New kies firmware 2.3.4

Henri · Aug 13, 2011

heshanj said:
and wats

heshanj · Aug 13, 2011

ah yes i see the dots etc i thought u were meaning something else

maybe u could check out the swype site for a way of downloading different languages?

Mr.Brady · Aug 13, 2011

Can anyone please help me? i upgraded my firmware a couple of days ago : PDA:KF4. PHONE:KF2. CSC:KF1. Kies now opens a lot quicker on my PC where previously it was pretty sluggish but when i attempt to do ANY function such as transfer video/music/photos from PC to the phone or vice versa, the software just freezes and i have to use the task manager to shut it down. this even happened when I tried to access the help function on the Kies taskbar. I suppose I could just ignore Kies completely and transfer direct from the PC if that's possible. I'd appreciate any suggestions.

heshanj · Aug 13, 2011

yeah i suggest u ditch kies. use Odin to update firmware via this guide

[ROM + Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KF1/2/3/4/, KG1/2/3/5/6/7 Download - xda-developers

i recommend KG5 (OXA Poland) which is the newest official firmware, its android 2.3.4 and much better than wat kies just updated ur phone with

for transfering data, just plug in ur phone via usb and u should see it appear in ur Computer as a device. if u plug in ur phone and u see "MTP connected" in ur phone's notification bar.. u should see it as a device on ur computer
if u see a USB connected, u have to select it and choose to mount ur memory to the computer, and then u will see it as a removable drive. then its just drag n drop afterwards

hope it works for u! oh and welcome to the forum

frankkduf · Aug 13, 2011

heshanj said:
yeah i suggest u ditch kies. use Odin to update firmware via this guide

[ROM + Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KF1/2/3/4/, KG1/2/3/5/6/7 Download - xda-developers

i recommend KG5 (OXA Poland) which is the newest official firmware, its android 2.3.4 and much better than wat kies just updated ur phone with

for transfering data, just plug in ur phone via usb and u should see it appear in ur Computer as a device. if u plug in ur phone and u see "MTP connected" in ur phone's notification bar.. u should see it as a device on ur computer
if u see a USB connected, u have to select it and choose to mount ur memory to the computer, and then u will see it as a removable drive. then its just drag n drop afterwards hope it works for u! oh and welcome to the forum

kg5 is missing talk video chat. kg2 is the best

lordofthemoon · Aug 13, 2011

Hi,
I started Kies the other day to backup my phone before I went on holiday and noticed that there was a new Firmware available for my Galaxy S2 (Orange branded, KE2 (ORA) ). I decided at that time not to install it since I was just about to head off. I'm back today but when I fire up Kies, it shows me what the current firmware is (PDA:KE2 / PHONE:KE2 / CSC:KE2 (ORA) ), but doesn't either tell me I have the latest firmware or give me the option to update. If I right-click the phone in the sidebar, the "Firmware update" box is greyed out. I definitely didn't imagine the update option last week

, does anyone know how I can update my phone now?

Scainer · Aug 13, 2011

lordofthemoon said:
Hi,
when I fire up Kies, it shows me what the current firmware is (PDA:KE2 / PHONE:KE2 / CSC:KE2 (ORA) ), but doesn't either tell me I have the latest firmware or give me the option to update. If I right-click the phone in the sidebar, the "Firmware update" box is greyed out. I definitely didn't imagine the update option last week , does anyone know how I can update my phone now?

Yep the extra line is missing for me and the option is greyed out too.

heshanj · Aug 13, 2011

frankkduf said:
kg5 is missing talk video chat. kg2 is the best

if video chat is more important than seriously better battery life, go ahead

u can always flash the google video chat fix over KG5 and u got the best of both

heshanj · Aug 13, 2011

lordofthemoon said:
... does anyone know how I can update my phone now?

yes, ditch kies and use Odin

follow this guide

[ROM + Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KF1/2/3/4/, KG1/2/3/5/6/7 Download - xda-developers

i feel like im repeating myself

the latest official is XXKG5 (OXA Poland) on that guide.. i think many people on xda including intratech himself (the guy who created that thread and uploads the firmware) think KG5 is the best so far

Henri · Aug 14, 2011

So after journey to the mystery world of the internet, long one, i didnt find finnish keyboard, nor finnish swype, nor finnish t9 predictive text library. Where to go next?

heshanj · Aug 14, 2011

sorry but im kinda out of ideas about this.. maybe someone else has a better idea?

Scainer · Aug 14, 2011

Scainer said:
Yep the extra line is missing for me and the option is greyed out too.

Just checked and its back working again with both lines, but no update available yet

frankkduf · Aug 14, 2011

heshanj said:
if video chat is more important than seriously better battery life, go ahead u can always flash the google video chat fix over KG5 and u got the best of both

battery life is better with kg2

Martimus · Aug 15, 2011

OK folks... the purpose of this forum is to discuss the Samsung Galaxy S2, not to publicly argue with each other. Keep on topic and remember AF's golden rule... attack the issue not the individual.

heshanj · Aug 15, 2011

and to post the original info which i think would be useful to others, i mentioned earlier than on KG2/3/6 i was getting average battery life of 14 hours.. with average use or even low use.. on KG5, i get around 16 hours of very heavy use, or 24 hours of average use

daz_2000 · Aug 16, 2011

Heshanj,

After following a number of your posts for a while and also become increasingly frustrated with Kies, I think I have found the minerals to update firmware with ODIN.

I have backed up all with my backup pro. And saved stuff to sd card.

Im gonna go for KG5 as you suggest its best..can you tell me if there is any difference between OXA Poland and the stock kernel link?

Also, if I was to flash back to my current firmware which is kE7, will I be able to revert back to using kies?

Cheers

steslatt · Aug 16, 2011

Stock kernel link only contains the kernel. OXA Poland link contains kernel, firmware, modem, and CSC. If you are updating the firmware then you need the OXA Poland link.

heshanj · Aug 16, 2011

actually, u can revert back to kies as soon as ur region has an update newer than KG5, as KG5 is official and kies will detect it. of course, there will have to be a newer update first. but if u flash back the stock KE7 firmware, u can definitely revert back to using kies (i doubt u ever will)

Ih4teKies · Aug 16, 2011

the title of this thread is very misleading..

Andylfc5 · Aug 17, 2011

Ih4teKies said:
the title of this thread is very misleading..

I know what you mean, it started out being a question about the official firmware through kies, and now its about flashing with Odin etc, as if there isn't enough threads about that already!

Slug · Aug 17, 2011

The problem with "official firmware through Kies" is that the answer varies depending on where you are and with which carrier. One user may not receive an update until months after others.

Use Kies: update only when Samsung and your network provider decide to make an update available.

Use Odin: updates are at the user's discretion and can be to any GS2 firmware.

Mark_s · Aug 17, 2011

Ive just installed kies at work and its showing firmware update available.
I'm with O2
I'm also in the UK

daz_2000 · Aug 17, 2011

What firmware version?

everhigh · Aug 18, 2011

Hi, I want to upgrade to 2.3.4 on Virgin/Bell cause I'm tired of waiting for their release for the S2. If anything goes bad and I want to reload 2.3.3 on Kies what do I enter for password in recovery window ? I was never given any password. Thanks

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