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Sony Ericsson X10 debranding tutorial |
moogoo
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YEA TJMONKEY!! welcome to the club bro 
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TJMonkey15
Joined: Mar 18, 2008
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Ha ha thanks! I'm loving this phone right now! Have a hard time putting it down. Been downloading the staple free apps and just messing around learning my way around the Android OS. My biggest gripe right now is the automatic screen lock, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to turn it off. Maybe not possible (hard to believe, but you never know)?
Anywho, I am ready for the .16 firmware though. I'm not a fan of the default keyboard, and I wouldn't mind better lowlight pictures and audio quality either. Awesome phone though. |
erickson813
Joined: Apr 15, 2010
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From: France
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hooooooo!!!!! thats was close though my x10 just stop working when finish updating. problem was the the file that i copied turns out it becomes 3 so when i updated open then phone but the see sony ericsson open and thens stop and see a big "!" point. then i try reinstalling it again erased the third file. now works out fine. now im on .16F. thanks!!!! |
Spaceman27
Joined: Apr 25, 2010
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Hi Guys
Wondering if you can help out. I have a X10i from Orange UK, I tried to debrand it earlier today and everything seemed to work well. As I was in a hurry to go out I have noticed that I downloaded the X10a Generic firmware instead of the X10i Uk Generic firmware. When I go into the phone it is showing as X10a, I have tried the repair function in an attempt
to change the FW to X10a but I receive an error message asking me to check my internet settings.
I have removed and re-installed SE pc companion, but the same message appears. Any suggestions would be welcome, thanks in advanced. |
moogoo
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On 2010-04-25 01:52:15, TJMonkey15 wrote:
Ha ha thanks! I'm loving this phone right now! Have a hard time putting it down. Been downloading the staple free apps and just messing around learning my way around the Android OS. My biggest gripe right now is the automatic screen lock, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to turn it off. Maybe not possible (hard to believe, but you never know)?
Anywho, I am ready for the .16 firmware though. I'm not a fan of the default keyboard, and I wouldn't mind better lowlight pictures and audio quality either. Awesome phone though.
auto screen lock can be adjusted in the settings under Sound and Display. I liked the default keyboard, but it had the issue of not letting me see my phonebook entries when I tried to type an SMS in landscape. I switched to the HTC keyboard and everything's fine now. HTC keyboard has better autocorrection/spellchecking/prediction too. You should install it and try it out.
I also want the .16 firmware.. and hope it comes soon for the x10a. sound quality for me has been pretty good? What's wrong w/ yours?
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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TJMonkey15
Joined: Mar 18, 2008
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@moogoo
Already installed the HTC keyboard...much better than the default in my opinion (though I really like the left/right arrows on the default one). As for sound quality, I was really referring to the earpiece quality, as in when on a call. I feel like there was some background noise when I was talking to people. Nothing horrible, but it was there. Not sure if that is the "audio quality" people are reporting gets upgraded though. Used a stereo bluetooth headset to listen to music yesterday and that sounded just fine.
I've experience a tiny bit of laginess here and there too, which may or may not be fixed by the new firmware. Fingers crossed. Still love the phone though. |
SKIBBE
Joined: Dec 29, 2005
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Question, i have not yet bought the x10 but with my current phone w960 i cant use phone language English and typing language swedish, works in sms and mms but the phonebok don't sort it right (åä sorts like a and ö like o) and åäö is not present, worked well in my old w900 and previos "ancient" phones  any one nows how it performs in that case or can try it? and can i have english phone language and a SE/SWE keyboard/t9 installd or DO i have to use swedish language for the phone to get the right keyboard.
/Jan SKIBBE
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t20e > t68i(t68 f/w) > t610i > k700i > W900i > W960i > x10i > Current: Misty Silver Arc |
Kernel32
Joined: Apr 25, 2010
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Many thanks for this tutorial Lollylost100
But I have the same problem than Spaceman27 
I downloaded and installed the X10a Generic firmware whereas I have a french X10i, and now when I try to re install/repair X10a Generic firmware by SE PC Companion, I have the same message than Spaceman27 : impossible to download phone firmware, Check your internet settings.
It's as if SE PC Companion doesn't recognize the x10a firmware :/
Does anyone who has installed this x10a firmware was able to reinstall it later via SE PC Companion ? (as a hard reset but by SE PC Companion)
Thank you in advance for answers and help.
And sorry for my bad english :/
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Lollylost100
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X10i TAC number is: 35941903 while the X10a has: 35942003. This means X10a@X10i and vice versa will never be able to update through SEUS again.
[ This Message was edited by: Lollylost100 on 2010-04-26 09:25 ] |
Kernel32
Joined: Apr 25, 2010
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Bad new for me, but thank you for the quick answer
However I succeeded X10i@X10a because now I have the X10a firmware (with a X10i hardware I guess :/).
So I thought that doing the same manipulation as in your tutorial and replacing the X10a firmware downloaded by SE PC Companion by X10i firmware downloaded here is possible but apparently not...
The strange thing is that the step which block, is when SE PC Companion try to download original X10a firmware, not when it install the firmware (maybe it's the same thing here). |
arcticreaver
Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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so if i have a X10a but debranded with X10i, i will never be able to get new software updates? |
Moonset
Joined: Apr 21, 2010
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i tried to debrand my phone but it doesnt work...
the UK firmware was successfully flashed onto my X10. but the sim lock is still there 
can anyone help me?? |
tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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Debranding won't unlock the phone. It just flash your phone to a generic firmware just removing the customization of the operator.
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arcticreaver
Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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i was able to flash my x10a to x10i to ntt docomo with update service. now i'm going to attempt to flash the phone to it's real firmware - x10a. in about 15 mins. i'm going to see if this work. if it does and if i can get permission from the one that has helped me, i'll post some instructions here! |
arcticreaver
Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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i have DONE IT!
got my x10a back to x10a firmware!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 2010-04-24 22:46
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