This is yet again another "Lack of Support" finding for a SGS2 phone, particularly the Model Phones that belong to the SHW-M250x family. I have an SHW-M250K model from Olleh KT of Korea, and due to its coding, it creates a boot-loop when trying to root with an GT-I9100 secure rooting kernel. I have tried using Odin, polled cyanogene, CF-Root, SuperOneClick; the lot seems to deal with only the International Variety coded GT-I9100.
The main differences that i have found is the language support, length of SMS messages, the use of an external antenna for a built-in TV tuner, and NFC support in the battery when paired with a USIM containing an NFC Ident. So Samsung blew up the SE Asia model with some nice features but unfortunately, not with the rooters/devs in mind.
My question is, is anyone currently working on SHW-M250x family rootkit? I'm about to go the route of starting to load Zipped ROMs to the SD card, because from reading on here, it seems like you do not need to obtain root access to be able to flash a rom, provided it is done in 3e mode from your properly formatted SD card. But if there is a root available to SHW-M250x family users, i would definitely be delighted to know.
Thanks,
Gig
Samsung Galaxy S II - SHW-M250K (Olleh) - Android ICS 4.0.3
Now, i did take a look at this thread (before i get flamed)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
But noted that again, it quoted use with the I9100 variety and even says with MOST ICS phones.
TBH, both phones look darn near the same and it is hard to tell the difference unless you pull out the antenna. I will give it a shot when i get off work. But I'm still worried about whether my USIM got fried or something. Phone has picked it up ONCE since i upgraded to ICS stock. I wasn't rooted before.
Thanks,
Gig
Samsung Galaxy S II - SHW-M250K (Olleh) - Android ICS 4.0.3
Looks like the root from CWM that you install on a SDCard worked. I will log any issues as i dink around with my phone.
I know one already, after rooting, ICS 4.0.3 Airplane Mode Quick Button when you hold down the power button is good for turning it on, not for turning it off.
More to come.
Samsung Galaxy S II - SHW-M250K (Olleh) - Android ICS 4.0.3
Ok so after rooting SHW-M250K, tried flashing kernel with Siyah and got stopped at the Flash Screen. So Siyah (for now) does not work as a kernel. So far, root proves possible with at least this model. More to come.
Samsung Galaxy S II - SHW-M250K (Olleh) - Android ICS 4.0.3
So after a lot of trying and failing i decided to go back to gingerbread...however i have been under the impression that no one cared enough about the Korean version to capture the Stock rom for GGB 2.3.6.
LEAVE IT TO THE RUSSIANS.:laugh:
After tiring searching the googlenet, i found a site (in russian) that has the SHW-M250x family stock GGB roms.
I will not post the link yet, because i'm downloading the rom right now to try it out. Hopefully i do not have my hopes up for nothing.
More to follow...
Gig
Stock gingerbread firmware for shw-m250* family
Found Here:
http://blog.gadget.mn/index.php?opt...om-&catid=18:android-flash-tutorial&Itemid=92
Shout out goes to gadget.mn for supplying the files, including Odin, Kies, and all 3 versions of the phone.
After tiring searching the googlenet, i found a site (in russian) that has the SHW-M250x family stock GGB roms.
I will not post the link yet, because i'm downloading the rom right now to try it out. Hopefully i do not have my hopes up for nothing.
More to follow...
Gig[/QUOTE]
Hi Gigalisk,
Did you get the link for Stock GB firmware for Shw-m250K ?
I upgraded my phone to ICS through KIES and the modem is not working now.
Please help me where I can get the stock GB Firmware for SHW-M250K (korean version)
The link you provided is not working.
Or Is there a way to unlock the ICS version flashed through KIES
Thanks in advance
--Giri
root + ics update + jb update
Gigalisk said:
Ok so after rooting SHW-M250K, tried flashing kernel with Siyah and got stopped at the Flash Screen. So Siyah (for now) does not work as a kernel. So far, root proves possible with at least this model. More to come.
Samsung Galaxy S II - SHW-M250K (Olleh) - Android ICS 4.0.3
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Hi there. I currently bought a korean version ofthe s2, but it is not rooted yet.
Can you please show me the link, how you rooted your s2 shw-m250k?
I have also found a site that has the leaked jb ota update but one of the primary requirements is that I have to be on ics. My phone is still on gb. Please help thanks.
My sister has an original galaxy tab 10.1. I noticed it is running Android version 3.1
The tablet was purchased in the US, though she's not currently in the United States. Not sure if that matters, but she's not received any OTA update.
This is a WIFI only tablet. How can I remotely upgrade it to ICS 4.0 or Jellybean. She doesn't want any customized ROM on it.
Firstly, where can I get stock ROM for ICS 4.0?
Secondly, if I remote into her PC, I am able to see the contents of her tablet, when it is connected to her laptop. Does that help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831040
The link above has all the stock roms but prerooted. I flashed the rogers one for my dad through CWM the other day worked very good.
You can flash CWM recovery through odin and then update it through ROM Manager app.(That is how I did it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239185
this is for the wifi version, if you have any other version you have to find the model number and search how to root it.
at the end, you will have a tab that look like stock but is rooted.
Hi everybody,
As the title, i want to flash my samsung galaxy S2, who works with android 4.1.2, to put Tizen (2.2 i think, i don't know the version who is compatible with).
Can someone help me please, thank you.
updating to tizen
i wouldn't advise you to be on tizen on right now since it still is under the beta version. unless you have a spare phone to work with you can but i wouldn't suggest it. i work with samsung but tizen again is on the beta version only. we can't specify if your network signal would work and if your baseband on your modem would be compatible. just a head's up. im trying to do it on my s2 phone as well. just a piece of my mind.
Hi Everyone,
I am seeking some advice regarding our beloved Samsung Galaxy 2. I owed this phone in the past and after testing other devices, I am considering to purchase it again. Please kindly try to answer my questions:
1. I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and I think the S2 is one of the lightest and thinnest smartphone on the market. Do you have any other devices in mind that could be suitable to my mobility issues?
2. I have purchased a few smartphones online (ebay and amazon) and always had difficulties to find one that is “truly” unlocked. Most of them were entitled as “unlocked” but would not work with my sim card. Do you have any advice on this issue?
2b. Do all S2s have the same processors/ram/features? Do you advise any S2 version in particular or all of them are fine?
3. I am interested in those new voice recognition features such as Ok Google/voice and my guess is that the most efficient and reliable versions of it are present on the latest Android versions such as Lollipop/is there any correlation between Android version and Voice recognition efficiency?
3c. Do you think it would be possible to install Lollipop on a S2 and how?
3d. Would it be a simple and “official” update or will it necessary imply a “jailbreak”? Knowing that I am definitely not familiar with this kind of process, are there accessible and straightforward tutorials for newbies showing how to proceed step-by-step?
3e. Would it slower the S2 to update it with Lollipop or create any other issue//conflict/flaw? If so, until what Android version can I update without slowing the S2?
Many thanks for your kind help!
Darkk.
DarkkPhenixx said:
Hi Everyone,
I am seeking some advice regarding our beloved Samsung Galaxy 2. I owed this phone in the past and after testing other devices, I am considering to purchase it again. Please kindly try to answer my questions:
1.I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and I think the S2 is one of the lightest and thinnest smartphone on the market. Do you have any other devices in mind that could be suitable to my mobility issues?
2.I have purchased a few smartphones online (ebay and amazon) and always had difficulties to find one that is “truly” unlocked. Most of them were entitled as “unlocked” but would not work with my sim card. Do you have any advice on this issue?
2b. Do all S2s have the same processors/ram/features? Do you advise any S2 version in particular or all of them are fine?
3.I am interested in those new voice recognition features such as Ok Google/voice and my guess is that the most efficient and reliable versions of it are present on the latest Android versions such as Lollipop/is there any correlation between Android version and Voice recognition efficiency?
3c. Do you think it would be possible to install Lollipop on a S2 and how?
3d. Would it be a simple and “official” update or will it necessary imply a “jailbreak”? Knowing that I am definitely not familiar with this kind of process, are there accessible and straightforward tutorials for newbies showing how to proceed step-by-step?
3e. Would it slower the S2 to update it with Lollipop or create any other issue//conflict/flaw? If so, until what Android version can I update without slowing the S2?
Many thanks for your kind help!
Darkk.
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1. Sorry no idea here.
2. By rooting your phone you could remove the branding and use any sim card
2b. The most common version of galaxy s2 is the international one gt-I9100. Depending on the year of when it was made there could be a slight difference in processor. Older processor need more voltage than the newer ones and might not be able to overclock as much as the newer ones. But if you don't intend to undervolt your phone this is unimportant for you. All of them work with 1.2ghz. Which processor type you'll get is some kind of luck I guess.
Gt-I9100 aside therealso are gt-I9100P and 9100g. I'm not sure but I think they work with same specs as the international one (1, 2 ghz and 1gb ram) but they use other hardware and thus it's not as easy to find custom roms like for the gt I9100 I think.
Furthermore there also is the galaxy s2 at&t version. If I'm right this the t mobile version of this phone. It also has the same specs like the other models (different hardware too) but the difference is this phone has no physical home button, which for me, looks better somehow.
I'd suggest to take the international one gt I9100 or the at&t version.
3. Official android version of the galaxy s2 models is jelly bean 4.1.2 which also is required by Google search and Google now. I assume it doesn't matter rather you have android 4.1.2 or 5 regarding the voice recognition.
3c. At the moment it's not possible to install Lollipop on a S2 but it may be possible in the future. You'll have to root your phone therefore and flash/install a custom rom based on lollipop.
3d. Like already mentioned earlier you'll need to root your phone in order to get past android 4.1.2. Depending on your phone model (2b.) It can be extremely easy or a bit more difficult. I'm just used to the international version gt I9100 which can be rooted with an app via one tap. That aside there are various step by step tutorials, as the galaxy s2 is a very popular phone.
If you'll root your galaxy s2 I highly recommend to Google emmc brick bug before doing so.
3e. All official android versions can become slow after some time, especially because of not removable, pre installed apps. With root you have the possibility to remove those and make your phone faster. If you intend to stay on official firmware you should update to the latest (4.1.2).
Talking about getting slower with higher android version is a bit difficult here. Theoretically with higher android version the phone will get faster....at least that's what Google says.
However as already said the galaxy s2 is stuck on 4.1.2. The only way to get higher are custom roms and those can be slow or fast no matter on which android version they are based.
For example cyanogenmod 10.1.3 is the fastest firmware I've had till now and it's based on Android 4.2.2. Jelly bean. Next there's for example aicp rom based on 4.4.4 KitKat. This version wasn't very fast for me. Another KitKat rom, NeatROM, however was faster than aicp although it has same android version.
It always depends on your personal phone, because each phone (or each galaxy s2 in your case) reacts a bit different to it's firmware and also on the way the developer made their custom roms.
You'll have to find out there
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Free mobile app
Hi.
My apologies if a similar thread exists, I am new to the XDA Community.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100T from the Telstra network in Australia that my dad gave me because he didn't need it anymore.
I'm having an issue because the memory card slot is broken. I need to root the phone so I can load all of my personal things like music etc on to the phone.
I'm just not sure how to root it. I am running the latest version of Android on it, Android 4.1.2 with TouchWiz UI installed. It is a vanilla install of Samsung's Android.
Thanks guys, Alpha.
AlphaGamer46 said:
Hi.
My apologies if a similar thread exists, I am new to the XDA Community.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100T from the Telstra network in Australia that my dad gave me because he didn't need it anymore.
I'm having an issue because the memory card slot is broken. I need to root the phone so I can load all of my personal things like music etc on to the phone.
I'm just not sure how to root it. I am running the latest version of Android on it, Android 4.1.2 with TouchWiz UI installed. It is a vanilla install of Samsung's Android.
Thanks guys, Alpha.
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Just download this kernel and flash it in stock recovery. Then reboot