Hi,
I've searched and browsed around I'm sure I'm just being stupid but how I can I find a rooted stock 2.3.4 ROM so I can upgrade my rooted 2.3.3 o2 ROM?
Could someone just provide me with a link, it'd be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Don't know a Stock ROM which is already rooted. You can download any Stock 2.3.4 ROM from here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
You can then go on and root your device from this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Regards.
Agree if its rooted then its not a stock rom .
jje
Thanks, I saw that thread but didn't know which were 2.3.4 as they're not labelled. I know o2 still haven't upgraded theirs so could anyone confirm which one is 2.3.4?
I have Sim free Phone, which was costly so no barnding and still no update, really want stock 2.3.4 as I love touchwiz.
andoridkiller said:
I have Sim free Phone, which was costly so no barnding and still no update, really want stock 2.3.4 as I love touchwiz.
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2.3.4 is available through Samsung Kies. I upgraded mine last week (sim free unlocked model) from stock 2.3.3.
RXP said:
Thanks, I saw that thread but didn't know which were 2.3.4 as they're not labelled. I know o2 still haven't upgraded theirs so could anyone confirm which one is 2.3.4?
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Just read the labels on the firmware description here .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
they state 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 .
jje
Ah yes, I was being blind. Thanks for the help guys, going to flash this weekend.
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Hi,
I noticed that Europe has finally got firmware with 2.3.4 OS, but Aussies are as always behind.
Can ayone reccommend stock European firmware with 2.3.4 and as little extra crap as possible?
Thanks
PS. Currently have Virgin banded XWKF3
realspido said:
Hi,
I noticed that Europe has finally got firmware with 2.3.4 OS, but Aussies are as always behind.
Can ayone reccommend stock European firmware with 2.3.4 and as little extra crap as possible?
Thanks
PS. Currently have Virgin banded XWKF3
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I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
Pume said:
I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
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Ditto with villainrom lite.
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Pume said:
I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
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yes, i think cognition is the best one. and there are alway updates (rom versions and extra stuff)
Villain or Cognition check out the threads and read as latest rom is not always the best .
Their is a script around that will remove all Samsung Bloatware .
jje
Hi again and thanks for quick replies.
Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough or I misunderstand:
I was was after is STOCK firmware - I believe Cognition is rooted? Or maybe I'm missing something (sorry I'm not an expert as you can see).
If I understand correctly, some stock firmwares are network provider specific and they often put some extra stuff, which I don't want.
I previously found that Virgin Mobile's KF3 was fairly clean, but because KG3 hasn't been released in Australia yet, I was hoping to update to some European firmware?
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Tom
realspido said:
Hi again and thanks for quick replies.
Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough or I misunderstand:
I was was after is STOCK firmware - I believe Cognition is rooted? Or maybe I'm missing something (sorry I'm not an expert as you can see).
If I understand correctly, some stock firmwares are network provider specific and they often put some extra stuff, which I don't want.
I previously found that Virgin Mobile's KF3 was fairly clean, but because KG3 hasn't been released in Australia yet, I was hoping to update to some European firmware?
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Tom
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Here you can find all the official unbranded firmwares. From my knowledge there's no official european 2.3.4 released through Kies. I think 2.3.4 has only been released for China and arabic countries. I might be mistaking. Take a look and see for yourself:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I have a Canadian Bell Mobility GS2.
I9100MUG KG2
kernel says 2.6.35.7 I9100ZS KE7
android 2.3.3
No problems connecting to PC thru USB, bluetooth, or kies wifi.
Kies is supposed to update the firmware automatically, but has given me a message that my version of phone doesnt support firmware upgrades. Does this mean I'm stuck with my firmware, or does it mean that I'm already up to date?
It means there hasn't been an update released for the Bell phone yet.
Does anyone know if the Bell firmware can be changed to an EU firmware, so we are able to install custom ROMs?
j7almeida said:
Does anyone know if the Bell firmware can be changed to an EU firmware, so we are able to install custom ROMs?
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Yes, it works. However, there is no way to go back to stock bell firmware right now, so you're voiding your warranty by doing so.
Electroz said:
Yes, it works. However, there is no way to go back to stock bell firmware right now, so you're voiding your warranty by doing so.
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Thanks Electroz, your help is much appreciated.
Would I have to flash a stock EU from first so I can get CWM on the phone? I am very sorry if this sounds like a noob question, but I am very new to the SG2 and a lot of this is a bit foreign to me right now, I am used to the rooting and installing on the x10.
If there is a thread I can search to guide me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it, or what I should be searching for, it would help alot. Looking at some of the custom ROMs people are putting out, they look amazing and I would love to try them out
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Thanks Electroz, your help is much appreciated.
Would I have to flash a stock EU from first so I can get CWM on the phone? I am very sorry if this sounds like a noob question, but I am very new to the SG2 and a lot of this is a bit foreign to me right now, I am used to the rooting and installing on the x10.
If there is a thread I can search to guide me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it, or what I should be searching for, it would help alot. Looking at some of the custom ROMs people are putting out, they look amazing and I would love to try them out
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Nope, you can just flash a cwm kernel and install the custom rom from there. No need to flash an EU rom first.
Hi i bought a new samsung galaxy s2 the other day and immediately checked for updates ota. it said an update was available, so i downloaded it and clicked install. the phone rebooted and began updating but once it got to 14 percent it stopped, rebooted then said update was unsuccessful. So i connected to kies and it told me my phone wasnt compatible for updates via kies. any ideas?
Kies is useless, if you really want to update you can use odin yourself... up to you and voids warranty
Try uninstalling and reinstalling but too be honest, forget kies...
hmm. ok. any ideas on why the ota update stops at 14 percent? im on stock 2.3.4 and not rooted.
yes, because kies is rubbish....
settings - about phone - update... Over The Air update is probably not available lol ...
With odin you can flash stock updates... really simple, but get used to the phone and if you want to take the leap, its not difficult but do plenty of reading, it can a bit daunting initially...
Is there anything wrong with your phone or just hungry for the latest version?
OTA is not in use/working for many yet but is supposed to be working when ICS is released .
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
Just like having the latest firmware.otherwise I'm loving it. Much better than my old milestone
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Thank you.very helpful post
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okay so im trying to exaust all my options before rooting considering my only computer is ancient and runs at the pace of a snail.. i called samsung and they told me my phone came from overseas, so my update wouldnt be avalaible through kies or ota...is there a way to resolve this? i am in the us but have the international version of the i9100
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okay so im trying to exaust all my options before rooting considering my only computer is ancient and runs at the pace of a snail.. i called samsung and they told me my phone came from overseas, so my update wouldnt be avalaible through kies or ota...is there a way to resolve this? i am in the us but have the international version of the i9100
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i9100 stock roms in the stock rom thread al you need is to match modem and csc to location and network .
Rooting has nothing to do with updates or making the phone faster .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
oh okay thank you. one more thing though should i flash the stock rom that matches the region on my phone now or can i download the one for my actual region?
tann3r12 said:
oh okay thank you. one more thing though should i flash the stock rom that matches the region on my phone now or can i download the one for my actual region?
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You said you're in the US? Then there isn't a stock ROM for the i9100 for your region. I'm in the US too. You should be able to use any from Intratech's official firmware thread just fine. I flashed from XWKE7 for the UK (2.3.3), that came with the phone, to XXKI3 for Poland (2.3.5). Haven't found a need to upgrade beyond that yet, but there are newer versions available.
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You said you're in the US? Then there isn't a stock ROM for the i9100 for your region. I'm in the US too. You should be able to use any from Intratech's official firmware thread just fine. I flashed from XWKE7 for the UK (2.3.3), that came with the phone, to XXKI3 for Poland (2.3.5). Haven't found a need to upgrade beyond that yet, but there are newer versions available.
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ok! my main concern is being able to get the official ice cream sandwich update once it comes out through ota or kies
tann3r12 said:
ok! my main concern is being able to get the official ice cream sandwich update once it comes out through ota or kies
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OTA and Kies won't work for us dude, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. We'll have to rely on ICS being posted somewhere here.
ctomgee said:
OTA and Kies won't work for us dude, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. We'll have to rely on ICS being posted somewhere here.
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ahh of course :/ well thanks for the info!
before any of you start saying use the search function or other whitty comments, i have searched around and have found nothing
so, is there a date for when ics will come to my sgs2 on o2 uk network ?
Since O2 will add some of their own apps it really depends on how long it takes them. You can flash a official build via odin then flash your regions CSC so you can still use Kies.
thank you for your reply
My phone was branded o2. I've debranded it to international software and now waiting for the ICS XEU update
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Warren.D said:
My phone was branded o2. I've debranded it to international software and now waiting for the ICS XEU update
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I am the same here... Waiting for ICS. I am on PDA: XWKI4
No update at the moment :-(
Thank you
Not worth the wait nothing in current ICS thats worth leaving a decent GB firmware for in my opinion . Lemmings like it i don't .
jje
NTOP said:
I am the same here... Waiting for ICS. I am on PDA: XWKI4
No update at the moment :-(
Thank you
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Snap!
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im kinda a noob to android i had a htc hd2 before, so android is different so the new ics to come is not worth the update ? im on 2.3.5 it works just fine ive had my s2 for 2 weeks now with no crashes or any problems
so when the update is available do you reccomend to stay on gb for now ?
jonnyhall1bmx1 said:
im kinda a noob to android i had a htc hd2 before, so android is different so the new ics to come is not worth the update ? im on 2.3.5 it works just fine ive had my s2 for 2 weeks now with no crashes or any problems
so when the update is available do you reccomend to stay on gb for now ?
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I have came across from HTC HD2 as well, It was different than windows but to be honest with you i have been with Android about few months and it's much better than what windows can offer....
I am waiting for the update to come through
jonnyhall1bmx1 said:
im kinda a noob to android i had a htc hd2 before, so android is different so the new ics to come is not worth the update ? im on 2.3.5 it works just fine ive had my s2 for 2 weeks now with no crashes or any problems
so when the update is available do you reccomend to stay on gb for now ?
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I will move from custom GB if and when more customization is ready for ICS specifically JKays apps . All my tests of many ICS roms so far have had one end result restore to GB rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
I will move from custom GB if and when more customization is ready for ICS specifically JKays apps . All my tests of many ICS roms so far have had one end result restore to GB rom .
jje
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+1 - I feel exactly the same!
thanks for your replys guys !!
and what are the benifits from stock gb to custom gingerbread?
One is stock the other is customized in varying ways you need to read each custom roms description .
jje
Hi,
I bought a Galaxy S GT-I9000 (Bell Vibrant, I believe) and he has this version of ICS installed on it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1649345&page=12
I want to downgrade to Cyanogenmod 7 simply to get a bit more performance out of the phone. But, i'm not sure exactly what I have to do, to accomplish this.
Android Version 4.0.4
Baseband: i9000UGKG3
Kernel 3.0.8-Semaphore_ICS_1.2.2
Build Number GT-i9000 4.0.4 IMM761
Mod Version ICS_F4k_MOD_V4.0.4_r3
Do I have to find and install a new kernel? The one I have says ICS, but i'm not sure if that will work for Gingerbread too or not.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
WEll, to makes things worse, I followed the advice of someone from this forum http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...n-mod-on-phone-that-is-already-rooted-at-404/ and now my phone is stuck in a boot loop.
Crap, now i'm not sure what to do.
Flash a firmware with 3 files PDA, MODEM and CSC using ODIN. If you don't have a firmware with 3 files, download this http://androidadvices.com/valuepack-update-samsung-galaxy-face-unlock-i9000-xxjvu-236/3/ and then update to a newer firmware like JW4 or JW5.
Ok, just to clarify something before i do this. my galaxy S is the international one, not the T-mobile vibrant, will this guide work fine for mine?
Thanks,
colhavoc said:
Ok, just to clarify something before i do this. my galaxy S is the international one, not the T-mobile vibrant, will this guide work fine for mine?
Thanks,
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Yes it is for gt i9000
thatdefault said:
Yes it is for gt i9000
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Thanks, I flashed over the all the files and was greated by the default Gingerbread theme. Flashed over to Cyanogenmod from there with no issues.
Thanks again, worked great.
Sorry to hijack a thread, but can this be done on a Moto Droid Razr?
I did the OTA update to ICS, and can't stand it. Want to go back to GB.
Any options? Or is this being worked on?
Thanks in advance.
amojeba said:
Sorry to hijack a thread, but can this be done on a Moto Droid Razr?
I did the OTA update to ICS, and can't stand it. Want to go back to GB.
Any options? Or is this being worked on?
Thanks in advance.
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The bootloader and some system partitions are locked