yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix&feature=search_result

try that, choose your region and press ok, will result in a reboot the first time you use it, worked for me
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
A quick reflash won't hurt. What firmware did you use prior to XXKPH?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Jack_Random:
that service wont be available ever (well at least till you flash a FW of your region)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Ermm, you can't!

Your network should send you a Internet & MMS configuration message when you ask them. If that doesn't work, ask them for the manual settings.

Btw, people still use MMS??

That happens when you don't check re-partition. CSC unknown will piss off your network sooner or later. So, before you lose your /efs or something, do it properly now!

And I fail to understand why people have to restore a nandroid from one ROM to a different ROM? That's not what its for and definitely not how it should be used!

Backup your user apps & data with TB or similar and system data too. System data can be restored without issues in some cases like Contacts storage, calendar storage, SNS data. Call logs and messages are handled seamlessly by LifeSaver2. What else do you need to restore?

And if you're still not using Google sync for your contacts, well, what's the point in using a Google smartphone? Dumb!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Works pretty fine here, 3D rendering, two-finger rotation, off-line directions, all work flawlessly. Check again and make sure you do not side-load Maps manually. Update it on Market.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
@Ponda, Living in the UAE has taught me 2 things.

1. Etisalat or (Etislut) is a money greedy bastard.

2. Ghan-Du is much better.

If you require to access the net, 3G is your only option, Its about 99 dhs for a 1GB monthly data package as far as I checked when the iPhone 4 offer was out before I left. Usually when you put in your etisalat SIM it should give the APN's automatically, Mines still does, When I put my etisalat SIM I automatically get APN settings, If it didnt, call 125 or 122, I don't know if they changed it but 1010 is an assured reach. You are required to subscribe for the package. There's no free internet unless you subscribe to EWAP which is horrible, but the only cheapest solution. You pay 1-3fils per KB so be warned, If you plan on using FB then 0.facebook.com is your only solution so you get no deduction.

PS- MMS maybe is free, or isn't but last I checked, You had to subscribe to the bloody service.:mad:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Lol, No hostility towards UAE, Just I wasn't happy with it's current stature. Everything's so uptight and strict atm, there's just major racial discrimination going on there, it wasn't like that when I grew up there, it's still home regardless, So I can't really harbor any hatred.

Well, TBH no one uses MMS, There's Whatsapp that get's the job done at a better and more promising rate, for free. Whatsapp/Kakaotalk which ever suits your taste, is supported by a large variety of handheld devices, Infact all major cellphone companies are supported, Nokia, BB, Apple, etc. Whatsapp is free for a year as far as I am concerned, and free ofcourse in the App Market's. You can send Music/Picture/Video/Contact's and so on, All of this for free btw. You just need a decent 3G plan or WiFi to get these across, My sister is a major addict with Whatsapp, everytime she goes shopping for shoes, She whatsapp's the pictures with her group convo of friends and voila. Job done. Problem etisalat *trollface.jpg*
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] PondaRox:
i would give whatsapp a try, but i hear the only way to pay is paypal
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
problem with flashing i9003 KPH

Can smbd help me?

For a few days i trying to flash my i9003 in KPH ROM. in Odin.

But always i have a loopboot. In each try i made factory reset and wipe in recovery, but it always get loopreboot. I tryed to flash from KB1 KB3 and KC1...and the results is ..eternity reboot. I cant flash by kies `cos it writes the my device (with KC1) doesn not support (version of KIES updated). And yestreday i tryed to flash from CWM (KC1) in NamaRom.Gingerbread-10.zip

But i have no effect, i just see the start logo "samsung gt9003" more the 7 min. And i flashe back in KC1. But i saw one detail when i tryed in 100`s time to make factory reset in KPH... in recover i saw this stroke":

can`t access to system/csc/ser/system

Somebody please help...I sincerely want KPH)

sorry for my english
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jit_devil2:
ok noobish question but did you flash xxkpe first and then flash xxkph?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
@lazywhisper, Try under my signature and use the tutorial to flash guide to flash your phone. He flashed a variety of files probably without re-partition, that's what probably caused the loop.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
With kpe the same thing...loopboot
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
@lazy, You sure your doing it right? Kindly tell me what steps you did. You probably did something wrong.

@Ponda, Whatsapp doesn't need Paypal, It's free, Like i said :}
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rusza930:
also tought WhatsApp is free, but its only 'free trial' for 1 year only. indeed its worth to use coz can get 1 year trial..:D u can check at settings>account info in WhatsApp.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
It was answer to another man, he asked me about kpe. Thx for your help, i will try it right now.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] PondaRox:
again, all this is really tempting, but i know 1 iphone user, 1 nokia n8 user and 2 blackberry users. all my other friends still use feature phones from pre-2007 days and some even have dumbphones! (you know, those who couldn't really care for such beasts as samsung galaxy s(es))

i suppose it's not that big a deal about the whole mms thing. i have the apn settings, so either it's a problem with regional firmware (i doubt it, since calls and normal sms'es work peachy) or etisalat. and inspite of @misledz's frustration with uae in general, well...lets just say that etisalat sucks to a point where it's .gif on xda is broken

EDIT: 4 blackberry users. and it's a wide circle of friends
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chipwizz:
How to download updates from samsung without using Kies...

I do not take credit for this tweak. whole credit goes to LuffarJoh who has published original thread here. I only take credit to edit it for I9003 specific parameters.

1. Create folder something like I9003_updates somewhere on your disk and download Check Fus Downloader 0.5 - Non-GUI and move it to this folder

2. copy FusCipherUtil.dll to this folder from kies installation (i.e. "C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\External\FirmwareUpdate" It may differ based on your installation.)

3. Find pda, phone and csc codes for your device by dialing *#1234# and PCode by dialing *2767*4387264636#. My values were (Now I have moved to XXKPH.. ;) ) Model: GT-I9003, ROM: I9003DDKB2, PCode:GT-I9003MKDINU, PDA: I9003DDKB2, Phone: I9003DDKA5, CSC: I9003ODDKA6

4. command goes like "CheckFusDownloader_v0.5.exe -c|-dl PDA/CSC/PHONE/ROM PCode Model OS". Here android is default OS hence no need to specify for I9003.

5. Based on above values below are the commands to Check available firmware (-c switch) and to download available latest firmware (-dl switch)...

>CheckFusDownloader_v0.5.exe -c [COLOR="SeaGreen"]I9003DDKB2[/COLOR]/[COLOR="DarkRed"]I9003ODDKA6[/COLOR]/[COLOR="Blue"]I9003DDKA5[/COLOR]/I9003DDKB2 [COLOR="Red"]GT-I9003MKDINU[/COLOR] GT-I9003
>CheckFusDownloader_v0.5.exe -dl [COLOR="SeaGreen"]I9003DDKB2[/COLOR]/[COLOR="DarkRed"]I9003ODDKA6[/COLOR]/[COLOR="Blue"]I9003DDKA5[/COLOR]/I9003DDKB2 [COLOR="Red"]GT-I9003MKDINU[/COLOR] GT-I9003

Screenshot...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
@Misledz

One question before i ll start to flash.

13. Turn off the phone and set it back into download mode once you get an initial first boot to homescreen. Do not set up anything, Just power off and set to download mode.

After i finish flashing KPE by odin my phone will reboot automatically, than yellow text will start and than after reboot will start loopboot. When i need to turn it off and start download mode. THX
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
You should turn off after it starts up. Then set it back into download mode, The android with yellow triangle.

@Ponda, I doubt it really, When I was in AUH this June I had flashed to XXKB3 without any issues, I was able to send and receive on time aswell as get on WAP. You can't get on WAP unless your APN works, but ofcourse, XXKB3 is EUR release.

These are the correct settings

Name: Etisalat Internet

APN: Etisalat (Attention write it with capital E)

MCC: 602

MNC: 03

Authentication type: PAP

APN TYPE: default,supl (Attention, write exactly like that without space)

APN PROTOCOL: IPv4

Let all the rest like they are.

I don't give MMS settings because nobody use MMS at smartphones
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
Right now i flashing KPH after KPE, but at first start of KPE i saw

multi csc...

can`t access to system/csc/ser/system

and after reboot it start loopboot (on kpe)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
it flashed, but it looprebooting again...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
maybe i dont need to wait of instalation of package, i need to turn it off before it.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Wow, Ok your getting confused. Show me a screenshot of your Odin. How can one make so many mistakes in 7-8 flashes o.o

and you MUST let the CSC finish. If you interrupt it your phone will be bricked. What CSC are you using? Seriously. I'm having a hard time without any detailed information or what files are you using. Tell me that first, then we shall proceed.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
It sounds that the you flashed the wrong CSC file for KPE, because KPE has multi CSC, it can't conk out like that. Before flashing again lazy_whisper please post your Odin screenshot with all files selected after you've completed step 10 from this guide.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
Here you can see odin and KPH and KPE, behind

http://xmages.net/storage/10/1/0/d/4/upload/a8c554bd.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
In total com you can see csc and other files i used

I want to tell you that i have compared the name of files in yours guide and the name of my files
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
Please do it again from scratch with this guide:

1. Firstly, Download the link from spacebar's XXKPH Feedback thread.

2. Run Odin3 v1.83

3. Set your phone to download mode : Press Volume down + OK first, then hold Power button.

4. Connect your phone, you should see Odin shows your phone is Added with COM number.

5. Click PIT button and select this file: latona_20110114.pit

6. You should see Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.

7. Click PDA button and select this file: CODE_I9003XXKPE_CL409735_REV08_user_low_ship.tar

8. Click PHONE button and select this file: MODEM_I9003XXKPE_REV_00_CL1041909.tar

9. Click BOOTLOADER button and select this file: APBOOT_I9003XXKPE_CL409735_REV08_user_low_ship.tar

10. Click CSC button and select this file: GT-I9003-CSC-MULTI-OXAKPE.tar

11. Click Start button to flash these files to phone.

12. Do not touch anything till you see PASS on the program window.

13. After your phone finished its initial boot, just skip over the first boot wizard then open dialer and type in *#272*<your IMEI># (replace <your IMEI> with your phone IMEI), select SER and then press Install. Your phone should reboot and you see the first boot wizard again, ignore it, turn your phone off and go to download mode again

Note: You only need to flash once to XXKPE before proceeding to XXKPH

14. In Odin, press Reset button. Re-partition should be unchecked automatically.

15. Select file I9003XXKPH_I9003XXKPH_I9003SERKPH_HOME.tar as PDA

16. Click on Start to flash XXKPH PDA to phone

17. Once you have flashed, after the phone started up, press *#1234# and check your PDA,Phone and CSC, everything should ended with KPH

18. Factory reset and enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] PondaRox:
you travel a lot :)

anyway, i dont use mobile internet at all, so i don't need those settings and that's not even my concern. and if you're so sure it's not the firmware then it's definitely etisalat

and like you say, no one uses mms anymore. i was just being all "EVERYTHING MUST WORK!!!!". last night, when i tried to use mms while pulling a prank on a friend, that was the first time i used mms since 2006 (that was when i got a nokia 6233 and i MIGHT have tried it out since it was my first mms-worthy phone). it'll likely slip my mind once more. now, there's someone here who needs help with something more important than mms so lets focus on him :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I flashed to KPE again but the same thing...loopboot on kpe

On recover menu i see next text

#MANUAL MODE#

-- Appling Multi-CSC...

Instaling Multi-CSC

Can`t access to`/system/csc/SER/system/`

Successfully applied multi-CSC

I cant boot in KPE
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
Ok, don't panic, try flashing KPE Bootloader, PDA, Phone and CSC again, without the latona file and with Re-Partition unchecked, both Auto-reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
This has been mentioned before but Ima bring it up anyways, Is his phone region locked? That's the only way something like this could happen, Similar issues happened with Movistar users.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I am calm as a rock)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] aakkaasshh13:
gt i9003

hi i am having samsung galaxy s gt i 9003 only two months over for this phone and now it started creating problem, some times it hangs such a way that even the switch off buttons does not respond and not living with option rather to take battery out and restart i have done this for more than 30 times to restart

as i have already moved all the datas from phone to sd card also and many time when if we try to open gallery it takes long time to open and some time it shows force close and does not respond

installed AVG anti virus also but of no use

mentioning the details of the software also for your reference

model no GT-I9003

firmware version 2.2.1

baseband version I9003DDKA5

Kernel version 2.6.32.9 root@SE-S605#1

build number FROYO.DDKB2

please also confirm whether it is rooted or not and can updating it to gingerbread version will sort out my problem

Thanks in advance for helping me to get rid of this problem:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
No region block and it is not movistar
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] XDA_Bam:
@lazy_whisper: After step 6 of bigeyes flashing tutorial, you should click start and let it repartition. After that, disconnect phone from pc and take the battery out. Then click reset in Odin, reconnect phone in download mode, and continue with step 7.

Additionally, in step 13 you could try *2767*3855# instead of what bigeyes recommended. This will do a "normal" full factory reset.

This is the standard Samsung procedure. DO NOT flash all files in one step!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
right now tryied to flash kpe whith out pit latona...the same thig eternity rebootin...

Any ideas?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
It wont be a brick after i repartition it whit out another files?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Yes, Just follow the guide attached in my signature. Good Luck.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
If you read instructions carefully, its 2 step flash procedure.

Flash the latona first with re-partition checked.

After you see pass on ODIN, disconnect USB and click Reset on ODIN.

Now you should have re-partition unchecked.

Now pull battery, re-insert and put back in Download mode.

Select the 4 KPE files without latona. Re-partition should be unchecked.

Now connect USB and click Start.

Wait till you see pass. Then disconnect USB. All should be fine.

Now factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
I suggest you do a clean wipe, don't flash the latona file with the rest. Rather start and try with XXKB3, If FROYO works for you ,then that is good, Only if FROYO keeps your phone alive must you venture onto GB. There is no use flashing a firmware you have no control over, start with XXKB3, I would suggest that, It's very straightforward. If your phone get's past the boot screen and into your homescreen, let us know. We shall wait. Then you can start with GB.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
Done. But the same thing like before. Loop loop loop.....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I now that i can reflash in KC1 for me it was stable rom.

But i want gingerbread. Maybe i can flash in CWM in KC1?

Is it real? I tried yesterday, from CWM in KC1 with NamaRom Gingerbread-10.zip but i have bootscreen for 10 min and nothing...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] xGiox:
i used xxkpe.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Aaditya2:
working fine...... all things done....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] xGiox:
i only need to restore applications cant i use advaned restore 'data only' from cwm?

edir: o yea btw what you mean by piss my network coz atm i dont see anything is wrong(calls,sms,3g)?,TB is titanium backup?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] crazbanditz:
Sometimes it may take even longer than that. Mine took 30 minutes the longest. Please wait longer. It may just work out for you. I think that the more flashes you do the longer DALVIK-CACHE takes to build up as it has been cleared lots of times. May not be right about this, but just be patient normally everything works out with a little patience. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I reflashed in KC1... What i shall do here to flash the GB?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
try to start Kies. It should say that there is update for your version (But it will be XXKPH, not XXKPE). It's official way to flash XXKPH from XXKC1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Wait, You did what....? You flashed a GB zip on a FROYO? Oh...My...LAWD. Ofcourse It wouldn't boot, The file structure in FROYO and GB are completely different! D:...I suggest you stay with FROYO. For the safety of humankind and Odin alike :\. Your not supposed to mix up files from different firmware's! It's like wearing your sister's bra and underwear and hoping it fits...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I cant flash by kies `cos it writes the my device (with KC1) doesn not support (version of KIES updated).
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
Did you try to hack the Kies?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I made it by advice of moderator from one famouse russian spoke site. I not a fan of flashing or modding... i just want to have th GB...

but my hopes are melting.... i gues

Can u tell i need to flash in KC1 or KB3 official or customs firmware? what is better
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Pralinos:
I'd have a question for anyone here having flashed XXKPH with Kies (well, if only one of us did it...) :

When checking the CSC version of the phone (entering *#1234# with dialer), what version of CSC is installed ? Is it I9003SERKPH ?

Does anyone have something else, especially regarding the country code string (SER) ?

I'm upset with this SER, I want my good old froggy XEF back ! :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
No, first time here about it. It can help me to update from KC1 even it says that it is impossible?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
You know, I flashed the XXKPE/XXKPH from any ROMs (XXKB3/XXKC1/XXKPE/XXKPH, some custom ROMs) Also I always use flash with all options selected (latona/all 4 .tar files) and I had only 1 problem: if I flashed from Froyo to GB or from GB to Froyo, I had to flash twice (in the second time without latona).

Try to do the following:

1. Flash Froyo.

2. Go to Recovery console and select "Wipe data" and Wipe cache"

3. Flash XXKPH by Odin

4. go to Recovery console and wipe data and cache again.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
I never used it. I just read it can walk around Kies limitation of the region
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I probably did it before your post...and nothing...as saying "the same picture"
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] crazbanditz:
Just type in in dialler *#272*<IMEI># then choose your old froggy XEF back.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] umarian:
try this:first step instal with odin XXKC1(repeat XXKC1) and then use kies registry patcher and then with kies upgrade XXKPH'

here is registry patcher
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
Interesting, and what setting i need to write in pathcer before patch?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] umarian:
you need pathcer to force KIES for upgrade.

Patcher modify windows registry.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
I dont select any sproof product mode `cos sproof i set false. I push patch...patch was succesfull but after launching the kies, updating still imposiible (KC1)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lazy_whisper:
maybe i should insert product code but i dont know mines, where i can look for it?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] umarian:
here the link to use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=835628
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] cerien:
Any specific reason why ? warranty, operator feature, other ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
yous should be GT-i9003MKDSER (SER for Russia)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Pralinos:
Warranty seems to me as a legitimate concern, yes. But when I look at all my previous firmwares, stocked in my computer (except the one that was in my phone when I bought it : it screwed before I 'd done my first flash!), it also seems like I've found my answer. CSC from Gingerbread dev firmwares all got MULTI-OXA as country code string in its name - the CSC for XXKPH being the only one which got SER - and CSC from Froyo firmwares all got SER too.

So it seems that every firmware released by samfirmware.com for Europe got a CSC with the SER country code string. What I was wondering was if it could be a way for Samsung to find out that I have flashed my phone (and thus voided the warranty)? Or is it the same country code string that everyone should get in its CSC's name since he lives in Europe (even if upgading with Kies)?

The sales code for France is XEF, thus I find it kind of strange to have a CSC named GT-I9003SERKPH inside my phone (SER is for United-Kingdom, if I'm not wrong). Moreover, I installed XEF files in /system and /system/csc two days ago (following this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787163), so that now I get XEF code when entering *#272*my_imei* with dialer, and CSC : GT-I9003SERKPH when entering *#1234#. It could look even stranger to a Samsung service center employee...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
hi, just read that post, it only for I9000 not for i9003, so maybe can not use on our phone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Sine.:
No, it's not for I9000 or I9003, it's for Kies, which is the same for I9000 & I9003 (and other Samsung phones too).

But AFAIK, this patch don't work anymore on newest version of Kies, so it's useless.

You should try to spoof your FW instead ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaskiratsingh:
This is what I did... Since kph is an upgrade of kc1, I followed below steps

1. Hard reset the phone..my current was ddkf1

2. Installed kc1. Hard reset the phone.

3. Installed kph as one package using tar as pda. Hard reset the phone.

Checked the setting using code *#1234# everything showed kph and working fine
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
@lazy_whisper

look like you have mass up the firmware, like i did.

so, i want to share my way to you.

forget the KC1 or whatever, direct use KPE

make sure do not tick any other options, i mean you do not, leave it as it.

1. Flash .PIT - wait for pass - reset odin

2. Flash XXKPE wit bootloader and others 3 .tar, do not tick re-partition and bootloader update. wait for pass show up.

note: every time, you need to go into download mode or recovery mode, disconnect the USB from phone.

if every thing gone well, you will boot up the phone. with KPE

than now, flash KPH, will get back SER region code.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Pralinos:
SpoofFW... interesting :)