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[Galaxy Ace II General] Glpcha:
Request

Can someone root and upload firmware for ACE2 with NFC (i8160P)? The firmware PDA:I8160PXXLK2 with CSC:I8160PVIALK2. I cannot do it because I can't install linux on my laptop at the moment. Thanks!
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Re: [GUIDE] All About Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. Flashing, Pre-rooted Firmwares, etc.

Ok i will do it today.

EDIT: Ahh sorry no time. I will do it as soon i make time :p

EDIT2: There is no multi CSC I8160P firmware so i won't make one. Sorry... :(

Sent from my Galaxy Ace 2 i8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] b0g:
info

the method is working, thank you, ... are the best
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
You're welcome!
[Galaxy Ace II General] Glpcha:
No problem, I can wait :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] PokMahPok:
Re: [GUIDE] All About Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. Flashing, Pre-rooted Firmwares, etc.

Can i make my own prerooted firmware by putting the superuser apk and the binary into the firmware i downloaded? If so how can i go about it o:
[Galaxy Ace II General] Hummer951:
Re: [GUIDE] All About Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. Flashing, Pre-rooted Firmwares, etc.

Yes you can, check this out..... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31432772
[Galaxy Ace II General] Tommykeu7:
Deodex XXMB2 please..... with kernel CWM :good:
[Galaxy Ace II General] St34lth:
Hey all, im new to this , but ive had some flashing experience with my previous droid.

Anyhow im having some issues with trying to flash Kyrillos's rom or jellycream...

Kyrillos's rom will just finish in couple of seconds while in recovery, and jellycream just reboots my phone when i try to install the zip.

I seem to be stuck with the stock samsung XLL2 firmware (rooted from kyrillo's topic)

-Thanks for reading
[Galaxy Ace II General] Glpcha:
Did it on my own, installed a linux distro, made a prerooted rom by following instructions from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1881964

Installed superuser app from play store, and voila, phone rooted :) If anyone wants prerooted german o2 NFC firmware I can upload it somwhere.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kanehun:
How to set CSC

I applied everything to install kyrillos rom. I succeeded, everything fine. KIES says, I cannot apply update there. My CSC was XEH, now it is KOR. I tried everything to change it back, nothing works (tried reflashing, flashing with stock XEH, go back to previous cwm save), the CSC is still KOR. How can I change it? THX.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
You don't need to change it if you are on custom rom (eg kyrillos rom). If you are on stock rom, type *#272*"YOURIMEICODE"# and change your csc.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Nancy Folger:
stumped

Great tutorial - followed every letter - however. Got the pass in Odin but now phone wont power up in any mode. Any pointers on what to do next would be most helpful.

more detail - so went to reset after install before getting to pass the phone shut down and did not reboot - now it wont power on at all.

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Connect it to the charger and tell me what you see. You may have run out of battery. What rom did you flash?
[Galaxy Ace II General] davidcl7:
I have problems with flashing Jelly Bean on my Ace 2. When I press start in Odin, after few seconds it says that repartition failed. In download mode line with "Custom PIT Binary!!" appears. I followd guide in thread "Jelly Bean - how to". I am able to turn on my phone and work on it. I have latest KIES installed. Can you help me please?

Edit:

Solved, PIT was damaged
[Galaxy Ace II General] Nancy Folger:
Stumped

flashed rom:

I8160XXLL2_I8160OXXLL2_HOME.tar.md5

Nothing happens when I connect to the charger - still black screen - followed your tutorial to the letter. I tried the remove battery hold volume down + home + power and reconnect battery while connected to computer - I get the USB audio signal but nothing else. Will a USB jig work the same way it will for a galaxy S II? Also tried holding down the power button for 2 minutes, removing the battery for 5 minutes.

I started the whole process with 100% battery, the unit was unplugged from the charger for maybe 5 minutes.

would it be possible I had an issue with KIES?
[Galaxy Ace II General] virgo3456:
I'm on prerooted XXLD8. Is it possible to flash newest Version of Antsm's kernel (I8160XXLL2) ?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Jakopolo:
Why is the cwm only temporary?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2141395
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
I think its possible. Try it. You got nothing to lose. But i suggest to upgrade to XXLL2 firstly :)

Odin passed ok? Jig may work and may not work. What you mean an issue with kies?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Nancy Folger:
Stumped... still

Yes Odin said passed when the transfer was complete - from my understanding the first boot up is essential though. As soon as it passed there was a popup with USB errors and the phone went dead. Built a jig but didn't work - sent back to samsung so we'll see. Still wanting to make this work so any help in what might have gone wrong would be helpful. Is there a way to test if Kies is working properly and trouble shoot all the steps first without actually changing anything on the phone?
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
I am sorry. Anyway i hope your phone will be back asap. :) Kies works fine if odin recognizes your phone. Maybe you switch PDA & CSC files?
[Galaxy Ace II General] virgo3456:
Thanks. Handy works without any problems. The only reason for installing the kernel was the option to get CWR to make backups befor flashing other Roms like the JB one. I didn't see an advantage in upgrading to XXLL2. Perhaps i'm wrong.
[Galaxy Ace II General] b0g:
information

hy,

how check vold.fstab? is the same with old vold.fstab from GB? maybe otg is activate
[Galaxy Ace II General] Ottomaani0:
Hello!

I'm thinking of rooting my GF's Ace II, but I just want to make sure that no data(Apps, SMS etc.) is lost by flashing this. Otherwise she will propably kill me :D I know this was already asked a few pages back, but I just want to be 100% sure. :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rikxzdjz:
Re: [GUIDE] All About Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. Flashing, Pre-rooted Firmwares, etc.

Root not causing Data / app lost :):beer:
[Galaxy Ace II General] wiseman911:
Why not use SMS Backup+? It makes backup copy of all the SMS and the call log to your Gmail and then does automatically restore when needed. That's what I always do when I reset my phone or update Android. It's very usefull. There are also other alternatives.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Updated for Jelly Bean!
[Galaxy Ace II General] Jakopolo:
Thank you very much.
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
Could you just say a little more about the need for a custom kernel, and recovery mode? I was thinking I could just flash your pre-rooted ROM (GB), and follow your guide in the first post and that was all. Now wondering if after that do I need to do anything else like use a custom kernel, CWM or can I just leave it as it is? Thanks for the advice...learning as we go.
[Galaxy Ace II General] forbidden8:
Its up to you. If you want just root, without CWM and dont want to flash themes or custom kernels, just install pre-rooted rom.
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
I get it now, thank you.
[Galaxy Ace II General] grikster:
JellyBean Beta is stable enough for normal use?

as anyone tested it?
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
If you want your phone to work without problems, keep GB until the JB update comes from kies/ota. If you want to do some risks (bluetooth maybe buggy, some features may not work correctly) try JB.
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
Great guide and advice, thank you I've now flashed the rooted stock GB ROM from the first post, and ready to go ahead with new kernel and CWM. I just wanted to ask which is recommended to be most bug free at this stage, (EX Kernel v1.7 for example), and will it be easy to flash the JB final when its released?

Thanks for answering the questions, its a minefield when its all so new.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Yes, eX kernel v1.7 should work fine. And when JB final comes out, you can easily flash it with Odin.
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
That's great thanks. Now on the custom kernel. I was nervous of making a mistake typing out the text in the terminal, so I copied it to a text document on the pc, transferred it to the phone then copied and pasted into the terminal window. 'About Phone' shows the new kernel, are there any user tweaks I can make now?
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Good. You can install a new rom. You can try my V5 rom from here or Messi10's rom, or leave the phone on stock firmware :).
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
Your ROM looks good !

I only got the phone this morning, so I'll use it a few days on stock, just to be sure everything is working before I void the warranty by updating the flash counter, ( I think so far it should be at zero by what I've done so far).

Thanks for all the help, I'll read up and probably wait for official JB now.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nullmoon:
Just for your information, you can reset the flash counter (click, all credit goes to antsm).
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
Thanks for that, I'll use it when the time comes.
[Galaxy Ace II General] WazBaz:
Help me plzzzz

I downloaded the leaked jb firmware and installed it successfully on my ace 2.

But it is very unstable.

I want to go back to gingerbread

I downloaded the gingerbread firmware from sammobile and flashed it but i was stuck at the screen saying "Samsung galaxy ACE 2 i8160"

plz help me if u can i would be very grateful and hit thanks button on all ur posts cuz they are really helpful.

Also my phone is unlocked and I'm from the middle east

i downloaded from sammobile the firmware for spain because many other firmwares have similar pda and csc

is it the right one? if it isn't plz give me a link to the one for unlocked phones

Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Hello my friend.

There is a guide for how to come back to gb from jb. I cant copy paste the link now but you can find it. I think it is in the dev section. Hope it helps. :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] ddikodroid:
Use this TUTORIAL.

Press the THANKS button, please :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] amielglenn:
Help please :(

hello everyone. can someone help me with my problem on this phone?

i tried everything from flashing new roms, kernels with Odin. but still im stuck on the boot name " samsung galaxy ace 2 GT-i8160.

cant find any solutions with this. i also did tried the jtag on cellphone repair stores but still no solution. is there any other way that i can use this phone again?

thank you!
[Galaxy Ace II General] ddikodroid:
enter recovery mode and wipe data. :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] amielglenn:
i already did try installing cwm by flashing kernel through Odin, but i still have the same results. stuck on the boot name :(

UPDATE: i manage to enter recovery mode :)

but the thing is. im stuck in formating /data

and there are so many invalid arguments. :(
[Galaxy Ace II General] TheWolf59:
Hello everyone, I try to Update in 4.1.2 my Ace 2 with your firmware XMB4, but Odin (1.83 and 3.07) stay at "NAND Write Start !!"

WHat is the problem ^^' ?

Phone: Galaxy Ace 2 I8160ZSLK2 (Hong-Kong) 2.3.6 Gingerbread. Official Firmware.

Processus Kies killed for flashing.
[Galaxy Ace II General] ENDz0:
Lose data?

Hello, I have installed the same version as you said earlier, PDA: I8160XXLL2, PHONE: I8160XXLL2 and CSC: I8160OXXLL2 PHE. I downloaded the I8160XXLL2_rooted, but if I install this will erase everything? or as you said before, you can install only the "su" and "superuser.apk"? What I want is root without losing data.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Feras691:
Hello, I have I8160L and want to install any Arabic support Rom ,I can read and write Arabic currently but with broken letters as this (a n d r o i d ) instead of (android)......Is there any solution?:(
[Galaxy Ace II General] btb55:
I've rooted my phone with the method in this thread, and flashed with pre-rooted firmware in Odin. What procedure should I use to now update to JB when the official update for the UK is released? I don't want to flash the MC8 version yet, and will wait for UK release. I'm still on the stock kernel and don't have CWM installed.
[Galaxy Ace II General] carpe_diem122:
force closure

hello, anyone experiencing twlauncher force closure and other apps on this phone flashed with kyrillos v5 GB? i experienced this with my stock kernels then i flashed it with the pre rooted LL2, however i still experienced the same problem. i also tried searching for answers on this forum but sad to say nothing works. hope someone can help me coz its really getting me in my nerves thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] moris-g:
i8160l

hello

all the answer was about i8160 but any rom work on i8160L anybody know how to upgrade this?

thanks

moris
[Galaxy Ace II General] thealliens:
if i will flash this (I8160XLL2 pre-rooted version) with Odin will kies discover my phone? becouse i am still waiting for the kies official update to JB?

and it will not increse the counter right?
[Galaxy Ace II General] nomi49:
Will it be safe to flash I8160XXLL2_CWM_5.0.2.6 kernel on stock kernel I8160XXLD8

Kyrillos thanks a lot for the so much detail. You're a life saver for a noob like me.

I was going to flash stock kernel with CWM with antsm. Will it be safe to flash on current Kernel I8160XXLD8?
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Yes but you could also update the firmware to a newer version (e.g. LL2).
[Galaxy Ace II General] nomi49:
In fact, I have plans to update firmware. My current firmware is XXLK6, same baseband and stock kernel XXLD8. I'm thinking aboutr The Italian Job or one of your firmware. First, I'll flash MB4 (in order to get 624mb RAM) then MC8 (as a pre-requsit to The Italian Job) then one of the stock Kernel with CWM as you have suggested and finally that custom firmware. I think KYRILLOSv7B requirements are somewhat similar.

I'm not very good at customizing and stuff but I've been reading the forums and guidelines. I hope it's safe what am I thinking to do.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Yes but for JB, if you want to flash my V7, you should flash only MB4 and then install the temporary CWM6 recovery and flash v7.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nomi49:
Dang! I already flashed MC8. Can I still flash V7?
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
No you can only flash v7 from MB4. Or you will get an error while flashing. You can also try Italian Job since you are on MC8.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kenos89:
how we can increase the counter???
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
lol, everybody is asking how to bring it to zero and you want to increase it xD
[Galaxy Ace II General] muxa1980:
I flash v7 from MB4. Some colleagues from the forum advised me that now flash MC8 then v6 supercharger. What do you think?
[Galaxy Ace II General] ddikodroid:
How about v7 + MB4 + MC8 Kernel + Supercharger. Try it. :good:
[Galaxy Ace II General] muxa1980:
I just flash MC8 + Italian Job. Just v6 supercharger.

With MB4 + v7 I had strange problems with display. I do not know why.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
you had that problems because you didn't flash MC8 kernel
[Galaxy Ace II General] muxa1980:
It is possible. I am satisfied with the Italian Job. Just to put on a Supercharger and that's it. : Good:
[Galaxy Ace II General] kenos89:
why is it bad to increase it?

I want it for some apps that need 4.0+
[Galaxy Ace II General] mojito0:
Well increasing the counter is not really bad the problem is once it gets past zero which means that the guarantee is void.
[Galaxy Ace II General] chris_d_1:
if you want to use a sim with this one do you need to unlock the phone first or is it unlocked when you flash it?
[Galaxy Ace II General] CaterGR:
Thanks kyrillos !
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Hi guys, i'm new to samsung ace 2 forum, can i flash cwm recovery without rooting? Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Yes check post #3.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Doesn't work bro, when i type fist line and hit enter it says : syntax error: word unexpected, and when hit enter after line two it says : cannot open for write : permission denied.

Have i make a mistake somewhere? i reboot phone but stil stock recovery, no backup option and i need it to back up stock rom before flashing JB
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
It won't work unless you root your phone first.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
I have try it using this metod http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42458600#post42458600 but doesn't work
[Galaxy Ace II General] Vakey:
help :(

my odin is stuck at this message for a long time....

what can i do??

odin log:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> GT-I8160_EUR_XX_4G.pit.md5

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
[Galaxy Ace II General] nomi49:
What ROM do you have? I flashed MC8 then rooted using this method and it worked like a charm → http://androidforums.com/ace-2-all-...-gt-i8160-jb-4-1-2-easy-root.html#post5732314
[Galaxy Ace II General] loof13:
It means that the pit file is not compatible with your Ace 2. Wait for official firmware
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Stock 2.3.6 GB
[Galaxy Ace II General] nomi49:
Are you trying to flash CWM recovery. The guide on this thread is about flashing a Custom Kernel w/ CWM recovery. They are two different things.

I suggest you should look for CWM recovery for GB on the forum.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Yes, to backup stock rom before flashing JB, someone say only to flash custom kernel, and others do root first than flash kernel with cwm, but cant find working tutorial to root, thanks anyway bro
[Galaxy Ace II General] xrgman:
Great guide
[Galaxy Ace II General] alvinsc12:
Hello. I would like to ask you if this rooting process works in I8160XXMF1 JellyBean rom cuz i'm not sure. and why do i need to reflash the JB Leak?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Dina cell:
is there any firmware pack but there was no one of his Indonesian ...?
[Galaxy Ace II General] exodius48:
where is pre rooted fw for I8160DXMA1 (indonesian) ???
[Galaxy Ace II General] jackfacespoon:
Pre-rooted JB stock?

Nice guide!! Thanks!

Probably quite low on your priorThanks! but is there any chance of getting a prerooted JB stock Rom??

The official one is nice but a bit sloooow at times.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Ace II General] Shadowcareful:
Will the way to go to jb with flashing mb4 also works on the P version ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Tequila98:
Hey Guys! I want to ask the devs a question. Is it possible to use the touchkeys as a notification light?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
Yes, already included in new dh.harald's cm build.

Btw. Other people reported that BLN app from playstore is working so you can try ;)

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] Tequila98:
Okay, thanks ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] fra9090:
Good work man thanks!
[Galaxy Ace II General] ginryu006:
help

i just flashed my phone with cm 10.1 and i wanna revert back to stock rom, can i do that with this?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
Yes, but before wipe data, cache, dalvik and format system/data/preload/cache ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] ginryu006:
what do you mean format system?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
inside cwm - mounts and storages - format system/data/cache/preload
[Galaxy Ace II General] ginryu006:
and what does that do? sorry, i'm trying to learn what i can here:fingers-crossed:)
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
It formats system/data/cache/preload paritions. All files in there is deleted, so you can flash new without risk that anything left from other rom :)

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] oddzial_speciall:
Hello!

I have a little problem with updating Ace 2 to Jelly Bean.

I'm doing everything like in instructions on a first page, but I stuck in a step number 6.

I have a rom I8160XXLL2 - polish version. I have downloaded version I8160XXMG2_I8160XXMG1_XEO from sammobile, but it contains only I8160XXMG2_I8160XXMG1_XEO_HOME.tar.md5 and SS_DL.dll.

There is no PDA, CSC and PIT files.

What should I do now?

I need to add that I never use Odin earlier. Only what I did was chaning roms via CWM recovery on Ace and Gio so I am a little bit newbie in that topic.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Chaos_77:
Hi Guys

Been reading the thread and I can't be 100% sure the pre rooted stock firmware in post 2 is suitable for my ace 2.

The PDA & PHONE are: I8160XXLK6, but the CSC is: I816002ULK1

The mobile is from o2 so has all there bloatware installed, so want to install stock firmware :)

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Ace II General] m_khaldoun:
hey .. i have the same problem with (DBT-I8160XXMF1) .. what i have to do !!!

should i flash just md5 file !! what about the pit file !!! !

plz help me .. am new to odin .. i have experience in sony xperia .. but it's the first time with samsung .. plz help me ..
[Galaxy Ace II General] _Best-In-The-World_:
There is no need for the other files…just use the md5 file…you have to put it in Pda✔ and then start your flash…your device should be working fine after:)

Hope This Helps:)

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] m_khaldoun:
thanx friend for answering ..

but .. should i have to do any formats before or after flashing ???
[Galaxy Ace II General] oddzial_speciall:
[MENTION=4887365]m_khaldoun[/MENTION]:

There's no need to format anything. If you don't have PIT file don't tick re-partition box. If you going to have less RAM after installing new rom then you should use this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2389395. It helps in my case.
[Galaxy Ace II General] m_khaldoun:
thnx for answering ..

but .. i've installed a (CSC_OXA_I8160OXAMB4) rom .. it's JB 4.1 .. but it does't have the language i want .. so .. i installed another rom .. it is (I8160XXMF1_I8160OXXMF1_DBT) and it's JB 4.1 too ... but after installing it .. i didn't see any difference .. and all my apps and contacts name and other setting .. didn't removed .. i feel that there is no difference than before .. although .. Odin gave me (pass) and the operation is ok ..

so .. is it right ?? why the new ROM didn't format the past ROM ???
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Hi bro, thanks for your work, can i use this method and your pre rooted stock rom to go back from JB to GB?
[Galaxy Ace II General] a.chociaj:
I followed this manual to come back from JB to GB.

Everything worked perfectly :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] Brontok:
Thanks man. Good Job.
[Galaxy Ace II General] teonagode:
Can i downgrade my friends phone from JB 4.1 to GB 2.3.6 and how ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] warpyzda:
Yes, you can. Pls read this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2141930&highlight=back+gb

Friends phone is i8160 or i8160P ?

Or for i8160P you can try full flash stock ROM from:

http://d-h.st/fWn
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
not possible for P n L varient atm
[Galaxy Ace II General] warpyzda:
I flashed this on my i8160P !!! Yes is possible ...
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Ah.. I didn't know there was a full file for P