

In order to download the proper version of ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod, it is important to know the modelnumber of your Samsung Galaxy S. Downloading ClockworkMod Recovery & Heimdall Suite Only proceed if you know what you are doing and proceed with care.Ģ. The described methods worked for me and my specific device just fine, but I will take absolutely no responsibility for any data loss or damage to your smartphone. This article is based on my personal notes and experiences throughout the installation process of ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 (international). Make sure to have enough battery life throughout the whole installation procedure and to read the disclaimer before starting to follow this guide! I provided the specific software download locations for the GT-i9000 and also the general download links in case you have an other model of the SI. I have written this post while I was installing ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on my friends Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 (International). By installing CyanogenMod your device will also be rooted.

I noticed it came up with a t-mobile logo when I first switched it on ( when it was working!) I’ve spent a long time searching google, but have not found an answer.In this article I will describe how to install ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy S. I cannot get it to go into recovery mode, ONLY download mode. Odin said it had worked but it was still getting stuck on the logo screen! Couple of extra bits of info: 1. That’s when i tried flashing it following your instructions. Did this, and then the phone wouldn’t boot past the logo screen and I couldn’t get it into download mode either. It was running Eclair though, so plugged it into Kies and was told, as I expected, it needed updating. Purchased required bits from ebay, the main part being the motherboard! Put it all together and it worked perfectly. Thanks for replying! Better give you some background on this phone.īought half a phone. I feel bit less confident till I have full information about flashing… I will wait for your response before venturing to flash it. Will it adversely affect the functioning of the phone in India, if I retain GB 2.3.6 (JW4)?

Is it essential to flash my SGS with DDJVB after I have done it with XXJW4? As I understand, if I do so I would be reverting back to GB 2.3.3 (DDJVB) from GB 2.3.6. Where do I have to fit the CF-Root-XX_OXA_JW4-v4.4-CWM3RFS and JW4_JW4_JW4.tar files as extracted above? Do I need all five files for flashing? Please let me know which of these are required essentially for flashing and where to source them from.Ĭ. The above Odin3 V1.82 requires 5 files – pit, bootloader, pda, phone and csc. Have I downloaded XXJW4 correctly? If not please suggest/advice.ī. The XXJW4 downloaded from sammobile is a zip file containing following 3 files.
