Hello,
I got a stock rom on my galaxy s2, and ive got siyah kernel 2.1.1.
What im wondering is can I upgrade my firmware phone trough Kies?
I want to upgrade from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 and im wondering if thats possible if my mobile is rooted.
Thx in advance!
Ofcourse u can..bt with odin..download kk5 from intratech's thread and fire up odin 1.85..put tar file in pda connect phone in download mode when phne is recognised by odin(yellow) hit flash..do not select repartition in odin..after the flash is done(green)..let phone reboot and done..
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ah ic thx for the help, I have one more question, it doesnt wipe any data right? every app I have installed will be still here after the update?
I have to know this because titanium backup isnt working on my sgs2.
thx in advance!
Kylobayd said:
Hello,
I got a stock rom on my galaxy s2, and ive got siyah kernel 2.1.1.
What im wondering is can I upgrade my firmware phone trough Kies?
yes but only if the phone provider has updated .Plus the codes must match .
Kies downloads do not wipe data but only a fool has no backup .
ODIN flash will wipe data .
jje
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hmm so if I will do the update through odin, from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 it will wipe my data? every apps and other stuff will be gone? o_o thats kinda weird because normaly when I updated through kies before root, I still had every app.
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Hi guys
I am new here and i have, for me, a BIG proglem...
My boss gave me his phone, i9100, to update it on ICS 4.0.3. I updated phone through Odin, everything went ok, my boss was happy
Then, he noticed some minor bugs and he asked me to downgrade phone on GB 2.3.4
I used checkfus to download 2.3.4 for our contry and restored GB 2.3.4. Again, everything went ok.
Then, my smart boss, connects phone to KIES and KIES showed error that he, KIES, cannot recognize phone?!
Now my boss is freaking out because he thinks he lost warranty and he is blaming me about his "loss" of warranty.
When i entered, Volume UP+Home+Power, it shows "0" in counter and "samsung official"?
What seems to be a problem? How can i restore GB so phone can be recognized through KIES?
as110022 said:
Hi guys
My boss gave me his phone, i9100, to update it on ICS 4.0.3.
He should have waited for Samsung to upgrade his phone .
I updated phone through Odin, everything went ok, my boss was happy
Then, he noticed some minor bugs and he asked me to downgrade phone on GB 2.3.4
I used checkfus to download 2.3.4 for our contry and restored GB 2.3.4. Again, everything went ok.
Then, my smart boss, connects phone to KIES and KIES showed error that he, KIES, cannot recognize phone?!
You have not reinstalled the original firmware and codes no longer match on Kies server .
Now my boss is freaking out because he thinks he lost warranty and he is blaming me about his "loss" of warranty.
No stock is still Samsung warranty .
Download your original firmware via CHECKFUS flash via Odin then connect to KIES .
jje
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Your boss sounds like a real dickhead.
It's probably a difference in region, hence Kies won't allow you to upgrade.
Samsung are very relaxed regarding user firmware upgrades. I had 10+ counts in firmware upgrade counts and Samsung still fixed my phone free of charge (faulty proxy sensor)
Just tell your boss to chill out.
Flash your country CSC file and choose your CSC:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But 2.3.4 is very old, I suggest you to flash 2.3.6.
Tell your boss to go **** off if he cant do it himself. Useless piece of ****... I hate those people who got a high position on the on cost of others.
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JJEgan said:
Download your original firmware via CHECKFUS flash via Odin then connect to KIES
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Tnx for reply
I allready did that
1. Open checkfus
2. i am looking window > choose a firmware?
3. selecting android
4. gt-i9100
5. serbia (telenor) - gt-i9100LKAMSR
then download and flash through odin, is that step-by-step guide correct?
if this is correct i did that and KIES cannot recognize
Is something in my procedure in odin wrong?
shaq1907 said:
Flash your country CSC file and choose your CSC:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But 2.3.4 is very old, I suggest you to flash 2.3.6.
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i tried that before i was using checkfus, in that version, he dont have XT9 he is using a lot, but when i used checkfus, we got gb with xt9 words but cannot see it in KIES
You need the original firmware codes .
jje
as110022 said:
i tried that before i was using checkfus, in that version, he dont have XT9 he is using a lot, but when i used checkfus, we got gb with xt9 words but cannot see it in KIES
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Flash the firmware he had before..
@JJEgan
How can i access those codes?
@Faryaab
I didnt make any backup before updating ICS, was that my mistake? Plz dont tell me thats it for making ****ing KIES to recognize phone...
He had that GB 2.3.4 before updating via Odin.
ps. sorry for my modest knowledge about my OWN problem, i know how to flash but thats it
Anyone?
Has he tried uninstalling Kies and Samsung drivers, rebooting PC, reinstall Kies + drivers, reboot and then try connecting to Kies?
as110022 said:
@JJEgan
How can i access those codes?
You wrote them down before you flashed .
They are specific to the phone and its origins its provider etc .
@Faryaab
I didnt make any backup before updating ICS, was that my mistake?
Only a fool does not backup .
jje
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Flash your country CSC file and choose your CSC:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But 2.3.4 is very old, I suggest you to flash 2.3.6.
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As shaq1907 said you need to flash the correct csc file. If I understanded correctly, the kies says "Kies can't update this phone" or something like that.
I had that problem.
Look for an apk called spoofFW if you are on GB
Why revive an almost 4 month old thread
I was on xda app for the first time and didnt see date till to late
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Rising dead damn. Now let it rest again shhhhhhhhhh
Kies update after Odin flashing
Just flash your phone into older firmware and update via OTA. After OTA update, Kies will support update for your firmware.
Here is how I did it.
1. Flash XWKL3 (2.3.3) by Odin
2. Update via OTA (Under About phone=>Software update) <- Still Gingerbread
3. Connect to PC and now it is supported by Kies.
4. Update to ICS using Kies.
If you encountered update failure in Step 2, don't worry and keep trying until it success.
Hi guys noob here!
keepin it brief, i have brought a rooted galaxy s2 I9100.
it all works fine except:
- i cannot upload any data (songs/videos) to the fone
- update to ice cream sandwich (error message after data download)
- i cannot connect via kies air (browser error after connection)
attempting to re-root i have found a CNET how to root guide but with no luck
- my current kernel v is [email protected] #2
i have matched the closest insecure as well as secure kernel (I9100XWKDG) & attempted to flash them using Odin 3 but no luck
- i cannot unroot the phone either as i cannot flash a secure kernel using Odin 3
can anyone advise how to get the unusable phone features working again?
i dont mind if the phone is rooted or not
Grab a branded or unbranded stock rom or go to samfirmware and get a stock rom from there, flash the device and start fresh if you not bothered about root and want the stock apps back.
Selection of stock ics roms here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
im not to keen on wiping the fone just yet as i haven't backed it up fully,
in the meantime i downloaded odin3 v3.04 (was using v1.83 earlier) & re-attempted to flash the insecure kernel
the result was ''complete (write) operation failed''
any idea what this means ?
Edit: removed as I think I misunderstood some of your post.
So you are unable to flash the stock rom using ODIN?
Any how, not sure what it is going on, maybe you are not flashing the correct file.
I believe it is better not to use ODIN to root your phone, the new method to root is the safest and the easiest and you dont have to worry about your baseband version.
Here is the link on how to root GS2, the files needed can be downloaded from the link below the video.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2/
Good Luck.
what is the easiest way i can flash ics to my phone? and get rid of the root?
z_ahmed said:
what is the easiest way i can flash ics to my phone? and get rid of the root?
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Go to www.sammobile.com and flash a stock firmware. I believe
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what program or method shall i use to do the actual flash?
z_ahmed said:
what program or method shall i use to do the actual flash?
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Odin.
Remember that you need to download Samsung Kies Drivers previosuly. And, remember, WHILE YOU USE ODIN, KEEP KIES CLOSED.
Good luck!
when i sync my phone using kies it say my phone is not supported to update. anybody know how to fix this?
Is it an ATT Note? Are you running the stock Gingerbread ROM?
Agoattamer said:
Is it an ATT Note? Are you running the stock Gingerbread ROM?
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yes it is att and i was rooted but i flashed the att stock tar file
Any help would be appriciated
I have the same problem too. I used to be rooted but I unrooted it today by flashing the stock kernel and recovery using CWM and the stock rom using ODIN. Now when I connect to the computer and launch Kies, it says "Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies."
Additional Info from Kies:
"Current firmware version: PDA:LA1 / PHONE:LB7 / CSC:LA1 (ATT)"
Flash gingerbread. Modem
XDA is no longer worth my time.
TimOster said:
I was rooted, but running the stock ROM. All I did was run Kies and do the update....no problems.
AFTER that I installed CWM via Odin, then copied SU.zip (For ICS) and installed that via recovery.
Then I started dumping the bloat...still a few ATT apps I don't find in the "normal" \system\app folder. I know I've read they are somewhere else, just can't remember where right now. Only three left to dump anyway.
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you have to put it in download mode conect it to kies go to tools and put firmware upgrade kies will asck for serial number find it in the back of the phone wright it on kies and in phone model put SGH-I717 it has to be in capital letters and then you can upgrade to ics
I'm having same issue I installed 2.3.6 from Odin and now it says device doesn't support Kies update!
XDA is no longer worth my time.
Ur the greatest (((( flow alkaeda ))))it worked!!! Just a heads up when ur entering your model number make sure their is no spaces!
klee2000 said:
Ur the greatest (((( flow alkaeda ))))it worked!!! Just a heads up when ur entering your model number make sure their is no spaces!
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LOL trying to help fellow g-note users
The picture of my phone is here....so what i want im newbie to this . I got my SS2 few days ago and upadted to this 4.0.4 which later i found its bugged ...so plz can u tell whats best, Rom , flash or whatever to roll back from that my phone is safe once again. I didnt use that pit file thnx to god ... So plz guiedes to best software for this phone and also i need unlock
All the information you need is in this thread, but basically you need to flash a stock 4.0.3 samsung firmware via odin (not mobile odin), do not wipe anything, even factory reset, until you have flashed a new safe firmware via odin.
veyka said:
All the information you need is in this thread, but basically you need to flash a stock 4.0.3 samsung firmware via odin (not mobile odin), do not wipe anything, even factory reset, until you have flashed a new safe firmware via odin.
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You can get a stock firmware from www.sammobile.com. Then like the quoted post says, flash through odin. and DO NOT WIPE DATA
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Ok ...but how to get that custom room? to use root? will i have unlock on 4.0.3
And i cant find firmware for my phone
Dyslexia111 said:
Ok ...but how to get that custom room? to use root? will i have unlock on 4.0.3
And i cant find firmware for my phone
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Can i WIPE data after flash???
Dyslexia111 said:
Can i WIPE data after flash???
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Yeah, once you're on another firmware you can wipe.
Dyslexia111 said:
Ok ...but how to get that custom room? to use root? will i have unlock on 4.0.3
And i cant find firmware for my phone
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You will have to find the correct cf kernel to flash through odin to root the new firmware.
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ok i flashed and my phone is working booted up...but now i need to clear all data reset it...but i cant all the time i getting spammed by pop ups like android.process.acore is stopped ...etc...
How to reset wipe or whatever
EDIT: Done that also didnt know u can use mode also when u turn off mobile...Volume UP + Turn off + Home
Hi,
Me and my partner both got s3's recently his on contract mine on like buy as you view. Mine received the 4.1.1 update through the phone and after waiting a few weeks and still nothing on his we decided to update it via computer. I used odin because i saw on a post that thats what you were supposed to use and flashed it to 4.1.1. I then realised i had put the wrong version on (German one i think) and it was causing errors so we flashed again to 4.1.1 the UK version.
He is now on:
Android version 4.1.1
Baseband version I9300XXDLID
I do not know if that's correct but everything seems a ok.
However since then my phone received the 4.1.2 update and we want the same update on his phone. It does not find it on the phone. Since then i learned KIES is the samsung software not odin. No updates can be found via KIES cos the software isn't supported. I want to be able to use KIES with his phone again, can i reverse the odin update anyway?? I rang samsung and he told me it will be like that forever now and i will never be able to use KIES?
Can anyone assist me. I really want ot be able to update from KIES again instead of using odin.
Sorry if i sound like a noob im only good with apple technology haha!! :laugh:
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P.S. My software is
Android version 4.1.2
Baseband version I9300XXELLA
we are both on Orange if thats any help? His came on Ice Cream Sandwich though and mine came on 4.1.1
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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Odin is official samsung. You can use Kies if you use OFW. If your current OFW doesn't support Kies, just download other from samfirmware.com.
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i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
Fygaroo said:
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
roxii said:
If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
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Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
roxii said:
i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
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Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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Heres whats confusing then.. it says device status normal without me doing anything to it. So shouldbt I be able to use kies and do updates from the phone?
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
OFW is "official firmware"
JJEgan said:
Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
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Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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roxii said:
And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
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Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
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Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
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Will that be because i accidentally put a different region on before i went back to uk? As i know its definately out as i have it on my phone and they are available on sammobile. I will try and restore through kies. Will i loose my data?
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
roxii said:
Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
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Search sammobile.com or use Google search .
jje
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
esist said:
I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
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im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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Ok if u want the 4.1.2 update and u want to be able to use OTA i advise u to do flash the latest 4.1.2 room from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610 there is even a guide there how to flash it , if your device shows modified status after the flash just reboot into Android Recovery by holding Vol UP + Home + Power till you see Samsung Galaxy S3 displayed on screen , then u will see the recovery options, do a factory wipe and wipe cache then reboot and u should now be able to receive OTA updates .
I am also using the same room and all is working ok OTA shows no new updates but i think when the updates hits i will be able to get it via OTA , kies is not working but i think u dont need to worry about it because u can always flash via Odin .
Here is a guide how to flash a room with working Kies and OTA
First u need to root your device u can do this by following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273
Edit: When u finish rooting u should use this app its called triangle away http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114 and use it to reset the counter .
When u are done with triangle away then download this on your phone it available on play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector&hl=en
Run it and change your CSC to BTU this will factory reset your phone after u done that u should flash the UK room from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
When u finish that u should boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset , you should now be able to use Kies .
I am not sure this will work 100% but it should , if u could remember what was the CSC and room before you flashed the devices with odin you could flash that firmware.
Tell me if it worked.