Hi guys, does Kies store downloaded firmware on hard diisk or can i put a firmware somewhere on the hdd so that kies can detect it.. Disconnects at some point while downloading firmware and hv to restart download..
does Kies store downloaded firmware on hard disk
Yes in TEMP folder for about 30 seconds before it starts to install .
can i put a firmware somewhere on the hdd so that kies can detect it
Worth a try from memory its either the temp folder on root of C drive or a new TEMP folder on C drive ..
Really clever users use Odin to flash stock firmware .
Also check the Check Fus thread and original carrier branded post in dev section.
jje
namanbansal said:
Hi guys, does Kies store downloaded firmware on hard diisk or can i put a firmware somewhere on the hdd so that kies can detect it.. Disconnects at some point while downloading firmware and hv to restart download..
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C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\Binary\GT-I9100
(on Win7)
Kies nowadays pre-downloads your firmware, and stores it there... so it definitely stays longer than 30 secs, no hurry there mate ;-)
kaassema said:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\Binary\GT-I9100
(on Win7)
Kies nowadays pre-downloads your firmware, and stores it there... so it definitely stays longer than 30 secs, no hurry there mate ;-)
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You actually checked that as last time i checked Kies downloads yes to temp folder file can be copied . Once update starts file has gone .
Possible later Kies holds the download longer .
Big advantage if it does stay long enough to copy but in the past if you have not grabbed before update starts its gone .
jje
JJEgan said:
You actually checked that as last time i checked Kies downloads yes to temp folder file can be copied . Once update starts file has gone .
Possible later Kies holds the download longer .
Big advantage if it does stay long enough to copy but in the past if you have not grabbed before update starts its gone .
jje
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What KIES does nowadays: it checks for updates for your phone, even when it is not connected; When it finds an update, it will download it, and give you a pop-up stating there's new firmware for your phone...
Most likely the firmware still gets deleted after updating, but then again: who needs the firmware after a succeeded update ;-) I can't test this for my self, since I'm a custom-rom user...
ps) it might be that I've checked some box somewhere in the past, enabling KIES to do this...
Thats good likewise i cannot use Kies .
jje
Just out of curiosity, I decided to check where does Kies store the Firmware in Windows XP. So, here's the path:
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp\Binary\GT-I9100
A side question. The firmware file stays there with no extension. Even if I try to rename it to .tar or .zip it cannot be opened. Is there some simple way to "extract" the firmware file from its storage place?
I cannot find the .....binary directory
kaassema said:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\Binary\GT-I9100
(on Win7)
Kies nowadays pre-downloads your firmware, and stores it there... so it definitely stays longer than 30 secs, no hurry there mate
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I cannot find the directory noted in the quote above. I have a folder named: C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\KiesLiveupdateTemp
In it is only a file named PlugInHost.XML which contains the following text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <PluginHost>
- <Hdr>
<Status>300</Status>
</Hdr>
- <Req>
<Region>US</Region>
<SDKVersion>2.3.2.12064_10</SDKVersion>
<Mode>A</Mode>
</Req>
- <Resp>
<Region />
<SDKVersion />
<Url />
<ByForce />
<Desc />
</Resp>
</PluginHost>
So where is the file that contains the upgrade to ICS?
Same here. I am on window 8. All I have is pluginHost.xml under the kiesliveupdatetemp folder. I just updated by GT-8013 via Kies. Could not locate the actual firmware files.
boboev said:
Just out of curiosity, I decided to check where does Kies store the Firmware in Windows XP. So, here's the path:
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp\Binary\GT-I9100
A side question. The firmware file stays there with no extension. Even if I try to rename it to .tar or .zip it cannot be opened. Is there some simple way to "extract" the firmware file from its storage place?
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Same here. Is that file usable?
ghnogueira said:
Same here. Is that file usable?
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Actually i find the downloaded file here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9A2D.tmp.zipfolder\I9505XXUAME2_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAME2_HOME.tar.md5
And pretty sure this is the right file, you can open it using 7-zip and see the files inside like boot.img etc....
vampyren said:
Actually i find the downloaded file here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9A2D.tmp.zipfolder\I9505XXUAME2_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAME2_HOME.tar.md5
And pretty sure this is the right file, you can open it using 7-zip and see the files inside like boot.img etc....
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That's nice and all but why go through all this hassle? Flashing that file(which you can manually download faster than through the Kies downloader) through Odin gets it done faster and better, and it wouldn't even void warranty.
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king_below_my_lord said:
That's nice and all but why go through all this hassle? Flashing that file(which you can manually download faster than through the Kies downloader) through Odin gets it done faster and better, and it wouldn't even void warranty.
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Very true but I had already started and did not think it would take so long.
king_below_my_lord said:
That's nice and all but why go through all this hassle? Flashing that file(which you can manually download faster than through the Kies downloader) through Odin gets it done faster and better, and it wouldn't even void warranty.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
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For me I wanted to try this one out because the files downloaded from Sammobile weren't updateable through KIES...
Hey guys,
where does kies store downloaded apps from the samsung apps store?
tem FW file from KIE
namanbansal said:
Hi guys, does Kies store downloaded firmware on hard diisk or can i put a firmware somewhere on the hdd so that kies can detect it.. Disconnects at some point while downloading firmware and hv to restart download..
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May be my reply is too late.
I found an answer somewhere in XDA forum and tried it.
I found tmp file in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\
it is like tmp9A2D.tmp ( ranging file size from 200 MB to 900 MB depend on HP and FW type)
it is unpacked into a zip folder with exactly same name as tmp file in same location during update.
when hp is connected to PC in "download mode" Kies unpack tmp file and transfer to HP and upgrade it.
I did manage to copy zip folder before if finish upgrading process.
keep an eye on status windows, let it finish unpacking, copy zip folder once it start transferring it to UP , it show green arrow directing from PC to HP showing percentage of work done.
folder is deleted automatically once upgrade process finish
Good luck
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vampyren said:
Actually i find the downloaded file here:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9A2D.tmp.zipfolder\I9505XXUAME2_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAME2_HOME.tar.md5
And pretty sure this is the right file, you can open it using 7-zip and see the files inside like boot.img etc....
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YOU are right, it is the one. Only thing is that is is availabe for a few minutes only while Kies is transferring those files and upgrade HP. the whole folder is deleted after that.
you can copy that folder and save somewhere in HDD for future use.
king_below_my_lord said:
Flashing that file(which you can manually download faster than through the Kies downloader) through Odin gets it done faster and better, and it wouldn't even void warranty.
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I know this is an old post, but where can you download a firmware manually faster than Kies can? Kies downloads it in minutes . Sammobile, for free accounts, takes hours.
xfive420 said:
I know this is an old post, but where can you download a firmware manually faster than Kies can? Kies downloads it in minutes . Sammobile, for free accounts, takes hours.
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There is no other way to download firmware manually faster than kies unless someone uploads the files onto a different mirror.
So, some of you gave some paths where the ROM downloaded by Kies can be found. But does somebody know the format of this file?
Then, If I can locate and copy this file, can I use it in order to upgrade my smartphone without re-download it?
I mean, I have several device I would like to upgrade and I don't want to download the upgrade for all of them, as they are exactly the same device. I know I could do it via Odin but for personnal reason, I don't want to use Odin.
Thanks
BEST way to accomplish your goal is thru Odin, dude, Kies is mostly the "end-user" photo-mp3 transfer software. AFAIK there is NO way to transfer the firmware from one Kies instance to another, it gets stored in a randomly named .tmp folder and is deleted after use. IDK about original file format, I grabbed a copy of mine after Kies extracted what it DL'ed and it was in .tar format.
I'm new to rooting,
Android Version= 2.3.3
Baseband Version= I9100NEKF2
Kernel version= 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKF4-CL280512
Build Number= GINGERBREAD.XWKF4
Firstly am i looking for KF2 or KF4?
I downloaded the zip file for KF2 from chainfire afew posts down where he writes "yet more downloads" but i get a zImage file being extracted instead of the .tar file i expected.
what am I doing wrong? where is the right root kernel for me? I want to use Chainfire's as he provides everything in one.
Thanks.
You need to know your PDA version, not baseband. *#1234# in keypad and see it. Then download the same XXX.zip from CF thread. If you download that .zip file then you will get .tar after extraction, then to get the zImage you have to extract that .tar file again.
Regards.
ithehappy said:
You need to know your PDA version, not baseband. *#1234# in keypad and see it. Then download the same XXX.zip from CF thread. If you download that .zip file then you will get .tar after extraction, then to get the zImage you have to extract that .tar file again.
Regards.
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Thnks, my PDA is XWKF4 so I just downloaded CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KF4-v4.0-CWM4. The same thing happens when I extract though. the zImage is for when you already have root to flash from SDcard isnt it? I havent got root.
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Thnks, my PDA is XWKF4 so I just downloaded CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KF4-v4.0-CWM4. The same thing happens when I extract though. the zImage is for when you already have root to flash from SDcard isnt it? I havent got root.
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That's the right file you downloaded. I just checked for you again, and I do get .tar file if I extract that downloaded zip with 7Zip/WinRar. Don't know why aren't you getting it!!!
ithehappy said:
That's the right file you downloaded. I just checked for you again, and I do get .tar file if I extract that downloaded zip with 7Zip/WinRar. Don;t know why aren't you getting it!!!
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I just tried it with 7zip aswell. I dont understand this
Is there anything else you can recommend?
Cheers
Are you downloading a kernel instead of the cwm and root file .
As said 6mb file zipped unzip that file open the folder and inside is a tar file . Flash the tar file do not open it .
You are opening the tar file is your problem .
jje
What's the size of the zip you downloaded, is it ~6 MB?
Make sure you are downloading this one,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=630778&d=1308560606
Thanks guys. Got Root now, what do i do with the superuser/CWM apps, also installed ROm manager and titanium backup but dont want to mess about before i know exactly what im doing.
I know i want to freeze/remove all the bull**** i dont need, what else can i do with root now and how?
I just flashed UHLB2 from Intratech's thread.
My phone downloaded the file fine, and Odin had a green 'PASS!' in the top left corner. I think it installed OK as well as I saw the word 'Sucessfully (something)' just before it rebooted.
But now trying to turn it on, the phone is in a perpetual state of starting up. It just replays the starting animation over and over again.
What is wrong?
Also, I noticed the file I downloaded was ~286MB, as opposed to ~333MB in the file from sammobile. Intratech's file was .7zip, and sammobile's was just .zip.
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I just flashed UHLB2 from Intratech's thread.
My phone downloaded the file fine, and Odin had a green 'PASS!' in the top left corner. I think it installed OK as well as I saw the word 'Sucessfully (something)' just before it rebooted.
But now trying to turn it on, the phone is in a perpetual state of starting up. It just replays the starting animation over and over again.
What is wrong?
Also, I noticed the file I downloaded was ~286MB, as opposed to ~333MB in the file from sammobile. Intratech's file was .7zip, and sammobile's was just .zip.
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I'm just speculating... I don't think 7zip files are compatible with Odin. That's probably your problem. The 7zip file from Intratech will contain compatible zip files. You can extract it using the program 7zip(freeware) which I'd highly recommend for general use anyway.
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I'm just speculating... I don't think 7zip files are compatible with Odin. That's probably your problem. The 7zip file from Intratech will contain compatible zip files. You can extract it using the program 7zip(freeware) which I'd highly recommend for general use anyway.
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Yeah I do unzip the files with 7zip, after which it is a .md5 file.
And I've flashed many times before using that method so I don't think it's that. Thanks anyway.
.7zip file is not supported by Odin.
You need to extract that .7zip file, you will get .zip file that supported by Odin.
I think the downloaded file you used is incomplete. Most of the file sizes downloaded are around 350MB or higher. Recommend you re-download the file again or even an older release and re-flash the phone.
aaronsclee said:
Yeah I do unzip the files with 7zip, after which it is a .md5 file.
And I've flashed many times before using that method so I don't think it's that. Thanks anyway.
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Just rename .md5 to .zip file.
JasMiL said:
Just rename .md5 to .zip file.
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No. Odin can flash .md5 so you should leave it. md5 files actually help because Odin can check the md5 hash and stop if the file is corrupt/incomplete.
But you have to extract it from 7z because it can't flash that.
Sounds like you've got an incomplete file if the file size is less than what you'd expect. Re-download and try flash again.
Also, to those saying extract the 7zip file; I'm pretty sure OP said he had done that before flashing and had used the .md5 file. Unless I'm reading his posts wrong, in which case, yes unzip the 7zip file and flash the .md5.
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Sounds like you've got an incomplete file if the file size is less than what you'd expect. Re-download and try flash again.
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Hm..
I've downloaded and flashed again, but I have the same problem. The new file was bigger than the original one, so the original was probably incomplete. But the file has been at about 274MB for about 6 hours now on Intratech's post. I guess I'll just have to stick to LA4 for now then.
Hi all.. im trying to un root my S3.. and i downloaded mobile odin, kernel update for mobile odin and triangleaway.. after downloaded them to my laptop.. they are all in .zip format.. but after i unzipped them.. i cant find any file with .apk format in them
I tried copy the whole .zip file into my sd card and use my file explorer(Solid explorer) cos i dont have MY APPS but i still dont see the .apk file to install the mobile odin and triangle away..
can anyone help?
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Hi all.. im trying to un root my S3.. and i downloaded mobile odin, kernel update for mobile odin and triangleaway.. after downloaded them to my laptop.. they are all in .zip format.. but after i unzipped them.. i cant find any file with .apk format in them
I tried copy the whole .zip file into my sd card and use my file explorer(Solid explorer) cos i dont have MY APPS but i still dont see the .apk file to install the mobile odin and triangle away..
can anyone help?
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maybe you download is corrupt or your source wrong.
try: here <-- should download you the apk of triangle away, not as zip
and: here < should download you mobile odin lite apk
Hi. I am a newbie in flashing phones. I am having a Lenovo A850. I was planning to flash it to Android Marshmallow (CynogenMod) . It was really hard to find the ROM. Somehow I managed to find one here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-13-lenovo-t3724018 . Once I downloaded it, I noticed that it is in RAR format. I tried entering CWM in my phone, and the RAR file doesn't show up. CWM probably does not support flashing RAR files.
What should I do now?
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Hi. I am a newbie in flashing phones. I am having a Lenovo A850. I was planning to flash it to Android Marshmallow (CynogenMod) . It was really hard to find the ROM. Somehow I managed to find one here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-13-lenovo-t3724018 . Once I downloaded it, I noticed that it is in RAR format. I tried entering CWM in my phone, and the RAR file doesn't show up. CWM probably does not support flashing RAR files.
What should I do now?
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What you do for a quick fix is to open the .rar file on your computer using a software like winrar, or 7zip. Then compress it using the software as a .Zip file then you can flash it easy as that.
Doing this is changing the file format all correctly with correct conversions so it should be alright. But be aware that this is a quick fix which I use and have success with. Not sure if it would work for you But it should, if it doesn't don't hit me ~ QAQ
Note that this is possible as well on phones using file manager with inbuilt rar,win support