Help Help me install 2.3.6 on my S2 - India

[sam142000]

Hi!!
Please someone tell me the procedure to install 2.3.6 on my S2.
I live in India and currently have 2.3.3 installed.
Also tell me how to get back to my stock firmware(As if nothing had happened), if the new one gives problems to me.

Currently I have
Baseband version - I9100DDKE4
Kernel version - 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKF3-CL276555
ROOT@DELL101#2
Build number - GINGERBREAD.XWKF3

 

[sam142000]

Please help me someone!!

 

[Shotgun84]

Just got to check that you don't have the G version as the firmware in the following links won't work if you do

So to upgrade to 2.3.6 you needed to flash one of the firmwares from the following link with odin
[ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2/3, KK1/2/5 Download - xda-developers

If you want to get back to your carrier branded firmware you can find them
here

Just flash the relevant one with odin.

 

[arkim]

While I'm not from India (rather from and currently in Europe), I also want to upgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6.

I understand the flashing part, however the phone I bought was unlocked from a carrier who's service I do not use (I'm with their competitor). So, its not loaded with bloatware etc. How do I get the stock rom I'm on right now just in case I need it for the future?

 

[srikat]

..

If you want to get back to your carrier branded firmware you can find them
here

Just flash the relevant one with odin.

don't see a link for stock firmware for India...

 

[Shotgun84]

don't see a link for stock firmware for India...

Yeah you're right. That's what I get for making assumptions. I guessed that since it had firmware from pretty much every network you can think of it would have india as well

 

[sam142000]

If I install XWKK2(Australian) firmware on my Indian unbranded phone, will it work fine?

 

[sam142000]

And is there a way to extract my stock firmware from my phone, without rooting it?

 

[srikat]

If I install XWKK2(Australian) firmware on my Indian unbranded phone, will it work fine?

I just did and it is working fine.

SC20111226-162719 - Minus.com

 

[sam142000]

where can I get the official stock 2.3.3 firmware for unbranded S2 in India?

 

[sam142000]

I just did and it is working fine.

SC20111226-162719 - Minus.com

Thanx!!

But after flashing the Australian firmware, I found out that India 2.3.6 is out.
So I'm flashing that now!!

 

[srikat]

Can you give me the URL having info about Indian 2.3.6 or the direct download link?

How do you find the battery life?

I find battery performance in XWKK2(Australian) firmware much better compared to KK5 that I had flashed earlier.

 

[lunarossa]

Hi I am new to android phones. I just installed kies and backuped my phone. My phone seems that it isint rooted. I have paid applications installed. Kies showed that there is a firmware upgrade to my phone. If I upgrade through kies will I loose my applications.

 

[srikat]

@lunarossa: No.

 

[sam142000]

Can you give me the URL having info about Indian 2.3.6 or the direct download link?

How do you find the battery life?

I find battery performance in XWKK2(Australian) firmware much better compared to KK5 that I had flashed earlier.

Its too soon, for me to comment on the battery life.
Here's the link for the Indian firmware : Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
But I am finding my phone to be considerably slow after flashing it.

 

[srikat]

Thanks. I have already flashed KL1 earlier in the afternoon.

I watched a couple of videos on how to flash custom ROMs and realized that it's exactly the same procedure as flashing firemwares.

So I am now researching on which custom ROM is the best here.

Let me know if you have any suggestions.

 

[shivram100]

You can now update via Kies to 2.3.6, in India. I did mine yesterday