21 Nov
2011
21 Nov
'11
12:19 p.m.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
I've got a Galaxy S that I want to use for Cyanogenmod. I went through the
part of the above that starts with "assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has
Android 2.3" while my phone had Android 2.2. The result is that it just
flashes on the kernel boot screen.
I can still get into download mode so all is not lost (yet).
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm
I tried getting other zImage files from the above, I tried the 2011 March copy
of Android 2.2 from the "America Australia Samsung I9000 Firmwares" section of
the above.
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-galaxy-…
I also tried the 2.3.5 from the above. Neither worked.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? The phone came from Optus and was
running Android 2.2 when I got it.
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21 Nov
21 Nov
7:24 p.m.
Hi,
On 21/11/11 23:19, Russell Coker wrote:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide
I've got a Galaxy S that I want to use for Cyanogenmod. I went through the
part of the above that starts with "assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has
Android 2.3" while my phone had Android 2.2. The result is that it just
flashes on the kernel boot screen.
I flashed my Galaxy S2 on Sunday. I had to do it twice(!) before
Cyanogenmod would boot properly, so maybe give that a try first.
I don't see why the original Android version matters - you wipe system,
data, cache, ... anyway.
I can still get into download mode so all is not lost
(yet).
In that case nothing is really lost.
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm
I tried getting other zImage files from the above, I tried the 2011 March copy
of Android 2.2 from the "America Australia Samsung I9000 Firmwares" section of
the above.
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-galaxy-…
I also tried the 2.3.5 from the above. Neither worked.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? The phone came from Optus and was
running Android 2.2 when I got it.
The Android version in this case doesn't matter, as it flashes every
last bit of the phone. What's important is to get the right Version
according to your phones reginionality.
Did you by any chance write down the letter codes of your original
firmware before you started flashing it?
Maybe it's not the Australian version.
I bought my S2 at crazysales.com.au and got the german version.
If you don't know your original letter codes, I suggest asking the folks
at www.sammobile.com and cyanogenmod if they know how to find it out anyway.
One last question - after flashing back one of the "original" firmwares,
could you still access ClockWork recovery? If so, you're phone is not
back to its original state yet, otherwise it would do a Samsung factory
reset.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
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10:54 p.m.
A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
James
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http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guid
e
I've got a Galaxy S that I want to use for Cyanogenmod. I went
through the
part of the above that starts with "assumes the
Samsung Galaxy S
already
has Android 2.3" while my phone had Android 2.2.
The result is that
it just
flashes on the kernel boot screen.
I can still get into download mode so all is not lost (yet).
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm
I tried getting other zImage files from the above, I tried the 2011
March copy
of Android 2.2 from the "America Australia
Samsung I9000 Firmwares"
section of the above.
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-
galaxy-s-
I also tried the 2.3.5 from the above. Neither worked.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? The phone came from Optus
and
was running Android 2.2 when I got it.
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11:40 p.m.
On 22 November 2011 09:54, James Harper <james.harper(a)bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest
version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
Kies is the Windows only software supplied by Samsung for remotely
accessing/syncing your phone on computer. It seems to have a
reputation of being bloated.
The recommended approach, at least with the samsung galaxy S2, is to
use the ODIN Windows software to perform upgrades.
There is also open source software that runs under Linux (I can't
remember what it is called). People on forums seems to be saying it
works, but use at your own risk (because ODIN or Kies are better
tested).
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22 Nov
22 Nov
12:13 a.m.
Brian May <brian(a)microcomaustralia.com.au> writes:
On 22 November 2011 09:54, James Harper
<james.harper(a)bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
It's called Heimdall (http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/)
I have never actually used it, once I got clockworkmod recovery +
rommanager I just let it do the flashing via the recovery made.
A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest
version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
Kies is the Windows only software supplied by Samsung for remotely
accessing/syncing your phone on computer. It seems to have a
reputation of being bloated.
The recommended approach, at least with the samsung galaxy S2, is to
use the ODIN Windows software to perform upgrades.
There is also open source software that runs under Linux (I can't
remember what it is called). People on forums seems to be saying it
works, but use at your own risk (because ODIN or Kies are better
tested).
12:40 a.m.
On 22/11/11 10:40, Brian May wrote:
On 22 November 2011 09:54, James Harper
<james.harper(a)bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
Correct. That reminded me that KIES has an "emergency firmware restore"
feature in case one of the upgrades goes wrong. I didn't have to use it
yet, but it might be worth the shot.
Regards,
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A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest
version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
Kies is the Windows only software supplied by Samsung for remotely
accessing/syncing your phone on computer. It seems to have a
reputation of being bloated. 
2:43 a.m.
On 22 November 2011 11:40, Philipp Huebner <debalance(a)debian.org> wrote:
On 22/11/11 10:40, Brian May wrote:
I've used it - I had to compile one of it's dependancies (libusb from
memory) to compile it under debian squeeze. It
worked fine. I can send details if interested
It allows you to back write flash - but not read it so I had to first
flash a new kernel which then allowed me to back up
stuff - so I lost the original kernel. This was on a Galaxy S2 not
Galaxy S - but probably only means you need a different kernel and
related ROM images.
Andrew
On 22 November 2011 09:54, James Harper
<james.harper(a)bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
Correct. That reminded me that KIES has an "emergency firmware restore"
feature in case one of the upgrades goes wrong. I didn't have to use it
yet, but it might be worth the shot.
A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest
version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
Kies is the Windows only software supplied by Samsung for remotely
accessing/syncing your phone on computer. It seems to have a
reputation of being bloated. 
28 Nov
28 Nov
12:25 a.m.
On 22/11/11 10:40, Brian May wrote:
On 22 November 2011 09:54, James
Harper<james.harper(a)bendigoit.com.au> wrote:
Heimdall.
It worked nicely for me, under Linux.
A guy here with a Galaxy S says he put the latest
version of "KIES" on
his PC and could then upgrade to 2.3. I don't have an Android phone and
don't even really know what "KIES" is but maybe that information is
useful? Maybe it doesn't apply if your existing firmware is wiped...
Kies is the Windows only software supplied by Samsung for remotely
accessing/syncing your phone on computer. It seems to have a
reputation of being bloated.
The recommended approach, at least with the samsung galaxy S2, is to
use the ODIN Windows software to perform upgrades.
There is also open source software that runs under Linux (I can't
remember what it is called). People on forums seems to be saying it
works, but use at your own risk (because ODIN or Kies are better
tested). 
18 Oct
18 Oct
12:43 p.m.
Hi,
My old Samsung Galaxy S has been given new life, ICS 4.0.4 now!
https://sourceforge.net/projects/darkyrom/
The link above has a link back to DarkyROM website. The upgrade uses
CM9 specifically prior to DarkyROM flashing. I believe some are using
CM10 and JB .... but I think that 4.0.4 is good enough for the old
device for now and JB is too new and still with it's issues generally
with after market flashing (although that might not be a problem for
everyone or even every implementation).
That is the best ROM that I've seen for the i9000 device and the phone
is performing very, very well (my wife is using it as I already have a
Samsung Galaxy S3 now).
Oh and something else I just discovered (or re-remembered) ... Adobe
stopped developing mobile Adobe Flash, so consequently Android from ICS
onwards has not and never will have Adobe Flash capability built in to
any browsers. I am not a fan of Adobe Flash, no surprise I'm sure, but
it sometimes does come in handy for live streaming video content. I
wonder how TEDtalks works now... that might be okay as a standalone and
non-streaming app though.
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