I am new to I 9100, need info, pls. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I sold my exxellent Htc Desire s, and bougt SGS 2.
Info about phone says :
Android version 4.0.3 ,
Baseband I9100XXLPS,
Kernel 3.015-I9100XWLP7-CL340913,
Build IML74KXWLP7.
I wish to download original all thing above for my backup .
Where is to download , and what is baseband,kernel and build ?
What is Pda, csc , .... ?
Thank you.

bora61 said:
I sold my exxellent Htc Desire s, and bougt SGS 2.
Info about phone says :
Android version 4.0.3 ,
Baseband I9100XXLPS,
Kernel 3.015-I9100XWLP7-CL340913,
Build IML74KXWLP7.
I wish to download original all thing above for my backup .
Where is to download , and what is baseband,kernel and build ?
What is Pda, csc , .... ?
Thank you.
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Kernel
When software needs the hardware to do anything, it sends a request to the kernel. And when we say anything, we mean anything. From the brightness of the screen, to the volume level, to initiating a call through the radio, even what's drawn on the display is ultimately controlled by the kernel. For example -- when you tap the search button on your phone, you tell the software to open the search application. What happens is that you touched a certain point on the digitizer, which tells the software that you've touched the screen at those coordinates. The software knows that when that particular spot is touched, the search dialog is supposed to open. The kernel is what tells the digitizer to look (or listen, events are "listened" for) for touches, helps figure out where you touched, and tells the system you touched it. In turn, when the system receives a touch event at a specific point from the kernel (through the driver) it knows what to draw on your screen. Both the hardware and the software communicate both ways with the kernel, and that's how your phone knows when to do something. Input from one side is sent as output to the other, whether it's you playing Angry Birds, or connecting to your car's Bluetooth.
A baseband is the software that connects your phone to your network. The benefits of updating it are more signal reception, which means a lot faster download speeds, better call quality, etc.
PDA represent your build version. Your current build is Build: IML74KXWLP7, then PDA version of your ROM is XWPL7. Again XW represend for countries, XW means it is for France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom.
If suppose your build info contain DDLPA, then DD represens for India and PDA version is LPA, means that ROM is for India
Same way CSC is sales code., you can check your ROM CSC by dialling *#1234#. Again first two digits represents country and last three represents release time. But as such there is no restriction to use any ROM for any country if your device is unlocked(carrier restriction free).
For other informations search the forum.

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Stuck on KE2

I am trying to update SGSII from KE2 to KE7, but both KIES and OTA checker report that I'm running the latest version.
My full firmware code is this: PDA:KE2/PHONE:KDJ/CSC:KD4 (COA)
Build no. GINGERBREAD.XWKE2
Is there a way to make KIES recognize the latest firmware and apply it?
have you tired changing the REGION code
Hi not sure this will help . but using the samsung code, *#272* OEM#
I Believe that you can change the region code and those maybe get a more updated version.. if it is ready for your part of the world/ Hope this might help you
I am not sure as to if this is answering your question in full, I also had the same problem as you with going from a firmware and then not seeing an updated version which i knew was out. So that is what I did and it worked great. i am in Sweden so i set mine Regional code to NEE.. and it worked in kies..
good luck!
OEM is your tel serial or imie #: you can find by touching the keys in the dialer, *#06#
Thanks for the tip, but I don't know what region I would set. Also I don't know what's the phones current region setting. I'm from Serbia, but the phone was imported from Samsung Romania (we share a border so I guess we are in the same region).
I'm also "stuck" in KE2 here in Portugal:
PDA: XWKE2
PHONE: XXKDJ
CSC: OXXKE2 (TPH)
Kies shows no updates available...
Well, apart from the region code, we have the same firmware. Looks like I'm going to give Odin a try.
Just got this phone and I didn't want to start hacking away like I did with my poor old Motorola Milestone. Unfortunatly, Android always makes me wanna mess with firmware for one reason or other.
Guess I'll wait for 2.3.4 before having a go at Odin.
So far I'm not happy at all with Samsung's firmware update policy. The phone is still the same, regardless I bought it in Portugal, Italy, UK, whatever... So why does this happen?
mixailo said:
Well, apart from the region code, we have the same firmware. Looks like I'm going to give Odin a try.
Just got this phone and I didn't want to start hacking away like I did with my poor old Motorola Milestone. Unfortunatly, Android always makes me wanna mess with firmware for one reason or other.
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I really have no idea, especially since it's not carrier locked.
Samsung release firmware to the network/phone providers .
They then update it or not and upload to Kies .
If your phones Product code etc matches a later firmware on Kies you get an update .
Product code defines update .
jje

[Q] Advice on a Chinese SG2

So I'm living in China, my service provider is China Mobile.
PDA I9100 ZCKG4
PHONE I9100 ZCKG4
CSC I9100 OZHKG4
Kies says it wants to update me to KH1, but it's being flaky. Can't get it to work.
Anyways, I want to use CF-Root, but that thread says, "KG1/2/3/5/6/7", specifically missing KG4.
I can't find a copy of stock firmware anywhere in case I need to revert; the closest I can get is, "I9100ZNKG5 CSC = OZHKG5", from samfirmware.com, but that has PDA and PHONE country code ZN.
I also found a frankenstein firmware for hongkong and taiwan, CSC OZSKG2.
So my question is, if I use CF-root from a different region, what will happen? I want to lose some bloatware, but retain Chinese language and of course still work for calls and messages and data.
Pardon my Newbie-ness.
Hi, I am looking for similar answers. I Have updated from ZCKG4 to ZNKG5 (after bricking my phone). But I would like to get a EU firmware with working app-store, this seems not possible by just firmware update with Odin. Will rooting help?
i have the stock firmware..zckg4.. got it from a chinese website which my girlfriend helped me find..ill post the links wait..the site is chinese though but i have restored with it and works like a charm
Hi, I'm sorry to hi-jack this thread, but as I'm still new to these forums, I cannot post new threads. My concern is a bit related, in that I bought my SGS2 in China.
So, here's my deal: I am in China, and I recently bought an SGS2 from the gray markets (brand new from what I could tell). When I reset the phone, it came back on in German, so I thought that it's a real gray import phone. However, the phone still has some Chinese applications that I cannot uninstall (e.g., QQ). On Settings > Applications > Manage applications, I find that those Chinese apps are "default", and there is no uninstall option. I think they are "system applications".
Android Market works, and so do GMail, Maps, and Skype (apps that do not work on Chinese Android phones). Samsung Apps turn up in Chinese, and most, if not all, of the apps in there are Chinese, too. The SIMcard toolkit (or something like that) is also in Chinese.
These make me worry that my SGS2 might be a Chinese one that has been hacked into to make it work with a western, more standard ROM and firmware. I'm worried about this because there are some issues with a Chinese phone and making it work in the US or in Europe, and I'm moving to Europe next year. Besides, that would mean that the phone isn't brand new, won't it?
So my question is, how can I find out the original make of my SGS2, if it's Chinese or something else? BTW, there's the yellow triangle that people who've rooted their phones see when turning on the phone on my SGS2, too.
Details of my SGS2:
PDA: I9100XWKDF
Phone: I9100XXKDJ
CSC: I9100OXXKDD
Build info: Fri Apr 29 08:31:21 KST 2011
Build number: QUENS.CHS.GINGERBRED.XWKDF
Kernel version: [email protected] #2 (Does this mean my phone is rooted? I never did.)
From what I can tell, the phone version is not Chinese, but I'm not sure if that code changes too when you root and flash a different firmware and ROM.
I searched the thread on ROMs, but I cannot find the exact match for my phone.
What can you tell me about my phone from this information? If you need more, I can surely add the details necessary.
I hope that some knowledgeable and kind-hearted people here can answer my queries and help clarify things.
I will be forever grateful. Thank you very much in advance!
Signed,
Confused SGS2 owner
http://u.115.com/file/dnseses0#I9100ZCKG4.7z
password:www.sdapk.com
click either of the two buttons in grey next to the blue button, the download will start
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new2androids said:
Hi, I'm sorry to hi-jack this thread, but as I'm still new to these forums, I cannot post new threads. My concern is a bit related, in that I bought my SGS2 in China.
So, here's my deal: I am in China, and I recently bought an SGS2 from the gray markets (brand new from what I could tell). When I reset the phone, it came back on in German, so I thought that it's a real gray import phone. However, the phone still has some Chinese applications that I cannot uninstall (e.g., QQ). On Settings > Applications > Manage applications, I find that those Chinese apps are "default", and there is no uninstall option. I think they are "system applications".
Android Market works, and so do GMail, Maps, and Skype (apps that do not work on Chinese Android phones). Samsung Apps turn up in Chinese, and most, if not all, of the apps in there are Chinese, too. The SIMcard toolkit (or something like that) is also in Chinese.
These make me worry that my SGS2 might be a Chinese one that has been hacked into to make it work with a western, more standard ROM and firmware. I'm worried about this because there are some issues with a Chinese phone and making it work in the US or in Europe, and I'm moving to Europe next year. Besides, that would mean that the phone isn't brand new, won't it?
So my question is, how can I find out the original make of my SGS2, if it's Chinese or something else? BTW, there's the yellow triangle that people who've rooted their phones see when turning on the phone on my SGS2, too.
Details of my SGS2:
PDA: I9100XWKDF
Phone: I9100XXKDJ
CSC: I9100OXXKDD
Build info: Fri Apr 29 08:31:21 KST 2011
Build number: QUENS.CHS.GINGERBRED.XWKDF
Kernel version: [email protected] #2 (Does this mean my phone is rooted? I never did.)
From what I can tell, the phone version is not Chinese, but I'm not sure if that code changes too when you root and flash a different firmware and ROM.
I searched the thread on ROMs, but I cannot find the exact match for my phone.
What can you tell me about my phone from this information? If you need more, I can surely add the details necessary.
I hope that some knowledgeable and kind-hearted people here can answer my queries and help clarify things.
I will be forever grateful. Thank you very much in advance!
Signed,
Confused SGS2 owner
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if you have a superuser app in your app drawer then you are rooted..and most probably you are because you get that exclamation sign on boot up which means you have a unsecure kernel which is used to root.. anyways it most probably is a smuggled phone which was later flashed to meet the chinese people requirments and dont worry i guess it will work in europe

CSC Code

There was some confusion over what a CSC Code is and what happens to it when you flash a ROM.
CSC is the Consumer Software Customization and is specific to geographical region and carriers.
It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support.
CSC does not affect what firmware you can flash and is frankly irrelevant half the time.
What Happens to your CSC when you flash a ROM?
If you flash a custom ROM (like HyperGalaxy) you will not be able to see your CSC code.
If you flash your nations Stock Firmware (like UK Stock ROM or US Cellular) you will get the default CSC Code used for the entire nations unbranded phones.
If you flash your nations carrier-branded Stock Firmware (Like T-Mobile UK or T-Mobile US) you will get the carrier specific CSC Code which can identify what ROM you are using.
If you have a branded phone, I recommend using your nation's unbranded counterpart to insure your stock has the most flexibility in terms of updates, then use TriangleAway to hide your flashes. THIS WILL VOID YOUR CARRIER WARRANTY BUT NOT YOUR SAMSUNG WARRANTY.
You can find your CSC Code by dialing: *#1234#
I hope this clarifies things for people.
One thing I have not been able to work out from searching is if the CSC will have any impact on the battery due to settings like Fast Dormancy?
Living and working in Germany I got my GS3 here and despite being shop bought unbranded it installs a load of German applications every time I have an update (Bild etc) and I got sick of disabling and deleting them each time. I flashed an older BTU firmware and then used Kies to update to the latest BTU (4.1.2) which has worked out fine, but I cant help feeling the battery life has diminished from this.
I've been flashing Android phones since the Galaxy S but believe certain things like the fast dormancy are newer and this leaves me wondering if the CSC now has more of an impact per region..
Any info please?
nailerr said:
One thing I have not been able to work out from searching is if the CSC will have any impact on the battery due to settings like Fast Dormancy?
Living and working in Germany I got my GS3 here and despite being shop bought unbranded it installs a load of German applications every time I have an update (Bild etc) and I got sick of disabling and deleting them each time. I flashed an older BTU firmware and then used Kies to update to the latest BTU (4.1.2) which has worked out fine, but I cant help feeling the battery life has diminished from this.
I've been flashing Android phones since the Galaxy S but believe certain things like the fast dormancy are newer and this leaves me wondering if the CSC now has more of an impact per region..
Any info please?
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It could have something to do with the RIL (Radio Interface Layer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zaWJib3IuZ2V0cmlsIl0.
Try that and install a matching RIL.
Kryten2k35 said:
It could have something to do with the RIL (Radio Interface Layer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zaWJib3IuZ2V0cmlsIl0.
Try that and install a matching RIL.
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Huh, that shows me a mismatch. RIL is not something I am familiar with (and I try!) so this is interesting. I'm also very surprised Kies did not update the entire thing.
So I better look into what RIL entails overall. And consider that thanks button pressed.

Is this latest firmware for s3 and i dont have option called software update

Hello geeks,
I want to know is this the latest updated version for samsung galaxy s3 and my details follows and also i cant find an option called software update in my phone when i click (App ---> Settings -----> About devices. )
Model no : GT-i9300
Android ver : 4.0.4
Baseband ver:I9300BVLG1
kernal ver : 3.0.15-960912-user
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT
Build numner : IMM76D.I9300BVBLG2
thanks
Kies to check for an update .
Their is no latest it depends upon network country and phone model .
OTA update may be removed by network phone provider .
CHECKFUS will download latest firmware .
jje
itune said:
Hello geeks,
I want to know is this the latest updated version for samsung galaxy s3 and my details follows and also i cant find an option called software update in my phone when i click (App ---> Settings -----> About devices. )
Model no : GT-i9300
Android ver : 4.0.4
Baseband ver:I9300BVLG1
kernal ver : 3.0.15-960912-user
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT
Build numner : IMM76D.I9300BVBLG2
thanks
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First of all, we're not geeks; we're technical enthusiasts!
Second of all, as JJe said correctly, the button was probably removed by the carrier, you are at.
Third of all, you can always download frimware from here incase you don't have the OTA button
*OTA = Over the Air
JJEgan said:
Kies to check for an update .
Their is no latest it depends upon network country and phone model .
OTA update may be removed by network phone provider .
CHECKFUS will download latest firmware .
jje
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I Have called the customer care of the service provider they said they have not disabled that option is my phone faulty then because same provider with other phone i can see that option
itune said:
I Have called the customer care of the service provider they said they have not disabled that option is my phone faulty then because same provider with other phone i can see that option
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I very much doubt your phone is broken/defect or what ever, I'd say go to sammobile.com/firmware and download the latest firmware you can find
Or, if you never have, try flashing a custom ROM, they're definitly worth a try! We've got some developers here, that should be prominent!
itune said:
I Have called the customer care of the service provider they said they have not disabled that option is my phone faulty then because same provider with other phone i can see that option
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I am guessing you are with orange. Or maybe t-mobile as they are both one now. Your phone is not faulty and it is your service provider (orange/ t-mobile) who have disabled the updates option. I am in the same situation. You can either ring your service provider to give you an unbranded phone or flash the rom as suggested.
yeah, just flash some unbranded ROM available for you phone, I did exacly this and now I am FREE of carriers logos and other stuff, they should't control our lives, dam operators..
Beatsleigher said:
I very much doubt your phone is broken/defect or what ever, I'd say go to sammobile.com/firmware and download the latest firmware you can find
Or, if you never have, try flashing a custom ROM, they're definitly worth a try! We've got some developers here, that should be prominent!
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i am on that site now with the firmwares and i cannot find my country on it which is Cyprus ... that means i cannot use the latest firmware just because i cannot find my country ? because it says Greece (vodaphone) etc and in cyprus we have (cyta)
italianveins said:
i am on that site now with the firmwares and i cannot find my country on it which is Cyprus ... that means i cannot use the latest firmware just because i cannot find my country ? because it says Greece (vodaphone) etc and in cyprus we have (cyta)
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It doesn't really matter what ROM you use. The only difference is, is that you then have all the carrier crap on your phone. If you can, find the latest version for Europe/No carrier and flash that.
I mean, I live in Germany and I flash the European ones alll the time on other phones, because their fed up of all that bloatware on their phones.
But, I'd suggest trying out some custom ROMs. Personally, I'm using CarHD ROM v6 for my Galaxy S 4 (I9505), it use TWiz, but it's themed. Looks real awesome, though.
On my GS III, I at first had stock Telekom Germany, then I flashed Android Revolution HD - Wasn't happy with it at all after a week of use, constant lag and battery life was terrible (Please don't use this as an argument not to flash the ROM. The lagginess and battery life is relative, as it differes from user to user, as we all have different habbits of using our phones!), then I had Paranoid Android, CM10 and so on.. The last ROM I had on it was MIUI. I stuck with that until I got my new phone - Which was about half a year.
So, if you want my personal opinion, go check out MIUI, whether you choose the CM-based version or the official download from http://miuiandroid.com - It's your choice. In all the time I was using that ROM, using it rather heavily, my battery lasted just over a day and I never had any form of lag, whether it be in games like Hill Climb Racing or graphics-intense games like Asphalt 6. They all worked perfectly fine.
italianveins said:
i am on that site now with the firmwares and i cannot find my country on it which is Cyprus ... that means i cannot use the latest firmware just because i cannot find my country ? because it says Greece (vodaphone) etc and in cyprus we have (cyta)
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Cyprus is in the GT i9300 - Galaxy S III list Cyprus is CYV for generic firmware just use that versiom
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=CYV#firmware

Unlocked T-mobile SM-G900F Network problems

Hello Everyone,
I've tried searching for this issue in the forum, but nothing was close to what I was experiencing.
I have come across a used T-mobile galaxy s5 here in my country (Morocco), It's unlocked, but I don't know what kind of flashing operations this phone has undergone before falling into my hands.
The main issue is that the network connection is unstable, it drops every 15 minutes or so, and when I try to make calls I get the error message '' not registred to network "
The IMEI Number seems good, I'm running a stock t-mobile Rom (with all the software, and the t-mobile logo on boot) and I've update my firmware with samsung Kies. The issue is still there.
My main interrogation is what do I try now to make it work, it seems to me that the baseband needs to be patched or something like this to work with our local carrier (Itssalat al Maghrib) but I'm open to all of your suggestions.
Thank you very much for your help and time.
oussama.tali said:
Hello Everyone,
I've tried searching for this issue in the forum, but nothing was close to what I was experiencing.
I have come across a used T-mobile galaxy s5 here in my country (Morocco), It's unlocked, but I don't know what kind of flashing operations this phone has undergone before falling into my hands.
The main issue is that the network connection is unstable, it drops every 15 minutes or so, and when I try to make calls I get the error message '' not registred to network "
The IMEI Number seems good, I'm running a stock t-mobile Rom (with all the software, and the t-mobile logo on boot) and I've update my firmware with samsung Kies. The issue is still there.
My main interrogation is what do I try now to make it work, it seems to me that the baseband needs to be patched or something like this to work with our local carrier (Itssalat al Maghrib) but I'm open to all of your suggestions.
Thank you very much for your help and time.
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What rom? I know stock rom, but what version? What modem? Need a little more info here....
AxAtAx said:
What rom? I know stock rom, but what version? What modem? Need a little more info here....
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Product code : SM-G900FZKADTM
CSC CODE : DTM
Version number : LRX21T.G900FXXU1P0GC
Bootloader version : G900FXXU1P0GC
CSC version : G900FDTM1POG2
Baseband version : G900FXXU1POG1
Latest firmware : G900FXXU1POJ5/G900FDTM1POJ5/G900FXXU1BOJ1
Here are All the information I could gather about my phone, I think it's some kind of CSC issue. Also I've noticed that the IMEI I get in the device, is not the same i have behind the battery.
Thank you for your help

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