[Q] Optus Australian Firmware? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi can anyone link me to the Stock Optus Australian firmware for the S3 please I am having a little bit of trouble finding it.
Thank you.

If you find it make sure to post it in the Australian thread..
Sent from my GT-I9300

I don't think anyone has been able to find it yet sorry.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk 2

If only CheckFus worked for the Optus firmware but so far it just errors .

What would warranty be like if i have problems in the future. I have flashed a new Zealand firmware onto the phone unbranded. I wonder if they would pull me up on it since the flash counter is at 0 and such.

See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721380
(note the special link for Optus customers 3rd line down)

Amrut223 said:
Hi can anyone link me to the Stock Optus Australian firmware for the S3 please I am having a little bit of trouble finding it.
Thank you.
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WHY???
I would stick Clear of any Optus Firmware it's over bloated/super heavy weight with very nasty apps – that install before first boot. Horrendously ugly custom app icons. In fact Optus 4.3 vs. Official Stock 4.3 is using over 330MB of RAM usage out the box.
Go with I9505XXUFNC9-PRE-ROOTED-Adam_Kernel-DeOdex-KNOXFree-SuperSlim-CWM

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[Q] What Firmware with 2.3.4 and no garbage?

Hi,
I noticed that Europe has finally got firmware with 2.3.4 OS, but Aussies are as always behind.
Can ayone reccommend stock European firmware with 2.3.4 and as little extra crap as possible?
Thanks
PS. Currently have Virgin banded XWKF3
realspido said:
Hi,
I noticed that Europe has finally got firmware with 2.3.4 OS, but Aussies are as always behind.
Can ayone reccommend stock European firmware with 2.3.4 and as little extra crap as possible?
Thanks
PS. Currently have Virgin banded XWKF3
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I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
Pume said:
I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
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Ditto with villainrom lite.
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Pume said:
I have found Cognition to be a good solution. Most of the bloat removed and the rest that you dont need can be disabled with Titanium Backup Pro for example.
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yes, i think cognition is the best one. and there are alway updates (rom versions and extra stuff)
Villain or Cognition check out the threads and read as latest rom is not always the best .
Their is a script around that will remove all Samsung Bloatware .
jje
Hi again and thanks for quick replies.
Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough or I misunderstand:
I was was after is STOCK firmware - I believe Cognition is rooted? Or maybe I'm missing something (sorry I'm not an expert as you can see).
If I understand correctly, some stock firmwares are network provider specific and they often put some extra stuff, which I don't want.
I previously found that Virgin Mobile's KF3 was fairly clean, but because KG3 hasn't been released in Australia yet, I was hoping to update to some European firmware?
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Tom
realspido said:
Hi again and thanks for quick replies.
Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough or I misunderstand:
I was was after is STOCK firmware - I believe Cognition is rooted? Or maybe I'm missing something (sorry I'm not an expert as you can see).
If I understand correctly, some stock firmwares are network provider specific and they often put some extra stuff, which I don't want.
I previously found that Virgin Mobile's KF3 was fairly clean, but because KG3 hasn't been released in Australia yet, I was hoping to update to some European firmware?
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Tom
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Here you can find all the official unbranded firmwares. From my knowledge there's no official european 2.3.4 released through Kies. I think 2.3.4 has only been released for China and arabic countries. I might be mistaking. Take a look and see for yourself:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

[Q] at&t best working firmware

im getting my s2 today and im on at&t and wondering should i stay on the stock that comes with it or switch to a different stock
stormtroopercs said:
im getting my s2 today and im on at&t and wondering should i stay on the stock that comes with it or switch to a different stock
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You getting the AT&T branded GS2? Or the International unlocked version? If you're getting the AT&T branded device, you're in the wrong place. If you're getting the AT&T Skyrocket (LTE) model of the GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I727 forum. If you're getting the regular AT&T GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I777 forum.
This forum is for the GT-I9100.
For your own sake, don't even think about using a ROM intended for a phone model that doesn't match yours.
ctomgee said:
You getting the AT&T branded GS2? Or the International unlocked version? If you're getting the AT&T branded device, you're in the wrong place. If you're getting the AT&T Skyrocket (LTE) model of the GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I727 forum. If you're getting the regular AT&T GS2, you want to be in the SGH-I777 forum.
This forum is for the GT-I9100.
For your own sake, don't even think about using a ROM intended for a phone model that doesn't match yours.
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no i got the international because of more development.. was wondering what firmware or modem works best with at&t people on international s2
Instead of opening a new thread, I'll ask here. Is it possible to use American or a similar non Europe 2.3.7. ROM for my SGSII? My operator didn't release any newer version than 2.3.4., so is it possible?
Currently:
XWKI4 ROM
Siyah kernel
XXKI1 baseband
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stormtroopercs said:
no i got the international because of more development.. was wondering what firmware or modem works best with at&t people on international s2
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You'll have to try them out to see what works best for you. I'm still on stock KI3 (2.3.5), but I've HEAVILY tweaked it, adding rotation animation, email that bypasses administrator requirements, battery icon with percentage remaining, etc. I considered GingerMod (I used FroyoMod on my Moto Milestone, and liked it; GingerMod is from the same developer), and CM7 (also used on my Milestone), but in the long run decided to stick with stock. But this is a personal preference. All you can do is back your phone up, flash, and experiment for yourself. (FYI, I'm also on AT&T, and have the GT-I9100)
ccmuha said:
Instead of opening a new thread, I'll ask here. Is it possible to use American or a similar non Europe 2.3.7. ROM for my SGSII? My operator didn't release any newer version than 2.3.4., so is it possible?
Currently:
XWKI4 ROM
Siyah kernel
XXKI1 baseband
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If you have a GT-I9100, you should be able to use any firmware from Intratech's thread. Instructions are in the first post, and official firmwares currently go up to 2.3.6. The only thing 2.3.7 added according to wikipedia is Google Wallet support for the Nexus S 4G. So I wouldn't bother trying to get 2.3.7.
Yes but I'm afraid that some may not be compatible. My usb jig didn't arrive yet. So my baseband version doesn't matter?
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ccmuha said:
Yes but I'm afraid that some may not be compatible. My usb jig didn't arrive yet. So my baseband version doesn't matter?
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I'm fairly certain that it shouldn't matter, no. My baseband is currently XXKI3, personally.
I originally had an XWKE7 firmware, which is for UK. I have flashed to XXKI3, which is for Poland. As long as you have a GT-I9100 (and NOT a GT-I9100G), it shouldn't matter.
Thank you! I would use the thank button but it doesn't exist in this App. :?
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Which firmware
Just got an I9100 with 2.3.4, and would like some improvement.
I am on the ATT network in USA.
If I grab just any 2.3.6 firmware, no matter intended for what country, it will give me top HSPA speed here?
What about when I move to France, for example, would I need to flash a different version?
Does baseband version number imply the freq bands supported for each technology?
Sorry about all the questions, just that Kies doesn't like my phone, so I'll need to "go manual"
rob010101 said:
Just got an I9100 with 2.3.4, and would like some improvement.
I am on the ATT network in USA.
If I grab just any 2.3.6 firmware, no matter intended for what country, it will give me top HSPA speed here?
What about when I move to France, for example, would I need to flash a different version?
Does baseband version number imply the freq bands supported for each technology?
Sorry about all the questions, just that Kies doesn't like my phone, so I'll need to "go manual"
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you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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Thanks. Hopefully I can figure out how to roll back if I have to!
stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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What ping amd download do you get with your 2.3.5?
(my 2.3.4 firm is dismal...)
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Which ROM?
stormtroopercs said:
you should go to lp7 which is 4.0.3 and data should be fine around the world
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Sounds good, but I want to go there in 2 steps. The best 2.3.x first.
Its confusing to figure out which is best, when according to the modem thread, none of the listed roms on the rom thread have good power or speed performance.
The 2.3.4 rom I've got now sucks for speed.
If I start experimenting, get hosed and want to roll back, I can't, because I don't see this firmware anywhere:
PDA:I9100XWKH4
Phone/Baseband (modem): I9100XXKH3
CSC: I9100OXXKH2
Maybe I can copy it off my phone before flashing with Odin?
What's the best course of action?
Any help appreciated...
rob010101 said:
Sounds good, but I want to go there in 2 steps. The best 2.3.x first.
Its confusing to figure out which is best, when according to the modem thread, none of the listed roms on the rom thread have good power or speed performance.
The 2.3.4 rom I've got now sucks for speed.
If I start experimenting, get hosed and want to roll back, I can't, because I don't see this firmware anywhere:
PDA:I9100XWKH4
Phone/Baseband (modem): I9100XXKH3
CSC: I9100OXXKH2
Maybe I can copy it off my phone before flashing with Odin?
What's the best course of action?
Any help appreciated...
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Have you looked in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
I scanned it and think I saw yours.. if you find it download. Then download latest ics firmware. Install ics via odin.. Test. If its better keep it if not go back to old via Odin.
Pm me if you have any more questions.
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[Stock ROM] (H3G) Three UK 2.3.6 for ODIN

Thanks to 'cascader' I have used a program to extract the Stock ROM for our Three UK Galaxy Aces. Thanks again 'cascader'!
The zip file contains:
Cooper_v1.0.ops - Partition table etc. for the Ace ONLY
SS5570_Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.38.exe - Odin 4.38 - To flash the firmware
S5830XWKT5_S5830H3GKT3_S5830NEKT2_HOME.tar.md5 - The firmware
SS_DL.dll - This file is used ONLY by Kies so is un-needed
This is a ONEPACKAGE file meaning you only need the cooper.ops file and the firmware to flash. If you do not know what you are doing - http://lmgtfy.com/?q=galaxy+ace+odin+onepackage+flash or http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-flash-official-stock-firmwares.html
Download link:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/TENhIZUN/GT-S5830_H3G_1_20111223114803.html?
I accept no responsibility for bricked phones. Thanks!
Jamie.
will i need to convert filesystem back from ext 4 or will flashing do this?
my phone was on O2 but after failed attempts at finding the firmware for it, i just stuck an unbranded stock from asia on there...works wonders
It has to be flashed by ODIN @PJ147 Use the included files for ODIN and the instructions from either link
@King Kaze - I was using UK XEU but it was only 2.3.3, This is 2.3.6 and includes Three's network tweaks which makes my 2G roaming a bit better, but completely useless still. I have to wait 2 minutes for 0.facebook.com to load on Opera! If I use Opera on any other phone on 2G m.facebook.com loads quickly. I'm thinking it's Three restricting how fast things can download/tx-rx on 2G, Their websites load alright in seconds... I asked them about this and they denied that they restrict speeds on 2G which makes me laugh.
0.facebook should load faster than all the other facebook sites because it barely has anything
Yeah, It should but Three restrict my 2G speed so it loads really slowly :L
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So Will This put My Ace Back To Stock 3uk Rom?
Installed Thank You
Can This Firmware Be Rooted?
Jaycs06 said:
So Will This put My Ace Back To Stock 3uk Rom?
Installed Thank You
Can This Firmware Be Rooted?
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Yup I rooted it with the same rooting file i used for stock 2.3.3
Ok Cheers Rooted Quick Question Where Is The 3 Mobile Bootanimation Kept I Cant Find the Bootanimation Zip ? I Want To Save It And Use On Custom Roms I Instal
Thank you for posting this firmware, really helped me out.
Jaycs06 said:
Ok Cheers Rooted Quick Question Where Is The 3 Mobile Bootanimation Kept I Cant Find the Bootanimation Zip ? I Want To Save It And Use On Custom Roms I Instal
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It should be /data/bootanimation.zip or something
Is this stock rom rooted? And if so, how do you go about unrooting it?
is better than DDKQ8?
@Swiftkilla - I don't know sorry, I regrettably got rid of the phone after I posted this so I didn't check
@kevo02 I don't recommend it for you. I see you're from Costa Rica and on 'ICE' - This rom is made by Three UK so I only recommend it on Three's phones. Sorry!
Note: I won't be checking this thread much, I don't really come on XDA and I sold my Galaxy Ace back in February I will still help though if you need anything
HI I tried doing everything like you said. It wont register on 3 network and when u dial it says mobile network unavailable, any advice would be good
King Kaze said:
my phone was on O2 but after failed attempts at finding the firmware for it, i just stuck an unbranded stock from asia on there...works wonders
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Are you able to tell me which firmware you used? I'm like you and cannot seem to find any o2 firmwares anywhere on the internet, even though they are listed on their own website!
Is your IMEI still present? *#06# from dialer, should be 15/16 digit number
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dabby91 said:
Are you able to tell me which firmware you used? I'm like you and cannot seem to find any o2 firmwares anywhere on the internet, even though they are listed on their own website!
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I would just use a generic stock firmware if I were you because its really hard to find them haha
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I know this thread is a little dusty, but the contents still apply . When I go to start the flashing in odin, it comes up saying "Please connect phones!!".
I have the latest Sammy USB drivers at hand and I'll try it again once installed, but in the mean time, have anybody else faced a similar issue?
I'm coming from this ROM
Thanks in advance
djdanster said:
I know this thread is a little dusty, but the contents still apply . When I go to start the flashing in odin, it comes up saying "Please connect phones!!".
I have the latest Sammy USB drivers at hand and I'll try it again once installed, but in the mean time, have anybody else faced a similar issue?
I'm coming from this ROM
Thanks in advance
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bump!

Failed firmware update question on international version

Hello,
I've done some searching and have seen some with the same issue. When I go to update it says:
"Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem. Try update update.. or try using kies."
Message started out of the blue a couple weeks ago.
Kies says I'm up to date. Tried through Mac and PC
Went to recovery and cleared cache and tried again. Saw that advised on another forum. Tried on 3G and different wifi networks. Possibly Samsung server error, but strange it lasted for weeks?
Baseband is I9300BULF1. Not rooted or anything.
This is my first Android. Mainly trying to isolate if an update is available or not and if there is a problem how to resolve.
just wondering if kies is up to date? Worth a check, personally I never use that rubbish, Odin for me!
thanks for reply.
I had checked and made sure Kies was up to date. I mainly use Mac, had just downloaded a version for PC, but made sure was latest version.
From what I see there are different versions based on region, etc.. Not sure if/how to tell what the latest version should be.
Latest firmware to flash is LG9 firmware.
It doesn't matter where you are, you can still flash it.
Go to samfirmware.com and you'll find the latest and you can flash it via Odin, way easier than that ota nonsense.
I've had 6 android phones and never once have I waited for an ota.
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Thanks for that link. I set file to download so should be ready by when I get in.
I have this file downloading
"Singapore (StarHub) 2012 July 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG9 I9300OLBBLG2"
From latest search that was the only one I saw with LG9
looking up info on odin as well. Looks like that's PC only program, but no problem.
Going to give this a go tonight.
Thanks
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
slaphead20 said:
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
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Yes, good point.
All custom roms are based on lg9 but then again they are all multi csc.
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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nodstuff said:
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
Mopral said:
And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
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Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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nodstuff said:
Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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Lol, we all do it, me more than most probably! It's the act of trying to help that counts
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
onmike said:
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
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If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
Mopral said:
If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
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I have the international version. Just saying I'm I'm the USA as something was mentioned on first Page about LG9 and Asian. Browsing from phone now, have to do more research. Still new to droid
It won't do any damage to your phone if it is the intl version, it just may not be optimized for your particular network (HD voice, fast dormancy) and on the other hand it may be just fine.
tbh there is no official firmware for the intl s3 on American networks.
In fact there is a thread here for setting up the intl version on at&t by ceo.mtcl, look it up.
It won't do any harm to your phone tho, I'm in Ireland running a custom rom and its lg9.
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thanks for all the help everything went smooth with Odin. Literally took 3 mins 45secs to complete.
For anyone such as myself who may be new to odin I got it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670973
As far as using odin I referred to this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

SWH M440S VS i9300

Hello so i got my S3 today, it's the 3G korean version SWH M440S.
Will rooting and those custom firmwares that was made for i9300 work?
Also, the phone came with a lot of random unneeded apps, how do i put on a fresh un modified FW from Samsung on my korean version?
Also, S Voice is in korean even when i set the language to English, how do i change it to english?
Thanks
xSpeced said:
Hello so i got my S3 today, it's the 3G korean version SWH M440S.
Will rooting and those custom firmwares that was made for i9300 work?
Also, the phone came with a lot of random unneeded apps, how do i put on a fresh un modified FW from Samsung on my korean version?
Also, S Voice is in korean even when i set the language to English, how do i change it to english?
Thanks
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Not sure about rooting and fw, for s-voice you have to enter the S-voice settings to change the language. Just hit menu when in Svoice.. you'll have to guess since it's in another language which to pick. lol.
Is that model you got the one with the quad and 2gb of ram? Are you using it in CA? if so what carrier and does it work fully? and last question.. where did you get it and how much? lol
The "SHW-M440S" is a Exynos 4 quad with 1gig of ram as far as I can tell.
I wouldnt flash anything meant for the i9300 (International version), take a look in this thread for more info on this device and other stuff
Well it's identical in terms of hardware to the i9300.
I want to get rid of all the things that this korean telecom company had preinstalled on the phone and have a clean phone.
Have anyone tried using any i9300 mods with the korean 3g S3
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Not sure about rooting and fw, for s-voice you have to enter the S-voice settings to change the language. Just hit menu when in Svoice.. you'll have to guess since it's in another language which to pick. lol.
Is that model you got the one with the quad and 2gb of ram? Are you using it in CA? if so what carrier and does it work fully? and last question.. where did you get it and how much? lol
-Okay thanks, I use mobilicity.
Will I get a clean android if i do a software update in Kies?
Will I get a clean android if i do a software update in Kies?
You get whatever firmware is for your phone as provided by the phone vendor . You do not get a base Android .
jje
In the thread somebody linked above there are instructions on rooting the phone, there also is pre-rooted stock Rom and one custom Rom called prestige. Your best bet is to get rooted and use titanium to remove all the bloat ware. The few international Roms and mods I have tried have not worked but let me know if find one that does!
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graffixnyc said:
Not sure about rooting and fw, for s-voice you have to enter the S-voice settings to change the language. Just hit menu when in Svoice.. you'll have to guess since it's in another language which to pick. lol.
Is that model you got the one with the quad and 2gb of ram? Are you using it in CA? if so what carrier and does it work fully? and last question.. where did you get it and how much? lol
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Is there a way to flash this thing to i9300?
The phone supports AWS but not in this "state" of fw.
If you find a way let me know. If I knew now what I know now I would have gone with a international version. But I was making the jump from an iPhone so didn't know that mine would be so incompatible. Oh well, still a sweet phone!
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p33k said:
If you find a way let me know. If I knew now what I know now I would have gone with a international version. But I was making the jump from an iPhone so didn't know that mine would be so incompatible. Oh well, still a sweet phone!
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I'm in exactly the same boat.
Would like to know how to get rid of the unwanted Korean apps.
bclukes said:
I'm in exactly the same boat.
Would like to know how to get rid of the unwanted Korean apps.
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Head over to the Korean phone page here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749214), root your phone, use titanium to freeze or uninstall all those unwanted apps!
On another note found this on Korean dev site. Seems this guy is running the Siyah kernel with CM10 on his M440s
Edit: He posted his Siyah kernel and via translation seems you could use CM9/10 with it. Gonna get the mrs to make sure google translate is correct before trying. You can easily sign up at that site to access the files.
http://matcl.com/b/imbeded/119038
p33k said:
Head over to the Korean phone page here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749214), root your phone, use titanium to freeze or uninstall all those unwanted apps!
On another note found this on Korean dev site. Seems this guy is running the Siyah kernel with CM10 on his M440s
Edit: He posted his Siyah kernel and via translation seems you could use CM9/10 with it. Gonna get the mrs to make sure google translate is correct before trying. You can easily sign up at that site to access the files.
http://matcl.com/b/imbeded/119038
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Thanks, all done by following the instructions.
So, how do I proceed to debrand (remove sk telecom rom and get a stock debranded rom?
Ive only seen i9300 ones. Can I use i9300 stock rom on shw m440s as I use this phone in canada
As of right now you have two options that i know of. 1) root the phone and manually remove bloatware. 2) use a custom Rom (cm9/10/etc) with a custom kernel.
If you can't read Korean, can't figure out how to access sites for custom kernels PM me with email address and I'll email you the modified cm9/cm10/franco kernels I have found for our phone then you can test out which works best for you.
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Hello I'm a Korean user
for custom ROMs, you have to flash a 'kernel converter' of a custom kernel for the shw-m440s after flashing the ROM for the firmware to work. sometimes, touchwiz based ROMs have problems with communication and photography but aosp based ROMs and CM based ROMs have worked perfectly so far. recovery you can flash the same one with the i9300 and have no problem. For rooting you have to have a visit to this thread
So I have a S3 and I am totally not sure if its the original I9300 or SHW M440S... I have flashed stock I9300 4.3 firmware and the result was a laggy firmware and my phone kept rebooting. I wasnt the first to own this phone, my uncle did and he said he just flashed the old i9300 4.3 firmware and the problem has occured which is a broken camera (cant connect to camera), not working speakers and headphone jack and mic...
Normally I would just get it fixed but.. Because of the broken cam, speakers and mic, my youtube or any online streaming videos does not load and mp3 musics dont play as the player apps force close when i press play...
Again, a broken hardware does not affect the software so I am not sure if it is really the hardware or I just flashed the wrong firmware on the wrong phone.
Has anyone ever tried to flash a I9300 4.3 official firmware on a S3 SHW M440S?
Did you get the same result as I did?
Do you recommend me to flash a SHW M440S firmware on my s3 just to check? Will it not brick my phone?
Please help me out..
Thanks and God Bless
You can't flash i9300 rom on a M440S without it being converted, or installing a kernel made for the m440s afterwards or using a kernel converter after the rom.
p33k said:
You can't flash i9300 rom on a M440S without it being converted, or installing a kernel made for the m440s afterwards or using a kernel converter after the rom.
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If I flashed the rom without the kernel converter, what would happen? Will the rom still boot up?
ClarkOwen said:
If I flashed the rom without the kernel converter, what would happen? Will the rom still boot up?
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It would not boot. I tried before.
I have shw-m440s S3 version, whether in flash can use the firmware from S3 I9300
huh ? you cant

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