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Please help about patching! |
johnpapgr
Joined: Aug 13, 2008
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I've tried patching my K810 with setools v1.11 but it stopped with something like "NOR flashing not allowed" or something... Now I want to try again. My phone has R8BA024 CID 52 GENERIC firmware and is a RED one. You say I need a generic firmware to start... Does it matter that my phone has a generic one but it is a localized (MEDITERR)?
Can I use the R8BA024 GENERIC MEDITERR as MAIN and apply quick access patch for a beginning?
Or all these patches are for GENERIC ENGLISH firmware?
If yes, and because I don't want to miss my Greek language, what else can I do? Can I flash with GENERIC ENGLISH as MAIN + quick access, then apply the patches, and then finally apply the MEDITERR FS over all these so I can revert my phone to Greek?
Thank you all and sorry for asking but it was NOWHERE clear what GENERIC means, and if a GENERIC localized firmware is OK to accept those .vkp patches... |
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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generic means that the phone is not branded by any operator.
now, if you wanna patch your phone use this method:
DB2020 Patching Tutorial
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johnpapgr
Joined: Aug 13, 2008
Posts: 7
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Thank you for your fast reply!!! Well, my phone is unbranded! But I don't know if K810_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_SM_RED52 which I found on internet is enough or if I have to try searching more, for something like K810_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_SM_RED52_MEDITERR... I mean is the generic main a common file to all country localizations?
Could I use setoll v1.11 instead of FAR-jdflasher as I think it is easier? I have already found instructions for it... |
tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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yeah, it's ok.
you just need a patch that matches your firmware. if you have a r8ba024 you will need a patch for r8ba024.
MEDITERR is for a specefic location, but this is not to worry in this case.
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johnpapgr
Joined: Aug 13, 2008
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Thank you very much Tranced!!!!!!!!! I successfully applied my first patch!!! You were right the MESITERR localization doesn't matter!! I used the quick access .vkp via the qamaker of the MAIN GENERIC and after that I applied the "remove_voice_recorder_beepv2.vkp" with the quick access option! I tested it and I can record the call without the other part hearing ANY beeps!!!!
The next patch (and last maybe) I'm going to apply is the one that locks the keyboard with password, but as I see it also locks the file menu, the sms menu etc... I think it is too compicated, since I only need to keylock with password... Plus I'm a little afraid since I found 3 versions of the above patch: English, German & French... Maybe this patch is affected by the localization of the firmware??? Maybe I need to find a Greek version? Maybe I kill my phone??? |
johnpapgr
Joined: Aug 13, 2008
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I finally tried the English version of Confidentiality patch and it worked like a charm BUT: After I opened the .vkp file in Notepad and resaved it as ANSI...
You see the one I had downloaded was saved as Unicode and didn't work: SeTool reported something like NOR Flash not allowed...
Resaving the file as ANSI reduced its file size from 35bytes to 18... and everything worked OK and I'm very happy!!!! |
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Posted: 2008-08-13 09:55
jay0726 | 
