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[Galaxy Ace II General] j800r:
Ok, firstly I apologise if this is the totally wrong place for this but I didn't feel it was worth a new thread by itself and I figured the firmware thread in general section is a reasonably suitable place to pose such a question..

Anyway, here goes:

Can flashing different firmware a lot honestly harm the device?

I ask this because I honestly cannot imagine why it would if you don't mess up and know exactly what you're doing. It shouldn't kill storage cause storage is constantly being written to/read from anyway so flashing is really no different in that respect. I've had a person tell me on another forum that they're surprised my device is still working after all the flashing I've been doing. Saying I take a risk each time I flash yet from my side of things I've flashed numerous different firmware numerous times with Odin (all stock variations) and more recently flashing custom ROMs from .zip files on SDCard numerous times and performance of my device only differs depending on the firmware/ROM I'm running. Otherwise it's as smooth as day of purchase more or less. :s

So is this just paranoia? An old wives tale so to speak? Or am I seriously the luckiest SoB alive? I'm inclined to believe the former but I'd love a more well informed opinion. I mean, I know with constantly repartitioning computer hard drives for installing different Operating Systems some people claim can be harmful when in fact it's as harmless as regular usage so I'm honestly not sure what to think.

Again, I truly apologise if any mods or senior members feel this is the totally wrong place for this post. I just didn't feel it would be worth a thread of it's own and I didn't place it in Q&A as it's not a troubleshooting question. Thanks for any information I might receive.
[Galaxy Ace II General] jordirpz:
Hey!!, i have the same issue.

Can you help me? Because i flash a lot of frimewares and i returned to gb and jb another time and i have the issue.

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 2013
[Galaxy Ace II General] Kilstor:
On gb is al working fine when i go back to jb i have te problem again :(
[Galaxy Ace II General] sidhiq:
Please Link mirror ...

i can't download from hotfile .. :'(
[Galaxy Ace II General] pedroleon99:
Try to flash d-kernel with the cwm

Inviato dal mio GT-I8160 con Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy Ace II General] astankov:
Are there deodexed stock rom mf1 or mg2 that can be installed trough CWM. I'm asking not for custom rom but for clean deodexed stock rom. If someone knows give me link please.
[Galaxy Ace II General] forbidden8:
Try these:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42810353&postcount=64

https://disk.yandex.com/public/?hash=mv9OyP5LjAdvxpFj9eRfUwDsoUk+IKQ24tMrBDi7X44=&locale=ru

Тези намерих само. А, и втория май не за cwm.
[Galaxy Ace II General] astankov:
Мерси за линковете ще видя за какво става въпрос. Да втория го знам и не се инсталира през рекавъри.

Thanks for the links I will try them. Yes I know the second one and is not for CWM.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Nah.. There wasn't any official MB2 update for greece. Those leaked test builds had EUR (greek csc code) but we didn't get any MB2 build here in Greece. :P
[Galaxy Ace II General] bonmidi:
Ace 2 problem

hi Yaulapman, we have the same problem for our Ace 2 from HK... all JB ROMs erased my baseband and IMEI ... have you solved your problem.
[Galaxy Ace II General] yaulapman:
nope

still on 2.3.6
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
You got baseban unknown because there is no modem for hk version...

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] Fodshello:
guys is there a difference between polish mg2 and russian mg2??

and will i get 648 rams if i updated directly from my stock XEO GB???

and what version is the smoother and the fastest??
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
1. Some libs

2. Maybe, depends

3. Up to you
[Galaxy Ace II General] botid:
Is it worth changing baseband when using u custom rom ?

If yes, is there a baseband only repository ?

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] kaix95:
Thanks man! vey useful
[Galaxy Ace II General] Fodshello:
does flashing the jb PDA remove my data,apps and apps' data??
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
No..

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] tomgv:
Please anyone post MH1 kernel. Thanks.
[Galaxy Ace II General] zernz:
anyone know the link for jelly bean secret codes?

please try first then post here, thanks :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] Marvin1337x:
Thank you, it helped me alot.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Aspavizta:
Help Me...

Is there another link, in addition to Hotfile? Thanks, I am new here, please help :crying:
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
i see another server besides hotfile here

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8160

you can see this http://d-h.st/rGZ

but i dont know why the file size is diff from stock
[Galaxy Ace II General] MrAlcoholico:
Hi guys, I got this I8160XXLM3 what of these firmware I may flash?. thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] raf1987:
2 considerations need to take:

1. your device region (if from europe, you can use xxmg2 or xxmh1. if from Asia, you can use xxmh1 and if from South East Asia, you can use xxmf2. Then there is one more, from China/Hong Kong, it has its own region and has different official Rom). most of the people here use xxmg2 and xxmh1.

2. your device type, is it L version? P version? or non L or P? Check your device carefully because each type has its own official rom
[Galaxy Ace II General] botid:
This is really interesting. I'm however intreagued why Samsung did this...
[Galaxy Ace II General] dharisd2:
new update

there has been a new 4.1.2 update for GT-I860L it is I8160LVJMJ1

http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I8160L

please test it and tell about the performance
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
You have that phone? If not you can test yourself. Or you dont need to know the performance if you dont have it
[Galaxy Ace II General] dharisd2:
i have it

i have it the L.but i cant test it it because i only have about 200mb leftin my data plan.i can test it only in next month .it was anew build so ijust wanted to know the performance cause we dont even have mg2.thats just what i wanted
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
mg2 or not isnt that important. i only found a slight stability diff in MB2(leaked) and MC8(GT-I8160),so dont worry about different fw performance, they are most likely the same.
[Galaxy Ace II General] dharisd2:
An way its a new build they shoud put it here
[Galaxy Ace II General] MrAlcoholico:
Thanks, actually Im from South America but this phone was imported from UUEE, my device its not L or P its just I8160.
[Galaxy Ace II General] botid:
Is there a way to flash the baseband without flashing the whole rom ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] raf1987:
I think the difference lies in language. Most european languages are in mg2, mf2 has only South East Asia countries language (I use mf2 from South East Asia). Mh1 has many languages (some europe, some asia even from my country which also exist in mf2), perhaps because it is from Turkey which located in middle part of Asia and Europe.

About performance, only slight difference. When I use mf2, it still lag and hang but it does not occur in mh1 even though ram still low

UUEE? Is it from Rusia? If it is correct, you can use mg2
[Galaxy Ace II General] nioton86:
help

hi i have gt-i8160p and i want to download new rom with this data:

Model: GT-I8160P

Country: Czech Republic (O2C)

Version: Android 4.1.2

Changelist: 1106830

Build date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:28:52 +0000

Product Code: O2C

PDA: I8160PXXMG2

CSC: I8160PO2CMG2

MODEM: I8160PXXMG2

and i need a resumable link to download this file because of my slow internet:d

sorry for my bad english .

thank you a lot.
[Galaxy Ace II General] eskizon:
that one is really good

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2452315
[Galaxy Ace II General] nioton86:
hi

i can not use this for "gt-i8160p". i want newer version of my ROM.

tanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] Moonly:
You can have CM10.1 or 10.2 for the I8160P, I have CM10.2 on my phone now. You need to make some quick modification to the zip file before the flash though. You have to put a new "updater-script" for the installer to recognize your phone and a a "tee" folder for the GSM network to work.

More details are avalaible in the appropriate topics I think.
[Galaxy Ace II General] SubjectX:
So, wehn can we expect 4.2.2 versions to come out?

BTW: could there be anything wrong if I install singapure version to my slovenian mobile?

Why are version separated by countries? Are there any differences that could make device useless in other country?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Dont expect any

Probably not

Some carrier bloatware?
[Galaxy Ace II General] SubjectX:
There is still hope!!!

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/18...roid-5-0-for-the-galaxy-s-iii-galaxy-note-ii/
[Galaxy Ace II General] tomgv:
No! This post is old..03.2013

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Not at all, i personally dont believe rumours like that and id rather get kitkat than jellybean 4.2

Sent from my iPhone
[Galaxy Ace II General] j800r:
We won't see another firmware update for our device if you ask me. Google Play Services means the app experience is very similar and Samsung don't care about budget devices. Custom ROMs are the best hope.
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
(Y)

Sent from my iPhone
[Galaxy Ace II General] arman0077:
please

please

someone give me the "modem.bin.md5" of MG2 firmware.

my internet is verry slow and I cant download whole of it.

.

THANX

.

sorry if my english is bad.
[Galaxy Ace II General] tomgv:
:highfive:

http://d-h.st/S0T
[Galaxy Ace II General] arman0077:
THANX

but when i try to flash with odin , it said:

<ID:0/008> Added!!

<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..

<ID:0/008> File analysis..

<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/008> Initialzation..

<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/008> modem.bin

<ID:0/008> Transmission Complete..

<ID:0/008> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes

<ID:0/008>

<ID:0/008> Receive Response form LOKE

<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

when it has .md5 in its name, odin dont flash it.

I rename it to modem.bin and see massages that i write up.

and my phone soft bricked.(it shows two device with a yellow simbol betwen them.

.

how can I flash it?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
sry not related to your question but what is Ari-Ace 2 v1?
[Galaxy Ace II General] arman0077:
that was a rom that i was made from jpld6.

it is about 12 or 13 months ago.

soon i will change my sig.

.

sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy Ace II General] tomgv:
No way, must flash full MG2..
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
hey guys...

Hotfile has shut down... ;(

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8160

found dis
[Galaxy Ace II General] justrhian:
sammobile switch to terafile
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Didn't check. Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] justrhian:
samsung-updates.com also currently uploading their rom to another mirror FH

They use ul.to and rapidgator
[Galaxy Ace II General] astankov:
New firmware is available at sammobile.com - XXMK2 for Britain. CSC is BTU and it has the same changelist. Gonna try it tonight.
[Galaxy Ace II General] bahate:
anyone test it :confused:
[Galaxy Ace II General] astankov:
Yes I'm testing in right now. Seems faster and more responsive but will have more impressions after several days.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Smokey Mc Pot:
really ???

:D You couldn't be more wrong!!! lol
[Galaxy Ace II General] j800r:
Oh, You mean like BTU now has MK2? Meh, It's just a new letter. Same exact Android version so in my eyes it doesn't count. Just as MF1 is No different to MG2 is no different to MH1 or whatever. Samsung will never bring KitKat to the Ace 2. I just don't see it happening. Certainly not within the next year or so If ever.
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Please test video player and video camera bug, thanks.
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
there is no 'better fw' for me

havent seen you in ages :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
Hey.

Any feedback on this new firmware?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Ace II General] joelio:
I´ve been testing it for the last 2 days, got the first "hiccup" yesterday. Must be said I wasn´t really pushing it to the limit, I did that the first day and it didn´t freeze at all. It seems for some reason jelly been freezes from time to time and not necessarily due to extreme multitasking/ running out of RAM. I wonder if other phones have the same problems with jb. Anyway, overall impression is this rom is more stable and responsive (in spite of the "freeze" yesterday) and I highly recommend it

P.S My phone is optimized, i.e. went though all the known tricks like 40´battery removal, factory reset, disabled bloatware... but it didn´t make much of a difference, phone was more responsive and faster than with previous roms even without this.
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Every phone can lag at a time. Different fw doesnt matter, its just letters. I dont see diff in mg2 and mk2(btw, mk2 isnt a 'complete' firmware like others[if you know what i mean])
[Galaxy Ace II General] Smokey Mc Pot:
I agree that any device can lag from time to time specially during sync.

I'm experiencing more Gremlins and faults on my GT-I9505 since I flashed stock Android 4.3, that compared to the gremlins that I have experienced on the GT-I8160 running stock Android 4.1.2 that is my work phone now.

New firmware releases are not just another letter from the alphabet as some might think, only because is not the 4.4 update that they dream about.

The MK2 is well optimized and is a (full and complete firmware).

But it can be applied as a patch to the existing firmware if downloaded from OTA (FOTA) update.

Exactly in the same way that the MF1 update was made available.

In my experience the MC8 was raw and heavy on the device and after I updated trough OTA (FOTA) to MF1, I hardly noticed any difference.

But once I flashed the MF1 using Odin and done the cold factory reset, I immediately noticed the device fast and smooth and without any video/YouTube gremlins or freezes.

Now I updated the device to MK2 and I downloaded the firmware and flashed it with Odin and once again I done a cold factory reset, deactivated the Samsung and the Google bloatware and finished with format the USB storage.

And the only problem I experienced so far was the Google maps app freezing. But is now resolved since I reset and uninstalled the update to the app and reinstalled it again.

Apart from that I also noticed that the system UI apk is smaller in size than the previous one. But is not that I have been looking for differences really...

In another note,

:rolleyes: Is silly and ridiculous to say the least, that some ungrateful people are complaining that Samsung is not giving them (kit-kat) updates to their low budget device's.

When I have a S4 that costs 5 times more than this device and is (officially still stuck on android 4.2.2) and there is no android 4.4 available for it yet...

:confused:I also have a Tab 3 8.0 that is stuck on android 4.2.2 and there is also no other firmware available for it. Samsung promised multiple users firmware update availability by this December for the tab 3 (8 &10), but looks like they changed their minds about it...

;) But I can see that Samsung is still working on the low budget Ace 2 instead!!!
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
true, MB4(leak) and Mc8 has lag for me, but now i use MK2(mg2 :P, baseband)
[Galaxy Ace II General] joelio:
I wasn´t talking about lagging, I was talking about freezing. Correct me if I´m wrong but lagging means the phone becomes a little sluggish from time to time or an app takes a little longer to load. By freezing I mean the phone becomes completely unresponsive, and by trying to press home button or power key you´re likely to make things even worse. Only way out is waiting for a couple of minutes or keep power button pressed till phone reboots. This is what happens to me from time to time when multitasking and not necessarily when running out of memory. Other than the odd freeze, this fw works really smoothly if not flawlessly.
[Galaxy Ace II General] monstro78:
about new firm mk2

I think its very good, fast, stable and more smooth than before. Camcorder never crash until now... of course its not as fast as cm but you should try it. I miss aosp look... I will stay for couple of days if you want to test something plz tell me.
[Galaxy Ace II General] joelio:
The problem with custom roms is that there´s always problems with certain apps, i.e. radio or cam or in-call volume don´t work properly... Btw, what is aosp look?
[Galaxy Ace II General] monstro78:
aosp look is like cm look... settings, contacts, status bar, etc is different
[Galaxy Ace II General] nusko_x:
Please test games, video player and camcorder bug.
[Galaxy Ace II General] dixee:
download rom firmware from terafile is fast and resumable, better than hotfile :good::laugh:
[Galaxy Ace II General] bananaci:
This file reached max downloads limit

what happened with terafile can´t download mk2 firm
[Galaxy Ace II General] monstro78:
Camcorder still buggy... good battery life... I don't play games, sorry dude. ..
[Galaxy Ace II General] bananaci:
btu is super:good:
[Galaxy Ace II General] zwliew:
I need to download MB4, but I can't find any available links for it now. All of them are down, from what I've seen. Does anyone have a working MB4 link?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
delete
[Galaxy Ace II General] qianw:
My I8160 baseband version is I8160DXLF2, kernel version is 2.6.35.7-I8160XXLD8-CL1100997.

I can't find a suitable firmware for it in the post #1.

Help!
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
your on gingerbread
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
I need a rom that has three or four files (PDA , PHONE , CSC , pit ) for ace 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Jb or gb?
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
Does not matter
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
You need to run script as a root user, click at skull like icon before running the script and you need init.d support, look for it on play store. Also you need to run script manager as root.
[Galaxy Ace II General] bezaleel:
well i got it, then i have to press the enter key.. how do i get it?
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A35zII7Hj68

Follow this link
[Galaxy Ace II General] bezaleel:
Thank you.. btw how do i know if the script run or not? Any tools or somethin like that?
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
you need to run script "99supercharger" in v6 supercharger folder as a root, and you need to mark it to run on boot.
[Galaxy Ace II General] JoinTheRealms:
Hey guys, ive got a mate who owns the gt 18160L (in new zealand), i wanna chuck JB on it for them, im just concered with the bringing a thailand firmware to a new zealand phone. Will data/ SMS etc work fine?

I havnt played with flashing samsung devices, so odin is a bit new to me. If after flashing JB we have issues and need to go back to GB, can we do that using odin without much trouble?

Cheers guys
[Galaxy Ace II General] rodrigo_kb10:
hello have a firmware ace 2 i8160lubll1 trinidad tobago, I put the rom JB Thailand newly launched?
[Galaxy Ace II General] ramanmono:
I8160LDCME1 Rom on any L version

Yes u can flash it on your ace 2. I too had a ubll1 TTT, ace 2. The DCME1 firmware available works fine and is unbranded too.

Just flash it with one of the latest odin (u can find it anywhere here on xda) as pda and don't change any settings.

You won't lose any of your installed apps and you'll go from 550MB to 624MB total Ram

The first boot after flash will take quite some time.

---------- Post added at 09:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:15 PM ----------

I have successfully flashed it on a trinidad & tabago version and you should have no trouble flashing it to your New Zealand version.

Regarding going back to GB (you won't have to) it can cause some trouble because this firmware like some or all of the other jelly bean firmwares of the ace 2 change something to the Ram. So with this firmware if you flash from GB (obvious, we don't have any other JB Rom), you'll go from 550MB to 624MB. Even the devs don't know exactly how the Ram is being changed.

Going back to GB might be successful, but you might end up with less then the original 550MB Ram.
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
NEW FIRMWARE!!!!

Model: GT-I8160

Country: Ireland (O2)

Version: Android 4.1.2

Changelist: 1106830

Build date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:19:26 +0000

Product Code: O2I

PDA: I8160XXMF1

CSC: I8160O2IMF1

MODEM: I8160XXMF1

Probably branded, but I will test it and report about RAM and Performance.

Download link on first post.

Changelog and build date are exactly the same with Germany MF1 build, so I don't expect to be different from Germany MF1 firmware.
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
Installed latest Ireland realease and it's the same MF1 like German, but only loaded with bloatware!!! It has 428 mb RAM and same performance so I wouldn't bother installing it.
[Galaxy Ace II General] loof13:
After Ireland o2 firmware you got 428mb ram. After flashing back me7 or Germany rom did you get back 624mb?
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
I didn't flash back to ME7 or Germany, I've flashed GB back so I don' really know.
[Galaxy Ace II General] shine911:
flash from gb to jb ME7 without Repartition to have best performance(I see some people say this but i don't know it right or wrong)
[Galaxy Ace II General] hinxnz:
Hi I'm from NZ too :) telecom phone but with vodafone sim. How did it go? All fine with networks etc? Thanks, haven't got round to flashing mine yet..

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[Galaxy Ace II General] WORF84:
GT-I8160 EUR I8160XXMB4

Does it include many other CSC codes?

I need NEE (nordic countries)

Can this one be flashed with Odin?

I ask because it says updates...
[Galaxy Ace II General] Eselter:
XXMF1 have NEE and many others (CMF, COA, CRO, CYO, CYV, DBT, EUR, MET, MSR, NEE, ORS, PHE, SEB, SIM, TEB, TPH, TSR, VVT, XEH, XEO, XSK) ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] WORF84:
Okay thanks.

I'll flash that one since it it came with DBT and change CSC later.

"Samsung-Updates.com-GT-I8160-EUR-I8160XXMB4-1361267890"

But I'm curious what's this updates, updating from GingerBread?

"GT-I8160_EUR_XX_4G.pit.md5" located in Samsung-Updates.com-GT-I8160-EUR-I8160XXMB4-1361267890\CODE_I8160XXMB4.tar

Is this the backup pit or is it pit for something else?
[Galaxy Ace II General] luigisvc:
I have installed this in my I8160L today, but I feel my phone lagging too much...mainly when I am on the settings...

I want to root it, is there a root method for this version of phone?
[Galaxy Ace II General] WORF84:
ROOT

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2139263

Worked for me.

A side note:

Flashing the DBT CSC version did not change CSC on my I8160. Was and still is NEE CSC.
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
Two new firmwares uploading on sammobile. I'll add them to the first page as soon as they are available. It's for LUX and EPL regions.

Edit:

New firmwares added to the first page, Germany (E-Plus) and Luxembourg firmwares. Both MF1.
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
Please help me:crying:
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Mkel has jb MB4(3 part) in his devhost, theres a back to gb guide in general forums

Search
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
Did you mean: GT-I8160 EUR I8160XXMB4
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Yea, the leak
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
I can not download this file from hotfile.

is there a new link?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
From mkel's devhost! Not hotfile
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
No 'phone' files in this rom!!! Why?:confused:
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
!!!

rom link:http://d-h.st/6QB

can you put a valid link?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
What phone files? Dialer.apk?

E: try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LZqCD3-Ytk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Ace II General] mohsen8160:
tanck
[Galaxy Ace II General] zennepiet:
hi,

I need firm GT-I8160 PHE I8160XXMG2 (Spain) for my wife's phone, link is dead, could someone help me ?

thanks :)