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[Galaxy S II General] rafaykhalid89:
I converted my M250K to an international version LPX... but now a box appears on every home screen... how to fix this?? Can a factory reset solve this?? btw I'm not on a safe kernel at the moment .. means I cant perform a factory reset? can I flash a Siyah 4.1.4 kernel on M250 the same way we flash it on an international version?? just put the kernel in the PDA of odin and click start??
[Galaxy S II General] mdmaruf:
Custom ROM for M250S

Which custom rom can i install in M250s Rooted version (ICS) without converting toi 9100?
[Galaxy S II General] rafaykhalid89:
I have the same rom and the same problem.. have you found a way to fix it?? will a factory reset,wipe cache/dalvik, fix permissions fix this issue??? btw im not rooted and not on a safe kernel... can I flash siyah 4.1.4 exactly the same way I flash it on an international version?? just put the .tar siyah file in the pda with auto-reboot and f. reset time checked???

and I can flash any other GT19100 based custom roms the same way??? We wont have to use the .pit file again rite???
[Galaxy S II General] phatwin2004:
custom rom !

in version M250k/s, we can find some rom, because the developer's rom so little ! some web in china, you can find some rom, use google chrome to tranlate it ! and you can visit matcl.com to find your rom. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
I'm not going to answer the real question about custom roms without converting (I think it was answered, I'll just add that you can mod your own if your good with linux and use the decompression tool I liked above) but it reminded me of a different point:

Is it entirely clear that I9100 roms can't be installed without applying pit? Before thinking "we've covered this" hear me out.

I believe the only known difference other than dmb and fm radio is that the I9100 has a hidden partition (I can't find one in the SHW-M250) or at any rate different partitioning and this is why pit files are used.

It's been a little while but as I recall the partition tables are hard coded into the kernel..( the actual kernel, not the initramfs that people around android refer to as if it's part of the kernel). then the partitions that actually exist, better match that and that's why we use pit files. PIT files are not actually flashed, just tell the flashing app how to instruct the phone to construct the partitions.

Ok, so all the guides around here for converting to I9100 involve flashing a rooted I9100 kernel... and if you want to carry on forever as if it's a real I9100 then probably makes sense, because updates are nto garaunteed to contain both a rom and a kernel at the same time, (although it would be odd for an official update to update the kernel without the rom), and because you want your kernel to be matched well to your ROM in other ways. Also though, there are many customized CWM rooted I9100 kernels, so that's another reason to do it that way.

With all that said, I've run factoryfs (sometimes called PDA or even just ROM) from one official rom with kernels from others with no problem. Probably best if they're both from ICS though for instance but I've even crossed major version boundaries and things worked (on the m110s, with limited successful incidental testing also on the m250)

The point:

Ok if you never apply a pit file and don't change the kernel, what stops you from flashing just the factoryfs from a different layout? Well, one thing might be a mismatch in size of the factoryfs partitions, but I believe they are they same size in I9100 and M250, just that I9100 has two of them. This should be checked.

So I think if you use a stock M250S kernel of similar version and DON'T use a I9100 pit file, you might get away with flashing any factoryfs you want even from the I9100. but

The real point ... why would you?

Maybe there is no good reason whatsoever to do this. YOu lose all the cool custom I9100 kernels and dual booting. OR maybe it solves some of the little issues like low vibration, which might be fixed by keeping the stock kernel!
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
Yes you can flash any compatible .tar rom that way, and no you shouldn't need a .pit file again so long as you're using a kernel based on/for the I9100.

I'm not sure about the image. I've read something I think about leaked development roms having some image on the homescreen. I haven't looked at those, or yours though actually.
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
DON'T DO A FACTORY RESET IF YOU ARE ON THE LEAKED LPX KERNEL!!! Hope I'm not too late. It will brick your phone. These box only appears on the leaked lpx rom. Try flashing a 4.0.3 ROM or if you want the latest, install a custom ROM and the latest SIYAH kernel to prevent bricks.

Again, do not do factory reset if you are on the leaked lpx kernel. Install a different ROMS or custom ROMS. Once you have flashed the I9100 pit file, you don't have to do it again everytime you flashed a new ROM :D
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
Actually it's better to say it

could

brick your phone. The reason it's better to say that is because there are plenty of examples where it did not and you don't want those examples or direct experience to discredit your statement in someone's mind. The brick bug hits randomly. It's like Russian Roulette.

The wisdom seems to be that this bug should affect any samsung stock kernel, leaked or otherwise. I've seen it written that there are no uncontested examples of that happening on a virgin stock kernel/recovery(a self fulfilling statement sort of), but then there are not that many people playing around with stock ICS kernels, and many that are live here in korea, don't write on xda and just take their phone to the samsung service center around the corner to have it fixed under warranty or service contract. I use the stock kernel and I do wipes manually at the fs level in a rooted recovery adb session (made possible by SuperSu, not SuperUser) to be safe.

The commands are these:

adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /cache"
adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /data"
adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "busybox find /cache -mindepth 1 -exec busybox rm -rf '{}' \;"
adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "busybox find /data -mindepth 1 -exec busybox rm -rf '{}' \;"
adb reboot

or dalvik cache only:

adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /data"
adb shell /system/xbin/su -c "busybox find /data/dalvik-cache -mindepth 1 -exec busybox rm -rf '{}' \;"
adb reboot

and in adb interactively I do

umount /data
umount /cache
e2fsck -f /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
e2fsck -f /dev/block/mmcblk0p7

to check for fs corruption (which always complains about and fixes a missing lost+found since it was just deleted) but that's probably redundant with the system startup scripts.
[Galaxy S II General] rafaykhalid89:
Thank You very much for the advice guys :)

I know that a stock 4.0.4 kernel will brick my device.. actually this korean version is my friends phone.. I had an international version and know how to play with it a little bit.. I flashed siyah 4.1.4 with LPX before resetting :)

I was just confused about how to flash a kernel on a korean version.. I got my ans that I wont have to use the .pit file again.. cheers guys .. I am clicking that thanks button ;)
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
I didn't know that it occur randomly. Looks like I need more reading. Haha Thanks for the info mate. But it would be better for everyone to stay away from the leaked lpx kernel. Most people do not know how to use adb( even I only have a little knowledge on it). To be safe, flash siyah kernel or go back to 4.0.3 ROM. :)

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Good for you then :D
[Galaxy S II General] JISIK:
Hello 안녕하세요

Are you from Korea?

혹시 한국사람이세요?

저는 한국 고등학생입니다.ㅎ 이런데서 한국 얘기 들으니 뭔가 좋네요 ㅎ
[Galaxy S II General] shishirasm:
Guys samsung is discussing d release of source code & documentation for exynos...

https://twitter.com/SamsungExynos/status/255664909503848448

Tweet about ur concern & frustrations & pressurise them by spaming with ur tweets...

You know this is very important for us to have hw composer, hdmi & other close sourved things... Also inform others to do the same...
[Galaxy S II General] fr0zen1:
how to root and change shw-m250k.EJ26 to GT-l9100?

can anyone HELP me please??.. what files i would download??..how to root and change shw-m250k.EJ26 to GT-l9100?

step by step please.. i have been reading some post.. but i dont know if it is comptable with my sgs2 hw-m250k.EJ26 im running ginger bread..

thanks guys.. please help.. god bless..
[Galaxy S II General] mubeenshahid:
Can anybody tell me how to enable nfc on m250s converted to i9100
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
Impossible. You may try the roms with nfc support but these are made for i9100p so it may not work. Worth a try though
[Galaxy S II General] TheSkillzDoriftar:
Hello,is possibile to convert korean model to i9100?I want jelly bean 4.1 thanks
[Galaxy S II General] mavric2008:
Bricked M250S

Recently I got a S2(M250S) device from Korea. I flashed the Indian Gingerbread version on it and it was working fine. On doing this I downloaded the Indian ICS binary and .pit file and falshed it via ODIN. The set up failed around at 90% and I removed the battery. Thereafter I was not able to start it or put it in any of the mode, download recovery or anything. When i plug the device via USB the phone heats up after sometime. Nothing is happening over it. Please help!!!
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
Well flashing from gingerbread I cannot see how it could be an emmc brickbug so if the usual key combo doesn't get download mode I'd try a usbjig. If that doesn't work.. probably need to get someone to jtag it. A failed flash could have left you with a broken bootloader. Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] mavric2008:
What could be the reason its getting heated up when i put it on USB charging? Is there anycase i have lost my motherboard:(
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
just thouht id mention it, im on tegrak kernel and its pretty nice ;) no cwm though so u have to use temporary cwm but it has nice backup and restore functions :D
[Galaxy S II General] Raghunan:
Indian Version of M250S?

There is no Indian Version for S2(M250S). You might have flashed international version of Galaxy S2(I9100) by mistake. To confirm, check your ROM file name that you have flashed.

What is your ROM version? Can you tell us its file name?

Eg: HOME_M250S.EL21.2010_CL806477_REV02_user_low_ship.tar

If you have flashed different Model on your phone, then no problem. Try this...

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

Search and download latest/last GB version ROM "HOME_M250S.EL21.2010_CL806477_REV02_user_low_ship.tar"

Search and download PIT file of M250S(If you find, I need that file link too :) )

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

1. Enter Download mode using this - Long Press Volume Down button for more than 5 seconds and then Insert USB cable

2. You should see normal Download Mode. Now Volume Up

1. Flash this new GB Rom with ODIN without PIT. If it works fine. Dont do step 2.

2. Step2 Failed? Flash this new GB Rom with ODIN using PIT

Enjoy :D

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Read through these links carefully...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1539097

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595225
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
There is a tutorial by kaizer here, try looking at the most thanked posts. But ull lose nfc and get weak vibration and youll lose free wifi by olleh/t/u+ etc.
[Galaxy S II General] myandroidforme:
My Galaxy SII M250S is not recognizing by Kies

Hello, can any one help me. i have Korean Galaxy SII M250S. i recently upgraded my firmware from GB to ICS 4.0.4 via Kies. i have successfully done everything & was using my phone perfectly without making any major changes like ROOT or anything. but from the last night suddenly my Phone is not recognizing by Kies. i just make a Factory Reset(thought it might help) but kies still not recognize my phone. i really have no idea what is wrong. and i don't have no idea how to fix this issue. i have done nothing unusual.........

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME & GIDE ME HOW TO FIX THIS.(I AM A NEW USER OF ANDROID SO PLEASE GIVE ME A DETAIL DIRECTION)

i don't want to ROOT my phone neither use a MODDED Firmware coz i am waiting for Jelly Bean via Kies & this is the only way i can upgrade my phone.

Thank you,

Richard.
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
Are you sure that all drivers are installed? Try another cable or plug it in in an other usb dock
[Galaxy S II General] myandroidforme:
yes, i am using WIN 7 Ultimate x64 bit. & before last night i had all drivers installed. but i thought my kies is making this problem. so i delete my kies with all drivers & re-install everything. but this time my windows not taking any update from the internet. and there is no notification in the task bar and no new drive in the my computer. i tried to make my device connect as a mass storage. but no luck. its only charging.....

i have tried with another cable, but it worse, its not even charging...... also i have tried in my friends PC which have WIN 7 Ultimate x86 bit... but nothing happens.

plz give me a way out..

thank u for replying.

Richard
[Galaxy S II General] crazyfeet:
I have no idea how to root my SHW-M250K

Hello guys i've just joined this forum right now, super noob here. I am my SHW-M250k SGS2 but I don't know where to start. I've been browsing this thread but i don't understand how to do anything much less start. This is my first phone and i'm deathly afraid of bricking it. Can someone please give me a step-by-step process/guide on how to do this without or limiting all the Android jargon that i don't know? Please dumb it down as much as possible. I don't know anything about custom roms, flashing what with what, i do know Odin is involved. I am Korean therefore can read it and understand it, albeit not too well. I have visited matpclub but don't know what to download. Please tell me everything i have to download and do. Much appreciated, thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
Well if youre new, i wouldnt do anything at all especially because youre afraid of bricking. When you feel like doing "it" them come back. Till then you probably have jb
[Galaxy S II General] divyankgupta:
Not Registered on Network

I flashed Mystic Magic Custom Rom on my SHW-M250S and was using it for past 2 months without any issues.But recently my phone network stopped working(call/SMS/data network) . I get error message "Not Registered on Network". My sim card works in other phones properly.Also i have tried flashing Uk and Indian stock firmware but still issue was not resolved.Please help
[Galaxy S II General] crazyfeet:
i need root access

Hi, basically i need root access. please help me in getting it, I flashed a pre-rooted 4.0.3 ICS but it still wouldn't let me use any rooted apps.
[Galaxy S II General] bacdo:
hi all

hi every body.im have a m250s,i want to know how for m250s that vibration hingher of my phone.kernel or rom cook.im using 4.0.3 vk rom,vibration very low
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
flash tegrak kernel just search it on google
[Galaxy S II General] crazyfeet:
Okay I have root. Now about Kernels

Okay so I managed to get root by flashing a pre-rooted stock firmware and updated via wi-fi to the latest ICS update on my SHW-M250K (this kept my root intact for those wondering). Now about Kernels, what can I do with them? I don't have a concrete understanding of them, what i do know is that flashing different ones can overclock/underclock the cpu, and something to do with CWM which i'm not too sure what it is. Can someone explain to an android newbie what Kernels do especially when they are flashed? There are so many varieties like Tegrak and siyah that I dont know what works and where to start. A guide would be nice perhaps, I just don't want to brick my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] bacdo:
upppppp.help me help me
[Galaxy S II General] kaizer216:
You are on an I9100 ROM which is obviously different than your phone. Low vibration is caused by incompatibility of the software and the hardware. I have yet to see a solution for this. For now, endure it or just go back to m250* firmware.

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Try reading this: http://goo.gl/XkDCZ and this http://goo.gl/uIGva

CWM is only available through CUSTOM kernels. It's like a customized/advance android recovery. You can do things here like resetting device, clearing cache and dalvik cache, make a back-up of your current ROM and many more. As for SIYAH, it doesn't work if you are on a stock m250* ICS ROM. Think of the ROM as the CAR and the kernel as the ENGINE. If you have a good kernel installed, it can make you battery life last longer. Custom kernels also give you ROOT access in which you can release the true power of your android phone. :)
[Galaxy S II General] mavric2008:
Hi I don't remember the filename...now the main issue is my phone is not going into donwload mode or any other. How can i flash a new Binary. What i get is that i need to JTAG my device but i dont know anything about it. Rest, I will need all the files necessary for JTAG.
[Galaxy S II General] jhacard:
Update to ICS

Hi!

I got a samsung galaxy M250s which was already converted to I9100. Model number in setting already shows GT-I9100. It is running with 2.3.5 firmware, is there a process i can follow to update the phone to ICS? The phone is not rooted, not sure what they did to convert it to I9100.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
try updating via kies or just flash a stock rom in odin. search for tutorials out there
[Galaxy S II General] rhanji:
converting m250s stock 4.0.4 to philippine ics 4.0.4 without bricking

to start, i have done numerous flashing on my galaxy mini before, thing is i am really scared about this eMMC Brickbug thingy floating around, i have read kaizer's way to convert m250* to i9100 and started reading more from page 104 up to the latest post. now i was wondering if its is safe to convert my ROOTED m250s STOCK ICS 4.0.4 to philippine ICS 4.0.3 version with rom name i9100DXLPF_i9100LBLPF_SMA.ZIP

things to note:

- phone running on rooted korean stock ics 4.0.4

- eMMC brickbug check says "INSANE CHIP" and is known to be dangerous on chainfires got brickbug app

- would really like to flash siyah kernel cause its reportedly good on the galaxy s2.

- would really like to convert to overcome the 80 char limit

- and is it posible to enable NFC after

- in my current setting is it safe to factory reset my phone?

- after converting do i really need to factory reset? and does it trigger the brickbug if i will?

- will flashing philippine i9100 rom trigger the brickbug?

- will flashing siyah kernel 1st before converting work?

im really really confused, hope someone could help.
[Galaxy S II General] rhanji:
aumpa
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Entropy posted that ICS ROMs from july 2012 to the latest are unsafe.

Better flash the rom released on march in the philippines..

if im not mistaken. The used of .pit file of i9100 helps or maybe solved the superbrick bug issue of our device..

I read that on entropy’s post upon fixing the brickbug issues.

But like you. Im at version 4.0.4 which is risky upon flashing to i9100..

Gingerbread to 4.0.3 are safe..

Maybe. Downgrading to gb plus siyah kernel will.resolve the issue

it’s the safe way i know.. But kinda takes time.
[Galaxy S II General] rhanji:
does flashing to the philippine rom through odin automatically wipe my data or factory reset thustriggering emmc brickbug?
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Yes
[Galaxy S II General] rhanji:
Guess the safiest route for me to take is w8 for official update that would fix the superbrick bug.
[Galaxy S II General] zubairyasir:
Is Korean M250S screen same as I9100？

HI Good people。

I recently got an issue with my M250K , which is presently running I9100 ZSLP rom. There are faint dark line and sometime the screen is unresponsive. Now, i want to change the screen to a new one so, is I9100 screen the same as M250K same? its very easy for me to get one of I9100 not M250K.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] o0shjn0o:
could anyone tell me how to up rom MIUI for m250s ? is it possible ? any bugs ?
[Galaxy S II General] zubairyasir:
Its easy, just follow the instructions on the website you intend to download from. Mostly, they have two ones, experimental and and stable. You can give stable a try. Remember to root ur device.

Good luck
[Galaxy S II General] myandroidforme:
PLZ, need a little help..

Hey, is there any one can help me. last week when i started my PC my Galaxy S2 M250S was connected with my PC. and at the windows loading screen i disconnected my phone. after logging in to my pc i connect my phone again but this time i didn't found my phone drives in my PC also in Kies_2.5.0.12094_28_8. i switched in to Mass Storage mode its converting and showing me the USB icon in the notification bar but its not showing any drives either. MY PHONE IS ONLY CHARGING WHEN I CONNECT WITH USB CABLE. i got a message in my window that "windows has failed to load something", i did't noticed it seriously because i thought when i will be connected in to the internet, it will get it from the internet automatically. but unfortunately it didn't download that file from the net and i have tried with a lot of drivers and still no luck. i have tried in different PC s but nothing.

...... to let u know, i am using Official ICS 4.0.4 (not rooted yet)

IF THERE IS AN EXPERT PLEAS HELP ME HOW TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY.

THANK YOU
[Galaxy S II General] EpicPro:
Hey i just have a M250l. It's running 2.3.1 , Can u guys show me how to update = kies or odin to ics , or JB ??. Anyway , does this m250l have cook rom ???? . Sory for my bad English . I'm Vnese
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
try to use the other usb port of ur pc.
[Galaxy S II General] myandroidforme:
hi

bro, i have tried another pc also with another usb cable....
[Galaxy S II General] sudhyk:
Help me rooting my M250s

Hi I am using T Mobile Korean version of S2 with ICS 4.0.4. Please find attachment for further device info.

I really appreciate if any one could help me in rooting this particular version. I tried many ways no luck. Point out to the files to flash.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
flash tegrak kernel take tge one for sk.
[Galaxy S II General] Raghunan:
Oops...sorry

Oops sorry brother:(...I think your mobile got affected with "Brick Bug".

Only Samsung Service Centre can help you I guess.

Other senior members on this thread can shed more information on JTAG Trobleshooting.

Seniors please help.
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
safest way of rooting.

FlAsh non touch cwm

im cwm recov. Install a Zip file.

Choose the root file.

Reboot after installation.
[Galaxy S II General] HadenVR:
I have this same problem too, phone's mass storage doesn't pop out in the notification bar and only charges through the usb port of the computer while the computer doesn't detect the phone.

Would be interested for a solution to this if anyone has one for it.

Below is what I tried and didn't help resolve this issue yet.

-Reinstalling Kies with drivers and uninstalling 3 times

-Connecting usb cable to a different usb port

-Using a different computer's usb port

Hope to find a solution soon which can be done at home and not at a service center as I can't get access to one.
[Galaxy S II General] yorville:
Hello, just want to know if is it safe to flash to an international i9100 ICS ROM using ODIN with my M250K which is known to have a BrickBug (It was updated thru KIES - Official M250K ICS ROM) ?

Phone info

Model number: SHW-M250K

Android version: 4.0.3

Baseband: M250K.UE12.1613.KT

Build: IML74K.UE18

Stock rooted with Root_SuperSU.0.96-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed

TIA!