Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Complete Flashing Guide

 Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Complete Flashing Guide

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This is a complete guide to flash (upgrade) your Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica to Android 2.1 (firmware EXXJCE (March 2010)). I have tested it on my own Spica with firmware version DXIL1 and two of my friends with firmware version DXJA1 and it really worked. You can use this guide to upgrade your Spica at your own risk and don’t blame me if you turn out your Spica into a bricked device .
(This guide has been updated on 07 May 2010, find it at the bottom of this post)
MULTITOUCH now is enabled on Spica, check the guide on how to enable it here
What you need:

• Firmware I570EXXJCE (I570EXXJCE.zip )
• Odin Multi Downloader + spica_jc3.ops (Odin_v4.03_spica_jc3_ops.rar)
• Boot loader file (jb4_bootloader.rar)
• CSC file (I570EOLBJB3-CSC-CL167487-OLB.tar)
• For Windows XP users: Samsung USB driver for I5700 (available in your Samsung New PC Studio CD)
• For Windows 7 users: drivers from PC Studio CD will not work. Download & install the latest Samsung Kies
• Samsung USB cable

Alternative download links (Mydropbox, ads free, direct download) (Big thanx to Yousef):

• I570EXXJCE.zip
• Odin_v4.03_spica_jc3_ops.rar
• jb4_bootloader.rar
• I570EOLBJB3-CSC-CL167487-OLB.tar

Note for I5700 driver:
If windows doesn’t detect the phone in download mode, disconnect the phone & try to uninstall pc studio or kies then reboot. Reinstall pc studio or kies then connect the phone (you may also remove & insert the battery before connecting the phone).
Before start checklist:

• Check your firmware using *#1234#
• Backup your data (contacts, sms, etc)
• Ensure that your phone battery power is sufficient
• Release the SIM lock (check SIM lock status using *#7465625#)
• Extract all required files into a folder (those files will be: I570EXXJCE.zip –> I570EXXJCE.tar; Odin_v4.03_spica_jc3_ops.rar –> Odin Multi Downloader v4.03.exe, spica_jc3.ops; jb4_bootloader.rar –> I570EXXJA1_CLI32638_Bootloader.tar, I570XXJB4_Phone.tar; I570EOLBJB3-CSC-CL167487-OLB.tar).
• Shutdown or disable  Antivirus and Samsung PC Studio if any.

How to flash:
Preparation

1. Shutdown your phone and remove the SIM Card and SDCard.
2. Press “volume down + power button + camera“ to put the phone into download mode.

Spica Download Mode
3. Connect the phone to PC using USB cable. You can check the connection in Windows device manager, make sure that your phone is properly detected by Windows like picture below

Windows Device Manager
4. Run the Odin Multi Download v4.03.exe. If your phone is properly detected, the Com Port Mapping field should be in yellow background.

Flash I

1. Select spica_jc3.ops into Select OPS field
2. Select I570EXXJCE.tar into Selet Integrate Package – Choose One Package Option field
3. Tick the One Package option
4. Click Start to start flashing. The timer and progress bar above COM Port Mapping field should start . If the progress bar doesn’t start but the timer continue to run , close Odin and disconnect the phone from PC. Remove and insert the battery and start the phone in download mode again, then run Odin.
5. Wait until PASS message appear in Message box and the progress bar box turns into blue.
6. At this step, you may get the flashing seems to be failed, and you’ll see exclamation mark appears like image shown below. Don’t worry, this is not the end of your spica, close the Odin and disconnect the phone from PC.

7. Remove and insert the battery, start the phone in download mode then run  Odin again and follow the steps in Flash II.



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Note: If you already get Eclair on this stage, skip the Flash II & III.

Flash II

1. Keep spica_jc3.ops in Select OPS field.
2. Click Reset Files to clear the fields.
3. In Select Images to download panel, Select I570EXXJA1_CLI32638_Bootloader.tar into BOOT field,I570XXJB4_Phone.tar into PHONE field,  I570EOLBJB3-CSC-CL167487-OLB.tar into CSA field, and let the PDAfield empty.
4. In Debug Option panel, tick  Debug Only and PDA Format option. Don’t tick One Package option in Option Panel.
5. Click Start and watch the progress bar and timer, wait untill PASS message appear on Message box.
6. Disconect the phone from PC, remove and insert the battery, start the phone in download mode again then continue to Flash III.



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Flash III

1. Keep spica_jc3.ops in Select OPS field.
2. Click Reset Files to clean the fields.
3. In Select Images to download panel, Select I570EXXJCE.tar into PDA field.
4. If you get an error dialog, rename the I570EXXJCE.tar into I570EXXJCE_PDA.tar and insert into PDA field again.
5. Don’t select One Package option and Debug Option.
6. Click Start and watch the progress bar and timer, wait untill PASS message appear on Message box.
7. The phone will restart and you will get the Eclair screen .

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Now you have the new Eclair in your Spica, but wait, firmare EXXJCE is french firmware, so you’ll get your Spica language in French, to change the language, enter paramètres menu at bottom corner then choose Paramètres de langue then Langue et règion and select your language.