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Just to know, do you lose everything if you format the internal disk? Do you have to update the f/w after that. That i want to know is that it is for and that it is doing, thx
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Posted: 2006-11-13 18:03:18
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I haven't tried myself, but would expect it to clear out the phone...I would'nt expect to need new firmware though, it should leave everything it needs to run in place...
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Posted: 2006-11-13 18:16:09
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So, just to clear it out. It does NOT erase the entire disk? Sorry if i sound like a noob, but this is new to me. Just want to know before i do something rong. So, format the internal disk does not erase the OS? No need to update the f/w? But, that exactly does a format of the internal disk do?
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Posted: 2006-11-13 19:52:18
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On 2006-11-13 19:52:18, Tail wrote:
So, just to clear it out. It does NOT erase the entire disk? Sorry if i sound like a noob, but this is new to me. Just want to know before i do something rong. So, format the internal disk does not erase the OS? No need to update the f/w? But, that exactly does a format of the internal disk do?
a format on a phone would not be able to erase the OS. IT WILL erase any media (video/music etc.) you have on your phone, aswell as added java / symbian programs you have installed on the phone.
If there is a menu-item to format the disk then it won't erase the OS for definate. I would imagine that the sector of the memory which the OS is written in is probably read-only unless it's recieved some sort of key from an update manager etc.
please check with a member who owns a p990i if you are still unsure about anything. also if you are using a 3rd party application on your computer, I would be warey about this. THIS MAY FORMAT THE
WHOLE PHONE INCLUDING OS.
-|- awave
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Posted: 2006-11-13 19:59:34
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Thx. This format internal disk option is in the service meny. So this is why im asking what it does. Just want to be sure what i am doing. Thx for your reply
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Posted: 2006-11-13 20:07:42
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On the m600i the "format internal disk" removes all non-essential files that is not a part of the OS (like unified inbox, songs that are pre-installed, alongside with images etc.) It does not impair the function of the OS in any way. (I know: I have tried
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Posted: 2006-11-13 20:45:34
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Thx alot for the quick reply
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Posted: 2006-11-13 21:00:09
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I wonder how it is possible to erase completely the internal disk ( i mean to erase also the OS). I am a voda gr user and i would like to use the original firmware of sony ericsson.
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Posted: 2006-11-15 02:10:08
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@ge0rge, the problem is there is no way to get the unbranded firmware onto the handset if the memory was erased or not...
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Posted: 2006-11-15 02:30:09
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