Samsung Galaxy S

statto25

ronano wrote: »

anyone know of a free way to change toe lock screen, i hate the glass swipe just want traditional 2.1 or 2.1 swipe unlock. I don't want to have to flash a custom rom but if need be i will

Widget Locker is pretty good. You can put a couple of different swipe options on your lock screen.

Rowley Birkin QC

G1032 wrote: »

There are only 2 for the i9000
You need the one last modified at 15:04

been a long day, thanks.

DRose1

Hi,

Could someone provide me (or just give me a link) with an idiot proof guide to installing the latest slim ICS rom on my Galaxy S - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488096

My current setup/Upgrade needs:

• Slim ICS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488096
• I am currently using Go Launcher EX - Would that run well on the Slim ICS Rom?
• I am mainly interested in smooth performance, good wifi signal/performance and good network signal/call quality - Would that slim rom suit the bill?
• Going by this Xda Thread, would JHJV9 be a good radio to go along with the Slim Rom?
• I am currently on 2.3.6 official ROM - I9000XXJW4
• The phone was rooted in the past but is not at the minute
• I am happy to do a full wipe

Let me know if you need any more info from me and any advise/guidelines would be appreciated.

Squeeonline

Look for idiot proof guides to installing CyanogenMod9. From there, http://www.slimroms.com/installation.htm
follow "From another ICS ROM".

These are the instructions from that link to install from froyo/gb ROM.

DRose1

Squeeonline wrote: »

Look for idiot proof guides to installing CyanogenMod9. From there, http://www.slimroms.com/installation.htm
follow "From another ICS ROM".

These are the instructions from that link to install from froyo/gb ROM.

Should be able to follow that.

Just one question - At what point/stage would I flash the JHJV9 radio and does anybody have any experience using it on here.

Thanks.

DRose1

Squeeonline wrote: »

Look for idiot proof guides to installing CyanogenMod9. From there, http://www.slimroms.com/installation.htm
follow "From another ICS ROM".

These are the instructions from that link to install from froyo/gb ROM.

Should be able to follow that.

Just one question - At what point/stage would I flash the JHJV9 radio and does anybody have any experience using it on here?

Thanks.

Squeeonline

DRose1 wrote: »

Should be able to follow that.

Just one question - At what point/stage would I flash the JHJV9 radio and does anybody have any experience using it on here?

Thanks.

Slim doesnt provide a radio so you'll have the one that came with CM9. When you've flashed CM9, make sure that everything works (3g gps wifi etc) and if it does, it should on Slim also. You can always flash a radio at any other time after installing everything, so dont worry about it.

DRose1

Squeeonline wrote: »

Slim doesnt provide a radio so you'll have the one that came with CM9. When you've flashed CM9, make sure that everything works (3g gps wifi etc) and if it does, it should on Slim also. You can always flash a radio at any other time after installing everything, so dont worry about it.

I was specifically interested in the radio because I have bad signal around my house (same with all phones), so If I could get an Irish specific radio that could improve my signal, that would be ideal.

Nothingbetter2d

galaxy S is crap compared to the htc desire.

the galaxy sII is better though

DRose1

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

galaxy S is crap compared to the htc desire.

the galaxy sII is better though

Thanks for your contribution. Very constructive.

lewis

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

galaxy S is crap compared to the htc desire.

the galaxy sII is better though

You feel better now?

Of course the SGS2 is better, but so will the SGS3...4..5:rolleyes:

Gaffs89

lewis wrote: »

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

galaxy S is crap compared to the htc desire.

the galaxy sII is better though

You feel better now?

Of course the SGS2 is better, but so will the SGS3...4..5:rolleyes:

I don't know Lewis , remember Godfather 3.

donjuandejohn

Squeeonline wrote: »

Slim doesnt provide a radio so you'll have the one that came with CM9. When you've flashed CM9, make sure that everything works (3g gps wifi etc) and if it does, it should on Slim also. You can always flash a radio at any other time after installing everything, so dont worry about it.

Was about to ask a similar question to the answer above. Since I first flashed away from stock I've been sick of having really bad three signal. This was never a problem before as it would switch to Vodafone quite quickly if the signal went low, but now I'm stuck with about 10-15% time without signal each day (battery->mobile standby - the single biggest battery drain unless I'm using the screen a lot).

Would a radio change help with this? I've tried a few thing the most likely (I thought) was trying to set the preferred network type to be anything other than wcdma preferred but I can't get anything other than that to take hold, it's keeps reverting to wcdma preferred (in phone info menu *#*#4636#*#*). Thanks

Other than that really like slim (3.2), apart from having to save camera videos to the internal storage, I can't find a way around that. Minor enough problem tho.

Squeeonline

I have JVU. GPS is woeful on it, but everything else works perfectly fine and fast enough. The GPS issue could be a hardware issue since I got the phone.

donjuandejohn

Might give it a try so.

DRose1

Has anybody had any luck with a 32gb micro-sd card and the Galaxy S?

If yes, would either of these two cards fit the bill?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MB-MSBGAEU-32GB-Class-Micro/dp/B005FY61EK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335970062&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Mobile-MicroSDHC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B005FQLN28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335970062&sr=8-3

Ste-

32gb Microsd should work no problem.
I have one in mine. Handy for those large backups.

DRose1

Ste- wrote: »

32gb Microsd should work no problem.
I have one in mine. Handy for those large backups.

Thanks. Which brand/model card did you go for?

Ste-

DRose1 wrote: »

Ste- wrote: »

32gb Microsd should work no problem.
I have one in mine. Handy for those large backups.

Thanks. Which brand/model card did you go for?

Ordered a few sandisk ones ages ago off Amazon.

G1032

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

galaxy S is crap compared to the htc desire.

the galaxy sII is better though

Thats great and really insightful. Thanks.
Care to elaborate?? How is it crap compared to the htc?

lewis

For anyone who`s interested, this
might be one to watch...

natnifnolnacs

Is anyone else having any problems with the latest slim release?I keep dropping signal or roaming to vodafone(I'm with three). It never used to roam this much before...

Also the backlight doesn't always stay on when you are using the phone, it seems to dim of it's own accord.

lewis

natnifnolnacs wrote: »

Is anyone else having any problems with the latest slim release?I keep dropping signal or roaming to vodafone(I'm with three). It never used to roam this much before...

Also the backlight doesn't always stay on when you are using the phone, it seems to dim of it's own accord.

No problems that I`ve ran into.

Do you have the sleep set to go off at a short time?

Also in custom backlight settings, have you been in there?

nicebutdim

DRose1 wrote: »

Has anybody had any luck with a 32gb micro-sd card and the Galaxy S?

If yes, would either of these two cards fit the bill?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MB-MSBGAEU-32GB-Class-Micro/dp/B005FY61EK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335970062&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Mobile-MicroSDHC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B005FQLN28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335970062&sr=8-3

Keep an eye on these guys.....I've used them before. This one is only Class 4 and I'd recommend probably a class 10 would be better

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/MyMemory/MyMemory-32GB-Micro-SD-%28SDHC%29-Card---Class-4

Squeeonline

lewis wrote: »

For anyone who`s interested, this
might be one to watch...

Thanks, I had forgotten about that.

DRose1

nicebutdim wrote: »

Keep an eye on these guys.....I've used them before. This one is only Class 4 and I'd recommend probably a class 10 would be better

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/MyMemory/MyMemory-32GB-Micro-SD-%28SDHC%29-Card---Class-4

Keep an eye on mymemory... as in consider using them to buy the card?

I personally use Amazon for almost everything in online shopping and generally find them great for both price and service...

nicebutdim

DRose1 wrote: »

Keep an eye on mymemory... as in consider using them to buy the card?

I personally use Amazon for almost everything in online shopping and generally find them great for both price and service...

Yes, in my experience they tend to have good deals., but Amazon are good as well

donjuandejohn

Squeeonline wrote: »

I have JVU. GPS is woeful on it, but everything else works perfectly fine and fast enough. The GPS issue could be a hardware issue since I got the phone.

natnifnolnacs wrote: »

Is anyone else having any problems with the latest slim release?I keep dropping signal or roaming to vodafone(I'm with three). It never used to roam this much before...

Changing from JVT to JVU fixed my roaming problem from three to vodafone (it now spends most of the day on vodafone when I'm at work where the voda signal is stronger and at home on three, where I live about 50m from a mast). 0% of time without a signal since, but the downlaod is faster on three (HSDPA or UMTS when on three vs GPRS only when on vodafone from what I can tell).

I haven't tried the gps yet though, nor have I tried using 2G only (JVT would take about 15 mins to switch back to 3G unless I manually rescanned for the three network).

Thanks for the advice.

donjuandejohn

nicebutdim wrote: »

Yes, in my experience they tend to have good deals., but Amazon are good as well

This is where I buy any memory cards and have always been happy with their service and price.

http://www.lowpricememory.co.uk/

DRose1

Ordered the class 10 Samsung 32gb from the Amazon link above.

Gets almost universal praise everywhere I looked.

Ste-

Theme chooser now back in CM.

PogMoThoin

I got the Slim 3.6 update yesterday. This ROM is amazing, just so stable and updates regularly.

Rowley Birkin QC

PogMoThoin wrote: »

I got the Slim 3.6 update yesterday. This ROM is amazing, just so stable and updates regularly.

Did you do a factory reset before updating or just go straight ahead and update?

PogMoThoin

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Did you do a factory reset before updating or just go straight ahead and update?

Just cleared cache and dalvik. Took 5 mins and I kept all apps and settings

dubhoop

Is it possible to upgrade the firm ware on my S1 its on eclair 2.1 now. I have tried looking it up online and through the Galaxy forums but as yet off to know avail. Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction.

Regards
Dubhoop

PogMoThoin

I've done this a good few times. I have it down to a fine art and can do it in 15mins. I'll put a proper guide together now. It's a long winded one so it may take a while to put together. Also, there are files to upload so in the mean time get your backups sorted so you can wipe the phone. Use Sms backup, call backup and also figure how to sync your contacts to Gmail. Then make a backup of your phones internal SD card on your Pc because we'll be formatting that also.

dubhoop

i have a clear phone. sim not been put in since reset everything backed up that i need plus i keep a spare unused sim with my numbers on it also.

PogMoThoin

First of all, uninstall that nasty Samsung Kies shíte off your pc or use a pc that hasn't had it installed. Here's the driver if your computer asks for it. I'd remove the external sd card and sim from the phone, they may cause problems later. Fully charge your phone to 100% before you start. The good news is it's near impossible to brick these phones. If you have a bad flash or get a bootloop (and it happens) as long as you can get into download mode you can fix it from Windows with Odin. You can even use Odin to go back to a stock ROM if you have problems.

First we need Odin, this is a software that will add an updated software to your phone from windows. Download the following files to a new folder on your desktop, call it JVU, pit, pda, phone and csc then select them in the appropriate sections in Odin (see screenie below) without your phone connected. Leave everything else in Odin as is with repartition ticked.



You now need to get your phone in download mode with the three button press. Shut down your phone completely, then press and HOLD the following Keys in the same order: 1st volume down, 2nd the home key, and last the power button. If done right you will see a yellow triangle with an exclamation make with the label download mode. If you miss it and start booting pull the battery and try again. Plug it into the computer by usb and Odin should change to an added prompt (like screenie below) letting you know it recognises your phone. Click start in Odin and the process will begin. When complete your phone will reboot and will leave you with a newer JVU Gingerbread. Don't even bother setting it up, just shut the phone down after it boots once. Step one complete.




The next step is to flash a better kernel that contains a better version of ClockWorkMod recovery (CWM), you'll use this to get to ICS and will use it lots for upgrades and backups. Download this Semaphore JVU kernel to your desktop (do not extract it). Close Odin and open it once again so it has no settings from before and select this Kernel rar file in the pda section (see below). Re-partition needs to be unticked. Connect your phone in download mode once again like above and flash with Odin. Your phone will now be rooted and have a new app called ROM Manager from which we can reboot to ClockWorkMod recovery. Step 2 complete. You're now ready to flash ICS.



Now we need these two files, Build and Google apps. Download them locally and copy them with usb to the internal sd card on your phone (don't insert the external sd, it's best to do all flashes without it inserted). Use the Rom Manager app to reboot to CWM recovery mode. In recovery mode select install from zip and choose install zip from sd card (volume up and down to move up and down, power button to select). Install the build first, then the Gapps, then select reboot phone. The phone will take a long time to reboot. You are now on Teamhacksungs Cyanogen9 (CM9) Ice Cream Sandwich, Welcome

Now we're on ICS we can use CWM recovery to flash to a better ROM, we'll use the latest Slim (3.6 when writing this) that I posted before. For this we need 2 new files, base and essentials. Once again download them locally and add them to the phone internal sd. Reboot to CWM (you'll now have an option to reboot to recovery in the power shutdown on CM9). This time do a factory reset, then clear cache and in the advanced section do a dalvik cache clear. After this flash the base first, then essentials and reboot. On boot you will be on Slim ICS, enjoy your steaming fast phone.

I think that's it, if anyone spots any errors let me know.

Edit; just to add, after all the flashing is done and when you are on Slim, but before you set it up properly, reboot into CWM and do an internal sd card format in the mounts and storage section. I'd also do the external sd too when you add it, now is the time. This gives you a proper base going forward as the updates for Slim are fairly regular.

++ edit 27/09/12
the build and gapps files are available from the Teamhacksung CM9 Xda thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19713125&postcount=1

rameire

excellent PogMoThoin
it has been a few months since my last update, and I believe I have never updated the phone to its potential.
I have been thinking about updating recently due to all the talk about slim, and thanks to your post I shall be updating in the next few days.
so thank you and I appreciate it.

PogMoThoin

rameire wrote: »

excellent PogMoThoin
it has been a few months since my last update, and I believe I have never updated the phone to its potential.
I have been thinking about updating recently due to all the talk about slim, and thanks to your post I shall be updating in the next few days.
so thank you and I appreciate it.

Am I hearing confessions

Say 3 hail Marys and a glory be.......and get flashing that phone to its full potential

dubhoop

How do i get the JVU folder as mentioned in the 2nd paragraph of that outstanding post on tutorial.

dubhoop

I done what you advised. But the files pit csc etc wont open

lewis

dubhoop wrote: »

I done what you advised. But the files pit csc etc wont open

You are opening them through Odin?

Edit: So where ever you downloaded them, direct to that folder through Odin, it will only see that file.

PogMoThoin

dubhoop wrote: »

How do i get the JVU folder as mentioned in the 2nd paragraph of that outstanding post on tutorial.

You make a folder, it can be anywhere. Then put the 4 files I linked in the 2nd paragraph in there and select them in the appropriate sections with Odin.

Dropbox won't let me share a folder without zipping it, I didn't want to over complicate things by having you extract any files so the tutorial lists all files singly.

dubhoop wrote: »

I done what you advised. But the files pit csc etc wont open

You don't open any of them, you just select them with Odin. Odin knows what to do with them as long as you select them in the right sections.

Rowley Birkin QC

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Just cleared cache and dalvik. Took 5 mins and I kept all apps and settings

I've done that and the phone is now stuck in a bootloop, any suggestions?

dubhoop

i got it done but now the phone wont switch off from airplane mode. any ideas what i can do to get it off.

Regards

PogMoThoin

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

I've done that and the phone is now stuck in a bootloop, any suggestions?

Can you get to clockworkmod? Are you sure you flashed the right files, not the captivate or Galaxy S2 ones (i19100)?

dubhoop wrote: »

i got it done but now the phone wont switch off from airplane mode. any ideas what i can do to get it off.

Regards

Not sure what you mean, airplane mode is normal boot with no phone network.

How far into the guide did you get?

dubhoop

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Can you get to clockworkmod? Are you sure you flashed the right files, not the captivate or Galaxy S2 ones (i19100)?



Not sure what you mean, airplane mode is normal boot with no phone network.

How far into the guide did you get?

Followed it all step by step. got the yellow box in odin then clicked the files into the relevant boxes etc. got the yellow triangle download thing on the phone connected it through odin hit start aload of stuff started happening in the message box in odin, the blue downlaod bar of phone went all the way but now it says i have no sim inserted and cant use the phone to make calls send texts etc. but i can use the wifi

lewis

dubhoop wrote: »

i got it done but now the phone wont switch off from airplane mode. any ideas what i can do to get it off.

Regards

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

I've done that and the phone is now stuck in a bootloop, any suggestions?

First things first, try a reflash, it`s some time required in some cases...

Did you have your SIM/SD card out when you flashed it?

PogMoThoin

dubhoop wrote: »

Followed it all step by step. got the yellow box in odin then clicked the files into the relevant boxes etc. got the yellow triangle download thing on the phone connected it through odin hit start aload of stuff started happening in the message box in odin, the blue downlaod bar of phone went all the way but now it says i have no sim inserted and cant use the phone to make calls send texts etc. but i can use the wifi

Thats fine, go to the next step. You can see in settings-->about phone your phone is on JVU gingerbread but keep going and you'll get ICS. It's worth it.

You'll not get phone network without a sim