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[Galaxy S II General] VladosXPOM:
No GPS

I have a Galaxy s2 i9100 with 2.3.6 (GPS does not work, no search icon in the status bar). Reflash 4.1.2. The problem was not solved. I disassemble the phone. Clearly, this sgw-m250s-lettering on the details. Q: how to get gps? Gps.exynos.so file overwrites the file of the original Korean firmware sgw-m250. Does not work. Can replace other files? What? Or is the only option to flash the original firmware from the Korean sgw-250m from the pit-file? Just does not work direct call. Sorry for my English. I'm from Ukraine. Thank you. Waiting for your help.
[Galaxy S II General] Ucha Rulz:
I want to revert back to stock korean firmware there is anyone who can give me a PIT file!!!!! My phone is SHW-M250K <3
[Galaxy S II General] davidcsv:
If you want to flash an ICS or earlier stock image then use this ICS PIT file

Otherwise, from Jelly Bean onwards, use this JB PIT file
[Galaxy S II General] congabeo1105:
Does anyone know how to port a i9100 ROM to M250S/K ROM?

I am using a M250K ROM ported from a i9100 ROM call "DisaterMOD v11". Everything works perfect: gyro, vibrate, sms, nfc, ... except the battery life is less than M250K stock ROM. So I want to make another rom from a good i9100 ROM myself
[Galaxy S II General] Ucha Rulz:
SHW-M250k Stock Firmware !!!!

I successfully revert back my Galaxy S2 to shw-m250k :o but i want download link to Stock jelly bean firmware . Samsung Update server is closed for maintenance :D
[Galaxy S II General] mattse84:
Hi Saniel, I suffered the same scam. I have a "I9100" galaxy S2. Disarm this and have same motherboard as your phone. He have a lot of problems.

GPS never work, and too if I run a gps maps, the gps titiling icon in status bar dosnt appear

but the two major problems are:

wifi alcanze not pass approximately 10 meters and

Pausin charge for high/low temperature/voltage

I probe all posible 250s and international roms but the problems persist
[Galaxy S II General] mattse84:
I answer myself. First compare two picture between my motherboard phone and Saniel phone

Comparing pictures:

I dont have two electronic component in my phone (marked with RED circle)

I think for the most below marked circle I have problem with the telephone charger. The other I dont know for which serves.

Somebody here, with electronic knows, can tell me what is this missing electronic component marked as red?? and if it is possible to solder a new piece

You dont have a chip (marked with BLUE circle)

For this dont work the gps?? I fail to read well, I need a loupe, but I came to read the inscription "SIRF". If yes effectively for this not work the GPS for you

ending discovered that without the back cover WIFI and Bluetooth working properly

dont understand this because is all plastic, anyone have any idea for this??
[Galaxy S II General] heyjhay:
help rooting my shw-m250s?

please help me guys i want to root my korean samsung galaxy s2 shw-m250s to international version
[Galaxy S II General] mrchrisrueda:
What do you mean? Convert or root?
[Galaxy S II General] zcedar:
Internal and External Memory Problem

Please help, i cant transfer files in my internal memory using pc in mtp or ums, external memory is not showing and the internal memory is showing in windows explorer but when i open the internal memory my pc freezes, the results are the same in ICS and JB even when i converted m250s to i9100. I can only transfer files via wifi. I even formatted my internal memory and external memory but it is still not working.
[Galaxy S II General] heyjhay:
yeah root is what i mean here.
[Galaxy S II General] sonylove3:
hi please I want firmware i9100 m250S please . reply..

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please answer me
[Galaxy S II General] sonylove3:
this my broblem
[Galaxy S II General] zcedar:
Stock Rom For m250

http://allphonefirmwares.blogspot.com/2013/01/samsung-shw-m250k-galaxy-s-ii-firmwares.html

Convert m250 to i9100

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30976988&postcount=1182
[Galaxy S II General] wasimxxl:
help me please

Hello

I'm tired and I'm looking for a solution I have a Korean Samsung SHW-M250L

i flash more than Rom jelybean and gingerberd rom .. and flash recovery to flash another roms from recovery

And i flash Karnal EE31 and other Karnal but no solution

There is a problem found the image down to prevent contact and no receive calls or send calls

But I can send and receive messages

i Looked in all the forums and did not find a way to cancel this case

I hope you help me to use this device...

sorry its my firist post i cant uploud picture

but i hope you understand me : i cant recive or send any calls only messeges i flashed many roms and many kernel and no calls :(:(

i need help
[Galaxy S II General] zcedar:
Converte M250s ICS TO i9100 JB

Hi, i recently converted my m250s to i9100 using this guide HOW TO CONVERT YOUR PHONE TO I9100, I used this ICS ROM I9100XWLPX_I9100XXLQ6_I9100NEELP5_HOME.tar. I converted it successfully but whenever i upgrade my phone to official JB of I9100 it always get stuck in FACTORYFS(in ODIN 1.85 or 3.07), these are the JB i've tried (I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar.md5, I9100GXXLSR_I9100GXXLSP_I9100GXEFLSR_HOME.tar.md5). I converted back to m250s and then tried to convert again in i9100 using JB dierctly but the process always get stuck. I dont know what i'm doing wrong, please help
[Galaxy S II General] sonylove3:
thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Ririma:
I have a problem for signal guys, my device is shw-m250k but was converted to gt i9100

i'm using dorimanx kernel and neat rom 5.1, my phone's signal very bad and hard to find 3g, but in my location, other phone get 3g signal...

so how to fix this problem ?

can u tell me where i can download modem for shw-m250k, thanks :)
[Galaxy S II General] alpinotheoriginal:
On my SHW250S... after converting it to I9100 with firmware XXLSJ. Its going fine. But when i try to flash any other stock firmware via odin then after flash I get only 'emergency calls' measage. I also flashed Neatrom v5.2 via CWM recovery but still the same problem of emergency calls only occurs. Anybody has faced this issue? How to solve this?
[Galaxy S II General] spiderizk:
I have googling so much but i can't find the answer, is there anyway activate DMB since we convert to GT-i9100?
[Galaxy S II General] thirdzcee:
I am planning to trade by galaxy s advance for an s2 anycall, if I convert it to gt-i9100 whats my success rate that there wont be any bugs or does the conversion process bring about a couple of bugs??
[Galaxy S II General] nicobrazell:
Mediafire

Hey i have a question, what will i do to the files that i've downloaded from that link? i also want to update my samsung shw m250s. thanks
[Galaxy S II General] thirdzcee:
Theres a guide by a dabins lab blog thats uses jb firmware http://dabinslab.blogspot.com/2013/03/turn-shw-250sk-to-gt-i9100.html , I sucessfully flashed it with repartion on my M250K and it works good... but pit is for 16gb so if you have a 32gb I really dont know if it might brick a 32gb or not

And this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428779 fixed not only my gyro, but my compass as well... still havent tried gps though
[Galaxy S II General] nicobrazell:
Bro, what to do with this files? help pls
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keith.mcintyre26:
Will I gain battery by disabling 4G on my phone? I'm in a 3G only area, and I'm not sure if its constantly polling for LTE. I'm using the logic of phones smoking a battery in a spotty coverage area. Thoughts?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g00s3y:
So far I think there have only been positive reports for battery life for people who only have 3G coverage.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C Dirty:
Some people on the 4G fringe needed to be able to turn 4G off because their phones were trying to pull the 4G signal, destroying their battery life. I am in a 4G area and don't notice any difference forcing 3G.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachsx:
How can I turn off 4G
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@|ice:
theres a free app called LTE OnOff. set it to cdma auto prl. :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g00s3y:
CM7 - Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode > CDMA/EvDo auto

Sense Roms - Download https://market.android.com/details?id=net.andirc.lteonfoff
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachsx:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Copacaba:
Hi,

I Semi Bricked my SGS I9000 and need an advice what to flash now.

I am on Gingerbread for around 2 weeks now. Went from JVH to JVO today.

Here is what i did:

- Flashed JVO (as usual, deodexed without bootloaders from here) with ODIN

with

Pit and Repart

- booted the Phone without issues, copied some stuff from my PC over to the phone

- rebooted into Download, tried to Flash the latest CF Kernel (CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVO-v3.2-CWM3RFS)

Odin (v. 1.7 on Windows 7 64bit btw) had an issue with it:

<ID:0/014> Added!!

<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> zImage

<ID:0/014> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/014> Removed!!

After that my phone wont boot, only shows the symbol with the red ! and the Android Logo.

Download Mode is working.

What to do now?

Should i flash the JVO (deodexed, without Bootloaders, with Pit and Repart) from the Link above? Or do i have to flash a Stock JVO (with Bootloaders) from Samsfirmware with Pit and Repart?

Or do i need to do anything else?

Greetings
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thyrador:
the symbol appears when your bootloader is trashed.

flash again with bootloaders and it will work on most cases
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/teamhacksung/files/galaxys/GT-I9000_FROYO_FULL_PDA.tar/download

firstly i would flash the above firmware

if that does not fix it, i suggest flashing (cant believe im saying this) darkys 9.2 odin version with 512 pit and re-partition. and THEN re-flash the above firmware

That should get you to a clean stable state, and you can decide where to go from there, i.e back to GB or custom ROM, whatever :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Copacaba:
Could anyone explain why I have to go back to Froyo when my Phone is running Gingerbread?

I still have a JPU with Bootloaders lying around here.

So the way back to a working phone would be

1. Flash JPU with Bootloaders, Pit and Repart

2. Flash JVB with Bootloaders, Pit and Repart

3. Flash JVO, without Bootloaders, without Pit and Repart

Another question is:

Did i do anything wrong, regarding my JVO and CF Version? I flashed around a lot today.. and i am... 70% sure that i flashed that combo today successfully, but there are the missing 30% ^^
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
oh yea i misunderstood your last post,

if your on GB now flashing GB bootloaders might fix you up, BUT if it doesnt, a clean install back to froyo always seems to do the trick for me :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Copacaba:
So, i will only do this:

2. Flash JVB with Bootloaders, Pit and Repart

3. Flash JVO, without Bootloaders, without Pit and Repart

(leaving out 1.)

?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
yes, then report back with the outcome.

good luck
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Copacaba:
Got the phone up and running again with JVB + Bootloader + 512-pit + repart :)

Used this:

http://www.multiupload.com/ZYSFTX1DV9

And this:

http://www.multiupload.com/OAJ00SWTF1

If anyone happens to need that too.

Flashed JVO, deodexed and CF Kernel without issues now - but i used Odin 1.3 this time..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
:D congratulations :D

good to hear you back up and running.. Perhaps you could put [SOLVED] in the title ?? may help other users with similar issues.
[Droid X General] GolfnWrx:
I cannot find any quote, maybe I'm not good enough at searching, where Motorola says they will release the bootloader.
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
There has been a public announcement that Motorola is planning on unlocking their bootloaders in late 2011.
[Droid X General] V1215:
Source, if you would?
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
Someone on twitter, about a month ago, I will do some digging
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
Found a bunch:

http://pocketnow.com/android/motorola-promises-android-bootloader-unlock-in-late-2011

http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/26/motorola.to.unlock.some.bootloaders.like.xoom/

http://www.talkandroid.com/38638-motorola-will-change-bootloader-policy-late-2011/

Find more by google searching "Motorola bootloader unlocked late 2011"
[Droid X General] Saaber:
"...where carriers will allow it" is the key phrase. I've heard people say that Verizon is as much to blame for the Droid X's locked bootloader as Motorola is.
[Droid X General] mrkite38:
Contrast with htc's announcement this evening...
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
I have heard some say htc is just saying it is now the carriers fault for any locked bootloaders
[Droid X General] citronbull:
They better because the HTC phones and the Galaxy S II lineup are looking really good to me.
[Droid X General] GolfnWrx:
HTC said, "HTC will no longer be locking bootloaders on their devices!", which is both wonderful and amazing.

If VZW thinks that the bootloaders cost them less money, I strongly suspect that bootloaders will remain from manufacturers that offer them on VZW.

http://htcsource.com/2011/05/official-htc-will-no-longer-be-locking-bootloaders-on-their-devices/
[Droid X General] GolfnWrx:
Thanks, this is what I was looking for, you are better at searching than I am as I didn't find any of these.

I suspect with the lower performance and the locked bootloader that Motorola will be selling less phones Where others will be selling more...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFK_Matrix:
Ok I know its been asked before but i am still a little confused and just want to clarify if this is the order I should do things when I get my Tmobile GS2:

Flash the firmware so i can debrand it and thus get updates when I want them not when Tmobile dine to give them out - How do I do this as not sure what to flash the firmware with, can i use Chainfires app??

Root the phone

Install KE7 - Use Odin right? or can i do this when i root?

Unlock the phone

Now is that correct or have I missed something?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Follow the instructions .

One

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Latest Firmware KE7 via ODIN .

Your update route is then via Odin not Kies .

THEN PART TWO

ROOT is via

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056334

XWKDD and use super root as per instructions .

Flash KE7 kernel only .

Rooting Voids your warranty but can be undone .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lekarev:
I'm a complete idiot in all things rooting and unlocking. I live in Russia and my friend is getting me a T-mobile SGS2. Does she need to do anything with the phone while she's in the UK? Or I can get it as it is without a T-mobile SIM and reanimate it with rooting magic?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
A phone needs to be unlocked to use any other network .

Rooting got nothing to do with a locked to carrier phone its a method of getting user rights deeper in the phones OS .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lekarev:
Well I can't unlock it without rooting, can I? What I'm asking is, can the process be started anywhere without connecting to the locked-in network?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Well I can't unlock it without rooting, can I?

! 100 million unlock phones without rooting .

phone supplier is first port of call .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lekarev:
As I've said, I'm not from the UK and have never unlocked it/rooted a phone. Seeing as how you're from there, could you suggest how I go about doing that without the whole rooting process? As I've said, I ordered the phone online which happened to be a T-mobile locked phone and sent it to my friend who lives in the UK. That friend, however, told me that I would be out of luck if I tried getting a phone unlocked at T-mobile, i.e. they would kindly suggest I take a hike. Hence, I am at a loss.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Pay T Mobile for the unlock code they do it online .

Use the internet to find an online unlocker .

Or an unlock phone shop .

Use the method posted but that requires root and not simple .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064978

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T1ngs:
debranding

Hello all,

I have just been using the debranding guide over on the the development page. I followed the guide exactly and I have encountered a problem. Even though the phone is saying it is unbranded (*#272*<your IMEI># XEU) when I plug it into kies it says it is still VOD.

Any ideas?

OK scrub that.

Just flashed the latest firmware on top and it now recognises it as UK generic.

This is my first look into messin with Samsung stuff. I had an X10 and that was so much fun flashing, recovering and rooting.

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mug2k:
Just wondered if anyone was using their Transformer for reading ?. I have a kindle but it would nice if I was able to sell it and use the transformer for my main reading device.

I guess the screen wouldn't be ideal for the eyes but the plus point would be that you could use it to read at night without the need of a light. Also the interface is nicer than the kindle, but the weight is substantially more.

Any thought's ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PatrikSelin:
Comics look very nice, but if you want read only texts then keep the Kindle.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
I read books all the time in portrait mode, works well.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mug2k:
How long do you read for on average and do you feel any strain on your eyes ?.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarsnGadgets:
I dont have my transformer yet, but read books using the kindle app on my archos 101 all the time (similar size and inferior screen). I usually dont read for more than 30 mins to 1 hour at a time though. I dont find the weight a problem.

you can change the brightness and contrast in the app as well as the page colour, so that its easy on the eyes.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
It's not bad for reading books (but change the background to gray, because the white it too light on Transformer even on lowest brightness) but e-ink is just so much better it's hard to compare. For comics / PDFs - it's very good.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrykur:
The screen is difficult to see outside during the day. And if it is in direct sunlight the screen is unreadable.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mug2k:
Anyone use google books ?, looks awesome and you can have 2-pages on screen simultaneously unfortunately its US only :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoCalTiger:
I have tried out Books, the stock reader, Aldiko and Moon+. Of those 4 I like Moon+ the most. I would like Aldiko except that it FCs like crazy for me. So try Moon+ if you want an upgrade from the stock reader but can't get Books.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frosty5689:
+1 for Moon+, clean, quick orientation/night mode switching. It doesn't have useless page flipping animation and displays a single page in a linear fashion (more like a long scroll than pages of books). This makes it easy to read as the font is huge, better than two page at a time imo. Maybe I just like ebooks and never liked the feel of real books.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sstephen17:
I've briefly read a magazine using the Nook for Android app. Very impressed with it. I had the Zinio app on my iPad and this works just fine in comparison.

I have an original Nook for ereading and prefer it because my eyes strain if I read text on a backlight display for a long time. For me personally, reading on an eInk display will always be optimal but I could read on a tablet without a problem, so long as it is not for more than an hour at a time.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capeguyma:
I've been using Cool Reader for a while now. Works great. Has a 2 page setting, and you can have different page patterns/colors.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] int_19h:
I mostly use Kindle app, since most of my books are from there, and I like auto-sync between all my devices. By the way, do you know that you can sideload .mobi books in Kindle app (just copy them into /sdcard/kindle, it'll pick them up on next restart)?

For other formats like ePub, I use FBReader. Though these days I prefer to convert ePub to MobiPocket so that I can read all books in Kindle app (not because I like it more, just because single book index is more convenient).

That said, it's definitely far more convenient to read from the real Kindle. E-Ink screen makes a big difference as far as eye strain goes, and the light in the cover is good enough to read at night.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirumirai:
My primary use for the TF is reading. I read the first 3 game of thrones books on it. I'm sure the Kindle would be a better choice for straight-up ebook reading, but the TF fares quite well for what it is. Just know the limitations compared to eink, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. The main advantage of the Transformer is that it is more "multipurpose."

I just want to say that eye strain was not a problem - I read 10 hours straight one time with the Mylibrary app, draining the battery xD. I used the app "screen filter" in the dark to lower the brightness even more. I'm used to staring at screens for long periods of time, so your level of eye strain may differ.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swampthing1117:
Yeah last night i was reading clash of kings and my eyes started to hurt after an hour or so at minimum brightness. It was still far too bright. I stumbled on screen filter. That's the key. If my eyes weren't allready hurting i think i would have been ok using that app. We'll see tonight.

I really like the presentation of the stock library app, it just needs more features like being able to change page color. And i'd give anything for a reader app that would put a series of books into the proper order without having to edit all the data in calibre.

Now if i could just get google earth working that would be the last of my gripes with this tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluejay2345:
Last night I read several chapters of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes using the stock reader (downloaded from the Gutenberg Project). Works great for me but it is large and heavy compared to most dedicated readers. I don't mind but I did notice the weight after a while. If you were thinking of buying this mostly as a reader you would probably be better off with the Nook or Kindle.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluejay2345:
P.S. the sharp edges were a little uncomfortable too... not terrible, but enough that I noticed.