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diff --git a/heimdall-frontend/doc-pak/README b/heimdall-frontend/doc-pak/README index 27fba92..8dd296e 100644 --- a/heimdall-frontend/doc-pak/README +++ b/heimdall-frontend/doc-pak/README @@ -5,115 +5,524 @@ 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 phone if not used carefully. If you're
+ potential to damage (brick) your device if not used carefully. If you're
concerned, don't use this software. Flashing ROMs onto your phone may also
- void your warranty. I am not responsible for the result of your actions.
-
+ void your warranty. Benjamin Dobell and Glass Echidna are not responsible
+ for the result of your actions.
These instructions are for Linux operating systems.
-Installing Heimdall from Source:
- 1. First make sure you have installed build-tools and pkgconfig.
+Flashing Heimdall Firmware Package with Heimdall Frontend:
- 2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted Heimdall to.
+ 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.
- 3. Then enter the following commands to compile and install libusb-1.0:
- cd libusb-1.0
- ./configure
- make
- sudo make install
- cd ..
+ 1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).
- If you have problems please consult http://www.libusb.org/
+ 2. Open Heimdall Frontend, which can be done by entering the following
+ command in a terminal:
- 4. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall:
+ heimdall-frontend
- cd heimdall
- ./configure
- make
- sudo make install
- cd ..
+ 3. From the "Load Package" tab, under the "Heimdall Firmware Package"
+ section click the "Browse" button.
- NOTE: You can use "checkinstall" instead of "make install" in order
- to generate a redistributable package.
+ 4. Use the dialogue that appears to navigate to, and select, the Heimdall
+ firmware package that you wish to flash.
- 5. Done
+ 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.
-Installing Heimdall Frontend from Source (Optional):
+ 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.
- 1. First make sure you have installed Qt 4.6 or above,
- available from http://qt.nokia.com/.
+ 7. If you've verified your device is supported you may continue to press
+ the "Load / Customise" button.
- 2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted Heimdall to.
+ 8. You should now be looking at the "Flash" tab. If not verify that you did
+ in fact push the "Load / Customise" button.
- 3. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall Frontend:
+ Generally, you won't NEED or WANT to customise a firmware package! In
+ which case you can safely move on to step 9.
- cd heimdall-frontend
- qmake heimdall-frontend.pro
- make
+ 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.
- NOTE: You can use "checkinstall" instead of "make" in order to generate
- a redistributable package.
+ 9. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in to your PC.
- 4. The file output will be placed in the UNIX sub-directory. Move this file
- to your preferred location.
+ 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.
- 5. Done
+ 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. You should
+ only flash firmware to your device this way if you know what you're doing.
+ 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 you wish to
+ flash. I strongly recommend you get in touch with developer of the
+ firmware, or an advanced user, and politely ask them to create a Heimdall
+ Firmware Package for you.
+
+ 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.
-Flashing Firmware with Heimdall Frontend:
1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).
- 2. Download a decrypted Samsung Galaxy S ROM and extract it to a directory.
+ 2. Download a decrypted Samsung Galaxy S ROM or a Heimdall Firmware Package
+ and extract everything to the one directory.
- 3. If the ROM is provided as one of more archives (nested or otherwise),
- extract them all to the same location.
+ 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.
+ NOTE: If you want to use the CSC then extract it last. If you're asked
+ to overwrite files then do so.
+
+ 3. Open Heimdall Frontend, which can be done by entering the following
+ command in a terminal:
+
+ heimdall-frontend
+
+ 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.
+
+ 6. If a valid PIT file has been selected then "Add" button below the 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.
- 3. Open Heimdall Frontend.
+ 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!
- 4. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode.
+ 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).
- 5. For each file you wish to flash use "Browse" to select the file.
+ 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.
- 6. Press "Start".
+ 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.
- 7. Heimdall Frontend will display the progress and inform you when the
+ 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 / Terminal:
+
+Flashing Firmware from Command Line:
- 1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).
+ 1. Fully charge your phone (use the wall charger as it's faster).
- 2. Download a decrypted Samsung Galaxy S ROM and extract it to a directory.
+ 2. Download a decrypted Samsung Galaxy S ROM or a Heimdall Firmware Package
+ and extract everything to the one directory.
- 3. If the ROM is provided as one of more archives (nested or otherwise),
- extract them all to the same location.
+ 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.
- 4. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted the
- ROM files.
+ 4. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in..
- 5. Type the following to list all the functionality Heimdall supports:
+ 5. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted
+ the ROM/firmware files.
+
+ 6. Type the following to list all the functionality Heimdall supports:
heimdall help
- 8. Use the instructions to manually enter a command with all the files you
+ 7. Use the instructions to manually enter a command with all the files you
want to flash.
- Here is an example that does a full flash and repartition:
+ Here is an example that does a full flash and repartition on a GT-I9000:
heimdall flash --repartition --pit s1_odin_20100512.pit --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --cache cache.rfs --dbdata dbdata.rfs --primary-boot boot.bin --secondary-boot Sbl.bin --param param.lfs --kernel zImage --modem modem.bin
- 9. Done
+
+ 8. 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 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 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 particular version identifier for your
+ package. Any valid string will be accepted although a the inclusion
+ of decimal point version number is preferred releases 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 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 size constraints of the "Load Package" means only a
+ few 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 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 information stores meta-data for the package as well as information
+about other files contained in the package that indicates how they should be
+flashed.
+
+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 from Source:
+
+ 1. First make sure you have installed build-tools and pkgconfig.
+
+ 2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you downloaded,
+ or extracted, Heimdall to.
+
+ 3. Enter the following commands to compile and install libusb-1.0:
+
+ cd libusb-1.0
+ ./configure
+ make
+ sudo make install
+ cd ..
+
+ If you have problems please consult http://www.libusb.org/
+
+ 4. Enter the following commands to compile libpit.
+
+ cd libusb-1.0
+ ./configure
+ make
+ cd ..
+
+ NOTE: There is no need to run "sudo make install".
+
+ 4. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall:
+
+ cd heimdall
+ ./configure
+ make
+ sudo make install
+ cd ..
+
+ NOTE: You can use "checkinstall" instead of "make install" in order
+ to generate a redistributable package.
+
+ 5. Done
+
+
+
+Appendix C - Installing Heimdall Frontend from Source:
+
+ 1. Compile and install Heimdall, see Appendix B.
+
+ 2. First make sure you have installed Qt 4.7 or later, available from:
+
+ http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/
+
+ 3. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted Heimdall to.
+
+ 4. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall Frontend:
+
+ cd heimdall-frontend
+ qmake heimdall-frontend.pro
+ make
+ sudo make install
+
+ NOTE: As an alternative to "sudo make install" you may chose to generate
+ a package by typing the following:
+
+ sudo checkinstall --pkgversion <version>
+
+ Where <version> is the current Heimdall release e.g. 1.3.0
+
+ 5. Done
+
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