I bought an 8.9 about 2 months ago and have it rooted with cwm and motleys kernel. Today I did a software update check and noticed there is a new firmware download at about 20mb in size. Any idea as to what the firmware changes or improves? I take it I have to remove root and flash a stock rom to update as well.
Can you grab the update from Kies and examine it?
(speaking as a non-Windows user)
Kies has not worked for me since I flashed the new kernel. Surprisingly there was also an update for Kies dated 3/15/12. Oh well, I thought someone here would know about this fw update.
which 8.9 is this for? GT-P7300? GT-P7320? SGH-i957?
Hi All,
Im on the Official ICS ROM INDIA...4.0.3 DDLP4
Yesterday, when i checked kies, there was an update waiting (No Update on OTA). The downloading of firmware was taking ages to download(3.2mbps connection) and after about 70 percent the downloading stopped and Kies said "Connection stopped"....
Any body who has downloaded the F/W can you please post the change log (If you find any).. I mainly wanna know, if the laggness of the lock screen and slowness to open contact's and capturing pics has been rectified.
Ramith123
Ah glad that i have company.sad at the same time!! Even i have the same problem after the 7mb OTA update. The andriod process closes often and hangs the phone.The phone was literally unusable. Hence i tried to install custom gingerbread rom on it. Now its almost completely bricked.How irresponsible is samsung to roll these things out without testing it thoroughly.
***PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THE 7MB ICS OTA UPDATE***
hopefully we can save some.
I also tried to update through OTA but it was failed and message popped up that do update through Kies. Now I got update through Kies and my firmware changed from DDLP4 to DDLPA. However I lost Root.
I also received the update notification. Downloaded the 7.8 mb update within a minute and asked for reboot. Everything worked fine and nothing special noticed. It just changed the build no. from IML74K.DDLPA to IML74K.DDLP8
dushy4 said:
I also received the update notification. Downloaded the 7.8 mb update within a minute and asked for reboot. Everything worked fine and nothing special noticed. It just changed the build no. from IML74K.DDLPA to IML74K.DDLP8
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you mean LP8 to LPA? check your kernel version date. if it shows 12 June then fine, else your kernel has not been updated.
Hey guys basically its stability update. my phone feels much smoother now. i updated OTA via wifi, i also faced update not installed issue and i found out the problem, basically we all root our device that means we change SU binaries so when updating phone OTA it checks for those binaries and if these binaries are not official OTA update get aborted. i solved this problem like this,
1) I have downloaded STOCK LP8 firmware from samobile.com when it released
2) As my phone is rooted my SU binaries are changed so OTA update is aborted.
3) So FLASHED Stock rom LP8 from PC ODIN which kept my all DATA, APPS intact i just lost my root and some mods like 15toggles status bar and so..
4)then i started updating my phone using S/W update in settings, its 7.85MB file.
5)In few minutes my phone is updated to LPA
6)Now i again rooted my phone and my all data apps are intact and mob is much improved in stability.
Hope this will help you guys.
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you mean LP8 to LPA? check your kernel version date. if it shows 12 June then fine, else your kernel has not been updated.
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It still shows 12 may,,, But i read in some other thread that kernel was not updated in this update.
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It still shows 12 may,,, But i read in some other thread that kernel was not updated in this update.
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kernel is definitely updated in LPA. just flash LPA ROM file using Odin.
I also agree with what mullarameez has pointed out. rooting might be the reason for kernel being skipped. because if u flash LPA with odin you will lose root and hence get the new kernel.
Is there a way to update Kernel without flashing the whole 650 mb rom?
with all the issues in ICS, i think it would be safest if you would flash using the whole LPA ROM. I know its a pain to download but worth it in the end.
OMG! just a 7Mb update took 2hrs to download.. Hmmmm...
My main prob was with Lock screen, camera and contacts.. Noting has been resolved on this new Update!!!
what is the issue? is it lag?
This is confusing..
I have everything stock on my phone..All updates done OTA since i bought the phone..Not rooted..
Still the kernel says 12 May after the 7mb update..Why?? Although the deep sleep issue (sore point for me) seems to have been resolved after this update...
PS: The build info after *#1234# says 12 June, if that matters..
yes, almost all the users who updated OTA have the same issue. you may flash the new LPA using PC Odin from doc's post (anyways you're not rooted so no problem)
Hey It was my first time to flash an official ROM Via Odin,
everything is working fine but the rom lags like hell!! What to do
Be sure that you have the "Powersaving" Mode disabled, because it will slow down your CPU and Frames Per Rate.
Root it and remove some unwanted apps. Makes a lot of difference.
did you do a squicky clean install without restoring apps and data?
Hi,
I have no idea how to explain this.
I downloaded all stock ROM from sammobile (linked to my operator BOUYGUES TELECOM=> BOG).
4.1.1 => I can load but seen as custom ROM ! Android displays "modified". Download mode displays "Custom / Custom"!
4.1.2 => I can't download; ODIN fails. Recovery mode is lost
4.3 => I can dowload. It is seen as OFFICIAL
After attempt to install 4.1.2 (which fails) then it's not possible anymore to install 4.1.1.
I have to deploy first 4.3, then only I can deploy 4.1.1 (!!!!)
several questions in my head:
1) Why is 4.1.1 seen as custom? (note that 4.1.1 is not available from samsung-updates.com, only from sammobile maybe there is a elation ship, custom ROm from sammobile??)
2) Why can't I deploy 4.1.2?
3) Why do I have to deploy 4.3 before I can deploy 4.1.1?? (I mean after an attempt of 4.2 which brickes the S3)
I can't keep 4.3 because of the very well know issues with 4.3/S3, and can't deploy 4.2 (while when I bought the phone it was coming with 4.2!!)
I'm just lost...
At least I could be very happy with 4.1.1 but can I do somethign so it shows OFFICIAL?
thanks,
Rod
PS: I have a S3 i9305 4G
I used "triangle away" and now it says "custom/official" instead of "custom/custom". Device is still "modified" so no kies etc
If you put 4.3 on then that's it without triggering knox
try firmwares from another countries that are not from one specific operator....
for example: i'm currently using firmware from another operator then the one i got my subscription...funny fact is that works better(no extra apps) and no problems what so ever.
after that root and try to use triangle away again...then install your operator firmware(it shouldn't modify to custom).....
but what for do you want to be official instead of custom? wanna sell it ? if not do you use KIES that often? i never ever used it
KitKat or Lollipop or Marshmallow to get the best battery backup and performance out of this device?
I am using stock Android 5.0.1 (Bootloader unlocked). I have deleted a lot of bloatware and have 3gb free internal memory. The battery life is about 1 -1.5 day of regular use. I have no lag at all. The best custom ROM I've tried is AOSP-5.1.1-20150531-titan-luk-OLD. I have tried MM and have found that it uses almost all the internal memory and the new SD card system is a disaster!