I was looking for a fix for the crackling issue when i saw people talking about updates. I thought is was weird because i haven't gotten a single update since when i got it in mid june. I tried to update with the phone but it can't find any, kies says that updates aren't supported with my device and i even tried a restore and that didn't fix it either. Please help.
What firmware are you on?
android 4.0.4
baseband i9300xxlef
kernel's date is may 22
Proteus1 said:
android 4.0.4
baseband i9300xxlef
kernel's date is may 22
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You are already having the latest firmware available for SIII
If you still want to upgrade to Leaked JellyBean 4.1 Firmware, Here's the link
Sent From My Galaxy SL
But what about the small ota updates? i saw people writing about fixes for the audio and also news about samsung releasing updates. Were those official updates or something else then? And why does kies not support updating my device?
kies
try to update with kies
shaitoni said:
try to update with kies
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Kies says that my device does not support updating with kies
Proteus1 said:
Kies says that my device does not support updating with kies
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You can flash OTA Updates from recovery mode!
Sent From My Galaxy SL
Proteus1 said:
I was looking for a fix for the crackling issue when i saw people talking about updates. I thought is was weird because i haven't gotten a single update since when i got it in mid june. I tried to update with the phone but it can't find any, kies says that updates aren't supported with my device and i even tried a restore and that didn't fix it either. Please help.
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In what country do you live, you probably have the wrong firmware for your country?
Go to this website http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3 and flash the rom you need with Odin 3.0.4. If you have a US model you`re in the wrong forum.
Do not flash the leaked jellybean rom, not suited as a daily rom yet.
gee2012 said:
In what country do you live, you probably have the wrong firmware for your country?
Go to this website http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3 and flash the rom you need with Odin 3.0.4. If you have a US model you`re in the wrong forum.
Do not flash the leaked jellybean rom, not suited as a daily rom yet.
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you can install Check Fus application and check the availability of updates for your firmware, if you are on stock firmware.
you can find all the regional wise firmware details here too : http://fus.nanzen.se/
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Hi,
So i updated my galaxy s2 firmware to latest indian firmware available on this site. (Plz check attached screenshot).... all went well & the battery life has improved aswell.
The problem is kies does not like odin software updates so in future i will need to depend on these sites for firmware updates... which somehow i dont prefer.
What i want is offical firmware for galaxy s2 (India) which kies will recoginze... can any one help me with the link...
Thx
You are on KF3, which is the official latest firmware available for India, so why would you worry? You are fine enough to receive updates via Kies. Just connect your phone to Kies and it will say, 'This is the latest firmware'.
Besides, you can download official firmwares from www.samfirmware.com OR from Intratech's thread here under Dev section.
Regards.
Well, this may help. What you already have will be recognized by Kies because its stock.
It says "This version of the device cannot be updated"
(Check screenshot)
why does it says that.
Any helps guys ????
"It says "This version of the device cannot be updated""
So what have you done to deserve this? lol.....
Jokes apart, why did you update from Odin if you wanted to update to a Stock Rom (KF3)only? You could have left your firmware untampered if you wished to update via Kies only.
Obviously the KF3 which you have flashed via Odin is not exactly the same as the one that comes from Kies, otherwise why would it say, "This version of the device cannot be updated"..........or maybe it means the same as "this is the latest version"? Now you will be able to confirm this only when a new firmware update is available in India via Kies, which should be soon.
Guys I can use this firmware(see screenshot below) right? As mentioned in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
That one is the official Samsung firmware right? Samfirmware.com still shows KE8 as latest for India, so I am a bit confused.
Kies shows the update is available but I cant update using Kies, it is a real pain. So want to download the official Samsung firmware and then update using Odin.
Thanks.
R3Y said:
Guys I can use this firmware(see screenshot below) right? As mentioned in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
That one is the official Samsung firmware right? Samfirmware.com still shows KE8 as latest for India, so I am a bit confused.
Kies shows the update is available but I cant update using Kies, it is a real pain. So want to download the official Samsung firmware and then update using Odin.
Thanks.
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You need to go back to the OFFICIAL STOCK ROM OF KE8 first. Then after that, you will be able to update to KF3 via Kies.
TheMegastar said:
You need to go back to the OFFICIAL STOCK ROM OF KE8 first. Then after that, you will be able to update to KF3 via Kies.
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I am on the Official stock ROM of KE8. And Kies tell me that the update is available(KF3). The matter is I don't want to update using Kies, because of the bad experiences in the past. It half-bricked my phone twice while midway in the update process. And it always drops the connection while downloading the firmware. I no longer want to use Kies.
So what I was asking is that, in the screenshot above, that is the official samsung firmware right? I want to update my firmware using Odin not Kies.
I hope you understand.
ithehappy said:
You are on KF3, which is the official latest firmware available for India, so why would you worry? You are fine enough to receive updates via Kies. Just connect your phone to Kies and it will say, 'This is the latest firmware'.
Besides, you can download official firmwares from www.samfirmware.com OR from Intratech's thread here under Dev section.
Regards.
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Samfirmware shows KE8 as the latest official firmware for India. No KF3 there?
R3Y said:
Samfirmware shows KE8 as the latest official firmware for India. No KF3 there?
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R3Y, is Reborn4U also your id? From the conversation that has gone on in this thread so far, it certainly seems both are your ids. If they are, then I'm sorry to say that you're contradicting yourself so much that you are not making any sense! First you posted (as Reborn4u), "What i want is offical firmware for galaxy s2 (India) which kies will recoginze... can any one help me with the link...". And now you are saying, "So what I was asking is that, in the screenshot above, that is the official samsung firmware right? I want to update my firmware using Odin not Kies." .......... Do you see the contradiction in both these statements?
Anyway, I'm assuming your last statement to be true that you want to update firmware using Odin and not Kies. So if that is the case, then why do you care whether you have the official samsung firmware or not? If you want to use Odin only, then forget Kies.....why do care whether Kies will recognize your firmware or not! ........ The latest official Samsung firmware for India is KF3. If samfirmware shows KE8 as the latest official firmware for India, then they are wrong!
So after all your confusing statements, my suggestion to you is to upgrade to either KG3 or KG5 which are available on XDA forum. You will also get Android 2.3.4 with them which you don't get with KF3. And if you want to use Odin, then forget about Kies completely. Cheers!
Sorry to disappoint you but no that is not my id. Now when you are confusing yourself thinking that is my id and combining his and my questions and making all kinds of assumptions yourself, I cannot help.
I never said I care about Kies. My question was simple, I want to flash my phone with official samsung firmware using Odin and asked whether the file in that screenshot is official samsung firmware or not.
Thanks for you help(If any)
I have better things to do than making useless double ids.
R3Y said:
Sorry to disappoint you but no that is not my id. Now when you are confusing yourself thinking that is my id and combining his and my questions and making all kinds of assumptions yourself, I cannot help.
I never said I care about Kies. My question was simple, I want to flash my phone with official samsung firmware using Odin and asked whether the file in that screenshot is official samsung firmware or not.
Thanks for you help(If any)
I have better things to do than making useless double ids.
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R3Y, the confusion was created by you mentioning "that screenshot". I thought you were talking about the screenshot posted by Reborn4u. What you had posted looked more like a Copy-pasted text than a screenshot, hence the confusion. Also, your question is the exact opposite of the OP question......but still, sorry for the confusion. My mistake.
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Samfirmware shows KE8 as the latest official firmware for India. No KF3 there?
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Yes, don't know why Samfirmware doesn't include the KF3! Anyway, download from here,
http://www.multiupload.com/4QE1L97ZGF
Regards.
So the answer is i cannot do anything till the time new update is launched... Rite ?
reborn4u said:
So the answer is i cannot do anything till the time new update is launched... Rite ?
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Yep wait for it.
Hi,
Kies doesn't know what firmware my phone, how can I solve this problem without having to root the phone or change roms?
Thanks
Rooting is not required to change ROMs.
The most important thing is, what ROM have you on your phone?
If you have a ROM that is not a standard ROM (stock or branded) then Kies will not recognise it.
Its a stock rom.
Something got messed up with the last update, and since then kies won't recgonize the firmware..
What should I do then?
By the way, the new update is 2.3.4?
thanks
If something got messed up, then reflash the ROM you can use Odin and use the stock ROM in the ROM Developers section.
maybe an older version of Kies might help..try searching the forum cause yesterday the same topic as your asking came up and few suggested rolling back the Kies version...new one is having problems i heard
dont know if this help you but worth a try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285544
Will reflashing the rom delete all the phone's data?
Thank you both
guyman20 said:
Will reflashing the rom delete all the phone's data?
Thank you both
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if your talking about apps and stuff i cant remember to be honest cause i rarely use odin but i think it does a complete wipe so i say yes you will lose data..
but as the guy above said try reflashing a stock rom and once your back up and running we can take the next step...
word of advice...2.3.5 officially has not been released in the UK..if i did not root i would be only updated to 2.3.4 the last few weeks...i do all my updating through custom roms or even by Intratech thread were he has all the latest releases..Kies for me is a no goes anymore....
so do your reading and if you ever need any hand send me a message and if i can help i will
thank you
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thank you
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You welcome.
i remember when i tried to change kernels from CF-root thread i could not get kies to recognize it...so tried to find the one that matched the closest and region i am and bam it worked..updated my firmware through kies and that was the end of it...but if you use a kernel to root and try and to update it through kies you lose your root...so my advice find a kernel that matches your firmware then by all means go ahead root and try flashing roms...you can always go back on stock if you want...
but do your reading and like i said you want a hand if i can i will help you
Why kies doesnt recognize my firmware
Yesterday i flashed my SGSII with I9100XWKI8 2.3.5 firmware, before that i had I9100XXKH3 2.3.4. Both Firmwares are European i believe. In both cases my Kies do not recognize it.
i installed the stock firmware no root at all
Is it because i live in South America?
Thnks
hjbedoya said:
Yesterday i flashed my SGSII with I9100XWKI8 2.3.5 firmware, before that i had I9100XXKH3 2.3.4. Both Firmwares are European i believe. In both cases my Kies do not recognize it.
i installed the stock firmware no root at all
Is it because i live in South America?
Thnks
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No its because you changed product codes and other info on the phone .Nothing now matches an update on the Kies server .
jje
JJEgan said:
No its because you changed product codes and other info on the phone .Nothing now matches an update on the Kies server .
jje
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P.s. Is there a way to fix it?
Hi, I'm new here, so sorry for my question.
I just update my firmware with kies the root disappeared. I've got my phone rooted from the stock. Now I want to update to 2.3.5 and I need to root again, but I can't find the insecure kernel I9100BVKH1 to root. Can someone help me what to do so I can root my phone? And if I update to 2.3.5 (now I have 2.3.3) kies won't recognize the new firmware? Thanks!
Ok so i'm on a UK Sim Free Samsung Galaxy S2 and was fed up with being stuck with the official 2.3.4 firmware so i manually flashed my firmware with Odin using the official ROM and all is running perfect but my baseband version has changed and firmware version to 'XXLPQ' and now Kies won't let me use it to do any other potential future updates?? Maybe because ICS isnt released officially on UK sim free??? Plz help! Thankssss!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Why panic? As soon as an update is available it is posted on Intratech's thread. You can just manually install again
killall said:
Why panic? As soon as an update is available it is posted on Intratech's thread. You can just manually install again
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Yapp.. You can always flash new ROMs with ODIN.. Be patient...
Hello Guys
iam facing problem with SAMSUNG kies
i have galaxy s2 with official GINGERBREAD 2.3.5
from two months KIES showed me that there is upgrade to ICE CREAM sandwich but i preferred to delay the upgrading
today i decided to upgrade my firmware with KIES but
KIES didn't show latest firmware version like previous two months (plz see attached photo)
just showing current firmware
any help??
If you want to upgrade just go to sammobile and use Odin.
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If you want to upgrade just go to sammobile and use Odin.
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but i want to try first the official upgrade via KIES
don't know why this stupid kies doing that
Try settings/about device/software update/update thats official update too.
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Try settings/about device/software update/update thats official update too.
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idont why this update available only via kies and not appear to me direct from settings/about device/software update/update
but i solved the issue by upgrading the KIES to version 2.5 and it worked great and i updated firmware successfully
thanks all
lemo147 said:
idont why this update available only via kies and not appear to me direct from settings/about device/software update/update
but i solved the issue by upgrading the KIES to version 2.5 and it worked great and i updated firmware successfully
thanks all
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Kies will let you update only on it's latest version, it used to tell to update Kies first to perform the firmware update.
Using GT - I9100
I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
So I decided to un-root and use kies just to get an 'updated' stock version instead of my current 4.0.4 version and I get this error message:
"your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies"
Looking on sammobile, the latest stock version for my csc they provide is 4.0.4 so apparently I'm screwed.
Is there a workaround to get the 4.1.2 stock version for my phone?
Details:
I9300-XXBLFB
CSC: I9300OJVBLF3
The reason for this is NFC seems to be broken on this version (as far as receiving files go) and I wanted to see if they fixed the issue in the updated rom.
You have to change your CSC.
Can i just flash an XXEMF6 ROM from sammobile via odin?
Or will this cause issues?
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Can i just flash an XXEMF6 ROM from sammobile via odin?
Or will this cause issues?
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You can flash any rom .
But Kies may not recognize phone and who says Kies has an update for you .
JJEgan said:
You can flash any rom .
But Kies may not recognize phone and who says Kies has an update for you .
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Thats great news! I'll do that instead.
As far as I know, Samsung released an update for every version of the S3 (except mine) to JB 4.1.2.
Didn't even realize it until now as I've been flashing roms for 2 years now- about 2 days after I got the phone.