SAMSUNG SOFTWARE INSTALL PROCEDURE

You do not need to root or unroot
the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed
and not running in the system tray

Kies doesn't like Odin, it's like the
big brother who's always jealous
that his little brother is getting to
flash all the phones so he starts to
flash block.

Samsung thinks firmware should be like
box of chocolates, you never know
what you’re gonna get and that all a
big part of the surprise user
experience program so they don't
publish any change logs.

Get Odin v3.04 from here :
Download
Just extract the Odin folder.
You will also need to install the

Samsung USB drivers for the device
if you haven't installed KIES. Get
them from here : Download

Just install like any Windows program
Flashing Firmware with Odin
1. Just download the firmware version
you want from the second or third
posts and extract the .tar or .tar.md5
file in the archive and save it
somewhere.

2. Reboot your phone to download
mode.
To get download mode shut down
the device. After it shuts off
completely simultaneously press the
Down volume key+ Home button +
press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you
to press volume up if you want to
continue or volume down to cancel,
press volume up. You are now in
download mode!.

3. Start Odin

4. If your ROM is a single .tar.md5
package click on the PDA button and
browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that
you extracted in step 1 and select it.
This should like like the image below
If the package has more than one .tar
archive then they will be labelled with
PDA/Code, Phone/Modem and CSC.
Just put them in the corresponding
section of Odin like below.

5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT,
I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK
REPARTITION.
Regardless of firmware version it's still
the same methodology.

6. Connect the USB cable and wait for
any required drivers to install and the
ID:COM section to turn blue like below.

7. Click start to flash. If Odin hangs at
setting up connection just unplug
the USB cable and re-attach it, Odin
should now resume.

8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn
off the device once the flash has
started, it will reboot when it finishes.
If the firmware is from this thread it
will not wipe your phone if you flash
as recommended UNLESS I state that
the firmware is a "WIPE" version.