Heimdall is a cross-platform, open-source utility to flash firmware (also known as ROMs) onto Samsung Galaxy S devices. In this tutorial, we’ll be covering the installation process of Heimdall on Manjaro, one of the popular GNU/Linux distributions.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by searching for “Terminal” in the application launcher.
Add the Heimdall repository to your distribution by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu heimdall
This will update your system’s package manager and install Heimdall.
After installation is complete, verify if the installation of Heimdall was successful by checking the version of Heimdall. To do this, run the following command:
heimdall version
If the installation is successful, the command should output the latest version number of Heimdall.
Once Heimdall is installed, connect your Galaxy S device to your computer using a USB cable.
Power off your device and boot into Download Mode. To do this, press and hold Volume Down + Home + Power buttons simultaneously.
Run the following command in the terminal to check if your device is detected:
heimdall detect
If the device is detected, Heimdall should output the device ID and status as “Device detected” on the terminal.
Finally, flash your preferred firmware or ROM onto your Samsung Galaxy S device by running the following command:
heimdall flash --factory-reset --no-reboot --verbose --partition gpt.bin --primary-boot boot.img --secondary-boot recovery.img --cache cache.img --system system.img
Replace gpt.bin, boot.img, recovery.img, cache.img, and system.img with the actual filenames of your preferred ROM and its associated files.
Once the flashing process is complete, your device should reboot itself.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Heimdall on Manjaro and can now flash your Samsung Galaxy S device with your preferred firmware or ROM. Happy flashing!
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