Hi guys,
I originally held off posting this question for a few days, as I figured I should be able to find the answer somewhere withing the forums, and didn't want to bother anyone by making a new thread, but after three days, I've come to the end of it all, and am still as confused as ever, so here goes nothing...
Currently, I'm running the official MIUI ROM, on the Optus network in Australia.
My phone originally shipped with the XWKG1 baseband.
I've since moved to MIUI, and it now says my baseband version is XXKF3.
All this is doing my head in...
For example, what's the difference between XX, and XW? I read in Intratech's thread that the difference is:
XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom
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But this just confused me more
No where does it say Australia? I've had people tell me that you can flash any baseband/modem, so long as it's for the I9100, and that KI3 is the best to use (but again, do I use XWKI3, or XXKI3?), and that makes me a little more hopeful...
But I've also seen, for example, KI3 used to refer to a lot... e.g.:
XXKI3
Android 2.3.5
This original (unmodified) Wipe Package with new bootloader has: PDA: XXKI3| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: OXAKI3
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/NJV6PR87Y3
These packages have the new bootloader removed and repacked with the old ones so you can safely reset the binary counter with a Jig.
This Frankenstein™ Non-Wipe package has: PDA: XXKI3| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKD1
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/7JTWS2E37R
XXKI3 Stock Kernel:http://www.multiupload.com/WDOO81L5H6
Password: [email protected]
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So, to summarize, what is the difference between XX and XW? Is it just the country? And, is it a full firmware, or can I flash it over the top of MIUI, and keep everything? (same question goes for CSC).
I know it's a lot to ask, and it probably had been covered somewhere else, but I just don't know where else to look
Really, all I'm looking for is the right (latest or fastest) baseband/modem to flash, and the right CSC as well...
Thanks for your time,
screamworks.
First of all wrong section. Shoud have posted in QA. Secondly do you have any problems with the modem your useing right now? Or why do you want to change it. Most of us only go back to stock or country specific modems or csc-s for warranty purposes. If you think KI3 modem might be better for you just flash it. Only the modem not the whole rom. If your looking for answers try the miui thread.
I know using the search sometimes is a pain especially on xda cause it has such a large amount of threads but remember you posted another one that probably has been answered elsewhere.
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I think i have a Latin American version of the phone. Is it safe to flash with a UK ROM? Will it, for all intent and purposes, be like a UK version of the SGS2?
Yeh it'll be fine as long as there are no hardware differences, you can find stock firmwares on samfirmware.com
viva.fidel said:
Yeh it'll be fine as long as there are no hardware differences, you can find stock firmwares on samfirmware.com
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Thanks! Gonna do this afternoon then!
You're welcome, if i was you I would flash a generic European rom (XEU) as they receive ROM updates through Kies before the UK specific versions do, I'm on O2 in the UK and still on KE2 (my product code is O2U)
viva.fidel said:
You're welcome, if i was you I would flash a generic European rom (XEU) as they receive ROM updates through Kies before the UK specific versions do, I'm on O2 in the UK and still on KE2 (my product code is O2U)
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I plan on flashing this one, which is the last one listed for Europe on SamFirmwares.com:
I9100XWKF3 ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 June 9 CSC - KCL
Is that a good one to get?
I'm starting to understand the whole firmware numbers now. Damn, talk about immersing yourself in a new culture to learn the language!
Seems like the newest generic UK ROM is KE7.
Since I'm in the US, and there is no US version of the phone, I wonder which CSC I should use. I guess it comes down to which region has the most desirable app choices in the market, huh?
Hello,
Just received my SGS2, and after boot i found a.......pretty bad surprise, the FW in my phone is a provider one, so far "nothing wrong" BUT is crappy as hell, i don't even have google apps on it. And the browser is labeled as "iPortal Mobil".
So i want to have it running Stock Samsung firmware, with no brand, no crappy apps, and no Carrier information.
The current firmware info is:
PDA I9100UHKE2
Phone: I9100UHKE2
CSC: I9100ECOKE1
The phone is a I9100, from Claro Ecuador.
I have searched in SamFirmware, and in the threads for official firmwares:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
And i can find, FW with the same PDA/MODEM, but not the same CSC.
I tried to find my FW in case i need to roll back for warranty purposes, but no luck so far.
I'm gonna call Claro PR, to ask them about this, but i don't expect any help..
The question is:
From the List on Samfirmware, whick FW should i use to de brand my phone, in the America Region, the FW listed are really old, and there is no info about if they are branded or not.
I have read that flashing other region firmwares can bring issues, hence i cannot flash one of those, the most common one being Wi-Fi drivers, is that true?
In a couple posts related, some people say that Claro requires that a "Claro" branded fw is flashed, otherwise the phone will have some issues, anyone who can shed some light in that?
Any help is really appreciated
Hello, my I9100 is from Claro Ecuador, yes its ugly what they made in this Rom but you can use any unbranded oficial Rom, try SamMobile. Im actually using the LP4 from Luxemburg and everithing is working fine. In order to do this you must read about flashing ROMs with ODIN.
I flashed my sg2 with the new ics firmware everything's fine but i now have sold my phone and before sending it off i want to put it back to as it was unfortunately i have no backups of firmware i found the (official sg2 rom) thread but nearly all the link are dead
does anyone have an unbranded sg2 UK official (able to get updates from kies) rom and insecure+secure kernal please.
i have 1 day left
if anyone can help i would forever be indebted
cheers guys
W1LL3y3 said:
I flashed my sg2 with the new ics firmware everything's fine but i now have sold my phone and before sending it off i want to put it back to as it was unfortunately i have no backups of firmware i found the (official sg2 rom) thread but nearly all the link are dead
does anyone have an unbranded sg2 UK official (able to get updates from kies) rom and insecure+secure kernal please.
i have 1 day left
if anyone can help i would forever be indebted
cheers guys
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looking a little more closely and reading a bit more i found these
XWLA4
Android 2.3.6
There is no carrier branding
This package has: PDA: XWLA4| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2
Download: Download
XWLA4 Stock Kernel: Download
Password: [email protected]
are these correct for my UK sg2 ?
Do you know how to reset the jig and remove the yellow triangle? its pointless resetting it back to gingerbread if you dont already know how to do this as the warranty will still be voided and noticable.
try samfirmware.com the links seem to still work for me
i know how to get rid of the yellow triangle and ill research resetting the jig i just needed to know if this rom+kernal were UK compatible i only ask because i thought XX was the only code not XW
W1LL3y3 said:
looking a little more closely and reading a bit more i found these
XWLA4
Android 2.3.6
There is no carrier branding
This package has: PDA: XWLA4| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2
Download: Download
XWLA4 Stock Kernel: Download
Password: [email protected]
are these correct for my UK sg2 ?
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W1LL3y3 said:
i know how to get rid of the yellow triangle and ill research resetting the jig i just needed to know if this rom+kernal were UK compatible i only ask because i thought XX was the only code not XW
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Both XX and XW are UK Roms:
XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom
As for which Rom you need ... As far as I know the last unbranded version to be released through kies was 2.3.5, I don't think 2.3.6 was ever released. Now I'm not 100% on this as i moved away from kies updates a while ago, so if anyone else knows better then feel free to correct me.
I think the last official kies release was XXKI3 ...
http://androidadvices.com/galaxy-ii-official-235-update-kies/
You can find the ROM here ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23064622&postcount=4
Flash the wipe version which will give you a fresh clean install.
Once you've flashed it, you might want to plug the phone into Kies and double check that it picks it up and it should tell you if that's the latest version or not. If not, then it should prompt you to update to the latest version through Kies.
Hope this helps.
cheers for the fast replies and the info but the links are dead for that rom any other suggestions please
NVR mind found some on samfirmware.com
cheers guys hopefully sorted now
Search Samfirmware.com
And/or download Check Fus.
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Hi Guys,
In New Zealand there are a few GT-I9100 phones showing up that have the csc: VNX. No one can seem to find out what this CSC actually is.
In New Zealand the main CSC is VNZ which is a carrier CSC for Vodafone NZ.
The weird thing is some people have purchased phones directly from Vodafone which have come with the VNX csc while the majority come with VNZ.
Currently we are waiting for an ICS update and people are asking the questions, who is responsible for the VNX csc?
Vodafone NZ & Samsung NZ haven't been able to go give anyone an answer.
Is there anywhere on the net we can go to to find this information out? Is it a non branded NZ phone?
The current VNZ firmware is 2.3.3 while the VNX firmware is 2.3.5, here is the info:
Model: GT-I9100
Product Code: GT-I9100LKAVNX
PDA: I9100XWKI8
CSC: I9100VNXKI1
Phone: I9100XXKI4
Can anyone shed any light on this csc?
thanks
I believe this is the Vodafone NZ Gamer edition firmware.
Odia said:
I believe this is the Vodafone NZ Gamer edition firmware.
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Yes I've seen a post about that but there doesn't seem to be anything different between the two firmwares. Nothing that makes it a 'gaming edition'
astrae said:
Yes I've seen a post about that but there doesn't seem to be anything different between the two firmwares. Nothing that makes it a 'gaming edition'
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I am pretty sure what makes it a Gamer Edition is on the internal phone memory and since UMS files are not released as part of a firmware pack, you will not notice any differences.
Hi guys
I've been looking to update my galaxy s2 to ICS for a while now but it doesn't seem to respond to ANYTHING i've read on forums so far.
It was broken (screen) so has been away for repair.
Now if i try to update OTA it seems fine until reboot then stops at 14% and comes up failed. Kies also says my device cannot be updated using kies?
I'm still on gingerbread 2.3.3!
Kies also wont backup my data telling me there's not enough free space on the PC when there is plenty.
I have read ALOT on this but am now completely out of ideas, any help what to do from here would be fantastic!
Here's some info from about phone phone:
Baseband: I1900XXKE4
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I1900XWKE1-CL181974
[email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XWKE1
Here's info from *#1234#
PDA: I1900XWKE1
PHONE: I1900XXKE4
CSC: I1900XEUKD1
Any help would be really appreaciated as it seems from searching no-one else actually has the same info on their phone as me which i find strange.
contacts are already backuped in your google account or you can try this software http://www.moborobo.com/
For Firmware Go To samfirmware.com Download the firmware from there and flash with odin search the forum how to flash with odin..
ianac1 said:
Hi guys
I've been looking to update my galaxy s2 to ICS for a while now but it doesn't seem to respond to ANYTHING i've read on forums so far.
It was broken (screen) so has been away for repair.
Now if i try to update OTA it seems fine until reboot then stops at 14% and comes up failed. Kies also says my device cannot be updated using kies?
I'm still on gingerbread 2.3.3!
Kies also wont backup my data telling me there's not enough free space on the PC when there is plenty.
I have read ALOT on this but am now completely out of ideas, any help what to do from here would be fantastic!
Here's some info from about phone phone:
Baseband: I1900XXKE4
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I1900XWKE1-CL181974
[email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XWKE1
Here's info from *#1234#
PDA: I1900XWKE1
PHONE: I1900XXKE4
CSC: I1900XEUKD1
Any help would be really appreaciated as it seems from searching no-one else actually has the same info on their phone as me which i find strange.
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Thanks very much nitinvaid, i'll try that.
I already have odin just wasn't sure which fw to flash to it, definitely dont want to brick it as it's still under warranty.
I'm not wanting spoonfed or anything but should it be obvious which firmware i should be using? is it official samsung fw?
Thanks again
ianac1 said:
Thanks very much nitinvaid, i'll try that.
I already have odin just wasn't sure which fw to flash to it, definitely dont want to brick it as it's still under warranty.
I'm not wanting spoonfed or anything but should it be obvious which firmware i should be using? is it official samsung fw?
Thanks again
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Pretty simple actually! Just got to sammobile.com, make an id and log in. In the "Firmwares" section, you will be able to download your country's/carrier's latest official firmware. Download the file, unzip and flash via Odin.
And do not worry about the warranty, the firmwares on Sammobile are official firmware. Flashing them will not void your warranty, unless you root..!
Best of luck...!
Sorry but one more question, might sound easy to you guys but all these letters and numbers mean nothing to me
Can i go straight to this fw from 2.3.3 using odin?
PDA: I9100XWLPT
CSC: I9100XEULPA
Version: 4.0.4
Date: 2012-07-31
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Thanks
ianac1 said:
Sorry but one more question, might sound easy to you guys but all these letters and numbers mean nothing to me
Can i go straight to this fw from 2.3.3 using odin?
PDA: I9100XWLPT
CSC: I9100XEULPA
Version: 4.0.4
Date: 2012-07-31
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Thanks
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Yes, you can. Just get a "How to update to ICS via odin" tutorial on the internet (it's everywhere) and follow it properly, there's no mistake
Don't forget to close Kies and the KiesTrayAgent (with task manager) before flashing with odin.
ianac1 said:
Sorry but one more question, might sound easy to you guys but all these letters and numbers mean nothing to me
Can i go straight to this fw from 2.3.3 using odin?
PDA: I9100XWLPT
CSC: I9100XEULPA
Version: 4.0.4
Date: 2012-07-31
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Thanks
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If you are going to flash the XWLPT firmware be careful as it contains the dreaded "hard brick bug" I would suggest flashing a custom Kernel straight away ie Siyah Kernel. As this will remove the bug
ianac1 said:
Sorry but one more question, might sound easy to you guys but all these letters and numbers mean nothing to me
Can i go straight to this fw from 2.3.3 using odin?
PDA: I9100XWLPT
CSC: I9100XEULPA
Version: 4.0.4
Date: 2012-07-31
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Thanks
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Install a custom Rom and Kernel. You will not go back to stock!! Root your phone first. Backup your stock rom with CWM in case something happens. I would do this before using any of the solutions that previous comments have given you. Some times even if you are following the right instructions you will get a soft brick. Its best to have everything backed up before attempting any updates of Roms. There is so many tutorials out there to do this. This would be the easiest solution and also the best solution to your problem. Everybody too have seemed to have moved to Jelly Bean 4.1 not ICS 4.0.3/4.0.4. My opinion i prefer Jelly Bean than ICS. Look into rooting, installing custom Roms and Kernels.