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These seem to be the stock Korean SII firmware for the two main carriers:
For SHW-M250K (KTF firmware) http://matpclub.com/s/pxeboard31/2706591
For SHW-M250S (SKT firmware) http://matpclub.com/s/pxeboard31/2698765
It's a torrent? It's just been uploaded (as in, just then, lol) so no seeds, give it some time I guess. Time for me to go back to the stock firmware maybe.
Anyone more experienced willing to grab them and go over them?
Update:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UYYWHYOY
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T8Y80YBG
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=32NTASOW
M250K.EE31
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4J24QBTK
anyone find call recording in there?
I desperately need the SHW-M250K (KTF firmware) but I can´t work out how to get the torrent file and the megaupload links seem to be dead (at least they can´t be opened in China).
Whenever o try to download HOME_M250K.EE05.0315_CL186865_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.torrent , I just get another page in korean and can´t get through it
You need to sign up for an account to download the torrent file.
I've attached them anyway, there seems to be two EE05 torrents, dunno what's going on there.
Thanks a lot
I was trying to root a SHW-M250K with XWKDD_insecure but something went wrong, so i think now the best thing to do is re-flash the firmware and try again. Which torrent is for the (KTF firmware)?
Did you root yours?
XWKDD_insecure will work, it'll root fine but you'll be stuck in a boot loop. Just need to reflash the stock kernel afterwards.
Mine's rooted and purring along nicely. I'm using the latest M250K.EE19 with the overclock kernel from here: http://matpclub.com/s/?mid=pxeboard10&category=1191749&document_srl=2804608
I used the S2 ED24 rooting kernel (from here?) to root it first. Again, it did a boot loop but the root worked fine, just flashed the OC kernel afterwards.
For EE05 just flash the rooting kernel, root it and reflash the stock kernel. Done.
I suggest you sign up for http://matpclub.com/s/matcl
Considering you have the Korean model it's almost a necessity.
sorry for all the question but I just want to know If I got this straight.
So all I have to do to is to use Odin to flash the file KT_GalaxyS2_EE05_rooting.zip and then get it back in download mode and re-flash T_GalaxyS2_EE05_stock_kernel.zip
If you're on EE05 firmware, all you have to do is:
1. Go into download mode.
2. Flash the EE05 'rooting' kernel
3. Run superoneclick and root the phone. It'll tell you if it's successful.
4. Go back into download mode and flash the stock EE05 kernel back.
I ran Odin but when i click on the PDA it doesnt allow me to choose the .zip files.
How do I flash with these .zip files?
Uh, you need to extract the tarball from the zip file. Odin will flash using the .tar file.
After a weekend of worrying about the damn phone finally your method worked like a charm, thanks so much!
I still need to figure out how to unlock it but all in due time.
I looked at http://matpclub.com/s/matcl as you mentioned but I can´t read any Korean
But thanks again for taking the time to help me, if you ever need anything from China let me know, I owe you big time .
No worries. They'll be opening up an English section of the site in a few months.
Does anyone know what the difference between the EE05 Kernal and the EE31 Kernal is? Do I want to make sure I'm at the latest version?
when I do *#1234# I get
PDA : M250k.EE31.1419
Phone : M250k.EE17.1456.KT
MOVINAND : EE05
Any idea what that means?
could you upload a Gyroscope driver from your Korean phone for my ke7 rom? i use the m250k ,but i want to flash the ke7````thx~!
thanks for the info.
Actually, I am kind of a newbie in android, now I've got SHW-M250K in my hand.
Basically, the latest firmware of my SGS2 is PDA:EE31/PHONE:EE17, and actually KIES said it is the latest firmware.
I can't understand korean language so well, so I can't understand the link that you show to us. I am still living in Korea now, but actually I am Indonesian
My SGS2 is not rooted, and I don't really familiar with "ROOT", However, could someone help me about how to root and what is the latest firmware of this phone?
Could you please make the "how-to" in a simple way that can be followed by newbie like me?
thanks in advance
I want to root my phone and I'm new this this. Can anyone post a step by step with download links? Can't navigate Korean sites. Are there risks to this?
Model number: SHW-250S
Firmware version: 2.3.4
Baseband version: 250S.EG06.0603.ST
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-M250S.EG14.1208-CL380592
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.EG14
PDA: M250S.EG14.1208
PHONE: M250S.EG06.0603.ST
MOVINAND: EE31
Lucky for you:
http://matpclub.com/?document_srl=3685482
If you follow the third link in that post, you'll end up at a site where you can download:
[Root]HOME_M250S.EG14.1208_CL380592_REV02_user_low_ship.zip
This is a pre-rooted stock firmware.
Download it, then:
Enable debug mode in your phone's applications>Development settings.
Turn the phone off.
Enter download mode. Hold down 'vol. down+Home+power' in that order. Press 'vol up' for yes.
Run odin 1.8.5 then plug your phone into your computer. Odin should light up, if not then reinstall your phone's drivers. Find them on the samsung site or install Kies.
Open 'PDA' and direct it to the .tar file you get when you extract "[Root]HOME_M250S.EG14.1208_CL380592_REV02_user_low_ship.zip"
Don't touch anything else, press Start.
It'll take a few minutes and your phone should restart at the end. If it takes longer than 5 minutes press the home button or restart your phone.
Done.
Sticks02 said:
Lucky for you:
If you follow the third link in that post, you'll end up at a site where you can download:
[Root]HOME_M250S.EG14.1208_CL380592_REV02_user_low_ship.zip
This is a pre-rooted stock firmware.
Download it, then:
Enable debug mode in your phone's applications>Development settings.
Turn the phone off.
Enter download mode. Hold down 'vol. down+Home+power' in that order. Press 'vol up' for yes.
Run odin 1.8.5 then plug your phone into your computer. Odin should light up, if not then reinstall your phone's drivers. Find them on the samsung site or install Kies.
Open 'PDA' and direct it to the .tar file you get when you extract "[Root]HOME_M250S.EG14.1208_CL380592_REV02_user_low_ship.zip"
Don't touch anything else, press Start.
It'll take a few minutes and your phone should restart at the end. If it takes longer than 5 minutes press the home button or restart your phone.
Done.
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Thanks! Got root.
can you upload torrent file m250s i cant download need log from forum korea i dont undertstand reg..
Button Combos:
Download Mode: Volume Down+Home+Power
Recovery Mode: Volume Up+Home+Power
Once in recovery use volume keys to navigate, home button to select and power button to go back
Official Firmware Version
PDA: I9100MUGKG2
Phone: I9100MUGKG2
CSC: I9100MBMCKG2
Product Code: GT-I9100LKMBMC
Unlock
Galaxy_S Unlock App by Helroz found here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&feature=search_result.
Rooting
CF-Root Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
We do not have a CF-Root version of our kernel so just flash any kernel using the instructions provided in the link and flash the stock kernel back (found below). Root will remain as well as the CWM app but you will loose clockwork mod recovery.
Alternative method:
Zergrush exploit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682&highlight=zegrush
Yellow Triangle Removal
Tutorial can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193091
Alternatively you can use a Jig as it also resets the custom Rom counter
I9100 Secret Codes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193285
All links below are for Gingerbread 2.3.3 MUGK2
Stock Bell/Virgin Modem
Directions: Use Odin and place .tar file in "phone" section
Download
Mirror: Download
Stock Firmware
Download
Mirror: Download
Stock Kernel
Directions: Place .tar file in PDA section using ODIN
Download
Mirror: Download
Bell CSC
Directions: Flash with Odin in CSC section
Download
Mirror: Download
Additional Modems:
Some users are experiencing better Gps/Reception with the KH3/KI3 modem
Directions: Unzip file and flash modem.bin with Odin under "phone" section
I9100XXKH3-Download
I9100XXKG6-Download
I9100XXKI1-Download
I9100XXKI3-Download
I9100XXKI4-Download
*CWM Compatible Modems can be found here
Flashing Instructions
How to install the latest firmware on your phone. This will also get rid of Bell's bloatware:
1) Make sure you have working drivers installed on your computer. If you do not, the easiest way is to download Kies and it will install it for you.
2) Install Odin 1.85 on your computer (attached at the bottom of this post)
3) Pick any firmware version you would like to flash from Intratech's thread linked here. The firmware is arranged from oldest to newest so the last ones are obviously going to be the newest.
4) Start Odin in "administrator" mode and make sure Kies is not running in the background. Use task manager to check
5) Place your downloaded firmware .tar or .md5 file into the PDA section in Odin. Make sure re-partition is not selected. Auto reboot and reset time should be selected by default.
6) Remove any external sd cards and the sim card from your phone (precaution) then reboot into download or hold volume down + home + power key. If a warning pops up press the volume up key to continue.
7) Connect your phone to the computer with the USB cable. You should see the I.D:Com port turn yellow.
8) Once you are certain everything is where it should be, select START. Once the process has completed your phone will re-boot. Exit out of Odin. That's it!
Optional (Rooting)
9) If you wish to root your will need to download a cf-root kernel that matches the firmware you just flashed from here. For example if you flashed XXKI4 then you will need to download the cf-root kernel that ends with XXKI4
10) Restart Odin and place the kernel .tar file in the PDA section, connect your phone and press START.
Alternative TWlaunchers
Since upgrading to 2.3.4/2.3.5 firmwares, some (including myself) have noticed some lag/stuttering when flipping through homescreens. I find that this gets worse when using the program monitor widget. I put together some alternatives that I pulled from the US variants of the Galaxy S2.
I have tested them and they have pretty much eliminated the issue. I personally find them much smoother. These are stock Twlaunchers with no mods. The files can be found at the bottom of this post. Requires Root.
Directions: These files a deodexed but will work with Odexed Firmwares (I tested on 2.3.5) Make sure to download another launcher and use it as your primary. While using an alternative launcher, back up the twlauncher.apk and .odex files under system app then the libglcanvas.so under system/lib. Then delete twlauncher.odex. Boot into CWM recovery and flash the new twlauncher. If you do not have CWM recovery you can also unzip the file and drop the .apk into system/app and the .so into system/lib.
AT&T
App version: 2.3.4
Features: Long press on menu button brings up search. Endless scrolling through home screens. Option to set app drawer alphabetically.
Epic 4G Touch (Sprint)
App version: 2.3.4
Features: Option to set app drawer alphabetically.
T-Mobile Galaxy S2 (Hercules)
App version: 2.3.5
Features: Long press on menu button brings up search. Endless scrolling through homescreens and widget selection screen. Option to set app drawer alphabetically.
credits: Intratech, x-cimo
Is there a way to turn off the sound (music) when the SGS2 starts?
mpsrent said:
Is there a way to turn off the sound (music) when the SGS2 starts?
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There is no sound when the phone is in vibration/slient mode.
How to root sgs2 from BELL (GT-9100M)?
details steps plz for a beginner
turki_00 said:
How to root sgs2 from BELL (GT-9100M)?
details steps plz for a beginner
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-Download and install ODIN on your PC.
-From XDA, download the kernel CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip(ZIP.File)
-unzip the above file and it will unzip itself to CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.tar (TAR File)
-Fire up ODIN and under 'PDA' browse to the above mentioned .tar file.
-Place your phone on download mode (either USB jig, or boot it up while holding vol down+home+power)
-once in download mode, plug in to the computer.
-everything should be default settings in ODIN,butmake sure repartition and flashlock IS NOT ticked.
-click start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
DONE
BTW, Im not sure if this is just for Rogers users but I tried disabling 'fast dormancy' and it actually slowed down my upload link connection. Not sure about Telus, or Bell users but it would be worth a shot to test as it helps drastically with battery life.
SMS Time Stamp Fix
I'm sure most already knows this but just I just wanted to post this here.
For anyone on the Rogers network (or any network that is affected) that is experiencing their text messages coming in 4 hours behind, download this free app in the market called time stamp fix and set the offset hours to 4. Link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mattprecious.smsfix&feature=search_result
KayvinM said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Currently the best 3 choices that is closest to our firmware version are:
CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip
CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip
CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip
Note: You will not be able to revert back to the stock kernel until Samsung releases our Firmware
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CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip is not even close to our version of android. It is a 2.3.4 kernel. Just because it says KG2, doesn't mean it's the same. That only refers to a single geographical area's release for a month. I'll explain:
The rom letter versions are actually based upon 5 letters, not 3. There are several variants of KG2. Basically, the Samsung naming convention is as follows:
Model name: I9100M
Provider/Area: UG (Bell/Virgin/Sasktel)
Rom Version: KG2
Now, the rom version can get broken down into each letter as well...
K = 2011
G = July
2 = 2nd version that month.
All area's roms are developed completely separate from each other...
Ours is UGKG2. Which is unavailable for download from the Samsung servers, so we're not able to actually get back to stock, or make any kind of custom firmwares/kernels based upon it.
All the other ones, including ZS, JP, and XX are completely different roms and kernels than what we have on our Bell phones.
The KG2 that either of those 3 kernels are based on are either 2.3.4 roms or different 2.3.3 roms. So, matching that is no different than installing a KG1 or KG3 or any KF* CF-Root kernels. ChainFire has not made a CF-Root based upon UGKG2 yet, so no matter what one you install, it's not based upon our rom, meaning you can basically install ANY CF-Root Kernel and as long as your phone still works with it, it doesn't matter. All the roms are completely different and the naming convention has nothing to do with each other unless all 5 letters/numbers match up.
Lesson of the night???? Just because a pile of uninformed people on a forum agree about something, it doesn't make it correct...
KayvinM said:
I'm sure most already knows this but just I just wanted to post this here.
For anyone on the Rogers network (or any network that is affected) that is experiencing their text messages coming in 4 hours behind, download this free app in the market called time stamp fix and set the offset hours to 4. Link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mattprecious.smsfix&feature=search_result
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I have also found that upgrading KG3+ will solve the issue.
Electroz said:
CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip is not even close to our version of android. It is a 2.3.4 kernel. Just because it says KG2, doesn't mean it's the same. That only refers to a single geographical area's release for a month. I'll explain:
The rom letter versions are actually based upon 5 letters, not 3. There are several variants of KG2. Basically, the Samsung naming convention is as follows:
Model name: I9100M
Provider/Area: UG (Bell/Virgin/Sasktel)
Rom Version: KG2
Now, the rom version can get broken down into each letter as well...
K = 2011
G = July
2 = 2nd version that month.
All area's roms are developed completely separate from each other...
Ours is UGKG2. Which is unavailable for download from the Samsung servers, so we're not able to actually get back to stock, or make any kind of custom firmwares/kernels based upon it.
All the other ones, including ZS, JP, and XX are completely different roms and kernels than what we have on our Bell phones.
The KG2 that either of those 3 kernels are based on are either 2.3.4 roms or different 2.3.3 roms. So, matching that is no different than installing a KG1 or KG3 or any KF* CF-Root kernels. ChainFire has not made a CF-Root based upon UGKG2 yet, so no matter what one you install, it's not based upon our rom, meaning you can basically install ANY CF-Root Kernel and as long as your phone still works with it, it doesn't matter. All the roms are completely different and the naming convention has nothing to do with each other unless all 5 letters/numbers match up.
Lesson of the night???? Just because a pile of uninformed people on a forum agree about something, it doesn't make it correct...
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Lesson learned and post edited. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
I have a friend with a Bell branded GS2 which he unlocked by buying a code to use on the Telus network. He wants me to upgrade it to 2.3.4 for him this weekend, but doesn't want it rooted.
I have an international unbranded GS2 and have flashed numerous firmwares. I have kept mine unrooted and have only flashed official leaked firmware via Odin (no custom ROM's). Can I update his the same way without rooting? I realize his model number will change (GT-I9100m to GT-I9100) and that he won't be able to go back until the Bell ROM is posted. I'm just not sure if there is any difference because his phone is branded and mine isn't.
No difference at all. Go ahead and install 2.3.4. Our phones are exactly the same as the international version. It's an I9100M due to Bell's firmware.
Sent from my GT-I9100M using XDA App
I am a TELUS customer with a Bell SGS2, and everyone I call or who calls me experiences an echo on their end. I did some research and found that it was actually my phone that was the problem. People said they were able to rectify the problem by disabling "Noise Cancellation", however, the only way I've been able to find to disable it is within the call itself, which means I have to disable it in every call.
Does anyone know how to disable Noise Cancellation permanently? Thank you!
Hi KayvinM and Electroz, I'm from Canada and I ordered my S2 from Newegg.ca, so my phone came factory unlocked and right now I'm running it on the Telus Network.
My phone is running on the UK firmware but I would like to use a North American firmware.
My questions is that would I be able to run any firmware from any region I want without damaging my phone?
And witch firmware is the latest one for the Canadian region?
Here's the details for my SCS2:
PDA: I9100XWKF3
Phone: I9100XXKE7
CSC: I9100XEUKD1
I posted a thread about this yesterday but I didn't get much help, so I really appreciated if you guys can help me.
Thanks in advance.
Sobai said:
I am a TELUS customer with a Bell SGS2, and everyone I call or who calls me experiences an echo on their end. I did some research and found that it was actually my phone that was the problem. People said they were able to rectify the problem by disabling "Noise Cancellation", however, the only way I've been able to find to disable it is within the call itself, which means I have to disable it in every call.
Does anyone know how to disable Noise Cancellation permanently? Thank you!
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Weird thing is I had this exact issue a couple of days ago. What kernel do you have installed at the moment?
id_mew said:
Hi KayvinM and Electroz, I'm from Canada and I ordered my S2 from Newegg.ca, so my phone came factory unlocked and right now I'm running it on the Telus Network.
My phone is running on the UK firmware but I would like to use a North American firmware.
My questions is that would I be able to run any firmware from any region I want without damaging my phone?
And witch firmware is the latest one for the Canadian region?
Here's the details for my SCS2:
PDA: I9100XWKF3
Phone: I9100XXKE7
CSC: I9100XEUKD1
I posted a thread about this yesterday but I didn't get much help, so I really appreciated if you guys can help me.
Thanks in advance.
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Hey id_mew, you can run any firmware you would like without damaging your phone. Just make sure you read up lots and you are comfortable with the process and using Odin. Also avoid using any .pit files when flashing unless it's called for. All the firmwares can be found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 As off right now the latest canadian firmware is bell's/virgin UGK2 which is 2.3.3 based. Problem is if you are not currently on this firmware, you wont be able to flash it because it hasn't been released yet. As to my knowledge the latest official firmware is XXKG5 (poland based) and KG7 (Brazil) which was released earlier this month. Here is one the threads I found regarding ithttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200044 As far as I understand there is no difference between the European and the Canadian version of the sgs2. Both phones make use of the same cell tower frequencies, meaning you should have no issues running a european based firmware here in canada. It just comes down to personal preference. Hope I was able to help
KayvinM said:
Weird thing is I had this exact issue a couple of days ago. What kernel do you have installed at the moment?
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PDA: I9100XXKG5
PHONE: I9100XXKG5
CSC: I9100OXAKG5
Kernel: [email protected] #20
I only flashed the kernel yesterday which made my battery life so much better (20 hours of use with data/wifi/gps turned off most of the time) but still had echo problems before flashing the Kernel. I know its the noice reduction feature because when I disable the feature the person I'm speaking to no longer hears the echo. I just wish I knew how to disable it for good, rather than every time I answer a call.
As many of us is waiting for UGKG2 the stock bell rom, will it be available eventually? Quite a few people I know need that rom to revert so the phone can be send back for repair if need be.
Sent from my GT-I9100M using XDA Premium App
shuweee said:
As many of us is waiting for UGKG2 the stock bell rom, will it be available eventually? Quite a few people I know need that rom to revert so the phone can be send back for repair if need be.
Sent from my GT-I9100M using XDA Premium App
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It's whenever Samsung plans to make it available. They might someday, or they may never. Other cellular firmwares are readily available, so I don't see why the Bell firmware won't. My guess is that the firmware will probably be released when Bell releases a new firmware with 2.3.4.
So where is this site or server that I can go check for firmwares
Sent from my GT-I9100M using XDA Premium App
Hi folks.
I attempted to root my S2 a few moments ago with the method in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331784 and everything looked like it was going well. It got to the end of the batchfile and rebooted the phone, only this time nothing came up, just a black screen. Then, I noticed some random pixels on the black screen, only a few, and random colours. Then I noticed more of them appearing slowly, filling the screen. I was confused and watched it in horror for a minute until the whole screen was full and the colours were turning white. I switched off the phone and tried again. No good.
The instructions say to try holding volume up, home and power to turn it on so it starts recovery mode but nothing different happens. I tried download mode and at least that responds.
What are my options? I'm new to all this but having read up I thought I understood it. It seems I was very wrong.
Help!?
Considering that's meant for the Galaxy Note, what zImage did you use with it (assuming you did step 1.2, not-yet-rooted.bat)
I used the one linked, called CF-Root-SGN_XX_XEN_KJ4-v5.0-CWM4.zip.
I had seen people posting in the thread that it worked on the SG2 though. Now you mention it I can clearly see the SGN refers to the Galaxy Note. I was feeling reasonably confident about things but now I think I'm either going to scream or cry.
Is there any way I can salvage this?
You mentioned download mode works, so just flash a stock kernel (or CF-Root kernel if that's what you're after anyway) for the correct device as PDA in Odin and hope for the best!
If you do indeed have an I9100 (check before flashing anything else), CF-Root or Official.
Directly flashing a CF-Root kernel in download mode will increment your binary counter though. So probably best to go for stock kernel.
Thank you for your responses.
I have seen the following on that page;
Orange UK ORAKJ4 CSC: *The URL goes here*
(above link modified as I'm a new user)
I'm from the UK and with Orange so I think that's the one, it has the KJ4 in the name too. Do I use Odin for this?
It's a stock kernel you need, not CSC. Carrier branded ROMs/kernels are in a different thread, [ROMS]Official i9100 carrier branded firmware download for Odin Flash. Do you have any idea what your phone was running before? I would hazard a guess that it's actually the BVKJ4 kernel from that thread which would match, based on the one you flashed earlier.
My bad, I didn't see you mentioned Odin in your reply. I'm feeling a bit stressed out and not thinking well. Unfortunately, having looked down the various packages, I'm unsure now which I need. The one I quoted is a "CSC package", whatever that is.
Can you guide me further because I don't know what my old version was originally.
I have looked in the new thread you sent and I think I need the;
Firmware info: PDA:BVKJ4|PHONE:BVKJ4|CSC:ORAKJ4
You are absolutely right, it did start with BV! If I use the branded Orange one I should be back to where I started? Would flashing it increment my counter? It's the least of my worries at the moment, but if there's a way of preventing it, I'm all ears.
Thanks again.
Flashing a stock kernel in Odin should not increase your counter and will hopefully get your device booting again.
If that's the kernel you go for, you should be picking the file Kernel_I9100BVKJ4.tar.md5 (not Kernel_I9100BVKJ4.exe, extract it first) as PDA in Odin. Just make sure your Odin options look like the ones in Intratech's first screenshot in his guide (linked earlier).
Thank you, it's half downloaded at the moment. I'm glad you mentioned having to extract the contents because I'd have tried sending the whole 300mb or so to the phone.
Hopefully then, this will flash ok and I'll be back in business!
I feel very much out of my depth now.
It should only be about 5MB, it's just the stock kernel you need (i.e. the second BVKJ4 link).
Oh, it's finished downloading and I see when extracted it's actually just that one file.
Here we go, fingers crossed...
I saw your post just in time. I have downloaded the stock one, at 5.1mb.
I could have made another horrible mistake if I'd gone ahead with things. I will now attempt to flash the 8mb Kernel_I9100BVKJ4.tar.md5 file from that archive I've just downloaded (the 5mb one).
Have I missed anything?
hollal said:
I will now attempt to flash the 8mb Kernel_I9100BVKJ4.tar.md5 file from that archive I've just downloaded (the 5mb one).
Have I missed anything?
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I don't think so. Just make sure you follow the instructions from Intratech's thread linked earlier, specifically Flashing Firmware with Odin.
Well, flashing that stock kernel has done wonders. Thank you so very, very much!
I will try to find the thread where I was reading about this zergrush exploit working on this phone. I can only assume I'd read it and read this one after and put the two together by mistake. I don't particularly understand the whole thing which is why I liked the idea of this exploit as it keeps things stock.
I will see if I can find that thread and read it carefully.
I think I'll call it a night now, and get to bed. Thanks again.
You're probably still rooted, since zergRush did its thing earlier, and flashing a kernel shouldn't have changed that. The only thing you did wrong was using a CF-Root kernel (zImage) for a different device. If you'd have used one for the right device, it should have worked fine.
I'm not sure how I'd check for root. I don't have that superuser program available as an app.
You could try running an app which requires root and see if it works, but if you don't see the Superuser app, it seems unlikely it will. Anyway, if you're still feeling up to it, the simplest way to root (in my opinion) is using the same exploit you tried earlier, but from a different thread (and it doesn't come with the risks of using the wrong kernel ;-))
[16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit).
Takes about 3 minutes.
I think I've found thread I was reading earlier today...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
What part did the ZergRush affect, if not the kernel? If I use this version, with the correct zImage file if I can find it, then I should be ok second time around.
lol.. the joy of cross posting!
I was going to go to bed but now you've made me want to finish what I started.
Please work....
Hi Guys,
I'm sorry for the perhaps inane question, but I can't seem to get this to work:
I need to flash back to a branded t-mobile UK rom, as my phone has stopped recognising the sim card (sim works in other devices, working sims don't work in the s2) and I need to send it back to t-mobile for a warranty repair...
I never went too far into customization, and always stayed with official roms - just the more updated ones.
Anyway, now I try to flash back using these roms (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928), and it won't work... Hangs right at the last minute of the download:
Code:
<ID:0/018> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/018>
<ID:0/018> Receive Response form LOKE
<ID:0/018> Complete(Write) operation failed.
That's the last thing I see...
I'm about to try the last of the 3 roms, but not holding out too much hope.
So, my questions are:
Will having an unbranded but official rom still invalidate the warranty?
How can I get one of these roms to work?!
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
Cheers,
Mike
Incidentally, I have tried and tried this, and searched for anyone solving the same problem (eg. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369452), but to no avail.
And I'm still trying, somewhat desparately! I can flash some roms to get the phone booting - but none recognise the sim card (which makes me think it's a hardware problem, not software).
Again, your help would be hugely appreciated!
MikeAshelby said:
So, my questions are:
Will having an unbranded but official rom still invalidate the warranty?
How can I get one of these roms to work?!
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If the ROM you're using is a Stock ROM despite being unbranded, there shouldn't be any problem. I recently send my HTC Desire with a Stock ROM to Vodafone support and didn't said nothing about it not being a Vodafone ROM.
As for the ROMs, try to flash the same PDA version as the ROM installed to see if it works without problem.
It does sound like a hardware problem.
I'd flash T-Mobile UK BOKG2 Firmware via Odin, reset the counter with a USB jig and send it back to T-Mobile.
T-Mobile UK
BOKG2
Firmware info: PDA:BOKG2|PHONE:BOKG1|CSC:TMUKF1
Thanks AzureusPT: I'd definitely argue that there shouldn't be a problem with there being a Stock rom on there.
I'm not 100% sure what you mean by flashing the "same PDA version as the Rom installed"; could you elaborate? The last ROM I managed to get working was XWKI4 - and that was wicked (save for the lack of sim!).
Spannaa: I can't get any of those firmwares (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928) working via Odin... Am I being a complete noob?
When I flash these roms, the phone reboots, then gets stuck at the boot animation. I did notice that when it's installing it says something about being unable to write to 'system/csc/TMU' or something similar; could that have something to do with it? If so, is there anything I should be doing to make that work?!
Not sure what you're doing wrong but, after rooting my sgs2 using CF-Root, I checked I could get back to stock by flashing the above firmware via Odin (following the instructions here).
OK. I'll take you through my process, and see what you think!
I download the pair of files (firmware and kernel).
I extract these zips into a directory.
I open ODIN3 v1.85.
I put the kernel in PDA
I put the firmware in CSC (I have tried a few combinations of these)
I hit start.
Now, sometimes it gets stuck at the end of the copying process (just before the reboot). If I reboot manually it tries to install.
Other times it appears to install properly (ODIN says PASS! though the phone does have an error as above (unable to write to 'system/csc/TMU' or something similar).
Then it gets stuck on the boot animation.
It works fine with these firmwares: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278, but they're not branded to t-mobile.
I'm worried that if I send it off they will say I've voided the warranty by installing non-t-mobile firmware. I've always stuck with official firmwares to be on the safe side - but now I seem stuck with unbranded ones.
Any thoughts?
I am so sorry... I'm a complete idiot.
I seem to have completely missed the very top sticky on this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
This is the one that's helped. I'm now back on branded ROM, and all is well. Thank you one and all for your help and patience... please don't flame me!
One more question. How do I know if I need to use USB jig? As far as my phone goes I don't have the yellow triangle, and it says "Custom Binary: No" on the boot loader when flashing a rom... I've only ever installed official roms (no custom roms) - so does this mean I'm safe warranty-wise?
If I need USB jig, can this be done via software, or do I need the dongle?
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I extract these zips into a directory.
I open ODIN3 v1.85.
I put the kernel in PDA
I put the firmware in CSC (I have tried a few combinations of these)
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**** man what are you doing???? Firmware and kernal both get flashed in the PDA section. So you can only flash 1 at a time. First firmware then kernal if required.
The firmware should already have a kernal built in.
Try again.
Edit: While I was posting it seems you got it sorted.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Thanks sxi200... Like you say, I got it sorted, but that's good to know for next time!
So the firmware has the kernel built in, so that doesn't need flashing - unless all I've done is root with an unofficial kernel - correct?
Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
MikeAshelby said:
Thanks sxi200... Like you say, I got it sorted, but that's good to know for next time!
So the firmware has the kernel built in, so that doesn't need flashing - unless all I've done is root with an unofficial kernel - correct?
Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
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Yep. You only really need to flash a kernal when you want a custom one like cf root, speedmod, siyah etc. These can add things like root, cwm recovery for custom rom flashing, overclocking ability etc.
As for usb / download mode jig its mainly used to remove the yellow triangle and binary counter which show after flashing unofficial kernals in Odin. Its also an easy quick way to get into download mode. I bought one off eBay for $2 delivered.
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MikeAshelby said:
Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
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In download mode, if there's no yellow triangle and it says
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
then you don't need the USB Jig.
Thank you guys! I really appreciate that! I can go back to the t-mobile shop with my head held high!
I really appreciate all your help!
Hi all!
As you may be aware, Samsung released a very buggy and laggy fail of a 4.3 update to our precious i9300's, causing battery drain etc. I was one of those who received the OTA from UK (I did not manually flash the Irish or other any region firmware’s, I genuinely got a software update notification and naively hit "download"...). What a mistake. Now, instead of making this a rant like most other frustrated people in possession of the update on their S3's, I would like peoples opinion of the following question:
Would it be a sensible or feasible idea to manually downgrade the S3 to 4.1.2 (XXEMG4), BUT afterwards flash the 4.3 (XXUGMJ9) modem?
We all know that Samsung updated the EFS format in the 4.3 (or 4.2.2 leaked... debatable?) firmware, causing "Not registered to network" havoc among those who attempt to downgrade to 4.1.2 due to modem incompatabilities.
I understand flashing modems is risky business, and can lead to a very beautiful paperweight if not done correctly. Therefore I request the Knowledgeable XDA Community members to give their opinion.
Advice, suggestions and warnings are all welcome.
Many Thanks in advance
God bless the Search function...
Yes, I did search before but just found out this thread afterwards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47555014#post47555014
It explains how to downgrade the S3 with 4.3 to 4.1.2
I will try when I get home, and will update if it works or not incase someone else stumbles upon this thread..
In the mean time any responses would still be appreciated :fingers-crossed:
Hey all again, if anyone is reading this that is...
Surprisingly enough, I flashed the stock 4.1.2 United Kingdom BTU firmware, and everything is working as normal.
I would've expected there to be "Not registered to network issues", but texting, calling and mobile internet are all working fine.
Note that I didn't even flash the patched modem as mentioned in the guide yet, the phone worked as normal after flashing the stock 4.1.2 UK BTU firmware and even recognised that I was roaming (currently in the Netherlands!! ). Don't ask me why, but it just works... which is AWESOME because I have a functioning S3 again without any further patching/modding!!!
For those of you wondering, my IMEI also comes up as normal, and again no "Not registered to netwrok" issues.
For anyone wanting to try and my results, here is what I did:
FIRST AND FOREMOST BACKUP DATA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AND COULD POTENTIALLY BRICK YOUR DEVICE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING ON THIS THREAD AND FOR ANYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE AS A RESULT OF FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE. BY FOLLOWING IT YOU ACCEPT THIS.
1. First, just read the guide above. Don't do anything, just read it. Here once again: Downgrading from 4.3 to 4.2.1 and the No Network Issue...
2. Now back-up your EFS. I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS (hopefully bold caps will work...).
You will need root, so follow this guide if you do not already have root: How to Root & Install CWM on Samsung Galaxy S3 [Guide]
I used the following thread to backup EFS: [TOOL]Backup/Restore EFS (IMEI) for all SGSIII . I used the SAMSUNG_I9300_EFS_BACKUP.zip file to backup my EFS. NOTE: If you don't know what EFS is, read [REF] IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff (i9300) - including "no network"
3. Now download the stock firmware you want to downgrade to. In my case it was 4.1.2 United Kingdom BTU from SamMobile. (I9300XXUGMJ9_I9300OXAGMJ9_I9300XXUGMJ9_HOME.tar.md5)
4. Before you install stock firmware, we need to use TrianglAway to reset binary counter to 0: [2013.10.04][ROOT] TriangleAway v3.10 This is because rooting causes binary counter to increase.
Install the .apk as normal and run. Follow all instructions carefully. When TriangleAway says "press volume up to reboot", press volume up, and then when the screen goes black quickly pull out the battery. After 10 secs put the battery back in. Hold down Vol Down + Home + Power. Then press volume up to go to Download mode. You see binary count 0
5. Pull out the battery again. Wait 10 secs. Put battery back in. Hold down Vol Up + Home + Power to enter stock recovery. Scroll down to Wipe Data/Factory Reset and press Power to select. This will wipe your phone clean, removing 4.3 update and data.
6. Pull out battery when done. Wait 10 secs. Insert battery again. Enter download mode again by pressing Vol Down + Home + Power. Then press Vol Up to enter Download Mode.
7. Open Odin, and connect your phone. Select PDA and select the .tar.md5 official 4.1.2 firmware you want to downgrade to.
8. Wait for Odin (will seem like Odin has froze but it is just checking md5 of firmware). Then click Start.
9. Once Odin is done, it will inform you and your phone will automatically restart into official stock 4.1.2 firmware! Go through setup process and finish. Now check your IMEI. And try to call a friend. And text another friend to see how they are. At this point my S3 was working normal, just like it was before the 4.3 update.
There you go, these are the steps I followed to downgrade my phone, without applying patched XXEMG4 modem hope it works out well for you guys as it did for me
If this doesn't work, then flash the XXEMG4 patched modem as stated in the guide above or in step 1. I have not tested so am unsure of results.
Have a nice day
Also many thanks to the general XDA community, and especially those who have taken the tine to write the threads as linked in above post.
You guys ROCK!
Solidcancer07 said:
Also many thanks to the general XDA community, and especially those who have taken the tine to write the threads as linked in above post.
You guys ROCK!
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hi, where did you find flashable modem / ril xxugmj9?
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hi, where did you find flashable modem / ril xxugmj9?
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Same here. Looking for flashable MG+ modems. Anyone.