Bought a galaxy sII
second hand
(well swapped iPhone4 for it)
however the amount of problems it has is honestly unreal and its one step from going through the window!
It goes from 100%-30% when it feels like it , and powering it off results in an overheating indicator ( yellow thermometer triangle )
and unable to turn on without going via: VOL UP+HOME+POWER
its come to the point where I need to just get it replaced under warranty.
however its been updated to ICS and i have no idea what was originally on the handset. i THINK its a Vodafone UK handset - but rooted and unlocked, therefore i need to try and figure what it would be on had it never been upgraded/rooted/flashed.
ill try post as much stats etc here as i can in hope that will make things clear to see what my problem is.
CURRENT:
PDA: I9100XXLPQ
PHONE: I9100XXLPQ
CSC: 19100 OXALPQ
BUILD INFO: FRI MAR 9 01:58:19 KST 2012
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I have no idea how to get it back to original software etc
( I'm an apple guy to be honest )
PS: ORDERED USB JIG TO KEEP WARRANTY VALID TOO - SHOULD I HAVE ANY LUCK GETTING IT ALL READY TO BE RETURNED.
Thanks guys!!
Leon
Use the PC version of Checkfus to determine what firmware was originally on the phone (you enter the phone model/carrier/country & the software will tell you original firmware), then search Samfirmware.com for it. Flash the firmware following whatever instructions they have for flashing firmware downloaded from their site.
OR
If you're happy with the latest firmware available for your carrier/country (may or may not be the original firmware which came with the phone dependant of whether carrier has issued firmware upgrades since), you can use Checkfus to download same. If you go down this route, flash the tarball you download following instructions here.
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I need help, after playing around with a program called Market Enabler on my Galaxy SII in order to get my social hub to work and fool the phone that it was in Australia, now I have this problem.
I'm on at&t and now when I search for typical apps such as USA Today, CNN, FB and so on, they dont appear on the market place. I went online to the market place from my PC and it reads that it is not compatible with my device and where I see my galaxy s II everything is graded out, how terrible. I rest my work market enabler back to at&t, but nothing seems to work.
I want to download apps that are found on the US Android Market Place, but now I dont know how to get my Galaxy SII to recognise that I'm in the USA
I need help, I am rooted, but I have the original ROM that came with the phone.
I'm on:
baseline v. I9100XXKE7
kernel v. [email protected]#2
build GINGERBREAD.XWKF3
Please help?
I'm able to access and install USA-specific apps. I have also have at&t, but I did not root my phone.
PDA: I9100XWKF3
PHONE: I9100XXKE7
CSC: I9100XEUKD1
To find the above information, dial *#1234#
From "My Market Account" link: http://i.imgur.com/rgvM3.png
That is the latest unbranded UK firmware. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278)
Direct link to stock ROM: http://www.multiupload.com/ZZYM5ZAFA0
If you end up having to flash your phone, then make sure you hard reset afterwards (dial *2767*3855#).
ParthG said:
I'm able to access and install USA-specific apps. I have also have at&t, but I did not root my phone.
PDA: I9100XWKF3
PHONE: I9100XXKE7
CSC: I9100XEUKD1
To find the above information, dial *#1234#
From "My Market Account" link: http://i.imgur.com/rgvM3.png
That is the latest unbranded UK firmware. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278)
Direct link to stock ROM: http://www.multiupload.com/ZZYM5ZAFA0
If you end up having to flash your phone, then make sure you hard reset afterwards (dial *2767*3855#).
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Thank you Parthg, after trying unsuccesful to access my US Market Place I had to do a factory reset Thanks God I had MyBackupPro and I was rooted, I was able to restore like 95% of my stuff back.
You're welcome
I have an S3 that I rooted a few ago, using CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 and Odin. The main reason was to use ClockWorkMod to backup an image of the phone.
Last week it started to play up. It regularly freezes and the WIFI will not connect. As I had it rooted, I tried the cyanogenmod 9.1 ROM. I still had issues with the WIFI on this, which led me to think that it was a hardware problem. I have gone back to my original backup (after rooting the phone), and it seems fairly stable as long as I keep the WIFI off.
I wanted to try reverting to the stock ROM, and if that doesn't help, I was hoping to try and get it sorted under warranty.
I was following the excellent guide on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613 but I cam a bit stuck on selecting the stock ROM to revert to.
I'm on the Orange network but I got the phone from dial-a-phone, so I didn't know if I should use the unbranded ROM or the Orange ROM. Orange has also merged with T-Mobile, so there is a third possibility, EE.
Using the keyboard shortcut, my phone reports:
AP: I9300XXEMC2
CP: I9300XXEMC2
CSC: I9300OXAEMC2
Do these refer to the original software or the firmware I flashed to get root permissions?
Any advice welcomed!
Thanks
It will be unbranded BTU.
Dial-a-phone is owned by phones 4 u. All these companies (CPW etc) supply unbranded handsets so they can be sold on all the networks they resell for. That way they're never left with a surplus of O2 phones etc, because they have 1 stock.
If you connect your phone to Kies it will tell you your version, unbranded BTU will be like the screen clip attached, if you don't have that download it from Sammobile and install via Odin
Hello
I have a galaxy s3 purchased in Norway, which I took with me when I moved to Singapore. I managed to drop the phone and thereby crush the screen, so I handed the phone in to Samsung Service Center here in Singapore to have the LCD replaced.
They replaced it, but now I have a new problem: They flushed my OS, and updated with an asian version of the OS. All the functions on the phone works, except for this:
I can not connect to either wifi or cellular networks. I can see both, but the phone is unable to connect.
I checked my IMEI number, which is now a 0049***
Android version 4.1.2
Baseband version I9300DXEMB1
AP: I9300XXEMF6
CP: I9300DXEMB1
CSC: I9300OLBEMF3
I talked to Samsung in Norway, and they said that this problem is probably due to not having installed the NEE version of the Android OS.
Samsung in Singapore say that I have to change the motherboard aswell, saying that they had to flush the phone in order to replace the screen (I am not an expert, but I believe screens run independently from the software installed?). Did they really have to flush the phone to replace the LCD? They also say that it is impossible for them here in Singapore to install european software due to Samsung rules?
My problem is that I want my phone to be able to connect to networks and wifis again. Is there any way I can do this, preferably without breaking my norwegian warranty? Or anything I can try to reset my phone back to original software?
All answers are welcome and thanked for!
I just bought a phone on ebay. unlocked samsung galaxy s3 sgh-t999. It's supposed to be brand new and was in the orig. box. But the build of the firmware is ZS and in kies it says
PDA:EMC
PHONE: LK3
CSC: EMC (CHN) <- CHN I presume is China
also my android is 4.1.1 and I would like it to be at least 4.1.2 preferably 4.3
but of course OTA doesn't work because of the country code. It says registering device then processing failed.
I've tried to flash using odin but I get aboot error with some roms and in some versions as well as sbl2 error with some roms and some versions.
and my phone in download mode says it's an I747 -- the at&t model. In gs3->settings->about device it says its a sgh-t999 which is what it should be.
Kies says the firmware is up to date. arg frustrating.
Everything about this phone works except for updating the firmware.
So I asked for a replacement...which I got today. Same stupid problem, not only that, but this one isn't recognizing my cut micro sim. So if it's between the 2 I would like the original one since it recognizes the sim.
I have read that I can change the country code, but I do not want to root the phone since I want it under warranty.
what should I do to update my phone?
Thank you for any and all help
So a local carrier here in Alaska decided to buy International phones for the purpose of reselling them. It looks like they go through a 3rd party to develop the firmwares and pump them out, a company called UltiMobile from Orlando Florida. I'd like to get this phone up and running, and the ultimate goal is to get it to work on AT&T's network. So here is what I've gather about this phone.
1.) Does NOT boot into an existing ROM, stuck at the Samsung screen.
2.) Able to boot into download mode just fine.
3.) ODIN does recognize it when plugging it in.
4.) Did not like trying to take a firmware via ODIN, failed with an error to read specific files (Line 1993)
5.) Firmware for this phone/carrier is not readily available if at all.
android4.0.4
baseband i9300uble6
Kernal 3.0.15-679767-user
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT WED JUN 6 15:43:48 kst
buikd #
ULTIMOBILE-SGS3-4.0.4-GCI-071112-3.0
The above information was taken from another post by an XDA member "AcerSnowman" who posted his phone that is also from this same carrier. Note the GCI in the name along with Ultimobile. I would assume that this information is close to the same, so hopefully it will help to find the proper firmware. At this point I'd imagine the best route is to find the stock firmware or a stock firmware that will work on this phone currently enough to get it up and running. Then I should be able to root it, install CWM/TWRP and worry about custom ROM and radio firmware? Does this sound correct?
Any assistance with this very specific phone would be worlds of help, thanks guys.