Friday, October 25, 2013

RM-189 Nokia 2310 Flash error solution on Hardware

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In case you have an error report on UFS when flashing dead phone such as NOKIA 2310 RM-189 like i did. Maybe this is a useful advice on how to find out of hardware trouble so we can doing flashing to the phone successfully. Watch my logs on UFS when i'm flashing a dead phone Nokia 2310
UFS Tornado HWK
Things to prepare for the troubleshooting
a working and precision digital avo meter
eye and your brain 

Open the whole phone 'till you can see all hardware on the printed board.
Set your digital multitester to DC Current measurement below 5 VDC
Go to the baseband and power up the phone using your power supply.
Check only VIO for CPU and Flash chip ic
if the result there is good 1.8 vdc currents for both chips, now you can REBALL THE FLASH CHIP IC, be careful if you have epoxy under the chip. If can't removing the chip don't do this. It can cause of out of box your phone. So do this on your own risk, i have no responsibility to the damage to your phone.
It was work for me, but i don't know with you.
After all let the phone back to normal condition and re-assemble the phone
Next do flashing the phone so it will give second life for your dead phone
FINISH
THANK YOU

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Nokia Software Updater For Retail 4.1.0

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Seidea:
This is a major update with new features: 
- Dead phone recovery for WP8 devices that do not boot up correctly. 
- Bug fixes for errors found after 3.0.8. 

Moody Caplan | October  2013

How to easily fix the Lumia reset spinning cogs at home

Nokia’s Lumia line is still plagued with the worst bug ever, if you ever want to reset your phone, NEVER and I mean never use the reset button in the setting.
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If you do reset it chances are you’ll spend the next day or so waiting on a spinning cogs animation that may or may not reset your phone successfully.
While in old days we could just flash the phone with NokiaCare Suite, now as Nokia closed its servers to our peeping eyes, our only option became to take the phone to Nokia Care Center!
I’m glad to report that Nokia updated its “Nokia Software Updater for Retailto version 4.1.0″ which added an option so direly missed: “My device does not boot up.” those of you Nokia veterans this basically dead phone flashing, this NSU is basically idiot proof.
The process goes as follows, install the NSU for retail 4.1.0 or update it if you already have it.  104MB
This only works on Windows 7 & 8.
Run NSU and this screen pops up, click on My device doesn’t boot up
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Make sure your phone is charged; using a low powered USB port(PC/laptop port)
(DO NOT USE WIRELESS CHARGING or the wall charger as both will heat up the phone to dangerous degrees)
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Now that you have a fully charged phone stuck on animated cogs, Connect the phone and click continue
(I know they say disconnect it, its okay connect it anyways)
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Waiting for device connection screen comes up, press and hold the power button and the volume down button until the phone vibrates and your pc detects a new hardware, the installer will take over and will prompt you to install a hefty 1.2gb worth of firmware, after which it’ll flash the firmware and you’ll get your Lumia back to life.

Warning: This “MAY” void your warranty, the logic behind the voided warranty is up for debate; if your device loses connection during flashing like in case of a faulty cable, electricity outage or any other trouble you’ll brick your phone and thus Nokia can’t be held responsible for this.
SO TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.





Thanks for reading and I’m glad to answer any questions down bellow, but I have no idea when your updates come out so please leave that out of the comments

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

FlashTool Xperia v0.9.13.0 New Update for Windows, Linux and Mac

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Installation

Requirements
Before downloading and even installing, disable your antivirus. The package is virus free. Antivirus complains about psneuter and zergRush root exploits and I still haven’t found how to fool the antivirus.

Installation INSTRUCTIONS
To install the Flashtool, follow the steps below:
  1. Install the full install Flashtool 0.9.13.0 package
  2. Apply the latest update (each update is cumulative)
    Updates will not be functionnal if full 0.9.13.0 is not installed
  1. Unpack the tar.7z package
  2. Check that libusb-1.0 is installed. On 64bits system, both 64bit and 32bit should be installed.
  3. Add these rules to /etc/udev :
    SUBSYSTEM== »usb », ACTION== »add », ATTRS{idVendor}== »0fce », ATTRS{idProduct}== »* », MODE= »0777″
  4. Apply the latest update (each update is cumulative)
    Updates will not be functionnal if full 0.9.11.0 is not installed
Download
Download links
If you have difficulties with downloading, you can try using unrestrict.li services :
Windows Edition : v0.9.13.0 – MD5 : 5BD0431A9260EB6A9321C05195D0179D
Linux Edition – v0.9.13.0 – MD5 : 5957A61B7F46E2CD222BD699855DF60B
uploaded.to
Mac Edition – v0.9.13.0 – MD5 : 710DF5B07D0F952298114EF3BD59EB1F
uploaded.to


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CorelDRAW Graphic Suite X4 Installation Guide

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Here it is how to install your downloaded CorelDRAW Graphic Suite X4 complete guide performing by Kethex Mbladhus.

First time to preparing the installation please extract the KeyGen to the desktop

DO NOT CLOSE KEYGEN BEFORE INSTALLATION ALL HAVE FINISHED AND RUNNING AT THE VERY FIRST

Click the pictures for original size

1. Double click CorelDRAW setup
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2. Click I Accept..and Next
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3. Click I have serial number
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4. Double click KeyGen and hit Serial Number, paste serial number to the field and Next
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5. On Installation componnent tab OPTIONS. Click Product Updates to delete thicked and Install Now. Wait its completion
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6. Click Finish to close installation wizard
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7. Run CorelDRAW from Start > All programs > CorelDRAW Graphic Suite X4 > CorelDRAW X4
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8. Now click Enter Serial Number, paste the serial comes on the keygen at first to the Please Enter..field then Phone corel
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9. On the next window will show separated Installation Code, paste 'em all without separation onto the KeyGen Installation Code and hit Activation Code on its
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10.Paste the Activation Code from the KeyGen to the Activation Code on CorelDRAW's window then hit Continue
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11.The last click Finish and your CorelDRAW ready to use
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 Now, This is the right time to close the keygen

THIS IS FOR PRACTICE ONLY, BUT IF YOU LIKE THE PROGRAM BUY IT TO GIVE THE BUILDER's CHILD EAT AND A CUP OF MILK

CorelDRAW Graphic Suite X4

MIROR for KeyGen



ENJOY!!!

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Monday, October 14, 2013

NOKIA E5-00 Dead Phone Flashing via MXKey

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Step by step how to flashing nokia E5-00 dead phone using MXKey dongle and USB cable only

1. Open MXKey, full charged battery, USB cable CA-101
2. Set interface to NOKIA USB ROM then Connect
3. Click Bus Check, connect USB then insert battery to phone
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4. Before starting to flash the phone, save some important phone's data.
5. Tab Service, at the first try to fix phone problem do an easy step to reset the phone by checking some items on Factory Value Reset then click Reset Selected. Sometimes this fix the phone.
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6. Next go to IMEI & Security > IMEI Rebuild on the left pane then you can backup IMEI number by clickin' Read IMEI. And save the RPL for service stock
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7. Next don't forget to read and save PM file. Some troubles can be detected by this process. On PM perform  Read PM
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8. If the trouble couldn't fixed by the easy step above, then you need to do flashing the whole firmware to the phone. Choose correct firmware for each item
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9. When you do believe nothing wrong to the firmwares now you can click Flash to start flashing the phone
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10. After all has completed disconnect USB, pull out the battery for seconds. Then insert all needed by the phone to normally operation and turn on the phone
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FINISH

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Cyanogen Mod 10.1 By FreeXperia Project

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 HowTo Install
    All info regarding unlocking procedure is on SONY website
    a. copy update
        copy update-xxx-xxx-xxx.zip coresponding to your device to sdcard
    b. copy GAPPS
        due to legal rules gapps are not provided into main rom
        google for gapps package and copy on sdcard
    a. extract boot.img from zip file
    b. power off device
    c. press volume up (2012 devices) / menu (2011 devices)
    d. plug usb and blue led will be lit
    e. on computer type in same folder where you have boot.img
        fastboot flash boot boot.img
        fastboot reboot
        !!! you have to have fastboot.exe in same folder !!!
    while FXP logo is displayed (and lights are lit) press several times volume up to enter CWM (recovery)
    to update main rom select
        a.Install zip from sdcard
        b.choose zip from sdcard
        c.select your update (copied at step 2)
    to flash gapps redo steps a-c and select gapps package
        !!! use gapps version designed for your android version !!!
    from cm9 device wipe is necessary only at first flash or when you switch cm version
    !!! if after boot you experience ForceClose then is recomended to reboot to recovery and wipe device
    is not recomended to format your partitions unless you are advised to do otherwise
8. reboot and enjoy

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Heimdall Suite 1.4.0 Released

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DONATE to Benjamin Dobell

Heimdall Suite 1.4.0 is finally available in both source and binary form. I apologise for the extremely long wait between official releases. The sheer number of devices that to be supported sometimes throws a spanner in the works. Particularly when adding support for several devices inadvertently breaks support for others! This release does however add support for the latest and greatest Samsung devices, in particular the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).

After struggling through a series of dead-links, malformed tarballs, outdated instructions and bad OpenSUSE updates first leading to a lose of my ethernet interface and eventually an unbootable system; the number of officially supported Linux distros has increased substantially! Previously we were only able to provide Debian/Ubuntu packages. However, thanks to Open Build Service we now provide Debian, RPM and Arch Linux packages that are specifically targeted to a particular OS distro and version e.g. Ubuntu 12.10, OpenSUSE 12.2, Fedora 18 etc. Of course, as always, binary distributions are also available for both OS X and Windows.

I would have liked to have released binaries a number of weeks ago, however although Open Build Service is a nice piece of kit, it is by no means easy to get a private instance up and running in a VM. Hence the struggles I mentioned earlier. Nonetheless, now that I’ve sorted all that out you should be able to enjoy the following changes in Heimdall Suite 1.4.0:

    Heimdall:

        Substantially improved support for Qualcomm based devices.
        Added support for printing PIT files stored on your computer.
        Added support for using partition names as arguments e.g. –HIDDEN, –KERNEL, –MOVINAND etc.
        Dropped support for legacy hard-coded partition names e.g. –kernel, –secondary-boot etc.
        Made partitions flash in the order specified at command line so users can control which partitions are flashed first.
        Dropped support for automatically resuming a connection after –no-reboot as detection for an existing connection was causing problems on some devices.
        Added –usb-log-level argument that can be used to help diagnose issues communicating with a device.
        Added support for PIT files that are longer than 4096 bytes.
        Numerous flashing protocol improvements to improve stability on a variety of devices.
        Swapped to using libusbx instead of libusb-1.0.
        Removed the “dump” action as no devices are known to implement this in their secondary bootloader.
        Fixed a few minor output formatting bugs.
        Fixed bug in libpit that resulted in partitions incorrectly excluded from flashing.
        (Windows only) Updated zadig Windows driver installation program to the latest version.
        Updated README to document the changes listed above, where appropriate.


        Added support for printing PIT files stored on your computer.
        General UI improvements.
        Added a “Resume” check-box to be used after a previous “No Reboot” action.
        Added functionality to automatically check the “Resume” check-box where appropriate.
        Improved verbose output support when enabled.

I think I’ve nailed down the packaging and distribution now. So hopefully the next release will be out much quicker than the enormous amount of time that elapsed between 1.3.2 and 1.4.0.

If you have problems with Heimdall please provided detailed issue reports (or add to existing issues) over at Github. If you find your device is not working with Heimdall, the absolute best thing you can do is provide me with a USB log capture of a successful flash via Kies. An extremely crudely made video explaining the process is available here.

Anyway, head over to the product page for latest binary download links.

Latest Releases:
Platforms: Windows
License: MIT License
Includes:

    Heimdall command line tool.
    Heimdall Frontend.
    Drivers.

NOTE: You must have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 redistributables installed on your system./ http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=30679
Platforms: OS X 10.8 (64-bit) Note: There are issues with 10.6-10.7 using this package. We’re looking into it, however in the meantime you can follow the README and compile from source.
License: MIT License
Includes:

    Heimdall command line tool.
    Heimdall Frontend.
    Codeless kext (aka driver).

Platforms: Linux (Various)
License: MIT License
Includes:

    Heimdall command line tool.
    udev rules for user-level access.

Platforms: Linux (Various)
License: MIT License
Includes:

    Heimdall Frontend.

NOTE: Heimdall 1.4.0 (command line) is a prerequisite.
Release: Heimdall 1.4.0 Source (Github Repository)
Platforms: Linux, OS X and Windows
License: MIT License
Includes:

    GNU build files.
    Qt build files.
    Visual Studio 2012 projects.
    Drivers.
    Documentation.

Heimdall (c) 2010-2013 Benjamin Dobell

DISCLAIMER:

    This software attempts to flash your Galaxy S device. The very nature of
    flashing is dangerous. As with all flashing software, Heimdall has the
    potential to damage (brick) your device if not used carefully. If you're
    concerned, don't use this software. Flashing ROMs onto your device may also
    void your warranty. Benjamin Dobell and Glass Echidna are not responsible
    for the result of your actions.


These instructions were written for Windows Vista / Server 2008 however the
producedure should be essentially the same for all supported versions of
Windows (XP onwards).


Troubleshooting:

    1. If you get an error as follows:

            The program can't start because MSVCP100.dll is missing from your
            computer.

       This means that you haven't installed the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
       runtimes. The runtimes can be downloaded from Microsoft's website:




Driver Installation Instructions:

    1. Put your device into download mode and plug it in.

    2. Run zadig.exe included in the Drivers subdirectory.

    3. From the menu chose Options -> List All Devices.

    4. From the USB Device list chose "Samsung USB Composite DEvice".

    5. Press "Install Driver", click "Yes" to the prompt and if you receive
       a message about being unable to verify the publisher of the driver
       click "Install this driver software anyway".

    6. Done



Driver Uninstallation Instructions:

    1. Put your device into download mode by holding Volume Down + Home + Power.

    2. Plug your phone into your PC.

    3. Open up Device Manager on your PC (Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager).

    4. Under "Libusb (WinUSB) devices" right click on "Samsung USB Composite Device" and chose Properties.

    5. Go to the Driver tab and select Update Driver.

    6. Chose to browse your computer for the driver.

    7. Chose to pick from a list of devices drivers on your computer.

    8. Pick the original Samsung Composite driver, press next and then follow the prompts.

    9. Done



Flashing Heimdall Firmware Package with Heimdall Frontend:

    As of Heimdall Frontend 1.3 there are now two main ways to flash a ROM from
    Heimdall Frontend. The simpler and preferred option is to download a
    Heimdall Firmware Package and follow the following steps.


    1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).

    2. Open the Heimdall Frontend (heimdall-frontend) executable.

    3. From the "Load Package" tab, under the "Heimdall Firmware Package"
       section click the "Browse" button.

    4. Use the dialogue that appears to navigate to, and select, the Heimdall
       firmware package that you wish to flash.

    5. You will see progress bars appear as the package is decompressed and
       extracted.

       When the package has finished being decompressed you should see
       information about the particular firmware package that has been
       selected.

    6. Verify that your device is listed under "Supported Devices". If it's not
       then STOP immediately! DO NOT flash this firmware to your device!
       Instead search for an appropriate firmware package for your device.

       If you believe there is a mistake and your device is actually
       supported please get in contact with the firmware developer (not Glass
       Echidna!) and ask them to rectify the issue. If the developer provided
       a URL you may be able to contact them by pressing the "Homepage" button.

    7. If you've verified your device is supported you may continue to press
       the "Load / Customise" button.

    8. You should now be looking at the "Flash" tab. If not verify that you did
       in fact push the "Load / Customise" button.

       Generally, you won't NEED or WANT to customise a firmware package! In
       which case you can safely move on to step 9.

       Nonetheless, the "Flash" tab provides you with a means to customise the
       firmware package before flashing it to your device. See "Performing a
       Custom Flash with Heimdall Frontend" for more details.

    9. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in to your PC.

       Download mode can be accessed several different ways depending on your
       particular device model. If you're unsure how to do this please search
       online for the appropriate method.

   10. Press the "Start" button.

   11. Heimdall Frontend will display the progress and inform you when the
       flash is complete.

       If something went wrong i.e. your device wasn't detected because it
       wasn't in download mode, then the status section will let you know the
       cause of the problem.



Performing a Custom Flash with Heimdall Frontend:

    This is the advanced means of flashing firmware to your device.

    If you're not an advanced user or a developer, in the event that a Heimdall
    Firmware Package doesn't exist for the particular firmware (or files) that
    you wish to flash, then I strongly recommend you get in touch with developer
    of the firmware (or files) and politely ask them to create a Heimdall
    Firmware Package for you. In doing so then you don't have to worry about
    making mistakes due to inexperience.

    If you're looking to customise an existing Heimdall Firmware Package then
    follow steps 1-8 of "Flashing Heimdall Firmware Package with Heimdall
    Frontend" then start from below with step 5.


    1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).

    2. Download a decrypted device ROM or a Heimdall Firmware Package
       and extract everything to the one directory.

    3. If the ROM is not a Heimdall Firmware Package it may instead be provided
       as multiple archives (nested or otherwise), extract them all to the same
       location.

       NOTE: If you want to use the CSC then extract it last.

    3. Open the Heimdall Frontend (heimdall-frontend) executable.

    4. Select the "Flash" tab. From the "Flash" tab you're able to completely
       customise a flash. 

    5. Before you can chose which partitions you want to flash with particular
       files you MUST first select a PIT file. To do this click the "Browse"
       button in the "PIT" section. This will open a dialogue allowing you to
       navigate to and select a valid PIT (.pit) file.

       If you do not already have a valid PIT file stored on your computer you
       can download your device's PIT file from the "Utilities" tab.

    6. If a valid PIT file has been selected then "Add" button below the
       "Partitions (Files)" list-box will become enabled. Press this button to
       add a partition to your flash.

    7. When you first add a partition you will see the "Partition Name" and
       "Partition ID" be populated with information. Use the "Partition Name"
       drop down to select which partition you wish to flash. "Partition ID"
       will automatically update and is never directly editable.

    8. You must then select a file to flash to the partition that you just
       specified using the "Browse" button under the "File / Partition". You
       will not be able to flash, create a firmware package or add another
       partition until you have selected a file. However, you're still able to
       press the "Remove" button if you've decided not to flash the partition
       you've just specified.

    9. When you've specified a file name then you'll be able to see the updated
       information in the partition list to the right. You can select any
       partition from this list and customise it as you see fit.

       You can also remove a partition from the list by selecting it and
       clicking the "Remove" button. Removing a partition from the list doesn't
       remove it from your device, it simply means it will not be flashed.

   10. Repeat steps 7-9 as often as needed to specify all the partions/files
       that you wish to flash.

   11. Now you can chose whether you would like to repartition your device as
       well as whether you would like to prevent the device rebooting once a
       flash has been completed. These options can be enabled or disabled by
       toggling the "Repartition" and "No Reboot" check-boxes.

       In the general case you will only need to enable repartition if you wish
       to change the PIT file on your device. Keep in mind that repartitioning
       will wipe your device!

       The "No Reboot" option is rarely required. It's mostly in place so you
       can manually boot straight into recovery mode after a flash (rather than
       booting up normally).

   12. If you've added at least one partition to your flash (and selected a
       file for that partition) then the "Start" button will be enabled. Press
       the "Start" button to begin the flashing process.

       You may notice that the "Create Package" tab becomes available at the
       whenever the "Start" button becomes available. From this tab you're able
       to create a reusable, redistributable Heimdall Firmware Package with the
       files and partitions you just selected. See "How to Create a Heimdall
       Firmware Package" for details.

   13. Heimdall Frontend will display the progress and inform you when the
       flash is complete.

       If something went wrong i.e. your device wasn't detected because it
       wasn't in download mode, then the status section will let you know the
       cause of the problem.



Flashing Firmware from Command Line:
    1. Fully charge your phone (use the wall charger as it's faster).

    2. Download a decrypted device ROM or a Heimdall Firmware Package
       and extract everything to the one directory.

    3. If the ROM is not a Heimdall Firmware Package it may instead be provided
       as multiple archives (nested or otherwise), extract them all to the same
       location.

       NOTE: If you want to use the CSC then extract it last. If you're asked
             to overwrite files then do so.

    4. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in..

    5. Open command prompt and navigate to the directory where you installed
       heimdall.

       NOTE: Adding Heimdall to your PATH variable will allow you to run
             Heimdall from any directory.

    6. Type the following to list all the functionality Heimdall supports:

            heimdall help

    7. Before flashing, you must first know the names of the partitions you
       wish to flash. These can be obtained by executing:

            heimdall print-pit --no-reboot

       The inclusion of --no-reboot ensures the phone will not reboot after PIT
       file has been downloaded and displayed. After executing a command with
       the --no-reboot argument, the next command should include the --resume
       argument.

       NOTE: You can still safely reboot your phone manually (with the power
             button) after executing --no-reboot commands.

    8. Use the help and print-pit output to construct a command with all the
       file you want to flash.

       Here is an example that does a full flash and repartition on a GT-I9000:
            heimdall flash --repartition --resume --pit s1_odin_20100512.pit --FACTORYFS factoryfs.rfs --CACHE cache.rfs --DBDATA dbdata.rfs --IBL+PBL boot.bin --SBL Sbl.bin --PARAM param.lfs --KERNEL zImage --MODEM modem.bin

       NOTE: The above command assumes the files specified are installed in the
             same directory as Heimdall.

    9. Heimdall will display the progress as it flashes so that you know things
       are working as they should.



How to Create a Heimdall Firmware Package:

    Firstly, Heimdall's firmware package format is just a regular TAR archive
    compressed with gzip. The only two real requirements are that a valid
    firmware.xml must be included (refer to Appendix A) and you can only
    include files (no directories, links etc.) As such if you'd like there is
    nothing preventing you from creating Heimdall packages manually. Of course
    Heimdall Frontend provides a simple user interface that takes care of all
    the hard work for you.

    There are two ways in which you can create a firmware package. You can
    create a package from scratch, or you can load an existing package, apply
    modifications and then save the package. Creating a package from scratch
    is the preferred approach, by taking this approach you're far less likely
    to run into file name length limitations. These are not Heimdall's own
    limitation but rather a limitation of the TAR archive format.

    Before you can access Heimdall Frontend's firmware creation functionality
    (available from the "Create Package" tab) you must first specify which
    files will be included in your package, as well as a few flashing options
    i.e. Whether or not users should repartition when flashing. This
    information must be filled out from the "Flash" tab in exactly the same
    fashion you would provide information to flash your device (see "Performing
    a Custom Flash with Heimdall Frontend"). As mentioned above, it's not the
    preferred means, but you're able to load an existing package as a starting
    point for this information.

    Once you've specified the files/partitions you wish to include in your
    firmware package the "Create Package" tab will become available. Clicking
    this tab will display additional information that you can include in your
    package. In order to continue you must fill out all sections except for the
    URLs section, which is optional. The following is a break-down of what all
    these options mean.

    - General Firmware Information: -

        Firmware Name - This is the name of your particular firmware. An
            example would be "Cyanogenmod".

        Firmware Version - This is the version identifier for your package. Any
            valid string will be accepted although a the inclusion of decimal
            point version number is preferred i.e. "7.1". If it makes sense
            then feel free to append a text string like "RC1" or "Beta 1" to
            the decimal point version.

        Platform Name - This is the name of the platform (or operating system)
            that your firmware is based on. In most cases this will simply be
            "Android".

        Platform Version - This is the operating system version that your
            firmware is based on. Again decimal point version numbers are
            preferred over text, i.e. "2.3.4" is preferred over "Gingerbread".


    - Developers -

    URLs (Optional):

        Homepage - Here you can enter your personal URL or a URL particularly
            pertaining to the firmware being packaged. The URL must be well
            formed for it to work. An example of a well formed URL is
            "http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/". It is
            important to include "http://" in order to specify the protocol as
            other protocols such as "ftp://" are equally valid although
            unlikely to be used.

        Donate - Here you can enter a URL that will link users to a page to
            make donations for the effort you've put into developing your
            firmware. Once again the URL must be well formed but there is no
            requirement on how your donation page should work. For instance
            both "http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/" and
            "http://forum.xda-developers.com/donatetome.php?u=2710388" are
            equally valid.

    Developer Info:

        Name - Here you can enter in the name of individual team members or a
            team name. Click "Add" and the developer will be added to the list
            on the right. If you make a mistake you can select a developer from
            the list and click "Remove". You can list as many developers as you
            like however visual constraints of the "Load Package" tab means
            only a few names will be visible. Where possible you may want to
            opt for team names over listing individual team members.


    - Supported Devices -

    This section allows you to create a list of devices that are supported by
    your particular firmware. Although Heimdall isn't capable of enforcing this
    we strongly recommend you take this section seriously. If filled out
    correctly you could help save a number of accidental bricks!

    Device Info:

        Manufacturer - This is where you can enter the name of the manufacturer
            for a particular device. For now this will most likely be
            "Samsung".

        Name - This is the human readable name for a particular device.
            "Galaxy S", "Galaxy S II", "Droid Charge", "Vibrant" and
            "Galaxy S (Telstra)" are all valid names. There are a lot of
            possible variations here so be as specific as you think is
            necessary.

        Product Code - This is by far the most important bit of device
            information. Device names tend to be region specific and further
            subject to the whims of telecommunication companies and resellers.
            Product Codes (or product IDs) are designated by manufacturers and
            are generally the definitive means of referring to a particular
            device. Examples are "GT-I9000", "GT-I9100" and "SCH-I897". If
            you're unsure of a particular product code then both Google and
            GSMArena are your friends!


    After filling out all the necessary information the "Build" button will be
    enabled. If it's still disabled then you know you're missing some required
    information. In particular you must specify at least one developer and at
    least one supported device. Pressing the "Build" button will bring up a
    save dialogue where you must chose a file name for your particular package.
    Don't worry about specifying the ".tar.gz" extension Heimdall Frontend will
    take care of this automatically.

    Once you've chosen a file name Heimdall Frontend will begin the process of
    building the firmware package. In doing so a valid firmware.xml file will
    be generated from the information entered. All files will be archived in a
    single TAR file then the TAR archive will be compressed via gzip
    compression. Compression will take a little while but you will see progress
    bars so you know the application hasn't hung. When the progress bars
    disappear you're finished making your package.

    Congratulations! You're now ready to redistribute your firmware package
    online or by any means you see fit.



Appendix A - firmware.xml

The following details a part of the Heimdall Firmware Package format. This
is only relevant to developers or advanced users who wish to create Heimdall
Firmware Packages outside of Heimdall Frontend or in some way integrate support
for the format in their own software.


All Heimdall Firmware Packages must contain a file called firmware.xml. This
file stores flash information and meta-data for the package as well as
information about other files contained within the package.

The format is fairly straight-forward so it won't be explained in great detail.
Nonetheless the following is an example of a valid firmware.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<firmware version="1">
<name>Test Firmware</name>
<version>1.1</version>
<platform>
<name>Android</name>
<version>2.3.4</version>
</platform>
<developers>
<name>Benjamin Dobell</name>
<name>Hedonism Bot</name>
</developers>
<url>http://www.glassechidna.com.au/</url>
<donateurl>http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/</donateurl>
<devices>
<device>
<manufacturer>Samsung</manufacturer>
<product>GT-I9000</product>
<name>Galaxy S</name>
</device>
<device>
<manufacturer>Samsung</manufacturer>
<product>GT-I9000T</product>
<name>Galaxy S (Telstra)</name>
</device>
<device>
<manufacturer>Samsung</manufacturer>
<product>GT-I9000M</product>
<name>Vibrant</name>
</device>
</devices>
<pit>Nl3276-I9000 s1_odin_20100512.pit</pit>
<repartition>0</repartition>
<noreboot>0</noreboot>
<files>
<file>
<id>0</id>
<filename>gq3276-boot.bin</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>24</id>
<filename>Uh3276-cache.rfs</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>22</id>
<filename>em3276-factoryfs.rfs</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>11</id>
<filename>fl3276-modem.bin</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>21</id>
<filename>Xd3276-param.lfs</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>3</id>
<filename>if3276-Sbl.bin</filename>
</file>
<file>
<id>6</id>
<filename>cr3276-zImage</filename>
</file>
</files>
</firmware>


New lines need not be included and the order in which elements are specified
does not need to match that of the above example.

One and only one <firmware> element must be included. The <firmware> element
must also have a version attribute specified. The version must be parsable as
an integer and indicates what version of the Heimdall Firmware Package
specification the package adheres to.

All data is stored as strings, however a <file>'s <id> element must be parsable
as an integer. The <id> value represents the partition ID (according to the
specified PIT file) that the file should be flashed to.

A <firmware>'s <repartition> and <noreboot> elements must also be parsable as
an integer. However, as they represent boolean values, a value of zero ("0")
means false (or disabled) where as a non-zero value (typically "1") means true
(or enabled).

File names are specified relative to the TAR archive in which firmware.xml and
all other files are to be stored. Heimdall Firmware Packages do not support
directories or links, as such file names should only be a name and not a path.

<url> and <donateurl> are the only optional elements, all other elements must
be included.



Appendix B - Installing Heimdall Suite from Source

    1. Ensure that you have both a version of Visual Studio 2010 with C++
       support and Qt Developer Framework 4.7 (or newer) installed on your
       system.

       A free version (Visual C++ 2010 Express) can be downloaded from
       Microsoft's website:


       Qt can also be downloaded freely from Nokia's website:

          http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/

    2. Open Heimdall/msvc2010.sln

    3. From the Solutions Configuration drop-down change from "Debug" to
       "Release".

    4. In the Solution Explorer right-click on the heimdall-frontend project
       and chose "Build".

    5. Depending on how you've installed Qt on your system you may need to copy
       "QtCore4.dll, "QtGui4.dll" and "QtXml4.dll" from your Qt bin/
       sub-directory to Heimdall's Win32/Release sub-directory.

    6. Heimdall Frontend can then be run from Win32/Release or command line can
       be used to run Heimdall (command line) from the same directory.

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