im getting my s2 today and im on at&t and wondering should i stay on the stock that comes with it or switch to a different stock
stormtroopercs said:
im getting my s2 today and im on at&t and wondering should i stay on the stock that comes with it or switch to a different stock
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You getting the AT&T branded GS2? Or the International unlocked version? If you're getting the AT&T branded device, you're in the wrong place. If you're getting the AT&T Skyrocket (LTE) model of the GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I727 forum. If you're getting the regular AT&T GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I777 forum.
This forum is for the GT-I9100.
For your own sake, don't even think about using a ROM intended for a phone model that doesn't match yours.
ctomgee said:
You getting the AT&T branded GS2? Or the International unlocked version? If you're getting the AT&T branded device, you're in the wrong place. If you're getting the AT&T Skyrocket (LTE) model of the GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I727 forum. If you're getting the regular AT&T GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I777 forum.
This forum is for the GT-I9100.
For your own sake, don't even think about using a ROM intended for a phone model that doesn't match yours.
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no i got the international because of more development.. was wondering what firmware or modem works best with at&t people on international s2
Instead of opening a new thread, I'll ask here. Is it possible to use American or a similar non Europe 2.3.7. ROM for my SGSII? My operator didn't release any newer version than 2.3.4., so is it possible?
Currently:
XWKI4 ROM
Siyah kernel
XXKI1 baseband
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stormtroopercs said:
no i got the international because of more development.. was wondering what firmware or modem works best with at&t people on international s2
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You'll have to try them out to see what works best for you. I'm still on stock KI3 (2.3.5), but I've HEAVILY tweaked it, adding rotation animation, email that bypasses administrator requirements, battery icon with percentage remaining, etc. I considered GingerMod (I used FroyoMod on my Moto Milestone, and liked it; GingerMod is from the same developer), and CM7 (also used on my Milestone), but in the long run decided to stick with stock. But this is a personal preference. All you can do is back your phone up, flash, and experiment for yourself. (FYI, I'm also on AT&T, and have the GT-I9100)
ccmuha said:
Instead of opening a new thread, I'll ask here. Is it possible to use American or a similar non Europe 2.3.7. ROM for my SGSII? My operator didn't release any newer version than 2.3.4., so is it possible?
Currently:
XWKI4 ROM
Siyah kernel
XXKI1 baseband
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If you have a GT-I9100, you should be able to use any firmware from Intratech's thread. Instructions are in the first post, and official firmwares currently go up to 2.3.6. The only thing 2.3.7 added according to wikipedia is Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G. So I wouldn't bother trying to get 2.3.7.
Yes but I'm afraid that some may not be compatible. My usb jig didn't arrive yet. So my baseband version doesn't matter?
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Yes but I'm afraid that some may not be compatible. My usb jig didn't arrive yet. So my baseband version doesn't matter?
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I'm fairly certain that it shouldn't matter, no. My baseband is currently XXKI3, personally.
I originally had an XWKE7 firmware, which is for UK. I have flashed to XXKI3, which is for Poland. As long as you have a GT-I9100 (and NOT a GT-I9100G), it shouldn't matter.
Thank you! I would use the thank button but it doesn't exist in this App. :?
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Which firmware
Just got an I9100 with 2.3.4, and would like some improvement.
I am on the ATT network in USA.
If I grab just any 2.3.6 firmware, no matter intended for what country, it will give me top HSPA speed here?
What about when I move to France, for example, would I need to flash a different version?
Does baseband version number imply the freq bands supported for each technology?
Sorry about all the questions, just that Kies doesn't like my phone, so I'll need to "go manual"
rob010101 said:
Just got an I9100 with 2.3.4, and would like some improvement.
I am on the ATT network in USA.
If I grab just any 2.3.6 firmware, no matter intended for what country, it will give me top HSPA speed here?
What about when I move to France, for example, would I need to flash a different version?
Does baseband version number imply the freq bands supported for each technology?
Sorry about all the questions, just that Kies doesn't like my phone, so I'll need to "go manual"
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you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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Thanks. Hopefully I can figure out how to roll back if I have to!
stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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What ping amd download do you get with your 2.3.5?
(my 2.3.4 firm is dismal...)
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Which ROM?
stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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Sounds good, but I want to go there in 2 steps. The best 2.3.x first.
Its confusing to figure out which is best, when according to the modem thread, none of the listed roms on the rom thread have good power or speed performance.
The 2.3.4 rom I've got now sucks for speed.
If I start experimenting, get hosed and want to roll back, I can't, because I don't see this firmware anywhere:
PDA:I9100XWKH4
Phone/Baseband (modem): I9100XXKH3
CSC: I9100OXXKH2
Maybe I can copy it off my phone before flashing with Odin?
What's the best course of action?
Any help appreciated...
rob010101 said:
Sounds good, but I want to go there in 2 steps. The best 2.3.x first.
Its confusing to figure out which is best, when according to the modem thread, none of the listed roms on the rom thread have good power or speed performance.
The 2.3.4 rom I've got now sucks for speed.
If I start experimenting, get hosed and want to roll back, I can't, because I don't see this firmware anywhere:
PDA:I9100XWKH4
Phone/Baseband (modem): I9100XXKH3
CSC: I9100OXXKH2
Maybe I can copy it off my phone before flashing with Odin?
What's the best course of action?
Any help appreciated...
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Have you looked in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
I scanned it and think I saw yours.. if you find it download. Then download latest ics firmware. Install ics via odin.. Test. If its better keep it if not go back to old via Odin.
Pm me if you have any more questions.
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Im about to pick one up and needed to know if its rootable yet or if its the same as the one thats out already? thx
I bought one today but I don't think there is. It is KG2 Kernel but its a GT9100-M model...
can you still install unsigned .apk's?
Yes, you can root your SGSII - a few others have done it already on bell branded phones - just follow instructions on this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
I was wondering if I could as you, or anyone with a Bell SGSII :
Can you tell us what modem you have installed on ur Bell SGSII?
(Check under settings/aboutphone/baseband version.
Ive had my UK version here since it was shipped from clove and out of all the modems I found that the XXKG1 gives me the best signal, 3g speed and call quality without data dis-connects.
If possible, a copy of your build.prop file as well as this could drastically improve cell/data on phones that are not Canadian carrier specific.
Eg: I have edited my build.prop and have gotten 7mbs up on fido.
Thanks in advance.
I bought a bell i9100 today. Rooted no problem. Still trying to get it similar ulocked
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Anyone flash any rom's for the bell version as well?
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Uss_Defiant said:
Anyone flash any rom's for the bell version as well?
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Yes I've installed a few.
My problem is that my Nandroid backup went bad, I don't have a stock ROM to go back to. Anyone know of a Bell ROM that's been uploaded yet?
JF-GINO said:
Can you tell us what modem you have installed on ur Bell SGSII?
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When I do *#1234# I get:
PDA: I9100MUGKG2
PHONE: I9100MUGKG2
CSC: I9100MBMCKG2
agioele said:
When I do *#1234# I get:
PDA: I9100MUGKG2
PHONE: I9100MUGKG2
CSC: I9100MBMCKG2
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hmmm, so its a KG2 variant... The XXKG2 always gave me very bad signal and slow data. I wonder whats new in the UGKG2..
aniteshj said:
Yes I've installed a few.
My problem is that my Nandroid backup went bad, I don't have a stock ROM to go back to. Anyone know of a Bell ROM that's been uploaded yet?
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I think someone in another thread is trying to dump the bell stock rom. this should help u when it becomes available. Guess Ill also have to wait for that and extract the modem and try it.
I really want to see what the build.prop file says for data tho.
Thanks guys.
pterry30 said:
I bought a bell i9100 today. Rooted no problem. Still trying to get it similar ulocked
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check chainfire's blog.....
JF-GINO said:
hmmm, so its a KG2 variant... The XXKG2 always gave me very bad signal and slow data. I wonder whats new in the UGKG2..
I think someone in another thread is trying to dump the bell stock rom. this should help u when it becomes available. Guess Ill also have to wait for that and extract the modem and try it.
I really want to see what the build.prop file says for data tho.
Thanks guys.
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Would you be able to provide us with the link to the other thread? thanks
Hi,
There is a new update released by my network, 2.3.4, i'm currently on their 2.3.3 KPN. I tried to use Kies and 'System Update' in Settings to update, hover i'm just given an error that it's not available on the phone, and Kies says this version of the software cannot be updated.
When I flashed CMW it seems to have changed my CSC to FOP, instead of H3G. Is there anyway I can revert to H3G? i've tried the *272 code* and it only has FOP available for selection? It should have H3G as im on their stock rom with all of their customizations. The only other way is if someone had the links to the H3G firmware? It seems extremely hard to find, does anyone know where it would be kept,
Thanks in Advance.
Jamie.
Just flash cm7 its android 2.3.7 the update never worked for me either so I flashed cm7
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stevenc19 said:
Just flash cm7 its android 2.3.7 the update never worked for me either so I flashed cm7
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I've tried it on my cousins Galaxy Ace, he's on O2. I love CM7, used it on my previous phone aswell. But I'm on Three, who have no coverage in my area, so I roam to Orange, and Orange seem to be restricting my speeds, it's GPRS, so it's slow enough without them slowing it down. Three's rom make it faster and more useable than CM7 does, my cousin is lucky because his is unlocked for all networks. and mine is locked to Three and so am I for the next two years. Woo.
Roll on July 2013 I guess
This could be for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268820
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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've done some searching and have seen some with the same issue. When I go to update it says:
"Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem. Try update update.. or try using kies."
Message started out of the blue a couple weeks ago.
Kies says I'm up to date. Tried through Mac and PC
Went to recovery and cleared cache and tried again. Saw that advised on another forum. Tried on 3G and different wifi networks. Possibly Samsung server error, but strange it lasted for weeks?
Baseband is I9300BULF1. Not rooted or anything.
This is my first Android. Mainly trying to isolate if an update is available or not and if there is a problem how to resolve.
just wondering if kies is up to date? Worth a check, personally I never use that rubbish, Odin for me!
thanks for reply.
I had checked and made sure Kies was up to date. I mainly use Mac, had just downloaded a version for PC, but made sure was latest version.
From what I see there are different versions based on region, etc.. Not sure if/how to tell what the latest version should be.
Latest firmware to flash is LG9 firmware.
It doesn't matter where you are, you can still flash it.
Go to samfirmware.com and you'll find the latest and you can flash it via Odin, way easier than that ota nonsense.
I've had 6 android phones and never once have I waited for an ota.
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Thanks for that link. I set file to download so should be ready by when I get in.
I have this file downloading
"Singapore (StarHub) 2012 July 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG9 I9300OLBBLG2"
From latest search that was the only one I saw with LG9
looking up info on odin as well. Looks like that's PC only program, but no problem.
Going to give this a go tonight.
Thanks
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
slaphead20 said:
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
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Yes, good point.
All custom roms are based on lg9 but then again they are all multi csc.
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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nodstuff said:
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
Mopral said:
And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
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Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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nodstuff said:
Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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Lol, we all do it, me more than most probably! It's the act of trying to help that counts
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
onmike said:
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
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If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
Mopral said:
If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
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I have the international version. Just saying I'm I'm the USA as something was mentioned on first Page about LG9 and Asian. Browsing from phone now, have to do more research. Still new to droid
It won't do any damage to your phone if it is the intl version, it just may not be optimized for your particular network (HD voice, fast dormancy) and on the other hand it may be just fine.
tbh there is no official firmware for the intl s3 on American networks.
In fact there is a thread here for setting up the intl version on at&t by ceo.mtcl, look it up.
It won't do any harm to your phone tho, I'm in Ireland running a custom rom and its lg9.
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thanks for all the help everything went smooth with Odin. Literally took 3 mins 45secs to complete.
For anyone such as myself who may be new to odin I got it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670973
As far as using odin I referred to this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
please could someone tell me when i will get the update for ics on my galaxy p7500
Android version - 3.2
Baseband - P7500XXKL3
Build:- HTJ85B P7500XWKL1
thanks
stall20080 said:
please could someone tell me when i will get the update for ics on my galaxy p7500
Android version - 3.2
Baseband - P7500XXKL3
Build:- HTJ85B P7500XWKL1
thanks
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Where are you located?
Is your tab wifi only?
If there's an update available for your model but you can't get it yet via OTA, you should
be able to get it using Kies (you'll have to do a reset on the tab first).
You can also flash it using Odin (again, IF there's an update available for your model. If there is,
you should be able to get the file from the sammobile site).
stall20080 said:
please could someone tell me when i will get the update for ics on my galaxy p7500
Android version - 3.2
Baseband - P7500XXKL3
Build:- HTJ85B P7500XWKL1
thanks
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You will get ics when ever you download any ics rom and flash it to your tab lol
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Like the previous post said, just install a custom ICS rom. They will run better than Samsung's stock ICS anyway. Most of them should be stable. There are also a couple of Jellybean roms available and running just as good as ICS.
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stall20080 said:
please could someone tell me when i will get the update for ics on my galaxy p7500
Android version - 3.2
Baseband - P7500XXKL3
Build:- HTJ85B P7500XWKL1
thanks
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I've been having just this discussion with Samsung, and following a long phone call to Mobile Support they have said that they have no plans for the ICS upgrade for Baseband Version P7500XXKL3. Or put another way, despite spending full price of £659 for the 64gig 3G vesion last year, we can get stuffed zs they have our money.
I find that attitude galling as my sons P7510 was updated ages ago......
Contact Mobile Support and make a lot of noise, and then maybe they will sort out whatever problem they have with the modem firmware and we'll get an update.
I would do a custom ROM but I'm worried I'll screw the Tab up and brick it
Well, I think flashing some of the custom rom is the easiest solution for Your question. If You follow the guidelines how to do it, I
think there's no real threat of damaging Your tab. But of course the choice is Your's...
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Hi just noticed that i also have the same model of p7500. Could someone provide the list of options for upgarding to ICS?
Many thx!
GV
stagmanuk said:
I've been having just this discussion with Samsung, and following a long phone call to Mobile Support they have said that they have no plans for the ICS upgrade for Baseband Version P7500XXKL3. Or put another way, despite spending full price of £659 for the 64gig 3G vesion last year, we can get stuffed zs they have our money.
I find that attitude galling as my sons P7510 was updated ages ago......
Contact Mobile Support and make a lot of noise, and then maybe they will sort out whatever problem they have with the modem firmware and we'll get an update.
I would do a custom ROM but I'm worried I'll screw the Tab up and brick it
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There are Samsung Stock P7500 ICS ROMS for Italy, Baltics, Turkey and India over at samsung-updates.com. I doubt that they would stop there and never carry on for the rest of the countries. These were released in July and August.
gveloce said:
Hi just noticed that i also have the same model of p7500. Could someone provide the list of options for upgarding to ICS?
Many thx!
GV
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Read this thread. They were listed in one of the posts.
still not updated, look on http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-P7500 still 3.2, is there anyway i can update to ics, as 3.2 is slow, if you could please tell me what file i need to use that would help, i looked on sammobile and cant find it,
gt-p7500 3g+wifi
p7500xxkl3
biuld ht85b p700xwkl1
live in uk
3g+wifi
stagmanuk said:
Baseband Version P7500XXKL3.
I would do a custom ROM but I'm worried I'll screw the Tab up and brick it
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Just make sure you flash a ROM for the correct version of tablet and you should be fine. So far as I can tell, basically all of the ROMs are for 75xx tablets so you should be fine.
stall20080 said:
still not updated, look on http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-P7500 still 3.2, is there anyway i can update to ics, as 3.2 is slow, if you could please tell me what file i need to use that would help, i looked on sammobile and cant find it,
gt-p7500 3g+wifi
p7500xxkl3
biuld ht85b p700xwkl1
live in uk
3g+wifi
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If it is a UK board, you "should" be able to upgrade. Depends on such a large number of things, mentioned in quite a few threads in this forum. But if it is "standard" UK P7500, then it could be rooting, non-official ROM, and so on...
The sammobile/samfirmware site mostly has the latest and greatest. If you do not see it there, it just is not available yet (mostly, Canada is excluded there, BTW).
gveloce said:
Hi just noticed that i also have the same model of p7500. Could someone provide the list of options for upgarding to ICS?
Many thx!
GV
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651794 see this thread.
p7500XXKL3 GALAXY
HI guys, i too have the following model- P7500XXKL3 and am desperate to upgrade my tab to ICS.
Can anyone tell me where to download the upgrade?