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cokker Posts: 56

Hi everyone, hope your all doing well

Not been here for a while as i sold my old K510i but I've just picked up a W800 on ebay, while i wait for it to be delivered im hunting the net for all the latest SE software etc.

As far as i know the W800 is T-Mobile branded (yuck lol) so i was thinking of flashing it, now I've heard/seen that the W800 can support flash files with the right firmware.

Now i saw a video on youtube of this in action, am i right in saying that this is only support for flash files NOT flash themes/menus? If so im not too bothered about that.

I did a search here for anything that related to my problem but im still not 100% sure i have the right files, (money is tight, i don't fancy a nice paper weight lol.)

Here are the files i have:
W800i_CDA102430_2_EMEA_2 (Customization Pack)
W800_R1L002_FS_EMEA_2.fbn
W800_R1L002_MAIN_EU_1.mbn

These are for plain English, should they work ok?

When i flashed my old K510i i needed a "Red"? firmware file, i can't remember it off the top of my head, do i need one of these for the W800?

And the last thing, to install the customization pack do i need to just tick the "Customize File System" box and select W800 and navigate to the "W800i_CDA102430_2_EMEA_2" folder? (inside that is tpa/preset/custom/).

Or do i need to use FAR?

Many thanks for your time and patients.
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Posted: 2008-09-29 17:06:03
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cokker Posts: 56

Gah, i posted this in the wrong section i think *face-palm* lol.

Sorry mods!
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Posted: 2008-09-29 18:59:59
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yea g Posts: > 500

are you using xs++?

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Posted: 2008-09-30 01:14:46
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strizlow800 Posts: > 500

R1L... Those are pretty old firmware files... Try looking for:

W800i_CDA102430_2_EMEA_2 (Customization Pack)
W800_R1BC002_FS_EMEA_2.fbn
W800_R1BC002_MAIN_EU_1.mbn

to get great and reliable W800 firmware...

Install USB flash driver, download and use XS++ folowing this tutorial to flash the phone:

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=156090

all other needed files can be found on www.4shared.com (use the search)
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Posted: 2008-09-30 09:58:58
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cokker Posts: 56

@ yea g

Yes, i will be using XS++, sorry for not mentioning it.

@ strizlow800

Thanks for the tip, will they support flash lite files for things like wallpapers?

EDIT: Just looked on the web, anything other than R1L002 do not support it

Might just get those files you posted anyway.

Many thanks for your time.

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[ This Message was edited by: cokker on 2008-09-30 16:42 ]
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Posted: 2008-09-30 17:33:53
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strizlow800 Posts: > 500

Hmm not really... The R1L may support flash but it is a bit buggy. And R1BC002 is stable but doesn't support flash... Sorry mate didn't know you asked for flash support too.

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Posted: 2008-09-30 17:35:34
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cokker Posts: 56

Sorry just edited my post lol, il get those newer files you posted.

Thanks again mate.
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Posted: 2008-09-30 17:45:43
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strizlow800 Posts: > 500

Well that's ok. No problem for the info. If you don't mind losing the flash support and having stable firmware you can flash the phone to R1BC002.
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Posted: 2008-09-30 18:15:26
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