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CognitionV2.2Beta6 (noob guide)

**Please note that following these steps will completely erase your phone**
**Back up any important information before starting(contacts, photos, etc)**
**This guide is for Windows users**
Flashing Cog 2.2 Beta6 (From 2.1 Eclair or 2.2 Frozen Yogurt)
Things to download before you start:
Odin 1 click stock - http://www.thevod.org/misc/captivate/I897UCJF6-final-OCD-REV0.rar
one click root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
cognition beta 6 - http://www.ponack.net/designgears/index.html
On your phone - go to Settings, Security, restore factory data.
Reboot your phone.
Enable USB debugging.
Start Odin (you downloaded earlier).
Plug your phone into your computer via USB.
Odin should recognize your phone at this point.
Click "Master Clear".
Once finished, close Odin. Your phone should be rebooting.
Once phone has rebooted, make sure usb debugging is still enabled.
Remove usb plug from phone and then power down the phone.
Remove battery, remove sim, (remove external SDCard).
Insert battery.
Open Odin.
Hold vol up and vol down.
While holding vol buttons, insert USB.
The phone should show a triangle with android digging (or sweeping?)
odin should recognize the phone at this point
Click "Start".
You should see a progress bar on your device display, and within Odin.
The phone will reboot when finished.
Close Odin.
Go back to your phone an re-enable usb debugging.
Run "One-Click Root"
Click "one click root"
Your phone will boot into recovery mode.
Use the volume buttons to highlight "reinstall packages".
Hit the power button to select.
Your phone will apply the update then reboot itself.
Go into app drawer and verify that "superuser permission" icon is visible.
Close one click root.
Power off your phone.
Re-insert your sim card.
Power phone on.
Allow your phone time to read the internal SD card.
Connect your phone to your computer via USB.
From your phone - select mount usb.
using windows, copy Cognitionv2.2beta6.zip onto your SD card.
Sign into Market.
Find ROM Manager, download, and install it.
On your phone, open ROM Manager.
Click "Flash clockwork mod recovery"
Select "Galaxy S Captivate".
Observe the green progress bar at the top of your phone's display.
When complete, clockwork will ask for superuser permissions - allow it.
Choose install rom from SD Card.
Navigate to your SD card and select the cognition zip.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Your phone will either install and reboot automatically, or it may hang at the recovery screen waiting for your input. If this happens, select reinstall packages.
From within this menu select install rom from .zip.
Navigate to the cognition rom and select it.
Confirm that you actually want to do this.
Your phone will reboot to menu again.
Select "reboot system" and sit back.
Your phone should boot into the Android OS.
Almost done...
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It seems that this is already well documented in the Cognition wiki, no?
http://cognition.theidiotshideout.net/mw/index.php?title=Main_Page
You may also catch some flack as this has nothing to do with actual android development.

Cog 2.2 Beta 6 should be rooted already when you flash it, unless something changed. I dont see the need to use one click root.

z28james said:
It seems that this is already well documented in the Cognition wiki, no?
http://cognition.theidiotshideout.net/mw/index.php?title=Main_Page
You may also catch some flack as this has nothing to do with actual android development.
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Plus this list may be a bit confusing to a real noob.

Jimmy thanks for this, simple but very precise. The wiki seems to be written for somebody that already knows all the details. It's also not very clear as to whether or not you can go straight from eclair to cog2.2, you cleared it up for me so now I don't have to start a "sorry about the noobness" thread/post. I'm running cog 2.1.5 so I have done it before, even used odin once. Thanks again

Or you could just use his pre-made Odin flash and skip all of those steps.
Delete.

kakwvu said:
Or you could just use his pre-made Odin flash and skip all of those steps.
Delete.
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Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

kakwvu said:
Or you could just use his pre-made Odin flash and skip all of those steps.
Delete.
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That's an answer that belongs in some sort of guide for noobs haha

I appreciate the detailed instructions. A few details to be added. Odin is Windows only, and one click root does not copy the zip file successfully for me (on a Mac). I had to view the package contents of the program and drag the file over and rename it myself, then used the program to reboot into recovery (3 button didn't work for me either).

kakwvu said:
Or you could just use his pre-made Odin flash and skip all of those steps.
Delete.
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And this is +3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

For everyone that gripes about battery life after a flash, try this first after every new ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765656

joeybear23 said:
For everyone that gripes about battery life after a flash, try this first after every new ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765656
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If you gonna take this there, I'd suggest this one instead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=806211

So does this mean I cant go from stock eclair to froyo with only Rom Manager and no use of ODIN (my phone never recognizes ODIN )

Actually, I think this is a good idea, might keep some of the junk out of the regular Cog thread, that thing is Frickin HUGE...

ozy944 said:
So does this mean I cant go from stock eclair to froyo with only Rom Manager and no use of ODIN (my phone never recognizes ODIN )
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yes you go from stock eclair to froyo with only Rom Manage...
i did it on sunday night and today i see new cog 6 beta released!!!!
copy cog file to your sd card; install rom manager and continue from there, it will fail the first time (mostly) start phone again and reinstall package..done.

There's also one more thing the op didn't mention. If this is targeted at noobs, it really should be mentioned that if you follow these instructions, you are essentially wiping your entire phone clean (by the odin one click stock). If your that paranoid, go for it.
To me though, I just use titanium backup first, and back everything up. Then after upgrading to cog from eclair (directly without reverting to stock) you can restore your THIRD PARTY apps plus their data. (avoid restoring core apps as thats a bad idea) Not to mention no need to back up and restore any of the media you might have on the internal sd card. (not sure if odin one click stock touches that stuff or not)
I've had no problems in any of my ROM upgrades, and I've moved from 2.1 to cog 2.2 beta 2, then again today to cog 2.2 beta 6. All of that without a restore to stock. You really should only restore to stock if you are having problems AFTER upgrading. Why do extra work and wipe the whole thing clean if it's not necessary? Just adds steps, and possible frustration from people not expecting a wiped phone.

thank u man! rly!

Please verify that you are able to get into download mode using only button combinations before you start any flashing process.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

orlandoxpolice said:
Cog 2.2 Beta 6 should be rooted already when you flash it, unless something changed. I dont see the need to use one click root.
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You have to root to be able to flash it in the first place.

Do you mean that Odin won't recognize your phone? WHat happens when you try?

[Q] Can Someone Help? I'm Stuck In Recovery<3e>

​I hope there is a way for me to fix this. I am a noob but, I have been successful flashing things a few times in the past (and not so lucky a few times). This time I had flashed my Infuse back to stock 2.2 Froyo UCKD5 after having Zues w/ Aries HellFire running for a couple weeks. I decided to try another ROM because I was bored. Then I screwed something up thinking I knew more than I do. As I was trying to clean things up in my files to get ready to do a back-up,something happened and about half of my apps,factory and 3rd party had no files or ?? They didn't show any MB in cache / data,in TIBU or App Mgr, only "computing...", and obviously things didn't work right. So I hit the phone's Factory Reset,went into Odin3 thinking I would try doing something I never tried before,stupid me, and installed through the PDA button, zimage root tar file, success, saw the Fugu fish and then reset Odin, turned off/ on. Pulled battery from phone, usb jig to download mode, because three button method wasn't working. I thought it had something to do with the residual kernel or bootloader from Zeus. The kernel that was running is 2.6.32.9 and I don't know what that is. Any way I thought I would install KF1 .tar Odin3 installed it but it got stuck on the Samsung power-up screen,black background white Samsung letters. I usb jigged into download mode , thinking maybe I had the wrong drivers possibly and did the Heimdall Zadig driver install, nothing changed. So, I thought that I better just reflash to stock using GTG's Ultimate Unbrick, used the UCKD5 tar and it passed. Then I unplugged the phone when it shut off to reboot, it booted into blue recovery and I hit reboot and it came right back into blue recovery. I am able to get into download mode or into the ever looping blue recovery<3e>,but nothing else. No programs,Odin, Kies, Heimdall,GTG's, recognize the phone,the laptop does and says the device may not work correctly..., but I did notice what the fails were in the recovery boot-up. So I snapped pics with my Captivate and uploaded them and I will paste them here (I think XDA lets idiots like me paste in this area?). they are readable, but if I need to type everything out I can, but not until someone asks so as to keep this already lengthy story a bit shorter. Thanks in advance,KK13/khkaiser13. sent in using my Rooted Captivate on APEX12 through XDAPremium View attachment 899419
View attachment 899420

Did you try clicking flash in Heimdall, sometimes it looks like it doesn't see the phone, but you click flash and it works. Also, have you tried clearing user data and cache? (I know you said you had factory reset at one point but now that you are stuck might be worth a try.) Looks like a boot loader issue, not sure why Heimdall doesn't see the phone, I've had good luck in the past with it.
I'm tempted to tell you to format the internal sd and try heimdall again, but maybe someone with more experience would have a better idea.

khkaiser13 said:
​I hope there is a way for me to fix this. I am a noob but, I have been successful flashing things a few times in the past (and not so lucky a few times). This time I had flashed my Infuse back to stock 2.2 Froyo UCKD5 after having Zues w/ Aries HellFire running for a couple weeks. I decided to try another ROM because I was bored. Then I screwed something up thinking I knew more than I do. As I was trying to clean things up in my files to get ready to do a back-up,something happened and about half of my apps,factory and 3rd party had no files or ?? They didn't show any MB in cache / data,in TIBU or App Mgr, only "computing...", and obviously things didn't work right. So I hit the phone's Factory Reset,went into Odin3 thinking I would try doing something I never tried before,stupid me, and installed through the PDA button, zimage root tar file, success, saw the Fugu fish and then reset Odin, turned off/ on. Pulled battery from phone, usb jig to download mode, because three button method wasn't working. I thought it had something to do with the residual kernel or bootloader from Zeus. The kernel that was running is 2.6.32.9 and I don't know what that is. Any way I thought I would install KF1 .tar Odin3 installed it but it got stuck on the Samsung power-up screen,black background white Samsung letters. I usb jigged into download mode , thinking maybe I had the wrong drivers possibly and did the Heimdall Zadig driver install, nothing changed. So, I thought that I better just reflash to stock using GTG's Ultimate Unbrick, used the UCKD5 tar and it passed. Then I unplugged the phone when it shut off to reboot, it booted into blue recovery and I hit reboot and it came right back into blue recovery. I am able to get into download mode or into the ever looping blue recovery<3e>,but nothing else. No programs,Odin, Kies, Heimdall,GTG's, recognize the phone,the laptop does and says the device may not work correctly..., but I did notice what the fails were in the recovery boot-up. So I snapped pics with my Captivate and uploaded them and I will paste them here (I think XDA lets idiots like me paste in this area?). they are readable, but if I need to type everything out I can, but not until someone asks so as to keep this already lengthy story a bit shorter. Thanks in advance,KK13/khkaiser13. sent in using my Rooted Captivate on APEX12 through XDAPremium View attachment 899419
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Before you go any further,
Read my how to..click on the first link on my sigs.
Read through several times.
There is a BIG difference b/t download mode and recovery.

Thanks, I did clear Data/Cache. I also did format the sd as a last resort but, it didn't help. I don't know if you looked at the screenshots I posted but, it says Checksum Fail and Movinand Checksum Fail. I dont know what either of those are but, willing to bet if someone knows it might be repairable. Thanks Again, to both, enochpc and qkster for the helpful info which I did not know before. khkaiser13/ kk13

khkaiser13 said:
Thanks, I did clear Data/Cache. I also did format the sd as a last resort but, it didn't help. I don't know if you looked at the screenshots I posted but, it says Checksum Fail and Movinand Checksum Fail. I dont know what either of those are but, willing to bet if someone knows it might be repairable. Thanks Again, to both, enochpc and qkster for the helpful info which I did not know before. khkaiser13/ kk13
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Put your phone in download mode. Odin or heimdall back to stock and start over.
Don't worry about anything else as long as you can get into dl mode

Hey, thanks for responding. I know the difference b/t recov. and dload. I am stuck in recovery<3e> blue, it just returns the recovery screen no matter if I press reboot, clear cache, or clear data, or try install zip. But if I usb jig it, it goes into download mode. Thats it. What I have and don't know what or how to fix is during the reboot attempt (you can read it if you click on my screenshots) it says Checksum Fail, Movinand Fail, and lfs undone. I'm gonna try to find out more about those files ( I guess thats what those would be ???) Thanks Bro.

khkaiser13 said:
Hey, thanks for responding. I know the difference b/t recov. and dload. I am stuck in recovery<3e> blue, it just returns the recovery screen no matter if I press reboot, clear cache, or clear data, or try install zip. But if I usb jig it, it goes into download mode. Thats it. What I have and don't know what or how to fix is during the reboot attempt (you can read it if you click on my screenshots) it says Checksum Fail, Movinand Fail, and lfs undone. I'm gonna try to find out more about those files ( I guess thats what those would be ???) Thanks Bro.
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You borked something in the ROM. That's why it won't boot. Files mismatch and don't add up. That's why you're in blue recovery.
You've to get into dl mode and flash a stock ROM img. Then start over.

qkster said:
You borked something in the ROM. That's why it won't boot. Files mismatch and don't add up. That's why you're in blue recovery.
You've to get into dl mode and flash a stock ROM img. Then start over.
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Just to add this to what qkster said! I know you said you know the difference but be sure to have proper drivers installed I personally used GTG’s Ultimate Unbrick with 100% success. If there is any doubt about bad drivers I would also suggest reinstalling them there is a very easy to use Utility called usbdeview that lets you uninstall drivers and start fresh.

Rogers SAMSUNG-SGH-I997R failed system after GTG's Ultimate Unbrick

Hi there,
Help me pls. Seems like infuse doesn't want to reboot at all after GTG's Ultimate Unbrick. Just flash AT&T on the beginning and samsung logo is on all the time.
PS Just restored successfully with Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2
I hope everything will ok. Almost trowed my infuse in the garbage can. Sorry for panic... Fuf...

drov said:
Hi there,
Help me pls. Seems like infuse doesn't want to reboot at all after GTG's Ultimate Unbrick. Just flash AT&T on the beginning and samsung logo is on all the time.
PS Just restored successfully with Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2
I hope everything will ok. Almost trowed my infuse in the garbage can. Sorry for panic... Fuf...
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You used the wrong unbrick. Read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326143
Just noticed you got it working. I should have finished reading your post before replying

Unlocked Rogers SAMSUNG-Galaxy infuse failed system after GTG's Ultimate Unbrick
Hi, I'm new to this new Unbrick thing... I was about to throw out my Unlocked Galaxy Infuse and saw hope in this thread.
I unrooted my phone (not even sure how it got rooted in the first place) using GTG and Odin 3v 1.7. Did the hard reset. Now I see At&t and Samsung logo just hangs there. It's not even a boot loop because "Samsung" doesn't flashes.
This means I used the wrong Unbrick? So.... what now please? I just want my phone to be as it was when I first got it (Not rooted, default settings).
Can someone please explain to a newbie (I admit it!) step by step how to proceed? (When I hold vol up and down + power, samsung logo flashes like a boot loop. cant get past that.)
Thanks in advance )
PSS Should I use UXKG3, UCLB3 Unbrick... ? So confused...

Dandylion83 said:
Hi, I'm new to this new Unbrick thing... I was about to throw out my Unlocked Galaxy Infuse and saw hope in this thread.
I unrooted my phone (not even sure how it got rooted in the first place) using GTG and Odin 3v 1.7. Did the hard reset. Now I see At&t and Samsung logo just hangs there. It's not even a boot loop because "Samsung" doesn't flashes.
This means I used the wrong Unbrick? So.... what now please? I just want my phone to be as it was when I first got it (Not rooted, default settings).
Can someone please explain to a newbie (I admit it!) step by step how to proceed? (When I hold vol up and down + power, samsung logo flashes like a boot loop. cant get past that.)
Thanks in advance )
PSS Should I use UXKG3, UCLB3 Unbrick... ? So confused...
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You probably already have it figured out...use UCLB3 if you're phone was released by AT&T, or UXKG3 if you bought through Rogers. I had the same predicament when I thought I bricked my phone and tried to go back to stock (I use Rogers so I was a little confused that my phone was crashing every 15 seconds with the UCLB3 back-to-stock).
Luckily I don't have to follow the UCLB3/UXKG3 conundrum with ROMS like CyanogenMod. Using CM 10.1 with UCLB3 kernel without any issues.

Same problem
joel.maxuel said:
You probably already have it figured out...use UCLB3 if you're phone was released by AT&T, or UXKG3 if you bought through Rogers. I had the same predicament when I thought I bricked my phone and tried to go back to stock (I use Rogers so I was a little confused that my phone was crashing every 15 seconds with the UCLB3 back-to-stock).
Luckily I don't have to follow the UCLB3/UXKG3 conundrum with ROMS like CyanogenMod. Using CM 10.1 with UCLB3 kernel without any issues.
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Basically I have done the same samething with my phone, shows AT&T World Phone and the stuck on SAMSUNG logo, but I am really new to rooting and just not sure how to get back to Rogers. Just need super clear instructions/baby steps. And yes, the Infuse I have is infact one from Rogers.
Please help and thank you in advance

vingtdeux said:
Basically I have done the same samething with my phone, shows AT&T World Phone and the stuck on SAMSUNG logo, but I am really new to rooting and just not sure how to get back to Rogers. Just need super clear instructions/baby steps. And yes, the Infuse I have is infact one from Rogers.
Please help and thank you in advance
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Taken from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927 ...
Odin Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed. (Installing Kies is the easiest way to accomplish this.)
2) Download and unzip Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.zip.
3) Run Odin v1.81 as administrator.
4) Place your phone into download mode. (Pull battery, replace battery, and press and hold both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable.)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##.
6) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.tar.md5.
7) Click the PHONE button and choose PHONE_UXKG3.tar.md5.
8) Press Start.
9) If the phone doesn't automatically reboot after it completes the flash, just pull the battery and then replace it and turn on the phone.
10) You should perform a factory reset after it boots. Go to Settings > Privacy and select factory reset. Warning: This will clear everything on your internal SD card, so move everything you want to keep to the external SD card first.
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Download link: Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip (177MB)
As a footnote, I haven't had much luck with Kies for the drivers (step 1), I use these instead.
Hope this helps.

joel.maxuel said:
Taken from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927 ...
Download link: Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip (177MB)
As a footnote, I haven't had much luck with Kies for the drivers (step 1), I use these instead.
Hope this helps.
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Probably won't believe me but I just finished what you just said as soon as you posted. GOT IT WORKING! Thank you anyways, your previous comments helped a bunch. Just so I don't screw up again in future rooting attempts, got any tips/links one should look at before attempting to root. I really wanna learn

If you flashed with above, then you are already rooted

Yeah look for superuser app in app drawer! Or download a root checker in Play Store to check!

Fullmetal Jun said:
Yeah look for superuser app in app drawer! Or download a root checker in Play Store to check!
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Is there any way of checking if CWM Recovery is installed as well? I'm trying to install Cyanfox 4.4.2 ROM which requires a KitKat compatible CWM Recovery, which is what I need. Any suggestions would be great!

vingtdeux said:
Is there any way of checking if CWM Recovery is installed as well? I'm trying to install Cyanfox 4.4.2 ROM which requires a KitKat compatible CWM Recovery, which is what I need. Any suggestions would be great!
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the following quote from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900&page=370
scmfxt said:
@RiseFox
Hmm.. It could be files in your Internal SD card. Best to copy thing your need to your pc then format it. Also seem you using replacing recovery method thru root explorer / file manager to get CWM Recovery 2.5.1.2. My method is a bit different but it get me from GB stock + root and Synthesis GB Kernel to any other Rom without going thru ICS and JB:
1. Either use Odin or Heimdall One-Click. Follow instruction on how to do it.
2. While phone running install sgs kernel flasher from Market/Google Play.
2a. Copy/transfer Synthesis GB Kernel to your Internal SD card.
2b. Start up sgs kernel flasher and choose it from your Internal SD card. Phone will auto-reboot after done flashing.
2c. Wait a bit while your phone convert to new partition format and activate lagfix. Your CWM recovery version should be 2.5.1.3
3. Reboot phone into CWM Recovery and DISABLE vodoo lagfix and /system lagfix. Reboot once done. Phone will convert partition to old format. If you don't turn the lagfix off the phone will hang at Samsung logo when you install new rom.
4. Prepare your flavor rom/gapp for installation by copying them to your Internal SD card.
4a. Go into CWM Recovery mode and install the rom. You will need to do this twice since the 1st time was just a warning about partition format being different.
4b. Reboot once done. You will need to REMOVE the battery to power down the booting process and put it back in.
4c. Go into the New CWM Recovery and install the rom again since the previous attempt only install the new CWM Recovery.
5. Install Gapp.
6. a. Wipe: Cache / Factory Reset <--- Probably don't need it since it's new install from stock unless you installed stuff. Just to be safe.
b. Wipe: Cache Partition
c. Wipe: Dalvik Cache
7. Reboot
Hope that help.
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i used this method for my at&t infuse and i was able to jump to 4.4.4 CarbonRom but like scmfxt said hope that this helps

vingtdeux said:
Is there any way of checking if CWM Recovery is installed as well? I'm trying to install Cyanfox 4.4.2 ROM which requires a KitKat compatible CWM Recovery, which is what I need. Any suggestions would be great!
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No custom bootloaders come with the back-to-stock image. To check, do the three-finger salute to turn in on (power, and both volume buttons pressed). Will see either 3e recovery or CWM in the title. If it is the former, you can try this link (method 1), but I ended up doing the below:
Instructions:
1) Create a folder on your internal SD card called Voodoo. Then create another folder inside of it called disable-lagfix.
2) Make sure the Samsung USB drivers are installed. Installing Kies is a good way to accomplish this. It shouldn't matter which version of Kies you install as they all contain the same USB driver.
3) Download and unzip Odin_Infused_Gingerbread_Kernel_v1.zip.
4) Right click on Odin3_v1.81.exe and run it as administrator.
5) Place your phone into download mode. Do this by powering it completely off and then holding down both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
6) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##.
7) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_Infused_Gingerbread_Kernel_v1.tar.md5.
8) Press Start.
9) If the phone doesn't automatically reboot after it completes the flash, just pull the battery and then replace it and turn on the phone.
10) You should now be rooted and see the Superuser app installed on your phone.
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Download below. Hope this helps.

6th_Hokage said:
the following quote from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900&page=370
i used this method for my at&t infuse and i was able to jump to 4.4.4 CarbonRom but like scmfxt said hope that this helps
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It worked! Now running 4.4.2 BeanStalk.... and OMG rooting is amazing!

vingtdeux said:
It worked! Now running 4.4.2 BeanStalk.... and OMG rooting is amazing!
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your welcome

OMG, thanks sooo much you guys for this, you just saved me a trip to rogers to cancel my phone plan (even though its like $90 a month for 6gb of data)
Rooted my phone, then tried to use ODIN for the recovery 3e install thing, which failed. Thought my phone was bricked and used the GTG ultimate unbrick which caused more problems

Heimdall Problems

So here's a short list of what I did wrong:
1. Assumed I could waltz into the world of flashing on SGS4G just because I flash my MT4G almost everyday.
2. Flashed a ROM meant for 2.3 on a phone that had 2.2 on it.
It appears as if I soft bricked my mom's Galaxy S 4G. Almost time I boot the phone, I get a rainbow screen that changes periodically and hear a female-like voice saying something about a partition. Other times I get stuck in a bootloop. In an attempt to fix this, I tried to use Odin first. The website that one of the files was stored on was shut down recently. So I moved on to Heimdall. Everything was working fine until I had to choose which drivers to install.
In a sense, Heimdall detects my device. It indicates that the phone is connected and the phone is in download mode. But when it comes to time to choose the drivers to install, the only options I get are Unknown Device, which has no available drivers, and Gadget Serial. Sometimes I don't even get the option of Unknown Device.
So my three questions are as follows.
1. Is this actually a soft brick?
2. If not, what is the problem?
3. How can I fix the issue?

first of all tell me how did you install rom and from where
you hear a female voice in the sense you installed rom from odin i guess
now there lot many custom roms you can see in the development section you can read the instructions and install them
when a phone i soft bricked it actually shows up a screen saying "firmware upgrade failed reboot into recovery mode in kies"
now if you can enter recovery mode in the phone you are good to go
tell me more abt wt u did

saketh91 said:
first of all tell me how did you install rom and from where
you hear a female voice in the sense you installed rom from odin i guess
now there lot many custom roms you can see in the development section you can read the instructions and install them
when a phone i soft bricked it actually shows up a screen saying "firmware upgrade failed reboot into recovery mode in kies"
now if you can enter recovery mode in the phone you are good to go
tell me more abt wt u did
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I installed the ROM from the development forums and it was an Octane ROM. I'm not entirely sure which one. I know it was 2.X and themed like ICS. Themed but not true ICS. (Obviously)
I followed the instructions step by step like I always do when flashing my HTC Glacier. I followed a guide which told me to download two files, a recovery and UPDATE.ZIP. I had to put both in the root of my SD card initially, but push the recovery to system\bin. Booted into recovery, reinstalled packages, got to orange CWM, wiped cache and delvik cache, checked mounts and installed the zip from the SD card. The installation went smooth, but as soon as the phone booted, the screen went haywire and that creepy lady started mumbling.
I can't reboot into recovery. I either get stuck in a bootloop or stuck on the rainbow screen with the female voice mumbling about a partition. I'm pretty sure I tried to flash a ROM meant for Gingerbread when the phone was running on Froyo.

actually you are moving from froyo to gingerbread so obviously there is a change in bootloaders so i will post a link for you where you can download odin for sgs4g,drivers may be(i hope you have it already) and stock gingerbread.
i advice you to odin a gingerbread rather than using zip file in cwm but try to enter recovery mode
1.switch off ur phone
2.hold(volume up) and (volume down) at a time and hold power button when a screen splashes release the power button still holding the volume buttons.
3.this will take you to recovery mode where you can see an orange screen
4.try to reinstall the rom which you downloaded if that do not help then i will post you a link follow the instructions in that
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first get into download mode
1.to enter download mode hold both volume buttons(i.e volume up and volume down) and insert usb to the phone
2.you will see an android icon with a triangle saying downloading then in pda section of the odin put the following file
Odin 1.85
Extract the rar file
Place the file in the pda section of odin and flash
Reboot enjoy Quit messing with kies
Download link
http://sourceforge.net/projects/team...n.rar/download
just le me know whether it works or not

At this point my mom is more interested in getting the phone to work. That's why I was using Heimdall. I'll definitely give your method a try, though.
The bootloaders would be the part I missed out on. I'm so used to the HTC Glacier and the ease of flashing that comes with it.
Sent from my HTC Mytouch 4G using XDA

saketh91 said:
actually you are moving from froyo to gingerbread so obviously there is a change in bootloaders so i will post a link for you where you can download odin for sgs4g,drivers may be(i hope you have it already) and stock gingerbread.
i advice you to odin a gingerbread rather than using zip file in cwm but try to enter recovery mode
1.switch off ur phone
2.hold(volume up) and (volume down) at a time and hold power button when a screen splashes release the power button still holding the volume buttons.
3.this will take you to recovery mode where you can see an orange screen
4.try to reinstall the rom which you downloaded if that do not help then i will post you a link follow the instructions in that
---------- Post added at 02:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:00 PM ----------
first get into download mode
1.to enter download mode hold both volume buttons(i.e volume up and volume down) and insert usb to the phone
2.you will see an android icon with a triangle saying downloading then in pda section of the odin put the following file
Odin 1.85
Extract the rar file
Place the file in the pda section of odin and flash
Reboot enjoy Quit messing with kies
Download link
http://sourceforge.net/projects/team...n.rar/download
just le me know whether it works or not
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If I can't get into recovery, how would I go about flashing this?
Sent from my HTC Mytouch 4G using XDA

the link which i gave you is not for entering into recovery mode but for download mode i hope you used odin before
1.start odin first
2.load in pda section the file(its a zip file extract it and you can see md5 file in it) which you downloaded
3.to enter download mode press and hold both volume buttons and insert usb cable
4.you will see an android icon and big triangle saying downloading or it may say firmware upgrade failed reboot into recovery in kies but dont worry odin will still detect ur phone
5.then odin will detect your phone by showing up an yellow area on the top
6.now you are good to go click start and let odin do the rest of the work
7.reboot your phone your phone and wallah
enjoy
may this post help you

jasondwhite93 said:
At this point my mom is more interested in getting the phone to work. That's why I was using Heimdall. I'll definitely give your method a try, though.
The bootloaders would be the part I missed out on. I'm so used to the HTC Glacier and the ease of flashing that comes with it.
Sent from my HTC Mytouch 4G using XDA
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You can get it back with Heimdall. Take a look at bhundven's [Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]. All that is required to run the Heimdall One-Click is Java. Follow Bryan's post there and you should be fine. Note that you'll have to flash twice - Once to get the ROM on there & the 2nd time you need to check "Flash bootloaders". That will get you up and going.
The female voice you hear is "Linda" and she's trying to convert the native Samsung file system (rfs) to an ext4 file system as it's faster. That's what people are referring to when you hear about voodoo lagfix.
If you flash the 1st one-click, you'll be on stock Gingerbread. If you flash the 3rd one, you'll have stock ROM (read: bloated), with CWM recovery and root. From there you could flash Octane or other ROMs if you wish.

stephen_w said:
You can get it back with Heimdall. Take a look at bhundven's [Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]. All that is required to run the Heimdall One-Click is Java. Follow Bryan's post there and you should be fine. Note that you'll have to flash twice - Once to get the ROM on there & the 2nd time you need to check "Flash bootloaders". That will get you up and going.
The female voice you hear is "Linda" and she's trying to convert the native Samsung file system (rfs) to an ext4 file system as it's faster. That's what people are referring to when you hear about voodoo lagfix.
If you flash the 1st one-click, you'll be on stock Gingerbread. If you flash the 3rd one, you'll have stock ROM (read: bloated), with CWM recovery and root. From there you could flash Octane or other ROMs if you wish.
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Right now, I'm PMing lumin30 who came out with a step by step guide for Heimdall. Heimdall indicates that my phone is connected, but Samsung USB Composite Device is not an option when the time comes to install drivers. All I get is Gadget Serial and sometimes Unknown Device.
Sent from my HTC Mytouch 4G using XDA

Guys, I missed a step that had to do with deleting drivers for anything Samsung/Android from my computer. I did so, ran through Heimdall again and it worked like a charm. The phone is up and running smoother than ever.
One thing, the phone never showed up as Samsung USB Composite Device, only Gadget Serial. I installed the drivers for it, and it worked. Weird, but I'm glad it all came together. Thank you all for your help and expertise.
One last question. Now that the phone is running on 2.3.6, can I safely flash a ROM such as Octane 2.X which is built for GB? I'm going to wait for an answer before I even try anything. I don't want that dreaded rainbow screen again.

I answered your PM on this.

lumin30 said:
I answered your PM on this.
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I know, you were offline at the time and I was getting anxious. This will probably still help anyone who goes through the same problem.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA

jasondwhite93 said:
Guys, I missed a step that had to do with deleting drivers for anything Samsung/Android from my computer. I did so, ran through Heimdall again and it worked like a charm. The phone is up and running smoother than ever.
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Awesome. Glad you get it working!
One last question. Now that the phone is running on 2.3.6, can I safely flash a ROM such as Octane 2.X which is built for GB? I'm going to wait for an answer before I even try anything. I don't want that dreaded rainbow screen again.
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Yes you can. If you're on stock 2.3.6, though, you'll have to flash a ROM via Heimdall or ODIN (Heimdall, preferably) that has CWM. You don't have to worry about the rainbow screen if you go to another Gingerbread-based ROM. The rainbow screen is the result of going from Froyo -> Gingerbread but not having the latter's bootloaders installed.

If he is on 2.3.6 why are you saying he has to flash with Heimdall or ODIN? Unless you think he is on stock 2.3.6?
Either way - he has been asking me the same questions through PM and is on a custom ROM already.

Yeah, I said stock. No biggie. I assumed he wasn't custom yet by that particular post. Good looking out
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium

stephen_w said:
Yeah, I said stock. No biggie. I assumed he wasn't custom yet by that particular post. Good looking out
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
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Oops. I goofed. Didn't see the "stock" on there. Apologies.

Galaxy S 4g Boot Loop

I installed a Vibrant ROM on my Galaxy S 4g (I know...I know...) and now my phone is a boot loop and I cannot get to Recovery mode. I AM able to get into download mode but after days of trying everything on every thread I could find I still have no luck. When I try to use Heimdall it always prompts me to download the drivers (?) even tho I already have multiple times, plus ODIN can see my phone. But - Kies has never been able to see my phone. It always just says Please connect phone.
I really have tried every thread I could get my hands on so maybe someone can suggest something I'm doing wrong or point me somewhere else? I just want to back to stock so I can eventually get another custom ROM. BTW, can I flash a custom kernel then flash a ROM in the state my phone is in now? Or do i have to go back to stock first?
Thanks everyone.

Go to the development section, find the heimdall one click topic (its pinned) download it, open the file, check "flash with boot loaders" and click flash. That will take you back to stock.

pisherthefisher said:
Go to the development section, find the heimdall one click topic (its pinned) download it, open the file, check "flash with boot loaders" and click flash. That will take you back to stock.
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Yes, the problem with this is when I click flash on Heimdall, it says USB drivers not installed, I go ahead and follow the prompts to install drivers which is a little odd, says drivers install complete then nothing happens. That happens every time I try to flash with heimdall.
I'll try installing all drivers then installing the right ones again. Maybe that will work.
Thanks for your suggestion.

Played around with Heimdall for a while and finally got it to flash! All set.