OFFICIAL UK ROM RELEASED AT LAST!!!

[Guest ukzen]

Apparently its not a UK update after all ,here is what SAMSUNG emailed me today

Dear Mr Carl Weller

Thank you for contacting Samsung Electronics.

Customer Ref: 2100458185

In realtion to your email concerning the I900, please be aware that

there is no firmware upgrade available at this time for this handset in

the UK and the link you provided to us was not a link for a UK update.

when this upgrade will be released in the UK.

I did think it strange though that the UK bit of the address was not at the front i.e. uk.samsung ,also why its not mentioned on samsung .com or samsungmobile site

how odd B)

Edited November 19, 2008 by ukzen

[Guest Ingvarr]

Apparently its not a UK update after all ,here is what SAMSUNG emailed me today

Dear Mr Carl Weller

Thank you for contacting Samsung Electronics.

Customer Ref: 2100458185

In realtion to your email concerning the I900, please be aware that

there is no firmware upgrade available at this time for this handset in

the UK and the link you provided to us was not a link for a UK update.

when this upgrade will be released in the UK.

I did think it strange though that the UK bit of the address was not at the front i.e. uk.samsung ,also why its not mentioned on samsung .com or samsungmobile site

how odd B)

I think as usual one department of Samsung does not know what does another.

This is clearly UK update (it will be kinda silly to let you clearly select country=UK otherwise), however it seem to be operator-tied.

I think AC is Vodaphone UK and MS is an Orange UK (new one, original ones were XX)

[Guest DISCODV]

I think as usual one department of Samsung does not know what does another.

This is clearly UK update (it will be kinda silly to let you clearly select country=UK otherwise), however it seem to be operator-tied.

I think AC is Vodaphone UK and MS is an Orange UK (new one, original ones were XX)

The vodafone forum have confirmed that it is an official update

[Guest anubi1126]

ok tried updating with the voda update it says i have the lates installed which i dont i have i900XXHHD/ACHH3

[Guest CanonKen]

can somebody with a Vodafone device that hasn't been flashed tell us what your version number is?

I can't get the new vodafone ROM to load due to my existing software. thanks

Mine was ACHH1 and I have upgraded to this new version - no problems, took about 5 mins and its now ACHJ2

[Guest nLinked]

I think as usual one department of Samsung does not know what does another.

This is clearly UK update (it will be kinda silly to let you clearly select country=UK otherwise), however it seem to be operator-tied.

I think AC is Vodaphone UK and MS is an Orange UK (new one, original ones were XX)

That is correct, this is definately a UK update. My unbranded Omnia from the UK repair centre waited specifically for this UK update to be releasedso that they could send me the phone with this update rather than just repair it with the same old version.

The XX version refers to the original UK update for unbranded Omnia's. There's a version naming scheme topic somewhere in this forum which identifies this update as UK October 2008.

Edited November 19, 2008 by nLinked

[Guest forrager]

Just to try and clear things up a little for you!

http://samsungmobile.com/promotion/omnia/u...ne/vodafone.jsp

This is the official (i900ACHJ2) UK ROM update for Vodaphone customers.

For answers to other related questions in respect of this release i suggest this link

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?show...8966&st=340

and recommend you start at the last page and work backwards - to save you time! Topic began Oct 08

Enjoy! B)

Edited November 19, 2008 by forrager

[Guest Flukester]

got my phone back today after bricking it with bad flash... I had promised myself never to flash again but thought I'd go for this offical upgrade..

upgraded in vista, no modem drivers needed, worked flawlessly, well done samsung!

[Guest Frankish]

This is doing my head in lol. I have tried hex editing the updater file. Tried that code to change region and still doesn't work. I managed to go from T-Mob to HJ1 just want to get this newest one. But no go B)

[Guest Frankish]

What network are you on? Are there any noticable differences. Can any T-Mobile branded phone users let us know if they have updated successfully?

Cheers

I updated to DXHJ1. It debranded it so no more T-Mobile crap. Can't work this one though!

[Guest assessor]

Just updated firmware from MSHG1 to MSHJ1 and the phone is a lot more responsive. Small problem though. I'm using the Samsung widget today screen and tried the widgets to make sure they were all working but the status widget that shows network provider/phone off information is now stuck on the today page and can't be docked back onto the widget bar. In fact it can't be moved at all. I have tried a few soft resets but nothing seems to solve it. Anyone else have the same problem after updating?

[Guest The Squonk]

Tried again - several times. Seemed to work eventually, until the updater switched phone off and asked to restart the phone manually. Phone is dead! left on charger overnight but still dead, wont switch on at all. Is this now "bricked" ? What do I do now? ANY suggestion - be nice - would be very welcome at this sad time.....

Adam

Ended up going to nearest repair centre. May take up to 3 weeks!!!! to get back - ah well <_<

for anyone else who needs help try http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/main/supportSupportMain.do for your nearest repair/support centre.

B) B) B) B)

[Guest NikosR]

Thank you bluey09,

the registry change worked for me and I am now at MSHJ1.

I am not sure what the improvement is.

Does anyone have a log of changes?

[Guest Magpie2000k]

Guys I have a vodaphone branded omnia and cannot for the life of me do this.

I had updated before and have tried the reg edit suggested and tried a number of different ones but just get incorrect version message

Anyone have any ideas?????

[Guest svilendotorg]

My current version is i900DTHJ1, i've tried both the registry fix (do i have to soft-reset the phone?), and the region-configuration by entering the codes in the dial pad and choosing United Kingdom, but neither of them worked B)

All i did was to loose my music and pictures from the internal storage when changed the region B)

I even tried HEX-editing the updater - i900MSHJ1_updater_vista.exe

[Guest daz306td]

Vodafone users check this http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11193

[Guest The Squonk]

Hi All

Copied below from a poster "isnips909" on the rom discussion page - what implications, if any, does this have for anyone trying the upgrade and ending up bricking their phone like me???

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please note that this e-mail has come from an outbound response system.

Any direct response to this e-mail will not reach the customer care

inbox. If you do need to contact us again please click on the 'contact

us' link located at the bottom of the email or copy the following into

your Browser:

http://erms.samsungelectronics.com/custome...contact_uk.html

Dear Mark Ison

Thank you for contacting Samsung Electronics.

Customer Reference Number: 210300****

The page you are referring to is only there for testing purposes and has

not been released to the general public as it is not yet ready. I advise

you not to try and install this. It has no link to the site but as is

the way with manythings it has got out and can now be found on some

forums. For the safety of your phone do not install this update until it

is on general release which will be in the near future.

------------------------------------------------------------

I hope this has been of some assistance to you. If you do have any

further queries, please do not hesitate tocontact us.

Kind Regards

Chris Steuart

Samsung Electronics UK

Customer Communication Centre

Tel.: 0845 726 7864 (All calls charged at Local Rate)

Homepage: www.samsung.com/uk

[Guest Ingvarr]

Yeah, sure, the whole website (with design more expensive than of whole samsung uk) was here for half a year "only for testing" B)

It really funny how it becomes when local support starts to stubbornly insist on their point, obviously they wont admit simple internal miscommunication problem B)

Edited November 20, 2008 by Ingvarr

[Guest isnips909]

Hi All

Copied below from a poster "isnips909" on the rom discussion page - what implications, if any, does this have for anyone trying the upgrade and ending up bricking their phone like me???

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please note that this e-mail has come from an outbound response system.

Any direct response to this e-mail will not reach the customer care

inbox. If you do need to contact us again please click on the 'contact

us' link located at the bottom of the email or copy the following into

your Browser:

http://erms.samsungelectronics.com/custome...contact_uk.html

Dear Mark Ison

Thank you for contacting Samsung Electronics.

Customer Reference Number: 210300****

The page you are referring to is only there for testing purposes and has

not been released to the general public as it is not yet ready. I advise

you not to try and install this. It has no link to the site but as is

the way with manythings it has got out and can now be found on some

forums. For the safety of your phone do not install this update until it

is on general release which will be in the near future.

------------------------------------------------------------

I hope this has been of some assistance to you. If you do have any

further queries, please do not hesitate tocontact us.

Kind Regards

Chris Steuart

Samsung Electronics UK

Customer Communication Centre

Tel.: 0845 726 7864 (All calls charged at Local Rate)

Homepage: www.samsung.com/uk

It looks that Samsung will still be able to repair a phone which failed the update but means no omnia for a few weeks.

[Guest Bad-Co]

Mine works fine, thank you

[Guest eoferrall]

Hi,

I have tried running the new firmware and it tells me that windows mobile device center is not installed...but it is and connects to my omnia when i plug it in.

I have Vista Ultimate and have MSHG1 firmware.

any ideas?

Thanks.

[Guest anubi1126]

well i applied the new uk voda roma nd bricked my phone again oh pooh

[Guest catretriever]

Can anyone confirm any success upgrading a TMobile branded omnia?

My current version is BOHH5 which isn't being accepted by the site here http://www.samsungmobile.com/support/omnia/index.jsp

Tho' a quick look at the page source shows a redirection for BO versions to http://www.samsungmobile.com/promotion/omnia/uk/subBo_xp.jsp

All very odd.

[Guest kmurder]

HI,

I recently got a uk voda omnia (achh3) and am using it with a three, it came unlocked.

I was thinking of upgrading to the offcial voda firmware does anyone know if this process will lock the phone to Voda ?

thanks

K

[Guest CanonKen]

HI,

I recently got a uk voda omnia (achh3) and am using it with a three, it came unlocked.

I was thinking of upgrading to the offcial voda firmware does anyone know if this process will lock the phone to Voda ?

thanks

K

Shouldn't do as all Vodafone phones now come unlocked