.
And last but not least. There is always the disclaimer that attempting any of this can and will make your phone dysfunctional and or possibly bricked beyond repair (but most likely just dysfunctional which is a pain in the arse to deal with) if you do not follow steps completely (and of a trustworthy source such as xda - ehm and in the appropriate forum ).
So make sure you're in a comfortable environment (not a good idea to be trying to accomplish this while slamming beers at the bar), take your time, read each step that these people have taken the time to carefully write up (then follow it), and you'll be just fine. Be patient as things don't always move fast and you never want to freak out as you may screw things up bad, when it's actually just taking longer than you would expect. Always give it at least 5 minutes before you determine it's looping or crashing or whatevering, there is alot going on behind the scenes, trust me!
Steps To Customize Your Stock Mesmerize (For eclair 2.1)
1) Root your phone. - Basically all this means is gaining the ability to give programs/apps and yourself SuperUser access (equivalent of being admin in windows) and also the ability to flash roms via recovery, detailed below.
The easiest way to root is through the z4root.apk. (an application that will run right on your phone)
Download Here
After download, put z4root.apk on your SD card root directory
Then make sure in Settings->Applications that the "Unknown sources" box is checked.
If you don't have a file manager, download a free one from the market, using the file manager navigate to the z4root.apk and select to install it. Note: If you need help at this step, no offense I would suggest getting someone with more experience to help you continue on. I'm serious here
Reboot your phone
After it boots, open the z4root app and press root. At this point it is going to hang, give it 2 minutes and pull the battery. Count to 10, put it back in and turn it on. - This is normal, trust me .
After your phone boots open z4root again and click root, this time it will run no problems and phone will reboot.
NOTE**IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH z4root: "give Super One Click a try. It's a package you have to download to your computer, but you get to see more of what's actually going on so you know where it's at in the process. I have only used up to version 1.5.5, and I know that version is very capable for the Mesmerize on 2.1. It is located here."-This Information provided by phidelt82**
Once you are rooted (you will see the superuser icon in your apps, it will show apps you've given that permission to... eventually) you will need to make sure you have a file manager that can request root permissions (read/write) before you will be able to complete the next step. Search the market for "root file manager" and pick one to download and install.
Also at this step I would download and install RomManager and TerminalEmulator as you will need these later.
2) Install RomManager and the ClockworkMod Recovery. These will basically just give you the ability to boot into recovery where you can more easily flash kernel's/rom's and anything else you wish to push to your phone. (Recovery is basically a bios like interface - but it's different than the stock version)
I was able to install the Clockwork Mod Recovery very easily just by simply using the root file manager app I had downloaded, along with following with the instructions.
(In your file manager, MAKE SURE YOU ARE Read/Write not Read/Only, for RootExplorer there is a toggle at the top, other ones you may have to enable this through settings, others may just be R/W by default, you will just have to determine this or google the app)
Download the two zip files located in the first post here
Place both files on your SD card root if you were using a computer to download them or you could always download them through your phone's browser
Using the root file explorer app, move the Redbend_ua file from the SD card to /system/xbin/
Long press on the Redbend_ua file and click permissions, there should be one check missing, check that so that all are marked. Save and exit.
Now open TerminalEmulator (Come with me if you want to live )
NOTE:The spaces below are actual spaces and in bml8 there is a lowercase "L" not a "1" there is also a space after cd, after redbend_ua, after restore, and after recovery.bin
TYPE THIS ALL EXACTLY AS SHOWN BETWEEN THE QUOTES
at the command line ($) type "su" (then hit enter)
Type "cd /system/xbin" (then hit enter, which changes directory)
Type "redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8" (then hit enter, It will now scroll a bunch of text and reboot.)
After phone boots, open RomManager
Click on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery
Select the Samsung Fascinate your phone will still be the mesmerize. By now - you better damn well trust me , this is just what works with our model
At this point you're all stock and ready for new kernel/rom. (but now you are able to do so very easily)
3) KERNEL: Install Voodoo lagfix kernel and new 5.0 sound
If you want speed and good battery life (and high standard marks) +unlocking the headphone amp and eq controls (it makes even the samsung headset sound killer) go here and follow those steps for using your now functional recovery mode to flash the new Voodoo 5.0 kernel.
You could always install the old Voodoo kernel located here, if for some reason you do not want to take advantage of the new, sound improved one.
Note: Just an FYI, after installing custom kernel's you will always have an issue on start up of seeing a flashing black box in the middle of the samsung logo. This can be corrected by installing a custom boot screen (only requires root access) and you can find out how here.
Note: There are a few ways of getting into this recovery mode, the best way if all else fails is to hold phone from the back with left hand (thumb on volume button, in the middle holding both down and pointer on power button) hold these down until the mesmerize logo pops up then slide your thumb down a bit to volume down only (if you slip don't worry it might blink but it'll still go to recovery) Sometimes this is easier with the back case off. However the best way, is to download and use the QuickBoot app, it allows boot to recovery/reboot/poweroff options from the app.
4) Custom ROM : Download and install the ROM of your choice.
Just pick one from this list Here-They are all there along with other very useful links, read through the first post of each before you decide, some are plug and play some take a few steps first. These are currently only 2.1 eclair builds however right now they have an (somewhat unstable) 2.2 froyo rom/kernel that being worked on but is not quite yet ready for day to day use (some features are not working quite yet). But be patient because these guys will have something long before Samsung let's us have theirs, but who cares - "ours" will be so much better
HELP MY PHONE IS SCREWED!!! (GO TO STOCK 2.1): If you weren't attentive and made a mistake or haphazardly missed a step and now you're stuck at a boot screen or one of many other failure points, stop what you're doing. Take a deep breath, wu-sa, grus-fraba, whatever you need to do to calm yourself and simply go to this thread and get your phone back to stock. You may not need to go all the way stock, but it seems to be the easiest, and requires the least amount of help from the developers (who have better things to do than answer questions of careless/unlucky people!! - no offense intended) This is also how you would handle getting your phone back to stock before trying to turn it in for repair.
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF Credit go to all of the OP's and many others (some included in my sig), these people are awesome, show them some love! Without them we would be stuck in stock US cell/Samsung HELL!
Final NoteIf you have any suggestions, additions, corrections, subtractions, or multiplications; PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I'm very open to all of the above and since this is now more of a community article let's stick to the android motto and keep it...open source

I gotta say, you did a really good job explaining yourself there. Now I'll just have to send people to one post and not a bunch when I get messages at all hours of the night.
Good work!

phidelt82 said:
I gotta say, you did a really good job explaining yourself there. Now I'll just have to send people to one post and not a bunch when I get messages at all hours of the night.
Good work!
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Hey thanks, and believe it or not this is the exact reason I decided to put this together with this much detail (aside from answering someone's question). I figure, I'm no android developer but I can follow instruction and explain myself pretty well so I put this together to take some of that off of you guys. (A small token of my appreciation)

Nice work! Stickied for others to follow
Oh and love that comment:
Now open TerminalEmulator (Come with me if you want to live )
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Gave me a good laugh!

the_scotsman said:
Nice work! Stickied for others to follow
Oh and love that comment:
Gave me a good laugh!
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Haha well good and thanks, I almost put /badjoke at the end of that comment
EDIT: Edit to main post.

Good Job! This pretty much covers everything. Hopefully soon we can add to it :S

Is there a rough idea of the amount of time it will take to complete? I have pulled the battery a couple of times, and it just sits at the "running exploit in order to obtain root access" spinning the icon for several minutes. I have re-started it for a third time, now just letting it spin to see if it will come around.

LaTuFu said:
Is there a rough idea of the amount of time it will take to complete? I have pulled the battery a couple of times, and it just sits at the "running exploit in order to obtain root access" spinning the icon for several minutes. I have re-started it for a third time, now just letting it spin to see if it will come around.
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Usually it only takes about a minute or so to complete. If it gives you problems, give Super One Click a try. It's a package you have to download to your computer, but you get to see more of what's actually going on so you know where it's at in the process. I have only used up to version 1.5.5, and I know that version is very capable for the Mesmerize on 2.1. It is located here.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work and for the write ups for those of us new around here. You guys make the scene available for the rest of us.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the easy walkthrough.
I am getting stuck at the end of step 2. The "redbend_ua restore" part was completed successfully, and after the phone rebooted I launched Rom Manager and clicked "flash ClockworkMod Recovery", selected the Fascinate, and keep getting an error message stating "An error occured while downloading your recovery."
Am I doing something wrong? Is there another way to get clockwork recovery onto my phone? I am on WiFi with a strong signal (I'm about 3 feet from the router) and the connection is working fine in other apps (browser and whatnot) so I don't think it's my internet connection.
Any help for this total newb to the android community would be greatly appreciated.

Mesmerizeuser said:
Thanks for the easy walkthrough.
I am getting stuck at the end of step 2. The "redbend_ua restore" part was completed successfully, and after the phone rebooted I launched Rom Manager and clicked "flash ClockworkMod Recovery", selected the Fascinate, and keep getting an error message stating "An error occured while downloading your recovery."
Am I doing something wrong? Is there another way to get clockwork recovery onto my phone? I am on WiFi with a strong signal (I'm about 3 feet from the router) and the connection is working fine in other apps (browser and whatnot) so I don't think it's my internet connection.
Any help for this total newb to the android community would be greatly appreciated.
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It's not you. I believe Koush's repo is down right now. Hopefully it will be back up soon and you will be able to finish up.

Thanks for the heads up. Is there any way to get the recovery on the phone without using rom manager, or will I have to wait for the repo's to come back up?

never mind

It's back up. Just flashed to a voodoo kernel. Thanks again for the great instructions.

Very good write up.. You actually made it kind of fun to read if that makes sense.. lol

I seem to be running into problems. Whenever I go into recovery mode my phone doesn't verify the update.zip file. I was wondering how do I fix it or get another one? Also what part does this file play in changing roms?
Error:
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Install aborted
Also very good write up A++ would hack again
Edit: got it working. I had to rerun redbend_ua and make sure it went through a full reboot and didn't stall. I think I wasn't giving it super user permissions. Great writeup thanks again!

thanks this is worked great for me on the Froyo step by step

jmtenny said:
thanks this is worked great for me on the Froyo step by step
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Great, glad to hear it! This is a new addition and I've just made some more changes and also reformatted the OP so i'ts more obvious that there are two processes.

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!
I'd like to think that now I have a better understanding of what I'm doing.

I'm having some problems and was wondering if someone could help me please.....
I successfully installed the EA11 leak and updated from 2.1 to 2.2. However, when I boot into the blue recovery and try to hit update.zip from there it just shows me an exlamation icon and never goes into the red recovery instantly like it should according to everyone's directions.
At thiis screen it will stay showing this icon, and the only way off of it is to hit the menu key which takes you back to the blue recovery screen. It then has a description below the blue text that says:
-- Install from package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:Failed to verify whole file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
Am I doing something wrong? Any feedback would be so appreciated.

[STICKY]NEW Showcase Newbie Guide

After bdemartino wrote his AWESOME thread for the Mesmerize it seemed only fitting that the Showcase get their very own... And since his Thread was Flawless, with his permission I'm mostly copy/pasting word for word. as I am copying most of this from elijablake . . . so thanks this thread needs some editing, and I will be working on that in the future . . . . specifically the CWM / ROM manager which will not work. I could use some assistance in rewriting that part. TY!
BEST. ADVICE. EVER. #samsung-mesmerize on irc.freenode.net
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Also, read the Glossary for definitions and such. I was not the sharpest tool in the shed and it took me a while to find this . . .
Disclaimers
CSOUTH IS RELEASEING 2.2 UPDATE THIS WEEK (6/26). You may just want to wait for that to be released. This thread will be updated when the release occurs as how to flash recovery that you can flash roms with etc.
Keep in mind there are many variations to each step, this is what worked for me the easiest. READ ALOT BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANYTHING!!
There is always the disclaimer that attempting any of this can and will make your phone dysfunctional and or possibly bricked beyond repair (but most likely just dysfunctional which is a pain in the arse to deal with) if you do not follow steps completely (and of a trustworthy source such as xda - ehm and in the appropriate forum ).
Steps to get to 2.2 (EB11) on your phone:
**Please note that the links were removed by CSouth for copyright (COPY WRONG *****ES) reasons. So if you can find the files somewhere (ahem . . . ) then you can follow these steps. THIS GUIDE IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL VALUE, I DO NOT ADVOCATE BREAKING COPYRIGHT LAW.
I highly recommend using Heimdall rather than Odin. Don't ask me why . . . maybe because it has a command line utility and it is cross platform. So my instructions will be for using Heimdall.
After you have the downloaded files (from wherever you might have gotten them, you bad bad person) unzip and look for the following files:
-factoryfs.rfs
-modem.bin
-recovery.bin
-zImage
1) Put your phone in download mode by powering down your device, removing the battery, connecting the USB to your computer, and holding the volume down button. It shouldn't take long. You should see a little Android with a shovel.
2) In Heimdall, if using the GUI, put all of the files in their obviously appropriate spots. Don't worry if not everything is filled, just use the files that you have. (You should be using the repartition with the .pit file, the zImage with the Kernel, the recovery, and the modem)
If using the command line utility, cd to the directory where you unzipped the files and
Code:
heimdall flash --repartition --pit atlas_v2.2.1.pit --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --kernel zImage --modem modem.bin --recovery recovery.bin
Wait for the process to finish, your phone will reboot at the end.
3. That is all, now your phone is updated to 2.2.1. Put the battery back in and boot your new shiny toy!
DO NOT DISCONNECT USB DURING THIS PROCESS AS IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS!!! DON'T EVEN TOUCH IT AS I HAVE FOUND THE USB CONNECTION TO BE A BIT FLAKY!
Also, it is ok if it takes your phone what seems like forever to boot. This happens whenever you install a new kernel, just be patient.
If you have gotten the most updated batch of files, you should have the proper recovery to begin flashing. If not, well seek help . . . You should have RED RECOVERY!
See here for more information about CWM or go on irc.
To access recovery, you can use the three finger method. (Hold down the volume up and down keys and the power button all at the same time when you're turning your phone on) Once you see the Samsung splash screen you can remove your finger from the power button, but keep holding down both volume keys.
You should then go here to check out themes and mods.
Steps For Rooting either 2.1 or 2.2.1
Basically all this means is gaining the ability to give programs/apps and yourself SuperUser access (equivalent of being admin in windows) and also the ability to flash roms via recovery, detailed below.
**NOTE: most custom roms come rooted, so if you are installing a custom rom in 2.2.1, you most likely don't have to go through these steps. Just flash to the ROM you want . . . ***
The easiest way to root is through the z4root.apk. (an application that will run right on your phone)
Download Here
After download, put z4root.apk on your SD card root directory
Then make sure in Settings->Applications that the "Unknown sources" box is checked.
If you don't have a file manager, download a free one from the market, using the file manager navigate to the z4root.apk and select to install it. Note: If you need help at this step, no offense I would suggest getting someone with more experience to help you continue on. I'm serious here
Reboot your phone
After it boots, open the z4root app and press root. At this point it is going to hang, give it 2 minutes and pull the battery. Count to 10, put it back in and turn it on. - This is normal
After your phone boots open z4root again and click root, this time it will run no problems and phone will reboot.
NOTE**IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH z4root: "give Super One Click a try. It's a package you have to download to your computer, but you get to see more of what's actually going on so you know where it's at in the process. I have only used up to version 1.5.5, and I know that version is very capable for the Showcase. It is located here."-This Information provided by phidelt82**
Once you are rooted (you will see the superuser icon in your apps, it will show apps you've given that permission to... eventually) you will need to make sure you have a file manager that can request root permissions (read/write) before you will be able to complete the next step. Search the market for "root file manager" and pick one to download and install.
I use Root Explorer
It's a few bucks, but there's hardly a day that goes by when I don't use it.. (Well worth the money)
THE ECLAIR SECTION IS REMOVED AS CSOUTH IS RELEASING UPDATE THIS WEEK (6/27)

Hehmmmm....

nice write-up!

Upgraded the Showcase to 2.2.1 build EE25 with Samsung Kies this morning. Also had no issue rooting with superoneclick.

cpflow said:
Upgraded the Showcase to 2.2.1 build EE25 with Samsung Kies this morning. Also had no issue rooting with superoneclick.
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Kies has 2.3 out now =)

Kies Mini have 2.3.5 out now for generic cdma showcase.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
*Edit*
It seem everyone forgot about the Samsung Showcase Galaxy S Generic CDMA.
I managed to Root it flash CWMR and flash TSM TW 4.0 ROM. but then try to go back to stock and lost 3G. So I returned it and get a new one. No more mods for me I'm done no one cares about Generic CDMA.

Can someone provide directions to install a custom rom for a Showcase running stock 2.3.4? I don't have root. I'd really appreciate any help!

[GUIDE][GB upgrade][softbrick recovery]The "one click" method

Introduction: It has come to my attention that many of us windows users are still using odin for upgrading to Ginger bread and recovering from soft bricks. I have found the heimdall one click method is easier to use and more stable for flashing your phone from a computer. I am trying to make this guide as noob proof and simple as possible. Given how simple the one click method is it should not be hard (although if you are new to this device it can prove to be difficult if you don't read and understand everything).
Please be sure to format your sd card if this is the first time you are flashing ginger bread. If you have problems converting to ext4 using one of the rooted one clicks it is suggested you create a 2048 partition in cwm.
The first five steps are to help get heimdall and everything needed to use it installed on your windows computer. If you already have heimdall you can skip to steps 6&7.
Please read everything in this guide before proceeding and be sure to read everything else mentioned in this guide. proceed slowly if this is your first time. I recommend a print out, double check everything, and cross off each step as you go. Slow and methodical = smooth = fast and efficient with perfect results. Remember the best way to gain knowledge and learn to do almost anything is to READ.
If you have used the one click method and have any suggestions for this guide please feel free to comment.
Disclaimer: You are flashing your device at your own risk. No one but you can be held responsible if you make a mistake. Some one click packages contain bootloaders and flashing incorrect bootloaders may hard brick your device. Never flash a one click package that is not clearly labeled for your device by model number.
Warning: if you are on a Mac running osx 10.5 or higher there is a problem with the re partition function in heimdall. since you must flash boot loaders these packaged are designed to re partition automatically. It is recommend you use a windows or Linux parallel to flash.
On to the guide:
1: first you will need to download and unzip the lastest heimdall front end. This package can be found at http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Please read and understand everything that this website has to offer about the program before use.
2: after you have unziped the heimdall front end package open the containing folder and click on the "Read Me" text file. This file contains troubleshooting tips, driver installation, installation procedures, and instructions for flashing other heimdall supported files to your device. Oh yeah and they don't call it Read Me for nothing
3: you will also need to download and install the package labeled "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributables" and get java 1.6 do I have Java?. Simply download and run (double click) the executable files.
4: Once you have downloaded and unziped heimdall front end, installed java 1.6, and installed the C++ packages you will need to install your device drivers (this process is also explained in the read me file you should have read).
A: Place your device into download mode and plug it into your computer. How to get into download mode
B: Open the unziped heimdall folder then open the the "drivers" folder and run (double click) the "zadig" application
C: Click the "options" menu and make sure "list all devices" is checked.
D: from the drop down menu choose "Samsung USB composite device"
E: Click the "install drivers" button and let it do its thing.
Note: if you have trouble installing drivers try again. If "Samsung USB composite device" is not an option unplug your device re run zadig and take note of what options have disappeared.
5: Now it is time for you to choose your one click package. If you would like help choosing the package that is right for you please feel free to ask.The threads I am linking to are only for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G device from T-Mobile, Model# SGH-T959V. If this is not your device do not flash the one click packages I am linking to. If this is your device these are the ONLY one click packages available. Again, never flash a firmware package not clearly labeled with the exact same model number as the device you are flashing to.
Choose and download the one click package of your choice. Remember to read the OP of each thread before making your decision. If you have a question feel free to ask here.
A: kj6 one click collection
This thread contains three one click packages to choose from. All are from the official Galaxy S 4G Ginger Bread Upgrade to 2.3.6 or KJ6. Read the OP to choose the one that is right for you.
B: kf1 one click package
This was the first one click package we obtained for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. It was from a leaked version of gingerbread 2.3.3 or KF1. I, and Most, do not recommend you use it because the boot loaders change the button mapping for recovery and download modes (this can cause problems trying to revert) ;but, I would like to give credit to the creator of the one click packager and will include his thread and work as such.
6: Now that you have installed heimdall and chosen a one click package its time to flash. Close your heimdall folders and forget about them for now. put your device in download mode and connect it to your computer How to get into download mode
A: Run (double click) your "oneclick.jar" package. Yes, they are supposed to be executable files (be patient it may take a minute to load)
B: Read the "package information" section and ensure you are flashing a one click package designed specifically for your device by model number.
C: do nothing else except click "flash"
D: wait for device to reboot
E: If you are upgrading to GB from froyo do not close your "oneclick.jar". You will need to repeat step 6 a second time with the "flash bootloaders" box checked. Please also ensure you have read the disclaimer.
7: At this point your device will be in one of these three states
A: rebooted and running as factory
B: in the stock Samsung 3E blue recovery in which case you should use the volume buttons to navigate to reboot device and use the power button to select reboot device
C: In a CWM recovery where you should use the volume buttons to navigate to reboot device and use the power button to select reboot device.
That's It! Happy flashing!
Credits
Benjamin Dobell - Creator of heimdall
Adam Outler - creator of the one click packaging system
Bhundven - For assembling the kj6 update packages for the t959v
Fbis251 - wiki links and general support

odin vs. heimdall comparison
Most of us here are used to Odin and can make it work; however, it is an unstable, proprietary, windows only, unsupported program. It often will not recognize your device or you get a better experience with v 1.7 or v 1.85 or maybe it is just picky with your computer or device. I had both the above mentioned versions installed on my desktop in case I had problems with one or the other. This, to me, is totally unacceptable. Now we have heimdall and I encourage you to make the switch. It is an ongoing project that is cross platform, supported, and open source. This means it is based on the same fundamentals as Android proving any developer the opportunity to help make it better, faster, or more user friendly. Take the one click project for example: now, with heimdall installed on your system, you can simply execute a pre programmed flash and your done with your device flashed as the developer intended. I admit it is a few clicks not just one but, it hasn't given me any problems, it tells me exactly what it's doing in a language I understand, and it is super easy. So at least give it a shot, bet you will like it

NICEEEEE!
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Choosing the right driver
Hi there,
I don't see the Samsung USB Composite Device in the drop down box when running Zadig. What I have is below:
Samsung_Android
CDC Abstract Control Model (ACM)
Android UMS
S3C6410 Android ADB
Driver failed to install for Samsung_Android. Should I try any of the other options?
Thanks for helping a bricked noob out!
R

mandogand said:
Hi there,
I don't see the Samsung USB Composite Device in the drop down box when running Zadig. What I have is below:
Samsung_Android
CDC Abstract Control Model (ACM)
Android UMS
S3C6410 Android ADB
Driver failed to install for Samsung_Android. Should I try any of the other options?
Thanks for helping a bricked noob out!
R
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Was your phone in download mode?

Unplug your device and re run zadig. Take note if any options disappear. If so re plug your device and try it. If not report back.
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Sticky!
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its honestly the far superior option and comeing from a linux based world where i dindt have to deal with odin as much Its great tried odin on windows and really its far superior and alot more stable then odin.. its worth learning tbh

Further adventures in un-bricking with Heimdall
Thanks for your quick replies!
1). I was able to get the driver installed, using the Samsung_Android. When I connect the phone it now shows up in the device manager. Picture 1 attached (libusb - Samsung Android).
2). I'm not sure what mode my phone is in. When I press the power button I get first the startup screen....Picture 2.
Then I get this screen "Android System Recovery 3e" and a range of options. The volume control is flipped i.e pressing down causes the menu to go up. (Picture 3)
There is no way to "select" any of the options. Only one of the buttons at the base of the screen seems to work: the menu button causes the text on the screen to disappear and only leaves the green android with triangle exclamation point. (Picture 4)
Heimdall does not detect that the phone is connected....Picture 5.
Any suggestions what I should try next? This is a Galaxy S 4G t959V.
Thanks so much for all your help! What an introduction to the world of Android!
M

mandogand said:
Thanks for your quick replies!
1). I was able to get the driver installed, using the Samsung_Android. When I connect the phone it now shows up in the device manager. Picture 1 attached (libusb - Samsung Android).
2). I'm not sure what mode my phone is in. When I press the power button I get first the startup screen....Picture 2.
Then I get this screen "Android System Recovery 3e" and a range of options. The volume control is flipped i.e pressing down causes the menu to go up. (Picture 3)
There is no way to "select" any of the options. Only one of the buttons at the base of the screen seems to work: the menu button causes the text on the screen to disappear and only leaves the green android with triangle exclamation point. (Picture 4)
Heimdall does not detect that the phone is connected....Picture 5.
Any suggestions what I should try next? This is a Galaxy S 4G t959V.
Thanks so much for all your help! What an introduction to the world of Android!
M
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You are currently in recovery mode running whatever bad boot loaders you flashed. Use this method to enter download mode
1 pull out battery
2 hold Vol up Vol down at the same time
3 plug USB cable into phone and computer
4 re insert battery and continue to hold both Vol buttons until your phone displays something.
unfortunately it is possible the bad boot loaders you flashed may have messed up your button mapping. if you try the above mentioned method for download mode multiple times and only end up back in the same recovery screen please direct me to the thread you flashed the bad boot loaders from
Good luck
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

How to get into download mode

FBis251 said:
How to get into download mode
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Thanks for that link fb. Will add this to the OP in a bit. Maybe we should edit the wiki to show pictures of download mode since we have found a couple different screens other than the one mentioned. Oh crap taking my own thread off topic
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

More Heimdall recovery....
Cool. OK followed instructions and now have a screen as below:
What next?
M

More Heimdall recovery....
Hit the up button and now get the digging android icon (Digging)...what next experts! You guys rock by the way!
Thanks!
M

Bassmanjames said:
Thanks for that link fb. Will add this to the OP in a bit. Maybe we should edit the wiki to show pictures of download mode since we have found a couple different screens other than the one mentioned. Oh crap taking my own thread off topic
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
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Yup, anyone can update the wiki I'm going to add guides little by little into it so we can just link new users to it. I realized after typing for the 20th time how to get into download mode that it'd be easier to just use the wiki.
mandogand said:
Cool. OK followed instructions and now have a screen as below:
What next?
M
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Is it fine if we use your picture in the wiki? People would really appreciate it.
Now that you're in download mode you can use the one click to recover your phone.

Please feel free to use any or all of the pictures!
My utmost thanks to you guys! The "experts" at tmobile basically told me that i had a paperweight and would need a new phone!
M

mandogand said:
Please feel free to use any or all of the pictures!
My utmost thanks to you guys! The "experts" at tmobile basically told me that i had a paperweight and would need a new phone!
M
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Well with bad boot loaders you might have.
So success?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

Just got back. I just flashed it using the file below and put a check mark on the bootloaders.
The file I'm using is from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
pics attached. However, now the phone seems to be dead and I can't even turn it on....
I did leave the phone connected to USB and it was showing the downloading screen for the 2 hours while I was away...
What now?
Thanks,
M

mandogand said:
Just got back. I just flashed it using the file below and put a check mark on the bootloaders.
The file I'm using is from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
pics attached. However, now the phone seems to be dead and I can't even turn it on....
I did leave the phone connected to USB and it was showing the downloading screen for the 2 hours while I was away...
What now?
Thanks,
M
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Do me a favor and pull your battery. post a pic of the device info but edit out your imei number
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

Here you go.
Serial end with a W.
Thanks,
M

[Q] t959v cvm message

Hi all. i have Samsung galaxy 4G. Phone not start just showing
______________________________
Galaxy S 4G\exlusively from T Mobile
SAMSUNG
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How this happend? My sister try to send or receive file in skype, and phone freeze. after that i never can load os.
i'm trying load new software using odin.. but nothing help.
After flashing i can hear Linda voice..
and after restart CVM message
Wiping data
Formating /data
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl10
Formating /cache...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl10
Wipe data failed.
when i'm trying install firmware from SD
--Install /sdcard ...
E:Short write of /tmp/sideloadpackage.zip (No space left on device)
Instalation aborted.
how can i fix my phone?? das anybody help me?

Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1358498
Select and download:
Download SMS KJ6 (beta2d) Kernel Stock Rom with Bootloaders
Let me know when you have it downloaded and I can help you proceed.

i cant open this page..
404 Page Not Found
The page you requested was not found.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
While you are waiting for the download - go ahead and do step one in that thead:
"Get the latest version of Java 1.6 from this link."
** Just so you understand - Froyo and GB have different bootloaders. If you were on Froyo and trying to flash GB without bootloaders - that is a problem. That is why - to be safe - you are downloading KJ6 WITH BOOTLOADERS so we know you will be good to go afterwards.
Make sure you refresh your browser so you can see my replies.

downloading progress 23% ....
and i really need your help
Step by step... :-( bcuz i have no idea how to fix this problem ..

nvitek said:
downloading progress 23% ....
and i realy need your help
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Let's do it. Look at the post above yours. And take care of the Java.

nvitek said:
downloading progress 23% ....
and i really need your help
Step by step... :-( bcuz i have no idea how to fix this problem ..
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Step by step is no problem. Using this method is fairly easy.
What is your status? I need to take my daughter to the park

can't believe, file is broken . Looks like i'm must download this file using Download manager.
23 nmin left.
Zz...
Java is up to date, battery charged.

nvitek said:
can't believe, file is broken . Looks like i'm must download this file using Download manager.
23 nmin left.
Zz...
Java is up to date, battery charged.
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You are downloading it on your computer correct?
And downloading the link:
'Download SMS KJ6 (beta2d) Kernel Stock Rom with Bootloaders'
Correct?
ADD: I don't think you realize the thread is on page 2. Click the '2' at the bottom of your thread to see the next page. You also need to keep refreshing your browser to see new posts.

download Completed. Device connected
Operating System: Windows
Found Heimdall Version: v1.3.1
Connect your device in Download Mode to procede.
Device not connected.
SMS-KJ6 (v0.0.2d) Stock-Rom with Bootloaders UVKJ6 is ready for your device.
Ready for flash.
After Heimdall
Android recovery <3e>
...
installing update...
Succesfully installed package.
....
-- Updating filesystem...
E:failed to mount /data <Invalid argument>
E:discard_filesystem_for_rfs:Can't mount /data
--wiping cache...
formating cashe...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
Chashe wipe failed.
--Apling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Can't access to '/system/csc/TMB/system/'.
Successfully applied multi-CSC

nvitek said:
yeap..
url correct
54% and 12 min left
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Since you have some time to kill -
Read these two threads start to finish:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529348
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515319
These are two people that did exactly what you are about to do.
---------- Post added at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------
When you are ready to get started:
USE A USB PORT YOU HAVE NOT PLUGGED YOUR PHONE INTO AT ALL AND THAT IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO YOUR COMPUTER (I.E. NOT A USB HUB OR ADDON PORTS)! DO NOT USE THE SAME PORT YOU TRIED TO USE ODIN WITH. DO NOT USE A PORT YOU MIGHT HAVE USED KIES MINI WITH. USE A PORT THAT YOU HAVE NEVER PLUGGED YOUR PHONE INTO DIRECTLY ON YOUR COMPUTER!
You will do this first:
- Get your phone in Download Mode
How to get into download mode:
Take your microUSB cable and plug it into the computer, but not the phone (yet).
Take out the battery from the phone.
Put the battery back into the phone.
Put the back cover back onto the phone, make sure it's snug so the battery doesn't fall out.
Hold vol + and -, keep holding them.
Plug the USB cable into the phone.
You should now be in download mode and should see a picture of a yellow triangle with Andy and a shovel in the middle.
Second:
- Run the Heimdall One-Click you downloaded using the directions in that thread:
Run: 'java -jar SMS-KJ6-beta2d_Stock-Rom_with_Bootloaders-One-Click.jar'
Third:
- You will need to install drivers. When doing the driver install make sure you go to "options" menu and make sure "list all devices" is checked. Then from the drop down menu choose "Samsung USB Composite device" and click the "install drivers" button and let it do its thing.
It will tell you whether it was successful or not.
Fourth:
- Heimdall should show you that your phone is connected:
See attached image.
If so - Select Flash.
Fifth:
- Your phone will reboot. You will hear Linda talk to you. Wait. Let me know if you get a rainbow screen. If not it will boot into CWM Recovery. If it does - select reboot system now and you will be good to go.
- If you see the rainbow screen - Let me know and we will proceed.

OK - I assume you are sitting on page one of the thread. I can't reply to you if you don't come to the second page. Sorry.

Thx for your help.
After all steps andflashing with Heimdall my phone rebooted to CVM recovery.
after reboot phone stop in message like in my first post.

What are you doing in CWM to get that message? And do you know if you were on Gingerbread or Froyo previously. Because if you were on Froyo you were not finished with Heimdall One-Click. You would need to flash a second time - checking flash bootloaders.

1.CWM is automatically loaded after a reboot.
2.Froyo was previously.
3."You would need to flash a second time - checking flash bootloaders." - already done.
Message appears after downloading new software with using heimdall and automatical reboot
Phone still freezes on startup.
Is it possible to connect terminal to mainboard? perhaps that will help to see diagnostic messages... and will give me a chance to understand the problem.....

nvitek said:
1.CWM is automatically loaded after a reboot.
2.Froyo was previously.
3."You would need to flash a second time - checking flash bootloaders." - already done.
Message appears after downloading new software with using heimdall and automatical reboot
Phone still freezes on startup.
Is it possible to connect terminal to mainboard? perhaps that will help to see diagnostic messages... and will give me a chance to understand the problem.....
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If you correctly flashed KJ6 Heimdall One-Click WITH Bootloaders and that did not work -
Verify that you have a Samsung S 4G SGH - T959V for me. Look under the battery for the model number.
And to be clear - after flashing it will take a bit to boot your phone as things are being done to your phone during boot up. If you pulled battery too quickly that may affect it.
Lastly - "Message appears after downloading new software with using heimdall and automatical reboot" - Where is the message appearing? In Heimdall or on phone?

if you are still having issues, you can check the "Potential Problems" section of the guide in my signature (provided that you do indeed have the right phone model)
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium

Hahahaha - This kid is so proud of himself. Aww me too Juls. Keep self-promoting every where you can. You still haven't asked dsexton to link to you in his OPs.

Juls317 said:
lumin, im just trying to help the guy out as your way isnt cuttinv. sorry for caring for the community.
and you self promote too you hypocrite.
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ok
10 chars

No need to belittle members. Lets keep things nice and clean ok? Happens again, I will not be so nice. Have fun guys.

[Q] Am I bricked? :(

My infuse when turned on goes to a screen that looks like phone ! pc with the message "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". So this happens even when I try and go to download mode or recovery mode. Basically as soon as I hit the power button. I'm really freaking out. It was rooted and I was doing following this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Then the problems started when my computer didn't recognize the phone in download mode. and then it was recognized so I started the Odin flash. Then it froze at cache.rts (I believe that's what Odin said, I can't get to it anymore)...So I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers and did it again and it got to factoryfs.rfs before it froze there for a really long time. So I unplugged it and tried to do GTG Ultimate Unbrick...but I can't get the .zip file to open. My computer keeps telling me "Can Not Open ____ as archive". I re-downloaded it and same result. Is there anything I can do to save my phone? I'm a real idiot and this kind of stuff always happens to me no matter how much I read up on something and make sure I'm doing it right. I would really appreciate a little help though, thanks!

I actually got it downloaded and followed Rammstein874's video on youtube on how to do it and I am once again stuck on factoryfs.rfs :-(
What can I do at this point? It is still stuck at the Phone-!-PC screen when I try to go to download mode. Please help, I'm starting to get pretty worried about this...

When your screen is phone!computer, that's an alternative version of download mode. You can either use ODIN or heimdall back to stock. Just plug it in via usb, allow odin/heimdall to recognize it and start flashing.

This is correct....if you see those pic on your phone that is a form of download...i would run the one click method...

sfgiants2010 said:
Rammstein874's video on youtube
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Can you PM me the link to Rammstein874's video? I didn't realize he still had this, and I've since updated my packages and how-to.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2

jscott30 said:
Can you PM me the link to Rammstein874's video? I didn't realize he still had this, and I've since updated my packages and how-to.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2
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Lemma know if that's the one..pm sent...

Sorry I was at work all day.
This is the video link I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1HgcZrYR_4
I am also looking at the following one-click method posts:
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
* I used the above link (or tried) and it didn't seem to work either. I downloaded Heimdall Suite for Windows 64bit and then installed the drivers and plugged in my phone in download mode. But then I was unable to get it started...I used the "Stock_SGH_I997_UCLB3_Repartition-One-Click.jar" file I found on mediafire (because all of these posts link to mediaupload which is no longer working). Anyway, so I tried to run Heimdall-frontend.exe on windows and once it opened up I connected my phone (nothing turns green like the post says) and hit browse. I chose the jar file aforementioned and it said "tar header contained invalid file size."
So if someone could point me toward a more up to date thread if I'm using the wrong one and kind of explain to me how to get around the other problem I'm having with the jar file then I would be forever appreciative

Not sure what you did...not saying you did something wrong but here is what I do, below are how i perform using qkster's method...
The USB + Volume Down + Volume Up Method: Download mode (Noticeable by an Android robot digging with a shovel) is reached by taking everything out (Battery, SIM, MicroSD). plug in the USB cable to your computer and phone then putting in battery at the same time Holding the volume buttons both up and down, (Don't press the power button at all in this method).
How to INSTALL:
1. Put your phone into Download Mode.
2. If you have not used Heimdall, you will need to set up the driver for device recognition.
3. Once your device is connected, the DEVICE STATUS should show: CONNECTED. The long FLASH bar will also turn on for flashing.
4. Click on the FLASH button. (In my opinion: I recommend that you do this in a safe environment. Do not disturb your phone will flashing this firmware. Turn off Antivirus. Do not run any other programs, upload/download/youtube/burning DVD etc)
5. Once it has completed, your phone will reboot. You will hopefully see the ATT logo and reboot into STOCK UCLB3.
6. If it did not work, you will have to put it back into DOWNLOAD mode and reflash a second time, with the FLASH BOOTLOADER box checked. This is more likely if you never had proper Gingerbread bootloaders on your phone, if you are coming from FROYO or if you never had Odin a Gingerbread leak to get your bootloaders.
download this file for your one click to stock...and using above directions...
once that is done and you want to put CWM mod on for flashing a custom ROM, same directions to get in to download mod...
download this file to use the one click to put CWM mod on your phone
here is the link where i took all this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081

Right, I did those things from that link itself. I think the problem is actually with how I'm using Heimdall. I downloaded the suite version from here: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
I also downloaded Microsoft Visual Studio C++. So I feel like it should be working...but the problem comes when I hit browse to attach the jar file you linked to. It says the "tar header file size was incorrect"...so am I doing something wrong in the way that I'm attaching the jar file to go back to stock? Could you or someone else please confirm that process and/or check the jar file for me to make sure it's still up-to-date? Sorry for the trouble, I'm just not sure what I can do at this point if I can't get Heimdall working. I can't flash after I attach the jar file with the error message either, it doesn't recognize my phone when it is attached in download mode (which is coming up just fine now without the phone!pc thing for some reason).

sfgiants2010 said:
Right, I did those things from that link itself. I think the problem is actually with how I'm using Heimdall. I downloaded the suite version from here: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
I also downloaded Microsoft Visual Studio C++. So I feel like it should be working...but the problem comes when I hit browse to attach the jar file you linked to. It says the "tar header file size was incorrect"...so am I doing something wrong in the way that I'm attaching the jar file to go back to stock? Could you or someone else please confirm that process and/or check the jar file for me to make sure it's still up-to-date? Sorry for the trouble, I'm just not sure what I can do at this point if I can't get Heimdall working. I can't flash after I attach the jar file with the error message either, it doesn't recognize my phone when it is attached in download mode (which is coming up just fine now without the phone!pc thing for some reason).
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why are you using these other programs...idk,
I just click on the one click file it an executable design to open and run itself...you say attach the jar file...why the suite version of heimdall...?
did you download the links i provided and just use those...?

sfgiants2010 said:
Right, I did those things from that link itself. I think the problem is actually with how I'm using Heimdall. I downloaded the suite version from here: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
I also downloaded Microsoft Visual Studio C++. So I feel like it should be working...but the problem comes when I hit browse to attach the jar file you linked to. It says the "tar header file size was incorrect"...so am I doing something wrong in the way that I'm attaching the jar file to go back to stock? Could you or someone else please confirm that process and/or check the jar file for me to make sure it's still up-to-date? Sorry for the trouble, I'm just not sure what I can do at this point if I can't get Heimdall working. I can't flash after I attach the jar file with the error message either, it doesn't recognize my phone when it is attached in download mode (which is coming up just fine now without the phone!pc thing for some reason).
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Is your phone still stuck on the phone-!-pc ?

did you read the last post he had regarding the actual heimdall program suite...
not sure what he had going on...I believe he has download mode capability...
thx ''Goshujin-sama'' qkster

Yeah..that's where I wasn't sure what sf was doing.
the jar file is self executable. When you click on the jar file, there is a load up delay.
Then should be be ready.
You then hook up the phone.
I've not seen in tar header file size error.
Sf should not be trying to stick the 1-click file into heimdall front-end.
It's a single self executable jar file..the is no other dependencies...the only other situation I can think of is maybe putting the 1-click jar file onto a different PC and try running it there.

qkster said:
Yeah..that's where I wasn't sure what sf was doing.
the jar file is self executable. When you click on the jar file, there is a load up delay.
Then should be be ready.
You then hook up the phone.
I've not seen in tar header file size error.
Sf should not be trying to stick the 1-click file into heimdall front-end.
It's a single self executable jar file..the is no other dependencies...the only other situation I can think of is maybe putting the 1-click jar file onto a different PC and try running it there.
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that's when I started to question him on these other programs...due to the one clicker is self sustained as a exe...idk...but believe he log off...i will monitor and holler at you if required thank you...

Oh man I had no idea...I was so mixed up by trying to educate myself with so many posts about using Heimdall. I thought I had to download Heimdall separately and attach the jar file or something. But okay so I ran the one-click. It failed the first time (expected) and then I checked the flash bootloaders box and hit flash again. Then it stopped at installing drivers and prompted me to install the drivers on the following prompt. So I did that and then it said installed drivers successfully and I hit close. Then nothing happens. So what do I do at this point? I'm probably being an idiot again but I really appreciate you guys trying to help me out. And I hope you realize I'm trying my best to not waste anyone's time.
The device status was a green Connected before I started by the way. At this point what I do? It seems to just break at the installing drivers part...?

It should of rebooted it self the phone...
Btw you are not wasting my time...wife is watching cup cake wars...so ....rather help you...lol

sfgiants2010 said:
Oh man I had no idea...I was so mixed up by trying to educate myself with so many posts about using Heimdall. I thought I had to download Heimdall separately and attach the jar file or something. But okay so I ran the one-click. It failed the first time (expected) and then I checked the flash bootloaders box and hit flash again. Then it stopped at installing drivers and prompted me to install the drivers on the following prompt. So I did that and then it said installed drivers successfully and I hit close. Then nothing happens. So what do I do at this point? I'm probably being an idiot again but I really appreciate you guys trying to help me out. And I hope you realize I'm trying my best to not waste anyone's time.
The device status was a green Connected before I started by the way. At this point what I do? It seems to just break at the installing drivers part...?
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Once the connected bar is on, you click flash. It should complete it's routine. the phone reboots. you should click on the boot loader box. you disconnect. let it finish. set it back into donwload mode and flash again.
you can try different usb port or data cord or different pc

Plus you have my master...qkster here...cuz you lost me on the programs you were using...so i called in the jedia master!

As long as your screen has that Phone! Computer sign, it's not bricked yet. I recommend you to search some how to videos online so you can see the exact instructions on how to use heimdall because it's that easy. If possible maybe one of our awesome contributors can make a how to video for heimdall.

I believe he is tracking now qkster is providing....thx