With the update to 4.1.2, it seems that the Australian version has the bottom icons locked. You can't change them. I've researched this and its only in Australia.... I was pretty pissed off with this, but I thought I could get used to it. Well, I can't.
So being the noob that I am, I thought simply rooting the device would allow me to solve this issue, but it doesn't seem to be that simple.
What I want to do with this phone is to unlock the bottom icons, and get rid of all carrier related stuff (boot animations, apps, etc.). Ideally I want to run pure android 4.1.2, as I'm not a fan of touchwiz, but I tried looking and I couldn't find anything, which is probably down to me being a noob. I wouldn't have a clue how to install it properly either.
So it's a Galaxy S2 I900T
The phone is on Telstra
It has been rooted
It's running stock 4.1.2
If there is anymore info you need to know in order to help me, just let me know and I'll add it.
Thanks in advance!
Well...... You could just run a custom launcher. Search for Nova launcher on the play store. It's the one I use, it's customisable to just about whatever you want.
If you're rooted and do actually want to run stock android instead of just changing the launcher, then look for the index of ROMs in the s2 section. I think GaboWinter is the OP. Look under the AOSP section in there for the stock android ones.
Quick tip, if you do flash a rom you'll have to flash an i9100"t" specific modem or your coverage will be dismal.
Ps. Is it really just the Australian version that can't change the dock icons. How rubbish.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
d4rkpulse said:
With the update to 4.1.2, it seems that the Australian version has the bottom icons locked. You can't change them. I've researched this and its only in Australia.... I was pretty pissed off with this, but I thought I could get used to it. Well, I can't.
So being the noob that I am, I thought simply rooting the device would allow me to solve this issue, but it doesn't seem to be that simple.
What I want to do with this phone is to unlock the bottom icons, and get rid of all carrier related stuff (boot animations, apps, etc.). Ideally I want to run pure android 4.1.2, as I'm not a fan of touchwiz, but I tried looking and I couldn't find anything, which is probably down to me being a noob. I wouldn't have a clue how to install it properly either.
So it's a Galaxy S2 I900T
The phone is on Telstra
It has been rooted
It's running stock 4.1.2
If there is anymore info you need to know in order to help me, just let me know and I'll add it.
Thanks in advance!
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if you want pure android, you'll probably be unable to find 4.1 since it's obsolete in aosp and I'd advise you to go with either 4.2 or even 4.3, as 4.2 especially is highly stable.
also, the guy above me is mistaken about modems, the stock i9100 modems work fine on the t variant, just depends on your carrier which ones you want to use.
to install a rom just flash a recovery image from odin (e.g. Dorimanx or PhilZ) and then copy the necessary zips to your sd, boot to recovery, and flash them
remember to back up your data first though
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if you want pure android, you'll probably be unable to find 4.1 since it's obsolete in aosp and I'd advise you to go with either 4.2 or even 4.3, as 4.2 especially is highly stable.
also, the guy above me is mistaken about modems, the stock i9100 modems work fine on the t variant, just depends on your carrier which ones you want to use.
to install a rom just flash a recovery image from odin (e.g. Dorimanx or PhilZ) and then copy the necessary zips to your sd, boot to recovery, and flash them
remember to back up your data first though
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Just to clarify.... "the guy above you" owns an i9100 and maintains a friend's i9100T. If you mean the international i9100 modem is able to be flashed on an i9100T, I agree. I've done it. I know you also own "T" variant.
What happens in my case is that the data speeds are so dismal you'd be better off using an encyclopaedia than googling something (literally 2Kb/s in some areas. Flashing a "T" specific modem sees the speed jump to 250-300Kb/s or so in the same spot). I'm guessing by your post you have better success than that with i9100 modems on a "t" variant.
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Just to clarify.... "the guy above you" owns an i9100 and maintains a friend's i9100T. If you mean the international i9100 modem is able to be flashed on an i9100T, I agree. I've done it. I know you also own "T" variant.
What happens in my case is that the data speeds are so dismal you'd be better off using an encyclopaedia than googling something (literally 2Kb/s in some areas. Flashing a "T" specific modem sees the speed jump to 250-300Kb/s or so in the same spot). I'm guessing by your post you have better success than that with i9100 modems on a "t" variant.
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oh, my apologies, hadn't seen anyone with that poor a result
I do indeed get much better results with xxms2 for example
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eskriminal said:
oh, my apologies, hadn't seen anyone with that poor a result
I do indeed get much better results with xxms2 for example
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No probs mate Odd that you say that, I use XXMS2 /MS3 myself, so naturally tried them on my friend's T variant immediately after rooting. Both modems were dismal and got the 2Kb/s (sometimes hitting 20ishKb/s :0) I mentioned. Now I've got them on DULP4 & no issues at all
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No probs mate Odd that you say that, I use XXMS2 /MS3 myself, so naturally tried them on my friend's T variant immediately after rooting. Both modems were dismal and got the 2Kb/s (sometimes hitting 20ishKb/s :0) I mentioned. Now I've got them on DULP4 & no issues at all
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oh okay, that's odd
I'm testing dvls3 right now, the Vodafone jb modem, which is a t modem, but normally I run xxms2 or nelp3
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eskriminal said:
oh okay, that's odd
I'm testing dvls3 right now, the Vodafone jb modem, which is a t modem, but normally I run xxms2 or nelp3
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Yeah I've flashed dvls3 for them, it wasn't that good. Which is even weirder as they're on vodafone. Eh oh well, not my phone so I can't be constantly testing.
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Hey there, instead of waiting on the t-mobile version of froyo i thought about flashing my vibrant to the i9000 version (i use it in europe anyway - so i wanted to ask here if that is possible and how? I am a little confused with the different versions, roms, kernels, firmwares etc... somebody can guide in the right direction?
Sorry if thats been asked before - didnt found something useful with a quick search
- Johannes
Old post, but I am also wondering the same...
Samsung Captivate has xcaliburinhand's I9000 reoriented kernel, that can correct home-button, screen orientation issue. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808286
In other word, captivate can Odin flash any Samsung I9000 firmware + the patch and the phone will work without any issue.
How about Vibrant?
no clue said:
Old post, but I am also wondering the same...
Samsung Captivate has xcaliburinhand's I9000 reoriented kernel, that can correct home-button, screen orientation issue. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808286
In other word, captivate can Odin flash any Samsung I9000 firmware + the patch and the phone will work without any issue.
How about Vibrant?
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We obviously can't. You would potential hard brick your phone if you try such a thing or might get lucky and get a soft one instead.
the vibrant can do this same lol. There are multiple roms i can go and download right now off the i900 forum with no problems. just have to use the right tkernels
all it takes is research.. i havnt done it in while but i used to use dead horse kernel from eugene.. it worked with the i9000 roms.. but there were some things that need to be tweaked.
ColbyRyptos said:
the vibrant can do this same lol. There are multiple roms i can go and download right now off the i900 forum with no problems. just have to use the right tkernels
all it takes is research.. i havnt done it in while but i used to use dead horse kernel from eugene.. it worked with the i9000 roms.. but there were some things that need to be tweaked.
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I really prefer official i9000 firmware instead of custom ROM.
( I am with T-mobile, but I got Captivate only because I want to try all official i9000 firmware including newest 2.3.3. )
I hope we get some genius can do the same in Vibrant forum.
You have to be careful when you say firmware. You CAN flash an i9k rom ONLY if it's a cwm format one (because that I know of, they'll be labeled if they come with an sbl).
As for Odin roms, unless you look at what is contained on the .tar file before flashing and replacing necessary files, then yes. But most people don't check anything before flashing and therefore mess up their rom and then ask for help.
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geoffcorey said:
You have to be careful when you say firmware. You CAN flash an i9k rom ONLY if it's a cwm format one (because that I know of, they'll be labeled if they come with an sbl).
As for Odin roms, unless you look at what is contained on the .tar file before flashing and replacing necessary files, then yes. But most people don't check anything before flashing and therefore mess up their rom and then ask for help.
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Thanks for correction. Must have been w/ moto bit too long.
But the fact remain... Vibrant forum does not have a "magic-fix" for people just want to flash official i9000 to their phone.
Hm...
Can I flash only a SGS I9000 modem? What do I need to tweak/change to do this if it's even possible?
Because I've really ran out of options to make my T-Mo Vibrant run with european SIM cards in Europe, and that's my last hope.
dikime said:
Hm...
Can I flash only a SGS I9000 modem? What do I need to tweak/change to do this if it's even possible?
Because I've really ran out of options to make my T-Mo Vibrant run with european SIM cards in Europe, and that's my last hope.
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There is no SGS-I9000, it is a GT-I9000 and I would say unless you are on an GT-I9000 rom then you can't flash a I9000 modem. I could be wrong but that's my educated guess.
lol i know, but ain't SGS short for Samsung Galaxy S
Anyway, I literally did every guide in the forums to make it work with european SIM (and no, the phone isn't locked... just doesn't detect any network), so flashing an I9000 firmware? No problem. Gonna try it this week to see if it works.
Well I am using it in Europe with no problem, the signal maybe a bit weak but still it probably the network. Maybe its just not unlocked properly, idk just guessing.
freestylez said:
Hey there, instead of waiting on the t-mobile version of froyo i thought about flashing my vibrant to the i9000 version (i use it in europe anyway - so i wanted to ask here if that is possible and how? I am a little confused with the different versions, roms, kernels, firmwares etc... somebody can guide in the right direction?
Sorry if thats been asked before - didnt found something useful with a quick search
- Johannes
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try simply honey 3.5
[Q] Galaxy SII with UGKG2 baseband - going "back" to a different stock firmware
Hi guys,
Now I've just got a Galaxy SII from Bell (and unlocked it), and the baseband is UGKG2. I've seen the discussion and well understand there is no stock firmware available at the time, so if I flash it, there's no way back for the original one (until posted by Samsung).
Here's my question - can I securely flash a different, but STOCK firmware to this model? What I actually need is to install a stock Russian firmware, so that Russian is available as the interface language. If so, which flavour should I use? There is a bunch of official Russian firmwares (e.g. I9100XEKE1, I9100XWKE2, I9100XWKF1, I9100XXKG1, I9100XWKF3), but which of these should I reasonably expect to be compatible with UGKG2?
Thanks a lot for help.
They should all be compatible, as far as i know the bell gs2 is identical to the ones sold in europe. The radio is even the same, since the ones sold in europe also work with 3g in north america, so you should be good to go. Id just figure out whatever is the newest russian firmware and flash it, also check if its carrier or not, since I'm sure you wouldn't want some russian carrier bloat on it or something.
If you want the newest rom possible, id recommend the XXKG3, its not russian, but its the 2.3.4. Im running it on my bell sgs2, works great. and its generic.
Also I'm pretty sure the generic european firmwares all feature russian as a language, so you wouldn't specifically need to flash a russian rom id think.
good luck.
Edit* just checked my XXKG3, and it has russian listed as a language.
unleashed12 said:
If you want the newest rom possible, id recommend the XXKG3, its not russian, but its the 2.3.4.
just checked my XXKG3, and it has russian listed as a language.
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Thanks a lot for the reply. So you say I can go for 2.3.4 too and shouldn't necessarily stick with 2.3.3? Sorry, I am new to this stuff.
Could you give a link to XXKG3, I'd love to try that one out.
nornore said:
Thanks a lot for the reply. So you say I can go for 2.3.4 too and shouldn't necessarily with 2.3.3? Sorry, I am new to this stuff.
Could you give a link to XXKG3, I'd love to try that one out.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182434 theres the link to the XXKG3 fw... Well its up to you what you want to flash they will all work, but the XXKG3 is the newest one there is (2.3.4), and its also the one I'm running, so i know it works great for me, can't really say what version/ how old the russian ones would be.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182434 theres the link to the XXKG3 fw... Well its up to you what you want to flash they will all work, but the XXKG3 is the newest one there is (2.3.4), and its also the one I'm running, so i know it works great for me, can't really say what version/ how old the russian ones would be.
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I just had a look through that thread, lots of guys have problems with flash in browsing, but it's not apparent what their original firmware was... Did you too have UGKG2 before you flashed XXKG3? They also say something about "Frankenstein", is that the one I get via the link you gave earlier? Yeah, and they mention repartition - did you do that too?
Yeah, i have it flashed and i went from the bell rom to it, i did check repartition since it ensures that you will not have any problems as its a complete clean flash. And yes I'm aware of the flash issue, i hate flash for personal reasons ( on a mobile device, as it leads to general lagyness and drains battery) and i always turn it off on any android phone I've used, so i could care less about the flash bug but it might be a deal breaker for some i understand.
as far as the link, the first link given in the main post, thats the actual rom, the stock rom no frankenstien or anything. I didn't flash frankenstien just the original rom.
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Yeah, i have it flashed and i went from the bell rom to it, i did check repartition since it ensures that you will not have any problems as its a complete clean flash. And yes I'm aware of the flash issue, i hate flash for personal reasons and i always turn it off on any android phone I've used, so i could care less about the flash bug but it might be a deal breaker for some i understand.
as far as the link, the first link given in the main post, thats the actual rom, the stock rom no frankenstien or anything. I didn't flash frankenstien just the original rom.
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Great. Things get a bit clearer. But doesn't YouTube work on Flash (sorry if that's a stupid question)? 'Cause the end user of my firmware-changing exploits will likely spend a lot of time on YouTube.
Yeah, and is your model I9100 or I9100M? Mine has got an M to it.
nornore said:
Great. Things get a bit clearer. But doesn't YouTube work on Flash (sorry if that's a stupid question)? 'Cause the end user of my firmware-changing exploits will likely spend a lot of time on YouTube.
Yeah, and is your model I9100 or I9100M? Mine has got an M to it.
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Uhm, the issue is only present in the browser to my knowledge it occurs when you press on some flash banner or something, the flash still works in the youtube app.
Mine was the bell phone, i9100m, the i9100 and i9100m are identical, i suppose bell just added an m to their variant to feel special or something. Makes no diff.
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the flash still works in the youtube app.
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Cool. So I guess I'll actually try it - with repartition checked (it makes sense), although all over the net they advise in huge capitals to uncheck it.
unleashed12 said:
i9100 and i9100m are identical, i suppose bell just added an m to their variant to feel special or something. Makes no diff.
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Buggers Always up for confusing people Thanks.
nornore said:
Cool. So I guess I'll actually try it - with repartition checked (it makes sense), although all over the net they advise in huge capitals to uncheck it.
Buggers Always up for confusing people Thanks.
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haha really? i read later on in the thread with guys who checked repartition had suspected they had better battery life, i must not have noted the huge capital thing, i always thought a total clean flash would be better. Anyways I've flashed that thing twice with repartition checked, and my phone didn't blow up or anything haha. it should be noted that if u check reparation, you have to load the pit file too (obviously)
Yeah, stupid bell, the original galaxy s was also called i9000m.
unleashed12 said:
Yeah, stupid bell, the original galaxy s was also called i9000m.
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Hoo, really? Well... whatever...
I've browsed through a couple of dozens instructions on flashing today, and most of the time they specifically told people to uncheck the repart. box in Odin. But as XXKG3 comes with a pit file (I understand it does), it makes total sense.
Great, thanks a lot. I'll try and flash this thing and get back with results.
nornore said:
Hoo, really? Well... whatever...
I've browsed through a couple of dozens instructions on flashing today, and most of the time they specifically told people to uncheck the repart. box in Odin. But as XXKG3 comes with a pit file (I understand it does), it makes total sense.
Great, thanks a lot. I'll try and flash this thing and get back with results.
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Yeah, good luck. Be comfortable with odin before you attempt it though, watch some youtube videos and such as odin can be dangerous if not used correctly. But its simple, the rom comes with 4 files or so and u gotta load them in the correct boxes, pit , phone,csc and pda .
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Yeah, good luck. Be comfortable with odin before you attempt it though
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Yeah, sure! I'm going to re-read all the stuff before I do it anyway.
One last thing - did you have to root your phone to do this flash, or is it supposed to through without rooting first?
nornore said:
Yeah, sure! I'm going to re-read all the stuff before I do it anyway.
One last thing - did you have to root your phone to do this flash, or is it supposed to through without rooting first?
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You don't need root or anything, as your phone hasn't even booted yet when its in downloading mode lol, its in boot loader mode. Root not required at all for odin roms, only CWM requires it.
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You don't need root or anything, as your phone hasn't even booted yet when its in downloading mode lol, its in boot loader mode. Root not required at all for odin roms, only CWM requires it.
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Hey, it worked! Lots of interface languages and, surprise, surprise, NO LETTER "M" in the name of the device any longer Still doesn't play MTS files (videos I shot with a Canon camera that writes in AVCHD format), though, but it is remedied through to buying DICE player.
Thanks a lot, now THIS is what I was looking for! Eat it, Bell
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You don't need root or anything, as your phone hasn't even booted yet when its in downloading mode lol, its in boot loader mode. Root not required at all for odin roms, only CWM requires it.
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So all I have to do is flash the phone with XXKG3 ROM in Download mode?
Did you do a complete wipeout before?
yqed said:
So all I have to do is flash the phone with XXKG3 ROM in Download mode?
Did you do a complete wipeout before?
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No, I did not do a wipeout first, I just prepared Odin and the ROM files, and then pressed the three buttons on the phone. And it worked.
Hi all i have returned to the android scene from IOS trying to work out a means of downloadong the factory/carrier Firmwares i remember from when i had a i9000
It was possible to force kies to download the releasle from Samsung with the spoofer tool despite googling for two days straight and trwaling thru the forums i have not been.able to find a means or even of a download of the. firmware im wondering about
Galaxy S 2 running 2.3.3 gingerbread
PDA: I9100TDOKH1
PHONE: I9100TDOKG2
CSC: I9100TTNZKH1
Im presently dubious about attempting to attain root on this device if i cannot get kies to flash it back to stock rom or even.maintain a copy of this rom
any heads up or advice where to move forwards.
Im hoping the carrier soon releases the 2.3.4 update shortly... failing that i will just debrand with another 9100T rom
cheers any advice for the next move would be great!
I would suggest asking Intratech for it in his carrier-branded firmware thread in the development section. The Voda firmware is listed, so TCNZ's shouldn't be too hard for the man to track down.
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Keep trying on fus.nanzen.se. Finally it will hopefully give a response. I have added it to the preset list even though it's not giving a response atm.
I'd be quite interested in a dump of your stock Telecom /system/csc/ folder if that'd be possible?
knightnz said:
I'd be quite interested in a dump of your stock Telecom /system/csc/ folder if that'd be possible?
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As soon as i get the Balls to Attempt root and figure out what method is best for me ill post a .zip up here of it..
LuffarJoh said:
Keep trying on fus.nanzen.se. Finally it will hopefully give a response. I have added it to the preset list even though it's not giving a response atm.
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Is it not possible to spoof Kies for the i9100 to force a Update/Save a Rom
i know it was possible when I had a i9000 i used the spoofer and saved the Factory Firmware down at the time
LuffarJoh said:
Keep trying on fus.nanzen.se. Finally it will hopefully give a response. I have added it to the preset list even though it's not giving a response atm.
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Wow on further inspection... thats what i call a Awesome/Innovative Tool!
Nice work man!
I think it may come available soon
I think Telecom only released their branded handsets in the last 6 days.. so perhaps the Firmware will come available soon..
Failing that maybe the 2.3.4 update will be what comes available (if ever)
Perhaps a debrand is inorder...
It sounds like Telecom have fairly heavily modified the firmware which is going to make future updates very slow. By comparison Vodafone left it almost completely stock-standard.
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It sounds like Telecom have fairly heavily modified the firmware which is going to make future updates very slow. By comparison Vodafone left it almost completely stock-standard.
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Oh Joy... so should I just void warranty and install a Debranded rom or Darkysrom perhaps?
ho hum.....
abarbarich said:
Oh Joy... so should I just void warranty and install a Debranded rom or Darkysrom perhaps?
ho hum.....
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Yes you should flash a stock ROM or AOSP ROM. Flashing doesn't void warranties these days. You can reset your download count using what's called a USB jig aka resistor, So when you break it you can just reflash a stock rom reset the download count an Samsung will never know any better.
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Yes you should flash a stock ROM or AOSP ROM. Flashing doesn't void warranties these days. You can reset your download count using what's called a USB jig aka resistor, So when you break it you can just reflash a stock rom reset the download count an Samsung will never know any better.
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Any 2.3.4 Stock/AOSP Roms you reccomend for the I9100T
I was going to root first so I could suck all the CSC , efs etc etc out of the phone
and then go for DarkyRom2 but not sure
With regards to wiping the counter i thought there was a second counter that cant be wiped yet!
abarbarich said:
Any 2.3.4 Stock/AOSP Roms you reccomend for the I9100T
I was going to root first so I could suck all the CSC , efs etc etc out of the phone
and then go for DarkyRom2 but not sure
With regards to wiping the counter i thought there was a second counter that cant be wiped yet!
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well be careful before you try any roms or even customs roms from here ..as they are all meant for 19100 not the T version..
the T version has different frequencies or something
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I'd be quite interested in a dump of your stock Telecom /system/csc/ folder if that'd be possible?
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Got your Dump of the System/csc folder coming soon..
(i got bored i rooted the phone...) joy...
CSC - TNZ I9100T (dump)
Here you go mate... hope thats what your after???
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Here you go mate... hope thats what your after???
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Yup, thanks very much. I'll trawl through that and see if anything is worth shoe-horning into my Vodafone-derived SGS2.
Was there a TNZ sub-folder inside the CSC folder?
Edit: This section suggests fairly conclusively that XT does NOT support Fast Dormancy (figured as much so no surprise).
<NetworkName>Telecom NZ</NetworkName>
<FastDormancyEnableStatus>off</FastDormancyEnableStatus>
<LCDStatus>on</LCDStatus>
</FastDormancy>
<FastDormancy>
<NetworkName>Telecom NZ</NetworkName>
<FastDormancyEnableStatus>off</FastDormancyEnableStatus>
<LCDStatus>off</LCDStatus>
</FastDormancy>
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If you do flash a firmware and you want a JIG to reset it then I've got one you can borrow if you're around Wellington. Otherwise I think mine was about $12 including postage off eBay.
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Yup, thanks very much. I'll trawl through that and see if anything is worth shoe-horning into my Vodafone-derived SGS2.
Was there a TNZ sub-folder inside the CSC folder?
Edit: This section suggests fairly conclusively that XT does NOT support Fast Dormancy (figured as much so no surprise).
If you do flash a firmware and you want a JIG to reset it then I've got one you can borrow if you're around Wellington. Otherwise I think mine was about $12 including postage off eBay.
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abarbarich said:
out of interest what is fast dormancy
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Here's an email I received after asking Telecom if they supported it in July (originally posted on Geekzone):
Thank you for your email query and we apologise for the late response, as this needed to come from our network team. Please find their response below:
"No we currently do not have NCFD feature enabled. Because only the handset benefits from Fast Dormancy for battery life purposes. In fast dormancy the handset notifies the network to release the air interface so it’s put into IDLE state much quicker than going through to Cell-FACH and finally to Idle. This can cause much more signaling on the network between the RNC, NodeB and mobile device which (increase in signaling load) can lead to congestion.
We have a number of features on the network that can work with Fast Dormancy and not cause a large increase in signaling load, however there is no current ETA for deployment."
Should you require any further assistance please email or call 0800550120 or *120, we would be happy to assist.
Regards
Harvey
Complex Mobile Support team
Well after Trialling a few Firmwares.. i end up restoring to the Stock erm well mostly stock) Telecom Branded firmware...
the phone when under the influence of other firmwares seems to randomly restart...
or loose Data or what ever..
rather frustrating really...
abarbarich said:
Well after Trialling a few Firmwares.. i end up restoring to the Stock erm well mostly stock) Telecom Branded firmware...
the phone when under the influence of other firmwares seems to randomly restart...
or loose Data or what ever..
rather frustrating really...
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I've been running darkyrom2 with no issues at all, and I'm undervolted. Have you tried that yet? I've never lost data on any non-wipe flash, but also use titanium back up, so am safe if I do.
Is there a link for the stock firmware now? Which modem does it use?
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abarbarich said:
Well after Trialling a few Firmwares.. i end up restoring to the Stock erm well mostly stock) Telecom Branded firmware...
the phone when under the influence of other firmwares seems to randomly restart...
or loose Data or what ever..
rather frustrating really...
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k1000716 said:
I've been running darkyrom2 with no issues at all, and I'm undervolted. Have you tried that yet? I've never lost data on any non-wipe flash, but also use titanium back up, so am safe if I do.
Is there a link for the stock firmware now? Which modem does it use?
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I'm also interested in which modems you used and any link to the stock firmware or how you returned to it.
Any updates would be much appreciate
denzilmstn said:
I'm also interested in which modems you used and any link to the stock firmware or how you returned to it.
Any updates would be much appreciate
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I've used many different modems (probably all of them to be honest), but am quite happy with the KI3 one at the moment. It's giving me no issues as far as XT's network goes, but I don't travel a lot so am not really a good judge. It does give me more range with Wifi though, something I have had issues with on other modems.
No idea on stock firmware. Has Intratech posted a link? He finds most of them.
So as the title says my gs2 is on its way! Unlocked international version. I plan on rooting, and installing cwm, do a nandroid of stock, then install an ics rom which rom is the most stable and have everythijng if not almost everything working properly?
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PLS search and read ...
PLS search and read ... there are a lot of threads covering ICS.
Wrong section = Q&A
ICS is not released test at your own risk .
jje
jerseykat1 said:
So as the title says my gs2 is on its way! Unlocked international version. I plan on rooting, and installing cwm, do a nandroid of stock, then install an ics rom which rom is the most stable and have everythijng if not almost everything working properly?
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WTF??? A quick Google of SPH-D700 shows that to be the Samsung Epic 4G, which is a Sprint phone. The I9100 is a GSM phone. Sprint is a CDMA network. I hope you're planning on changing carriers if you hope to use the I9100.
Unless you're just confused, and actually ordered a Sprint variant of the Galaxy SII, which is the SPH-D710, or as they call it, the Epic 4G Touch.
Just so I'm clear, the I9100 will NOT work on Sprint's network.
Yea I'm aware that I am on sprint right now. I am aware that the i9100 is GSM, and yes I will be using att.
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jerseykat1 said:
Yea I'm aware that I am on sprint right now. I am aware that the i9100 is GSM, and yes I will be using att.
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Hey, I had to check. Some folks just make uninformed decisions and are baffled when the equipment they order doesn't work on their network.
LP6 with my GPS fix works pretty damn well. FM Radio is the only real issue I have encountered. If you want a more ICS experience, push trebuchet or NOVA launcher to /system/app and it will be much better.
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It's so popular it's one of those phones - like Desire HD - that's known inside and out Been out in europe for ages, but the US had better carrier specific devices, faster CPUs, etc. At it's core the same device mind.
I was in no rush for ICS but tried WanamLite and all was fine, although the launcher freezes now and then which I put down to a full phone, and an early rom.
This used the CM9 trebuchet launcher. I've got to say almost everything about ICS is cleaner, faster, smoother than previous roms - custom or not. Easy task control, nice display, and little things I still keep discovering like when you connect via USB you get a choice of media device or camera (with the usual USB development option off).
I've had this thing months and must have flashed 50+ roms lol. In the end I stuck with Leomars then the combined Leomar/Checkrom HD because of the kitchen app for easy addons and upgrades.
If youve never used a samsung dont worry, its usually a simple app that will root it and install a recovery console <- very important, cause after that you can flash anything, and as long as you get back to recovery youll be fine. Backup often - complete rom via the recovery (power on, vol down) and a data/app backup with Titanium.
I don't think you need worry about ADB or odin anymore, but if you do just follow instructions on this site...
Your reward? the best phone around esp if the rom you use adds neat things like Jkays extensions, modded apps, kitchens, good theme engine, etc. For pure Android go for AOSP roms, otherwise they're a mish mash of parts.
Change the boot anim if you want, you might get a yellow warning triangle because the sammy knows the roms "illegitimate" but its easily removed.
Finally, should you need to, the stock roms and kernels and modems are here too if you need to get everything back to default, best get them quick as the download sites are dissapearing, or rip yours first before you burn another...
Have fun! You couldn't pick a better handset right now
essjayar said:
It's so popular it's one of those phones - like Desire HD - that's known inside and out Been out in europe for ages, but the US had better carrier specific devices, faster CPUs, etc. At it's core the same device mind.
I was in no rush for ICS but tried WanamLite and all was fine, although the launcher freezes now and then which I put down to a full phone, and an early rom.
This used the CM9 trebuchet launcher. I've got to say almost everything about ICS is cleaner, faster, smoother than previous roms - custom or not. Easy task control, nice display, and little things I still keep discovering like when you connect via USB you get a choice of media device or camera (with the usual USB development option off).
I've had this thing months and must have flashed 50+ roms lol. In the end I stuck with Leomars then the combined Leomar/Checkrom HD because of the kitchen app for easy addons and upgrades.
If youve never used a samsung dont worry, its usually a simple app that will root it and install a recovery console <- very important, cause after that you can flash anything, and as long as you get back to recovery youll be fine. Backup often - complete rom via the recovery (power on, vol down) and a data/app backup with Titanium.
I don't think you need worry about ADB or odin anymore, but if you do just follow instructions on this site...
Your reward? the best phone around esp if the rom you use adds neat things like Jkays extensions, modded apps, kitchens, good theme engine, etc. For pure Android go for AOSP roms, otherwise they're a mish mash of parts.
Change the boot anim if you want, you might get a yellow warning triangle because the sammy knows the roms "illegitimate" but its easily removed.
Finally, should you need to, the stock roms and kernels and modems are here too if you need to get everything back to default, best get them quick as the download sites are dissapearing, or rip yours first before you burn another...
Have fun! You couldn't pick a better handset right now
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Just FYI. Bold/Italic/Underlined part is not exactly true. Some of the US carrier specific models have completely different hardware, and have faster clock speeds because they use inferior CPUs.
i got my i9100 today. but i am having some problems trying to get it rooted. using this method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414 when i go to get the insecure kernel my kernel is not listed, and my original kernel is not listed either. So i am not sure if i do this rooting method using any kernel from the list if it will brick my phone or not.
waiting a reply from someone in the threads before i proceed.
2.6.35.7-i9100xwkj2-cl676699
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jerseykat1 said:
i got my i9100 today. but i am having some problems trying to get it rooted. using this method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414 when i go to get the insecure kernel my kernel is not listed, and my original kernel is not listed either. So i am not sure if i do this rooting method using any kernel from the list if it will brick my phone or not.
waiting a reply from someone in the threads before i proceed.
2.6.35.7-i9100xwkj2-cl676699
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From what I can tell, you need the insecure KJ2 kernel. That kernel is no longer directly linked on Odia's insecure kernel page, but there's a link to his Hotfile upload site where all older kernels are stored.
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From what I can tell, you need the insecure KJ2 kernel. That kernel is no longer directly linked on Odia's insecure kernel page, but there's a link to his Hotfile upload site where all older kernels are stored.
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never dawned on me that i had an older kernel and that i should look at the older kernel list.. (i did just buy the phone) Duuuuuhhh.. no i am not being sarcastic (text doesnt always translate your true intentions, just thought i would clear that up)
Thank you.
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never dawned on me that i had an older kernel and that i should look at the older kernel list.. (i did just buy the phone) Duuuuuhhh.. no i am not being sarcastic (text doesnt always translate your true intentions, just thought i would clear that up)
Thank you.
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Tech moves at lightspeed.
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Tech moves at lightspeed.
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I am officially rooted. Thank you very much. now to get CWM installed!
Hey there,
Alright so a couple of days ago my WiFi on my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone just started acting weird. By weird I mean the further away I am from my router (like 1 bar wifi signal - opposite end of the house) websites load, however if I'm pretty much next to it with a max bar wifi signal nothing loads (or sometimes they do load but take extremely long)
In short, the further away from router wifi works fast, whereas the closer I am wifi works slow or doesn't even load websites/applications at all.
So what's happening here?
Thanks,
Jason
PS: No I'm not capped, and no one was/is downloading anything when I conducted my tests.
More info required - model number/which SGS2 variant, which rom/kernel/Android version.
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More info required - model number/which SGS2 variant, which rom/kernel/Android version.
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Sure thing,
About Phone
Model Number:
GT-I9100
Andriod Version:
4.3 (Using SuperNexus 4.3 Rom atm - just installed it yesterday thinking it would fix this very issue yet no hope)
Baseband Version:
I9100XXLS9
Kernel Version:
3.0.64-CM-g9c135ab
[email protected] #1
Thu Aug 15 20:38:26 BST 2013
SuperNexus Version:
SuperNexus-3.0-i9100-BUILD1
Build Number:
JSS15J
SELinux stats:
Permissive
Behind Battery Details
Model:
GT-I9100
SSN:
-I9100GSMH
Made in Vietnam by Samsung.
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I hope all those details help (if they're things there that I shouldn't be sharing to the public please tell me, so I can remove them). Also, I haven't tried the original factory Rom for this phone to see if that fixes the problem, the only issue I have is I forgot what version and such I'm supposed to use.
Ohh and I bought the phone in Australia, if that's any help.
Remove the FFC ID but the rest is OK Yep, doing a clean install of stock (with wipe) is the next step. Re: which stock rom to use, go to Samfirmware & use the pulldown boxes to choose device/carrier/country & find one for your carrier. Doesn't matter much whether it's ICS or JB (though don't flash 4.0.4 stock; use something else) as you're only doing it to test.
Before you go down that path though, you could try a 'dirty' (without wiping) flash of your current rom/kernel. Though probably unlikely to work, it's worth a try given going back to stock is a bit of a pain. You could also try some other custom kernels given WiFi drivers are in the kernel & flashing a new kernel (and fresh drivers as a result) might fix the problem if it's a case of the drivers being messed up.
It could also be something router-side causing it, but we'll look at the phone-side first before looking at stuff like that.
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Yep, doing a clean install of stock (with wipe) is the next step. Re: which stock rom to use, go to Samfirmware & use the pulldown boxes to choose device/carrier/country & find one for your carrier. Doesn't matter much whether it's ICS or JB (though don't flash 4.0.4 stock; use something else) as you're only doing it to test..
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Alright, So I'm on the SameMobile Firmware site and am now using the drop down boxes, I chose Model: GT-I9100 - Galaxy S II and then I'm stuck with Product Code. What do I chose here? Do I chose Vietnam because the phone was made there or do I chose Australia (Optus) because I remember a Optus boot screen on the original firmware (and the Modem is the same as the Baseband version - I9100XXLS9)?
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Before you go down that path though, you could try a 'dirty' (without wiping) flash of your current rom/kernel. Though probably unlikely to work, it's worth a try given going back to stock is a bit of a pain. You could also try some other custom kernels given WiFi drivers are in the kernel & flashing a new kernel (and fresh drivers as a result) might fix the problem if it's a case of the drivers being messed up.
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How do I flash my current rom/kernel? I'm still very new to this whole rom scene, I just go off what I see in videos :/
How do you flash your current rom/kernel again ? To be really honest with you (and I'm not saying this to offend you), if you're asking that question you probably shouldn't be messing with your phone in the first place.
The same way you flashed it in the first instance.
If you still really don't know how to flash a rom or kernel, you really need to read the threads stickied at the top of Q&A and also the guides/tutorials stickied near the top of General. I'm not about to regurgitate stuff like that purely because you're unsure of what to do when that stuff has been asked/answered here thousands of times over the past two years. Also, just doing stuff without understanding what you're doing can easily lead to a busted phone.
Re: which stock firmware to choose, it doesn't matter (as I said in my PP), I just said choose one for your carrier because that's what I'd do, if you had Optus firmware on it previously, you can go with that. It's not really of any consequence.
However...
You need to read all of my PP. I did say to try reflashing your current custom rom/kernel first because this will be quicker/easier than going back to stock.
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How do you flash your current rom/kernel again ? To be really honest with you (and I'm not saying this to offend you), if you're asking that question you probably shouldn't be messing with your phone in the first place.
The same way you flashed it in the first instance.
If you still really don't know how to flash a rom or kernel, you really need to read the threads stickied at the top of Q&A and also the guides/tutorials stickied near the top of General. I'm not about to regurgitate stuff like that purely because you're unsure of what to do when that stuff has been asked/answered here thousands of times over the past two years. Also, just doing stuff without understanding what you're doing can easily lead to a busted phone.
Re: which stock firmware to choose, it doesn't matter (as I said in my PP), I just said choose one for your carrier because that's what I'd do, if you had Optus firmware on it previously, you can go with that. It's not really of any consequence.
However...
You need to read all of my PP. I did say to try reflashing your current custom rom/kernel first because this will be quicker/easier than going back to stock.
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Oh I know what you meant by flash, it's just my lingo that Is off. Dw I understand what you meant now.
Okay, I reflashed my current rom (which was SuperNexus 3.0 Build 1) and that didn't fix the problem any bit.
Okay, now that i've finished downloading the original firmware you say, "doing a clean install of stock (with wipe) is the next step". How exactly do I do a clean install? Does that mean wipe everything, un-root, I've never done this before?
You don't seem to be reading everything I've posted:-
"If you still really don't know how to flash a rom or kernel, you really need to read the threads stickied at the top of Q&A...".
Oh, look. 4th thread from the top in Q&A 'flash stock Samsung firmware'. In other words, as I've already said, I'm not going post stuff for you that's already been posted here & is easy to find purely because you want your hand held.
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You don't seem to be reading everything I've posted:-
"If you still really don't know how to flash a rom or kernel, you really need to read the threads stickied at the top of Q&A...".
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Alright cheers, I found the thread before you updated your post so dw.
Anyway... I did everything the guide said to do. Tested out the internet just then and its still doing the same thing :/
I don't understand why this is happening!?
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Alright so early this morning I looked and saw no reply, so I just went a tried somethings out. I reset my router/modem and now everything seems to be working fine.
Thank you MistahBungle, for being the only person that helped me out of the 200~ odd users who viewed the thread and didn't even bother to reply.