This is probably a real noob question but is it possible to flash from a carrier firmware/image (i'm currently on OrangeUK I9300BVALF4) to the new XXBLF unbranded firmware/image without root or any negative effects??
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Should be no implications whatsoever.
Just flash a stock unbranded firmware via odin, but follow all instructions to the letter!!!!!
In the remote possibility that something goes wrong then as long as you aren't trying to root then just send it back to sammy for a fix and claim that kies screwed it up.
That said... standard disclaimer that you flash or modify your phone at your own risk and nobody is responsible but you if it goes belly up.
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Should probably add that I'm not commenting on the specific firmware you want to flash, just that there is no problem inn principle flashing an unbranded firmware onto a branded handset.
Just search the forums and try and flash one for the correct region.
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Thanks badger, I may wait a little before going ahead just in case. Seems it might be a little much just to get a brightness slider on the notifications bar
Thanks Taysider, I'd found a download for the unbraded already but nice to know about sammobile.com
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Sorry if this sounds dumb, but moving from a ZTE blade to a SGS2 I'd rather check and sound dumb than mess up.
I managed to root and flash a custom rom on my SGS2, but wanted to double check before downloading the carrier stock rom for safe keeping. I'm on Orange UK and when I look there are 2 stock roms for this, BVKE2 and the other is BVKG3. I assume KG3 is newer but if I remember right mine was originally KH2, so does it matter which rom I get?
thanks
Sean
not really. Im assuming you are keeping it incase you have to flash it back for warranty purposes? If so it wont matter which one you keep as long as they are definitely orange uk branded roms.
Thanks, yes it's just incase I need to return for any reason.
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can anyone tell me what the latest firmware is for a uk gs3 on orange.
How can i check what i have..i cant seem to find an option to 'check for update' like i had on my htc?
do i have to download and install samsung kies to do updates?
really hoping there is something out to solve some of the freezing and other issues i am having.
thanks
Install kies
Connect ur phone to pc
Let it check for updates
If there is a new update it will let u know
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It should have the option in Settings/About device/Software update, but should use Kies anyway, and latest UK version is 4.0.4
Michael_P said:
It should have the option in Settings/About device/Software update, but should use Kies anyway, and latest UK version is 4.0.4
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dose not have the option there although under 'about device' it says android version 4.04
build imm76d.19300bvale4
Hardly any updates on the servers yet .
Use CHECKFUS .
jje
JJEgan said:
Hardly any updates on the servers yet .
Use CHECKFUS .
jje
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Evening John, what do you think of your new tool?
www.samfirmware.com
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when i connect to kies it says i have the lateset firmware
phone is really buggy and needs sorting asap. Poor effort from samsung i feel...i personally think its a quad core thing as i had similar issues with my htc one x and got rid of it in a few days. My htc ones s however is the quickest and most sold performing handset ive ever had.
hpsauce37 said:
when i connect to kies it says i have the lateset firmware
phone is really buggy and needs sorting asap. Poor effort from samsung i feel...i personally think its a quad core thing as i had similar issues with my htc one x and got rid of it in a few days. My htc ones s however is the quickest and most sold performing handset ive ever had.
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As previously suggested, try other firmware. Forget Kies, its crap and only check for updates for your specific firmware, not elsewhere.
Try the link above i posted or http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300here for newer releases.
Just follow the guide by Intratech (he also has some official firmware) for flashing with Odin. Could not be simpler. Just backup anything to PC before hand, and then follow instructions exactly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
You're welcome
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There's a widget called "software updates" that comes with the phone
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UpInTheAir said:
As previously suggested, try other firmware. Forget Kies, its crap and only check for updates for your specific firmware, not elsewhere.
Try the link above i posted or http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300here for newer releases.
Just follow the guide by Intratech (he also has some official firmware) for flashing with Odin. Could not be simpler. Just backup anything to PC before hand, and then follow instructions exactly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
You're welcome
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really appreciate your help with this but just have a couple more questions
i assume that with odin i can flash any of the firmwares and it dosent matter that my phone is locked to orange (well i believe it is). The phone itself has no orange branding or apps installed.
The other thing i am not sure about is which firmware i should use for a uk handset on orange. If i use a generic firmware will that cause problems with the radio's etc?
The other thing is how do i know what the latest is...i mean i might already have it on my device....it says i have 4.04 on it but are there various versions of this?
Sorry if it seems im being lazy about this but just want to be sure i am using the right one.
thanks again for your help
hpsauce37 said:
really appreciate your help with this but just have a couple more questions
i assume that with odin i can flash any of the firmwares and it dosent matter that my phone is locked to orange (well i believe it is). The phone itself has no orange branding or apps installed.
The other thing i am not sure about is which firmware i should use for a uk handset on orange. If i use a generic firmware will that cause problems with the radio's etc?
The other thing is how do i know what the latest is...i mean i might already have it on my device....it says i have 4.04 on it but are there various versions of this?
Sorry if it seems im being lazy about this but just want to be sure i am using the right one.
thanks again for your help
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I believe so, should be same as SGS2. Phone lock should be "sim" lock not locked bootloader.
You can flash the modem or kernel as individual packages if need be.
In phone dialer, *#1234#
Ie. Firmware ending in LE7 is older than LE8
Don't forget to backup anything important to PC first. Best to factory reset first in recovery and then immediately boot into download mode to flash. Follow Intratech guide exactly and shouldn't be a problem.
Just make sure you flash any full package as .tar.md5 file. Zip won't work with Odin.
For thanks if you feel like it
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I'm currently on Oranges I9300BVALE4 Firmware, is it possible to use Odin to flash I9300XXBLFB over it? I just want clarification before I do something which I don't know the outcome.
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Fridge Salesman said:
I'm currently on Oranges I9300BVALE4 Firmware, is it possible to use Odin to flash I9300XXBLFB over it? I just want clarification before I do something which I don't know the outcome.
Thanks
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If u don't no what u are doing I would not flash anything till u do if u still want to download the orange one first so anything go wrong u can flash bk
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I know what I'm doing, I just want clarification that it works before finding out myself.
Whether it works is only dependend on the hardware (and thus name), not carrier or branded Rom.
If you're on i9300 or i9300T it will work, otherwise you need to go to the correct forum and follow their corresponding tutorial
In a similar vein, after a successful flash, can updates then occur automatically without the need for flashing every time new stock firmware becomes available? I ask because when I come to selling on, I don't want potential buyers put off because, let's face it, the majority of people don't understand the whole flashing thing and will run a mile.
I'm looking to break my android cherry, having been an iOS user so excuse the noob questions. I have been looking to get a i9305 from Orange (UK). My question is if I get the phone from orange, have it unlocked but not rooted and use a sim card from another carrier like O2 or vodafone will I still get OTA updates as those network carriers don't even sell the i9305.
I'm probably going to go with T-Mobile as they have a good sim only deal at the moment but as only Orange sell the phone on payg, would a T-Mobile sim work without having to unlock the phone?
Lastly how easy is it to remove the stuff that network carriers put on the phone, simple a case of deleting apps or is that where rooting comes in?
If you unlocked it you would get orange branded updates, you can solve this by flashing an unbranded or O2 branded stock ROM.
And to debloat you need to be rooted because the carrier apps are installed on the system partition which is only accessible by the root user.
Also I would ask T-Mobile or Orange about the sim question because they are changing carrier to EE now so it may work if not just buy what you want and unlock it (or flash everything can be solved by flashing)
I take pleasure in welcoming you to the world of Android and hope you have a nice time being free from the shackles of a corporate entity.
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If you unlocked it you would get orange branded updates, you can solve this by flashing an unbranded or O2 branded stock ROM.
And to debloat you need to be rooted because the carrier apps are installed on the system partition which is only accessible by the root user.
Also I would ask T-Mobile or Orange about the sim question because they are changing carrier to EE now so it may work if not just buy what you want and unlock it (or flash everything can be solved by flashing)
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Thanks for the info. Couple more noob questions. If I get the phone on orange, unlock it and use a t-mobile sim, flash it with for example and unbranded stock ROM, then which updates will I get or from who? Directly from Samsung?
Wouldn't flashing an unbranded ROM automatically remove the bloat and by that I mean the stuff Orange put on not the original bloat from Samsung if that makes sense. And for future updates should then install without any problems as it's a stock ROM not a custom one? Would a stock rom increase the flash counter? If so how can I reset it?
Where can I get an unbranded ROM for the i9305 from, if there even is one (Sammobile isn't showing a UK version yet), and do you know of a guide I can follow? I've got a old HTC, might try on that first just in case I end up bricking it.
Sorry about all the questions. Really appreciate the help.
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I take pleasure in welcoming you to the world of Android and hope you have a nice time being free from the shackles of a corporate entity.
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Thanks, just ordered the phone. Free from apple's shackles lol
jahuss65 said:
Thanks for the info. Couple more noob questions. If I get the phone on orange, unlock it and use a t-mobile sim, flash it with for example and unbranded stock ROM, then which updates will I get or from who? Directly from Samsung?
Wouldn't flashing an unbranded ROM automatically remove the bloat and by that I mean the stuff Orange put on not the original bloat from Samsung if that makes sense. And for future updates should then install without any problems as it's a stock ROM not a custom one? Would a stock rom increase the flash counter? If so how can I reset it?
Where can I get an unbranded ROM for the i9305 from, if there even is one (Sammobile isn't showing a UK version yet), and do you know of a guide I can follow? I've got a old HTC, might try on that first just in case I end up bricking it.
Sorry about all the questions. Really appreciate the help.
Thanks, just ordered the phone. Free from apple's shackles lol
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Yes flashing an unbranded ROM will remove the bloatware and you will get updates from Samsung.
There is a PC application which can find stock ROMs direct from Samsung's servers called checkfus, search with that if a ROM exists it will find it.
And a stock ROM shouldn't increase the flash counter only custom you can use the triangle away app to reset it from chainfire.
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Yes flashing an unbranded ROM will remove the bloatware and you will get updates from Samsung.
There is a PC application which can find stock ROMs direct from Samsung's servers called checkfus, search with that if a ROM exists it will find it.
And a stock ROM shouldn't increase the flash counter only custom you can use the triangle away app to reset it from chainfire.
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Thanks. I'll have a look at checkfus. :good:
Hi galaxy s2 thread.
Ive never had dealings with the S2 so would just like some clarification....
Im a note user myself but have recently bought a used S2 for my mothers birthday present.
Its currently on 4.0.3 (brick bug affected) and locked and branded to the 3 uk network.
My plan is to flash a uk generic gingerbread stock rom via odin then root it and sim unlock it thus allowing it to be updated via kies officially. Losing root is not an issue after the unlock and offical upgrade.
Is this the best way to go about it? Its the way I would do a note. Do the note and S2 share this flashing method?
Many thanks in advance.
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Forget about the brickbug. It's been completely blown out of all proportion by a lot of people, and only becomes an issue if you're running a stock 4.0.4 kernel with CWM in the large majority of cases (there have been one or two anecdotal example of people bricking their phones with stock recovery on 4.0.4).
Having said that, why go back to GB ??
Root it with CFRoot; read the CFRoot thread thoroughly to determine which kernel you need, it's very self explanatory provided you read/follow instructions to the letter. Don't use a kernel marked ***problems mounting secure storage or the phone may not boot, use the next closest match (Doesn't have to be an exact match, gets back to what I said about reading the thread/instructions carefully), do your unlock, do your Kies update.
Yes, you'll obviously lose root given the update will flash the latest stock kernel over your rooted kernel, but let's face it, last thing you want to leave 'an ordinary user' with is a rooted phone; asking for trouble IMHO.
Only reason I thought of going back to GB was to avoid the brickbug and to save the flash counter. Long way round I know but I've always done it that way on my note. Had it for 2 yrs nearly and never had the yellow triangle or a binary count!
I'm just reading the cf root thread now. All being well it will be sorted soon.
Thanks.
Just a last one........ do you guys seem to experiance sim relocks after upgrades as a some note users do?
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The simlock thing does happen, but it seems to be more prevalent if you change CSC I.E flash/upgrade a stock rom not for your region, or if your phone was bought 'elsewhere' (Say you bought it in Asia, but are using it in Europe), flash/upgrade a rom for your current region. But it does happen seemingly '
just for the hell of it'.
You're only going to find that out when you do the Kies update. Besides, if you do find it re-locks, it's no biggie to re-root it, unlock again, and unroot again. And there's no absolute need to unroot; but as I implied in my PP, if it were me giving the phone to an 'ordinary user', I wouldn't leave it rooted for somewhat obvious reasons.
Edit - Any dramas along the way, post here again.
Many thanks.
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You're welcome
Advice needed again.....
Kernel version is XW LP7.
Using chainfires advice on how the kernels go in sequence I can't find one remotely close?
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I did say read the instructions carefully Go back and read the bit in bold red that says 'Help! Which file do I use ?'.
All sorted now.
Thanks again. Unbranded and unlocked.
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Good lad
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All sorted now.
Thanks again. Unbranded and unlocked.
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Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post then.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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