[Q] S3 stock rom problem with KIES. - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello.
2 days ago i just flashed back my stock S3 firmware (4.1.2), downgraded from 4.2.2.
This is my stock firmware:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=13550
Now,when i-m starting KIES,it says "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies"
and as product code, it says : (ALB) instead of (COA).
tryed with Odin [sammobile firmware] and also tryed with Kies restore.. with my PhoneModel and S/N.
nothing changed, still (ALB) instead of (COA).
what should i do? the only way to change my countrycode, is to root phone,and i don't want to.
thanks!

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What do you want Samsung updates only via Kies and don't use XDA ??
What exactly are you trying to achieve ??
jje

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JJEgan said:
What do you want Samsung updates only via Kies and don't use XDA ??
What exactly are you trying to achieve ??
jje
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I-m trying to make Kies showing me again COA,instead of ALB. [ i don't even know what ALB is. ]
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Kies shows what is on the phone .
So you want official Samsung firmware updates only via Kies and do not want to use XDA .
I see you do not want to root either .
Kies Tools Firmware Upgrade and Initialization .
outside of that i know nothing about Kies and suggest if that does not work you find a Kies forum or take the phone to a service centre .
jje
jje

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JJEgan said:
Kies shows what is on the phone .
So you want official Samsung firmware updates only via Kies and do not want to use XDA .
I see you do not want to root either .
Kies Tools Firmware Upgrade and Initialization .
outside of that i know nothing about Kies and suggest if that does not work you find a Kies forum or take the phone to a service centre .
jje
jje
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i wanna send my phone to warranty, and i don't know if there-s anything to worry about that (ALB).
i flashed with Odin, COA version, and it still shows (ALB). that's why i-m asking.

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Check the phone's actual CSC code by typing *#1234# into your phone dialer.
If that also gives you ALB then try a factory reset from inside phone settings then download and flash the COA rom again. Make sure you've completely uninstalled Kies before installing odin on your pc and you get a success message after flashing.
Alternatively, install philz recovery and use it to flash the correct CSC file (there's a sticky for this) then triangle away and flash just the stock recovery to be ready for warranty return.

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boomboomer said:
Check the phone's actual CSC code by typing *#1234# into your phone dialer.
If that also gives you ALB then try a factory reset from inside phone settings then download and flash the COA rom again. Make sure you've completely uninstalled Kies before installing odin on your pc and you get a success message after flashing.
Alternatively, install philz recovery and use it to flash the correct CSC file (there's a sticky for this) then triangle away and flash just the stock recovery to be ready for warranty return.
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*#1234# shows me :
AP: I9300XXEMC2.
CP: I9300XXEMC2.
CSC : I9300QXFEMA2.
now i have the Android 4.1.2 La Fleur [ restored with Kies, by Model Name and S/N ]

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so,what should i do?

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wait for someone to reply. bumping a thread more than once every 24 hours is against the rules

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OnlyMe3 said:
so,what should i do?
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ALB is Albania
Have you done what JJE said in post 4 Kies Tools Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
When you downgrade you should boot into recovery, clear the Cache, clear the Dalvik Cache and do a Factory Reset, you could try flashing the firmware again and doing this after flashing

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ag4751 said:
ALB is Albania
Have you done what JJE said in post 4 Kies Tools Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
When you downgrade you should boot into recovery, clear the Cache, clear the Dalvik Cache and do a Factory Reset, you could try flashing the firmware again and doing this after flashing
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i tried with Kies Tools Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, and it downgraded to android 4.1.2 la fleur.
in soft description, was (COA), but when it was installed on the phone,and i plugged it to PC, kies still shows (ALB).
I did not clear cache / factory resetted after installing software with kies. This could solve?