Whats the best Update, Bootloader, Software version e.t.c.

[Guest mpak]

Im new in the forums and im bit confused about whats the best bootloader or update or e.t.c.Like the 0.98 bootloader is not good cause u cant do a full backup of the phone and 1.3.7. orange update emptys the battery.Can anyone who knows write down the best versions with the fewest bugs lol ;)???

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Ideally you want .93 bootloader and all of the firmware updates. 1.3.7 does NOT affect battery life ;)

[Guest FrankyG]

Why the .93 bootloader? What advantages over later(other) bootloaders?

Is it to do with backups, I have read and re-read all the backup posts but it's so unclear to me :shock:

Cheers,

FrankyG

[Guest Richie M]

Why the .93 bootloader? What advantages over later(other) bootloaders?

Is it to do with backups, I have read and re-read all the backup posts but it's so unclear to me  :shock: 

Cheers,

FrankyG

Yep Franky the old .93 Bootloader allows you to back-up from the bootloader menu, when Orange brought pout the UK update it contained the .98 Bootloader which disabled all but the Erase IPSM function :roll:

[Guest muude]

Has anyone got the .93 bootloader lying around by chance? Think I saw it somewhere, but can't remember where...

[Guest James]

i followed that path untill i found out that to go back to an old boot loader you need to buy the FULL version of WinHex, the demo would not let me do it.

is this true?

[Guest Richie M]

i followed that path untill i found out that to go back to an old boot loader you need to buy the FULL version of WinHex, the demo would not let me do it.

is this true?

Only if you haven't got it on a SD card, i was lucky enough that a guy at work hadn't updated so i copied his Bootloader ;) but i don't have a Card reader so i'm unable to share it :)

[Guest James]

i used to have all three winhex boot loader files, but i deleted them cleaning up last week cos i thought i would never use them! cant remember where i download them from muude!

i dont know anyone with an SPV, so i cant go down that road.

[Guest Chris b.a.r.f.]

when Orange brought pout the UK update it contained the .98 Bootloader which disabled all but the Erase IPSM function :roll:

Doesn't really matter that much, I just use USBterm.

[Guest Richie M]

Doesn't really matter that much, I just use USBterm.

Ah but Chris you cant get the ISPM backup on a 8 Mb card with USBTerm :shock: god knows why tho :roll:

[Guest Chris b.a.r.f.]

Hmm. So use a bigger SDcard? ;)

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

The bootloader (not IPSM) is only 2-4k apparently... (thanks for the info florin...;))

[Guest Gorskar]

Ah found it - this french site has the old bootloaders (scroll down to the bottom)

You will need winhex to copy it back to a card though.

[Guest Richie M]

Ah found it - this french site has the old bootloaders (scroll down to the bottom)

You will need winhex to copy it back to a card though.

And a SD/MMC Card Reader aswell of course :cry:

[Guest mpak]

SO at last.

Its good to have the latest orange upgrade 1.3.6.5 (i think)

but after u got to downgrade to 0.93 ur bootloader cause orange's update upgrade it to 0.98 which its sucks -lets say-.

Im i right?

and how i downgrade it? give me a link... :twisted:

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic...er=asc&start=60

Start from that page for the specifics of downgrading to .93, you will probably want to read the entire thread for instructions on using USBTerm though...