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Update firmware via Mac?

How do I update my vega from v 1.06.5 to v 1.08 on a Mac?
I don't want a windows solution like boot camp etc.
Any ideas please?

Mate i could only do it by getting Parallels 2 for my mac, then putting windows XP on it. Fairly painless process pretty much does it all for you... if you've got 2 screens its ace to have mac and xp side by side! just means you can just bob straight to the website and get the .exe and install it

wizkid6000 said:
Mate i could only do it by getting Parallels 2 for my mac, then putting windows XP on it. Fairly painless process pretty much does it all for you... if you've got 2 screens its ace to have mac and xp side by side! just means you can just bob straight to the website and get the .exe and install it
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I was just hoping to leave windows behind forever
Maybe I will invest - I do have some software laying around from my windows days that could be put to use
Thanks

you can also try the mcr r8 rom (available at modaco)
it's an enhanced version of stock 1.08, comes with a 1 click install script for windows, linux, and mac, and doesn't require any specific base-rom to be installed first.
all it needs is USB-debugging mode working.

thedicemaster said:
you can also try the mcr r8 rom (available at modaco)
it's an enhanced version of stock 1.08, comes with a 1 click install script for windows, linux, and mac, and doesn't require any specific base-rom to be installed first.
all it needs is USB-debugging mode working.
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Thats how I update my Vega using my Mac, works a treat

thedicemaster said:
you can also try the mcr r8 rom (available at modaco)
it's an enhanced version of stock 1.08, comes with a 1 click install script for windows, linux, and mac, and doesn't require any specific base-rom to be installed first.
all it needs is USB-debugging mode working.
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This is how i ended up doing it but i needed the official rom as a base because i wasn't flashing 1.08 as at the time it wasn't out

Same, same. I updated to the latest MCR

[Q] Flashing via Linux

Hi Guys,
i recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 as my primary OS. I had been flashing a lot when i had a system with Windows 7, but the system i have now will not run the OS efficiently and thus my second option is Ubuntu.
I was wondering if there is any way to flash ROMs from a linux system, preferably Ubuntu.
Thanks,
Sam

android_murphy said:
Hi Guys,
i recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 as my primary OS. I had been flashing a lot when i had a system with Windows 7, but the system i have now will not run the OS efficiently and thus my second option is Ubuntu.
I was wondering if there is any way to flash ROMs from a linux system, preferably Ubuntu.
Thanks,
Sam
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Download "Wine" from the Ubuntu Software Center, it can run Windows Softwares....
Just run Odin using Wine and do the usual and flash....

[email protected] said:
Download "Wine" from the Ubuntu Software Center, it can run Windows Softwares....
Just run Odin using Wine and do the usual and flash....
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Hmmm... but i have heard that Wine does not support USB. Anyway will check when i get home.

I once read somewhere there was something like Odin for Linux based system called Heimdall..
Maybe that's what you need?
Dympy.
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dympy said:
I once read somewhere there was something like Odin for Linux based system called Heimdall..
Maybe that's what you need?
Dympy.
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Won't work with our phones, needs a .pit file, aka partition table

Tried ODIN via Wine ... Doesn't detect the phone...
Really is there no other way?? How come i can't flash a Linux Kernel based OS from a Linux System (kinda ironical isn't it :'()??

I'm a linux user too and I tried almost everything I think.
Wine : It'll not work. No proper usb driver support.
Virtualbox : Odin detects the phone but fail when the flash process start. The reason is that Virtualbox acts as a wrapper between windows and Linux' usb so some data are modified.
In all cases, don't try anything with odin because it can result with a bricked phone if data transmmitted to the phone are incorrect during bootloader flashing.
So, I recommand to flash only with cwm via update.zip or adb push. It's possible to mount a rfs file on linux and then push all files via adb.
@android_murphy : Create an update.zip with your zImage. Use the zip used for CM7 kernel.

Arakmar said:
I'm a linux user too and I tried almost everything I think.
Wine : It'll not work. No proper usb driver support.
Virtualbox : Odin detects the phone but fail when the flash process start. The reason is that Virtualbox acts as a wrapper between windows and Linux' usb so some data are modified.
In all cases, don't try anything with odin because it can result with a bricked phone if data transmmitted to the phone are incorrect during bootloader flashing.
So, I recommand to flash only with cwm via update.zip or adb push. It's possible to mount a rfs file on linux and then push all files via adb.
@android_murphy : Create an update.zip with your zImage. Use the zip used for CM7 kernel.
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I'm also Linux user. Virtualbox does not work. But with VMwarePlayer (XP or Win 7) ODIN works fine. That's unfortunately the only way...

I use ubuntu as my main os and windows for flashing It's always good to have a working windows somewhere for odin

Arakmar said:
I'm a linux user too and I tried almost everything I think.
Wine : It'll not work. No proper usb driver support.
Virtualbox : Odin detects the phone but fail when the flash process start. The reason is that Virtualbox acts as a wrapper between windows and Linux' usb so some data are modified.
In all cases, don't try anything with odin because it can result with a bricked phone if data transmmitted to the phone are incorrect during bootloader flashing.
So, I recommand to flash only with cwm via update.zip or adb push. It's possible to mount a rfs file on linux and then push all files via adb.
@android_murphy : Create an update.zip with your zImage. Use the zip used for CM7 kernel.
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Yeah CWM update.zip is a good option but not everyone provides the entire rom via update.zip. I guess only the CM7 one is in that format.

mankokoma said:
I'm also Linux user. Virtualbox does not work. But with VMwarePlayer (XP or Win 7) ODIN works fine. That's unfortunately the only way...
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Thanks for the info, it works well with VMWare

[Q] Rooting with Macbook

I have looked everywhere I can think of for a solution but haven't had success yet. I would REALLY like to use my Macbook Pro to root my new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 but no guide I've found has been very detailed or even successful. Anyone know how to REALLY do this?

huntingbear said:
I have looked everywhere I can think of for a solution but haven't had success yet. I would REALLY like to use my Macbook Pro to root my new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 but no guide I've found has been very detailed or even successful. Anyone know how to REALLY do this?
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Its basically the same procedure as a pc but we use Heimdall instead of Odin. Theres even a gui frontend for Heimdall in case you dont like playing with the command line. Macs are flaky when it comes to anything to do with Android though, whether its rooting/flashing, compiling or even file transferring. I gave up and just installed Windows with Bootcamp to make it easier.
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Slavestate said:
Its basically the same procedure as a pc but we use Heimdall instead of Odin. Theres even a gui frontend for Heimdall in case you dont like playing with the command line. Macs are flaky when it comes to anything to do with Android though, whether its rooting/flashing, compiling or even file transferring. I gave up and just installed Windows with Bootcamp to make it easier.
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I tried Heimdall and the error I kept getting was annoying and people say to try using older releases of Heimdall until it works but it never did. Kept saying some XML file was missin from the Odin TAR and when I extracted the image file from the tar it said that the TAR file size was incorrect or something. I've avoided soon boot camp because I don't have a very large HDD my MacBook (but ssd's sure are fast!!). Maybe I'll just use an external for the windows partition. How reliable was using windows while in boot camp? Get many lookups, memory dumps or driver issues?

huntingbear said:
I tried Heimdall and the error I kept getting was annoying and people say to try using older releases of Heimdall until it works but it never did. Kept saying some XML file was missin from the Odin TAR and when I extracted the image file from the tar it said that the TAR file size was incorrect or something. I've avoided soon boot camp because I don't have a very large HDD my MacBook (but ssd's sure are fast!!). Maybe I'll just use an external for the windows partition. How reliable was using windows while in boot camp? Get many lookups, memory dumps or driver issues?
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So far Win8 is fine and im on a first gen Mac Pro from 2006. I had to install 7 first and upgrade it since Apple doesn't support it yet. I dont think you can run it from an external though. It wouldnt even install for me until I pulled all my drives out but the boot disk. You can also try a virtual machine like VMWare fusion or Parallels. Ive also had good luck using Crossover but ive never tried Odin with it.
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Note 3 + MacBook Pro = help?

So I used to have an HP and everything went flawlessly, well i broke that and got a awesome deal on a 15" MBP through my school so I bought it because I always wanted one...
I didn't think about if it would be a pita to update my phone etc on a mac.
Im currently running an outdated version of hyperdrive, am i SOL on getting all the new stuff?
I plugged my phone in and downloaded keys so i could move some files and stuff around on it and it said there was a new firmware update as well.
Im so lost... I just want to upgrade my phone to the newest firmware and hyperdrive. Can someone point me in the right direction and where to download the installers I'm going to need?

SS4Luck said:
So I used to have an HP and everything went flawlessly, well i broke that and got a awesome deal on a 15" MBP through my school so I bought it because I always wanted one...
I didn't think about if it would be a pita to update my phone etc on a mac.
Im currently running an outdated version of hyperdrive, am i SOL on getting all the new stuff?
I plugged my phone in and downloaded keys so i could move some files and stuff around on it and it said there was a new firmware update as well.
Im so lost... I just want to upgrade my phone to the newest firmware and hyperdrive. Can someone point me in the right direction and where to download the installers I'm going to need?
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In short,
-you need to install samsung drivers .. (http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads#Cell Phones)
- if you want to flash stuff back onto your phone, which is what i am assuming you want to do, make sure to update JAVA .. then go here (https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/).. its a web interface of ODIN.. you can even download the JAVA file too.

SS4Luck said:
So I used to have an HP and everything went flawlessly, well i broke that and got a awesome deal on a 15" MBP through my school so I bought it because I always wanted one...
I didn't think about if it would be a pita to update my phone etc on a mac.
Im currently running an outdated version of hyperdrive, am i SOL on getting all the new stuff?
I plugged my phone in and downloaded keys so i could move some files and stuff around on it and it said there was a new firmware update as well.
Im so lost... I just want to upgrade my phone to the newest firmware and hyperdrive. Can someone point me in the right direction and where to download the installers I'm going to need?
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You need to run Windows on a mac in order to have access to the programs you need like Odin. Im using an iMac and I recently installed Parallels. It works beautifully! Its actually running Windows as a Mac application. You can drag and drop files between OS's effortlessly. And it was all free since I got Parallels and a copy of Windows 8.1 from Pirate Bay.

krishaun27 said:
You need to run Windows on a mac in order to have access to the programs you need like Odin. Im using an iMac and I recently installed Parallels. It works beautifully! Its actually running Windows as a Mac application. You can drag and drop files between OS's effortlessly. And it was all free since I got Parallels and a copy of Windows 8.1 from Pirate Bay.
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False. JOdin works perfectly fine and I did it on my Macbook Pro with no problems.

badboyg200 said:
False. JOdin works perfectly fine and I did it on my Macbook Pro with no problems.
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I never said JOdin didn't work. And from my understanding, JOdin cant flash large files like complete firmwares (Stock Roms).

krishaun27 said:
I never said JOdin didn't work. And from my understanding, JOdin cant flash large files like complete firmwares (Stock Roms).
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Oh my apologies.. that may be true.. I have never done it but I was under the impression that it could. So in that case you will most likely have to use Parallels

Odin 3.13.1 for MAC

This same article is copied on a load of different blog posts:
http://www.teamandroid.com/2018/03/02/download-odin-3131-windows-mac-android-oreo/
Towards the end it says "For Mac, you just need to extract the S1PlugIn.bundle included in the above zip and run it through VMware."
But it gives no indication on how you're supposed to run it through VMWare. I installed vmware fusion, and haven't been able to get it to do anything. Does anyone know?
This is the most of anything I could find about the bundle, and it's useless:
https://superuser.com/questions/67249/what-is-a-bundle-file-and-how-do-i-run-it

take

? How do i run it?

Any update on this?

I'd ended up just using my PC before seeing the reply. But the file posted by @KPOCAB4EG does appear to work. The binaryDownloader in the zip pops up an odin looking interface. Haven't used it though. Thanks @KPOCAB4EG

Over a year later and there isn't a single post on the entirety of the internet that explains what to do with this file. I'm a highly seasoned mac user and can't figure out what the heck it's supposed to do. The files in the bundle aren't even executable. No version of VMWare supports .bundle files.