How to use Odin?

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 04:52 PM

I would like to start a tutorial as to the correct way to use odin, I have installed DJ05 raido, rom and kernel. I want to go back to stock and found tutorial but it only tells you to flash the stock radio (i believe, not sure if its the stock rom) with odin by checking pda and finding the file. however it also has download links to the stock rom, kernel, and recovery. My question is, Do i follow the same steps in odin to flash the rom. kernel, and recovery?

Thanks.

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Jonagpa

I would like to start a tutorial as to the correct way to use odin, I have installed DJ05 raido, rom and kernel. I want to go back to stock and found tutorial but it only tells you to flash the stock radio (i believe, not sure if its the stock rom) with odin by checking pda and finding the file. however it also has download links to the stock rom, kernel, and recovery. My question is, Do i follow the same steps in odin to flash the rom. kernel, and recovery?

Thanks.

Here is a link to a post i just did a couple mins ago, if you look towards the bottom there is a link to XDA with a packaged stock rom, vs doing the modem , rom and kernel.....if you do them seperately i believe you use odin for radio and clockworkmod recovery for rom and kernel
http://forum.androidcentral.com/fasc...flash-rom.html

If you do this video please pm me and let me know , i would like to see it

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Here is a link to a post i just did a couple mins ago, if you look towards the bottom there is a link to XDA with a packaged stock rom, vs doing the modem , rom and kernel.....if you do them seperately i believe you use odin for radio and clockworkmod recovery for rom and kernel
http://forum.androidcentral.com/fasc...flash-rom.html

If you do this video please pm me and let me know , i would like to see it

if you follow the link on my first post it will take you to the same thread at xda that you are talking about. In that aspect at least I am on the right track.

I see the following files to download

"Download:
Odin:
Odin Restore file for /system:
Odin Restore file for kernel:
Odin Restore file for recovery:
PIT file for use in Odin Restores: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...00-VZW-pit.pit"

witch file is the package stock rom? I see the odin program file,the kernel file, the recovery file and the system file (i think this is the rom), and then there is the pit file.

is the pit file the "package" stock rom?

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 06:59 PM

no ,the tar.md5 file

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

no ,the tar.md5 file

ok, WARNING your about to get frustrated at a noob.

the system, kernel and recovery end in tar.md5 format, so I do all three? I though I was looking for a single file only. Thanks

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:16 PM

No just the odin restore recovery file....im not frustrated. Better to ask than not

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**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

No just the odin restore recovery file....im not frustrated. Better to ask than not

Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

sweet, thanks

just to make shure i do this right, the file i need is this

Odin Restore file for recovery:

and that will flash the modem , rom and kernel correct?

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:27 PM

Yes i dont know why he has all three files i guess for good measure

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Yes i dont know why he has all three files i guess for good measure

ok good, after i flash this I will ask him to clarify this info for the benefit of all the noobs like me. by the way how did you know that is the file to use?

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Jonagpa

ok good, after i flash this I will ask him to clarify this info for the benefit of all the noobs like me. by the way how did you know that is the file to use?

Its in the directions
Steps:
1. Pull battery from device
2. Open odin on desktop
3. Hold volume down button and plug device into computer
-This will place the device into download mode
4. Verify device shows up in odin
5. Click "PDA" button in odin
6. Select "Stock-i500-VZW-System.tar.md5" from where you downloaded it
7. Click "Start"
8. Enjoy your fixed /system partition!

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Its in the directions
Steps:
1. Pull battery from device
2. Open odin on desktop
3. Hold volume down button and plug device into computer
-This will place the device into download mode
4. Verify device shows up in odin
5. Click "PDA" button in odin
6. Select "Stock-i500-VZW-System.tar.md5" from where you downloaded it
7. Click "Start"
8. Enjoy your fixed /system partition!

thats a different file, I thought you said recovery, not system.

Anyways I ended up flashing all 3. I still have DJ05, I want to revert back to D101.

**Smitty_82** · 12-30-2010, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jonagpa

ok, WARNING your about to get frustrated at a noob.

the system, kernel and recovery end in tar.md5 format, so I do all three? I though I was looking for a single file only. Thanks

LOL, it would take more than that question to frustate DroidXcon! Like posting an answer right before he does!

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Smitty_82

LOL, it would take more than that question to frustate DroidXcon! Like posting an answer right before he does!

why are you not in the podcast chat room

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jonagpa

thats a different file, I thought you said recovery, not system.

Anyways I ended up flashing all 3. I still have DJ05, I want to revert back to D101.

Im sorry bro, you are right i was wrong....grr my apologies, im trying to work and i have already put in 60 hours since monday

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 07:59 PM

I would like to go complete stock with the DI01 radio and all. Do you have a link to a guide. The only ones i can find have that same system file witch i tried and I am still in DJ05.

sorry if I am bothering you too much!

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 07:59 PM

Really, hmm let me think this out

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 08:04 PM

Hey do you have voodoo installed????

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Really, hmm let me think this out

hey just found this
you posted this link is the DI01 tar file.

should I use it?

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Hey do you have voodoo installed????

No i do not, I followed this guide

for the kernel is says novoodoo

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jonagpa

hey just found this
you posted this link is the DI01 tar file.

should I use it?

Yeah , use it

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 08:08 PM

ill replace the link i have in my thread

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

ill replace the link i have in my thread

it worked, I am back to DI01.

One more question, did I need to flash all three previous files(system,kernel,recovery)? and then the DI01 package or could I just gotten away with flashing the DI01 package?

**DroidXcon** · 12-30-2010, 08:27 PM

Just the DI01 i have talked to alot of people just recover using that.....

hey i appreciate you trying this out because the restore file is the only thing that i havnt done, other people have done it under my direction...i dont know how i ended up with the wrong link this time but i appreciate you trying it out and catching my mistake. Top notch my friend

**jonapga** · 12-30-2010, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Just the DI01 i have talked to alot of people just recover using that.....

hey i appreciate you trying this out because the restore file is the only thing that i havnt done, other people have done it under my direction...i dont know how i ended up with the wrong link this time but i appreciate you trying it out and catching my mistake. Top notch my friend

hey no problem, I didn't really do anything. Thanks for all the help, and answering so many questions. I will update the first post to show your link and maybe write up my experience with it. thanks.