yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Thats just plain harsh, Phones been around for sometime now, Dont really have the heart to Rip open its cover every now and then. That and anyone is aware of the changelog? I mean we can all keep guessing whats new but I'm sure there had to be a changelog that told what was new. Seems to me this firmware version seems rushed. Also came across a rumor that now SL may support Custom ROM's
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
Camera is not working, phone cannot connect with Kies to restore contacts, not worth to be updated yet.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marco9333:
There are issues with the camera... it doesn't work with the stock app black screen... i've tried qrdroid but the cam doesn't work here either
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Good News: This is the real upcoming deal.

Bad News: Words going around this is the dev version, Not the final release yet.

Reported Cases : Camera [Prooved] , Powerbutton irresponsive [Prooved], Random Hang ups when multitasking, Toggle switches causes force close on notification bar. If anyone can confirm this, Would be nice to make a compilation.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
Hey guys: reflash your phones, but put the BOOT file too, and everytning will be fine.

I've just flashed mine, with latona file and with all 4 files from the folder.

My phone is ok so far, and camera it's working very good.

Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ivan08v:
Flashed in that way..seems to be fine ;) thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Thanks @mars and @ivan, Will attempt this. Too good to let this slide
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
did that once, it seriuosly needs to be done once more time?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rebel.charles:
where should i put the boot file?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] orcunece:
My camera working fine. Strange.

:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Somebody who is running 2.3.4, Just check build.prop. I just saw "media.stagefright.enable-http=true" just set it to false and check what happens? Just report here ASAP.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Sine.:
What about TV-out? Is it included now? Someone can check please?

BTW, change the title of the topic rb210, it's 2.3.4 ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
Just put it in "bootloader" box.

And now, something strange: the Kies doesn't recognize the phone, but my PC installed drivers for i9000 (Galaxy S), what do you say about this????
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Hopefully this should help people still pondering

[http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133787]

Gingerbread Guide. Complied by everything read here so far
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
no issues with camera

Hi, for all those that are asking about the camera issue, so far I haven't encountered it. It seems to be working 99% fine. I did have one crash but it's not a major application and it restarted fine. Though I forgot what application it was.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marco9333:
I've just reflashed... Now camera is working ;);)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
What about the power button held down? Still irresponsive?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dubesaurabh007:
:D:D:D reflashed it with all 4 file and latona.pit..

Cammera is now working

power button is working perfectly..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
nope, it's working perfectly fine with me
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
At this point i am pleased with your answer *bow*
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jamsori:
This is the main thing concerning me. :)

Edit: Late... thanks. I'll give it a go myself soon.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
Yep, after reflashing camera starts working.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Power button for you aswell?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dieguite:
Good News for us!! We have GB at last!! :D I got a newby question because I just bought my i9003 10 days ago. The thing is that my Galaxy says

I9003LUBKB1 . I supposed this upgrade its not compatible with me isnt it?

Im from Argentina!!! :)

Thanks at all!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] orcunece:
The thing is i didn't use APBOOT file but my camera and power button are both working fine. But i wasn't able to root my phone. When i use superoneclick 1.9.5 with gingerbread exploit i get kernel panic upload mode. Any idea?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Connect it To kies

check whether its working or not

Urgent!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
Has anyone tried to connect the phone to Kies after reflashed with the 2.3.4?

My Kies still doesn't recognize it!:mad:

How can I put my contacts back, if the Kies doesn't work???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] surajram:
Reflashing with all four files fixes the camera and reboot. Reboot shows a debug screen though.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
Power button is working fine here

It does not work, for some reason. I don't know why. And I can't import my contacts now..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
The debug.screen that you mention, is that were.it has the android robot and says something about.an unknown ...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala242:
affter reflashed everything working fine

so GB we have to flash two times lol
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
So, the KIES doesn't work foryou too, Ok, so this is a BIG problem!

I must go back to XXKB3...:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
These are the situations I always recommend syncing your contacts with your Google account for. Seamless and pain-free!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] surajram:
The same. Holding the power button down again reboots the phone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
That or you can export your contacts to SD which seems alot easier if you ask me. Everything gets saved, Pics and all. No net required and just import them back again

Also does anyone know how to seamlessly backup your apks/apps so you can restore them without any issues later? I tried TitaniumBackup but it just doesnt cut out. App drawer shows no apps.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marco9333:
I succeded with superoneclick after the kernel panic just put the battery off wait some seconds... switch on the phone... After reboot you can see Superuser app in the launcher
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rebel.charles:
When i flashed for the first time without the boot file, camera was not working!

I reflashed all the files and this time with the boot file aswell as marcelcj told me...!!

And now it's working fine! Thanks guys!! Android 2.3.4 finally!

But one thing i noticed is that the sound is very low!?!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
revert back

can we revert back to froyo for getting warranty claim
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Sure you didnt pump it up in the system audio? Wish there was a Voodoo kernel for I9003. *Sigh*
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
Soon there will be some more themes for gb and mah last theme for froyo is steel blue
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Are You using The latest Version Of Samsung Kies

I just found out that there is an update available for kies

Please Confirm it

Thanks in Advance
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
None, Says the latest is 2.0.0.11044_11. Whered you find the update?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
Trying to update now and will see if this helps on recognizing phone on it.

http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...5/20110521192620273/Kies_2.0.1.11053_66_6.exe
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vikas776:
its 2.3.4

i checked :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Sorry My Bad

When Opened It Asked For Update

I thought that it is new
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
And here my bubble of hope was crushed :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
check it

http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...5/20110521192620273/Kies_2.0.1.11053_66_6.exe

Kies_2.0.1.11053_66_6.exe
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] surajram:
Rooted with SuperOneClickRoot 1.9.1 using GingerBreak

Phone throws up a Kernel Panic upon shutdown.

Boots again with perfectly usable root.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
What the-----Hows that kies never showed any updates? Im assuming this launched today?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rebel.charles:
dude, system audio is at maximum level!

i so wish for voodoo kernel for i9003 too...

Any other tweaks?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Try It

My Hope Has Returned
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
This update launched a week ago.. bloody KIES never gave a notification about it and not even on a manual update enquiry! I had to check on the Samsung website, click download and see that there was indeed a newer version available. I hate this load of crap called KIES anyway.:mad:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
However update does not help as I see.

Also there is no tool to open .sbu files except kies connected to the phone. LOL. Need to rollback in some way to make normal backup of my phone contacts and then update to GB
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Nightwish sgsl:
Please help.when i load all files pda csc etc. and removed the battery, i tried to turn on the phone in download mode,but the screen is all in black.no image of download mode.what to do?something wrong with my phone?plz plz answer
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Have Anyone Tried the

Android Market

Google Maps

gallery

internet(Wifi,3G)

Task Manager

Youtube
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Uhh, Your supposed to put pit, Then run once, then download mode BEFORE you load the files ;\. Try holding Home+Volume Down, Then press power. Not all at the same time

Also thanks vivek and spacebar :D! Thumbs up +1

And yes, I hate kies. Its nowhere near as close to Zune or iTunes. If samsung could live without Kies i wouldnt be needing it anyways. Only reason i keep it is cause my phone's too pampered with oversized ridicule softwares :\
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
yes they all work for me (except for Youtube, I haven't tried it)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
I think You Can Backup Contacts in other Formats

Try That
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
I would do that if Kies would connect to my phone. Now I have backed my contacts up before updating to GB to .sbu and now I can't even open that file in any program lol. Need to rollback phone, connect to with kies and then backup it in another format. What an bull****.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
I repeat: my PC doesn't recognize the phone anymore as i9003, but as i9000. The drivers installed are for i9000.

Is this the same problem to you guys???

Unfortunately I'm to "young" here to post pictures, but I'll put some screenshots as soon as I can!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
You dont use Titanium/Google/import? Theyre the easiest ways to get around. Truth be told android so far has nothing interesting in terms of games. Its a developers paradise, Way too many tool programs than games. Angry birds. Forever alone.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shariqa12:
I have not used Kies once. What do you guys use it for (other than syncing contacts)?

Plus, why not use Google to sync contacts? Its so seamless, easy to manage and backup!

Thanks for sharing all this info!

Can anyone else verify if in call audio / speakerphone / headset audio is same or worse than in Froyo?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saniauskis:
Yes it's the same for everyone here and we have talked about that before. scroll up.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ryouza:
flashed 2 times. first attempt camera doesn't work, second attempt was good. i don't know if 've done some mistakes first assault :)

i confirm reboot works but phone hangs at restart, it seems a setting related to the developing nature of the firmware... also superoneclick worked, but when i try test it show an error... but phone is rooted,indeed. i found also that developer optinos are all enabled, and kies doesn't connect to the phone...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
*Cough edit your age in your profile* ;D

Try reflashing it back to FROYO. Hope you still have your KB3 files
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Nightwish sgsl:
i am stuck at this step: 13. Power down completely [Remove battery is easier] , then enter Device into Download Mode again.

when i removed and then tried to turn on in download mode, the screen is all black, should i remove the battery again?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Nightwish sgsl:
i am noob,first time flashing from kb1 to GB..i am not experienced
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manishnraj:
post the screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
froyo

has anyone tried to revert froyo back....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
guys I found A new PC Suite For Android Try This

http://download.pandaapp.com/?app=soft&controller=android&action=show&f_id=1595
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Nightwish sgsl:
are you there?help please((
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Yeah, Basically the 3 button mode, Requires you to have Volume down+Home pressed. then hold power button till you feel a vibration. Keep the battery plugged in at this point. Because download mode wont happen without battery.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marselcj:
Did you try it?

Here is the screenshot:

Uploaded with ImageShack.us
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
is this the screenshot????
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Nightwish sgsl:
i am doing like this: 1. volume down.2. ok button3.power button.i keep them pressed over 15 seconds.it is not turning on.what to do?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Great share vivek!

-Does it support GB I9003? O.o?

-Interface could use a little rework :( Looks like one of those china phones i purchased.

-Wonder if its only for the chineese android version...hmm

@Nightwish - Anywhere id help you but on this thread :P Wouldnt wanna go offtopic, Would you prefer to suggest a place we can talk this out? Msn? Yahoo? Google?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Thericcio:
orribile e molto instabile... la fotocamera poi funge a senso suo... sconsiglio l'uso... torno di corsa a froyo
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] hyperion86:
Finally Gingerbread for I9003!!!

Does it have Google Talk Video???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
http://www.sizzledcore.com/2010/02/14/android-pc-software-roundup/

Try Any Of These Softwares ....

Reply As Soon As Possible
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
Does it show I9000 for all of you guys? Is it by any chance a modded version of I9000 FW ported to I9003? Everything seems to be messed up.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rb210:
Hey guys, I seemed to have missed a lot in the last few hours.

In this guide thread these issues were mentioned:

-Camera black screen

-Power button not shutting down.

-Toggle switch force close

Is there any update on whether anyone got them to work? Any workaround? Can I go ahead and flash GB?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marco9333:
Just flash twice your phone and everything will be ok ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ryouza:
camera WORKS. reboot does NOT. KIES doesn't work. if you are interested in apps that make a good work with android, i suggest MOBILEDIT. it works for me, at least with froyo, i try with ginger as soon as possible. it requires mobiledit installed in both pc and phone, via android market, and phone setting in developer mode to be connected, and it makes backups of address book,and sms, and other. i've used it to migrate from a nokia to android.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
I think he haven't tried flashing

is it necessary to flash twice??

or flash it once with all files provided in the downloaded file ???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
There is something fishy here:confused::confused::confused::confused:. How can it be FW for I9003 and identify the device as I9000:eek:. The firmware is already deodexed..... do you guys expect such a release from samsung as a stock FW? Of course for development purpose they could have done but what is the answer for I9000?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Yeah boss, Few hours and 5k views. Hellauv a night. Camera and power can be fixed by flashing with Bootloader. Its a must tho, Only thing thats unconfirmed is the Kies *retarded program* and the fact that flashing back to FROYO is safe. The bootloader could be a good thing or bad. Hopefully we should be able to flash back to FROYO. Toggle switch and boot up hang got fixed aswell with bootloader. Which is awkwardly weird.

@trip, Well if it wasn't for I9003, You'd end up bricking your phone instantly. The fact that it comes with the pit and mobile files are what makes it sure its for I9003. Then again makes me realize the rumor was true. That this is still a devkit release.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] gwynethallison:
flash with ODIN...put APBOOT in bootloader...LATONA in pit...CODE in pda...MODEM in phone...GT I903 CSC in csc...start and in 2-3 mins finished...

Works very fine but not working on KIES ver 2.0.0.1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
About 10 pages ago we declared that already lol :P

Note: As for the part of going BACK to froyo. Turns out I was right, You need a FROYO bootloader, Im sure previous releases have it. You need to flash the FROYO bootloader back. Or else the camera and everything will have compatibility issues
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
Suddenly there seems to be endless I9003 users. That's good, may get us new forum.

Would like to get feedback from kkrraazzyy, trip and skin on this update.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
is this version works perfectly in india? bcoz of difference in baseband version many times other country's firmware dont work in india...!!! plz anybody from india confirm about this...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ryouza:
obviously this is not a stock release.. i suspect that is also rooted already... i'll prove it installing superuser.apk from market and verify if it works...

samsung italy states on fecebook that gingerbred will be released in september.. of coure this is an eary developer version, it has also a menu for developers.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
yes Neo you have the point. Today after news of gb from here I connect my phone with kies and click on update firmware then guess what it shows me firmware update for gt-i9003 weird right.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] GauharJK:
Does this Firmware update fix the "Video Recorder poor exposure" bug?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
It will work. Thats for sure. A phone bought from Finland works in India or any country. Only problem is if its carrier locked. Which it isnt. Indian firmware is only so that Hindi language is supported, And probably other optimizations for the good or worse.

Also: I9000 Users have it easy. CWM can help them easily downgrade by flashing a FROYO rom. Sadly, no CWM support for I9003. There is a gamble of downgrading it by stock firmware. Altho even if it fails, theoretically nothing bad should happen, a reflash to GB should make it back to normal. After all, people have flashed GB twice in a row now, Well some anyways..

[Ref thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033781]
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sakindia123:
I did it...nothing different
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ryouza:
it seems that camera work only after flash 2 times.. i don't understand why. i've also tryed to downgrade to froyio (xxkc1) and it works, but i haven't tryed camera... i don't know if it works.. but in case of downgrade boot file is hard to find, you guys have an idea where do i must search? sorry for my english..i'ts very poor, i know.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
have U Flashed With Bootloader in the first Time???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yoshimitsu1234:
after flashing it to 2.3.4 can i revert back to stock firmware to get back my warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Hi Guys.... Finally coming to the party a bit later :).... Jus now got my replacement back........ and wow straight away flashed with gingerbread ... Things are going good.

I found these things in the few minutes i used.

* New boot logo and animation.

1. Video Player plays all kind of files now.(It even plays h.264 encoded files in the default player):):)

2. Memory usage is increased.

3. Camera shooting method is awesome. Now the shoot button focuses first before snapping the photo. Jus like Nokia.

4. Audio quality remains the same.(Im going to download the equaliser app specially made for 2.3.3 and will test for improvements in audio).

5.It seems the phone never wakes from the sleep.(Its bad)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Non problemo mi amigos (:! Stock firmware downgrade works yes from GB to FROYO, i can confirm that. Problem is if the bootloader has changed/made FROYO glitchy. Because without bootloader for GB, Camera, Powerbutton,Toggle Switch, Bootup all force close or hang. There is however a chance that the bootloader belongs to I9000 which is why kies has a hard time recognizing it. This is devkit build after all. There shouldnt be much of a problem really. Theyre like brothers, but from different mothers?

@Bala, thanks for the update on that, Nice to know were discovering the hidden changelog! Hahaha. And congrats on your phone brought back from the dead. Did you flash without the bootloader? Or with it?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] surajram:
Could you explain this issue more clearly?

Also, I tried Google Talk with Video from (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056793)

While it works with the front camera, images from the phone appear rotated by 90 degrees on the remote end. Switching to rear camera causes a force close.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
Good to get positive feedback. What is the procedure you used. Will this work on deodexed XXkb3? After flashing do we have to deodex again?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
@ Misledz

I flashed with the bootloader.... But have to flash two times to get things work perfectly :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
After flashing a new firmware whatever changes u have done in ur old firmware will be gone. It seems this rom is already deodexed
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] trip007in:
So you agree with me, if not full atleast boot loader could be from I9000. I have not seen boot loader with 2.2.1 FW published here earlier. So finding one to flash back froyo and expecting everything to work like usual could be purely luck.

Do you have SOD problem? Does it wake up after left it for some time in standby mode? This issue is reported by BALA on one of the previous posts.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Its already deodexed by default. Which is weird. But being a dev release its beliveable. Also when you flash you loose all data cause repartition formats the phone, Unless you don't allow it?

@bala - Yeah sadly the same is with the GB Exploit as claimed by most. You need to do it twice. First time says its failed but SuperApp is there in springboard. Im back to FROYO but ive yet to see the worse on what will happen and what may and may not work...Ill keep you guys posted
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rdr_m:
Bala dude can u confirm if the stock player can play 720p mkv or higher res files???and u mean if i open the cam and press the shoot button ryt away,it focuses first and then take the pic?an answer will be greatly appreciated bro.cause if this two r tru i m gonna flash ryt away.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
great feedback thanks.

bro please tell please do this now able to play unconverted mkv's which are download from net.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Hi trip007 , nice to meet you back... After 5 or 10 mins, i think it goes to deep sleep mode , and once it enters that state it never wakes back, the only way to bring back to normal is by pulling out the battery
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala_gamer:
Ill check it soon
[Optimus One, P500, V General] rjtchn15:
Guys... I just wanna know the reason behind the OC mechanism of P500 that does not allow it to OC beyond 729 MHz in stable form. .

Whereas the GT-540 with same CPU gets easily OC to 900 MHz.

Please somebody reply to this..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Because the HW (chip) is not rated to run at such frequency. If you are lucky, you will be stable @806MHz or whatnot. If you are not and got the less perfect silicon, they you will crash even @ 729. Nothing above the stock frequency is guaranteed.

(Been explained number of times here.)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] stormpack:
Yep, it actually depends on the device itself.