Hey Users,
Heres a guide for upgrading to 2.3.6 form any firmware..This guide is ONLY for SGS GT-I9000..
This guide can also be used if your phone has a boot loop and you cannot access CWM Recovery..(Provided your Phone Boots atleast to "Galaxy S GT-I9000" & Download mode)
Note:
1.Phone must have atleast 60% Battery
2.Take Backup of all your phone data like contacts,etc. as this process will factory reset your phone
--Plus take imp data from your Internal SD Card(for safety)
Take backups by using 3rd party apps like Astro for Apps,SMS Backup & Restore for SMS,ETC.
3.Enable USB Debugging (IMPORTANT)
--Goto Settings->Application->Development->Turn On USB Debugging
4.If your phone is being connected to the PC for the first time (in Download mode), then make sure that it installs all the drivers
Downloads:
1.Android 2.3.6 Value Pack from here(password: samfirmware.com)
2.Root File from here or here
3.USB Drivers form here(This Is Optional if it is already installed by your phone, else you need to download it and install it)
4.PIT file form here
Steps:
To Upgrade:
Once the download is complete, extract the files in one place
1.Run Odin3 and add the files as follows:
--PIT: Put the PIT File,
--PDA: Put the Code File,
--Phone: Put the Modem File,
--CSC: Put the CSC File,
--(IMAGE ATTACHED BELOW :1)--
2.Put your SGS to download mode. Do so by 3-Button Combo..
--Volume Down+Home (Center) Button+Power Button
Press and hold it till you see "Download" (Attached Image :3)
And then connect it to your system for odin to recognise it, make sure there is the a yellow box in "ID:COM" (Shown in Image :1)
If its not recognising make sure the drivers are installed..If the are then try other versions of odin3(Also attached with 2.3.6 File)..
3.Hit the start button and wait for some time..
Remember IF there is no progress for 5 mins or so, disconnect your phone and try it again..and also use different odin versions (Also attached with 2.3.6 File)
The phone will automatically reboot..The first reboot make take 5~10 minutes..
To Root:
1.Run Odin from the downloaded file and add only 1 file
--PDA:Put the CF-Root file that you just downloaded
--(Image Attached :2)--
2.Attached the phone in Download mode (As Mentioned Earlier)
--wait for it to be recognised by odin..
3.Hit the start button and wait for a few seconds
The phone will automatically reboot..After reboot check if Superuser application is there with other 2 new applications on your phone (As a System file i.e; you cannot delete this application)
(This checks if your phone is rooted or not)
Enjoy
Edit:I have requested the moderator..and i apologize for the same..
Please move it to general section.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
Not again,why do you keep on posting in dev section?
I'm sry but WAT'S THE PASSWORD!!! for first zip?
Tchindalia:
1. Start reading stickies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20056581
2. As a consequence of understanding 1.)
Tell moderator you have posted in wrong section (Dev) when the right place would be (General).
3. If not 2.)
You will probably get reported.
I would recommend reading Ramads thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
instead of yours. He has already answered the questions people are going to ask here.
Plz the Root file , the link doesn't work with me
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AFAIK everyone here is aware of this procedure. Pls post such threads in the General section
Hi everybody
Ive just wanted to extract the zip files , so i nedded the PASSWORD, Can anybody please help me
I need the pit file , it's not included in Rom files
hello
saw man said:
I need the pit file , it's not included in Rom files
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I've tried all of the above but my device was stuck before I could check USB debugging.
So I got a Fail while trying to flash.
The eroor on Odin 3.1 is Can't open the serial(COM) port.
Can you help, please?
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tchindalia said:
Hey Users,
Heres a guide for upgrading to 2.3.6 form any firmware..This guide is ONLY for SGS GT-I9000..
This guide can also be used if your phone has a boot loop and you cannot access CWM Recovery..(Provided your Phone Boots atleast to "Galaxy S GT-I9000" & Download mode)
Note:
1.Phone must have atleast 60% Battery
2.Take Backup of all your phone data like contacts,etc. as this process will factory reset your phone
--Plus take imp data from your Internal SD Card(for safety)
Take backups by using 3rd party apps like Astro for Apps,SMS Backup & Restore for SMS,ETC.
3.Enable USB Debugging (IMPORTANT)
--Goto Settings->Application->Development->Turn On USB Debugging
4.If your phone is being connected to the PC for the first time (in Download mode), then make sure that it installs all the drivers
Downloads:
1.Android 2.3.6 Value Pack from here(password: samfirmware.com)
2.Root File from here or here
3.USB Drivers form here(This Is Optional if it is already installed by your phone, else you need to download it and install it)
4.PIT file form here
Steps:
To Upgrade:
Once the download is complete, extract the files in one place
1.Run Odin3 and add the files as follows:
--PIT: Put the PIT File,
--PDA: Put the Code File,
--Phone: Put the Modem File,
--CSC: Put the CSC File,
--(IMAGE ATTACHED BELOW :1)--
2.Put your SGS to download mode. Do so by 3-Button Combo..
--Volume Down+Home (Center) Button+Power Button
Press and hold it till you see "Download" (Attached Image :3)
And then connect it to your system for odin to recognise it, make sure there is the a yellow box in "ID:COM" (Shown in Image :1)
If its not recognising make sure the drivers are installed..If the are then try other versions of odin3(Also attached with 2.3.6 File)..
3.Hit the start button and wait for some time..
Remember IF there is no progress for 5 mins or so, disconnect your phone and try it again..and also use different odin versions (Also attached with 2.3.6 File)
The phone will automatically reboot..The first reboot make take 5~10 minutes..
To Root:
1.Run Odin from the downloaded file and add only 1 file
--PDA:Put the CF-Root file that you just downloaded
--(Image Attached :2)--
2.Attached the phone in Download mode (As Mentioned Earlier)
--wait for it to be recognised by odin..
3.Hit the start button and wait for a few seconds
The phone will automatically reboot..After reboot check if Superuser application is there with other 2 new applications on your phone (As a System file i.e; you cannot delete this application)
(This checks if your phone is rooted or not)
Enjoy
Edit:I have requested the moderator..and i apologize for the same..
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I've tried all of the above but my device was stuck before I could check USB debugging.
So I got a Fail while trying to flash.
The eroor on Odin 3.1 is Can't open the serial(COM) port.
Can you help, please?
Its your second post in wrong section.
And there are lots of such guides already there in this forum so whats new in your?
this is the guide I've used to root my i9000 3 weeks ago. Just had to get Odin 1.7 by searching on Google. Thank you !
thnx.... for the links ...
how can i update to ics ?
Thank you tchindalia
Can I flash this to my hunagrian (PANJV2) device? In other words, can I flash firmware other than Hungarian to my Hungarian phone?
Anteino said:
Can I flash this to my hunagrian (PANJV2) device? In other words, can I flash firmware other than Hungarian to my Hungarian phone?
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yes, you can flash any firmware to it, 90%+ of firmwares have Hungarian language in them
Excelsior!
Thanks very much for this guide, it was quite clear cut and helpful. Only things I mention incase anyone else has similar issues; getting the installer for the Samsung drivers to work on W8 took many clicks and admin access and I had to track down Odin 1.7 for it to work.
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 2.2 -> 2.3.6
thank you for the excellent post. breathed new life in my old phone
Thank you!
Your guide helped me . And the phone is much faster and smoother with this value pack. Also I got more free RAM .
1.Go to autoroot.chainfire.eu
2.Now search the correct file for your
device (WORKS FOR ALL VERSIONS OF THE GALAXY S3)
3.Check against you have downloaded the RIGHT file
4.Now extract the file you have downloaded
5.Run odin as Administrator
6.Click on PDA and choose the CF-AUTO-ROOT..tar.md5 file
7.Shut down your device and go into download mode (hold volume DOWN+power button+home button at the same time)
8.Volume Up to continue
9.Now connect your device with your computer and wait untill odin says (ID:COM Section)
10.Make sure only Auto-Reboot is ticked
11.Click start and wait untill your phone has rebooted
Note: Please be sure you really need the root because :
Your warranty will be void.
If your phone will get hard bricked you won't be able to get your money or a new phone back.
And at least I am not responsible if your device will get hard bricked or anything.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app
This would be of more use in the I9305 forum .
jje
It works
It worked for me, thx!
I have the international version of GS3 LTE i9305, and it worked just fine
How to root samsung galaxy s4?
CyanogenModFT said:
How to root samsung galaxy s4?
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Wrong section. Please close this and go to question tread
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1) Download and install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 on the computer.
2) Verify that USB Debugging Mode is enabled which will allow to connect the phone with the computer and use the Android SDK with it. [Press Menu>> Settings>> Applications. From there navigate and click on Development option and ensure the USB Debugging Mode is turned on.]
3) Create a backup of all data
4) The battery of the device should have above 80 per cent charge.
5) The root method works only on the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 running on Android 4.2.2 XXUAMC6 Jelly Bean; applying this root to incorrect variants will brick the device.
Steps to root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 on Android 4.2.2 XXUAMC6 Jelly Bean
1) Download I9500XXUAMC6 pre-rooted firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 to the computer and extract the zip file
2) Download Odin v1.85 which will help to root the Jelly Bean firmware
3) Turn off the Galaxy S4 and enter Download Mode. Press and hold Volume Down + Home buttons together and then press the Power button until the construction Android robot and a triangle are seen. Press the Power button again to enter Download Mode
4) Run Odin on the computer
5) Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable while it is in Download Mode. If the device is connected successfully, one of the ID: COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number. This step might take some time
6) Select the files mentioned below to install on the phone
a) Click on 'PDA' and select file with 'CODE' in its name
b) Click on 'Phone' and select file with 'MODEM' in its name
c) Click on 'CSC' and select file with 'CSC' in its name
d) Click on 'PIT' and select the .pit file
7) Ensure the 'Auto Reboot' and 'F Reset Time' options are selected in Odin. Also ensure the 'Re-Partition' option is selected in case the .pit file is being used
8) Double check everything and finally click the 'Start' button in Odin. The installation process will begin and take a few minutes to complete
9) After the installation process is completed, the phone will restart automatically. Once the home screen appears on the device, unplug the USB cable
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I wanna share my knowledge here
Learning from my experience using Samsung's devices, I found similarities in the way of reversing Samsung devices to stock rom.
So this guide should be practice for almost all Samsung devices
Ok, let's get started
First, download all these stuff
1. Samsung USB Driver or go to this Thread (install it)
2. Samsung Kies (install it)
3. Odin v.4xx or Odin v1-3 or go to this Thread (just open when need it)
4. And of course your stock rom
Download from here (choose the right stock rom and the newest depend on your model)
5. Extract the stock rom using winrar/7zip
-you should 3 files PDA_xx.tar.md5, Phone/Modem_xx.tar.md5 and CSC_xx.tar.md5 or more
-If you have just two files, .xxxx.tar.md5 & SS_DL.dll, i'll give it the guide too
Second, Go to download mode
- For device with Menu button : hold power button+menu button+volume down (vol -)
- For device without Menu button : hold power button+volume down (vol -)
For the 3 Files or more
- Go to download mode
- Plug your device to PC/Laptop
- Open Odin
- Choose PDA (browse it from your extracted stock rom)
- Choose phone/modem (browse it from your extracted stock rom)
- CSC (browse it from your extracted stock rom)
- If there's more files, just put it on the same box of the files names
- Check list auto reboot and f.reset time(look at the left)
- Click start and wait
- If success, should be writen "PASS" on left side
For 2 files only
- Go to download mode
- Plug your device to PC/Laptop
- Open Odin
- Just choose PDA and browse it the file(forget about SS_DL.dll or XX.dll file)
- Check list auto reboot and f.reset time(look at the left)
- Click start and wait
- If success, should be writen "PASS" on left side
If there's something miss or wrong, please tell me, I'll fix it this ASAP
And Let's helping people
Why USB drivers and then Kies as Kies installs usb drivers .
Plus we already have all this posted in the faqs and guides .
OP, thank you for putting together this guide. However, there are already a few floating around with the same information, so I will close this one to avoid having a bunch of duplicate threads.
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Forum Moderator
hi all,
ive been having fast dormancy issues and i got so annoyed, i decided to take a chance and upgrade to Kitkat.
i have a GT-I9190 S4 Mini, unbranded , supplied by CellC South Africa,
For those with the I9190XXUBNA1 models,
i would like to confirm that the kitkat I9190XXUCNG1 works successfully with no issues on this model.
hope this helps others.
its very laggy for the first 2, 3 minutes. i would suggest you leave the phone for about 10 minutes after the home screen shows up.
i did this with 100% battery life, knox counter has not been tripped btw.
i would like to thank ibtimes.co.uk , i followed the guide from their site.
Im not a reg user on the forum, but i thought i would share this is since ive seen the I9190XXUBNA1 model to have very less info online about them.
How to install I9190XXUCNG1 Android 4.4.2 on Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9190
Step-1: Extract the downloaded firmware zip using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting tool to get a .tar.md5 file with few other files, which are optional
Step-2: Extract the Odin zip to get Odin3 v.3.09.exe with few other files
Step-3: Switch off the S4 Mini and wait for some time until the device goes off completely
Step-4: Reboot the phone into Download Mode by pressing and holding Home, Power and Volume Down buttons together
Step-5: Run Odin on the computer as an Administrator
Step-6: Connect the S4 Mini to computer using USB cable while it is in Download mode. Wait for some time until Odin detects the device. When the phone is connected successfully an Added message will appear under Odin. Also, the ID: COM box in Odin will turn light blue with COM port number, indicating successful connection
Note: If the Added message does not appear, then try to re-install USB derivers or change the USB port on the computer.
Step-7: In Odin, click the AP button and select the .tar.md5 file which was extracted earlier
Step-8: Enable Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes. Ensure that Re-Partition checkbox is not ticked
Step-9: Double check everything then click the Start button in Odin. The installation process should begin now and take about few minutes to complete
Step-10: When the installation process is completed, the phone will restart automatically. Once the home screen appears, disconnect the phone from the computer
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