w800i FLASHING!!!

[jubileeharbour]

Hi

Ive recetly got a w800i, it was slod with a dead battery. However ive replaced the battery and it fires up AOK. However when i insert the memory card it just fires up and flashes a white screen on and off at me over and over again?

When i dont have the mem card in the camera isnt available,

Ive tried the SE update software and it says no update avilable however my instanct tells me firmware corruption but i dont know what software i need, how to get it etc.

Can any1 help?

Col

[jubileeharbour]

bump bump bump bump bump

HELP

[Lhick]

You need a Box. Cruiser & SE Tool are the Best Box.

[jubileeharbour]

BOX? does that mean a cruiser cable?

[Lhick]

Yes Cruiser Box, It comes with Cables.

[jubileeharbour]

Like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Ericsson-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Kabzy]

that should be fine for flashing if you are only going to do the one phone.

cheers

[jubileeharbour]

what can you only use it once? and then its don, duffed

[TheMasterGSM]

http://www.gsmserver.com/software/cruiser_pro2.php

[TheMasterGSM]

you can also use usbsmart cracked8.7(free)
with cruiser cable
only need too find flashfile

[jubileeharbour]

Well update!! The erom failed on me a few days ago. Phone wouldnt turn on. Flashed with FAR, IT FAILED ARRRGGGHHHH.

Managewd to download SETOOLS and its said the following:

GUI v0.91373/UNI
Standalone version engaged.
Card serial:00001283
Loaded 49 flash descriptors

Open COM port OK
ChipID:8040,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS INVISIBLE (00000000)
NO valid FLASH CID detected (00)
Speed:921600
Loader prologue returns invalid status
Failed to load CERTLOADERS,try to use RECOVERY.
Elapsed:10 secs.
RECOVERY MODE STARTED
Open COM port OK
PHONE IS INVISIBLE (00000000)
RELEASE TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS TESTPOINT OK
Recovery:041213 1452 MATCXC1326739_COMPACTCERTLOADER R2L
Fetching phone data from OTP
OTP status:0 locked:1 CID:36 PAF:1 IMEI:35785100887690 CERT:RED
Bad file, will not flash it.
Recovery failed. Phone dead.
Elapsed:19 secs.
ATTACH TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS TESTPOINT OK
Open COM port OK
ChipID:8040,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS INVISIBLE (00000000)
NO valid FLASH CID detected (00)
Speed:921600
Loader prologue returns invalid status
Failed to load CERTLOADERS,try to use RECOVERY.
Elapsed:6 secs.
ATTACH TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS TESTPOINT OK
Open COM port OK
ChipID:8040,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS INVISIBLE (00000000)
NO valid FLASH CID detected (00)
Speed:921600
Loader prologue returns invalid status
Failed to load CERTLOADERS,try to use RECOVERY.
Elapsed:24 secs.
RECOVERY MODE STARTED
Open COM port OK
PHONE IS INVISIBLE (00000000)
RELEASE TESTPOINT NOW, THEN PRESS TESTPOINT OK
Recovery:041213 1452 MATCXC1326739_COMPACTCERTLOADER R2L
Fetching phone data from OTP
OTP status:0 locked:1 CID:36 PAF:1 IMEI:35785100887690 CERT:RED
Bad file, will not flash it.
Recovery failed. Phone dead.
Elapsed:16 secs.


HELP

Col

[panlem]

hi, I just gone thrue this learning curve so here it is .
The tools you need (that I used):
- serial cable based on MAX232 (search on Sony ericsson tutorial) adapted to w800i connection (CTMS,CFMS pins)>
- Sonics Top Sony software
- SeTool2 (speed_unlock) cracked v0.91373

The problem with flashing SE phones is because there are so many variation of flash firmware many are not complete: EROM, MAIN,FS,GDFS. The typical is the flash can not be completed with a message: csloader refused to start error ...

Ok lets start:
1) SeTool2 RECOVERY is not working, so you have to use Sonics to recover the phone to a clean starting point. Note that Sonics can only recover up to CID36. Do that and get out. Interestingly sometimes Sonics gets a bit lost and can not recover. So use SeTool and make an attempt to flash even if it fails. Go back to Sonics to recover.
2) Back to SeTool2 flash EROM.version.CID.etc.mbn note the file CID will be 255. In the setting untick everything. Flash it.
3) Still and remain in SeTool2. Click on 'CID change' to RED36 (in my case)
4) Select the appropriate Main.mbn & FS.fbn don't tick 'complete'. Flash it.
I leave convert to Red after flash on in setting is ok.
5) pick a GDFS file, here I have some trouble only .bin file works, the .gdfs I got from TopSony don't seem to work. Tick 'Format GDFS' select 'write GDFS' watch it goes thrue
6) clear all file entries. In setting tick 'complete phone' & convert to Red after flash. FLash it... watch the last little bit where it loads 'Chip Select Loader' after that it's where the infamous 'csloader refused to start' error killls the phone. If it goes thrue.. it's done.

Do unlock if you have to, but make sure the phone is RED, if it does not unlock just redo 'write gdfs, try different files, follow by 'complete'.

I hope this helps, the info is scattered all around but the answer is what I described.