Odin vs. heimdall

[rand4ll]

So the title says it all...which do you use and why?

myself, I use heimdall...for many reasons. One being I own no windows computers, another being I prefer open source software. A third being it has always either perfect and is easy to use.

The reason I ask is because odin **seems** more cumbersome from what I have read...the pda button over phone button thing is silly and still needs explaining time and time again, as well as still causes noobs issues...also I have read a couple times its less reliable.
Anyways, share your thoughts!

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[BakedTator]

for me it really depends on what im flashing...if im doing just the modem.bin or just recovery, or anything like that, i use heimdall

if i need to completely default my phone for an upgrade or cause i jacked something up, then its odin time!!!

 

[Dread This Day]

for me it really depends on what im flashing...if im doing just the modem.bin or just recovery, or anything like that, i use heimdall

if i need to completely default my phone for an upgrade or cause i jacked something up, then its odin time!!!

+1. Exactly the same for me. And to the OP, it seems for most things, Heimdall IS WAY MORE RELIABLE, and I have not once seen anyone complain that it is not, like I HAVE SEEN people complain about with Odin. I think Odin is sort of sloppy. But. my vote is Heimdall.

 

[rand4ll]

for me it really depends on what im flashing...if im doing just the modem.bin or just recovery, or anything like that, i use heimdall

if i need to completely default my phone for an upgrade or cause i jacked something up, then its odin time!!!

The times I have had to heimdall has been fine. Used atlas pit file and extract the Odin tar file and do each piece in its respective slot... Are you saying for the convenience you use odin?

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[anoninja118]

Agreed, for me heimdall is good for more intricate tinkering but odin's perfect for a complete reinstall. Also its not that hard to know how to press only two buttons in odin, I'm an android/rooting/flashing noob and even I got it the first time. People just need to thoroughly read and understand instructions before doing anything like that with their phone.

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[times_infinity]

Heimdall if you need to flash one or two things. Odin if you need to flash a full Odin tar with repartitioning since heimdall kinda sucks at repartitioning.

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[tmlhodge]

heimdall blows odin away

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[DaleV]

They are both great and have much more flexibility than some realize. I have spent a lot of time with both bricking and unbricking my phone on purpose to really understand these programs. The main advantage once all is said and done is that heimdall will recover a phone that odin can't. and all this talk about PDA only is great advice if you don't know what you are doing, but it is not true. Also this idea about using some other button than PDA will permanently brick your phone, NOT TRUE, it will make you odin again with repartition checked and the pit file in place to wipe everything. And in the rare instance it doesn't use heimdall. the two main things to understand is IF IT GOES INTO DL MODE it can be fixed, and there are tricks to force it there if it wont, no not a jig, that is absolute last resort. Second is from everything I have learned and received feedback on neither odin or heimdall will work reliably if at all on win XP, but work with Vista and 7. We should all know by now what works or not with Linux and MAC.

 

[syborg]

Since I use Linux there is only one choice - Heimdall.

 

[glsteve]

Odin Odin Odin odin

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[Benjamin Dobell]

Odin Odin Odin odin

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What a persuasive argument you give

 

[rand4ll]

Since I use Linux there is only one choice - Heimdall.

Yeah, I only have one MAc computer that i guess I could use odin on (can i?), but i normally flash everything from my main linux box, other than that i have a netbook with linux and a server running freeBSD...

 

[JJcoder]

I've always used Odin and have never had any problems so I choose Odin