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[Galaxy S II General] rizdroid:
I couldn't agree more. I've been wiping my SGNote and SGS2 via stock recovery and haven't had prob so far. I only use a "temp CWM" to install root files (su/Superuser - Rachmat3's method).

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Yes, I've been reading that since I bought my SGNote almost 4 months ago... the prob has to do with wiping data/copying large files. CWM version used by Rachtmat is temporary and is used to copy a few bytes (su/Superuser.apk). ;)
[Galaxy S II General] rizdroid:
HYBRID ZTO-LPM

Guess it will be of interest to Brazilians only...

No bootloader

No Russian bloatware

Rooted (su v3.1.1 & Superuser 3.1.3 by @ChainsDD)

Brazilian CSC (ZTOLP4)

Latest Brazilian modem (UHLPF)

If you want to give it a try,

do it at your own risk

(talking about so-called eMMC bug):

Download ZTO_XWLPM_UHLPF_ZTOLP4_ROOTED (password: rizdroidlpm)

Unrar it

Flash it via PDA option in Odin

PS - Even though I haven't had any prob so far, avoid wiping

after

flashing 4.0.4. If you want to wipe, flash stock ZTO (4.0.3) before wiping... this will give you lots of FCs! In this case, just hold power + vol up + home down til robot shows up.​
[Galaxy S II General] Bayint Naung:
Flash ICS boot loader, still missing serial number.

Anyone flashed russian ROM ? Is your serial # also '00000'?
[Galaxy S II General] hgroove:
Right, I flash that ROM and still can't fix this serial number problem. Any idea?

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Addicted2Speed:
I think i´ll stay with XWLPG for a little while longer untill there is a more stable release :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] olavopb:
"quote:You can use the standart 3e recovery for wiping and you will get no brick"

RIZdroid

I'm using the 4.0.4 XLQ. Please confirm me:

What is the safe way to wipe?

Through the stock recovery, or CWM recovery??

Thanks!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Flashed ICS bootloader using Odin PC and got mine back ... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1602579 page 32-33 will instruct you how.
[Galaxy S II General] daneel_:
But what about mobile odin? Is it a safe way to flash and root this firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] kaiseris:
Man, I'm completely puzzled by this FW. On one hand there are reports of successful flashes and everything working fine, on other - missing serial numbers and even bricks (?).

My ICS (4.0.3) is rooted using Rachmat's method. If I flash the 4.0.4 I will loose the root anyway, right? Not that it's a big problem.

Just having SGS2 for less than a week and coming from HTC Desire everything is a bit different ;)
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
To avoid confusion, anyone flashing via mobile odin will have an invalid serial number.

Anyone flashing with odin on PC will have the correct serial number.

Why? This is because mobile odin does not flash the bootloader with the firmware but its not just a case of flashing an ICS bootloader, the problem arises when people are moving from android 4.0.3 to 4.0.4.

When someone flashes 4.0.4 firmware in mobile odin, their device still retains the 4.0.3 bootloader.

So you must flash the 4.0.4 ICS bootloader to rectify this issue not just any ICS bootloader.

I know its been discussed but I wanted to provide an explanation and from testing, these were my findings.

By the way, I will release an insecure kernel for XWLPM later today for anyone who wants it.
[Galaxy S II General] pixiebob:
checkromV7 with stock kernel is from all the rom i have the best battery life, it's impressive.

i still don't jump to WLPM, i wait review about his battery life
[Galaxy S II General] Siberian Tiger:
I flashed through odin but serial number still shows 0000000.
[Galaxy S II General] Bayint Naung:
Which is not true.. i did flash using odin pc.

Even flash ICS bootloader separately..
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
Well I tested and those were just my findings. It may differ for other people.
[Galaxy S II General] dadyal:
i also flashed bootloader via pc and my serial number is still 00000000
[Galaxy S II General] kaiseris:
Same thing here, flashed via Odin (PC) and my serial is 00000...
[Galaxy S II General] expl0de:
My serial i also 0000... I hope it will be possible to recover, although it doesn't matter that much for me. I flashed via odin for the record. :)

So far it seems the problem is in CWM, which is not compatible with the new Sammy kernels. I don't think there will be Samsung fix for the problem, cause if stock, the rom works perfect.
[Galaxy S II General] ricnar456:
In galaxy note, the rom Lq3 have the same kernel with the possibility of brick using cwn, and samsung continue releasing lq3, today there is a new release of lq3 for n7000.

Don't wait samsung will repair a problem not generated in his code.(cwn is not made from samsung)

ricnar
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
I COMPLETELY AGREE! The original Samsung kernel is not the problem: if you use it as stock you'll never get a brick.
[Galaxy S II General] Beowulf_pt:
Read somewhere today that there is an official 4.0.4 version now.

Android: 4.0.4

Build date: July 5

Changelist: 837163

PDA: I9100XWLPM

MODEM: I9100XXLQ6

CSC: I9100OXELP8
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
What firmware do u use?

I'm on 4.0.3 firmware, flashed ICS 4.0.3 Bootloader (Intratech) ... and voila serial is back :laugh:

- I'm using I9100UHLPS Argentina (ARO)

- Used Odin3_v3.04

- Bootloader from http://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/2

- Instructions in this thread
[Galaxy S II General] eisdrachen:
LPM Hardbricks the Phone. Hopefully Odin will do his job by flashing an older firmware. ADB works, APX too... And Downloadmode even :)

I will report.

LPM rooted with CF-Root for LQ5 -> recovery worked

Flashed actual Siyah 3.3.3b -> recovery worked

rebooted -> nothing works, not even the display...

But Downloadmode works :D We will see!
[Galaxy S II General] cxdz810:
This XWLPM firmware only bricks when you wipe data with CWM?

Its only ''bug'' is not supporting CWM, or im wrong?

Can i brick my phone if i do factory reset with inbuilt android options, or with default android recovery?

What is safest way if i want only root acess?

and for example if want to go back to LPG and my nandroid backup? what is safe to do?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] eisdrachen:
I do not wiped anything with siyah-kernel. I think it is kernel related, not Sammy related.

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And: I would prefer a brandnew System. Download an original ROM, ICS 4.0.3., configure it and be happy... Just in this moment, Odin flashes my SGS2 with 4.0.3 XXLPD.

EDIT: It boots! I am a lucky man in this moment... Trust me, never again a sammy-device...
[Galaxy S II General] victorator:
all the warnings are for people who use cwm to wipe data.

If you do not use cwm you will not get any problems.
[Galaxy S II General] eisdrachen:
That is not right! With CF-Root Kernel my device was really good! Siyah Kernel bricked it...
[Galaxy S II General] thibault1403:
Hi everybody, sorry for my bad english but can I flash this firmware with Mobile Odin without any problems ???
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
not the kernel is the reason of bricks/ the CWM is.

I will repeat my prevoius post:

ATTENTION!!!

THE NEW XWLPM CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!

AVOID WIPING AND UPDATING BACKUPS IN CWM WITH THIS KERNEL!!! TO AVOID ANY RISK I WOULD RECOMEND NOT USING FAKE CWM AT ALL

Better wait for a fixed CF Root kernel.

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you can. But do not use CWM for wipes and backups ;)
[Galaxy S II General] sam142000:
Does the Russian ROM also have any custom boot anim for Russia??
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
OH NO, please! COME ON!!. Threre is ANY way to verify if a kernel has MMC_CAP_ERASE beforehand. They REALLY want to destroy my phone!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Is CMW same as Rom Manager?

I made backup of 4.0.3 before trying out 4.0.4 leaked.

Restored back to 4.0.3 using Rom Manager without problem ... even I have the bad bad bad faulty chip.

So PLS clear this out ... is it save to make nandroid backup and restore using Rom Manager?

Thank
[Galaxy S II General] daneel_:
+1
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
Hi

Here is a short story of what happened, had lpf, downloaded LPM using checkfus, extracted files, put in XEU csc files, did a Heimdall flash, using custom files. Flash went smooth booted the device to procees.android.media has stopped working.

Tried some known fixes, didnt work. Booted to CWM recovery. cleared data, cleared cache, cleared dalvik. Reboot.

Booted to download mode. Got new copy of LPM again from checkfus, got new copy of XEU csc from Intratech.

Flash LPM using odin.

Boot working, but CSC is SEK.

Flash new XEU csc from odin.

Boot *#272*IMEI# change csc to XEU. Reboot. Root using Rachmat3 method. Restore all apps data using Titanium Backup.

Now it was working fine go to about and see IMEI missing. Got scared, not much though had efs backup. Rebooted once just to make sure everything was in working condition.

Bam IMEI back didnt have to restore EFS. YaY. Serial missing. Who gives a ****. If I ever return this to service centre I will flash GB before I do.

Now working LPM with XEU CSC, working perfectly with all apps. No force closes at boot. YaY.

Moral of the story, Flash all you want but keep backups in case things go to hell. Fast internet connection can help with drastically reducing 'OH **** HOW DO I SOLVE THIS MESS' moment.

Thanks for reading.
[Galaxy S II General] Barely Running:
I went from 4.0.3 to WLPM via PC Odin without wiping data. All is working well except that I noticed the serial number shows as all zeros. This may be an issue if trading in the phone for an upgrade but it's not impairing the use any.

When/if a newer release of 4.0.4 is available for other countries and I flash the newer release will I still be left with zeros for the serial number?
[Galaxy S II General] mrm1:
Depends if they fix the bug in the Rom. I had this issue but after going back to lpg my serial is back. So don't think it changes your serial in any way, 4.0.4 just displays it incorrectly.
[Galaxy S II General] thibault1403:
Thanks for your answer. ;)

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9100 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] abdussamad:
i have leaked 4.0.4 LP5 can i flash this through odin without any problems???
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
No don't Flash lq5. Not safe.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] abdussamad:
i already have lq5 i have flashed it the day it came and it works fine i am asking can i flash this new rom over it via odin
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
Oh, Yeah then go ahead. You can flash over lq5.
[Galaxy S II General] abdussamad:
thnx and how can i root it
[Galaxy S II General] mikkis2k:
I9100XWLPD Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)

Base Firmware: I9100XWLPD (4.0.3)

Region Nordic Countries

Carrier: UNBRANDED

Build Date: 8th May 2012

Modem: XXLPW

CSC: I9100NEELP4

Change List: 524746

CF-Root v5.4 LPD: Download

Separate Kernel: Download (.TAR)

Separate Modem: Download (.TAR)

can someone plz upload this modem??
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Only modem XXLPW?

Or do you want hole firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] mikkis2k:
Separate Modem: Download (.TAR)

plz :)

i watn to do a csc,modem,pda odin install.. i want XWLPD and modem: XXLPW
[Galaxy S II General] donalgodon:
Agreed. I just updated to XWLPG, which is quite nice. Very similar to XWLPG, just newer.
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
You can root it looking here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794

It will work perfect with first method and no brick risk
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
no. it only containes some local programs, but in the rest it is similar to leaked firmare.
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
I don't think you have a brick.

If you used Siyah kernel, you're no longer using the LPM *kernel*, which is the one with the bug (which in turn comes to light when using CWM).

Turn off you device, take the battery out for a minute or so, put it back in.

Then press and hold Down + Home + Power. You should be taken to download mode and be able to flash another kernel or an entire ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] Barely Running:
Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] flydev:
did you see this post?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28470237&postcount=1

good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
So I don't really know if this is the right place but some observations regarding the new LPM rom.

The default kernel now supports USB OTG this means support for PS3 joystick, Logitech mouse and keyboard with those little dongles. Tried it and it works. YaY.

Facebook photo sync is broken again. Last time I figured out that it was not a ROM issue but Facebook app issue and it will hopefully be fixed soon. :(

The notification icons are less ugly and huge compared to 4.0.3 this is a huge plus.

The multitasking menu does indeed pop up quickly. Switching apps is also much better.

4.0.3 had some delay in the phone application launch. It appears to have been fixed in 4.0.4

The font is somewhat different.

The animations with stock launcher are better.

Everything is more ics like. Wifi selection screen looks like a nexus screen.

I will add more as I see them.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
This may sound weird but the sound when we click to select on screen is different than the capacitive key sound. ;)

This one is too good. They forgot the refresh button in the browser lol.

Brightness cannot be changed using notification bar anymore.

This is not a change as such but one small problem I have with all touchwiz roms for galaxy s2. Widgets cannot be resized using stock launcher. I am using apex now and we can resize easily. Don't know why Samsung does not fix this. They had this feature before ICS had it, it works for Samsung Widgets but not any other like Gmail.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] thorazine74:
I disagree, its Samsung's problem as long as they use one kernel for all their I9100s even if some of them have a defective chip.

I would even say more, it seems there is no real need to have a kernel with the dangerous flag enabled, like all previous kernels so far, so releasing it like that it's either for pure irresponsibility or for marketing purposes.

Sent from MyToasterOven using SmokeSignals
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
Yes, brick your S2, be out of warranty and you will buy an S3

Hard to move from S2 to another phone... if not the S3
[Galaxy S II General] flydev:
sorry for my ignorance ... but ... why not flash any 4.0.4 rom, flash siyah kernel and stop worring about bricking bugs?
[Galaxy S II General] khantastic:
Thats because some are having issues with camera preview with kernels other then stock...thats what i read...
[Galaxy S II General] rizdroid:
Leaked versions are dangerous!!! If I were you I would flash a stock fw before wiping.
[Galaxy S II General] uzbeque:
Does anyone tried to change dpi of screen to 182? I'm on custom rom, wanted to flash official.
[Galaxy S II General] Dimer81:
Have u done that? If yes, any problems with camera preview and BT?
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
I would understand you if the original sammy firmware bricks your phone, but it does not... No matter what you do on stock - you are clear and you are not getting into trouble. Samsung does not allow to flash any other roms or CWM. Because any modification of the original firmware has a potential risk: every thread which offers us new "solutions", roms or other WARNS US about the possibility to destroy your phone!

This is not a Samsung's problem that we here are trying to flash & modifiy all these problematic stuff that can destroy our phones!
[Galaxy S II General] Dimer81:
As i understood, there r reports of bricks with the stock recovery on LPM
[Galaxy S II General] poults:
LOL
[Galaxy S II General] ricnar456:
There are not report of bricks without use of cwn, put the link.

In stock you are safe 100% i read some of this samples of bricks and when you pay attention carefully you see use of cwn always.

For other side always there are some bricks for bad flashing in any rom.

ricnar
[Galaxy S II General] daneel_:
More than a question is a confirmation. If a SG2 is still with 4.0.3 firmware it's safe to flash to another 4.0.3 firmware isn't it? I need to reinstall my girlfriend's SG2 and you know folks, i better give her a perfect running phone or i see myself sleeping on the sofa :)
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
Flash her xwlpg via odin, she will do you some nice flavours :p
[Galaxy S II General] daneel_:
LOL Thanks man :D
[Galaxy S II General] levankd:
i have an issue, after i have a odin flash with XWLPM, everything work fine except for one issue, in my screen shot below, that grey box, which is contain some information about firmware ALWAYS APPEARS in my home screen, when i access app screen, it dissapear, when I get back to my home screen, or after i unlock my phone my S2 to home screen, it will appears. Hope you understands what I mean and tell me how to fix this. Thank in advance and sorry for my bad English :(

this is my screenshot
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
I know lots of bricks in our russian forum 4pda.ru since XXLQ5 was leaked. About 10 I guess, maybe even more. Plus I have seen two bricks here on XDA. All of them were bricked with original kernel +CWM.

I have used wipes in 3e recovery on XXLQ5 (stardart recovery) several times and everything works fine.

Have not flashed XWLPM yet but people report there is no probelm to wipe from standart recovery.

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I do not understand the joke :laugh: what does "ROM flashes YOU" mean here?

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from the shown screen I understood one thing: the cache did not flash because you have CSC unknown (you should flash only the cashe or the full firmware again). Plus tell me did you make any resets after flashing? usually resets help remove lots of bugs but erase your data...

Mayve this screen appears to remind you that your CSC is not flashed??? !!! really dont know...
[Galaxy S II General] levankd:
So wouldn't you please tell me how to flash only the cache, I did flash my S2 back to a full 2.3.4 firmware, then i've flashed my phone to XWLPM, and that issue still there. after flashed XWPLM, I did not make any reset or root. so i will try, and thank you so much for an immediately answer :o

EDIT: I make a factory reset, wipe cache, and nothing change, this issue still appears :(
[Galaxy S II General] ricnar456:
make wipe from stock recovery this will dissapear.

ricnar
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
Now thats weird, because you did flash the md5 with odin and it has the cache file in it. I would say that you need to factory reset but I dont know... Seems like this rom has the emmc bug issue, so. If you can do a factory reset/wipe cache other than CWM, then do it but again I dont know how your phone might end.
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
then try to flash all over again and see what happend. Try mobile odin. Check if you have a buggy chip with got brickbug here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1693704
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
Is this a feature that you actually can disable in the settings / developeroptions screen ?

This you do not see this info anymore.
[Galaxy S II General] mcmaus:
I flashed 4.0.4 and its working gr8.Contacts in dialer,battery percentage,new font etc.No issue for now.Sorry for bad English.
[Galaxy S II General] levankd:
After I did a wipe by using *#87976633# , my issue was fixed, thanks you so much for helping me :)
[Galaxy S II General] cruzzmz:
Hi ... i just want to know if now i am DXLP9 with siyah 3.2.4 kernel .. can i flashed the new XWLPM on top without worrying it will brick my phone if i do a wipe?
[Galaxy S II General] uzbeque:
I'm sorry for noob question, just flashed 4.0.4, and now how to root it?

- Extract the Rooted Kernel

From where I should extract it?:)

I couldn't find the answer.
[Galaxy S II General] SimpleNick:
this one is pre-rooted:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1752034
[Galaxy S II General] uzbeque:
Thank you, but I already downloaded whole 500mb of I9100XWLPM (4.0.4) - Russia (SER) [09-07-12], I want to root this.
[Galaxy S II General] SimpleNick:
between the trouble of attempting to root vs. download again that takes less than 30min, it's not that hard a choice really.
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
You can do it with CWM... But remember NEVER wipe with this and with this rom.
[Galaxy S II General] deathfrag:
Hi guys,

Is the new [Stock Official ICS Firmwares] I9100XWLPM (4.0.4) - Russia (SER) [09-07-12] safe to flash?

I've heard something about it bricking phones?
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Yes its safe.
[Galaxy S II General] deathfrag:
Thanks, I'm downloading it now. I intend to clear the Delvic cache & flash it via Odin. I'm don't generally do a factory reset whenever I flash an official ROM, it's okay with this one too, right?

Have you tried it?
[Galaxy S II General] uzbeque:
Ok, i'll do it with CWM, but from where to download it?

Edit: but hey, i flashed this rom via odin, and first time it didn't work. And after that I did wipe/factory reset+wipe cache. And flashed again via odin. Now it is working and it didn't brick my phone:d
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
To root in cwm, look at the guide in my signature. Method 1 is working.

Link here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28178105

Also, never wipe in cwm and 4.0.4, you really can brick if you have a defective chipset
[Galaxy S II General] khrone:
Is it safe to do a complete wipe including format data/system/cache + wipe dalvik/cache and factory reset before odin flash? i have the defected chip and i tried LQ5 for a while but came straight back to LPG via CWM backup... no brick yet :) Now im just too afraid to do anything.... any help please? Should i odin the latest 4.0.3 or what?
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
LPG is not affected by the bug. I also always format in cwm under lpg, without any problem
[Galaxy S II General] kami84gr:
That is exactly what I did before flashing this rom via odin and it is working just fine.... although I don't have a defective chip.
[Galaxy S II General] khrone:
So its only the "new" FW that have the chance to brick my precious phone, even if they are official? So i can still flash around and wipe as long as i stay in 4.0.3?
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
Yes, fw May 2012 and later are told to be safe

4.0.4 are sort of leak for guinea pigs, the serial number issue shows it is a test on a guinea pig country for me
[Galaxy S II General] khrone:
Cheers, guess ill hold on to the current FW on my phone for a while and wait for a 4.0.4 close to finland to use that is safe :) Thanks alot.
[Galaxy S II General] deathfrag:
Hey guys,

I just flashed 4.04 Russian Official Stock I9100XWLPM(Modem: XXLQ6) & found out that camera doesn't work. It shows a black screen. Any workarounds?

Is this a known issue? How can I fix?
[Galaxy S II General] Shomi87:
why only russian region got 4.0.4 so far no offence but why r russians more important then nordic contrys oO?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Flashback ... I don't think Samsung SGS2 4.0.4 is ready yet.

Think about it:

first one or two leaked 4.0.4 firmwares

then a single official!

then silence ... nada, nothing

Samsung is trying to figure out what went wrong ...
[Galaxy S II General] Flint2:
Camera not working with custom kernel

It's a known issue with custom kernels like siyah, ¿are you using stock kernel or custom?
[Galaxy S II General] Phil3759:
Guinea pig country, They did the same on nordic countries when Galaxy S was released 2 years ago
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
My XWLPM is working just fine. Did a full wipe (system, data, cache) and flashed stock with no root. No problems.
[Galaxy S II General] sheridan20es:
eMMC chip?:confused: