Does anyone have a link to the wine wrapped version of Odin for Mac? Heimdall isn't really working and the only link I've found so far is to the pirate bay and I don't trust that anymore with all the stuff going down over there. Or any other suggestions for how to root for mac would be helpful. So far no luck
Bump, I found Odin for Mac but I can't seem to figure out how to install the drivers for it
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AS the title states, I would like to be able to start using Heimdall for Mac 10.4. Problem is, I need help using OS X Terminal...on PC Odin is not a problem, but owning only a Mac I need step by step instructions to install Heimdall using the Terminal Utility.
Halp!
I am also interested in a step-by-step for Heimdall for Mac OS X 10.6.7 and Samsung Galaxy S2. I need to flash the firmware as I would like to get better battery life as the newest update says
This is the error I get when running heimdall from Terminal
Code:
dyld: Symbol not found: ___CFConstantStringClassReference
Referenced from: /opt/local/lib/libusb-1.0.0.dylib
Expected in: flat namespace
in /opt/local/lib/libusb-1.0.0.dylib
Trace/BPT trap
I updated to 10.6 and have never gotten heimdall to work. I just abandoned it and use Odin on my work PC.
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Hopefully someone will read this thread as I haven't got access to a Windows machine...
Yea, for all the praises Heimdall gets I cannot get it to do jack-sh*t. I'm a pretty experienced PC/Mac user--something this simple should not be an issue.
Here's a pretty good guide over in the I9000 forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
Trust me...been through that over and over. Heimdall will not work for me at all--it soft-bricked my vibrant 12 times trying to get it to work. ODIN works 100% for me.
I read a post somewhere that as of the Froyo update the secondary bootloader error that prevented Heimdall from recognizing the Fascinate on OS X has been fixed. Only, I really need it to work right now, but Heimdall says it can't find a device.
Has this been fixed, or was that post incorrect? I don't have access to a PC, and have borked my phone, so Heimdall is my only option.
Thanks in advance.
Install Linux or Windows via boot camp. That's what I did.
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Question about that: I've always skipped over Boot Camp stuff because I never wanted Windows, but is that a separate installation? Is it on the OS X disc? And would I need to repartition my hard drive?
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eulipion2 said:
I read a post somewhere that as of the Froyo update the secondary bootloader error that prevented Heimdall from recognizing the Fascinate on OS X has been fixed. Only, I really need it to work right now, but Heimdall says it can't find a device.
Has this been fixed, or was that post incorrect? I don't have access to a PC, and have borked my phone, so Heimdall is my only option.
Thanks in advance.
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Well, I have a mac and a fascinate. I am not able to use heimdall or odin with my fascinate even with windows installed via parallels desktop. Turns out the problem is with the fascinate. It has a faulty secondary bootloader and will not work with osx in download mode. I have read others say (like the guy who commented first) that they were able to get it to work, but not me. It's a problem with the fascinate
To use Bootcamp, you will have to repartition your drive. You start up the utility, let it repartition, and then install your copy of Windows. That's the only drawback... You have to by Windows. But it does work. I have my wife's MBP bootcamped, and that's how I use Odin for anything I need it for
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To use Bootcamp, you will have to repartition your drive. You start up the utility, let it repartition, and then install your copy of Windows. That's the only drawback... You have to by Windows. But it does work. I have my wife's MBP bootcamped, and that's how I use Odin for anything I need it for
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Ick, I'm running a Hackintosh, and while I've read of others who have multi-boot systems it seems like a pain, and I rather like mine just the way it is. Other than for flashing, I have no good reason to have Windows or Linux when OS X does everything else I need. I'm sure the secondary bootloader problem will be fixed eventually, by Samsung, VZW, or someone here.
Fortunately I did manage to dig up my wife's old college laptop (6-year-old Dell), and while slow, it worked. Just means I can't flash too much. Of course, now that I flashed CWM I can flash ROMs from recovery, so problem solved I guess.
I may give Boot Camp a try on my next Mac/Hackintosh. Thanks for the input!
Yeah, I agree... It can definitely be a pain if you've already got your system up and running the way you like. Fortunately for me, Bootcamping Windows was one of the first things we did on my wife's MBP since she needed it for some software. Worked out for me
boot camp is awesome....period...the ability to run anything at anytime on one laptop is invaluable...i even have parallels as well with win7 installed, and google chrome btw...just when i need something quick, but having boot camp, if i have to odin something while commuting is a blessing, i mess with my phone hourly, so at anytime, i could brick it and have to flash a stock rom through odin, like i said...invaluable
JoeProcopio said:
boot camp is awesome....period...the ability to run anything at anytime on one laptop is invaluable...i even have parallels as well with win7 installed, and google chrome btw...just when i need something quick, but having boot camp, if i have to odin something while commuting is a blessing, i mess with my phone hourly, so at anytime, i could brick it and have to flash a stock rom through odin, like i said...invaluable
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You don't need bootcamp to do this...multiboot setups are possible too. Though I must admit its a nice feature and easy to use.
I dual boot archlinux and hackintosh on my pc and must admit that its a bit of a pain to get working but I was able to do it with grub bootloader
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hi all,
i've been trying to figure out how to root my phone. i know that it's pretty straightforward (one click type thing) with a windows computer, but unfortunately i do not have access to windows, only to linux (debian) and i cannot seem to find any information about how to do this anywhere. i am familiar with the command line, but not a complete geekhead and do not know that much about phones... however, i did previously have a rooted hero.
many thanks in advance for any help,
d0cA
d0ca said:
hi all,
i've been trying to figure out how to root my phone. i know that it's pretty straightforward (one click type thing) with a windows computer, but unfortunately i do not have access to windows, only to linux (debian) and i cannot seem to find any information about how to do this anywhere. i am familiar with the command line, but not a complete geekhead and do not know that much about phones... however, i did previously have a rooted hero.
many thanks in advance for any help,
d0cA
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I particularly have successfully flashed and rooted my phone many times using a virtual machine (VirtualBox) running Windows XP under Ubuntu. However there is a cross-platform software called Heimdall http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265 which can be used as an alternative to Odin. I have never used it, but search for it in this forums and you'll find lots of positive feedback of this software.
If, like me you decide to go for a VM instead, you'll just need to config the usb connections to be used by the VM. The rest is very straightforward.
By the time that I first rooted my SGS2, Heimdall had not yet been tested on this phone, and that's why I opted for the VM. As it worked perfectly, I continued using this. Otherwise, I would certainly have opted for Heimdall as it is natively supported by Linux.
By the way, always avoid flashing .PIT files (repartition), either on Odin or Heimdall. I've learnt here in this forums that flashing .PIT or ticking "repartition" on Odin is the major factor of bricking devices!!!
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By the way, always avoid flashing .PIT files (repartition), either on Odin or Heimdall. I've learnt here in this forums that flashing .PIT or ticking "repartition" on Odin is the major factor of bricking devices!!!
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Heimdall will need a PIT file to know where to flash things to, just dont tick repartition.
Odin wont as its samsung shizzel.
veyka said:
Heimdall will need a PIT file to know where to flash things to, just dont tick repartition.
Odin wont as its samsung shizzel.
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Interesting, and makes sense. And in case you're only flashing a kernel or flashing a firmware packed into a single file, does it need the .PIT as well?
Does anyone know if this is possible? I only have a Macbook running OSX Maverick and have struggled to find a version of ODIN for Mac.
For Mac there is hemdall. Have you looked into that at all?
But no, there is no way to flash that without a computer.
Many people have tried and not been able to find a way to do that yet.
Thanks for that. Everywhere I searched, there was no mention of any software named Heimdall until you stated it. I guess I'll have to use Heimdall and hope I don't do something horribly wrong.
Hi guys,
Do we know which version of Odin work with Mac OS Mojave? I've tried JOdin3 but Heimdall fails to install, and without it JOdin3 is useless.
Is there any other way to flash the firmware on Mac?
bikas said:
Hi guys,
Do we know which version of Odin work with Mac OS Mojave? I've tried JOdin3 but Heimdall fails to install, and without it JOdin3 is useless.
Is there any other way to flash the firmware on Mac?
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When I had a Mac in the past, I used a program called Wine (I don't remember the full name) and it allowed me to run .exe programs