UPDATE: Samsung seems to have pulled the update from their servers. I recommend using Odin to upgrade to JPM/JP6 instead of the method in this tutorial.
LOOK at what kies offers you before flashing if it's not JPM/JP6 then its not the froyo rom described in this thread.
Since some of the threads are buried and out of date I figured I would post this once more. Please read the whole post before flashing it can save you from a lot of hassles later.
Make sure your phone and network uses the same bands as this rom. In other words don't flash this on a US device that needs the 850 band since this rom is for europe.
****If your phone does not have a working 3 button recovery mode or if you don't know what that is then visit this link for more information before flashing your device****
I don't know if this is safe on branded, carrier locked devices.
This should be obvious but backup anything you don't want to lose.
First uninstall all lagfixes
Start up kies and connect your phone. Wait till kies recognizes the sgs.
Go to firmware upgrade.
If it doesn't report a JPM/JP6 upgrade close the upgrade window but do not close kies!
Go to windows start > run > and type "regedit"
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Samsung/Kies/DeviceDB/
You will probably see a bunch of numbered keys (they look like folders) Find the key/folder that has strings that match your current firmware. So if you are on JPK look for that in the keys. If you have more than one galaxy S (it can happen) then match the imei with the phone you want to upgrade.
Change the following values so they look like this:
"SoftwareRevision"="I9000XXJF3/I9000SWC/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3"
"ProductCode"="GT-I9000HKDXEE"
"HIDSWVER"="I9000XXJF3/I9000SWC/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3"
No go back to kies and click on firmware upgrade again. You should now see the JPM upgrade.
Other info:
First boot can take a while so let it sit for a couple minutes while you stare at that glowing S
Doing this will not change your product code.
3 button recovery mode still works.
This won't wipe your phone's apps, settings, messages or SD card. (at least not for me coming from jpk)
It doesn't matter what firmware you are on we are just using the JF3 value to fool kies.
You will lose root if you were rooted. New root by Chainfire can be found here.
If kies crashed while extracting the firmware then try an older version of kies. If kies sees the update but still refuses to flash then try running kies as an administrator.
If your phone really hangs for more than 5 minutes at first boot then something probably went wrong. In that case start up in 3 button recovery mode and do a factory reset. Dont blame the registry hack, its kies that's the problem. As always flash at your own risk
If your android market is missing after flashing read the following thread for a solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810230
If the phone flashed ok but the rom doesn't run properly, force closes etc, then you can try entering 3 button recovery mode and doing a clear cache and a factory reset. Doing this will wipe your phone.
If you have lost your data connection after flashing you may have to re-enter your APN settings. Your can find this information on your carrier's website.
How to flash official JPM Froyo using kies.
Hi,
First uninstall all lagfixes
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Is it very important ? If yes, why ?
Thanx
lupin57 said:
Hi,
Is it very important ? If yes, why ?
Thanx
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Kies might not be able to modify a different filesystem than RFS. So if your lagfix for example uses ext4 then that could be a problem.
All I have done is change the firmware code and I am being offered JPM. So do you really need to change the country code as well?
I cant get this to work, been trying for the last 20 mins. It detects the firmware, starts downloading but crashes on "decyrpting files" every time. Tried on two different pc, one with WinXP 32 and one with Win7 64.
Is this just Kies being crap again? Or am I doing something wrong?
Last question. Does your 3 button recovery still work ?
madpete said:
I cant get this to work, been trying for the last 20 mins. It detects the firmware, starts downloading but crashes on "decyrpting files" every time. Tried on two different pc, one with WinXP 32 and one with Win7 64.
Is this just Kies being crap again? Or am I doing something wrong?
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Strange, what version of kies are you using? See if there is an update. I'm on win7 64 and have no problems. I have "run as admin" checked in the executable but i doubt that makes a difference.
Tehpriest said:
Last question. Does your 3 button recovery still work ?
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Recovery mode still works
Tehpriest said:
All I have done is change the firmware code and I am being offered JPM. So do you really need to change the country code as well?
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Probably not, but it really doesn't matter, Kies overwrites those keys the next time you connect your phone.
dakine said:
Strange, what version of kies are you using? See if there is an update. I'm on win7 64 and have no problems. I have "run as admin" checked in the executable but i doubt that makes a difference.
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1.5.3.10093_82 on Win7 64 and 1.5.3.10093_81 on WinXP 32, I thought about run as admin too, so I tried that but still same.
madpete said:
1.5.3.10093_82 on Win7 64 and 1.5.3.10093_81 on WinXP 32, I thought about run as admin too, so I tried that but still same.
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I'm on an older version: 1.5.1.10074_2 so I doubt that's the issue.
So the same thing is happening on different pc's? All I can think of is that you could try doing a factory reset but that will wipe all your data. You removed any lagfixes right?
hi, first of all a big thanks for the easy walkthrough (think allot of people were wanting this) just a few questions, have you applied the lagfix after the firmware update or does it not really need it??
if you did apply the lagfix, any chance you could let us know how you done that? (or just link me to the relevant guide)
ill be trying to apply the new firmware tonight, hopefully kies recognises my phone!
also is this ok to do for branded 8gb vodafone devices??
What happens if I can't remember what lagfix I used... Yes I know it was a stupid mistake :/
dakine said:
I'm on an older version: 1.5.1.10074_2 so I doubt that's the issue.
So the same thing is happening on different pc's?
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Yeah exactly the same thing, it starts downloadingand gets about 3 quarters of the way along the progress bar, then it changes from downloading files to decrypting files. Straight away the updater crashes and windows says the program is not responding, only option is to close. Dont understand it.
Is this just me guys?
I do have another machine up stairs that has an older version of kies on it, guess I could try that.
Just getting a bit worried that it's kies, and I wont be able to update to anything...god kies is pants.
You should probably add informations about band and frequency so that someone would check it before replacing it with a firmware based on different settings and be left with no data and such
madpete said:
Yeah exactly the same thing, it starts downloadingand gets about 3 quarters of the way along the progress bar, then it changes from downloading files to decrypting files. Straight away the updater crashes and windows says the program is not responding, only option is to close. Dont understand it.
Is this just me guys?
I do have another machine up stairs that has an older version of kies on it, guess I could try that.
Just getting a bit worried that it's kies, and I wont be able to update to anything...god kies is pants.
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Did you remove any lagfixes? It sounds like kies cant extract the files on the phone. You could also try a factory reset if you don't mind losing your data.
I currently have a i9000m on 2.1 (with unlock, root, and lagfix).
I currently have lagfix disabled with the "disable lagfix" method.
If I were to upgrade to Froyo 2.2, will it update both the Firmware and the Kernel?
(I want to get rid of lagfix permanently).
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Did you remove any lagfixes? It sounds like kies cant extract the files on the phone. You could also try a factory reset if you don't mind losing your data.
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Yeah removed lagfix and unrooted just incase, just trying an older version of kies now. If not I might wait for the uk version, if that doesnt work I'll try the factory reset. Thanks for your help dakine.
david2189 said:
hi, first of all a big thanks for the easy walkthrough (think allot of people were wanting this) just a few questions, have you applied the lagfix after the firmware update or does it not really need it??
if you did apply the lagfix, any chance you could let us know how you done that? (or just link me to the relevant guide)
ill be trying to apply the new firmware tonight, hopefully kies recognises my phone!
also is this ok to do for branded 8gb vodafone devices??
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I have not applied another lagfix yet, first I need root access.
Sorry I'm not sure about branded devices especially if they are carrier locked.
It was kies, just tried on a third Win7 pc but this one has kies version 1.5.1.10074_45 installed and its gone through the upgrade without crashing....so far.
Edit: Yep thats worked, I'd best not upgrade this version of kies!
Related
When mucking about with firmwares and such, it's always nice to know that you can revert back to the original line of firmwares should there be a problem. It's now possible (100% restoration is only possible for regions that has had an official update already).
Special thanks to Zangieff, whose finding made this hack possible.
You can actually use this hack to get any official firmware update available on Kies installed on your phone regardless of your phones region (assuming you have the correct data available).
Check the replies for an appropriate region with code. If you can't find one, it's likely not discovered yet (or has not had any kind of upgrade by Kies).
1) Start Kies. Start the upgrade software and make sure the upgrade software detects your phone properly.
2) If your preferred region requires you to have test mode ON, press CTRL-ALT-U-P. You should get a popup window stating that Test mode is ON. (Test mode is disabled in the most recent Kies versions, as far as I know it's also unused, so there's no real benefit in downgrading to get it)
3) Now close down the update program (Do not close Kies).
4) Run regedit, and browse to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Samsung/Kies/DeviceDB/. Under it you have a bunch of numbered keys, find the one that contains the relevant keys (HIDSWVER and ProductCode). If you find more than one HIDSWVER and ProductCode modify the number that also have a key with the IMEI of the phone you wish to upgrade.
5. Replace HIDSWVER and ProductCode with the apropriate values.
6. Launch the upgrade software, and update your firmware.
Enjoy your new firmware.
About the hack:
There seems to be confusion about what this hack REALLY does, so I'll take this space to explain it a bit further.
Every region has a RegionCode (some operators have their own RegionCode too), to ensure people get appropriately localized firmwareupdates. This hack allows the user to trick Kies into thinking the phone is a phone from another region (or with another firmware version). It means you can get a firmwareupdate from a different region on your phone. It does NOT mean you can magically enter a code to have a localized firmware supplied where none has been released. However, should you have a branded phone there is a CHANCE (not all regions have officially released updates) that an update has been released for unbranded phones in your region. If that's the case, all you should need to do is figure out appropriate settings for the registry keys, and Kies will allow you to "upgrade" to an unbranded localized firmware. There is no way for Kies to automatically make hebrew (or any other language not available in chinese firwmares) available in a chinese firmware. Which means that you will NOT retain your localized settings should you upgrade to that chinese firmware.
Here's a list of currently known codes. Please post any codes not listed here that you find, I'll add to this list as they are discovered.
Sweden: (Currently upgrades to I9000XWJM2/I9000XEEJM1/I9000XWJM1)
ProductCode: XEE
HIDSWVER: I9000XXJF3/I9000SWC/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3
Test Mode: OFF
TMN Region (portugal? spain? Something ): (Currently upgrades to XWJM8)
ProductCode: GT-I9000HKDTMN
HIDSWVER: I9000XWJM2/I9000TMNJM1/I9000XXJM1/I9000XWJM2
Test Mode: OFF
Unknown region: (currently unverified, will test when I have an opportunity)
ProductCode=GT-I9000HKDXSG
HIDSWVER=I9000JPJG8/I9000OJPJG9/I9000JXJG2/I9000JPJG8
Test Mode: Probably not necessary
United Kingdom
ProductCode: XEU
HIDSWVER: I9000XXJF3/I9000OXAJF3/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3
Test Mode: ON
Upgrades to Official XXJM1. With mickeko`s settings i get the XWJM2 official ROM.
Going to try some more combinations, I need the one for Orange Romania
Multi CSC Europe
ProductCode: VDI
HIDSWVER: I9000XWJFB/I9000OXX/I9000XXJF5/I9000XWJFB
Test Mode: ON
Upgrades to official XWJM2 with OXX *Multi CSC* (for Austria, Baltic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland)
mickeko said:
When mucking about with firmwares and such, it's always nice to know that you can revert back to the original line of firmwares should there be a problem. It's now possible (100% restoration is only possible for regions that has had an official update already).
Special thanks to Zangieff, whose finding made this hack possible.
You can actually use this hack to get any official firmware update available on Kies installed on your phone regardless of your phones region (assuming you have the correct data available).
Check the replies for an appropriate region with code. If you can't find one, it's likely not discovered yet (or has not had any kind of upgrade by Kies).
1) Start Kies. Start the upgrade software and make sure the upgrade software detects your phone properly.
2) If your preferred region requires you to have test mode ON, press CTRL-ALT-U-P. You should get a popup window stating that Test mode is ON.
3) Now close down the update program (Do not close Kies).
4) Run regedit, and browse to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Samsung/Kies/DeviceDB/. Under it you have a bunch of numbered keys, find the one that contains the relevant keys. (HIDSWVER and ProductCode)
5. Replace HIDSWVER and ProductCode with the apropriate values.
6. Launch the upgrade software, and update your firmware.
Enjoy your new firmware.
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i have just checked my registry and there are 2 number with, HIDSWVER & ProductCode, these are numbers 2 & 8, so which do i edit.
Great job. Well done
this imo needs to be stickied but with a better title and slighty better description.
there was a post somewhere on here with .reg files that can just be run.
does this allow you to upgrade to any firmware from any firmware? my current flashed firmware says it cannot be upgraded. not that its upto date, but that it actually cannot be upgraded.
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1. To the guy above asking about the 2 sets of keys with HIDSWVER in, im guessing that you've connected to Kies. Thats the case with mine, where i can clearly see my device, on JM1 and my girlfriends i connected today and was going to update, which is JF3 still. Hope this helps.
2. So if i replace my value 'I9000XWJM1/I9000OXXJG7/I9000XXJG6/I9000XWJM1' with my girlriends 'I9000XXJF3/I9000OXAJF3/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3' then ill be shown i can update to the official JM1? Does this have any complications either during installation, or because my device is already on JM1. Kies does a full flash anyway doesnt it ?
current question: (solved thanks to OP) Does this (upgrading to JM1) have any complications during installation because my device is already on JM1?
sensi_ said:
this imo needs to be stickied but with a better title and slighty better description.
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Yes, the title is bad... I should have considered it better before posting, as I can't change it now.
EDIT: Ah, I needed to go to advanced mode to change the title.. Hope it's better now.
If you feel there's something that's unclear/flawed please do tell and I'll change it appropriately.
there was a post somewhere on here with .reg files that can just be run.
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.reg files is not really viable as the number of the registry key is not always the same.
does this allow you to upgrade to any firmware from any firmware? my current flashed firmware says it cannot be upgraded. not that its upto date, but that it actually cannot be upgraded.
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Yes. You can flash any firmware available on Kies over firmware from any region and any version. You do need to have the data from an upgradable phone though.
2. So if i replace my value 'I9000XWJM1/I9000OXXJG7/I9000XXJG6/I9000XWJM1' with my girlriends 'I9000XXJF3/I9000OXAJF3/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3' then ill be shown i can update to the official JM1? Does this have any complications either during installation, or because my device is already on JM1. Kies does a full flash anyway doesnt it ?
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Just make sure ProductCode also matches and it should be possible. In test mode it seems to be possible to reflash even if the firmware version is already available on the phone.
current question: Does this (upgrading to JM1) have any complications during installation because my device is already on JM1?
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None that I know of.
And also: If you have multiple keys with HIDSWVER and ProductCode, I'm guessing you have connected more than one SGS on your computer. If that's the case, modify the keys where you find the IMEI of the phone you want to upgrade. (I'll add this to the original post too)
mickeko said:
Yes, the title is bad... I should have considered it better before posting, as I can't change it now.
EDIT: Ah, I needed to go to advanced mode to change the title.. Hope it's better now.
If you feel there's something that's unclear/flawed please do tell and I'll change it appropriately.
.reg files is not really viable as the number of the registry key is not always the same.
Yes. You can flash any firmware available on Kies over firmware from any region and any version. You do need to have the data from an upgradable phone though.
Just make sure ProductCode also matches and it should be possible. In test mode it seems to be possible to reflash even if the firmware version is already available on the phone.
None that I know of.
And also: If you have multiple keys with HIDSWVER and ProductCode, I'm guessing you have connected more than one SGS on your computer. If that's the case, modify the keys where you find the IMEI of the phone you want to upgrade. (I'll add this to the original post too)
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nope mate im the only one with an SGS in the house, and im the only one with access to my laptop, so dont know how i have multiple keys, either way i try it im getting a mtp connecting lopp atm, so im guessing i need to format the phone internal sd card, just have to find a decent free tool to back everything up now.
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nope mate im the only one with an SGS in the house, and im the only one with access to my laptop, so dont know how i have multiple keys, either way i try it im getting a mtp connecting lopp atm, so im guessing i need to format the phone internal sd card, just have to find a decent free tool to back everything up now.
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if you check the keys mate, if they have the same device name but different build numbers, then thats just when youve connected your device on different firmwares. If i was you id delete one of the 'folders' say 8, then connect your device and see if it creates another one, then use that, if not use the other one you had. (dont forget to refresh in regedit!)
sorry if that wasnt clear
btw to backup a free tial MyBackup in market, or Titanium if you have root.
¬ to the OP, the title is great now! the .reg files i was talking about were for each individual firmware! mad i know, but some members probably wont get this, and installing a key is probably easier for them. thanks for clearing things up!
Just delete the entire Samsung entry
it will be recreated upon starting kies
and your device will be in number 1
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if you check the keys mate, if they have the same device name but different build numbers, then thats just when youve connected your device on different firmwares. If i was you id delete one of the 'folders' say 8, then connect your device and see if it creates another one, then use that, if not use the other one you had. (dont forget to refresh in regedit!)
sorry if that wasnt clear
btw to backup a free tial MyBackup in market, or Titanium if you have root.
¬ to the OP, the title is great now! the .reg files i was talking about were for each individual firmware! mad i know, but some members probably wont get this, and installing a key is probably easier for them. thanks for clearing things up!
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nope i have not flashed it or routed it yet for that matter, and i did a yahoo search for a backup program, using the trial of MyBackup which it if works how i expect it to ill purchase it as it will be good to keep things backed up, was fed up having to re-do all my phone entries when i got the replacement SGS.
omrij said:
Just delete the entire Samsung entry
it will be recreated upon starting kies
and your device will be in number 1
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yeah i was thinking the same but wasnt sure if it needed it to run in the first place.
edit: i have now just restored my phone back to factory settings, using the factory reset option in privacy in the settings menu.
SERIOUSLY HELP!
just done this, going from JM1 with a different modem and csc, to the official JM1, phone was restarting after completed update.... IT WONT TURN ON!
EDIT: with battery pulled it booted again, only to go to a black screen after Galaxy S logo, man i asked before doing this!
Official updats from kies don't update your bootloader (no boot/sbl bin files)
try to remove your battery, replace it and then try again
if it still doesn't boot, try entering download mode
omrij said:
Official updats from kies don't update your bootloader (no boot/sbl bin files)
try to remove your battery, replace it and then try again
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yea just did this and same happened, understandably fuming at the moment.... has anyone got an official JF3 firmware? i dont see any way back now?
Enter download mode (hold power+home+vol down)
and flash again with odin
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Enter download mode (hold power+home+vol down)
and flash again with odin
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yea defeats the whole point of this thread though doesnt it, it cant have been tested or it would have worked... i need a link to
I9000XXJF3/I9000OXAJF3/I9000XXJF3/I9000XXJF3
exactly this nothing else, ive contributed a fair bit on here so would appreciate if someone could sort me out, thanks
before re-flashing is it worth factory reset from recovery, or wiping cache partition? thinking back im sure ive seen this same problem with failed flashes, and this being recommended
at last finally got this to work!
ive tried every method posted and none have worked this finally has worked.
brilliant stuff many many thanks.
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SERIOUSLY HELP!
just done this, going from JM1 with a different modem and csc, to the official JM1, phone was restarting after completed update.... IT WONT TURN ON!
EDIT: with battery pulled it booted again, only to go to a black screen after Galaxy S logo, man i asked before doing this!
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Wipe the data from volup+home+startbutton.
rkantos said:
Wipe the data from volup+home+startbutton.
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Yes im the impatient type and couldnt wait for a reply, just done this and im back! thank F***!
scrap that its totally screwed, force closes everywhere after entering unlock pattern.
TwLauncher process blah blah has stopped working,
JF3 Uk someone please?
5. Replace HIDSWVER and ProductCode with the apropriate values.
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Ok...I found it but which values should I put?
6. Launch the upgrade software, and update your firmware.
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Should I update with test mode on or off ?
Hello!
I tried to find an exact answer, but with no result.
My SGS has 3 button combination to get to recovery/download modes locked, but I still want to be able to flash new firmware - I9000XWJM7, which is the latest and most stable 2.1 release at the moment.
There's a nice script made by BackfireNL to reboot the working phone to recovery mode, but I don't understand if I will be able to use it when I flash the phone with Odin3.
I understand there's a risk of 'bricking' my phone without a chance of recovery, but I still want to try it. All I want to know is: it it's possible, what is the exact procedure?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Sorry, wrong forum, please move to - Galaxy S I9000 Android Development http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=665
you can even reboot the phone with the App from Market to "quick reboot"
you don't need any batch script file which uses ADB and requires to install windows drivers
it's much faster that way via quick reboot, then use odin3
but if you can access KIES, then use KIES to upgrade to whatever firmware you want with the registry hack
AllGamer said:
you can even reboot the phone with the App from Market to "quick reboot"
but if you can access KIES, then use KIES to upgrade to whatever firmware you want with the registry hack
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I tried, my phone comes from Germany and has the DBT sales code, I changed the ProductCode in registry many times with different variants (also changed the values in DEVCONINFO and HIDSWVER), but was offered no option for firmware update in Kies (with test mode both on and off).
Hello all
Wondering if anyone can help me with this. I have rooted my S ii and now when I connect it to the KIES software and try to check for updates, it says device not recognized. I can still use other functions of the software but I cannot try to check for updates. Does this mean when Samsung releases an update or pushes out a new version of Android, I will not be able to update my phone? If so, is there any way to change that?
Thanks for your answers.
search the forums, answers already out there...
in short, when you know that there is some latest firmware available in KIES...flash with the previous KIES update (not the latest) thru odin (the stock firmwares are available in dev section) and you must be knowing all this when you rooted your phone...
thereafter you are all ready for KIES updates...KIES will recognize your phone
SndChsr said:
Hello all
Wondering if anyone can help me with this. I have rooted my S ii and now when I connect it to the KIES software and try to check for updates, it says device not recognized. I can still use other functions of the software but I cannot try to check for updates. Does this mean when Samsung releases an update or pushes out a new version of Android, I will not be able to update my phone? If so, is there any way to change that?
Thanks for your answers.
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If you are running windows 7 make sure you run kies as an administrator if you don't then it will always say device not recognised.
Root has nothing to do with Kies, as long as you stay on Stock ROM Kies will show update.
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Turn off USB debugging.
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Thanks all for the help. Greatly appreciated. I will run it as administrator and see if that does the trick.
SndChsr said:
Thanks all for the help. Greatly appreciated. I will run it as administrator and see if that does the trick.
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do what chrisjcks told you instead.
Windows wont recognize the phone nor would kies as long as the usb debugging mode is active on your phone. In my case it shows to virtual drives flash drives, i cant access when usb debug is active on my phone on windows 7.
When USB debugging is not active, windows 7 shows me a phone icon with I9100 below it, that is fully accessible, at that point even kies recognizes it instantly.
OK, so now the phone is being recognized in Win7 but this is the message I see in Kies:
"This version of the device cannot be updated.
Current Firmware Version: PDA:KG2/PHONE:KG2/CSC:KG2 (VMC)"
Any thoughts why? I know that I rooted my phone in order to unlock it, but I'm not sure if rooting also altered the ROM. Sorry guys, I'm a total noob to Android. I rooted with the method posted here on the forums.
I should mention that I rooted using SuperOneClick and Odin method.
SndChsr said:
OK, so now the phone is being recognized in Win7 but this is the message I see in Kies:
"This version of the device cannot be updated.
Current Firmware Version: PDA:KG2/PHONE:KG2/CSC:KG2 (VMC)"
Any thoughts why? I know that I rooted my phone in order to unlock it, but I'm not sure if rooting also altered the ROM. Sorry guys, I'm a total noob to Android. I rooted with the method posted here on the forums.
I should mention that I rooted using SuperOneClick and Odin method.
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Just means that there is no update for your phone at the moment. It will say that it either cannot be updated or you have the latest firmware. Same thing.
If you use a mixture of a CSC, modem, and rom/kernel from different stock firmwares KIES wont detect it.
So you need to flash to the same kernel, modem and CSC as your stock firmware, if you used superoneclick you must have flashed a insecure kernel, did you flash your stock one back?
veyka said:
If you use a mixture of a CSC, modem, and rom/kernel from different stock firmwares KIES wont detect it.
So you need to flash to the same kernel, modem and CSC as your stock firmware, if you used superoneclick you must have flashed a insecure kernel, did you flash your stock one back?
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No, I did not flash it back. I flashed with superoneclick, unlocked the phone and left it as it is. However, I would like to flash it back. Is the stock ROM available somewhere? And if so, instructions on flashing it back to stock ROM would be beyond words of appreciation.
Do you need to change anything in kies registry.
Coming from sgs1, I remember you need to change HID value or something in kies registry.
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Do you need to change anything in kies registry.
Coming from sgs1, I remember you need to change HID value or something in kies registry.
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I'm not sure. You mean if the phone is rooted?
Well..I've connected my phone again and suddenly everything works as expected. Kies says everything is up to date. Thanks for the help chumps Greatly appreciated!
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So i wanted to root my phone, following a tutorial on androidsoul(i cant post link yet i just googled edge plus root)
after like 20 tries to flash with odin it finally passes(dunno why. nothing changed the last 5 tries... and odin tooks about 1h for the flash..)
finally their i decided to add some lines in the build.prop to tweak the ram management -.-
so heres where the **** begins. The device bootlooped, so i downloaded the firmware for my device nummer with the vodafone branding and tried to flash it.
it fails and the phone gets some kind of bricket i get a message i need to emergency firmware recovery with some kind of samsung crap software, which doesnt support my device(neither kies 3).
good thing i can still enter the download mode but when i try to flash, odin stucks at setupconnection or iniialazion or get pit mapping or sboot.bin or cm.bin in this momen at boot.img .. just somewhere everytime.
I already deleted kies and tried all my ports.
any ideas??
ty alot!
Look for a 3 Part Firmware with a PIT File.
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put phone in download mode, connect to Kies even though says not compatible and goto Emergency Firmware upgrade in the menu it will flash anyway even though not compatible
didnt found anyone only for the normal edge. mby its to early...
Shockwave71 said:
Look for a 3 Part Firmware with a PIT File.
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didnt found anyone only for the normal edge. mby its to early...
bunglebp said:
put phone in download mode, connect to Kies even though says not compatible and goto Emergency Firmware upgrade in the menu it will flash anyway even though not compatible
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but i have to choose a device then and because the device is not supported its not listed...
bunglebp said:
goto Emergency Firmware upgrade in the menu it will flash anyway even though not compatible
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That should work though failing that you may have to get it to a dealer to look into.
if not insurance,,,, 3 seconds in a microwave,,,, claim,,,, done
Disclaimer: I do not condone putting phones in microwaves unless its totally awesome
when i try to just flash a new firmware with keis or smart swtich the installation just stays at 0% forever...
i have no ideas anymore what to do..
figlero said:
when i try to just flash a new firmware with keis or smart swtich the installation just stays at 0% forever...
i have no ideas anymore what to do..
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How old is it? - repair/replacement is looking likely
Have you tried KEIS on another machine?
has the machine been rebooted yet? (old trick)
ha3kser said:
How old is it? - repair/replacement is looking likely
Have you tried KEIS on another machine?
has the machine been rebooted yet? (old trick)
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the phone is 1 week old and got no guarantee cuz i triggered know when i rooted-.-
yes i tried kies on my laptop too...
of course... ^^
figlero said:
the phone is 1 week old and got no guarantee cuz i triggered know when i rooted-.-
yes i tried kies on my laptop too...
of course... ^^
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I would be tempted to take it back to where you got it and ask them to replace it... its up to you if you say it was because you were trying to root it or not...
If it t'were me I would blame an Update or App Corruption - though I am a gifted linguist (read: Bull****ter) and can normally get things sorted, your average shop employee wont know enough about rooting (hopefully) or KNOX (hopefully) so they will just replace it.
But thats not a Guarantee (as with all changes you make its your device and your responsibility if it goes wrong, warranty void etc etc etc)
I'm hopeful you are able to get this sorted and keep us posted if its replaced etc
Ok - haven't seen this problem anywhere - all I see are posts and articles regarding how to get it off the Samsung screen during boot... Which is a Factory Data Reset... I have to FDR my phone daily.. not running anything custom (accept this was originally a Rent-A-Center phone - and I know they have a special system built in to kill the phone if its not paid for etc... Was paid off well over a year ago)
How do I fix this?? Do I have to root and install a custom ROM?? Do I have to do something else? Having to FDR every day, and sometimes twice is becoming rather annoying.
Flash your models stock rom through Odin .
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Flash your models stock rom through Odin .
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Do I have to use KIES for that, or is there a better way to do it? I have not flashed anything before... I know it is a little different than installing an OS on a computer.
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Do I have to use KIES for that, or is there a better way to do it? I have not flashed anything before... I know it is a little different than installing an OS on a computer.
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Nope, you just download Odin (PC software) and download stock firmware (search in Sammobile or Updato) and look for a tutorial on how to flash software through Odin and you're all set
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Nope, you just download Odin (PC software) and download stock firmware (search in Sammobile or Updato) and look for a tutorial on how to flash software through Odin and you're all set
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Awesome - Thanks!
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Nope, you just download Odin (PC software) and download stock firmware (search in Sammobile or Updato) and look for a tutorial on how to flash software through Odin and you're all set
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Ok - Update..
I have searched both Updato and Sammobile - nothing but European and otherwise non-USA Firmware - I also cannot get Odin - or frankly Kies to work either... Kies does not find the device, and Odin acts like it is there, but nothing I put in it is working..
CWM Recovery? Nada... Doesnt do anything through Odin - just stares at me -
ADB and FB? They briefly flash on my PC screen and vanish - no options to do anything... I have updated the Samsung USB drivers 4 times... So I am not sure what to do next..
Thanks for the help so far!
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Ok - Update..
I have searched both Updato and Sammobile - nothing but European and otherwise non-USA Firmware - I also cannot get Odin - or frankly Kies to work either... Kies does not find the device, and Odin acts like it is there, but nothing I put in it is working..
CWM Recovery? Nada... Doesnt do anything through Odin - just stares at me -
ADB and FB? They briefly flash on my PC screen and vanish - no options to do anything... I have updated the Samsung USB drivers 4 times... So I am not sure what to do next..
Thanks for the help so far!
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What's your phone's model? It doesn't have to be carrier-specific to be able to flash it.
Also, try TWRP instead of CWM recovery, devs seem to prefer TWRP overall.
SM-N900T is the model number.. I'll give TWRP a shot next. Maybe I'll have better luck with it.
Could the RAC software be putting a wall up that I can't get through? I bricked a phone I was getting through them once because I tried to update Android through Kies (on an S5) and discovered they don't use stock ROM's with their phones.
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SM-N900T is the model number.. I'll give TWRP a shot next. Maybe I'll have better luck with it.
Could the RAC software be putting a wall up that I can't get through? I bricked a phone I was getting through them once because I tried to update Android through Kies (on an S5) and discovered they don't use stock ROM's with their phones.
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I've got a N900T and I've found software in both Sammobile and Updato, I don't know why you're not finding anything (N900T is supposed to be T-Mobile's variant)
Anyway, I would try out the following tutorial: Link
I found it very useful when I wanted to completely flash my phone clean and root.
I am not sure about what roadblocks you could have of this phone being a RAC phone, but if you still want to give it a try I'd suggest you try out the tutorial I showed you