[Q] Difference between all JB updates? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, just got an S2 I9100 which has
CSC: KOR
android 2.3.6
baseband:i9100xxki3
Build no:gingerbread.ax918
kernel:2.6.35.7-i9100zski3-CL603802
[email protected] #2
It is already rooted.
So now I want to update it to official JB. But I dont know which one should I flash via odin. There are so many jb firmwares for same regions.
i want to know a few things before i proceed.
1.what is the difference between very first jb update and the latest one?
2.My s2 has the emmc brickbug so is it safe to update to jb via odin and flash different roms later?
3.which method should i use to root it after update? ?
4.do gameloft and ea games work at max graphics on jb like they do on gb or they work at low graphics?

Answers to some of ur questions:
1.smoothness, updated google apps(u can check the changelog in the stock fw thread)..the latest one is lsw(uk) but i heard that it is sim locked or something, so u can flash lss!
2.not really sure
3.i used philz root after updating to jb..u can find it in the original dev section!
4.graphic intensive games work pretty smoothly!

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[Q] Flashing difference between HTC Desire & SGS 2

Hi Guys
I have recently bought new SGS II phone. I have been using HTC Desire and got more than 1 year of flashing experience almost every week i used to flash new ROM or updates to MIUI Rom. Touch wood i never bricked my phone.
I have rooted my SGS 2 with CF root method. Flashing Samsung device seems to be confusing me. There are so many kernels, Firmwares and even themes are dependent upon which firmware i am running.
I used to flash any rom for HTC desire without worrying about which firmware i originally got.
My carrier is T-mobile UK and running Kernel 2.6.35.7 KG2, can i flash any latest kernel or i need to match anything ?
My firmware is I9100BOKG1, can i update this to any firmware or it must be from UK and same carrier ?
Basically i do not understand what i can do and what i can not. I have searched for these all information everywhere on google but can not find any satisfactory answer.
Expert guys please help me.
androiduser2011 said:
Hi Guys
I have rooted my SGS 2 with CF root method. Flashing Samsung device seems to be confusing me. There are so many kernels, Firmwares and even themes are dependent upon which firmware i am running.
Read and learn is the only way .
My carrier is T-mobile UK and running Kernel 2.6.35.7 KG2, can i flash any latest kernel or i need to match anything ?
No flash anything bar ICS.
My firmware is I9100BOKG1, can i update this to any firmware or it must be from UK and same carrier ?
If you flash a kernel you will lose TMobile update path .
You can simply upgrade via the stock roms thread which debrands your phone or wait for TMobile upgrade but root may throw that out as its not the kernel that came with the phone .
Best solution is to read post one full of how to stickies .
jje
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Hi JJ
I have already installed Villian ROM 3.0 & enjoyed it for 2 days then i moved to Batista70 FoxHound Edition 3.0 with latest firmware XWKL1.
Thanks for your help.

[Q] When is ICS avaliable?

I bought the phone in January sim free, for full price from my local mobile phone store. It is running stock android 2.3.4 (build number: GINGERBREAD.XWKI4). Its been in the online news a lot that ICS would be available by the end of Q1 but still, i am unable to update. I get a message saying my firmware is the latest available.
I live in New Zealand and as far as i understand you (USA) have ICS but what about for me? I'm assuming my phone is the international version so i thought i would have the update by now.
So does anyone know the full story?
Thanks
ICS hasn't been released by any of the NZ telcos yet (I checked with Checkfus). You can pretty much run any ICS stock (or custom for that matter) rom you want. Lots of Odin (mainly stock roms) & CWM flashable (mainly custom) roms on here (search the development sections).
One thing to bear in mind if you do flash a stock ICS rom from another region tho, you may have problems getting updates via Kies in future. If that happens, you'd need to flash a stock rom for your region in order to get Kies updates again. Or you could do what the majority of people on here do, bypass Kies completely (horrible excuse for software) & flash all your roms manually.
As long as you've got an I9100 or I9100T you can flash any firmware for these phones.
Fellow Kiwi here mate, just flash any ics rom thru odin. I've had no issues whatsoever, the latest Lp7 rom with speedmod kernel is the best I've had. You wont regret it.
I'm with telecom, they wont update anything quickly at all.
Hope this helps your decision

A Question

Hey guys,
I recently rooted my S2 and installed a custom ROM because i was sick of waiting for Samsung to release ICS in my region ( Also i love stock ICS ).
Recently they released ICS in my region so i went to sammobiles to download the firmware.
My Question is that do PDA and CSC change for each new version of android released or am i supposed to wait for the firmware with the same PDA and CSC as the version i was using.
Also I wanted to know if I could flash firmware of different region on the phone without it having any errors
Thank you.
Mysterious99 said:
Hey guys,
I recently rooted my S2 and installed a custom ROM because i was sick of waiting for Samsung to release ICS in my region ( Also i love stock ICS ).
Recently they released ICS in my region so i went to sammobiles to download the firmware.
My Question is that do PDA and CSC change for each new version of android released or am i supposed to wait for the firmware with the same PDA and CSC as the version i was using.
Also I wanted to know if I could flash firmware of different region on the phone without it having any errors
Thank you.
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u can flash any stock rom ...
The only small issue you might face if you flash stock firmware for a different region is you may not be able to get OTA updates for your region when they're released. But it's easy enough to flash them via Odin so this isn't a massive problem.
MistahBungle said:
The only small issue you might face if you flash stock firmware for a different region is you may not be able to get OTA updates for your region when they're released. But it's easy enough to flash them via Odin so this isn't a massive problem.
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What if i flash a firmware for a region i will be going to.
Will I get OTA updates if i access the update list from that region ?

xxlp2 Problem... Help !

hi there,
I have just purchased a Samsung Galaxy s2 UK unlocked from a friend, the kernel says 3.0.15-i9100xxlp2-cl57619 [email protected] #3 which i believe is a beta unstable version of ICS.
This version is very buggy i cant even add images to contacts, i have tryed flashing other kernels which just lock up the phone, plus i cannot upgrade this via kies "kies your device does not support software upgrading via kies"...
my question is what kernel do i need to flash onto this with either a stable ICS version or a stock gingerbread so i can update via kies...
Regards
bigblue101 said:
hi there,
I have just purchased a Samsung Galaxy s2 UK unlocked from a friend, the kernel says 3.0.15-i9100xxlp2-cl57619 [email protected] #3 which i believe is a beta unstable version of ICS.
This version is very buggy i cant even add images to contacts, i have tryed flashing other kernels which just lock up the phone, plus i cannot upgrade this via kies "kies your device does not support software upgrading via kies"...
my question is what kernel do i need to flash onto this with either a stable ICS version or a stock gingerbread so i can update via kies...
Regards
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u can try the stock XXLPQ or XXLP7 kernel's which r very stable one's so far
chhers bud i will give it a whirl.....
tryed XXLPQ sent the phone into a infinite loop
Wipe cache/data and do factory reset.
cheers....... all good now

[Q] my phone wants to do a samsung update .. will i loose my root if i allow this

Hi all .. im in the UK i have an unlocked GS2 that is rooted i am on the vodafone network. i keep getting a software update available . i know this to be from Samsung . if i allow this will i loose my root ? i am currently have ICS 4.0.4 any idea what the upgrade might be ? i am running stock firmware but with a siyah kernel
strommy1966 said:
Hi all .. im in the UK i have an unlocked GS2 that is rooted i am on the vodafone network. i keep getting a software update available . i know this to be from Samsung . if i allow this will i loose my root ? i am currently have ICS 4.0.4 any idea what the upgrade might be ? i am running stock firmware but with a siyah kernel
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AFAIK the software update from samsung is for Jellybean v4.1.2.
Any OTA update will unroot ur phone for sure
PS- and do keep in mind not to create multiple threads for each of ur issue, rather update the same thread

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