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Pre-Update, Research of Chinese Galaxy S

Dear all
I write this post as I hope to get some input and some expert suggestions on the course of action I should take with my phone.
For many years I have been supplied with a phone through my company but it seems to be always the crappy old Nokia. Good for making telephone calls but worthless for anything else.
So recently I bought a Galaxy S on a business trip to China. I love the phone, it works and by now I have almost no Chinese letters and applications left anymore. This is really something else; I'll never go back to the company Nokia. Never!
I think most of the applications are working and I have access to the Android Marked. However, Youtube is not installed or working and I think that the GPS is a little off.
Now I read a lot about Froyo and I bet I would want to get that on my phone, I am also pretty sure that I want to get the phone totally de-Chinese and preferably into something Danish or at least English.
What do I do next?
I have been reading so much on this site that I am getting dizzy. Flashing, rooting, updating, kies(hey, I actually got it working now (again) ) Odin, JM1, JPK etc.
Now my phone has the following;
ProductCode: I9000HKDVD2
PDA: I9000XXXXX
Phone: I9000BUJG1
CSC: I9000GVD2JG1
SalesCode: VD2
Reading through posts on this forum I never saw anyone with the same codes as mine.
Model number: GT-I9000
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Kernel version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build number: ECLAIR
As mentioned, I bought the phone in China and I have no idea if it is branded (with Google printed on the back cover) has been unlocked, but I suspect it has. It has been rooted (I have a little black ninja guy giving Superuser Permission) and there is a folder-like icon named "root(and some Chinese letters)"
Well, as I said I have Kies running again. First it was running fine then it stopped connecting to the phone and now after unmounting the external SDcard I can again access the phone from my PC.
Through Kies I can do a firmware update. But should I?
Will it be re-locked?
Will it get all the Chinese stuff back?
Will it somehow be converted into a European phone?
Should I wait for the official Froyo or just go ahead and update?
I can update again when the Froyo finally arrive?
Do I need to make backup of any of my "system" files before doing anything?
Any help suggestions and/or warnings will be appreciated.

If you can do an upgrade through Kies it will aslo tell you what the update is (JG2 for example) since you have what I gues is a chine salescode, you will probably get a chinese update .. What you can do, is goint to the devlopers section and read the topic about spoofing your productcode in the registry so Kies thinks you have phone from another provider / country than that what you have now
I am almost certain that if you can enter an old danish firmware in the registry and a danish productcode you will get offeren a new new danish firmware through kies ..This will not relock your phone ( if it was locked before) as far as I know only the froyo builds will do that.

I have been reading some more on the forum and found that the phone is actually branded.
Model [Country of Origin](Branded Phone Carrier) = Code
I9000 [Germany](Vodafone) = GT-I9000HKDVD2
I have also checked out the 3-button combo which seems to be disabled on my phone. I'll get this fixed before doing anything.
So I want to update to the froyo release and will probably be uding the Kies hack to do this. I'll use the XEE code which I believe will give me the danish language as an option.
Do I need to make backup of some of the system files before doing this?
In some poste there is talk about backing up some system files before upgrading as there is some information which is needed to unlock the phone again.

Well. I am still investigation this issue.
Now I am looking into using odin and firmware from samfirmware . com. Probably to JPA or JPO? Then I have been reading about the DocRambone ROM and will probably try that.
However they suggest to "- Check Simlock and Network lock is OFF *#7465625#". When I do this I am promted with a "Rejected" message.
Can anybody please tell me what this means?
I do not want to start messing with it before I know that the phone will not be locked after flashing to new firmware?
If it will be locked then what is the procedure of unlocking anagin. I have already made backup of the "nv_data.bin.md5" and the "nv_data.bin". Having these files is the same as having backup of the /efs? Reason for asking is that I cannot find /efs on the root of my phone.
Please help!

[Q] How to Restore my Galaxy S

I have a Samsung Galaxy S original model number GT-I9000HKAOPS. Like many others I jumped the gun and used Kies Registry Patcher 1.6.0.0 to upgrade to Froyo. The firmware version I upgraded to was XEU which I understand is the UK unbranded ROM. Also like many others doing so has changed my Product Code to KOR. With the recent release of the official Optus 2.2 Froyo version I decided to flash this firmware, again using the Kies Registry Patcher. On completion I noticed my product code is still KOR. This has a number of side effects such as Kies continuously prompting that a firmware upgraded is available, plus indicating the wrong market area.
My objective is to restore my Galaxy S back to how it was when it was supplied or how it should be if I had only flashed the official Optus Froyo ROM. I have a rough idea how to do this though I have a few questions:
1. What is the best way to restore my product code? I have seen references to deleting your nv_data.bin as well as entering in a code via your dialler.
2. If rooting your phone to delete nv_data.bin is the best way, this installs an updated kernel as well as other files. If I restore my product code then upgrade to the official Optus Froyo firmware will this replace the updated kernel and remove the other files added through rooting?
3. What other things may have changed upgrading to the XEU ROM that may reside after flashing to the official Optus Froyo ROM?
4. What else may I need to do to achieve my objectives?
Please note I have searched for many hours trying to find solutions and answers to achieve what I want to achive without much luck, any advice would be appreciated.

How to Restore my Galaxy S
Hi - I'm also looking for the same solution but didn't get any. Did u get a chance to get any results ?

I found a solution in regards to the repeated prompt to update firmware through Kies. The fix is, if you have used Kies Registry Patcher 1.6.0.0, to run this again and set enable spoof to false, then click ‘Write Registry’. Next time you run Kies the prompt to upgrade firmware is gone. A residing problem is that if you try to manually do a firmware update through Kies, it comes up with a message stating ‘This device’s version cannot be update’. I imagine this is due to the mismatch between the currently installed firmware, (PDA: I9000DTJP5, PHONE: I9000DTJP3, CSC: I9000OPSJP4) and the current device product code(GT-I9000HKAKOR).
Another interesting question, if anyone has upgraded direct to the official Optus Froyo ROM using Kies without any hacking, have they got the same PDA, PHONE, and CSC details as I have.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787163 go to this page i used the automatic method takes like 2 mins.

Thanks a lot for the post. It was really helpful
Thanks again
--Durai

I have had great success, all without rooting or any other complicated steps, though it wasn’t all smooth sailing.
The steps I took were to use the Kies Registry patcher ver 1.6 to cross grade my phone to the XSA Froyo ROM which is the Australian Telstra, Virgin and etc ROM. Given I’m on Telstra this is ideal ROM for me. The problem I ran into though is the ROM would ‘fail to convert to upgrade mode’. Kies would then report a failed upgrade and would prompt to attempt recovery. I ignored this message a number of times then decided to run with it. Doing so gave me step by step instructions to put the phone into download mode, from there the installation of the ROM began. Once the ROM was fully installed I formatted the internal SD memory, did a factory restore and all is sweet. Product code is XSA, sales code is XSA as well. This is a better outcome to what I was hoping to achieve.

[Q] Please tell me if these are the correct steps for unbranded Froyo update

Hi all,
thanks to UK T-Mobile behaving like a bunch of barbarians I've lost my patience and would like to go down the route of using an unbranded Froyo update via the regedit / kies hack.
Before I step off though I'd like to know if I've got the basics right . This is what I'm hoping is the correct thing to do:
1. Use Titanium Backup pro and back up apps and system files (hopefully by dropbox)
2. Do a factory wipe/reset (is this necessary at this stage?). I feel like I should start on a nice clean page.
3. Connect my SGS to Kies and use regedit to modify the correct bit for a UK unbranded Froyo
4. Update
5. Do another factory wipe/reset
6. Put TitaniumPro's folder back on choose to resintall everything except system files (this is another bit I'm not 100% clear on)
6. Go for RyansZ's Z4 root followed by the OCLF (or Voodoo?)
7. Smile and have a taost to my new unbranded Froyo SGS?
I have gone through the posts and feel that this seems right but there's such a lot of disparate information it's not always clear to me.
Finally I'd also be very grateful if someone could point me to the best/correct UK Froyo keys.
Many thanks everyone.

Kies Registry Patcher 1.6.0.0, patch registry on latest Kies
I used that for flashing my O2 product code SGS to a generic Froyo ROM with the latest KIES. Managed to flash JPO (XEU), JPA (XEE) and JP5 (O2U).
As far as I know:
XEU = generic euro
XEE = generic Scandinavian (does have English Locale)
O2U = O2 products.

Absolutely spot on! Thanks very much for this. I'd have been wandering the endless corridors of xda for years.
Thank again.

I would also add a few things:
Im sure you know, but make sure when you flash youre at 100% battery.
Also, there have been a few issues with battery drain (thanks to email and gallery sensor bug). Now it doesnt seem to affect everyone, nor does it seem to affect a particular ROM, but i thought you should be aware of this.
Just make sure you have a 2.1 ROM to go back to in case you have any issues with Froyo.

Thanks again for the straight info. One more quick question; what's the best way of saving the old 2.1 rom to be used later if needs be?
Cheers again.

Im not too sure about how to make a backup on the SGS.
From what i understand you can use clockwork recovery to do this, but i havent looked into it much myself as i had already lot my original ROM by the time this came out: [RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery for Galaxy S i9000 (FINAL! SAFE!).
Alternatively find out what your PDA, Modem and CSC are (*#1234#) and with those values see if you can find someone who has already made a backup of the ROM.

[Q] Newbie needs help upgrading i9000 using KIES

Sorry folks, tried reading the similar type threads and I'm missing something..
Kernel Version
2.6.29
root SE-S603 #2 (removed at sign cause it comes up as external website-strange)
Build number
ECLAIR.XWJM9
Firmware
PDA : I9000XWJM9
PHONE: I9000XXJM4
CSC: I9000OXAJM1
2.1-update 1
Purchased thro' orange, and unlocked, don't think it's branded so someone may have updated it previously. (I bought phone ebay)
Using RegEdit
ProductCode GT-I9000HKDORA
Tried changing to O2 etc using some of the key mentioned, using as follows
Connected phone, using Kies (Phone setting)
Opened KIES (on PC)
Tried upgrade, but it comes up with no upgrade possible
Model Name: GT-I9000
Version PDA:JM9 / PHONE: JM4 / CSC:JM1
reviewed orange website and it looks like it can be upgraded if you use Kies, so I'm not sure what I need to do... Don't want to root at moment, in case I brick it..
thanks in advance your your advice...

Hi Bill. I'm not familiar enough with Eclair ROM codes to be 100% sure but considering the phone came off eBay I would suggest that someone has manally flashed it to a non-standard ROM and this would be why Kies doesn't offer you an upgrade. Your options to fix this are (i) to fool Kies into thinking it's a standard version which will make it offer you the official Froyo update or (ii) join the the happy flasher crew (like me) and flash a newer ROM yourself with Odin or Hemidal (being a newbie I recommend you use Odin). Have a search in the SGS forums for info on both how to fool Kies and also how to flash ROMs with Odin. One word of warning, the v2.2.1 ROMS have a serious battery drain issue so it's best to flash a straight 2.2 ROM for now until Samsung release a 2.2.1 with this issue fixed.

Thanks for reply does that mean if i have the superuser app already its been rooted. If so i have ver 2.1.3 do i need to update or it that ok to use. Thanks in advance..

[Q] Debranding SGS and updating to 2.2

Hi guys.
I just got a SGS yesterday as my HTC Desire was stolen last week.
The one I got is a German T-Mobile branded phone (has customised boot and shutdown logo) and I really wan't to get rid of the branding and all those useless apps on it. I live in Denmark so i have no use for T-Mobiles apps that don't work here.
Now i have been reading a lot yesterday on these forums and reading lots of guides but I'm still unsure what route to go. Currently the phone is running 2.1 and I wan't to upgrade to 2.2 or 2.2.1 but unbranded, and then root the phone a bit later and probably move to Darky's Gingerbread edition ROM.
From what i can gather there are 2 methods to do this, but I can't really find out witch one would be right for debranding.
1. Using KIES registry pattcher and change my product code to XEE (Nordics) and try that to flash it to official 2.2 and root that.
2. Using this [HOWTO] manually flash Samsung Galaxy S with JPY firmware ** WORKS **
If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be awesome.
[EDIT] Forgot to mention that i can boot the phone in both download mode and recovery mode holding the 3 buttons, so no need to fix that first.
Information on my phone:
Product code from KIES registry:GT-I9000HKDDTM
*#1234#
PDA: I9000BOJG3
PHONE: I9000BOJF1
CSC: I9000GDTMJH2
Build number:​ECLAIR.BOJG3
Firmware revision:​2.1-update1
Baseband:​I9000BOJF1
Kernel version:​[email protected] #2

1. Using KIES registry pattcher and change my product code to XEE (Nordics) and try that to flash it to official 2.2 and root that.
Thats the way to go but you would be best to safe a copy of the current ROM for warranty purposes as you would need to flash it back to make a claim .
Flashing via Odin only if you cannot use method 1 .
jje

Ok, thanks.
But how do I make a backup of the current rom? There is no download for it at far as i can tell.

Get Backup from Samfirmware.com
Go to Samfirmware.com click on Firmware then go to Firmware Section. Select then Android and then Galaxy S GT-I9000. Then download the I9000XWJG3 firmware.
Done

blockbusta said:
Go to Samfirmware.com click on Firmware then go to Firmware Section. Select then Android and then Galaxy S GT-I9000. Then download the I9000XWJG3 firmware.
Done
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But XWJG3 is not a T-Mobile branded firmware is it? If it is nothing on these guides makes any sense.
Btw I did find a I9000BOJG3.rar file on some download page, downloaded and it does contain the following files that match my current versions. I have no idea if it's a working flash but if it is I would be able to flash thsi from odin to return to stock right?
I9000BOJG3.rar file contains:
CODE_I9000BOJG3.tar.md5
CSC_I9000GDTMJH2.tar.md5
MODEM_I9000BOJF1.tar.md5

Oh my Fault. I tought that only the ending is important (Like if the ending is JP7 than it's a Vodafone Firmware and if the ending is JG3 it's a T-Mobile

But XWJG3 is not a T-Mobile branded firmware is it? If it is nothing on these guides makes any sense
You get branded firmware from the network operator .
All firmware on these pages is non branded .
Again my suggestion is to use Kies registry patcher and spoof the update to whatever you want .
jje

I'm also trying to debrand my SGS and get Froyo, but I'd also like to make a backup of my original ROM. However, my ROM isn't available in samfirmware.com. It's I9000BVJJI1 and I want to update to I9000BVJJPD, which one of my friends has and probably is the same hardware.
Is there any way to backup my original ROM?

Your rom and every network rom comes from the network Sam is generic base roms .
Back up = Clockwork Mod Recovery to save the rom .
May i repeat if you dont know what you are doing then dont this forum is littered with broken phones belong to newbies who have not bothered to read and understand and now need to take the phone back to Samsung for repair with non valid firmware that has invalidated the warranty .
jje

Just did the update via KIES using the patcher and everything went smooth.
Saved the new firmware during flashing and a factory reset after the flash as i had basically nothing on the phone yet.
Right now I'm on 2.2
PDA: I9000XWJPA
PHONE: I9000XXJPP
CSC: I9000XEEJP4
Not rooted yet, but I'm gonna do that tomorrow probably.