yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
New GB firmware for SGSL has arrived.!

Link: Download link

Mirror: Multiupload link -credits to jamsori

Password: samfirmware.com

Ports:

Vanilla lock screen and Deodexing -credits to Misledz

5 lock screen mod -credits to ronhoover88

5 lock screen+CRT+Transition animation +Overscroll mod -credits to vivekklady

Custom Bootanimation -credits to vivekklady

CWM -credits to amit.bagaria

Deodexing and Root via CWM -credits to leovitiaz

Safe apps to remove -credits to jesrani

ClockworkMod Recovery for I9003 with EXT4 -credits to amit.bagaria

Tweaks for XXKPE -credits to spacebar2011

CF-ROOT for Gingerbread XXKPE -credits to Skin1980

Themes:

Honeycomb Theme -credits to ronhoover88

LegendX-Trippin Theme -credits to trip007in

Neon GT theme for XXKPE -credits to ronhoover88

Black Androdid Theme -credits to vivekklady

White Chrome -credits to bala242

Notes (PLEASE READ FIRST):

1.Follow this guide for flashing

2.After flashing please dial *#1234* and check if your csc is there. If not reflash the firmware.(TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE FLASH TWICE EVEN IF CSC IS KNOWN)

3.Read this thread regarding FAQ. It will answer you're questions regarding everything about i9003.

4. Read this guide for rooting XXKPE.

5. This thread is for working games on XXKPE.

Feedbacks: -based on users who flashed this firmware-

(Positive)

1. No dev tools and signs of a dev release

2. Camera is working fine

3. Packet data is working

4. Some say they can play HD videos and others say they can't

5. Relatively high benchmark of 1200

6. Better gaming experience

7. Volume is louder and clearer

8. New live wallpaper over froyo

9. Faster home screen

10. No or less LAG

11. Improved GPS

(Negative)

1. Need to flash twice if CSC is unknown

2. Wifi screwups for some users

3. No CRT and Overglow effects

4. No new market (Not a major issue but I included it based on misledz feedback)

5. Music paused after leaving the screen off for a few minutes
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Great news. I saw in samfirmware twitter feed a few minutes ago. Let us hope it will be stable.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] xenyaliosx:
i really hope it's stable... it should be released in 30 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Yeah.. Hope this is the official release and not a dev rom.. Let's just wait for it to be released.. I think it won't be long :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rb210:
@ephraim033 Arrgh, you beat me to it mate. Net's been pretty slow today or I'd have done the new firmware topic again lol. Anyway, looking forward to a (hopefully) stable new release. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mitoVonDido:
wow..GB time had arrived..hope its stable version..cheers everyone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jeshter2000:
Stop asking where is the link!!!

We told everyone 18:00 amsterdam time!

Means 10 minutes!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jagzk:
And the countdown begins....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
any estimated time of release? ist?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
8 mins more for new GB.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Yeah, saw it on twitter so made a thread regarding it :)

Hope this one has fewer bugs and faster than the other roms for sgsl :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ggclanlord:
21;30

1min togo
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rb210:
Here it is: http://hotfile.com/dl/125246801/36c9b39/I9003XXKPE.rar.html
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Just Arrived !!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaskiratsingh:
It has arrived... :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Feedbacks soon
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rb210:
Well atleast I keep my record of being the first to post the new firmware link if not topic lol. Downloading it already. :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Aaditya2:
Wow great its great..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ggclanlord:
U mean u flashed it already o the event of the rom being released is great?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
woooooww downloading now ... hope it will stable
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
I can help but I don't know how to sign. Maybe you can point me to a guide?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] warsidi:
could any one please confirm whether HD game is work fine and charm on new GB2.3.4?

thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
I have tried to sign it again. Should work now.

Refer to my post above for instructions if you need.

Let me know.

EDIT: Pulled attachment. Needs some major work, not as simple as I'd thought! :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
If you're versed with the basics of CMD and have Android SDK and Java runtime installed, head here for instructions.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Gaku86:
anyone tried recording in 720p with low light or inside a house. I record some videos outside daylight kinda cloudy they look fantastic and they go at 30fps but when i got home i recorded some and the camera goes kinda slow with artificial light, anyone know what can be the problem in this case, anyone else experienced it?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] amarisi:
Unfortunately it failed again for me.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Did you download the new attachment?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] amarisi:
I did, just in case I downloaded it again and try to apply again with the same result.

Samsung put a lot of effort into making this unrootable.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
sorry, i tried but either the instructions are incomplete (i'm getting error messages) or I'm doing something wrong.

sorry i'm not much of a help
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
i tried both upd_su n upd_1 both are failed
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
It needs some work. I'm trying. If anyone manages to get something to work in the meanwhile, let everyone know..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] amarisi:
We aprecciate all your hard work.

It seems that a lot of people is also having troubles with the last update of SOC:

http://shortfuse.org/?p=52
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Medel-Silver:
I can't try it now, can anyone try this???

sorry, don't work
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Is it the one I attached or have you created this or re-signed it? The one I attached won't work, I discovered why it was causing signature issues. Needs some work to fix.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Medel-Silver:
it's the only way I found to root last galaxy mini rom and work, i can't try it now in i9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
it is the same one posted before ... it was failed .. i tried this also .. result is same
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] amarisi:
Same error message than the others.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Yeah, most people on 2.3.4 are having trouble with the last SOC update.

Btw, I attached the SOC 2.1.1.A.0.6 version earlier in this thread. Has anyone tried that version yet? Just give it a try, who knows!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Okay, you need to pull that attachment out. You should not attach it again after I removed it. And we are talking about the i9003 here, not the i9000.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
i tried that nothing happen
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Medel-Silver:
it's not the same file
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] amarisi:
I tried it but freezed in one of the steps. Executed it a couple of times but without success.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
ok anyways i tried this one also but failed
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Medel-Silver:
sorry, i want to say i9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kchdeepak:
yeah same result from my side also :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Medel-Silver:
atachment removed, but it was not your file, i downloaded from other site, why reupload a file that don't work, this will be stupid from my part
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Ahh okay. Anyway, this needs work. I could try and test on my device but I'm using it as my main device right now as my GS2 is already on the lab table with a lot of crazy experiments going. So, I cannot test on my GSL.. pity!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] umarian:
First i flash xxkpe,and csc missing;then again flash and csc working.

if use now SOC 2.0 at pass5 failed.Again flash CWM(alfa)for GB ans use now SOC

2.0 and work but Wi-Fi failed.For this I flash xxkc1.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
if this is true then many many thanks and one more time thanks bro...

:-D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manishnraj:
yeah another rom after one month let's hope it work fine
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Can anyone confirm 720p mkv playing well. What about stability. Does recovery mode working.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] killfantos:
My Phone is rooted
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kctan75:
May I know how you root ur phone?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
That's it? That's all you got to say?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] killfantos:
My instructions sorry that the Russian

4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=223945&view=findpost&p=8425495
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Okay, get it now. Did you try again to see if the root sticks and everything else works?

Also, did you run the script to get this CWM for XXKPE?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
ur link is dead upload it here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] killfantos:
CWM take away

root works after a reboot , also gives the right applications

Sorry for my english
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
i have flashed cwm then what???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Okay, from what I can understand, you're saying:

Flash CWM from that link, then try usual SOC (version?) and reboot. And root sticks and everything including camera and wi-fi works?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] killfantos:
SOC 2.1.1.A.0.6

camera and wi-fi work
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
that man was right my phone is rooted after flashing cwm...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
wifi not working dude..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] soodgautam:
Great news.

Was scared to flash my phones kernel with random file :)

Who made this CWM ...any idea ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] calvinljh:
Hi All,

I'm newbies on Samsung SL.

Sorry about my stupid question, does this update applicable to all model of SL? or it has to be specific one?

BTW, how to check my stock firm model? I have recently flash with DXKB2 and it stuck at Samsung logo, then i flash DXXKB3 it work...

Appreciate your advise.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
cwm can be made to any firmware with the new cwm script but nand is not working...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Okay, some respite there. Try a factory reset after rooting to fix Wi-Fi.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] podanimesh:
man which version did u use for rooting my busybox is not installed.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
The Galaxy SL IS a model itself (i9003). What do you mean by all model of SL?

For the rest of your queries, use search function please!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Can you guys confirm that the above method of rooting works? If so i'll update the first post..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] calvinljh:
Sorry about my bad english.

meaning all model is I'm having SL model, does this GB apply to my Samsung SL also?

As mine last experience is after flash, it stuck on samsung logo screen, worries after flash this will not able to reflash again (my assume).

Please correct me if wrong.

last query to me is, can i upgrade & downgrade; how to check original phone model of stock firm? I been searching lots on xda, and getting more and more confuse.

Appreciate could have answer directly.

TQVM.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
You can flash this firmware in all galaxy sl's.. Yes you can downgrade if youwant and to check for your current firmware dial *#1234#..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Umm.. all Galaxy SL i9003 devices are one and the same. So yes, this applies to "all" devices including yours! I still don't understand what your query was..

Getting stuck at boot logo means you did something wrong or tried a wrong ROM.

If you use search, it'll save you and everyone else unnecessary effort. You would appreciate a direct answer but imagine how messy the threads would be if everyone started asking silly or repeated questions expecting a direct answer!

Try *#1234# to check version.

p.s. - Repeated abuse of forum ethics will lead to a ban.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Not 100% yet.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Skin1980:
I'm flashing it!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
if u r new just wait don't hurry. Stay with dxxkb3 just for now.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Oh look. Someone's back.. ;)

Tell me you managed to root and get everything else okay!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Hmmm.. Ok, I'll wait for a stable way of rooting this firmware.. You, skin,rex,trippin and all other mods are our only hope.. I'll do my research as well..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Skin1980:
Sure my friend :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] adaba:
Hi, are there chances that this firmware get released in samsung kies the upcoming days ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dhruvbaldawa:
Rooting didnt work for me

i flashed cwm using GB-CWM-I9003.tar and tried rooting with SOC 2.1, the root worked

But, i couldnt use the google applications and even the wifi wasnt working
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Maybe, but if it does, it'll only be in Europe as its an European ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
Bro can u find difference in ur Cwm with this Russian Cwm, why the hell in earth we don't know there was some one who also create Cwm for our phone.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
According to samfirmware lots of gb fw for i9003 will be released in kies.. I think including this one..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kctan75:
Hi guy,

I already upgraded my i9003 to XXkPE and everything is working fine for me with 1 time flash.

Camera and second camera working

Wifi working

mobile data working

May I know how to flash cwm using GB-CWM-I9003.tar? because i want to root my phone and i don know how.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Listen mate, first off, that question was really silly. You're just lazy to not use the search function. We have many coming up with similar questions that have been answered a dozen times already and that just breaks threads and leaves us with a ton of off-topic nonsense.

I wasn't talking about your English. Its really naive of you to assume that.

We try our best to be helpful in every way and no one's obliged to help you or anyone else here. All of this is mutual and voluntary. If you do not respect others' time and efforts, you won't be welcome here for long.

Having a bad attitude won't get you anywhere either.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] adaba:
What do you mean by "lots"? Firmware that will be different according to area (u.s, europe, asia...) or do you mean firmware that will be released which will be each time "better" than previous one (according to june there were 2 gbs firmware)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
I will add the link for the FAQ thread made by falex in the first post.. Will update soon..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Okay, samfirmware leaking ROMS and Samsung releasing ROMS over KIES are two different things.

While Samsung might take Lord knows how long to release the ROMs region wise, we'll have a lot of ROMs from samfirmware in the coming weeks. Could be different region ROMs, improved ROMs or both..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rdr_m:
diff accordin to areas i assume.cause i dont think lazy ass samsung will do any more work after a finalizes release.and apparantly this one is a finalized one.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Not sure but I think samfirmware means update for different areas I.e asia, europe etc.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ronhoover88:
Samfirmware meant only europe that could be XX or XW or any other X? Series
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] umarian:
This CWM is for all GB
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Good god again with 1 liners :\
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] androiderrr:
Friends is this ROM support google talk video chat?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] adaba:
"Lol :P."

By the way since the dev firmwares did not support google talk video I guess that it is very probable from this firmware to be a finalized one in case google talk video works?

Further more, since samfirmware may leak different region roms, could it be a problem in data usage for, e.g someone living in the uk using an asian rom ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] androiderrr:
Google talk video chat is the main feature of android 2.3.4.Iam very eager to know wether this rom support it or not?Also the beta firmwares of galaxy s donot support it but beta firmware of galaxy s 2 support google talk video chat
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Ahh.. therein lies the screw up! That's the reason the Wi-Fi and (or) camera ***** up after you flash this version of CWM. Enables rooting but breaks a few system apps and Google apps too apparently.

LMAO...!!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
GTalk video works absolutely mint on my XXKP9.. so most likely this ROM will support it too.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
camera works for me but wifi screwed up

guess we will have to wait for skin to come up wih a proper cwm for us.

c'mon skin rescue us (yet again)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] androiderrr:
What do u mean by absolutely mint?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Ermm, it works just fine ..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] androiderrr:
Nice to know.Thanks for your confirmation
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Ok, Now for my long ass feedback from this monster child. LW stands for LiveWallpaper and RON for ROM over Normal.

- Games have better response, Haven't tried my paid ones as root is not available.

- No new updated Market. They haven't included the one mentioned by Google. Still the same old ugly one. There's no update for it either.

- No RON (Woope!!) After monitoring the RAM I realized it stayed for a steady 20 mins at the 370-410MB range, This is normal as I have placed tons of icons, LW and Widgets. No lag occurs here.

- No CRT or Overglow effect. Yes, It's been removed.

- Sound/Volume/Notification sounds are likewise, The same as the XXKP9. Loud and clear.

- No new Live Wallpaper, Whoever said there was new one's definitely didn't explore XXKP9, they're the same. Although the water Live Wallpaper seems to lag less compared to the XXKP9. They also decided to merge the music visualizations that were separate in the XXKB3.

- Faster homescreen, I don't know if anyone has tried this before but, I seem to be obsessed with FPS on Live Wallpapers VS Homescreen flips, There has been improvement on the XXKPE, The LiveWallpaper doesn't lag the homescreen anymore.

[To test this, Enable the water LiveWallpaper, Then tap the screen for a ripple effect, Quickly flip pages, Elaboration rage below-]

XXKB3 - The LW lagged hard. This baby couldn't handle it, Was like giving a professional hooker to a virgin. You would realize the lockscreen would stick when you unlocked. I don't know about you, But it made me cringe to realize the obvious "This is lagging the phone hard!", RON occured often, Clocked to 400+ with LW and 349 without LW. Do the math :D

With Skin's OC ext4 on XXKB3: Phone responded faster, apps did too, LW became bearable, Although you would notice the LW would FC often or you would end up with a black screen followed by an FC message, this happens rarely though. Common part being you would see a black screen for a second as you unlock the phone.

XXKP9 - Better Optimization, LW were amazing, The Polar and the Water being the eye catching ones, RON occured commonly, With or without the LW, it happened. Had nothing to do with the RAM getting chunks of junk randomly, Or relaunching closed apps. If you cleared the RAM for open programs, You would notice it was amazingly fast, After 1 minute, You would feel the harsh lag like as if you were given an English Biscuit baked by your inexperienced sister. LW had not much stutter but it reduced Launcher page flipping response.

XXKPE - Most of the kinks have been fixed out, LW does not lag the Launcher as you flip pages. Eureka! This point, A soft english bread was served to you.

/End LW Rage.

Will update more later.

As for the rest, Clearly some are aware of the MKV playback has been ported from the XXKP7. Has worked well with me. Kudos.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
none of the mkv files i try seem to work

can anyone upload me a sample of the video which works for you to try please
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
At 4pda.ru forum many people said that with that CWM WiFi is broken, but they received root :). It doesn't suit me :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
I think skin has to work here... Make some changes into his firmware....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] eicalos:
What is GPS signal happen? (compare XXKB3 / XXKPE)

I want to know. Because I must use it to develop location base application it's my thesis.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shashankaggarwal:
I am a super newbie, and just flashed my phone with 2.3.4 using instructions on this board. Thanks a lot friends.

My expertise is very limited, and I actually do not even know what to search for, so pardon my ignorance.

Unlike everyone who have to flash the phone twice for camera and wifi to work, these two are working for me in the first run only. So shall I rest assured that everything is fine ? (atleast as per the knowledge we have till now).. or should I check something else to make sure its working correctly ?

I did not tweak much with my phone earlier as well, and the only reason I wanted 2.3.4 was because I was irritated by the bugs in Kb2 (stock), I hope this works fine. Not much need of rooting for me. Mails, messages, Music and calls is what i do more often than not.

PS : Working with Kies too..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Attached using GPSTest App, As you can see, It's improved aswell. in 8 seconds it already determined the location. Had a timer running, In 3 seconds it determined I was in PH, another 2 to determine where in PH, and last 3 to lockdown where exactly. Pretty scary and impressive.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
c'mon guys please help me out with mkv playback. none of the 720p mkvs seem to work for me :(

someone who has a mkv file which actually works could you please upload a sample of the file.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] eicalos:
Thank you for you test result Misledz

Now I will prepare my phone to flash my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dhruvbaldawa:
hey dude, how about rooting this thing ??
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
@eicalos, I hope you won't be bothered with no root. I used ddms.bat in Android SDK package to get this accomplished

@shashan Rooting is a big deal in terms of, If you want to keep your data safe and backed up. The system by default could be stable or glitchy, If rooted you can always get some advanced user to fix it, add mods and make it usable for you. Plus rooting helps add apk's from other phone models that generally weren't supposed to be used on this phone. Now that it's a somewhat stable, I can't promise you this is worth the keep till the advanced users quote it is.

@jit the MKV works fine. I assure you that, the reason why it doesn't work for you is because of the encoders used. It's the same as the KP7 release, You can run only certain MKV that were encoded with certain codecs.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
theres one way to root it but it screws up wifi and certain applications.we have to wait for a proper method.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dhruvbaldawa:
yeah, I have tried that... got the same problem... :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rdr_m:
misledz buddy cud u do some benchmark for me?nenamark and quadrant to be exact.and if possible try and run asphalt 6 and mention the estimated framerate.cause it is the only hd game that kinda lags for me.bt if u cud just giv me the benchmark results i wud b much obliged.and btw do 3rd party apps work with the camera now???
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shashankaggarwal:
I am actually loving this thing. The phone is really snappy now, the keyboard is incredible (though not used swype till now)..

have installed k9 mail, and all set to roll :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
I have Flashed To the firmware 2.3.4

Camera + Wifi + google Maps + Videos All Works Fine

But My CSC is unknown

Flashing Again :(

Edit: CSC Shown Correctly

Now Trying To Root !!!