Tutorial to Update Galaxy S2 I9100G with XWLC2 Gingerbread 2.3.6 Firmware:
- Assuming that you have downloaded the XWLC2 Firmware package from here to your computer, you now need to extract the same to get the below mentioned files.
- Open the Odin executable file in your computer and turn off the phone so that it can then be entered in the download mode.
- Download mode can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which a green robot will be shown indicating the Download Mode has been entered.
- Connect your Phone to the computer with the Original USB cable and then you will see that the ID: COM section will turn Yellow which will mean that all the drivers have been successfully updated.
Note: if the ID : COM section doesn’t turn Yellow, you need to check with two things which are mentioned below,
Install the USB Drivers in your computer &
- Go to the Path “Settings > Wireless & Network > USB Settings” and ensure that “Samsung KIES” option is ticked before connecting the phone to the computer.
- Click on “PDA” and then select “I9100GXWLC2_I9100GODDKL1_I9100GDDKL1_HOME.tar.md5”. After this, all you need to do is to just click on “Start” to start the firmware update.
- Once the update is successfully completed, the device will be restarted and once you see the home screen then disconnect the phone from the connected computer.
- Now, just in case if you face any issues like force close then you need to turn Off your device and enter the device in the recovery mode. With the help of below shown video, you can easily learn on how to enter your phone in the recovery mode.
- In recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition and then reboot your device by selecting reboot system now with the help of Volume rocker keys. Once it’s done, you then will have to select the option of “reboot system now” for restarting the device.
Note: At any point of time just in case if the process of firmware update gets stopped due to any reason, all you need to do is restart the process from the start by re inserting the battery.
So Congratulations, you have now successfully applied the update of Gingerbread XWLC2 2.3.6 in your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9000G. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if there are any issues.
