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How to Update Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 to XXJH7 Enhanced Eclair 2.1 Firmware

There is no update from Samsung for Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 since a very long time. But now it’s good news for who has owned Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 that you can update you device with Éclair 2.1 which is dubbed in XXJH7. Soon you can update your device with the updated version which is Froyo 2.2 but to update it you have to go through this procedure to update with Eclair 2.1. There may be some negligible bugs which will be fixing in next update as it is not a official update version but a beta release.

Confirming it as a global release anyone with Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 can update this version in your device but for this you have to follow the instructions very carefully because one minor mistake can go wrong and your device can brick.

Rooting Info: -

Keep in mind that updating this Éclair 2.1 firmware will neither root your phone and nor will void the warranty. There is no need to root the mobile and if however you have already rooted it, access will be revoked and you have to again go through the procedure of rooting.

Instructions for Custom ROM users: -

To clear the components which have already installed in the phone while rooting you have to enter in recovery mode; press the Volume Up key + home button and along with both the keys press the power button ,select wipe data/factory reset and then choose wipe cache partition. Now select reboot system now and reboot your device. This will delete all the cache files and now you can safely proceed further.

Pre-requisites instructions: -

  • Make a back up for your data like sms, contacts, videos, images and audios which is stored in the phone memory because it will gets erased during this update.
  • You can move images, audios and videos into the external memory card and can locally save your contacts and important messages into your pc.    See here : how to back up your contacts and messages
  •  And more important you have to note down the settings of APN as well as MMS settings because it will also gets erased. To note down the settings Go to Applications >Settings> Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
  • Make it sure that your PC have USB 2.0 ports and you must have admin rights in your PC so that nothing will interrupt the firmware process.
  • Close down all the firewalls, Antivirus and PC suite so that it will not interrupt the firmware process.
  • Confirm that your mobile have at least 90% battery backup so that it will not interrupt the updating process

Steps to Update Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 to XXJH7 Enhanced Eclair 2.1 Firmware

    • Download Galaxy Spica XXJH7 Update zip file in your computer at the desktop.
    • Unzip the folder and now you can see 7 files, you can cross check the files from the below given image and in case any file is missing you have to download again.

  • Switch off your mobile because now you have to enter in the download mode and for that press Volume down key + Ok button and along with both the keys press the power button.
  • Make it sure that you will proceed further while entering in download mode. Now connect your mobile with the PC with the help of USB cable and open the Odin flash tool in your PC.
  • Once you connect your mobile with PC, you will see that files started uploading and then you can see ID:COM block in the Odin will turn into yellow which means all the drivers have been successfully installed.
  • Now you are ready to choose the files i.e.

OPS – spica_jc3.ops,
BOOT – I570EXXJF1_CL324368_Bootloader
Phone – I570EXXJD1_Phone
PDA – I570EXXJH7_CL404014_PDA
CSC – I570EXENJH3-CSC-CL445391-XEN

  • Check on these files and click on start in the Odin flash tool to start the firmware update process.
  • After this update process your phone will restart automatically and will ask you for the language preferences followed by Google account settings.
  • You might have to remove the battery and re-inserting it in case of any interruption.
  • Now enter into the recovery mode to clear all the cache files. Press the Volume Up key + camera button + power button.

You are successfully done with the update process of Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 to XXJH7 Enhanced Eclair 2.1 Firmware

Posted by On September 19, 2011 Filed in: How to Tags: , ,


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