I upgraded to Froyo JP6 using the Kies registry hack method and all seems well. However now it has been withdrawn in favour of developing the 'fast' Froyo ROM and after reading cases of people losing IMEIs when downgrading I am concerned.
I have it rooted and OCLF applied, which when it comes to upgrade again I will remove as usual.
Can anyone tell me if it is likely that there will be problems upgrading to the new Froyo when it is eventually released because I am on JP6 now?
Thanks!
DaveWoolly said:
I upgraded to Froyo JP6 using the Kies registry hack method and all seems well. However now it has been withdrawn in favour of developing the 'fast' Froyo ROM and after reading cases of people losing IMEIs when downgrading I am concerned.
I have it rooted and OCLF applied, which when it comes to upgrade again I will remove as usual.
Can anyone tell me if it is likely that there will be problems upgrading to the new Froyo when it is eventually released because I am on JP6 now?
Thanks!
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If you saved what you have changed in the registry you won't have any problem. When the new update is available just use the old values in registry. Good luck
almi88 said:
If you saved what you have changed in the registry you won't have any problem. When the new update is available just use the old values in registry. Good luck
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Hm. I didn't save what I changed
I think I only changed one character in 3 keys, from U to E as I recall.
Having said that this JP6 was officially available through KIES, so won't it just update as and when? Even if it only gets updates when they're released in the Norwegian territory?
Presuming that KIES in Norway (if indeed, that's where it was) did present the update normally, without any hackery.
I have no problems at all with this JP6 though. Everything's a lot more stable than before, about as fast without a lagfix as ECLAIR was with a lag fix.
And there's always ODIN to get back on track if something newer comes out
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Want to revert back to official Galaxy S i900 Software, what do I need to do? I'm running the JPH Beta version with Ryanz lagfix. Do I need to undo the lagfix and root before I precede? Will I need to flash the stock version with Odin?
before you do anything, you need to first UNDO the lag fix
go to Ryzaas topic to learn how
once you get that out of the way, you can flash back to stock firmware
but first you need to download the correct firmware you want to use, and the correct pit file, it could be 512 or 513 or 800 something....
Before you downgrade from Froyo, be aware some people apparently had serious issues doing so on JPC.. My recommendation is to stick to Froyo from now on, and upgrade to final Froyo when released
andrewluecke said:
Before you downgrade from Froyo, be aware some people apparently had serious issues doing so on JPC.. My recommendation is to stick to Froyo from now on, and upgrade to final Froyo when released
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I see. But when final Froyo comes out will I be able to upgrade through Kies? An if yes, will I have to unroot and un-Lagfix my phone?
The reason I upgraded to Beta Froyo is I let Kies upgrade my phone software and it almost bricked my phone. At the time I was running the official software but rooted and with lagfix.
So how do you go back to official then? all i get told by kies is that im at the latest version (XXJPK)
So which is best and why?
Also, can I just flash the pda as with JPK to JPM?
dont like your current one? cos i see nothing then complains about whatever version they are using. one and a half month on jpk and theres nothing to complain here, I will change when i mess up or when everybody is calling it "the rom" =/
compuse said:
dont like your current one? cos i see nothing then complains about whatever version they are using. one and a half month on jpk and theres nothing to complain here, I will change when i mess up or when everybody is calling it "the rom" =/
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Welll it looks like the update is finally out, users in the UK are updating to JPO through kies, just want to be on the latest firmware.
Shocky2 said:
Welll it looks like the update is finally out, users in the UK are updating to JPO through kies, just want to be on the latest firmware.
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I'm in the UK and updated through Kies about 30 minutes ago, put me on Froyo JPA.
masumali said:
I'm in the UK and updated through Kies about 30 minutes ago, put me on Froyo JPA.
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So why are users getting both JPA and JPO? how can we be in different regions in the same country?
Also through kies is it formating the sd card?
Shocky2 said:
So why are users getting both JPA and JPO? how can we be in different regions in the same country?
Also through kies is it formating the sd card?
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I suspect those getting JPA had installed FroYo via Kies nordic hack which changed their product code to XEE. I installed JPO via a different KIES hack before changing my product back to XEU.
I'm using JPO now, before I had JP6.
using oclf and almost done with installing all my apps.
seems to run very smooth. have not seen any thing yet.
Tried JPA 2 days ago (odin) but I messed something up so had to redo it.
and compairing JPA to JPO I would now say that JPO seems quicker.
Anyone know where I can get JPA so I can flash through ODIN? Kies is stuck on low battery...
crazykiddo said:
I'm using JPO now, before I had JP6.
using oclf and almost done with installing all my apps.
seems to run very smooth. have not seen any thing yet.
Tried JPA 2 days ago (odin) but I messed something up so had to redo it.
and compairing JPA to JPO I would now say that JPO seems quicker.
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What's the product code for Globe? Thanks
Flashed JPO, not done a full reset yet but seems very simalar to JPM and GPS is still crap.
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I suspect those getting JPA had installed FroYo via Kies nordic hack which changed their product code to XEE. I installed JPO via a different KIES hack before changing my product back to XEU.
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I had JP6 and it gave me JPA, I haven't hacked kies at all, flashed with odin.
Hi,
Firstly, apologies if this question has already been answered. I tried using the search facility but didn't find the answer I needed.
I purchased my SGS from Malaysia. It came loaded with JG4 and the Singtel (Singapore) branding. I decided to flash the firmware to JP3 in order to get rid of the Singtel apps and the splash screen.
I have a few questions:
1. Will Kies still allow me to update to official Froyo even though I manually flashed to JP3? I'm aware that the official firmware isn't available yet for most of Asia, but want to make sure that when it does become available, Kies will let me update.
2. If I flash an unofficial European firmware onto my device, will I then be able to upgrade via Kies to the official European firmware? How does Kies determine which update is ideal for your phone? Is it based on the current firmware? Or do they check your serial number or something to determine where the phone was sold and only recommend that regions firmware? Do I need to downgrade to 2.1 in order for the Kies update to recognise that I need an update?
I know that if I really wanted to I could update things manually via Odin, but I would now prefer to stick to the official method of updating.
Thanks.
Similar difficulties
Hey,
I am having similar problems. I got my galaxy s from tmobile in uk but I upgraded my galaxy s to froyo 2.2 using Odin3. Problem is at that time I didn't have enough knowledge. The phone got upgraded to 2.2 properly but now a lot of functions like Swype don't work on it and also the Internet crashes quite oftenly also it is a little slow. I came to xda developers also in hopes to find out how to re flash galaxy s to 2.1 or fix my problems.
My advice for you is however, don't rush into anything like I did.
Regarding Swype, mine was disabled after I flashed the firmware too. Try holding down the button in the bottom left of the messaging screen to turn it back on.
Bump.
Can anybody shed some light on either question?
Is the official 2.2 update available yet via Kies?
I updated out of the box (got phone yesterday - unlocked but has some Vodafone branding in ROM) but still no 2.2 update.
Thanks
Phil
Phil_UK said:
Is the official 2.2 update available yet via Kies?
I updated out of the box (got phone yesterday - unlocked but has some Vodafone branding in ROM) but still no 2.2 update.
Thanks
Phil
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Well that's sorta the problem for me... I don't even know whether Kies will give me the option for updating to the official 2.2 firmware if it already sees that I have an unofficial 2.2 firmware installed already.
Having done some research (thanks google) I know Kies does not provide Froyo for Vodafone branded phones yet. However it appears to be due very soon.
The easiest way to get Froyo I think is to install ROM manager, then download a custom Froyo, stick it on your internal SD and flash it from recovery mode. Doc Froyo comes highly recommended
Probably not. I remember reading somewhere that kies will give you a message saying firmware not recognised.
My current firmware, is not running good. It takes my phone like 15mins to boot, and lags alot!
I really want to get the best performance from my phone, but I was trying to stay to official firmware releases.
I am on o2, UK, and the only firmware update is from JP5, to JP6....
I am guessing this is a minimal change?
I do not know how to do I Kies hack, but its possible to use newer firmwares right? Any advice on how to do this?
Alternatively, should I update to JP6, and apply a lag fix? if so, which one should I use?
All advice is welcome!
I think you want to stay original because of warrenty reasons, right?
But.. ich you want to use a lagfix, you have to root your phone. And this is like flashing an unofficial firmware also a reason for loosing your waranty.
so if you want to stay officially, you can only update via kies without hack, or you can just try a factoryreset from the recovery menu.
With all other methods of getting a new firmware to your device, you may loose your waranty.. This is discussed very often here, because in a case of a hardware-defect your waranty is okay afaik, also if you flash an unofficial software.
If you want to know more, search the forum for waranty...
Lets say you lagfix 2.2 with some kernel like voodoo nothing else.
Then you disable the lagfix and then update to 2.2.1 using kies when it comes out.
Kies will give you a completely new flash.
Isn't it very unlikely that Samsung will pick up on your modifications now?
Mate, I am on an O2 UK contract and I was on JP5 before upgrading to JP6 in January with an O2U product code. But I never had any of the 15 minute boot problems you're talking about, nor was the odd bit of lag a real problem. Since then I got tired waiting for an O2 UK 2.2.1 upgrade, so I used the Kies hack to upgrade to JPY with a XEU product code. I know I might be technically violating my O2 warranty, but I can always flash back to JP6 via the Kies hack if I need to send the phone for repair, providing it's not totally dead in which case I'd probably report it accidentally lost under my phone insurance.
Ok so i would like to update my galaxy to 2.3 gingerbread official using keis.
I live in Australia and based on what i have read the update should be out on my model of galaxy. When i plug my phone into keis it is saying i have the latest firmware. I have done some reading up on this and if i am correct some of the hacks and things i have done to my phone could cause it not to be able to update and i would like to know if this is true and how i can fix this.
Things i have done:
- I am currently running 2.2 froyo
- I have voodoo lagfix and soundfix installed.
- I used sgs tools from market to use the optus apps which came with my phone that where unusable since i was with virgin.
- I applied a 3 button fix i found as well so i could update voodoo easier. But in the end i just used Odin.
One thing i read was that i have to restore the system apps to update it. which i have done with all accept one but the .apk backup for it is not working so i cannot. Will i have to use Odin and revert back to the original firmware and start again? Or is there something i can do from here?
Short answer- You can't.
Gingerbread isn't out officially anywhere at present (there was a brief period where it was out on Kies for Scandinavia- hence all the semi-official "leaked" roms).
On past performance we're likely to be waiting a fair while here in Oz- once Official GB Roms come out from Samsung you then have to wait for all the local carriers to add their garbage to it (and - according to them- "test" it) before it gets released on kies. I'd bite the bullet and just grab a nice rom from here.
Remember if you do decide to wait for the official update, you will have to downgrade to stock for kies to recognise your right to an upgrade.
+ 120 to that NO upgrade to 2.3.3 YET .
All upgrades are unofficial .When Kies has your upgrade it upgrades
Then before update undo lagfix .
Or to be really safe reinstall your original saved rom the one you saved before you started messing with the phone .
jje
I think using odin to flash a stock rom back before updating by kies would be safe way
myfifth said:
I think using odin to flash a stock rom back before updating by kies would be safe way
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Depends Kies does not recognize stock rom as product code etc dont match = no update through Kies . Stock is not network supplied firmware as original .
jje
JJEgan said:
Or to be really safe reinstall your original saved rom the one you saved before you started messing with the phone .
jje
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Lets just say I'm a total wanker and I didn't save my original rom. Am i stuck using custom roms from now?
Zeruf said:
Lets just say I'm a total wanker and I didn't save my original rom. Am i stuck using custom roms from now?
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pretty much, unless some one has official firmware