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diff --git a/OSX/README.txt b/OSX/README.txt index fea2db8..e6a2d85 100644 --- a/OSX/README.txt +++ b/OSX/README.txt @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ -Heimdall (c) 2010 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
+Heimdall (c) 2010-2011 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
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. Benjamin Dobell and Glass Echidna are not responsible
for the result of your actions.
-
These instructions are for OS X operating systems.
+
Installing Heimdall and Heimdall Frontend Binaries:
1. Run "Heimdall Suite.pkg" and follow the instructions.
@@ -24,113 +24,512 @@ Installing Heimdall and Heimdall Frontend Binaries: -Installing Heimdall from Source:
+Flashing Heimdall Firmware Package with Heimdall Frontend:
- 1. First make sure you have installed XCode and pkgconfig.
+ 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.
- NOTE: There are several different ways you can install pkgconfig, one
- option is to use Macports (http://www.macports.org/).
- 2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted
- Heimdall.
+ 1. Fully charge your device (use the wall charger as it's faster).
- 3. Then enter the following commands to compile and install libusb-1.0:
+ 2. Open the Heimdall Frontend (heimdall-frontend) application.
- cd libusb-1.0
- ./configure
- make
- sudo make install
- cd ..
+ 3. From the "Load Package" tab, under the "Heimdall Firmware Package"
+ section click the "Browse" button.
- If you have problems please consult http://www.libusb.org/
+ 4. Use the dialogue that appears to navigate to, and select, the Heimdall
+ firmware package that you wish to flash.
- 4. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall:
+ 5. You will see progress bars appear as the package is decompressed and
+ extracted.
- cd heimdall
- ./configure
- make
- sudo make install
- cd ..
+ When the package has finished being decompressed you should see
+ information about the particular firmware package that has been
+ selected.
- 5. If you haven't installed the driver before, enter the following:
+ 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.
- cd OSX
- sudo ./install-kext.sh
+ 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.
- 6. Done
+ 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.
-Installing Heimdall Frontend from Source (Optional):
+ Generally, you won't NEED or WANT to customise a firmware package! In
+ which case you can safely move on to step 9.
- 1. First make sure you have installed XCode and Qt 4.6 or above,
- available from http://qt.nokia.com/.
+ 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.
- 2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted
- Heimdall.
+ 9. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in to your PC.
- 3. Enter the following commands to compile and install Heimdall Frontend:
+ 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.
- cd heimdall-frontend
- qmake heimdall-frontend.pro
+ 10. Press the "Start" button.
+
+ 11. Heimdall Frontend will display the progress and inform you when the
+ flash is complete.
- 4. This will produce an XCode project called heimdall-frontend.xcodeproj
- in the heimdall-frontend folder. Open this file in XCode.
+ 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.
- 5. From the menu bar select Build -> Build. This outputs heimdall-frontend
- to /Applications
- 6. Done
+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.
- 3. Open Heimdall Frontend.
+ 3. Open the Heimdall Frontend (heimdall-frontend) application.
+
+ 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.
- 4. Put your Galaxy S device into download mode.
+ 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.
- 5. For each file you wish to flash use "Browse" to select the file.
+ 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.
- 6. Press "Start".
+ 10. Repeat steps 7-9 as often as needed to specify all the partions/files
+ that you wish to flash.
- 7. Heimdall Frontend will display the progress and inform you when the
+ 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 / 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.
+ NOTE: If you want to use the CSC then extract it last. If you're asked
+ to overwrite files then do so.
- 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 XCode and pkgconfig.
+
+ NOTE: There are several different ways you can install pkgconfig, one
+ option is to use Macports (http://www.macports.org/).
+
+ 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 ..
+
+ 5. If you haven't installed the driver before, enter the following:
+
+ cd OSX
+ sudo ./install-kext.sh
+
+ 6. Done
+
+
+
+Appendix C - Installing Heimdall Frontend from Source:
+
+ 1. Compile and install Heimdall, see Appendix B.
+
+ 2. First make sure you have installed XCode from your OS X install DVD.
+ You'll also need 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
+
+ 5. Open Finder and navigate to the heimdall-frontend sub-directory. Open
+ the newly created XCode project.
+
+ 6. From the menu bar select Build -> Build. This outputs heimdall-frontend
+ to /Applications
+
+ 7. Done
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