Samsung Galaxy S... highest spec Android phone released... also with QWERTY!

fail at the internets · 30 Nov 2011 at 22:31

I'll install it in a few months once it's perfect.

Users reporting calls not working and other big issues.

PiKe · 30 Nov 2011 at 22:40

I don't like using custom roms so unless theres an official release I'll be on Gingerbread forever more.

NarChaDBaueR · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:19

Bit of a random one but i'm currently using 2.3.4 firmware I9000XXJVQ. I'd like to go back to an official Gingerbread firmware, what is the best way of going about doing this? Will I be able to do it via Kies? Or will I have to flash a rom using Odin?

Myshra · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:40

Flash via Odin, much much easier than any other option. Just grab a rooted official image for simplicity.

Fallen god · 5 Dec 2011 at 21:41

fail at the internets said:
I'll install it in a few months once it's perfect.

Users reporting calls not working and other big issues.

Never had even the sligtless problem with the rom, phone calls are perfect, phone is a lot faster, even my data seems to be a lot faster now. Worth a quick try over the weekend just to get a good taste of ICS.

NarChaDBaueR · 6 Dec 2011 at 21:21

Does anyone know where I can get a rooted official image from? I just tried to update the darkyrom I had installed and now my phone can't get passed the splash screen

w1lliam · 6 Dec 2011 at 21:47

Just check the xda forums and get the lastest official rom, which is i9000xwjvx 2.3.6.

PiKe · 6 Dec 2011 at 22:25

Is it not on kies yet?

Fallen god · 6 Dec 2011 at 23:03

PiKe said:
Is it not on kies yet?

Why wait for Kies, I personally find updating using Odin to be a lot better.

PiKe · 6 Dec 2011 at 23:50

If it goes all wrong at least you have some recourse with samsung this way.

w1lliam · 7 Dec 2011 at 00:02

It's almost impossible to brick this device if you have access to the recovery/download mode.

NarChaDBaueR · 7 Dec 2011 at 08:58

I can get into recovery mode/download mode but when I tried to update to the latest official Rom linked above I still couldn't get passed the splash screen! Also when I tried to do a wipe of all the data it asked for a password, is this a default password? as I have never set one for this before :s

Myshra · 7 Dec 2011 at 09:05

were you coming from 2.3 or 2.2? you probably just need a different... er... PIT? file. Been a while since i did it. One was for flashing the bootstrapper, i remember that much.

NarChaDBaueR · 8 Dec 2011 at 14:10

At the moment I believe 2.3 is on the phone, but still can't get passed the splash screen after trying to flash the 2.3.6 version w1lliam suggested. Is there a place/way of flashing a completely stock rom, the link provided earlier wasn't very clear as to what files were needed

PiKe · 21 Dec 2011 at 15:33

Up we go: http://www.change.org/petitions/sam...ide-android-40-for-the-galaxy-i9000-and-i9001

Balb0wa · 21 Dec 2011 at 15:37

PiKe said:
Up we go: http://www.change.org/petitions/sam...ide-android-40-for-the-galaxy-i9000-and-i9001

Is it worth it? ive tried various ICS builds, i really dont rate it one bit , the phone on 2.3.6 does all the things i want anyhow.

I bet a samsung leak of a build of ics will come out, not for a good while yet though.

PiKe · 23 Dec 2011 at 23:03

Trying to set up WiFi hotspot on this phone so I can share the connection with my tablet but im having terrible trouble with the signal strength of the hotspot, it barely registers on my tablet and disappears from the list of access points quite readily. Has anyone had similar problems?

w1lliam · 24 Dec 2011 at 10:00

PiKe said:
Trying to set up WiFi hotspot on this phone so I can share the connection with my tablet but im having terrible trouble with the signal strength of the hotspot, it barely registers on my tablet and disappears from the list of access points quite readily. Has anyone had similar problems?

Not at all, not when I was running 2.3.5 and not on ICS either. I take it you've rebooted? If so it might be a rom issue, and might need reinstalling or use the latest one.

Mansize_tissue · 24 Dec 2011 at 22:11

I'm on Froyo still, looking to wipe and start again. What's the fastest, most stable ROM out at the moment?

w1lliam · 25 Dec 2011 at 15:24

I thinks This is the latest. Pretty fast and stable.