Official Samsung Spica Discussion Thread

sachitgul

Journeyman
I570EDXJC4 requied New .ops file

first time when i flash it show me 0.0MB space on my phone memory so not able to install any software . after some searching i solve problem by
FW is good i use it since last three days and no problem with it

i root this FW by LK2.02 - Root, Recovery

remove Samsung keyboard and home screen and install helix launcher + HTC IME

i m going to create new thread for this device because author of this thread not updating first page.




so does this mean u used the spica.ops instead of the spica_jc3.ops??
or is there a new *.ops file???


btw wen i flashed i just selected the options written in Sriharsha's guide...
worked perfect..
tho even i used the spica.ops (old) one bt that was bcz Samsung firmwares made a stupid mistake and gave me the old one along with odin...
:-x

2nd time it was normal..
i DID NOT do all the stuff u did..


im a lil confused here..
is Sriharsha ka guide proper or shuld i follow Sameer Prabhakar ka guide??

in that i had to select a lot more options..
Sriharsha's guide is very simple and easy..
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
I570EDXJC4 requied New .ops file

first time when i flash it show me 0.0MB space on my phone memory so not able to install any software . after some searching i solve problem by
FW is good i use it since last three days and no problem with it

i root this FW by LK2.02 - Root, Recovery

remove Samsung keyboard and home screen and install helix launcher + HTC IME

i m going to create new thread for this device because author of this thread not updating first page.
I didn't quite get what your doubts are????
As far as I know, if you use old *.ops file, you should have been stuck at the boot screen with exclamation mark and you can't boot either.

Flashing would be successful only if you had used new ops file and that 0MB bug has something to do with check list in odin like that debug option or something I'm not sure of. It's not because of the *.ops file since you can't successfully flash your phone with old ops file.

Also did you use any mods or what for that helix launcher + Htc IME ??

Are you saying about the author of this thread???

so does this mean u used the spica.ops instead of the spica_jc3.ops??
or is there a new *.ops file???


btw wen i flashed i just selected the options written in Sriharsha's guide...
worked perfect..
tho even i used the spica.ops (old) one bt that was bcz Samsung firmwares made a stupid mistake and gave me the old one along with odin...
:-x

2nd time it was normal..
i DID NOT do all the stuff u did..


im a lil confused here..
is Sriharsha ka guide proper or shuld i follow Sameer Prabhakar ka guide??

in that i had to select a lot more options..
Sriharsha's guide is very simple and easy..
I was confused myself after reading several guides, so I compiled mine which had simple steps that I followed to flash mine, nothing flashy just plain simple :)

I think that tut should be same for any further 2.1 upgrades, where in only the firmware changes, all the flashing steps should be the same.

OT: My UG exams are finally over, so time for trying out some modded firmwares. All I know are those from samdroid forums. Please suggest if you have any other alternatives.

iam going to exchange my nokia 5239 and buy a samsung s 5620 monte is it better or not

If you are not particular about the OS of this phone, then for sure it's a good buy considering the specs, 262K capacitive touch screen,3G, Wifi, GPS all under 9K, I think monte has an advantage over the 5800 twins 5230 & 5233 since they either have wifi or 3G or GPS but not all. The only advantage of those is the Symbian OS.

Monte being run on samsung proprietary OS, you won't be having that many 3rd party apps, So if you are OK with it then go for it :)
 
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arunks

Hey here is the aks
I was confused myself after reading several guides, so I compiled mine which had simple steps that I followed to flash mine, nothing flashy just plain simple :)

I think that tut should be same for any further 2.1 upgrades, where in only the firmware changes, all the flashing steps should be the same.

OT: My UG exams are finally over, so time for trying out some modded firmwares. All I know are those from samdroid forums. Please suggest if you have any other alternatives.

where is this guide by sriharsha..

I didn't find it on page 5.... may be post counts to be shown on one page is different for me than sriharsha...
I read full thread very quickly... may be i missed it in hurry...

anybody plz provide me link direct to that post..so that i can upgrade to latest official samsung firmwire and do rooting... thnx in advance...
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
The steps told by ankit r only 4 tht particular new asian firmware which is having 0 mb issue.
No that issue is faced by many users since late 2009, with the leaked 2.1 firmware.
where is this guide by sriharsha..

I didn't find it on page 5.... may be post counts to be shown on one page is different for me than sriharsha...
I read full thread very quickly... may be i missed it in hurry...

anybody plz provide me link direct to that post..so that i can upgrade to latest official samsung firmwire and do rooting... thnx in advance...
Its post no 134 :)
 

arunks

Hey here is the aks
No that issue is faced by many users since late 2009, with the leaked 2.1 firmware.

Its post no 134 :)
thanx for quick reply ..i also found it on page no.14 on my side....

anyways i m gonna follow it and will try latest jd1 firmware now...

can u plz tell me whats benefit of rooting and how to do it on the jd1 firmware...
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
This might help

In our phones it asks for normally permission before granting su rights. Something like this:

*img85.imageshack.us/img85/632/88865437.png

If you have rooted you should be able to take screenshots from the apps available from Android Market. Try downloading "PicMe" or "ShootME" from the market; they will work only if you have rooted your phone.

BTW check this site on benefits of rooting!


---------- Post added at 12:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 AM ----------

For rooting JD1 Use the same link from samdroid forums that you posted before
*3.ly/dSzp
 

arunks

Hey here is the aks
Hey i downloaded i570EXXJD1.rar and In that there are many files named as

I570EXXJD1_Phone
I570EXXJD1_CL230668_PDA
I570EXXJA1_CL132638_Bootloader
I570EOXEJD1-CSC-MULTI-CL232064

But in sriharsha guide its mentioned to use I570EXXJD1_PDA.rar file.

What abt other files... r they needed or not??
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
Hey i downloaded i570EXXJD1.rar and In that there are many files named as

I570EXXJD1_Phone
I570EXXJD1_CL230668_PDA
I570EXXJA1_CL132638_Bootloader
I570EOXEJD1-CSC-MULTI-CL232064

But in sriharsha guide its mentioned to use I570EXXJD1_PDA.rar file.

What abt other files... r they needed or not??
Put them under respective columns in odin and Flash.

These were not there in JCE so they aren't mentioned in my post.
 

arunks

Hey here is the aks
yippppeeeeeeeee :D :) :)

I upgraded successfully to 2.1 android jd1 version...

and i m very much happy with it becoz i got the following good features..

first of all keyboard is not slow now..
zoom and other feature in camera
inbuilt task manager
bluetooth transfers
full screen stretch during video playback
my files to access card directly
voice functionalities
phone search


the only problem i have seen till nw is that phone sometimes is slow in while switching between applications or screens :(

Anyways now i want to do rooting for my spica and will see increased speed and will post the reviews...

Thanks sriharsha for your quick replies and flash guide.... :)
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
Any suggestions on using phone as modem to connect to PC.

Tried PDA net, but I want something with full functionality,
Wifi tether if possible???
 
OP
FilledVoid

FilledVoid

Who stole my Alpaca!
Any suggestions on using phone as modem to connect to PC.

Tried PDA net, but I want something with full functionality,
Wifi tether if possible???
Maybe this can help. Are you on a 7500 or 5700 ?
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
^^ Thanks for the link :smile:
After installation, an error msg popped up that 'netfilter' not found on my phone. What should I be doing now??
I'm on 5700
 

arunks

Hey here is the aks
@sriharsha...

I hv tried to understand rooting procedure from the link shared by u..

does it include the following steps:

1 Download LK2-02-1_update.zip
2 Put it to root of SD card! (mount or with help adb)
3 Download Kernel: i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z
4 Flash i5700_LK2-xx_PDA by Odin as PDA file

5 Kernel will flash and Spica reboot and enter in Recovery
6 select "apply any zip from SD':
7 select: LK2-xx_update.zip
8 press Ок + Home for confirm

9 when you see "Install from sd card complete" press ОК for reboot.
10 To check install any terminal and on entering 'su' shell prompt wud change to # from $.
and check here also Settings -> About: LeshaK's Kernel v.LK2.01


Is 4th step same as I flashed JD1 from ur guide??
As said in 5th step , Will it automatically reboot in to recovery or should i press volume down+start call+switch on button?

So should i continue rooting with above method?
 
OP
FilledVoid

FilledVoid

Who stole my Alpaca!
Sri I wish I knew a definite answer but since I don't have access to the phone Im not sure what I would do at this point. However the first thing I would do is contact the folks on xda and see if i can get some help out there :) .
 

sriharsha_madineni

Cyborg Agent
@sriharsha...

I hv tried to understand rooting procedure from the link shared by u..

does it include the following steps:

1 Download LK2-02-1_update.zip
2 Put it to root of SD card! (mount or with help adb)
3 Download Kernel: i5700_LK2-02_PDA.7z
4 Flash i5700_LK2-xx_PDA by Odin as PDA file

5 Kernel will flash and Spica reboot and enter in Recovery
6 select "apply any zip from SD':
7 select: LK2-xx_update.zip
8 press Ок + Home for confirm

9 when you see "Install from sd card complete" press ОК for reboot.
10 To check install any terminal and on entering 'su' shell prompt wud change to # from $.
and check here also Settings -> About: LeshaK's Kernel v.LK2.01


Is 4th step same as I flashed JD1 from ur guide??
As said in 5th step , Will it automatically reboot in to recovery or should i press volume down+start call+switch on button?

So should i continue rooting with above method?

Yeah 4th step is same as flashing JD1.

According to that guide phone should reboot in recovery mode itself. If it doesn't then may be you'll have to do it manually.

I haven't rooted with this guide since mine is JCE, but steps in that guide are pretty straightforward, so that shouldn't be a problem.

But if you are not sure of any step, then its probably better to wait for someone with JD1 to try this and then you can do the same.

Sri I wish I knew a definite answer but since I don't have access to the phone Im not sure what I would do at this point. However the first thing I would do is contact the folks on xda and see if i can get some help out there :) .

Yep sure, I'll try that.
BTW I'm able to see a wireless network as " Android tethering" both on my PC and iPod touch. It just connects with an ip error and no progress. Anyways I'll try to ask this in XDA forum, I haven't used it much since it's more like HTC exclusive :p
 
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ankitsagwekar

Guest
new ROM

i create new ROM base on I570EDXJC4


what's different in it ?


  • android 2.1
  • remove useless software (layer,jblend,myspace,divx registration,Samsung keyboard etc)
  • 178MB free space
  • Jbed Java
link will be post soon




 

vulpine

Broken In
:grin::grin: he he I finally got my spica today!!!!

price paid 12,700. got it from mobile gallery mehdipatnam.
here are my few initial thoughts:
  1. Device is larger and much thinner than i expected!
  2. Feels light but solid
  3. Display is very good still to check sunlight legibility.
  4. Touch feels really responsive, placing ur finger on screen is enough to register input.
  5. swiping and animations are all very smooth
  6. It runs android donut.
  7. got used to potrait keyboard very quickly this is my first preference as
    landscape KB lags a bit.
  8. Leather pouch is very handy and looks good. Good thought by samsung
    some negatives:
    As of now i noticed
  9. keyboard is really laggy more so in landscape. I hope it is resolved in 2.1

Attaching a few pics
the box
*img690.imageshack.us/img690/5715/dsc01963k.th.jpg

*img443.imageshack.us/img443/9615/dsc01964o.th.jpg
contents
*img208.imageshack.us/img208/8606/dsc01966v.th.jpg
ear piece also notice screen protector
*img7.imageshack.us/img7/3937/dsc01977zx.th.jpg
lock screen:: for got pattern:x try again
*img404.imageshack.us/img404/2932/dsc01980n.th.jpg
lock screen again finally got it:p
It looks like scratch but Its not scratch just smudge

*img404.imageshack.us/img404/2932/dsc01980n.th.jpg
leather case back
*img101.imageshack.us/img101/3058/dsc01993q.th.jpg
leather case front
*img72.imageshack.us/img72/9649/dsc01992w.th.jpg
Homescreen
*img153.imageshack.us/img153/5168/dsc01984n.th.jpg

*img219.imageshack.us/img219/8774/dsc01975c.th.jpg

edit: Pictures look SOOOO blown out!!!
edit:Finally managed to post thumbnails
 
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