Upgrade Android 2.1 (Eclair) to 2.2 (Froyo) on your Samsung GT I5800 in 7 EASY steps!

[haree]

Hi guys,

Is there a way to backup all settings and application before upgrading and then restore these settings to avoid to set up everything again?

Many thanks,

Ebt

hi
yes u can use backup pro or titanium backup for the same
both paid and free version available in the Market

 

[engel001]

Hey guys, i installed android 2.2, this is amazing. But when im trying to use websites with adobe flash player, it says i dont have it. I cant seem to download it from market for the this phone

 

[bose2216]

Please tell me how to install adobe flashplayer in my galaxi GT i5801

 

[ebt4ever]

Hi All,

@haree, thanks for the tip, I've successfully backup and restored my settings/programs with backup pro. It worked almost perfectly

Now playing with JPF version....great!

Thanks,

Ebt

 

[Craig12]

Hey guys, i installed android 2.2, this is amazing. But when im trying to use websites with adobe flash player, it says i dont have it. I cant seem to download it from market for the this phone

i would also like to know how to install flash player

 

[j0nb0y]

my understanding is that it's not just 2.2 you need for full flash, but there is a hardware requirement as well. i think the galaxy 3 will only ever support flash lite.

 

[j0nb0y]

though if you want flash mainly for youtube, then if you have 2.2 you can download the new youtube app which will give you a better experience to that of the youtube app that was pre installed on the phone

 

[sted]

done this and now messaging just crashes when i try to send any text messages any ideas?

 

[j0nb0y]

So after much frustration with Samsung I've finally given up and installed the latest version of froyo from samfirmware (european jpe at time of writing).

Bit of a newb at this but thanks to instructions on this thread, fairly straight forward. No longer tars and single install files though but rars which you have to extract the contents of and then specify the pda, boot, phone and csc yourself. other than that...thanks samfirmware and android forums!

o.k. initial impressions. at first it didn't feel like i was getting a speed boost, but then i never felt it was running slow on 2.1.

gps fix much improved, tethering works as does install to sd. the three major reasons for me to ugrade, so far so good.

a couple of minor things..

1. the language defaulted to non english, no probs there i can just switch. however the android market seems to think i'm now in another country (currency dkm ?). Not sure how to tell it otherwise or of the implications of leaving it. Bought Moodagent and it recognised my credit card as being from the UK and did a currency conversion on the fly, but does this mean i might not be able to download some apps that might at the moment only be released in certain countries??

2. In application management a lot of the apps are showing a zero bytes in size

3. I now have demo versions of Assasins Creed and Tetris that i son't want and can't remove...thanks Samsung!

4. The camera crashes after taking a picture

5. The gallery can't seem to show any of the photos on my SD card even though the music app can find and play the mp3s

Update.

I had to reformat my SD card. A bit of a pain as it wiped all my files but i have them all backed up so not too much of an issue. However this has fixed the camera crash and the gallery photo problem (must have been some weird permissions issues) and bizarely it's made my phone run a little bit faster.

I'll add more as i find it.

 

[j0nb0y]

I wonder if the sd card issues are because I followed the advise of removing it whilst flashing? Perhaps the upgrade process needs to adjust permissions on the sd card? Not to worry, it feels good to have an empty phone again!

 

[merlin1976uk]

has anyone carried out this upgrade on an apollo i5801...NOT the i5800 not sure what the difference is with these two different models lol...hope to upgrade mine soon...but dubious thats all...i want froyo and well samsung are dragging their butts more than a dog with an itchy butt...

 

[bjlabuk]

Merlin,

If you want to know the difference between the two model have a look at

Samsung Galaxy 3 and Galaxy Apollo review: Galactic twins - GSMArena.com

And if you are flashing an i5801 for the first time you should read

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873645

bjlabuk

 

[Beplexor]

Alright guys, since i'm tired of waiting for the official update here in New Zealand, I'll update this and get back to you guys; an extra opinion always helps!

 

[Beplexor]

Works beautifully. Thanks for the guide. Love the subtle new layout; I also love how the phone itself works generally faster.

 

[pranay224]

hi buddy ,just wana ask when i am extracting my .rar file to get the tar file its regularly asking me the password but if i am providing a blank default password then its sasying either password wrong or corrupt file.plz help stucked hear,or just tell me how to getr my .tar file

 

[bjlabuk]

Pranay224,

If you are downloading from www.samfirmware.com the passwords are indicated by the # or ## at the end of the firmware :

## - Password is samfirmware.com
# - Password is samsung-firmwares.com
* - file is not complete

Eg if you download the firmware I5800XXJF8 # then the password is samsung-firmware.com

Hope that helps.

bjlabuk

 

[wat143]

I followed this to update my UK unbranded I5800XXJG3 to I5800XWJPF as I got fed up waiting!
All seems well... thank you!!

 

[bjlabuk]

Yes, download Titanium Backup or Mybackup from the market.

bjlabuk

 

[stik3nd]

Hi guys, I read this tutorial and another thousand carefuly, followed all the steps perfectly, and still, I got the same error every time I try to flash.
My screen looks like this (everything seems fine, right? The .tar is there, the .ops is there, the port is recognized...):

Then I click on "Start" and this happens:

What am I doing wrong?
I have a Galaxy I5800L, with this version: I5800LVIJG7.
I was trying to update to I5800LVIJG8 (I downloaded this firmware directly from samfirmware), and then if that worked I was going to update to froyo.

Does anyone have an idea of what might be happening? I lost hours on this shit and couldn't figure it out.
Tip: I can't get my phone connected with Kies, but I guess my drivers are ok since Odin recognized the port.

Edit: Nevermind, did it from work PC and it worked flawlessly. I guess I've messed up my drivers at my home PC.

 

[bjlabuk]

Or you might have a faulty USB port ?

bjlabuk

 

[stik3nd]

Maybe, but this port never let me down. I guess I could give it a try on another port. When I get home I'll check this, or I'll leave it alone forever, yeah, probably the second option.

 

[andy1974]

I've followed this thread and got the JPF firmware to download to the phone however when it reboots it hangs at :


-- Delete App data..
Delete files. please wait.

so far i have tried 2 firm wares and tried 3 times also tried pressin HOME ->UP>Power instead of Home>Down>Power

Any suggestions on how to Unbrick this phone ?

 

[bjlabuk]

Have you tried flashing a stock 2.1 firmware first, say I5800XXJK1 ? I know I had problems the first time I tried upgrading to 2.2. However I follow the steps in the guide exactly every time, particularly the hard resets before and after flashing etc, and don't have any problems.

Somebody is asking exactly the same question on xda forums

[Q] 5800 fails to Update during flash - I.e. Bricked - xda-developers

bjlabuk

 

[harrydahiya]

Hi
I am new to this forum, but found it really good after reading all the steps and question answer on this tech forum.
I have a GalaxyI5800 phone which i want to upgrade to Froyo 2.2.But i am a little confused as the firmware name of my phone does not match with your ones i the post.
my phone details are:
baseband version: I5800XXJG3
build: ECLAIR.XXJG7
FIRMWARE:2.1-update1

I have already downloaded following files:
I5800_Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.252.exe
Odin_with_OPS.zip
I5800XXJPB.rar
apollo_0531.zip
I5800XXJG3_XXJG7_OXXJG5.rar

Can you help me to understand which files i need to use and what is the exact steps i need to follow.

 

[harrydahiya]

and also the process to revert back if upgrade is unsucessfull.