Hi,
A few weeks ago i purchased the Optus Samsung S2 and its been alot of fun. I had a friend install CM 7 on there and I have since come to the realisation i gained nothing really from it? I was wondering if its possible to go back to my original rom.. or if possible a stock rom without the optus branding?
I did a search how ever there didn't seem to be any decent answers...
i think this thread will solve all your problems of flashing stock without bloatware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
afaik the Optus samsung gs2 isn't any different in terms of hardware so you shuold be able to flash the stock roms from the above link
good luckl!
Interesting thread,
There appears to be no option anywhere for AUS?
My current info:
Andriod 2.3.3
Baseband: XXK13
Kernal: [email protected] #4
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XWKG1
Based on this information which should I aim to download from the thread above?
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Hi,
Being a noob in custom rom's, can I use litening rom with my SG2 with following specs:
PDA - I9100 XWKE8
Phone - I9100 DDKE2
CSC - I9100 ODDKE2
Also how do I backup my stock rom for warranty?
TIA
KingDude26 said:
Hi,
Being a noob in custom rom's, can I use litening rom with my SG2 with following specs:
PDA - I9100 XWKE8
Phone - I9100 DDKE2
CSC - I9100 ODDKE2
Also how do I backup my stock rom for warranty?
TIA
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Hi,
yes you can update to lite'ning rom.
But it's better to flash an original samsung rom first if you are running a branded one.
The roms are available for download (check dev threads)
You can flash back your stock rom by the same way as flashing lite'ning rom.
cheers!
dany__ said:
Hi,
yes you can update to lite'ning rom.
But it's better to flash an original samsung rom first if you are running a branded one.
The roms are available for download (check dev threads)
You can flash back your stock rom by the same way as flashing lite'ning rom.
cheers!
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For the same rom, almost same question:
I am on unbranded CSC: XENKE1 (Netherlands); (PDA:XWKE2; Phone: XXKDJ)
Can I flash latest Litening rom, based on KF1, to my phone? Will this give me a UK-CSC? Or will I keep my Dutch localization?
Sorry to thread jack this, but i didn't see the need to create a new one, i bought an unbranded sgs 2 and i have
PDA: XWKE2
PHONE: XXKDJ
CSC: OXXKE2
Seeing as the lite'ning rom is based on XWKE7 should i flash this firmware first? is this thread reliable, do these roms restore warranty ?
I am also interested i hearing about backups for warranty purposes since this is my first flash.
NVM: i just realized those roms are rooted, where can i find stock ones, does anyone have a link?
xympa said:
Sorry to thread jack this, but i didn't see the need to create a new one, i bought an unbranded sgs 2 and i have
PDA: XWKE2
PHONE: XXKDJ
CSC: OXXKE2
Seeing as the lite'ning rom is based on XWKE7 should i flash this firmware first? is this thread reliable, do these roms restore warranty ?
I am also interested i hearing about backups for warranty purposes since this is my first flash.
NVM: i just realized those roms are rooted, where can i find stock ones, does anyone have a link?
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Just flashed from an unbranded i9100, Dutch edition (XEN) To Litening rom 1.4, without a problem - All apps remain, all localized settings remain; Done in a jiffy!
(btw: it was my first android-flash... w0000t! Coming from iPhone 3g, jailbroken)
(PDA: XWKE2 / PHONE: XXKDJ / CSC: XENKE2 - so almost like yours, only different localization)
Regarding your 'no-root'-question, and warranty:
-When u flash a custom rom, a counter goes up, assuring Samsung can check if u flashed custom stuff to your phone
-It does not matter whether you flash a rooted or unrooted CUSTOM rom: the counter is to check for custom flashes, not for root versus no-root
-It is uncertain but highly likely that Samsung will check the custom-rom-counter to deny warranty
-BUT: in-case-of-emergency you can reset the counter using a special USB-jig (cheap)
-BUT: there might be a 2nd counter (hypothesized, not proven as far as I know), counting the number of counter-resets using the jig (still following me?)
-The bright side: in the Netherlands/Europe the company you buy your phone from is responsible for the warranty, not Samsung; Customer rights are pretty tightly regulated by European law, protecting customers from companies denying warranty... As long as the damage is (reasonably) not due to the flashing, you're still good for warranty over here (in THEORY - try to explain this though to some dumbass uptight salesman)
Thanks for enlightening me, but what if i don't like a feature in the rom and i want to flash back to stock, i can't find any definitive stock roms thread, other than the one i have mentioned in the post, which should be ok, since it's stock asides from the root, i'm gonna try lite'ning, have any favorite roms yourself?
I've never actually had a smartphone, i come from an iPod touch which is close enough , always bothered me that i couldnt do anything with it, i consider myself an explorer
EDIT: Just flashed lite'ning, got a little bit scared cause it took a bit to boot, but everything's fine now
Noob questions
another hijacker! but relevant i think
Ok so iv just moved from a iphone to the samsung s2 and im loving it i have had it for about a week now and a iphone just feels wrong! lol im new to flashing android phones etc but have a lot of experience in jail-breaking and from what i have read and see it seems a lot easier to root and flash android phones! bonus! i have a orange samsung galaxy s2 ;
PDA : I9100KVKE2
PHONE : I9100BVKE2
CSC : I9100ORAKE2
Build info wed 11may
i have read all the root de-branding stuff . custom roms etc and i understand it to a degree but i just want to know where do i start? should i de-brand first using the page on the developers area then root then flash a custom rom? i wanna lose all this orange crap. plus is the orange firmware/rom available to go back to if i ever need to take it back? i would appreciate someones guidance on where to start. i quite fancy the lightening rom.
Fortunately from what I've read so far, lite'ning won't "wipe" your data aka contacts, applications, etc. So all of your applications including orange applications should stay, about going back i can't help you, though i'm interested in hearing from someone who knows more about this.
You should know that just by updating to a version outside of your carrier's allow zone, you automatically lose warranty (custom or not, root or not).
Offtopic: Glad i bought mine unbranded, from i've read around the webz before making my decision, it's well worth the money not having to deal with carriers.
xympa said:
Fortunately from what I've read so far, lite'ning won't "wipe" your data aka contacts, applications, etc. So all of your applications including orange applications should stay, about going back i can't help you, though i'm interested in hearing from someone who knows more about this.
You should know that just by updating to a version outside of your carrier's allow zone, you automatically lose warranty (custom or not, root or not).
Offtopic: Glad i bought mine unbranded, from i've read around the webz before making my decision, it's well worth the money not having to deal with carriers.
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but if you can restore it to the orange original rom stock and use the jig to restore the counters. if there isnt a hidden counter they wouldnt know,
Thanks all for the response. No issues in hijacking, i was going to ask those questions anyways
I have a rom that is specific for India (localization, etc), so when I into the Android Market I can see the price of the apps in the local currency. I havent bought one right now so dont know how the payments work.
Secondly, the warranty - thats a problem. If I flash it and have to take it back to Samsung for any reason I am stuck, especially when you know you might have a hidden counter.
So as much as I would like to go with Litenin ROM, losing warranty for me right now (since the phone is just couple of days old) doesn't make sense. I will rather wait for some more time till all info about GS2 is available before taking the risk.
Hi everyone, I have rooted and flashed my Galaxy S 2 to cyanogen mod, but need to restore the phone back to completely stock to send back to samsung under warranty.
I have found the XXKE4 rom on the roms page but there is two files that you can download the STOCK KERNEL (5.06MB) or the XEO (POLAND 254.25MB). Not sure which direction to take.
The details of the phone stock were:
Purchased from OPTUS Australia
Phone Baseband Version: I19100XXKE4
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I19100XWKE7-CL215725
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XWKE7
Any help appreciated Thanks in advance!
Stock Roms are listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
Details on how to restore are also linked to in that thread.
Did you bother to make a backup???
It is quite important.
Thanks for your help
Hello everybody,
I have a SGS2 from Bell Canada. I upgraded the stock firmware following various guides here. I managed to root it and to unlock it using Galaxy S unlock from the market.
The phone is running well now, battery life is about 2-3 days (I have Juice Defender and it helps).
I would like to upgrade to ICS but after reading a few threads I am very confused...
My first question is: will I lose my unlock?
Then, Kies does not recognize my phone any more; should I flash back to stock and wait for ICS to be available for my carrier and take it from there? Or should I go through Odin and just flash one of the ROMs released for Europe (or another region).
I am even willing to pay for Mobile Odin Pro and flash it directly from the phone, I read that it's safe and you don't lose any data, although other people were saying that it's better to just start from scratch.
Right now my phone info is the following:
PRODUCT CODE: GT-I9100LKMBMC
pda: I9100XWKK5
PHONE: I9100XXKI3
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Model: GT-I9100 (shouldn't it have a M at the end?)
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: I9100xxki3
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100xwkk5-CL754841
[email protected] #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWKK5
So, could anyone point me to the right direction?
Thanks in advance
I think you have the international sgs2. I have tried flashing the xxlpq ics update and then flashed a custom rom but I encountered a lot of issues. I think the ics update still has lots of bugs so I rolled back to gingerbread using checkrom revoHd v6. So as of the moment all you need to do is root your phone with Odin and CF-root kernel and wait for a stable ics rom
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I'm also waiting for othjer members' ideas so we can all listen and learn
gixie said:
Hello everybody,
I have a SGS2 from Bell Canada. I upgraded the stock firmware following various guides here. I managed to root it and to unlock it using Galaxy S unlock from the market.
The phone is running well now, battery life is about 2-3 days (I have Juice Defender and it helps).
I would like to upgrade to ICS but after reading a few threads I am very confused...
My first question is: will I lose my unlock?
Then, Kies does not recognize my phone any more; should I flash back to stock and wait for ICS to be available for my carrier and take it from there? Or should I go through Odin and just flash one of the ROMs released for Europe (or another region).
I am even willing to pay for Mobile Odin Pro and flash it directly from the phone, I read that it's safe and you don't lose any data, although other people were saying that it's better to just start from scratch.
Right now my phone info is the following:
PRODUCT CODE: GT-I9100LKMBMC
pda: I9100XWKK5
PHONE: I9100XXKI3
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Model: GT-I9100 (shouldn't it have a M at the end?)
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: I9100xxki3
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100xwkk5-CL754841
[email protected] #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWKK5
So, could anyone point me to the right direction?
Thanks in advance
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Are you planning to upgrade to stock ICS firmware or any other custom ICS ROM???
gixie said:
Hello everybody,
I have a SGS2 from Bell Canada. I upgraded the stock firmware following various guides here. I managed to root it and to unlock it using Galaxy S unlock from the market.
The phone is running well now, battery life is about 2-3 days (I have Juice Defender and it helps).
I would like to upgrade to ICS but after reading a few threads I am very confused...
My first question is: will I lose my unlock?
Then, Kies does not recognize my phone any more; should I flash back to stock and wait for ICS to be available for my carrier and take it from there? Or should I go through Odin and just flash one of the ROMs released for Europe (or another region).
I am even willing to pay for Mobile Odin Pro and flash it directly from the phone, I read that it's safe and you don't lose any data, although other people were saying that it's better to just start from scratch.
Right now my phone info is the following:
PRODUCT CODE: GT-I9100LKMBMC
pda: I9100XWKK5
PHONE: I9100XXKI3
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Model: GT-I9100 (shouldn't it have a M at the end?)
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: I9100xxki3
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100xwkk5-CL754841
[email protected] #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWKK5
So, could anyone point me to the right direction?
Thanks in advance
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You have a whole lot of options to play with, it all depends how comfortable you feel and what do you want.
For starters, you have upgraded from KG2 to KK5, which is a firmware other then Bell, as Bell never released and update. Because of this upgrade your phone says it’s a I9100 and not I9100M. Mine says the same after I upgraded as well.
I updated my Bell KG2 to ICS (LP7) and so far I don’t have any problems with it. I did have an issue with calls going straight to voicemail, so I installed the LPQ modem, and things have been well. People have complained about battery life, but I don't think it’s bad. I would say pretty close to stock GB if not better.
What you can do is make a Nandroid backup and then upgrade to ICS. You can do it through Odin Mobile if you like, as it won't upgrade your Custom Rom Counter, if that is an item of concern to you. There are other ways to clear the custom rom counter, if you go through ODIN.
I would suggest doing a factory reset with CWM, and clear cache/dalvik cahce. This will be like setting up a new phone. You can also upgrade without the reset that and it will keep all your settings and unlock. You will lose root though, but you can re-root.
I have done it both ways, and I went with the reset in my 2nd try just for my peace of mind. I didn’t have any problems without the reset either.
If you don’t like it, you can always go back to your Nandroid backup, which is what you currently have using CWM.
If you want original bell firmware, then you have to wait until bell releases it.
In the end you are the one to decide. Hope this helps.
Once u unlocked network it won't relock after u flash/update software
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-2
Hi everyody, thanks for the answers...
I guess I want to try the stock first and then move on to some custom roms...
I read a thread about the XEO Rom and was going to try that
What do you think about this?
@sahib - thanks, I was not aware of that...
@warhawk_la - thanks a lot, very helpful bits and pieces; what is the difference between the LP7 rom and the XEO and where did you get the files from (I see tht you flashed a different modem)
gixie said:
Hello everybody,
I have a SGS2 from Bell Canada. I upgraded the stock firmware following various guides here. I managed to root it and to unlock it using Galaxy S unlock from the market.
The phone is running well now, battery life is about 2-3 days (I have Juice Defender and it helps).
I would like to upgrade to ICS but after reading a few threads I am very confused...
My first question is: will I lose my unlock?
NO its un locked .
Then, Kies does not recognize my phone any more; should I flash back to stock and wait for ICS to be available for my carrier and take it from there?
May not work as Kies needs correct codes .
Or should I go through Odin and just flash one of the ROMs released for Europe (or another region).
Your choice but rom for your region and actual phone is always best even as a backup for warranty .
Personally i would not jump on the ICS bandwagon yet .
jje
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download odin 1.85, official XXLPQ rom, siyah kernel.
flash the lpq rom first
flash the siyah kernel second
now you have last ics and root.
Dear members,
I would appreciate some help on the upgrade of my Samsung Galaxy i9100.
I became a member of this forum some years ago, when I was a windows mobile user. Having owned several PPC devices, I was used to flash custom roms.
Since I moved to Android, almost 2 years ago, I’ve never felt the need to do such process in my devices, since I have been happy with its performance. (Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro, Asus Transformer TF101).
A few months ago I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 from ebay. It’s a German branded 1&1 unit. The thing is, 1&1 haven’t released an update since 2.3.5 Gingerbread, and they have no prediction or confirmation if they ever will.
Given this, I decided to update it myself, to a non official ROM. So, I have some doubts in my mind:
- Can I flash any CSC, PDA or PHONE to my device, as long as it is for i9100?
- Can I combine different PDA, PHONE and CSC (for example, to have the Portuguese CSC)
The only source I found for my original matching firmware and kernel was from this guys: android-hilfe.de (I can't post a link...)
- Is this enough to retrieve my phone to original state in case I need to trigger warranty?
I’m not sure if I want an official Samsung Galaxy i9100 rom or a clean, pure google ICS experience. But I think I’d prefer the second. Any advice on this?
My current and original info:
Android version: 2.3.5
Model number: GT-I9100
Base band: I9100XXKI4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100BHKJ1-CL630390 [email protected] #2
Compilation number: GINGERBREAD.BHKJ1
PDA: I9100BHKJ1
PHONE: I9100XXKI4
CSC: I9100XEGKJ1
Build Info: Wed Oct 5 18:36:54 KST 2011
Thank you for your knowledge and time.
Burn
You can flash whatever you want, just dedicated to Gt-i9100. Try most popular roms. The network brand means nothing if this is European phone. There is topic in samsung original development forums (sgs 2 forums). Just check it out. Hard to say what is good, what is bad - all depend on preferences of user. Decision is up to you, but whatever you will choose you will acquire your goal good luck.
Ps you can make backup of your current rom, or flash it back from web file, just write down frimware number as you did
Ps 2 You will find your stock firmware on sam firmware http://samfirmware.webs.com/samsunglettercode.htm
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Thanks mate,
there is no available stock firmware for my device on samfire nor on xda, but I got it from some german guys @ android-hilf.de I don't now the process to restore it back, but the most important thing is that I have it stored.
So I went for it, downloaded a cf-root kernel matching part of the code and rooted the thing!
Right now I'm running F1 Galaxy Nexus, and if then I was a bit disapointed with performance and smoothness of the phone, now I've got what I payed for. A great, fast beautifull experience
Thanks for your advice mate
You can restore it by going to download mode on your phone and flashing by ODIN. Whole procedure is described on forum. Also if you want to give it back on warranty you will need cheap usb jig that will erase flashing counter (each time you flash unofficial rom you get your counter up and this void warranty, but you, as I see flashed original sammy rom). Glad to help.
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Hi
I bought a SGS2 from virgin. It was i9100M with ICS
However, I gave it to someone for unlocking and they downgraded it.
the version now is
model GT-i9100
android 2.3.3
baseband i9100XXKE4
kernel
2.6.35.7-i9100ZSKF4-CL280225
[email protected] #22
build number GINGERBREAD.ZSKF4
If I want to upgrade back to ICS
do I just follow the "Flashing Firmware with Odin" in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 ?
after flashing the firmware, what do I do with the stock kernel?
Also, if I want warranty, do I need to use the stock kernel in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928 ?
but the UGKG2 is still GB, and I can't find the LD3 (people said LD3 is on Kies but mine said no upgrade avaiable on Kies)
side note: my phone is new, would it be easier for me to try returning it to future shop and exchange for a new phone then re-unlock it with unlock code sold by others online?
sorry if i asked some common questions but i am really new to android and i have difficulty understanding most guides/terms.
thanks in advanced