Hello so I can update the android fw
but when I connect to kies, it will be "connecting" forever.
using the phone itself, it will ask for SKT sim card
I don't understand this thing anymore
I'm using the 3G korean version
thanks
First does your phone have an update for its product code .
If so Download it with CHECKFUS and install via Odin .
jje
I don't understand.
It says on the phone itself it has an update, but when you try, "PLease insert sk sim"
Connecting to kies, it stays on connecting forever.
I want to update to JB when it comes out or whatever update it has now.
HOw do i remove all the SK Telecom crap off my phone? Can't i do a clean restore like in itunes, where there's no more bloatware from carrier?
Flash a stock firmware .
jje
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Second thread you started for this phone. As I pointed out in the last one there are Korean phone threads and more people who can help you out.
Rooting & Rom thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749214
General Info thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710084
To get rid of the bloatware as I stated before, you need to root it and use something like titanium to uninstall it or freeze it. As for it wanting a SKT sim card, I can't help you there because I have a SKT sim card in my phone. But there are people using the phone in other places of the world. Sure somebody can help you!
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Hi guys
This is related to my brother's Galaxy S II. He had been using it for a couple of weeks when suddenly (according to him, wouldn't say if he dropped it or anything), he got disconnected from the mobile network.
He rebooted the phone, and got a no service error. When going into Mobile Network settings, it reads 'Insert SIM to access mobile network settings', even with the SIM inserted.
I tried his SIM in his phone - no luck.
I tried my SIM in his phone - no luck.
I tried his SIM in my phone - works.
Tried flashing two new ROMs - no luck.
I suppose this is the phone's SIM reader, then, but have you had any similar problems with it? Do you reckon this will be covered by warranty?
Thanks in advance.
You tried his sim on your phone and no luck? I thought you said his phone is the one wiyh no signal? Anyway, can you still see the imei on his phone?
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Yes, I tried his sim on my phone too, just to see if the SIM was broken (which it wasn't). His phone has no signal, that is correct.
IMEI and IMEI SV list 'unknown' in phone info, but on the original boxing it's listed as 358150044627942.
Baseband also Unknown?
Maybe he flashed some custom Roms and lost his imei.
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Yes sir, Baseband is also unknown. He wouldn't know how to flash custom ROMs, so I doubt that's the case.
Is this something we can fix ourselves, or would it need shipping off to service?
Thanks.
If you are sure that he doesnt flash any custom rom and only update with KIES you should bring the phone to Sammy support.
You can search the forum and find some threads were people lost their IMEI 'cause they flash custom roms. Then you can recover it when you backuped your EFS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
But in this case you i think you havent any EFS backup.
My mistake: I had flashed LightningMod to his phone, but he had no problems using it after I flashed it -- the error only appeared after a couple of weeks.
OK, so seems like we're just gonna send it to Samsung, as I'm leaving the country on Tuesday anyway. Have reverted to stock rom and kernel, and I guess we'll blame it on KIES or something. Judging on our past experiences with Samsung it shouldn't be a problem anyway.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Don't forget to reset the flash counter using a jig..
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Hello guys newbie her hope u wonderful people can help me. Sorry i have spend lots of time reading posts. But still cannot work it out. Forgive me
My problem is i have rooted and unlocked my wife's sgs2 which was locked to 3 uk is not recognising my orange uk micro sim, the reason to doing so is we like to swap our phones.
even tho i have unlocked whenever i turn the sgs2 on it pops up the 3 welcome screen.
i am running icecream sandwitch 4.0.3
base band ver. I9100NELP3
Kernel ver [email protected]#3
Bulild no IML74K.XWLP7
Please please any suggestions to get the phone working on orange is really i mean it really appreciated.
Also if u guys need to any more information kindly shout,
Do i need to flash a different rom to get the phone working on different sim? if so do i need a rom with XWLP7 kernel?
Thx a lot in advance and waiting to hear from u brilliant peoples from this site.
Thx
Tony
bigbull_009 said:
even tho i have unlocked whenever i turn the sgs2 on it pops up the 3 welcome screen.
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Just because it shows the 3 welcome screen doesn't mean it's not unlocked, just branded. If you continue past the welcome screen, are you sure your Orange SIM doesn't work? If so, what method did you use to SIM-unlock it?
Thx a lot for the reply.
Initially i have used Chainfrie's Galaxy S2 sim unlock. but didn't work. Then i have used Helroze's Galaxy_S unlock. After that i pressd *#7465625# it says
Network lock OFF
Network Subset lock OFF
SP Lock OFF
By this way i believe its unlocked. But dont know its really unlocked.
Cheers
Tony
Branded means network branding and add on .
Your is 3 branded
Locked means locked to a network unlocked and it will work on any network .
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Not recognize sim first question has to be does it reconize any other sim .Second question have you entered the network settings for orange ???
jje
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Mr jje,
thx a lot for your kind reply.Thx.
I only tried orange sim but no help.
Secondly even if a phone unlocked do i need to add orange network setting? Sorry i didn't know that. Again could u please guide me how can set this up? Please any help will be really appreciated
Regards
Tony
Type in *#06# does your imei number show?
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Thx for the reply,
Yes it does show the original IMEI no.
Regards
Tony
By the info youve given already your phone should be unlocked. Will it not make or receive calls or is it just the web that aint working? Does the sim card work in another phone?
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Thx for the reply.
no i cannot make any calls with orange sim on sgs2. But this sim works absolutely fine with my iphone.
Kindly let me know anything else u like me to look for.
regards
Tony
Sorry to jump on this thred but noticed the OP had the same kernel, build and baseband numbers as my newly bought S2.
Ive been looking about for the right files to download to root mine but have been puzzled by the right ones to get.
Which are the corect kernel and firmware files I need?
Currently on Three network also looking to unlock and debrand.
Hope you can help
Cheers Lee
bigbull_009 said:
Thx for the reply.
no i cannot make any calls with orange sim on sgs2. But this sim works absolutely fine with my iphone.
Kindly let me know anything else u like me to look for.
regards
Tony
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Only two possible answers left .
One you have not entered your networks settings or they are wrong .
If you have then phone is not unlocked .
Simple test .
Phone works with original sim = software OK .
Other sim works in another phone = sim ok
Phone works on another network sim after network setting have been entered if not then its not unlocked phone .
jje
thx for all your support. its working now
Hello
i have rooted my phone because i need to use a different sim. Because i was with 3 it wont let me to use a different sim even after rooting and unlocking it.
The only way if u want to use a different sim is to flash a unbranded official uk firmware on it.Because even if u unlocked the phone after rooting all the bloat ware and the fiemware from 3 wont let u use any other sim (i mean in my case.) but make sure u have already backed up the current firmware before flashing a new firmware.
Please use method only if u bold enough to do it. because if u done anything wrong it may void the warranty.Please do all this in your own risk, to overcome this use a jig u can buy from ebay. or goole it or there is lots of information about this in you tube to reset the flash counter
I will explain what i did to my phone
Step1, Rooted my phone using the method described in android authority and firmware xwlp7 which is described on the above site. here is the link for it please copy and paste on your browser then u will see the method how to do it.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...xMSnBw&usg=AFQjCNEAJtIUKzYLRTUMggMwJWe2V-SseA
Step 2,Once u have rooted Get the sim unlock apps from Google play, in my case the Chain fires one didn't work, use this app only once, if u use it more than once u r phone may get locked. Then i have tried Helroz's Galaxy_S Unlock and it did worked.You can check this by typing *#7465625# in u r dial pad once the app run and if u r phone is unlocked it will say sim lock 'OFF'.
But at this stage my phone wasn't working with my other orange sim . The reason was the phone was still on 3 uk firmware that's why the phone wont let me to use any other sim. So i need to find a unbranded original firm ware close to XWLP7 which was my original firmware because i don't really want to try any other firm ware.
So i have found that carphone warehouse uk was using XWLP7 firmware in their sgs2 which is same as mine. Because phones from carphone ware house can use any sim i thought this may work with any sim on my phone as well, You can get this from SAMWARE site where u can find all the firmwares for sgs2, new and old. This site is free and only need a registration. Down load it and extract it in to a folder(tar file). Once you are in the site look for the carphone ware house uk's firmware. I hope you are in Ice cream sandwich 4.0.3
Step 3, Before flashing this do a back up of your current firmware just in case if anything goes wrong , u can flash back. U can do that in recovery mode, (Turn your phone off, turn it back on again by pressing volup+home+power) U have options there to back up, once you done the back up of original firmware in the reoverymode
Step 4, Do a factory wipe/ reset
Step 5, Do a cache wipe as well on the recovery mode this will help u to do a fresh start.
Step 6, Tun the phone off again and turn it on back on down load mode( vol down+home+power button)
Step 7, Start odin which you have used to root the phone in step 1 then connect the phone using the usb cable and odin will recognise your phone (yellow colour on the left hand corner of the odin page) Once this is seen on the pda choose the firmware you have downloaded ( carphone ware house oen from SAMWARE) And make sure only reboot and F.reset time and pda are checked,make sure nothig else checked in the odin. Then let it run, this will take few mins and the phone will reboot.
Hope fully this time u don't see any 3 welcome screen, turn it off and try using the 3 sim first, it should work then try any other sim, in my case that was orange it did worked fine including mobile data so you don't have to change the APN settings for each network provider.
Thanks for the xda develpers, android authority and samware for all their hard work in providing lots of information.
Any doubt let me know. Please do not do anything unless you are really comfortable with
Thx
Go to any of the supermarkets and buy a PAYG sim from another network,{around £1.00}, youi don't have to register the sim to see if your phone is unlocked.
{EDIT} I see you said your coming from a iphone.... So that means its a cut down sim {micro-sim} card.
Parhaps it is not seated in the correct position.
Just a thought..
My phone is doing the exact same thing, can anybody help?
Originally on three UK. Got unlocked in a shop. Orange sim card worked fine. Restored to factory defaults to erase phone. Orange sim card no longer works, but phone is showing as unlocked. Every other network sim card works fine.
Its bugging me, took it back to the shop where i got it unlocked and the man said he had never seen anything like it.
Any help would be great. Thanks
Hy Guys...
I have a I9300 WITCH WAS LOCKED on VODAFONE IRELAND!
I was to a service and i unlocked the phone...after one update via kiess, phone relocked.At the service, second time, they rooted the phone and unlocked him!The phone, work very slow, and i was again at the gsm service...This time, they rewrite last ics update, and the phone works very nice...Thats hapening this summer.Now i want to upgrade the phone with jelly bean, but kies dont let me do this update...I have this message "Your Device Does Not Support Software Upgrading Via Kies".
When i open the OTA, phone downloading an update about 240mb.
My question is...what kind of update will download phone via ota?This update will block again my phone in VDF IRELAND?How can i ceck this?
sergiuhusca said:
Hy Guys...
I have a I9300 WITCH WAS LOCKED on VODAFONE IRELAND!
I was to a service and i unlocked the phone...after one update via kiess, phone relocked.At the service, second time, they rooted the phone and unlocked him!The phone, work very slow, and i was again at the gsm service...This time, they rewrite last ics update, and the phone works very nice...Thats hapening this summer.Now i want to upgrade the phone with jelly bean, but kies dont let me do this update...I have this message "Your Device Does Not Support Software Upgrading Via Kies".
When i open the OTA, phone downloading an update about 240mb.
My question is...what kind of update will download phone via ota?This update will block again my phone in VDF IRELAND?How can i ceck this?
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Call Vodafone Ireland, and ask for the unlock code, it's the best permanent solution. Or, use "voodoo SIM unlock" from the play store.
Use Odin and flash the Rom you want to use. After updating/flashing your phone, you will be SIM locked again, it will always happen.
STOP PAYING some random guy to play you for a sucker. He's probably using xda methods to flash and unlock your phone.
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How do you figure the android's original firmware?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III, i9300, the international version. I modified its firmware long time ago without backing up the original firmware.
Since Samsung has updated its devices with newer versions recently I have decided to go back to the original firmware so that I would be able to update my device via Samsung Kies but it keeps telling me since the firmware has been modified updates are not available for my phone.
I have access to MEID and IMEI numbers and probably some other numbers that are listed on the same page.
Is there a way for me to figure out what was the original firmware using those information? I purchased it on ebay and the seller is not listed anymore so there is no way for me to ask the seller.
Even with flashing a new rom, Samsung Kies still tells me that it won't update it because of firmware modification.
When I go online on SamMobile it is showing me different versions of i9300XALE8 or i9300ALEF but how do I figure which one was originally mine?
Thank you.
you can force kies to update your device. be advised that if you ever used a rom with an mg4 or mg2 modem or newer that you may not be able to connect to your mobile network after upgrading through kies. to force an upgrade you need to start kies with your phone not connected to your pc. next go to firmware upgrade and initialisation. enter your serial number and model number. put your phone in download mode and then connect to pc with usb cable . kies should then upgrade your phone to the latest firmware for your region. If you lose network connectivity or have an issue with imei. you may want to flash an mg4 or mg2 modem. this should get your network back.
Model Number
ashraf sharif said:
you can force kies to update your device. be advised that if you ever used a rom with an mg4 or mg2 modem or newer that you may not be able to connect to your mobile network after upgrading through kies. to force an upgrade you need to start kies with your phone not connected to your pc. next go to firmware upgrade and initialisation. enter your serial number and model number. put your phone in download mode and then connect to pc with usb cable . kies should then upgrade your phone to the latest firmware for your region. If you lose network connectivity or have an issue with imei. you may want to flash an mg4 or mg2 modem. this should get your network back.
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It keeps asking for the model number which is: GT-I9300 and every time I enter it, it rejects it and says: "please check the serial name and enter it"
philosobear said:
It keeps asking for the model number which is: GT-I9300 and every time I enter it, it rejects it and says: "please check the serial name and enter it"
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If You are sure that you have GT-I9300 then load the newest Firmware for your Region from sammobile and flash it via odin
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Which firmware?
Egorych said:
If You are sure that you have GT-I9300 then load the newest Firmware for your Region from sammobile and flash it via odin
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I purchased it via ebay as an international version. There is no way for me to figure what region it belongs to. The only thing that I remember is that when I got it, and started it, the default language was French which is being spoken in many countries.
When I go online on SamMobile it is showing me different versions of i9300XALE8 or i9300ALEF but how do I figure which one was originally mine?
You don't need the original for the device. You can just use the latest for your country / region.... then get updates locally.
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I have an AT&T Samsung S9+. OTA says that I'm already up to date and Samsung Smart Switch says that I'm already up to date too.
I've decided to use SamFirm to download my firmware and update it using Odin.
Here are my statistics:
settings > about > software information > service provider SW ver. it says ATT/ATT/ATT...
My model is SM-G965U.
- I don't know what to put for my Region on the SamFirm tool. Do I put ATT?
- If I do go ahead w/this firmware update will it erase all the data on my phone? I just want to update to Android Pie.
- My Samsung S9+ is AT&T unlocked and I'm now on Metro-PCS, will this mess up my unlocked status and what about affect my Metro-PCS status?
- I heard that using Odin can easily brick your phone, are there ways of preventing that from happening?
Please help thanks!
First Things First...
myChromii said:
I have an AT&T Samsung S9+. OTA says that I'm already up to date and Samsung Smart Switch says that I'm already up to date too.
I've decided to use SamFirm to download my firmware and update it using Odin.
Here are my statistics:
settings > about > software information > service provider SW ver. it says ATT/ATT/ATT...
My model is SM-G965U.
- I don't know what to put for my Region on the SamFirm tool. Do I put ATT?
- If I do go ahead w/this firmware update will it erase all the data on my phone? I just want to update to Android Pie.
- My Samsung S9+ is AT&T unlocked and I'm now on Metro-PCS, will this mess up my unlocked status and what about affect my Metro-PCS status?
- I heard that using Odin can easily brick your phone, are there ways of preventing that from happening?
Please help thanks!
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The First Thing You Need To Do Is.... READ, READ AND READ SOME MORE..
At this device's price point.. you don't want an S9+ paperweight.
Please.. learn what you are doing before you do it.. you should feel VERY comfortable with Odin before pulling the trigger..
Go Watch A Bunch Of YouTube's On The Subject.
While you are doing that.. if you are not going to be a "Paid Member" over at Sammobile, you need to start downloading the "USA (AT&T) version of software. I'm doing this as I type this and it takes over 3 hours to complete if you do not sign up and pay a member fee.
If you want your device to have metroPCS features.. you need to flash the U.S.C. software ( What I use on my Unlocked version ) without your sim installed.. reboot.. and it'll ask you to insert your carrier's sim and it will set things up according to that particular sim.. ( Like Metro's Wi-Fi Calling ).
It's strange.. I have the U.S.A. Unlocked Version (U1) and the device is saying it's "Up To Date" with CSA8 software installed.. So, I'm going to just flash F1 and call it a day..
Take Your Time.. And Good Luck!
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myChromii said:
I have an AT&T Samsung S9+. OTA says that I'm already up to date and Samsung Smart Switch says that I'm already up to date too.
I've decided to use SamFirm to download my firmware and update it using Odin.
My model is SM-G965U.
I heard that using Odin can easily brick your phone, are there ways of preventing that from happening?
Please help thanks!
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RaiderWill said:
The First Thing You Need To Do Is.... READ, READ AND READ SOME MORE..
just flash F1 and call it a day..
Take Your Time.. And Good Luck!
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If you have not already flashed anything... my advice would be to download the "USC U1" July 8th F1 software and install that.
Leave your Sim Out of your phone during the flash.. Just disconnect once you get a green "Pass!" and let it reboot.. ( it will take some extra time ) once it reboots.. you should get a message stating to "Insert Your Sim Card and Reboot" .
Being the Carrier-Free version of the software, It will set your device up with MetroPCS 's features... Done.
No need to worry about going with the ATT version... unless you are still using some of it's bloatware..