yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
I have posted a guide for that in general section.
[Galaxy S II General] mbraje93:
sgs2 shw-m250s

Hello guys i have a question

My sgs2 M250S has a normal sgs2 firmware

but i dont have anymore my dmb tv app.

Is there any way to use my antenna with dmb app,can anyone make a backup and send it to me please!

Thanks in advice!!
[Galaxy S II General] phatwin2004:
resolve

change the code of your network ( message center ), and maybe send <80 character ! sometimes you can send > 80, strange with version korea !
[Galaxy S II General] Ptitkarl:
Hi there,

I have a M250K running on CriskeloROM v29

Baseband: I9100XXKI4

Kernel: 2.6.35.11-ninphetamine-2.1.3+ninpo@titan #26

Version: GINGERBREAD.XWKJ1

I would like to use an ICS Custom Rom but I am not sure how to proceed to install it, is there any step I should not miss ?

An other question: is there any ICS Custom ROM with Touchwizz ?

Thanks for your help,
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
you want to upgrade to ICS then use a custom rom?

or

you want to use a custom rom based off the original ICS?

If its the former, my suggestion would be to flash to a stock ICS rom, then flash over the custom.

that's what I think you should do in my opinon.
[Galaxy S II General] Ptitkarl:
Hi jvctan16

Thanks for you reply, I want to use a custom ICS rom such as CM8.

Why should I first flash to a stock rom ? Is there any special step because it is an upgrade from GGB to ICS ?
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
from my experience in flashing phones, it would be best to upgrade the firmware before flashing the custom over it.

its like installing a windows theme, you can't run it without the windows installed first.

its the safe route, rather flashing the custom straight ahead and accidentally bricking your phone.

if the custom rom says you have to flash to the stock rom or upgrade to the stock if coming from a lower version, then do so.

its better safe than sorry.
[Galaxy S II General] muhammad.ali123:
Confirmed to be working.

But the first time setup screen appeared after startup. It looks like it did a factory reset. But actually it did not

and by the way thanked also
[Galaxy S II General] Ptitkarl:
Thanks for your help.

I will try to flash my phone next week end.
[Galaxy S II General] Ptitkarl:
I successfully flashed my M250K to the Official rooted M250K ICS Rom.

I would like to flash my phone to a i9100 ICS Custom ROM.

Is the process the same as what I did to flash the stock ROM ?

Thanks again for your help.
[Galaxy S II General] sajj_thecoolest1:
Originally Posted by ropiana View Post

Finally, I successfully flashed my SHW-250S to i9100 firmware.. though i lost my apps but i's ok.. I thought I broke my phone the first time I attempt.. lots of sleepless night.. I almost got fever..

before:

pda: M250S.EG14.1208

phone: M250S.EG06.0603.ST

MOVINAND: NONE

Build Info: Thu jul 14 12:16:01 KST 2011

model number: SHW-M250S

firmware version: 2.3.4

baseband version: M250S.EG06.0603.ST

kernel version: 2.5.35.7-M250S.EG14.1208-CL380592

build number: GINGERBREAD.EG14

after:

PDA: I9100XXKG6

PHONE: I9100XXKG6

CSC: I9100OXAKG6

BUILD INFO: WED JUL 27 20:49:42 KST 2011

by the way.. thanks to hot_ice for confirming that it's ok to check the re-partition..

Glad to help..

I DONE THIS DEAR BUT ITS NOT WORK
[Galaxy S II General] s2s2s2s2:
Does anyone know why sms from skt wont send ot receive pictures after flashing a custom rom in Seoul South Korea???
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
when you input the .pit file, the repartition option is automatically checked..

download KG6(open europe) rom in sammobile, when extract, it contains 5 files..

I put the 4 files (pit, pda, phone & csc) in odin. after flashing, my m250s is now i9100. then you can flash the kernel, the one included in the downloaded file..
[Galaxy S II General] shabuko:
hello guys..

im new to android world and i bought my self a samsung galaxy sii shw-m250l

my question now is that how can i find the esn for this phone..or do i have to root this thing in order to register this to the network..this is a cdma..and i tried going to network provider..they need the esn thing..

i know this phone will work here coz there is a singal on the phone but there is a letter that is in the top of the signal bar R means roaming right...

plz help me to find the esn for this phone...or give me an advice if i have to root this or flash it or what ever you guys call it...thanks for your time
[Galaxy S II General] shabuko:
anyone that can help me with my problem..ill be happy to donate..as long as i activate this phone..ill donate to the person who help me and ill donate also to this site :)

my problem...

i have a samsung galaxy s2 M250L..

the service provider here told me that they cant find the esn

they also told me to go to a korean shop to find the esn and they the service provider give me a number

i went to that korean site..and they told me that they cant activate coz it was gsm..

it was non sense..they also told me that my phone was made by samsong and from the inside was LG..(and that i realize they dont know what they saying)

i know m250l came from LG +U service provider..its not from LG manufacturing itself..

i dont know if this will work here if i root it or flash it..

ive been reading this site for a couple of days now and i cant still get it..and i saw alot of people here brick there unit..

thats y im scared to root or flash it..

i need someone to help me to activate the phone..if someone help me..ill donate to you..right on your paypal and ill donate also to this forum..thanks..
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
rooting it won't help activate it. what firmware are running on? are you on android 2.3.4? .5? .6? or are you on ICS 4.0.3?

if you're still on Gingerbread 2.3.x try updating to the official ICS 4.0.3 rom from LGU+. the links can be found in this thread.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
I would like to ask how to insert cwm recovery or any other recovery that can make you a nandroid backup of your phone. I'm using the rooted sk version shw-m250s and in 4.0.3 UD18. Thank you in advance
[Galaxy S II General] shabuko:
its on ICS 4.0.3 already..what i wanna know how to find the esn to be able to open line this thing on the service provider...
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
i have no experience with the m250s but assuming that it is the same with the m250L, holding down the volume and the power will take you to odin mode which, only allows you to flash.

my suggestion would be to keep a copy of the original rom file of the SK M250S 4.0.3 rom file. i haven't heard anyone here who flashed to the i9100 rom and decided to back to the Korean rom.

you can also try to installl rom manger and check if the m250s is supported by cwm.

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the esn number also called MEID.

try this:

http://support.verizonwireless.com/information/esn_meid.html

i have two cdma units and had the MEID printed at the back. its the IMEI counterpart for CDMA units.
[Galaxy S II General] Nasar123:
I used kies to install ICS but now I can't seem to send sms.

I checked and the phone number in the settings and it's correct and I also tried to change the number from in Messaging and that didn't work.

I am using the phone in China unicom

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S II General] hassi4042:
okay, so i convert my m250k into i9100, now i need to root it. how can i root it, did i have to use the defualt guide of rooting i9100?
[Galaxy S II General] hassi4042:
THANKS TO ALL I ROUTED MY M250k and convert it to i9100 :D :D
[Galaxy S II General] newhalo214:
please help me how to fix weak vibration. I use M250s, it's running DXLP7 4.0.3 rom.
[Galaxy S II General] Awrasan:
Need help to flash I9100 firmaware onto my korean m250k

All,

I am a newbie and will really appreciate any help if someone can please provide the steps i need to take to flash my samsung galaxy m250k with the I9100 stock firmware. It is not rooted and when I bought it it had android gingerbread but I updated it to android ICS using Samsung kies.

================

Android version: 4.0.3

Baseband version: M250K.UB23.1040.KT

Kernel version: 3.0.15-M250K.UC21.2357-CL281641

se.infra@SEP-102#3

Build number

IML74K.UC21

==================

There are lot of posts out there but they are pretty advanced and its hard to follow, please can someone send out a step by step guide!

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S II General] SHW-M250K:
4.0.3 screenshot screen capture

I just updated my SHW-M250K to ICS through Kies.

I can't seem to take screen caps anymore using the home+pwr button combo?

Anyone know what the new method is?
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
Sadly there isn't.
[Galaxy S II General] shabuko:
i think i did it..i flashed my phone to EE31 and it says on my phone

firmware version 2.3.3

baseband M250L.EF04.1341.LT

Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-M250L.EF04.1449-CL225236

now..my problem now..how to put a number to this phone and how to activate this in our service provider..anyone have any idea how to do this thing..plz help thanks
[Galaxy S II General] jvctan16:
Check if you have MEID in Settings -> About Phone -> Status

if there is and its not "Unavailable" try going to your network provider again.
[Galaxy S II General] unamepword:
Hi guys

I have a 90 character limit on my SGS2 m250k.

I was wondering if there's a fix for this? I read somewhere that a wssomacp.apk can be used to fix it but I cant download it anywhere nor can I confirm if this actually fixes the issue. I also dont exactly know what this apk does.

I have tried using handcent and go sms pro but both wont send sms messages. Using Samsung's default messaging app works though.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Adoxo:
Hi

I have m250k and flashed it with cm9 2012/05/06 Nightly, vodacom, South Africa. Everytime I send a message to a 'non existent' number. The message gets stuck on sending and the network dies. It then says the service is unable and the network becomes unavailable to use or to scanning for a new network gets stuck.

If i delete the "sending" message, the network only then comes back up. Can anyone else affirm this bug?
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
Can anyone give me tutorial on how to turn my shw-m250s to a gt-19100 rom in ICS. I've seen some tutorials but only to gingerbread. Anyone please? Also can I use the CM9 custom rom after flashing to 19100 rom?
[Galaxy S II General] inspiron2:
just do the same as you do with GB ROMs, only replacing GB files with ICS ones. and yes, I have used insanity (CM9-based), CM9 and hydrogenmod (AOKP-based) on my M250K - M250S should be the same
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
Can you give me a more detailed instructions? Sorry a noob here. Thanks for the reply
[Galaxy S II General] Adoxo:
What I did was use odin and flash cm9 resurrection. Then Got the latest night to update.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
I have now successfully transformed my m250s to GT-i9100 dxlp7 but whenever I connect my phone to my pc using usb, my pc cannot recognized it anymore? I'm on windows 7. Any suggestions?

I get it to work by making a full wipe/factory reset to my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
Hi. I have m250s and I had successfully flashed I9100 stock rom on it(XXKL1) gingerbread, when flashing it, I put the .pit file and everything was smooth. And now, I'm planning to flash my m250s with ICS 4.0.3, I already downloaded the rom(XXLPJ) but there's no .pit file on it.

Any advice from those who successfully flash I9100 ICS on their m250S?

Did you include the pit file when flashing?

Is there any issues using I9100 ICS on m250s?

Thank you very much for the help.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
No need to include the pit file. Just flash the new firmware. I'm using the latest stock ICS firmware and I don't encounter any problems so far except that you lose your lock screen once you flash a gt-i9100 rom to your m250* but there's already a solution for that.
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
Thank you so much. by the way, did you used the open europe stock rom?

or the rom for the philippines?
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
I downloaded the rom XXLPJ but there's no pit file included on it.

what rom did you downloaded?
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
regarding the lock screen, are you referring to this solution?

Originally Posted by MemoryController

Actually you can solve this problem:

1. Using a root browser navigate to /efs/imei

2. Create file "keystr"

3. Open it as text and write "ON"

4. Set permissions to rwx rwx rwx

5. Reboot

6. Hit thanks

Do I have to be rooted to perform this solution?
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
Yes you have to be rooted. Use a root file explorer to navigate to /efs/imei.

All I9100 firmware have the same I9100 pit so don't worry about it. Just flash it directly using odin and flash the pit you already have or you can download the i9100 pit http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595225&page=2 posted by davidspwy to be sure.

I used the philippines stock before but right now I'm using a custom rom Alliance rom which is based on european stock firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
Thank you very much kaizer216 for your help. It's lessen my fear on doing things like this. By the way, which one do you prefer in rooting your phone?

I follow the steps in rooting using cf-root.. but still when I browse using es explorer the folder efs is still empty.. What root explorer you're using?

Thanks for your help. :)
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
Don't worry mate were just the same. I'm too scared at first at it might brick my phone. :)

Are you rooted already? Is there already an icon on your drawer app with an android skull or something like that? If yes then go to menu on es file explorer then scroll down to the bottom. There you will see an option for Root Explorer. Tick it then it will ask you for superuser permission(grant it) then your good to go. Just follow the guide by memorycontroller. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Wapu:
@all,

Superoneclick utilizes an exploit that was patched in gingerbread. Only methods I know that work now are Gingerbreak app, or custom kernel like Tegrak.
[Galaxy S II General] Zanr Zij:
You have to set your signal to 3G or 4G :). Now you are on 2.xG so you will fly on the too low speed :)
[Galaxy S II General] xxlikquidxx:
change your setting to 3G enable and see what will happen. Report back!
[Galaxy S II General] taivm:
Can anyone tell me all the name of the system fonts on the M250S please? I flashed my phone with I9100 ROM but want to use the font that is installed on the M250S. I really love that font.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
Helvetica S, Choco cooky?
[Galaxy S II General] guzzle:
I can't find imei number at sgs2 at on korean version.

Please help me.

it doesnt appear when ı dial numbers *#06#
[Galaxy S II General] andyhk888:
Some M250K issues

Hey guys, I'm using the Korean SGS2 M250K version here in Hong Kong and I have a few problems. Everytime I try to call out with a number that has the country code saved to it, the phone says International calling restricted. Without saving the country code to the number I can make an outgoing call, but a window pops up saying Roaming Auto Dial and gives me two options, Call Korea and Call other countries. I have to select Call other countries to call out every time. I think it's because the phone is somehow set to Korea and thinks I'm roaming. I don't see any option in settings to adjust this. Anyone else using the SGS2 M250K outside Korea with these issues? Any idea how to fix them?

I used to have an outgoing SMS problem, where the phone kept failing to send outgoing SMS that I fixed by adding my local number to the SIM card with an iPhone 3GS.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
Wireless and Network>Mobile Network>Data Roaming. Make sure it isn't checked.

If it's not checked and it's still giving you problems you could flash the unbranded ROM, the insides are the same so it shouldn't give you any trouble. You'll have to factory reset the phone though. Of course only do this if you're not going back to Korea.

@guzzle:

I can't find my imei anywhere either. See if there's an app for that. :P
[Galaxy S II General] taivm:
Thank you but are you using a M250S? Is there any other fonts beside those 2? the I9100 ROM also have these 2 fonts but IIRC the font I like is not the ones above.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
There's one called 'default' but it's the default one, not sure what it is, lol

There was also a bunch of other fonts that were uploaded to matpclub, i'd upload them but most of them are...different. Not sure if they're the ones you want.
[Galaxy S II General] taivm:
You can view the IMEI in Settings>About phone>Status.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
Korean firmware doesn't display IMEI there.
[Galaxy S II General] Zanr Zij:
Today I make my friends' M250S and M250K run Cognition v1.08 smooth. All worked :)
[Galaxy S II General] taivm:
I know I should do this sooner but here is a screen shot of that font. Hope someone will know what font it is.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
Looks like Apple Mint.
[Galaxy S II General] steveohan:
is anyone else having issues with the data connection stalling?

I'm on KT, and my connection stalls quite often when I'm trying to use the data on h/3g...
[Galaxy S II General] taivm:
Wow, that is exactly the one. :eek: Thank a billion man.
[Galaxy S II General] gabepp2:
Can I flash custom roms to my sgs2 ex villain rom, lightning rom and etc? by the way I have m250k
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
^Apparently cognition works. I don't see why the others wouldn't either, the insides are basically the same as the i9100. The SHW-M250L however might give some trouble since the network hardware isn't the same.

No problems here, i'm on KT as well. Have you check to see if it isn't an app that's doing it?

You're welcome.:)
[Galaxy S II General] andyhk888:
The option isn't checked, but the pop-up option is happening for me on voice calls so I don't think it has something to do with Data roaming. I can't believe that people travelling from Korea can't make international calls as any number with a + in the number gets rejected for me and they will get that annoying Auto Roaming Dial option even if they use a local sim card.

Here are some screenshots of what I'm talking about:

Thanks for any ideas about how to fix this. I'm sure it will help people who use the GS II Korean version outside Korea. Is anyone else outside Korea having these issues?
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
Yup, i'm already rooted.. and lock button solved.. thank you very much..

One last thing, I've got yellow triangle :( .. And I tried to used usb jig for the first time since I bought it, but the triangle is still there.. by the way, I used the cf-root process in rooting my s2.. Thanks.. and thanks to memorycontroller too.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
There's an app named [root]Triangle Away by Chainfire from Google play that can remove the yellow triangle and reset your binary counter as well but I still don't know if it "WORKS" on m250*. Well I need to do more research since I also want to remove that irritating yellow triangle. As long as you flash a custom rom and kernel, it will always be there. Well at least you have already turned your m250s to I9100, congrats :)
[Galaxy S II General] dr.tanchuong:
I am Vietnam, i have a Galaxy M250K.i have some problem with it as: MSM, lockscreen, home opiton. Can you help me!

Sorry because My English is not very bed

Thank for your help!
[Galaxy S II General] xnote4u:
Thanx for this thread.There are huge question and answers. I am using Korean Galaxy s2 (shw-m250s). As you know there are only two languages ie. Eglish and Korean. I want Russian ROM or at least Russian language pack included. Does anyone suggest me which rom I should install. Thank you again.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
If you want a Russian rom you must first turn your m250s to gt-i9100 then flash the official russian rom that can be found on samfirmware(don't forget to include the i9100 pit file). I think there's no language pack other than english and korean on the stock korean rom.

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What kind of problems are you having? Are you on a stock rom(the default one when you bought it)?
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
yup, you're right, I'll just ignore it.. thanks btw.. I have this problem, everytime I restart my phone the homekey button is not functioning, and when I hold down the lock button, it only gives me two options, the turn-off and restart, compare before It has five option including the silent mode, data, flight mod, turn off and restart.. but It will be fixed everytime I delete the keystr file and create another one.. Are you having the same problem? Thanks..

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[Galaxy S II General] xnote4u:
Hey dude, I have successfully installed custom ROM(GT-I9100) on Korean version of Galaxy S2(SHW-M250S). Everything is fine except two problems:

1. Lock screen is not working.

2. When I long press the power button it just shuts down not showing pop up menu to chose (reboot, shutdown, airplane, etc).

I would appreciate if you help me solve these issues. Thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
Is your phone rooted? If yes follow this method by MemoryController(thanks for this :))

1. Using a root browser navigate to /efs/imei

2. Create file "keystr"

3. Open it as text and write "ON"

4. Set permissions to rwx rwx rwx

5. Reboot

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Hmmmm. I'm not having those kind of problems. When you flashed the i9100 rom, did you do factory reset of your phone? You need to wipe your phone first to get rid of some problems. Be sure you have backup of apps and data that are important. Also did you set permissions on keystr?
[Galaxy S II General] WSimca:
SKT

SKT version.

I think I lost my APN settings. Messaging doesn't work. I tried updating through kies and pre-rooted firmwares, still doesn't work. How do I recover message capability? Also factory formatted.

What are some ways to root a phone? I know the flash pre-rooted firmware through odin. What about superoneclick?

Is there any custom roms that work with this phone? matpcclub? The thing is I don't want to flash to EU versions since that is how I lost my apn (cyanogenmod). Also lose nfc and dmb.

Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy S II General] xnote4u:
If you can read Korean visit this page. I think you can reinstall Korean custom rom:

http://pspmaster.tistory.com
[Galaxy S II General] xnote4u:
I want to use DMB in Korea after converting my shw-m250s original Korean ROM to GT-I9100. Can anyone give me some instructions. Appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] ropiana:
I figured it out. when I uninstallled es explorer, everything regarding lock button is fine.. thanks.. btw, I just notice a big difference in my battery draining. I've got battery empty before I got home from work, which is not during my gingerbread rom.. Is this thing related to the kernel I flashed? What kernel are you using now? Are you having the same problem? thanks..
[Galaxy S II General] dr.tanchuong:
Help

I have M250 K, and I've updated firmware BVLPB(Orange):

FDA:I9100BVLPB

PHONE: M250K.UB23.1040.KT

CSC:i9100FTMLPB

Can you help me fix NFC on my phone, and fix vibrian, and What kernel should I use for my phone???

Sorry because my Enghlish isn't bed

Thank for your help!