[Q]SOLVED ] Changing SWH-M250S to GT-9100 version - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi friends,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile which I bought from South Korea.
Here is the details of the phone which I have now.
Model Number: SHW-M250S
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version: M250S.UD18.1125.ST
Kernel Version: [email protected] #3
Build Number IML74.UE21
I live in India.
It is a unlocked phone.
The problem I am facing now is , every time it is dropping the network and one error is displaying as
registration failed (13.) or registration failed (11)
I want to flash the ice cream sandwitch 4.0.3 of the Indian version.
Is it possible to do it.
Is yes can anyone suggest me the steps and the link from where i can get the firmware.
Please guys, Help me...

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595225
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543215

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iTK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595225
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543215
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Thank you iTK,
But the link you mentioned is for international version I guess.. The Indian version is GT-I9000.
Is to possible to convert my above mentioned model into Indian version firmware?
From where I can get the firmware?

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prak5192 said:
Thank you iTK,
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no problem
prak5192 said:
But the link you mentioned is for international version I guess.. The Indian version is GT-I9000.
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GT-i9000 = Samsung Galaxy S I
GT-i9100 = Samsung Galaxy S II
GT-i9300 = Samsung Galaxy S III
All of South Korean variants have a T-DMB tuner in place of FM radio tuner. They also have Samsung's Korean input system for feature phones as well as Dubeolsik layout in their virtual keyboard.
The SK Telecom SHW-M250S variant uses SK-MMS system instead of OMA-MMS system for MMS. Additional features for SK Telecom users are installed by default.
This SHW-M250K variant uses KT's Wi-Fi CM[clarification needed] instead of Android's Wi-Fi CM to connect Wi-Fi. Additional features for KT users are installed by default.
Because of mobile networks LG U+ have, the LG U+'s Galaxy S II (SHW-M250L) uses EV-DO Rev.B (KPCS 1.8 GHz) instead of WCDMA and HSPA. It is slightly thicker (9.4 mm) than SK Telecom and KT variants (8.89 mm). Additional features for LG U+ users are installed by default
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II#Variants
prak5192 said:
Is to possible to convert my above mentioned model into Indian version firmware?
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inspiron2 said:
myself being a KT M250K user in another country, let me clarify this for you guys:
edit: and beware with the Korean modem, it is a bit shaky for users in another region, i've tested in Singapore and Vietnam
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appagom said:
Sounds like you got some bad ROM donwloads possibly, or at least as likely you have stale data that needs wiping. Unfortunately wiping data and cache on ICS ROMS isn't yet known to be safe because of the emmc bug. So you might need to flash an older ROM and then wipe (search how to enter recovery mode to do a factory reset on this device)
Flashing international works but you need the PIT file too.
There's a guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097347&page=119
on post 1182
The good thing is if you use a brickbug safe kernel, you can then wipe before booting.
These are all SKT ROMS for the SHW-M250S (I haven't tested these downloads)
http://w.jkh.kr/gb4/
I've been running an SHW-M250S rom on my 250K without problems, but reflashing one again is giving me a little trouble.. related probably to some old data I haven't wiped in a good enough way (I did go back to a GB kernel and do wipes but something is still fishy). The 250K roms seem a little less temperamental, but I don't know where to find recent ones. I got the recent roms by flashing older one's and then freezing kies (with a process manager) right after it decrypted the rom, instantly before it flashed... then grabbing the file off the hard disk (just search for files > 100Mb written today)
These are some older ones:
http://shomblingteam.blogspot.kr/201...-sii_5143.html
I found the EG26 250K ROM worked well. It's not ICS, but once it's working you can udpate with kies.
The good news is all the ROMS I've found for this phone include kernels modems and secondary boot loaders, so you shouldn't need to worry about something missing other than a pit file for partitioning.
If you actually did use a pit file, you might need a 250K pit file. I think heimdall which I use to flash should be able to grab mine but I haven't tried.
You'd probably be better off to quote all this and move the discussion to the real thread for this device (the one I linked with the guide).
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appagom said:
Regarding the problem with the 250S ROM.. it was a wiping issue. I manually mounted and cleared /data and /cache with root access in adb in recovery mode. That worked. Again though the 250K ROM seems less sensitive.
UPDATE:
and the wiping only helped because of corruption that ultimately was caused by heimdall which does NOT work for this device for flashing full roms. This was the source of all the problems I saw.
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prak5192 said:
From where I can get the firmware?
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=3701
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=4552
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100&pcode=ODD&os=1&type=1#firmware
try at your own risk

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prak5192 said:
Hi friends,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile which I bought from South Korea.
Here is the details of the phone which I have now.
Model Number: SHW-M250S
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version: M250S.UD18.1125.ST
Kernel Version: [email protected] #3
Build Number IML74.UE21
I live in India.
It is a unlocked phone.
The problem I am facing now is , every time it is dropping the network and one error is displaying as
registration failed (13.) or registration failed (11)
I want to flash the ice cream sandwitch 4.0.3 of the Indian version.
Is it possible to do it.
Is yes can anyone suggest me the steps and the link from where i can get the firmware.
Please guys, Help me...
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I've successfully converted about 5 M250s to GT I9100 but I did not use Odin do as to avoid messing with the bootloader.
I flashed an unmodified firmware in CWM zip format via CWM recovery and that's all.

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Jokesy said:
I've successfully converted about 5 M250s to GT I9100 but I did not use Odin do as to avoid messing with the bootloader.
I flashed an unmodified firmware in CWM zip format via CWM recovery and that's all.
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Thank you ITK and Joskey for you such a good response.
I want o convert it only due to network dropping problem.
Is it possible, that different country software cause this problem.

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Please help
hello friends...
I need urgent help now.
I bricked My phone samsung galaxy S2. Model I mentioned above..
I used odin to upgrade it, but it is always failing at the last.
Now after disconnecting my phone I am getting a black screen with a mobile and computer icon having a yellow triangle in between
one messae is displaying like.
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
i guess it is some firmware issue.
I downloaded the firmware from the above mentioned location, but it is getting failed.
from this site I was getting only pda file but no pit file..
Please help me in finding a tested firmware...
Thanks
Can any one suggest me a good and tested firmware location for GT-I900 for India region.
I live in india.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30976988&postcount=1182

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iTK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30976988&postcount=1182
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Its is redirecting to same samfirwamre.com . I downloaded the files from this location only...

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prak5192 said:
Its is redirecting to same samfirwamre.com . I downloaded the files from this location only...
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kaizer216 said:
I WON'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU BRICKED YOU PHONE. DO AT YOUR OWN RISK
Tested ONLY on M250S/K
REVERTING BACK TO SHW-m250* FROM AN I9100
1. Download the firmware from *see below*. Be sure to download the correct firmware for you phone. SK for M250, and KT For M250K. Either choose the rooting version or the normal one.
2. Download the pit attached from this post. Use the m250k_pit(can work on both m250k and m250s)
3. Go to download mode by pressing [Power+Voldown+home button at the same time] then click the Vol up to confirm to go to download mode. There should be big Android in the center of the screen.
4. Run ODIN(run as admin if using win7 or vista) then connect your phone to you pc through a usb cable.
5. Fill up the PDA using the Firmware you got. Fill up the pit using the m250k_pit I provided in the attached file.
6. It should look something like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
7. Hit start and pray for luck
8. Rebooting would take quite some time. Enjoy
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PIT File
M250S_HOME_M250S.UE21.0039_CL577819_REV02_user_low_ship.zip
[ROOTed]M250S_HOME_M250S.UE21.0039_CL577819_REV02_user_low_ship.zip

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iTK said:
SHW-M250K - South Korea
PDA: M250K.UC08.2152
CSC:
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-03-08
http://hotfile.com/dl/149498372/d146b39/M250K_HOME_M250K.UC08.2152_CL226872_REV02.zip.html
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With this firmware. it will again revert back to south korean firmware...
I want a indian firmware location...
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prak5192 said:
With this firmware. it will again revert back to south korean firmware...
I want a indian firmware location...
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ODD or INU?

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iTK said:
ODD or INU?
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I don't know what is the difference between them.
I checked it on samfirmware.com link.. and I tried INU , but it got failed in between...
What is the difference between these two??

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prak5192 said:
I don't know what is the difference between them.
I checked it on samfirmware.com link.. and I tried INU , but it got failed in between...
What is the difference between these two??
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santykkr777 said:
what is the diff btw INDIA-INU & INDIA-ODD firmware
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kranti2064 said:
None. It is just listed that way at sammobile.
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if i'm not mistaken the diffrence is csc
India and Sub-Continent CSC (ETR, INS, INU, NPL, SLK, TML)
i listed everything here:
kaizer216 said:
I WON'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU BRICKED YOU PHONE. DO AT YOUR OWN RISK
Tested ONLY on M250S/K
HOW TO CONVERT YOUR PHONE TO I9100
LOCKSCREEN AND POWER BUTTON ISSUES(Need to be Rooted):
For lockscreen and power options you can solve this prob by folllowing this
1. Using a root browser navigate to /efs/imei
2. Create file "keystr"
3. Open it as text and write "ON"
4. Set permissions to rwx rwx rwx
5. Reboot
Originally posted by Memorycontroller. Cheers to him
If you are not yet rooted, read the next steps
CONS:
1. Gyroscope not working or buggy(for others it is but for me it's fine. I can play asphalt with no difficulties)
2. Weak Vibration
3. Weak mobile signal or connection. Look for a diffirent modems. Try the one I attached at this post I9100_radio NELP2. Flash it using CWM. I'm currently using it and I don't experience any difficulties in mobile connection except of course if I'm on the comfort room or in mountains. LOL
4. No NFC capabalities
PROS:
1. You can now be at ease at the removal of the irritating 80sms character limitation
2. Your phone is the same as the international I9100. It basically does almost the same.
3. You can flash all I9100 roms and kernels(do at your own risk)
4. No Korean bloatware apps. Like t-map,t-store and the like
5. Rooting is a walk in the park.(easier and have more support)
If you can add more pros and cons, please leave a comment
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Follow these instructions carefully:
1. Download Odin and extract
2. Download an ICS rom from the list below
3. Open Odin(run as administrator if using win7 or vista)
4. Fill up only the PDA with the rom you downloaded from the list below
5. Fill the PIT using the I9100 pit inside the rar archive
6. Reboot your phone to download mode by pressing [Power+Voldown+home button at the same time]
7. Connect your phone to pc then check if Odin recognized the device(there should be a yellow signal). Something like 0:[COM3}
It should look like this:
8. Hit start
9. Enjoy! (if you are experiencing some problems, just do a factory reset of your phone )
NOTE:If you are experiencing any problems, do a full wipe or factory reset.
GT-I9100 India ODD
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-05
Download
GT-I9100 India INU
GT-I9100 - Nepal
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-09
Download
GT-I9100 - Sri Lanka
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-09
Download
GT-I9100 - Bangladesh
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-09
Download
GT-I9100 - India
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-05
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prak5192 said:
I don't know what is the difference between them.
Happy news my dear friends...
I booted my samsung galaxy with Gt-I900 ..
:victory:
I got a working firmware luckily
Thank you all for all your help....
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i'm happy it worked for you, please update the topic title to [solved]
have a nice weekend

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How can i mark as Solved thread.

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prak5192 said:
How can i mark as Solved thread.
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1. Goto your first post in this topic
2. Click on "Edit\Deleted"
3. Then click on "Go Advanced"
4. There are 2 lines at the top now: "Reason for Editing" & "Title"
Title is This Topic "Title", Simply add [Solved] after [Q]
like this: [Q][Solved]
i hope that helped!

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NFC functionality
Does anyone of you people know how to restore NFC functionality after this conversion to i9100? Has anyone tried that?

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Hanged on Galaxy S II logo
GT-I9100 India ODD
PDA: I9100XWLP7
CSC: I9100ODDLP9
Version: 4.0.3
Date: 2012-04-05
Download
I tried to install this one on my SHW M250S...I can't go any further than seeing the logo. Do help me?
Or provide me a link for working ICS binary in INDIA.
Thanks for your help.