How to Root and Flash the ClockworkMod Recovery on the Galaxy Tab P1000 (running Gingerbread)
The original Galaxy Tab has been around for almost two years now, but the device, with its 1GHz Cortex-A8 CPU, might take a while to fade away in the background. There is a robust development community that has built up around this device and it is still getting custom ROMs, some even based on ICS. This post will show you to root this device and flash the ClockworkMod Recovery at the same time and by the end of the procedure, you should be able to choose a custom ROM of your liking and flash away!!
I. Before You Begin
1. As always, back up your data before you begin with the procedure.
2. Make sure that you have all the proper drivers installed on your Windows PC before you proceed; if in doubt about this, download and install Samsung Kies and this should take care of the drivers needed for the procedure to work.
3. This method is only for the GSM version of the Galaxy Tab P1000 running Gingerbread 2.3.3, so make sure that this is the device you have.
II. Necessary Downloads
1. Odin3 version 1.7.
2. Root and ClockworkMod Recovery tar File.
III. Rooting the Galaxy Tab and Flashing ClockworkMod Recovery
1. Download and extract Odin3 v1.7.rar to a folder on your desktop.
2. From the extracted folder, double-click on Odin3 v1.7.exe to open the Odin application.
3. On Odin, click on PDA. Navigate to the location where you have downloaded CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3-CWM3RFS.tar to from above and select it.
4. This is the most important instruction ever and we really can’t stress how important this is. Make sure that the Re-Partition tickbox is unchecked!! Ticking this is a surefire way to brick your device.
5. Power down your P1000.
6. With the device powered down, press and hold the Volume Down + Power buttons until the device boots into Download Mode.
7. Connect the device to your Windows PC using a microUSB cable. Odin should now recognize your device and the ID:COM should light up yellow.
8. Make sure that your Odin screen looks like this before you proceed:
9. Click on Start. Again, make sure that Re-Partition is unchecked!!
You have now rooted and installed ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy Tab P1000!!
IV. Installing Custom ROMs
1. Download your favorite ROM from our ROM Section.
2. Copy the downloaded ROM zip file to the SD card on your device and disconnect the device from your PC.
3. Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. To do this, with the device powered down, press and hold Volume Up + Power until it boots into Recovery.
4. Make a Nandroid backup before you install the new ROM.
5. After backup, select ‘Install zip from SD card‘. Navigate to the location where you downloaded the ROM zip, select it and then select ‘Install‘.
All thanks go to Chainfire for making it easy for us!! Visit his thread on XDA to thank him or even donate if you like his work!!
Thank you. Works perfectly.
MicroUSB? can I just use the usb cable that comes with the galaxy tab p1000?
thank you so much!
when i download CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3-CWM3RFS.tar all i download is a zimage file, i think the link is broken or sumthing
How long does the installation take after step 9? what should I see in my tablet and in Odin3?
Thanks,
GELIMA
It should take a little while to flash the file using Odin. You should be able to see the current process on your PC’s screen and when it’s done, you’ll have a confirmation message on your screen.
Thanks GELIMA!
Thanks, this worked for me
Glad we could help you!
will this work with froyo ?
no Sajjan, this works with Gingerbread as stated in the Before You Begin section
I Did that with froyo now it restarts everytime in the bootingscreen pls help me
I want to unroot my tab … i rooted it using odin, but now i m feeling it become slow so i want to back it in my original stage is there any way for it
Thanks
Joginder, as far as we know, rooting does not slow down your device! This could most probably be due to something else, like a background app that’s eating up your RAM!
Yeah, Dax said it right. Rooting doesn’t slow down the device, it may be an app that’s causing this problem.
If you still want to unroot your device, you can use the following link to find the How To procedure for your device – https://theunlockr.com/category/howto/android_how_tos/samsung-galaxy-tab-how-tos/
Hi, i followed the above steps for froyo not noticing that it won’t work for froyo. Now my phone just won’t boot up, it tries and then again it restarts..what can i do?
Try flashing the tab back to Gingerbread stock and then try this procedure. If that doesn’t work, flash stock Froyo, update to official Gingerbread and then try again.
You can find stock firmwares here!
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
thanx for the response,
i did this,
1. flashed a ginger bread rom and didn’t work
2. again i did follow this article and managed to flash the cwm recovery
3. then I took a cyanogenmod ics for GT-P1000 and flashed
It worked!
That is cool !
have one little prob though,
mobile broadband doesn’t work, when I go to set the APN settings, the moment u click ion t, it goes to the previous menu
any idea on how to solve it?
thanx inadvance
It seems something’s there on your phone that’s causing this issue. Look for any suspicious app on your phone and remove (uninstall) it and then try again.
please can you tell me step by step what you did to take back to the official room, my tab had froyo and i upgrade, just like you did, and now my device restart repeatedly
what is the cyanogenmod ics for GT-P1000 that you flashed?
Hi, i had the same problem as “idiot”, i have a question, how do i flash back to Froyo? i downloaded the firmware and tools from sammobile, but i dont know how to proceed ):
idiot2,
try what idiot has done in the response below!
why Odin3 cant detect my device when it is on download mode? the box wont turn yellow. but if im in the recovery mode or switched on, it turns yellow.. Odin can detect it but not on its download mode? (volumedown+power)
you must install usb driver (kies usb driver)
how to install usb driver?
Thanks, this is very easy and trouble free procedure you explained and it worked for me without any problem.
You’re most welcome Kishor!
We’re glad we could help you.
what happen if i wipe data in cwm?, im in gingerbread 2.3.3..
Hello
Does this way also work with Gingerbread 2.3.6
I’ve tried on my 2.3.6 and after the first boot the touchscreen stopped responding. I’m right now reverting everything back to stock 2.3.6… I won’t try again…
please were you able to revert back to stock and how did you do it?
when i connect the tablet to the pc no message is shown in the odin in as it is to be yellow (no sign) while it is in the download mode. please suggest.
I did the steps as mentioned and my touchscreen stopped working. what can I do?
I´m having the same issue!
what was the firmware you were on when you tried the procedure!?
mine too. and mine is the 2.3.3 i’ve followed the instruction but in the end the touchscreen is not working
all it says is ‘SetupConnection’?
thanks a lot for this.. it works for my gt-p1000 softly and no proble.. godbless you^_^
I have the clockworkmod installed now, but I can’t get to copy a ROM to install into the phone, can someone help ?
odin is not identifying my device. ID:COM is not getting yellow. its blanck. can i proceed?
If it’s not turning yellow, that means you don’t have the required drivers installed on your PC. To solve this, just head to your manufacturer’s website and download the drivers for your device, then install them on your PC.
It should solve the issue.
rply asap
my tab doesn’t boot and it gets stuck on the samsung logo and restarts again and again forever and ever.. any help would be appreciated.. thanks in advance
Did it start behaving like this after you flashed a custom ROM?
If so, then just flash the stock ROM and everything should be as good as it was.
I’m, stuck with samsung logo when i rooted it through ODIN what should i do pls help me..!!!!
you must have had froyo. had the same problem here.
download the appropriate stock rom-http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-P1000
launch odin,put the device in download mode.and start the process by selecting the req. file in pda.make sure repartition isnt checked. now it should boot and start with gingrbread.
if it then falls into a bootloop,then do this
n my case this update completed but it went into a “Boot Loop”. Pretty
much it stayed on the orbing SAMSUNG screen and never got past there.
To fix this you need to also update the DBDATA.RFS.TAR file.
Launch Odin3
Put the device in download mode
Connect to the PC
Should now see a active connection being indicated in the ID:COM box – (In yellow)
Click the reset button to clear all the fields
Only check the Auto Reboot option
Click the PDA button and specify the
DBDATA.RFS.TAR file
Click start and wait for the PASS
You should now be able to reboot.
now,happily run gingerbread on it.
Hi, I tried tis and made d mistake of having froyo while doin t. Then wen i tried to do d stock rom thing, i seemed to work. But now my screen has gone blank. Wat do i do?
dear Dax, I was transfering kernel to my device as you said, every thing was googd except it not moving in progress bar for about half an hour, I detach my device, it say false and my device do nothing bot a picture shows ! mark between a mobile and a pc picture!!!!!
Help please
Can you please leave a link to root the froyo galaxy tab?
Sudhanva, I suggest you upgrade to Gingerbread, as it offers much more features compared to Froyo…this is the reason why we haven’t put up a link/guide for the Froyo version!
Hello i make the step 9, the last of odin, and now my tab don’t turn on and stay with color risks on the screen… what i do?!?!?! please help me
got struck on samsung logo start screen .it does not respond and starts again and agian.gt p1000.after trying root from odin.pls help
I have tried to root my device but before that I didn’t notice that I have had froyo on it. Now on Odin it is showed failed as well as my device stop starting and showing a mobile device & computer while I trying to restart or pressing Volume Down + Power button. Can anyone please help??!!!
Hi
sorry am late to this party.
i reach till step 8, and when i connect the tab, the box turns yellow but the ID says 0:Com 11.
once i start, the process fails.
i am on 2.3.3, samsung kies and drivers are updated.
Any help will be appreciated. thanks
run administrator the Odin
Did you ever get it to work? I have the same problem.
worked likes charm, super easy xda and you rocks
Hi all, I am in great loss….
After I have done rooting now my tab is continously getting resstarted with a screen just like rotten screen….
can any one help me…. my tab is totally lost…..
I used Odin but it was stuck in the “SetupConnection’. Now, it shows a figure of a “mobile…!…PC”. It seems broken and I can turn my Tab on.
Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANNOT TURN ON MY TAB. PLEASE HELP!!!
Heloo, after installing thisprogram, my device got bricked. It shows the samsung logo and goes back and start rebooting over and over again. Please, what can I do to rectify this
Honestly, i have been going around for a couple of hours now.
after i did the flashing my device has been in endless boot-loop.
please, what can i do?
i have Gingerbread 2.3.6 on the device before i tried the rooting.
– Thks a lot, Ryan I. & Dax K. ! The Update does r-e-a-ll-y function & is worth a while, all that gamble risk, though.
**/ The guys who got stuck with their Tab_P1000 with 2.2_Froyo, while rooting it, should try to retrieve it through Odin307.zip [=Odin3 v3.07.exe], 454KB, reapplying the same .tar archive for PDA software (ClockWorkMode). Somehow it’s resolved my deadlock with the CWM.
– Thks a lot, Ryan I. & Dax K. ! The Update does r-e-a-ll-y function & is worth a while, all that gamble risk, though.
**/ The guys who got stuck with their Tab_P1000 with 2.2_Froyo, while rooting it, should try to retrieve it through Odin307.zip [=Odin3 v3.07.exe], 454KB, reapplying the same .tar archive for PDA software (ClockWorkMode). Somehow it’s resolved my deadlock with the CWM.
Hello there,I came to step 5 in installing the ROM. I chose CM 10.1 experimental.
But the clockworkmod recovery can’t find my zip files, i put them in the root of the sd card. I have Gingerbread.XWJQ8
What can be wrong?
my gt-p1000 is bricked ,,,,need help
hey ariya, what’s the problem? are you able to see the boot logo at least?
my tab doesn’t boot and it gets stuck on the samsung logo and restarts again and again forever and ever.. any help would be appreciated…please help me i really need helpp
barbaraa,
this guide is only for the P1000 running 2.3.3, are you sure you were on this instead of froyo?
Yes…HELp me pleasee..
Barbara try this method!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881981
I did that with froyo pls help me .
how to format it??
reply plese..
after step 3 is it necessary to do step 4??
actually i am installing cyanogen mod and i am totally a noob so please help.
Thanks for the soft brick
when i click start the kernel fails
drvices build number FROYO.DXKM3
Thank you so much for an excellently documented process! I originally tried following Chainfire’s steps but there were dead links and other show-stoppers in the procedure which I couldn’t get past but your steps were all perfect and explained thoroughly. Much appreciated!
I did that with froyo pls help me
This is by far the best article – written-well for anyone who has no idea of what the heck rooting is. Thanks a lot for this post.