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Do Not Update Your Xperia X1 Using The Sony Update Service...

Do not use sony update service just yet
Although Sony DO NOT yet have a firmware update for the Xperia, the update service still gives you the option to restore the phone by reinstalling the currant firmware version.
But DO NOT USE THE UPDATE SERVICE JUST YET, consult sony technical service first, if you are experiencing problems and are looking to restore via update service. (vista 32 bit, i also know one case on windows xp from a xperia user)
I carried an update to restore the original firmware and the phone got blocked(bricked) update stops at 11%
i had to send it back and purchase a new xperia.
Excellent phone, hope all Xperia users are enjoying the experiences with X1

WHAT??!?!?!?!? They didn't exchange it or something?

i dont understand, this is windows mobile, why would we need to upgrade firmware? If anything, we just need to hard reset the phone and its back to factory. I mean there are custom roms but we cant flash it until we have a hard spl

Updates
you wanna be able to update the phone to fix bugs in the FW, like the Bluetooth disabling itself issue, or the panels being slow etc.
As to y u would wanna re install the existing FW, some people might have messed around and bricked their phone, a quick solution would be to reinstall the FW.

I can help you with flashing to generic firmware on X1.
Just send me a PM.
I have uploaded the list of firmwares available.
Check out the attachment.

I bought a new X1
I bought a new X1 but with Windows Mobile in Swedish. I tried different ROM images but still I cannot get the English version. Can you help me with an working image

Please
ferraripassion said:
I can help you with flashing to generic firmware on X1.
Just send me a PM.
I have uploaded the list of firmwares available.
Check out the attachment.
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Can you please help me, and tell me where I can download the Generic AT Rom for X1, I need to send it back, but was not able to get this ROM? even the Update service of SE, there is no option to restore, it say only, that there is no new software for it.
Please help, and is there any special SPL I need to use?
thanks in advance.

I'm glad I came across this thread. I was about check for updates but I sure wouldn't have reinstalled the same firmware version. Anyway, I guess I should just wait for the next update and update the phone after I find out how it makes the phone better.

... to late, ive already updated it with the latest dutch vodafone rom version. luckly it didnt brick.

1.6 ???

Hi all, i just wanted to know how a guy at work has the same phone as me on orange and has not updated any roms etc and has firmware 1.6 on his ??? as well as a new market place app ???
He said he got a over the air update ??? (what the hell is this)
ive looked at the htc web and orange but the only rom to download is the one i have , have tried generic but get the customer id error
any ideas on how to update my phone to orange 1.6 firmware would be great my phone details are as follows
thanks in advance, chris

Your sig says "Firmware: 1.6" yet you want to upgrade to 1.6? Am I missing something?

My mistake it should say 1.5 on my signature just edited it now

I don't know where his phone and firmware came from, but there is no *official* 1.6 (Donut) firmware for the Hero.
HTC are going to provide an update to the Hero, but it is going straight from 1.5 to 2.1, skipping 1.6 and 2.0.
Regards,
Dave

Ok thanks Dave are there any details on when that will be ??? And what is over the air update ???

crz15 said:
Ok thanks Dave are there any details on when that will be ??? And what is over the air update ???
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The clue is in the words.
1. Update
2. Over the air.
An 'update' that is delivered 'over the air'.
Phew

An OTA update is one that is automatically sent to your phone via your service provider. Depending on how you phone is set, this may be automatically installed and activated or you may get a prompt asking you if you want it.
Go to Home/Settings/Security/Firmware download to find this setting.

i have htc followed in twitter, and about a month ago (i think) htc tweeted that a certain company would be sending over the air updates.. so anyone who bought a hero from them would recieve the update as long as they had service..
it probably is 1.5, but they called it 1.6 because they no it wont interfere since htc will be skipping 1.6, and also it allowed customers to check and see if they got the update ( if they left it 1.5, customers would be like.. "did i get it!?"

crz15 said:
Hi all, i just wanted to know how a guy at work has the same phone as me on orange and has not updated any roms etc and has firmware 1.6 on his ??? as well as a new market place app ???
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can we have a picture, screenshots, a rom dump?

IF...
IF..
If it is really Android 1.6 that is on your friends Hero!!!
Can the Dev some how ....magically...
give it to the rest of the hero community??
ok.. I am awake now... what a dream!

Orange locked hero _ trying to update to 2.1 - Is it bricked? Help Desperately needed

Hi, appolgies for being completly stupid, If someone can help me i will be very grateful!
I have an orange network locked hero. After getting tired of waiting I attempted to debrand by installing the generic HTC rom ...
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver
With the idea of installing and letting the OTA update occur...
So i installed goldcard tool created and image. and then installed the htc image.
2.1 is now installed but have the network locked message.
I considered trying to unlock via one of the vendors on ebay, but decided it probably wouldnt work so decided to roll back to the orange rom.
By mistake I ran this update which i believe is the HTC 2.1 update
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_3.32.405.1_R_Radio_63.18.55.06P_6.35.15.11_release_signed
Now when i try an run the orange uk 2.73.61.66 release I am getting an error message 140 bootloader version error.
The phone isnt rooted, is there any way I can roll back or unlock 2.1. Am i going to have to call orange an confess?
Please help!!!!
Leigh

There is a STICKY at the top of the G2 Hero Development section called Villain Roots 2.1 RUU,.. tried that?
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

By doing this would it allow me to reflash the original orange image?
Sorry for being dim, finding all this a bit confusing!

root it via that guide, put in a radio that works with orange sim cards, and you should be good to go

Use this guide: http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096
Once done you can reflash the original official orange release.

Apologies for being thick...
So I have gsm root running, phone in recovery. What do i do next?
Do i have to flash the rom on using nandroid - never used this before.

try this method - its easier
tinyurl DOT com/3242ljv
you'l need to remake the link as newbies cant post links

Tried the simplified version.
When I try and run the zip file it says it cannot open the file and says it is bad.
Tried a couple of times and with both orange updates..
Arghhh!

Try using a different SD card - hboot couldn't find HEROIMG.zip on one card, tried another and hey presto!

Well in the process of trying to get the orange 1.5 build back on i have got 2.1 working!
Tried flashing an older radio on there and gues what it works. I've now got the standard htc 2.1 build on an orange uk contract, network locked handset.
Quite pleased with myself!

goochio said:
Well in the process of trying to get the orange 1.5 build back on i have got 2.1 working!
Tried flashing an older radio on there and gues what it works. I've now got the standard htc 2.1 build on an orange uk contract, network locked handset.
Quite pleased with myself!
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Hi,
Please could you give us the radio version you installed, and how you did it. You'll find the version under Settings > About Phone > Software information > Baseband version.
Many thanks,

The radio version i'm using is
update-hero-radio-63.18.55.06_6.35.05.15-signed
I tried the one before that also which worked.(Basically I started from the oldest one and worked my way up)
I tried the two most recent ones first and these didn't work (Network Locked)
Hope that helps
I've noticed Orange have started rolling out the preupdate, think i might as well stick with the htc build.
Cheers

How do i get from 1.5 to 2.1?

PLEASE HELP...
i have unlocked and debranded, using RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66
im still on 1.5 how the heck do i get to 2.1 ? i don't have the option to update software and the udates on the htc site are older than what i have? confused

i dont think its possible.
i mean if it was, people would have mentioned it, with threads dedicated to updating to 2.1
although i do believe these threads may be onto something.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714855&highlight=official
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720049&highlight=official
i hear the search tool finds even more, who knows

Change your date to about a month forward and you should see the update (if your provider has released it).
O wait you're on a generic rom. Maybe change the rom to an official from your provider and then wait for the update.

bobbysixkiller said:
PLEASE HELP...
i have unlocked and debranded, using RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66
im still on 1.5 how the heck do i get to 2.1 ? i don't have the option to update software and the udates on the htc site are older than what i have? confused
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sorry my poor English
choice 1: download offical update of 2.1 from pc and install it directly
choice 2:hack your device,but a little complex make gold card(gold card is a special tf card which have some codes and program that could approve you to flash any custome rom ) how to make gold card you could look up some information,I have some chinese information,but I think it's so difficult for you to read them.
If you have root,it's more easy,download rom,press home+ power to get into Recovery ,use recovery to backup your original rom,then wipe all ,and then flash your new rom,reboot system.
some device will notify you to update rom,but official rom i think it will forbbiden you root your device,it's not convenient. using the modified edition is recommended.

I used the Goldcard method my my 3 UK Hero then loaded the official 2.1 ROM downloaded from the HTC website. Very simple to do, as said you can also have a look for Universal Androot and go down the root path.

[SOLVED] Can't Update to Froyo 2.2 ?

Hi,
I rooted my phone back a few months back and was not happy with it so i ended up going to shipped roms and unrooting the phone and intsalling the following RUU: RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.37.405.1_Radio_13.53.55.24H_3.35.19.25_release_151892_signed
I have since been reading online that HTC released an update now to Froyo 2.2 for Wildfire but for some reason it says no updates found. I was told by installing the RUU above i will get all OTA updates from HTC but it is saying no updates available
Can someone please advise why i can't get the Froyo 2.2 update ?
It was originally a Vodafone but was told the Vodafone update will be much longer than waiting for it from HTC, i wish i did not bother and kept my Vodafone as they had the update first apprently. I still don't understand why it won't update. Maybe theres something i can do? am i rite in thinking i cannot root the phone again to install latest RUU from Shipped-Roms?
Thanks

anyone please?
I will be gutted if i can't update to Froyo 2.2 one way or another. I don't know if i'm rite but i am sure i was reading back several weeks ago you cannot root a phone more than once, that RUU from shipped-roms was what i was told to download (ruu in first post) as i was told it would receive OTA updates from HTC but it keeps saying no updates available.
Thanks for any help/advice.

Sorry to sound a pest but does someone know what i can do to get the Froyo 2.2 on my phone?
Thanks

SOLVED
Hi,
Just to post back i managed to update manually. The reason why it would not update was because when downloading the RUU from shipped-roms using FireFox it was not downloading the whole file. I then tried in IE and it downloaded the full file. All updated and working