Hey guys, my xperia had a softbrick and i couldn't update it with PC Companion.
So i tried flashtool and it worked.
I re-tried PCcomanion again and the "repair" option also worked now.
However, after i repaired it and put my phone on, the default language was set to russian or something. And i have to scroll all the way to the top to select English (united kingdom)
I was wondering how i could reset my language so when i factory reset or flash back to stock 2.1, My default language would be english.
Please reply soon.
IMO You should look at build.prop file in system folder. There is something like ro.product.locale.language= and ro.product.locale.region= . Also there is something like SI code in stock 2.1 firmware. (SI code will tell You about branding firmware etc.)
but will this help me fix my problem?
I did some research and It looks to me like I need a Generic United Kingdom 2.1 xperia rom.
but i can't find any..
which leaves me clueless
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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.
Just bought a Galaxy Tab from a coworker whom had already rooted and installed a custom firmware (Overcome). However, I want to re-stock it to its original state but I´m having trouble finding the correct firmware for my region Norway (Nordic).
I have tried the re-stock option that Overcome has described but this stock rom does not include Norwegian as a language. Can anybody please help me?
Vegard
Hi, I'm actually having the same problem. And especially now when I've bought the nordic keyboard dock too, that doesn't work unless I have the original firmware. Anyone have any suggestions? Really need help, been working all day to fix this...still no luck
I'm giving it a try by spoofing FW with SpoofFW from market (but i got into trouble with the backup part of it)
discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959806
Now running stock gingerbread NEE firmware on my tab - weird thing though is that most of my old apps and accounts still work?
I'm not sure if I should do a factory reset or not, ppl seems to have had problems with it...
Had the same issue with not being able to get Danish samsung keyboard again after flashing custom rom. Some people even said, it was not possible to download a nordic rom.
Using the web version of Check Fus I was able to dowload a Nordic rom by selecting Sweden, and after installing it with Odin and the mr. pit file from samfirmware I finally managed to get a Nordic firmware with Danish keyboard working with the keyboard dock.
http://fus.nanzen.se/
Hi ,
Currently i'm using the stock rom from vodafone portugal, when i go to settings and chose restore defaults after rebooting i loose some settings like voicemail number and such.
I analised the csc file and it contains those settings.
Any idea how to fix this, i already reflashed the phone but after reseting it does the same thing.
calbertoferreira said:
Hi ,
Currently i'm using the stock rom from vodafone portugal, when i go to settings and chose restore defaults after rebooting i loose some settings like voicemail number and such.
I analised the csc file and it contains those settings.
Any idea how to fix this, i already reflashed the phone but after reseting it does the same thing.
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Sometimes doing a factory restore on you phone ****s the rom. This has happend to me once I tried to sell my phone and restore it, I had to flash a new rom and I never worried about going back to stock Portugal TMN rom I orignally had.
By the way, I remember my froyo rom from TMN Portugal had a great stock ringtone which I loved, can you tell me what is the default ringtone from your rom? XD
So in a nutshell, I was sold a TW version of the device, and all the language settings and everything else is set default to Chinese. I'm too lazy and impatient to return and buy a new one, so the option that I'm left with is to install over my firmware with a US (or UK, or Canada, Anything English really) version on my unlocked phone.
It's half a language issue, the other half is out of spite. I get that I can just change the language settings, but I did and chinese is still stuck here and there in loose corners, and practically unchangeable. Thing lost its warranty when I bought it, so I'm willing to go for broke and flash it now
ShadowfoxEX said:
So in a nutshell, I was sold a TW version of the device, and all the language settings and everything else is set default to Chinese. I'm too lazy and impatient to return and buy a new one, so the option that I'm left with is to install over my firmware with a US (or UK, or Canada, Anything English really) version on my unlocked phone.
It's half a language issue, the other half is out of spite. I get that I can just change the language settings, but I did and chinese is still stuck here and there in loose corners, and practically unchangeable. Thing lost its warranty when I bought it, so I'm willing to go for broke and flash it now
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You have D5833, not D5803 so you probably can't flash it. Worse yet, all the devs probably have D5803 so you (and I) may end up with minimal support going forward. Fortunately, it's a good phone on its own.
ShadowfoxEX said:
So in a nutshell, I was sold a TW version of the device, and all the language settings and everything else is set default to Chinese. I'm too lazy and impatient to return and buy a new one, so the option that I'm left with is to install over my firmware with a US (or UK, or Canada, Anything English really) version on my unlocked phone.
It's half a language issue, the other half is out of spite. I get that I can just change the language settings, but I did and chinese is still stuck here and there in loose corners, and practically unchangeable. Thing lost its warranty when I bought it, so I'm willing to go for broke and flash it now
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I'm new here so I can't post links...so you can Google for XperiFirm, use it with Flashtool by Androxyde.
With XperiaFirm you download a Generic Australia (D5833) firmware. Then use flashtool to create the .ftf file and flash your phone. Hope this helps.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 I got at AT&T and paid it off... so it's completely mine. Then I had them unlock the phone for me so now I'm in Ukraine using this phone, but it's in English and there is no way I could have the phone be completely in Russian. I've used a third-party app called "MoreLocale" to change the locale to Russia (had me do some ADM/fastboot codes to allow it) but that didn't completely change it to Russian.
It changed some applications to Russian which have Russian translations to it, but the ROM itself is in English... I'm trying to get it to Russian, but I'm afraid to root it and flash a new ROM on to it as I'm afraid I might somehow re-lock it to AT&T service or something else. Basically, I'm afraid of loosing the use of this phone. A phone like this one here in Ukraine is expensive, and they don't have deals like they do in US where you get to pay off monthly.
So my question is, is it safe for me to root the phone and flash a custom ROM onto it?
Another question, if it is safe for me to flash a custom ROM onto it, does it have to be AT&T compatible, or can it be international version now that the phone is unlocked?
Thanks in advance.
All ATT S5 have bootloader locked. You will not be able to flash custom ROMs. There are few which can be flashed using safestrap.
The SIM unlock on the phone (which you have) is permanent. Whatever you do (factory reset, root etc), it will remain unlocked.
elitezenithweb said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 I got at AT&T and paid it off... so it's completely mine. Then I had them unlock the phone for me so now I'm in Ukraine using this phone, but it's in English and there is no way I could have the phone be completely in Russian. I've used a third-party app called "MoreLocale" to change the locale to Russia (had me do some ADM/fastboot codes to allow it) but that didn't completely change it to Russian.
It changed some applications to Russian which have Russian translations to it, but the ROM itself is in English... I'm trying to get it to Russian, but I'm afraid to root it and flash a new ROM on to it as I'm afraid I might somehow re-lock it to AT&T service or something else. Basically, I'm afraid of loosing the use of this phone. A phone like this one here in Ukraine is expensive, and they don't have deals like they do in US where you get to pay off monthly.
So my question is, is it safe for me to root the phone and flash a custom ROM onto it?
Another question, if it is safe for me to flash a custom ROM onto it, does it have to be AT&T compatible, or can it be international version now that the phone is unlocked?
Thanks in advance.
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I remember this working on a Galaxy S4 on Touchwiz-based ROMS....I take no responsibility for mess-ups here.
Assuming the device is rooted stock and on 4.4.2...navigate in RootBrowser to: /system/csc
Rename language.xml to something like language_old.xml and then restart the device.
Coming back from a reboot, you should see all international languages for selection in Language and input>Language.
I'd try it myself...but I have a currently unrootable Lollipop ATT GS5.
EDIT: Did some more research...if you're rooted try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wanam&hl=en
I can't get my Samsung Galaxy S5. I've tried to root it using towelrool, but that didn't work for me. It says that it isn't compatible with my phone. I need to get it rooted.
If the bootloader is locked, is there any way to unlock it? Flashing it or something? Is there some way to get the phone rooted and unlocked?
Mainly I need the phone to be in Russian... and since ATT has this thing against Russia (or Samsung, I don't know) they removed the Russian language from the phone and the only way I can think of returning Russian language to the phone is to root it and flash it to a ROM that has the language... or hack it after rooting... read some on it, where it has a file that could possibly lock Russian language from it, but I can't get access to the file until I root it.
I tried to use MoreLocale (Find it on Google Play Market) and it did add Russian region to the phone, but it didn't completely add the language to the phone. If the app is opened and it has Russian translation to it in Russian, it would be in Russian, but mostly everything (including the main menu [settings]) is in English... I would like to have it converted to Russian.
There are also programs that I would like to use which only work on rooted devices.
Any help on this topic would be appreciated.
I can't get my Samsung Galaxy S5. I've tried to root it using towelrool, but that didn't work for me. It says that it isn't compatible with my phone. I need to get it rooted.
If the bootloader is locked, is there any way to unlock it? Flashing it or something? Is there some way to get the phone rooted and unlocked?
Mainly I need the phone to be in Russian... and since ATT has this thing against Russia (or Samsung, I don't know) they removed the Russian language from the phone and the only way I can think of returning Russian language to the phone is to root it and flash it to a ROM that has the language... or hack it after rooting... read some on it, where it has a file that could possibly lock Russian language from it, but I can't get access to the file until I root it.
I tried to use MoreLocale (Find it on Google Play Market) and it did add Russian region to the phone, but it didn't completely add the language to the phone. If the app is opened and it has Russian translation to it in Russian, it would be in Russian, but mostly everything (including the main menu [settings]) is in English... I would like to have it converted to Russian.
There are also programs that I would like to use which only work on rooted devices.
Any help on this topic would be appreciated.