yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
The purpose of this thread is to provide a 'reference site' for anything related to ROMs and kernels, be it original stock, modified stock or custom images for the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone series. The models currently tracked are:

Korean version, model SHV-E110S

European version, model GT-I9210

Hong Kong version, model GT-I9210

Australian (Telstra) version, GT-I9210T

Japanese (Docomo) version, SC-03D (under investigation... coming soon)

All comments and feedback are welcome and appreciated. If you know of any or have your own ROM image(s) which you wish to share with the community, then by all means, please post references or links for us to try them out as well.

Reminders:

After flashing a new ROM image, it is highly recommended to perform a cache wipe and factory reset. Please avoid posting about problems repeatedly which can be easily solved by this procedure.

If you find that someone has been helpful in assisting you, then please do not shy away from hitting the THANKS button below their post; this is the preferred action instead of creating a new post just to show your gratitude

Devices

Please stick to the firmware images that are for your model ONLY, do not use images intended for other models!

SHV-E110S

GT-I9210(T)

SC-03D (under investigation...coming soon)

Developer References

www.codeaurora.org - Android Enablement for Qualcomm MSM

Samsung Opensource website - Search for SHV-E110S, GT-I9210, GT-I9210T

Hints & Tips

Engineering Test Codes
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
SC-03D Rooting, ROMs, and Kernel + Guide

Coming soon...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
GT-I9210(T) Rooting, ROMs, and Kernel + Guide

GT-I9210(T) Rooting, ROMs, and Kernel + Guide

DISCLAIMER: You will be flashing your phone at your own risk. You are solely responsible for anything you do to your phone, so make sure you are well informed and well prepared before deciding to flash or install anything on your device.

In order to monitor stock firmware releases I still need a serial number (this is the 10 or 11 alpha-numerical code on the sticker in the battery compartment, and not the IMEI numerical code) for phones from the following regions: GT-I9210 (Germany, Portugal, Hong Kong, Singapore). If you have one of these phones, please consider forwarding the number via PM.

Credits & Special Thanks to the following individuals for their input and feedback:

[MENTION=4164639]japinder[/MENTION]

[MENTION=4312500]Davst825[/MENTION]

PIT File

In most cases (over 99.9% of the cases I suppose), you do not need to specify a PIT file when flashing a firmware image with Odin. The following file has been extracted from the GT-I9210T. It has not been tested, so if you do decide that you require a PIT file for whatever reason, then note that you are doing this at your own risk.

GT-i9210T.pit - (SYSTEM: 662MB, USERDATA: 2050MB, CACHE: 302MB, PRELOAD: 129MB)

(PIT file analysis)

Factory Firmware (stock)

GT-I9210 - samsung-updates.com

GT-I9210T - samsung-updates.com

www.sammobile.com (type I9210 in the search box)

Pre Rooted stock ROMs

(Flashing these ROMs will NOT trigger the custom counter)

All images are .tar.md5 files, packed in zip archives. Please unzip and flash with Odin (Flash Instructions)

Jelly Bean 4.1.2

XXUAMF1 COV(GT-I9210) (Build Date 2013-06-20)

mega

uploaded.net

Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4

ZHLP6 TGY(GT-I9210) (Build Date 2013-03-08)

mega

uploaded.net

XXMPM COV(GT-I9210) (Build Date 2013-01-08)

mega

uploaded.net

DVLP7 (GT-I9210T) (Build Date 2012-11-08)

mega

uploaded.net
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
Engineering Test Codes

Engineering Test Codes SHV-E110S

Following is a list of dial pad codes used to initiate specific (hidden) Samsung or SKT functions on the SHV-E110S. (I will continue populating this list as codes become available or are reported by people)

319712358 (password: 996412)

SKT Hidden Menu

*#1234#

Display firmware version

*#272*imei#

Display/Change CSC code

*#0*#

General diagnostics

*#9090#

Diagnostic configuration

*#2663#

Display/Update TSP/TSK firmware (Touchscreen)

*#7412365# or *#34971539#

Display/Update Camera firmware

Engineering Test Codes GT-I9210

tbd

Engineering Test Codes GT-I9210T

tbd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
Flashing with Odin

Prerequisites:

- PC with Windows installation (preferably some recent Windows version like Windows 7)

- Download Kies from Samsung's website and install it, we will need some of the drivers that come with it

- Start Kies and make sure to disable automatic start up when connecting to a Samsung phone

(Tools->Preferences)

- An original Samsung usb cable (people have reported experiencing problems with third party and other cheap cables)

- Download Odin here...

- Download latest (pre-rooted/unmodified) samsung/SKT stock rom; you need to have an Odin flashable .tar or .tar.md5 file, so if that was packed in another type of archive in your download, then unpack it.

- Make backups of all your important stuff (pictures etc...)

Flashing:

- start Odin

- turn the phone off and start it in Download mode

do this by pressing Volume-Down/Home/Power simultaneously until the Download startup screen appears,

then immediately press Volume-Up to confirm

- connect your phone with the usb cable

wait for the drivers to initialize and for Odin to recognize the phone

you will know when Odin displays a COM port # in the ID:COM section and 'Added' in the Message box

- In Odin ONLY select 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time', all other options remain UNCHECKED

- In Odin select 'PDA' and browse to and select the .tar or .tar.md5 ROM file

- click on Start, sit back and wait for the flashing procedure to complete... the phone will then reboot

(don't touch the phone and don't touch the usb cable... the connector(s) on my cable are starting to wear out and because of that, if I accidentally touch it during the flashing process, nine out of ten times, it will cause the process to fail)

I recommend resetting the phone to factory defaults after flashing any major release bump, you can do this from within Android in the Settings->Backup and reset menu, or from within Recovery. To enter Recovery, turn off the phone, then press Volume-Up/Volume-Down/Power simultaneously until you see the Samsung logo, once the Samsung logo appears only release the Power button and keep the Volume buttons pressed until the Recovery menu shows... the menu is self-explanatory (navigate with Volume buttons and select with Power button)

Some people will recommend using ClockworkMod's Recovery. It requires one time use of Odin to flash a custom Recovery partition which offers a more extensive set of commands to flash and change parts of the phone's configuration. Currently there's recovery options from CWM (both key and touch versions) and TWRP (touch version).

If you make mistakes, you can potentially soft-brick your phone (or if the (custom) ROM is dodgy). Don't worry though, as long as the phone's Bootloader partition is NOT touched, then you will always be able to recover with Odin.

Warning!

Do not use PIT files unless you know what you are doing. If you use incorrect PIT files to flash an image, you can potentially hard-brick your phone!

Good luck!

PS. If you've done all of the above (correctly) and you are still running into problems, post your queries in this thread or send me a PM... always glad to help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trocloc:
Good. Thank for all the efford you put to reupload the rom. (bow)

Sent from SHV-E110s 4.0.4 rooted using Tapatalk 2!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yawxir:
Helpp....

I have Same Model, Galaxy s2 shv-e110s Korean Version.

Can i Flash Your Rom on this?

Also I cant Send More then 80 Characters SMS,Will This Problem Be solved by flashing your Rom?

Please Response .....:rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
All factory and pre-rooted stock ROMs can be flashed.

The Custom ROM section contains references that were collected from other threads; these ROMs are supposed to be for the SHV-E110S as well, but I have no personal experience with them.

As far as 80 character sms limit, the stock ROMs have this limitation to date. It is an ongoing issue being looked into. The AOKP and CM custom ROMs do not have this limit, but may exert some anomalies that you may or may not be willing to put up with.

What is the current firmware version on your device?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thrtech:
Revert from CM10 to stock rom via Odin?

Salut, davidcsv.

I'm currently using CM10 flashed via CWM recovery. Now I want to back your UH31 stock rom.

Can I flash directly stock rom via Odin?? Or I have to manipulate with CWM recovery?

Another question if anyone has answer. I found that there is an EU version of this model GT-I9210 (portugal and sweden). Anybody tried these rom on SHV-E110S? Essentially, I need French language & MMS...

Or, maybe stock UH31 prerooted + message apk and keyboard.apk from i9210 rom...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
Enter odin download mode on the phone with voldwn/home/power three button procedure and flash a complete ROM image like for example the stock UH31 with Odin. After flashing, enter the stock recovery and wipe cache and reset to factory defaults... That should revert your phone back to a stock condition.

The GT-I9210's latest ICS ROM is based on a slightly older release of ICS. After tweaking the system partition size I managed to get it working on my SHV-E110S... But sound wasn't working and there was an annoying popup msg about battery being disconnected when it was plugged in with usb. I am currently exploring other options but need a little bit nore time. The message apk will not work on UH31 because SKT managed to somehow alter the framework to shun messaging apps other than their own... I am also looking into this at the moment.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thrtech:
:good:

Thanks a lot for many informations!!

I supposed that sound may not work with I9210 rom, coz I saw a message of I9210 owner on another thread told that his I9210 with E110S custom rom had sound problem...

SKT use their own message system in Korea, maybe they managed system as you told... In korean forum, someone told about message app had language code problem. SKT doesn't use Unicode system.. Look about it if you didn't yet.

I'm totaly newbie, so I may have to wait your developpment.. ;)

And, when you managed the message work, plz add also EU language+samsung keyboard if possible.. That will be so cool.. :good:

Have a nice Weekend!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creamoncrop:
deadboot?

powering it on cause just vibrate. whats the problem?

i can go to download mode. whats the problem? i need help. this is my friends phone.

i will let you know what will happen after i download the rom :) thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
If you can enter Download mode, then you should be fairly safe. Yeah, flash the latest rom and then enter recovery mode to wipe the cache and reset to factory defaults.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creamoncrop:
i got one more problem. powering it on does not do anything, no vibrate no anything,

i did not yet flash a rom. maybe it was low battery. i was charging it now.

later i entered the download mode and it goes off. hoping that it was just low battery.

i installed kies and i have odin v3. i will try that after i download the rom. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlomaglalang:
sir can you please help me.im new here and i want to update my phone. Ill attach a picture of my firmware.thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
Search the xda forums for how to use Odin. If you want stock, then go to the OP and download the appropriate image, be it rooted or non-rooted. Latest stock rom for the E110S is UH31.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlomaglalang:
sir what happen to my phone.after flashing with odin it does not have a keyboard.it is running on voice command.how can i fix it. help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
Did you wipe cache and reset to factory defaults?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fesi157:
hey David

should i select re-partition in odin while flashing a stock rom?if i select re partition what changes will happen?i mean what re-partion option is all about?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dhanu@xdadev:
Don't Flash these ROMs on your phone as these are meant to be flashed on SHV-E110S "ONLY".
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
If you're having trouble finding appropriate firmware images to flash on your device, I can help you move forward with Jelly Bean stock firmware (rooted as well). Please send me your serial numbers via PM (on sticker in battery compartment) and I will try to get the latest image indirectly from Samsung's firmware distribution servers... we'll take it from there.

Remember, this thread deals with the SHV-E110S and not your model, so I'd recommend avoiding the firmware images from here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon:
you should post credits to those who made/port/gave links etc2 to those who contributed to what you had made :)

tho good job compiling all the info for celox found on xda :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
My understanding is that references are made appropriately in the OP where input and feedback has been persented by other XDA members or external sources.

Please point out any errors or missed 'credits' by the author of the OP if you believe that should be corrected or included; we're not here to plagiarize the work and effort of others, at least not intentionally... and I'm SURE everyone here would agree with me, no?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon:
a reference alright pointing to direct links? and not to posters post/thread?hey people like me made an effort for you guys here in xda. OP should have atleast gave credits with or without permissions from the guys like me who made those stuff available for you guys here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
Ok, fair enough... Please let me know which links you are referring to and I'll right any wrongs. Apologies if you have been offended by our/my misrepresentation of content in the OP.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darck1:
help

HI,i need some help

I have one samsung shv-e110s with android 4.1.2 Korean soft..and i want to upgrade to european soft.I read first page of this thread but i dont understand nothing..Plz some help with information for nobs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tierre:
Hi, How I can put italian language in this rom ?

MA7 - SGH-I727R Based

This is the best rom on this forum! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
The stock SHV-E110S firmware images only support English and Korean languages. If you want anything else, unfortunately you will have to resort to one of the custom images. The first few posts (esp. post #6) should give you enough info to select an appropriate 'rom' and instructions on flashing with Odin using your PC. If you go the custom route, I would recommend you try the MA7 (SGH-I727R based), MA4 GROM or CM 'roms'.

---------- Post added at 01:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:08 PM ----------

If you want Italian display language, then I'd say no, too much trouble or practically impossible. We're anxiously waiting for Sammy to release JB for the GT-I9210, the E110's international version, which we believe will support italian as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tierre:
I use SGH-I727R based

I use SGH-I727R based.

How I can put Italian in this rom ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruwancool:
I have shv-e110s (4.1.2 jb) 4n some problem some time 4n stuck and slow.that came if display off and lock screen come then stuck.but don't lock phone is good work.why this happen.l'll flash 4.0 but same problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyz77:
won't work...

Last week, I bought this phone, today I tried to upgrade the ROM with jellybean, and use the pit file listed there.

I did not read carefully for attention, and after try with Odin, there's no PASS, but FAILED, and now this phone won't work at all,

already tried to hardreset but, still won't work.

Need Your help guyz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruwancool:
My shv-e110s have problem

HI,

MY SHV-E110S HAVE PROBLEM IF 4N CAME

SLEEPING MODE

THEN I UNLOCK THE 4N 4N STUCK. CAN'T DO ANYTHING.BUT 4N RESTART THEN WORK PERFECT . BUT PROBLEM CAME

SLEEPING MODE

. I FLASH 2.6 / 4.4 /4.1.2 ROM SAME PROBLEM .PLEASE CAN HELP SOME ONE:crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
Is it just me?...because I do not understand your post, no matter how many times I've read it? Do you have any opportunity at all to make a video of your problem? I reckon that would better 'explain' the issue you are having and help us better to help you.

---------- Post added at 09:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:22 PM ----------

Can you still get into Download mode?

Which PIT file did you use and WHY did you think you needed to flash with this file?

If you can still get into Download mode, then all you have to do is flash a known working image (stock or custom will do) found in the OP, enter recovery mode after flashing and wipe cache and data, then restart the phone and wait for initialization to finish and all should be well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyz77:
no,i can not to enter download mode, my phone is totally can not turn on. But if i put usb cable into computer, theres still sound sign(usb plug)... i used this pit. celox-system898.pit....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruwancool:
my 4n go to sleep then stuck.can't do anyting.this problem come in sleeping mode
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
When you turn the phone on, what is displayed on the screen?

---------- Post added at 07:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 AM ----------

What is '4n'?... is it an app or something else?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruwancool:
SHV-e110s 4n deep sleep isue. 4n go to deepsleep then stuk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyz77:
i can not turn on at all.... :crying::crying: what should i do....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
I am assuming you have already tried the factory reset (and wiping the cache) as well?

---------- Post added at 09:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:25 AM ----------

What rom/firmware image file did you try to flash? In this particular case, the PIT should not have been a problem, because the one you claimed to have used does actually work for the SHV-E110S.

It seems more likely now that you've fed Odin an incorrect or incompatible file for this device.

If whatever you do or try does not result in the download mode showing up, then you're best bet is to get it JTAG'ed in order to restore the bootloader. Depending on where you live, this can either be costly or not.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruwancool:
yes try. what to do fix it. i'll try 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1.2 ,cm10.1 but same issue
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyz77:
i try flash from gingerbread to jellybean..... i used odin3 v1.85, i do eveything step based on first page. ...

How come i can JTAG'ed the device?? can i do with myself...?? pls advise........
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc_power!:
Remove the SDcard and SIM card, then try again.

---------- Post added at 09:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:04 AM ----------

Usually mobile phone shops can offer or know where to get JTAG service. You need specific hardware (and sometime soldering skills) and software to get the phone JTAG'd.

But before you do that, you haven't specified which specific file you used when flashing prior to bricking the phone. I'd reccommend you try once more with Odin3 v3.07... make sure you start with a fully charged battery, then try again to initiate Download Mode with VolumeDown/Home/Power buttons. If you can get hold of a Download Mode JIG, try that too.

If you're sure you've tried all you could to get the bootloader to start in Download Mode, then getting the phone JTAG serviced is most probably your only option left.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyz77:
i used firmware Jelly Bean 4.1. MA4 (Build Date 2013-01-28), then put pit file celox-system898.pit,when i start, suddenly my phone is off, and cannot turn on......JTAG service, is it hard to used? or what??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yaoshi_2000:
Manually Flashing Custom ROMs Without Triggering Counter (or Yellow Triangle)

Custom ROMs

(Flashing these ROMs COULD (and usually will) trigger the custom counter)

If your phone's custom status is still stock (counter zero), and you would like to tryout a custom firmware, then note that there are ways to flash a custom configuration without triggering the counter. One (free) method requires flashing a pre-rooted stock image and then flashing the custom boot and/or recovery images manually (not involving Odin)

My SHV-E110S is now rooted with the pre-rooted stock ROM Jelly Bean 4.1.2 (thanks to your "Flashing with Odin" post and the ROMs that you had uploaded). I'm now considering flashing Jelly Bean 4.2.2 CM 10.1 Based 2013-03-04, but I would like to have more details regarding the way "to flash a custom configuration without triggering the counter."
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
Whenever you flash with Odin (PC) in the phone's download Mode, and your firmware image (tar or tar.md5 archive) consists of a custom boot and/or recovery component, then the Download Mode logic in the bootloader will trigger the custom binary counter to be set or incremented.

With that knowledge you now have to find a way to write or update the partitions that make up the Android system on the phone. Starting off with a rooted/pre-rooted environment, one way is to use the Mobile Odin app (not free). Another way is to write the appropriate partitions in a command terminal on the phone using the dd command. I would normally use the dd command to write a custom recovery partition and once you have one of the custom recovery flavors, like TWRP or CM, on the phone, then all you have to do is select a custom 'rom' which was packaged to be installed in a custom recovery environment and install it in recovery mode.

It is actually a very simple procedure, but you have to make sure you know what you are doing... with root access, you can seriously brick the phone. If warranty isn't an issue for you, then I'd suggest not trying too hard to avoid bumping the custom binary counter... it's not worth the hassle.

One last note... the latest bootloaders introduced from Jelly Bean onwards on the S3 (and probably many other models as well), have a built-in check to scan the boot and recovery partitions for custom components... if true, then it will set the custom binary counter anyway, regardless of how it got there. I don't remember if we received any bootloader updates on the SHV-E110S.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidcsv:
You need specific hardware and software, and in a lot of cases soldering skills as well, to perform any kind of JTAG related procedure on a phone.

I know someone who's been in a similar situation like yours and he successfully restored his phone's operation by getting it JTAG'ed.

Are you SURE the phone is completely 'dead'? For example, starting off with a fully charged battery, when you try to turn it on, either with power button alone or the Download Mode combo, there is NOTHING displayed on the screen?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yaoshi_2000:
Has Mobile Odin Pro Been Adapted for the SHV-E110S?

Thank you for your prompt reply. I tried downloading Mobile Odin Pro from Play Store ... but I cancelled the order when I saw a window indicating that my model is not supported. There was an invitation to post a dump. Before I do that, I was wondering if you were aware of anyone successfully using Mobile Odin on the SHV-E110S.