Just got myself a 7MB OTA update, went from I9205XXUAMEA to I9205XXUAMED.
So far i don't notice any changes, got the feeling that its become a little more snappy but it might be my mind playing tricks.
I've got OTA update yesterday UAMG2 from UAMF3. Looking at the last three alpha-num code MG2, it looks like I've got the most latest update.
Look for the latest firmware at sammobile.
I got an OTA this morning too. My 9205 was brought from Hong Kong. I'm now running I9205ZHUAMG1, which looks to be the latest available.
I haven't noticed any significant changes as-yet, but then I didn't have a great number of issues with the phone to begin with!
UK here with rooted stock, will I get the update or is this only for non rooted phones?
Your device has been modified no updates avaliable. Whereas when there was noo update it said you have the latest software
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Here are the latest updates available for i9205. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9205&pcode=0#firmware
MEA is the latest in the UK. The reason why MED is available for Netherlands as the device was just released to the Netherlands. Samsung Kies also says my MEA version on my i9205 is the latest software. I laugh at you for trying to tell us there is already an OTA this soon. hahahahahaa
So how do I update my Mega manually? Will I lose root? I probably will wait for a custom ROM since I don't have any problems with my Mega and I don't hear any significant improvements with the update.
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So how do I update my Mega manually? Will I lose root? I probably will wait for a custom ROM since I don't have any problems with my Mega and I don't hear any significant improvements with the update.
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You can flash any firmware you want through ODIN. In the local forum there are individuals who tried almost all firmwares available. The only one you can't flash is the Chinese one, it has different partitions. Even if you loose root, you can always get it back by flashing the rooted kernel and then the firmware's stock kernel back. This way you will have the original firmware and the original kernel and root, this combination os OTA updatable. But, as you say, there's no real reason to update atm, apart form one fact - in the latest firmware for Hong-Kong I9205ZHUAMG1 samsung enable moving programs to an SD card, apart form it you won't notice any changes.
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You can flash any firmware you want through ODIN. In the local forum there are individuals who tried almost all firmwares available. The only one you can't flash is the Chinese one, it has different partitions. Even if you loose root, you can always get it back by flashing the rooted kernel and then the firmware's stock kernel back. This way you will have the original firmware and the original kernel and root, this combination os OTA updatable. But, as you say, there's no real reason to update atm, apart form one fact - in the latest firmware for Hong-Kong I9205ZHUAMG1 samsung enable moving programs to an SD card, apart form it you won't notice any changes.
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I rooted my phone by flashing rootable kernel then flashing original kernel, will my phone be OTA updatable? Moving apps to SD on the S4 doesn't include data so not really an improvement over using foldermount.
firmware update I9205ZHUAMG1
Small OTA, said update for stability....................anyone know anything beyond?
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I rooted my phone by flashing rootable kernel then flashing original kernel, will my phone be OTA updatable? Moving apps to SD on the S4 doesn't include data so not really an improvement over using foldermount.
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it should be because the status of the firmware becomes "original" again.
If I can pull the file later I will take a peek at whats changed.
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If I can pull the file later I will take a peek at whats changed.
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Thanks
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You can flash any firmware you want through ODIN. In the local forum there are individuals who tried almost all firmwares available. The only one you can't flash is the Chinese one, it has different partitions. Even if you loose root, you can always get it back by flashing the rooted kernel and then the firmware's stock kernel back. This way you will have the original firmware and the original kernel and root, this combination os OTA updatable. But, as you say, there's no real reason to update atm, apart form one fact - in the latest firmware for Hong-Kong I9205ZHUAMG1 samsung enable moving programs to an SD card, apart form it you won't notice any changes.
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If the Models are the International Models i9200 and i9205 the partitions are the same for Chinese also.
For Chinese people there are the i9208 like this:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=4430&view=1&c=samsung_gt-i9208_galaxy_mega_6.3
This must have different partitions, if You see Rom type is only flash EEPROM, no capacity.
ValenteL said:
If the Models are the International Models i9200 and i9205 the partitions are the same for Chinese also.
For Chinese people there are the i9208 like this:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=4430&view=1&c=samsung_gt-i9208_galaxy_mega_6.3
This must have different partitions, if You see Rom type is only flash EEPROM, no capacity.
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you are wrong. try to flash the chinese rom and you will see that Odin will not flash it, because one of the partitions is larger.
you are wrong.
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May be...
OTA update
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Small OTA, said update for stability....................anyone know anything beyond?
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Update does allow for downloaded third party programs to be moved to SD card, unsure what else OTA does, although stated statbility. I don't see a difference from before, still works great............
I installed XUAMED Italy via Odin, and he has a transparent notification bar as Galaxy S4. XUAMEA not
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I rooted my phone by flashing rootable kernel then flashing original kernel, will my phone be OTA updatable? Moving apps to SD on the S4 doesn't include data so not really an improvement over using foldermount.
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I did the same thing and flashed back the stock kernel. OTA won't work because it says I'm modified. Kies behaves the same way. Very strange....
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Hi guys, i'm new to this forum and i'm not sure if i'm even posting in the right area, but i have a sh*t load of questions maybe you guys who are more pro android answer for me.
Firstly, i have a galaxy s3 unlocked which i purchased from the U.K however i live in Australia. I have recently flashed using Odin, the new official Jelly Bean update for the galaxy s3 i9300 model. The flash worked well and every went smoothly and i have been running jelly bean on my phone without a problem for 3 days now.
My questions:
1. Will i be eligible for future automatic OTA updates from now onwards after flashing this release?
2. The flash firmware file was 700 something megabytes as opposed to the expected 280 mb OTA update, why such a large difference?
3. Would my device have run 'faster' or 'be happier' if i had done an OTA as opposed to this flash thingy?
4. I use airdroid to copy alot of things across to my S3, in the file browser i would see System (onboard memory and system files) and exSDcard (my micro sd card). Now all i see is sdcard0 and System. Neither of which is my actual micro sd card! I now have to browse into System, then STORAGE, and then i'll see my microsd card! I have a feeling that the method i used to install Jelly bean messed with something?! i have also sent an e-mail to the developer of Airdroid.
Thanks for your time guys. Hope to hear a reply(ies) soon!:cyclops:
1. Since you are likely to have rooted your handset in order to install a non-standard ROM, you will not receive OTA updates from that point onwards.
2. You probably flashed a full ROM instead of an OTA, hence the size difference.
3. No. The ROM you flashed, assuming it is the most recent Samsung leak, will be the best one you can get at this time.
4. This is dependent on the file browser you're using. Some will display the SD card as 'Local Storage 1', others will list it elsewhere. Try using ASTRO instead of the built-in file browser, it's much more capable.
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1. Since you are likely to have rooted your handset in order to install a non-standard ROM, you will not receive OTA updates from that point onwards.
2. You probably flashed a full ROM instead of an OTA, hence the size difference.
3. No. The ROM you flashed, assuming it is the most recent Samsung leak, will be the best one you can get at this time.
4. This is dependent on the file browser you're using. Some will display the SD card as 'Local Storage 1', others will list it elsewhere. Try using ASTRO instead of the built-in file browser, it's much more capable.
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Thanks for your reply!!!
I haven't rooted my handset, never done it before and don't know how. This method that's been described on many websites is a 'non-rooting!?' way of flashing.
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My questions:
1. Will i be eligible for future automatic OTA updates from now onwards after flashing this release?
You will get the Polish update via KIES .
Or you flash a later update via Odin when it arrives on XDA .
2. The flash firmware file was 700 something megabytes as opposed to the expected 280 mb OTA update, why such a large difference?
One is a full update OTA just updates new stuff .
3. Would my device have run 'faster' or 'be happier' if i had done an OTA as opposed to this flash thingy?
NO
jje
JJEgan said:
swifty7;32238823
My questions:
1. Will i be eligible for future automatic OTA updates from now onwards after flashing this release?
You will get the Polish update via KIES .
Or you flash a later update via Odin when it arrives on XDA .
2. The flash firmware file was 700 something megabytes as opposed to the expected 280 mb OTA update said:
Hmm interesting! Thanks.
Does this mean when say the Australian flash file is released, i can flash over my existing 'polish' one and if that works then i would get my normal regions updates? So sorry for the stupid questions! I'm coming from an iphone (don't hate, i'm never going back)
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JJEgan said:
Hmm interesting! Thanks.
Does this mean when say the Australian flash file is released, i can flash over my existing 'polish' one and if that works then i would get my normal regions updates? So sorry for the stupid questions! I'm coming from an iphone (don't hate, i'm never going back)
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dude chill we're not hating you. yes, something like that
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You can flash any SGS3 I9300 International firmware from any country anytime .
Only two possible problems Modem and CSC may be country specific or better reception on one version of the modem .
Modem can be flashed separate and likewise CSC or just use manual entry of network details .
jje
I looking to restore my S3 to stock so i can receive official updates
would this be the correct procedure
Use triangle away to reset flash counter
Flash a stock firmware via odin
For example
I9300XXDLJ4 Download
Base Firmware: I9300XXDLJ4 (4.1.1)
Region Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 19 October 2012
Modem: XXDLID
CSC: OXADLJ4
Change List: 368423
Would this then enable OTA updates
Why don't you try to search...
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Why don't you try to search...
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Why am i not surprised this was the first reply
Wouldn't it have been easier to type yes or no
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Why am i not surprised this was the first reply
Wouldn't it have been easier to type yes or no
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I looking to restore my S3 to stock so i can receive official updates
would this be the correct procedure
Yes
Would this then enable OTA updates
No it may not .
Suggest you use Kies to update if you dont want XDA methods .
jje
JJEgan said:
I looking to restore my S3 to stock so i can receive official updates
would this be the correct procedure
Yes
Would this then enable OTA updates
No it may not .
Suggest you use Kies to update if you dont want XDA methods .
jje
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Actually if you flash with a stock firmware with odin it will receive future updates via OTA, i had this with my Nexus S phone. I don't know where you get your info from.
MichelN said:
Actually if you flash with a stock firmware with odin it will receive future updates via OTA, i had this with my Nexus S phone. I don't know where you get your info from.
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Information is from multiple posts saying i cannot update over OTA since i flashed stock firmware .That is why it was no you may not not no .
Not that i would know being a member of XDA i never use OTA/Kies and they don't exist on my phone . So you may be right and those countless posters with stock roms and no OTA may have some other problem .
jje
Im thinking of trading my phone for the note 2 its just so i can restore to stock and for the convenience of the next owner that all stock features (including OTA updates) work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33185382&postcount=1
and "no" is the answer to the post about the Nexus S - SGS3 does not behave the same as the pure Android Nexus S with regard to updates etc...I know because i have one and been running 4.1.1 on it since July (4.1.2 for the last week)
mossy1963 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33185382&postcount=1
and "no" is the answer to the post about the Nexus S - SGS3 does not behave the same as the pure Android Nexus S with regard to updates etc...I know because i have one and been running 4.1.1 on it since July (4.1.2 for the last week)
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Why no ? you flash it with a stock rom 4.1.1 and if a OTA 4.1.2 will be released then why won't he receive it ? I don't get it since the rom is official and will remove everything else that was installed on the phone.
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Why no ? you flash it with a stock rom 4.1.1 and if a OTA 4.1.2 will be released then why won't he receive it ? I don't get it since the rom is official and will remove everything else that was installed on the phone.
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If you flash your S3 with Odin it will increase the flash counter and change status to modified which will break OTA. Not the same with the 2 year old Nexus S as you'll know. The newer S3 has been modified to detect modifications. There are ways around this using mobile Odin etc. but this is just one indication that just because something works on your 2 year old Nexus S doesn't mean it'll work on the latest technology S3.
It's also why I keep bleating on about not giving advice based on supposition, conjecture or what Joe Bloggs posted elsewhere...advice should be based on experience otherwise its worthless, or even worse, misleading and dangerous.
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If you flash your S3 with Odin it will increase the flash counter and change status to modified which will break OTA. Not the same with the 2 year old Nexus S as you'll know. The newer S3 has been modified to detect modifications. There are ways around this using mobile Odin etc. but this is just one indication that just because something works on your 2 year old Nexus S doesn't mean it'll work on the latest technology S3.
It's also why I keep bleating on about not giving advice based on supposition, conjecture or what Joe Bloggs posted elsewhere...advice should be based on experience otherwise its worthless, or even worse, misleading and dangerous.
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I've downloaded jb and root my phone with sgs3 toolkit.my phone couldn't start after that so i had to download a modified rom.i'm having the same problem now.i want to take back the stock rom 4.0.4 so i can receive OTA updates again.otherwise i have to sell my phone and buy a new 1. i wish i cand find i solution
cesar_alrez said:
I've downloaded jb and root my phone with sgs3 toolkit.my phone couldn't start after that so i had to download a modified rom.i'm having the same problem now.i want to take back the stock rom 4.0.4 so i can receive OTA updates again.otherwise i have to sell my phone and buy a new 1. i wish i cand find i solution
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solution here mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33185382&postcount=1
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solution here mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33185382&postcount=1
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thx mate..i'll try it and let u know about the result...i hope i don't kill my phone with that
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If you flash your S3 with Odin it will increase the flash counter and change status to modified which will break OTA. Not the same with the 2 year old Nexus S as you'll know. The newer S3 has been modified to detect modifications. There are ways around this using mobile Odin etc. but this is just one indication that just because something works on your 2 year old Nexus S doesn't mean it'll work on the latest technology S3.
It's also why I keep bleating on about not giving advice based on supposition, conjecture or what Joe Bloggs posted elsewhere...advice should be based on experience otherwise its worthless, or even worse, misleading and dangerous.
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OK thanks for the info, now a newer question. What will happen if someone flashed a stock firmware (4.0.4 dutch) with a stock firmware (4.1.1 poland) via odin ? Will the OTA be blocked as well ? And what will happen if you flash it later with a 4.1.1 dutch stock firmware via odin ?
A friend of mine never rooted or messed with his phone, he only used odin so he could get jellybean faster.
Edit: His flashcounter said this
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NONE
Hi Guys,
I just bought a new Galaxy S3 here in New Zealand and before I start using it, I want to update it to the latest version, I believe 4.1.2 and then root it, can this be done? whats the best option for me? I see the Galaxy Toolkit to do the rooting, is this the most popular/best ?
Also after rooted, can I still do the OTA updates or will I have to flash custom roms?
m1k30rz said:
Hi Guys,
I just bought a new Galaxy S3 here in New Zealand and before I start using it, I want to update it to the latest version, I believe 4.1.2 and then root it, can this be done? whats the best option for me? I see the Galaxy Toolkit to do the rooting, is this the most popular/best ?
Also after rooted, can I still do the OTA updates or will I have to flash custom roms?
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If 4.1.2 was not yet launched in NZ, then you will not get any update for your phone at the moment.
What you could do is, root your phone and then install the 4.1.2 version (Poland)(root is not required for flashing though). For rooting refer to the stickies in general section. Popular methods are CF-Root 6.4 (incl. CWM as recovery) or CF-Auto-Root (keeps stock recovery) (both can be found in dev. section).
After rooting you will not be able to get OTA updates though, whereas KIES should still work (but you will loose root if you update).
In addition, make sure to read all the stickies and guides for rooting before you touch anything! Especially the EFS backup procedure.
I hope it helps.
Rooting your phone voids it from getting OTA updates.
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I just bought a new Galaxy S3 here in New Zealand and before I start using it, I want to update it to the latest version, I believe 4.1.2 and then root it, can this be done? whats the best option for me? I see the Galaxy Toolkit to do the rooting, is this the most popular/best ?
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As said above 4.1.2 is still not available in NZ. So you can flash other ones (like Poland) if needed.
Also after rooted, can I still do the OTA updates or will I have to flash custom roms?
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After rooting OTA updates will not work. But you can still get the firmware and flash them through Odin. This will remove root and will have to go through the rooting procedure again.
I feel samsung will release 4.1.2 for other regions soon and my suggestion would be to wait for that and then go ahead with rooting
You don't need to root your phone to install an official firmware!
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You don't need to root your phone to install an official firmware!
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No one says you need to in this post .
jje
Thanks guys yeah 4.1.2 does not look like its been released yet, I'll wait for it to come out then root cheers!
I used to wait for offical releases, then realised there was no need - the custom ROMs are far better than the official and much faster at new releases than regional Samsung rollout. They also get rid of the battery sapping bling most people only use the once.
If you are going to root anyhow, then the warranty isn't a concern.
Just had bad experiences with 3rd-party ROM's. Had a Desire Z and ran about 5 different roms, cyanogen, gingerbread and ICS variants, mimcry, ilwt, extreme mod, and none of them seemed to run very well after a few weeks of use. The stock ROM on this galaxy is flying like no tomorrow! especially after simply disabling the garbage apps
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Just had bad experiences with 3rd-party ROM's. Had a Desire Z and ran about 5 different roms, cyanogen, gingerbread and ICS variants, mimcry, ilwt, extreme mod, and none of them seemed to run very well after a few weeks of use. The stock ROM on this galaxy is flying like no tomorrow! especially after simply disabling the garbage apps
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I'll admit that Samsung could teach HTC quite a few things about writing a good ROM, I'm sticking with customs of the stock jb 4.1.2 for now as it all works so well and saves me having to remember what needs disabling. I tried a few minimalist roms before sticking with the viking one.
I've got a 4.1.2 in NZ but that's because my phone bricked and they updated it when fixing it(4.1.2 supposed to have the fix for bricking)
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yeah, also because the thread is couple of months old
Greetings!
My mom has a Galaxy S2 which has some rebooting problems (it randomly reboots once or twice a day, and loses a lot of battery as a result?). I am thinking this is because there is a firmware problem (although it could be hardware too).
I wanna try and flash the international samsung firmware on the phone instead of the 3 Denmark (Three) branded one I currently have on, and see if that resolves the problem. I am not sure if I have the right branded firmware either, since I tried to edit the build.prop file when I left and managed to get my device stuck on a bootloop while I was on a 12 hour plane ride (now without music lol), and I flashed the only 3 branded firmware I could find.
So, can I turn this into an "international version"? And why do you think it reboots?
Hi, I don't know about rebooting but your mom phone(battery) has insane fuel gauge chip(everyone has it) that chip takes battery level ... sometimes it adds battery level.
Maybe try to flash xxlsj jb leak ?
Regards,
Paulius
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XDA the best
P.S. Correct me if I am wrong
Yes, you can. About the reboots, see if the international firmware helps.
Attached is a picture of how I lose battery, can someone give me a link to the international firmware version? Maybe not the most new one so I can install it and have an OTA update so I know that works. All the CSC codes and stuff makes me confused.
Do you think this is a software or hardware problem?
Also, how strict is Samsung about rooted devices and RMA?
Thank you very much!
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here you go.
I've flashed this ROM and still have the fuel gauge issue, It goes up sometimes when I unplug my device
Still, great batt life.
gastonw said:
here you go.
I've flashed this ROM and still have the fuel gauge issue, It goes up sometimes when I unplug my device
Still, great batt life.
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Thank you, but I did not want the "beta" build, I wanted the international ICS build (hopefully the one "before" the latest one, so I could OTA to the latest one to make sure that worked)
Sebz4n said:
Thank you, but I did not want the "beta" build, I wanted the international ICS build (hopefully the one "before" the latest one, so I could OTA to the latest one to make sure that worked)
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This is not that beta.
I was on ICS, tried JB leak and trust me, I'm never going back to that ROM.
Anyways, It's your choice, I just layed it out there for you.
Can I flash it via the stock recovery? Can I revert to ICS or does it patch like bootloader and recovery too?
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Can I flash it via the stock recovery? Can I revert to ICS or does it patch like bootloader and recovery too?
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JB? try Odin.
You can always go back to ICS if you want to.
In all honesty I really just want a firmware version I can flash via stock recovery then update via OTA or KIES. This is my moms phone, I will play around with custom roms and beta releases on my Nexus 4 when it's done being repaired
Actually the major reason is that I do not wanna flash another bootloader and stuff like that if I have to deliver the phone to get repaired. Then it's gonna be a pain to return for repair
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In all honesty I really just want a firmware version I can flash via stock recovery then update via OTA or KIES. This is my moms phone, I will play around with custom roms and beta releases on my Nexus 4 when it's done being repaired
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ICS 4.0.3 Unbranded is your best bet. Just like a out-of-the-box device ready to get the Jelly bean update via OTA/Kies.
I have downloaded the file from Sammobile, it contains two files:
I9100XWLPG_I9100HTDLP4_I9100NELP4_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
Do I flash this via ODIN or what? Don't I need more files for that?
Hello!
After flashing many custom ROMs and leaks my phone was acting a little funky, so I decided to go back to factory stock. I fired up kies on my pc and went to "Emergency recovery" It asked me for my serial number (I thought this was for getting the right stock firmware) After everything was done the phone booted up normally but I ended up with a "La'Fleur" boot logo
All I wanted was my stock firmware (Without having to look for the firmware, modem,etc myself) I though kies would do a better job than me :silly:
Sigh...
Any of you experienced this before?
Same problem here
Dont know how this happens...
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Kies gives you the firmware that matches your serial number. So, your phone originally has this firmware, or an earlier version of it, i.e. your phone was branded.
If you don't like it get the latest unbranded firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash with odin.
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Kies gives you the firmware that matches your serial number. So, your phone originally has this firmware, or an earlier version of it, i.e. your phone was branded.
If you don't like it get the latest unbranded firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash with odin.
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Well it's suposed to work like that... but my phone is the plain gray international version. That's why it's so funny to me. I created this thread to see if some other people were having this issue as well and it seems so.
Anyway, it worked for me because it restored the stock modem and cleaned the whole nand. As soon as I saw that "La'Fleur" logo, I wiped it and threw CM 10.1 at it. Working great so far.
My point is, Samsung should do better (as usual, with everything) at keeping their records.
Well, none of us know what happend. Could be the carrier originally planned to carry this model, bought it from Samsung, and later changed their mind and sold it to a third party.
Nothing to show Samsung's records are wrong.
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Well, none of us know what happend. Could be the carrier originally planned to carry this model, bought it from Samsung, and later changed their mind and sold it to a third party.
Nothing to show Samsung's records are wrong.
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Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
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Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
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Ah, got it. Still, never know where the mix up came from, but I am more clear about your issue.
Zealhybrid said:
Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
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Also Got the plain Grey version...
And Also Got lafleur firmware after kies recover
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
After flashing is the answer .
The hdswver codes that are presented to Kies match that firmware release and that's what you get .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
jje
same problem, what is the fix?
dli7319 said:
same problem, what is the fix?
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Find the correct ROM on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
rootSU said:
Find the correct ROM on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
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The problem is that, it is the same rom -.-
Edit: Oh, there are 2 different roms and lafleur is newer so kies selected that one, got it
flashed the other one and all is good
dli7319 said:
The problem is that, it is the same rom -.-
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Find an unbranded ROM for your region on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
EDIT> You don't even have a regional version?! Flash ANY unbranded ROM
got la flour too... but then instal custom room like imperium hd or other, my imei is ruined... problems in modem but nothing helps... cyanogen works...
xenixas said:
got la flour too... but then instal custom room like imperium hd or other, my imei is ruined... problems in modem but nothing helps... cyanogen works...
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I got that too. Before you do anything to your phone, make sure yo do a Nandroid backup, also make a backup for your EFS partition as there is where your IMEI and radio paramaters are stored.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, and they replaced the motherboard.
Sorry to hear this happened to you
Zealhybrid said:
I got that too. Before you do anything to your phone, make sure yo do a Nandroid backup, also make a backup for your EFS partition as there is where your IMEI and radio paramaters are stored.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, and they replaced the motherboard.
Sorry to hear this happened to you
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but does no one knows hot to fix it I read about modem version its about EFS partition format like new one from samsung, its readable by samsung firmware but not custom rooms I'll tried to flash custom and I need to chose modem version witch could read EFS partinion. My phone originaly is SEB it's baltic, I have 4.1.1 XEO instaled no imei... kies updated to xeo 4.1.2 and now it says software is changed cant update lol somthing bad is going with samsung
On the same boat i9305
xenixas said:
but does no one knows hot to fix it I read about modem version its about EFS partition format like new one from samsung, its readable by samsung firmware but not custom rooms I'll tried to flash custom and I need to chose modem version witch could read EFS partinion. My phone originaly is SEB it's baltic, I have 4.1.1 XEO instaled no imei... kies updated to xeo 4.1.2 and now it says software is changed cant update lol somthing bad is going with samsung
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Sad to learn that I am not the only one. Mine is i9305, bought from Samsung's authorized retail shop, International edition grey. firmware changed to la fleur edition after emergency FW recovery. embarrassing to use it in front of others. Need to change lock screen. Has anyone tried to get help from Samsung? thanks