Hey guys,
Thought to post in this thread rather than making a new one. My friend got an S i9000 which is already on some Devil Kernel (Shows on boot up) and Android 4.0.4 installed (Shows in the phone detail).
He wants it default and I am the person who has to do the job. Can you please guide me as to how I should remove the existing kernel and rom and install the default one in it?
1. Make up backup of everything.
2. Download any STOCK ROM from here:
[ROM/KERNEL/MODEM] GT-I9000 - Latest Stock Firmwares - Direct Links - Torrents - xda-developers, the region choosing depends on you.
3. Download ODIN;
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...bbabf06a/50202e13/5/8/1/9/1/3/Odin3-v1.85.zip
4. Go into recovery mode; Power off the phone, Press and hold: VOLUME UP + HOME KEY + POWER button until it boots into recovery mode.
5. When into recovery mode, you may see many options (these options depend on the kernel etc)
6. Find and select these: a. Wipe Data/Factory Reset b. Wipe Cache c. Wipe Dalvik Cache.
7. Now power off the phone again.
8. Go into download mode now; When the phone is powered off, Press and hold: VOLUME DOWN + HOME KEY + POWER button until it boots into download mode.
9. Proceed with the warnings on the download screen and you'll land at a screen somewhat like this:
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo171/mascensao/SamsungGalaxyS/galaxy-s-download-mode.jpg
10. Make Sure KIES isn't running in the background, use TASK MANAGER to kill it completely.
11. Start ODIN.
12. Connect the I9000 whilst in the DOWNLOAD mode.
13. You'll see a YELLOWBOX with COM written indicating that the phone is now connected successfully. Like this:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekUnJoF1mso/TzhzMajg3oI/AAAAAAAAARk/VBuV-YtQi1E/s1600/Odin11.jpg
14. DO NOT TOUCH ANY SETTINGS ON ODIN OTHERWISE YOU CAN HARD BRICK THE PHONE ! DO NOT TOUCH PIT BUTTON AT ALL !
15. Now CLICK on the PDA button and select the STOCK ROM that you downloaded. If it is not showing up in the dialog box, then try to extract the downloaded file until you get a .tar or .md5 file.
16. After selecting it, press START and wait till the phone completely boots up.
17. Disconnect the cable.
18. You now have a stock ROM flashed on your I9000, congratulations.
For more help, visit:
[Firmwares]Official I9000/I9000M Firmwares collection [Latest: XWJW8, DDJVB, XWJW7] - xda-developers