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[GUIDE] Firmware KE1 (XEU and O2) Update via Odin

For manual update if you're having problems with Kies
1) Firmware
Download the correct firmware for your phone. Extract the zip file to a tar file. Do not extract the tar file.
Sim Free Firmware - I9100XWKE1_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1
O2UK Firmware - I9100XWKE1_I9100XXKDJ_I9100O2UKE1
2) Download Odin (flash utility)
Odin3-v1.85.zip
3) Prepare Odin
Launch Odin and check "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time"
Load the firmware downloaded in step 1 in PDA.
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4)Download mode.
Put the phone in to Download mode ready for flashing
- Power Off
- Press and hold Vol Down + Home + Power.
- Once the Andriod logo is displayed connect the phone to PC
- in Odin ID:COM will turn yellow. You are now ready to flash.
5) A Successful Flash
6) Factory Reset (Optional)
There are three ways to reset the phone, through Dialer, Settings or Recovery mode.
- Dialer, enter *2767*3855#
- Settings, Privacy, Factory data reset.
- Recovery mode. Power off the phone, press and hold Vol Up + Home + Power. Use the Vol keys to navigate the menus and Home to action.

Sorry I'm new to android and I've noob question
What do you mean:
1. ...to a tar file.
Do I have to create a file or it will be included with the download file or what?
2. Put the phone in to Download mode ready for flashing.
Is this Debbuging Mode?

lhrrob said:
Sorry I'm new to android and I've noob question
What do you mean:
1. ...to a tar file.
Do I have to create a file or it will be included with the download file or what?
2. Put the phone in to Download mode ready for flashing.
Is this Debbuging Mode?
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Inside the 300MB .zip file is a 500MB .tar file. You only need to extract the zip and not the tar (which is also a archive format).
It's not debugging. Follow the instructions below that link and you'll see what it means . It's non-destructive, just power the phone off or remove the battery to restart the phone again.

lhrrob said:
Sorry I'm new to android and I've noob question
What do you mean:
1. ...to a tar file.
Do I have to create a file or it will be included with the download file or what?
2. Put the phone in to Download mode ready for flashing.
Is this Debbuging Mode?
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Maybe clearer in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13712988#post13712988

Ooops, didn't see your guide when I looked in the ROM forum earlier Intratech.
You're welcome to add my Hotfile links in your thread.
I couldn't download from Megaupload earlier, limit reached for free users so i grabbed the ROMS from the Samsung server.

Can I flash the SIM free one on an O2 phone? Is the only difference the splash screens?

Mujja said:
Ooops, didn't see your guide when I looked in the ROM forum earlier Intratech.
You're welcome to add my Hotfile links in your thread.
I couldn't download from Megaupload earlier, limit reached for free users so i grabbed the ROMS from the Samsung server.
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It's ok, I made it here and I think one of the mods got confused and moved it or something. No biggie.
Thanks to an awesome member, David Horn, we are getting a fast host setup to host firmware and will be testing it shortly.
I'll knick the O2 firmware off you and link it in that thread.

hshah said:
Can I flash the SIM free one on an O2 phone? Is the only difference the splash screens?
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It will change the sales code to generic UK code, XEU, and remove all the O2 branding. It will not unlock the phone though.

Mujja, Intratech thanks for that. I have this done.

[Q] Need Unlocking Help -Rooting with a Mac/Online Codes Not Working

Yes, I searched. I have a GS2 Locked to Virgin Mobile in Canada.
First off, I have a mac, so the whole rooting/unlocking thing seems to be impossible as ODIN and the other programs are all .exe's.
I tried buying a code online and they said they couldn't unlock it and most others sites don't like the phone as compatible.
What are my options here?
Thanks all.

Borrow a real computer.

to root use this to flash the correct kernel from here
to unlock
I have used Heimdall and it works

I'm struggling here. heimdall doesn't read .tar. I extract the tar and I just get an zimage and nothing more.
It seemed simpler on Odin, but I'm lost on this.

Take tar or the zimage and put it in the kernel slot and hit flash, it's less picky about the file type.
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I appreciate the help, but it's not that simple. It says firmware.xml is missing when I put it under the load package tab under firmware.
When I put it under the flash tab, it says not a valid PIT type. These are the only two places I can select a file.
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veyka said:
to root use this to flash the correct kernel from here
to unlock
I have used Heimdall and it works
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could you verify that you have managed to flash with latest version of Heimdall? i have tried everything with beta2, 1.3 and it simply refused to work. i just used a pc to update to latest version, and i have no files to flash to test (it's been one day and if something happens i have to reintsall everything again), so if you could verify this, or teach me a trick or two to get it to work, it will be much appreciated

FWIW, I loaded 1.1 and it was not compatible. 1.2 looked the same as 1.3 for me.

SGS2 has only been supported from version 1.2 onwards, maybe try the newest 1.3 that's just been released.
I have never used it apart from on windows, it looks like you may need to give it a pit before it will do anything.
You should be able to find it in an official rom, when I get home in 4-5 hours ill have a look at it.
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The screen looks like the ones I posted on 1.3.

Then you will need a pit from a stock rom, might try reading the faq
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HOWTO: flashing via Heimdall Suite 1.3.0
1) put your phone into download mode
2) connect to pc
3) load Heimdall GUI
4) click Utility tab
5) click detect device (if it detected goto 6, if not install drivers which should come with Heimdall)
6) click save as under "download pit", save it somewhere easy to find with a name like SGS2 (no need to add .pit)
7) hit download
8) phone will reboot, put back into download mode
9) click "flash" tab
10) click "browse" near the top and select your pit you saved earlier
11) on the righthand side there is a window saying "Partitions(files)" click "add" below it
12) select "kernel" on the lefthand side below "partition details"
13) click Browse below "partition details", select the kernel you want
It should now look like the attached pic
If it does, hit Start, and it should flash

i think problem with mac is still there :
although i have yet to try flash a ROM or parts of it, to see if it could successfully flash it.
EDIT: nope, it does not work , still the same error

Same issue here.
6) click save as under "download pit", save it somewhere easy to find with a name like SGS2 (no need to add .pit)
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What I am selecting here? It asks you to DL something.
8) phone will reboot, put back into download mode
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Phone just gets attached error - nothing further.

samsung vibrant soft bricked

convert data partition not enough space on partition error.. what to do

Welcome to the forums.
Tried flashing a voodoo kernel or something?
Download ODIN (below). It does not work on Macs. You will need Heimdall and can be found HERE << LINK.
HERE IS ODIN << DOWNLOAD THIS
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MD5: E012B512C1579C3AF7A38A27FD905B86
TWO FILES ARE NEEDED TO LOAD IN ODIN FOR GOING BACK TO STOCK JFD (2.1 Eclair)
The PIT FILE << DOWNLOAD THIS
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MD5: 1D927B36D2FA807A22E64FC86B445130
The TAR FILE << DOWNLOAD THIS
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MD5: 632730F6B637F53E5B10E5CBC8B966A7
Move all files to Desktop.
- Mount your phone and move the rom to the internal (sdcard/ ) & the update.zip file (if needed)
- Power down the phone, or pull the battery.
3 - DOWNLOAD MODE
*NOTE - IMPORTANT*
On my PC, ODIN will NOT work when my camcorder is plugged in.
If you notice ODIN not working, you may pull the battery if it has not started/hung (again, at YOUR risk, not my fault/responsibility). Remove any USB devices just in case if you are worried about it, I have to.
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1- Open ODIN on your PC. (DO NOT PRESS/SELECT ANYTHING IN ODIN!)
2- Plug in the USB Cable to PC
(preferably the one that came with your phone *My N1 cable doesn't work??*)
3- Power down Phone if you had not already.
4- Remove the battery.
5- Plug USB into Phone.
6- Hold down BOTH volume buttons and while holding both, insert the battery.
7- Two to three seconds later your phone will be in Download Mode.
Be mindful to not remove connection while ODIN is running.
** ALT METHOD
You can also just power down the phone, open ODIN, load the pit and tar, connect USB to pc, hold both volume buttons and connect USB to phone. This is how I do it. Some are not able to do this so the above instructions were used just in case. **
4 - ODIN
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Go back to ODIN on your PC. Should be a yellow box under ID COM, Something like COM 5. If not, likely a problem with your drivers, see this THREAD FOR DRIVERS that I created. Should help. If you were on Cyanogen or MIUI you may need the Nexus S Drivers, Google them.
Click the PIT button, Select the PIT file from desktop
Click the PDA button, select the TAR file
** Re-partition is checked now in ODIN - THIS IS APPROPRIATE!! **
Click Start. Unless ODIN hangs, you should see a progress bar start soon after. The process takes a few minutes and you told ODIN to reboot once done.... so... when your phone boots up, you are on stock JFD.
IF ODIN HANGS ON YOU:
- Are you using my files (all 3 of them?)
- Did you check the MD5 using Hashtab (LINK)?
- Are you using the cable that came with your phone?
- Have you tried other USB ports on you PC?
Credit for this guide goes to; s15274n

[Guide] Using Mobile Odin

Hey everyone i tried to search but found no step by step guide to use mobile odin to flash firmwares on samsung devices. Here i will try to make each step as elaborate as possible so fasten your seat belts and here we go...!!!
I will be using my galxy note 10.1 for refrence
First of all download appropriate stock firmware file from
http://www.sammobile.com/
Copy it to your phone storage or external card i preferably use ecxternal card
then get your self mobile odin from following link from playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro&hl=en
After installation is complete click mobile odin application icon in app drawer as shown below
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After opening it will ask for root permissions as shown
After Giving root permissions it can go in 2 directions it may ask u to download a file to be able to flash in recovery or it may proceed . If it is asking to install a file u will be presented with a download option for which wifi enabling is required as shown
And it will start downloading immediatley
Now after download is Complete u will be presented with main menu window it is scroll able and provide basic options as selecting individual modem, csc etc or selecting a file
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Scroll and find option "Open File" select this option and choose ur stock firmware file location and then select firmware file
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After selecting proper firmware file you will be presented with a summary of ehich partiions are selected for this flash Click ok
After that as i have shown in screenshot with different coloured arrows select ur prefrences. Red ones are for rooting the firmware after flashing it, blue arrow is for mobile odin to be injected in the new frmware, green ones are for wiping options u must select both of these, at the end click yellow one to start the flash operation
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Final screenshot show after flash options whther u want to boot normally or to recovery
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Flashin will take some time after flashin is complete open up recovery while using power+up button during boot up and wipe everything and then after booting up your new rom is flashed voilaaaa.......

Thank you for this, but just in case one of you have flashed the n8000 bootloader on your n8010, and Mobile Odin sees your device as an n8000, you might need to manually download the latest version for the n8010, found in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk

electrikjesus said:
Thank you for this, but just in case one of you have flashed the n8000 bootloader on your n8010, and Mobile Odin sees your device as an n8000, you might need to manually download the latest version for the n8010, found in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk
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thanks bro

Arabic Stock ROM for Samsung SM-J200G Galaxy J2 Duos LTE

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Arabic Stock ROM for
Samsung SM-J200G Galaxy J2 Duos LTE​
How To Use:
- Download The Arabic Firmware Zip.
- Extract it to get the *.Tar.md5 file.
- Run Odin3.exe
- Select the extracted *.Tar.md5 file as AP/PDA file.
- Put the phone into Download Mode.
- Connect it to PC via USB cable.
- After Odin3 detects it, Click on Start button.
- Wait until installing is done, And PASS! Word appears on Odin3 flasher.
- Done.
Download:
- J200GDDU1AOK1 v5.1.1 KitKat: Download (AFH Link). Tested

Andro-Man said:
Arabic Stock ROM for
Samsung SM-J200G Galaxy J2 Duos LTE​
How To Use:
- Download The Arabic Firmware Zip.
- Extract it to get the *.Tar.md5 file.
- Run Odin3.exe
- Select the extracted *.Tar.md5 file as AP/PDA file.
- Put the phone into Download Mode.
- Connect it to PC via USB cable.
- After Odin3 detects it, Click on Start button.
- Wait until installing is done, And PASS! Word appears on Odin3 flasher.
- Done.
Download:
- J200GDDU1AOK1 v5.1.1 KitKat: Download (AFH Link). Tested
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@Andro-Man,
this firmware doesnt work! it stops in between , im trying to use this on J200G-ds! is there any way esle to flash it?
wbr
reytech

ReyTech said:
@Andro-Man,
this firmware doesnt work! it stops in between , im trying to use this on J200G-ds! is there any way esle to flash it?
wbr
reytech
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At what section did this ROM stop?
And what is the details of your original phone firmware: AP + CP + CSC ?
Did you run Odin3.exe as Admin?

Andro-Man said:
At what section did this ROM stop?
And what is the details of your original phone firmware: AP + CP + CSC ?
Did you run Odin3.exe as Admin?
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hi, it stops while flashing modem at 99%! yes i tried doing that and as well removing the extension of .md5 to make .tar and flash it as well but the same stops at modem!
the phone had indian firmware in it ver 5.1.1. i can get hold of the pc and give u more details of the firmware!
WBR
reytech.

ReyTech said:
hi, it stops while flashing modem at 99%! yes i tried doing that and as well removing the extension of .md5 to make .tar and flash it as well but the same stops at modem!
the phone had indian firmware in it ver 5.1.1. i can get hold of the pc and give u more details of the firmware!
WBR
reytech.
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Maybe your phone's modem version is newer than the Modem inside this ROM.

Not working !!!
**** ! i tried my times !!!
after it loops into the homescreen, the super su is not there.. that means NO ROOT ACCESS
then should root again !!!
its not working !! 100 % not working !!!
i fed up !!!

Working method
i try every thing nothing worked no arabic rom no root at the end this worked
just down load this google it for link J200FXXU3AQL1_5.1.1_4File_United Arab
just flas this file with z3x AP_J200FXXU3AQL1_CL12637999_QB15972609_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
done now u have arabic in ur mobile
worked for me let me know if it work for you