How to upgrade the firmware 2.3.6 on a Samsung Galaxy S.

Posted on May 26, 2013 by admin

This video will show you how to upgrade the firmware 2.3.6 on a Samsung Galaxy S.

WARNING: Make sure you back up your Phone before proceeding!!!!
All the data on your phone will be deleted when you do this upgrade so please make sure you take the time to backup your data.
* Backup any photos and images that you have on the phone.
* Backup your contacts list, SMS and emails.
* Backup your music and video.
* Backup your APPS and phone settings
* Backup your bookmarks and stored pages.
* Backup all your data on your SD card.

Prepare your PC and Phone for the upgrade.
* Plug your Samsung phone into your Pc and make sure that the phone drivers install correctly. You should be able to browse to the phone in explorer.

Samsung Galaxy S in Windows Explorer

Step 1. Download the firmware and pit file from our download site here.
The firmware filename is sam_GTI9000_firmware.zip
Its quite a large file the size is 225.9 MB, so be prepared to take some time to download.
The file password is: 123myit.com

Step 2. Extract the downloaded sam_GTI9000_firmware.zip.
You should extract the following files.
* CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
* GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5
* MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1059471.tar.md5
* s1_odin_20100512.pit

Step 3. Download and extract the Odin3 v1.7.exe file from our downloads section here.

Step 4. Put your phone into “Download Mode” by holding down the Volume down button + the Home button + the Power button.

Step 5. Start the Odin3 v1.7.exe and connect your phone to the PC. The Odin application should say the message “Added!” If it doesn’t say added then you will have an issue with the drivers and your should reboot your PC with the phone still plugged in and repeat this step.

Step 6.Once Odin has started and you have your phone Added. Select the files that you extracted in step 2.
They should all be loaded in the following order.
* Select the “PDA Tab”, and select “CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5”
* Select the “Phone Tab”, and select “MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5”
* Select the “CSC Tab”, and select “GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5”
* Select the “PIT Tab”, and select “s1_odin_20100512.pit”

Step 7.Make sure that you select the Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkbox within Odin.
Step 8.Click the start button to kick off the flashing process.The phone will reboot when it finishes and Odin should give a green PASS message.
When the phone restarts you should be running the new Android, v2.3.6 XXJVU firmware.

95 thoughts on “How to upgrade the firmware 2.3.6 on a Samsung Galaxy S.”

william mcintosh on February 15, 2014 at 3:37 pm said:

Thanks, it worked first time..cheers m8

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- admin on February 16, 2014 at 5:12 am said:
  
  Hi william McIntosh
  Glad it worked out. If you liked that video their is also a new guide on how to upgrade that firmware to Kitkat here.
  Also how to root the phone here.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Icy on March 6, 2014 at 1:22 pm said:

i followed the instructions and the Odin gave a green PASS message.
but my phone dead after trying this…

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Icy on March 6, 2014 at 1:54 pm said:

I followed all the instruction and the odin gave me the green PASS.
but my phone dead after this…

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- admin on March 8, 2014 at 9:17 am said:
  
  Hi Icy
  Can you get back into download mode? My suggestion would be to try the process again.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - Icy on March 9, 2014 at 1:13 pm said:
    
    my phone is completely dead , i cant turn it on even charging it. tried to connect to my PC too , dont work.
    
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    - admin on March 10, 2014 at 12:10 am said:
      
      Hi Icy
      Have you removing the battery sim for a few mins? Check out the video black screen of death here.
      I hope that helps.
      Cheers
      Matt
      
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      - Icy on March 10, 2014 at 4:36 am said:
        
        tried everything. but i still hear some noises when i connect my phone to my PC (when replacing the battery). Now getting my phone charged , and then try the next step .
      - admin on March 10, 2014 at 5:43 am said:
        
        Does the phone detect when you plug it in?
        Cheers
        Matt
Icy on March 10, 2014 at 7:22 am said:

my phone show nothing but pitch black , so i got no idea if my phone detect it or not .

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- Icy on March 10, 2014 at 8:00 am said:
  
  my galaxy S problem is similar with this (no light/sound) . >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WQ5HCoFiCk<
  the description below wrote the motherboard was dead .
  
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mohammad on March 31, 2014 at 6:32 am said:

Thank you in advance

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fhredson on April 24, 2014 at 3:07 am said:

thank you so much.. it really works!!.. Cheers

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- 123myIT on April 28, 2014 at 1:42 am said:
  
  Hi fhredson
  Yes it does. Thanks for the feedback and don’t forget to subscribe.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Amadeu Ferreira on May 11, 2014 at 11:57 am said:

Thank you very much. Worked for me.

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- 123myIT on May 11, 2014 at 2:45 pm said:
  
  HI Amadeu Ferreira
  Glad it helped out. Thanks for the feedback.
  Cheers
  MAtt
  
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mumtaz ansari on May 13, 2014 at 11:50 am said:

i m very happy to read this.
i want to say thanks in advance
bcz i know its work on my samsung galaxy fit 2.3.6 to change in icream sandwich…..

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- 123myIT on May 15, 2014 at 12:11 pm said:
  
  HI mumtaz Ansari
  The model is for Samsung Galaxy S only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Houssem on May 14, 2014 at 6:21 am said:

Thanks very much for all informations Sir i use this steps many time and it work well i always succeed to upgrade but i the last time when the odin extracting the files near to finish to phone the laptop get cut of electric and the phone stay black screen never work even i press the power bottom even i unplugg the battery so can someone help me and thanks so much

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- 123myIT on May 15, 2014 at 12:10 pm said:
  
  HI Houssem
  What model are you trying to use?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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fian on May 25, 2014 at 5:02 am said:

Can this instruction to my phone Because myPhone is Eror

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- 123myIT on May 26, 2014 at 12:51 am said:
  
  Hi fian
  
  What model of phone is it?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - bachana on December 5, 2016 at 4:51 pm said:
    
    does this works on galaxy xcover gt-s5690?
    
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    - 123myIT on December 12, 2016 at 11:30 am said:
      
      Nope just the Samsung Galaxy S only.
      
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Bi on June 9, 2014 at 10:46 am said:

I have a issue when follow guide:

Stoped inline ‘SetupConnection’

🙁

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- 123myIT on June 11, 2014 at 2:42 am said:
  
  Hi Bi
  What model phone is it?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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- CasioP on June 25, 2014 at 12:21 pm said:
  
  I had the same problem and the solution was this:
  * disconnect the phone
  * remove the battery and wait some seconds
  * insert the battery again
  * press volume down+Home+Power to go into download mode again
  * reconnect via usb
  * press Start in odin (with the correct files set)
  
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  - 123myIT on June 26, 2014 at 2:08 pm said:
    
    HI CasioP
    Thanks for the feedback. I might look into making a video on that.
    Cheers
    MAtt
    
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Andrej on July 17, 2014 at 12:41 pm said:

I did all the steps in this tutorial, but now my phone is showing “No Service” error. How do I fix this ?

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- 123myIT on July 18, 2014 at 12:48 am said:
  
  HI Andrej
  Do you have wifi connection ?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Samir on July 29, 2014 at 5:11 pm said:

Hi Dear,

I have Samsung Pocket Galaxy model GT-S5300, Can I do the same instruction you mentioned it for upgrading from 2.3.6 to ICS 4.0.4 too ?
Has it any risk to do that too?

with many thanks in advance,
Samir

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- 123myIT on July 29, 2014 at 10:33 pm said:
  
  Hi Samir
  I am sure there would be a way to upgrade it and yes some risk. However I don’t have that model so I cant advise.
  Good luck.
  Matt
  
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Mr. Thu Yein on July 31, 2014 at 8:50 am said:

My Galaxy S is doesn’t work usb when i connect to my computer. Don’t show anythings and don’t ask anymore (e.g Samsung Kies, Mass Storage, etc) although all setting are normal. But, charging sign is shown. How can I solve this problem?

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- 123myIT on August 1, 2014 at 4:25 am said:
  
  Hi Mr. Thu Yein
  Try powering off the device remove the battery and sim for 5 mins. Replace them and plug into charger and turn the device back on.
  Also you can try to boot the device through odin.
  Good luck,
  Matt
  
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  - Mr. Thu Yein on August 1, 2014 at 5:41 am said:
    
    Odin is doesn’t show ‘Added’ when handset power is on. I think Odin is not detected my handset device on downloading mode and ready mode. Once time I am doing firmware updated with Kies, but working is not finished. It’s stopped on 20% coz our country connection is too bad. After that my handset is not detected on my computer and others computer still now. In that so, how should I do?
    
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Clarenz Pineda on August 5, 2014 at 4:55 am said:

sir
i have a problem after flashing it to stock rom sir

E:Can’t mount /sdcard, E:Unable to write ums lunfile (No such file or directory)

WtF?

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- 123myIT on August 5, 2014 at 11:46 pm said:
  
  Hi Clarenz Pineda
  Just check your SD card format? Did you format it in a computer ? Maybe it has the wrong format?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Sanjay on August 5, 2014 at 7:26 am said:

I, Have a samsung verizon 4g lte mobile. its firmware version is 2.3.6. model no:SCH-I510. i want to upgrade this mobile, PLEASE HELP…………

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- 123myIT on August 5, 2014 at 11:43 pm said:
  
  Hi Sanjay
  I don’t have this model so I cant advise.
  Good luck
  Matt
  
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mary on August 20, 2014 at 5:48 am said:

i upgraded my phone to this version but it didnt contain arabic language the letters appeared disconnected frem each other and when i go to settings>input>language>no arabic !!!

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- 123myIT on August 20, 2014 at 11:09 am said:
  
  Hi mary
  Thats a good point. You might have to look for the international version of the firmware or the Arabic version.
  The process should be the same however I have no way to tell.
  Good luck,
  Matt
  
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Mohammad Fazeel Ahmad on September 4, 2014 at 5:50 pm said:

Thanks. i’m going to do this in my galaxy s gt i9000 to get urdu language… Hope i’ll be succeeded

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- 123myIT on September 4, 2014 at 11:44 pm said:
  
  Hi Mohammad Fazeel
  This is for the Samsung Galaxy S only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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vik on September 17, 2014 at 3:54 pm said:

it works as charm ………chears

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- 123myIT on September 17, 2014 at 11:30 pm said:
  
  Hi vik
  Glad it worked out for you.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Navjot on October 2, 2014 at 6:19 am said:

Thank bro!!!!
i phone bricked….
continuously finding solution for 12 hours on different site
and then it works!!!!!!
thanks again!!!!:-)

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- 123myIT on October 6, 2014 at 1:04 am said:
  
  Hi Navjot
  No problem at all glad it worked out for you.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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sukh on November 2, 2014 at 8:58 am said:

Can’t open the serial(COM) port

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kram on November 8, 2014 at 6:37 am said:

this can be work in oplus 8.31z ?

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- 123myIT on November 9, 2014 at 2:54 am said:
  
  Hi kram
  This video is for the Samsung Galaxy S only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Lilly Riddle on November 12, 2014 at 10:39 pm said:

Hello! So as I was following along with the video I noticed that when I try to put my phone into download mode, nothing shows up. Its all still black.. But I did anyways everything else, Odin said “Added!!” So I assumed It was already there. So I entered everything else in and pushed start. I have this. Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
File analysis..
Enter CS for MD5..
Leave CS..
Enter CS for MD5..
Leave CS..
Enter CS for MD5..
Leave CS..
Nothing will change now and there isn’t even a green loading bar. What do I do?

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- 123myIT on November 15, 2014 at 3:08 am said:
  
  Hi Lilly Riddle
  If you check the device manager does it have the driver for the iPhone installed?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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David Dirks on December 30, 2014 at 10:21 pm said:

After the installation my I9000 Askes for a password?? is this normal or did i something wrong?

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- 123myIT on January 3, 2015 at 6:27 am said:
  
  HI David Dirks
  Asks for a password at which stage?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - Wazap on January 10, 2015 at 2:53 pm said:
    
    it asks for a password for me too when u try to launch the phone
    
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    - 123myIT on January 11, 2015 at 1:11 am said:
      
      Hi Wazap
      Did you have a password on there before?
      Cheers
      Matt
      
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sampath on January 6, 2015 at 3:55 am said:

Can i follow the same steps for my celkon a88 ?

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- 123myIT on January 6, 2015 at 5:02 am said:
  
  HI sampath
  No this is for the Samsung Galaxy S only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Marlyse on January 23, 2015 at 3:03 pm said:

Hi, I was able to follow all the steps, but it kept displaying FAIL in red!! I have a GT-S6802

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- 123myIT on January 27, 2015 at 4:29 am said:
  
  Hi Marlyse
  This video is for the Samsung galaxy S only. The process should be simular, however you would need to find the files that would suit your device.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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shoaib on January 29, 2015 at 11:15 am said:

my galaxy do not start after updating

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aden on February 9, 2015 at 5:44 pm said:

hi there i have a samsung s1 gt I9000 i constanly get a message sorry unexpected error on all my apps . how can i fix it?

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amih on March 26, 2015 at 12:37 pm said:

Hi will this upgrading work on my samsung galaxy s Advance xxlk2?
Thanks
Amih

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- 123myIT on March 26, 2015 at 11:16 pm said:
  
  Hi amih
  No this is for the Samsung Galaxy S model only.
  Thanks
  Matt
  
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Ramon on April 19, 2015 at 7:02 am said:

Sir I just want to say thanks I really liked this post I coul fixed my problem thanks for everything God bless you.

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- 123myIT on April 20, 2015 at 12:17 am said:
  
  Hi Ramon
  No problem at all. Why not sign up to the 123myIT.com YouTube channel.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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nijar on May 27, 2015 at 1:48 pm said:

hi.why my samsung is not updating.odin seys fail in red.please help me to uptdate my device

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- 123myIT on May 27, 2015 at 11:50 pm said:
  
  Hi nijar,
  This is for the Samsung Galaxy S model only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - marianne on September 13, 2015 at 12:22 am said:
    
    Hi there…is it the same for the Galaxy S GT i9000T please?
    
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    - 123myIT on September 14, 2015 at 3:07 am said:
      
      HI Marianne
      No this is for the Samsung galaxy S model only.
      Good luck
      Matt
      
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ajju on June 5, 2015 at 10:09 am said:

how can upgrade my samsung galaxy ace s6802 2.3 to 4.1 please help me my gmail is lovelyajju92@gmail.com
thank u…

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- 123myIT on June 8, 2015 at 2:13 am said:
  
  Hi ajju
  I don’t have this model so I can’t advise.
  Good luck
  Matt
  
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king k on August 13, 2015 at 12:37 am said:

I followed all the steps but it is not starting it shows set partition on odin… What to do now

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marianne on September 12, 2015 at 8:42 pm said:

Hi there …will this work on galaxy s gt i9000t (nz galaxy s) ? if so, is it better to do the gingerbread upgrade, rather than kitkat, being such an old phone? ..cheers

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- 123myIT on September 14, 2015 at 3:08 am said:
  
  HI Marianne
  No this is for the Samsung galaxy S model only.
  Good luck
  Matt
  
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  - marianne on September 14, 2015 at 5:20 am said:
    
    Thanks for that, but I’m confused – as the phone is a samsung galaxy S.
    
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    - marianne on September 14, 2015 at 5:23 am said:
      
      It’s a galaxy s gt i9000 – exactly the phone this upgrade is for….it just has a t at the end.
      
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dhel fha on October 17, 2015 at 4:43 am said:

hello there!
I wanna ask some help on how to upgrade a samsung galaxy S Anycall (SHW-M110S). Does the instructions above also works on this device?Thank you in advance.

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- 123myIT on October 18, 2015 at 11:01 pm said:
  
  Hi dhel fha
  This is for the Samsung Galaxy S model only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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dhel fha on October 17, 2015 at 4:48 am said:

hello there!
I wanna ask some help on how to upgrade a samsung galaxy S Anycall (SHW-M110S). Does the instructions above also works on this device?Thank you in advance.

P.S: I’ve tried to follow the instructions available in other sites, yet the firmware doesn’t work and I don’t know what exact version of firmware the fits to this model.Thanks!

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- 123myIT on October 18, 2015 at 11:01 pm said:
  
  Hi dhel fha
  This is for the Samsung Galaxy S model only.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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PiAnt on November 1, 2015 at 7:15 am said:

Cheers mate. Very clear and easy to follow instructions which worked perfectly first time.

Should have come here first…

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- 123myIT on November 1, 2015 at 1:11 pm said:
  
  Hi PiAnt, glad it worked out for you.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Kapindra Verma on December 21, 2015 at 9:54 pm said:

Hey frnd,
I had follow ur instructions,all going right bt after completing ODIN process my phone’s screen goes black am not able to on.
My phone not working,even not functioning.
please help me out
mah phone is I9003

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- 123myIT on December 22, 2015 at 4:43 am said:
  
  Hi Kapindra Verma,
  Which model do you have?
  Matt
  
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Usman Malik on February 14, 2016 at 11:22 am said:

Where’s the Download link

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- 123myIT on February 14, 2016 at 11:37 pm said:
  
  Hi Usman
  Should be on the Downloads section.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Arshed Arif on May 24, 2016 at 6:10 pm said:

i cant download the file

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- 123myIT on May 25, 2016 at 9:46 am said:
  
  which file mate?
  
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Vardaan Singh on April 30, 2017 at 4:50 am said:

I am always getting this output
Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5 is valid.
GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
it never shows a green bar
please help me……

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John on September 24, 2017 at 11:00 pm said:

Hi.

I downloaded all of the files that you stated as being required, with the exception of the Odin3 v1.7.exe file, which appears not to be available anywhere. I have downloaded several other versions of it, but none will add my phone to the Odin app, except the version that comes with the Firmware download ( Odin 3 v1.0 ).

Following all of the steps that you outline (but using Odin 3 v1.0), the process appears to do as you say, but the final comment on the Odin process message box is:- All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1) and the phone stays in Download mode … does not reboot.

I repeated the process several times, always with an identical result. The phone now only show the Black Screen of Death. I can get back to the Download screen to repeat the whole process over and over again, but the end result is always the same. I cant even locate a “Stock” copy of the Original Firmware, to attempt a reinstallation of that.

Is there any way that you can help me with this please, as this phone was going to be a gift for someone, that doesn’t have a smartphone??…

Thanking you in advance and anticipation..

Regards….

John

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- 123myIT on October 7, 2017 at 1:00 am said:
  
  Hi John the phone is pretty old now and their isn’t any support.
  What are you trying to do exactly?
  
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John on October 7, 2017 at 9:52 pm said:

Hi.

Thanks for taking the time to reply, it is appreciated. A friend doesn’t have a smartphone and as I have this one, just sitting in its box doing nothing, I thought that I would give it to my friend. I was hoping to make more useable to modern apps, by upgrading it to a newer version of Android, such as you suggest here.

John

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sorenz on October 28, 2018 at 7:05 am said:

hi may cellphone samsung galaxy s im try to update 2.3.6 to your description then im open the odin and i set all file needs but odin loading to set pit file…..and do not turn off target

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- 123myIT on November 27, 2018 at 1:37 am said:
  
  Not sure mate I haven’t done this in a long time.
  
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