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Will doing an update from kias from pc, basically I think its a firmwire update, will it remove root from my phone?
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If you're rooted kies won't let you update. You would have to unroot and then upgrade with kies which is probably not worth the hassle as the custom roms on xda are probably far better than what is available on kies.
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Its my first android phone, and I hear cyanogen does not fully support SGS2 yet, and that it does not have hardware acceleration. So if ice cream sandwich is released, how can I update? I heard 2.3.6 or 5 is already out for SGS2.
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Most of the custom roms on xda are 2.3.6. Cyanogen will probably release ics first and then you will see it appear on xda. There are a couple of ics developer leaks but they are buggy. It could be as late as April before you see an official release mybe longer for some carriers.
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If you're rooted kies won't let you update. You would have to unroot and then upgrade with kies which is probably not worth the hassle as the custom roms on xda are probably far better than what is available on kies.
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Why ? My SGS2 rooted using zergrush method connects flawlessly to Kies, and software version is displayed correctly. I think that if phone is only rooted and not flashed with some PDA/PHONE/CSC combination that is unknown for KIES it can be upgraded this way, but of course root will be lost, so IMHO Mobile Odin with everroot will be far better way.
@marcadam: wat is ics?
@slig: wat is everroot? Is it like u wont loose root ever again? How do I get that?
Sorry im still kinda new to android, after days of research I found n used cfroot to root my fone... Didnt try any other sort of hack yet...
Thanks alot both of u...
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rez1 said:
@marcadam: wat is ics?
@slig: wat is everroot? Is it like u wont loose root ever again? How do I get that?
Sorry im still kinda new to android, after days of research I found n used cfroot to root my fone... Didnt try any other sort of hack yet...
Thanks alot both of u...
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1. Root will be lost, if you flash a new rom (unless its a non-wipe rom)
2. ICS(Ice Cream Sandwich) is the newest android version, also called "Android 4.0".
3. "Mobile Odin with everroot" he mentioned is an app that is installed on your phone, wich does exactly the same as the flashing Software(Odin) on your computer, wich you used, to flash a custom rom.
4. I don't suggest, updating with Kies, because many people reported, that it bricked their phones.
I suggest, that you flash CWM(Clockworkmod Recovery) on your phone, and use that(Its the most popular way to update/flash/backup/restore a ROM).
kaukassus said:
I suggest, that you flash CWM(Clockworkmod Recovery) on your phone, and use that(Its the most popular way to update/flash/backup/restore a ROM).
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Is it possible to flash stock Samsung roms via CWM ? I thought that CWM is for flashing customs, original stocks can be flashed only by Odin (or Kies).
If the rom is made for flashing with CWM then yes. (Most rom's are made for flashing with CWM) if you can't find a cwm compatible stock version, then i can upload you one I made(newest stock version 100% stock).
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Hi there, i got a question related to this problem
when i rooted my phone i uninstalled kies because i had no use of it
my father just got a sgs2 and want to have it rooted
will i loose the other functions of kies when rooted ?
(I mean contacts won't sync in kies and other things like this eg. music?)
Nikueltrasgu said:
Hi there, i got a question related to this problem
when i rooted my phone i uninstalled kies because i had no use of it
my father just got a sgs2 and want to have it rooted
will i loose the other functions of kies when rooted ?
(I mean contacts won't sync in kies and other things like this eg. music?)
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No you lose nothing in KIES and dependant upon codes you may even get an update .
But why root unless an app requires root .
jje
JJEgan said:
No you lose nothing in KIES and dependant upon codes you may even get an update .
But why root unless an app requires root .
jje
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because carriers from my country add loads of bloatware that are useless and crashing a lot so cleaning up a bit isn't bad
thanks for the quick answer btw
Morning guy's, I've just had an update come through but installation has failed, I suspect it's due to CWM being installed, any tips regarding this?
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No setting for Brightness after update
Hey all,
An update came through for the OS, and now I'm on 4.0.4. That setting for Brightness is now gone, but my browser is still dark. I've looked through all browser settings and all over the OS settings and nothing seems to make it bright again. Any thoughts?
glennss said:
Morning guy's, I've just had an update come through but installation has failed, I suspect it's due to CWM being installed, any tips regarding this?
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Cut and Paste .
Remove root try again .
That fails use Kies that fails use CHECKFUS that fails try a Samsung forum or flash stock rom from XDA Developers forum .
jje
hello every one
i recently rooted my phone which it has i9300XXALF2 firmware and after a few days it seems to have an OTA update exactly 74.44 MB , after downloading the update , when i reboot the phone it goes to 30% and aborts with an < ! > mark on an android robot.when it restarts and i go to the software update it says that update did not installed and i can download the update again.
so i tried to flash to stock rom,then again i get the same update which does happen the same thing again.
I tried kies too but it says that my firmware is up to date.
i have wiped cach and all data and reset to factory several times but everything the same...
does anyone know what's going on ?
Is it possible that rooted phones dont get official updates any more ?
many thanks for you responses.
Whats going on as per the thousands of exact same questions OTA has failed due to ROOT .
jje
Beat me to it...luckily for him! To op.this
cant upgrade
I have a stock gt i9300. over the air upgrade keeps failing. I tried kies, but it wont give the option to upgrade. i have android 4.0.4. my phone keeps bugging me to upgrade but i cant. how do i upgrade without flashing after market roms. pls help. tks.
amour1991 said:
hello every one
i recently rooted my phone which it has i9300XXALF2 firmware and after a few days it seems to have an OTA update exactly 74.44 MB , after downloading the update , when i reboot the phone it goes to 30% and aborts with an < ! > mark on an android robot.when it restarts and i go to the software update it says that update did not installed and i can download the update again.
so i tried to flash to stock rom,then again i get the same update which does happen the same thing again.
I tried kies too but it says that my firmware is up to date.
i have wiped cach and all data and reset to factory several times but everything the same...
does anyone know what's going on ?
Is it possible that rooted phones dont get official updates any more ?
many thanks for you responses.
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What your bootloader status?
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What your bootloader status?
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I dont know about my bootloader status ,so I consider it has not changed, I just flashed the PDA in Odin ...
how do i upgrade without flashing after market roms
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Get the latest official ROM from either a sticky-thread in the General Section or on http://samfirmware.com
Then flash it through Odin. (No data loss caused by a simple upgrade!)
You'll need to re-root your device again since upgrading always reverts root and all system-modifications.
Does rooted mb get OTA update? I have also same version but lots og bug in it..so can anybody help to get ride of that bugs.
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Does rooted mb get OTA update? I have also same version but lots og bug in it..so can anybody help to get ride of that bugs.
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Yes but it may not install .
Update by flashing stock rom via Odin dont mess with Samsung update methods .
jje
at last ...
after a lot of flashing and doing the same thing about 12 times! i finally succeeded ! and downloaded the update
the new version is XXLFB
... anyway i dont know but it's very weird because i did the same things for flash and updating by my wifi and it succeeded after 12 th time !
things i felt about this firmware :
-automatic brightness added in upper (floating) menu
-more control over sound
-1 mb decrease in total amout of ram from 780 to 779 !
-more responsive browser (scrolling in two axis at the same time) >> the thing that i could barely do in XXLF2
-gps locks a bit faster
-messaging interface is changed and moved in the middle of screen
-faster gallery and a bit whole interface
Congrats for finally joining the lfb club. A few weeks later than any of us using custom roms but still =)
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I'll be as straight to the point as I can
I bought a SGS3(i9300) it had ICS when I wanted to update It always said"No update available" and I tried OTA and Kies nothing got me the update to JB
so I went back to the place I bought it from he told me you're not gonna get the update because of where your device was made or something like that(Although I have friends who had the same device, bought it from the same place and they got the OTA update)
anyway He told me he will get me the JB by rooting...I was so eager to get the JB update I said ok...he did it
now I have a rooted device with this build number(JZO54k,I9300XXelk4)(it says its the stock rom when I googled it....I guess)
The problem is I want to get rid of this rom go back to stock and get the official update to JB from samsung via OTA maybe so that it will give me updates if any are available soon(The s4 features they were talking about)because now when I try to check for updates it says your device is modified
Another question is if I want to change to a custom ROM now what should I do?(I really want to try this Rom which makes the software like of the Nexus 4)(I dont think he backed up the ICS stock one)
Thanks alot and sorry for writing this long article
P.S:Yes Im a noob when it comes to rooting...
Read the FAQ in the stickies and you will know more and how to proceed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148708
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chrismast said:
Read the FAQ in the stickies and you will know more and how to proceed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148708
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already did but couldnt find what i wanted thats why i posted this
I want to know how to get the official update
Thanks anyway
If you want to get official updates you wil have to unroot your phone!
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already did but couldnt find what i wanted thats why i posted this
I want to know how to get the official update
Thanks anyway
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there is also a search function and in addition the guide "back to stock" which describes how to get OTA back.
but here again for you: unroot, flash stock, make sure to align the CSC with the firmware version, and it should work.
chrismast said:
there is also a search function and in addition the guide "back to stock" which describes how to get OTA back.
but here again for you: unroot, flash stock, make sure to align the CSC with the firmware version, and it should work.
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Thanks alot
Well, I am starting this thread because of frustration...
the frustration of bricking my O2 UK SG3 I9300 using the Irish VDF OTA update ROM...
anyone had a similar experience?...
I was happily using 4.2.2 leaked version since it was released, but the temptation was too big not to take the plunge...
when I flashed with Odin 3.04 the 4.3 VDF update stayed stuck on updating CACHE which is unusual, then failed, and the dreaded rom flashing error exclamation mark message appeared on the phone...
so I reflashed it back to 4.2.2, though it took about 3 attempts and sweating to succeed...
my guess is that it is not such a good idea to flash one carrier release onto antother carrier phone (even if unlocked as is mine)... and I will instead now wait for O2 to release theirs....
come to think of it, some posts saying the Ireland VDF 4.3 release is not so hot vindicates patience in this case...
Are you asking a question ???
You did not have carrier firmware on your phone when you flashed 4.3 so its not carrier to carrier problem .
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Are you asking a question ???
You did not have carrier firmware on your phone when you flashed 4.3 so its not carrier to carrier problem .
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No I was not asking a question, I was relating my frustated experience...
but I would love to hear why it was not possible for me to flash it successfully, despite being able to flash 4.2.2 and the correct phone modem successfully... so far twice...
Be best if the mods made a 4.3 discussion thread so user experience of 4.3 could be shared .
Bad download? Connection error? EMMC bad blocks?
It has nothing to do with your carrier.
Try another 4.3 ROM, there are several remixed, rooted ones now. Check the MD5 before you flash.
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Bad download? Connection error? EMMC bad blocks?
It has nothing to do with your carrier.
Try another 4.3 ROM, there are several remixed, rooted ones now. Check the MD5 before you flash.
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Odin checked the MD5 and found no problem...
Installed on Romanian phone, no problema at all.
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punktnet said:
Installed on Romanian phone, no problema at all.
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weird...
maybe the fact that I have the leaked 4.2.2 rom flashed already makes it a problem?
I might try again, but it is a pain if it fails again, and I have to revert yet again to 4.2.2 -
the zip download did not show any error, so it is not a bad download...
Wipe-flash-wipe.
You can not doing it wrong that way.
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punktnet said:
Wipe-flash-wipe.
You can not doing it wrong that way.
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I agree, thanks...