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CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S and 3 Button fix

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I did not brick my phone this time. And now I am on CyanogenMod 7 - with Gingerbread. It looks beautiful and is very responsive ( thanks to the Hardcore's Speedmod kernel ) - Samsung Galaxy S feels like a new phone once again. Some of the SGS had the 3 button method ( Volume button  + Home + Power key ) to reboot into Recovery or Download mode disabled -  which is essential to install any kernels or ROMS.  The trick was to enable the 3 Button Fix and it becomes easy to install ROMS. In my previous failed attempt I tried to accomplish the same using adb and bricked my phone. (  http://venkat2.blogspot.com/2011/09/android-adventures-how-i-bricked-my.html )  1. Root SGS This is quite simple. Download SuperOneClick from shortfuse (  http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2  ) and root the phone. 2. Enable the 3 button fix If you can go to download / recovery mode with the 3 buttons you can skip this step. Use the below link and it worked without any hiccups :...