Monday, July 22, 2013

How to flash / Phoenix flashing tutorial

Edit:
If you are on Windows 10 and getting errors check here: http://ovi.h1n.ru/delight/best.php
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We've been getting a lot of inquiries on how to flash a Nokia phone
so I decided to make a new flashing tutorial.
and not as a txt or a FAQ, but rather as a blog post.

so...here it is

Please write anything you notice, do differently or know more "THINGS that could happen" in the comments


  • First of all you need the flashing tool:


I recommend Phoenix 2012.04.xxx for N8, C7, E7, X7, C6-01, E6, 700, 701, 603 & 500
and                Phoenix 2012.16.xxx for 808,

if you ever installed a higher version of Phoenix, then you must deinstall it first.
Get it and install it to Windows with your Anti-Virus OFF.
You have to trust me on this one. If you can't trust me, then stop here, because if you don't turn your anti-virus off, then you can NOT flash
If you don't believe me, then Google it, and every flashing or installation guide worldwide will tell you the same.

Windows 10 users please read here, otherwise Phoenix won't recognize your phone because of a driver issue.
  • Second you need to download your files.

preferbly Delight custom firmwares, but any full set of files, for original or custom firmware will do as well

Delight cfw's files come in self-extracting .zip files, so just double click them to extract.
Extract them somewhere, where you can find them easily, for instance Desktop

"Why don't I just extract it directly to the RM folder?" because if you don't have full access configured in your computer, then extracting stuff to C: will get denied.

  • Third you need to put your files into the flashing folder

the flashing folder has to BE MADE in C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\
and it is the RM Number of your phone.

RM-XXX = Capital Letters - NO spaces

in the picture below I have N8, C7, and 808 configured


  • Fourth - connect phone to Phoenix

there are two ways to connect to phoenix. both are in the Phoenix main window under "Files"
- either you connect the phone first, and in the right bottom corner it will show connected. then you SCAN product
   -> don't know if Scan works if you are flashing a dead phone, as I always use OPEN Product

- or you open product manually and choose your RM-XXX Number
in this case I wanna flash my Nokia 808, so I chose RM-807

  • Next step in Phoenix
Push "Flashing" --> "Firmware Update"
  • New window appears
now there are 2 ways to go about this, depending on what you want to / need to do:
- dead flash
= your phone doesn't turn on anymore and you need to get it back to life
--> in this case, the top dropdown window should read: "NO CONNECTION" and the [ ] dead phone USB flashing should be ticked
! Update Software will not work here
- live flash
you want to flash via Software update or refurbish and the phone is still working
--> in this case the dead phone USB flashing box can not be ticked 
--> and the top dropdown window should read USBX - RM-XXX 
(X stands for numbers, depending on which USB you are connected to and which phone you are flashing)

NOTICE: 
ONLY ONE FIRMWARE SET in the RM- FOLDER at once - ALWAYS ERASE OLD FILES FROM HERE FIRST

  • SO...
either way the line "Product Code", "SW Version" and "Variant" must be filled now
- if you connected live and chose your USBX, then it will be added automatically
- if you have a dead phone, then you must push the button at the end of Line "product code" and choose the only available set
  -> why only one available set? - BECAUSE I said ONLY ONE Firmware set in the RM Folder!
this is the product code and description from Delight base files.

  • Before flashing:
push "OPTIONS" and you will receive this window:
 in this case I am flashing a custom firmware. a custom firmware won't have the .emmc.fpsx (a.k.a. emmc) in it. Most of the time you will only use the emmc, when flashing back to original firmware, for example when you want to sell your phone

so in my case I will click the red emmc and then push delete.

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If you want to Update a firmware without of removing content from drive C:\, mark the file which ends with "uda.fpsx", than push delete.
This is the case if you update a Delight CFW to a higher release, check the related informations in every Delight CFW release post.
Than you should press Update Software instead of Refurbish (see next step).
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! NEVER EVER - click any of the boxes in the flashing options window. You can't do that stuff on free versions of Phoenix. 
! NO - you can NOT downgrade if clicking the first button - you can ONLY downgrade Generation^1 phones, and then you would NOT click that box either !!!
! If you refurbish without of UDA.fpsx your phone doesn't boot at first startup, remove the battery or with a N8 press power key for 12 seconds, than boot.

back to the window before with OK
then Refurbish or Update Software.

  • While flashing
you will see a flash log running in the Output window
as soon as it says programming complete, it is actually done.

in some occasions, you can pull the USB now and either take battery out or on N8 you would press the power button for 12 sec, which is the same as battery out
and then start the phone

  • Thats it 

THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN:
(I'll update this section always when I remember something or see something)

  1. "waiting for communication"-countdown - if you ever get the countdown, starting at 25, then pull the USB - BEFORE - it gets to "0" - Zero and then pull battery and then insert and start the phone - its done flashing, so it is OK the way it is. 
  2. "phoenix crashed - Pheonix Dump window" - IF the phone is being flashed in the background, then DO NOT press OK in that window, just ignore it and wait till phone flashing is done
  3. "Dongle not found" window - either your RM folder isn't named right, or it is in the wrong spot, or you do not have a "free" version of Phoenix
  4. Phone gets flashed, but is always original firmware - if you ever updated your phone via Nokia Suite, then the files that Nokia Suite used could cause problems in Phoenix. SO you must go to your Computers Windows settings and tell it to show hidden folders. then go to C:/ProgramData/Nokia/packages and delete the firmware files
  5. Any other issue, check this way: http://ovi.h1n.ru/delight/best.php






539 comments:

  1. you could also select the product code from the connection dropdown list after than click on file and then "Scan Product" after that Flashing"--> Firmware Update and click on options and remove the red files next refurbish

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  2. For all those brave flashers, here's a little gift as an extra introduction from my side. It's how I set up my Phone after flashing to set it up to minimal maintenance afterwards.

    Here you go, including a few installers, an AdBlock solution OS wide, and a little readme that you should read BEFORE doing anything the folders might indicate ;-)

    https://app.box.com/sweets4delight

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    1. nice. I am anxious to see what you did

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    2. i've flashed my n8 to success.really excited to do what you did, but to my frustration, i don't have memory card.so this will not work at all?can't i just replaced the file into my internal memory?

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    3. but, applying the patches restrain my n8 to install any apps.how?

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    4. you gave yourself the answer. To install apps disable patches, and then only turn on the ones you need

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    5. yeah, i know.but in the "read me" files, it's almost compulsory to able the patches he mentioned.and i've accidentally change the boot anim.how can i get the delight 6.3 default boot anim?do i need to reflash or can you kindly give the anim files to replace in the 'data' folder?

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    6. there is the original files in Z:/ data/Animations ;)

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    7. i found out that the RunInstallServerNotForRom patch is the one causing the installation error.other patch is fine.i've tried enabling it 1-by-1.am i a slowpoke or this really does help?

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    8. we know about that, but the patch is still needed for Developers

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  3. Following the above steps I get RM-807 not recognized. When I go to Open Product it doesn't list my 808. In connections drop down it does, but I get an error message after scan: Cannot load, the product "RM-807" is not recognized. ???

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    1. then you are using an older Phoenix that doesn't have the plugin for the 808. Get it at the top of this post, by clicking on Phoenix 2012.16

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    2. I downloaded the 2012.16 from the link above: 2012.16.004.48159 Thanks for you help.

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    3. Hello Eric, I've been using the link above for my 808 and I'm still having the same problem. Any suggestions? I do have Nokia PC suite installed, could that be part of the issue? My 808 is a stock US version using .1507 firmware. Thanks again for you help.

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    4. look for me on Facebook and contact me. You would be the first that doesn't get the RM-807 on 2012.16

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    5. or contact me at freaxsrus@gmail.com .then we can talk about how we can message and how I can help you out

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    6. Figured out my issue and got my 808 flashed. The process worked flawlessly for me and my 808 is running great. What I had to do was everything you listed (of course) and then I had to change the "compatibility mode" on my PC to Windows XP SP3. My machine is a Windows 7 64 bit OS and even with full permissions and no hidden files it would list not my Product. Again thanks for your assistance. Delight is really great!!

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  4. delightbelle v6.2 how much CPU 680 MHz or 1ghz or above? next plan?

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    1. all N8 have a Arm with 800mHz , downclocked by Nokia to 680. There is no way to change that. And if someone says he did so, then he is wrong

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    2. we can't edit ROM and ROMPatcher can't edit everything
      right now it's impossible

      Samsung i8910 clocking was possible, it has a non Nokia ROM format

      Nokia ROM is signed by a private key, without we can't change it.

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  5. I found my phone in the drop down menu,RM-675 (Nokia C7 Belle) but in Flashing tab,no Firmware update is shown...

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    1. it doesn't say firmware update....it says software update or update software

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  6. Never managed to flash my phone before until I found your guide... Thank you very much!

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  7. I've tried flashing my nokia 701, everything goes well, but when it starts flashing, computer crashes !!!! please do help me out!!

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  8. Error loading component

    HRESULT 0x80040154 (-2147221164)
    This means:
    Class not registered

    what does this mean ??

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  9. i followed everything in your post but there's still this user data deleting failed (or something like that). then the flashing just stops. i never get to flash my phone. what to do?

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    1. user Data Area erasing failed .... Anyone has solution for this . (Note : This is my first time with flashing and phoenix and Cfw) i have followed instructions , turned of windows defender , firewall also ,
      And should i Exit Nokia suit from tray before 'Refurbish' or let it stay open ?

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    2. nokia suite must be closed. And I bet my pants that you are not using phoenix 2012.04 or .16

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    3. I am using Phoenix Service Software 2012.50.000.49146.

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    4. deinstall your Phoenix and install the correct one. Please read: Phoenix flashing tutorial that I made here on the blog

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    5. Ok Eric I'll do that and thank you for your help . I'll let you know if i got any further problems .

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  11. Hi Guys Can anybody help me out this problem that i have a Nokia N8 an i want to know that how can i will create files of (Rompacther+) and drag it into nokia cooker?

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  12. Hi,
    Thanks for the guide and all the hard work. I sucessfully flashed my N8 after it was giving me problems accessing the store or adding my Nokia account to the maps settings. Unfortunately, even after flashing, these problems persist!
    Have you got any idea what I can do to fix these issues?
    Andy

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    1. try to login via Maps Settings, than via Store

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  13. Hi Eric.

    I intend using your firmware for RM-807,
    but I need my language on the phone to be able to type.

    Is it quite save to substitute the French PPM
    (see the screenshot with Firmware update advanced options)
    with a corresponding Russian one?

    Actually, I have successfully tested this approach on earlier N79 and E72,
    but haven't tried it out on more recent N8 and N808.

    Regards
    Dmitry

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    1. if you are flashing with phoenix 2012.16 or 2012.24, then just get the translated rofs2 I provide with russian in it (it will still say french in the name, but will have russian in it)
      DO NOT JUST GET ANY RUSSIAN OFW PART and flash with it.... we provide all languages in the release post

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    2. Hi Eric.

      Thank you for your answer. Honestly, if I were more attentive, reading your descriptions, I would able to figure out the right answer myself: your did re-partitioning of firmware components.

      I have tried to setup Phoenix and Delight firmware on VirtualBox Win 7 64 bit. Needless to say, I came across the same issue Charles Hinkle was able to tackle some time ago.
      The remedy you have suggested, "compatibility mode to Windows XP SP3.", just worked fine: I installed Proenix & Delight files "from scratch" on instant Windows XP SP 3 and Phoenix recognized the firmware files, put to Products directory.

      My question to you. Did you try your tutorial on WinXP, installed on any VM?

      Regards
      Dmitry

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  14. Dennis: I have 3 old Nokia 3110c ,my problem is only not having original download links for the Phoenix software , RM-237 flash file & how to exactly put the flash file into the Phoenix. Pliz Help.

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  15. here are the 3110c firmware files:
    http://www.mrcrab.net/nokia/Nokia_3110c.html?productID=38478583&productType=RM-237

    put the firmware files into C:\Program Files\Nokia\Phoenix\Products
    there you make a folder called "RM-237" (capital letters, no spaces)

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  16. Dennis : that is it Thanks Eric ,it have worked on my two phones i think the third has hardware issues. Thanks thanks

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  17. Can these be used for a Nokia E7? I would love to have the Pure font on it.

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  18. Hi All
    I would like to have this version for my Nokia E7. I already have a CFW bij TheOne, but I like yours also.
    BR

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  19. Hey buddy, thanks for the quick download link for the flash file. I've been unable to download it from any of the previous links I found on other sites. Nice job meh, your blog reminds me of an equally helpful and interesting blog on my reading list http://danieluyi.com Dating and Personal Development Blog .
    keep up the good work.

    Regards

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    1. which "previous links from other sites"?
      you talking about Phoenix or about Delight flash files.

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  20. I´m getting the "kernel security check failure" blue screen in Windows 8 when i´m hitting the Refurbish or Update Software button...

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    1. AFAIK Phoenix won't run on Win8. You need a VM or a older Windows. And don't forget to install with your anti-virus OFF

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    2. Phoenix worked for me on win 8. I guess you are connecting using USB 3 ports. Try switching to USB 2 port and should work fine.

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  21. i cant find RM-596 in the list plz help i want to flash my n8

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    1. If you are talking about phoenix, then your phoenix is way too old. get the one in the link I posted here.
      If you are talking about the RM-596 folder on your computer, then you have to make that folder yourself

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  22. Hi... :p, little help please. I had created the folder RM-596 on the designated folder then copied all the extracted files... My phone is detected (nokia n8) but when I got into step where the Product code, SW version and variant is located, nothing is in there. When I clicked the 3 dots.or the additional menu(for product code).. I clicked the only available option which is germany something.. an error occured which says..Currently selected data-retrieving failed:Digital signature verification failed because signature file cannot be found..

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    1. clear all your firmware files and reextract delight, looks like a conflict with other firmware files

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  23. Succesfully flashed the software thank you :p

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  24. Pls help me out. I am not the geek type, but I want to flash my 808. I followed the steps above carefully, I am confused now. After extracting the delight FW, 7 different RM-807_xxx. Showed up and non matches that of my 808. My 808 version is RM-807 custom version 113.010.1507.c00.01. I did not see this among the seven files extracted. What do I do pls?

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    1. Did you extract the CFW files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\RM-807?

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  25. Dude I got Into A problem I flashed by phone sucessfully it booted but only showing a dark screen battery bar network bar alarm bar i rebooted did not worked even I rebooted by pressing power button for 12 secs please help.... I tried to connect to pheonix again but When I try to scan product it did not happend

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  26. I forget to tell you I am using Nokia N8 RM-596

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    1. seems like you missed a step in our tutorial.

      Try to refurbish again, this time a dead usb flash.

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  27. Yah, finally finally, I have successfully flashed my 808.
    it was actually my fault all this while, I did not maximize the flash window on my laptop, so I couldn't see the "Option" button. Thanks so much everyone for your help.

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    1. well that's hard to find if you don't know :D

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  28. whenever i try to flash my c7 RM-675 using phoenix 49220 cracked. in the middle of flasing shows error and then that dialouge box appears..telling remove cable bla bla..
    whenever i try it never gets successful what is the problem ?can't understand.
    refurbish don't go full..

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    1. when is in the middle?
      can you post the flash log?

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    2. i'll post log ..soon..whenever i try to flast them via even 2.0 in win 8 same thing happens and
      when in win 8,1 via 3.0 comp crashes..i'll post log soon as i get a win 7.. in very shot time i'll post..:) ty.

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  29. Thank you for your explanations were really notes from the first time I puluchi thanks.
    Sorry for the bad angliski!

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  30. sir i am not getting any product even after clicking on the button... Plz hlp me my cell model number is nokia-701

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    1. then your files are not in the right place

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    2. i kept the files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Phoenix\Products even thoug it was not showing any product code

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    3. and mine is RM-774 can i update if so please help me sir

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    4. you must make a folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Phoenix\Products named "RM-774" and put your files IN there

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  31. I am getting an error User data items list is empty while clicking on update software and after clicking refurbish am getting file was not found C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\RM-774\ RM-750_M001011.emmc.fpsx" is not found

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    1. you can't flash the Nokia 500 files onto your Nokia 701. Be Happy it didn't work , or your phone would be broken....FOREVER

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  32. Hi Eric,
    i have problem flashing E52 its not booting up it shows "phone start up fail contact retailer" i have download the product RM-469 every steps going properly after refurbish i disconnect the cable an reconnect it i'm getting error USB
    not recognise that shows in my pc not in phoenix. In phoenix just waiting for connection after while says retry is that a problem in hardware ??

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  33. are you really sure that you have RM-469? Because there is another E52 that has RM-481. Check your Phone. There has to be a sticker somewhere or inbranded in the plastik where it says which RM number it has

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    1. ya i'm sure its in back of phone pasted in pc board an by the way i have download it via nokia data package in that firstly ask for Product code is some 056183** not sure so after that i got this RM file an its says a European version

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    2. try getting your files on Navifirm

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  34. why in the world would you ever want to go back?!? ...easy... Go to "mrcrab.net" get 1508 files with your language and flash it via refurbish

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  35. I flashed my nokia 500 and all work fine. Many thanks from Italy

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  36. I flashed a new firmware but still have the same problem. I thought that if I had flashed it i would be able to install apps and games without any certificate problems. And I face the same problem. Constrained by the certificate.

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    1. Which phone ? Which firmware ? Does it have a modded installserver exe?

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  37. after updating v6.3 it is still showing v6.0 in my phone

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    1. then you flashed the v6.0 base files. You must download the base files from v6.3 and your language, then flash it via Software Update without uda and after it is booted use Delight app Updater and run all updates

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  38. Hello,

    I am about to install Delight 6.3 on my Nokia N8. I am just wondering if all my previous application installations will still be available after installing Delight? or will I have to download and install those apps from the Nokia App store.. which brings me to my second question.... Will Nokia store still recognise my device and all the software installations after 'Delight'ing my phone?

    Thanks in Advance.

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    1. yes, if you flash via Software update without uda and use the Delight app Updater after its flashed, then yes

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    2. Hello Eric,

      Thanks for your reply. I am sorry i did not put in an important part in my question. I am currently running belle refresh on my N8. So should I just follow your flashing guide page? or will i have to create a backup of my applications elsewhere, via the nokia suite or my Win 7 Explorer? I just read on a different post that I will have to backup all data using nokia suite and not by using the phones in built back up system ... right?

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    3. Yes, backup with inbuilt backup function and Nokia Suite. Since you are using Belle refresh, you can restore it afterwards. At least it will work with everything, except maybe settings and data, depending on what you have on your phone.
      then flash it via refurbish. restore your data and enjoy

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    4. Flashed phone with Delight, and it is a Delight indeed!!!! Great work man. Kudos to you and your team. My favorite phone has now become even more dearer to me. I have a few suggestions and requests for you guys if you can introduce those mods in the firmware as well.

      1. The power saving mode does not work after a restart. It does ask weather I want to deactivate power saving mode, however it is off no matter what i select.
      2. Can we have something like a T9 dictionary editor? which can give us an interface to add words from a .txt file. Then we can create this file on PC, save it on phone, and add all the words to the T9 dictionary in one shot.
      3. Is there any way you can create a stereo-to-mono toggle for the sound output? IT will help in getting both channels in the left channel only, keeping the right channel off. This will be useful when using the phone while driving and listening to music.
      4. Can you or Mr Alshahawy create a shortcut button to start video recording directly? Like a one touch button on home screen to start camera and video recording. This will help save a lot of time starting the camera, selecting video recording mode. Cos by this time the moment has gone.

      Thank you.
      Sanghram

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    5. Hello Eric,

      A few more problems/questions.

      1. the Volume in headphones is WAY too loud for me. How can I get the Default levels back please?
      2. The nokia store or whatsapp messenger are giving errors whenever I try to save anything in Drive E. It looks like they are not having write access to drive E. as they are saving perfectly when i chose the memory card instead.

      thank you.

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    6. 1. Turn on the "Moresoundinloudspeaker " patch, it has a side effect to lower the headset volume. 2. I don't know, never happened before. Do you have a security lock on it?

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    7. Thanks for your response Eric.

      I just tried it and it makes the volume softer however also reduces the sound quality. You have mentioned renaming defaultvolume.fpsx and then flashing. will it help getting the sound back to original volume without compromising the quality?

      Thanks.

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    8. no, just renaming a file won't work. But if you are using the N8, or C7 or 500, then you can flash with the default sound rofs3 by extracting it

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  39. Ok thanks and even when i connect my headphone its volume low down than before how to fix this? in delight v6.0

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    1. Use Rompatcher patches to get higher Volume. But do NOT turn on "MoreSoundInLoudspeaker", because it has the side effect of making the headphones quiet again

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    2. Thanks alot again really appreciate :) and can i have a steps in detail how to update my delight v6.099 to v6.3 please..

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    3. easy: get v6.3 base files and language files if needed. flash via Software Update without uda (the place where you delete the red emmc, you delete the uda)
      after flash go and use Delight app, run Updater, yes to update to v6.2, yes to Update to v6.3
      done

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  40. thanks alot again working :)
    reallly appreciate gr8 job eric :)

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  41. hello, sorry for the language but I'm Italian, I have only 2 questions.
    1-before flashing it is recommended that you format the phone by removing the micro sd and sim?
    2-in folder RM-807 I have to enter all two files "808 v1.2 Delight" and "Delight 808 v1.1 & v1.2 rofs2 italian"?
    how do you? help me I am very much inclined to change with your custom firmware .... but I will not do stupid things .... (I state that I have already done the flash to my 808 to enter the last original software 113.010.1508 and he went successful ..... thank you very much in advance for the tips

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    1. it is not mandatory to remove Sim and Sdcard. It's also not mandatory to format E or F, which only has to be done , if a malfunctioning install is causing problems. 2. You have to extract the Delight.exe files you downloaded. The base files rofs2 is only english, you extract the italian one and copy it over the other one and replace when prompted. All you have to do is read posts and tutorials, and it will be fine

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    2. thank you very much very nice ... installed perfectly, just a small problem, sometimes the red button to end the call, also used to close applications not work, unless you are in the homescreen, pressing the button displays the menu for saving energy , then turn off only works in that case. Why? repeat sometimes, it's a bug?

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    3. long press to rwboot is a mod and not a bug.

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  42. hi ! i feel 808 v1.2 Delight is very fast and also very stable in performing . thank you very very much...
    but my 808 got massage showing problem after i try to delete delight.jpg which is in z disk.
    how can i solve this problem?

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    1. use Delight app to move conversation skin to C, or take your own picture , rename it to delight.jpg and then it will work

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  43. Hi! I'm flashing the phone for the first time. Went through the complete guide. Now I'm stuck at the last step. After deleting the file in red with .emmc.fpsx and clicking OK I'm left with no option to refurbish or to software update. Those options are available only if I tick Dead phone USB flashing. Should I tick that and continue?

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    1. if it is your first flash you have to refurbish. Phone off = dead flash. Phone On = live flash

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  44. The first time I did the flash delight 1.2 I clicked "reset sw" instead of "refurbish" ...
    I wrong or is the same thing?
    thanks

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  45. Lovely firmware, made my Nokia N8 responsive and smooth. Thanks.

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  46. Dear Eric tried alot updating to v6.3 from v6.099 but it is not happening whole process goes successful but still it shows v6.099.
    1.can you suggest any other browser to play flash videos except nokia browser.
    2. When i play large file movies around 700mb and i fastforward the phone is getting hang.

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    1. how did you try to Update? If you want I can help you via Teamviewer. 1. Cutetube or webrowser is the best 2. Does it completely hang itself up? Or just stall a couple seconds

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  47. ok tats cool if you can help me via teamviewer and yes it completely hangup last option is to close the video player.

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  48. plz give me the link for a stable phoenix for flashing nokia c7 ..i have tried some versions that won't work with me...
    long time i'm trying to flash but its not happening..
    i want for win 7 or 8 which ever's gud...and will it support flashing via 3.0 ports?

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    1. please read the post correctly, all needed versions are linked

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  49. i have tried 3 diff verisons with same error .. i.e no showing use after installing..,, i have commented previoulsy also ..similar prob..with win crashes each time ..so no log can be recorded..
    will try the upper version..
    i'm currently using win 8.1 pro are all phoenix componets compactible?
    or win 7 needeD?

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    1. Windows 8 doesn't work...you nneed a Win7 version

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    2. thanx eric.:) will usb 3.0 port work?

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    3. it should , I have never heard otherwise. Just don't use Hubs or Front PC Usb's

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    4. http://i42.tinypic.com/28lynn4.jpg i got error when ever try on win 7(64 bit).on usb 3.0... i have tried in many computers some crashes n some show this error... i.e my phone doesnot shows in the no connection menu...
      any suggestions?..:)

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    5. I use Windows 64bit and run it as is. No compatibility mod or nothing. And it shows me all my 5usbs without any issues. Not sure why you have problems with it

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    6. phone shows up in nokia suite mode in comp.. i can access files also... it also shows in mass storage mode..
      even shows in nokia suite, i can sync n do all.... but when i open phoenix ... usb doesn't shows.....
      except there it shows.
      may it be prob with the cable? i use nokia original cable.

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    7. did you install phoenix with your antivirus and firewalls OFF?

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    8. deinstall Phoenix from your computer totally, reboot it, reinstall with Anti virus OFF. Connect your phone to reinstall your drivers. Then turn phoenix back on and try again

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    9. ok will try and post..
      i did it with antiviris on but firewall was on i thnk.
      i'll follow ur steps and post back.:)

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  50. Hi Eric. Performed a clean install of Phoenix for N8 on my Windows 7 32 bit. There's no folder Program Files (x86) on 32 bit system. There's indeed C:\Program Files\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\. I created RM-596 folder and put RM-596_111.040.1511_02.01_Euro_2_79u_prd.rofs2.fpsx into it.

    Phoenix can connect to my phone, but Firmware update dialog cannot find Product Code. When I press ... button it says "Neither DP1.0 nor DP2.0 was found for the Product, or the Product cannot be identified."

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    1. the rofs2 by itself isn't enough to flash a phone
      you need the rest of the files from "base files - only english files"
      you put those in your RM-596 folder and then you copy your language file over that

      it should be a set of 7 or 8 files when you are done

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    2. Yes! That do the trick. Will perform real flashing when I have more time. Thanks

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  51. Hello sir thank you for taking out your time to teach us how to do this great stuff,

    everything worked for me until when i click flash->firmware update a window will pop up which is made to detect my phone product code and version automatically, it will not detect it, i have to click on the round box beside product code field and it will pop up a message 'neither DP1.0 nor DP2.0 was found on the product or the product cannot be identified. please help me what are my doing wrong?

    my phone is Nokia E7
    i download phoenix version 2012.04.003.47798 which i downloaded from the link up,
    i downloaded my phone firmware from http://easygsmtricks.blogspot.com/2013/05/download-rm-626-latest-flash-files-for.html
    mo OS window 7
    my antivirus was turned off and firewall off too
    i created a folder named RM-626 in C:\Program Files\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\
    this are the files i put inside the folder
    RM-626_025.008_51.01_NAM_QW1_79.92_prd.rofs2.fpsx
    RM626_APE_ONLY_ENO_11w15_v0.033.fpsx
    RM-626_025.008_U05.01_79.92.uda.fpsx
    RM626_APE_ONLY_ENO_11w15_v0.033.fpsx

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    1. sounds like you did everything right. Only Problem is, you don't have all the files needed to flash. You need: *core.fpsx, *rofs2.fpsx, *rofs3.fpsx, *uda.fpsx, a *vpl, *.bin, *Ape_eno*, and one more..... Go to mr.crab.net and get the whole firmware

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  52. i have downloaded all the 16 files in this link http://www.mrcrab.net/Nokia-Product-Code.html?ProductCode=059D7P4 and tried again, this time around if i click flash->firmware update, in the pop up i click on the round box behind product code field i will see pop up with this info under product code RM626, under description light_swap_eng_global and under dp ver 2.0, if i click on it it will pop up error message 'currently selected data package retrieving failed: 0x840E0818(-2079455208) - framework: The digital signature verification failed because the signature file could not be found.
    please what are my doing wrong.
    or could it be the fact that i hacked my phone with rompatch and i have uninstalled the rompatch. could that be the cause?

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    1. yes, that could be the cause . Two ways: either do a dead flash or you can hardreset the device first , and then do a live flash.

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  53. hi !!
    i'm soumo.. i have nokia n8..i want to flash my phone but i have no flash file.. i need the flash file... plz help me to download letest flash file... plz

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    1. try here: n8delight.blogspot.de/2013/10/n8-delight-v63.html

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  54. Hi first of all Nice work when i saw this i had an old c7 lying around & decided to try it(just for the fun)
    But when i try to flash its just stops & gives this message

    The flashing failed. Do you want to retry the flashing?

    HRESULT 0x8401f141 (-2080247487)

    Flash: Boot rom was not detected after phone boot up. Unable to start flashing.

    I am using win 7x64 Yes i have canged the mode to xpsp3 also disabled antivirus

    Any other solution..?

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    1. Are you using a computer? or a laptop? No hub, no front usb.
      Are you using the phoenix I posted at the top of the page?
      Was the phone hacked? Rompatcher patches OFF?

      Did you try a dead flash?

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  55. i couldnt flash my nokia asha , RM761
    it says signature not found

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    1. then you probably don't have all the files, or do not have the correct files

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  56. I am using a laptop & Phoenix 2012.04.xxx i used
    Nope not hacked & not even updated to Belle
    S also tried dead flashing

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    1. turn the phone ON first and wait till the drivers connect correcty. Or hardreset the phone first

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  57. S all the drivers r installed & i have hard reset the phone also Strange thing is it still shows no connection when i try to update by ovi suite shows the progress for a second & then shows not connected

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  58. I got it working THX for the help
    I tried it on my brother pc first try success without any problems
    Thx keep up the good work

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  59. Hello Eric.
    I tried to flash my Nokia 808 with delight Delight v 1.3 and v 1.2 and a didn't manage to finish the operation. I installed Phoenix 2012.16 from the link You provided, using Windows XP SP 3 compatibility mode, antivirus off, I created the folder RM-807 in the location You indicated and put in it the necessary files (all of them, from a single version), I turned off the antivirus and close Nokia Suite from Task Manager, Y was able to find my phone in Connection dropdown window, USBX, than scan product (this was the only way to do) but, when I hit Flashing/Firmware Update I couldn't find the necessary information in Product code, SW version and Variant. I wanted to do a live flashing (not dead phone flash). I even tried to chose product code from the button aside Product Code, I found only one product code, as You mentioned, than filled all the information needed in Firmware Update dropdown window, after that Refurbish, but the flashing process doesn't end ; I get a message "could not initiate/enter flashing mode" or something... I also disabled all patches from Rompatcher and even did a hard reset of the phone. This was my first flashing attempt. Same thing happen when I tried to flash my old N8.
    Please help.

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    1. I don't know what is going wrong there. I use a Win7 and run it normally in Win7 mose. Does the phone connect to your computer at all? Can you see it in Windows/Computer drive window? Is the phone in Nokia Suite connection mode? Did you try a dead flash ?

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    2. Yes, the phone does connect to my computer in whatever mode I chose ; I can see it in windows and all drivers are correctly installed ; when flashing the phone was connected in Nokia Suite mode ; yes, I tried a dead flash on my N8, without succes ; on my computer I use windows 7 x64 ultimate, SP 1

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    3. only thing I can do is have a look myself with Teamviewer to help you out. Otherwise it seems you did everything right

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    4. what did it do with dead flash ?

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    5. OK, I finally managed to make a dead phone flash ; I believe it was a problem with the antivirus ; deactivating Bitdefender is not a straight forward process, au contraire, ; in the end the flashing was possible, but still I wasn't able to do a live flash (the necessary information in Product code, SW version and Variant were not there). Maybe you can help me with this, because, in the future, I want to update the firmware. One problem : I didn't like the effects of the theme, so I disabled them, but still screen rotation effect is active ; how could this be deactivated ? Maybe you can put in the download section the original FP 2 theme effects package.
      Thank You so much for your answers.

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  60. Hello,

    I'm a total newbie to flashing. So, apologies if the questions are silly.

    1. Should I select my product type on connections drop-down or leave it on "No Connection"?

    2. In "Product Codes available in current Data-Package" sub-form, do I have to use product code 0599842 or should I check "Detect Product Automatically"? Asking phoenix to detect product automatically does not seem to give me any information.

    I'm doing a "Live" flash.

    Thanks.

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    1. when doing a live flash you have to choose the Usb with the RM in the drop-down window. After that the dara in the flashing window should automatically load itself , if not choose it manually. - since you are a newbie I want to remind you to backup your data and when flashing a cfw you should refurbish. - I'll be on google talk now , if you need more help

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    2. Hello,

      I have set the connection to USBx - RM-596. I have tried both scan product and open product options. However, when I click on Flashing > Firmware update, the product code, SW version and Variant are empty. I do get these when I go in and select the product code mentioned above.

      Could you please tell me if there is something else I need to do to get Phoenix to read in the missing data? Should I opt for the product code you have provided, instead?

      I bit of detail I forgot to add in my last post is that I am trying to install delight CFW on my N8.

      Thanks.

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    3. Thanks for your quick response, Eric. I tried with the connection chosen from the drop down (USBx - RM-596). However, when I go to Flashing > Firmware update, the product code, sw version and variant are not filled up. Should I use the product code 0599842 that seems to be default for this CFW?

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    4. like I said , if it doesn't do it automatically , then do it manually. Which is the same as choosing the only available product code. If you get it that way, then that's the way to go ;)

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    5. Thank you, Eric.
      If CFW install fails first time around (& I was able to bring my phone back up to regular belle), should I use refurbish or software update the second time around?

      I've given the log below.

      Flashing started
      Creating product data items list
      Product data items list created
      Backup not required
      Started product mode change
      Starting to recover the phone
      Recovering phone
      Initializing
      All operations completed
      Firmware updating failed.

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    6. the first flash must be completed with refurbish

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    7. Installed Delight CFW for N8. It is like a new phone now!!!! Thanks for helping me through. & Thanks a tonne to you and your team for your work.

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    8. may I ask which language you are using ? Get acquainted with the Delight app it can do a lot of good stuff

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    9. English. I'll certainly look into the delight app. I am exploring the phone right now. Thanks much, once more. :) I decided to try Delight thanks to some of Steve's articles on AAS. I'm glad I did.

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    10. v6 4 is on it's way... Huellif is working on another really great mod everyone is going to love

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    11. That is great. Looking forward to it. My phone has never been cleaner.

      I did have a look at the delight app. It has a delightful list of utilities and customizations which will make moving to a more restrictive OS even harder.
      I'm a fan of Nokia's hardware, but the fact that WP 8 doesn't allow half as much stuff has kept me from moving.
      I blame Apple for starting this ever more restrictive trend. Rant over!!

      By the way, I have a couple of questions.
      1. Is there any way of getting rid of the Nat Geo & Movie Teasers app?
      2. You mentioned that adobe reader and quick office are free now. Do you have a reputable link I can download them from?

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    12. 1. Those apps are on your mass memory. I would backup all my private data like music, pics, videos and documents from E and then format E, and then use the Delight app language changer, because the language changer runs the 5 phases Delight script again, without wiping your C, to get the dependencies on E back again. 2. Go to allaboutsymbian.com for links to adobe reader and Quickoffice

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    13. Thanks. Got them. I had forgotten about Steve's curated Symbian app store.

      Belated Christmas wishes and wish you a Happy New Year in advance.

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    14. Hello Eric,

      I am facing some issues with volume when using headphones. Even at minimum volume, it is rather loud. Could you please let me know how I can get it down to normal volume?

      Thanks

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    15. use the MoreSoundInLoudspeaker patch, it has the side effect to lower the headphones volume

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  61. FUR: ALGO reported error in Control Frame. Unable to continue.
    ERROR: Programming error reported for asic CMT
    -- Error Type 0x02
    -- Error Specifier 0x12
    -- Offending Addr 0xFFFFFFFF
    -- Expected content 0x0000FFFF
    -- Detected content 0xFFFFFFFF
    User Data Area erasing failed
    Unable to flash phone 0x8401F173
    Starting to recover the phone
    Recovering phone
    Initializing

    this error goes everytime when I try to flash my 500 with this fw... other fw's are flashing correctly... what can I do?

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    1. I bet my pants, that you are using the wrong Phoenix. Any chance you are using 2012.50? ....use the one we provide here in the link for 2012.04

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  62. Followed all the steps to flash a Pureview 808 and everything was working fine. Made all the way to the moment I press the Refurbish button. When I do that the process starts, I see a bunch of text flying and then it states something like server database loaded or similar and my laptop reboots. I'm using Windows 8.1 pro 64bits. Anyone had the same issue? AV and FW disabled. Using Phoenix 2012.16.xxx. During the process the phone turns off. I disconect it from USB cable and turn on the 808 and everything is still as it was, so I assume the flashin process never started. I reboot my laptop, try to flash again and same result. I made shure I was running the app in XP SP3 compatibility and also on Windows 7 compatibility mode and didnt helped. Both times ran the app as administrator. Any help is welcome. I was updating because I have an anoying issue with camera where some times the camera just does not load properly with the official 507 firmware version.

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    1. Hello João Cardoso, I am having the same issue, were you able to flash your phone?

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  63. I have a problem. after flashing the phone like this in the tutorial gives me the countdown from 25. do what you say but the phone stays blinking nokia and not upload. that I can do.

    Thank you.

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  64. when the countdown comes up, unplug the usb before it gets to zero. Then DO NOT just turn phone on, battery must be pulled first, or on N8 - 8 sec power button, then turn on. If you don't pull battery first , then you must reflash again. Same thing if you plug it back in to see if phoenix can finish it

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  65. dear friends i have nokia c6-01
    is this software is work on my cell phone???
    my phone is RM-718.
    and kindly help me if you have better software for my nokia c6-01.
    one more thing "is belle PF1 or PF2 is coming for this???"
    my I.D is "rfarhan099@gmail.com"

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    1. c6-01 is not Fp1 or Fp2. It's Belle refresh. I have gotten a info this week that a user is going to send us his second c6-01. So Delight for it is planned , but not sure when it will be made yet.

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  66. hi eric,i flashed my nokia 808 pure view with delight 1.3,everything is fine but my watapp messenger is not opening?

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    1. Update flash coming from Delight or refurbish coming from a different fw? Just reinstall Whatsapp to the same drive over it again

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  67. hi eric,i didn't get your questions?, n yes i uninstalled and re installed the wats app messenger but the same thing is happening its not opening..

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    1. It works fine here. after updating you have to open it in menu/ internet first time before opening by widget

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  68. let me do that,i already backedup my files on my pc deleted all the files on my phone and restored it to factory settings,i'll restore my files from my pc to my phone and then try,am not sure whats happening?

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  69. ola estimado, que tal mire tengo instalado el phoenix segui su tutorial pero en el modo de conecction,. no reconoce el telefono, solo dice no conecttion, utiliso un puerto usb 3.0 y windows 7 ultimate 64 bits, y al hace el apagado de 3 veces aparece un mensaje usb parent nokia.. pero de ahi no pasa.. en otra maquina si lo e podido hacer pero en la que mencione nada.. ayuda..

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    1. not sure if phoenix recognizes USB 3.0 ports. I have heard a lot of people having problems with that.
      DId you install Phoenix with your Antivirus & Firewall OFF?

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  70. hi eric,i tried everything but my whatsapp messenger is not opening...i even tried opening from menu/internet fisrt time but its not opening...please help me

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    1. maybe your sis installer is corrupted or your mobile connection is off\bad

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  71. hi eric,nothing is wrong with my mobile connection,its fine...am downloading whatsapp messenger from nokia store,its downloaded and installed. i know whatsapp is installed because after installation is complete am launching it and it asks for my mobile number which i provide and then it detects my backed up conversations asks whether i want to save it,which i do and after that it does nothing. i close it and try to open it again but doesnt open.what to do?

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    1. try getting the.sis installer from whatsapp.com. The Store Version is probably not up to date. Otherwise: is the Sim Card in the phone ? Is the time and date of the phone set correctly ? P.d. Please stop posting multiple times. When I see the comments I will release them, otherwise I am busy at work or otherwise when I set blogger to release them automatically, the whole blog will be full of random spam posts

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  72. Hi eric, ok will do that and keep you posted,and am sorry its just that i bought this new nokia pure view 808 and i got a bit hyper.

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  73. hi eric,you were right something was wrong with the sis file in nokia store!!i downloaded it from the whats app website and its working fine now.thanks for resolving this issue..but i have a new one :(... My music player is not able to update my library !!my library is showing empty!(which scared the jesus out of me at first,coz i have over 700 mp3s!) even after refreshing the library,i checked my music files,and its all there,in different folders though. The player is not able to update the library like before ,can you please help?

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    1. music has to be in a music folder. Rompatcher patches must be OFF to refresh library

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  74. sorry to disturb eric but i have tried everything u said...still no usb shows in the connection menu... don't know what is the problem..any more suggestions i can try on?
    just posting another thread coz i cannot reply baack to in old one above (named as Dewesh Rauniyar. main thread name Neurotic Writer)

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    1. Rompatcher patches OFF, Delight app MTP fixer, no hubs, sometimes computer front usb's are considered as hubs, fresh install of phoenix with antivirus and firewalls off, different usb cable....that's all I can think of right now

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    2. only thing i didn't tried was rompatcher off .. it was on whole the time.. i havent used that delight app MTP fixer... what is it?
      i will try with rompatcher and post back... now exams so it will take a quite time.:) will post soon.

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  75. Using Phoenix 2012.04.003.47798 and trying to flash my N8 with Belle Refresh to Delight 6.4 here's what I got:ERROR failed to set phone to flash mode; Getting BB5 Phone Information from Update Server; ERROR Unable to detect device 0X8401F145 Check USB connection; Unable to get phone info from update server 0x8401F121; Unable to get phone information from Update server; Starting to recover the phone. Then the phone restarted and it was still on Belle Refresh. I followed all the steps from this tutorial, what did I do wrong?

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    1. Rompatcher patches OFF? Did you hook up the phone before flashing so the drivers get installed?

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    2. I hard reset my phone before flashing and hooked it up once and connected to Nokia Suite so it installs support software, I did however get a message during the failed flashing that something called Nokia usb flashing parent was being installed. Are those some kind of usb drivers needed for flashing? I thought if Phoenix recognized my device, which it did, that I was good to go.

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    3. I guess you didn't wait long enough for all the driver's to install

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    4. Figured it out, had Phoenix installed with antivirus on and had connected to the front usb panel, corrected both of those issues and flashing successful, thank you sir!

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  76. Awesome!
    jsut flashed my Nokia N8 in first stroke..No faults..No errors!
    just Delighted!
    thank u..thank u..thank u..thank u..soooooooooo much!

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  77. My phone suddenly went black one day. Trying to power up, it stated, Phone start-up failed. Contact the retailer.
    I read that installing the firmware again would help it.

    So I followed all the instructions and everything went smoothly until the end where I received this popup:

    Flashing finalization failed. Do you like to retry the finalizing?
    HRESULT 0x84210029 (-2078212055)
    Firmware: Firmware update finalizing failed. Error 0x841E800B - The storage for data item 'ProductProfile' version '1.1' could not be opened.

    The programming was completed, the phone booted up to Test Mode.
    I tried to remove the cable, battery and power on, it will either show the Nokia Logo and black out(two, three times) or reboot and get the same error message as before " Phone start-up failed. Contact the retailer."

    Any advice? I am not sure if it could be a hardware problem, because it still manages to boot, sometimes.

    Thanks in advance for any help though.

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    1. did you use the correct phoenix ? Did you get the "waiting for communicating response " error. Did you accidentally downgrade?

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