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How To Update Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 to Gingerbread XWKDD 2.3.3 Firmware

Nice Guide to upgrade
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-up...ii-i9100-to-gingerbread-xwkdd-2-3-3-firmware/

nasgilani said:
Nice Guide to upgrade
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-up...ii-i9100-to-gingerbread-xwkdd-2-3-3-firmware/
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Yup, really nice
BTW,
I see now how looks the Downloading Mode on SGSII
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Great!
I really love the Download Mode, looks great

Can we update SGS2 to 2.3.4 which is meant for nexus s ?
I mean not all in all, but definitely we can Eritrea things & make it fit for SGS2 right ?
Will that be so simple or it's very difficult without source code ?...
Just a noob question, I wanna know the answer pls....

Samsung release their own source codes and to modify Nexus S 2.3.4, it will take lot of effort.. Some Devs are trying to use HTC sense on SGS.. but its not easy
manuvaidya said:
Can we update SGS2 to 2.3.4 which is meant for nexus s ?
I mean not all in all, but definitely we can Eritrea things & make it fit for SGS2 right ?
Will that be so simple or it's very difficult without source code ?...
Just a noob question, I wanna know the answer pls....
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Hi,
I am new to Samsung phones so don't know a lot of the terminology. Can anyone please explain what a .pit file is and what a PDA file is?
I understand the android advices guide, but I do not understand why there is no ext4.pit file in the following link, if it is necessary for the upgrade procedure:
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm
So... is it strictly necessary, or is it possible to get by without it?
Many thanks,
James

I just checked my SGS2 and its already got this beta release installed ?...
It came pre-loaded

MuDvAyNeX said:
I just checked my SGS2 and its already got this beta release installed ?...
It came pre-loaded
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Cool! Guess it's not a beta, then, eh? Now I can happily load it on my phone (if it's not already pre-loaded) when it arrives this week. *fingers crossed*

Wow, firmware updates now over 500Mb!

We got 16 GB memory and somehow we might have to increase "System Memory"
norm2002 said:
Wow, firmware updates now over 500Mb!
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Just to confirm I also already have 2.3.3 pre-installed.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

All of the retail versions should have 2.3.3, this build appears to be a newer one though (XWKDA on my UK one, versus XWKDD).
Unless it is simply for a different region...

Raymond77 said:
All of the retail versions should have 2.3.3, this build appears to be a newer one though (XWKDA on my UK one, versus XWKDD).
Unless it is simply for a different region...
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mine came with the XWKDD already installed, also from the UK
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Waiting for my O2 SGS II. Assuming its firmware is branded, am I right this will remove its branding and make it generic?

MuDvAyNeX said:
mine came with the XWKDD already installed, also from the UK
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Cool, I don't suppose anyone knows what the difference is between these two builds?
Is yours network locked?

norm2002 said:
Waiting for my O2 SGS II. Assuming its firmware is branded, am I right this will remove its branding and make it generic?
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I carnt see o2 being branded tbh, if was orange then yes they dominate the phone whole with crap

what is the difference with this firmware from previous?

Hey guys, i'm new to the samsung forum! I've just jumped ship from an HD2.
Just received my SGS2 this morning and it also has come preloaded with XWKDD
Baseband: I9100XXKDH
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKDD-CL161513
[email protected]#2
Build: Gingerbread.XWKDD
Now to figure out how to root this beast!

sorry, deleted post

hi, nasgilani
can you tell me what's different between (I9100XWKDD) and (I9100XEKE1) !!

official ICS is here

Hi UK Galaxy Note owners ICS is officially here for those that havent flashed there notes im just downloading ICS as im typing this rock on Galaxy Note

I have been checking ota and kies for the past 4 hours and nothing so far. What network are you on? I have an unlocked note on O2.

woohooo glad got day off, working on new xlr rom now

cmit37 said:
I have been checking ota and kies for the past 4 hours and nothing so far. What network are you on? I have an unlocked note on O2.
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i have unlocked galaxy note and i got a 3 sim in it.. Are you checking via Wi-Fi OTA ??? or grab 3 sim then try it that should work ??

thering1975 said:
woohooo glad got day off, working on new xlr rom now
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Any screen shots available for your new rom ???

Same here still no update and im on o2 aswell i tryed kies and it said somthing about phone software dont support is there another way could dowload
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It's here for phones with the XEU CSC. If you're on a Carphonewarehouse (CPW) CSC I guess there's no update for you yet.

use checkfus and dowmload the rom of your choice cpw is on it too
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It's here for phones with the XEU CSC. If you're on a Carphonewarehouse (CPW) CSC I guess there's no update for you yet.
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Just checked my csc and it OXALC1 can i flash a csc file via odin and where can i get csc file from
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Downloading now (3) using Samsung Kies.
Nothing on OTA yet.

sumsy2011 said:
Just checked my csc and it OXALC1 can i flash a csc file via odin and where can i get csc file from
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not sure about csc but you cab download the rom in checkfus and use pc odin to upgrade

anubis1126 said:
use checkfus and dowmload the rom of your choice cpw is on it too
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Thanks downloading now with check fus. so after downloaded i can flash it with odin
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yes indeed that what i do and i have to say it seems smoother and snappier and no need to do any wipes use pc odin

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Downloading now (3) using Samsung Kies.
Nothing on OTA yet.
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i did it OTA Via Wi-Fi 3 Sim Unlocked Galaxy Note

On my 2.3.6 LA6 ROM I've got JKay's mod, everything's super stable and there are no issues with Recovery turning the phone into a brick. Does it really make sense to upgrade just now?

Moandal said:
On my 2.3.6 LA6 ROM I've got JKay's mod, everything's super stable and there are no issues with Recovery turning the phone into a brick. Does it really make sense to upgrade just now?
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Dude ics is super stable 2.3.6 sucked big time for me.. its well worth the upgrade PERIOD!

N1NJATH3ORY said:
Dude ics is super stable 2.3.6 sucked big time for me.. its well worth the upgrade PERIOD!
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Well I took the plunge. First I tried Criskelo's ICS V5.1, but I didn't like the theme and very quickly found things that didn't work properly, so then I tried stock LQ2, using Mobile Odin Pro to keep root and the CF-Root V5.6 kernel.
It's early days, but so far I'm happy. Getting set up was a pain - it was only after 2 attempts that I discovered that Bookmark Sort & Backup isn't ICS compatible and was screwing up my Browser. I therefore had to do 2 complete wipes using CF-Root v5.6. This claims to have (probably) fixed the superbrick bug, and it certainly worked fine for me - whew!
I'm missing all the toggles of Jkay because there isn't a version of the 15 toggle mod for stock LQ2, but hopefully that'll come soon and SwipePad replaces the quick launcher panel nicely.
So no regrets yet, but there's still the odd lag here and there, and I can't say it's a significantly better experience. Also I can't sketch to save myself, so the new S-Pen applications aren't important to me. Still, got to move with the times! There's still nothing to replace my wonderful Note.

UK ICS Build (Carphone Warehouse) for Note is super stable

DQ of the day?
Downloaded & installed N7000XEULP4 via this site.
I intend to root again as mobile odin failed to inject root - yes I followed the good Dr's direction.
I used PC Odin, reset to factory in stock recovery (post flash) after 15min wait at the Samsung logo (very tentatively re-set due to massive information about deleting killing partitions, mmc sections etc & the unit is now one stock ics 4.0.3
So after I have rooted following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360.
I wish to re-load a previous ics (paranoid android) am I likely to hit the 'brick-wall')?
Need to ask I killed one note already :mad,

N1NJATH3ORY said:
Dude ics is super stable 2.3.6 sucked big time for me.. its well worth the upgrade PERIOD!
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what rom are you using?

[i9308][FULL_SERVICE_LEAK_FIRMWARE]

thank to:
bodivas for сooperation
I9308ZMALEA_I9308CHMALEA_I9308ZMALEA
PDA - I9308ZMALEA
CSC - I9308CHMALEA
MODEM -I9308ZMALEA
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How to flash - on the screens
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What is that ?
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2

It's the Chinese firmware. No thanks.

m3dd0g said:
what is that ?
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exclusive

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I've been trying to download that file for some time now, it always hangs... would you mind uploading it somewhere else? Thanks OP.

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Awesome thanks for the param file see if u can change the boot logo with cyanogenmod ...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.

JusDigital said:
Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.
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Probably a sammobile.com firmware .
jje

This is not for i9300 but for i9308 which is a chinese variant as far as i know from googling, also found that i9308's stock roms are bloated to death with chinese apps and such. Simply just dont flash this as its for the china variant and bloated to hell.

I've come across a China Mobile I9308, and I have the Asian/Chinese firmware on it and firstly, removing the bloatware takes 3minutes (quick root flash via Odin, install Root Uninstaller App and remove all stock/bloatware apps). Secondly, to install Google Play Store (which took me hours to figure out), you need to install a "gapps(something or other. I can't recall).zip. Only problem I've run into is getting 4G to run after flashing it to AT&T. And last but not least, I think this is definitely not the Chinese Firmware. The Chinese firmware can be found in samsung's website and the file has a different name.
Post from °|> Custom Droid DNA HTC6435LVW <|°

JusDigital said:
Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.
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OK uploading...............

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OK uploading...............
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---DONE---

Latest ROM
I have a i9308 and any of the newer release of the "official firmware' messed up my start up and made it loop...
I installed this using Heimdall skipped the bootloader as it seems to fail in both odin and Heimdall on hardware build 6.00
I found the newest official rom bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6344702 ... sorry not enough posts to send out side links ... i under stand.
everything else worked fine.... after this and i was able to back and do the usual install of CWM ..... which failed using Heimdall ... again on the bootloader .... so using Odin it worked ... i used virtual box and Windows 7 ... with the latest Samsung drivers ....i had to create a specific interface for the Samsung in virtual box so the i9308 would mount with out conflict in windows .... i was then able to install CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 ...
Once rooted i started looking for a way to install google play and all the google services.
i installed this ROM anzhi_karben_samsung_i9308_V1.0 which had the google drivers i needed and was not full of to much other crap and worked well in english ... i found this here bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6198323 i used my Wiebo account to do this and was then able to download.
I got the google pack ..... well one that worked and after i checked everything did not have any malicious scripts that i could find ... bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5401203 ... the zip file was gapps-ics-20120429-signed-4.0.4
i hope this helps some people Heimdall took a little after i figured out how to do this.... it was easy ... i have wiped it out a few times i nthe last week and tried different ROMs from the various Chinese boards ...some made very odd requests for SU access here and there ...i generally removed them after trying to find the offending script .... as i said so far the ones i am using have been pretty safe with little to no issues. I did go in and remove a lot of the preloaded China Mobile wares ...so far the phone is great ... i do fid the wifi signal sucks....
My first android i rooted myself ...see what happens after a drunk night in a taxi in Beijing and you lose your iPhone.... having fun.

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upload again ...
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Downgrade Nougat To Marshmallow?

Hello just curious would it be possible to flash the stock marshmallow firmware to downgrade from nougat if I choose to in the future? Thanks.

were there issues on Nougat?

wilson289 said:
were there issues on Nougat?
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Not much I just miss the themes

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Thanks man appreciate it

Or just Odin it back to MM.

joe3681 said:
Or just Odin it back to MM.
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ok for example..if i download the u firmware that was on mm and flash that..would i have to flash all 4 files causing it to wipe my data or i can keep my data?

nitroevo said:
ok for example..if i download the u firmware that was on mm and flash that..would i have to flash all 4 files causing it to wipe my data or i can keep my data?
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You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.

qwewqa said:
You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.
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meh alright. i'll deal with no themes for now then lol

The Material Black from Samsung works OK for me still. Joy UI was crashing all over the place

All of my purchased themes worked fine. Only problem is that a lot of my themes are dark or black and the text in the status bar being black in N wasn't visible.
Odin'd back to the U firmware to get some light themes and check my signal issues then I'll go back to N

heygrl said:
The Material Black from Samsung works OK for me still. Joy UI was crashing all over the place
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That's the one I used but the thing is when I reset my phone I forgot to download that theme back so I'm stuck with the white one

Just go to themes and go to your purchased and redownload it.

joe3681 said:
Just go to themes and go to your purchased and redownload it.
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Wow I never knew I could do that. Thanks man appreciate it ? now my phone feels more like mine again woot woot

qwewqa said:
You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.
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Hii By the way I'm using 7.0 on my s7 edge with CSC XSG from UAE and now I want to install 6.0 with CSC INS (INDIA) which is not available in multi CSC list , by checking repartition is enough for INS firmware which is not I'm my available CSC list and another thing is pit file or OEM unlock enable is needed for my situation because I'm downgrading with Odin. please help me thanks in advance

Howdy All,
Just upgraded from Marshmallow to Nougat and I lost my ability to use FoxFi. Unfortunately my wife and I rely on it for our at-home Wi-Fi. Now, I am an EXTREME newb, when it comes through this stuff, but my question is how can I go about downgrading from nougat back to marshmallow without losing all my data, and if that's not possible, how can I back it up and then later restore it to the phone. I need someone to walk me through this step by step and hold my hand like I'm a toddler. Here's a little info.
·Verizon Unlimited Data Plan
·Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ SM-G928V

I went back to MM from nougat.. wanted to see if i could root but no luck.. not wanting the fake root want the bootloader unlock root.. just waiting for that day.. but it is possible to downgrade..

S5Sickness said:
I went back to MM from nougat.. wanted to see if i could root but no luck.. not wanting the fake root want the bootloader unlock root.. just waiting for that day.. but it is possible to downgrade..
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How did you downgrade????

I use chimera from chimeratools.org

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I use chimera from chimeratools.org
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Were you able to retain ask your apps and pictures as they were originally in your phone?

SM-N986B One UI 4 (Android12)

One UI 4 Beta released. Update Samsung Members first folks and then it should show. Should Have said BTU firmware.

for which country? Samsung members 3.9.22.2 is the latest ver.

billd2439 said:
One UI 4 Beta released. Update Samsung Members first folks and then it should show. Should Have said BTU firmware.
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Which country? Also, can you share some screenshots of how it looks ?

antisocialbratt said:
Which country? Also, can you share some screenshots of how it looks ?
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antisocialbratt said:
Which country? Also, can you share some screenshots of how it looks ?
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BTU is UK Generic Firmware I will post some screen shots when I finish work.

BTU is UK Generic non branded Firmware . Version N986BXXU3ZUK1

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for which country? Samsung members 3.9.22.2 is the latest ver.
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Members version No is the same. Mines just updated before the Beta appeared. Probably just coincidence.

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BTU is UK Generic Firmware I will post some screen shots when I finish work.
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I did change my CSC to INS so im wonder if its gonna to work.. maybe VPN will be needed.

I tried connecting to an UK VPN but it did not work for me. I'm on INS CSC.

I hope someone would be able to pull the OTA update and share it for everyone else like someone did when OneUI 3 beta was going on last year. Pretty sure flashing the BTU rom will work but I wouldnt go through that hassle since I have my watch also paired with the phone. Reseting the firmware would require me to setup the watch all over again and in case of LTE watch, it is a nightmare since the telecom provider here has ****ty system, they struggle to remove the number previously paired with watch. It took me a week and dozens of frustrating calls with them to sort the issue out last time.

Wow thanks for sharing. There is no update about this anywhere else. Hopefully we in US can get it soon too.

Can someone catch the URL?
How to capture:
Install HTTP Canary app: https://m.apkpure.com/httpcanary-—-http-sniffer-capture-analysis/com.guoshi.httpcanary
1. Load canary
2. Start the update download but don't pause it.
3. Go back to canary and start that and it will grab the link.
(easiest method, by @AndrzejDwo)

I'm trying to register for the beta with a sim card from the UK, but I don't see any banner at Samsung Members. Any other way to "trigger" this?

Leon said:
I'm trying to register for the beta with a sim card from the UK, but I don't see any banner at Samsung Members. Any other way to "trigger" this?
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Did you update the app to the latest version?

pernodpepper said:
Did you update the app to the latest version?
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I didn't. I don't see the update in Galaxy Store or should I do it manually?
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I just read the whole conversation. Mine is the same version as above.

Leon said:
I didn't. I don't see the update in Galaxy Store or should I do it manually?
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I just read the whole conversation. Mine is the same version as above.
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Your Service provider number BTU as in attached file?

No, it's different. I guess that didn't change. Do you think this must be the case ?

Leon said:
No, it's different. I guess that didn't change. Do you think this must be the case ?
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I could very well be as this beta update is for the OXM_BTU variant of the device.

pernodpepper said:
Did you update the app to the latest version?
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Hopefully someone out there will capture the update for us non BTU members and upload it soon....