Heimdall (software)

Heimdall is a free and open-source software for Linux, Macos and Unix, to manage and flash files on electronic devices through the . It's a free/libre/open-source equivalent of the Windows software Odin, provided by Samsung.
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Heimdall is a free/libre/open-source, cross-platform (Linux, OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, 7 etc.)) replacement for Odin which is based on libusb. The name Heimdall, like Odin, is an allusion to Norse mythology; both Odin and Heimdall are among the deities of the Norse pantheon.
It can be used both through the Command-line interface or with a Graphical user interface (called "Heimdall Frontend").
As in Download mode, the following example command permits to heimdall to flash a recovery file on some devices :
heimdall flash --RECOVERY /path/to/twrp.img
as for Samsung devices released after 2018, the following one is necessary regarding Samsung new mechanisms :
heimdall flash --RECOVERY /path/to/twrp.img --VBMETA /path/to/vbmeta.img
Heimdall also has the ability to print/download information about the partitions (with 'heimdall --print-pit' / 'heimdall download-pit ') or, reboot the phone if it's stuck in download mode (with 'heimdall close-pc-screen'), or even repartitions the device (which can be dangerous).

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