Firmwares. How does Kies know whicjh? - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was under the impression that Kies looked for branding on the phones present firmware and then retrieved/installed the matching one from the Samsung server. However. At least one person has stated that though their phone was unbranded/sim free that they have had a Vodafone 2.1 update (they were using the VF network at the time) that has effectively branded their phone and placed all the bloatware that comes with VF as well. How can this happen? Does it read the sim for network operator and do it from there?

here's a clue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799810

AllGamer said:
here's a clue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799810
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Sorry. not sure how that answers the question.

Tehpriest said:
Sorry. not sure how that answers the question.
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Read more into the registry keys info.
Sent from my SHW-M110S using XDA App

in one of the replies on that topic it was mentioned what Kies looks for to find the firmware you should upgrade to

Ahh I see. But that is the question. This was an unbranded phone so it would not have had any network marker in the registry but did have a VF sim in the slot. It still installed the VF doctored update instead of a generic one. (this is the info I have been given)

it has nothing to do wth the branding
it's the model ID that it looks for and the previous ROM
each model has its own ID if you read the registry you'll find it

AllGamer said:
it has nothing to do wth the branding
it's the model ID that it looks for and the previous ROM
each model has its own ID if you read the registry you'll find it
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Yes I understand that but it is through the model ID in the registry that it knows which branding the phone has. Mine for example is GT-I9000HKDXEU which is generic UK and is not T-Mobile.

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Treo 750 WM6 for Australia - what the hell??

when news first broke about OFFICIAL Rom upgrades (the ATT one flying about was/is not official) came out in the beginning of August, they said it would start in Australia exclusive to Three in the middle of August. And it would then be available to the rest of the networks around australia in the beginning of September
it's now 4th of Sept 2007. and palm's website STILL says Coming Soon for Three's upgrade. and we've already seen UK's Vodafone rom out since!!!
i mean seriously... what the hell is wrong with these people? i mean i really like the product but seriously the support is extremely disappointing
Sad but it's true
I don't understand PALM, I really don't....
When they start to banckrupt maybe they will awake.
The impression that I have is that they like to destroy their own company!
They destroyed PALM OS. Now they release FOLEO to help to destroy!
Sooner or later we (faithfull users of Treo) will get sick of their "burocracy" and we will get way too!
When it happens, don't blame us PALM and don't blame the market!
Such a shame....
It hasn't even been released in the states yet or even for their unbranded 750, so I don't know what all the whining is about. Palm has routinely been late in providing firmware updates for their treo's, so this really isn't anything new. Personally, I would have expected to see all the updates released by now, but something is apparently holding them up.
There is now a link on the support page, so it is not long now.
http://www.palm.com/au/support/treo750/
FSB said:
There is now a link on the support page, so it is not long now.
http://www.palm.com/au/support/treo750/
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well spotted! surely Palm wont leave that link there that leads to an error page for long...could it?
yes it's finally up!!!
http://www.palm.com/au/support/treo750/downloads/wm6update.html
man did THAT take long! maybe they heard my rant hahahaha
What is the difference between the 3 version and the Vodafone (when it comes out)?
I currently used the bootloader to install WM6 on mine and my Treo was Telstra became Vodafone..
If I install this, would it matter or should I wait for the Vodafone or Telstra one?
help!!!
I downloaded the file and tried to update my Treo but it said Unsupported Device..
I have: TREO750-1.15ROW
Can i just extract the CHEEIMG.nbh file and use the bootloader method?
anyone have the direct download link for those of us not in australia?
EDIT: nevermind...appears to be here:
http://palmone.r3h.net/downloads.palm.com/Treo750_2_19_H3E_DesktopUpdater.zip
Just loaded it using the boot loader method..
Saw that that under the Band selection network type is only UMTS, no option for GSM.. and Band is only Europe, US and Australia! Does that mean I cant use this in Asia?
jho51e said:
Just loaded it using the boot loader method..
Saw that that under the Band selection network type is only UMTS, no option for GSM.. and Band is only Europe, US and Australia! Does that mean I cant use this in Asia?
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No option for GSM? What bands are available under band selection?
it only lists US, Europe and Australia.. that's it.. the list are actually just those names and not the usual GSM(900+1800) or UMTS(2100) etc..
jho51e said:
it only lists US, Europe and Australia.. that's it.. the list are actually just those names and not the usual GSM(900+1800) or UMTS(2100) etc..
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What's the firmware build version? (i.e. 1.47.02, 1.47.25?)
Firmware 1.52.30.00
What is the Firmware for the Vodafone one?
jho51e said:
Firmware 1.52.30.00
What is the Firmware for the Vodafone one?
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interesting..... 1.47.02 is the vodafone one.
I'm gonna try flashing my ATT branded 750 to check this version out.
BTW...I *think* the asian bands are the same as the european bands.
Oh does that mean the 3 Aust version is the more up to date one?
I have only noticed the change in the option with this version. Maybe it is the up to date version..
I am waiting on the release of the Vodafone one..
jho51e said:
Oh does that mean the 3 Aust version is the more up to date one?
I have only noticed the change in the option with this version. Maybe it is the up to date version..
I am waiting on the release of the Vodafone one..
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Um...the vodafone one has been released to europe and the uk, didn't you check the other thread?
Alrighty....looks like this:
firmware version 1.52.30.00
Carrier DB: 297
WM6 version: 5.2.1239 (Build 17746.0.2.4)
And this one seems slightly snappier than the vodafone or ATT ROMs, however I have to restore my apps and stuff to be sure.
Merlyn_3D said:
Alrighty....looks like this:
firmware version 1.52.30.00
Carrier DB: 297
WM6 version: 5.2.1239 (Build 17746.0.2.4)
And this one seems slightly snappier than the vodafone or ATT ROMs, however I have to restore my apps and stuff to be sure.
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Build# looks the same as the Voda ROM...
Anything worth mentioning between the two?
netsyd said:
Build# looks the same as the Voda ROM...
Anything worth mentioning between the two?
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The firmware version seems to be later.....also I can confirm the "US, Europe, Australia" thing. The default rom comes with one or two bits of 3 software installed. I just modified the extrom to put the ATT software in there and am rebooting. I'll let you know.

official branded firmware 2.3.6. for croatia

Pls, sb give me link to download the firmware to update it with odin because kies is not working as it should.
On some phones it does, on this one NOT.
T-mobile Croatia
try this link
Not sure if there is an official one for your country or at least from your provider.. but this one will work fine on your mini..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437661
guys, NOT india or spain, need T-mobile Croatia only because of guarantee
cescino said:
guys, NOT india or spain, need T-mobile Croatia only because of guarantee
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I see. So it is provider specific. i do not know any link for that since the available stock ROMs in the net are region specific. Try your providers website..
Of course that is provider specific. Every carrier branded mobile phone has different version that are region specific. No provider will give you their version of android not by mail, not through server or sth else, that's why there are services where you come and spend your time/money.
So please give me a answer, not a suggestion where should i go to or download a different one. I was specific in my thread so please be so kind and specific with the answer.
i got the answer from another site, so this thread can be closed or deleted, thank you all who tried
cescino said:
i got the answer from another site, so this thread can be closed or deleted, thank you all who tried
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Well, we've tried to help you in a kind way but you are just so eager to find a source. Anyway, this was just posted. It has the download link and password. Just in case you need another source. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1451060

flashed uk i9305 with Portuguese rom

Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
winwiz said:
yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.
kazuni said:
As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.
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oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.
winwiz said:
oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.
willy6182 said:
Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.
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Take a look at this firmware. It's labeled "Sweden", but under regions, it also says UK. Should work, I guess.
winwiz said:
oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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YOSEFE said:
You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.
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I did have a brief look at this but none of the sites I looked at had the s3 lte just the s3 as an option, are the unlock codes likely to be the same?
I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick
willy6182 said:
I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick
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Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
YOSEFE said:
Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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brilliant, thanks for confirming it does!
I have uploaded the Swedish firmware and it looks great! does not come with any Swedish apps or advertising!
thank you everyone for you help and being patient with a noob!
You can get the codes on ebay for about £10
Hi guys, I'm a big n00b in terms of flashing as well.
I'll get a i9305 from Hong Kong in a few days, which obviously will have a HK firmware on it. The problem with that firmware is that it only supports 6 languages. I live in Norway and want my phone to be in Norwegian so I wonder if those firmwares from the UK support all languages or only the language of the region included?
Thanks in advance.
To restore original UK Rom download checkfus from the market and write down all the info for pda phone and csc etc and enter them on the pc checkfus app and download the Odin Rom from there!
Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 2
unlocker dont work on the uk version had to pay for a code £24.99
Try this
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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If you want to install the official Everything Everywhere (Orange) LTE firmware, download and run Check4us. This lets you choose model and region then provides firmware options. Select the UK version, download, flash with ODIN and you are done. All back and working as a new Orange set up. As it's a vanilla Samsung install you might find it works for Vodafone although you will need to search the web for Vodafone APN settings and update the phone accordingly.

back to stock to sell

hi can anyone point me in the right direction,i need to bring my sg3 back to stock to sell it many thanks
You best bet would be the S3 toolkit found in the android development section. Does it all for you
Vengeance
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305
Grab your region's version, then flash via Odin.
I find it easier to not flash the latest version, but to an older version (4.1.1) just to make it feel "Stock-ier".
Snowstormzzz said:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305
Grab your region's version, then flash via Odin.
I find it easier to not flash the latest version, but to an older version (4.1.1) just to make it feel "Stock-ier".
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my version is not on list 19305BVBLL2 ?
westentertainer said:
my version is not on list 19305BVBLL2 ?
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That looks like your baseband... Find the ART code on your box, the last three letters is your original CSC.
CalInTheZone said:
That looks like your baseband... Find the ART code on your box, the last three letters is your original CSC.
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cant seem to see them on the box any where exactly should i be looking
The sticker with your IMEI.
Find your region/provider instead.
dont want to sound like a muppet where do i find region etc
just get the latest version, the region doesn't matter
Glebun;38829008. said:
just get the latest version, the region doesn't matter
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is this ok com-GT-I9305-TEN-I9305XXBMB5-1361437678
it's for the i9305, so it's OK
Glebun said:
it's for the i9305, so it's OK
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Perhaps in the east that is more than alight. But here if it's not the original CSC and there is no record of a service centre changing it you are screwed.
CalInTheZone said:
Perhaps in the east that is more than alight. But here if it's not the original CSC and there is no record of a service centre changing it you are screwed.
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im in the UK
he didn't say he wants to keep the warranty.
csc for the UK is BTU
Glebun said:
he didn't say he wants to keep the warranty.
csc for the UK is BTU
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sorry cant see BTU on the list
Glebun said:
he didn't say he wants to keep the warranty.
csc for the UK is BTU
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I9305 has nu BTU since all 9305's in UK are sold through providers.
westentertainer said:
sorry cant see BTU on the list
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See my answer to Glebun, but look at your box or tell us your provider (the provider the phone was bought from)
CalInTheZone said:
I9305 has nu BTU since all 9305's in UK are sold through providers.
See my answer to Glebun, but look at your box or tell us your provider (the provider the phone was bought from)
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t mobile uk
TMU is your CSC. But can't find any firmware, try FUS.
H3G is uk

UK Generic 1276-0471 FTF (any versions)

Hi,
Does anyone has UK generic 1276-0471 FTF? Any versions is fine as I need to flash it before I send my phone for warranty claim.
Thanks,
C
You will find it in Mega Collection.
I can't find it there.
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Yeah, I did the same thing. The correct customisation number is 1276-0875, 1276-0471 is one of the colour codes, I think it denotes black. You should have checked the service menu by entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the dailer. Read through the sticky threads for a full explanation.
Thanks for the useful advice! I can't check it anymore because I have flashed it to Nordic version but I think you are right.
And what for you want to stick with one specific customization, this is useless!
If you want to send it back to Service just flash any Stock Generic UK FTF from mega Collection, even the older once, done.
I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
cklow01 said:
I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
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Yes, you think too much. I flashed Nordic Update via flashtool long time ago and I send it to Repair and I had no problem with the service if you still Stock.
cklow01 said:
Thanks for the useful advice! I can't check it anymore because I have flashed it to Nordic version but I think you are right.
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I think you will find the service menu is available in the Nordic version.
gandalf_grey91 said:
I think you will find the service menu is available in the Nordic version.
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I mean since I have flashed it I won't be able to see the original custom ID anymore.
cklow01 said:
I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
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Good point about the service menu. My bad.
I use an IMEI checker when I buy phones, it is on an Australian website, it works fine.
If you intent on returning the phone for repair, just flash .518 (1276-0875_R8A), that is the one my phone came with originally.
If you are starting down the rooting/custom ROM path, flash .534 (1276-0875_R9A).
They are both in the mega collection.
gandalf_grey91 said:
Good point about the service menu. My bad.
I use an IMEI checker when I buy phones, it is on an Australian website, it works fine.
If you intent on returning the phone for repair, just flash .518 (1276-0875_R8A), that is the one my phone came with originally.
If you are starting down the rooting/custom ROM path, flash .534 (1276-0875_R9A).
They are both in the mega collection.
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Thanks for your help. I have flashed it to the latest UK generic KitKat just now and it should be fine for warranty claim I guess.

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