[HOWTO] Flashing CWRecovery to i9000m & upgrade to ICS AOSP 4.x ROM from any version

AllGamer · Dec 6, 2011

[HOWTO] Flashing CWRecovery to i9000m & upgrade to ICS AOSP 4.x ROM from any version

Seems like there's little or no love for the i9000m here since I've left this section of the forum.
I'm still getting a lot of PMs by members of this section.
Apparently a lot of people had their questions gone unanswered, so here it is at last.
If you have the i9000m or any of the i9000 variants that have the extra letter, all you need to do is flash a stock i9000 ROM with Odin

...think about it, after all chances are if you want to install CWR, you'll be flashing Custom ROMs that are made for the i9000

so, why do it the hard way when resources for specific models like i9000m or i9000b are so hard to come by, instead do it the easy way use the i9000 resources that are available everywhere

Requirements:

Odin software
CF-root v3.7 JVP http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12651359&postcount=6
JVP ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846913
KG3 / CM7 modem http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16528528&postcount=45

ICS flavour to choose from:

AOSP ice-cream-sandwich-sgs http://code.google.com/p/ice-cream-sandwich-sgs/
Teamhacksung CM9 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363593

Odin flash back to stock in case sheet! happens

i9000m KG3 http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16556856&postcount=138

Flashing Root and CWR via Odin:

Boot into Download mode (3 buttons salute)
run Odin
choose only these 3 parts
PIT = 512
PDA = CODE_I9000XXJVP_CL264642_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC = GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVP.tar.md5
flash it (Start)
note: you do not need to change your KG3 modem for Canada
wait for it to finish rebooting, and skip all those steps in the 1st time phone wizard
reboot back into download mode again
close your previous session of Odin
run a new session of Odin
select PDA
select CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVP-v3.7-CWM3RFS.tar
flash it (Start)
it will reboot again
Congratulation! if all went well you should see these in your App drawer screen
to make sure it actually works, go into CWManager, and select ClockworkMod
select reboot into recovery
if all goeswell you should be inside the orange ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.5

Flashing ICS AOSP ROM

if you followed all the above to this point, might as well have fun and load ICS, but first...

in CWR make a Nandroid backup of your stock JVP with KG3 modem
in CWR select backup and restore
select backup in the sub menu, i'll take about a minute or two to complete
it will automatically go back to the main menu in CWR when it's done with the backup
select mounts and storage
select mount USB storage in the sub menu
now copy & paste the ICS ROM to your phone, and optionally the Google Apps, face unlock, etc
select unmount
select +++++Go Back+++++
select wipe data/factory reset
select wipe cache partition
select install zip from sdcard
select choose zip from sdcard
in my case i installed these:
- ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta2-i9000.zip (AOSP) or teamhacksung_galaxysmtd-ota-eng.BUILD7.zip ("CM9")
- gappsv5.1.zip
optionally you can also install
- face-unlockv5-final.zip
- FuguModICS_GT-I9000_update-Beta2.zip
- bd-ics-bootanimation-flashable.zip
after the flash it will reboot on its own, let it do its ICS magic

Enjoy!

AllGamer · Dec 7, 2011

Troubleshooting

if your upgrade to ICS fail
do not despair...
just repeat the Odin steps to get back to KG3 stock + CWR
and flash another ICS build

also if you see the dreadful Phone-Warning-PC screen of death

just hold the 3 key salute buttons to go back, with the USB cable plugged in, to go back to Download mode and flash back to KG3 stock

CatalystWon · Dec 7, 2011

Thanks! One of the best guides available.

ordio · Dec 8, 2011

Great job! I'm sure that'll help fellow canadian's with this phone who will want to flash custom roms...

urself25 · Dec 8, 2011

Thanks! On my part, I had trouble to flash JVP directly from KG3. I hat to flash back KC1 (froyo) and then I was able to flash JVP.

snehasish · Dec 8, 2011

urself25 said:
Thanks! On my part, I had trouble to flash JVP directly from KG3. I hat to flash back KC1 (froyo) and then I was able to flash JVP.

Could you elaborate on what issue you had? Was it the recovery version 3e which was failing the file verification signature check?

Thanks!

bambam1978 · Dec 8, 2011

help

Hey love the ics look and feel so far the only issue is my modem i tried flashing my ukg3 modem through odin but still nothing i have an i9000 through bell in canada and need that modem working im going to try ukg1

---------- Post added at 10:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:38 PM ----------

So that didnt work either any ideas anyone?

Jason123420 · Dec 8, 2011

bambam1978 said:
Hey love the ics look and feel so far the only issue is my modem i tried flashing my ukg3 modem through odin but still nothing i have an i9000 through bell in canada and need that modem working im going to try ukg1

---------- Post added at 10:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:38 PM ----------

So that didnt work either any ideas anyone?

Dont flash through odin.. use a CM7 Radio and flash through CWM

CatalystWon · Dec 8, 2011

snehasish said:
Could you elaborate on what issue you had? Was it the recovery version 3e which was failing the file verification signature check?

Thanks!

I've had a similar issue with ClockworkMod's ROM Manager, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19867108#post19867108

I am currently on rooted Stock KG3. How would I get to KG3 stock + CWR, mainly for CWR?

Thanks.

snehasish · Dec 9, 2011

Catalyst2012 said:
I've had a similar issue with ClockworkMod's ROM Manager, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19867108#post19867108

I've spent mega hours trying to understand what is Samsung's Recovery 3e relationship to kernel, whether clockworkMod will install and replace it (considering the signature verification)? And does a flash back-to Stock via Odin return it to 3e?

I've been down the same path. Locking it down is a douchey move. When we try to flash CWM on UGKG3 (I have the same) it does not replace the original recovery. This recovery only works with signed packages which we don't have. You can find a file called recovery in 2 places on your phone. Under / and under /system/sbin. These need to be replaced by one which does not check for signatures. Something similar to what is described here. But our file system is different. I haven't poked around further but I think we can downgrade the entire system to a stock Froyo and the install CWM.
Let's work this out.

zorxd · Dec 9, 2011

question

I have a custom gingerbread rom with a custom kernel and a i9000m modem.

Let say I make a nandroid backup and flash ICS.

Can I restore to the exact same state (kernel/rom/modem/data)? Will flashing ICS change my modem? What about the internal SD card will it get wiped?

mash_ns · Dec 9, 2011

zorxd said:
question

I have a custom gingerbread rom with a custom kernel and a i9000m modem.

Let say I make a nandroid backup and flash ICS.

Can I restore to the exact same state (kernel/rom/modem/data)? Will flashing ICS change my modem? What about the internal SD card will it get wiped?

Same question , I am now on ICS beta 2 and cm recovery 5.0.5.
If I want to go back to Amestris 2.3.5 ROM, can I do that just from nanodroid restore, or I must flash some stock Rom with ODIN, then flash root to get back recovery 3.0 ?

paezaa · Dec 10, 2011

Thanks the best guides

gokussjx · Dec 11, 2011

Thanks a lot!

That Phone-Warning-PC screen of death is quite an annoying little bugger.
Solved & learnt ^^

CatalystWon · Dec 12, 2011

snehasish said:
I've been down the same path. Locking it down is a douchey move. When we try to flash CWM on UGKG3 (I have the same) it does not replace the original recovery. This recovery only works with signed packages which we don't have. You can find a file called recovery in 2 places on your phone. Under / and under /system/sbin. These need to be replaced by one which does not check for signatures. Something similar to what is described here. But our file system is different. I haven't poked around further but I think we can downgrade the entire system to a stock Froyo and the install CWM.
Let's work this out.

Stock Froyo 2.2 UGKC1 also has the 3e Recovery which won't install CWM.

snehasish · Dec 12, 2011

Catalyst2012 said:
Stock Froyo 2.2 UGKC1 also has the 3e Recovery which won't install CWM.

So any idea of how we can get around it then?

I tried the CM7 flash instructions, went into a boot loop and had to flash back the zImage from KG3 to get it working again. What can we try next?

AllGamer · Dec 12, 2011

snehasish said:
So any idea of how we can get around it then?

I tried the CM7 flash instructions, went into a boot loop and had to flash back the zImage from KG3 to get it working again. What can we try next?

eeeehhhh.... that was the whole point of this HOW TO guide...

just follow the instructions on page 1, and it will get you past the <3e> road block

snehasish · Dec 12, 2011

AllGamer said:
eeeehhhh.... that was the whole point of this HOW TO guide...

just follow the instructions on page 1, and it will get you past the <3e> road block

Cool.
My balls went on vacation after the boot loop fiasco, I'll try again soon I hope.
I wonder what changes I need to make in order to just flash plain CM7.1 instead of the ICS build?
Also can this be done with heimdall on Linux?

Thank you again OP.

theandroidboy · Dec 13, 2011

Thanks. ICS is great!

zorxd · Dec 13, 2011

zorxd said:
question

I have a custom gingerbread rom with a custom kernel and a i9000m modem.

Let say I make a nandroid backup and flash ICS.

Can I restore to the exact same state (kernel/rom/modem/data)? Will flashing ICS change my modem? What about the internal SD card will it get wiped?

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