Hello,
Does the following CF Root kernel : CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XSA_LP8-v5.4-CWM5.zip work for the PDA:I9100XWLP8, CSC:I9100XSALP4 firmware?
I'm running the I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ firmware, rooted with CF Root (which I'm told is rather old) and I'm experiencing SoD and grayed wifi toggle issues when turning it on/off . So I thought I could try the firmware mentioned in the first paragraph. *unbranded from Australia*. Should I? Or should I just wait until a stock 4.0.4 firmware is released?
Thanks for advise
The important part is matching the last three letters / numbers of your kernel and rom (when flashing original / Chainfire kernels), in your case LP8. The closer match the number is the better, if the LETTERS don't match, don't flash, you're asking for trouble.
I wont go into any more detail has its explained pretty well on Chainfires forum, follow the link in my signature.
Thanks for your help, appreciated.
I have the thread in question, I just preferred to be sure and ask a pro. I'm somewhat confused if I should match the PDA or the CSC part of the firmware with the CF-Root file (I'm guessing for what I've seen it's the PDA part that matters).
Thanks again
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Yes, the file you have is correct as it matches the last five characters of your PDA version (XWLP8) and if you look at the CF-Root file, it has XW_XSA_LP8.
Just flash through the PDA section of Odin.
Chris.
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I have a few questions about this phone. All the Kernel/CSC stuff is kindof confusing for me coming from wm6.5.
1) If I want to have root access, I have to flash a insecure kernel etc. I understand that so far. To revert back to the state without root I just need to reflash the original kernel as far as I understood.
So my questions is do different regions (ATO, AUT, XEU etc.) have different kernels, or are those kernels the same everywhere?
If yes, where do I find a kernel for ATO (Austria), or is there a (easy) way to extract/backup the kernel?
2) In the wm6.5 world we had something called ROM which containt almost everything. I just read that there are also ROMs for SGS2. If flashed do ROMs update PDA, CSC and PHONE all at once? Where to find that for ATO?
Is the kernel part of a rom?
3) Does flashing a kernel change the CSC in any way?
In general I would like to stay on the stock way for updating etc. but I would also like to gain root access.
Something that's also very important for me is the possibility to get back to a stock phone(no root). (I have some dead pixel issue and I'd like to exchange my phone as soon at my carrier has newones in stock)
I am sorry if something similar has already been asked. If so, I simply didnt find it, sorry.
Hey im still quite new to evreything myself but i thought id have a go at answering your question
1. The different regions dont have different kernals but the different firmwares do, so firmwear XWKE1 has a different kernal to XWKE2 but they share the same CSC XEUKD1.
2. The kernal can be part of the ROM and these are packaged as .tar files which will contain everything that is needed to flash all elements of the phone including kernal and csc. the stock .tars will have secure kernals in them that is why people have made inscure kernals so we can use just the kernal in ODIN root then flash back to the secure kernal to keep the root and have a secure kernal.
A for finding an ATO one i couldnt spot a CSC for austria but your ROM/Kernal can be found over in Intratech's thread in the dev section here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
3. Flashing the kernal doesnt effect the csc that i can tell, but flashing a custom ROM such as villanROM did, i had to flash the csc for my country to get it to show again
tbh Intratechs thread would be a good read for you as it tells you how to root as well as having a good collection of the stock roms and csc.
hope that was some help, hope people correct me if i am wrong
Thank you for your answers.
Another question:
firmware == ROM == CSC + PHONE + PDA?
I am sure there has to be a way to extract/backup the as is state of my phone. If not, where do all the files come from?
Why arent there any ATO's anyway?
This is the state Ihave right now:
Firmware info
PDA:I9100XWKE2
PHONE: I9100XXKDJ
CSC: I9100ATOKD1
Build date: 06/05/2011
My fear is: Since there are no ATO CSC so download, will I be able to revert back to stock after I messed something up.
yeah a ROM is CSC + PHONE + PDA
I think there is a way to do this via ODIN but i havent done this myself.
i guess you just need to find the CSC for your phone and you will be good to go. Im sure there is someone on here that can help you find it
EDIT:
over at http://www.samfirmware.com/ there is a link to download:
I9100XXKE2
MULTI - CSC - ATOKD1
maybe give that a look. i think that will probably come as a stock ROM so flashing that would take you back to how your phone was if it just came out the box, ie. no root.
that being said too root you have to flash an insucre kernal which would add to the internal custom binary flash counter, more info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068522
so if you are planning on returning this phone due to its dead plixal then i would maybe hold off the rooting
Thank you.
I think this answered my questions so far.
Is there a way for me to backup my default custom rom?
I can't find it for download and I want to have a backup for warraty reasons.
Here is the info:
Country: Portugal
Operator: TMN
Product Code: GT-I9100LKATMN
HIDSWVER: I9100XWKEB/I9100TMNKE2/I9100XXKE6/I9100XWKEB
Hey everyone, just recieved delivery of my SG2 today, scared that i do not want to brick it or something. Its a Vodaphone Australia I9100T version.
Looking to root it, all seems straight forward except for the kernal to download and flash..., from the CF-Root posts.
My
Kernel version is 2.6.35,7-I9100TDUKF2-CL264900
does that mean I just pick the KF2 one from CF's posts and it should be right?
Am I missing anything, ODIN - flash it and its done?
How do i take a backup of my original kernel?
Cheers
It's pretty hard to brick your phone if you follow instructions. Easier than jailbreaking an iPhone, in most respects. Here, follow this link, I rooted mine last week at work and it took like 15 minutes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Hey,
i too have a galaxy S II from vodafone in australia.
under *#1234# it says pda is I9100TDUKF2, phone is I9100TDUKF2, and the csc is I9100TVAUKF2.
To root my device do i choose the XXKF2 generic or stock kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 ?
Or do i use the frankenstein ones? (Im not even sure on the major difference =X) I only ask because the CSC doesnt quite match up with any, and as this is my first and recently new android phone i dont want to brick it ><
In my opinion you should use CF-Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Just read post 1,2,3,4 and just follow the instructions and nothing can go wrong. And yes you should pick the KF2 kernel.
Lennyz1988,
Does the difference in CSC matter? aka VAU for mine, compared to the OXA on the KF2 kernel in the link you gave? another nooby question.. should i use the kernel provided in the CF-Root link you gave, or one of the ones from the other guide?
cheers
You should pick the kernel from the thread I provided. In post 4 is the kernel you need. But read the other posts first of course CSC is not relevant at the moment.
Another noob here. I have the Vodafone (UK) version and I've upgraded it as far as I can with Kies. I now have:
Baseband: i9100BUKE1
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100BUKE5-CL227058 [email protected] #2
Build number: GINGERBREAD.BUKE5
I would like to root it and ideally (if I can find a way to back up an restore reliably) flash a non-vodafone-riddled-with-crap ROM on it.
I read the instructions on how to flash the kernel rom to root it with CF_root, however they don't seeem to have the any version for KE5 (or am I wrong?). What are my alternatives for rooting?
Thanks
thanks for the quick reply Lenny1988,
hopefully i dont stuff things up, but i did get the KF2 kernel from the 4th post as you suggested. Does it change much that my phone is the I9100T and not the I9100?
cheers!
UPDATE : so i went ahead and did it, tis currently sitting at a screen that appears to be a battery charging. Hopefully all is well =\
UPDATE 2 : so all went well, got the triangle, followed CF-Root and removed it. now i have a rooted stock galaxy S 2, cheers Lennyz1988 for the direction
Hi guys,
I just bought a Galaxy S2 and I want to flash a newer firmware.
The firmware I intend to flash (XXKG1) comes with PDA, MODEM and CSC.
Is it possible to flash just it's PDA part? Would there be any implications on that?
Why would I want that? Because the original firmware (Brazil - VIVO carrier) I could find only came with the PDA part. So if I flash CSC or MODEM, there is no way back.
The CSC is different from mine. Would that be a problem?
Thanks in advance
AFAIK the CSC is installed into the system partition, so even when you only flash the PDA part you're going to loose your current CSC setup.
However, if the FW comes as seperate .tar files you can just flash the PDA one, yes.
You can take care of a "way back" if you first install CF-Root for example and then do a backup from recovery mode.
Restoring that back gets you pretty close to "nothing ever happened" - it doesn't backup the moden though, only system and data.
Uhmm... weird, even on ODIN you have a separate button for the CSC.
What are the consequences of changing the CSC?
iury_simas said:
Uhmm... weird, even on ODIN you have a separate button for the CSC.
What are the consequences of changing the CSC?
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As the above poster mentioned It really depends how the firmware is packaged
Intratech's firmware are packed in one TAR ( Pda/phone/csc ) is just one zip, which you put in the PDA section and it flashes all three of them within
If you get three seperate files then you put them in their corressponding order of ODIN
In this instance you can choose to keep your current CSC and not flash that one.
Although I am not sure if It has any effect between 2.3.3 and 2.3.4
Just to clarify CSC subject:
I live in Kazakhstan. My present setup (from *#1234#)
PDA: I9100XEKE2
Phone: I9100XXKDJ
CSC: I9100XEKE1
believe all available official samsung firmwares are issued do exist for different region(i.e. Kazakhstan is not included)
How safe is it to flash the 2.3.4 firmware now (KG2) ?
What can I possibly loose using the KG2 firmware from Samsung ? As u understand phone language is not a problem for me.....so wonder anything else I omit ?
Thanks for help
Sorry to bump in....
Hello, I am relatively new to forums, only discovered it since I got my galaxy s2, which was a month ago.
Anyways I have similar questions, and I read a bunch of topic which only made me even more confused about what to do, and didn't want to make a new thread so I bumped in here
If inappropriate, please ignore me.
Anyways, Ive got:
PDA: I9100XWKE1
PHONE: I9100XWKE1
CSC: I9100OJVKE1
It is an stock firmware, and I guess a ROM...
I want to update to 2.3.4 but waiting seems not to be a better side of me so I decided to do it manually.
My question is with what should I update with?
As far as I understand, latest official firmwares can be found in the Intratech's post ( the XXKG2 one ).
But I am worried about the CSC part, and how will it affect my phone?
As far as I understand CSC carries localization of a sort, for some network configuration, but my provider sends config messages, and only language I use in phone is English.
Will random CSC part affect me?
Can I even update from my current firmware to the latest one? or do I need to update to other one first?
Will update wipe my data? ( it seems no as far as I understood from guide )
Will the phone be full "stock" ( basically like I bought it with that firmware), and will I be able to update on later time with KIES ?
What kinda of problems (if any) might I expect with upgrading this way? ( if presumably I do everything as I should, i.e. as per guides )
Once again, I apologize for bumping this thread, and I thank you for any help you provide.
sader0 said:
Just to clarify CSC subject:
I live in Kazakhstan. My present setup (from *#1234#)
PDA: I9100XEKE2
Phone: I9100XXKDJ
CSC: I9100XEKE1
believe all available official samsung firmwares are issued do exist for different region(i.e. Kazakhstan is not included)
How safe is it to flash the 2.3.4 firmware now (KG2) ?
Safe as flashing any firmware .
What can I possibly loose using the KG2 firmware from Samsung ? As u understand phone language is not a problem for me.....so wonder anything else I omit ?
Flash it and see.
jje
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Hi Advisors,
Pls advise where can I find Stock Kernel Version GT-I9100TDCKH2 both insecure and original. I was informed the site multiupload.com/K03I6J79KX (Password: [email protected]), but I couldn't access the web at all.
Could you kindly advise?
Many thank in advance!
Use KH1 or KH3 to root your phone from the CFRoot thread (there is no KH2), so far as the original kernel goes, search for the entire rom on Samfirmware.com & you should be able to extract the kernel (zImage) from the tar.
Also, you may be able to download the original rom with the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google), depending on whether your carrier has issue a firmware update since this firmware you're looking for has been released, I.E Checkfus allows you to download the latest firmware for your carrier/country, if they haven't released an update since KH2, you should be able to download it with Checkfus & extract the kernel as above.
My GS2 Kernel Version GT-I9100TDCKH2, can I really root with
- CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KH1-v4.1-CWM4.zip
- CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KH3-v4.1-CWM4.zip ?
For original kernel, rom on samfirmware.com, could you advise which one?
My GS2:
- Device: GT-9100T
- Product Code: GT-9100LKTTHL
- PDA: I9100TDCKH2
- Phone: I9100TDCKF1
- CSC: I9100TTHLKF1
Kindly advice. Thanks!
Re: rooting with CFRoot, what did I say in my previous post ? (I'm not repeating it). So far as finding your firmware on Samfirmware goes, I have no idea which one you should use. I've never downloaded or used any firmware from there, and my stock firmware is different to yours because I'm in a different part of the world.
As far as I know, Samfirmware have their firmwares organised into carrier/country so you should be able to match up your current firmware with one from there.
If you're in any way unsure of what you're about to with your phone (this goes for the future as well as now), stop. And don't do whatever it is until the process is clear in your mind & you understand it fully without having it explained to you in minute detail.
I just wanna confirm again as I see different comment on the "XX" and "OXA" besides "KH1/2/3". Apologize if that annoys you.
Anyway, thank very much indeed for your advise!
As per this line in Chainfire's CFRoot thread:- "What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads..." I.E the "XX" & so on is not important.
Hi Everyone,
Several questions for you. I have a Galaxy SIII i9300 and I'm
New to Android here, although I have had a few years with WM phones, this is all new to me. Been reading , reading and learning.
I would deeply appreciate it if someone would help me with these questions:
1.) Can someone please tell me where I can find what my alpha 3-digit country code is? (the codes as listed on SamMobile site) I already know about using *#1234# to find AP, PDA and CSC but not where to get these country codes.
2.) Where can I dl my country code's Stock firmware for backup? I've searched XDA forums but all that I've been able to find is Singapore Stock ROMs in the XDA forum. My particuliar stock ROM has an updated date of Jan 14, 2013, maybe this Stock ROM isn't available yet?
3.) If I dl the SamMobile firmware for my country code will it be compatable with the XDA forum's instructions for Newbys? (so that I can flash back my stock Rom either with SamMobile's Stock dl's or XDA's Stock ROMs? ), in other words is there a difference between flashing SamMobile's Stock ROMS and XDA member's posted Stock ROMs?
4.) Can I use ANY odin3 version or are the different versions that are ROM-specific? Will any Odin3 versions work equally well with any ROMs?
Any finally Thank You!, to all of you for your dedication and support and most importantly your help. - MobiManiacs
1. That's what CSC is
2. sammobile
3. yes
4. firmware IS a ROM, it'll replace the current one
I Need Some Clarification Please
Glebun said:
1. That's what CSC is
2. sammobile
3. yes
4. firmware IS a ROM, it'll replace the current one
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Thank You for your response Glebun. I can't see your Thank You Button to hit as I have a piece of software running in the background that was designed to strip-out some of the html coding on all web-sites and I'm not certain that it can be temporarily turned off at this point. I will work on it. So I will have to say Thank you this way then.
I think i figured out some of my own questions, such as the first one, and I believe that I can find this answer by *#272* IMEI#. I would think it can only be found if my phone is rooted, as I tried on a Stock non-rooted phone and doesn't work.
On my question 2.) When I use SamMobile Stock ROM there are 2 files in the package, do I need the SS_ DL.dll file AND the tar file for Odin?
On my question 3.) So what you are saying then is that there is no difference if I use SamMobile's Stock ROM or the same CSC ROM posted by a XDA member? SamMobile ROM and XDA posted ROM are the same then?
On my question 4.) So can I use ANY version of Odin3?. There are many versions of Odin3 available.
Again,
Thanks
MobiManiacs said:
Thank You for your response Glebun. I can't see your Thank You Button to hit as I have a piece of software running in the background that was designed to strip-out some of the html coding on all web-sites and I'm not certain that it can be temporarily turned off at this point. I will work on it. So I will have to say Thank you this way then.
I think i figured out some of my own questions, such as the first one, and I believe that I can find this answer by *#272* IMEI#. I would think it can only be found if my phone is rooted, as I tried on a Stock non-rooted phone and doesn't work.
On my question 2.) When I use SamMobile Stock ROM there are 2 files in the package, do I need the SS_ DL.dll file AND the tar file for Odin?
On my question 3.) So what you are saying then is that there is no difference if I use SamMobile's Stock ROM or the same CSC ROM posted by a XDA member? SamMobile ROM and XDA posted ROM are the same then?
On my question 4.) So can I use ANY version of Odin3?. There are many versions of Odin3 available.
Again,
Thanks
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2) You need the .tar file to flash via Odin
3) There is no difference, if it is the original ROM, nevertheless some original ROMs here on XDA are for instance pre-rooted, the thread should tell you anyway
4) I guess the newest version should work? Have a look in the Odin How-To threads
How Do You Now Get The Country Code Now That It's Blocked?
chrismast said:
2) You need the .tar file to flash via Odin
3) There is no difference, if it is the original ROM, nevertheless some original ROMs here on XDA are for instance pre-rooted, the thread should tell you anyway
4) I guess the newest version should work? Have a look in the Odin How-To threads
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I appreciate your clarification Chrismast.
I read somewhere that the *#272*IMEI# has been blocked by Samsung on the latest firmware updates. Can anyone confirm this? If this is true then how can we know the 3-digit alpha country code of our current stock ROM? Is there a fix or safe file to apply, or maybe another method?
So any luck on this one. I have searched all over and still can't find an answer. Did you ever figure out how to find the country code. Here in South Africa there are three options. South Africa - XFA, South Africa - XFE and South Africa - XFV. Would be awesome to know where to find the code for my phone.
Did you try to dial *#1234#?
It works on my i9305....
That gives me all other info but not the 3 digit code after the country.
Anyway seems I answered my own question. Decided to install kies. Something I have almost never used. Seems when you install KIES and connect your device it gives you all the info and the 3 digit code you see after the country on Sammobile.