Fully Bricked Galaxy S!!!!
There’s a sinking feeling that overwhelms you when you realized you have done the impossible: Bricked a Galaxy S!!! I used Odin to install a rom on the Galaxy, selected all the options including Re-Partition, selected a pit but no PDA. After pressing start, the operation ran for a few seconds then the phone when dead. And I mean [...]
Juwe’s Smart Edition
I’ve written previously about Darky’s Rom. Recently I was introduced to another rom, Juwe’s Rom for the Galaxy S I9000. The lastest is JUWE’s Rom Smart Edition v5.2 XXJVP 2.3.4 GingerBread. I’ve changed the modem to XXJPY and installed the Semaphone_JVQ 1.3.2 kernel. The performance of this good can only be described as excellent. It’s fast and stable. [...]
Install Darky’s Rom
I’ve finally gotten fedup of crashes on my Galazy S I9000 and decided to do something about it. Darky’s Rom seemed a good alternative to the standard firmware. This link has a great guide to installing the Rom http://darky.ficeto.com/community/index.php?threads/guide-installing-9-3-extreme-edition-shorter-method-i9000-i9000m-only.1041/ and it worked well. However, you may want to backup your apps and contacts before you start. [...]
Download older IOS firmware for your ipod, iphone or ipad
Need an older stock firmware for your IOS device? http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/ provides a database of stock firmware for your Ipod, iphone, or ipad that can be used to restore your device to an older (or newer) firmware. Just make sure you download the correct firmware for your ipod gen.
Reduce Galaxy S freezes after update to Froyo and improve battery life
Since updating to Froyo, my Samsung Galaxy S freezes periodically and the battery drains far too rapidly. It seems to be draining faster at home where the reception is poor. Thus at night if the phone is not on the charger, I can wake up to a completely drained battery. The freeze can be fixed [...]