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Update Verizon Fascinate i500 to Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jellybean

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hi joshm,

plz suggest me. it is a UK varizon unlocked samsung galaxy i500 CDMA one.

in its back side it is written galaxy S.

i have the kies mini. which I have download from samsung site for i500.

but after installing it is prompting connect the phone through usb.

when i am connecting it, in the phone screen it is coming media player and mass storage.

but not coming the third option samsung kies radio button.

only shown two option.

my phone is not recognize. will i do this update successfully

plz tell me what can i do ?

waiting for your reply.

regards,

amit.

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You don't have to use Kies Mini for this update. Do the following.

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hi,

its baseband version is S:i500.04 V.EA28.

now it is running on android 2.1.

I want to update it to android 2.2.

plz tell me what is the procedure.

thanx and regards,

amit

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hi,

its baseband version is S:i500.04 V.EA28.

now it is running on android 2.1.

I want to update it to android 2.2.

plz tell me what is the procedure.

thanx and regards,

amit

umm.. why do you want to go to froyo when we have the official Gingerbread for fascinate aka i500

there are way too much improvements in GB than FROYO , just do as Rajen has suggested and you ll be fine with it.

forget about Kies

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hi joshm,

please help me out. i know you only can..

i want to be sure about my phone model first...bought it 2nd hand... without box..

its galaxy s i500 cdma verizon unlocked in india.

i found out from "about phone"

hardware version I500.04

model SCH-I500

Firmware version 2.1-update1

Baseband version S:i500.04 V.EA28

Kernel version 2.6.35.7

Build number SCH-I500.EA28

is it fascinate ? how do i know ? not mentioned any where...

then how to upgrade it to gingerbread.

please help

thanks....amit

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It's Fascinate.

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It's Fascinate.

thanx rajan,

will i go with the above process. which u are mentioned.

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Yes you can definately go ahead. I upgraded my fascinate using this rom by following the step by step and very easy to understand instructions given by joshm. You can find the instructions in this post a few pages back.

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hi joshm,

please help me out. i know you only can..

i want to be sure about my phone model first...bought it 2nd hand... without box..

its galaxy s i500 cdma verizon unlocked in india.

i found out from "about phone"

hardware version I500.04

model SCH-I500

Firmware version 2.1-update1

Baseband version S:i500.04 V.EA28

Kernel version 2.6.35.7

Build number SCH-I500.EA28

is it fascinate ? how do i know ? not mentioned any where...

then how to upgrade it to gingerbread.

please help

thanks....amit

see fascinate is a type of i500 which is made by samsung for verizon network in US , its a CDMA handset

If urs in CDMA and i500 then you should be good to go with the above rooting and flashing methods that i have outlined

plz note down ur MIN number mentioned in the settings > about menu , in case you mess up something

by and large the process of rooting and updating ram is safe STILL IF ANYTHING GET MESSED DONT BLAME ME

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also try and stick to the stock EH03 first and see how your phone behaves

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Dear joshm

i did manage to flash eh03 successfully but the problem i face is the phone keeps looping in media scanning and keeps asking for language choice and after selecting the language it does not proceed but keeps rescanning the card

the phone is working it recv the phone

i tried removing the sd card but no benefit

pl suggest further course of action

jasmin

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..OK Now I am going to upgrad my fascinate using this rom. Hope for the best...

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one thing before doing this..

now i am using reliance cdma service on it.

want to know for this rooting is require.

when I ask my technician from whom I take the phone, he said the rooting process is not done.

if you want to update, update it but not do the rooting. rooting is change something in side of the phone settings,

if something happens he could not fix it. he said.

now suggest me what can i do now. go without rooting. :nerves:

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Dear joshm

i did manage to flash eh03 successfully but the problem i face is the phone keeps looping in media scanning and keeps asking for language choice and after selecting the language it does not proceed but keeps rescanning the card

the phone is working it recv the phone

i tried removing the sd card but no benefit

pl suggest further course of action

jasmin

i am so sorry for the late reply, have been busy as hellok it seems that you ll have to add your mdn or phone number in the dir option of your phone's settings after accessing the phone via PC thru cdma workshop

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all you need to do is

open cdma workshop

plug in the cabe to phone

chk which port it is connecetd by going in device manager of windows

then select the same pot number in cdma workshop > Main > COM settings > hit read in the bottom

The Phone settings will be displayed in CDMA workshop

go to SECURITY > SPC > enter 000000 in the spce below the default_nv > hit SPC button - this will unlock the phone

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then go to NAM settings > in DIR_NUMBER option > add your phone number > and reboot phone

u ll be good to go

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dear joshm

the solution was right but for some reason could not connect to cdma ws

luckily sunilromy was online & helped me do that with DFS

finally on gb rom

will chk superclean after few days if reqd

thanxs sunil & joshm

jasmin

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hi joshm,

will I be required to do rooting before upgrading to EH03....?

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Dear Joshm and friends

I have switched to Gb on my fasinate 3 days ago. Its working smoothly but there is some minor problems. With the Android Video Player I am not getting Full Volume audio output through my 3.5mm jack while playing Video with audio files no probs. With the MX Video Player I can solve this issue, But if you have any suggestion please help me. The problem is only while playing video thru headset on video player even if my Media SOund is full and Volume is full the total output is low. But if i use mx player there is good sound like froyo.

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dear joshm

the solution was right but for some reason could not connect to cdma ws

luckily sunilromy was online & helped me do that with DFS

finally on gb rom

will chk superclean after few days if reqd

thanxs sunil & joshm

jasmin

hi jasmin,

I have the same problem after flashing eh03.

The phone keeps looping in media scanning and keeps asking for language choice.

want to solve by joshm's procedure and having the problem connect to cdma work shop.

then I try to solve like your 2nd procedure asking to sunilromy(online). he told me

by access to dial pad Dial **87284.

then a screen is appear...

1.UART with option

modem & pda

2.USB with option

modem & pda.

Then Select Modem in USB Section.....ok

then what.... how to proceed....there is no ok button.

as you said under usb i selected modem and what did he mean by revert to pda when done.....please elaborate & help me out..... :NOTriste:

sorry for bothering you

amit.

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then what.... how to proceed....there is no ok button.

as you said under usb i selected modem and what did he mean by revert to pda when done.....please elaborate & help me out..... :NOTriste:

Once you select Modem in USB section, it stays selected. There is no need for OK Button. Revert to PDA is required to be done, otherwise the phone will not be recognized in Mass Storage Mode when connected to a PC for file transfers. For reverting back to PDA mode, again dial **87284 and just select PDA and then back capacitive button on the phone. Do this once you are through with CDMA Workshop and the phone has re booted.

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hi joshm,

updated to gingerbread...but after booting the phone keeps looping in media scanning and keeps asking for language choice...

as u said i am follow thisprocess...after dialing **87284 select Modem in USB section then I am opening cdma workshop connected the phone with the PC.

after that i am opennig the device manager of windows then selecting the same pot number in cdma workshop > Main > COM settings > but The Phone information not displayed in CDMA workshop and one more thing when I am hitting SPC button it shows to option send or write. which button should be selected. i select the write button in the bottom it shows "failed..connected to COM Port before". and one more thing in NAM settings > in DIR_NUMBER option > add your phone number > then it has four button Load, Save, Read & Write. again which button should be selected.

my incomming outgoing calls are ok. but I am stack in the middle. PLZ help me.

amit

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Finally I am on Gingerbread rom :Sorprendido:

Thanx to sunilromy. :smartass:

He was online & helped me do that with DFS CDMA tools 3.3.0.7

but for some reason I could not connect to cdma workshop. :doh:

this tool not recocnize my Port. don't know why.

again thanx to sunilromy. :smartass:

and also jasmin. who recomended sunil. :hypocrite:

thanx every body.

amit. :thumb:

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I am so sorry guyz :P

have been just buzy as hell

umm.. i guess i forgot to ask you to hit read as soon as you enter the com port number in cdma workshop that actually show the phone info and settings

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welcome to gb club amit

i downloaded couple of compass softwares but they are not working the direction of north remains fixed to one side of phone and keeps rotating with phone i dont know if it has any thing to do with gb upgrade

has anybody experienced this

any suggestions for this

jasmin

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