yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy Android Development] measel:
i don't know. but since it's easier then reinstall...maybe it's worth a try. i just found out by trial and error. just be sure to make a backup.
[Defy Android Development] Gomi94:
so i deleted this file and it seems to work out for me. Didn't have this problem since then :)
[Defy Android Development] Gomi94:
sorry i was wrong, my problem is still there :(
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
HI

This is Just for People who want to flash 2.3.4 firmware or any other firmware but don't want to root their phones like me.

Again All Posts are within XDA and Due Thanks to the OP's and DEVS

I'll Try to be as informative and clear as possible :D ( Its more for the newbies )

First off all it has been stated this 2.3.4 is leaked and not official

So lets Begin

1. Install latest Kies of samsung > connect your phone and make sure all drivers are Installed and your phones is recognised in Kies > Backup if you wanna

2. Close Kies ( make sure its not running in the system tray) > Install ODIN

Get Odin v1.85 from here: http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGSE061G

Just extract Odin folder and keep the odin3.ini file in it.

How to USE ODIN in SECOND POST

3. Download your 2.3.4 Firmware ( or any other firmware you wish to flash)

a) Download Link Stock XXKG1 : http://www.multiupload.com/2EMBQMYF4V (via ficeto) or If you can find other links :)

and Extract It > you should have four files:

b) CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_user_low_ship (goes into PDA section)

GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1 (Goes into CSC section)

MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL1034110 (Goes into Phone section)

u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit (not required)

4. Open ODIN and put the files in the respective TABS > Do not change (tick or untick any other boxes) read the second post by intratech

5. Put phone in Download Mode

a) DOWNLOAD MODE - Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button

b) Volume Up to get into Download Mode

c) Connect phone and wait till First Box in ODIN turns Green

d) Click Start and wait till phone flashes and Reboots automatically ( can take up to 15 mins)

e) Once phone reboots you are Done :D you can close ODIN

ORIGINAL POSTS, OFFICIAL FIRMWARES and CARRIER FIRMWARES HERE

Thanks to - INTRATECH,TANMAY,FICETO and the DEVS CONCERNED

PS : If I have missed out anything let me Know and I will update
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
INTRATECHS GUIDE TO FLASHING WITH ODIN - Scroll Down to see the screen shots in HIS POST

Flashing Firmware with Odin

1. Just download the firmware version you want from above and extract the .tar file in the archive and save it somewhere

2. Reboot your phone to download mode.

To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .

You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!

3. Start Odin

4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1

If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin

5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.

Anyone ask about .pit file is a moron

Should look like this screenshot

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5705/odinm.jpg

If the package has 3 files it should look like this:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8290/odinxm.jpg

Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology

6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow

7. Click start to flash

8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes.

It will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended
[Galaxy S II General] obionenairobi:
Will I loose all my data and programs?
[Galaxy S II General] colonels:
let me be the first to thank you

i am coming from iphone4 so all these terms and apps are new to me, and while i can use the search function a lot of times it takes several pages of read-thru to piece together what you have put in 1 concise post

btw i love the SG2 and android platform, steve jobs can toss my salad
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.

I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.

Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.

Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ? :)
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
Sorry I have no clue about that :confused: But I guess you could always flash the carrier branded firmware from INTRATECH's posts.. links in my first post as well.

I guess it only applies if you root your phone (I could be wrong).

Here is a link if its any good to you :D

[HOWTO] reset custom binary counter in download mode
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
With low packages you will so yes.

Good work tfn.
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
All thanks to you Mate :D, It mostly all leeched off your posts
[Galaxy S II General] afilopou:
If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.

Regards
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Thanks for the info ;)
[Galaxy S II General] rulleeeee:
Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.
[Galaxy S II General] afilopou:
I dont see any reason why not.
[Galaxy S II General] rulleeeee:
tried it, and it worked to install that CSC, but i thought the keyboard layouts were included in that but i was misstaken, guess ill go back to the KF3 nordic release, meh :(
[Galaxy S II General] xboxfan:
password request

after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know :( anyone help me please :(
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
I believe it must be your samsung account password.. or unless you had a security lock password.. Try one of those
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Whatever the pin unlock code that you use to unlock the device in the password that you need.
[Galaxy S II General] eiffie_miffie:
tanx so much!!!..i`m downloading...keep it up bro
[Galaxy S II General] LouisJB:
There is one thing I don't understand how to do. Before I flash my firmware with the new 2.3.4 version, I would like to take a copy of my existing firmware from my phone first and save it to my PC. So that I have the option of putting my phone back to how it was if for some reason I want to revert my phone. I understand that I would need to buy a jig to reset the update counter.

So is it possible to save my existing firmware to my PC first?

I did try looking at the download page but there were so many different countries and carrier versions that I found it confusing. I am stock KF3 uk unbranded O2 still running 2.3.3

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] GalaxySII_newguy:
Thank you tfn. Great instructions, I am loving the new update.
[Galaxy S II General] mmorisa:
any screenshot for the rest of us to see.

regards,

morisa

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
First of all thanks for the step by step instructions, so easy and clear to understand for me like first timers...

But At the end of 2nd you wrote

What is that? will I have to go thru another step after doing all the steps in Post 1 and 2? and u mentioned a "guide below" where's it?...

and lastly sir, will I be able to use kies after updating via this method (read smwhr tht kies wont recognize device after updating via kies)?
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
whooa... Done updating.... my first custom SGS2 Android update (after doing hundreds of Samsung Omnia updates in last 3 yrs) ... here starts a new journey ...

Next stop will be the rooting ... still need to learn a lot ... still dont understand the diff between rooting and firmware upgrade... plz use simple language ....

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] pachi72:
I too came from iphail 4. Best choice i ever done.
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
Hi

The second Post is an Extract of INTRATECH's Post, so Dont worry about the root thing as It wont apply to you as your phone is not rooted, It only applies if you rooted/want to root your phone.. the links are in the first post ( I have removed the sentence now :D )

The guide below is Intratech's Guide, so If you have flashed successfully using the first Post than you are done, the second post was just for additional info.

You can use Kies afterwards for backing up and things, its just that it might say firmware can't be upgraded or something, but not to worry as you can always flash new firmware via ODIN
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
Firmware upgrades are like the Official releases or say patch updates, like on your computer.

Rooting is a process where you sorta get ADMIN rights to your mobile , so you can do a lot more and load custom roms and stuff.

I am not sure If I will be making a rooting Guide yet as I haven't rooted my phone and don't feel a need to do it right now.

But you can always follow INTRATECH's Posts ( links in my first post) and poeple here are always ready to hep if you get stuck :)
[Galaxy S II General] LouisJB:
So how do I first backup my existing firmware to my PC please? .... Or is this step not necessary? And why?
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Thanks a lot dear...

Btw its showing a new icon "Music Hub" whn I click on it says its not available for my country (India)...
[Galaxy S II General] awjunk:
Selective or mixed 2.3.4 updates?

Ok - I have ODIN and have the 2.3.4 I9100XXKG1 ROM.

This has 4 parts, the modem, .PIT, CSC and PDA files. Does anyone know if I can just flash the PDA and leave the CSC and modem alone?

I can't find good documentation describing what the different parts do and don't want to impact the modem or CSC stuff unnecessarily as I live in Singapore and don't know what dependencies there may be to local 'stuff' that doesn't exist in the UK / Western Europe releases.

Can I just flash the PDA file? Has anyone done this? Are there any risks to NOT updating the Phone and CSC as well?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
Needs work

This guide has several holes - e.g. when to connect and disconnect the phone,description of what appears on screen when flashing, etc.

In my case I get as far as factoryfs.img in the status bar and then everything hangs indefinitely - I waited 15 minutes like the guide says but it doesn't specify what is supposed to happen!

One clue is I'm using a new standard Microusb-USB cable. My phone is recognized in Kies (what garbage) so I don't understand what is going wrong (guide missing a trouble shooting hint sheet as well).
[Galaxy S II General] LouisJB:
Did you completely close Kies? Press control alt del to run the windows task manager to make sure Kies is not running at all. Do this before running ODIN as they are not compatible.
[Galaxy S II General] saifbechan:
Good post thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
thanks

For the reply.

No, killing all kies makes no diffference apart from making me feel better.

It sits there at factoryfs.img and I'm guessing (in absence of info in guide) that stuff is supposed to happen on screen.

What p is suppposed to happen and how long does factoryfs.Ingram take? It might help someone stutter a decentimproved guide.

Sigh.
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
Hmmm. My battery is only 30% ill charge it for a bit.
[Galaxy S II General] scottishlad80:
Just use samfirmware if you want to go back to your old rom
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
HMm. No, its now 55% and same problem.

Anyone know if it could be that I need a specific cable, ie. Is the s2 cable a nonstandard pinout?

How long does factoryfs.img normally take?
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
crap! i think ive bricked it

Tried a normal kies upgrade and it got to 1% and hung.

On disconnect its now giving me the connect to PC symbols and won't rebooot normally.

Tried an emergency pflash but still hanging at 1%

Does anyone know about the Samsung cable or any idea on how I can get my phone back :-(

Come back iTunes all is forgiven compared to kies.
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Try thse steps...

1. Just reboot ur pc (btw u didnt mention wht OS you are using?)

2. close all instances of kies using task manager.

3. Open Odin as Administrator and load PDA, Phone and CSC as indicated in the first post. (dont press start now)

4. Press and hold Vol-Down + Home + Power key (At this point usb cable must be disconnected)

5. Confirm download mode by pressing Volume-Up key....

6. Now connect the USB Cable and See the Odin .... if the first box (Below ID:COM) is green.... Press Start (before clicking start make sure to UNCHECK Re-partition and also there should be nothing in PIT section... )

7. Wait for 5-10 minutes.... 15 min is the maximum time ....

8. If still not done... try different rom from http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm (You have to be registered there to use it).

9. Your can also take ur phone to samsung service center... (dont worry your phone is still under warranty as you have not rooted it)
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
Thanks for that.

I'm back to problem of it sitting at factoryfs.img. and then hanging.

How long is it supposed to do that for?

I still have a bust phone.
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
One of the following steps may help you...........

Disable any your antivirus/firewall (MOST LIKELY) ... if poss just uninstall it.... restart the process

Option 2:

You shld try on different pc (pref Windows 7) ... be sure to install kies first there as it will also install necessary drivers for odin to connect ur device (although u hv 2 close kies bef starting the process)

Option 3:

Try using diff usb cable.....
[Galaxy S II General] bruflot:
I used .pit file :D
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
Tried disabling anti-virus, no joy still.

I can get another PC tomorrow (night here).

Unoftunately due to the crazy part of the country I live in the next 2 days are complete holidays - everything shut down - so no chance of buying another cable anywhere.

Also I have no other 3G phone and my network provider (3) only allow 3G access so I'm screwed til thursday.

cr@p - this is really putting me off android.:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
feelin' bad 4 u... anyway i tried hard 2 help u out but couldnt...

anyway in the mean time u can try clean installin a new OS on other partition n thn trying the same steps....
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
Thanks.

Ill try the new PC later. Cable on Thu or Fri.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II General] scarperoz:
ok my odin doesnt go green but it goes yellow......is this ok to flash???
[Galaxy S II General] Acepower:
I wanna to updating 2.3.4, but I seem many review, there are have same thing,

the browse is lag for 2.3.4, so , have any solution at this matter?!:(
[Galaxy S II General] nospamjl:
My problem was the cable.

Crap ebay and kies.

The box going yellow is fine. Its really more of a mustard colour.
[Galaxy S II General] arunm:
Backup

Is there is a way to back up my current PDA, CSC and Phone before i flash with this?

please explain??
[Galaxy S II General] tfn:
Just make a note of your current PDA/CSC/Phone by typing *#1234# and you can always flash it back with Intratech's official firmware post

the link for official and branded firmwares are on the first post itself, other things back up with kies
[Galaxy S II General] arunm:
Successfully Upgraded my SGS2

Just now flashed the new firmware 2.3.4 .

Its very easy to do. Thanks

After You are ready with all the stuff mentioned in the first post

Steps:

1) Check with the samsung drivers installed by connecting the usb and confirm you get connected in kies (downloaded from samsung website).

If first time upgrade the drivers (option in kies tool bar).

2) Now disconnect the cable from the system when you see your current firmware version in kies.

3) close kies.

4) Enable USB debugging mode on your device (Menu>Settings>Applications>Development)

5) Now start the Odin3 v1.85.

6) Power off your phone.

7) Now hold Vol Down + Home Key + Power (in the same order all at once for 3 sec) you will get into download mode.

8) Now press Vol up.

9) Now connect your device in downloading mode to the system.

10) You must have got Yellow (Mustard) color in ID:COM.

11) In PDA section select CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_user_low_ship

In CSC section select GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1

In Phone section select MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL1034110

12) Now Press start (You can see the flashing status on your device and system)

13) After the flashing is over the device will start automatically (Meanwhile do not disturb/remove the connection).

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Now you can check with the android version on your device.

The whole operation took 10 min for me.
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Is the 4th step "4) Enable USB debugging mode on your device (Menu>Settings>Applications>Development)" really needed ....

I didnt follow ths step and successfully updated firmware ... btw why ths is required?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I think "Enable USB debugging mode on your device (Menu>Settings>Applications>Development)" is Needed for rooting and some other Use.I think it is not used in Firmware Updating.....I am not sure if I said is right or not because I am a NOOB in this!
[Galaxy S II General] itskapil:
That's not needed when you're working with ODIN
[Galaxy S II General] sousea:
Works great

Hello,

Thanks for the instructions. I've just put this new firmware and I am very happy with it. For me there are 2 things that have been fixed.

1) Bluetooth conection to my car. With the 2.3.3 version I had a lot of connections cuts, that now works perfectly.

2) Battery life. It last long.

The only thing is that I had to reinstall all the programs. I thought that with the Kies backup was enough but it only recover the data, NOT the programs.
[Galaxy S II General] sohanlon07:
Just did this with odin. What a better experience than that piece of crap kies. Down side obviously losing some data but hopefully can rectify that with a restore from kies. Thanks a lot for the guides guys!!
[Galaxy S II General] arunm:
Checked the same.

Well if you have kies installed on your system then its better to connect in USB debugging mode.

USB debugging mode prevents kies to start and interfere when you are working with ODIN.
[HTC EVO 3D] ScrapMaker:
this is a weird one... my phone keeps answering itself .. rings once or twice then picks up... I even did a factory reset... what do you guys think? it even answered while I was in the bathroom earlier...
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
cool trick. next teach it to use the toilet. then to flush. small steps.
[HTC EVO 3D] Alanmw86:
I'd probably call a priest for an exorcism
[HTC EVO 3D] ScrapMaker:
I'd say it was a defective screen but I am having no problems when the phone is on... really bizarre. perhaps I am having a grounding issue with my screen.
[HTC EVO 3D] ScrapMaker:
I fixed it by doing a reset ##786#. Bizarre.
[HTC EVO 3D] ExploreMN:
As a psychologist I can tell you that your phone is schizophrenic.
[HTC EVO 3D] jojo4444:
mine is doing the samething have u found how to fix it
[HTC EVO 3D] ScrapMaker:
It's been a while, but honestly I think I replaced the phone to fix it... Some ROMs are more finicky than others... the screen was actually having grounding issues--if I recall correctly. It kept happening even on the stock ROM. That's how I convinced Sprint to replace it finally.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jsparta26:
That's a nice little trick, Can it make you a sandwhich as well? I am hungry though.....
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petermg:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161308
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bierce22:
thank you for that atleast your trying to correct yourself lol..

now as far as tethering goes it was really random with me on liquid and kifno roms it just dosnt work on them i tried different kernals but no dice if you want to stay on a 2.1 sense rom i highly recommend using nfx stock with apps2sd its by far the most stable one and everything works. because its pretty much just the ruu rooted with apps2sd.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petermg:
Ok, I'll try that, but I really like this ROM and would like to learn how to fix problems with other people's ROMs, if possible, hence my DEV post. Devs should know how to do that. Are you a dev? There has to be a way. Reverse engineer, analyze logcats, update swap out drivers, etc.?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bierce22:
you cant post threads asking questions in development you need to go to the specifc roms thread and post your question there instead. also liquid isnt supporting his 2.1 roms anymore so it might be hard to get a fix for it.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petermg:
I've experienced the same problem with more than one ROM and have tried that approach to no avail. Downloading and flashing an ENTIRELY NEW ROM because one or two things doesn't work with the current ROM is like throwing the baby out with the bath water, and a very VERY NOOB thing to do. There has to be a way to diagnose issues and fix them in ROMs in general. Someone knows how to do it. And coincidentally USB tethering in the ROM you suggested isn't working for me again! However I installed the wired tether from Google and that is working.. ATM, which did not work with the other ROM.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petermg:
I didn't see any such rule listed ANYWHERE. And it wasn't your womanly nagging and griping and complaining that caused me to post here, it was my attempt to get my question answered. Your whining gave me justification for a "cross post"-if you will. You wanna be a moderator don't you? Reminds me of this.

Bottom line is, your ranting like a woman didn't help, neither you nor I could change the location of my post even if it really WAS posted in the wrong place, and furthermore, though it was moved, there is no rule stating I can't post questions as a new thread in development.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bierce22:
there ya go

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

why do u think your thread was moved if it wasnt in the right section?
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] bibbin:
I just got a replacement Sprint TP2 via insurance and while perusing the registry I discovered several entries indicating CIQ is on the device. If I can figure a quick way to post the reg entries, I will. I understand that flashing a custom ROM would likely do the trick, but I'm curious to know if/how I can remove it from the stock ROM.

There have been discussions about CIQ removal in the EVO 4G and Hero Android forums, but none related to WinMo. Any suggestions and questions are welcomed.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 201reyes:
I have downloaded the following rom: PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.28.531.8_Radio_10.48.9007.00U_10.12.9007.07_M2_release_201296_signed.zip

which I believe is the official TMOUS rom for the doubleshot. will it work on the MT4G? I am hesitant to install it as I don't want to screw my phone up to the point where I brick it, can anyone provide some guidance as to if you have tried it, if so, what were the results, thanks in advance.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimbernator:
Under no circumstances should you flash it on to your phone. It has an hboot, radio, and rom that are all incompatible with our hardware. Flashing an incorrect hboot or radio makes your phone a brick. If you want to run the doubleshot rom, search google for raftvittos doubleshot port.