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Hi All,
I bought a used galaxy S2 I9100 yesterday,new to android.I have been a iphone user for 4 years and pretty aware of jailbreaking, unlocking installing custom firmwares. the terminology here in Android world is different though.
Have searched and read through different guides on the forum but still got some questions.
Model GT i900 LKAH3G
PDA i9100XWKE1
CSC I9100H3GKD4
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKDD-CL161513 [email protected] # 2
Build Number GINGERBREAD.XWKE1
Looks like it was on Three network but it is unlocked mobile as i can use my airtel sim on the phone.
I dont want the Three network related stuff on the phone so i need to debrand the phone -- how to do it? there is guide on XDA forum but it talks primarily for O2 phones or might be i did not read it correctly. (there are also some options like the network mode which are disabled on this ROM )
Once debranding is done should i be ok to use any ROM or kernel?
Which would be best ROM to be installed and will it work for me in India.
Can i install the custom ROM and would i be able to install apps from the android Market.
If these have already been answered , can you please provide the link for that thread.
Thank You
I'd advice you to try the new ics roms, you can find the instructions inside the various rom threads, flashing these roms will get rid of the three junk as well as update your phone to the latest android os a.k.a ICS ..........
there is no such thing as a best rom for a specific country, but you can try different modems to find the one that gives you the best network and battery, you can find your modem under the baseband in about phone....
google for more info
happy flashing and welcome to Android we luf you here...........
Learn how to use Odin
Download stock gb from from checkfus or sammobile.
Flash using Odin, you will be unbranded.
After that root using cfroot, now learn how to use cfroot.
Now you can flash custom roms.
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kjplasma said:
I'd advice you to try the new ics roms, you can find the instructions inside the various rom threads, flashing these roms will get rid of the three junk as well as update your phone to the latest android os a.k.a ICS ..........
there is no such thing as a best rom for a specific country, but you can try different modems to find the one that gives you the best network and battery, you can find your modem under the baseband in about phone....
google for more info
happy flashing and welcome to Android we luf you here...........
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atifsh said:
Learn how to use Odin
Download stock gb from from checkfus or sammobile.
Flash using Odin, you will be unbranded.
After that root using cfroot, now learn how to use cfroot.
Now you can flash custom roms.
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Hi KJplasma &atifsh
Thank you for the details.
can i install the below listed indian stock firmware using odin
PDA :I9100XWKE8 CSC:I9100ODDKE2
or do i need to install the firmware from UK
PDA :I9100XXKF2 CSC:MULTIOXAKF2
do i need to change the csc if i install the UK version?
Thanks
forget about csc.
if you have i9100 you can flash any region ROM and use in any country.
if you want Gb than go for la2 italy rom , iv used that and last time i check that was the fastest stock rom for GB
you can also flash ICS rom like uk lp7 too, just stay away from lp9 roms at the moment.
ad dont forget to wipe using the dialpad code *2767*3855#. [will wipe all data stored]
atifsh said:
forget about csc.
if you have i9100 you can flash any region ROM and use in any country.
if you want Gb than go for la2 italy rom , iv used that and last time i check that was the fastest stock rom for GB
you can also flash ICS rom like uk lp7 too, just stay away from lp9 roms at the moment.
ad dont forget to wipe using the dialpad code *2767*3855#. [will wipe all data stored]
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Hey Atifsh,
Thanks for the quick reply.
i am currently downloading the I9100XXLPJ_I9100XXLPJ Open Europe 4.0.3, will this be ok and also anything that i need to worry about the kernel?
Thanks a lot for all the help.
atifsh said:
forget about csc.
if you have i9100 you can flash any region ROM and use in any country.
if you want Gb than go for la2 italy rom , iv used that and last time i check that was the fastest stock rom for GB
you can also flash ICS rom like uk lp7 too, just stay away from lp9 roms at the moment.
ad dont forget to wipe using the dialpad code *2767*3855#. [will wipe all data stored]
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@ Atif
any specific reason to stay away from LP9???
I am using VK rom with LP9, working very smoother than the Omega which I tried few days back which was on LP8...
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letscheckitout said:
Hey Atifsh,
Thanks for the quick reply.
i am currently downloading the I9100XXLPJ_I9100XXLPJ Open Europe 4.0.3, will this be ok and also anything that i need to worry about the kernel?
Thanks a lot for all the help.
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My friend dont go for LPJ that is unofficial beta release,
go for anything above LPQ on the sammobile firmware list ...
or pick anyone from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487.
Thank you Zac and Atif.
I have tried to do a factory rest from the phone's privacy menu but even after everything is done,istill see some files in the gallery.
i tried the code *2767*3855# everything goes fine but i see the message "cant access to system\csc\h3g\system\" and then the phone strats as normal.
can i flash it to the OS even if i am getting this message using odin or do i need to
do something before i flash?
factory reset will not delete your user stored data on the SD card...that can be manually deleted...if you want
you can flash the OS from ODIN
thanks for the responses.
I have upgraded to I9100XWLP7_I9100XEULP, and its working fine. the only problem seems to be its heating a bit where the camera is located . will read more topics and see why this is happening.
thank You.
letscheckitout said:
thanks for the responses.
I have upgraded to I9100XWLP7_I9100XEULP, and its working fine. the only problem seems to be its heating a bit where the camera is located . will read more topics and see why this is happening.
thank You.
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You have to flash some other modem, I flashed my old GB modem and no heat issues.
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ZACQ8 said:
@ Atif
any specific reason to stay away from LP9???
I am using VK rom with LP9, working very smoother than the Omega which I tried few days back .
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Yes though the newer dxlp9 was much better, previous one had bunch of issues including sleep of death.
Also that ROM introduces the contact/dialer lag bug. Which some how got to Google account and now every time I sync contacts it get back.
I deleted all my contacts and synced again and it's all better, tried on dxlp9 and was working fine, than I switched to my regular cm9.
Sent from my GT-I9100
atifsh said:
You have to flash some other modem, I flashed my old GB modem and no heat issues.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Hey Atif,
really not sure which modem to flash, do we have info on that.
thanks
letscheckitout said:
Hey Atif,
really not sure which modem to flash, do we have info on that.
thanks
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For a start, if you remember your last ROM that doesn't had heat issues, flash that modem. Doesn't matter if you use GB modem on ics.
I flashed the modem of my region xxki4 which is 2.3.5 jpkj2 and had no issues of heat in ics.
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atifsh said:
For a start, if you remember your last ROM that doesn't had heat issues, flash that modem. Doesn't matter if you use GB modem on ics.
I flashed the modem of my region xxki4 which is 2.3.5 jpkj2 and had no issues of heat in ics.
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I got this device 3 days ago on the first day did not had much time to experiment or use it and the second day flashed it
Dont know if the issue existed in the old modem too.. btw is there any good modem that you can refer to which i can install on, i am in india, i hope i willl not have any signal issue on mobile or on wifi if i install this new modem.
thanks
Let zaqc8 to reply that, wait for him or any other user in India.
I can only tell you to flash GB/ics modem that belongs to Indian region
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My base band version is I9300XXLE8. I bought the phone in Spain.
Can I flash firmwares of other countries or I must stick to this base band?
I would like to flash another ROM to remove all the bloatware from Samsung, but other ROM's are based, for example, on STOCK I9300XXALEF 4.0.4, or XXALED, which are not the same base band as mine.
Is it safe to flash this firmwares as long as they're built for the SGS3?
Sorry for this noobish question, I've searched the forums and I haven't found anything.
Thanks.
A good rule of thumb would be if its not been tested on your band then don't try it unless you don't mind testing it for the dev.
Having owned both S1, S2 and now S3 I would say you'd have no issues flashing any I9300 rom so long as you have an I9300.
I have an I9300T and can flash any I9300 firmware but need to flash a T modem (baseband) after that to get 3g reception.
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joanquro said:
My base band version is I9300XXLE8. I bought the phone in Spain.
Can I flash firmwares of other countries or I must stick to this base band?
I would like to flash another ROM to remove all the bloatware from Samsung, but other ROM's are based, for example, on STOCK I9300XXALEF 4.0.4, or XXALED, which are not the same base band as mine.
Is it safe to flash this firmwares as long as they're built for the SGS3?
Sorry for this noobish question, I've searched the forums and I haven't found anything.
Thanks.
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My phone is a uk I9300XXLE8. And i flashed the omega 4 and 4.1 without any issue and thats based on XXALEF
Just remember to backup your existing rom, and you can go,back if there is a problem
searley said:
My phone is a uk I9300XXLE8. And i flashed the omega 4 and 4.1 without any issue and thats based on XXALEF
Just remember to backup your existing rom, and you can go,back if there is a problem
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That's just what I was going to post. If I take a nandroid backup before flashing and something goes wrong, I can always go back to the previous rom.
Thanks!
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Hi!!!
I'm trying to find the stock kernel for my phone so I can unroot, so far I've been unlucky as all the links I found are broken, and on sam firmware I'm unable to find my phone. It's a international unlocked I9100 - I9100XXI4 baseband. I'm attaching the current phone info in case it can help me locate a firmware.
Thanks a lot in advance!!
what country ? and what was the version of your original kernel, XXKI4 ?
amozonesk said:
what country ? and what was the version of your original kernel, XXKI4 ?
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Can't tell, the phone was given to me as it is now. I do know it's an international version. Is there any way I can find that info in the software or under the battery?
That thing is ancient. And you won't unroot by installing default kernel, the kernel doesn't hold anything about root.
You have internatiol version... PDA: I9100XXKI4
EDIT:Ups never mind... Didnt read fully 1st post.
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Hello, i recently updated my GT-I9100 to 4.0.3 and i really don't like it.
Is there a way to downgrade it back to 2.3.x ?
PDA I9100XWLP7
PHONE/BASEBAND I9100XXLPS
CSC I9100OXXLPH
Thanks!
mr_fing3rs said:
Hello, i recently updated my GT-I9100 to 4.0.3 and i really don't like it.
Is there a way to downgrade it back to 2.3.x ?
PDA I9100XWLP7
PHONE/BASEBAND I9100XXLPS
CSC I9100OXXLPH
Thanks!
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Of course, please try to just search because there are several guides to tell you how. But why not upgrade to official 4.0.4?
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mr_fing3rs said:
Hello, i recently updated my GT-I9100 to 4.0.3 and i really don't like it.
Is there a way to downgrade it back to 2.3.x ?
PDA I9100XWLP7
PHONE/BASEBAND I9100XXLPS
CSC I9100OXXLPH
Thanks!
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Ofcourse there is. Just flash a 2.3.x rom
Sure but WHY would you wanna go back to Gingerbread?! You can just root your phone and install CyanogenMod 7.1 or a similar 2.3.4 based ROM although I really can't understand why you'd wanna do that.
bi11ie said:
Sure but WHY would you wanna go back to Gingerbread?! You can just root your phone and install CyanogenMod 7.1 or a similar 2.3.4 based ROM although I really can't understand why you'd wanna do that.
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Why wouldnt he.I run GB too.
Donnie Sins said:
Of course, please try to just search because there are several guides to tell you how. But why not upgrade to official 4.0.4?
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4.0.4 is not available in Lithuania and i can't find a Baltic SEB 2.3.x ROM
mr_fing3rs said:
4.0.4 is not available in Lithuania and i can't find a Baltic SEB 2.3.x ROM
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You may flash any country's stock ROM. It doesn't matter. However, make sure that the ROM isn't branded. That's all. To get the roms, go to www.sammobile.com, sign up for free, and enter your phone details. Choose any country, e.g. any European unbranded firmware.
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Hi I am too form Lithuanian write me pm...
Merry christmas and Happy new year
Paulius
theunderling said:
Why wouldnt he.I run GB too.
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Well, ICS is significantly better than GB. Google did an amazing job. Stock ICS looks gorgeous, is very responsive and more functional.
once you go up...you never go down........
hello from down under in new Zealand......i want to rom my s2 its at present on ics rotted with latest chainfire root tool,
what id like to know is onced flashed etc do i have to flash the modem? im xxlpx ?
Is there any one in nz that has a stable rom on jb loaded and working fully?
any advice will be received with much delight thanx phil:victory:
xmanz said:
hello from down under in new Zealand......i want to rom my s2 its at present on ics rotted with latest chainfire root tool,
what id like to know is onced flashed etc do i have to flash the modem? im xxlpx ?
Is there any one in nz that has a stable rom on jb loaded and working fully?
any advice will be received with much delight thanx phil:victory:
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First of all: it's 'rooted', not 'rotted'
Some roms come with a new modem, so if you want to change it, you can flash it through Recovery. Some others don't, but you can check it of course in Settings -> About phone.
About your request for a JB rom: even if you're from NZ, you still have to try them for yourself to see which rom perfectly matches your preferences.
Sent from the Matrix
thanx
Donnie Sins said:
First of all: it's 'rooted', not 'rotted'
Some roms come with a new modem, so if you want to change it, you can flash it through Recovery. Some others don't, but you can check it of course in Settings -> About phone.
About your request for a JB rom: even if you're from NZ, you still have to try them for yourself to see which rom perfectly matches your preferences.
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ok thanx for info yes a small typo:laugh:
i wasnt really asking for whats best: but if if theres anything particular to nz phones s2 so atm i presume you can put any/rom/kernal on any s2? thanz again
xmanz said:
ok thanx for info yes a small typo:laugh:
i wasnt really asking for whats best: but if if theres anything particular to nz phones s2 so atm i presume you can put any/rom/kernal on any s2? thanz again
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If you have an international i9100 you can flash any i9100 compatible rom
xmanz said:
hello from down under in new Zealand......i want to rom my s2 its at present on ics rotted with latest chainfire root tool,
what id like to know is onced flashed etc do i have to flash the modem? im xxlpx ?
Is there any one in nz that has a stable rom on jb loaded and working fully?
any advice will be received with much delight thanx phil:victory:
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If you have a international sgs2, you might wanna try hellybean.com it's a stable Rom based on jelly bean 4.2.1 (Fully working )