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T-Mobile S500i - Branded? |
BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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operators put their own crap in the fones and ruin it imo, in the past u couldnt use mp3 tones as ringtone in voda branded fones for example. bets is alwasy to have a fone with generic fw and latest upgrade.
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himlims_nl
Joined: Apr 06, 2004
Posts: > 500
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can't she switch her mobile number to T-mobile or is that not possible in UK?
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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Alright, so, to seal it.
If I were to buy her this phone on T-Mobile, and flash it with the latest generic firmware from SE, would it have flash menus and no branding whatsoever that T-Mobile would have had on there?
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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youre right! all branding stuff will be gone, once for all.
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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Great stuff. I have downloaded a firmware entitled "S500_R8BA024_RED52_FS_EUROPE_5_LY_enc" and another called "S500_R8BA024_RED52_FS_EUROPE_4_LY_enc". What are the differences between the two, and how do I install them using XS++, in brief? I don't need an in-depth tutorial, but I'm worried of making a balls up if I use the tutorial for another phone...
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gaming_guy
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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you need the R8ba024 MAIN firmware.
you have 2 file systems currently. i would use the EU_4 FS.
the file system is where the files for your phone are stored (pictures, music etc) and the MAIN is where the phones OS is coded.
K700i > K750i > K810i (current phone)
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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On 2007-12-04 19:12:47, Seal wrote:
...What are the differences between the two, and how do I install them using XS++, in brief? I don't need an in-depth tutorial, but I'm worried of making a balls up if I use the tutorial for another phone...
look:
EUROPE_4 contains these languages: English - Finnish - Danish - Icelandic - Swedish - Norwegian
EUROPE_5 contains these languages: English - French - German - Italian
yes, you need a tutorial if you dont know how to. the tutorial works for, almost, every  phone. you just need the correct files for your phone.
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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So, if I have the filesystem one, where do I get the MAIN firmware? The website I looked on doesn't have them. Anyone recommend any places as to where to accquire them?
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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where did you get the FS from?
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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A Japanese website. But no bother.
http://www.esnips.com/web/aksflash
There is a "S500_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_LY_RED52.rar" here. Would I need to get hold of a filesystem firmware too, or just flashing this, would it be fine?
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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then get it. cuz you need the FS and the MAIN if you want to flash your phone.
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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I'm sorry for all these questions, you must be getting rather annoyed  I'm extremely appriciative, thankyou.
So, this new MAIN one from the linked site, along with the filesystem one I found earlier, combined together, would allow me to flash the phone with XS++, and NOT have any branded things?
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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yep 
read the tutorial: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=156090 or http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=16148
note: you need to finalize the phone(this step is shown in the second link i wrote above)
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Seal
Joined: Dec 02, 2007
Posts: 25
From: Bristol, England
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Brilliant, thankyou VERY much, that all seems rather clear. I'll let you know how we get on with it One MORE thing, hehe, what does RED52 mean in the firmware file names?
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gaming_guy
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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On 2007-12-04 19:57:18, Seal wrote:
Brilliant, thankyou VERY much, that all seems rather clear. I'll let you know how we get on with it One MORE thing, hehe, what does RED52 mean in the firmware file names?
RED means the EROM colour (red are retail, brown is a developer phone). and cid52 means the level of protection of the phone.
i am just about to flash a CID49 red k800i for my mate as well 
K700i > K750i > K810i (current phone)
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Posted: 2007-12-04 18:34
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