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[Galaxy S II General] alien0101:
Hi

I have bought Galaxy S2 from UK and currently I have rooted it with KE7 firmware.

I am in living in India. Now can I install KE8 Indian firmware?

If I can , then do I need to follow generic firmware installation process with odin or do I need to do something special.

And also If I can install, is it possible to root it?

Is it good to install KE8 firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] MT00321:
ZS Stock FW

Intratech, i have been searching for this official FW for a few days now. I still don't understand why it doesn't appear on samfirmware.com, but that doesn't matter to me now. Thanks.

I purchased my phone through a reseller here in china, my phone was supposed to come from HK but it looks like they got it from UK based on the XEU CSC that was on it. Now I've flashed it and am running the correct CSC for my region.

Your guide is excellent. It is detailed and extremely accurate. I don't know that I can give it a better compliment than that. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] BlackLine:
Telekom Austria - A1 - Vodafone

Got my sgs2 3 days ago and flashed Lite Ning 1.3.

On stock it was:

PDA: BUKE1 (now XWKE8)

PHONE: BUKE1 (same now with Litening rom)

CSC: MOBKE1 (now XEUKD2)

Does anyone have the Stock A1-Telekom-Vodafone Firmware available?

Or maybe a guide how to pull the odin files, my father's sgs2 is still stock, so i could get it from there

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I'll upload it and link in the carrier firmware thread later. :)
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
How to get rid of this yellow button symbol at the start,do we just need to flash the stock kernel with odin...or there is another process after that
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Read the last bit of the first post under root guide section. Step 10, the part in bold. :)
[Galaxy S II General] tegrak:
I say seriously Intratech, Thank you! so much! :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
:p

Cheers bro.

Also thank YOU and keep up your good work as well.:)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
You can just flash the XWKE8 and do a hard reset and it will be a normal Indian device. Yes you can root it, either use the method described in the first post or just use Chainfire's method with his kernel.

Cheers, appreciate the compliment. :)

I'm guessing we have more firmware here for the SGS II, including carrier branded firmwares, than Samfirmwares do. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Happy days. :)
[Galaxy S II General] tids2k:
hi mate just wondering where do u keep the csc folder in order to change to a custom csc on S II. Is it in the /system/csc or is it in /efs. Please reply cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I don't understand. When you flash the CSC with ODIN you don't need to move anything.:confused:

Also, HOLEY CRAP at the download stats for the XWKE8 firmware!:eek::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S II General] total360:
Has it been downloaded loads or something?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yep, close to 25K downloads in the time it's been up.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
If you want to overclock you'll need to stay with the overclock kernel. I haven't tested that kernel because I have no desire to overclock the phone... which is weird because I cannot run a stock PC to save my life. :D
[Galaxy S II General] otester:
Flashed back to safety :D
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Please help!!!!

I applied this update and I got below error.

Unable to mount /data (some access error, Error :unknown)

Now my phone stays on Samsung logo after reboot.

Please help.... Have i bricked my phone?

Desperate....
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
^^did you ticked repartition even though the guide said not to. You'll need to download the KDF firmware from SamFirmware.com and get the 3 part flash package with PDA, CSC and Modem separate and flash those to recover the phone. You can then try updating again FOLLOWING the guide.
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
No, I did'nt tick "Repartition" checkbox. Please help...
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
No I did'nt tick "Repartition" checkbox. Please help...
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Ok, Did this happen after updating the firmware?

edit: The solution has been posted above, go to samfirmware.com and download firmware version XWKDF and flash the phone with repartition to recover the partition table. It's not bricked.
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Yes. This happened after I tried updating this firmware. I tried again but same error message. There is another message "Can't access /system/csc/XE...."

Please help...
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Dude, calm down! Re-read my last two post.
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Yeah. I read that, but could'nt understand. Would you be able to guide me how to recover my phone. Like the links to download files from SamFirmware.com and any tutorial on how to reflash.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I assume you know how to use Odin. Download the firmware from this link and extract everything to one folder: http://hotfile.com/dl/116656855/2ccf2f4/I9100XWKDF.rar.html

The password for the file is: samfirmware.com

Start Odin and put these in the following

PDA: CODE_I9100XWKDF_CL170898_REV02_user_low_ship.tar

CSC: GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXXKDD.tar

Modem: MODEM_I9100XXKDJ_REV_02_CL996627.tar

Forget the rest of the files. DO NOT SELECT A PIT FILE AND DO NOT TICK REPARITION.

Put your phone into download mode and connect the usb cable. When the Odin box turns yellow press flash and wait until phone reboots. The first boot will take a while... be patient.

It's 2:58am here so I'm off to bed. I don't know how to make this simpler for you.
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Thanks. The file is password protected. Could you please let me know the password?
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Thank. The file is password protected. Could you please let me know the password?
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Sorry did'nt read the password in your post. I am flashing now with fingers crossed. Thanks for your support buddy.
[Galaxy S II General] Fornowagain:
Ah, ok you found it
[Galaxy S II General] 23207:
Thanks bro. You are my saviour. I've now successfully restored my phone and updated to latest ROM in your first post.

Thanks once again for your support.
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
KE2 is out!
[Galaxy S II General] wilchy:
Beat me to it!
[Galaxy S II General] danielherrero:
link? ....... :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] winwiz:
Its in KIES, downloading now.....

a bit of a pain in the backside though, as I rooted and reinstalled the original kernel yesterday, will have to do it again now, lol
[Galaxy S II General] nightranger73:
So.. all looking for KF1 and no one has seen this brand new KEB Firmware? And there's even a new modem

KEB is newer than KE7/8

Sent from my Galaxy SII

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[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
There is no KEB firmware that I know of. If there was it would be the oldest known firmware for the Galaxy S 2 not the newest.
[Galaxy S II General] hg3atintin:
Intratech I have installed cwm from rom manager. How can I uninstall it? Tried flashing stock ke7 again but it did not work.
[Galaxy S II General] nightranger73:
What are you talking about? Letters always come after numbers on Samsung firmware so after KE9 there's KEA and so on like in hexadecimal (but they go till z) so KEB has to be newer than KE8

Take a look on sgs firmware letter codes on samsfirwares. I don't think they changed it

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[Galaxy S II General] nightranger73:
Samsung Firmware Codes

First table is country code

Last table is firmware time

And BTW ke means may 2011 so how could it be older than kd that is April 2011?

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[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Whatever dude, I'm telling you that KEB doesn't exist. The poster probably meant KE8.
[Galaxy S II General] nightranger73:
I don't think as he also mention KE6 as baseband on his post but it's Portugal firmware

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[Galaxy S II General] total360:
KEB was a beta build from pre release devices.
[Galaxy S II General] tids2k:
No no what I meant was if you have a csc folder in your phone and you want to change the csc for the phone where do u need to put the folder in. Since the csc file I have is not odin flashable. Also does the csc.apk in/system/app/ ha any effect. Please advise. Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] ferreinf:
Hi all finally I got my s2, but as usual forgot to make a backup. Lol so I'm asking for vodafone PT branded / stock rom if anyone has it i would appreciate.. ;-)

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
CSC location is System csc folder and system at root level CSC files .txt and CSC Version .txt

jje
[Galaxy S II General] nightranger73:
Again... you know how letter codes work?

KE = may 2011

Read previous posts before posting

Kdb was a prereelase not keb and it has even a newer modem... how could it be from a prerelease device?

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[Galaxy S II General] Akerfeldt:
Wrong.

Portuguese branded f/w (TMN, Vodafone, Optimus):

Version: 2.3.3 Gingerbread

PDA version: I9100XWKEB

MODEM version: I9100XXKE6

PDA Build time: Fri May 22 11:11:27 KST 2011

CSC : XXJV1
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
It's not on the firmware server though so that's why I said it doesn't exist.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
I flashed Lite'ning ROM but want to go back to the rooted stock. If I flash the firmware from this thread, will it unroot the phone so I will have to root it again? Also will it wipe all my current apps?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes you'll lose Root. If you're using the method in the first post it won't wipe but it would be advisable to do a hard reset since you were using a custom ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] ferreinf:
+1 mine is vdf PT branded, or was, if there's a chance to post it i would appreciate it..

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Thanks a lot for the response. WIth the hard reset will it wipe out my internal SD card either?
[Galaxy S II General] xedamen:
KF1 is out! Check samfirmware! It's still 2.3.3!
[Galaxy S II General] gogua:
KF1

by
[Galaxy S II General] GIKE:
Thanks for the info, gogua ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Harvin Dhillon:
If I flash to a new rom and do a hard reset, will I be still able to get firmware update notifications through KIES?

Might have been answered before but I couldnt find it :(
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I'm uploading the SZKF1 now. Later I will repackage the XWKF1 with XEU CSC and upload it.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yes................
[Galaxy S II General] gogua:
What's about flash with XEU CSC or OJV CSC ???

I still don't understand.

thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
OJV is arabic CSC.
[Galaxy S II General] gogua:
So, for europeans y is better flash with XEU CSC ?

Where can i find CSC locations ??

I have found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787163 but is there official info anywhere ??

thank you so much
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Read the first post, near the top.
[Galaxy S II General] gogua:
OK, but there are only carrier branded info. I mean about all CSC countries info.

thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
You want a list of csc and the country?

There are no carrier firmware in this thread.
[Galaxy S II General] gogua:
- Yes, a list of CSC per country.

- At firs post you link to : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

thank you intratech
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I meant to read the details at the top of the first post of THIS thread. If you want a list of CSC and countries I'm afraid I don't have the time to post that now, it's a long list. Maybe check Samfirmware, they have a list somewhere.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
ZSKF1 firmware and kernel now available.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Is there an insecure kernel out that can be used for rooting this one?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
You can use the insecure KE7 Kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Both if these will do?

GT-I9100_XWKE7_insecure

GT-I9100_ZSKE7_insecure
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Use the ZSke7
[Galaxy S II General] shanume:
have everyone testet the new KF1 rom! because I using generic XWKE7 rom with NEE CSC... whats is the difference / new in KF1 update?

and is there a way to get NEE CSC alone and not download this full multicsc packages instead?

this is because NEE has nordic keyboard :)

last thing to Intratech: if I flash to the KF1 rom and use NEE csc, can I still

use kies and get update from kies? or I need a hard reset before I can use kies and update again?

sorry I have so many questions iam very new on android :)

/Tommy
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
I'm gonna wait for repacked KF1 with XEU CSC by Intratech :)
[Galaxy S II General] xedamen:
Me too! :)
[Galaxy S II General] hg3atintin:
Where can I find and download XWKF1 stock kernel?
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
This is what is available. No XWKF1 as of now.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Same Kernel as the ZSKE7.

Uploading repackaged XWKF1 with XEU CSC. Will be in the Frankenstein section.
[Galaxy S II General] xedamen:
What does it mean? Where is Frankenstein section?? :D
[Galaxy S II General] lsj_87:
What is a CSC ? what does it do and does it affect an unlocked phone ? lets say i'm using this firmware

PDA:XWKE7

PHONE: XXKE4

CSC:XEUKD1 (XEU)

and what will happen if i flash to

PDA:ZSKF1

PHONE: XXKE4

CSC:OZSKE7
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
It's a repackaged firmware, not the official one. Look in the first post.

You will get the Hong Kong firmware if you flash it. Look in the first post for your first question.
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
As written in first post:

I would advice you to wait for Intratech's Frankenstein version of KF1 instead of the one you mention (which is for Hong Kong).
[Galaxy S II General] lsj_87:
Thanks infratech. sry bout it. one more last question. i get a hk firmware and does it affect the network ?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
??

You'll still be able to use the phone if that's what you mean as long as the modem in the firmware supports the carrier frequency.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
I don't understand anything anymore now - what should I flash to have lastest(leaked?) firmware? I'm @ KE7.
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
The "leaked" firmware has a Turkish CSC, so in case you want your region's CSC you can soon be able to download Intratech's Frankenstein version which contains multiple CSC's ;)

Look for XWKF1 in the first post.
[Galaxy S II General] Hrti:
So the KF1 firmware published by samfirmware.net has a Turkish CSC, and is not a generic XEU firmware such as the KE7 in the OP?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
XWKF1 repackaged with XEU csc now available. I'll upload multi-CSC .tar tonight.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
You mean XWKF1?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yeah, sorry. Time for coffee.:D
[Galaxy S II General] nhat2991:
Just a quick silly check before I flash KF1.

The CSC, MODEM, PDA goes into CSC, PHONE, PDA respectively. Is that correct?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Yeah, Modem = Phone. The rest needs no explanation, just put them in as labeled. :)
[Galaxy S II General] hg3atintin:
When changing csc is it only apn, mms settings, regional settings etc that is changed or is applications also changed?
[Galaxy S II General] manusfreedom:
I put PDA_I9100XWKF1, MODEM_I9100XXKE7 and CSC_I9100_XEUKD1 on my phone and I loose all my data, is it normal?

I have TitaniumBackup Pro so it's not a problem for me, but it can for others...
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
If you're changing CSC then you will lose data.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Region specific applications that comes with firmware may change as well.
[Galaxy S II General] Hrti:
If I have XEUKD1 CSC already, is it OK to just flash the XWKF1 PDA and XXKE7 PHONE and I will not lose any data? Waiting for CF-root anyways, but getting confused about all the threads :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
Originally your ROMs have been one file, .tar, but now there are three. I understand how you flash these in Odin, but the people on another forum talked about also flashing the .pit file. Is that neccessary in this case?

Sorry for asking about this, Intratech, it's just to making sure I do it right :p
[Galaxy S II General] 619619:
So it is possible to flash Phone & CSC separately on the GS2?

I haven't read anything about it, is it safe?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Use all 3 parts. If you're already XEU I think should keep your data intact but not sure since I haven't tested as yet.

No need to use .PIT. Only need pit if you mess up the device partition table. You may never need to use the .PIT file at all.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I haven't tested so cannot answer this properly.

edit: Wait, do you mean the repackaged firmware with 3 .tar packages? or you mean flash them one at a time?
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
Why you changed CSC in KF1 package?
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
Yes, it's XEU CSC. Thanks, Intratech! :D
[Galaxy S II General] superalias:
Hello,

is what to check re-partition?

Thank you for the reply
[Galaxy S II General] 619619:
Both; Multiple tar firmwares (e.g. from samfirmware) or flashing a csc/phone module on it's own
[Galaxy S II General] Pyrone89:
I only see the following info on my S2:

Baseband version

Kernel version

Buildnumber

To what do the here used terms (PDA, CSC, Modem / Phone) correspond?

Sorry if asked before, could not find it in the posts.

I am gonna try to get KF1 on my Dutch S2 with Vodafone carrier and do not wanna screw it up.

Currently it says

Baseband: I9100XXKDJ

Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE2-CL187606 root@DELL101 #2

Build number: GINGERBREAD.XWKE2
[Galaxy S II General] MT00321:
If you will input *#1234# on your phone dialer you will see the information shown as PDA/Phone/CSC.
[Galaxy S II General] Pyrone89:
Alright,

now i see

PDA: I9100XWKE2

Phone: I9100XXKDJ (so strangely not a number at the end)

CSC: I9100XENKE1

SO it seems I have to wait for XEN CSC to arrive.....
[Galaxy S II General] DafuDafer:
Which insecure kernel should I use to gain root acces again after flashing KF1? XWKE7_insecure from ODIA or should I wait for an insecure ZSKF1 kernel?

Thanks for your good work!
[Galaxy S II General] walda:
You can take anyone. After rooting flash back KF1 Kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
KF1 insecure kernel by Odia: http://www.filesonic.com/file/1209167754/GT-I9100_XWKF1_insecure.zip
[Galaxy S II General] vassalle:
When you say data might be intact... R u referring to apps on the os partition or would it include photos on my internal storage as well?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Hrti:
Anyone earlier on XEUKE7 tried the KF1 Frankenstein package with the same CSC? Would love some experiences.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Intratech just one thing ... in the XWKF1 (frankenstein) you have PHONE: XXKE7, assuming ZSKF1 has PHONE: XXKE4 and thre previous XWKE7 has also PHONE: XXKE4 where did the PHONE: XXKE7 came from ? It's an misspellign ?

edit: just seen that XWKF1 from SamFirmware has PHONE: XXKE7, is it from there ?
[Galaxy S II General] manusfreedom:
I am not english, but "reset" term is wrong for me, maybe you can explicit:

It will "reset/format" the data partition.

Because I understood the phone will be restarted...
[Galaxy S II General] Necrobutcher:
With KF1 Android OS doesn't goes over 7% usage...
[Galaxy S II General] sewe:
7 % says nothing, what matters is the time os has drawn comparison with the time the phone has been running
[Galaxy S II General] bigmo7:
Exactly, it's all relative unless you put it into context. I'm getting 51% Android OS atm, phones been on for 7 hours after charging and cpu usage by Android OS has been just under an hour.

I'll try KF1 and see where that gets me...
[Galaxy S II General] mosec:
Hi as a newb in android I have a few questions. I own a sgs2 bought from T-Mobile in Croatia. My phone is sim locked and has t-mobile branding. I would like to try upgrading in order to get better battery life, fix pink spot in camera etc.

Can I flash any of these roms without losing the branding and sim lock?

I see that there is a copy of my rom at the official branded rom section. Can I reflash that if I need warranty service in the future?

Thanks all
[Galaxy S II General] zxz0O0:
If you flash a rom from here you will lose the branding. You can flash back the rom from the Official Branded Rom Section for warranty if the rom of your provider is there.
[Galaxy S II General] merkster:
Was on KE7 with XEU, now on KD1 with XEU (original had KE2 with XEN)...

Lost all apps and settings

, but SDcards contents stayed intact... Rooted with unsecure kernel and superoneclick, restored ZSKD1 kernel to remove yellow triangle. Titanium Backup and Android Market fixed the apps and settings situation for me.

Seems to have fixed the random reboots I had with KE7. :)
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
updated with kf1...

flashed insecure kf1 kernel..

trying to root with superclick 1.95 but it gets stuck at running psnueter..

am I doing anything wrong??

plz help
[Galaxy S II General] jayesh:
Enabled Usb debugging?
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
ya enabled debugging..starts adb server..

pushes exploit but gets stuck at running..

???:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
flashed the insecure kernel but can't root with superone click..help
[Galaxy S II General] Necrobutcher:
Could anyone please please upload the Camera.apk from KF1 for me?
[Galaxy S II General] mosec:
Thanks for your answer:) how about sim lock does flashing one of these roms have anything to do with that. It won't make my sim card recognized I hope?

Which one of these roms would you recommend for fixing lousy battery life? My current rom is KE3

Thanks again
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
try flasing with insecure ZSKF1 (hongkong) and then root it and then flash the stock KF1.. you should have root :)
[Galaxy S II General] mimstyle:
I see KF1 is an .exe the process is the same like a .tar ?

No change log ? Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Hrti:
Just download it and double click. It will self-extract. At least it did for me on my Windows Vista Bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro ;) As with all Samsung releases there is no changelog, so you just have to search around for features found by people who has flashed it. I haven't at the moment, so can't help you there :p
[Galaxy S II General] mimstyle:
Thank you very much, is just for test and comeback to lite'ning :D

EDIT : OH now i have 3 .tar

ok for csc and pda, but modem ?

phone = modem ??? (odin)

Tree on same time ?
[Galaxy S II General] djase:
GT-I9100_Kernel_Gingerbread-supercurio-4 does it works for I9100XWKF1 ?

cheers
[Galaxy S II General] merkster:
Run the .exe to get the .tar

Phone = modem

Use insecure xwkf1 kernel for root
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Data on your internal storage will be fine. I was referring to firmware data, apps and settings.

I got it from a package I have.

It means that it will format your data partition. Stuff on your internal storage will be safe.

Make sure KIES is not running in the system tray, use Samsung USB cable and try another USB port.

No, it's a self extracting archive. Read the first notice on top of the first post. Double click and it will extract the .tar packages. As for change log, once again please refer to the first post.

Modem = Phone.

Yes, put all 3 in their specific parts in Odin and flash.

Don't know I'm afraid, I haven't use SuperCurio's kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
KF1 rooted

but is anyone finding it sluggish .. i find the KE7 was better.. KF1 seems a bit sluggish and not that responsive..

anyone else having this problem.. anyway to fix this..

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
MultiCSC package now available under Frankenstein section. Just substitute it for the CSC contained in the firmware package if you need the firmware with any of the CSC contains in the package. The list of included CSC is right under the link.