How to Flash (or Unbrick) Samsung Galaxy S Plus (i9001) using Odin

Updated at: 24-01-2012Reason: Added newer ROMS (XXKPS & XXKPU) and changed the time the process could take

Difficulty Rating: Moderate / Hard

Chapters:1. Introduction2. Software Requirements3. Getting in Download mode4. Using Odin

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

The reason that I wrote this tutorial is because my phone got bricked.I used Samsung Kies software to update the firmware but it got stuck and I had to disconnect my phone from the PC.So it got corrupted.. And the horrible "Black Screen of Death" showed.

This screen usually means that your phone is bricked or unable to boot.The worst thing about this BSOD is that you are unable to get in recovery mode, which makes things allot harder.

You can read this tutorial if your phone is bricked, but also if you want to flash a new rom to your Samsung Galaxy S Plus.The only difference is that when you got a bricked phone its way trickier to get in Download

mode.

CHAPTER 2. Software Requirements

To successfully flash your phone you need the following things:

Samsung Galaxy S Plus ROMS

Download I9001XXKPU ROM

- Android 2.3.6- Branded: No - Available Regions: Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, UK- Available languages: de, en, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pt, cs, da, el, fi, no, pl, sl, sv, tr - Seems to have less bloatware, also ICS market is included by default.

Download I9001XXKPS ROM

- Android 2.3.6- Branded: No - Available Regions: Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, UK- Available languages: de, en, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pt, cs, da, el, fi, no, pl, sl, sv, tr - Also boots faster and has updated apps, no big difference.

Download I9001XXKPG ROM

- Android 2.3.5- Branded: No - Available Regions: Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, UK- Available languages: de, en, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pt, cs, da, el, fi, no, pl, sl, sv, tr- Boots literally 5x faster then standard ROM (2.3.3)

I recommend you to use XXKPS or XXKPU to have to most options on customizing it. If you would llike an other ROM you can take a look at: XDA-Developers

Odin Multi Downloader 4.43

Download Odin Multi Downloader 4.43

Odin Multi Downloader is needed to download the ROM to your phone.This application can download files to your phone even if your phone doesn't boot properly.

OPS File

Download AriesVE.ops

This 1kb file is very important, it tells Odin in what order to flash the phone.Without this file you can't do anything.

CHAPTER 3. Getting in Download Mode

If your Samsung Galaxy S Plus is (partially) bricked and you have BSOD:

1. Unplug your phone if its connected to your PC2. Hold Vol UP + Vol Down + Power, the screen will flash black3. Continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the BSOD screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again4. Release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode

Don't expect it to work the first time you try it. If it keeps failing try the alternative:

1. Start Odin Multi Downloader2. Connect your phone (which is in BSOD) to the PC 3. Wait till Windows finished installing drivers and Odin recognized your phone4. Hold Vol Down + Home + Power, once the black screen flashes, release the Power button. This will put you into Download Mode

If you just want to flash a new ROM to your Samsung Galaxy S Plus:

1. Turn off your phone2. Hold Vol Down + Home + Power, This will put you in Download Mode

CHAPTER 4. Using Odin

1. Start Odin Multi Downloader 4.432. Click the "OPS" button and choose the AriesVE.ops file

3. Check the "One Package" box and click on the "One Package" button > Choose the ROM

4. As you see, it will automatically check if the MD5 Checksum is correct.5. Connect your phone (which is in Download Mode) to your PC, Odin will automatically recognize the phone. If it doesn't, download Samsung Android USB Drivers

6. The last step is clicking the "Start" button. I'm not showing this in my tutorial because I do not want to reinstall my phone at the moment. The process will take from 8 to 60 minutes tops. (this varies allot, I have an average of 10 minutes) If it's done, your phone is successfully reinstalled with a new ROM!

7. Now you will have to configure your whole phone just like you did when you first got it. Enjoy your unbricked phone / new ROM

Don't forget to ROOT your Samsung Galaxy S Plus!

Credits to XDA Developers for the files

Tutorial written by: broodplankI hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Previous comments:

Name: broodplank

Comment:When my phone got bricked, it was rooted, So flashing it really saved my ass. Because if you send your rooted phone to Samsung, your warranty is lost! Enjoy the tutorial.

Name: Freeman Andrei

Comment:thanks for the tutorial you saved my i9001 it's working fine i did it in 10 min just like you said .i tried 2 day's with oll sort of roms and no result know it fix no more brik icon :D:D:D:

Name: shameel

Comment:ok thanks

Name: ianfas

Comment:worked on my unbricked i9001 thanks a lot!

Name: ianfas

Comment:worked on my unbricked i9001 thanks a lot!

Name: vidsen

Comment:thanks a quadrilion times m8!! my phone is saved... ! :D

Name: wizzie

Comment:thanks alot, really helped me. but it took like 46 minutes to finish... :)

Name: kiren

Comment:tq so much..ive been searching 4 2 days but no solution after i delete font in the system/font..but finaly i got my phone back..only 8 minutes..tq^^

Name: kiren

Comment:tq so much..ive been searching 4 2 days but no solution after i delete font in the system/font..but finaly i got my phone back..only 8 minutes..tq^^

Name: Bughyee

Comment:Hey,it reached system.img.ext4 download..and here stops i waited so long but nothing..what to do?

Name: thanx ..you saved my phone

Comment:

Name: Alin

Comment:THANK YOU A GAZILLION YEARS!! IT WORKED!! P.S: For those who does take a while to complete DO NOT DISCONNECT THAT USB CABLE!!! It took me 80 minutes to complete and it was worth the wait. So whatever you do,just wait! Thank you again !

Name: broodplank

Comment:I'm glad that this tutorial helped save your phones :D

Name: Nail16

Comment:Thanks dude i had bricked my phone while flashing your xxkps performance rom but thanks to your tutorial i revived it :)

Name: broodplank

Comment:@Nail16: lol ouch, i've released a new version called: "broodROM RC2" it's way more stable. you should try it

Name: pyro

Comment:Nice info brood...i think want to translate it to malay then repost it in malay forum....broodROM rocks!

Name: broodplank

Comment:@pyro: Thanks. and of couse you can do translate it and post on malay forum :)

Name: slore

Comment:i'm very afraid i brick my phone and it won't start again: i managed to enter in downloading mode and flashed with odin like u said but when it finish flashing and reboot it enter in download mode again

Name: Jasper

Comment:my SGS+ reboots when odin tells it to. only when the 'android out of the box' sign comes on it reboots again. and i believe there for it won't work. am i doing something wrong?

Name: broodplank

Comment:@slore:reflash it until it works, it's the only solution to fix the problem. you should read my broodROM RC2 topic, it might help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396837

@Jasper:That's normal, press the home key and it will reboot and start it the normal way

Name: jasper

Comment:okay. done but than it just reboots unflashed. aso tried a factory reset but that also doesn't change anything?

Name: broodplank

Comment:@jasper: I would say reflash it again. It must work eventually

Name: slore

Comment:@broodplank thaks for reply i've tried to flash almost 50 times (broodrom rc2 cranium rc7 stock rom and recovery) but always the same result... is my gs+ definitively bricked??

Name: broodplank

Comment:@slore, have you also tried stock firmware?

Name: slore

Comment:@broodplank i've tried almost every stock rom posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346245 but if you meaning something else for stock firmware pls tell me where i can find them

Name: broodplank

Comment:@slore, you should really go look on XDA because I don't know how to fix it then, XDA has allot of experts so go there

Name: Jaafar u.k.

Comment:Suddenlu even after downloading the samsung usb drivers=my laptop doestn give any signal when i connect the bricked galaxy to the laptop....??what to do?(its in download mode)

Name: jaafar u.k

Comment:

Name:

Comment:Yeaahsssss!!!!!!Thank God for this!when installingen Kies,the programme automaticly installed the driver(s)!only then,Odin reconised my GSG!When i flashed everything was recovered!now i think i will try not to flash anymore till MIUI brings their ICS rom out on the G plus!so maybe a while?!

Name: broodplank

Comment:@Jaafar u.k: Good that it works now, you could flash my rom btw :p or wait until ICS releases (if it's get ported.. because it's not sure if it will work)

Name: jaafar u.k.

Comment:hi Mr broodplank! Eventueel overweeg ik wel om je rom te downloaden maar ik zie verschillende versies ,extra files enz...wat is de gemakkelijkste methode om je beste rom (waarschijnlijk RC2?)te flashen, moet ik dan ook die extra file downloaden en via sd-card unzippen in recovery mode?? Groetjes uit het verre noord-oosten van Engeland

Name: broodplank

Comment:@jaafar u.k.: Als je er een wil installeren moet je echt broodROM RC2 installeren want die is stabiel en nieuw ;) hier is de link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20392685

Name: vfusion

Comment:I tried the All-In_One Package (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434586) and the phone was in a boot-loop (always in recovery. Luckily, I remembered this tutorial which was bookmarked earlier. Your tutorial actually helped me to recover my 'semi-bricked' phone. Thank you so much !

Name: vfusion

Comment:Brood, don't know what happened. Anyway, sorry for the double posts. Please delete. Thanks.

Name: broodplank

Comment:No problem :) and removed your double postName: mokkf

Comment:I use odin to flash when i got into this worse situation. But i did use the kies to reverse to the old one. It takes so long that i fall asleep. when wake up, it is done. Funny thing is, its flash to reverse2.3.5

Name: mobilefanatic

Comment:stuck on 33min and more amss.mbn download..

Name: mobilefanatic

Comment:it is normal ???

Name: nikky

Comment:beste broodplank, ik heb de stappen 1 voor 1 gevolgd alleen blijf ik hangen bij de volgende melding in odin "system.img.ext4 file downloading" ik heb hem een hele nacht aan laten staan maar vanochtend nog niks. en de teller stond op 300 nog wat. vervolgens batterij eruit gehaald en opnieuw in de download stand gezet en wederom de stappen genomen maar hij bleef weer op die melding hangen. en tja toen moest ik werken ;)

Name: Marco

Comment:Hey mate, Thanks very much!! You saved me!! I have been looking for the unbrick for nearly a month and nothing worked. But then I saw this!! Thanks very much again!!! x

Name: Saif

Comment:Thanks a lot ... very useful.

Name: Kevin

Comment:Als je eerst RC4 had kun je ook dit doen: 1.Installeer "updateFMR_cfs_1.3.1.zip“ opnieuw. 2. then install "signed_Cranium_i9001_2.3.6“ opnieuw 3. then install the "Cranium_i9001_rc4_fixed_framework.zip“ opnieuw en je hebt rc4 weer! By Kevin

Name: EJ

Comment:Fantastisch, mijn telefoon werkt weer. Many thanks

Name: js

Comment:What to do. I CAn not do a Hard Reset (*2767*3855#) because my GT-9001 keeps on rebooting after mediascans. Even after several flash attempts. Many tanks for you tips.

Name: broodplank

Comment:

@js: You probably got some corrupted media files then

Here is a fix: flash Feamod 1.2 with odin then format your sdcard. It should be fixed after that

Name: Tijmen

Comment:Thanks! Samsun kies Sucks! You rock!!

Name: Tijmen

Comment:Oftewel: Bedankt kerel! Top tutorial!

Name: speedcore909

Comment:+1

Name: spañish

Comment:thank you thank you thank you thank you...

Name: gino

Comment:its just a soft brick not a bsod bsod= nothing that you can see image on the display...just like that you're closing your eyes...lol

Name: eddy

Comment:password?

Name: broodplank

Comment:@eddy: don't know which file you reffer to but try one of these passwords

samfirmware.comsamsung-firmwares.comsampro.pl

Name: haziq

Comment:i try to open I9001XXKPU ROM file using winrar, but it require a password.. can i know, what is the password

Name: Nads

Comment:The last password worked for me with ...KPU ROM. Thank you so much! You just saved my phone!

Name: Mandeep

Comment:how much time system.img.ext4 willl take to download on mobile in my case i am waiting for 3 hours and close it and now my phone does not work...

Name: Makeshift

Comment:Thanks. Saved me a lot of time.

Name: william

Comment:zou geweldig zijn als er een werkend paswoord bij zou zijn,nu stopt het telkens bij het uitpakken

Name: richard

Comment:will this work for the i9000? as i have tried everything to get mine working again (bootloop issue)

Name: mokkf

Comment:Can i just flash the ROM without rooting the phone?

Name: dado

Comment:why is mine always stuck at system.img.ext4 download.....i wait it for like 100 min,few times!...i tried with all roms!Please help me!

Name: dado

Comment:Ok,i did it finaly!

Name: Rkiller

Comment:it surpraser even 80 minuts and nothing happened I selected the first ROM had i done something wrong?

Name: Rkiller

Comment:<2> VerifyPlatform:V0, P0,R0 that's all it says! that should I do ?

Name: peterhob

Comment:Having troubles downloading the I9001XXKPS file. Cuts off after 110 or 150 mb. Any chance of a mirror?

Name: marek

Comment:man, you ROCK!!!!!!!

Name: peterhob

Comment:successfully unbricked my phone thanks to your tutorial. Je steent!

Name: Augusto

Comment:ik probeerde me telefoon te flashen maar nu doet ie het niet meer, op een gegeven moment geeft odin aan reset en vanaf daar snap ik het niet meer, wat moet ik doen?

Name: Augusto

Comment:als ik me telefoon aanzet komt ie niet verder dan het samsung logo, en verder krijg ik hem alleen nogmaar in recovery mode en download mode

Name: callum

Comment:whats the password for the ZIP files?

Name: Murali

Comment:Thank U it worked for me so well in 8 Mints got the firmware updated thanks

Name: malik007

Comment:hey man nice tutorial but can u help me i have already rooted phone and is my phone will unroot after flashing(XXKPU) what to do after flashing it.when update will coplete is t neccasary to format etc etc please help as early as possible......sorry f or bad english

Name: kleostyle

Comment:Many, many thanks ... you saved me in 10 mins .... great job !!!

Name: silviu

Comment:man,i don't even know how to thank you.you saved me.YOU ARE GREAT!!!!

Name: bum

Comment:dude whts d maximum tme ?it wil tke? n hw u cum to kw its dne?

Name: azeez_india

Comment:sytem.img.ext14 download is taking a lot of time to download..i have been waitng for 90 min and still it is loading..what could be the problem ? plz help !!

Name: Vishwas

Comment:You are my Savior!!! Thanks a ton man! AM greatful to u. God Bless you!

Name: Ibo

Comment:Odin ziet heel mn telefoon niet..wat nu?

Name: TShadowM

Comment:I have the same issue Azeez has: the flashing procedure gets stuk at "system.img.ext4 download..." Maybe it has something to do with "Big partition size!!" ? Because that's what Odin tells me right before it gets stuck.

Name: Vignesh

Comment:Hi, sytem.img.ext14 is taking very long time and there is no progress too !!! I have tried it more than 10 times and the same result !! Please advice.. Thanks in advance

Name: Vignesh

Comment:I got my phone back :) Thanks a million and it means a lot for me !!!

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Name: KHENZ KNIGHT

Comment:THANX A LOT MAN YOU GIVE HOPE TO MY DYING PHONE:)

Name: Ingem

Comment:I have the same problem as TShadowM and Vignesh... What to do??

Name: Tl0ader11

Comment:hi, i used your other tutorial to root my I9001 ! (to run ubuntu on it) And it worked !! So thank you a trillion times !

Name: Andrew31v

Comment:Thanks a lot, you saved my day... :)))

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