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[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
XXKG5

Firmware info

PDA:XXKG5

PHONE: XXKG5

Date: 27/07/2011

Android 2.3.4

OXA Poland: http://www.multiupload.com/W5EX7FO1YY

XXKG5 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/VB3V2ZZ4GW

Password: intratech@XDA

I would flash this firmware. It is the newest official and it is good. Battery is good etc. You now have flashed an older kernel then you had before.
[Galaxy S II General] radiobicho:
Hi, guys! I update my SGSII since I bought it. XXKG5 is fantastic!!! The best rom ive ever flashed. Rooted with CF-Root KG5. No lags at all. Gtalk with video chat (i found it here on xda). No flash brownser issue. Battery power is great. Camera take pics untill 5% of battery. And much more... So, just wanna say that now my SGSII is flying!!!!!!!! :)
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Thanks mate awesome :-)
[Galaxy S II General] tonycfc:
I have read all the instructions but I just want to make sure of some things here. (My English is not that good.)

I have a few questions. Does it matter if I choose which one to flash (VNO, TT or TPA), will it affect anything? I am not very sure where my SGSII came from. Should I use the generic CHO?

So should anything go wrong, I just use the 250MB+ file to restore the whole kernel and firmware back to my phone, am I correct? Include the PDA, Phone and CSC right?

One last question, as for removing the yellow triangle I have to just flash the PDA only, correct?

That is all, thank you in advance! :)
[Galaxy S II General] rockambole:
what the effects I will have if I change my firmware to a one that has a different CSC than its original? will the phone loses its original language (OS and keyboard)?

tks
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
video on gtalk over rom kg5??? tell me how please... (or link me to the xda thread)... last time i saw it it was under kg3

EDIT MYSELF :i've found the app "[ROOT] talk 1.3 installer" in android market (you need root and busybox installed) and i've full operative my gtalk video now
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
camera firmware update

notice for all navigators: there's a utility called "galaxys2 camera firmware update" under the "samsungs apps" application you can download and it updates your camera to the last firmware... easy, automatic and you receive an important camera quality enhacement ;)

Use "search" in samsung apps and search "galaxys2" as written to find the app...
[Galaxy S II General] levelone:
Hey guys, first of all Intratech, amazing job here!

Second, as far as XXKG5 is concerned, the only available link i see is for OXA Poland. Does this mean i have to forget Greek language, localizations and keyboard?

Probably this has been answered, but tried my best to look up and came across nothing...
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Greek is included in OXA-KG5
[Galaxy S II General] rockambole:
didn't find it
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
Use "search" in samsung apps and search "galaxys2" as written... It's there...
[Galaxy S II General] IrishLad:
Hi,

Thanks for the info, never showed up until I searched for the exact name you said.

Its updated now, do you know what the improvments are as I don't notice anything different?
[Galaxy S II General] oleost:
I tried again to root my original kernel (XWKE1- Generic XEU: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NTOY006J)

But loose root after I flash, I cant use market enabler, and superuser wont work(Just quit when I try to launch it.)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
So I assume that after flashing you flashed Chainfire's insecure KDD kernel and rooted the phone with SuperOneClick and then flashed back the XWKE1 KERNEL right?

What you've linked to is the firmware and not the kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] hazem77:
Yes, I made hard reset.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Try reflashing and see what happens. :)
[Galaxy S II General] oleost:
Ehm, embarrassing. Thanx for the head up.

Will try again tomorrow
[Galaxy S II General] comebackqueen101:
Hi; i have an o2 phone which i unlocked and use an orange sim in-so i guess its probably safer to install the o2 firmware right?

Does anyone have a new link for the kd1; the one in the OP has expired.
[Galaxy S II General] Kurai Kitsune:
Tested KE2 on unbranded phone with orange contract sim card. Got a force close message at boot up, left it for a minute and all is working fine. Data works, calls, messages, video, audio, apps, camera all working ok.

A very strange error this is...
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Did you read the BIG notice under the link to KE2?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
All links still work. Use XWKE1, generic or O2 doesn't matter.
[Galaxy S II General] oleost:
And it worked ofcourse, now and rooted phone with stock XWKE1 kernel.

Ive read the entire tread, but i cant remember if it has been answered, will I lose root if I update trough kies or OTA ?
[Galaxy S II General] hazzie89:
XWKDE1 Stock Kernel

I downloaded the stock kernal it doesnt seem to extract? any help

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] oleost:
It is password protected as it says in the first thread.

Try password: intratech@XDA
[Galaxy S II General] Kurai Kitsune:
Why, yes I did. I was simply confirming the issue and carrying on to say the phone still works without issue even on ke2
[Galaxy S II General] sindrefyrn:
Kies says the one for my phone is:

PDA:KE2 / PHONE:KDJ / CSC:KE2 (NEE)

I'm unable to update through Kies, but I can through Odin. Any way I can get those update files?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I can get that for you but you'll need to wait until I get home from training and have a shower and a meal.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Added KE2 with NEE CSC to the downloads. Link in first post.
[Galaxy S II General] sindrefyrn:
Thank you so much! :D
[Galaxy S II General] mustafatk:
im just flash the rom, the sgs2 reboot but never boot completely.

im to the step before the root. im wating 10 minutes to boot but the splash screeen comes again and again...

it is possible to completely wipe my sgs and flash the rom again?
[Galaxy S II General] onbacardi:
Thanks OP for such a nice write up and easy on how to flash SGS II.

EXCELLENT JOB.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes but change USB port. Make sure you're using the full firmware and not the kernel. Flash rom then boot to recovery and factory reset.
[Galaxy S II General] mrjeffery:
Forgive me for the following questions but I'm having a hard time getting my head around what I want to do. So far I've flashed XXKG6 Frankenstein Firmware and and rooted successfully. As far as I can tell everything works great. Naturally I want to be using the latest firmware so am I right in thinking that XXKG5 was released after XXKG6 and is therefore newer?

If it is, can I just flash XXKG5 over the Frankenstein firmware I currently have installed or will I need to wipe first? I'm on Vodafone in the UK.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
XXKG6 is 12hour newer (give or take) then XXKG5. There build the same day. So there basicly the same.
[Galaxy S II General] tibrocks:
I have a KG2 cf rooted and I wanted to upgrade to 2.3.4

how can I do that? what firmware do I have to flash?

and as for the carrier, I need it on Orange Romania for less than a month and after that, O2 from UK - any problems by upgrading?

thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Post #1 has the stock 2.3.4 firmware and a "how to flash"

And that won't be any problems as far as I know
[Galaxy S II General] gspears:
Intratech, I am going to go back to KG5 from KG6 because I'm having some problems. Since it is the Poland CSC I was trying to download CSC_I9100XEUKD1.zip to load. But when I download it, it won't let me unzip it. Win 7 says unknown error. I've tried to download it 3 times. I noticed it says it requires a password but it never askes for one.

Got any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Do I even need it in the first place?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] tibrocks:
..still don't know which one to download :(

I have to remain on KG2? which is the 2.3.4?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Dunno what you're doing wrong. Are you using a download manager or something? Once downloaded you only need to double click the file and it will self extract. There is a Frankenstein version of XXKG6 with the XEU CSC as well so you can just download that package and flash it.
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
XXKG5 is the latest official 2.3.4 version!

You can find it in the first post!
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
You don't have to remain on KG2. Download and flash this one:

XXKG5

Firmware info

PDA:XXKG5

PHONE: XXKG5

Date: 27/07/2011

Android 2.3.4

OXA Poland: http://www.multiupload.com/W5EX7FO1YY

XXKG5 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/VB3V2ZZ4GW

Password: intratech@XDA

Thats the latest official firmware. After that you can root with CF-Root (found here): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II General] SERGI.3210:
spanish csc EXTRACTED FROM A KG5 and tested also on kg6 working perfect CSC_FOP

http://www.multiupload.com/CIBKO8YBZT

in the link its the full kg5 firmware with the csc file... extract the files and use odin in the csc paragraph for to flash the file
[Galaxy S II General] treble4:
INTRATECH mate need help i need to get back to uk o2 firmware to send back to o2 i have used odin but all im now getting is boot loop between samsung and o2 screen where have i gone wrong cheers
[Galaxy S II General] treble4:
many thanks cladon your a star now back on o2 stock and usb problem seems to have sorted itself out how strange
[Galaxy S II General] vaust:
Hi Intratech , any news on the indonesian firmware?

P_code : GT-i9100LKAXSE

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] gspears:
Not using Download Manager. Just downloading it as I do all your stuff. It's not an .exe though. It's a zip. When I double click it I can see the tar file but it won't let me extract it. I was on KG6 and had a few issues so decided to go back to KG5 and give it a try. Been using it now and figured out some of the issues so am tempted to go back to KG6. I think I'll run KG5 for a while and see how it goes.

Thanks again for all your hard work. You might see if it will let you download and extract the Frankenstein XEU CSC. I haven't really needed it running the Poland CSC other than having to put the correct APN for AT&T.
[Galaxy S II General] markmcg:
I want to update my firmware to 2.3.4 unbranded.

My phone info is:XWKE7

What firmware do I download?
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
You could download XXKG5,the latest official 2.3.4 version from the first post!
[Galaxy S II General] mrjeffery:
I want to extract the modem from XXKG5 and install it with XXKG6 frankenstein firmware which is already installed. I've downloaded XXKG5 official firmware but don't know how to extract the modem for it before flashing with Odin. Can someone advise?

Edit: Seems Intratech has already done the deed, thanks! - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16386025&postcount=3091
[Galaxy S II General] tibrocks:
Nice, thanks! Is there any possibility to have issues due to orange carrier branding? and after update it will be unlocked?
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
After flashing it will be unbranded. If you mean unlocked by no Orange apps etc. Then yes.
[Galaxy S II General] VSAndroid:
Help Needed...

I am very new to Rooting business with SAMSUNG...

Branded phone - Three UK - downloaded the stock kernel so I can flash back to it if anything fux up..

For Root - Can I use any insecure kernel or does it have to be KE1 insecure kernel? I am not too bothered about Yellow triangle... but I understand it is removable...

Many Thanks for your help
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Any insecure kernel will do. But if you wanna stay with the insecure kernel, you better get a matching kernel to your firmware. Matching is usually the best thing.
[Galaxy S II General] mimstyle:
A KG5 or KG6 non wipe please ? Wich is better ? Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
There both good and "the same". So pick one from the first page and happy flashing.
[Galaxy S II General] R3Y:
Guys, I need a little help. I am presently on KE8, and want to update to KF3, which is the latest official firmware update available in my country(India).

I need to download this one right? Is this the right file?

XWKF3

Firmware info
PDA:XWKF3
PHONE: XXKE7

Build date: 09/06/2011

Generic KCL (Kazakhstan???): http://www.multiupload.com/G7267PQYP4

MultiCSC(AUT, COS, CYO, DBT, DCM, DNF, EUR, FWB, KOR, LUX, NEE, OMN, ORG, ORS, PAN, PLS, SEB, SUN, SWC, TMS, TPH, VDH, VIA, VOM, XEE, XEH, XEO, XEZ, XSK): http://www.multiupload.com/8QERBJT6P7
CSC: OXXKF1

[B]INU (India): http://www.multiupload.com/4QE1L97ZGF[/B]

I downloaded it, and there is only one .tar file in it. Where would this .tar file go in Odin? In phone part or in PDA part?

I am a bit confused here.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] twisted_mind:
if its only one tar file it should go into the pda part..
[Galaxy S II General] R3Y:
^^Thanks. Will try updating now.
[Galaxy S II General] huskysdg:
For rear camera only: Autofocus improved and also macro shooting mode... but there's not oficial list of impeovements by the manufacturer...
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Intratech, looks like China released KH1, you might wanna add it here :)
[Galaxy S II General] antz88c:
Anyone flashed KH1?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
No, it's for the Chinese device and should not/cannot be flashed on normal SGS 2 device due to the bootloader actively blocking the flash.

edit: Just to explain, I'm not uploading this firmware to prevent people who do not read from downloading to and trying to flash their devices with it and ending up with a semi-bricked device. It's kind of like why I didn't make the .pit file available in the first post. Sorry any Chinese folks on here, I'm not being biased just cautious. You can get the update via KIES or maybe OTA if you have a Chinese device.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Did you take the time to read the tutorial before asking this question? The answer is hidden in writing, there is even a screenshot to answer this very question.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Cool, i didn't know it's just for the chinese SII. My mistake :o
[Galaxy S II General] VSAndroid:
Finally Got the Root! - That was so easy!

I have the yellow triangle which I am not too fussed about but to remove it - should I just flash the original branded kernal, correct?

Thanks in Advance!
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
If you have CF-Root just follow Post #2 from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 you will remove the triangel and keep root

If you have OneClickRoot you can just flash the stock indeed.
[Galaxy S II General] tibrocks:
The only KG5 is from Poland... won't that affect? I am in Romania and I'll move to UK? will this work in both places? isn't there a 'general' CSC?

and by flashing will I lose all my data?

but the carrier concerns me more

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Yes it will work and No you wont lose data.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Peru UHKE5 firmware and kernel now available.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Telenor Norway TENKF1 CSC now available.
[Galaxy S II General] abhiwltya:
Ok so i read a lot in your guide.I just have a few questions.I am from india and i have pda-XWKF3 , Phone - ODDKE2 , CSC - ODDKE2

Now i want to install KG5 firmware .Its from poland ,So can i flash XXKG5 on my device.Will it have english as a language and then Can i flash csc of my country that is

ODDKF3 (INDIA) from the individual CSC downloads , PLEASE HELP !!! :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes and Yes but it will not have any Indian language support.
[Galaxy S II General] abhiwltya:
So bingo I will install Indian CSC to poland KG5 thanks a ton..
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
Just to say again in case anyone hasn't read it yet:

A CSC has nothing to do with what languages are in the firmware. That is completely dependent on the PDA part of the ROM. The CSC only contains region specific apps and any carrier customization and APNs for that region and nothing else.
[Galaxy S II General] mrjeffery:
This should be in the very first post in bold imo :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Well it's not like I haven't told everyone but people keep asking the same thing. Also I kind of give up on adding important stuff to the first post because people are going to ask the same question again anyway without spending the time to read what's written.:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] gspears:
Some of these repetitive questions even frustrate me and I'm not the OP.

Thank you Intratech for you patience and great thread. It is probably the most helpful in the SGS2 section.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Yeah, some people need to read before they post. Allot of the same questions are asked here over and over again.
[Galaxy S II General] nordle:
Just out of interest, having gone from official XWKF3 (2.3.3) to Frankenstein XXKG6 (2.3.4) and experiancing bad battery drain, would it be worth trying a factory reset?

I was going to flash back to XWKF3 and reset. But could a factory reset on XXKG6 help with battery drain? I did not originally reset when I flashed to XXKG6.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
It could help. Because going from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 can cause problems without a wipe. I did a wipe and it is all good
[Galaxy S II General] xsaintzx:
You can try to clear battery stat at CWM.

However I'm using XXKG6 (custom rom) and the battery drain is quite bad as well, some people went back to KG3 because of this.
[Galaxy S II General] plazzTT:
I'm looking for an original firmware for SGS2 for Meteor Ireland.

I don't think this has been posted anywhere online?

I have a new untouched SGS2 from Meteor here, is it possible for me to download the firmware from it, and post it here?
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
You'll find what you need here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

Just scroll down to the 'METEOR' section!
[Galaxy S II General] danijaan:
I flashed Gs2 with lightening ROm v5 ... Now I want to get back to stock rom and kernel ... Although I managed to flashed my kernel with secure kernel after flashed my GS2 with lightning ROM. But now when I flash my lighting room to get back to stock rom, my phone reboots and keeps animating galaxy S sign and nothing further happens. did I do something wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Try a factory reset through recovery mode
[Galaxy S II General] danijaan:
when or how It should be done? because My cell doesn't go further then animated galaxy S sign at the start.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
New here? READ THIS THREAD FIRST. What Is Recovery & Download Mode?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134290

There is the thread to get information about recovery mode. Read that and you will be wiser
[Galaxy S II General] sianzb0i:
if i download the file wif only 1 .tar file, where should i put in odin? can i leave the CSC section out?

btw is this rooted (other than those stated stock)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
All these are stock roms as far as I know.

You only need the 1 .tar file, just put it in PDA field.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
If you have 1 tar file (the whole firmware) You should put it in PDA.
[Galaxy S II General] sianzb0i:
Thanks bro. Guess i gotta root it again. Which i dunno will it be compatible
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
No worries, click Thanks under that post when you can.

Also, don't worry about too much about rooting. Installing Chainfire's CF-Root kernel should take care of that for you. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] gspears:
I had great battery life on KG6, even with BLN. But I'm not a power user so use was light to moderate. It would go 24 hours easy. I'm on KG5 and it seems like the battery uses is a little higher. But no real data to back that up.

Good Luck.
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
I need someone who tried XXKG5 long enough to give me some pros and cons about this firmware! I am thinking about flashing it tonight but I am still worried about losing the best battery life I've encountered so far on XXKF2 (4 days and 12 hours on light to medium usage of the phone). Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] gspears:
I switched back from KG6 to KG5 and haven't had any issues yet. But I've only been on it for a couple of days. Had to find a new way to do BLN on Samsung SMS which Light Flow Lite took care of and had to KG5 version of the "no sms in the call logs"
[Galaxy S II General] andromeda1968:
Hi Intratech...where I find the original file bootloader for the galaxy S2?

It's avalaible ?

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] sianzb0i:
one more question:

if my CSC is different from the one flashed, will anything go wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] zoie:
hi all! I I'm newbie. should I install samsung kies before upgrading firware via odin?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
No, ODIN doesn't like Kies.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] andromeda1968:
install Kies only for the samsung drivers....and then...close all the kies applications and use Odin :)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
The only thing is your predictive text for your region probably won't work on stock keyboard.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] zoie:
I tried but can't connect via odin.
[Galaxy S II General] zoie:
hey guys I'm from asia. what firmware should I download? thanks
[Galaxy S II General] idi0t:
My PCODE IS GT-I9100LKAKOR <--- is this code is original firmware code or something else?
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
Sure you are in download mode?
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
1 Only if your ROM matches your region

2 What ROM did you install? I have KG5 and I have europe code "XEU"

3 KF3 has MultiCSC
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
This is like saying, "Hi guys, I'm from Europe, What firmware should I download?"
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Seems as if your product code has been changed to the default KOR. If you know what it was originally you can restore it.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
1.Yes

2.There is no European product code.

3.I think you are mixing up product code and CSC code.
[Galaxy S II General] jmcourir:
Hi Guys,

I'd like to know if someone as found the original stock rom of Bell Canada Galaxy S2 phone ?

Here is my Kernel Version:`2.6.35.7-19 I9100MUGKG2-CL371789

Any can help ? I can say I'm very noob in Android world. Was a WM6.5 user before.

Thanks in advance for your help!

JmCourir
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Oh yeah, for the persons seeing it fitting to email me their questions. I will not respond to your emails. Please post your questions on the forum, I'm sure many posters are willing to help you and once I'm free I will respond to it if it is unanswered.

edit: Bombarding my email when I don't respond saying that you are a new user and aren't allowed to post in the dev forum won't get me to respond. There is a Q&A forum. I would like to keep XDA related activities on the forum and not have it mixed up in my personal and professional life. Ok?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Seriously? Did you even take time to read the first post of the thread?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Bootloaders are included in the firmwares, just extract them.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
As long as you have the drivers needed for the device you don't need KIES.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Cheers. :)

I'm coming to the conclusion that you cannot fight n00bs by trying to educate them. Seems as if they are incapable of reading or understanding something unless it's a direct response to them. Some are even taking it a bit further and emailing their questions. :(
[Galaxy S II General] o0obixelo0o:
hi all :)

i'd like to know about this thing.

i downloaded this fw:

XWKE7

Firmware info

PDA:XWKE7

PHONE: XXKE4

Build date: 18/05/2011

once installed, i noticed that the PHONE filed is not KE4 but KE1 ( even in the package there is the KE1 file name )

I suppose that it's a typing error in the firmware information.

Or whatelse?

Thanks

:)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
The Italian version has KE1 modem. XEU has KE4. Look at the file name of the archive and it has the component versions in the file name.