Hello, I just updated with kies, and re rooted, looking at this image dose it show im up to date? Is the "Build number" supposed to show XWKF3 or 7?
If you updated to KF3 then everything is ok. That's the firmware you have now, KF3.
So i am on the Latest Firmwear?, The one that supposedly fixed the battery problem
meds88 said:
So i am on the Latest Firmwear?, The one that supposedly fixed the battery problem
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Pretty much latest official. A 2.3.4 version has been released, but it's just a leaked version, not official.
ok great. Thanks alot . But now say i wanted to try the leaked version . Is there a good tutorial for doing that?
meds88 said:
ok great. Thanks alot . But now say i wanted to try the leaked version . Is there a good tutorial for doing that?
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Search function makes wonders
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161461
You meant firmware, right?
rant on
It is kernel, not kernal.
It is Odin, not oden or eden.
rant off
I had to say these things.
hi all i debranded my phone today just to get rid of all the orange bloatware on it dont really feel the need for rooting well not yet anyway lol
but just a wee question when i connected it to kies it said the version of the device cannot be updated
my about phone says now
android ver 2.3.3
baseband 19100xxke4
kernal 2.6.35.7-19100xxke4-cl212813 [email protected] #2
gingerbread.xxke4
will it never be able to be updated ever again through keis
will i have to flash it manually from now on to get updates
ps i didnt do the debranding myself was too scared took the easy way out and paid a tenner down the high street
maybe this is the latest version thats why it says this
hope someone can help me not that im having any problem just would like to know for future updates like when android 4 comes out and is available
dangermoose1 said:
hi all i debranded my phone today just to get rid of all the orange bloatware on it dont really feel the need for rooting well not yet anyway lol
but just a wee question when i connected it to kies it said the version of the device cannot be updated
my about phone says now
android ver 2.3.3
baseband 19100xxke4
kernal 2.6.35.7-19100xxke4-cl212813 [email protected] #2
gingerbread.xxke4
will it never be able to be updated ever again through keis
will i have to flash it manually from now on to get updates
ps i didnt do the debranding myself was too scared took the easy way out and paid a tenner down the high street
maybe this is the latest version thats why it says this
hope someone can help me not that im having any problem just would like to know for future updates like when android 4 comes out and is available
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Don't worry mate, 2.3.3 is the latest firmware in some countries so it just depends where you live. Not to mention that KIES never really works to be honest, it'd be much simpler to manually flash, good luck!
okmijnlp said:
Don't worry mate, 2.3.3 is the latest firmware in some countries so it just depends where you live. Not to mention that KIES never really works to be honest, it'd be much simpler to manually flash, good luck!
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im in the uk but thanks anyway mate
dangermoose1 said:
im in the uk but thanks anyway mate
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Ok, Strange :/. Well just use Odin, It won't void your warranty as long as you flash stock firmware. Check out Intratech's thread for the firmware. Like I said - If you ever get KIES working, it won't actually work (if that made sense).
i was just wondering will my phone be getting the official update to ics, does being on orange make a difference to when i'll get the update ?
my phones details are:
model number: GT-I9100P
Android version: 2.3.4
baseband version: I9100PBVKI2
kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100PBVKI3-CL608158 [email protected] #2
build number: GINGERBREAD.BVKI3
it has nfc and is an orange uk phone.
thanks
as tvey said in your another thread, you can flash gt-9100 roms on your phone although i'm not gonna buy you new sgs2 if you brick it but theres fairly good ics roms for sgs2
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Makrilli said:
as tvey said in your another thread, you can flash gt-9100 roms on your phone although i'm not gonna buy you new sgs2 if you brick it but theres fairly good ics roms for sgs2
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i dont want to flash a rom at the moment i just want to know if i would be getting the official upgrade and be able to flash it by kies ? :L
Makrilli said:
as tvey said in your another thread, you can flash gt-9100 roms on your phone although i'm not gonna buy you new sgs2 if you brick it but theres fairly good ics roms for sgs2
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While this is true, your typical I9100 ROM will probably NOT have NFC support built in. So if you flash it to your I9100P, chances are good you will not have NFC anymore. May or may not make a difference to you.
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snowboarder54321 said:
i dont want to flash a rom at the moment i just want to know if i would be getting the official upgrade and be able to flash it by kies ? :L
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.... Probably? Only Samsung can officially answer that question.
EDIT: So if Samsung DOES officially release ICS through Kies (which by all indications, chances are quite good), you're still probably going to have to wait until they decide that your region is going to get it. This is one of the many reasons I've spurned using Kies. Kies is also somewhat unreliable for me. It only decided that my phone was connected to the computer about 1 out of 4 times. I much prefer using Odin and flashing the firmware myself.
Flashing an ICS Rom is the best thing that you can do to your phone. I know NFC probably is not going to work at first, but do you realy use it?
GeorgeCm said:
Flashing an ICS Rom is the best thing that you can do to your phone. I know NFC probably is not going to work at first, but do you realy use it?
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lol i dont even know what the nfc feature does :L
ctomgee said:
EDIT: So if Samsung DOES officially release ICS through Kies (which by all indications, chances are quite good), you're still probably going to have to wait until they decide that your region is going to get it. This is one of the many reasons I've spurned using Kies. Kies is also somewhat unreliable for me. It only decided that my phone was connected to the computer about 1 out of 4 times. I much prefer using Odin and flashing the firmware myself.
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fair enough but knowing me i'd end up missing a step out and bricking my phone :/ hence why i want to do it through kies
snowboarder54321 said:
lol i dont even know what the nfc feature does :L
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Wireless payments, sharing etc etc will be big soon.
Rolling out in the UK this year so for example you can pay for small money purchases in shops by flashing your phone to a receiver. Bit like the oyster card on the London underground.
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Hello,
I just purchased an GT-i1900P orange, UK
Can i flash it with for example "I9100XXLPB" 4.0.3 ??
I know that I will lose NFC and I do not care.
But is it possible? or I will brick my phone?
Any help is appreciated.
Many thanks
gjergji1 said:
Hello,
I just purchased an GT-i1900P orange, UK
Can i flash it with for example "I9100XXLPB" 4.0.3 ??
I know that I will lose NFC and I do not care.
But is it possible? or I will brick my phone?
Any help is appreciated.
Many thanks
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Yes, it is possible. I9100 ROMs will indeed work on I9100P phones, but NFC won't work anymore... and it sounds like you already know this.
It's ALSO possible you can also brick your phone if you don't follow instructions.
ALL THAT SAID... If you are concerned about stability and NOT bricking your phone, then I suggest you do NOT flash ANY ICS based ROM, as it's not yet been officially released. That means any ICS based ROM is built off a leak, so stability is NOT guaranteed.
thank you for the explanation. I appreciate it.
by the way, even the radios(modems) are compatible/flashable?
god of war here I come..
gjergji1 said:
thank you for the explanation. I appreciate it.
by the way, even the radios(modems) are compatible/flashable?
god of war here I come..
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YES almost all modems work .
jje
gjergji1 said:
god of war here I come..
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God of war? Is there a working ps2 emulator for Android that I don't know about?
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ctomgee said:
God of war? Is there a working ps2 emulator for Android that I don't know about?
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lol,
I was referring to odin the flash tool ..
gjergji1 said:
lol,
I was referring to odin the flash tool ..
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Ah... Didn't even make the connection.
Hi,
I also have the GT-i1900P Orange UK version.
Can you tell me which ROM did you flash? I need to debrand that Orange stuff since I'm on giffgaff. Would love to have some latest generic Samsung firmware but I'm a bit lost when it comes to ROMs. So far I've managed to remove simlock using Samsung Galaxy S unlocker and flash "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-42-v4.2-CWM4.zip".
Thanks
petexx said:
Hi,
I also have the GT-i1900P Orange UK version.
Can you tell me which ROM did you flash? I need to debrand that Orange stuff since I'm on giffgaff. Would love to have some latest generic Samsung firmware but I'm a bit lost when it comes to ROMs. So far I've managed to remove simlock using Samsung Galaxy S unlocker and flash "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-42-v4.2-CWM4.zip".
Thanks
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You can flash any I9100 (NOTE: NOT an I9100G) firmware. Just know that you'll lose NFC if you do. But it looks like you already got this information in a different thread.
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The first thing anybody should be doing after rooting and before flashing an ICS BETA ROM is making an EFS backup(download release.zip)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
and then making a Nandroid backup just incase you need to get back to your previous Firmware.Without these 2 things you could loose your phone cos your flashing a BETA ROM.
EDIT:A good kernel for ICS is LP6 as LPB seems to have more bugs in some ROMs.
petexx said:
Hi,
I also have the GT-i1900P Orange UK version.
Can you tell me which ROM did you flash? I need to debrand that Orange stuff since I'm on giffgaff. Would love to have some latest generic Samsung firmware but I'm a bit lost when it comes to ROMs. So far I've managed to remove simlock using Samsung Galaxy S unlocker and flash "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-42-v4.2-CWM4.zip".
Thanks
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Hello,
I have done exactly as you did. Just that I also backed up my EFS!! If you screw your EFS that you screw the phone so better safe than sorry.
Then I went on flashing I9100XXLPB with ODIN (there were three files).., the same way you flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-42-v4.2-CWM4.zip
So far so good! on 4.0.3 , performance is great
got 4027 on quadrant benchmark
absolutely no crashes yet..
thanks everyone for the help...
it seems easy now once you do it yourself..
Hi everyone,
After hours of searching / googling i've decided to ask my question here as im stuck (Im also a noob).
I received my international version GT-i9300 (XEF) which i have found to be 'French' version. Samsung Zeis amd Sammobile says the firmware is up to date PDA:LFB/PHONE:LFB/CSC:LF1 (XEF)
But i'm having the 'crackling' noise when listening to music problem. When the screen is off, i get a random crackle / static noise, which, from what i read, this problem was addressed? (something to do with a power saving feature not supplying enough power to the DAC or something like that...). Its not the end of the world, but its pretty distracting when your trying to listen to music.
Is the French firmware outdated? Has this problem already been fixed? Should i flash it with my local firmware (Australia XSA) or should i just wait for the JB update, proported to be released in October?
Thanks for any help you can give!
CS
chromesphere said:
Hi everyone,
After hours of searching / googling i've decided to ask my question here as im stuck (Im also a noob).
I received my international version GT-i9300 (XEF) which i have found to be 'French' version. Samsung Zeis amd Sammobile says the firmware is up to date PDA:LFB/PHONE:LFB/CSC:LF1 (XEF)
But i'm having the 'crackling' noise when listening to music problem. When the screen is off, i get a random crackle / static noise, which, from what i read, this problem was addressed? (something to do with a power saving feature not supplying enough power to the DAC or something like that...). Its not the end of the world, but its pretty distracting when your trying to listen to music.
Is the French firmware outdated? Has this problem already been fixed? Should i flash it with my local firmware (Australia XSA) or should i just wait for the JB update, proported to be released in October?
Thanks for any help you can give!
CS
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This is wayyy outdated man!
Hook up your S3 to your pc,launch kies and update the phone!
After that,poof...no more crackling noise...
nfsmw_gr said:
This is wayyy outdated man!
Hook up your S3 to your pc,launch kies and update the phone!
After that,poof...no more crackling noise...
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But thats what im saying, Keis is telling me it IS updated!? Why is the french firmware (XEF) so old?
OK so im thinking i might just flash this phone to my local country firmware, being australia (XSA i assume), but i have no idea what im doing...I read the sticky instructions on using odin to flash, it seems straight forward, but i dont know which firmware to use.
Can i use the latest firware on sammobile, or do i have to flash in order? (there are 3 firmwares, ALE6, ALF2 and BLH2 on sammobile for Australia XSA).
Also if i flash the phone, will it recieve updates as normal? I saw some guy showing how to reset the flash counter and was wondering if i'm going to mess up future updates if i flash it manually...
Sorry for the noob questions, im totally lost...wishing i had of just bought one locally :crying:
Thanks for any help!
CS
chromesphere said:
OK so im thinking i might just flash this phone to my local country firmware, being australia (XSA i assume), but i have no idea what im doing...I read the sticky instructions on using odin to flash, it seems straight forward, but i dont know which firmware to use.
Can i use the latest firware on sammobile, or do i have to flash in order? (there are 3 firmwares, ALE6, ALF2 and BLH2 on sammobile for Australia XSA).
Also if i flash the phone, will it recieve updates as normal? I saw some guy showing how to reset the flash counter and was wondering if i'm going to mess up future updates if i flash it manually...
Sorry for the noob questions, im totally lost...wishing i had of just bought one locally :crying:
Thanks for any help!
CS
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You can flash any whole firmware (no OTA files).
If it is a normal release then you should get normal updates.
You will need to use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
Buying locally would have got you updates but currently Aus roms are locking the dock icons, so be glad you don't have one of those.
Thanks for the info Kangburra!
I'm new to Andriod flashing, this sounds a bit intense (resetting the counter / triangle away), i think maybe ill just wait for a french update, however the hell long thats going to be... If it wasnt for that static noise with music, i would have given this phone 10 out of 10..
CS
Since you didn't buy it locally, you have no warranty anyway, so what exactly are you worried about resetting the flash counters for?
Whilst Odin may initially seem intimidating it is really quite simple. If you really want an aussie firmware flash the LH2 you mentioned (putting the file in the PDA section of odin). Though you might as well just flash LI5 (latest JB leak )
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You don't need to Triangle away, and it is only another app to install, if you are happy to follow the ODIN instructions you will be fine.
I agree with above, try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835931
Kangburra said:
You don't need to Triangle away, and it is only another app to install, if you are happy to follow the ODIN instructions you will be fine.
I agree with above, try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835931
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Thanks for the info guys.
Im mainly concerned about getting myself into a whole bunch of [email protected] I agree, ODIN looks easy enough. But rooting, triangle away, etc. I can see its going to get complicated and ill be stumbling in the dark trying to work it out...Dont want to stuff up a 500 dollar phone is what im worried about...
I'd assume this french firmware will get JB at some stage, i could probably just wait for it i guess..
CS
chromesphere said:
Hi everyone,
After hours of searching / googling i've decided to ask my question here as im stuck (Im also a noob).
I received my international version GT-i9300 (XEF) which i have found to be 'French' version. Samsung Zeis amd Sammobile says the firmware is up to date PDA:LFB/PHONE:LFB/CSC:LF1 (XEF)
But i'm having the 'crackling' noise when listening to music problem. When the screen is off, i get a random crackle / static noise, which, from what i read, this problem was addressed? (something to do with a power saving feature not supplying enough power to the DAC or something like that...). Its not the end of the world, but its pretty distracting when your trying to listen to music.
Is the French firmware outdated? Has this problem already been fixed? Should i flash it with my local firmware (Australia XSA) or should i just wait for the JB update, proported to be released in October?
Thanks for any help you can give!
CS
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Just flash li5 pretty stable release
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Ausboy 2011 said:
Just flash li5 pretty stable release
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Ok another noob question...sorry about this...if i was going to flash to JB (with the link provided, thank you for that btw), do i just flash with the latest version, or do i need to flash sequentially from oldest to newest, because i noticed the OP in that thread has a bunch of older revisions in his post.
CS
chromesphere said:
Ok another noob question...sorry about this...if i was going to flash to JB (with the link provided, thank you for that btw), do i just flash with the latest version, or do i need to flash sequentially from oldest to newest, because i noticed the OP in that thread has a bunch of older revisions in his post.
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Just the latest one.
chromesphere said:
Ok another noob question...sorry about this...if i was going to flash to JB (with the link provided, thank you for that btw), do i just flash with the latest version, or do i need to flash sequentially from oldest to newest, because i noticed the OP in that thread has a bunch of older revisions in his post.
CS
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Nope flash latest using Odin
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Ausboy 2011 said:
Just flash li5 pretty stable release
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Alright, well, sounds pretty dam straight forward to me...I'll it a shot tonight when it finishes downloading.
Thanks for your help again!
CS
chromesphere said:
Alright, well, sounds pretty dam straight forward to me...I'll it a shot tonight when it finishes downloading.
Thanks for your help again!
CS
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no worries bud
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no worries bud
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So i downloaded that JB firmware and updated the phone and it exploded! Ha. Seriously, once you know what file to use, its quite easy.
Been listening to music last 10 mins approx and havent heard the original static / crackle problem i was having with the outdated french firmware. I did noticed though that it still says XEF in Kies though. Does that matter? Probably not...
EDIT: also, Kies is telling my device does not support upgrading via Kies....does this mean i have to manually upgrade my phone whenever there is an update...?
Thanks for your help everyone, i appreciate it!
CS
You installed a rom which will only be released in a month approximately (you're on a leaked version) so of course Kies doesn't know what to do with you =)
Flashing through Odin is always the fasted method as you've seen, so I'd recommend sticking with it anyway.
(Actually Kies uses the same method to update your device, just dumbed down without any options)
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You installed a rom which will only be released in a month approximately (you're on a leaked version) so of course Kies doesn't know what to do with you =)
Flashing through Odin is always the fasted method as you've seen, so I'd recommend sticking with it anyway.
(Actually Kies uses the same method to update your device, just dumbed down without any options)
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Ah k so Keis might just start working once the firmware has been released. Only reason i keep going on about Keis is that i'm probably not going to notice updates if a program doesnt tell me. Im not around these parts much Would be nice to have Keis auto-update. Oh well, shouldnt have to worry for 6 months now anyway lol
CS
chromesphere said:
Ah k so Keis might just start working once the firmware has been released. Only reason i keep going on about Keis is that i'm probably not going to notice updates if a program doesnt tell me. Im not around these parts much Would be nice to have Keis auto-update. Oh well, shouldnt have to worry for 6 months now anyway lol
CS
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Hi, i dug this topic. Anyone knows anything about 4.3 XEF ?
thanks for information
P.S.
today firmware was released ...