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

fornowagain · 22 Dec 2010 at 22:19

haveaniceday said:
just got my Galaxy S I9000 done the 3 buttons DOWNLOAD MODE working used super one click all good looking at rooting the phone do i update the phone first then root and what is the easy way of doing this looked at [APP] z4root but no longer works . thanks

z4root which should still work on your older stock firmware, use that to root then copy the /efs folder to the PC first thing. Update to JPY, Kies can be spoofed. Use Superoneclick and Busybox installer, then factory reset and format the internal SD. You won't lose the root.

haveaniceday · 22 Dec 2010 at 22:39

so i can i update my phone how do i find what fimware or android im on .thanks

Hen_Dawg · 22 Dec 2010 at 22:53

Peerzy said:
Right, been reading up a bit on this stuff.

I held down those 3 buttons and got that black menu with text to load (with different options like reboot, format sd card etc...)

Does this mean I can do whatever with the phone and I can't brick it? Or do I need to do something else first?

You still need to read up on what you are doing and make sure things will be compatible etc. It does mean any flashing that goes wrong can quite safely be rectified

fornowagain · 22 Dec 2010 at 23:16

haveaniceday said:
so i can i update my phone how do i find what fimware or android im on .thanks

Look in settings > about phone.

And in the dialler

*#1234#

*#12580*369#

haveaniceday · 23 Dec 2010 at 12:07

fornowagain said:
z4root which should still work on your older stock firmware, use that to root then copy the /efs folder to the PC first thing. Update to JPY, Kies can be spoofed. Use Superoneclick and Busybox installer, then factory reset and format the internal SD. You won't lose the root.

done the z4root looks ok i have superuser app on my phone . what do you mean by copy /efs folder to the PC were can i find that i just installed Root Explorer .cheers

R.O.S.S.I · 23 Dec 2010 at 12:49

Is there anyway to completely wipe your phone and revert to stock firmware etc?
As if it were brand new?

Tried doing Darkys 5.6 and it didnt comlpete successfully but looks to have installed it on the phone however I get random errors, it canes my battery and it feels a bit jerky.

Just want to know is there anyway I can revert the phone back to 2.1, and completely clear EVERYTHING off it so its completely fresh!

UKDTweak · 23 Dec 2010 at 12:55

You can flash an eclair firmware via Odin, this will give you back a Stock 2.1 ROM.

Have you tried a factory reset, clear cache/davlik cache, since you flashed Docs rom? may help.

alex24 · 23 Dec 2010 at 13:15

UKDTweak said:
You can flash an eclair firmware via Odin, this will give you back a Stock 2.1 ROM.

Have you tried a factory reset, clear cache/davlik cache, since you flashed Docs rom? may help.

As long as you haven't removed any stock preinstalled software, otherwise the factory reset will cause problems!

alex24 · 23 Dec 2010 at 13:36

Just thought I'd add - getting Quadrant score of ~1200 using JPX firmware with no lag fix. Phone feels so much faster than JPO! The time it takes to install from the market has reduced by about 2/3 for me.

haveaniceday · 23 Dec 2010 at 13:58

what do you mean by copy /efs folder to the PC were can i find this folder

fornowagain · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:00

haveaniceday said:
what do you mean by copy /efs folder to the PC were can i find this folder

haveaniceday · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:04

got it so how do i copy this to my pc

fornowagain · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:16

Long press 'copy' /efs to sdcard (internal SD). Go to sdcard, 'long' press Zip folder. Zip file is stored in sdcard/SpeedSoftware/Zip. Connect phone to PC via mass storage mode, copy zip file across to PC. I'd also move the copy of /efs to the external SD in a backup folder, so when I reformat the internal SD it's still on the phone to copy back over the original.

haveaniceday · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:34

all done so how do i update to JPY

fornowagain · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:51

fornowagain said:
[HOWTO] [REF] [FAQ] [Guides] [Tutorials] Flash/Root/ADB/ROM [MUST READ!]
[WARNING!] Do Not flash Any ROM until you can get the 3 buttons DOWNLOAD MODE working
[WINDOWS APP] Kies Registry Patcher 1.7.0.0, patch registry on latest Kies
[REF] Stock Firmwares for Samsung Galaxy S I9000 series - Download Only

haveaniceday said:
all done so how do i update to JPY

alex24 · 24 Dec 2010 at 17:59

JPY appears to be arriving on Kies now in a more official way (i.e. those who didn't spoof with the registry).

Have a look for yourself, seems to work with XEU phones only at the moment, certainly a good update over 2.2!

haveaniceday · 27 Dec 2010 at 13:14

how do you to drag apps to samsung galaxy s using usb i rooted the phone and im using one click lag fix . firmware version 2.1. thanks

VortexA1 · 27 Dec 2010 at 16:14

Thank you Fornowagon. With your links I've now updated to JPY Firmware.

Mp4 · 27 Dec 2010 at 18:50

LeftfieldTilt said:
back up all your apps etc with titanium and then factory reset

Can i not just re-install the apps again? I have the free version of titanium

going to factory reset in the next hour and see if kies has an android update

Meh no firmware update via kies :/ gay program!

Model GT-1900
Current Version PDA: JF3 / PHONE: JF3 / CSC:JE5
This device cannot be updated

Jimbeam3678 · 27 Dec 2010 at 21:30

Using doc roms all is good ,got a decent kernel on now as well! One question if you already have one theme flashed onto his rom via CWM can you just flash another one over the top? CBA to have to flash it again if it doesn't like it.

Thanks in advance