My previous phone was a Motorola "Motoronga" Milestone. Before flashing a new firmware, it was necessary know the frequencies/radios/basebands used in your country by your carrier. For example, in Brazil, Vivo carrier uses these frequencies: 850/1900/2100MHz. I used to use this page as reference:
http://and-developers.com/sbf:milestone#section201
It seems that with the Galaxies S/S2 it's somewhat different. And I see a lot of people with doubts about this subject. It seems that ANY firmware, of ANY country/region, of ANY carrier will work on this phone. But I'm not sure.
Is there somebody that can explain this? I'm not asking for a reply with a line or two, but a really full explanation about how all this stuff works regarding Samsung and the Galaxies phones.
And, of course, if this is already explained anywhere else, just tell me where.
Thanks.
Regards.
This has something to do with these: wiki. cyanogenmod.com /wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_Support_Downloads (is a link, but I cannot post as it)
since the SGS2 now has all the bands in one model, so they didnt have to make different models with different region's frequencies, this is likely why all models work with all firmwares. because it includes all the bands needed (except tmobile usa of course).
And what are these?
XXKDH
XXKDJ
XXKE4
XXKE7
XXKF2
XXKG1
XXKG2
XXKG3
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long story short; I'm planning on buying a Sam galaxy S II from china.
If I end up with a "asia region firmware", is it possible to change it to another firmware/region risk-free?
Edit:
also is it possible to unlock it in case it was locked?
thanks
It is possible to Unlock.
It is possible to flash any region firmware over any region firmware.
Regards.
Still the same i9100 phone, so you can put any firmware made for i9100.
Hi,
This is not working for me. I tried to flash XWKF3 over the ZCKG4 with Odin but that ended up in a brick phone. Got ZNKG5 downloaded and saved the phone but still on chinese firmware (with no app-market).
Have anyone done a firmware upgrade on a chinese SGS2? I would really like to get EU version with APP-market support, the phone is useless for me otherwise. (and I cant read chinese...)
Either you made a mistake when flashing the KF3 firmware by Odin or you flashed a wrong firmware. Make sure the firmware is full, it will be sized around 300 MB.
Regards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184476&page=3
read this thread .
jje
Id just like to get my 2 cents worth in here so please correct me if im wrong,but ive been reading many failed attempts at this and heres what ive been thinking.
For example the galaxy s2 has this version that we have and also a 4G S2 released in canada.many galaxy models have 3G and 4G versions.Also we see Samsung releasing phones for for china or korea only.Is it possible that the Asian area also works on a different format frequency.For example an S2 firmware wouldnt be compatable with the 4G unit would it??.maybe the same type of thing is happening here cos i cant see anyone having any success with flashing between these two specific regions.Maybe there is a batch of chinese made phones made especially for the aisian region only because of this that makes it non compatable internationally like 4G- 3G regions.
from what i know the 4g s2 from canada is just a naming gimmick by the carrier there. it's still the same s2.
Ok, i read the other threads. apparently in this case failure is more common than success. so I guess I don't buy it in china.
Hi, getting a SGS2, have a few simple q's. Appreciate any feeback:
1. Looking at SGS2 I9100 labeled 'Made by Samsung' (no date, apparently made for EU) vs. another one labeled 'Korean product' (dated 7/2011, made for South America). Anyone aware of any hardware differences of such models?
2. Can I flash any firmware on I9100 regardless of what is installed originally?
3. How to know which languages a firmware supports (I understand CSC settings are not about languages)?
4. Does anyone have feedback of what currently is the most stable and efficient firmware version (stock or non-stock)?
Many thanks!
calif11 said:
Hi, getting a SGS2, have a few simple q's. Appreciate any feeback:
1. Looking at SGS2 I9100 labeled 'Made by Samsung' (no date, apparently made for EU) vs. another one labeled 'Korean product' (dated 7/2011, made for South America). Anyone aware of any hardware differences of such models?
2. Can I flash any firmware on I9100 regardless of what is installed originally?
3. How to know which languages a firmware supports (I understand CSC settings are not about languages)?
4. Does anyone have feedback of what currently is the most stable and efficient firmware version (stock or non-stock)?
Many thanks!
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1. Samsung has factories world wide. Therefore, it is hard to determine that. Only guys in Samsung can tell you that exactly.
2. Yes
3. Try it out? As far as I know, all are stock and default. Means what have in phone A should be in phone B.
4. Total self preference.
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Hello,
I would sincerely appreciate if someone shed some light for me on what the Baseband version of my phone means.
I bought my phone outside of my wireless provider (Canada - Telus) 2nd hand.
It's running baseband XXKG2 (see attachment).
I want to upgrade to to ICS but I can't find an ICS with that Baseband.
What is the baseband? Do different Baseband phones differ in their hardware?
How can I upgrade to ICS? (phone is rooted).
Appreciate all the help!
Thanks,
Vitaly
It doesn't matter - baseband is the modem. You won't ever find an ICS version that matches, because any ICS firmware will contain a newer baseband/modem than XXKG2.
Just download any official ICS firmware for the I9100, any will work. (Just make sure it's for the I9100, and NOT for the I9100G) Though you'll lose root once you flash it.
Although... you should probably read some stuff, seems you need to know some basic knowledge before I'd recommend you start flashing anything.
FAQ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
bible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473577
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Thanks for the reply.
So the baseband is a software version of the modem?
When I get my ROM I should be mostly concerned with localization, right?
vitalious said:
Thanks for the reply.
So the baseband is a software version of the modem?
When I get my ROM I should be mostly concerned with localization, right?
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Perhaps you should read that which I linked you to....
I looked through all these threads and while they did clarify some things, they mention nothing of the baseband version.
vitalious said:
I looked through all these threads and while they did clarify some things, they mention nothing of the baseband version.
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One of my previous replies, I said "baseband is the modem"... Then your immediate post after that was "So the baseband is a software version of the modem?" I wasn't answering that question, since I had already answered it, and didn't think it needed clarification. I guess I was wrong. Yes, you can think of it that way.
My suggestion of reading what I linked you to was for your other question.
You can also find nearly any answer to just about any question you can think of in the roll-up sticky in the General section.
My suggestion is to look under the battery on the info sticker which model you have. If it says GT-I9100M, go to Sammobile.com, download the ICS for that phone, UGLD3 and install it through Odin. If you bought it in Canada, there are good chance that it is a I9100M and not a I9100. There is no hardware difference between the two model but the UGLD3 firmware is made specifically for the 9100M model.
urself25 said:
My suggestion is to look under the battery on the info sticker which model you have. If it says GT-I9100M, go to Sammobile.com, download the ICS for that phone, UGLD3 and install it through Odin. If you bought it in Canada, there are good chance that it is a I9100M and not a I9100. there is not hardware difference between the two model but the UGLD3 firmware is made specifically for the 9100M model.
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His screenshot in post 1 shows model number GT-I9100, not M.
EDIT: actually, your advice is good. He said that he bought the phone second hand. So it could be an I9100M with I9100 firmware installed. Sticker label under the battery is a good way to know for sure.
ctomgee said:
His screenshot in post 1 shows model number GT-I9100, not M.
EDIT: actually, your advice is good. He said that he bought the phone second hand. So it could be an I9100M with I9100 firmware installed. Sticker label under the battery is a good way to know for sure.
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Yes thats the issue with the 9100M, with a I9100 firmware, only the sticker can really tell us if it is a I9100 or a I9100M.
urself25 said:
Yes thats the issue with the 9100M, with a I9100 firmware, only the sticker can really tell us if it is a I9100 or a I9100M.
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As far as I know, functionally there is no difference between an I9100 and an I9100M. Just the bootscreen, about phone info, and build.prop. Which is why I9100 firmwares and ROMs work on an I9100M.
Thanks
Thanks for the answer guys.
I checked the sticker and it is indeed a regular GT-I9100.
So any 9100 ICS ROM will work? Just pop something localized to North America?
Thanks again for the help - wonderful community.
Vitaly
vitalious said:
Thanks for the answer guys.
I checked the sticker and it is indeed a regular GT-I9100.
So any 9100 ICS ROM will work? Just pop something localized to North America?
Thanks again for the help - wonderful community.
Vitaly
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If it's an i9100, and not an i9100M, I'd use an i9100 firmware. Those are mostly localized anywhere BUT North America. Mine's running a Poland firmware, and I'm currently using it in the States.
Hey guys
Im new to the galaxy s3 and samsung, I recently got my GS3 from newegg, unlocked international version.... I was wondering how to know which region the phone was from? I tried googling but i cant seem to find the answer. I came from an SE Arc S, SE had SI numbers so I could tell, but what does samsung use?
Also, there is no update for the latest LFB firmware yet... Does Samsung rollout firmwares for different regions in stages like SE? I'd like to keep everything stock..
When I press *#1234#, I get the following:
ap: i9300ubalf3
cp: i9300ublf2
csc: i9300uubalf3
Thanks
My understanding is that yours is Trinidad and Tobago.
Search for i9300uubalf3 on google and hit the sammobile result.
I think you can follow @SGS3Update on twitter to see if yours got the update, though I'm not sure how reliable this it. Technically, Kies should offer the update as soon as Samsung makes it avail.
What I still don't quite get is the role of CSC. More importantly, can we flash it independently of the firmware? And if so, which CSC canadian and US users should be flashing?
Gabeloooooo said:
My understanding is that yours is Trinidad and Tobago.
Search for i9300uubalf3 on google and hit the sammobile result.
I think you can follow @SGS3Update on twitter to see if yours got the update, though I'm not sure how reliable this it. Technically, Kies should offer the update as soon as Samsung makes it avail.
What I still don't quite get is the role of CSC. More importantly, can we flash it independently of the firmware? And if so, which CSC canadian and US users should be flashing?
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CSC can be flashed as a separate item .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
Says
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support either.
CSC not required for phone to work .
jje
Thanks,
Since there is no CSC for Canada or USA, I take it that there is no point in changing it (except for maybe getting faster official updates?)
As far as MMS and Data, in Canada and USA, we'll need modify APN separately since there is no CSC?
CSC Based firmware update schedule
Gabeloooooo said:
Thanks,
Since there is no CSC for Canada or USA, I take it that there is no point in changing it (except for maybe getting faster official updates?)
As far as MMS and Data, in Canada and USA, we'll need modify APN separately since there is no CSC?
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Hi, I also have the same CSC as the original poster, Located in Trinidad. Do you know which csc receives the updates as they are released? I want to flash mine to whatever it is.
I had the same *#1234# as OP. I flashed every modem found on the thread here and signal quality results weren't any better. Checked for updates and got nothing. I noticed that most talk about XXBLFB (UTB) UK, so I chose to flash that firmware. Just to be in the same playing field. I am using my phone in the Miami, FL USA area.
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Flashed the UK latest firmware, UK CSC and it works fine with Rogers here. The rogers APNs are automatically in the APN list, I guess they get that from the sim?
Hi,
I'm new to android, and for the past few days I've been reading a lot form this forum to get some idea.
I've noticed that there are many different firmware versions (almost as if each country & each custom ROM has a different one), e.g. my phone is XXBLH1, my country's (Israel) standard ROM is JKBLH3, and there are many more such as XXBLG8, XXBLFB etc.
As far as i understood there should be no problem flashing a different one for my phone when changing ROMs. But still what are the differences between them, why are there do many? Is there any restrictions on which are compatible to change mine, for example, JKBLH3 is ok but XXBLFB is not? If so, is there a way to know this from the version code itself, meaning everything starts with 'J' is not for you?
Thanks in advance for your replies,
Dan
bysdan said:
Hi,
I'm new to android, and for the past few days I've been reading a lot form this forum to get some idea.
I've noticed that there are many different firmware versions (almost as if each country & each custom ROM has a different one), e.g. my phone is XXBLH1, my country's (Israel) standard ROM is JKBLH3, and there are many more such as XXBLG8, XXBLFB etc.
As far as i understood there should be no problem flashing a different one for my phone when changing ROMs. But still what are the differences between them, why are there do many? Is there any restrictions on which are compatible to change mine, for example, JKBLH3 is ok but XXBLFB is not? If so, is there a way to know this from the version code itself, meaning everything starts with 'J' is not for you?
Thanks in advance for your replies,
Dan
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that's a very good question, I never understood that either, I think those letters differ from country and from modem version in the specific country.
Also I don't think that is a problem to flash other official ROMS, because I have a S3 that was with branded firmware from the operator and I flashed it with official international unbranded firmware for my phone model (GT-I9300) and it works pretty nice
Also another question I will be capable to receive updates from samsung with my official ROM right? thanks
These codes are used to differentiate between different regions.. All the firmwares are almost the same except small region specific customizations.. Some apps would work for some regions some might not..Also there are some region specific customizations such as language..
You can install any firmware made for international galaxy S3 without any major problems..
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Hi!
As what i know, there are a lot of firmwares out there because they differ in their unit. Let'e take for example, a korean S3, they cannot take in an I9300 firmware because of the regional basis and their "specifications"..
Also, firmwares differ also in ways such as updates.. let's say firmware X was released last June but it lags so bad.. so sammy release firmware Y.. something like that
I hope this could help you.. this is the simplest explanation my brain could process
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just to add, firmware variants may also be due to the legal implication of particular countrries and/or regions as we saw several small updates rolled out a few months ago due to the "search for all" function in which Samsung and Apple had conflict in within the courts...however, such updates were not applied to the NZ firmware as far as I am aware...also...since OP is from Israel, there are also variations in the keyboard that are available...examples such as chinese input method differs between Taiwan firmwares and China firmwares eventhough both countries speak chinese lol...