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Revision 2 (Paul Kocialkowski, 04/08/2012 07:04 PM) → Revision 3/27 (Paul Kocialkowski, 04/08/2012 07:05 PM)

h1. Galaxy S Installation 

 @Warning: flashing another operating system like Replicant may void your warranty and will erase the data stored on the device.@ 

 h2. Prerequisites  

 * Your device must run Android 2.3 (we cannot use the 2.2 partition layout) 
 * Your device must be ready to run CyanogenMod (see http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide) 
 * It is a good idea to flash CyanogenMod before Replicant as it'll solve possible issues with the modem image (it must be located at /radio/modem.bin and symlinked to /dev/block/bml12) 

 h2. Download the files 

 * Refer to the [[GalaxyS]] page to find a link to the latest images (@Last image@ part of the table). 
 * Download the images and the md5 checksum 
 * Download heimdall: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/ 

 h2. Copy the files to the device 

 h3. Using the internal memory  

 # Mount usb storage from the current system of your Galaxy S phone 
 # Create a directory @at the root@ of the usb storage 
 # Copy the downloaded images @and md5 checksum@ to this directory 

 h3. Using a µSD card 

 # Mount the µSD card, make sure it's fat32 
 # Create a directory @at the root@ of the µSD card 
 # Copy the downloaded images @and md5 checksum@ to this directory 

 h2. Prepare the phone 

 # Turn the phone completely off, remove any connected cable 
 # Boot in "Download" mode by holding VOL-, Select and Power buttons together 
 # Connect a microUSB cable to the phone 
 # Flash recovery image with heimdall: 
 <pre> 
 ./heimdall flash --kernel path/to/recovery.img 
 </pre> 

 h2. Flash the images 

 # Select @flash images@ 
 # Choose the location of the images (internal sdcard is the actual sdcard) 
 # Confirm flash 
 # Get back to the general menu 
 # Select @mounts and storage@ 
 # Select @format /datadata@ 
 # Confirm format 
 # Reboot 

 @Your device is now running Replicant!@