How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S (i9003)
If you are rooted, the next step is to install a ClockworkMod Recovery to get flashing custom ROMs of your choice. For the Samsung Galaxy SL though, if you are not rooted, no problem, as you can root from within ClockworkMod Recovery once you get it on to your device. Read on to know how.
I. Before You Begin
1. This procedure should work with the Galaxy SL running any firmware.
2. Back up any data you need before you begin with the procedure.
II. Necessary Downloads
1. bagaria-09.GT-I9003_PDA.tar [File attached to this post]
2. Odin 1.85.rar
III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy SL (i9003)
1. Power down your device.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons until your device enters Download Mode.
3. Extract the Odin 1.85.rar file you downloaded above to a folder on your desktop.
4. From the extracted folder, double-click on Odin3 v1.85.exe to run the tool.
5. Click on PDA button, locate bagaria-09.GT-I9003_PDA.tar and click on OK to load it on Odin.
6. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable. Odin should now recognize your device and light up the ID:COM field yellow to signify this. If not, reinstall the proper drivers and try again.
7.  Make sure that the Re-Partition and Flash Lock are unchecked; this is important as you might brick your device if these options are ticked!
8. Click on Start.
Once Odin says PASS and your device reboots, you should have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your Samsung Galaxy SL i9003!
IV. Flashing Custom ROMs (Optional)
If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the next procedure to learn how to do that.
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If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
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I tried to install cwm but device is stop at samsung logo.How can i do. I made step by step this way finally phone is not working. Please help me if you can.
man you sure mess up your i9003… make sure that your stock ROM was able to be CF_Root…
does this work on froyo?
ClockworkMod Recovery doesn’t have anything to do with your firmware version. As long as you’ve root access on your device, you can flash the CWM Recovery.
Thanks!
i did it using mobile odin as the normal odin did not find my phone it
is now only able to go to cwm recovery and download mode but it is
always rebooting when i try to on it pls help
i did it using mobile odin as the normal odin did not find my phone it is now only able to go to cwm recovery and download mode but it is always rebooting when i try to on it pls help
is this real ,ihave gingerbread 2.3.6 and my pda is jpkph
after installing it using odin my phone cannot turn on… its crashing on the welcome display itself.. plz help me… my phone is samsung galaxy s i9003
After i installed the cwm recovery as suggested above, my sl i9003 has gone in a boot loop. Please help
odin doesnt show my phone in downloading mode
this method sucks 😀 There is something wrong here
After installed CWM Recovery my samsung galaxy s i9003 suddenly restart in running state
upgrade to GB 2.3.5 and install root and install cwm…files search google
flash via ODIN v1.85…..i hope it helps
sir i cant get google apps pakage! how should i install it!! plz check the given link for KIT-KAT………..
the ODIN did not recognizew my phone… pls.. help me