[Q] Cant update - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

HI,,...i need help...i have a galaxy s2 with below info:
PDA:I9100DXKL3
Phone: M250S.UD18.1125.ST
CSC:I9100OLCKL2
When i connect to KIES for ICS upgrade , it showing Your device does not support software upgrading via kies..
Is there something wrong with this device????PLS HELP..

As I remember some csc/firmware need to use a different kies instead of the normal full feature one. Got this problem with canada Roger samsung device before.
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So wat am i suppose to do nw?
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Try thanking the bloke above for giving you a steer on what you might need to do, go away, do a little research on Kies lite and then come back later if you need more help. If not, root and install any ROM that your heart desires.
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mckeowngoo said:
If not, root and install any ROM that your heart desires.
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YOU DON'T NEED ROOT! just to install firmware!
just use Odin and whatever firmware along with the guides on the forum

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Rooting and upgrade question

I have rooted my galaxy s3..so how will i get the upgrade to jb when samsung make it available ..does i will get it normally by downloading from software update in phone..or i have to do that manually using cable and other computer programe....
Another question..how can i completly unroot my phone..and back it as i bought?!!
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If you've rooted your phone, and installed CWM....just go installed custom JB ROM
If your region doesn't have JB provided yet, you will not get it officially....
That's not purpose of having root on your phone
zeyadrani said:
I have rooted my galaxy s3..so how will i get the upgrade to jb when samsung make it available ..does i will get it normally by downloading from software update in phone..or i have to do that manually using cable and other computer programe....
Another question..how can i completly unroot my phone..and back it as i bought?!!
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Ok thanks..but i didn't get u in the end point...i ask..how can i unrooted my ohone and back it as i bought..because i want to go to samsung service
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Flash a stock firmware from sammobile.com using ODIN.
This will also unroot your phone.
If you have the option to update your phone, and I think you have, just click to check your software version, do it over wifi, so I've done to me, you'll have official jb, un rooted.
So..that will earase all data?!! Or it will keep it..apps and all thing
And link plz for the last firmware in egypt..i have found 4.1.1 for egypt on sammobile..but csn't download it..is that one ok?!and link for it plz
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I rooted my stock 4.0.4 and then OTA updates wouldn't function at all. I've found that updating through Kies via USB cable overrides this. I couldn't try this with my own phone as I already flashed a stock JB rom, but tried it with my mom's and worked perfectly well.
U have upgrade roored ics to jb via kies with out flash stock one first?"!!
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Root on 2.3.3

Got S2 with 2.3.3 without root. Need to get it !without PC!. How?
Thank you.
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Look for thread "root phone without yellow triangle" something like that.
Send form Galaxy S2. But I don't have it :-\
Yeah but. 2.3.3. Without PC. Is it possible? Maybe I need to flash ooooold Siyah through standard recovery but how?
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I think it's work for your Gb..it's wrieted sorry bad English.
Send form Galaxy S2. But I don't have it :-\
It will show "aborted". I dont know will 2.6.13 work on 2.3.3, lowest supported is 2.3.4 version.
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I am doing it because I dont have pc now + i cant make FOTA update.
Phone shows me "Failed to update firmware. Try again using PC software or visit a Samsung Service centre". I want to use Mobile ODIN but I dont have root.
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bkjugg said:
I am doing it because I dont have pc now + i cant make FOTA update.
Phone shows me "Failed to update firmware. Try again using PC software or visit a Samsung Service centre". I want to use Mobile ODIN but I dont have root.
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It is quite impossible to root without the phone, lower models can be done from the recovery but s2 will get bricked.
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I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
I downloaded temp cwm, flash it - without exit from cwn recovery flash wanam 12.8. Will it work?
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How to auto update after custom rom

Hi there, when I first brought my SII I manually updated my rom to an updated one from samfirm, no I have trouble auto updating to newer android versions, when I search for newer firmware it doesn't find any
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Red_Stafford said:
Hi there, when I first brought my SII I manually updated my rom to an updated one from samfirm, no I have trouble auto updating to newer android versions, when I search for newer firmware it doesn't find any
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Please be more informative next time you post a question. Are you on 4.0.4 or what? And are you running stock rom (rooted/not rooted) or a custom one?
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If you have the ROM that you get when you got the cellphone, then you will adviced if you have a update from samsung.
If you have a Custom ROM based on CM 10.1 [Google It] or AOKP [Google it] you can update in CWM [google it] without any wipe [Google it]
If you have a custom ROM based on Samsung, you need to wipe all the data and install it via CWM or ODIN.
^_^
sry for my english.
tinchomey said:
If you have the ROM that you get when you got the cellphone, then you will adviced if you have a update from samsung.
If you have a Custom ROM based on CM 10.1 [Google It] or AOKP [Google it] you can update in CWM [google it] without any wipe [Google it]
If you have a custom ROM based on Samsung, you need to wipe all the data and install it via CWM or ODIN.
^_^
sry for my english.
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About your first point: thats the whole problem he stated.
About the second part: you're not completely right. If the OP indeed has a custom rom, then the updates from it (AOSP, AOKP or Samsung based) must be done like the developer says in his thread. @OP: in that case you won't get a 'Software Update'-notification, but maybe your rom has the Update Me-app or anything like it, so you can flash it through CWM.
If you (OP) are on a stock rom, then you have to flash the updates manually through Odin. However, if you're on 4.0.4, there is no update because it's the latest firmware.
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Sorry guys, I'm on 4.0.3, when I first had my phone I downloaded a updated rom from SamFirmware and used Odin to update but now when I search for a new update it never finds one
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Red_Stafford said:
Sorry guys, I'm on 4.0.3, when I first had my phone I downloaded a updated rom from SamFirmware and used Odin to update but now when I search for a new update it never finds one
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So, flash a new one with Odin if you want to..?
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I could do but I consider this too much effort inseam of just auto updating OTA plus I have a MacBook so no access to Odin anymore
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Red_Stafford said:
I could do but I consider this too much effort inseam of just auto updating OTA plus I have a MacBook so no access to Odin anymore
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And did you considered rooting your device? In that way you have to access to the latest build that are available.
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Donnie Sins said:
And did you considered rooting your device? In that way you have to access to the latest build that are available.
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How can I root my SII without connecting it to windows and How do I update to the latest rom without connecting to Odin
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Red_Stafford said:
How can I root my SII without connecting it to windows and How do I update to the latest rom without connecting to Odin
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I'm sorry, I've missed that part about Windows/Mac. I believe there's a different method for that, but I personally wouldn't know how..
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Red_Stafford said:
I could do but I consider this too much effort inseam of just auto updating OTA plus I have a MacBook so no access to Odin anymore
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Then get a better PC/Laptop or install a real PC/Laptop OS in a Virtual Machine like VMWare.
OK I've found Heimdall which is a Mac application that let's me update my phone but the next question is I can only find one file on sammobile for my phone on the 3 uk network but it's for PDA: I9100XWLPY CSC: I9100H3GLP7 but mine is PDA: I9100XXLPQ CSC: I9100H3GLP2 so the question is will this be OK on my phone cuz it's the only 4.0.4 version showing for 3 UK
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TheATHEiST said:
Then get a better PC/Laptop or install a real PC/Laptop OS in a Virtual Machine like VMWare.
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That's a very productive reply "get a better PC/Laptop"
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How to...please enter

Hey guys im new to Samsung galaxy S3.
I have a question... can i root my S3 I9300 without using Odin ? And SuperOneclick....i mean is can i use recovery mode and update.zip like the other device ... please help me
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babyyeobo14 said:
Hey guys im new to Samsung galaxy S3.
I have a question... can i root my S3 I9300 without using Odin ? And SuperOneclick....i mean is can i use recovery mode and update.zip like the other device ... please help me
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May I know why you are not able to use Odin?
That is a very simple way to root.
It depends on your current firmware/kernel. I was able to flash and never used Odin I've rooted the phone using exynos abuse as I had really vulnerable kernel, then I installed Recovery by rom manager and flashed stuff from the open recovery. But make sure that exynos abuse works for your firmware before using it and make sure you know what you are doing and don't touch anything else then root option in this program
I install samsung kies. But still when i connect my S3 to my PC nothing happen. Sorry for my bad english
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AndroidPlant said:
May I know why you are not able to use Odin?
That is a very simple way to root.
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Can i have the link of samsungkies did u use?
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Garreth88 said:
It depends on your current firmware/kernel. I was able to flash and never used Odin I've rooted the phone using exynos abuse as I had really vulnerable kernel, then I installed Recovery by rom manager and flashed stuff from the open recovery. But make sure that exynos abuse works for your firmware before using it and make sure you know what you are doing and don't touch anything else then root option in this program
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This S3 is brand new... yesterday i got this phone and i have now stock firmware and stock kernel
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babyyeobo14 said:
This S3 is brand new... yesterday i got this phone and i have now stock firmware and stock kernel
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The date of purchase means nothing. I know that you have stock firmware, but there are many stock firmware versions (even if all are 4.1.2) and they have different vulnerabilities. I was at XXELL4 kernel at stock, which is old and vulnerable, but you may be on one of the newest kernel which can't be abused without ODIN. Please take more time to read guides and get more familiar with the phone, as your next post might start by "I've bricked my phone, please help" You will survive few days at stock rom and it seems that you don't know the basics
babyyeobo14 said:
I install samsung kies. But still when i connect my S3 to my PC nothing happen. Sorry for my bad english
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KIES & Odin do not play well together, hence you should deinstall KIES in case you want to use Odin, will save you a lot of time solving connection issues.
Otherwise as mentioned.
babyyeobo14 said:
Can i have the link of samsungkies did u use?
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Do not use Kies!
All you need to do is install the drivers of your phone and once that is
done and Kies is opened infront of you open, go to
Task Manager > Processes > Remove All Kies Related Applications
and then use Odin to root your phone.
1. Provide us with kernel version.
2. Are you on ICS/JB?
3. Are you on OS X? If you are use Heimdall; Mac alternative to Odin. Otherwise there is no reason why you should use anything other than Odin/Heimdall, just flash CF Root.
what do you need root for? if you don't know the difference between Kies and Odin, don't root it, you'll brick it

Im in quite the pickle.

So basically I updated my galaxy s2 t989 to jellybean so I would get the upgraded radio so I could install custom roms. After upgrading through Samsung kies I tried again and got stuck in a collaterals recovery boot loop. I restored to a previous backup before I upgraded but the problem is I am back on 4.0.4 but It kept the 4.1.2 radio. So now kies says my firmware is not compatible to upgrade. Is this common or am I totally screwed?
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catylistic said:
So basically I updated my galaxy s2 t989 to jellybean so I would get the upgraded radio so I could install custom roms. After upgrading through Samsung kies I tried again and got stuck in a collaterals recovery boot loop. I restored to a previous backup before I upgraded but the problem is I am back on 4.0.4 but It kept the 4.1.2 radio. So now kies says my firmware is not compatible to upgrade. Is this common or am I totally screwed?
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Although I do not personally own an S2 the common method is finding a radio version at 4.0.4 and flashing that. Finding it will be the difficult part. Ask around and see if one of your buddies (XDA is your buddy ) has a copy that they can lend you.
qmarchi said:
Although I do not personally own an S2 the common method is finding a radio version at 4.0.4 and flashing that. Finding it will be the difficult part. Ask around and see if one of your buddies (XDA is your buddy ) has a copy that they can lend you.
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So would I just flash it through Odin?
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Also do you know if that is why my phone isn't getting recognized by Kies?
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catylistic said:
So would I just flash it through Odin?
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catylistic said:
Also do you know if that is why my phone isn't getting recognized by Kies?
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As I said. I don't own any Samsung devices so I can't help you there. Basic andoiud help is finding a raido and flashing it through a recovery, CWM or otherwise.

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