NAME

       heimdall - tool for flashing firmware on Galaxy S Devices devices

SYNOPSIS

       heimdall-flash [ ... ]

DESCRIPTION

       This  software  attempts to flash your Galaxy S device. The very nature of flashing is dangerous. As with
       all flashing software, Heimdall has the potential to damage (brick) your device if not used carefully. If
       you're concerned, don't use this software. Flashing ROMs onto your device may also  void  your  warranty.
       Benjamin Dobell and Glass Echidna are not responsible for the result of your actions.

       1      Fully charge your phone (use the wall charger as it's faster).

       2      Download  a  decrypted device ROM or a Heimdall Firmware Package and extract everything to the one
              directory.

       3      If the ROM is not a Heimdall Firmware Package it may instead  be  provided  as  multiple  archives
              (nested  or  otherwise),  extract  them  all to the same location. If you want to use the CSC then
              extract it last. If you're asked to overwrite files then do so.

       4      Put your Galaxy S device into download mode and plug it in..

       5      Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted the ROM/firmware files.

       6      Type the following to list all the functionality Heimdall supports:

       heimdall help

       7      Before flashing, you must first know the names of the partitions you wish to flash. These  can  be
              obtained by executing:

       heimdall print-pit --no-reboot

       The  inclusion  of  --no-reboot  ensures the phone will not reboot after PIT file has been downloaded and
       displayed. After executing a command with the --no-reboot argument, the next command should  include  the
       --resume  argument.   You  can  still  safely  reboot  your  phone manually (with the power button) after
       executing --no-reboot commands.

       8      Use the help and print-pit output to construct a command with all the file you want to flash.

       Here is an example that does a full flash and repartition on a GT-I9000:

       heimdall flash  --repartition  --resume  --pit  s1_odin_20100512.pit  --FACTORYFS  factoryfs.rfs  --CACHE
       cache.rfs  --DBDATA dbdata.rfs --IBL+PBL boot.bin --SBL Sbl.bin --PARAM param.lfs --KERNEL zImage --MODEM
       modem.bin

       9      Heimdall will display the progress as it flashes so that you  know  things  are  working  as  they
              should.

AUTHOR

       Bastien Roucariès <rouca@debian.org>

1.0                                               21 April 2025                                           man(1)