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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] (Q) No 3G signal after returning to XXJPY, any ideas?

Hello guys!
After getting this phone from a friend i have to return it to stock Froyo XXJPY, coming from MIUI.
I managed to get it back to XXJPY: PDA: I9000XXJPY
PHONE: I9000XXJPY
CSC: I9000XAJPY
Problem: I'm not getting any 3G signals!
And KIES isn't recognizing my phone as something i could flash to the next official update.
Can you guys help me out here? Im not a pro in flashing, though i can learn pretty quick.
<edit> i'm from the netherlands, on Vodafone. (if that matters)

Check your APN settings.
I live in the Netherlands and have a SGS from Vodafone to.
Do this:
"Instellingen -> draadloos en netwerken -> mobiele netwerken -> Namen toegangspunten"
Then press the menu key, en click "nieuwe apn"
You can find the settings here:
http://www.vodafone.nl/zakelijk/kla...n/Instellingen_per_toestel/?#settingslocation
Merk -> Samsung
Model -> i9000 Galaxy S (onderaan)
stel het toestel in voor: Internet op je mobiel
Then there is a small button at the bottom saying "Handmatig instellen? Toon mij de instellingen"
Click it, and there will be the settings you have to enter.
This worked for me too when i flashed using repartition.
Mathijs
PS: if you want to go to JS5 (XEN), here's the download link for ODIN & CWM:
http://www.androidworld.nl/forum/sa...-froyo-xwjs5-flashbaar-via-kies-odin-cwm.html

Okay, thanks!
But is was wondering... I used the EZrom to get back to a sort of stock rom to eventually flash jpy.. But i only did repartition with flashing EZROM... Not with XXJPY...
Is that where is has gone wrong?
Also...when connecting to kies, when i want to look if i have any updates, it tells me CSC: JPY (KOR)
I am not really familiar with this problem, and i haven't ever read or heard anything like this.

Okay, i followed your advise and flashed JS5.
Partial Succes!
I am getting a 3G signal, so that half of the problem is solved!
Now the KIES part:
KIES tells me I still can't update my phone to any future updates..(2.3??)
At Current firmware version it says:
PDA:JS5/ PHONE:JPY/ CSC:JS3 (KOR)
I believe that the CSC is the problem here...could it be?

When playing with roms, it sometimes happens that the productcode gets set to KOR.
I've had something like that ones, but my product code changed to XEE.
I just flashed a dutch firmware like you did, but i factory resetted, then my product code changed back.
So i would suggest you to do a factor reset.
However i'm not 100% sure if it will solve the problem.

mathijs727 said:
When playing with roms, it sometimes happens that the productcode gets set to KOR.
I've had something like that ones, but my product code changed to XEE.
I just flashed a dutch firmware like you did, but i factory resetted, then my product code changed back.
So i would suggest you to do a factor reset.
However i'm not 100% sure if it will solve the problem.
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I just did, no luck so far.
And it's only CSC on KIES that says; KOR
If anyone can shed some light on this matter?
PS:I want to give a HUGE shoutout to anyone here at XDA for providing the right tools to break free from the leash Samsung/HTC/SE etc. hold us on.

fejth said:
I just did, no luck so far.
And it's only CSC on KIES that says; KOR
If anyone can shed some light on this matter?
PS:I want to give a HUGE shoutout to anyone here at XDA for providing the right tools to break free from the leash Samsung/HTC/SE etc. hold us on.
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It is the CSC that Kies reads and knows whether to update or not. If you want to do it through kies you have to get the right CSC for your area.

You could try this
dial *#272*imei#*
put your imei in where it says imei. It can be found under the battery.
doing this will show your product code and may also give you the option to select a different one.

[Q] hii guys pls help

hi guys pls help me i tried surf the net with no help
i have a Samsung galaxy s i9000 i rooted to 2.3.3 but
today i flash my phone back to singtel firmware JG4 and i plug my device to kie
it came out this error hw do i change my CSC back to singtel?
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pls help thanks

i think its better that you first go to stock rom xwjs3 with the boot loaders.
you can download them from sam firmware,
and then check in kies the csc must be normal again, if so you can flash the rom you want..
i had the same problem and i think it is because with xxjvk you get the new boot loaders, and you must go back to the old one for you're rom

diiiooon1989 said:
i think its better that you first go to stock rom xwjs3 with the boot loaders.
you can download them from sam firmware,
and then check in kies the csc must be normal again, if so you can flash the rom you want..
i had the same problem and i think it is because with xxjvk you get the new boot loaders, and you must go back to the old one for you're rom
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hi thanks for the reply but is this work for all country phone? cus mine is singapore

i dont know that for sure
i know there are 2 roms one from darky : resurection edition
and one from nitr8 : EZbase
these roms are there for those problem that you have.
they wil restore everything
mayb you can check in those threads and find a answer there

diiiooon1989 said:
i dont know that for sure
i know there are 2 roms one from darky : resurection edition
and one from nitr8 : EZbase
these roms are there for those problem that you have.
they wil restore everything
mayb you can check in those threads and find a answer there
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hi bro i tried finding but with no luk
do u mind guide me with this
how to get xwjs3 with the boot loaders.>??

yeah well i think that the best thing you can do is go to samfirmare.com
download there the xwjs3 firmware
this has the bootloader in it and wil bring everything to stock rom
you know how to flash that true odin?
once you have done that hang youre phone on kies and check the csc, it should say no (kor) more.
then you can flash youre firmware and it should be oke ( at least that helped for me )
i hope this wil help you!

diiiooon1989 said:
yeah well i think that the best thing you can do is go to samfirmare.com
download there the xwjs3 firmware
this has the bootloader in it and wil bring everything to stock rom
you know how to flash that true odin?
once you have done that hang youre phone on kies and check the csc, it should say no (kor) more.
then you can flash youre firmware and it should be oke ( at least that helped for me )
i hope this wil help you!
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hi bro thanks for the guide
but nw i have this issues
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the reason i wanna flash back cus my phome home button not response-ing
): and my camera Len crack

A flash wont fix a cracked camera lens .
Kies cannot deal with a rom that does not match the correct product codes and hardware ID of the original device network data .
If you require Singtel firmware you need to source it from somebody that backed it up as you i take it did not back up your firmware .
Alternative is to try the Kies registry spoofing methods posted on xda or the app from the market .
http://www.appbrain.com/app/spooffw/com.johnan.spooffw
jje

If any of the firmwares overwrote your product code (not the salescode in the CSC!) then the only solution I know about is to put a factory firmware which has lower version than the latest available through kies (that to make sure kies can be connected and the fw updated) and as a second step you have to manually edit the nv_data.bin file in the efs folder(make a backup before you do this!) with a HEX editor. Find the wrong product code the jist replace the letters, write it back to the efs folder and reboot. You should be fine.
And don't forget to flash a carrier specific CSC via Odin!

JJEgan said:
A flash wont fix a cracked camera lens .
Kies cannot deal with a rom that does not match the correct product codes and hardware ID of the original device network data .
If you require Singtel firmware you need to source it from somebody that backed it up as you i take it did not back up your firmware .
Alternative is to try the Kies registry spoofing methods posted on xda or the app from the market .
http://www.appbrain.com/app/spooffw/com.johnan.spooffw
jje
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hi thanks for the guide but nw my phone hang at Galaxy S
GT-i9000
Samsung
logo Screen >.< and plus my Home button not working anymore
even i try up + power + home button to recovery mode
or down+ power + home button mode
also not working >.>"

myrddral said:
If any of the firmwares overwrote your product code (not the salescode in the CSC!) then the only solution I know about is to put a factory firmware which has lower version than the latest available through kies (that to make sure kies can be connected and the fw updated) and as a second step you have to manually edit the nv_data.bin file in the efs folder(make a backup before you do this!) with a HEX editor. Find the wrong product code the jist replace the letters, write it back to the efs folder and reboot. You should be fine.
And don't forget to flash a carrier specific CSC via Odin!
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hi thanks for the guide but i think my phone is dead >.>

Possible fix flash stock 2.1 rom with repartition checked and pit 512 not a 2.3.3 rom
Via Odin .
jje

Sunday i send my phone to causeway point to repair my camera lens and button.. today they send my phone to my house Thumb up... i notice they change all the button, lens and the whole back case and i notice my firmware is i9000DXJPB is it the latest firmware?

Galaxy Tab problems after stock restore

I had a UK unlocked (no branding) GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab. I flashed it to a custom gingerbread build on Win7 X64 but later wanted to revert to stock. After a lot of searching I flashed the device with P1000XWJMI. All went fine and device booted back in (with a foreign language set as default but I've changed to English via settings).
When connecting the device to Kies it now says "This version of the device cannot be updated". It never used to say this before! It used to say I was running the latest firmware.Can anyone advise what the problem is?
I've seen some threads referring to something with a CSC mismatch and to alter using *#272*IMEI# and changing the code but I didn't want to do this without being certain what I'm changing.
Presently Kies shows:
PDA: JMI
Phone: JMA
CSC: JM4 (CPW)
I'm running Kies version 2.0.1.11053_99
Thanks
Craig

Is JMI stock for your tab? Besides, the country code might be wrong.

I didnt know how to find the correct stock for this tab. I just saw in a post that someone else form UK had used this so I went for it.

i had this issue also , and i didn't know ever how to make it work
so ppl said that you have to download app from the market that plays with the PDA and CSC to change them to what ever you want without flashing any other rom
Darkpal guide :
My way is DANGEROUS. You need to know what you're doing to do it. IF IT MELTS YOUR TAB am not RESPONSIBLE.
1. Do a Rotobackup of your existing firmware or any backup to your efs folder (regular backups won't work).
2. Download an app called SpoofFW
3. Put the PDA, Phone and CSC of a known stock firmware (like your asia
4. reboot.
5. connect to kies.
thanks for him not for me , but to your info i couldn't understand what to do with the app maybe you wait someone to describe it for you

angel129116 said:
I didnt know how to find the correct stock for this tab. I just saw in a post that someone else form UK had used this so I went for it.
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Do you know when kies said latest firmware what was your firmware then?
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

My case is different. After updating my ROM back to stock, all the versions are OK, despite the software and phonebook remains (but I noticed that my photos in gallery are deleted, which is what I wished).
My question is how to restore it to the REAL factory setting state, without any additional wallpaper and software that I installed?
Thanks for your attention, and wait for your advise as well.

thangbom said:
My case is different. After updating my ROM back to stock, all the versions are OK, despite the software and phonebook remains (but I noticed that my photos in gallery are deleted, which is what I wished).
My question is how to restore it to the REAL factory setting state, without any additional wallpaper and software that I installed?
Thanks for your attention, and wait for your advise as well.
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If I understand you correctly, you have to:
[*]Press menu
[*]Settings
[*]Privacy
And there you'll have the option to do the factory reset.
You can also do it by booting into recovery (volume up + power on) and selecting it from the menu.
Cheers,
Sent from my GT-P1000

angel129116 said:
I had a UK unlocked (no branding) GT-P1000 Galaxy Tab. I flashed it to a custom gingerbread build on Win7 X64 but later wanted to revert to stock. After a lot of searching I flashed the device with P1000XWJMI. All went fine and device booted back in (with a foreign language set as default but I've changed to English via settings).
When connecting the device to Kies it now says "This version of the device cannot be updated". It never used to say this before! It used to say I was running the latest firmware.Can anyone advise what the problem is?
I've seen some threads referring to something with a CSC mismatch and to alter using *#272*IMEI# and changing the code but I didn't want to do this without being certain what I'm changing.
Presently Kies shows:
PDA: JMI
Phone: JMA
CSC: JM4 (CPW)
I'm running Kies version 2.0.1.11053_99
Thanks
Craig
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My tab is from the uk (got it from amazon uk) and it was jmi/jma/jm2 (cpw) on the last update. Before that it was jj7/jk5/jj5 (cpw).
Maybe you can try downloading an older euro rom from samsfirmware and go from there. Don't forget jmi had locked bootloaders.
Cheers,
Sent from my GT-P1000

I Need Help

i need help to split this firmware with wipe. i don't have pc to do and don't know how to do. confused. i'm really need help.. this latest firmware and based on my country.. sorry guys
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/183829224/92e7717/S5830IDXLK1_S5830IOLBLD1_XME.zip.html

SemBoyHehe said:
i need help to split this firmware with wipe. i don't have pc to do and don't know how to do. confused. i'm really need help.. this latest firmware and based on my country.. sorry guys
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/183829224/92e7717/S5830IDXLK1_S5830IOLBLD1_XME.zip.html
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Things needed:
1. SplitFus
2. A Computer
What to do:
1.Refer to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645

acerboy10 said:
things needed:
1. Splitfus
2. A computer
what to do:
1.refer to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
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1. I don't have my own computer.
2. i already do, but, it get nothing, my fault.
3. I Need help. really n urgent

I don't mind doing it for you but a couple of points.
a) That link is not working at the moment, it says temporary technical problem. Can you find another link or I'll see if its working later?
b) It take it you can't get the new ODIN3 v3.07 working, as you don't need to split the firmware with this?
c) If you don't have access to a computer how do you plan to flash the firmware? Just wondering.

makeyourself said:
I don't mind doing it for you but a couple of points.
a) That link is not working at the moment, it says temporary technical problem. Can you find another link or I'll see if its working later?
b) It take it you can't get the new ODIN3 v3.07 working, as you don't need to split the firmware with this?
c) If you don't have access to a computer how do you plan to flash the firmware? Just wondering.
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1. i go to cybercafe to download n flash
2. sometimes i go to my cuzen or friends house, if have time, i do this.. but, i dont have any time. but, itz ok. nevermine. if i flash on pda onepackage baseband didnt change. only build number. 4give me if im wrong.

SemBoyHehe said:
1. i go to cybercafe to download n flash
2. sometimes i go to my cuzen or friends house, if have time, i do this.. but, i dont have any time. but, itz ok. nevermine. if i flash on pda onepackage baseband didnt change. only build number. 4give me if im wrong.
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No I think they should all change (PDA/Build Number Phone/Baseband Version and CSC). But they probably won't all be the same. For instance I recently flashed the file S5830iXXLK3_S5830iBTULK1_S5830iXXLK1_HOME.tar.md5 .
So now if I dial *#1234# I get:
PDA: S5830iXXLK3
PHONE: S5830iXXLK1
CSC: S5830iBTULK1
And in Settings > About Phone Build Number is GINGERBREAD.XXLK3 and Baseband Version is S5830iXXLK1.
But people call that firmware XXLK3 I think because they name the firmware by the PDA version, that's what I've always presumed anyway.

makeyourself said:
No I think they should all change (PDA/Build Number Phone/Baseband Version and CSC). But they probably won't all be the same. For instance I recently flashed the file S5830iXXLK3_S5830iBTULK1_S5830iXXLK1_HOME.tar.md5 .
So now if I dial *#1234# I get:
PDA: S5830iXXLK3
PHONE: S5830iXXLK1
CSC: S5830iBTULK1
And in Settings > About Phone Build Number is GINGERBREAD.XXLK3 and Baseband Version is S5830iXXLK1.
But people call that firmware XXLK3 I think because they name the firmware by the PDA version, that's what I've always presumed anyway.
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on me if i flash.
pda : s5830iDXLK
phone : s5830iDXLF
csc : s5830iOLBLD
That if i flash on pda one package.
if multi package
pda : s5830iDXLK
phone : s5830iDXLK
csc : s5830iOLBLD
i also have try ohter firmware. same also. my friends already help me. better flash multi package wipe that will erase all the old firmware to replace the new one. that i know based on i see people say. i dont know.

Ok I'm not sure why its doing that then to be honest! I've only just started using ODIN3 v3.07 so the only thing I can think is that I already had the correct baseband from my previous firmware that I flashed with v1.87!

makeyourself said:
Ok I'm not sure why its doing that then to be honest! I've only just started using ODIN3 v3.07 so the only thing I can think is that I already had the correct baseband from my previous firmware that I flashed with v1.87!
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yup. strange. actually i also dont know about this. my friends told me. that why im confused. itz ok. now itz ok.