yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] mitko76:
Hi Intratech,

XXKI4 contains XEU

I actually switched to it with *#272*Device IMEI#,

so what is the purpose of the Frankenstein XEUKH2 (probably older csc)

Am I missing something here?
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
Rather double-check to be sure. It's one of the things we're supposed to do before using Odin. It's on the first page :)
[Galaxy S II General] clefster:
Yeah fair enough, but that doesn't help now does it.. any tips for actually recovering my phone? :) Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
The point I was trying to make is that maybe your problem will go away if you close KIES and re-insert the phone to PC. Anyhoo. Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] clefster:
I've completely uninstalled Kies and reinstalled USB drivers etc.. still won't detect. Thanks for the idea anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
That's a bummer :-/ Is it not possible to flash the new ROM with CWM?
[Galaxy S II General] clefster:
Recovery doesn't work.. only download mode :(
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
Damn :( I'll leave it to the experts on the forum to assist you. Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] Bloomfield87:
Might be obvious, so I apologise if it is, but have you tried a different cable/USB slot? Could be that one of them decided they didn't feel like working and that's why the flash failed originally.

If you reinstalled Kies you might have to disable it from startup again (although this shouldn't affect it being detected, just for if you get it working again and retry Odin).

What happens when you plug it in? Just nothing at all? Did windows try and install the drivers from windows update for it? I guess Kies doesn't show anything connected either?
[Galaxy S II General] bdastoor:
Happened with me once ..... Had pulled the battery out. Started in download mode ..... and tried the back usb port (since I was on a PC). Scary 15 minutes but it worked. May just do the trick for you. It worked only after i had pulled the battery. All the best.
[Galaxy S II General] bkb:
xxki4

just updated to xxki4 from dxki2... is it normal that when i activate camera the viewfinder/screen is blurred but when i touch to focus on an object it becomes clear? i know its auto focus but coming from ki2 the camera behavior wasnt like that..when i activate camera the viewfinder/screen is actually clear
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Intra,

Is the KI4 modem in (KI4_2.3.5) and (KI8_2.3.5) the same one that came in (KI4_2.3.4)?
[Galaxy S II General] stennett:
I currently have a three branded s2 version;

PDA:I9100XWKI4

PHONE: I9100NEKI1

CSC: I9100H3GKI1

Can I install the following using Odin,

XWKI4

Firmware info

PDA:XWKI4

PHONE: XXKI1

Date: 14/09/2011

Android 2.3.4

OXX MultiCSC(AUT, COS, CYO, DNF, EUR, NEE, ODK, ORG, ORS, PAN, SEB, SUN, TDC, TMS, TPH, TRG, VDH, VOM, XEE, XEH, XEO, XEZ, XSK):http://www.multiupload.com/BICMMUFFWF

ATO (Austria): http://www.multiupload.com/6R69F500FQ

DBT (Germany): http://www.multiupload.com/YS0ZU2PAEV

XEU (UK): http://www.multiupload.com/GQXU786O28

Obviously using XEU?

I think I have done enough reading and I'm hoping doing so will de brand by three bloated phone.

Also will kies still recognise the phone for future updates? And will this add to the flash counter?
[Galaxy S II General] Beowulf_pt:
I just noticed 2 weird details after flashing/rooting KI4 on my stock 2.3.3, using the method on page 1.

1-When the phone boots the 4 bottom icons are different, I get Music Hub, Diary and other 2 that I never had before. After 1-2 seconds, my normal shortcuts appear at the bottom (phone,contacts,messages, apps). This is also visible when an app is installed, as if it happens when the sdcard is accessed.

2-I have a folder "games" where I put.. well, shortcuts to games. Puzzling thing is that is that I can put there 50 or so but after a reboot, several of those will be outside de folder. The folder always has the same 41 icons.

What is going on? Should I do a factory reset? Flash again?

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Same happened to me. Look for a java app called "OneClick_unbrick". I used that and was able to start download mode again and reflash using a different USB port.
[Galaxy S II General] SirRomie:
Has anyone else gone from XXKI3 to XXKI4 without noticing any difference? It seems identical to me.
[Galaxy S II General] clefster:
Yeah tried different USB cables and slots.. sometimes it immediately pops up with device unrecognized.. other times it takes 5-10 secs before it does.

Yeah have pulled battery etc many times.. :(
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes, XEU version and do a hard reset after flashing.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
The changes seem to be performance optimisations.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
No, XWKI4 uses the XXKI1 modem.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Oh yeah, bit of a tip for you guys. In my personal ROM I no longer use the TouchWIZ 4 launcher as I've found a replacement that's wicked good and very light on resources and manages folders flawlessly, works in landscape and portrait, scrolls both horizontally or vertically and allows alphabetical sorting of apps or customised grid. It's called Nemus Launcher and can be found on the market for free:
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
No, this contains only XEU CSC so no need to use the preconfig utility... just flash.
[Galaxy S II General] Bloomfield87:
Have you got it so windows update automatically installs drivers? You can change it by clicking on the pop up iirc. I had to do it one time when my phone decided it didn't want to work via USB anymore.

Reinstalled the drivers via windows update and all was good :).
[Galaxy S II General] mitko76:
100% agree I am using it for about a month now and it is the best one for me
[Galaxy S II General] Beowulf_pt:
Well the problem with the shortcuts not staying in folders is driving me nuts. I think I will try flashing again. I searched around a bit but didn't really understand the impact that the choice of CSC will have. My unit was bought in Portugal, so would it make sense to flash a recent version for a different region? What can change besides dictionaries/APN settings?.

I flashed another SGS2 today using the same method, again, KI4. Rooted and removed operator lock. It does not have the same problem with the main shortcuts (phone/messages/contacts/applications) being different for 1 second, but it does have issues with the folders/shortcut positions in apps.

Btw, Intratech did a pretty good job on the first post, providing an informative how-to guide easy even for first time flashers/rooters. I'd say the the only aspect that could be improved are a few more notes on how to choose a ROM/Kernel, given your current zone/settings. For instance, given the info given about CSC, does it mean that if you flash for a different CSC you can always solve that by manually entering stuff like APN settings?

Thumbs up overall tho, it helped me free 2 units from the operator grip :)
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
How many of you (I've counted 2 so far) have had issues flashing the new firmware with Odin? I do not want to get stuck at 75% with my phone not being recognised by my laptop. By the way, those of you who experienced this issue, what OS were you running on? Windows 7? 32 bit/64 bit?
[Galaxy S II General] Da Same:
Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot Intratech! Haven't tried it yet but will do as soon as i can! So many months waiting for it! Thank you thank you thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] Beowulf_pt:
Well I tried this app with very little excitement (have tried many launchers before and always return to TW4) and was very surprised, the folder implementation is excellent and the rest is... at least as good. Figured I'd return here and feel guilty about posting off-topic to thank the poster that suggested it but now I see that it was Intratech ahaha. So I guess you won't mind the off-topic, thanks for the suggestion, this launcher seems to have great potential.

I will probably not bother reflashing my KI4 now because of the folder/tray shortcut weirdness and will just use this one instead of TW4.

I have W7 Ultimate x64 but I don't think that had anything to do with it. I killed Kies tasks and did all the recommended stuff but Odin kept getting stuck in some of the first steps. Being my first flash I only realized that the wait was not normal thanks to the video on the first post.

My first flash attempts were made with a Nokia MicroUSB cable and connected to a USB keyboard hub (connected to an USB3 port and apparently with enough juice to drive most flash pens, external DACs, etc).

I changed nothing except using another USB port (USB2 but directly on the motherboard) and using the original Samsung cable.I don't think it has anything to do with the cable. Or the port. But in reality, it worked and I've flashed another unit today using the same port and without issues.

Even when it crashed and the phone wouldn't enter download mode (it would show an icon with a connection between a phone-computer with a triangle in the middle) it went back to normal after using OneClick_unbrick (java app) and I later reflashed. I do not know if it was the app or if some cosmic ray did it on subsequent attempts to enter download mode. Perhaps Intra can comment on that. But you probably shouldn't worry about these reports.
[Galaxy S II General] bernard134:
Agree! +1 the battery life is better than XXKI3 v2.3.5, and its feel faster.

As in for the best v2.3.4, it will be XXKH3
[Galaxy S II General] planetf1:
I'm using the KI8 frankenstein build (KI4 modem) and generally am really happy with it - battery life is very good.

One thing I have noticed though is that it does seem to have a habit of clinging on with dear life to a UMTS signal in preference to GSM. At times (not in call, just viewing the screen) it does occasionally seem to loose signal for a few seconds before finding 2G again. My current location has high gsm quality (-81 dBm 16 asu, all bars)

One can argue if that's good or bad, but I'm sure it's more aggressive in this than previous KG* builds under 2.3.3. I didn't run KI3 (KI3 modem) for long enough to understand it's characteristics

It's worth noting though that a cell in the area is down -- has been for a couple of weeks. It shouldn't really affect my location, but perhaps it is in a very loose way.

How have others found say KG2 vs KI3 vs KI4 modems for umts-gsm switching ?

Am slightly intrigued that KI8 shipped with KI4 modem rather than KI3 modem (which seemed to be the newer one)

I'm on vodafone UK.

I have been toying with the idea of using tasker (which I have, and I'm rooted) to switch 3G off when home (I have wifi anyway), or just getting a femtocell (if I can get vodafone to supply for £20 instead of £50)
[Galaxy S II General] tiggerrdrr:
another BIG thank you to intratech, finding 2.3.5 awesome. the overscroll blue and the rotating home screen are a get used to feature.

Cheers intra, keep doing what your doing
[Galaxy S II General] alangrig:
Please advice what launcher is this one? Tnhx
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
It is written in the post! "It's called Nemus Launcher and can be found on the market for free"
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Read again...

:p

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lol, someone was faster than me. :p
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Intratech: You haven't by any chance considered making a similar thread for the Galaxy Tab 10.1? ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] micmaccc:
Hey Beowulf_pt, maybe you should try to run odin in compatibility mode ;-)

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
Thanks for your post :)

PS: I also tried Nemus launcher a few weeks back and like you, I keep going back to TouchWiz. All of these launchers seem to lack one feature or the other that th e other has. With Nemus launcher, IIRC, you can't replace the dock with any other apps than the ones they put there. That's a deal-breaker for me.

Oh, I also noticed that when I extracted the EXE for the ROM, it was in ".tar.md5" format. I had to remove the ".md5" to get the TAR name. I wonder if that's what was maybe causing the issue?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Do not change the file name in any way!:eek:

Just stick the thing into the PDA slot just as it is. Don't use the Nokia or HTC cables as a few have reported issues when using them to flash.

You can change the apps in the dock of Nemus Launcher to whatever you want or remove them all.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
LOL. I don't know if I have the time it would require to do so. I might still do it but I'll think it through. :)
[Galaxy S II General] stennett:
I flashed it before your reply and never did a hard reset, seems to be running ok.

What do you mean hard reset?

Also today I experienced a random reboot when opening internet browser, could this have anything to do with flashing the XEU version or not hard resetting?

thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
He means do a factory reset via recovery, I'd you end up getting more random reboots then you should definitely do it.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] devil3062:
how come i am getting a .tar.md5 file when i am extracting the new KI4 kernel? has never happend before..

should i just delete the md5 extention? will that cause any conflicts?

sorry i just read it after i posted :)

flashed fine but now i cant connect to internet using wifi.. thats sumthn new hmmmm
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
From page 530. Use in the right place, don't change extensions. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] atifsh:
hmm im not a benchmark freak, but just for curiosity i tried and i think thats the higest, one can get stock. running XXKI4, flashed using oden, than factory restore. nothing else change. iv checked several times, every 3 4 tries one gets something like this.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Ok, for clarification:

I've started to package the tarball archives with the md5 hash to maintain the integrity of the packages. Just treat the tarballs in the same way as you would without the .md5 at the end. DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ARCHIVE.:)
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
But it's in .md5 format. How can I flash a md5 file?

EDIT: Oops, didn't see your post. Sorry :p

Can I just rename it back to ".tar.md5" or should I re-download it?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Just like you'd do it before. It's still a tarball.
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
@Intratech

Can you upload I9100JPKJ2. It's available on Kies and is 2.3.5.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I can't find that firmware version on the release server or test server. :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
Screenshot taken by my friend. Unfortunately I can't update via Kies.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Can you get the full firmware details by asking him to dial *#1234#
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
@Intratech: Not sure if you saw my previous post - I edited it. Just wanted to know if I can just rename the files back to .md5 or do I need to download them again?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
In theory just adding back the .md5 at the end should work but it's probably best to just download the archive again.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
Cool, thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] mariotme:
i think its a Provider Firmware Vodaphone if am not mistaken
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
We don't have Vodafone services here in Iran, all devices are SIM free and unlocked.
[Galaxy S II General] mariotme:
i guess i am mistaken or something :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Wicked!!! Get the firmware details for me. I don't have Iranian query string in my list. I WANT THE DETAILS!!! :):):):):D
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
I've just asked him already and waiting for his answer.

Another request, can you upload CSC for Iran? I think there's something for us. For example in JPKH1 it recognizes the operator and APN settings and changes the phone language to Persian automatically in first boot.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Sure, once I get the firmware I'll do the packaging.
[Galaxy S II General] uso:
Hi.

Intratech, can you make a Individual CSC Package with the CSC for Vodafone Portugal, CSC "TLC".

I think the last one is "CSC:TCLKE2".

Thanks it will help me a lot with the stock rom to.
[Galaxy S II General] tasty_boy:
Samfirmware released that firmware as a "provider firmware"
[Galaxy S II General] apkapkapk:
I'd like to check something; sorry for the noobness: is it possible to use an earlier ROM (XXKH3) together with a later modem (XXKI4)?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Yes, you can use any modem that you want with any rom. :)
[Galaxy S II General] apkapkapk:
Thanks! And KI4 is the latest modem but is that the best? I'd like to hear opinions is possible :)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
KI4 had been serving me well, decent battery life and signal.

Saying that though, modems perform differently in different conditions and regions so your might wanna try a few out. Find one that works best for you.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] clefster:
For those wondering, I took my phone to a repair shop and they used a JTAG box to revive the phone. I've just flashed KI3 back on it (2.3.5) but I'm too scared to try KI4 (2.3.5) again as I bricked the phone when I was flashing that. Just glad to have the phone working again.. using my old G1 as a spare was HORRIBLE :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
But that is I9100BOKJ2, version of which I say is I9100JPKJ2.
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
How could flashing KI4 brick your phone??? Did someone else had that problem?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yeah, you probably shouldn't be flashing your device.:)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
So true.

I'd stick with KI3 if I was you. At least then you got a working phone lol.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] byobodybag:
Not sure if anyone's experienced this, I loaded a KI8 ROM and can't seem to reset my counter with a usb JIG.

Is it related to KI8?
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
Probably has the new bootloader.
[Galaxy S II General] byobodybag:
Seems like it, read the OP and looks like all these KIx firmwares have it.
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
not the Frankenstein ones. intra tech has supplied a standalone boot loader tar file to revert if you need
[Galaxy S II General] sayem_unlimited:
Please Intratech HELP!!!!!

I'm going to update tomorrow!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes XXKI4 is non-wipe and it is stable. You can put the ROM tarball in the pda section of Odin and the Indian CSC in the CSC section and just flash everything in one go.
[Galaxy S II General] freemini:
After some time with KI8, about 3-4 weeks. I can say that it's awesome. Pretty fast, modem works fine too. I'm using JKay 12 with circle battery. Also removed double home click and using launcher pro (so fast) and the AOSP style lockscreen.

Battery life isn't bad either. I usually have about 60% left after school.
[Galaxy S II General] timberwolf60:
Can you kindly tlell me the jkay 12 with link. Thank!
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
It's in the Development forum.
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
My apologies, it's actually in the Themes and Apps forum.
[Galaxy S II General] mguel:
Nemus is very nice! Much better than TW in design, but after using it for a while I'm back to TwLauncher since is more responsive and fast. I believe it's because of hardware acceleration. On my previous phones I always used LauncherPro or other home replacements, but with SGS2 I have stick to Touchwiz cos it's responsiveness, since all replacements feel to have lag compared to TW.

Nemus has a great folder implementation, but I don't use them (use multicon so have all apps I want with a single click).

Dock is great, with 5 customizable icons and useful shortcuts on app drawer.

Vertical and alphabetical app drawer is a must... the greatest fail of TW toegether with the default desktop being on the left imho (I hope apple will sue Samsung for both things so they go with the AOSP vertical drawer and the default desktop on the center :P). The only reason I can imagine of doing these two things is to make it feel like iOS... what a usability mistake by Samsung.

ups... sorry for the long off topic :(
[Galaxy S II General] sayem_unlimited:
Thanks a LOT...

thanks Intratech. At last i upgraded to XXKI4. as you directed, it was a piece of cake. Thanks.

Hopefully, my battery gets bit better now. :cool:

Thanks to all who helped me to understand things here.

By the way, where can i find the details about the XXKI4 features and changes (means what r the benefits and features). If there is a post related to this please provide me the link.
[Galaxy S II General] ProNewb:
Hi guys, i just updated to ki4. i thought this has fixed the wifi dropping issue, until today.

(wifi dropping is when the phone is connected to the router but not the internet, after a long period of time)

I need confirmation that xwki8 has this solved, if not then i dont wanna waste time flashing again and again.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
Samsung don't release change logs, we have to find the changes ourselves
[Galaxy S II General] erricos:
Please help KIES 2.0 will not update filmware after returning to the official filmware. After flashing CheckROM 5.5 I thought I will go back to the official filmware. My filmware was Baseband ver. I9100XXKI1, Kernel nr. XWKI4, Build nr. GINGERBREAD XWKI4. I therefore flashed the PDA:XWKI4, PHONE: XXKI1, Date: 14/09/2011, Android 2.3.4, OXX MultiCSC for CSC CYO. However after flashing the above filmware and connected to kies 2.0 (under filmware) I receive the message that THE DEVICE CANNOT BE UPDATED. I think the problem is that the CSC is not CYO. Could you please if I am doing something wrong. Is there a special way to flash MultiCSC filmware?
[Galaxy S II General] SN@K3:
Weird ?

hi

I have downloaded serveal time with different File hosting site i dont get why ... i cant extract the files... ever times it fails and it looks like this....
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I am running XWKI8 and do not have this wifi dropping issue.

But I had never KI4 ... and never this problem.

P.S.: On SGS there seems to be such a wifi dropping issue - work around: using static IP (advanced WLAN settings).
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Ever tried to use 7zip?

I right click the zip file and choose 7zip -> extract here.

That will do ... for me!
[Galaxy S II General] planetf1:
Just though I'd add that I'm using ki8, with lots of wifi at work and home and have not noticed any wifi drop issue at all....
[Galaxy S II General] SN@K3:
RE:

Thankz it worked :)
[Galaxy S II General] DarkNiz:
I also have issues with Wifi drops. I'm currently on XXKI3. It's been an issue with all the kernels/ROMs that I've installed thus far.
[Galaxy S II General] inkyadrian:
There is a thread on this.
[Galaxy S II General] inkyadrian:
You could use ki4.
[Galaxy S II General] sayem_unlimited:
Can anyone please share what changes we get in XXKI4. previously i was in XWKF3 and i want to know what added features i get in XXKI4. I noticed some like continuous widget scroll and blue marks on menu. but do we get good battery performance and other issues? please explain if you have time....

thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] backudog:
This was my first time updating firmware using any thing other than kies, followed instructions to the letter and it worked a treat! thank you kindly... one question though? there are 2 different versions of this firmware listed for the u.k.

Firmware info

PDA:XWKI4

PHONE: XXKI1

Date: 14/09/2011

Android 2.3.4

XEU AND CPW whats the difference please? i downloaded both and used the XEU one (it downloaded first) but just wondered if ones better than the other?
[Galaxy S II General] tiggerrdrr:
I believe it is carphone warehouse firmware. if you brought it unlocked from there.