Dear All,
I live in China. I recently bought SGS2 GT-I9100. The shop keeper said it is Korean version. When I brought it home, there were a few problems with it.
1). When connected with Kies, a message is displayed that Firmware upgrade is not supported with this device or something like this.
2). When I upgraded the firmware to 4.0.4 using Odin, there was no lock screen and no shut down menu.
3). Also another problem is unwanted HW information on the home screens, menu screen everywhere. However, when I flashed 4.0.3 or Gingerbread, the unwanted HW information is gone but is always there with 4.0.4. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876539
I was able to solve the no lock screen and no shut down menu by fixing the "/efs/imei/keystr". However, no information was found on the other issues. Can anyone help please. Thanks
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I'm having a problem with my Samsung Galaxy 551 (a.k.a. callisto i5510L). Sometimes when I RECEIVE (and so far only when receiving) a call, if the other person hungs up and the screen is still locked (from the proximity sensor since the phone is next to my head when I'm talking) it never ever unlocks again. In fact it doesn't even react to any button and I can't even turn off the phone. Only thing that works is removing and reinserting the battery and then turning on the phone again. It's a very tedious process and it happens pretty often, every couple of days or so. I took the phone to service and they replaced it with a new one but it does exactly the same so I figure is a general issue among this model.
I haven't been succesful in finding this issue on the internet so I'm assuming it has something to do with the operator's modifications of the system.
So the question is: Has anyone else had this problem? If so, has anyone found a workaround, a patch or received a proper answer from the service about how or when it wil be fixed?
Today I got from the service that it was a software problem to be corrected via update, but they didn't know what was exactly the problem or when the update will happen so I don't believe them much...
A little technical info about the phone:
As said it has stock ROM from the operator CLARO Argentina and the firmware versions, according to KIES are:
PDA:JK3 / PHONE:JK3 / CSC:JK2 (CTI)
And according to the phone about menu:
Model: GT-I5510L
Android Version: 2.2
Baseband: I5510LVCJK3
Kernel: 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected] #1
Compilation: FROYO.VCJK3
Try install lastest rom from samfirmware.com
You need to register there.
WillingMagic said:
Try install lastest rom from samfirmware.com
You need to register there.
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Thanks for answering so soon and for the advice. I searched through their website but unfortunately they have only firmwares for the GT-I5510 and my device is GT-I5510L dunno, what's exactly the difference but even in samsung's open source website both devices have separate sections so I'm guessing there's a difference in hardware too.
I sent my phone for repair today, but perhaps I just have to wait for an official samsung update.
And I haven't found more people with this problem as often as it happens to me so perhaps I'm just really really REALLY unlucky and just got two faulty phones in a row. Maybe third time's the charm...
Now there is only 1 file diffrent, connected with the language.
hello,
Galaxy 551 is my wife's phone and she has the exact same problem.
After a call, screen turns off and the phone totally locks. Nothing can be done except taking out battery and turning the phone on again. I've noticed it happends on both outgoing and incoming calls.
Did you find other solution than flashing other rom? It's not my phone and don't want to mess with it.
Detailed phone info:
GT-I5510
Android 2.2
Radio: I5510XWKD1
Kernel: 2.6.32.9 - perf
number of compilation: FROYO.XWKD4
No, sorry. The only solution I found was taking it to service several times until they agreed to change it for a different model. Because all GT-I5510 that they kept giving me had the same problem.
Hello to everybody,
I am new user of a galaxy s2 which I byied used, .
During the last days, I've noticed that the screen sometimes turns on without any obvious reason to me. After 2 or 3 seconds it turns off and so on.
During these same days, after some calls, I get a notification fot "vingo" to have access to some of my phones hardware, which I decline.
My phone has the ics 4.03 version of android, and specifically the polish one (I live in Greece)
my kernel version is 3.0.15-Ι9100XXLPS-CL294511 [email protected] #3 .
any advice ?
since my phone runs a polish firmware, it has already been rooted ?
and if yes,could/should I return it somehow to the previous version of android GingerBread ?
or is there a way apart from reset to default values,to eliminate this problem ?
thanks in advance for any answer.
this is probebly due to some backgrond data /apps,
factory reset is the sysmplest way,
backup with Titanium and reset
restore apps only one by one monitoring the issue....
My phone have 2 very weird issues since returning from the Service Center. 2 weeks back after changing my kernel to SiyahKernel 3.1rc5, I noticed my wifi no longer works (it was not be able to find any AP and will keep searching then automatically switch off). I reflash the phone back to stock GB ROM and stock kernel everything and confirm the wifi hardware is somehow damaged. I sent the phone to the Service Center and they have the motherboard replaced. Wifi works after that.
First thing I got home is to nandroid restore my phone prior to servicing. Wifi works now but I could not make any calls, sms or use mobile internet. I then realised the phone did not request for me to enter my SIM card PIN (I have always enabled this) when booting up. Once I disable the SIM card PIN, my calls, sms and mobile internet works! Funny thing is this problem only affect Samsung ICS ROMs (any firmware as I have tested many in the past 2 weeks), but the same SIM card lock function works fine with CM9 or Samsung GB ROMs. Just for the record, I tested this on pure stock Samsung ICS ROMs (no custom ROMs or kernels).
Another issue is the Power menu is missing (the menu that appears giving options to reboot or power off, and no I am not talking about the APM in custom ROMs). Now when the phone is not in standby, holding the power button will send the phone to shutdown immediately instead of presenting the usual power menu. Again, this only happens with a Samsung ICS ROM and not with CM9 or Samsung GB ROM.
I am not sure how the new motherboard could have caused all these software issues but I am fairly certain it is a hardware issue so I need some confirmation or possible fix if it is software related. I was thinking of sending my phone back to the service center but my problem is that these issues only affects Samsung ICS ROMs but ICS isn't official release in my country yet (yes I know it has been ages since the first official ICS ROM for the international SGS2 was released), so I can't really show these problems to the service center with ICS on my SG2.
I have captured the logcat of my phone with the above 2 issues with the following action sequence performed on the phone: Phone boots, Call (to 1633), test SMS, remove SIM card lock, Call (to 1633), Hold power button.
Any expert review on my issues would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Edit: problem solved without need for logcat, thus removed
Anyone has any idea what is the problem with my phone?
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Maybe check your efs\imei folder the they keystr file? I had this problem before and the keystr file had disappeared after a flash
akusokuzan said:
Maybe check your efs\imei folder the they keystr file? I had this problem before and the keystr file had disappeared after a flash
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This was the solution! Thanks a million!!!
It had not occurred to me that the problem was with the /efs folder as the CM9 & GB ROMs didn't show the symptoms.
Thanks once again.
Hey,
My phone continuously has a problem in which the W on the keyboard does not work. It presses the letters either side. Paired with this, now and then the screen appears to think i'm touching it, when I am not - the menus change, applications open, and the bottom buttons freeze - the screen becomes completely unresponsive.
Is there a solution to fixing this? I've tried switching roms and kernals?
noj123 said:
Hey,
My phone continuously has a problem in which the W on the keyboard does not work. It presses the letters either side. Paired with this, now and then the screen appears to think i'm touching it, when I am not - the menus change, applications open, and the bottom buttons freeze - the screen becomes completely unresponsive.
Is there a solution to fixing this? I've tried switching roms and kernals?
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Tbh, I have no idea what to say. Do one thing, try flashing official firmware through odin and check if this error persists. If it doesn't then root the phone again and go to your favourite ROM. If it does, It could be a hardware problem of some sort. Best of luck
You can try Siyah kernel, I think it has some fixes for the touchscreen.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
boki9999 said:
You can try Siyah kernel, I think it has some fixes for the touchscreen.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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I have tried that kernal and the problem did continue. I haven't however flashed an official stock ROM since my first custom ROM. The problem is quite random which makes it impossible to replicate, I can just be using my phone for a few seconds and it will freeze up, then not do it for a week and it'll come back.
I am going to put on
"Official Stock ICS Firmwares
I9100XWLPT Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)
Base Firmware: I9100XWLPT (4.0.4)
Region: Europe"
And see if it'll sort out the issue. Currently my phone is essentially unusable due to the error - doesn't help I need this phone for tomorrow when I go on holiday.
I hope someone has some experience of this problem, I will do my best to explain in some detail.
It is as out of the box currently running version 4.0.4 firmware.
The history, initially stock firmware version 4.0.3 was running, the USB was a little loose, so I swapped the complete pcb with another S2 I have with a faulty display, to make things a bit more complicated I also put in a 2Gb SD card, when I rebooted the problem appeared, on pressing the power button to wake up, the screen comes on to the lock screen in dimmed mode, and it will stay like it for anything from 5 to 15 seconds, then the screen will go to full brilliance and the screen can be unlocked.
What I have tried, removed and rebooted with sd card removed, swapped back the original USB pcb, and swapped back again as the problem remained, also upgraded to firmware version 4.0.4, that is more or less where I am now, the problem remains.
Have tried researching but unable to find anything relating to this problem, do you have any ideas?
Update:
After further reading, it appears the original firmware may have been customised, because I was not able to get Kies to connect with the device and the CSC was stated as 'unknown', which from what I have read indicates a custom ROM.
Having flashed the stock firmware , on the recovery menu I get still the message #Manual Mode# Appling Multi CSC.... Applied the CSC code: XEU Successfully applied multi CSC, which was also present with original firmware but it never actually applied the code as it stated CSC 'unknown'. but I can now connect with Kies and the CSC code is stated as I9100XEULPA.
Is it normal to get this message at the recovery menu?
Is it a symptom of the same lock screen delay issue?
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I spent 6 weeks trying to fix this, the most aggravating of problems are sometimes very easy to cure when you know the answer!
Disable auto brightness, easy, your long wake up delay has now gone.
Let me know if it helped you.:good: