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Sony Ericsson X10 debranding tutorial |
tiggerbcn
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On 2010-04-29 17:00:42, Lollylost100 wrote:
There is no generic firmware for Spain. Use Generic UK instead. Contains all the languages.
Ok, thanks.
I'm spanish, sorry for my english I use a translator since I do not know to write it very well |
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SKIBBE
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Have anyone debranded a swedish x10 from 3 (www.tre.se) ? been playing with my friends but i hate the shit they have added to the menues.
they hade a nice deal i am willing to go for, but i dont want their bloated menues.
/Jan SKIBBE
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t20e > t68i(t68 f/w) > t610i > k700i > W900i > W960i > x10i > Current: Misty Silver Arc |
saltorio
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One of the members over on XDA has run into a problem after de-branding his phone to the generic NA firmware:
I just debranded my Canadian Rogers x10a. Everything worked well. But now I noticed that I can't find a particular app in the Market that I installed prior to the debranding. The app is "TwonkyServer Mobile". I'm under the impression that certain apps are only available in certain regions. In debranding my phone did I lock myself out of certain apps?
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Oh shoot. I think I found the answer. I think the Generic North America Rom hasn't been white listed by google. So any app that has that restriction in the Android Market won't show up. I found that info in the Twonky forums. I think I'm going back to the Rogers branded rom. Rather look at Rogers' stupid startup screen than lose apps.
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Yes, I used the exact same APN settings that I had before the update. I can also see the Rogers My Account app and it works as well.
Here's the explanation from Twonk...
"TwonkyServer mobile cannot be viewed or downloaded by phones that are not "whitelisted." A whitelist for the Android market was put in place to prevent rooted phones and developer phones from accessing the Android Market. Some phones that are unlocked or don't have a 2 year agreement do not appear on the whitelist as well. OEM's are supposed to register the build fingerprints for their devices so they appear on this whitelist and some are not following through properly. That's why they cannot view or download TwonkyServer.
Apparently, this was done because of the fear that these Apps might appear online and be shared illegally. It's ironic that some users of regular, unrooted phones are not able to access the market because their build numbers are not whitelisted. However, if you root your phone and fake your fingerprint you can access all the apps with a rooted phone. When users notify us of phones that are not whitelisted, we pass this info on to Google and hopefully they're addressing this."
Anyone else run into such an issue, or know a work around? Did he do something wrong?
Just wondering as I continue to consider whether or not to de-brand my Rogers X10.
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arcticreaver
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i rebranded back to x10a NA generic and i can not find the app that they are talking about either. |
saltorio
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On 2010-04-29 21:28:33, arcticreaver wrote:
i rebranded back to x10a NA generic and i can not find the app that they are talking about either.
I'm wondering if there are other apps that aren't seen on the unbranded X10s that are otherwise available on the branded ones?
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SKIBBE
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Whent and bought a x10i today, but it wount debrand.. the part when it says turn your phone of bla bla keep the back button pressed while you insert the micro-usb cabel. NOTHING happens at ALL, after like a minute the phone starts.. and yet nothing... 
UPDATE: WORKED, i just changed the usb-port and it worked! thanks for the tut. to be honest i never even tried the "www.tre.se" fw i just debranded it straight out of the box.
/Jan
[ This Message was edited by: SKIBBE on 2010-04-30 15:40 ] History
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moogoo
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On 2010-04-29 21:41:11, saltorio wrote:
On 2010-04-29 21:28:33, arcticreaver wrote:
i rebranded back to x10a NA generic and i can not find the app that they are talking about either.
I'm wondering if there are other apps that aren't seen on the unbranded X10s that are otherwise available on the branded ones?
Yea... i've come across this issue as well. For example, Helix home loader can't be found on the market either.
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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saltorio
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On 2010-04-30 15:56:38, moogoo wrote:
Yea... i've come across this issue as well. For example, Helix home loader can't be found on the market either.
Someone on the XDA thread mentioned Tapatalk as another app they couldn't see. Unless this gets rectified I'm definitely gonna hold off on de-branding.
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arcticreaver
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no tapatalk or helix found on the market. I just searched. |
dbj
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I went through all the steps and the debranding seemed to work (no more rogers icon etc.) but it now I can only get a data connection through the web browser on both edge and 3g.. Any app using the data connection doesn't work. I've gone through all of the settings with no avail. Any idea whats causing this ? |
DAPSON45
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I have the same problem. All I see in the db_fs folder is ICON, with no files bigger than 10k. And I have updated as suggested by lloydylost100. But as great as Lloydylost100 is , I think he cannot help people that have this problem.
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SKIBBE
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On 2010-05-02 09:52:05, DAPSON45 wrote:
I have the same problem. All I see in the db_fs folder is ICON, with no files bigger than 10k. And I have updated as suggested by lloydylost100. But as great as Lloydylost100 is , I think he cannot help people that have this problem.
[ This Message was edited by: DAPSON45 on 2010-05-02 08:55 ]
If you rebot after the repair the "temporary" fw files will be deleted (i think) you will have to do the debranding without reboot your computer (if you by chance did reboot between your updates.) if not i don't know, just a thought
The thing that takes the most time during the repair thing, is when the 110mb file is beeing downloaded so during that the file must be stored somewhere...
[ This Message was edited by: SKIBBE on 2010-05-02 12:07 ] History
t20e > t68i(t68 f/w) > t610i > k700i > W900i > W960i > x10i > Current: Misty Silver Arc |
bimmerboi
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On 2010-04-29 21:28:33, arcticreaver wrote:
i rebranded back to x10a NA generic and i can not find the app that they are talking about either.
Where did you get the NA generic files?
EDIT: nevermind found it on the first page
[ This Message was edited by: bimmerboi on 2010-05-03 10:15 ] |
bimmerboi
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Im stuck on step 7 of the tutorial. Im in the C:/ProgramData/Sony Ericsson/SEMC OMSI Module/db/13740270/blob_fs folder but cant find the files that have 115mb and 16mb. The biggest file I can see is 10kb. I want to back up my rogers firmware. Can anybody point me to the right direction
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Fr0nt|er
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On 2010-04-25 17:31:03, Lollylost100 wrote:
X10i TAC number is: 3594 1903 while the X10a has: 3594 2003. This means X10a@X10i and vice versa will never be able to update through SEUS again.
Just to clarify, if I flash a Rogers X10a with the X10a firmware I will still be able to update through SEUS later on right?
Thanks
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