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[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
im a newbie in android-rooting and never been tried to root

maybe this one is my first time to my first android M250L - actually the phone feature is not working in my country

im only using it for entertainment and very happy about

but not on its gingerbread :(

Your post is really the only clear i can understand when i searched google and the reason i joined xda

im looking forward for this:D

thanks a lot

im still trying to figure your 4 steps since im newbie in this "rooting method" :D
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
First thing first - thanks a lot again to your reply

i did not get problem installing kies on my win 7 64bit

i run the kies and it detected my unit that it needs to upgrade the firmware

i did not yet click "start upgrade" coz my battery is so low and still charging via my pc

as i quoted, im quite cautious with the "2 upgrade"

since im in GB, does the KIES is the one will work on upgrading on ICS? then to JB?

* i will wait before i will start the upgrade

btw - im getting problem downloading "Tegrak-Kernel-Build-46-for-SHW-M250L-MB1.tar - [Click for QR Code] " as i tried the QR code and it say unsuccessfull download

if i will download it in my pc and transfer to my unit, where i will save it? folder?

i dont have memory card installed, do i need memory card for this upgrading?
[Galaxy S II General] angban401:
lock not working

i had rooted my shw m250s and then after some time lock didnt work...by then i had tegrek kernel but i just flashed this kernel and still lock is not working on my phone...help
[Galaxy S II General] BaCkkk:
we r facing strange problem in our country...

i flashed many M250s/k to omega rom..they all woking fine...but within 1 or 2 weeks all mobiles which i flashed to omega or jellybam rom doesn't catch signals from 3 specific mobile networks and give error "mobile network not registered" and remaining 2 networks working perfectly...but when i flashed to original m250 rom...they start to pick signals from every network...can u help me in this matter plz
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
im very impressed with the jellybean now

whoaaaa :D

sweeetttttttt

all works fine with KIES from GB to ICS to JB :good:

really thanks a lot

i cut-out my quote, as i really now getting to understand more on ODIN/flash

i thought ODIN is the final on my root process, now i understand it only opens the door so i can root

that link from CNET really a very simple one and easy to understand as i read your instruction line per line before (i dont know anymore how many times i read them)

surely i will update here as soon ive done with ODIN and root (cross finger) :silly:

thanks again
[Galaxy S II General] IceRapture:
Odin is a communications software tool between your phone and Windows OS computer. It's often used to test, format, and even unbrick devices that can still be repaired.

We used Odin to flash an insecure linux kernel, which gives us the chance to bypass the root user or superuser securities (android is a linux-based OS, root/superuser makes more sense if you have ever used a linux distro on a pc) and install an app that basically gives us, the users, control over superuser permissions.

There are many other ways to root phones, but no universal method. ZergRush attempts installation of the SUapp via security flaws and information flooding. Another simple method is through the ADB partition (if Odin works for you, don't bother confusing yourself with the ADB method quite yet. It would help a lot to know your way around your device first).

This explains Odin a bit more to help fulfil your curiosities.

http://www.androidreborn.com/beginners-guide-to-odin/

It's about an hour and 20 minutes after you posted, you probably finished an hour and 10 minutes ago (I bet it takes even a first-timer 10 minutes tops to root. the only long parts are reading and downloading if you have a slow connection), so you must be enjoying your phone's new capabilities.

a few more notes; I'm not sure if there is a method to remove the yellow triangle at the startup. I kinda like it, so I haven't tried, ChainFire has a method, but I'm not sure if it is kernel specific (it may or may not work, it might cause an issue). If anyone else knows or would like to chime-in on this, please do so :)

some things to consider after rooting;

change your boot animation

for improved battery life; consider installing Root App Delete or Root Uninstaller from the Play store to disable background processes and uninstall bloatware. And install Lucky Patcher to delete google ads that run in the background of apps that aren't even open/running (no, an ad-block app is not a substitute for this. even when blocked, the ads processes are still running. Lucky Patcher does its best to completey delete google ads from the app).

You're welcome

Cheers

-Robert

Sent from the laptop again
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
yes yes yes

all work well and smooth

nice very nice rooting, just now finished ^:^

im not in hurry thats why i make them one a time so that i make less mistakes or no (that was just me)

ok ill try to install lucky patcher, i thought it in google play, i searched and titanium backup is all im getting for the result

yup im now enjoying the rooted... i first take-out some koreans apps (bloatware)

then later on i will try some "freezing/disabling" for some apps that i think i dont need them for now

and yup i will check some animated booting/rebooting apps :D

:good::good::good: thanks again

i hope some got an idea (same as newbies as me) from my case

happy rooting...
[Galaxy S II General] IceRapture:
great to hear it worked well for you

Correct, Lucky Patcher is not in the Play store. I provided a link for lucky patcher, if you click on the words 'lucky patcher' in the previous post, it will take you to their facebook page, where they explain the app and have a download link.

But here's the link anyway: https://www.facebook.com/LuckyPatcher

Cheers!

-Robert

Sent yet again from my laptop, during my International Economics midterm test...
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
Try flashing other ROMs..Omega is AOKP and Samsung hybrid and The early release of Jellybean have issues with our phone until CM team fix the problem especially the first release,its either the phone doesnt boot or no signal..I dont know about Hybrid Roms but wait for next build for Omega to fixed the issue. the latest Omega Rom is based on Milestone 1 newest AOKP build is on 6..try other Roms like Jellybam, Pacman and Rootbox that are CM based..if your having problems with signal,try changing modem. LS6 and LS8 is a good modem..search here for Modems and flash on CWM, http://veyka.co.uk/sgs2/radios/..for ROMS, search on XDA..Search on Google for JellyBAM..
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
thanks again for some apps you adviced

they really working

again, im getting curious now with "flashing rom"

im watching some videos on youtube and im amaze with their custom rom

is our M250L - capable of that?

if yes, what can you advice?
[Galaxy S II General] IceRapture:
you're welcome

Im not experienced with ROMs.

yes, you can flash some ROMs to your phone, not sure which ones. I believe if you convert your M250L to the international version you will have more options available to you.

Other users in this thread can assist you better than I, but first, please read the previous posts. Most of the questions you have are likely to have already been asked and answered here.

Sent from my SHW-M250L using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] VajeenK:
vibration

yeah i'm using an AOSP rom, SuperNexus 2.0 - I9100 - BUILD 4 to be exact and it is android 4.2.2 all right. but even if I increase vibration intensity in heptic like you said, it's still giving me weak vibration.most of the times i can't feel a thing when it'n in my pocket. hope there is a solution
[Galaxy S II General] chard_snjuan:
hello everyone!!!

how can i swap my internal to 32gb external memory for Galaxy S2 M250L?
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
Try this..*#0*# in phone mode and do a vibration intensity test..and see if you have a faulty motor..the vibration should be strong and you should be able to hear it on the table..if its weaker than those on settings,you might have a faulty motor.
[Galaxy S II General] Agent3:
Hi! My friend has the Korean galaxy model and she just added AT&T service; call and text. She can call me fine but I am not able to receive her text or anybody who has T-Mobile. Her other friends who have different carriers can receive the text just fine.

I don’t know much about this but I’m guessing it has something to do with the frequencies. Any fix to this? Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] IceRapture:
im not sure of a fix, but the Kakao Talk app is a great alternative.

second (possible, but not 100% sure) option is for the peorson not receiving the texts, to text to her email address. She'll then have the email address from that persons service provider, and replying to will (maybe) send messages as a text. Her next step would be to text to that email address instead of a phone number.

ChatOn is an other option similar to Kakao Talk.

~2 pages back, someone had an issue of not being able to read Korean texts from his Korean bank account. He found an app solution. I dont remember what the app was called, but read back a few pages to find out, and that might be her best solution if it works to fix her sending problem.

good luck!

Robert

Sent from my... Using...
[Galaxy S II General] Agent3:
We have been using Kakao Talk when she has Wi-Fi; no data. I like the second option. I will test it out. Thanks!!
[Galaxy S II General] BaCkkk:
guyzzz another strangest problem im facing...

first i flash i9100 4.o.4 rom on m250s ..two problems oocur

1: power button shutdown

2:strange words on home page like pda csc phone etc

i reflash my phone to official ics rom of m250s by giving m250k pit and m250s official tar file...after flshing these two problems which i describe above came again...i used keystr solution too but didnt work...

then i flashed official jb of m250s but same problem here...

i reflashed my phone again to i9100 rom but this time i use 2.3 rom of i9100..strangely not any problem i have here like power button and pda phone csc showing on home screen..

i was soooooo happy that these problem will never come again but unfortunatelly ater flashing original m250s file with m250k pit file again both problems came...i min d is about to burst..plz somebody give me any solution or any clue that what im doing wrong
[Galaxy S II General] Kasun Anuradha:
Here's the solution mate :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31662317&postcount=19

Rooting is required.

Why do you use 4.0.4 when 4.1.2 is out there?
[Galaxy S II General] sgtkeroro:
Hey :) Just wanna ask if M250K/L/S can still use the MHL to HDMI TV-Out function even it's has been changed into a GT-I9100 and flashed with a stock samsung XWLSN JB Rom, i'm planning to use my s2 during presentations, so that I wouldn't need to bring a tablet or a laptop.
[Galaxy S II General] Kohison:
Problem in converting

I have M250S to convert but im lil bit confused with your second step. So when i download ICS rom which one should i download? M250S or GT-i9100?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] BaCkkk:
can i use i910o jellybean on m250s???

second is these problems com on offcial version of m250..thats my main point bro...i know we can solve these on i9100 ut why they r coming on official m250s rom
[Galaxy S II General] ohadshaboody:
help

hi all iam sorry for too much attention. but im looking for fixing my phone nearlly a month, i saw the guides of how to convert m250s to gti 9100 and i saw alot of diffrences between them, im afried to break my phone by adding wrong files to odin.

well i am ready to pay 30usd for someone who could solve my problem

i have m250s bought from korea running ics and its not working in israel so all i want to know is how to turn it to gti 9100, ill upload my phone details in pics that i made. as i said im ready to pay for it.

i know how to use odin.

big thanks ahead for the helpers.
[Galaxy S II General] Kasun Anuradha:
I think it should. Because i9100 also supports MHL to HDMI.

Download i9100 Jellybean ROM instead ICS and also the i9100 pit file :)

ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487

PIT (at the end of the thread) : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30976988&postcount=1182

Believe me you can. Right now I'm running NeatROM Lite which is based on JB 4.1.2 which is an excellent ROM :)

I don't know about M250S. But same thing happened to me when I flashed i9100 ROM on M250. I got a hardware information box in the middle of the screen and lock screen was not working when I pressed the power button. It was solved after following the method I have given to you. But before that you need to root the phone.

Here's the tutorial. Download Jellybean ROM instead ICS ROM and proceed with the tutorial.

Tutorial : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30976988&postcount=1182

Latest JB ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
[Galaxy S II General] BaCkkk:
but i think pit of jb of i9100 is different as compared to ics????so can i use ics pit in jb file????
[Galaxy S II General] dreampillow:
hello sir.. i have favor to you.. i hope you will help me.. sir.. i just want to know how you can flash custom roms of i9100 to m250s? i already converted to i9100 stock gingerbread rom.. but not rooted and dont have yet cwm. please sir guide me to do that.. i want to know it. what should i do? please... step by step sir.. to prevent bricking my phone. .. i wanna try neatrom like yours.. thank you so much
[Galaxy S II General] Kasun Anuradha:
I used that PIT with JB ROM. Still no problem, running very smooth.

First backup the contacts, messages and apps using Titanium or any other similar app

Then watch this video and root your phone and install CWM (Read the description in the video as well)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgncF59mwE

Download the NeatROM Lite version from below and copy it to internal/external SD card.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569686

1. Boot into CWM by pressing Vol.Up+Home+Power

2. Navigate (Vol.Up and Vol.Down) to wipe data/factory reset and select (Power Button) it. Navigate down to yes and select it.

3. Navigate to wipe cache partition and select it. Navigate down to yes and select it.

4. Navigate to advance-->wipe dalvik cache and select it. Navigate down to yes and select it.

5. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'.

6. Select it, and then navigate to 'install zip from sdcard/internal sdcard'.

7. Select the NeatROM that you have copied to your sd card.

8. Navigate down to yes.

9. Let CWM install you the new ROM!

10. Reboot system.

Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QASM0KF0kUE

Then download Siyah Kernal (zip file, not the tar) from below and flash it via CWM (Same steps you did to flash the NeatROM).

http://www.gokhanmoral.com/?p=1796

Additional Guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
[Galaxy S II General] majestico:
Been searching the forums for a couple hours with no results.

I have a M250k converted to GT-I9100 many months ago.

I understand it might be possible to bring back NFC. I installed the NFCJB Enabler v4 Mod.

The toggles now appear and can turn on but it does not seem to function. Am I missing something here?

4.1.2

Baseband: I9100XXLS6

Kernel: 3.0.31-462349

se.infra@SEP-111 #3

SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 6 02:42:23

Build: Omega v16.2 - XXLSJ

Help would be greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy S II General] AlexC1984:
M250s is the best modem for my galaxy s2 with H3G (Italy) ;)

Only small failure it's the switch from Roaming to 3G o H+, too slow compared to nels1 for example...
[Galaxy S II General] axel-529:
Is your battery are nfc enable?
[Galaxy S II General] majestico:
Yes, the battery says it is NFC capable.
[Galaxy S II General] sgtkeroro:
Thanks for the clarification! :) As of the moment I have XWLSN and the PhilZ v.4.93.6 kernel, I'm planning to move to NeatROM Lite though it comes with the PhilZ v.4.92.8 kernel, if I install NeatROM Lite, will it also install the older version of PhilZ or it'll maintain the latest version?
[Galaxy S II General] Kasun Anuradha:
After flashing NeatROM, flash any latest kernal (Siyah, DorimanX or PhilZ). So that you can have the latest kernal :) No problem in doing so.

---------- Post added at 08:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------

Tried flashing the latest Siyah kernal?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36134001&highlight=m250#post36134001
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
If u read this thread starting from 104. All ur problems will be answered.
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
i dont know if somebody asked already this kind of question:

its quite hard to find a better or extended battery for my S2 M250L locally

so im hunting via online:

Does all type of "S-Galaxy S2" are the same in batteries (size to be exact) ?

because maybe if i will ask someone to buy it for me from other countries, maybe it will not fit in my unit

hope someone can give a little shed of light
[Galaxy S II General] IceRapture:
From my experience, yes. All Korean Galaxy s2 batteries are the same size (my friends gave me theirs when they upgraded). The major difference in the korean s2 batteries is that the SK and KT phones have their NFC antenna in the battery (the 4th contact towards the middle) and the LG U+ doesn't have NFC at all so their batteries don't have the 4th contact.

The usa Galaxy skyrocket battery does not with the korean s2

Edited from my SHW-M250L using Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
for those asking for NFC on phone..sorry to say..i9100 is not supported..even if you have the NFC capable batteries, it wont work..i9100 by default doesnt have NFC..its either by Custom ROM (My Rom has NFC capabilities but it doesnt work) or reverting back to M250..only i9100P have NFC..so sorry to say no NFC, if you have converted to i9100..
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
That's not entirely true. Check this mod.

Regarding battery, you cannot use classic extended battery for the i9100, as the cover will not fit (and you will lose NFC).
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
Read the post...Like what I said..It is not working on i9100..before you comment on something read first..if you really wanted NFC on your phone buy a NFC enabled one but as long as you are using a converted i9100, NFC is no more..revert back your phone to M250 if you wanted NFC..

You can see this on 1st post..Read it!!

Devices Confirmed Working On:

-I777

-M250k/M250s

-I9100p (after mounting system )

-i9210

-i9250

-T989

....IDK you tell me!

Devices this should work on:

i9100 = NO

i9100P = YES (it's an i9100 exactly, but with NFC. ROMs for i9100 will work, but need to be modified to show NFC settings, otherwise no NFC options will show)

i9100G = NO, it's completely different from the i9100 hardware (TI-OMAP instead of Exynos). ROMs from i9100/P don't work.

T989 (T-Mobile GS2) = YES, but it's completely different from the i9100 hardware (Snapdragon S3 instead of Exynos). ROMs from i9100/P don't work.

i777 (AT&T GS2) = YES, AOSP based roms have it but i9100 hellraised roms are missing it(due to NFC not being a feature of the i9100)

D710 (Sprint GS2) = NO

and btw..i9100p is from Orange mobile network
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
My bad, I did forget that we are using converted one.. Thanks for the correction.
[Galaxy S II General] abhijeetrawat17:
Can someone please tell me how to use nv_data.bak file to restore imei ,i think this is the only file left un corrupted ,,,,,or any other method to do imei injection on SHW-250 k samsung s2 ,PLEASE
[Galaxy S II General] jhempelayo:
[MENTION=5157779]IceRapture[/MENTION]

thanks for the inputs

i will hunt now who can bring me an extended battery from korea so i can be sure it will be fitted

i dont like to buy online then later on it will now fit in my unit

nfc - its not big deal for me if it has or it dont have

by the way - just to ad info, most extended batteries (yes they are too bulky) sell online has their own back cover so that it will be sure that it fill in your unit
[Galaxy S II General] frank992:
Help!

Hello and thanks for your time. I have a s2 m250k and i tried to turn it on a i9100 but i FAILED. The worst part is that i now have a BLACK SCREEN, with a mobile and a computer icons... if you could help me, i ll be very very happy!

P.s: i used the instruction on the page 104, odin trowed me a "FAILED" after the first try (using all the files on this post)

P.s2: im NEW in this, and i hardly understand whats going on! Please be kind
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Maybe u don't hav the latest driver update. Or did u check the md5sum of the files? Upon using odin, use the application as 'administrator'.

Anyway. If u can go to download mode (power+volume down+home key), then flash the official firmware of m250s. Then back to page 104 in converting the firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
Games freezing?

Does anyone have a problem with some games freezing? I have identical ROM on both my M250S and i9100 (SlimBean 4.2.2 build3), but games like Raptide GP, Carmageddon and Osmos keep freezing while in-game playing. Freeze can happen in fgew seconds or few minutes, randomly. Removing battery is necessary. CPU is not overclocked, kernel is default CM. Any help on that?
[Galaxy S II General] frank992:
Hey, thanks for answering me! What do you mean with "md5sum" ? I can go to download mode (but not the "manual menu", where i can navigate trough some options). The problem is that now the menu is in ENGLISH and the version shows up as I9100 !!!! should i get a rom for i9100 already? i was trying to get the jelly beam. If i should try that, please giveme a direct link, cause i get really confuse in the sammobile website!
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
No solution man..this is CM bug..they still havent fix the problem and some games like NFS Most wanted,Real racing and some games have this.

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[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
Thanks for a quick reply. Is this CM kernel bug, or CM ROM bug? Maybe I should try different kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Are you flashing the 4.1.2 i9100 firmware? Md5sum or checksum, to check f the file u downloaded is matched up at the source file..

Reflash the firmware through download mode.. f problem still exist. Download another firmware from sammobile. Try LSN firmware or spain
[Galaxy S II General] frank992:
Hey! I discovered that i flashed correctly the i9100 pit !! The ROM i had was corrupted or incorrect, thats why odin couldn't install it!! Im still not sure of how i did it.. i though i used the wrong pit from the beginning !

Anyway, thanks for your support!!
[Galaxy S II General] sgtkeroro:
I've been using my M250S for a while no complaints or whatsoever :)) but something suddenly popped into my mind, if M250S is WCDMA and GSM capable, if I'm using GSM only in the settings, will it be able to also maximize the network? What I mean is, will it be able to use EDGE or 3G?
[Galaxy S II General] olyolyoly:
Battery

I currently own a shw-m250s which was converted to an i9100. I was looking to buy a spare battery as im going on holiday and could do with the extra battery. Will i be able to replace it with a standard i9100 battery or should i be looking for an shw-m250s one?
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
It does work with i9100 battery, I have tried it. But it does not fit perfectly in, because it fits in in reverse direction (regarding to pins).
[Galaxy S II General] aminsetan:
Did anyone's in hare know to fix efs folder??
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
Is this related to the kernel, or the ROM itself? Because Slimbean is AOSP based (with few CM tweaks) on CM kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] opusdeigner:
Try it..maybe? but AOSP or not this is a bug on their side..Do you experience graphics glitches on your phone?
[Galaxy S II General] DVDeus:
Not really, not that I am aware of. Only system freezes while starting up/playing some of the games. I will try with Dorimanx, or do you prefer any other to test? What about PhilZ? Is it only for stock ROMs?