The other day Vodafone released their ICS firmware and, bundled with it, was their modem, BULP6.

Because I am rooted, I remembered flashing the LP6 modem back in January. Since then I've flashed 2 or 3 other modems as they have been released and am currently using LPS which is on the latest XEO firmware for Poland.

It got me to wondering what was in the various ICS builds that have been released and, as you can see from some of the samples below, they do vary. Of course one would expect there to be variations to take into account the region and the carrier. For instance, the modem BULP6 is Vodafones, (BU), version of LP6.

What I think it does show is that there is no such thing as a, "one-size-fits-all", ICS firmware but rather, a complex array of basebands, modems and CSC's, (Consumer Software Customisations), for different regions and carriers.

Also it demonstrates, that if you are posting about ICS, it is a good idea to include details of which version you are running... perhaps even include it in your User CP details or signature, (see User CP near the top of this page), as the problem you are facing may not affect other ICS users.

To see which ICS firmware you are running... type *#1234# into your phone's dial pad.


Here are just some samples of recent ICS firmware releases:-

Base Firmware: I9100XWLP7 (4.0.3)
Region United Kingdom / Ireland
Carrier: SIM FREE (Generic)
Build Date: 3rd April 2012
Modem: XXLPS
CSC: XEULP5 (XEU)


Base Firmware: I9100XWLP8 (4.0.3)
Region Australia
Carrier: Optus (OPS)
Build Date: 6th April 2012
Modem: XXLPS
CSC: OPSLP4


Base Firmware: I9100BULPC (4.0.3)
Region United Kingdom
Carrier: Vodafone (VOD)
Build Date: 2nd April 2012
Modem: BULP6
CSC: VODLP8


Base Firmware: I9100XWLP4 (4.0.3)
Region Luxembourg (LUX)
Carrier: NA (Unbranded)
Build Date: 26th March 2012
Modem: XXLPS
CSC: LUXLP1


Base Firmware: I9100XXLPS (4.0.3)
Region Poland (XEO)
Carrier: NA (Unbranded)
Build Date: 25th March 2012
Modem: XXLPS
CSC: OXALPS
(updated from LPQ)


Base Firmware: I9100XWLP3 (4.0.3)
Region Europe (XEU)
Carrier: O2 (UK)
Build Date: 23rd March 2012
Modem: XXLPR
CSC: O2ULP4


Base Firmware: I9100XWLP2 (4.0.3)
Region Russia (SER) [Languages List]
Build Date: 16th March 2012
Modem: XXLPQ
CSC: OXELP4


Base Firmware: I9100DXLP7 (4.0.3)
Region Indonesia (XSE) [Less Languages]
Build Date: 10th March 2012
Modem: DXLP7
CSC: OLBLP7


Base Firmware: I9100XXLPQ (4.0.3)
Region Poland (XEO)
Build Date: 9th March 2012
Modem: XXLPQ
CSC: OXALPQ
(updated to LPS)


For more firmwares go to SamMobile and type in i9100 in the Search box:-

SamMobile Firmware Page

For an explanation of Samsung's letter codes, see here:-

SamMobile Firmware Page

For an explanation of modems, firmware, etc; see Slug's post, here:-

http://androidforums.com/3094262-post1.html

To see if ICS has been released for your phone's CSC code, see here:-

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/523455-ics-csc-you-eligible-update.html



(My thanks go to Faryaab at xda and SamMobile for the firmware breakdowns)