hello i am new to the Samsung Galaxy S2 forum.
I will be getting a SGS2 soon and i need to know how to update
it to the latest official firmware.
sorry if this was already asked and answered but google wasn't really
helping me much and the forums looked a bit confusing.
Thanks.
Look on the carriers website for update info.
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Reading is your friend
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the keyword Kies....
Try google
Hooride707 said:
Look on the carriers website for update info.
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mattyh77 said:
Reading is your friend
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azrialias said:
the keyword Kies....
Try google
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Tried all that...
if not can anyone post links to these instructions?
samfirmware
kalonso said:
samfirmware
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yeah i heard of that while i was reading a post.
ummm i think if u detailed that a bit more would be helpful!
Two update methods
Kies and OTA OTA is not yet rolled out worldwide .
No update via Kies or OTA means your phone has not yet an update .
KIES = Samsung .com support software .
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Ignore Samfirmware for now as you know nothing .
Alternative update path via XDA stock Samsung roms can be flashed often a later version than generally available full roms and instructions are here .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
JJEgan said:
Two update methods
Kies and OTA OTA is not yet rolled out worldwide .
No update via Kies or OTA means your phone has not yet an update .
KIES = Samsung .com support software .
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Ignore Samfirmware for now as you know nothing .
Alternative update path via XDA stock Samsung roms can be flashed often a later version than generally available full roms and instructions are here .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
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thanks but i am still a little bit confused.
I want to update my SGS2 to 2.3.6 australia (Vodaphone) but all
i could find was some random letters like ( XJEMD )
Thanks.
At the top of the first post in intratechs thread linked in the above post you will find another link to carrier specific firmware.
Find the carrier (Vodafone Australia) and download the latest one.
Also checkout the Australian thread.
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Guys is there official android 4.0+ that samsung reslease and can you give me link how to install it ...Or it is still rooted ver. that some guys dev and full of bugs ...
Tnx
Catic said:
Guys is there official android 4.0+ that samsung reslease and can you give me link how to install it ...Or it is still rooted ver. that some guys dev and full of bugs ...
Tnx
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Samsung rom first you need to find a search engine then you need to find a brain then you need to read .
Shorthand official roms plastered all over the sodding forum .
jje
Catic said:
Guys is there official android 4.0+ that samsung reslease and can you give me link how to install it ...Or it is still rooted ver. that some guys dev and full of bugs ...
Tnx
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General forum....see sticky thread
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
please read the guide and please use search function next time
I see that is rooted ver.. I want all to be stock not useing third party programs ...Is kies going to update?
Catic said:
I see that is rooted ver.. I want all to be stock not useing third party programs ...Is kies going to update?
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It seems you are confused. Or are you just struggling to read english? What one do you see that is rooted?
The ones you have been directed to (stickied at the top of the General section, linked above by pier10) are the same one, (but are hosted on different download sites) and it is NOT rooted, but both pages have instructions on how to root if you want. If you don't want root, just ignore the rooting instructions.
As far as Kies, it will update only if you are still on an official stock Samsung firmware, with the correct CSC for your country. If you haven't flashed any firmwares yourself yet, this is a good bet. But you will have to wait until Samsung updates their servers for your region to say your phone is eligible for an update.
ctomgee said:
It seems you are confused. Or are you just struggling to read english? What one do you see that is rooted?
The ones you have been directed to (stickied at the top of the General section, linked above by pier10) are the same one, (but are hosted on different download sites) and it is NOT rooted, but both pages have instructions on how to root if you want. If you don't want root, just ignore the rooting instructions.
As far as Kies, it will update only if you are still on an official stock Samsung firmware, with the correct CSC for your country. If you haven't flashed any firmwares yourself yet, this is a good bet. But you will have to wait until Samsung updates their servers for your region to say your phone is eligible for an update.
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I did root my phone 1 time then i unroot it how can i check if my ver is official ?
JJEgan said:
Samsung rom first you need to find a search engine then you need to find a brain then you need to read .
Shorthand official roms plastered all over the sodding forum .
jje
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Top Dog... Jjeg !!!
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I did root my phone 1 time then i unroot it how can i check if my ver is official ?
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Dunno. I don't use Kies.
Is it official yet?
I noticed some people say it is official but I am not getting the OTA update although I am on the international unlocked S3 and on the stock 4.0.4
pls help
No, if official people will scream down hill, and you will know, for now is beta testing
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apisfires said:
No, if official people will scream down hill, and you will know, for now is beta testing
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oh ok, I guess I misunderstood some of the posts then
thanks man
Unfortunately the leaked beta test firmware is marked by some posters as official .
Where rejected by Samsung as a valid firmware release is a much better description .
jje
On Sammobile there are new OTA for Sweden it seems they are official
New PDA XXBLI1
Needed PDA XXBLFB
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/170876000...0XXBLI1-OTA-I9300XXBLFB_VDS_36022079.zip.html
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JJEgan said:
Unfortunately the leaked beta test firmware is marked by some posters as official .
Where rejected by Samsung as a valid firmware release is a much better description .
jje
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Hardly rejected, they were built as development roms so.... were never going to be official. Samsung don't build full roms then go "is this good enough to release? no? ok lets leak it"
roswell782 said:
On Sammobile there are new OTA for Sweden it seems they are official
New PDA XXBLI1
Needed PDA XXBLFB
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/170876000...0XXBLI1-OTA-I9300XXBLFB_VDS_36022079.zip.html
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Do you read the entire row
Sweden 7 Sep 2012 4.0.4 I9300XXBLFB I9300XXBLI1 34.4 MB
IT's ICS
hero000 said:
Do you read the entire row
Sweden7 Sep 20124.0.4I9300XXBLFBI9300XXBLI134.4 MB
IT's ICS
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JJEgan said:
Unfortunately the leaked beta test firmware is marked by some posters as official .
Where rejected by Samsung as a valid firmware release is a much better description .
jje
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Please don't give people the wrong information.
It was not rejected. It's a development version, a TEST build. You do know what that means, don't you?
Lennyuk said:
Hardly rejected, they were built as development roms so.... were never going to be official. Samsung don't build full roms then go "is this good enough to release? no? ok lets leak it"
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For me their has never been any evidence that the leaks are anything but steps in the development of the finished firmware .
Rejected as in fail or only an experiment or step 3 of 10 on the road to a full finished product .
Whatever they are they are billed as official leaks on XDA now to many noobs official means full finished warranted by Samsung firmware .Not leaked work in progress development roms .
jje
Hello,
I want this to be a personal question about how to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1
First of all, as u can all see in the screenshot, I don't have software update in my phone,it's a branded Orange phone.
Over Kies my phone is not connecting to it. I have done a ton of solutions, no succes.
So I came here to ask you how can I update my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Jellybean with Odin starting from my screenshot, I mean from baseband i9300bvle4 w/o damaging my phone.
Please, give me some steps like you make for newbies.
Best Regards,
Go grab the latest stock JB from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610. Then use odin to flash, follow one of the many, many guides on using odin. Once youve downloaded the FW its a 10 min job.
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Hello,
I want this to be a personal question about how to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1
First of all, as u can all see in the screenshot, I don't have software update in my phone,it's a branded Orange phone.
Over Kies my phone is not connecting to it. I have done a ton of solutions, no succes.
So I came here to ask you how can I update my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Jellybean with Odin starting from my screenshot, I mean from baseband i9300bvle4 w/o damaging my phone.
Please, give me some steps like you make for newbies.
Best Regards,
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BASEBAND is not firmware.
Official update you will get via OTA or KIES .
jje
JJEgan said:
BASEBAND is not firmware.
Official update you will get via OTA or KIES .
jje
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As I said, I want to exclude the OTA/KIES, because it's not working on my SGS3.
Norizion said:
As I said, I want to exclude the OTA/KIES, because it's not working on my SGS3.
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Beg pardon i thought you had actually read the guides and faqs .
jje
Norizion said:
Hello,
I want this to be a personal question about how to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1
First of all, as u can all see in the screenshot, I don't have software update in my phone,it's a branded Orange phone.
Over Kies my phone is not connecting to it. I have done a ton of solutions, no succes.
So I came here to ask you how can I update my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Jellybean with Odin starting from my screenshot, I mean from baseband i9300bvle4 w/o damaging my phone.
Please, give me some steps like you make for newbies.
Best Regards,
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Visit the jb stock Odin thread which is marvellous by the way download latest Lij or which ever and flash away
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HI,
I have recently bought Samsung galaxy S2 from Ebay. It is original Samsung galaxy S2. Surprisingly i got a note from the seller that i cannot upgrade the OS.
The current version info :
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Modul No: GT-I9100
Android version : 2.3.4
Baseband version : 9100XXKG1
Kernal Version :2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526 [email protected]#2
Build Number : GINGERBREAD.XXKG1
I tried using Kies software to upgrade my OS. But this software does not list any new firmware for upgrade.
So i don't know how to upgrade to the latest OS.
Also if there are any problem during up-gradation will i be able to revert back to old firmware.
Sincere thanks
Hey bro! Did u try to install it via odin?
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Not smart posting your email address (or anything else of a personal nature) to the forum when you have the PM system. You're begging to get spammed.
MistahBungle said:
Not smart posting your email address (or anything else of a personal nature) to the forum when you have the PM system. You're begging to get spammed.
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i'm sorry! i didn't knew. i edited it.
gevamran said:
Hey bro! Did u try to install it via odin?
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Hey thanks for your interest. Actually i am new to android world. If you feel this upgrade in this OS is possible then i can try using ODIN.
Do you know how to install use ODIN to upgrade. Any user guide for ODIN download and configure. Please share me the related threads so that i can see that to upgrade.
Once again thanks for your interest.
lovesamsungS2 said:
Hey thanks for your interest. Actually i am new to android world. If you feel this upgrade in this OS is possible then i can try using ODIN.
Do you know how to install use ODIN to upgrade. Any user guide for ODIN download and configure. Please share me the related threads so that i can see that to upgrade.
Once again thanks for your interest.
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go to sammobile.com and download the firmware and the odin manual , that should explain , or just google a video on youtube
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282 ... all you need to know
lovesamsungS2 said:
Hey thanks for your interest. Actually i am new to android world. If you feel this upgrade in this OS is possible then i can try using ODIN.
Do you know how to install use ODIN to upgrade. Any user guide for ODIN download and configure. Please share me the related threads so that i can see that to upgrade.
Once again thanks for your interest.
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Check the link below for Guide on how to flash stock firmware using ODIN ma8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13712988&postcount=2
Also u can dwnld the OS (stock firmware) from www.sammobile.com.
skarma103 said:
go to sammobile.com and download the firmware and the odin manual , that should explain , or just google a video on youtube
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282 ... all you need to know
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Thank you. Between i have reffered the forum link which you have sent and looks useful.
I think i have to root my phone. I am starting the process. Will let you know the update.
Sun90 said:
Check the link below for Guide on how to flash stock firmware using ODIN ma8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13712988&postcount=2
Also u can dwnld the OS (stock firmware) from www.sammobile.com.
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Hi, I actually verified sammobile link and searched for i9100.
I can see several firmware verison 4.1.2 and lesser. I am planning to download one of this one. But which country i need to select.
I purchased this phone from Ebay (honkhong seller) . I am in India. Even India FM is not playing int my phone.
I am confused which firmware to download. Can you help me
lovesamsungS2 said:
Hi, I actually verified sammobile link and searched for i9100.
I can see several firmware verison 4.1.2 and lesser. I am planning to download one of this one. But which country i need to select.
I purchased this phone from Ebay (honkhong seller) . I am in India. Even India FM is not playing int my phone.
I am confused which firmware to download. Can you help me
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Now i am in 4.1.2. I have upgraded via ODIN 1.85.
Now i have to root my phone. Any best link which i can refer for rooting ?
Dear all,
Please HELP!!!
i have a rooted s3 I9300XXLH1. (4.0.4)
I was getting all time the Upgrade message so i decided to upgrade. First upgrade attemt was giving errors..
When i bought it i had rooted it with toolkit v5 or 6 (not sure).
After i tried to unroot it to upgrade it and after reroot it.
But i have failure all time when i try to install the upgrade (from wifi). So i guess maybe its not unrtooted still.
Please someone help me, I will really appreciate it on what i have to do, to have the LAST android and root also.
Thank you SO MUCH ALL!!!
Backup your data, flash newest firmware via Odin or recovery, done
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qtwrk said:
Backup your data, flash newest firmware via Odin or recovery, done
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Thank you SO MUCH!!! i dont need backup (deleted everything alreade :crying: ) where can i find the newest firmware ??? Is this procedure somewhere? and which firmware i have to select for my model???
So i dont need to unroot???
Thanks so much!
Matsedales said:
Thank you SO MUCH!!! i dont need backup (deleted everything alreade :crying: ) where can i find the newest firmware ??? Is this procedure somewhere? and which firmware i have to select for my model???
So i dont need to unroot???
Thanks so much!
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Via XDA stock firmwares post or sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com
Read the basic faqs and guides posted in the General section before doing anything .
Stock flash via Odin will require root again .
jje
JJEgan said:
Via XDA stock firmwares post or sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com
Read the basic faqs and guides posted in the General section before doing anything .
Stock flash via Odin will require root again .
jje
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Thank you! i am REALLY CRAZY,, cannot find a way... the rootkit app 7.0 has not my version... Which version i have to select???
I have XXBLH1 and 4.0.4 . i think international version (bought from wind greece).
You mean i dont need to unroot? and how i go to new version???? I am crazy there are THOUSANDS of post and cannot find nothing
Thanks so much!!
* AND WHAT IS MY REGION CODE??!?!? HOW I SEE IT??? MESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MESSSSSSS!!!!! how i find it on the phone
Matsedales said:
Thank you! i am REALLY CRAZY,, cannot find a way... the rootkit app 7.0 has not my version... Which version i have to select???
I have XXBLH1 and 4.0.4 . i think international version (bought from wind greece).
You mean i dont need to unroot? and how i go to new version???? I am crazy there are THOUSANDS of post and cannot find nothing
Thanks so much!!
* AND WHAT IS MY REGION CODE??!?!? HOW I SEE IT??? MESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MESSSSSSS!!!!! how i find it on the phone
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Most importantly, is your phone GT-i9300? Because S3 has various models and can not messed up the ROM
Actually, personally think the region code doesn't matter at all.
You should spent a little more time in general section, everything you need lays right over there
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Matsedales said:
Thank you! i am REALLY CRAZY,, cannot find a way... the rootkit app 7.0 has not my version... Which version i have to select???
I have XXBLH1 and 4.0.4 . i think international version (bought from wind greece).
You mean i dont need to unroot? and how i go to new version???? I am crazy there are THOUSANDS of post and cannot find nothing
Thanks so much!!
* AND WHAT IS MY REGION CODE??!?!? HOW I SEE IT??? MESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MESSSSSSS!!!!! how i find it on the phone
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READ OR BRICK you decide .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881220
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2090739
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148708
jje
qtwrk said:
Most importantly, is your phone GT-i9300? Because S3 has various models and can not messed up the ROM
Actually, personally think the region code doesn't matter at all.
You should spent a little more time in general section, everything you need lays right over there
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yes phone is GT-i9300!! as says in info inside...
so i need to download ODIN??? other software?? not rootkit 7.0??
omg its impossible that there is not a thread with info step by step... crazyyyy almost impossible...
thank you!!!
Matsedales said:
yes phone is GT-i9300!! as says in info inside...
so i need to download ODIN??? other software?? not rootkit 7.0??
omg its impossible that there is not a thread with info step by step... crazyyyy almost impossible...
thank you!!!
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Be patient, it's not complicated as you thought. As matter of fact, I brought my Nexus S 18 months ago, then I immediate (like 20 minutes reading the thread and 10 minutes of preparation and operation ) unlocked bootloader and rooted it , I didn't even know "Android "before I got that phone!!!
if you mother language is not English, you can search some thread with your own language thread which should make it easier.
Just be patient reading these thread, don't be panic, this is not anything emergency, you have lots lots time doing this.
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Matsedales said:
yes phone is GT-i9300!! as says in info inside...
so i need to download ODIN??? other software?? not rootkit 7.0??
omg its impossible that there is not a thread with info step by step... crazyyyy almost impossible...
thank you!!!
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Easy Tiger. You need to learn first, have you read anything from those links from JJE?? There's everything you need to know.... Time and patience is what you need now....
Follow instructions, use Odin and flash Stock ROM. That's it.
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djembey said:
Easy Tiger. You need to learn first, have you read anything from those links from JJE?? There's everything you need to know.... Time and patience is what you need now....
Follow instructions, use Odin and flash Stock ROM. That's it.
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Its impossible to read all wikipedia to learn to be engineer why its so much info really??? aren't there any "follow proceedures" post?
sometghing..
all weekend my head got broken searching on this....
desperate for help really, or i m so stupid?
Matsedales said:
Its impossible to read all wikipedia to learn to be engineer why its so much info really??? aren't there any "follow proceedures" post?
sometghing..
all weekend my head got broken searching on this....
desperate for help really, or i m so stupid?
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You have already been provided with links, and in those links you will find guides.....as jj said......Read or risk bricking your device, you choose
djembey said:
Easy Tiger. You need to learn first, have you read anything from those links from JJE?? There's everything you need to know.... Time and patience is what you need now....
Follow instructions, use Odin and flash Stock ROM. That's it.
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yes i read but WHICH rom??!?!?!?! i have odin installed, i cannot find WHICH rom i have to get... (from these milion : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300 )
thanks so much everybody!!!
Matsedales said:
yes i read but WHICH rom??!?!?!?! i have odin installed, i cannot find WHICH rom i have to get... (from these milion : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300 )
thanks so much everybody!!!
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First calm down. Second go here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
There are instructions there on how to check your firmware and options to sort out what firmware you should download.
Matsedales said:
yes i read but WHICH rom??!?!?!?! i have odin installed, i cannot find WHICH rom i have to get... (from these milion : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300 )
thanks so much everybody!!!
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If you are in Greece this link will take you to Sammobile firmwares, make sure you do have i9300 international then download the lates version i9300XXELLA and flash it using Odin which you already have.
Make sure you understand how to flash via Odin by reading the Odin thread if you do it wrong you will just have an expensive brick
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=EUR
Get it?
ag4751 said:
If you are in Greece this link will take you to Sammobile firmwares, make sure you do have i9300 international then download the lates version i9300XXELLA and flash it using Odin which you already have.
Make sure you understand how to flash via Odin by reading the Odin thread if you do it wrong you will just have an expensive brick
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=EUR
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thank you,... im confused.. current firmware is 4.0.4 I9300XXLH1
but i want to upgrade. can i download the Greece 2013 January 4.1.2 I9300XXELLA ???
thank you so much once more
Matsedales said:
thank you,... im confused.. current firmware is 4.0.4 I9300XXLH1
but i want to upgrade. can i download the Greece 2013 January 4.1.2 I9300XXELLA ???
thank you so much once more
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ON http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/# I GET THAT my phone firmware is
GT-I9300 Galaxy S III
PDA: I9300XXELLA
CSC: I9300OXXELL1
Added: 2013-0-14
Download
BUT NEVER DOWNLOADS... what the mess is happening??????? i tried mozilla, chrome... i will try to find it somewhere else.. still cannot download from sammobile
Matsedales said:
ON http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/# I GET THAT my phone firmware is
GT-I9300 Galaxy S III
PDA: I9300XXELLA
CSC: I9300OXXELL1
Added: 2013-0-14
Download
BUT NEVER DOWNLOADS... what the mess is happening??????? i tried mozilla, chrome... i will try to find it somewhere else.. still cannot download from sammobile
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Get perkas file stash from Play store, his downloads are fast and reliable, you will find XXELLA there
slaphead20 said:
Get perkas file stash from Play store, his downloads are fast and reliable, you will find XXELLA there
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got it... can you plzzz help me what i do after? it dloaded on the sd card.
Thanks SO MUCH!! im sorry for such newbie
*seemed that downloaded but no.. i cant find nothing on the sd card...
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND IT MADE ME CRAZY REALLY i will break it today
i am on version 4.0.4 i want to go to the LAST version. WHY I SEE That XXELLA is still 4.0.4 WHAT IS THE REASON TO LOAD IT????????????????????????