EDIT: The headline is supposed to say - 'Flashing a stock rom to a BRANDED phone'
Hey guys!
I've recently acquired a Galaxy S3 yet my carrier has decided to brand the phone (Three). I've been talking to them about getting them to debrand it but they will not do it for free, and they say that once debranded I won't be able to receive OTA.
My question now is: Will I, if I do it myself, be able to flash an unbranded stock rom located on the internet using ODIN and still receive OTA updates, or is there something preventing me from doing this?
Cheers
Mikkel
I had the same issue (orange),
Go to SamMobile download the latest unbranded btu (uk) version 4.1.1 and flash with odin.
As you flashing the official stock firmware you don't need to be rooted and your counter won't change.
You will then get the ota updates from Samsung and not your carrier or you can just keep flashing the latest versions as above.
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Motogp1 said:
I had the same issue (orange),
Go to SamMobile download the latest unbranded btu (uk) version 4.1.1 and flash with odin.
As you flashing the official stock firmware you don't need to be rooted and your counter won't change.
You will then get the ota updates from Samsung and not your carrier or you can just keep flashing the latest versions as above.
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But I suppose I have to find one that comes from my country, which is Denmark. The only one I can find on sammobile appears to be a branded version from Three.
mgrindsted said:
But I suppose I have to find one that comes from my country, which is Denmark. The only one I can find on sammobile appears to be a branded version from Three.
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Does it make any difference if it is an unbranded stock rom from another country Than where i live?
mgrindsted said:
Does it make any difference if it is an unbranded stock rom from another country Than where i live?
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Go to the Sammobile.com site then the firmwares link and select
Type - Smartphone
OS - Android
Model - this will be your phone for example GT i9300 - Galaxy S 3
Country - and from the drop down lost select Open Europe OXA
That is non branded European version 4.1.1, it should work fine for you.
Totally up to you this is just a suggestion to get rid of the branding from 3 which is the only version listed under Denmak itself in the country list
Use CHECKFUS to download any current firmware from Samsung and flash via Odin .
jje
Thanks a bunch guys. This is great help!
Before I start flashing the rom is there anything I have to do? Do I have to backup/wipe/reset the phone or do I simply start download mode, connect it to my PC and flash the new rom using Odin?
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Is any problem to update my SGS2 firmware via odin (with latest 2.3.4) if its sim locked? Should I use my old csc (KG2) from my provider or I can use the multi csc from KG5? Thanks
It should not be a problem updating to xxkg5 as all the provider information is on the sim card, only time you would need csc if a different language is used.
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Be careful because if you use odin you are flashing your phone and i thought that sim-locked phones couldnt be flashed??!!!
You Can flash it
I just flashed my SGS II yesterday to 2.3.4 and its sim locked to TMobile UK,
Its debanded it however it now reports it cant be updated in kies, see attached image.
that is normal as kies only supports samsung branded firmwares. Odin works better.
you can still use the other features of kies except updating.
haggisuk said:
I just flashed my SGS II yesterday to 2.3.4 and its sim locked to TMobile UK,
Its debanded it however it now reports it cant be updated in kies, see attached image.
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I debranded my T-Mobile UK SGSII (KE3) to Stock KE7.
Connect my phone to my PC with the Samsung software. It said that there was a software update and downloaded a stock KF3. I had to reroot the phone afterwards.
Is the reason perhaps that i have installed kg5?,
TBO i am overwhelmed by the amount of diferent firmwares and other info on this site.
I can report that it appears to be working fine though on my phone.
I changed it to kg5 using odin and downloaded it from samfirmware.com
haggisuk said:
Is the reason perhaps that i have installed kg5?,
TBO i am overwhelmed by the amount of diferent firmwares and other info on this site.
I can report that it appears to be working fine though on my phone.
I changed it to kg5 using odin and downloaded it from samfirmware.com
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That is exactly the reason. The official stock update is to KF3 and you are way ahead of that.
Hi all, I have a outright/carrier free S3 from Hungary, with everything untouched and stock firmware 4.0.4.
I am trying to work out how I can change the firmware to the latest UK update with Jelly Bean, and thereafter have the phone recognised in kies for future updates direct from Samsung, and also have the ability to do OTA updates.
Basically I just want to get Jelly Bean loaded on it and have it be like a phone that was bought in the UK, so that updates work OTA or via kies in the future and don't want the phone to be rooted either.
What would be the best and simplest way of achieving this?
I wasn't able to find anything on the forums to guide me on how to get this done the way I need it.
If its easier I could also load a UK 4.0.4 ROM on it and then OTA to Jelly Bean.
As I mentioned, I just want to change it to be like I bought it in the UK instead of having a region on it that takes months to update to a new firmware like Hungary.
Hoping someone knows exactly what to do, much appreciated.
Thank you
kais3r said:
Hi all, I have a outright/carrier free S3 from Hungary, with everything untouched and stock firmware 4.0.4.
I am trying to work out how I can change the firmware to the latest UK update with Jelly Bean, and thereafter have the phone recognised in kies for future updates direct from Samsung, and also have the ability to do OTA updates.
Basically I just want to get Jelly Bean loaded on it and have it be like a phone that was bought in the UK, so that updates work OTA or via kies in the future and don't want the phone to be rooted either.
What would be the best and simplest way of achieving this?
I wasn't able to find anything on the forums to guide me on how to get this done the way I need it.
If its easier I could also load a UK 4.0.4 ROM on it and then OTA to Jelly Bean.
As I mentioned, I just want to change it to be like I bought it in the UK instead of having a region on it that takes months to update to a new firmware like Hungary.
Hoping someone knows exactly what to do, much appreciated.
Thank you
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download UK ics I believe it's xxlg8 btu, flash via Odin, download csc changer from play store change to UK btu and click ok, once phone reboots everything will be stock and you should be able to do update via phone
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Ausboy 2011 said:
download UK ics I believe it's xxlg8 btu, flash via Odin, download csc changer from play store change to UK btu and click ok, once phone reboots everything will be stock and you should be able to do update via phone
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Thanks mate, can I do the same with UK JB version to skip having to do the OTA this time around?
Will everything work just the same?
kais3r said:
Thanks mate, can I do the same with UK JB version to skip having to do the OTA this time around?
Will everything work just the same?
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You can flash the latest JB with Odin, and use a CSC changer to change region codes. So long as the correct JB and CSC match, you can update it OTA or through Samsung Kies.
However be forewarned that changing your CSC will wipe your phone clean -- or so I've read. Haven't done it, personally.
desynch- said:
You can flash the latest JB with Odin, and use a CSC changer to change region codes. So long as the correct JB and CSC match, you can update it OTA or through Samsung Kies.
However be forewarned that changing your CSC will wipe your phone clean -- or so I've read. Haven't done it, personally.
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Thanks,
One other thing I still need to know is, the phone currently hasn't got BTU CSC on it as an option, but a lot of other countries, if I flash the UK BTU JB, will that also renew the CSC options for later to change it to BTU or am I stuck with the CSC options that are on it now?
I'm assuming flashing the UK BTU JB ROM will update the AP and CP to match each other, then I just need to change the CSC?
Many thanks.
kais3r said:
Thanks,
One other thing I still need to know is, the phone currently hasn't got BTU CSC on it as an option, but a lot of other countries, if I flash the UK BTU JB, will that also renew the CSC options for later to change it to BTU or am I stuck with the CSC options that are on it now?
I'm assuming flashing the UK BTU JB ROM will update the AP and CP to match each other, then I just need to change the CSC?
Many thanks.
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Yea that's right mate flash btu Rom and that csc will be selectable when u go to change it
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Hi,
I just updated to the stock UK 4.1.1 using Odin but I now can't access the CSC changer using the dialler code as I could before, also the CSC changer app won't work either.
It also says my CSC is now unknown.
Is there another way I can change the CSC?
Thanks
Nevermind, I flashed the 4.1.1 twice and the CSC showed up, the dialler code still doesn't work but the CSC app worked to change it, just had to add a APN to get data back and kies and OTA works fine now and has detected the phone as BTU for updating.
Hello... how can i update my rooted s3 to 4.1.2 JB.... sinced OTA updating is not working anymore on my s3..
and aslo i read that 4.1.2 first came to poland,, germany... etc.... it is safe to flash 4.1.2 even it is leaked?
Flash via odin
These new ones aren't leaked - UK, Germany, Poland etc. they're official firmware
Get them from sammobile
WTVTom said:
Flash via odin
These new ones aren't leaked - UK, Germany, Poland etc. they're official firmware
Get them from sammobile
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Ah ok....but it is safe to flash it even it is official firmware from those country? coz im leaving here in dubai. maybe it is not compatible?
As long as your phone model name is I9300, it's fine. They just contain some country-specific files but it will be compatible. For example, I was using the Polish official firmware on my UK phone, until the UK one came through yesterday.
glenda12 said:
Ah ok....but it is safe to flash it even it is official firmware from those country? coz im leaving here in dubai. maybe it is not compatible?
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if your model is GT-i9300, it is completely safe.. but you won't be getting any regional updates for this matter with Kies
The only thing that must be of little concern is the radio and of course OTA updates
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dont forget to backup it first before you get to flash to stock rom. just for prevent
Hi,
I am starting to developing on Android and i just got a used Galaxy S2 GT-9100 ( Canada ). This phone is rooted on an other firmware. I want to go back on the last official firmware in order to make Samsung Kies working. I really don't understand why when i look for official samsung firmware on google i finish on unknown blog ....
There is a way to get the last official Samsung Firmware ?
Thanks
Go to sammobile.com. register for free. Enter your device details. Download ROM. Flash it via Odin.
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how to flash a sammoblie firmware file
Spiralzz said:
Go to sammobile.com. register for free. Enter your device details. Download ROM. Flash it via Odin.
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Hello from me! My first post!!!
Well I was wandering how can I flash the sammobile dowloaded firmware with Odin3. I mean full flash so I can change the phone and CSC not only the pda. Because what I get from sammoblie is a one file bundle *.tar.md5 .
- Just in case, I recently bought from ebay a GT-9100 locked with T-Mobile and stocked with Gingerbread. I am not a customer of T-Mobile so I unlocked it and upgraded it to latest firmware 4.0.4
- The problem is the signal strength is very poor (but not always - sometimes, for about 10 minutes I might get full H+ and after that no signal (wtf)).
I am not sure whether it is a software or hardware fault and wanted to downgrade back to Gingerbread.
Any help is apreciated.
b4rdarian said:
Hello from me! My first post!!!
Well I was wandering how can I flash the sammobile dowloaded firmware with Odin3. I mean full flash so I can change the phone and CSC not only the pda. Because what I get from sammoblie is a one file bundle *.tar.md5 .
- Just in case, I recently bought from ebay a GT-9100 locked with T-Mobile and stocked with Gingerbread. I am not a customer of T-Mobile so I unlocked it and upgraded it to latest firmware 4.0.4
- The problem is the signal strength is very poor (but not always - sometimes, for about 10 minutes I might get full H+ and after that no signal (wtf)).
I am not sure whether it is a software or hardware fault and wanted to downgrade back to Gingerbread.
Any help is apreciated.
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tar.md5 is complete rom with modem and csc togather using odin just place the tat file in pda and flash.
Cosmic Blue said:
tar.md5 is complete rom with modem and csc togather using odin just place the tat file in pda and flash.
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Any idea on the second part of my problem?
Plus, when I flashed Gingerbread I got stuck in set up wizard due to errors. And I was not able to factory reset the phone.
b4rdarian said:
Hello from me! My first post!!!
Well I was wandering how can I flash the sammobile dowloaded firmware with Odin3. I mean full flash so I can change the phone and CSC not only the pda. Because what I get from sammoblie is a one file bundle *.tar.md5 .
- Just in case, I recently bought from ebay a GT-9100 locked with T-Mobile and stocked with Gingerbread. I am not a customer of T-Mobile so I unlocked it and upgraded it to latest firmware 4.0.4
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T-Mobile where? In Europe? Or the US?
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T-Mobile where? In Europe? Or the US?
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b4rdarian said:
Hello from me! My first post!!!
Well I was wandering how can I flash the sammobile dowloaded firmware with Odin3. I mean full flash so I can change the phone and CSC not only the pda. Because what I get from sammoblie is a one file bundle *.tar.md5 .
- Just in case, I recently bought from ebay a GT-9100 locked with T-Mobile and stocked with Gingerbread. I am not a customer of T-Mobile so I unlocked it and upgraded it to latest firmware 4.0.4
- The problem is the signal strength is very poor (but not always - sometimes, for about 10 minutes I might get full H+ and after that no signal (wtf)).
I am not sure whether it is a software or hardware fault and wanted to downgrade back to Gingerbread.
Any help is apreciated.
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I have the exact same problem, UK, Tmobile/EE
Hi,
If I have stock Firmware customized by the provider (4.1.2 Orange) and I install an official untouched firmware with Odin, will the CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD remain NONE and the IMEI remain the same?
I don't want to wait for Orange to release the updates, but i would like to keep the warranty.
Thank you!
u can flash it without worrying about custom binary download..if u stock other country STOCK firmware,it will remain said official..
So basically if i flash another firmware from another carrier who does not customize it in my country, i can still keep warranty and make updates from Kies or OTA.
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Yes but if you flash a rom for Sweden you wait for Sweden updates and you may need to change Modem or and CSC for your location .
jje
Thank you!
I will flash a fw from another carrier from my country.
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I just flashed the firmware. PDA: I9300XXELL6 CSC: I9300OXFELL1
However the CSC from the recovery menu remained ORO, from the original firmware and Kies told me that it can not provide updates for this firmware. I used "Samsung Galaxy S / S2 / S3 CSC" from the market to change it to COA, as this is the CSC from the carrier the firmware is and now Kies tells me that i have the latest firmware. Also CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD is NONE and it says official.
Thanks for the advice!