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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Many questions:

1. Stock = official Samsung Firmware (Branded or unbranded doesn't matter).

2. For detailed warranty information, ask a lawyer. If you don't brick your phone (don't mess the bootloader), you hopefully never need the warranty at all.

3. If you have bought a locked phone and unlocked it yourself, then I would guess that you lost your warranty. Maybe no one will recognize, if you flash back the branded firmware version for your original provider.

4. Mobile Odin Pro is an app to flash different firmware versions and parts of the firmware (modem, CSC, kernel, etc.) separately on the device itself.

But it needs an already rooted phone.

And in Pro version, you can use the "EverRoot" option to keep root, even after flashing a stock firmware.

You can flash custom and insecure kernels without getting the yellow triangle and without increasing the counter.

5. Stock XWLPG ROM ... have a look at the download sources for details.

And again, stock and unbranded is not the same.

Unbranded just means that there is no carrier/provider specific bloatware (apps, media, custom settings, etc.), which may lock your phone.

6. CheckFus Download ... please read the description there for further information.

It is a Windows application, which you can use to check the latest officially released Samsung firmware version for your phone in your region and download it directly from Samsung servers.

Hope I could helped you a little bit.

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+1

I know how to get it from other sources, but I prefer "your" versions ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] Murshad007:
No LPG rom yet? From SPain LPG and Nordic Unbranded LPG, Which one is better?
[Galaxy S II General] milu_m:
Both are the same. They differ just by CSC.
[Galaxy S II General] xenneco:
I'm noob and i have a question:

I am Spanish and I'm on Androidhouse 2.3.6, and kernel: 2.3.35.14-Siyah-2.6.2+gm@ubuntu #101, baseband I9100XXKP1, ROM version: TurkbeyRom v30,

and I want install ICS but I don't know that firmware I must flash...

Can you help me please? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
If you want to go back to stock/Samsung ROMs, any ICS ROM containing your language should work fine for you.

Look for "XW" versions as they have Spanish language support.

I recommend XWLPD, as this performs very good with excellent battery life on my phone for my light usage.
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Flash XWLPG - in addition to being the latest one, it was released in Spain unbranded.

Search for it in the forum or install CheckFUSDownloader and download it directly from Samsung.
[Galaxy S II General] Murshad007:
ICS I am continuously getting a MSG.

MapserviceSamsung has been stopped. Sometimes when I am opening inbox or sending a MSG.

What to do?

Same error on LPS and now on LPG?
[Galaxy S II General] 1981ts:
@Donaghy

thanks so much for the elaborate explanations, i have downloaded both the firmwares, the 'LPG' one and my current O2 firmware, through Checkfus. I was surprised the download speed is just great for such a large piece of file. but both the files around the 70%mark showed CRC check failed, so that I had to stop the download and resume it again. gladly it took off from the lost position itself. so, after the download there were two files each, one the zip file and other an ENC2 file, both of the same size. is this issue normal.

-just to confirm before the FLASHING. this is the firmware I downloaded as backup of my current O2 firmware.

==Product Code: GT-I9100LKAO2U

==Latest firmware: I9100XWLP3/I9100O2ULP4/I9100XXLPR/I9100XWLP3

==Modified: 3/26/2012 5:34:21 PM

Filename: GT-==I9100_O2U_1_20120326173406_jiut50pyip.zip.enc2

and this is my current phone info;

-PDA- I9100XWLP3

-PHONE- I9100XXLPR

-CSC- I91OOO2ULP4

-BUILD INFO- FRI MAR 23 2012

i hope this is correct one itself. thank you
[Galaxy S II General] nanoronline:
Oops I accidentally thanked you when I wanted to quote you!

Did you mean that you also get that message on LPG? I used to get that often but after flashing XWLPD I have never gotten a single one.
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
I've never had that issue, but I don't think that should be a problem. As long as you end up with a succesfully extracted .tar.md5 after downloading, you'll be good to go.

Yes, that is normal procedure. You don't need the enc2 file though. That just comes with the download. Use the .tar.md5 to flash the new firmware, and upon completion just throw the enc2 file away. I've never used it for anything, so..

That seems to be correct, yes. LP3 firmware, with the LPR modem and the LP4 CSC.
[Galaxy S II General] Murshad007:
I ahve wipe data and cache... but restore my data through kies.. I thinks its might be some settings or message inbox that is causing problem. after restoring
[Galaxy S II General] 1981ts:
@Donaghy

thanks for the advise.

I finally flashed the 'LPG' one over the O2 branded one some time back. turned out its a very user friendly process and much hassle free than I had thought. just 10-15mts and non wipe. wat an ease. the firmware download from Checkfus is much faster than I had hoped. what abt the other links(like samfirmware) where you can get the firmwares. are they much slower than Checkfus? thank you once again for the prompt replies. now am really tempted to jump into the ROOTING arena too. hehe

one thing I noticed even after flashing, is that the BATTERY option inside the SETTINGS where it shows 'xxdays xxhrs xxmts xxsecs on battery' doesnt get reset after a restart or shut down. shouldnt it go back to zero after a shut down?? I had kept note of this issue in the firmware before flashing also, hoped that it would clear upon flashing, is it some bug or am I mistaken? thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
The stock battery stats will not be cleared/wiped automatically.

Just shut down your phone and charge it to 100%.

Then unplug it and reboot.

After these steps, the stock battery stats will start at 0 again.

BTW:

I recommend BetterBatteryStats (BBS) app. Very useful and it shows nearly everything important about battery, CPU, etc. There you can switch between different stats (since unpluged, since charged, and you can set a custom reference and show the battery stats since custom ref only).

Here is the corresponding thread in XDA => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
[Galaxy S II General] octiva:
kies filesize from a friend

the OTA version, i got on my own SG2
[Galaxy S II General] ciprianruse88:
the frankenstain releases are odex or deodexed?
[Galaxy S II General] milu_m:
Odex like stock ROM. Deodexed are custom ROMs.
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
You're more than welcome. Glad it went smooth and easy for you.

I don't use SamFirmware, so I can't say anything about the speed. I don't see the need to use anything other than CheckFus, as it is fast, trustworthy (not to say SamFirmware isn't, of course), and easy.

As far as the battery option goes: it's like It_ler said, only I've found that the counter resets the moment your battery reaches 100% charged. No need to turn your phone off at any point.
[Galaxy S II General] ihvarrived:
please provide links to XWLP7 stock kernel. Could not download it from http://androidfirmwares.net/
[Galaxy S II General] xenneco:
Hi, i don't see the firmware "XWLPG", but I install CheckFUSDownloader and I chose the following options:

Are they good, right?

And "the product code", "PDA", "CSC" and "Phone" not affect the functionality of the phone right?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Yes, just go ahead! ;)

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I will post here instead of replying to doubts with PM, so that everyone can share information.

After getting the ZIP, extract the .tar.md5 file. You don't need the .dll for anything.

Open Odin, in the PDA button browse to that .tar.md5 file, put the phone in download mode and Start. REPARTITION always OFF!!!

If you want to flash other ROMs, non-stock, usually you can flash them over stock roms if they are provided in Odin packages, or you might need to transfer a ZIP file to the device and install the rom from recovery.

Just follow the instructions provided by whoever created the ROM package.
[Galaxy S II General] netvpn7:
Hi

I am running Gingerbread XWFK3 base ROM on i9100 G SII, how do I install the latest ICS ROM?

please confirm the steps and provide the link for BEST, STABLE ICS ROM.

Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] milu_m:
@jdelmejor46:

What do you mean by funtionality? Every ROM may provide more or less new funcionalities but basic are the same.

Product Code will remain the same - no matter which ROM you will upload. PDA, CSC and Phone(modem) will change. If you have currently CSC for FOP region - that will be unchanged after uploading this ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Double post?!

Here is my answer in the other thread => http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27070661&postcount=5625
[Galaxy S II General] st@r$k!:
Lockscreen problem

Hey guys,

do you have this problem? - When my lockscreen is active, status bar can be used to drag down notifications, and shutdown button (held) can be used to open power menu.

This never happened to me before, and it's really annoying! Losckreen used to be "bulletproof". (Did a full wipe, cache and dalvik cleanup before flashing.)

Happens to me on XWLP8, but I'd like to know if you have this problem on other ROMs?
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
You use a custom mod? JKay or other?

It is an option in JKay Settings, but you can only see, not use notifications, so secured
[Galaxy S II General] st@r$k!:
I don't use any mods. I've got a clear (CF-Rooted) XWLP8.
[Galaxy S II General] tacgls:
As far as I'm aware this is a feature of the ICS update and has been present in all the ICS ROMs to date? Somebody may be able to correct me on that one if I'm wrong.

Personally, I think being able to clear notifications without fully unlocking the phone is a great feature and use it all the time so it just goes to show that it's impossible for Samsung to please all of the people all of the time I'm afraid.
[Galaxy S II General] nanoronline:
Are you using the stock lockscreen or a third party one like GO Locker or WidgetLocker?

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Nope it's not a feature of the ICS update and I have not experienced it in all the ICS firmwares I have flashed. It's useful to be able to clear notifications but then that makes it pointless to have a lockscreen as people might accidentally unlocked the screen and ended up launching apps, called people, etc.
[Galaxy S II General] st@r$k!:
Like I said, clear, no mods (includes lockscreens, notification bar mods, whatever..), the only thing I have, that replaces stock app, is GO Launcher.

But if it's a feature, then I'm sorry, never noticed it before. - The problem I have with that is, that sometimes, when in pocket, it just turns on Wi-Fi/BT/GPS, without my knowledge, because it can open the notif.bar and my battery had already been drained a few times because of this.

A friend of mine already had to switch to his iPhone because of this, it started calling someone, when he was abroad and it cost him about €200! And was so angry that he cracked the phone open. Fortunately, this didn't happen to me, but if it would, I'd be really pissed.
[Galaxy S II General] nanoronline:
So just to be clear, you don't have third party lockscreen apps installed, because I wasn't referring them as mods as they are just apps like GO Launcher. I used to use WidgetLocker and it has the option to let you pull down the notification bar from the lockscreen.

Anyway, if you are using the stock lockscreen then I suggest you to try using XWLPD because the problem you're talking about is not present in this firmware. I skipped flashing LP8 so maybe it's something to do with that particular firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
LPD, LP7, LPF, LPG

No ROM has that

You are using a third party locker without you know
[Galaxy S II General] st@r$k!:
No offence, but I know, what I'm doing and what I'm using. That's why I asked in the first place. It surprised me, as I always use the same setup.

Anyway, I had sent stock ROMs to hell, and welcomed WanamLite 12.0, and it's far, far better and faster than stock. So you can quit this part of the thread, as it no longer concerns me.
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
Is this thread abandoned by Intratech?
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
Hope he is fine

Meanwhile, Mobile Odin + Yellow Triangle + CheckFus make your custom flash
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
Everything changes when newer and better device came out.. be realistic, the world is now spinning around SGS3..
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
No problem. I will do the same. But a little message or something else is a little imho.
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Well, if we are all talking about pulling down status menu while on lockscreen I can confirm it is around all ICS fws :) I am now on XWLPG stock without any customizations and it is there :)

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Perhaps it is gonna happen sooner or later but for now I am staying on SGS2 :) It is fine piece of equipment and in some aspects even better or the same as SGS3 ;) I think we still gonna see some FWs for this device. Like SGS1 is still there :)
[Galaxy S II General] johntankard:
Re-Flash back to Orig firmware XWKE7 (File gone??)

Hi Guys,

Bit of a newbie here and looking for some help, I have an SG2 with Android flashed to 2.3.5 - I want to reflash back to orig rom which I have found as:

XWKE7

Firmware info

PDA:XWKE7

PHONE: XXKE4

It is the unbranded Carphone Wharehouse rom. When I click on the link in this forum http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 the link is no longer valid or has been removed. Can anyone redirect me to a working file download.

I just want to flash to 4.0.3 using Kies.

Regards John
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Looks like this thread has run it's course. Thanks go out to Intratech for all the work he has done for us! Obviously it's a bummer for those of us sticking with the SGS2, but we'll find another way.

SGS3 Thread
[Galaxy S II General] nanoronline:
Ok I just checked again and it is true. Only when you have the Slide type for lockscreen that the notification bar can be pulled down. I have been using Gesture type for lockscreen in which the notification bar could not be pulled down so I thought it is the same on other type of lockscreen.
[Galaxy S II General] chofnie:
xwkk2 xen netherlands android 2.3.6 downloadlink dead

send pm if you fix it plz?
[Galaxy S II General] woebetide:
It's not dead

http://androidfirmwares.net/PhoneFirmware/DownloadFile/42
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
He got the S3, topic is dead

He could say bye guess

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969

:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] BloomTwig:
Ok, just want to be sure I don't mess **** up I want to ask a few control questions:

I am going to unroot my GFs SGS2. I rooted it using CF-root, and still have stock GB on it. I realized this thread gold, but still have a small question. I will flash stock firmware from OPs. Reading a bit about this I saw that the triangle away thingie was good to flash before unrooting, to "restore" warranty. The thread about it (this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114) speaks about ICS, and since I'm on GB, do I still need to do this? Is there a GB version to reset the flash tick?

Also, I'm from sweden, so I guess I am counted as "nordic", does that mean I can choose any firmware starting in XW, like the very first "XWKDD" for instance?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
For GB, you need the USB JIG to reset counter

If you want to make phone stock, you have to flash the official Kies firmware
[Galaxy S II General] BloomTwig:
Ok, thanks!

So Kies firmware... no flashing, or what?
[Galaxy S II General] gaeilge:
@up

just use any stock FW, officially released by Samsung (available over Kies update) - 2nd and 3rd posts in this thread. do not use frankenstein ROMs available in 3rd post of this thread, as they were not officially released. if you want XW series than use it. of course use Odin for flashing it.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Just in addition: You need old GB bootloader for the USB Jig to work properly.

If you still have the old bootloader, the USB Jig will reset your flash counter.

If not, you can find the different bootloaders in post #2.

Download and flash with Odin in PDA section.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
Why not message him and ask for instructions on how he unpacked and repacked his Frankenstein kernels. Then you can pick up where he left off, yeah ? ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
I read how to do it

I am not intratech, too complex for me :p

I do not care, Mobile odin makes this no more useful as it flashes extracted files from the tar
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
Careful, I just softbricked my phone by mucking about with that. Two months away from uk and nearest PC with proper Odin. Lol
[Galaxy S II General] blade30p:
Are you in the service or something? Why two months away?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Maybe he is an astronaut ... and flying somewhere near Mars :D
[Galaxy S II General] blade30p:
You are aware that Mars is a tad more than two months away aren't you?

Current estimate is around 6months I believe?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Depends on the speed he is traveling ... maybe I overrated his drive/engine (dual core with 1,2 GHz) ;)
[Galaxy S II General] silverstorm:
Yes, I agree with you, to be fair, S3 is the new star on the block. And I also appreciate what intratech has done so far.

He also inspired me to research further into 'frankensteining' firmware so I could do it to my own personal taste.

I followed the guide here and successfully made my own frankenstein firmware (DXLP9 PDA, NPE3 modem and XEULPS CSC) using a Linux Ubuntu LiveCD (no install required) and downloaded files I obtained through CheckFUS.
[Galaxy S II General] HSOC:
Thank you for the tip. I guess I'll have to experiment with it. cheers
[Galaxy S II General] bernard134:
Interesting, where is I9100XWLPG (4.0.3) ?

Region: Europe

Country Nordic countries

Carrier: Unbranded

Build Date: 24 May 2012

Modem: XXLPX

CSC: NEELP4

Change List: 619441
[Galaxy S II General] Smartie36:
So this thread is pretty much dead now that intra has got himself a shiny s3 then?

Does samsing even have plans to release 4.0.4 for the S2 or is 4.0.3 the highest they're going to go with this handset? Yes I know I could root and use a custom rom based around 4.0.4 but I have no wish to use anything other than stock roms.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
I think we'll probably see 4.0.4, but nothing after that. To get Jelly Bean we will have to use a custom rom.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Depends on Sammy's plans to release 4.0.5. :)

Its safe to say CM9 will get there before Sammy does.
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
anyone got a working/current link/mirror for XXKH1??

PS - I believe my stock rom was 2.3.3 & XXKH1 in OP is 2.3.4 - this shouldn't be a problem ^^ should it??

NB, I want to use this stock kernel to circumvent yellow triangle

T.I.A
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Alternatively you could use a USB Jig to remove the yellow triangle (and reset the flash counter).

The Jig is not very expensive and works fine on the old GB bootloader (available in post #2).
[Galaxy S II General] justmiike:
Will there be a Frankenstein firmware for XWLPG?

If not, is XWLPF just as good? What did XWLPG change that XWLPF hasn't got?
[Galaxy S II General] silverstorm:
LPG is a later firmware with a higher changelist number = which indicates it contains a lot more changes, perhaps improvements.

I also think compared to LPF, LPG contains new versions of some core google system apps such as Google Framework Services, Google Talk etc - these are version 4.0.4

I'm gonna stick to my current ROM (DXLP9) for now, although I'm itching to try it, I'm not sure if it's worth flashing because I've set-up my widgets, mods etc just the way I like it, and can't ar**ed to go through it all again only to find the firmware is more or less the same, lol

I'm gonna hold tight for ICS 4.0.4
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
You can have a look at my thread => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26775950

I could not find anything significant "worth" for flashing XWLPG, although it is very stable, smooth and has good battery life on my phone.

So, it is not bad, but no "big" difference compared to some previous ICS version, such as XWLPD and XWLPF IMO.
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
XWLPF is not stable. An fc machine. Lpg is very stable
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
yeah... am aware of jig (getin jiggy wid it... na)

can't be fragged registering on ebay etc. etc. just for one thing...

all I need is my stock kernel & I'm good to go ;)
[Galaxy S II General] anshmiester78900:
has infra totally left the s2 ?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Not really, but he is focusing more on his SGS3 now.

I guess Samsung will be doing the same, so don't expect too many firmware updates.
[Galaxy S II General] romano_ezzat:
hi guys there stell no XSG Arabic 4.0.3 ?
[Galaxy S II General] justmiike:
I'm trying out SalmanRom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1692407

So far it has been awesome, no problems at all.
[Galaxy S II General] levinx:
Just updated to DXLP9. Has anyone tried pressing the home button rapidly 4 times? It will change the contrast of your phone entirely. Any one has any idea to disable this?
[Galaxy S II General] woebetide:
From sammobile: http://hotfile.com/dl/145783246/da10e07/I9100XXKH1.zip.html

:)
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
:eek: 352MB!! that's a stock rom not a kernel ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Press the Home button (quickly) four times again to revert display colors back to normal.

That's the way in SiyahKernel.

Maybe it works for your kernel too.
[Galaxy S II General] woebetide:
Yep, but you can extract kernel!

You need the zimage?

This is the kernel from that file:REMOVED

Let me know when you have downloaded , so I can remove from server!
[Galaxy S II General] levinx:
Oh, so it's a feature from SiyahKernel and not from the ROM itself. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
Yeah the feature is to give negative colours which is especially useful for nigh time reading of black on white pages. With this feature you can invert the page and the text will be white on black which is puts less strain on the eyes at night :)
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
Give the guy a break he has done so much for SGS2 owners. Basically maintaining this thread is no easy task. There have been no new firmware worth the update and he has provided the Frankenstein version for LPF. What more do you want.

This lack of firmwares is an indication of a major update on the way. It was the same when 2.3.6 was released. Hoping for 4.0.4 soon. Enjoy.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] NullRef:
All stock ICS roms have Arabic support (Browser, SMS, ... ) but no menu's until now.
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
There is lp7 arb Bahrain rom search on first page.

Arabic menu too.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
tried chain fire XX_OXA_KH1 kernel ^^

nearly bricked my ph... :eek:

couldn't enter recovery or down load modes...

ph wouldn't boot!!

Sorted it out via the old, no battery - ph plugged into pc - hold buttons for d/l mode & insert battery method :cool:

flashed my stock & restored my nand :D

if I were a novice I would have kacked myself :rolleyes:

waiting on a loner usb jig to remove triangle so I can change the splash screen ;)
[Galaxy S II General] rikz112:
I second that i have frankenstein LPF can i flash stock LPG without it wiping?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
You can, however I advise doing a full wipe to achieve the best install. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Boat Traveller:
Should I charge my phone first before flashing a new ROM ?

Thx