Install Official Android 2.3.6 XWKTM Firmware Galaxy Ace S5830

Now we have simple tutorial how to Install Official Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 XWKTM Firmware update manually on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 recently got a Galaxy SIII like ROM. But Galaxy Ace users who are not interested in rooting their device and using Custom ROM rely over Official Firmware. It looked like Samsung has forgotten some of its Phone that is out of top notch league but they have entertained Galaxy Ace user well with the new Android 2.3.6 XWKTM Firmware. It doesn’t matter from which region or country you came from, every Galaxy ace users on the globe can install it very easily. We came with a detailed Tutorial that will help you with upgrading Galaxy Ace S5830 to latest Android 2.3.6 build if you have missed the OTA update or Kies. You will need to flash the firmware using Odin. We suggest a full device backup before you go ahead.
Pre-Requisites:

1. The Methods and steps mentioned in this guide are only for the users who own original Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. Please do not try these methods on other model of Samsung like Galaxy Ace S5830I or any other device.
2. You should charge your device so that there is at least 70% charge with your device, to assure that there will be no Power interruption during the process.
3. Please backup all essential data’s on your phone, as these data’s might get lost during the process.
4. Disable all security programs like Antivirus and Firewall from your computer and uninstall the same from your device.
5. Enable USB Debugging in your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The option of USB Debugging should be ticked.

Steps and Procedure Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Ace to Android 2.3.6 Official update:

1. Download Odin flashing tool from here and XWKTM 2.3.6 firmware update package for Samsung Galaxy Ace from here to your PC. Extract all the downloaded files your PC. In 

2.  Open Odin application and reboot your phone so as to enter it in Download Mode. For this you need to Press and hold Volume Down + Center Ok + Power buttons together for few seconds. Once you see below image android robot in triangular field then you can release the buttons.
3.  Now, connect your phone to the PC via original USB cable. On successful connection you can see that the ID: COM section in Odin has turned Yellow color.

4. Click on “OPS” button the select Cooper_v1.0.ops” and then tick mark it. Now go to “One Package” option choose the “S5830XWKTM_S5830OXXKT3_S5830XWKT7_HOME.tar.md5” file from your PC.

Make sure that you must tick mark all three options One Package, Auto Reboot and Protect OPS. See the below image you will get clear idea.
5.  Now, click on “Start” button to begin the flashing of the file you've chosen in the previous Step. The flashing process will take 5 minutes or more to complete. As soon as the flashing has completed your phone will automatically reboot and you will get a “Pass” message in Odin.

6.  Disconnect your phone from the PC on successful completion of the flashing.

7.  Once again reboot your phone, this time to enter it in Recovery Mode. You must Press and hold the Volume Up + Power + Ok buttons for a while.
8.  Now, from the Recovery Menu, select Wipe data/factory reset” then select “Wipe Cache Partition” and then select “reboot system now” to reboot your system.

9: Your phone will reboot now. First time booting up may take 5 minutes or more so patient.

Congratulations! You have successfully upgraded your Samsung Galaxy Ace to Official Android 2.3.6. Share your queries with us, so that we can provide you solution for the same.

197 comments :

  1. sorry i forgotten to add some useful information:

    What Improved in this update? Touch Sensitivity becomes more fast, battery life was slightly increased, GPU Performance was increased little bit now games will runs smooth without any lagging and no more Wi-Fi disconnections.

    Warning: Before proceeding users must know that they are proceeding with installation of custom ROM, which requires root access and which voids warranty. Therefore, neither we nor the developer will hold any responsibility for any damages caused to your phone on following the ways prescribed in this article.

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    1. i got the pass message. wen i went to recovery mode its showing RAMDUMP mode
      (ARM9 mode)

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    2. for entering the recovery mode you need to press Power On button + Home buttons both together.

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  2. i did everything as u said, but i can't reboot my phone. when i get a PASS and try to reboot it i get "RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode)" and a black SAMSUNG screen

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  3. make sure that you have done all steps correctly. when you get pass message you don't need to reboot device manually, your device will be automatically rebooted when flashing is done.

    have you selected Auto Reboot option in Odin?

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  4. do i need to root my phone before the update?

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  5. there is no need of root your device before the update. This is fresh OS installation Android 2.3.6 gingerbread through Odin flashing tool.

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  6. i try to reboot my phone.but only the words 'downloading' appear.there is no image android robot in triangular field as u said.how?

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  7. it depends on the which android version you are currently using. Download mode is also as downloading. You can proceed next step and install the latest android gingerbread OS.

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  8. Hii..
    i have samsung galaxy ace GT-S5830i running 2.3.6 i want to upgrad it to 2.3.7 Please guide me through the steps to do ..... and will it OK to do so ????

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  9. I applied the update successfully, but how to root now ?

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  10. Hello rooting procedure for this XWKTM Firmware is available soon.

    i don't know whether GT-S5830i got android 2.3.7 gingerbread upgradle rom. Let me search on the XDA forum.

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  11. Number 7 Is wrong
    7. Once again reboot your phone, this time to enter it in Recovery Mode. You must Press and hold the Volume Up + Power + Ok buttons for a while

    It should be Ok Button + Power to wipe the cache

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  12. Hi I have the same problem as EmDżej.how long do i have to wait until it automatically restarts after the pass messagebecause for me it went like this: steps 1 to 4 piece of cake. step 5( START!!!
    <1> set download environment.
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> mibib download..
    <1> 1/9 Finished.
    <1> qcsbl download..
    <1> 2/9 Finished.
    <1> oemsbl download..
    <1> 3/9 Finished.
    <1> amss download..
    <1> 4/9 Finished.
    <1> arm11boot download..
    <1> 5/9 Finished.
    <1> boot.img download..
    <1> 6/9 Finished.
    <1> recovery.img download..
    <1> 7/9 Finished.
    <1> system.rfs download..
    <1> 8/9 Finished.
    <1> csc.rfs download..
    <1> 9/9 Finished.
    <1> reset pda..
    <0> Started Timer
    <1> Close serial port and wait until rebooting.
    <1> PASS!!!
    <0> Destroy instant..
    <0> Killed timer)
    after this I wait but nothing happenes, I decide to unplug the cable and proceed to the 7th step wich brings me here RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode).what

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  13. for who are stuck at Samsung S logo screen. Again start the procedure from step 1.

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  14. Hi, I am getting an error on Odin . I had selected the usb debugging option. Proccessing going on for last half hour, no response.

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  15. please make sure that have you missed any of above steps. My advice is once again start the procedure from step 1. Put your device in download mode and open odin tool and follow the steps.

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  16. my phone is not opening download mode its shows black screen and then my phone open normally what can i do now please help me .....my android version is 2.3.6 DDLF1 plz help???????

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  17. the reason why you didn't entering into the Download Mode. First hold hold two buttons volume down and center button. After that press power button then you will enter in downloading mode.

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  18. man those whos stuck on main screen i also faced thee problem man dont wory just unplug ur usb and set ur phon on recovery mode (power button+home button)
    den jst select wipe and after dat select cache partition and jst final select reboot nd u done your phon will satart on 2.3.6.. dats it i have done nd its working

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  19. spent a long time downloading the poor quaity file from your suggested file host site.i know its not down to you. the one package is banked out it will not allow me to select the file ? thanks

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  20. Check once. We update the link of Odin tool + Cooper v1.0.ops.rar. Now you can selected one package choose the firmware tar file to flash.

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  21. hey plz help me out whn i was trying to root ma galaxy ace after restarting d phone whn i tried to enter in recovery mode it shows RAM DUMP MODE.... SO PLZ TELL ME HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT IT !!!!!

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  22. @ Shaikh Let me know first

    1. Is your device is booting and loading OS successfully when the power is on?

    2. have you seen samsung logo at the entrance?

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  23. In odin tool you must tick mark the one package at top left side then only you can able to add the file to one package option.

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  24. Absolutely no issues, worked perfectly :-)

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  25. hi.. i need help... may i know what is this??

    Download Start...
    <0> Create File...
    <1> StartThread Detected : 1
    <2> StartThread Detected : 0
    <3> StartThread Detected : 0
    <4> StartThread Detected : 0
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> --- cannot open the usb serial port. code: 5

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  26. i think the problem is USB drivers fault. Download Samsung galaxy USB drivers and install on the PC.

    http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDownload/SAMSUNG-USB-Driver-for-Mobile-Phones-1560-Download-170044.html

    once installed the drivers then Put the device in download mode and follow the steps again.

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  27. Did anyone succesfull rooted there ace afther this update? Because when i try i get superuser installed but no root acces please help

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  28. this is stock rom, so it will not come with pre-rooted. You need to again root for this specific firmware.

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  29. Dude. I tried to install cm9 as per this tutorial. But unfortnately it failed(strucked at black scree).Later i removed the sd card and tranferred cm7.2 to sd card using card writer.And when i inserted memory card and trying to install from sd card , it is saying sd card mount failed.What to do now?Please help me :(

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  30. dude you must rooted and install clockworkmod on it. Otherwise you will get problems above you mentioned in the comment.

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  31. Works great.
    Thx a lot...

    For the otherguys with errors:

    home / Vol+ / Power = MemDump
    home / Vol- / Power = Download
    home / Power = Bootmenu

    Regards

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  32. Worked like a charm... Thumbs up

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  33. i forgot to enable usb debuging and my galaxy ace stuck at the samsung intro screen what should i do. help mee

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  34. can u please upload another link coz this one says only 1 parallel download even though i have waited for more than 1 hr after downloading odin..

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  35. Hi there!

    I'm facing a problem now! I can't get into the download mode anyhow! Can anyone help?? Recovery is working, but when I start the phone it keeps hanging at the first screen, the Samsung S5830 logo with black background. :(

    Help?

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  36. Guys, This is stupid. I know a simpler way that you don't have to take any risks in. Follow these Steps:

    1.First install Samsung Kies http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP

    2.Get an original Samsung Connectivity Cable

    3.Turn on Your Phone

    4. On your phone go to Settings,Applications and Devolpment.

    5. Turn off USB debug

    6.Connect your Phone to the Cable.

    7.On the Notification bar a message will pop-up saying "You can copy files SD/Phone to your computer" or something like that click on that and a screen will pop up saying "Connect storage to PC" Click on the button to enable.

    8.Go on to Kies it will spend some time downloading drivers for your phone after a while it will be connected to your phone.

    9.A message will pop-up saying there is a new update available for your phone click to download latest update

    10.After the update is complete you now have ginger 2.3.6

    Enjoy!

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  37. is this possible os up-gradation in samsung ace plus?

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  38. There is a issue in my screen lock screen. My screen freezes and I need to hard reset for going inside the menu/home. I have tried your procedure, and found that my issues are still the same. Can you suggest what I can do further?

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  39. Also, Volume UP + HOME + POWER SWITCH activates the RAMDUMP Mode. Please help.

    And, I think it has gone to German language... :(((

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  40. have you got green message in Odin ? Next time don't enter into recovery mode. Just boot into as usual OS loading.


    @Chowla Yes Ace plus can also upgrade to Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 but it has another tutorial. Above procedure will not work on Ace Plus.

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  41. >>>There is no chance, I can go beyond the Lock screen (TOUCH NOT WORKING, However during Hard reset I have checked the LCD test and it is working fine)

    >>>Language changed to Spanish from English

    >>>After half procedure, it shows BLUE PASS and not GREEN PASS.

    >>>Recovery mode is activated by pressing SwitchOff+Home together and not VolUP+SwitchOff+Home

    >>>Last but not the least, I want to drill my phone :((( So, please help me... :) :)

    >>>P.S: Now, I hate Samsung

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  42. i have ace 2.2 and i want to update it to 2.3.6...
    i follow all the instructions but phone not enter into the recovery mode..

    i this my ace didinot support 2.3.6

    what should i do now.. sugest me bro..

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  43. Hey Venkata have got green message in Odin tool? Is your device able to boot into Android OS?

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  44. it got installed in my ace successfully.....but its in someother language....how do i change it to english??
    -arjun

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  45. for changing the language to English Go to settings-> Click on symbol A-> select first option and it will show list of language options.

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  46. thaxxxxxxxxxxxx it very happy with it

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  47. bro as your nexy post for updating ace 5830 to ics .i did it bt now i want same old 2.3...version
    while updating to ics i forget to make backup so now as you post upon step
    i tried bt i cannot update what i do.please suggest me
    .after holding to power on key and volume key plus home key
    its just showing downloading.bt cannot be connected to pc
    right now i dont have any os to run my phobe.while opening stuck in samsung galaxy 5830
    please suggeat me bro.

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  48. have odin detected your device in download mode?

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  49. no it didnt detect.but i download new version of odin which is shown in up one from there i cannot download odin.

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  50. Thank you for your post.now its done.i have 2.3.6 version
    and its very fast thanku you bro.....

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  51. thank u bro... my phone upgrade succesfully following ur step...

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  52. Can you update the link to Odin??Thank you..

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  53. can this firmware be root now?

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  54. yes Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 XWKTM Firmware will be rooted.

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  55. my samsung galaxy ace s5830i is not starting after do this...plz help me

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  56. @Surjeet : Thats bcz this Firmware is for Galaxy Ace 5830 only !!! For your Galaxy Ace 5830i ( with "i" ) u must download annother .ops and annother Firmware .
    Go and search on the XDA Forums for the Firmware that you are looking for !

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  57. Hey can you tell me to how to root my samsung galaxy ace S5830i.. plz...

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  58. my phone has factory rested. now what can i do? i cant understand the Russian language.. please help me..

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  59. it works! thank you, just saved my phone out of a rebooting and rebooting mode ;)

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  60. when connecting phone to computer in downloadind mode, Odin does not turn yellow. plz help me

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  61. odin not recognizing my phone :( what should i do? plz help me

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  62. it works! i have doubt that is this firmware has software updates give me relpy plzzz....

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  63. yes it has huge number of software updates are available go to sammobile.com and check there you will get more and more.

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  64. hey is there any one who know how to root this rom?
    im in hurry
    plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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  65. rooting for this firmware will available soon.

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  66. Hey I am a user of Samasung agalaxy ace GT-S5830,earliear i had installed Cynogenmod 9,then 10 nd finalyy IOS 5(xynogenmod 7) nd then decided to come bak to original rom bt i couldn't come back so i tried the above steps given but after this update all worked well,so i went to Phone Setting-About Phone-Software update and then i updated,but i don't know what went wrong i don't get the any option to move my network mode frome 2g to 3g or 3g to 2g or both.Can u help me regarding this?

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  67. why you again want to update the device. The above firmware was latest update till now. Better to follow above steps once again hope your problem will be solved.

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  68. Hi there, I am trying to download the firmware S5830XWKTM_S5830OXXKT3_FOP.zip but downloads fail to proceed after downloading 24.7MB. I am in Uganda. I want to upgrade my galaxy ACE currently firmware version 2.2.1.

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  69. Thanks for your post!
    Everything is OK!!
    But language was changed spanish..It's not problem to me..

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  70. i followed the instructions and it worked.
    thank you for the tutorial. i am getting issue with only one thing that is i am not able to download any application form google play. i have entered my gmail account and Gmail application is working fine but i am getting authentication error on google talk and google play applications. pl guide how to resolve this issue.

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  71. During the step 7 I by mistake pressed the volume Down instead of up. What shall i do now? :(

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  72. i have received a update for ""Gingerbread 2.3.6 XWKTM Firmware(i downloaded frm above)"" but when i installed it the phone got crashed..phn said to install phn needs to reboot..n when i did yes..it got crashed..nd now i cant see anything..my screen is blank..
    plz help me

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  73. How you updated the device with either OTA or Odin?

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  74. no its OTA..
    sorry i dint knew the meaning of ota..but now i got to know the meaning..
    i updated usin ota..

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  75. better to follow my guide to install the update via Odin.

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  76. my phone is not going in to recovery mode..not in clockword mod..
    its not showing anything..i think its bricked..
    what shud i do??

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  77. sir..i think its bcuz of rom manager..

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  78. why you entering into the recovery mode ?

    First boot into download mode let me whether your device is recognized by Odin or not. If recognized then you will get yellow colour in ID:COM section.

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  79. phn is not going in to downloading mode as well..and therefore Odin is not recognizing my phn..
    i think my phone is bricked after flashing CWM from ROM manager bcuz tht waz the last thing i did..phn said to reboot n never got 'on'..

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  80. dear sir i try to update my samsung ace (cooper) with ics rome (myth) but i failed
    now my phone is not working and whenever i try to clean partion or reset default it say
    E: failed to mount /cache
    is any solution of my stupid mistake
    my phone nt going recovery mode like others
    get "RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode)" and a black SAMSUNG screen

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  81. try this tutorial to unbrick galaxy ace

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252

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  82. Hello sagar try to boot into download mode home button +Volume down + Power button together

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  83. i still cant flash ginger to my ace..
    cannot read usb port code:32
    plsssss tell me what to do..
    even kies wont do much help

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  84. you getting error because of Kies software in the PC. OK follow my path

    Open Kies, click on Tools -> Preferences, unselect "Run Samsung Kies automatically when a device is connected" save the settings and close the kies. Restart the PC once and open the Odin tool to flash the firmware.

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  85. hello the update is fine i have no problems up art from one: data network mode is not activating when i do activate it it doesnt just stays deactivated this means i cant use 3G internet when im out side please help because there is no point on paying for 3G if i cant use it!!

    thank you please reply

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  86. Go to phone Settings->Wireless and network ->mobile networks->network mode. Select anyone of WCDMA only or WCDMA/GSM (auto mode). My opinion try to test both options hope one method will work definitely for you.

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  87. it only has select automatically and serch network which just searches for networks, it also has vodafone AU, telstra mobile and optus( which are phone network companies in Australia)

    Thank u please reply

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  88. And i dont have network mode i only have Network operators thanx

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  89. Download Start...
    <0> Create File...
    <1> StartThread Detected : 1
    <2> StartThread Detected : 0
    <3> StartThread Detected : 0
    <4> StartThread Detected : 0
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> --- cannot open the usb serial port. code: 5

    Already installed samsung usb driver and still got it. Oh, my phone is bricked. :(

    My unit is runung OS 2.2.1 and tried upgrading to 2.3.7 so that what happened.
    Any suggetions?

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  90. pls when i install these odin my phone is not recognising my sim card . what should i do again to correct it

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  91. its me again with the problem data network mode not activating should i degrade it back to 2.3.5 or can u help me cause there is no network mode in mobile network settings thanx please please rreply

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  92. thank you!! i want downgrade my ace from 4.0.3 to original 2.3.6 and now it's done... thank you so much

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  93. please help
    i updated my galaxy ace s5830 from 2.3.6 to 4.0.1 s3 ROM
    but now i want to downgrade this to 2.3.6 gingerbread.
    please tell me how can i do this.

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  94. nooooo please help i forgot to enable usb debuging before flashing now it just keeps rebooting the samsung logo help

    i used to have cm10 now i decide to get official

    but please help me

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  95. hello @jassi you can downgrade to gingerbread 2.3.6 by following above tutorial

    Users who stuck at boot loop and Samsung logo screen. First go to download mode which i mentioned whole procedure in the post.

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  96. hi
    I have followed every step on your tutorial. Howver, I am getting a force close error. (process com.sec.android.ugl) what should I do?? I can't get into menu.. Please reply asap!!

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  97. Please help. just upgraded to 2.3.6. but now its all in Itailain. how to i get it back to English or do i need to go back to 2.3.5
    Tim

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  98. Better to go recovery mode do wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. It will solve your force close error. Still not solved then only way to re-install the OS again.

    Hello @Timothy for changing language from Italian to English go to settings-> Click on symbol A-> select first option and it will show list of language options.

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  99. Your work forces out your followers for blog commenting.
    super one click root

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  100. hello
    i m using 4.0.1 ICS in galacy ace but now i want to downgrade it to 2.3.6
    how can i do.

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  101. what happens if i dont do a data factory resest??

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  102. Hi Shenoy
    Thanks. after my mild panic i calmed down and sorted it. Us old techno phobs need you young ones to help us lol

    Tim

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  103. If you don't do factory reset then old software will be still in the Phone. It will going to interfere with new installed Android OS. So chances of getting problems and bugs while using the device.

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  104. my phone says that there is an update for my phone... unfortunately, when i want to update it it says that update failed... how can i do??? is this the problem of this firmware?? or this is not the original 2.3.6??

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  105. the firmware has problem so don't try to update the device via OTA.

    for changing the language check above comments.

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  106. so,how do i update my phone for the latest firmware by samsung???

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  107. how do i update my phone to the latest original samsung update for galaxy ace after I upgrade my phone to this firmware???

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  108. Go to sammobile .com and check the latest firmware updates for your device.

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  109. can you show me the steps to check updates via sammobile.com?? i come from Malaysia and i wants the firmware from Samsung Malaysia...

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  110. I did everything as u said, but i can't reboot my phone. when i get a PASS and try to reboot it i get "RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode)" and a black SAMSUNG screen ???

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  111. worked perfect for me in the uk from froyo 2.2.1 to 2.3.6 . tok about 10 mins to do on odin . wicked thanks all ;)

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  112. Workes just fine, thanks a lot!

    In my case it was different to get my phone to Recovery Mode:
    - press Home+Power buttons
    - when the Samsung logo appears release Power button
    - hold Home button 'til Recovery Mode starts

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  113. for Malaysia the last update was S5830DXKT5 firmware December 2011. After that there is no update till now.

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  114. Here is simple trick to avoid RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode) in Galaxy Ace when you trying to get into recovery method home + Vol Up + Power = MemDump


    take off the battery once and place it again. Now press and hold home + Power buttons together. Whenever Samsung logo appears on the screen release the power button while the holding the home button. Then the device will be entered into recovery mode.

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  115. i has updated my ace to 2.3.6 fr Malaysia using sammobile firwares... its baseband version says that S5830DXKT4... so its not an official update for ace right??

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  116. Why is my phone suddenly playing "at least i got my friends" every once in a while after i flashed the firmware?

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  117. official Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread S5830DXKT5 update for Malaysia Galaxy Ace.

    I didn't understand what you are saying tell the problem briefly what's happening after flashing the firmware on your device ?

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  118. Hi Shenoy, thanks for your efforts.

    I have rooted my device and was running CM7 and now its runnning on MIUY4 v1.

    But now I want to use the above official rom. Can I do that. Do I need to unroot it? Is it mandatory to use odin??

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  119. no need to unroot the device. Just follow above steps that's it.

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  120. Hello,

    After following all the above mentioned step's my phone rebooted but its still rebooting for the 15th time. HELP?

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  121. OK take out the battery from the device and keep it again. Now power on the phone it solve your bootloop problem.

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  122. help me

    Download Start...
    <0> Create File...
    <1> StartThread Detected : 1
    <2> StartThread Detected : 0
    <3> StartThread Detected : 0
    <4> StartThread Detected : 0
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> setup connection...

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  123. i have problem with my samsung galaxy ace

    i want to remove cyanogenmod and then i got downloading mode to my ace

    i open the odin downloader and i obey your suggest

    and then the problem is right here.. my ace not responding and this is eat many time not just 5 minutes like you say

    please help me

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  124. Hi Shenoy
    I followed your update instructions and all seemed fine. the phone works well mostly. Sat Nav dont want to work.
    I also can not connect to Kies now.
    I tryed also updating resently as there was a firmware updatee avalible. i downloaded it using the phone & wifi. but it would not install i got Update fail error 0x8001007A.
    please can you advice me how to fix the issuse.
    I apart from the loss off my Sat Nav not beening able to connect to Kies and istall the update I find the updat to 2.3.6 works well.
    You instruction were east to follow
    thanks
    tim

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  125. GT-S5830 Italy 2012 October S5830XWKTS
    the above is an new firmware update ive seen on SamMobile would it be worth while trying to install it to my S5830 Im in the UK?
    Thanks
    Tim

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  126. dude do u work with IOS.......?????????

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  127. No i don't work with iOS. May i know what's the reason behind asking that question?

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  128. wanted to jailbreak ios6....thot u cud help....

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  129. I cant connect my phone to pc i follow all steps but Something does not appear in the com port mapping plz help me!!!

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  130. Select USB debugging in the device and also install USB drivers for your specific device. Then only you can able to connect the device to PC.

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  131. while using odin updating ace system struck and restart. now while switch on the phone i got the symbol phone and computer connection with yellow triangle exclamation mark unable to log boot in old android itself

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  132. stuck on setup connection ???? pls help

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  133. Hello @Prasad have you done anything wrong at the time updating the device via Odin? Sorry to say your Galaxy Ace device is hard bricked, it will no longer work. But still there is little chance to make it work.

    1. OK turnoff the device and remove all SIM, SD card and Battery.

    2. Now press Volume Down + Home + Power buttons. By holding three buttons you need to place battery into the device. That's it you will be entered automatically into the download mode.

    3. Again follow the steps and install Fresh Android OS.



    @Siddharth may i know what kind of error occurred at the time of setup connection?

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  134. Hi Shenoy
    GT-S5830 Italy 2012 October S5830XWKTS
    the above is an new firmware update ive seen on SamMobile would it be worth while trying to install it to my S5830 Im in the UK?
    Thanks
    Tim

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  135. Timothy you can install any firmware on Galaxy Ace it doesn't matter which region you live i mean UK or US.

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  136. Thanks Shenny.
    i didnt explian my self well. I was wondering if this newer firmware was an improvement on 2.3.6 XWKTM. Any way your help and advice is great. keep up the good work
    tim

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  137. <0> Create File...
    <1> StartThread Detected : 1
    <2> StartThread Detected : 0
    <3> StartThread Detected : 0
    <4> StartThread Detected : 0
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> setup connection...
    <1> odin mode.. check plcatform verification.
    <1> VerifyPlatform:V0, P0,R0
    <1> START!!!
    <1> set download environment.
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> mibib download..

    It gets stuck at this point over an hour and still doesn´t do anything. What should I do? Please help!

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  138. i think you didn't installed USB drivers for your specific device. Download and install the drivers in the PC and start the tutorial once again from step 1.

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  139. Check platform verification stuck at that please help

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  140. i have samsung gt s5830d
    should i do this on my phone

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  141. Hi...
    Thanks a lot for your useful info. My phone restored to my original rom now.

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  142. can u pl let me know how to root the phone(samsung galaxy ace)????

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  143. @Sharnpal you can't do like that because the above firmware update is especially designed only for Galaxy Ace S5830. In case you tried on your phone the total device will be bricked. So don't ever try to do that!

    @Ramesh in upcoming days we will provide root tutorial for Galaxy Ace.

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  144. Shujat : Dude thanks a lot thanks a lot its works.... if it not works means try this surly ur device will work. man those whos stuck on main screen i also faced thee problem man dont wory just unplug ur usb and set ur phon on recovery mode (power button+home button)
    den jst select wipe and after dat select cache partition and jst final select reboot nd u done your phon will satart on 2.3.6.. dats it i have done nd its working

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  145. Hi Joseph
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> setup connection...
    And it's stuck here. Why ?

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  146. have installed USB drivers in the PC?

    Check once have tick mark one package ? and selected the file into respect field?

    And also check Protect Ops option in Odin and loaded .ops file into that field.

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  147. RAMDUMP Mode (ARM9 mode) is nothing but it an error of key selection....you just try OK+POWER button for abt 30secs,,,it will automatically go to recovery mode....just nw i did,nd its working...........have a nice day

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  148. oh plz. i'm success to flush the 2.3.6 on my mobile. but it can't desplay arabic on the device. how i can mak it dwsplay arabic ?

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  149. thanks alot u saved me fed up with myth rom

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  150. Go to Settings-> Language & Input-> Click on Language you will list of options and there choose Arabic.

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  151. how to upgrade 2.2 to 4.02 samsung galaxy ace ... tell me plese!!!!!!!

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  152. successfully downgrade my Galaxy Ace from 2.3.7 CyanogenMod 7.2.
    to author, please correct step no. 7.
    for Recovery mode, Home button and Power button.

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  153. thanks for notifying out the step 7 issue and i will going to change it.

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  154. thanks a lot, back to good old gingerbread, now tell me how do i get the stuff back on that i had made a back up on my SD card?

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  155. may i know which stuff you backup on the SD Card? So i can tell you the way to restore them.

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  156. Just everything, through CWM. Also there is a soft ware update available but it is not being installed on device, crashes at last moment. I did jail break my device once before u helped me restore. Othe than that it is working fine, Thanks again.

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  157. through CWM you can restore whole Operating System, Apps, Games and other stuff. If you restore to old settings and the current new Android OS will be deleted forever. There is no way to restore if you want apps back then you want to restore whole thing.

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  158. maximum time it takes to completed 5 to 10 minutes.

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  159. when i download anything from wifi when screen turns off then wifi switches off...

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  160. Go to wireless settings and click on menu button in the device. Then you will advanced settings option there you will have to enable always keep WiFi on during sleep. Now you download anything even though your display screen turns off.

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  161. I have a serious problem i updated my phone to cm9.... and now im stuck on samsung galaxy ace gt-s5830i logo.... no i tried to instal this android but on odin it says that i must connect my phone... and the phone is connected plz help mee !!

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  162. what is the 2.3.6 firmware for philippines?thanks

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  163. for philippines the latest Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 firmware version is S5830DXKT7.

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    1. so which is better?xwktm or dxkt7? thanks

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  164. plz help me sir

    flash my sumsung galaxy ace 5380
    when i flash it's says
    <1> StartThread Detected : 1
    <2> StartThread Detected : 0
    <3> StartThread Detected : 0
    <4> StartThread Detected : 0
    <5> StartThread Detected : 0
    <6> StartThread Detected : 0
    <7> StartThread Detected : 0
    <8> StartThread Detected : 0
    <1> setup connection...
    <1> odin mode.. check plcatform verification.
    <1> VerifyPlatform:V0, P0,R0
    <1> START!!!
    <1> set download environment.
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> big partition size!!
    <1> mibib download..

    i leav it 4 to 5 hour bt stil sme.....plz help me......(India)

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    1. when doing the flashing process you must close the kies in the PC. Otherwise you will get above error in ODIN.

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  165. CWM can restore the orginal version of the galaxy ace??? pls rply thnx..

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  166. i been update my ace ICS4.0.4 but want to downgrade to 2.3.6.. ( CWM can restore the the original version using backup restore???? pls rply tnx.

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    1. have you done backup of original firmware through CWM? if you backup then you can restore it back from CWM.

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    2. i need to wipe data factory first before i restore?

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  167. the odin link is broken can you please resolve it?thanks
    and which is better base band version xwktm or dxxkt4?

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    1. odin link was updated check once and comment here incase if you have any problem. I there is no such dxkt4 firmware version for Galaxy ace.

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    2. thanks the link is working now..
      will you do me a favor?
      will you please put the xwktm link into the mediafire?thanks if u do it

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    3. sure i will do it with in 1 or 2 days. Check comment section daily and i will provide the mediafire download link.

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    4. wow thanks men....!!two big thumbs up... =)

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    5. here goes dowload the stock xwktm firmware update from other hosting service http://goo.gl/bx7EC

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  168. yes i've done backup with that. but when i restore the message is restore complete.. then when i reboot stay only the logo of galaxy ace. not showing the animation logo..... =(

    what should i do?

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    1. how did you solved the problem stuck at samsung logo screen.

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  169. thnx a lot is working now... good job man.. =))

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  170. Amazing! Downgraded from 4.2.1 custom rom to this one!

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  171. i cant download the gingerbread package. could you please give another link?

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    1. download gingerbread package from this link http://goo.gl/bx7EC

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    2. i already got it by putting https. thanks btw. :)

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    3. ok2 sorry. now i get it. just push the volume button to select the wipe data. thanks dude. you rocks!

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  172. why i cant select wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition? how?

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  173. sir plz... help me i have samsung galaxy ace s5830i i download rom in XDA devloper and try to install rom after the instlation i reboot the divice,, but the divice is only switching one mode (divice name and model no.) and after the pressing home+power+vol up not responding only display divice name and model no. plzhlp me..plz..plz..plz..plz..plz.. sir

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  174. how can i debugif my device cant usealready

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