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[Galaxy S II General] belton:
<b>Hi Intratech,</b>

A stupid question to ask, how could we copy stock kernel (zImage) out from the device like you did? I mean I wanna know how to copy the zImage out from the device. (But not decompress the file)

Like this one:

ZSKG2 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/UB74X7OYG3

Password: intratech@XDA

How to make this?

I crawled many articles, seems no answer there... I tried with the following commands:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/zImage bs=4096

cd /sdcard

tar -c zImage > kernel.tar

cp kernel.tar kernel.tar.md5

md5sum -t kernel.tar.md5 >> kernel.tar.md5

However, I could not get it without rooting my phone. And if I root it, I have to use a patched kernel, which means it is already not original. So, how could I get the stock kernel?

And I tried to use CheckFusDownloader to download the update file from Samsung, and seems that the size of zImage is smaller (<5MB) Could I use this zImage as the stock kernel?

I have already tried my best to find out the answer, it is highly appreciated that if someone could point me a direction. Thank you very much in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Well it seems as if you didn't flash the insecure kdd kernel from chainfire
[Galaxy S II General] gottagetalife:
I downloaded the insecure from the first post of this article.

I have tried the whole process on two machines, still no joy. I will try and download the kernel again.
[Galaxy S II General] gottagetalife:
I just downloaded the kernel and reflashed...

Worked perfectly! I'm now unlocked and have KE1 Kernel reinstalled.

Thanks Intratech, it looks like I was THAT stupid and downloaded the wrong kernel
[Galaxy S II General] oleost:
Maybe it is me that misunderstood, but after I have rooted my phone and then when I flash back to stock kernel, I lose root again?

Or isnt to root supposed to stay after one flash back to original ?
[Galaxy S II General] Foxdraed:
I gave up trying to update my device with kies. It keeps loosing connection when i try to update and going to flash the roms using ODIN for the first. Please be patient with me if I m going to ask stupid questions but i m a beginner :P which file do I need to download for updating my firmware, the Generic one or the Stock Kernel? My current build number is XWKDD. Do I need to install the XWKE1 first and then the XWKE2 or should I go for the XWKE2 directly? My device should be in download mode while installing the firmware so it doesn't matter whether my device is in USB debugging mode or not, right?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Once you've rooted and flashed back to stock kernel you'll still have a rooted device.

Is your phone unlocked or is it from O2? If it's an unlocked device then use the generic firmware. XWKE2 is the newest and you can just flash that, no need to flash XWKE1 first.
[Galaxy S II General] asrangi:
Im new to samsung and odin, can someone please help advice how a clean install is done on the sgs2 i wanna wipe all data and do a fresh install of the latest fw
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Flash to the new firmware and then when your device reboots open the dialler and enter this *2767*3855#. After, just for fun, boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
[Galaxy S II General] Foxdraed:
Thanks for your reply! Last two questions guys. Do I need to be rooted before I flash the latest firmware? And i downloaded the xwke2.zip and when I extracted it, it contained only 1 .tar file - I only have to use that one file in odin right?

Thanks for your help guys :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Don't have to be rooted. If you read the first post it answers your second question, just put the single .tar in the pda section of Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] CandyAndy:
Stupid question:

Do you have to be rooted to use Odin?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Look up at the post just above yours.
[Galaxy S II General] CandyAndy:
dang! thats why I felt stupid even before writing the question..
[Galaxy S II General] Foxdraed:
Intartech, THANKS for your help! I update my device with ODIN for the very first time =) I will definitely keep using this method for future updates!! Thanks again for your help and your patience mate ;)
[Galaxy S II General] hazem77:
if i may ask:

i downloaded the XWKE2 Firmware and

XWKDE2 Stock Kernel and installed both since i wanted to return to factory settings and formated after that.

Isnt this the stock UK version???? i cant find some apps in the Market like What'sapp and some other widgets!!!! please advise.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
It is stock UK version, if you're just flashing the firmware then you don't need to flash the kernel after. You only need the Kernel for the root.

I just looked in the market and whatsapp is one of the featured app on the carousel and it's available in the market when you search. Did you flash another firmware before?
[Galaxy S II General] hazem77:
thanks

i only flashed this firmware and the stock kernel that comes with it. anyways, i just rooted the device and use Market enabler .... but still surprising... is it because i flashed the Kernel also ?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Nope, the Kernel is stock kernel that came with the firmware, all I did was repackaged it to flash back after rooting. I have all applications available on the market here without using ME.

Do this, on the phone pad punch in *#272*device imei# and see what CSC code is in the white box at the top. Don't try to change it, just tell me what is in there.
[Galaxy S II General] hazem77:
thank you dear for your continuous support the code is XEU
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Very strange. When you flashed did you do a reset of the device?
[Galaxy S II General] radiobicho:
I can confirm: KG6 CF-Root works on KG5. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Er, I just extract the kernel from the firmware tarball and tarred it back by itself.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Turkey XWKG1 firmware now available.
[Galaxy S II General] Felix J:
i have the XXKG3 frankesteing ROM with EUKD1 CSC, and the usb host (usb otg) dosen't work at all. When you connect a usb, it just dont do anything. Any clue for the USB host to work?
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
XEU XXKG5 (wouldn't it be XW?) firmware is available on samfirmware.com. Is it an official KIES release or a leaked build? I used Kies to check for updates early this morning but it said XWKF3 was the latest for XEU. If it really is a Kies release, can you upload it so that we can flash via Odin? (I don't trust Kies)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
The XXKG5 is for Poland. It does have the XEU CSC and a few others but it's not for XEU devices, those firmware start with XW.
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
Grrr why must Samsung make these things so cryptic. I thought CB was Poland?

EDIT: I'm looking here http://samfirmware.com/samsunglettercode.htm Perhaps it's not accurate.

EDIT2: Gah I'm looking at the wrong version part. That firmware has XA CSC. Nevermind.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I've updated from that firmware so I can't test if it's another bug in the test build. Remember that XXKG3 is a test firmware and so will have bugs. Update to a newer firmware and see if the issue is still present.
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
Intratech, in order to flash the latest official 2.3.4 firmware (not a leaked test build), I guess I should choose between KG5 and KG7. I am right?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] Davith:
Here are the CSCs that are included when you enter this code *#272*imei#

XEU

XEO

XEF

KOR

ITV

DBT

CPW

Note that even though I'm on XEF, the phone will still show OXA when you put the code *#1234#

Having a correct CSC is useless anyway, unless you're planning on using Kies in the future.

Also, are we sure that OXA means Poland?

I'm pretty sure some of the official firmwares for the UK were labeled as OXA on the first Galaxy S. But since it also had the XEU CSC inside, it remained unchanged after a flash (XEU and not OXA).
[Galaxy S II General] auto160:
[Q] Newbi need help with Root please

Hello to all,

need some help with rooting my newly galaxy S2, i followed xda tutorial and all went well until i was getting stuck at the SuperOneClick > Root > Running psneuter...

these are the successful steps i did until now using Odin3 v1.85 on my win7:

1. pda I9100XWKDD I9100XXKDH I9100OXXKDC_HOME TAR

2. pda I9100XWKE7 Kernel tar

3. CF Root SGS2 XW XEU KE7 v4.0-CWM4 tar

currently this is what i have on my droid:

Android Ver: 2.3.3

kernel ver: 2.6.35.7 I9100XWKDD CL161513

ROOT @ dell103 #2

Build Num: GINGERBREAD.XWKDD

i'm new to android to the rooting process so any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you all in advance!!

Best,

A.
[Galaxy S II General] BrandoHD:
I am from TTT and I am shocked at this :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] zamana:
Brazilian firmware is available on Samfirmware

Hi!

Brazilian firmware is available on Samfirmware:

I9100UHKG7 ##	CSC = UUBKG6	2.3.4	Brazil	2011 July 28
[Galaxy S II General] rockambole:
what's the difference between the UHKG7 from samfirmware and the one posted in this thread?
[Galaxy S II General] zamana:
I don't know because I don't flash it yet.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
It's not Brazilian, those idiots over there at Samfirmware don't know what the hell they are on about. It's the same UHKG7 that's posted here with TTT, TDR and VNO CSC. TTT is Trinidad and Tobago, VNO appears to be Venezuela and TDR I haven't figured out as yet but it's not Brazilian.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
If you're in Europe use XXKG5. If you're on XXKG6 you will need to do a factory reset after flashing as the device will bootloop until you do so make sure you backup your apps and settings if you want to restore them.
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
Samfirmware has TDR listed as Dominican Republic. :confused:

http://samfirmware.com/samsunglettercode.htm
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Why? Because someone decided to make an update for the titties?
[Galaxy S II General] zamana:
Thank you Intratech. I only figured it out after posting here.

Sorry my anxiousness :-)

:o
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Cheers, that's what I was thinking but couldn't remember it off my head.
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
yes, after updating from kg3 to kg6 gtalk videocalls has dissapear from my I9100 :(
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
you have to run superoneclick after flashing any insecure kernel (odia or chainfire) to your phone... if the kernel it's a secure (meaning stock) superoneclick stucks at the point you were stucked... be sure to flash correctly insecure kernel, then you root with super1click and then you flash again the correct stock kernel... be sure to put correctly in odin and don't forget to flag usb debug mode in your phone (Apps>development>)

and don't forget to reboot after all flashings... follow the tutorial by intratechat the very beggining of this thread

and flash: 1) full rom 2) insecure kernel 3) root with s1click 4) flash stock kernel....... and use same version of rom and kernels (for instance XWKF7)
[Galaxy S II General] icanfly77:
What is the advantage of getting a frankenstein package of the K5 compared to getting the official K5?

Is it just that the frankenstein packages contain other CSC's not available in the official one?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
There is no Frankenstein KG5.

Anyone knows which Country or Carrier has their CSC as TPA? Costa Rica?
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/newegg-unlocked-samsung-galaxy-s-2-669-99-free-ship-1059581/25/

^ says something about TPA having to do with Chile?

However, several Google search results show that TPA is paired with the I9000's JP firmware which is for Arabic speaking countries. Stupid Samsung. :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Nah it's definitely localised to Latin America and the Caribbean.
[Galaxy S II General] icanfly77:
Oh yeah but back a few pages ago RE795 asked how long before the KG5 frankenstein will be available and you said you were going to make one

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16277042&postcount=2958

I was just wondering what the advantage is of the one you will make over the official?

Also any chance you could include the android version numbers for the official stock's available on page 1?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Ah, right. Yeah there is no need for one because the official XXKG5 is a non-wipe firmware package so you can UPDATE without issues. Downgrading will result in bootloop which will need a factory reset from recovery before the device will boot.

I've started to label the official 2.3.4 firmware release as such.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Costa Rica (I think) UHKG7 firmware now available.
[Galaxy S II General] bungknees:
I live in New Zealand, is there any reason i cant use KG7, apart from maybe the csc, or does the rom not have English translation?

cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] A_Silva:
Hello

Can anyone tell me if any of the firmwares available here has Japanese as either a system language or a keyboard/swype language? I've found none so far

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] lolek74:
You can download smart keyboard pro from the market. Then download Japanese dictionary and you can switch between languages easily. Input will be the same as on the PC computer.
[Galaxy S II General] d_train:
So I just want to know whether I am correct with my assumptions...

I can update my firmware onto a stock unrooted phone - so I can download the XXKG3 and install just the PDA section? Is this advisable? Is it better to flash the PDA and Phone together – if I don’t do the CSC, will it remain as my carrier’s CSC or will the other 2 effect it in some way?

As my phone's CSC is yet to show up as a download, I have been reluctant to do anything just in case something happens and I need to flash the CSC to get the phone stable, etc. - and without the original carrier's stock ROM for backup in case I need to send it in for repair.

Anyway, thought I would ask what I

CAN

do whilst I wait for the CSC and stock ROM to appear.

Thanks for a great thread and all the information, learning more and more every day :)

Just in case you are going to ask here are my phone details :)

PDA: I9100TDVKF4

PHONE: I9100TDVKF2

CSC: I9100TTELKF3

PCode: GT-I9100LKJTEL

Thanks

DT
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
NTT DoCoMo firmware is for Japan, it's in the carrier branded firmware thread.
[Galaxy S II General] auto160:
Many thanks huskysdg!

i finally used Litening_Rom (pre rooted rom) which works fine for me.

have only the best,

Cheers,

A.
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Intratech, though it's non wipe it's not XEUKD1 csc right? Won't it be bad put this kg5 over other Frankenstein that is XEUKD1? Or is it safe and after install I will be with kg5 XEUKD1?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] pae777sano:
Anyone else getting terrible battery life with KG5?

I'm generally pretty good with saving battery life, but overnight while I sleep it's draining roughly 10-15% of battery.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Jake-CT:
Do you get a loop if you go from kg6 to kg7 - and why are any of these better than the other? All seem to be worse than kg3 from what I have read so far (No video chat + KG 3 had much better battery than KG 6 for me)
[Galaxy S II General] A_Silva:
Thanks a bunch! Can this be flashed in normal I9100 Europe-sourced phones? My guess is that it'll only change the model number to SC-02C?
[Galaxy S II General] RE795:
@ Intratech...

is it possible to post modem UHKG4 from Rom UHKG7, pls...:confused:

many thanks...:):rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] ianjd:
So, is KG5 more recent than your Frankenstein KG6? Is there a good reason to downgrade from KG6 to to KG5? Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Well KG6 was a test firmware and KG5 is official. I'm finding KG5 smoother so far but haven't really explored it much as I've been working.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
well I haven't done it and I don't know the differences between the two models to give a definite answer.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
I flashed kg5. Rebooted and then flashed the o2 Ireland csc. O2 Ireland apps have appeared on the phone but the csc is still saying its the kg5 one. Do I need to hard reset to show the current csc?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yep........
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Sure, gimme a few minutes man. I going down the road and come back just now boi.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
UHKG4 Modem: http://www.multiupload.com/Z7DER040J4
[Galaxy S II General] prepo1:
Hallo,

when I tick Re-Partition, it will clear everythink in my SGS? I want to use it wit one-package file Frankenstein_GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XXKG6_I9100XEUKD1_I9100XXKG6

I am asking because I want delete everything.....I want make "celar instaltion" without old data in my phone from previous fw....
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
Ta
[Galaxy S II General] RE795:
THANKS :D:D:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Flash the firmware first and then do a factory reset from recovery or if you want to wipe your internal SDCard as well you can do a hard reset of the device.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
messed up.

I placed the pda file in the bootloader section of odin.realised and stopped it before it began to flash but no the phone wont boot.Its not rooted and I cant get into the standard recovery ,mode it just says try recovery in kies.Problem is Im running windows 7 64 bit and kies wont connect wioth the phone in 64 bit systems

any other work around?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Input *#1234# in your dialler and it will give you details of your current firmware including the CSC version. Look for a firmware that has the first 3 letters the same as the CSC version of your device and that firmware is for it. That being said, I've flashed firmware from all different regions to my device.
[Galaxy S II General] mariotme:
Intratech can you please upload the latest Arabic rom Modem if possible.

I am not sure what it is ><

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] colliderz:
I am really puzzled what to install, KG5 or KG6. Intratech, sir what would you recommend ? KG5 is non-wipe right ?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Which version though? The latest one?

I personally find KG5 smoother and it is non-wipe.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
It wouldnt reflash with odin for a while but now it is so thank **** for that:)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Take the battery out for a minute or two and then put it back in and see if you can access download mode now.

edit: Nevermind, I see you got it sorted.
[Galaxy S II General] mariotme:
yes please :)

i think its i9100JPKG2 ROM but not sure which modem it has shipped in :o
[Galaxy S II General] colliderz:
Thanks for the quick reply! What CF-Root should I use to root the kg5 ?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Ok, gimme a few minutes and I'll package it up.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Erm, seeing as I don't use CF-Root kernel I think the best advice is to ask in the CF-Root thread. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
XXKF1 modem from Arabic firmware: http://www.multiupload.com/M4UKBNXBHQ
[Galaxy S II General] htc9420:
Is there any way to get rid of the KG6 WITHOUT performing a wipe/factory reset?

Will flashing a WIPE stock ROM over KG6 result also on a bootloop?
[Galaxy S II General] mariotme:
thank you so much m8 much appreciated
[Galaxy S II General] Davith:
The KG6 one works just fine.
[Galaxy S II General] ianjd:
Thanks, seems smoother to me, and now seems to wake up from standby instantly. :D

And a more general thanks for all the time you put into this; it's much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
I currently have the KG6 Frankenstein firmware installed.

PDA: I9100XXKG6

PHONE: I9100XXKG6

CSC: I9100OXXKF1

When flashing KG5 should i just flash it over what i have? And should I flash the correct CSC file after? This will be non-wipe right?

Edit: Looked a little more and KG5 listed under official firmware isn't the for the area I need. Any chance of a Frankenstein pack Intratech?
[Galaxy S II General] ZaKaTRoN:
Hello!

Anyone know if KG5 from samfirmware is the official from Samsung?

And this one of this topic?

Are both the same?

Is Spanish Swype included?

I'm on KG6 but I want the official one, not leaked.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] bariz143:
hi guys. i get bootlops on the latest firmware. why is that??
[Galaxy S II General] Planet X:
I have flashed a ROM with CWM and that has changed my Device ID fom I9100LGAXEN to I9100LGAKOR. After flashing to XXKG5 i can see that my settings are:

PDA: I9100XXKG5

PHONE: I9100XXKG5

CSC: I9100OXAKG5

In KIES my device CSC is shown as KG5:KOR and device ID is still I9100LGAKOR. So I tried to reset the CSC to XEU via dial code. But still my device ID is wrong. Even a NAND restore does not fix this. Does somebody know how to fix this?

Edit: Or is may be KIES wrong in displaying this?
[Galaxy S II General] bariz143:
okey now i realised that i get bootloops on every firmware and i dont know why. pls help me someone?!?! :(
[Galaxy S II General] htc9420:
Yes, if you switch from KG6 you get that.

Flash back KG6 or do a factory reset by holding down Vol UP+Home+Power.
[Galaxy S II General] bariz143:
But KG6 never worked for me there either. Just bootloops and factory reset doesnt work .. bootlops there to
[Galaxy S II General] bariz143:
okey it worked now thx alot ..

In my phone i have this software

I9100XXKDJ

So wich firmware is the latest/best for me?? New with samsung roms/firmware or what you now call it :)
[Galaxy S II General] htc9420:
I should press my thanks button then:D

KG3 has VoIP+GTalk video, 2.3.4, good battery life, and Swedish locales (I think) but is Leaked from Sammy

KG5 is the latest OFFICIAL- Never tried it.
[Galaxy S II General] FiRe || TeaR:
New Arabic ROM

GT-I9100LKAXSG

PDA: I9100JPKG5

CSC: I9100OJPKG1

PHONE: I9100XXKG1
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
So flashing KG5 over KG6 is not a good idea if I don't want to have to wipe my phone?
[Galaxy S II General] ianjd:
Correct, unless you're happy with rooting and using Titanium Backup (or equivalent) to backup and restore everything.
[Galaxy S II General] taiseer999:
2.3.3 :mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Arabic JPKG5 firmware and kernel now available. Android 2.3.3 according to build prop.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
But this will be the case when the next official ROM for my region is released also, correct? When backup up apk+data with Titanium Backup. Will widget settings and my homescreen also be backup up? Or can I use MyBackup Pro to backup wallpaper, widgets etc?
[Galaxy S II General] ianjd:
I think it's generally frowned on to back up and restore all system settings when upgrading the OS, but I usually do to save time. Most of the homescreen layout is preserved by doing a complete backup/restore, though widget positions seem not to be, so it's worth taking a note of your widget layout. If you flash KG5, then when the next official (Kies) upgrade appears, you should be able to install it without wiping anything, though if they change the built-in wallpapers some of them may disappear.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Thanks. If I don't flash KG5 and stay on KG6 until the next official firmware. Will that also wipe my phone?
[Galaxy S II General] Planet X:
Does anybody have an idea?
[Galaxy S II General] ianjd:
Usually official firmware doesn't do a wipe, this is a rare case, so it probably will not. Though, you'll hear the anguished screams of upgraders across the North Sea if it does. :)
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Great. Thanks :) I think I'll just wait for the official EU or NEE release then.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
I take screenshots of my home screen layouts and back them up to pc just in case any unexpected wipe happens. My backup pro backs up the layout of the home screens though.
[Galaxy S II General] bracketb4d:
I just updated to UHKG7, all working fine except Kies show that this device cannot be updated.

I never changed my CSC from the original the phone had (don't remember which), do I potentially lose anything (other than wipe) if I do a CSC change to one of the available options: TTT, VNO and TDR ?

Would that solve the Kies issue ? I did notice the phone UI navigation is slightly slower after upgrade, so CSC factory reset would probably help.