Hello. I have recently bought a T-Mobile unlocked Galaxy S (Vibrant) from ebay and I am trying to upgrade it to 2.2 (it is 2.1 now) using Kies Mini but I get the message "Error upgrading phone." After looking on the internet, I found that you cannot upgrade the phone if you use it in another country (I bought the phone from a UK company through ebay and I live in Cyprus). I also saw that there is a registry hack to trick Kies mini to think that you are in a different country, but I don't know what values to put there. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Just try to root it and use a custom 2.2 rom. You will be much more satisfied.
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I bought my Vibrant when i was in USA. Now i'm in France,i have a french sim and i'm using Kies Mini to update it.It worked even with KB1.
I bought unlocked T-Mobile USA Vibrant, live in Russia and upgrade it here, first time to J16, later to KA6 FROYO without any problem via Kies mini.
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Is this the registry hack you are referring to?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/related/dsiiq/samsung_galaxy_s_upgraded_to_22_with_kies/
That should work for you since the author is in NZ and was able to get the kies upgrade. There's another article here on XDA for those that want to trick kies into download mode even though they are not running official roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9140758&postcount=1
Be forewarned. Kies mini may still give you problems, it's a little buggy. Halfway through the upgrade process I got "Error upgrading phone" and this on my phone:
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black screen of death.
Pulled battery, same thing. Pulled battery again, put it back in, held both volume I was able to get into recovery mode and the upgrade resumed. That was fun..NOT!!!
Maybe you should take a look here on how to use Odin to flash the official froyo rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Good luck.
FYI a little googling goes a long way.
phrack, another method to get rid of that screen if your phone is already connected to your pc and your running heimdall is C:\<path-to-heimdall>\heimdall close-pc-screen
not only do i have adb set up in PATH, I have heimdall in PATH as well. I use it quite frequently with the zImages.
That's good to know..if you're running heimdall...
But I was running kies (just like the OP) so that wouldn't have helped me. I just found out about heimdall but since more people here use odin I would probably use that when I decide to flash since it would be easier to get help.
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Hello everybody here i have a picture to my phone and it shows where my phone stuck where i was trying to update to a new system version, can you please expertise advise weather this phone can be fixed or its gone for no return.
Thanks in advance hopes yall have a good new year
please check below picture
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I can tell you now that you should post ALL info from your fastboot screen.
Can you get into recovery?
What were you doing to cause your phone to do this?
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offdutyninja808 said:
I can tell you now that you should post ALL info from your fastboot screen.
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He included a picture of his phone in fastboot, I think that would qualify as providing all his fastboot info.
This has been answered SO MANY TIMES now... like 5 times THIS week alone...
You don't even have to do a search... just look at the first 2 pages.. Come on!
I think you can fix this by only looking at the first 8 posts or so...
Jeez... another one?
Use fastboot to flash the recovery.
Reboot to recovery, flash stock (s-on) spl
Flash rom.
The 3 phenoms back to back to back. I know he included a picture, but can't really see it.
BTW, I love being able to hook up two phones. When things get boring with one, the other is willing and ready.
Sent from the other side if the Galaxy!
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The 3 phenoms back to back to back. I know he included a picture, but can't really see it.
BTW, I love being able to hook up two phones. When things get boring with one, the other is willing and ready.
Sent from the other side if the Galaxy!
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I rooted my Magic before a few days ago, put some ROMs 2.1 update1 and everything is working correctly. When I tried to put any coocked
Froyo rom did not work. Then I threw in a last-ver.SPL 1.71 (it seems to me, but otherwise it was 6.35 ... working with SPL 1.6) Recovery mode is
changed and installation Froyo (Magician 6.1 I believe) was duly passed, but the problems emerging. Phone could not normally turned on and I could go into Recovery and fastboot. However the installation of any Rom was impossible. Radio has changed (I think it happened after the trial
Vodafone launch 2.2.1. ver.) at 2.22. I tried to go back to the SPL and 1.33 Since then I have more or Recovery Mode or Safe Mode. When you turn on
(my version of Magic is 32A) phone only appears HTC Magic no reaction on the computer when it shackles via USB. I guess what I was wrong (SPL's) but how it if possible to save?
P.S. Sorry for my bad english ...
I wonder what this update is for or if its 2.3.5?
Which GS2 do you have?
I would assume it would be the U.K version since Clove and all allowed shipping first from the U.K.
Most of them in circulation are the U.K SGS II's. Even in India, a week before the SGS II was officially launched, the U.K version was being passed around.
I have a UK phone and it says I have the most current firmware KE7, 2.3.3 How is it that you are getting an update and I'm not? Also, if you're on 2.3.4 means you have a custom ROM how is Kies updating your phone anyway??
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I have a UK phone and it says I have the most current firmware KE7, 2.3.3 How is it that you are getting an update and I'm not? Also, if you're on 2.3.4 means you have a custom ROM how is Kies updating your phone anyway??
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Just because your not getting does not mean there is not an offical update.
I to Have this update had KE7 F/W handset from Holland with out sim lock once I update my Kies it gave me a new update.
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I upgraded my sgs2 to 2.3.4 yesterday trough Kies but the update does not video support for google talk, shame
When u Flash KI2
it is it with the new bootloaders? if yes
is there a KI2 version without the new bootloaders so we can still use our Usb jib to put the counter on 0 ?
nothing for me in the UK yet
dogan2010 said:
When u Flash KI2
it is it with the new bootloaders? if yes
is there a KI2 version without the new bootloaders so we can still use our Usb jib to put the counter on 0 ?
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Yes and Yes
Guys, how did you get the Kies update? Mine gets stuck when it gets to the USB drivers' cab file download. Tried it several times. Then uninstalled it, downloaded the whole thing from Samsung, installed it, and same thing happens again.
Any suggestions?
I'm not getting the update and might just jump in to a custom rom. Any one suggest one?
PLS disregard my post #10.
Got Kies to update. Not sure if that was the reason, but this time I ran the update while having the phone connected to the PC via USB cable while updating Kies.
Now it's version 2.0.3.11082_152.
HOWEVER, no updating to 2.3.4. It says I have the latest FW version:
PDA:KH1 / Phone:KH1 CSC:KH1 (IDE)
And that is 2.3.3
I had purchased an I9502 through olx.in, last week.
Second hand.
Due to rare users, there is no dedicated thread on XDA for my device
Now, many questions arises.
I had updated to official lollipop (5.0.1), by SAMMOBILE's official ROM. After upgrading, my second SIM cant connect to network. So I revert back it to KK (4.4.2). Still the problem persists !!!!! . I couldn't use it as a dual sim phone Is PDA and CSC version is important while flashing? or we could install any PDA/CSC rom version on samsung phones? I don't know the original ROM so, I had downloaded all firmwares available at sammobile and tested. only 2 of them managed to register my SIM(first) on network. Is it a hardware issue? or by a wrong ROM ? anyway now my mobile admitted at hospital and specialized doctors have been studying his disease
Is there anyone using dual SIM without any errors?
The PDA and CSC are vital to ensure you get the right regional variant for your device. The only exception is if the phone is unlocked for use on another carrier, in which case you can use a ROM from any region. Where you have the dual SIM version however, you only have one region available to you, but with multiple Android versions. The firmware here is the latest for your device. Do a factory reset before flashing through Odin.
I am totally disappointed.
My technician said that it had lost IMEI !
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What will I do?
Is there anyway to recover its IMEI?
I had followed all guidelines available through search.
But, I couldn't...
Please help me on this....
Flash just the modem through Odin. You can extract it from the firmware download. Sometimes the modem needs to be flashed twice before everything functions correctly.
Other than that, I'm not aware of anything else software-wise that can be done. You'll need to take the phone to Samsung themselves and have them look at it.
spknair
Try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-recover-imei-9-steps-t1264021
I had the same situation and it worked
Since Sprint decided to pull the plug on WiMAX, I had to get rid of my trusty Evo 4G for a S4. Rooted with Odin, but followed an ancient guide on youtube to get tether unlocked without reading the comments. Now I'm stuck at a yellow "Sprint Spark" screen. Tried a hard reset (a few times), no change.
I think I need to flash a stock rom, but I have no clue which one I should use (and am fearing breaking more stuff). At this point, I just want to get the phone usable .. probably as stock as possible for now. The phone is brand new, assuming 4.4.2? Not sure if there's a way to check exactly what it was running. Recovery says KOT49H.L720VPUFNAE
Any advice, is much appreciated
tagged said:
Since Sprint decided to pull the plug on WiMAX, I had to get rid of my trusty Evo 4G for a S4. Rooted with Odin, but followed an ancient guide on youtube to get tether unlocked without reading the comments. Now I'm stuck at a yellow "Sprint Spark" screen. Tried a hard reset (a few times), no change.
I think I need to flash a stock rom, but I have no clue which one I should use (and am fearing breaking more stuff). At this point, I just want to get the phone usable .. probably as stock as possible for now. The phone is brand new, assuming 4.4.2? Not sure if there's a way to check exactly what it was running. Recovery says KOT49H.L720VPUFNAE
Any advice, is much appreciated
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I'm pretty sure everything you need is in this thread-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
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bilgerryan said:
I'm pretty sure everything you need is in this thread-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
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Maybe, but 250 pages is a lot to sort through (no offense). Does a stock rom (no root) even exist?
tagged said:
Maybe, but 250 pages is a lot to sort through (no offense). Does a stock rom (no root) even exist?
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Try looking at the first post[emoji6]
Lol
Please xda brethren, I need some help. My niece purchased a sgs4, which was rooted for like $150. She was in need of a phone. Anyway, the damn thing has been permanently frozen after a week of use. So i figured maybe flashing it back to stock rom. I found the links to download the stock rom, but its taking forever to get it down. I've been at this since 9:30 THIS MORNING and it hasn't downloaded fully yet. the download keeps stopping. I have to be back at work in 6 1/2 hours and i haven't even slept yet. Can someone please out of the kindness of your heart provide me with the latest stock rom for the sgs4. I'm dying over here for sleep. :crying::crying::crying::crying:
cocobrotha1 said:
Please xda brethren, I need some help. My niece purchased a sgs4, which was rooted for like $150. She was in need of a phone. Anyway, the damn thing has been permanently frozen after a week of use. So i figured maybe flashing it back to stock rom. I found the links to download the stock rom, but its taking forever to get it down. I've been at this since 9:30 THIS MORNING and it hasn't downloaded fully yet. the download keeps stopping. I have to be back at work in 6 1/2 hours and i haven't even slept yet. Can someone please out of the kindness of your heart provide me with the latest stock rom for the sgs4. I'm dying over here for sleep. :crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Use Samsung Kies
hyelton said:
Use Samsung Kies
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Uhhhh.....Hyelton, I need the firmware file for me to utilize kies. Otherwise, i wouldn't be looking for the stock rom of ICS for SGS4. This phone is rooted already. I need to UNDO the root.
cocobrotha1 said:
Uhhhh.....Hyelton, I need the firmware file for me to utilize kies. Otherwise, i wouldn't be looking for the stock rom of ICS for SGS4. This phone is rooted already. I need to UNDO the root.
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You cannot flash files with kies. You only flash latest. Which you use emergency recovery and enter your imei
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cocobrotha1 said:
Uhhhh.....Hyelton, I need the firmware file for me to utilize kies. Otherwise, i wouldn't be looking for the stock rom of ICS for SGS4. This phone is rooted already. I need to UNDO the root.
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No need to look for an old file like this. He's the latest stock to run through Odin, it should get get all fixed up and unrooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3133661
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