i recently bought a galaxy s i9000 in dubai but i started using it after i came back to india. the first problem was i found that the market app was not there but then i switched the phone to XSG and i got the app.
my problem now is that when i connect to kies and try to update the firmware (iam currently on 2.1 eclair), i get a message saying "this device cannot be updated". can anyone please help me on how to solve this problem without having to root the phone??
Rooting got nothing to do with update .
Check if the Dubai network/provider you bought the phone from has actually got a upgrade to 2.2 . Thats what the phones product code will show the servers for updates .
jje
i have read about phones bought in dubai that have been upgraded. when i approached ssmsung service centre in india regarding this, i was told that they would do it provided i sign a waiver that releases them from any responsibility if the phone doesnt work. the guy there told me there was a 20% chance of the phone bricking up.
is there any way to get the upgrade by changing the product code?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628&highlight=Kies+Registry+Patcher
jje
thnx bro!!
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I am only on Firmware Verion XXJF3 and I know that a newer version is avaiable. Yet for some weird reason my Kies application does not recognise this. I thought getting the new version would help and today I got the latest Kies 1.5.3.10103_100 but still no joy :-(
Also my phone was purchased on Orange Contract if this helps
any ideas please?
I think it's because the phone is an Orange contract phone, Samsung have said Froyo has been released but won't be available for contract phone users until about the end of this month.
Hang in there buddy
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sizla said:
I am only on Firmware Verion XXJF3 and I know that a newer version is avaiable. Yet for some weird reason my Kies application does not recognise this. I thought getting the new version would help and today I got the latest Kies 1.5.3.10103_100 but still no joy :-(
Also my phone was purchased on Orange Contract if this helps
any ideas please?
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Thanks for the reply. Im surprised that even the newer version JM1 is not avaiable as opposed to Froy. I would have thought that at least I could update to this version :-(
device's version cannot be updated
Hi,
When I select firmware upgrade from Kies, I get this information:
Model Name: GT-9000
CurrentVersion: PDA:JF3/Phone:JF3
This device's version cannot be updated.
I have done a factory reset to my phone and even unrooted the phone but still i am getting the same error.
I have tried to reinstall Kies as well but no luck.
Did any one find any think on this.
ADeadlySpoon said:
I think it's because the phone is an Orange contract phone, Samsung have said Froyo has been released but won't be available for contract phone users until about the end of this month.
Hang in there buddy
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Hi,
I have a question that's related.
If you have an Orange contract phone, but have flashed with a firmware to remove Orange branding, does Kies then think that your phone is non-contract and subsequently update it?
Thanks!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S through Virgin Mobile. Last night i updated it via Samsung Kies the phone started malfunctioning and became un responsive. I flashed it with stock firmware I found and then tried to do the update again but this time the update has caused my Galaxy S to go through an endless boot cycle it keeps booting the logo over and over and will not respond to a computer connection or the 3 button reset method.
Was just reading this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
Am going to try this method but first I need a link to a proper working 2.2 firmware for virgin mobile canada Captivate
Last night i updated it via Samsung Kies the phone started malfunctioning and became un responsive.
= WARRANTY REPAIR NO PROBLEM
I flashed it with stock firmware
Warranty now invalid .
best method is to use recovery jig flash stock firmware for your region via Odin and hope that a service centre will update it for you under warranty .
Actual rom that came with the phone unless you backed it up very hard to find .
Canada / North America thread might be worth a post asking for the required rom ..
jje
Thanx going to order the parts tonight and hopefully have the phone up and running by this time next week
I upgraded my SGS, via KIES, this saturday using a spoofed NEE (Scandinavian) product code, but now it seams like the Gingerbread update is no longer available via KIES:
When I spoof my product code today i get: This is the latest firmware (check ExcibitA attachment) instead of it telling me that there is an update.
ExcibitB attachment is my current version without spoofing.
Can anyone else confirm this?
I'm in the UK and i updated this morning not using any spoof or anything, completely stock. I can confirm my kies is saying the same as yours.
Im in norway and yesterday Kies offered me to upgrade my phone to: PDA:JVB PHONE:JVK CSC:JV3 (XEE)
But today it is telling me i currently have the latest firmware: PDA:JS7 PHONE:JPY CSC:JS1 (XEE)
So it seems to me they pulled out the scandinavian update
Possible its a server overload with millions who cannot wait all spoofing product code .
jje
Well I just phoned Samsung uk, and the guy said it has been removed due to a problem with the server. So, wanting a second opinion, I phoned straight back and spoke to someone else, who just said it's been removed as it was just a test!!? I don't think half of them know what they're talking about in that place!
Hi, all XDA users.
I've been waiting to post my problems here and tried a few things I could to fix then with no success.
Here's what happened.
I bought a Captivate in february in an eletronics store in Miami, and since I am from Brazil, at the time my only concern was to make sure the device was unlocked, so I tested my sim card and was OK.
So my problems started as I went back to my country, the phone works good, but some issues appeared and they are kind of major for a device like that. Here they are:
I can't download from the market ever since I bought the phone. From a wifi conection or 3G . That was disturbing me so I did the factory reset and that allowed me to use the market for a while, something like 10 minutes maybe, before started giving me the "download was unsuccessful" error. And I did the factory reset a few times . But that was only a taste .
I also can't update my phone from the 2.1 eclair to 2.2 froyo or whatever is available, through Mini Kies, always getting the "unregistered device" message, before anyone asks I tried that in a Win XP and a Win 7 64 .
I tried to do the update several times but I was never able to enter download mode on the phone.
I installed some apps using the Sideload Wonder Machine, since I wasn't able to do it using SDK tools . Perhaps because of the Win 7 64?
So I decided to leave the IPhone for this device for its greater hardware capacity and because of the Android OS overall improvement, but I can't do much with it now, and since I am totally noob, I don't really know if my device was rooted before I bought, I don't know If the best thing to do is to flash stock and start over.
Didn't flash because I am afraid of bricking it.
The one thing I know is that I was able to get rid of all the crap from AT&T and nothing changed in my phone, and I heard that I needed to be rooted to be able to do what I did.!?! Is that true? Please help.
Here are some info about my phone.
Firmware version: 2.1 update 1
Kernel version : 2.6.29
Samsung SGH-I897
Baseband Version : I897UCJF6
Thanks all for your time .
Kies Mini is for US updates. Did you try the full version of Kies? Might work for you there.
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Will flashing a new modem help? Did you check network settings? Call company and switch to that region. I don't know. Just some suggestions.
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Download one click odin flash the stock jf6 and master clear.this will do a full factory reset.
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Kies Mini is for US updates. Did you try the full version of Kies? Might work for you there.
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I did try the full version, but I will do it again in a XP version of windows and tell what happens .
I am downloading it from the brazilian samsung domain (.com.br) .
I tried again to use the regular Kies but didn't work.
It kept saying my device is not supported .
Funny thing is that in the Kies website, as you change the country flag in the bottom of the screen, the supported devices also changes, and in Brazil there is only a "Wave" called line of devices, while seems that the cappy I can only find in Canada. My point is that the Captivate IS supported.
I had a similar problem when a bad ROM flash borked my IMEI and product code. Chances are good that whoever unlocked your phone ended up screwing this up. Check out this guide to restore a specific IMEI to the device.
Also, you won't find the Captivate supported outside of the US or Canada, since it is only sold under that name by a few specific carriers (in the US, only AT&T carries it). Outside the US, Samsung mostly pushes other Galaxy S phones. Still the same "family" of phones, but there are differences between them.
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I had a similar problem when a bad ROM flash borked my IMEI and product code. Chances are good that whoever unlocked your phone ended up screwing this up. Check out this guide to restore a specific IMEI to the device.
Also, you won't find the Captivate supported outside of the US or Canada, since it is only sold under that name by a few specific carriers (in the US, only AT&T carries it). Outside the US, Samsung mostly pushes other Galaxy S phones. Still the same "family" of phones, but there are differences between them.
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Thank you so much. When I first had the problem I figured this was one possibilitie, but the salesguy assured the phone was "factory unlocked", so no one could've laid their hands on the device to screw it up like that. Your info was very valious, I will try to do the restore and let you know.
Aite, personally I have no experience with Samsung upgraders. I am just asking this for a friend.
So she brought an US T-Mobile Vibrant back to Taiwan and tried to upgrade it to 2.2 Froyo. Samsung Taiwan told her that it could not be done because she was outside the supported region. I insisted that they were BSing and told her that instead of updating it over the air, she could do it via Samsung Kies.
I don't know what she did then, but she ended up bricking the phone while updating via Kies. Is there any fix to this? Can I load the official T-Mobile software build back in without rooting the phone?
Is there any sign of life in the phone or is it just dead no matter what she does?