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Hi guys,
I' m fairly new to all this ...so forgive me !!
What's the difference between unlocking and flashing ?
Do you need to unlock first, before flashing or doesn't it matter ?
How are they both done ?
Thanks for your help.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:06:19
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unlock is different from flashing
if you flash, it wont unlock your phone
if you unlock, the same old firmware will still be there.
unlocking MIGHT void your warranty
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:09:18
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Hello,
Flashing the phone will write cimpletely new data to the flash chips inside the phone. It is like formatting your hardrive on your computer and doing a cleasn install of xp. Goes back to factory default - depending on files
Unlocking deals with a different part of the phone the gdfs, in which the phones "simlocks" become unlocked or relocked if you wish.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:12:27
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Thanks for the speedy replies guys !
I've got the T28 cable ready for the unlock - thanks for the warantee warning too.
Is the 'Sony Ericsson upgrade' service here
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]5_7&zone=ps&lm=ps1_1&pid=10139 a flash for the phone ?
And is flashing possible using the T28 cable ?
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Posted: 2005-02-14 11:26:26
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On 2005-02-14 11:26:26, Timbo wrote:
Thanks for the speedy replies guys !
I've got the T28 cable ready for the unlock - thanks for the warantee warning too.
Is the 'Sony Ericsson upgrade' service here
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]5_7&zone=ps&lm=ps1_1&pid=10139 a flash for the phone ?
And is flashing possible using the T28 cable ?
That is the correct link for the
Update Service online.
You will need the following as quoted on the
website:
- I have a PC with at least a Pentium 133 with 32 MB RAM or more - a Pentium II 233 with at least 64MB RAM is recommended
- The operating system on my PC is one of the following: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 (SP3 required) or XP (SP1 required)
- I have installed and connected a SyncStation to my PC - not all SyncStations support this service. The label on the bottom of your SyncStation should say DSS-20 or DSS-25.
- I have installed Driver for the DSS-20 OR DSS-25. The driver can be found here (http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=ps2&zone=ps&lm=ps2)
- My device is fully charged
If u want to use the T28 cable, then i suggest you use SE Tool (www.setool.net). You will need to download the software for the COMport logger and purchase credits. Please note that the T28 cable must be a
service cable and
NOT a data cable.
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[ This Message was edited by: HyperiaBlue on 2005-02-14 11:13 ]
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:11:44
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@ HyperiaBlue - thanks.
Do you have any idea where I can download the T28 driver from ?
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:20:55
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PM me, with your email address, i have the drivers.
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:29:52
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Done
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Posted: 2005-02-14 12:53:44
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very useful topic.
I have additional question. If i have data cable and not service cable, can i update my firmware?
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Posted: 2005-08-06 12:41:25
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@Confiq> I doubt..
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Posted: 2005-08-18 02:44:00
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