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[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.

[Q] Wanted UK Android 2.2.1

Hey this will sound like a seriously stupid question but anyone got official UK Carphone Wharehouse Android 2.2.1 for me to use with odin
Trying to switch back to uk cos kies is seeing it as a XEE which i think is a Sweeden rom.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

if you bought from carphone warehouse then your phone should be unbranded. You just need to visit samfirmware.com and download the required samsung firmware and flash with odin.

Thanks!
only one small problem i have absolutely no idea which one is for CPW and which is for the UK specifically

There is a *# code you can enter to change from XEE to XEU but I am not sure if it has CPW and an option and I cannot remember the code. Perhaps someone else does?

Thanks for the info, if anyone else can help that would be great.

found the code cant make it work
quick update i found a website saying that i should enter *#272* imei# but i get to the screen i see the product code and then what i cant select it or anything, any ideas?
Thanks!

Use PaulFordes guide
worked on my UK voda Galaxy S
Mart

S1MB4D said:
quick update i found a website saying that i should enter *#272* imei# but i get to the screen i see the product code and then what i cant select it or anything, any ideas?
Thanks!
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Right, go to
settings
about phone
status
IMEI number is in there
make a note of it
go to phone dialer, then enter *#272*YOUR IMEI NUMBER GOES HERE#
another screen will give you the option to change to CPW, it is in there
Hope this helps
tojj

thank u
Hey tojj,
thanks for reply i only got XEE single csc and am unsure how to copy the XEU/CPW one into the CSC folder. help here would be fantastic
Thanks!

Rom Kitchin has CSC for CPW . So you can build your own .
http://romkitchen.org/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
jje

interesting
hey,
thanks for help, quick question if i load this up can i then use kies to update to official roms?

hey,
thanks for the website
after i flash this using odin can i can update using kies to official roms??
Essentially i want to get back to the CPW/XEU version so that i dont have to mess around to get the updates
Thanks

S1MB4D said:
hey,
thanks for the website
after i flash this using odin can i can update using kies to official roms??
Essentially i want to get back to the CPW/XEU version so that i dont have to mess around to get the updates
Thanks
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All you need to do is flash the JPY CSC, that will get you CPW and XEU as it's a multi-CSC, If you're interestedm here's a link to a JS5 / JPY / JP5 ROM package that you can flash to get the latest stock JS5 PDA with the JPY CSC and JP5 (UK Vodafone) modem. I use it on my phone and it works great, flash it with Odin with no PIT or repartition selected. Root with SuperOneClick: http://www.multiupload.com/Q1O3GP6AJP

Hey
Thanks, will download the file and try and flash the jyp csc to the phone and chnage the product code.
i am on cpw phone using o2 this i think would change that, am i correct?
Thanks

S1MB4D said:
Hey
Thanks, will download the file and try and flash the jyp csc to the phone and chnage the product code.
i am on cpw phone using o2 this i think would change that, am i correct?
Thanks
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The JPY CSC has the CPW files included so if you phone is currently configured as CPW then it will stay CPW, if it is configured as another product code (eg. XEN), flashing this CSC will allow you to go back to CPW. You can go back by entering the following on the phone dialer keypad (IMEI = your phone's IMEI!) *#272*IMEI# Then select the product code you want and you're away! Be aware that this product / sales code reset will do a factory reset on your phone so you will have to re-root and reinstall all your apps. Good luck!

It worked!
Wohoo!
thanks to all that helped.
installed i9000XXJPY through odin and changed the product code to CPW. am atm debating to install lagfix, seems to run fairly well
Again thank you!

S1MB4D said:
Wohoo!
thanks to all that helped.
installed i9000XXJPY through odin and changed the product code to CPW. am atm debating to install lagfix, seems to run fairly well
Again thank you!
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Glad to hear you got it working! You shouldn't really need a lag fix with 2.2.1 as the horrible lag we used to get with 2.1 and 2.2 is gone. Some folk do install lagfixes (although I don't myself) and the favourite seems to be an EXT4 one these days.

bdl1969 said:
Glad to hear you got it working! You shouldn't really need a lag fix with 2.2.1 as the horrible lag we used to get with 2.1 and 2.2 is gone. Some folk do install lagfixes (although I don't myself) and the favourite seems to be an EXT4 one these days.
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Yeh i think you are right tbh there is a huge improvement in speed esp email program!

[Q] Kies Update only in region of GT?

Let me get this straight- Kies can only update Galaxy Tab Firmware if it matches the region of the previous firmware with the region where you are at present?
-I mean if I bought my GT in Hongkong and bring it to Dubai I have to go to hongkong to use Kies to update?

i believe it checks your tab's current configuration of the firmware via PDA PHONE CSC versions. if it matches a configuration found on the server it checks this if its the latest firmware for that said configuration if not you will be prompted with an update notice. if your configuration cannot be found on the server you would get a notice "tab version cannot be upgraded" or something along those lines. i think this is regardless of geographical location.

Does it mean that there is a record in Samsung server of the fw that is associated with my GT when it left the factory?

i don't think so. it just checks for the proper firmware configuration.

If so then how come Kies states that the stock Italian GB cannot be updated? It should instead state that it is the latest......
In another post you stated that the DX firmware you installed was recognized by Kies as the latest firmware.I am assuming you are in the Philippines. If I flash this fw on my tab will it still be recognized by Kies as latest even if I am in the Middle East?

stumped me there.
way back when i tried taiwan rom P1000ZTKC1, kies was able to detect it as official though...

noxxious said:
stumped me there.
way back when i tried taiwan rom P1000ZTKC1, kies was able to detect it as official though...
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But AFAIK, Taiwan is in the far east so in the same region.
Ahh well, weekend for us here, I might try out to flash the DX firmware later. Thanks for patiently answering.
I do not like to flash/update to the Arabic fw though-I don't read arabic and also not a Muslim so I don't need the Quran , Qibla direction and the prayer times.
BTW, what is the difference between the DX and the Italian GB?

mostly just the localizations/languages available out of the box.

I tried the dx fw and was able to boot successfuly.noticed the extra icon on the home screen-I think it was readrs hub cant recall now. But when I issued *#1234# i only got.the phone part.pda and csc were blank. Of course kies will not see the fw if blanks so I reflashed with the same result-BLANK PDA ,CSC.
At this point I made a decision to give my tab abreak and reflashed to the latest Arabic fw JM5. The process was succesful and Kies saw the fw as the latest. This reinforced my suspicion either the tab is registered with samsung to have arabic fw when it left factory OR that Kies will only update if the tab is within the region.
No rom flashing for me for now. Thanks for replies.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk

try flashing to xxpq1 first then to dxjpc...
i was having that error with *#1234# when i manually updated through odin

Yes I thought of the csc file you gave me. There is another issue, when I rooted using CF ROOT my dx fw and rebooted the sound which plays about same time as the samsung logo plays about few seconds AFTER the samsung logo disappears. So there was an issue I cant see. This happened also the second time I flashed.
I will wait for the official JM5 update thru Kies and rest my tab for the moment from the stress of flashing.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk

To put this at rest. It happens via CSC. Sammy doesnt care where you are located. CSC is Country Specific Code. Kies checks phone pda and csc to check the device has an official untouched firmwarr. Then checks the server against the CSC for instance if its ITV italy. It will find the GB update and roll it out.

Then how come when I flashed italian gb fw with itv or xeu csc kies says that it cannot be upgraded? Maybe I the stock fw from xda is not official?
Then the froyo I got from samfirmware happens to be official?
Samfirmware also does not guarantee kies will recognize the fw they provide.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk

Simple. Sammy pulled out the italian firmware I know what I am talking about. My tab updated numerous times from jj4 to jk5 to jmg with DBT CSC since i got the tab from germany.

Ah ok. Thanks for the explaination. Now only the Asian dx gb fw is official, according to noxxious info.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk

here in malaysia ( ASIA ) no update via kies or samsung , only for the galaxy S via samsung , samsung announcment that in their facebook to visit them for the update for Galaxy S users

k0sh said:
here in malaysia ( ASIA ) no update via kies or samsung , only for the galaxy S via samsung , samsung announcment that in their facebook to visit them for the update for Galaxy S users
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Available in Singapore according to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14532927&postcount=32
That is just next to malaysia.

I can now conclude that region where I am in now does not affect Kies. I have since updated my tab to the latest Asian GB even if I am in the Middle East!

Csc = olbjpe

First of all, I've tried to search first but comes with no suitable answer..
My problem is..
I have a GT-P1000 with XSE csc code before.
So since I've been waiting so long for Gingerbread updates, I've come through an update from Italy. So I grabbed that right away.
The last 1 month has been ok, but since there is an update for my country specific, I want to use that update instead.
...long story short...
I tried to flash back to my older Froyo ROM which is P1000DXJK2
Grabbed both the pit and tar and voila, my SGT is back to froyo
I then tried to connect it to Kies but it can't see any firmwares update (heck it can't even see my SGT firmware now)
I tried *#1234# and found out that there is nothing on PDA and CSC
The SGT is working OK, but I still want the specific update for my country..
So my questions are..
1. Where should I find CSC files or PDA files suitable for my Froyo OS? So that KIES able to recognize it and download the GingerBread update?
2. I also want to update to P1000DXJPE but from my latest experience downgrading from XXJQ1 to P1000DXJK2 .. I was a little bit affraid
Any helps will be appreciated. And if someone already has questioned this before, please, point me toward the thread.. Perhaps I wasn't paying attention when searching before.

tgrdrgrss said:
First of all, I've tried to search first but comes with no suitable answer..
My problem is..
I have a GT-P1000 with XSE csc code before.
So since I've been waiting so long for Gingerbread updates, I've come through an update from Italy. So I grabbed that right away.
The last 1 month has been ok, but since there is an update for my country specific, I want to use that update instead.
...long story short...
I tried to flash back to my older Froyo ROM which is P1000DXJK2
Grabbed both the pit and tar and voila, my SGT is back to froyo
I then tried to connect it to Kies but it can't see any firmwares update (heck it can't even see my SGT firmware now)
I tried *#1234# and found out that there is nothing on PDA and CSC
The SGT is working OK, but I still want the specific update for my country..
So my questions are..
1. Where should I find CSC files or PDA files suitable for my Froyo OS? So that KIES able to recognize it and download the GingerBread update?
2. I also want to update to P1000DXJPE but from my latest experience downgrading from XXJQ1 to P1000DXJK2 .. I was a little bit affraid
Any helps will be appreciated. And if someone already has questioned this before, please, point me toward the thread.. Perhaps I wasn't paying attention when searching before.
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have you tried reflashing jk2 again?

[Q] Revert back to Stock to connect and update with Kies?

I am thick as ....so please help.
My UK SGT is:
PDA; P1000xxjq1
Phone: P1000xxjpz
CSC: P1000oxajq1
Brought from CPW -
When I connect to Kies it shows 'this device cannot be updated'
Please in plain, simple, english what do I need to do to rectify this and be able to update through Kies?
I have tried connnecting to Odin 1.7 which is com8 and yellow.
My thought is to go back to stock and leave the hell alone! Unless you advise me otherwise.
Many thanks as always
EDIT: Oh what fun we had......Now I have completely ....... I have flashed JMK stock safe that I saved when I first upgraded to 2.3.3, now I have
PDA: P1000XWJMK
PHONE: P1000XXJPZ
CSC: P1000PHNJM5
As I said I am stupid so please save me before I break it?
X
Edit 2: Ok back to Version 1>
PDA; P1000xxjq1
Phone: P1000xxjpz
CSC: P1000oxajq1
what a waste of a few hours, still no stock.....
Edit 3: Got Kies to recognise and update the SGT yeah!
Damn it, now I still have 2.2
PDA: P1000WJMK
PHONE: P1000XXJMA
CSC: P1000PHNJM5
WTF is going on, can someone PLEASE lend me a hand?

Two things here:
1. Your sales code should match the PDA/PHONE/CSC for kies to 'see' ifcthere is an update.
2. As of this writing there is no gingerbread update for the UK.
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I think you have an Asian stock firmware there. PHN is Philippines, I think. So Kies thinks you have a Philippines SGT.
I flashed JJ4 from samfirmware.com, which is a Russian firmware.
I think, from what I've read, that stock Gingerbread is available in UK (sorry to contradict Bongski). Unfortunately I didn't save my firmware before flashing away from stock, so I'm in the same boat as you - no Kies updates.
What you need is someone to provide an official CPW firmware, I think, which you would flash with Odin and then Kies should update you. I tried using SpoofFW from the market, but Kies only got to 25% before failing, then I had to go back to Odin and the JJ4 firmware.
If you're comfortable with Odin, you might want to try that?
If you do get the CPW firmware, please let me know...!

@treb1971
CSC PHN doesn't stand for Philippines. Philippine CSC's are as the following:
GLB - Philippines;Globe
SMA - Philippines;Smart
XTC - Philippines;Multiple
XTE - Philippines;SUN

My bad - apologies...

If you do get the CPW firmware, please let me know...!
Anyone got this and can help?
'I tried using SpoofFW from the market, but Kies only got to 25% before failing, then I had to go back to Odin and the JJ4 firmware.'
I have read 45 pages of SpoofFW and its way over my head!
Thanks in advance