Im getting a little confused between all these new firmwares that keep appearing.
First things first, what do the code at the beggining actually mean?
XWKI4
For example.
Seen as im base din the UK, what is the default code for here.
Sorry for probably such a simple question, but im a newbie to Samsung, Ask me anything about SE Codes etc and id be abl to tell you in seconds!
Kernel codes etc .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194973&highlight=kern
jje
That clears things up a little!
I9100XWKI4 Is European then?
This is standard across most Samsung Phones.
I'll use I9000XWKE3 as an example.
I9000 = Model #
XW = Carrier/Area code. For example, XW = Europe, UG = Bell Mobility Canada.
K = Year = 2011
E = Month = May
3 = Revisions that month.
A lot of people on here think the last 3 digits are important and that if you have 2 KG3 firmware that they are the same. However, this is not the case.
You need to go by all 5 letters due to the fact that each firmware is customized by different groups at Samsung. And to prove this, just look at KG2. There are 2.3.3 KG2's and there are 2.3.4 KG2's.
It's actually possible that one area's KG2 could have been newer than another area's KG4. The best way to check, is to look at the build date in the Build.prop for each firmware.
I hope this clears it up for you.
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I've tried to look, but haven't had much success. Is there a post somewhere that explains the naming scheme. For example what do the letters and number in BUKE5, XWKE7 actually mean?
zurvan said:
I've tried to look, but haven't had much success. Is there a post somewhere that explains the naming scheme. For example what do the letters and number in BUKE5, XWKE7 actually mean?
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First two indicate region.
KE7 indicates time of release
XW = regional bit
E = 5th month, ie May
7 = 7th build of that month
I think K indicates 11, as in 2011, but I can't remember
Is there a list of what all the region bits are? For example, the Vodafone UK releases are BU, is this UK or specific to Vodafone?
samfirmware.com
jje
Just another quick question... How come 2.3.4 is Ki4 and 2.3.5 is Ki3 ?
This is standard across most Samsung Phones.
I'll use I9000XWKE3 as an example.
I9000 = Model #
XW = Carrier/Area code. For example, XW = Europe, UG = Bell Mobility Canada.
K = Year = 2011
E = Month = May
3 = Revisions that month.
A lot of people on here think the last 3 digits are important and that if you have 2 KG3 firmware that they are the same. However, this is not the case.
You need to go by all 5 letters due to the fact that each firmware is customized by different groups at Samsung. And to prove this, just look at KG2. There are 2.3.3 KG2's and there are 2.3.4 KG2's.
It's actually possible that one area's KG2 could have been newer than another area's KG4. The best way to check, is to look at the build date in the Build.prop for each firmware.
I hope this clears it up for you.
Brilliant answer... Thanks alot.. Ill have a look , thanks again.
my phone's build name is i9100BVKD7
I wanted to search root kernel for it and noticed I can't find any for this version; then I saw on samfirmware a post about the newest fw explaining the abbreviations:
Firmware version: I9100XXKI3.
XX = Europe.
K = 2011.
I = September.
3 = Version.
on google I get no result of my version.
the thing is that I had a s2 from someone and it was shutting down with no reason on stock and modified rom.. so he changed my phone to this one and from what I see it's from april, that doesn't bother me, but what region does BV stand for then?
and what root kernel should I use?
http://samfirmware.com/samsunglettercode.htm
hit thanks it it helpled you
Hi guys im not new to android but im new to samsung phone this is my first samsung phone galaxy s2 coming from my motorola defy. i tried hard to understand every term here in samsung section but to tell you honestly guys i really dont understand what is the meaning of KF1/KH1/KG5 etc. i always see this code but still i cannot distinguish what is 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 in each official firmware. the only term that is really clear in me the regional codes like XW etc... so please guys help me i think if i understand all of this i will very thankful to all of you. please
K = Year
F = Month
1 - Revision
KF1 would be year 2011 (K), month June (F), revision 1.
KG5 would be year 2011 (K), month July (G), revision 5.
It doesn't indicate anything to do with what version of Android they are running.
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From those codes we cannot tell if they are running 2.3.4 or 2.3.3? how do we know if 2.3.4?
kimagure01 said:
From those codes we cannot tell if they are running 2.3.4 or 2.3.3? how do we know if 2.3.4?
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Correct, it does not tell you that. In Intratech's list of firmwares, for the newer ones, he has also listed the Android version number.
[ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH1/2/3/4, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2 Download.
Not sure If I am even calling it correctly. I can follow the order of say 2.3.4 to 2.3.5 as it being Gingerbread releases. What is the rest of the code called and how do you read it. Example uckh7 and uckk6, each letter and number must mean somthing can anyone enlighten me? I understand that kk6 came after kk4 but if i knew the codes it would be helpful.
Ken
ffltstn said:
Not sure If I am even calling it correctly. I can follow the order of say 2.3.4 to 2.3.5 as it being Gingerbread releases. What is the rest of the code called and how do you read it. Example uckh7 and uckk6, each letter and number must mean somthing can anyone enlighten me? I understand that kk6 came after kk4 but if i knew the codes it would be helpful.
Ken
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I covered this in a more detailed manner somewhere else, but this is how Samsung labels their builds for a device:
First two letters - carrier/region code. UC = AT&T, XX and XW are unbranded European regions
Next letter - year. K = 2011, L = 2012
Next letter - month of year. A = January, etc.
Last number - build number of the month for that device.
e.g. UCKK6 is Samsung's 6th build of November 2011 for AT&T on the AT&T GS2. XWKL1 is the first build of December 2011 for one of the unbranded European regions for the I9100.
Some devices use alternate build identification schemes. I9000 was XXJV[a,b,c,d,e,etc] - ICS leaks for the I9100 replace the year with "P".
Thanks you so much. Now I can better compare ROMs and make sure I'm not moving backwards.
Ken
ffltstn said:
Thanks you so much. Now I can better compare ROMs and make sure I'm not moving backwards.
Ken
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Sometimes moving forwards in time is moving backwards in performance or functionality - UCKK6 was pretty much a universal step backwards compared to UCKH7 for example, especially when it comes to anything wifi-related.
Coming from a cappy I have been very happy with the battery life etc on my S2, It's been rooted but is 2.3.4 UCKH7 kernel 2.6.35.7. So no major reason to upgrade other than personal preferance?