QUOTE(lch78 @ Jun 15 2011, 12:41 AM)
samsung service center == real noob
don't expect them to flash the latest/coolest ROM for you.

Well my friend just whatsapp me from pg, he got this i9000 flashed to 233 by Samsung noob
QUOTE(gmhafiz @ Jun 15 2011, 05:06 AM)
If you flash stock official rom and send for repair, you'll save a lot of headache.
Use odin to flash. It's really easy. Note that if you send your phone without official firmware, rooted with custom rom, they'll say that you've voided your warranty.
Maybe its slightly different here, I have sent my rooted phone w/ custom rom to service center before. No probs.
Anyways running 234 now finally did it after few hrs of reading. There were many errors when it went 1st boot. but forgot to take a photo of it. After that seems to be working!
This post has been edited by gerald7: Jun 15 2011, 10:56 AM