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JJ/JK/JM

So, what's the basic difference between the different "branches" of the firmwares?
I believe consensus was that the JM firmware is some sort of in-development or test version, any idea what the difference is between JJ & JK? I know there's been official updates for the JJ series pushed out via Kies, is the same true of JK?
Since there doesn't seem to be any obvious difference between them, is there a good reason to stick with one versus another for the sake of legitimacy?
Also - does anyone want me to throw together a super-root UPDATE.ZIP for the tab? (Shell root, busybox & superuser) or are people happy with z4 & super one-click?

JJ and JK means Oct 2010 and Nov 2010
nothing special
samfirmware code has it
that means JK is newer since it released on November
tha latest should be JL
there shouldnt be any JM
thats why maybe people here call it some sort of test firmware
the area region is the 2 digit before JJ/JK
like DX for SE Asia, or XX/XW for europe
as the last number is the version, which generally means bigger is newer
official always out later then the unofficial ones, so in my logic, the JJ update via Kies is the most stable that samsung tested
it doesnt mean the JK ones is not stable, maybe they havent got the time to test it yet

JM are typically test firmwares.

I got a JK5 through Kies last week up from European XXJI.

susu42 said:
I got a JK5 through Kies last week up from European XXJI.
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Odd, Kies still thinks my Euro-JJ4 is current.

susu42 said:
I got a JK5 through Kies last week up from European XXJI.
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Yep, that's the official update indeed. See links below to learn how to use the CheckFUS app (instead of Kies) to determine firmware availability:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9642432#post9642432
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9642439#post9642439
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Yep, that's the official update indeed. See links below to learn how to use the CheckFUS app (instead of Kies) to determine firmware availability:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9642432#post9642432
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9642439#post9642439
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According to the Kies registry entry, my product code is GT-P1000CWACPW.
The CWA part seems to be a complete orphan, most of the codes seem to be HK? of some form. Guess I should've left it on the stock JJ3 firmware.
I've grabbed one of the 550Mb CPW firmware files, decrypted it, unzipped it and flashed it as the PDA file in Odin (no PIT, no repartition).
It's flashed the kernel, cache partition, factoryfs partition (/data and /system etc. I assume), got to the "hidden" partition and hung. Still trying to work out what's going on. Looks like people are having no success with this partition (which by the sounds of it has the full version of NovaHD in it, so not hugely useful).
Once extracted the .tar was over 600MB, took a long time to flash it all! Probably not wisest to flash it in a virtual machine running on a hackintosh.
Edit: Just used Heimdall to flash the individual components using the standard P1.PIT, I left out the "hidden" partition, will just mount it as a loop device and manually copy the data into the main FS.
Edit2: Yup, the hidden.rfs file just has the full copy of NovaHD in it, the demo Movies (trailers) and a DioDict.apk.

can anybody use that nova apk? if the answer is yes, can you upload it? ^^

My understanding (and I'm a n00b so don't flame!) Is that CSC is the carrier customization portion of the firmware, and that CPW stands for Car Phone Warehouse...
According to FUS I'm on the latest stock UK firmware...
PHP:
Firmware info from Check Fus
Last modified: 10/11/23
Current displayversion: P1000XWJJ7/P1000CPWJJ5/P1000XXJK5/P1000XWJJ7
Latest displayversion: P1000XWJJ7/P1000CPWJJ5/P1000XXJK5/P1000XWJJ7

Bought used captivate don't know how to revert to stock.

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OK I bought an used Captivate is firmware is 2.3.3
baseband i897uckf1
Kernel 2.6.35.7-i897uckf1-cl273832
build.number gingerbread. Uckf1
My problem is that I think it's rooted but no superuser.apk. so I downloaded it from the market, but it tells me that the binary is outdated. I tried to update the binary but su force closed. I tried super one click method, also many other ways to root but when I got into recovery there's no options for reinstall package . Also it doesn't have the 3 button combo to boot into recovery. So I want to go back to stock and go from there and see if I can root and start using custom roms. What can I do? Wolf's toolbox already soft bricked my brothers captivate so any options so I don't go blind here.?
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I would use odin to put the phone on a stock firmware. I've done this on an epic 4G, a sister to the captivate . I'm sure there's a guide to use odin and stock firmware somewhere on the forum. After its stock reroot and blah blah etc. That way you know everything is done right if you did it yourself.
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ok but do i need any boot loaders? because i read that going from gingerbread to stock you need bootloaders.
also theres 3 stocks f6, h2, h3 so which one is the safest one to flash? i really dont want to brick the phone

You already have gingerbread bootloaders so you don't need to touch them (its safer to not mess with bootloaders). If your looking for gingerbread stock its KH3 use this one with no bootloaders http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269524
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You already have gingerbread bootloaders so you don't need to touch them (its safer to not mess with bootloaders). If your looking for gingerbread stock its KH3 use the one with no bootloaders if you want froyo then its KB2.
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OK thanx for that now with my problem rooting the phone. Theres no option for reinstall packages and when i try to update the binaries it FC, What can I doo to root and flash Roms? Thanx again

If your going to Flash a ROM on it there is no need to Root.
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Im kinda confused..... in order to flash the rom I need rom manager and ton use rom manager I need root permissions so, any other way?????
Man thanx alot, I flash H3 and my recovery changed, I'm such a dumbass, well trial and error as they say, right. Many many thnx.

If you follow the link captain Nero gave you it is to an Odin packaged GB ROM. You don't use room manager for this, you flash you're phone using Odin from a widows computer.
Also you don't need root to flash with Odin.
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Im kinda confused..... in order to flash the rom I need rom manager and ton use rom manager I need root permissions so, any other way?????
Man thanx alot, I flash H3 and my recovery changed, I'm such a dumbass, well trial and error as they say, right. Many many thnx.
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Yes that particular one comes with cwm cooked in.
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dayv said:
If you follow the link captain Nero gave you it is to an Odin packaged GB ROM. You don't use room manager for this, you flash you're phone using Odin from a widows computer.
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Yes my bad, I meant custom roms, because when I booted into recovery before flashing the GB Rom from the link, all I got was the original recovery as I posted on the photo. But now thanx to you guys everything is up and running. Again many thanx

Just use a kernel with CWM cooked with it. You can use Boog's KH3 cwm kernel or Design Gear's KF1 cwm Kernel (step 2)

no signal [solved]

hello!
i have a serious prblm.
before updating ROM i deleted i bit more than needed.
so now i have no signal... tried diferent roms, no one helps.
maybe someone can help.
i have i8190xxamb3 version
now baseband shows XXXX :crying:

Try to flash the modem zip from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41108247&postcount=2

if i flash this zip from cwm then nothing happens
still baseband XXXX
will try to push stock rom with odin in
maybe that will help

this baseband dont work....
how to find my baseband?
i have imei code, is it posible to find something about phone knowing it

m_p11 said:
this baseband dont work....
how to find my baseband?
i have imei code, is it posible to find something about phone knowing it
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What i8190 version have you got. Regular or N/L version?
Have you tried stock rom with odin yet?
If you did use odin, did you flash stock recovery first, or was it included in the firmware package?

i have regular version
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and yes i just flashed stock room amb3 with odin
but no changes.,...

You can try to flash firmware as phone instead of pda, or Try with this 2-file firmware. I8190 серв. укр.rar
It have helped me many times with all kinds of trouble

thnx for tips tys0n but by now no result....
all problem is that i deleted modem folder in cwm so now my baseband is XXXX
and i think i need my only baseband modem.bin file
but it was something starting with A
so tomorow i will try AMB2 firmware.
so stupid, i had backup but today i deleted it. and now im stuck with this ****** prblem

guys i'm stuck with it.
tried a ton of original ROMs and still baseband is XXXX and thats all
any ideas?

m_p11 said:
guys i'm stuck with it.
tried a ton of original ROMs and still baseband is XXXX and thats all
any ideas?
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Did you try the one I gave link to?

ofc . problem started when i formated modem folderin cwm.
now i have tryed to flash a tons original roms with odin.
no changes

Try go to servicemenu. Somewhere in there there's a choice to restore/rebuild NV_Data. Don't know if it works, but it might be worth a try

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Try go to servicemenu. Somewhere in there there's a choice to restore/rebuild NV_Data. Don't know if it works, but it might be worth a try
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maybe at this point a bit more step by step pls.
i'm not too good on android so far

m_p11 said:
maybe at this point a bit more step by step pls.
i'm not too good on android so far
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I don't have stock rom now so I can't guide you through the whole menu, but lets get you started..
First open up dialpad and enter *#0011#
A screen with RF status or something will appear.
Now use your menu-key to bring up some uptions and choose "back".
Now I don't remember if that will take you to default servicemenu or if you have to go back one more time using the menu-key once again.
Anyway..I think option to restore NV_Data is somewhere under the debug menu..
You'll have to browse the menus back and fourth, couse I can't remember where it is exactly. I just know it's in there somewhere

when i pushed nv rebuild :
MENU NOT EXIST
PRESS BAC KEY
Current command is 3335
omg i didnt thought that such small drivers update is such a pain in a**
by now i have no more ideas how to bring back my baseband from XXXX to normal
but as i think modem.bin is responsible for that

DAMN!
So whats missing?
Do you have root so you can look for /modemfs & /efs-folder?

thread closed
tys0n RESPECT :good:
worked nv rebuild at 2nd time
phone said - rebuilded, pls restart.
again MEGA thnx

GREAT!
Can you please add [solved] in the title?.

tys0n said:
GREAT!
Can you please add [solved] in the title?.
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Hi
I also have this problem with the imei, but following the instructions in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41108247&postcount=2
Now the phone will not start
I have a S3 i8190L
Any idea?
thanks

New roms and kernels - can I do anything I want? - I don't want to brick phone

Hi.
So my Awesome man @tetakpatak helped me to fix my phone yesterday. Although it seemed hard it was quite easy. Too easy. That's where my question goes. I installed Froyo "stock" rom after my phone was "broken" and after that got a new kernel and installed CM.
Can I do this every time? I mean when I want to change Kernel or Rom I could just wipe phone, Install Froyo by Odin and later go with any ROM that there is in ROM section?
Or it doesn't work that way? Or I need to install older versions of roms and update them?
Lets say I want to install ParanoidAndroid or Darky instead of my CM now - I just wipe all data and cache and install.zip thru CWM?
What about Kernel?
Thanks in advance, have a nice day.
Chris

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Hi.
So my Awesome man @tetakpatak helped me to fix my phone yesterday. Although it seemed hard it was quite easy. Too easy. That's where my question goes. I installed Froyo "stock" rom after my phone was "broken" and after that got a new kernel and installed CM.
Can I do this every time? I mean when I want to change Kernel or Rom I could just wipe phone, Install Froyo by Odin and later go with any ROM that there is in ROM section?
Or it doesn't work that way? Or I need to install older versions of roms and update them?
Lets say I want to install ParanoidAndroid or Darky instead of my CM now - I just wipe all data and cache and install.zip thru CWM?
What about Kernel?
Thanks in advance, have a nice day.
Chris
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Great it works now, mate
In general, yes, after anything with custom ROMs goes wrong it is best one can do to reflash it with a stock ROM. It can actually be any stock ROM, I just adviced to do it with Froyo as I've checked short ago that all download links are still "alive".... and.... in my opinion Froyo is somehow really good ground to be updated to the CM.
So it would be wise to save all the files and software you used, as they worked well for your phone
No problem flashing and trying other ROMs. Always read well the opening post of the threads and pay attention what is important to do. Always save your data externally (and backup your IMEI/efs with terminal emulator app) and wipe all before changing ROM. If anything goes wrong by overwriting your custom ROM, flash stock ROM again and upgrade from there
My last words.... to all users of an amazing, old, good SGS GT-i9000: please consider to make a little donation to the developer pawitp. That amazing developer keeps this phone still alive. Nearly all kernels and ROMs you find on the forum wouldn't exist if pawitp wasn't there. He now works on stabilizing the CM10.2 / Android 4.3 for our beloved i9000 somewhere in Thailand, and he doesn't even own this phone!

Kernels
Do you need to wipe data in order to install a new kernel? I've never tried it before and would rather not mess it up.

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Do you need to wipe data in order to install a new kernel? I've never tried it before and would rather not mess it up.
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No need, just flash the kernel using mobile odin from phone or odin3 as PDA in PC
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Here is a video-tutorial from tetakpatak:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQVj-tPDOXo
For me it works perfect, and now it is routine to flash the kernel after every nightly!
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Do you need to wipe data in order to install a new kernel? I've never tried it before and would rather not mess it up.
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[Q] What are firmwares, CSC, kernels etc..

Hi, I'm planning on flashing a custom rom and I don't know a thing about customization, it would be greatly appreciated if anyone could explain those things? Thanks! :fingers-crossed:

raziel54 said:
Hi, I'm planning on flashing a custom rom and I don't know a thing about customization, it would be greatly appreciated if anyone could explain those things? Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
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very vague question so difficult to provide you with an answer
how ever
have a read through the forums and you will learn about what those are and how to flash them and how they work together

Sorry, just a newbie here, but thanks for your reply.
Can I ask you where I could get this stock rom? I am planning on getting CM11 but I wanted to have a contingency plan first.
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Sorry, just a newbie here, but thanks for your reply.
Can I ask you where I could get this stock rom? I am planning on getting CM11 but I wanted to have a contingency plan first. View attachment 2732544
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You can get original stock ROMs from : sammobile.com/firmware
Type on dailer *#1234# to see your current AP, CSC and MODEM version. Notice or note your AP,CSC and MODEM version (you need it if you want your original firmware back)
If you want your original stock ROM back then go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ type your noticed version in the fields (PDA, CSC, MODEM) and download it. done!
Check Screenshot!
Note : you need a SamMobile account for downloading firmwares

Thanks! One more question, I have read that the kernel also changes when I flash CM11, if I would like to revert to Stock do which file is the kernel? Is it the PDA, CSC or Modem? I'm now downloading my stock rom from sammobile thanks to you!

raziel54 said:
Thanks! One more question, I have read that the kernel also changes when I flash CM11, if I would like to revert to Stock do which file is the kernel? Is it the PDA, CSC or Modem? I'm now downloading my stock rom from sammobile thanks to you!
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In PDA
if you install a custom recovery example TWRP or CWM then you're able to backup your current Stock ROM and safe it on your PC, laptop or external SD card till you want it back . If you want your Stock ROM back then you can simple restore it via custom recovery
Note : a backup of the Stock ROM take very often more than 2GB!
Good luck with flashing

Thanks! Does installing cwm requires rooting?
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Bro, I just rooted my phone and installed twrp, it came with busy box with smart install in it, what does it do?
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raziel54 said:
Bro, I just rooted my phone and installed twrp, it came with busy box with smart install in it, what does it do?
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