Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source tool suite used to flash firmware (aka ROMs) onto Samsung Galaxy S devices.

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Backup Samsung Fascinate running ICS, make ODIN-flashable image

I have Samsung Fascinate running ICS. It's very easy to break the OS, such as: by improperly booting into recovery. I want to make a backup, which I could flash using ODIN. Does anyone know what ...
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Tar header contains invalid size

I've been trying to open a .tar.md5 file containing a cellphone software update using Heimdall under Mac OSX Snow Leopard. The file was extracted from a .zip downloaded from sammobile.com containing ...
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How to flash a custom recovery with heimdall (without touching the main system)?

The first recommended step in the installation of CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S is flashing a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or the one from Replicant with a command like: heimdall flash ...
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Getting my OS back after flashing CWM

I don't understand this CWM deal. People on forums are talking about it like it is some additional software, but after I flashed it to my phone (using Heimdall) I cannot boot my OS anymore. Did it ...
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Which version of Heimdall to use with S2 or S3?

I think this is a pretty straight forward question. I have a Galaxy S2 (i727) and a Galaxy S3 (i747) and I'd like to use Heimdall with both of them, but can't seem to find which version of Heimdall ...
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Heimdall could not able to flash Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 in linux?

I am trying to flash Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 using Heimdall commands in Linux. issue: sudo heimdall detect command not supoorting to detect device but device is already there becase sudo ...
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Restoring LGU+ Galaxy S2 to official factory firmware

OK, this is going to be a lot to take. So, please don't get angry. I'm in the US and my brother is in South Korea. He was recently given (for free) a working Samsung Galaxy S2 from the LGU+ network. ...