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Why cant i update to ICS

Hey guys, a few of my mates notes have updated over the air to ICS. Mine still has not, somebody said i needed to use Kies to update as i have an unlocked note. But it still says i have the latest firmware 2.3.6 gingerbread.
Dont get it
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um anyone
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heavymagik said:
um anyone
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Try uninstalling Kies and then reinstall it again. Look for updates for Kies after the installation and then connect your phone to Kies through USB (better not use a usb-hub).
You could also flash this rom http://www.hotfile.com/dl/157417221/c9a3748/N7000XXLQ2_N7000XEULP4_XEU.zip.html with Odin manualy (not for Carphone Warehouse)

also double check you are not rooted if using kies
if u r the kies wont update

ICS has not yet been made available to all galaxy notes as OTA. more and more countries are being updated, but there are still some countries and carriers that dont have it yet.
ie. im in australia, but my phone is the polish PLUS model. still stuck on gingerbread. tempted to flash to another gingerbread version and then update OTA, but i dont feel like setting everything up on my phone again.

yeah i dont wanna set it all up again, spent weeks sorting it out. i guess ill just have to wait....
if my phone is unlocked though who will the update come from?
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[Q] 4.1.2 upgrade for phone from different region

I had got this phone from Portugal and I currently reside in India. This phone has not been released here. So I guess there wouldn't be an OTA update here. Guidance regarding which region update I should use with ODIN and would it be better if I wait for a OTA whenever it happens?
TIA

jkreddy said:
I had got this phone from Portugal and I currently reside in India. This phone has not been released here. So I guess there wouldn't be an OTA update here. Guidance regarding which region update I should use with ODIN and would it be better if I wait for a OTA whenever it happens?
TIA
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In my experience on multiple phones (Gio, Ace, S2) firmwares downloaded from sammobile for any region are flawlessly installed via odin. So i reckon you can download and install (via odin) the latest available firmware, regardless of which region it belongs to :good:

Thank you. Shall update it this weekend.
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Works like a charm. Fixed most of the issues.
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Rooted galaxy n7000

Hi guys please help. My n7000 is rooted and the ics 4.0.4 version is a rooted rom one. My software update button is missing. Have downloaded kies but its showing no updates. My question is that can i access kies and official samsung updates through this even though im rooted. Dont really want unroot for fear of bricking my device. Bit of a novice in this area. Any help will be appreciated.
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even though you are rooted kies will let you know if there are updates ...

Thank you so much. Not even samsung could tell me that.
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Thank you so much. Not even samsung could tell me that.
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It wan't send u any notification cause you'r rooted and u have -#su shell active so nothing official untill u flash stock ICS kernel and wait for update.

So you are saying that while rooted i will jpt get any official samsung updates? If i want official updates i must unroot is tuat correct? Or can i still update through kies. Getting confused now. Please help.
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for the pass rooted phone still able to update via kies.
now not sure ！still waiting for official 4.1.2 then will know the result.

Ok thanks. I guess its a waiting game as i heard n7000 get the 4.2.1 update sometime march.
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even though the phone is rooted or even a custom kernel is installed, kies detects the firmware and check if there is an update or not.. so it will let us know.. nothing to do with su shell and all.
kies will let you update as well.. but OTA wont work on rooted and custom recovery installed devices.

Ok great thanks. I shall have to wait which is something im not good at.
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3 days ago I flashed ICS 4.0.3, rooted it with Philz kernel and attacked it to PC, opened keis, keis not only detected my phone, but also asked if I want to install new updates I accepted the offer, keis then upgraded my ROM to ICS 4.0.4, but I lost root. Super Su was there but Philz CWMR was replaced by stock recovery and Titanium backup told me to get out as my phone was not rooted. So I flashed Philz Rooted kernel again and got root access once again.
So, Yes keis will ask you to update firmware if one is there, but you "may" lose root.

Thank you that is very useful info. I'm already on 4.0.4 so will await the next update. Been informed that note n7000 users will get 4.2.1 sometime in March.
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Hi another daft question. Phone was rooted when bought. I have installed rom tool manager from market and am using to alter my status bar. I have installed the ones I want and now assume I have to flash them to get them to take effect. When I go to do this its asking me what name my recovery mode is. How do I find this out. Thanks in advance.
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[Q] samsung galaxy s3 mini

As title said , i own a galaxy s3 mini , model GT-l8190 , android version 4.1.1 , baseband version l8190XXALL2 ( rooted already ) , kernel version 3.0.31 -639956 , build number JRO03H.l8190XXALL2.
I got it from orange shop , i rooted it , and i saw some posts here about firmware upgrade to android 4.1.2 , i wanna know if is available on my country which is romania , or i can install any firmware on it , for example UK one?
Have some merci , i'm new here .
Greetings ,alex
If i can , i wanna know how . Thanks

install Samsung Kies on your computer & connect your device via usb-cable with it... then Kies will answer your question

just did that , and samsung kies said : you cannot upgrade your firmware via kies . On short

anyone else?

Im not sure if rooting disables updating via kies..
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well it does . I can update it via odin , and i need some help

i came back with 1 question . I checked the firmware for phone at samfirmware.com and it shows only coa and vodafone , but my phone is from orange , can i update it ? Or there will be a minor problem

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/screenshot2013021219541.png/
can i update this phone to 4.1.2 jelly bean ? i really want to know . I'm from romania , but i couldn't find anywhere UK for this one ( i'm using phone in english ).

alecore said:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/screenshot2013021219541.png/
can i update this phone to 4.1.2 jelly bean ? i really want to know . I'm from romania , but i couldn't find anywhere UK for this one ( i'm using phone in english ).
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you have two options:
1. Wait for official firmware update to 4.1.2 for romania.
2. make a complete backup with cwm recovery & try an UK or other 4.1.2 firmware ..... but i don´t recommend it because of baseband differences...

I dont know what changes 4.1.2 brought accept bugfixes, but im kinda dissapointed that they removed water lockscreen and if i got mine on 4.1.1 i think i wouldnt update it until we get 4.2
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Why don't you try South East Europe ROM,or generic? Check sammobile, there's plenty of ROM `s. Just make sure you have the correct ROM (if you have 8190N you need ROM with N). I just flashed latest 4.1.2 (BTU) as wanted `` clean `` stock ROM and so far very impressed...
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there's no 4.1.2 for south europe , only for 6 countries ( United Kingdom not included )

QuanticZero97 said:
I dont know what changes 4.1.2 brought accept bugfixes, but im kinda dissapointed that they removed water lockscreen and if i got mine on 4.1.1 i think i wouldnt update it until we get 4.2
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By water effect you meant ripple effect?
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alecore said:
there's no 4.1.2 for south europe , only for 6 countries ( United Kingdom not included )
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BTU is UK. Anyway, you have nothing to lose. So give it a try. Do hard reset before and after flashing. Mine is 8190NXXALL6.
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well , i did it and all gone excellent , and phone is moving flawless . Where i can find a root for XXAMA2?

We are still waiting for BTU 4.1.2 non N version ,you are lucky because you got NFC BTU firmware.
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alecore said:
well , i did it and all gone excellent , and phone is moving flawless . Where i can find a root for XXAMA2?
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Why you want root? Give it a few days to see if there's need to modify something.
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i just wanted to know if there is anyway to root it . Atm i want to root for cpu and battery and ofc titanium backup

aspot72 said:
By water effect you meant ripple effect?
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yep..
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is there any premium suite for s3 mini ?

alecore said:
is there any premium suite for s3 mini ?
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Nothing at the moment
We hope it will be released along with a major 4.1.2/4.2 update :fingers-crossed:

[Q] How to update to official Jelly Bean

My Dad has the original unlocked Note, and I'm wondering how I can update to the official Jelly Bean without rooting or voiding warranty, as it isn't showing up in the OTA menu.

Open Samsung kies and Let it download the update or go to settings and update via OTA
Let me know if you have issues with this we will walk you through it

I've tried updating via both Kies and in About Phone, both places say that it's the most recent firmware available.

OK you are on a version that hasn't received the OTA yet.
You will have to install it via PC Odin.
Go to Dr.ketan's sticky thread for step by step instructions.
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mugabuga said:
My Dad has the original unlocked Note, and I'm wondering how I can update to the official Jelly Bean without rooting or voiding warranty, as it isn't showing up in the OTA menu.
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What is your CSC code?
Like if it is Panama which might never upgrade to ICS forget abt jb..
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Hi, the jelly bean update is from Samsung website or from others?? I'm from Asia at Singapore, but I Dun able to update the software. It states that there is no update.
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Very few countries have got official jb update, but you can flash any country rom with odin
Here is complete Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
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dr.ketan said:
Very few countries have got official jb update, but you can flash any country rom with odin
Here is complete Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
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Does it make a difference which countries ROM I flash?

mugabuga said:
Does it make a difference which countries ROM I flash?
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Hey , Im also trying to update to 4.1.2 but im kinda stuck cause i have the eMMC brick bug (You get it when you update to 4.0.4) can you tell me what you did or if you run into any errors and how to fix it cause im totally new and dont know what to do :/ and yeah i think the difference is that you wont get OTA updates i think