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[Galaxy S II General] mguel:
Titanium backup is an option… depending on what you want to backup there are other apps ie SMS Backup
[Galaxy S II General] mguel:
If your system is unusable, I believe (not sure) one option would be to flash back the ROM you where using before and hard reset there and then down flash again and then hard flash again...
[Galaxy S II General] rikz112:
is that my only option?
[Galaxy S II General] shaydroid:
how do I go back to stock ROM, not just firmware? after installing stock firmware i am still with the last-installed ROM, want the custom one...
[Galaxy S II General] rikz112:
ok SO I FLASHED BACK TO KG2 WHICH WAS CAUSING ME PROBLEMS ON THE THE FIRST FLASH AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY
[Galaxy S II General] iury_simas:
question on flashing

I'm currently on factory default: UHKE4 / Modem UHKE2 and I intend to go to KG1 or KG2.

Is it possible to flash just the PDA part of a newer firmware? Would there be any implications on that?

Wrhy would I want that? Because the original firmware (Brazil - VIVO carrier) I could find only came with the PDA pat. So if I flash CSC or MODEM, there is no way back.

The CSC is different from mine. Would that be a problem? What are the consequences of changing CSC?
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
Intratech

I flashed the XXKG2 frankenstein package.I was on the JPKG2 frankenstein package so they both have the same csc.

the new package wiped my home screen setup so i restored that from my backup and rebooted.When the phone started I got "sim options" on screen asking me to pick O2 IRL or O2.ie.I picked O2 IRL and now I have no data. How do I reset this? I can't find anything related to it in the settings menu.I have flashed a few firmwares from this thread before before and never had this "sim options" popup

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] feueri:
If i flash xxkg2 over kg1 using odin will it wipe all ?

i'm using stock xxkg2 without root.
[Galaxy S II General] mmmmbeer:
nevermind,reset apn to default sorted it:-)
[Galaxy S II General] lolek74:
@Inratech

I got the problem as described before. Flashed firmware while ago. Today decided o go back to original one but after reboot I got :

--Applying Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Can't access to '/system/csc/DBT/system/'.

Successfully applied multi-CSC.

The phone functions seems to be ok however I would like to correct this error. Phone was hard reset and wiped off but the error remains.
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
That's normal I think ;)
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
What's the difference between CSC-MULTI AND CSC-HOME-MULTI?
[Galaxy S II General] Akerfeldt:
Is it possible to get the most recent non-branded, non-multiCSC TPH CSC .tar file so that I can flash w/Odin over XXKG2 f/w?

I'm currently with KD1 (XEU), so if I use a multiCSC I would have to wipe to change to TPH.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
Anyone knows?
[Galaxy S II General] nill0076:
phone is stuck on galasy 2 logo n restarting that logo

i flash this rom

Frankenstein_XEU_I9100XXKG2_I9100XEUKD1_I9100XXKG2.exe

2 times with ODIN

but my phone is stuck on galaxy s2 logo n restarting that logo...

what to do noww
[Galaxy S II General] robsw:
I went from KE7 to KG2 and got the same message. All seems fine, but when check my information it shows CSC as "Unknown". Should I reflash or is this normal?
[Galaxy S II General] hkwildboy:
Get into Recovery Mode and Wipe Cache.
[Galaxy S II General] serch826:
there is any prob. With this, if you want you can flash the csc package of your region on frankestein and this will change your csc to that you will flash
[Galaxy S II General] hotsync100:
Only to be sure... did you flash the exe file ?
[Galaxy S II General] hotsync100:
XEUKD1 CSC is on first post.
[Galaxy S II General] Akerfeldt:
That's the one I have right now (XEU), but I'm looking for the most recent TPH CSC, KF1 I think...
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Hello. I'm also from PT and why do you need the TPH CSC. There's nothing you don't have in the the XEUKD1 CSC. You still can put PT language if you want, and the APN's are set correctly for the operators, so there's nothing special you would gain with TPH.

Anyway if you still want it and I don't think there'll be a CSC with only TPH, you probably have to flash the multi CSC and then with the usual *272* change to TPH but yes, you will loose the data...

(advise, keep it simple and stay on the XEU)
[Galaxy S II General] Akerfeldt:
Actually, that's what I thought, but never sure about it. I was going to use it, if available, "just in case". I guess you're right I'll keep it simple.

Thks
[Galaxy S II General] wizzbang3:
All I know is I need a KEB

I just got my new phone today and I need ROOT so bad, the lack of it sucks.
[Galaxy S II General] wizzbang3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
[Galaxy S II General] cerede2000:
I have flashed the XXKG2 ROM and rooting with the root Kernel XXKG2 but i not have root permission with adb in recovery.

How to restore root permission to recovery ?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S II General] rockambole:
i'm looking exactly for the same answers, i hope someone help us here!
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Nice to see you read a bit more from there lad. We've established that it exists but is not on the firmware server hence my post. Nice picture though
[Galaxy S II General] Tiago Martines:
This link has the Brazil - VIVO full package (it should go on the PDA part of Odin, but it still includes everything). It was on the branded firmwares thread by Intratech.

UHKE4:

http://www.multiupload.com/3JDDSC8DD9

Firmware info: PDA:UHKE4 PHONE: UHKE2 CSC:ZVVKE3

I always prefer to flash full packages... If you keep old MODEMs, for instance, you may be avoiding upgrades in terms of signal quality (GPS, 3G, Wifi). From my experience (I have never used the Brazilian CSC at all), you can simply use any CSC that it will work fine - you are probably just missing a bunch of useless Vivo bloatware.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Brazilians, when I get home from work and training I'll package the csc and modem for you.
[Galaxy S II General] iury_simas:
That makes sense. I don't have a problem updating everything as long as I'm able to go back to stock in case something happens.

So using a different CSC wouldn't make any difference, right?
[Galaxy S II General] Tiago Martines:
As far as I can tell, I've used OXF before and I'm currently using XEU here, and it works just fine :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
So you guys are cool then? Do you still want the CSC and Modem?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
ADB shell.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
TPH comes in the multiCSC package.
[Galaxy S II General] MCOGW:
Both CSCs contain exactly the same data

BUT:

GT-I9100-CSC-HOME-MULTI-OXAKG2 -> This one wipes "/cache" only

GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG2 -> This one wipes both, your "/data"- and "/cache"- directories!
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Can we root 2.3.4 XXKG2 with an insecure kernel from 2.3.3? No problem with that?
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
I've flashed the OXA KG2 as it is, without the "Frankestein" CSC. I tried the *#272*IMEI# as advised in one of the posts in the first page of this thread, but there is no option to choose (there is one actually, but blank). So I've got a "CSC: unknown" when I dial *#1234#. I haven't noticed any problems so far, but I'd like to know what problems should I expect.

Is there anyone with unknown CSC having any problem?

By the way, the only negative thing that I've noticed regarding the KG2 is that if I freeze the Samsungs's SNS rubbish the e-mail apk becomes screwed, whereas before with KE7 it didn't have such interference.
[Galaxy S II General] Tiago Martines:
I'm pretty sure there is no need for that. He just wanted to be sure he can get the original stuff in case he needs it, and the full package does that ;) Thanks anyway!
[Galaxy S II General] Akerfeldt:
I know but I don't want to wipe my data when changing from the default XEU CSC to TPH, but I guess there isn't a non-multi TPH CSC anyway.

Thks
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
As long as you put back the appropriate Kernel after rooting you should have no problems, I think. I did it, but then I flashed the KG2 kernel.

My phone is alive and operating fine so far ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Ok, I had a look at the package I had and I see what the problem is that is stopping the CSC from being applied. I'm fixing it and will upload the fixed package.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Fixed OXA XXKG2 firmware package is now available. Now when you flash the CSC won't appear as unknown and you can also change between the available CSCs in the package.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Have you flashed the insecure KDD kernel first?
[Galaxy S II General] chukkie:
Cheers buddy
[Galaxy S II General] L3st:
Awesome guide! Thanks

Have any fix from samsung with XWKE2 and Orange issues?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Nope, if one is found I'll post it under the download links
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
No, that's right.
[Galaxy S II General] BuzzFuzz:
Fixed, thanks
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
i flashed the stock kernel with odin, i selected it as pda and the flash was successful but when i got into the phone's settings it still says root@DELL101. am i doing something wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] afilopou:
Everything is fine.Its different thing the rooting of your phone with the detail of the kernel version "root@dell101"
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
Thanks for this!

Tried updating via Kies but it failed (ddl load fail), gonna try this instead :D
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
i know my phone isn't rooted i just want to go back to the stock kernel...
[Galaxy S II General] Moskiitto:
Urgent help needed

Hi,

I have to flash firmware again because my SGS2 is on rebootloop.

So.. I downloaded I9100XWKE2_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1_HOME.TAR

from samfirmware.com

Now I have SGS2 connected to my pc via odin.

Do I have to extract I9100XWKE2_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1_HOME.TAR ???

or...

Do I put the whole 497Mb file to PDA "slot" and start the flash??
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
You are not supposed to extract .tar files. Put it on pda and you should be good to go.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
That is the stock kernel mate.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Read first post.
[Galaxy S II General] Moskiitto:
Thanks!!

It's alive :)

Sorry for my noob questions, but it is better ask than brick it more :D
[Galaxy S II General] Scottland:
Updated successfully, thanks for the info/thread :)
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
thank you so very much
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
I think it is this....

# getprop ro.debuggable
getprop ro.debuggable
0
# getprop ro.secure
getprop ro.secure
1

however, I can't change it and make it stick.... e.g. as follows>>>

UPDATE: I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT RO.DEBUGGABLE,etc. IS SET ON BOOT FROM THE RAMDISK DEFAULT.PROP AND ISN'T POSSIBLE TO RESET / EDIT USING BUILD.PROP.

C:\Downloads\Samsung>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted

C:\Downloads\Samsung>adb pull /systemm/build.prop
105 KB/s (2696 bytes in 0.025s)

Edit in Linux friendly text editor and add following to bottom of file
ro.debuggable=1
ro.allow.mock.location=1

C:\Downloads\Samsung>adb push build.prop /sdcard/
105 KB/s (2696 bytes in 0.025s)

C:\Downloads\Samsung>adb shell
$ su
su
# mount -o remount rw /system
mount -o remount rw /system
# cd /sdcard/
cd /sdcard/
# cat build.prop > /system/build.prop
cat build.prop > /system/build.prop
# mount -o remount r /system
mount -o remount r /system
# reboot
reboot

adb shell

$ getprop ro.debuggable
getprop ro.debuggable
0

Am I oversimplifying this?

I did also find this post, but cannot see scripts/binoffset anywhere...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833756

Anyone more familiar with Linux can help out?
[Galaxy S II General] Arthur Hucksake:
Want to go ahead and root ready for the cool custom roms around the corner, but my CSC is actually showing as CPW (which I assume is Carphone Warehouse).

For warranty purposes, is there anyway I can just put the phone entirely back to stock if i'm having problems?
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
For warranty purposes, is there anyway I can just put the phone entirely back to stock if i'm having problems?[/QUOTE]

You will need the complete original rom or a complete downloaded updated rom from CPW .

CPW is carphone warehouse multiple networks csc .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] wizzbang3:
Is this bricked or rescuable?

Is this bricked or rescuable?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~scottylans/wontboot.jpg

I can still get to the download menu and have ODIN talk to the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] KyL416:
I got an unlocked and ubranded S2 from NewEgg, it has the following:

PDA: I9100UHKE2

PHONE: I9100UHKE2

CSC: I9100UUBKD1

ProductCode: GT-I9100LKLTTT

Can you get this firmware up? The one you have has a different CSC code and just has TTT. This one has TDR, TTT (default) and VNO.
[Galaxy S II General] msjfb:
Reflash stock kernel after rooting: required?

... Removed...
[Galaxy S II General] icsulescu:
Get or build a "Jig" and you will be just fine.

Regards,

Me
[Galaxy S II General] iury_simas:
Use any CSC?

Can you use any CSC with a different PDA/PHONE? Even if the PDA/PHONE are 2.3.4 and the CSC is from a 2.3.3?

I'm currently on XXKG2

Want to flash CSC from UHKE4
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
How did that happen? :(

If you say you can still get into download mode , I think you should reflash a stock firmware and then do a hard reset by dialing the short code *2767*3855# Anyway I've seen this before and it is rescuable! So don't worry!

Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] kitch9:
Does it give you a choice of CSC whilst installing or do you have to do it after with a wipe?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Should keep your current CSC on the device, if you want to change CSC it will allow that but will wipe if you do.
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
Anyone experiencing this:

After reboot, when my phone is connected to a USB, it will boot with no signal and when you go to settings>about phone> Baseband version is unknown..

Is this related to CSC or modem?
[Galaxy S II General] rab1412000:
i tried to update my firmware to 2.3.4 xxkg2 using the following:

XXKG2

Firmware info

PDA:XXKG2

PHONE: XXKG2

Date: 12/07/2011

XXKG2 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/0OOHFI08Y5

Password: intratech@XDA

however i read later on that it is only intended for restoring kernel version after root and not a firmware update.

so i got this about screen showing android version 2.3.3 and kernel version xxkg2.

baseband xxkf1 and build gb xwkf1

so did it actually update my firmware or just rename my kernel?

what do i have to do to actually update the firmware if it just renamed it?

ive been looking around the forums and i dont know how to get stock unrooted fw.

tia
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
That suggesting that the Modem hasn't been flashed.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
You need to flash with the firmware to update the firmware. The kernel will not update the firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I'll have a look later. :)

edit: It's on the server, will package and upload it after I get in from work and training.

BTW, which country is this TTT device for?
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
Does anyone here know if restoring on nandroid also restores CSC? Im planning to change my CSC but dont want to lose my data. So what will I do is nandroid backup first, then change CSC, then nandroid restore.. Am i correct?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
VNO UHKE2 firmware now available.
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
Intratech you got an answer to this? Im about to install another CSC for my phone :o
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Orange Israel CSC now available.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
It will restore whatever was on the phone at the time the image was taken, kind of makes flashing the firmware pointless.
[Galaxy S II General] mach0boi:
Okay thanks. I just read that somewhere. I didnt know CSC is also being restored :D
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
TTT UHKE2 firmware now available.
[Galaxy S II General] Buyukbaba:
Intratech, may be you remember that I talked about my un-recognizable Turkish characters in sms and e-mails couple of days ago with OXAKG2 2.3.4 fw. sms is no problem for me because I only use latin in messages. On the other hand, in the e-mails I can only see ?'s and iso codes of Turkish characters and not readable.

Then I decided to flash one of your Frankenstein fw's which is

XXKG2

Android 2.3.4

This package has: PDA:XXKG2| PHONE: XXKG2| CSC:XEUKD1

This has solved my problem "partly".

Now, titles of e-mail messages with Tr characters are in iso codes but in the message, I can see Turkish characters.

It seems csc file can solve my problem.

What can I do? Can I flash CSC OJVKE4 (Turkish region in it I guess) after flashing OXA KG2 totally? Is there any way having frankenstein fw with Turkish region csc in it? or something else?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] hihihehe:
so i just flashed from KF2 to KG2 2.3.4 firmware and all my data still there..

is it normal? or i need to wipe all my data?
[Galaxy S II General] desgrassia:
Hi Intratech,

if I re-flash the fixed XXKG2 firmware over the previous one (the one that gives CSC:unknown) will it fix it and "see" what the previous CSC was or will I need to manually apply it (so wiping the contents)?
[Galaxy S II General] serch826:
Yes, it will
[Galaxy S II General] elmonen:
If i understand correctly.. My phone is now csc nee (im in kf3 atm).. If i flash this fixed fw, it will retain my nee? Will it also retain the nordic keyboard?
[Galaxy S II General] serch826:
No, CSC have nothing to do with the keyboards, you can install a gingerbread keyboard from the Market
[Galaxy S II General] desgrassia:
Thank you very much :) It's now again ITV :)
[Galaxy S II General] rodeo_calling:
Hi I posted this in darky's thread in the general forum coz i tried his version as well.

I updated to the frankenstein kg2 with complete factory reset of memory and everything. All worked fine except for a bit of stuttering of widgets on homescreen of touchwiz launcher. I love the launcher so went back to XXKF2.

Anyone else face the problem and is there a solution?

I'm afraid I didn't have the time to read through all the posts as i usually do. Been a bit busy lately.

An excellent ROM Otherwise.

Cheers

Sent from my galaxy S2

Sent from my galaxy S2
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
omg ffs im an idiot,by mistake i downloaded and installed by mistake GT-I9100_KCL_I9100XWKF3_I9100XXKE7_I9100KCLKF1 is a bloody Kazakhstan rom and kcell,i cant flash from odin back on UK version,anyone knows pls help ty :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] warriorofice:
Plz XXKG2 insecure kernel link for root?

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Use any insecure kernel even from 2.3.3. Root and after don't forget to put back the original 2.3.4 kernel.

Everythings fine!
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Is there any plans for making a XWKG2 fw avaliable? Or is it on the way from samsung? Thanks! Keep up the good work.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes you can, Use Odin and flash the XEU XWKF3 version and then do a hard reset. After flash the XEU CSC package putting it in the CSC part of Odin. You should now be back on UK firmware and CSC.:)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Well it's available from Samsung. :)
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Actually, seizing your question I have XX and I think they're all the same.

Can anyone tell me exactly what the diferences are between XX and XW? They are both from Europe and they both work with me. So is there anything that should take me to choose XW instead of XX? (I know in my case it should be XW)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Contained CSC: CPW, DBT, ITV, KOR, XEF, XEO, XEU.
[Galaxy S II General] KyL416:
I live in the USA, I believe it is an import from Chile. The code TTT is for Trinidad and Tobago, VNO is Venezuela, and TDR is the Dominican Republic, however the feature.xml file under the csc's contains things about most of Latin America. I'm not really familiar with all the csc stuff yet and what exactly every thing in it does. I know parts of it is related to the Samsung Apps store, but not much more than that.
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
My phone is from Chile too. I just flashed the generic UK firmware and hard reset for the CSC change to take place.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Cheers. I was too lazy to check the details myself. :D
[Galaxy S II General] A|G:
???

no matter what i do i cant get my csc back to what the phone came with, how can i find out what it came with??
[Galaxy S II General] Tiago Martines:
XWKG2, is it?
[Galaxy S II General] pxrage:
Just got my s2 today in Canada locked to Virgin. so my firmware number is UGKG2, can I still use one of the KG2s like XXKG2 as my stoke firmware? Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
ty mate phewwwww it worked :)
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Well that was exactly my point...in my case it is also XW and there is just XX avaliable at the moment.... what are differences between them?
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
I can also not see it anywhere :)
[Galaxy S II General] Buyukbaba:
may be xw can solve my problem as well. Is it really out there?

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
Guys, XXKG2 comes from:

XX = Europe

K = 2011

G = July

2 = Version
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Yes and XW = also Europe. What's the difference between XW and XX?
[Galaxy S II General] Cladon:
I think it is region related! Makes no difference!
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
yes, that is true. But does somebody actually knows the difference between these two? Lang support, keyboard, swype?
[Galaxy S II General] finger:
I've got the same stuttering. Thought it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, did a quick google search but found nothing.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Try clearing the app data and see if that works. I don't have this stuttering and I'm using the Frankenstein package.
[Galaxy S II General] Buyukbaba:
Certainly language support other than system language like in e-mail app. If I flash xw firmware, I can see Turkish characters in e-mails but with xx fw's, I cannot.
[Galaxy S II General] flogger:
Yep, what's saying in samfirmware is:

XW

-----------

Region: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK,

Available languages: de, en, es, fr, it, pt, tr, (pl),

XX

-----------

Region: Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, UK,

Available languages: de, en, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pt(cs, da, el, fi, no, pl, sl, sv, tr),
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Well, nevertheless there is no mentioning of Sloveninian language I can confirm that there is one in XW. Not sure for XX since I am using now XW.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
French XWKG1 firmware and kernel now available. Android 2.3.3
[Galaxy S II General] bluebart:
Hi,

I just flash :

XWKE7

Firmware info
PDA:XWKE7
PHONE: XXKE4

Build date: 18/05/2011

Generic XEU: http://www.multiupload.com/IBRBHDUDXI
MD5: F388DB98FC83861C2F22E607AE940DBB

and after connecting to KIES i cant do any update.

i have message: this device version can not be updated.

*#1234#:

PDA:I9100XWKE7

PHONE: I9100XXKE4

CSC: I9100XEUKD1

i also check CSC avaible to be instaled and get CSC: VDI (vodafone ireland )

can i install this and it will change only CSC?

if i will install VDI CSC and mess my phone, can i just flash stock KE1 (CSC VDI) or KE7 (CSC XEU) and get back phone to work?

sorry for noob questions but im new SGS II user ( i had SE X8 before and was much easy to change and flash firmware)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Do a hard reset first and then flash the XEUKD1 CSC package putting it in the CSC section of Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] bluebart:
Thanks for quick replay ;)

can you give link to CSC package, i can find it :/

Thanks in advance again :D
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
First post of this thread under the Frankenstein section. :)
[Galaxy S II General] adamsuail:
hi..how did you manage to flash the radio without the entire rom? i kind of have issues with 3G and i would like to try the new radio, sorry i could not find it in the OP or any where else in google.

At the moment am on:

PDA: JPKG2

Phone : xxKF1

CSC : JPKG1

What is the Radio version you flashed?