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[Galaxy S II General] Barthlon:
Hi all. Is there a 4.0.4 firmware withOUT contactstab in dialer (and dialertab in contact)?

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S II General] atsic:
Do I have mandatory flash the firmware of the carier of my phone? I mean, if I have an Orange branded phone (already rooted and with supernexus on it) can i install the last 4.0.4 firmware from nordic countries???
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Yes, you can.

No need to flash the firmware released for your country ... as long as your language is supported in the ROM you flash, everything will work fine.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] atsic:
well tried and was stuck to the galaxy s2 page and was not able to boot. I'm reflashing again the firmware... hoping for the best. Any other solution???
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
As you had a custom ROM (supernexus) before, you might have to wipe data (do a factory reset) in recovery before flashing.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] atsic:
Exactly what I did Wipe factory reset wipe cache wipe dalvik...
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Is your phone only branded or locked?

Software branding is not important and will be gone after flashing an unbranded ROM.

But the phone will not be unlocked automatically.

P.S.:

And you are sure that you have got an international SGS2 (GT-I9100)?
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Did you do this before or after flashing the firmware?

If you did this after I'm afraid you have bricked your phone.

Stock recovery on official firmware is known to have a brick bug when you wipe the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] atsic:
Fixed the problem.

Did all what listed before the flashing of the firmware. What I did was to get in recovery again rewipe again and magically everything worked out. To root i just flash siyah kernel via odin??? right?
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Yes, or CF-Root.
[Galaxy S II General] pilotn:
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I don't think.

All 404 stock firmware I saw was with
[Galaxy S II General] drrkgupta:
As far as I remember flashing with mobile odin would not change the boot loader!
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Correct.

If you want to flash bootloader or re-partition the internal sd card, you have to use PC version of Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] yayanaji01:
gooodd thanks
[Galaxy S II General] frskies:
Hi! I would like to flash I9100XWLPX, i have been using some different roms and would like to format my phone first to remove garbage files etc. Is it possible?
[Galaxy S II General] RoRo1990:
I want to change from lps to XWLP9 4.0.3. I currently have a theme ics domination installed do I need to uninstall that before changing firmwares?
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
Usually not because these things are normally replaced by the new firmware. You will most likely loose the theme so, like always, make sure you have a backup :)

I recommend I9100XWLPX as LPX has been the best experience since I got my phone :)

It depends how much you want to delete. Doing a factory reset should delete everything. Or you could perform a full wipe but make sure you have a backup in case you had any important files you might have forgotten about!
[Galaxy S II General] frskies:
Everytime i install a new rom i do a factory reset, wipe cache/data etc. in CWM, but still all the old files are on the phone (my pictures, music, folders created by old apps.) But maybe Odin can format it completely?
[Galaxy S II General] [-Mac-]:
Not, you must choose factory restore in setting menu in order to completely erase your phone.

While you are performing the factory restore will be ask if you want to format your memory, if you say yes all your data will be deleted.

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] reslan_912:
hi guys i want to flash this ROM I9100XWLPX is it completely safe? like directly through odin ? or i have to flash safe kernel or something before?afraid of brick !!cause didnt do s2 before...on note i have to flash safe kernel before !! currently running custom rom 4.0.3 wolf .... thank you alot
[Galaxy S II General] RoRo1990:
Hmm so xwlpx is the most stable with the most features? I read it can brick your phone though?
[Galaxy S II General] SwissGeeK:
Check this post for information about the brick bug: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756242

I tried LPX and it was a stable, fast, stock rom. Stable is relative, because all stock roms, at least for me are very stable and they all seem to offer the same features. Now I'm using LPW so I can use the firmware from my country and it works fine too. Serial number bug is still there though and it seems that you can't uninstall the additional wallpaper anymore.
[Galaxy S II General] ryanswj:
I usually do a factory format by entering *2767*3855# on the dialer. This wipes all data on your phone + internal storage but will not touch your microSD card.

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XWLPX is the latest but this does not guarantee the highest level of stability. Features wise, it is the same as all 4.0.4 ROMs. Yes, you can brick your phone by wiping data in recovery using stock kernel, so flash something like SpeedMod K3-30 before you attempt to wipe data from recovery.
[Galaxy S II General] zonehack:
so what exactly happens when you do this? All your data is deleted (including photos, all useless app folders etc) and you're left with a clean install of ROM with no redundant files/folders?
[Galaxy S II General] nitrix:
Hi guys, I helped my friend with SGS2 root and install CM9. Its been a fun ride but my friend now wants to go back to stock SGS2 ICS due to the bugs. Will I be able to install the zip file specific to my country just like I used to flash new ROM or should I do anything else? Please help. ;-(
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Zip file?!

Stock ROMs usually come as tar files.

Maybe you have to extract the zip file before, and then flash the tar file with Odin to the phone.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] nitrix:
Can you explain the procedure on how to get back to stock sir? I'm confused with this process as I have a different phone and this phone in question is been rebooting often since morning.
[Galaxy S II General] Goldie:
Why not try a samsung custom instead of cm?
[Galaxy S II General] nitrix:
I'm not sure of Samsung custom. She's been using CM and MIUI for a while now and each has its own problems. So, she wants to get back to stock now that JB is on its way for a few months too. I'll need the procedure on how to get back to stock from the current CM9
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Flash stock rom via Odin. Pull the battery as it will bootloop. Boot into download mode again, flash a safe kernel such as Phenom, siyah, speedmod etc, again pull the battery as it will bootloop. Boot into cwm and then full reset, then reboot. Job done.

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Not a pretty process as such but it works.
[Galaxy S II General] nitrix:
Hey, thanks. Let me get this clear

1.Flash stock rom via Odin. - Same procedure as the upgrade procedure via ODIN right?

2. Pull the battery as it will bootloop. Got this.

3. Boot into download mode again, flash a safe kernel such as Phenom, siyah, speedmod etc, again pull the battery as it will bootloop. This flashing is to be done via ODIN too?

4. Boot into cwm and then full reset, then reboot. This should be the CWM which is already present or will be 1st step change it to stock Samsung recovery?

5. Job done. Thanks :)

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[Galaxy S II General] mihaixp:
One day I went into a flashing frenzy and gone through CM9, CM10, MIUI, AOKP, then returned to LPX. It didn't bootloop after flashing the ROM (so, I guess, step 2 is not really a must). The phone restarted, I turned it off, entered Download Mode and done steps 3->5.
[Galaxy S II General] californicated:
I'm on stock XWLPW and wallpaper + lockscreen is very unsharp when i set it with gallery. Quickpic is able to set the wallpaper sharp, but not the lockscreen. How to fix this?
[Galaxy S II General] ivkos:
It's unfixable as far as I know. I have the same issue on XWLPX - I've tried setting the lockscreen wallpaper in the Display Settings screens, directly from the gallery, and using QuickPic but it's still blurry and low-quality.
[Galaxy S II General] sdoc96:
Have to say this XWLPX is pretty bloody good on battery. Got sick of waiting for official JB so decided to upgrade from 4.0.3 DBT official to this (with my own extracted DBTLP6 CSC) and am amazed by the battery usage already.

Most impressive so far. :good:
[Galaxy S II General] cnjax:
Anyone have a link to a mirror for lpx? The link on 1st page is a hotfiles link and the dl failed at 347mb
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
You can use Check Fus Downloader from here => http://fus.nanzen.se/ to download officially released firmware version directly from Samsung servers.

Or have a look at SamMobile => http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware (if the link does not work, just go to SamMobile.com and look for "Firmware" and "Firmwares and Files").
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
For me LPX isn't that battery friendly. I'm getting better battery with LPW. Almost as good battery life as LPU.
[Galaxy S II General] Warhero141:
Almost a month without any new firmware. Guess JB is very close.
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Anyone other experiences better battery life with LPW rather than LPX? I am pretty satisfied with LPX - but with accuweather is gets worse. Otherwise is OK.
[Galaxy S II General] j2002:
That's very calmed since weeks ago. Maybe it's the calm before the storm. 4.1?
[Galaxy S II General] Riskytwin:
Must be!
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
I hope that's the case.
[Galaxy S II General] cruz007:
Bug...

Hello,anyone have bug with some games(rayman jungle run,agent dash,...)always freeze!?Rom and stock kernel are great,so if I flash custom kernel,what kernel is the best gor flashing,K want to get rid of brickbug,but I want my games run smooth like with stock kernel,and battery life still the same,tnx in advance.

P.S. can I brick my device with flashing custom kernel,or any other problem,I am runing latest nordic country firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] californicated:
Rayman Jungle Run also freezed on CM9.1. I think it's the game being buggy :p
[Galaxy S II General] cruz007:
Bug...

What about kernel?What custom can I flash,I want my device be brickbug free,but closes to stock kernel?!
[Galaxy S II General] californicated:
Stock kernel with root, cwm and no brickbug:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877270
[Galaxy S II General] cruz007:
Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] deepakoffline:
really disliking that hotfile is used as the preferred host for these files. cant resume... the main problem. just now i spent over 3 hours downloading the firmware of about 385mb and it stopped downloading at 365mb. now i will have to download the whole file again. really upset :( mediafire is requested. thanks
[Galaxy S II General] ricnar456:
use checkfus downloader

It downloads from samsung servers directly wth high speed and you can resume.

ricnar
[Galaxy S II General] deepakoffline:
rhanks. but unfortunately its taking a long time and giving error msg while download. can you please upload the latest firmware on mediafire?

:)
[Galaxy S II General] zonehack:
what's the benefit of changing CSC to my country? will i get better signal?
[Galaxy S II General] aludenis:
to configure the phone for data, mms, voicemail number...
[Galaxy S II General] deepakoffline:
thank you sir. it finally worked :)
[Galaxy S II General] Lownita:
Just to be sure: Stock XWLPX kernel still has super brick bug?
[Galaxy S II General] Stileth:
Yes

Odoslané z GT-I9100 cez Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] shrubber83:
hello... i don't have updated my GS2 for some weeks... this firmware has the bootloader locked right? after i have installed this new ROM should i have to flash via odin the old boolader?
[Galaxy S II General] gnan10:
my sgs2 is not booting after wiping data on 4.0.4 XWLPX rom...getting stucked on galaxy s2 boot logo

getting into download mode is there any way to make to my phone work again???
[Galaxy S II General] ssanyi:
If you use the stock kernel, you probably bricked the board of your device...
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
No, XWLPX has still an open bootloader.

No need to flash another one.

Just flash it with Odin (including the bootloader).

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] j2002:
As he can enter in download mode, he has bricked nothing at all.

Things you can try:

A.-Flash again the ROM with a safe kernel.

B.-Flash a safe kernel and then wipe.

C.-Recover a nandroid backup (without wipe).

I think A or C should work
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
If flashing the ROM again with Odin to your phone does not work, it could be a soft-brick.

Have a look here how to fix it => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457458

I hope that it is not the "hard-brick".

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] Erlanderterv:
You could try and shutdown and then quickly remove the battery for a minute or so and then power on.

Give it time to recover. (5 minutes or so on the boot screen) and if it still doesn't come on normally then reflash the rom.

I think it most unlikely that you have bricked the phone. Don't take too much notice of the alarmists here.
[Galaxy S II General] Goldie:
Not necessarily true. Its possible Download mode can still work on a phone broken with brick bug. Odin will fail to flash though.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
I may be wrong, but that doesn't sound like a hard brick. In my experience it wont even get that far. I'd try booting into Download mode and flashing again. See if it at least takes the flash. If it fails the flash get back to us on here. Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] gnan10:
after flashing many times through odin in download mode...still its not booting and getting stucked at sgs2 logo...even am able to enter into download mode but i think no use...

is there any way to make my phone work...???

please brothers help me out...:crying::crying:
[Galaxy S II General] j2002:
Then, maybe you can try one more time with PIT file and repartition.
[Galaxy S II General] kranti2064:
After flashing the rom via Odin, reboot into Recovery mode and do a factory reset.

If doesn't work, try a different micro USB cable.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
He needs to reset after flashing a safe kernel tho. Stock will brick bug him properly.
[Galaxy S II General] tricky-tricky:
Flash the kennel from CM here...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14605470 then reboot in recovery CWM and flash CM9 ... Oh yeah another thing is that you may want to reinstall kies just to make sure you have the updated drivers... It will work and stop crying...
[Galaxy S II General] basketor:
where is the root kernel for XWLPX ?
[Galaxy S II General] Many40:
zImage file inside firmware installation package (inside tar.md5 archive file).

If you already have installed this rom then the kernel is in /boot partition of your phone. ;)

Regards

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Depending what you want. You can flash the latest ICS 4.0.4 XWLPX but before you do that, full wipe is recommended.

Important: Don't do wipes on stock kernel after you flash ICS 4.0.4. Flash a safe kernel just after flashing a rom.
[Galaxy S II General] gnan10:
got unbricked my device...yes i recovered the device from emmc brick... Samsung service centre people said that "u messed up with motherboard need to change it and it costs upto 10k(190$)"

So i planned to leave it as a bricked rather than repairing(to get a nexus or s3)...but i found that a developer made bunch of patched pits with different size of partitioning....i followed him and got succeded to boot my phone again...i managed to skip the installation of firmware on currupted NANDrw memory blocks...

But after my phone booted...i lost 4gb of internal memory...:eek:

But its ok for me...my mobile got survived for me...he came for me back again from hell of death:D:)

But still their are currupted blocks in my phone...if a stock pit is supposed to flash then my phone definitely brick again :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
You can flash CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPX-v5.6-CWM5 with Odin from here => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&highlight=CF+Root (post #8).

Or flash XWLPX-NEE ICS 4.0.4 via stock recovery from here => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31310851 (post #2).

Or flash the pre-rooted XWLPX ROM with ODin from here => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1608071.

It's your choice.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] Dark Emotion:
You can fix those 4 gb of missing storage (I think) just follow this tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1757093

Just be careful, don't brick your device again.
[Galaxy S II General] icanfly77:
Hi guys I am currently running stock 4.03 for Australia and rooted with cfroot. This morning I got notification of an OTA update. It tried to install but failed. Heard that's normal. How do I get update properly? Will it work with keis or do I have to find the firmware online and manually flash it with CWM or Odin? Will I maintain root after or do I need to reboot? Much abliged!
[Galaxy S II General] Many40:
Hi,

If you are using unbranded rom, the newest one for Australia is:

PDA: I9100XWLPW

CSC: I9100XSALP6

Version: 4.0.4

Date: 2012-09-03

You can check it on Sammobile website

It's available in KIES so you can try (should work), however I recommend that you download it (TAR file) from Sammobile (you have to be registered) and flash it via odin. Then you can flash a custom kernel which will give you root and custom recovery as well as protect you from brick bug (eg. PhilZ-CWM6 stock based kernel).

But remeber:

- before flashing a new rom make nandroid backup of the current one

- before flashing do full wipe to avoid any issues on a new rom (FCs, freezes etc)

- don't do any wipes/formats just after flashing ICS 4.0.4 being on stock kernel - flash just after any of "Safe" kernels to avoid brickbug.

Regards and good luck
[Galaxy S II General] myshu:
I9100BULPG/I9100SFRLPB/I9100BULP8/I9100BULPG

Anyone got a changelog on that ?
[Galaxy S II General] californicated:
I'm using XWLPW since some weeks and everything was working fine until yesterday. Mobile Data stopped working, Wifi is still ok. After removing battery data internet will work for some minutes, then stop. No E, H, H+ symbol, APN are set correctly.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Sorry, it's my provider..

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
New firmware found:

I9100UHLPX (Ecuador - Movistar) => Changelist: 1088068

CSC: I9100UWTLP4

Modem: I9100UHLPH

Build date: 05/SEP/2012

Seems to be newer than XWLPX.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
It's branded though.
[Galaxy S II General] Riskytwin:
Jelly Bean

Any recent news about Jelly Bean for our Galaxy S2?
[Galaxy S II General] laky29:
:crying: Jelly Bean

Any recent news about Jelly Bean for our Galaxy S2?

:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II General] j2002:
Don't you think if there were news this should be plenty of post?
[Galaxy S II General] ssanyi:
Yes, there are news, don't have to cry! :)

Big Sam officially confirmed that jelly bean for S2 will be coming in the end of November (first releases), so I think nearly everyone will get it till Christmas.
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
How about this one from SamMobile?

Does not appear to be branded but might still be?

Check here for latest firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware

Let me know what you guys think if you try it!
[Galaxy S II General] medmouncef:
Gnan10, Please whitch developer did you follow to recover your bricked phone. Mine is fully bricked since 3 months. And Samsung told me to change motherboard. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] oschwin:
Did u use the little arrows on top right side? There you can switch through the menue.
[Galaxy S II General] Jackdjb:
Noob here and I need help.

Downloaded the Kernel from the first message in the thread, up on top (ignored the stock kernel and modem kernel)

I9100XXLPQ (Official Final Build)

Base Firmware: I9100XXLPQ (4.0.3)

Build Date: 9th March 2012

Modem: XXLPQ

CSC: OXALPQ

Change List: 223505

Kernel Version: 3.0.15

DOWNLOAD (FileFactory) | Mirror (HotFile) MD5: 013D99661014CCFF2404C273D70D212D (Thanks To SamMobile) (DO A WIPE BEFORE FLASHING!)

this one.

downlaoded odin 1.85 and root kernel on first post.

turned on mobile phone on recovery mode, wiped to factory, wiped cache, wiped davik cache and wiped battery data.

tuerned on mobile phone on download mode, started odin on PC, selected PDA and the tar.md5 that came in the rar I downloaded. (only PDA file). Flashed it, everything ok.

same thing with the ROOT kernel there is available to download in first post.

Everything ok, then Ran the triangle remove app from chainfire. Awesoem stuff, everything Ok once again.

My phone seems to be working perfectly, but I've been reading stuff about the stock kernel... Do I have to flash it? do I have to do anything with it or am I safe to go with everything I already did?

I've been downloading apps from google play and no problems whatsoever.

Please explain me about the stock and modem kernels... didn't use them for anything... I'm worried now lol.
[Galaxy S II General] earthdome:
for me, i could connect to the hotspot but didn't have internet connectivity. anyone has the same problem?
[Galaxy S II General] Ryaan80:
i was using the same rom lite ning rom i got no problem at all.

When you will download the file there will be only one file not three files.

Its same process like you flashed liten ing rom. just download the zip an extract it you will recognize the file .tar file.
[Galaxy S II General] RobinHoodSnr:
Thanks diemadedrei, but it needs a password to open...got it by any chance?

...tia

Got it...pass: intratech@XDA
[Galaxy S II General] Ryaan80:
Follow this

Instructions For Rooting ICS :

Extract the Rooted Kernel

Open the included Odin

Put your device into Download MODE

Click PDA and select CF-Root-SGS2_*-v5.3-CWM5.tar

Then finally click START!
[Galaxy S II General] MrEs:
anybody???
[Galaxy S II General] hhhans1:
This is the problem wich i encounter trying to setup my pop3 email account. If you let the program to retreive settings, it will not let you to change user name, only password.

In the first screen , you need to change Microsoft Active Exchange to Manual Setup, and after that you will have all the means to setup your email account like it should be.

Hope that it helps,

Best regards
[Galaxy S II General] amozonesk:
just don't do anything.

start here, then post another questions :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1442549
[Galaxy S II General] oschwin:
You re right, forgot to say this.
[Galaxy S II General] diemadedrei:
Lot of questions here... Pick the answer you need, Im trying to answer everything I can

The password is intratech@XDA

You dont need a factory reset but it could be a good idea to avoid problems

And you dont need to flash the stock kernel if you have nor problems. Its only necassary if you want to get rid of the triangle or if you have problems installing apps
[Galaxy S II General] hmm1967:
Yes, and I got all the fields to specify the server adderss for incoming and outgoing. But after configuring the SMTP server, when I click the small arrow the top to proceed, it tries to connect and fails because it uses the e-mail address as login-name (cause I could not specify an login name). This has worked in GB and it work in ICS for an Exchange-Account, but not for IMAP.
[Galaxy S II General] oschwin:
You switched the settings? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23604872&postcount=911
[Galaxy S II General] pvsanjay:
Hi,

I flashed this firmware using Mobile Odin

Seems to be working fine so far, but battery seems to be draining faster

My question is, since I am from India, can I continue to use the same modem, or is it advisable to flash XXKL1 modem. Will there be any compatibility issues? I heard that this modem is better for battery. But KL1 is from Ginger Bread.

Please clarify, I am confused ...

Thank you

Sanjay