Have you tried to flash a branded Samsung Omnia I900 *, what happened?

November 9, 2008

OK, I tried the update, but just get 'Incorrect Software Version'.
Any ideas?

Read below....this isn't mine and have never tried to use it or had reason to use it.

Please in future, read all forums on this site or search them, as this used to be a common problem. With most ROMs on here, it's simple and no incorrect software version errors.

Hope it helps you..

When Trying to Update if you get 'incorrect software version' try this

* Press the 'dial' key to the left of the optical pad to bring up the dialer

* With the onscreen keypad input *#1546792*#

* Select 'Preconfiguration'

* Enter code *#81230*# and select OK

* Select 'Singapore', with the default Operator

* Accept this, DEVICE WILL HARD RESET

* Run update, and all should be well.

It should work, it has for others.

Good luck.

November 9, 2008

OK, I tried the update, but just get 'Incorrect Software Version'.
Any ideas?

Read below....this isn't mine and have never tried to use it or had reason to use it.

Please in future, read all forums on this site or search them, as this used to be a common problem. With most ROMs on here, it's simple and no incorrect software version errors.

Hope it helps you..

When Trying to Update if you get 'incorrect software version' try this

* Press the 'dial' key to the left of the optical pad to bring up the dialer

* With the onscreen keypad input *#1546792*#

* Select 'Preconfiguration'

* Enter code *#81230*# and select OK

* Select 'Singapore', with the default Operator

* Accept this, DEVICE WILL HARD RESET

* Run update, and all should be well.

It should work, it has for others.

Good luck.

November 9, 2008

Read below....this isn't mine and have never tried to use it or had reason to use it.

Please in future, read all forums on this site or search them, as this used to be a common problem. With most ROMs on here, it's simple and no incorrect software version errors.

Hope it helps you..

When Trying to Update if you get 'incorrect software version' try this

* Press the 'dial' key to the left of the optical pad to bring up the dialer
* With the onscreen keypad input *#1546792*#
* Select 'Preconfiguration'
* Enter code *#81230*# and select OK
* Select 'Singapore', with the default Operator
* Accept this, DEVICE WILL HARD RESET
* Run update, and all should be well.

It should work, it has for others.

Good luck.

Sorry, should have said that I had tried that method, and that sequence of key presses doesn't do anything on my handset. This is because as has been documented in other posts it doesn't work on branded handsets.

I have also tried hex editing the updater file, but that doesn't work either.

Contrary to what you might think, I have spent hours searching this and other forums for the answer, but have come up with nothing.

I would appreciate any further help on this. Thanks.

November 9, 2008

I upgraded my T-Mobile branded phone from HH7 to HJ1 the other night and it went just fine - no hitches.

No more cacky branding. Thanks very much to all concerned for the help & info provided on here - it's appreciated.

I am also on T-Mobile UK - branded. Not anymore, all the branding has gone apart from the bit at the front of the Omnia under the glass (dont think I can do anything about that!). I have upgraded to HJ1, PaSSoa's LTE02 Lite ROM. Must say this is a very stable ROM and I have installed lots of apps into main memory and have tons of space left to add more. B)

Method I used was :

New Laptop with fresh installation of XP Pro (service pack 3).

Installed Activesync 4.5 from microsoft

Installed XP modem driver

Made sure phone was working and synced with active sync

Downloaded PaSSoa's ROM and double clicked to run it.

Waited and hoped for the best B) .....Success!!!!

Make sure your phone is fully charged and also your laptop if you are using one before commencing the upgrade. Wait for the new start up screen before disconnecting the phone from the pc as the phone may reset a number of times whilst upgrading.

November 9, 2008

@ imacken, yeah. Would of been good idea to say you tried that key combo and it didn't work a bit earlier. Apologies if i implied you hadn't read up on your problem or situation. A lot of people who post on here don't seem to have of and ask really annoying questions, that answers have already been given, multiple times on this thread or others.

Firstly i would download a ROM from here (for use with XP) if you want a standard ROM, the HJ6 or HJ9 ROM from Secany is good. If you want custom, take your pick. Then in order to get ROM to work, install XP on your laptop and get it ready to flash your Omnia (active sync, Modem driver etc). You will want to flash it again and again, so good idea to have XP machine ready. You should be able to get Updater ROM to see your phone, thats the plan. Just get everything ready as you would to flash it, when its connected to PC, soft reset it and hope the updater see's it.

** VERY GOOD POINT, ENSURE PHONE IS CHARGED UP AND LAPTOP IF USING ONE **

If it does, it should work. If not, don't know i'm afraid. Try another thread (if not already)?

Let me know if you fix, so i know if i ever come across problem myself.

That's why you should use ROM from here and use it by methods mentioned on here, that way you shouldn't get issues.

Good Luck

You haven't bricked it have you?

Edited November 9, 2008 by shokka9

November 10, 2008

Let me know if you fix, so i know if i ever come across problem myself.
That's why you should use ROM from here and use it by methods mentioned on here, that way you shouldn't get issues.
Good Luck
You haven't bricked it have you?

Thanks again.

The annoying thing is that the official updates from the Samsung site now have Vista/WMDC versions and as I don't really have access to an XP machine I wanted to go down that route. As far as I can see, all the ROMs here are recommended to use XP so could be problematic as said above to use on Vista.

November 10, 2008

Thanks again.
The annoying thing is that the official updates from the Samsung site now have Vista/WMDC versions and as I don't really have access to an XP machine I wanted to go down that route. As far as I can see, all the ROMs here are recommended to use XP so could be problematic as said above to use on Vista.

Install VMware and try that. It could and has worked in past for some and not for others. You will need to install XP etc and XP drivers in that VM too. Basically run XP in Vista.

Good luck. I wouldn't do it, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Let me know.

November 11, 2008

Did you just follow the procedure above? Any problems?
Also, can you tell me if you change the settings in the camera for saturation/sharpness/contrast does the phone retain them if you switch the camera off and back on again? I'm told that this works in HJ1.
Thanks.

no didn't have any probs except it getting stuck in the boot and reset as described above, i just took battery out, then shoved it back in, boots up fine, as for the camera settings no it doesn't.

And yes I upgraded via Icemans instructions.

ONly prob I've found is the keypad wont let me enter text in certain password fields in opera, which is quite anooying.

Kriss

November 11, 2008

as for the camera settings no it doesn't.
Kriss

It doesn't! Well, I'm not going to bother then as that was the only reason I was going to do it. Someone else had posted that the camera settings saved with HJ1.

Oh well.... maybe one day.

Thanks.

November 11, 2008

I have tried the update on my VF omnia but it has just bricked the thing - its complete dead and XP just asks for the MONAHANS driver.

If I try and send this back to VF (its only a few weeks old) will they know it has a firmware update attempted and so not covered by warranty. Or would it be better to send it straight to Samsung - do they still have to send it to Singapore?

Cheers

H

November 11, 2008

I have tried the update on my VF omnia but it has just bricked the thing - its complete dead and XP just asks for the MONAHANS driver.

If I try and send this back to VF (its only a few weeks old) will they know it has a firmware update attempted and so not covered by warranty. Or would it be better to send it straight to Samsung - do they still have to send it to Singapore?

Cheers

H

Contact Samsung.

SOmebody on this site did that and they sent him new phone. I think you just have to tell them that you have been into a Samsung service centre and they couldn't do anything and advised you to call them.

VOdafone, probably won't know, or more importantly, can't know as the phone is bricked. However, it is fairly obvious to me and Vodafone, that you have tried to do something with it and it has gone wrong. Strange though. I posted a how to in this thread. It works for me, have flashed 5 times now.

Unlucky and good luck with trying to get free replacement. Thats what i was initially scared of.

November 11, 2008

Should I say I have tried to do an official update and it has gone tits up?

Cheers

Howard

November 11, 2008

Should I say I have tried to do an official update and it has gone tits up?

Cheers

Howard

November 17, 2008

B) After first pulling on a pair of sturdy brown trousers, I took the plunge and flashed my T-Mobile Omnia. I was running XXHH7 and now I'm running DTHJ5.

I used XP and made sure the Samsung Driver was loaded, I didn't run Grandprix as the firmware update had the updater built in. All in all it took about 5 minutes and after it rebooted itself, all of the crappy T-mobile rubbish had gone and many of the applications that were missing from the original setup were now present (google maps, threaded SMS).

I'm not sure that the new rom is necesarily any faster though, I think the Battery life is better but the touch screen occasionaly seems to be less sensitive. But then I only flashed the Rom on Sunday and so a bit more playing should allow me to give a better judgement.

November 21, 2008

I think the main reason that updating from Voda firmware goes wrong, is not the wrong software, but HAVING THE SIM CARD INSERTED.