Can someone please help me to fake being in another country on my S8500. The reason for this is that recently Samsung disabled Samsung Apps in New Zealand with the update of the Samsung Apps application to 1.0.73.
Workaround:
If you use Kies on PC you can "travel" on each Country via PC...
Simple change Store/Country.
If you only use handset. No idea as your Provider/Operator send infos about your country... maybe this is what Samsung Store checks.
IMEI, Operator etc...
Best Regards
Hi all... i've a problem with my samsung wave s8500 after a multiloader flash to an unoffial firmware JL2 i want to return back to an official release via kies... my samsung wave is a france one XEF... what firmware i need to instal to make kies able to update to the official one? tnx all
use the F1...and make hard reset and use product code XEF
with jf1 kis sayd firmware canno't be update.... with jf4 and jf8 i'm able to update to jl2 with kies but i've not samsung app :/
Hi All
Im looking for a specific CSC file if any of you have it plz could you upload it for me so i could DL it from somewhere
The CSC file i need is for the XFV region
From what i could tell in version histories there are only a few of them out but i would like to see if there is a easier way to fix the you cannot update the firmware issue so we could probably document it properly.
The firmware dont really matter as i have most of them from samfirmware but i would like to replace the CSC to see if that would fix the problem.
This is for experimental purposes only and in no way will i or have a need to downgrade to a official firmware but seeing as i live in SA its hard to get the local CSC if everything is in the XEU region
Please check if you have one and let me know. I have a treory in terms of assisting ppl to get back on track with official firmware if they want to upgrade that way seeing as Bada 2.0 is close and a lot of ppl will want to go to the official release.
Have you tried the new Kies 2 hack found in the galaxy forum? it works well with bada due to there are all on the same server. I dont know yet how to find it, the forum is to huge.
larioteo said:
Have you tried the new Kies 2 hack found in the galaxy forum? it works well with bada due to there are all on the same server. I dont know yet how to find it, the forum is to huge.
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No idea. I was looking around but the CSC file still reffers in registry to the Kies software. The problem with that is that your geographical location gets picked up by the Kies software and if that dont match your CSC you wont be able to trick it in updating your FW over Kies.
I want to test that and see if that makes a difference because your productcode can also still be changed in the registry but you need the correct CSC
If it works everyone that want to manually flash has a 5 step fix to revert to original. Im just testing a theory
Please see if you can find that and share it Thanks
That with geographical is not true, i am using german firmwares and i can update through kies in austria, already flashed korean versions and everything works.
Manually you cannot change the settings, maybe your firmware configuration is mismatched.
larioteo said:
That with geographical is not true, i am using german firmwares and i can update through kies in austria, already flashed korean versions and everything works.
Manually you cannot change the settings, maybe your firmware configuration is mismatched.
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Last night i tested this and flashed back to XXJEG witch was one of the 1st firmwares out and knowing there is a update after that it still stated the same that the FW cant be updated. I have also tested multiple CSC FW combinations and cant get it to simulate my region to be able to update from Kies
Currently my Config looks like this
FW: S8500XXJL2
CSC: S8500OXDJL1
I installed JID and updated to JL2 witch atm is the most stable build i could find.
I can give you my xxji5 multi which contains every csc for open europe.
It is one combilation that i have made, in this time slyfer (my firmware downloader) have given me access to every samsung firmware.
It should solve your problems A bada 1.2 firmware with all csc i don't have, after the JL2 the downloader stopped to work, sorry.
You can choose what you want.
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I can give you my xxji5 multi which contains every csc for open europe.
It is one combilation that i have made, in this time slyfer (my firmware downloader) have given me access to every samsung firmware.
It should solve your problems A bada 1.2 firmware with all csc i don't have, after the JL2 the downloader stopped to work, sorry.
You can choose what you want.
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OMG dude you are a legend
Add me on skype: bubblethe1
I need the last 3 on that list as they are all to my country area
The XFA, XFE and XFM of you could just upload them somewhere so i could DL them if you dont mind
Here is the list i could use in terms of CSC
South Africa.
XFA = SOUTH AFRICA
XFC = SOUTH AFRICA
XFM = SOUTH AFRICA
XFV = SOUTH ARFICA
XFE = SOUTH AFRICA
Hello toxicdust, you can use the Kies Registry Patcher as suggested by larioteo to install any firmware of your choice from kies.
It works and it's very simple to use. Like larioteo, I have also installed several firmwares from different regions from kies without problems.
I will give you a short tutorial on how to do this. You can also save the firmware that kies uses when upgrading your phone by extracting the files.
Now here is the tutorial. A screenshot is also attached.
HOW TO USE KIES PATCHER TO UPGRADE WAVE
1. Launch Samsung Kies.
2. Connect phone in kies mode (make sure phone is detected by kies).
3. With phone connected to kies, launch Kies Registry Patcher as Administrator
(Note: If you have previously connected more than one phone in kies,
you will be prompted that you need to cleanup regustry.
Accept/say yes, and then continue from nº 3 above, that is, start over again).
In kies Registry patcher,
- Click on the menu "Basic"
- In the option, "Enable Spoof" select "True"
- In the option, "Spoof Product Code as" Select "XFC" (e.g South Africa).
- In the option, "Spoof Software Revision as" enter any previous firmware version/csc for South Africa
example with Europe OXC previous firmware, "S8500XXJF7/S8500OXCJF3" (without the quotes).
- In the option, "Kies Version" enter the installed kies version. (By default, displays automatically).
4. After entering above information, now click on the button "Write Registry" to enter the data to registry.
5. Finally, go to kies and click on "Upgrade Firmware" and "Accept".
6. Kies will display that there is a new firmware version (e.g. S8500XXJL2/S8500OXCJL1).
7. Just click on accept and the upgrade process in kies will begin. That's all.
CAUTION:
Make sure you return kies patcher back to "False" after using, otherwise the app will be active at the background.
- In the option, "Enable Spoof" select "False"
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Download kies2.0 Registry Patcher from here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q3ZWSE0O
Thanks a lot. Will try that tonight quick to see what the results are. Will let you know
OK then i wait, i am currently developing if you need the files i will post it for you or send you via skype.
Ok just checked now on this list for the release referances
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47859691/Samsung-Firmware-Langpacks-Descriptions-09-2010
The last official update combination was
PHONE: S8500JBJI2 CSC: S8500XFVJI2 - Bada 1.0
and
PHONE: S8500XXJF1 CSC: S8500XFVJF1 - Bada 1.0
Using both the combinations it says that there is no firmware update and this is the latest version.
Should i update to one of them to find out what the latest combination is because both cant be right right ?
Cross Version Updates can go in a bad way, you need first a full open firmware that is also available in your firmware revision.
Firmware Version Example: S8500XXJI5 (The base)
Config Version Example: S8500OXAJI5
The configs are not important if a other is available for your country, if not, then it it also important,
Litte differences can cause also a reboot loop.
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The last official update combination was
PHONE: S8500JBJI2 CSC: S8500XFVJI2 - Bada 1.0
and
PHONE: S8500XXJF1 CSC: S8500XFVJF1 - Bada 1.0
Using both the combinations it says that there is no firmware update and this is the latest version.
Should i update to one of them to find out what the latest combination is because both cant be right right ?
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Yes, wrong combination of firmware(PDA) and CSC can lead to an endless booting of phone.
Please use a correct combination of the firmware files for South Africa. If possible, install an earlier version of kies
[say, Kies_1.5.3.10103_102_1 (19 Nov 2010) or Kies_2.0.0.11011_16_5 (05 Jan 2011)].
This is because most recent versions of kies read firmware versions direct from the phone.
I have personally used the above versions with Kies Patcher and they worked successfully.
But when I tried with the latest kies version [Kies_2.0.1.11053_66_6 (15 June 2011)],
hoping to trick kies by entering an old firmware version (S8500XXJF4/S8500XENJF3) into Kies Patcher,
kies deteted that there is a firmware upgrade for my phone. When I clicked to upgrade, kies stopped half-way,
displaying that the latest firmware XXJL2 is already installed on my phone.
So to avoid this happening in your case, install an earlier kies version, and use kies patcher to upgrade your phone.
I include below some firmware combinations for South Africa. Try the combinations one by one (starting from the unbranded firmwares).
Hopefully one of them will work for you. Best of luck.
1. NOT BRANDED FIRMWARE
CODE * COUNTRY * FIRMWARE * CSC
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XFM (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL2/S8500XFMJL1
XFM (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL4/S8500XFMJL3
XFA (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL2/S8500XFAJL1
XFA (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL4/S8500XFAJL3
XFE (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL3/S8500XFEJL2
XFE (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJL2/S8500XFEJL1
XFE (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJI5/S8500XFEJH1
XFC (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJF1/S8500OXXJEG
XFC (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJH3/S8500XFAJH1
XFM (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJH3/S8500XFMJH1
XFE (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJH3/S8500XFEJH1
XFA (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJF1/S8500OXXJEG
XFA (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500XXJH3/S8500XFAJH1
2. BRANDED FIRMWARE
CODE * COUNTRY * FIRMWARE * CSC
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XFV (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500JBJL2/S8500XFVJL2
XFV (SOUTH AFRICA) S8500JBJL1/S8500XFVJL1
Thanks a lot for the most recent combinations... I'll have a look at these. Seeing as i have JL2 installed i will see if i cant trinck it in updating to JL4
hey guys simply Iam still using Android 4.1.2 Would you advice upgrading to 4. 2.2 ?? the other question is why I didn't get the OTA update ?? by the way my tablet model number iS GT-n 5100
Thanks in advance
Was the question that hard???
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Was the question that hard???
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No But the answer is!
I'll try to keep it short as we already have a thread on what all noticeable has changed etc.
1: Upgrade or Not as of now is more of a subjective thing. What I may find might better/worse might be completely opposite for you, as a lot of minor things have changed. Given that most will succumb to some form of an update and have to accept what is made available to them at the time, it seems like updating should be perhaps a good enough consideration, however, check your region and firmware on sammobile.
I would advise against updating unless applicable firmware version for your region ends with MI1/MI2 or above (MJ1,MJ2..,MK1, ..) (I/J/K denote build months, in this case being september/october/november resp). There are noted issues across different region with older 4.2.2 firmwares. Mainly S-pen and Magnetic cover issues (alarm) which again may or may not be of any consequence to you.
Q2:. Why didn't you get an OTA? :
2.1: Is your Device factory Stock?.
2.2: Might have to do with that samsung has not released updates for your device region yet and perhaps also look into settings if auto OTA Updates are enabled.
I have updated my Note 8 today manually because it has not been available neither via OTA nor via KIES - a quick check on SAMMOBILE shows no 4.2.2 version published for my region. Therefore I decided to push manually the latest 4.2.2 XX version (XX in the name of the ROM means that it is for Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom).
Note that it is the third 4.2.2 XX release which I hope is good enough. Samsung has released 4.2.2 versions for a few other regions too dealing with the reported problems. I am not aware of any strict schedule region by region - it means that you may wait quite long for your regional version. Therefore I replaced my XE version (Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine) with the available XX one.
The update went smoothly even on my encrypted Note 8 and at first glance everything is running fine, every setup and data is preserved. The first thing I noticed was the "flatter" color palette as most of the contemporary changes in the colors. I do not see change in the performance, neither the sound quality for example...
There are some minor improvements in the 4.2.2 user interface which I was missing in 4.1.2 and they were the second driver for the upgrade. The main was the sheer curiosity .
So, it is really up to you whether you will go for your manual update
Sammobile
Sammobile being down, where did you get your file? Post link?
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Sammobile being down, where did you get your file? Post link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48233827
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Thank you for the link
Hi there,
a while ago I installed a Bada2.0 firmware manually on our non-branded Wave723 which worked fine. Now I wanted to obtain the lifelong license for Route66 on that mobile but had to accept that the navigation app contained in the firmware I installed is not the correct version - hence it doesn't work.
From Samsung support I got the information that latest firmware version is S723EXXLG1. I already searched for it but only got a custom ROM version and another one where I do not know whether the German country code is also contained. Updating via Kies does not work (it claims latest firmware is already installed - seems to be contradictory to what Samsung support says).
Maybe someone here can tell me where I can get the latest Bada2.0 firmware for Wave723 (non-branded) from containing German country code?
Many thanks in advance!
Bye