[Q] help with s3 returned to standard - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

help
i had my s3 i9300 cynogen modded and as i am selling tried to return to standard. i used odin 1.85 and firmware from sammobile for uk.now phone will not update from kies says has firmware which is not updatable from kies
on download screen it shows
custom binary download:yes 1
current binary: samsung official
system status: official
please help as don't want to sell an non updateable phone as would not like it done to me.
cheers
steve

jabbascot said:
help
i had my s3 i9300 cynogen modded and as i am selling tried to return to standard. i used odin 1.85 and firmware from sammobile for uk.now phone will not update from kies says has firmware which is not updatable from kies
on download screen it shows
custom binary download:yes 1
current binary: samsung official
system status: official
please help as don't want to sell an non updateable phone as would not like it done to me.
cheers
steve
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follow the guide in the stickies!
to get fully back to stock you need to reset the counter (yours shows 1), flash stock recovery etc., all discussed 10 times in the guides.
---edit: here you go

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[Q] Samsung Galaxy s2 i9100 restore to official firmware

Dear Members;
I have a samsung galaxy s2 i9100 ,it had xeu firmware 2.2.1 on it ,i connected it to kies and it updated to 2.2.2.I decided to use stock firmwares from samfirmare and using odin i updated to 2.2.3 and after 2.3.4 (i9100XXKH3).
But as everybody knows i am not able to update via kies now , could you please advise and guide me how to return to a xeu (uk non brand) firmware so i can get my warranty back and use only kies from now on for the updates.
Kind Regards.
non ginger bread firmware on galaxy s2? really
bluefa1con said:
non ginger bread firmware on galaxy s2? really
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You know what he meant.
korayadiguzel said:
Dear Members;
I have a samsung galaxy s2 i9100 ,it had xeu firmware 2.2.1 on it ,i connected it to kies and it updated to 2.2.2.I decided to use stock firmwares from samfirmare and using odin i updated to 2.2.3 and after 2.3.4 (i9100XXKH3).
But as everybody knows i am not able to update via kies now , could you please advise and guide me how to return to a xeu (uk non brand) firmware so i can get my warranty back and use only kies from now on for the updates.
Kind Regards.
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Have a look at the xda bookmarks link in my sig. In there you can find both official and official branded firmwares. Instructions on how to install are in the 1st post of those threads.
Dear Members'
Sorry for the question but what you mean by non ginger bread firmware on galaxy? The firmwares that i am flashing on it via odin are original stock firmwares downlaoded from samfirmware.... and the latest versions so they are gingerbread.As they are original stock they should be accepted by kies and must let kies to check for new firmwares and install if there is a new one.
Could you please enlight me.
The phone was original and boxed as i bought it , and as i sad it was able to update via kies until i flashed it with new ones from smafirmware.
Note:
Model Number: GT-I9100
Android Version:2.3.4
Baseband version:I9100XXKH3
Kernel Version:2.6.35.7-I9100XXKH3-CL479037 [email protected] #2
Build Number:
GINGERBREAD.XXKH3
korayadiguzel said:
Dear Members'
Sorry for the question but what you mean by non ginger bread firmware on galaxy?
See post 3
The firmwares that i am flashing on it via odin are original stock firmwares downlaoded from samfirmware.... and the latest versions so they are gingerbread.As they are original stock they should be accepted by kies and must let kies to check for new firmwares and install if there is a new one.
Could you please enlight me.
The phone was original and boxed as i bought it , and as i sad it was able to update via kies until i flashed it with new ones from smafirmware.
Note:
Model Number: GT-I9100
Android Version:2.3.4
Baseband version:I9100XXKH3
Kernel Version:2.6.35.7-I9100XXKH3-CL479037 [email protected] #2
Build Number:
GINGERBREAD.XXKH3
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Kies cannot update a phones firmware for a number of reasons in your case KH3 cannot be updated until ||Kies has a later firmware on its server .
jje
Dear Jjegan;
Thank you very much for the answer , but its seems to be like my explanation was incomplete and not detailed.Kies not mentions that there no update for the current version , it just says sometimes this device can not be updated and sometimes just shows the pda\modem\ version and no more info.
Thanks for help
you would basically need to use a older firmware that completely wipes your phone and return to at least 2.3.3. which kies will recognize and use a official branded firmware.
Kies has not sent out an official upgrade to certain countires that will recognize 2.3.4. It is just starting its roll out, I believe by the end of the year kies will recognize 2.3.4.
Dear CosmicBlue
Thanks for contribution but my previous firmware was 2.3.3 which was also downloaded from samfirmware.com and flashed trough odin , and still was giving an error indicating this device cannot updated via kies , and sometimes was showing the version of the csc modem pda and nothing else , so as you explained normaly in 2.3.3 in must say already latest version ....
I need a version where kies finds the phone and says already latest version and update if finds new release , normally i like to flash via odin but after all flashing all data is wiped and tired to configure eveything again ,and dont want to use backup.
Kind Regards.
you would need to go back to an older version of the firmware say an xkf1 and let kies upgrade it to the latest version which i believe officially is xkg5.
Thank you very much CosmicBlue , could you please guide me from where i shall download the official rom samfirmware.com maybe?
Kind Regards.
korayadiguzel said:
could you please guide me from where i shall download the official rom samfirmware.com maybe?
Kind Regards.
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or from here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Regards.
korayadiguzel said:
Dear CosmicBlue
Thanks for contribution but my previous firmware was 2.3.3 which was also downloaded from samfirmware.com and flashed trough odin , and still was giving an error indicating this device cannot updated via kies , and sometimes was showing the version of the csc modem pda and nothing else , so as you explained normaly in 2.3.3 in must say already latest version ....
I need a version where kies finds the phone and says already latest version and update if finds new release , normally i like to flash via odin but after all flashing all data is wiped and tired to configure eveything again ,and dont want to use backup.
Kind Regards.
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Hi,
As far as updates from odin go if you update with a Intratech non-wipe higher version of stock ROM (say XXKH3) from a lower version stock ROM (say XXKF3/G5) the data remains intact. I'm running the non-wipe version but did it when I updated from KF3 to KG5 as i had the same misconception. Somewhere in the forum it is discussed if you revert back to an older version of a ROM then you need to factory reset / wipe the data down.
Cheers
Dear Digifort;
Thanks for the contribution , as you mentioned i was running a full Rom also that wipes all the data , i was not aware that there is a non-wipe version , so now i will download a stock Rom from samfirmware a old one , flash with Odin and connect to kies after will look if it will update to current version.
Kind Regards.
firmware update
Iam not able to update my fimware to kf3 by kies.
Whenever i tried to do so,it shows"operation timed out".
Need help....
Hi Dear Members;
Would like to as some more question regards turning back to old rom
Yesterday i downloaded two old roms which are
a:I9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100OXXKDC_HOME
b:I9100XWKE1_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1
Both were succefuully flashed to the s2 I9100 BUT both failed to boot the phone , both bring the phone to boot loop , samsung logo comes phone shutdown and again the same process.
Advise please.
Kind Regards.
Hi Dear Members;
Would like to as some more question regards turning back to old rom
Yesterday i downloaded two old roms which are
a:I9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100OXXKDC_HOME
b:I9100XWKE1_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1
Both were succefuully flashed to the s2 I9100 BUT both failed to boot the phone , both bring the phone to boot loop , samsung logo comes phone shutdown and again the same process.
Advise please.
Kind Regards.
First you stop double posting.
Second, you just turn off the phone, hold the power button till the phone shuts down. After that, you hold the HOME + VOLUME UP + POWER button till the Samsung Logo pops up, then release the POWER button.
When you see the Samsung 3e Recovery screen (TEXT IS BLUE), just select WIPE DATA, RESET PHONE, whatever it is called. Then reboot. You are good to go.
Iam not able to update my fimware to kf3 by kies.
Whenever i tried to do so,it shows"operation timed out".
Need help....please help
Thanks
Thank you very much LiFE1688 ;
Sorry for double posting , but it happens since i am new in forum , and whenewer i try to find my posts while searching my name , i get more than one forum question so i jyst select one and write but will care for it.
By the way thanks for solution it worked ,wish you a good weekend.
Kind Regards.
LiFE1688 said:
First you stop double posting.
Second, you just turn off the phone, hold the power button till the phone shuts down. After that, you hold the HOME + VOLUME UP + POWER button till the Samsung Logo pops up, then release the POWER button.
When you see the Samsung 3e Recovery screen (TEXT IS BLUE), just select WIPE DATA, RESET PHONE, whatever it is called. Then reboot. You are good to go.
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i 'm having some problem while factory reseting or formatting user data.
can you please help me.
i think its a soft brick.
is there any chance of hardware problem?
i can flash any kernel or rom through recovery mode or downloading (odin) mode but nothing is helping me
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[Q] S3 stock rom

Hello. I am new here so I will ask maybe a noob question. I bought a Galaxy S3 and then I downloaded the official Jelly Bean from samfirmwares for my country (Slovakia). I rooted it but it seemed a little laggy sometimes so I searched for it and I found out that almost everyone's S3 after update is lagging but if you do firmware initialization and upgrade trough Kies it will fix it. So i connected to Kies but it says that my device is unsupported. It might be because I was rooted so I did a factory reset and flashed again the official version from samfirmwares but Kies still says that my device is unsupported. When I go to download mode it says that it is samsung official but current version is custom although I didn't root. Any tips how can I get my device to work with Kies? Thanks for any tips
Szaky said:
Hello. I am new here so I will ask maybe a noob question. I bought a Galaxy S3 and then I downloaded the official Jelly Bean from samfirmwares for my country (Slovakia). I rooted it but it seemed a little laggy sometimes so I searched for it and I found out that almost everyone's S3 after update is lagging but if you do firmware initialization and upgrade trough Kies it will fix it. So i connected to Kies but it says that my device is unsupported. It might be because I was rooted so I did a factory reset and flashed again the official version from samfirmwares but Kies still says that my device is unsupported. When I go to download mode it says that it is samsung official but current version is custom although I didn't root. Any tips how can I get my device to work with Kies? Thanks for any tips
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If you rooted your device before, it'll remember that in Odin mode.
Buy the mobile Odin app from Chainfire (requires root), use that to reset the counter. Then Kies should be able to update your firmware
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
Cyanogenmodded very skankily via XDA app. Skanky, indeed

[Q] device's firmware version not supported to update firmware via kies

Hi,
I have updated my android firmware to 4.1.2 but not officially using Kies.
So now when i connect my phone to Kies it says "your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies."
Could anyone please tell me how i can reset my android firmware to the default version and then update it through Kies.
tahafakhruddin said:
Hi,
I have updated my android firmware to 4.1.2 but not officially using Kies.
So now when i connect my phone to Kies it says "your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies."
Could anyone please tell me how i can reset my android firmware to the default version and then update it through Kies.
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What you mean "not officially"? You mean via Odin/Mobile Odin?
Re-install Kies.
No custom kernel right?
gastonw said:
What you mean "not officially"? You mean via Odin/Mobile Odin?
Re-install Kies.
No custom kernel right?
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Hi,
yes i updated my firmware using Odin.
now when i open kies it doesnt let me update my phone.
gives me that message.
And did you re-install kies?
Sent from the little guy
Hi friends I own Galaxy s 2 i9100....I got it from UK 3 mobile.. After coming to India I have flashed it with a ROM which is unlocked version as its is locked to 3 network...after the flashing I connected it to kies for backup and found the same message as others in this thread mentioned...so I tried reflashing it with a ROM that is compatible with Indian version and got the issue solved ...I am providing the details of the rom now I am using
PDA: I9100XWLQ2
phnoe: I9100DDLPC
CSC: I9100ODDLPD
BUILD info: Fri oct 26 16:04:15 KST 2012
But recently KIES software in my laptop got updated and when I connected my S2 it stated that my phone is not compatible to update from KIES. But, the same day when I connected wifi in my phone I got a message that an update is available and its done successfully.
Now can any body help me to get that issue sorted out when connected to KIES as it accepted before and now why it is not accepting ??
Thanks in Advance
This is all about csc codes and roms/firmwares from specific regions. csc changer from play store will fix most of the problems for you although root access is required in jelly bean. change the csc to your country and if all the planets are aligned in the third 1/4 of Aries your up and running..
However why the bloody hell you would want to use kies for anything other than backing your stuff up is completely beyond thinking about its the worst bloody piece of bloat you can install on your pc. Use odin you can flash any rom from any country you like its makes little difference as to weather your phone works in your country or not. HAPPY FLASHING.
@#1 If you really want too and jelly bean is available in your country install that via odin and that should also fix your problem.
Current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies
Hi,
I bought a Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) about 2 months ago and I want to update it to gellybean. I tried to update via kies but it says "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies". then how do I update my phone. Please help...! Thanks in advance.
Details about phone,
Model no: GT -I9100
Android version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: I9100XXLQ6
Kernel version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLPQ-CL975203
Build no: IMM76D.XWLPU

[Q] help how to update samsung galaxy s2 to 4.1

tnx in advance
You'll need the firmware for your variant of S2 (there are many different ones) and the firmware flashing program called Odin (at least version 1.85 or newer). Odin runs from the PC (must be as admin) and installs the operating system, modem, sets partitions (if needed), etc while you are in Download Mode on the PC. That's the general outline. Depends on what version of the phone you have and what update you are on currently to if there are any additional steps that might need to be taken.
Alternatively, you could try Samsung Kies to update, but Odin is WAY better at installing updates in my vast experience.
where can i download the firmware and how can i determine the right firmware for my phone
pedrocubacub06 said:
where can i download the firmware and how can i determine the right firmware for my phone
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Here, on xda, in the forum for your variant. But since you haven't said which version of the S2 you have, can't really provide any more details.
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II this is my s2 what firmware for this

flah with offcial knox enabled firmware

a while ago i updated my galaxy s4 to kitkat and rooted it , at which time i didn't know about Knox warranty void. recently i was trying to flash my i9505 with the official lollipop firmware but to no success and in Odin mode the Knox counter is at 1. and after much googling i found that once the Knox warranty is ticked there i no way of going back and i cant install any higher official firmware because they are Knox enabled. so my question is is there anyway to flash my s4 with official lollipop firmware from sammobile or if its not possible what about custom roms can i flash my phone with them if so please do tell custom roms which are very similar with the official Samsung ROM.
additional my mobiles is originally a sprint variant of s4 which is now unlocked so must i use the firmware for l720(snapdragon) or any firmware for i9505 works. also i was able to flash CWM recovery on it with odin with out any problem but i always get error when i try to flash it with official firmware as soon as it starts and in odin mode it says write protection is enabled..............any help will be appreciated.

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