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How to get Samsung Firmware upgrades

Hi,
so do we know the best way to get the Samsung Firmware updates on our unbranded Focuses that have NoDo already installed yet?
I connected my unbranded Focus on which I used the "VPN hack" to install NoDo to Zune, but did not get the Samsung firmware updates yet.
Is anyone else seeing anything different?
cheers,
Alex

i unbranded and used the hungarian hack to get nodo weeks ago, just synced my phone to zune and it offered the samsung update. i didn't do it yet.

munkeyphyst said:
i unbranded and used the hungarian hack to get nodo weeks ago, just synced my phone to zune and it offered the samsung update. i didn't do it yet.
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If you have the NoDo Update then just rebrand the phone to AT&T sync with Zune Software and you will get just the Samsung updates.
To rebrand: "HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo\MobileOperator" = ATT-US

I just did the official update to nodo and i was still able to keep the unlock.

Sweet Lowdown said:
If you have the NoDo Update then just rebrand the phone to AT&T sync with Zune Software and you will get just the Samsung updates.
To rebrand: "HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo\MobileOperator" = ATT-US
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I've unbranded Focus on which I used the "VPN hack"
Still unlocked after nodo update? Can I still deploy the registry editor (xap homebrew)?

If you did the prevent re-lock hack, it will remain unlocked
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munkeyphyst said:
If you did the prevent re-lock hack, it will remain unlocked
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I didn't
So, no firmware update?

munkeyphyst said:
i unbranded and used the hungarian hack to get nodo weeks ago, just synced my phone to zune and it offered the samsung update. i didn't do it yet.
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So, even unbranded, I'll be able to get the samsung firmware update?
I didn't get any new update from my zune software. Still waiting...

Sweet Lowdown said:
If you have the NoDo Update then just rebrand the phone to AT&T sync with Zune Software and you will get just the Samsung updates.
To rebrand: "HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo\MobileOperator" = ATT-US
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Is it worth doing?

thealanshow said:
Is it worth doing?
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That's my point.
munkeyphyst gave got the update advisor with an unbranded phone.
Now I can't put ATT-US Coz my focus is with nodo (locked) and unbranded.

Uh. Sorry for that misleading info. I unbranded to get nodo through the VPN hack, I did rebrand after . Sorry again
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munkeyphyst said:
Uh. Sorry for that misleading info. I unbranded to get nodo through the VPN hack, I did rebrand after . Sorry again
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So my last hope is the hard reset...
Or wait for a new way to unlock the phone with nodo.

Errror 801812DD
Hi.
I rebranded my Focus to ATT-US because I had unbranded my device to install NoDo some weeks ago. So because I am ATT-US again, I can see the Samsung Firmware update, but my phone won't finish the backup process throwing error 801812DD.
Someone knows what is happening? Thanks.

jaraya13 said:
Hi.
I rebranded my Focus to ATT-US because I had unbranded my device to install NoDo some weeks ago. So because I am ATT-US again, I can see the Samsung Firmware update, but my phone won't finish the backup process throwing error 801812DD.
Someone knows what is happening? Thanks.
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The Microsoft support code says to make sure you're using the USB cable that came with the phone. If you are, make sure the cable is using a USB port on the back of your PC.

I think the second recommendation is the bigger issue. Don't go through a USB hub, but directly connect. I am using a Monoprice USB cable directly connected to my PC, and it worked fine.

jaraya13 said:
Hi.
I rebranded my Focus to ATT-US because I had unbranded my device to install NoDo some weeks ago. So because I am ATT-US again, I can see the Samsung Firmware update, but my phone won't finish the backup process throwing error 801812DD.
Someone knows what is happening? Thanks.
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Thanks for the replies, I solved it but with a different tip the Twitter WinPhoneSupport guys told me, I just changed and used a different USB cord and it worked!!

I used the vpn hack to get NoDo in March and then when the official update came out I restored back to OS ver. 7008 and used the samsung registry app to change my carrier back to ATT-US, rebooted the phone and installed the update. However, I didn't get the Samsung Update with firmware updates. I tried it several times. I finally restored back to 7008 again, did a hard reset, and then I got the Samsung Update and NoDo. Sucked to have to do a hard reset, but worth it for the firmware update.

For those who used the VPN hack/unbranded their Samsungs and don't want to have to do a Hard Reset, just a quick FYI: A Soft Reset will work as well. (Settings/About/Reset). Means you will have to reinstall your apps and resync but it may be a bit faster and easier than doing a roll-back to 7004/7008 or doing a hard reset.

VPN NoDo
I originally used the VPN hack to get NoDo in march, but was experiencing a lot of keyboard lag so I restored it back to the restore point in Zune and then updated it officially. Re-branded the phone and now installing the samsung update. Will see what happens. Hopefully its for the better.

Sweet Lowdown said:
If you have the NoDo Update then just rebrand the phone to AT&T sync with Zune Software and you will get just the Samsung updates.
To rebrand: "HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo\MobileOperator" = ATT-US
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Thanks! Worked for me! I wondered why I wasn't getting it. Reset this and it came right up!

[Q] How to update firmware?

I have searched and searched but cannot find any instructions on how to update my DVP firmware.
I am currently on the old .105 firmware and this thing is almost unusable!
I'm also using the current Mango update and matching Zune software. Would that block an automatic update of the firmware?

phony said:
I have searched and searched but cannot find any instructions on how to update my DVP firmware.
I am currently on the old .105 firmware and this thing is almost unusable!
I'm also using the current Mango update and matching Zune software. Would that block an automatic update of the firmware?
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The new FW is currently available via Zune only for unlocked DVP's. TMO DVP is next week. Plus, if you have Mango-you need to back out to Nodo (pre-mango state) and only then Zune will let you update.

My DVP is unlocked, as it was a T-Mobile version I am now using in Canada on Rogers.
I will try reverting to do the update.

Well, looks like I don't have a pre mango backup anymore.
What do I do now?

phony said:
My DVP is unlocked, as it was a T-Mobile version I am now using in Canada on Rogers.
I will try reverting to do the update.
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It should have been sold unlocked by Dell for this to work. If you bought a locked TMO version to unlock it afterwards, it won't work.

phony said:
Well, looks like I don't have a pre mango backup anymore.
What do I do now?
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Your only option is to get help from MS if you are a official Developer or get a Dev account from MS and ask MS for help.
Didn't MS mention it a zillion times to take a backup? Might also be worth posting in the WP General forum in XDA for help.

notebookgrail said:
Your only option is to get help from MS if you are a official Developer or get a Dev account from MS and ask MS for help.
Didn't MS mention it a zillion times to take a backup? Might also be worth posting in the WP General forum in XDA for help.
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Yes, and I had that backup, but when I tried to backup manually my post mango state, it somehow overwrote my older backup.
Actually, if anyone has a stock dvp pre mango backup and would be willing to share it with me, that would work...

Update Today....

I received, I assume, what is a pre-mango update. 7.0 (7392)...anyone else get it? I assume the full Mango is days away?

Yeah, I hooked up my phone to my PC, and received 7392 (hoping it was Mango). It wouldn't find any more updates, so I just forced the Mango update via this method: http://www.wpcentral.com/force-mango-update-early-through-zune-software
FYI, I have the Verizon Trophy...

tsupersonic said:
Yeah, I hooked up my phone to my PC, and received 7392 (hoping it was Mango). It wouldn't find any more updates, so I just forced the Mango update via this method: http://www.wpcentral.com/force-mango-update-early-through-zune-software
FYI, I have the Verizon Trophy...
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Awesome...trying that now!

Yep, worked for me too on unbranded trophy. But no differences from the leaked ROM that I flashed a couple of weeks ago.

Worked for me as well. Dont you know, if I did this hack (plug out internet connection during searching update) will I get an official HTC tested Mango? So it will be final Mango with optimized drivers?

garak0410 said:
Awesome...trying that now!
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Another site posting the update to mango forcing ...... and it's working: http://www.redmondpie.com/install-w...-right-now-on-any-wp7-device-how-to-tutorial/.
Good luck.

blacklion33 said:
Another site posting the update to mango forcing ...... and it's working: http://www.redmondpie.com/install-w...-right-now-on-any-wp7-device-how-to-tutorial/.
Good luck.
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It worked for me but I ended up having to do a hard reset to get my data up and running - bummer.

FYI:
7392 is NoDo, Mango is 7720.
If some of you are JUST NOW getting 7392, that's really odd.

Blaylox said:
It worked for me but I ended up having to do a hard reset to get my data up and running - bummer.
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Maybe i should of told you guys before: it takes a very long time ..... i think more than 1 hour and a half. You just have to let it do whatever is doing. My update worked like a charm and i didn't lose anything.

blacklion33 said:
Maybe i should of told you guys before: it takes a very long time ..... i think more than 1 hour and a half. You just have to let it do whatever is doing. My update worked like a charm and i didn't lose anything.
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My update worked fine, and I didn't lose anything either. My update took less than 30 minutes, but then again, I have fast internet, which probably pulled the update faster than you did.

Xodium said:
FYI:
7392 is NoDo, Mango is 7720.
If some of you are JUST NOW getting 7392, that's really odd.
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Not really, it's the first time some of us have plugged our phones into a PC
Mike

I have htc trophy
finds no update after version 7008.
I can help.

Any AT&T Mango news?

Any insiders know anything?
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No comment from at&t and @lionelatdell doesn't want to give out a date.
So nothing, unfortunately.

I got mango on my att dell venue pro.. it is an unlocked one though.

Yeah krad we are talking SIM locked devices.

I'm not sure if this counts as Mango on AT&T, but for what it's worth...
http://www.shekhargovindarajan.com/...-non-developer-unlocked-dell-venue-pro-india/
If you go to that link and dissect it a bit, you can update your AT&T Venue Pro to Mango. My phone says it's on 7.5, and the OS version is 7.10.7720.68. I don't know if that is the real Mango or if it's just a Beta. Mine has been working great so far. It has all of the Mango features and stuff. I have an AT&T locked device. Hope this is relevant.
Also. I know that the link says it is to get on to the Mango Beta, but what I have now on my phone does not seem like a beta.

It is mango, but you are missing some of the mango specific firmware. Still should hold ya over till the real thing arrives.

Can't you do the unplug trick? It took me a while but I got it to work and my phone isn't even an official Venue Pro.

Bongo2k said:
Can't you do the unplug trick? It took me a while but I got it to work and my phone isn't even an official Venue Pro.
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Works for Unlocked and T-mo units. No go for AT&T.

mango for all?
thinking about doing the mango for all process on an att venue pro
anyone know if the cleanup update will prepare my phone for the real update without restoring back to nodo?

venelar said:
Works for Unlocked and T-mo units. No go for AT&T.
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What he said

After dell screwed up the compass app...not that i use the compass - it just shows how dumb they are, i updated my att dvp to mango 7720 last night using the beta rtm method here at xda. ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215501 )
so now i have the .212 firmware and mango. Good enough for me.

venelar said:
After dell screwed up the compass app...not that i use the compass - it just shows how dumb they are, i updated my att dvp to mango 7720 last night using the beta rtm method here at xda. ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215501 )
so now i have the .212 firmware and mango. Good enough for me.
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I did the same. Just been unsure if I am still going to be able to get the .219 firmware update. Do you happen to know?
I was in the process of restoring when mango was being released just to make sure I got the best install possible but I accidently deleted my restore in the process. I have 7720 on my DVP though so I havent really cared and I havent had any issues with it so I doubt the firmware is really going to matter.
I'm not sure if the link is the same method I used it seems to have the steps I did.

Kenji117 said:
I did the same. Just been unsure if I am still going to be able to get the .219 firmware update. Do you happen to know?
I was in the process of restoring when mango was being released just to make sure I got the best install possible but I accidently deleted my restore in the process. I have 7720 on my DVP though so I havent really cared and I havent had any issues with it so I doubt the firmware is really going to matter.
I'm not sure if the link is the same method I used it seems to have the steps I did.
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people that had the rtm did not have to revert when official came out, so we should be fine. We get .212 & mango and dell gets time to get **** right. When the update is pushed we should have no probs.

Using the 7720 upgrade path
There's quite a few modifications and derivatives of the instructions in that thread. Did you follow the set on the top of the thread or did you need to make any of the adjustments to upgrade your Dell Venue Pro?
Thx

benignfun said:
There's quite a few modifications and derivatives of the instructions in that thread. Did you follow the set on the top of the thread or did you need to make any of the adjustments to upgrade your Dell Venue Pro?
Thx
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just needed steps 1-15, at that point i was on 7720. the downloads take forever but other than that it was painless

I can't get the update to work. Is it b/c I have a newer version of zune? I can't get past the part where you back up your phone. all i get is a flashing cursor.

macjr82 said:
I can't get the update to work. Is it b/c I have a newer version of zune? I can't get past the part where you back up your phone. all i get is a flashing cursor.
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Did you download the old version of zine from that thread? Uninstall your current zune, then install that one and begin.
When I did mine i did have a problem when trying to backup. When i clicked the updatewp.exe the box would just give me an error: updatewp.exe has stopped working.
to fix: “UpdateWP has stopped working”
This was despite following the instructions to the letter. Turns out they are both due to the UpdateWP setup not overwriting existing files if they are already there. If you get this problem then just go to your “Program files” > “Zune” folder and delete both the UpdateWP.exe and wm7update.dll files (mine were both dated April) and rerun the UpdateWP setup file.
Once i did that it was smooth sailing.

Great. I've unistalled my zune software and can't install this one. I kepp getting error that the it can't install becuase langauge packs aren't installing or something.
edit: finally got zune to reinstall. even though it was from the download it installed version 4.8.2345 instead. So when is the Titan coming to AT&T again?

I had no issues with the update...

I think the problem is with my registry and my Zune. The new version doesn't completely uninstall which causes problems with the older version installing. I've had zune since G1 brick and my settings have even traveled from XP to 7. My library huge and not even located on one drive. I don't want to use something like revo to completely uninstall and lose my settings and my syncs, which are for multiple devices.
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[Q] Can I update my focus mango 8107 to tango using cabsender?

Hi,
I have at&t focus, mango 8107, rev 1.4 hardware. Can I update it to tango using cabsender method from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27960331#post27960331 ?
I don't have any custom rom, just the original mango release, which was force updated thru zune.
If anybody has successfully updated using above method, then please let me know.
Thanks.

Rahul_M said:
Hi,
I have at&t focus, mango 8107, rev 1.4 hardware. Can I update it to tango using cabsender method from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27960331#post27960331 ?
I don't have any custom rom, just the original mango release, which was force updated thru zune.
If anybody has successfully updated using above method, then please let me know.
Thanks.
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Yes, you can. I've done just that with my Focus v1.3

yeah, my focus 1.3 has 8773 running just fine, however, i cannot get gps to work right. then again, i have not been able to get it to work right on update 7720 up.
just make sure you do the updates via cab sender incrementally and install the correct language update packages with the update. ei flash 7720-7740 update w/ 7720-7740 language, then flash 7740-8107 update w/ 7740-8107 language packs.

I updated my samsung focus using this method http://digg.com/newsbar/Technology/tango_update_for_samsung_focus_omnia_w
their are 2 updates so when its finish you have to do it again and also you have to use windowsbreakproject again to be able to side load again and access anything you already side loaded.everything worked for me.im on att also. only thing that's frustrating is disconnecting and reconnecting ethernet wire because you dont always catch it right away it takes a few tries.

hydeyoshi said:
I updated my samsung focus using this method http://digg.com/newsbar/Technology/tango_update_for_samsung_focus_omnia_w
their are 2 updates so when its finish you have to do it again and also you have to use windowsbreakproject again to be able to side load again and access anything you already side loaded.everything worked for me.im on att also. only thing that's frustrating is disconnecting and reconnecting ethernet wire because you dont always catch it right away it takes a few tries.
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I tried this 30-40 times on my AT&T Samsung Focus, 1.3. Never finds an update.

make sure you put your phone in airplane mode.it should work i did it last night after a about 10 tries or maybe more wasn't counting.give it another try.

It might work for Focus flash / Omnia but not for Focus. This kind of update only works when there is an update for your device but not available in your region

Yes, I am not able to force update via zune. So thought about cabsender method but don't want to take the risk as mango is working properly on my focus. And tango doesn't have much to offer other than mms, which I never use.
Thanks to everybody for answering.

Which language packs do you need to install to go from 8107 to Tango?

bennyj71 said:
Which language packs do you need to install to go from 8107 to Tango?
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You can use my easy install packages found here. Install both, including all the language packs. Instructions on that thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736863

SuperSport said:
You can use my easy install packages found here. Install both, including all the language packs. Instructions on that thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736863
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OOOOkkkk.....so do I install the Rogers update?
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My Focus only has 5 languages. Do I have to install all 22. If not what are the five I need?

bennyj71 said:
OOOOkkkk.....so do I install the Rogers update?
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My Focus only has 5 languages. Do I have to install all 22. If not what are the five I need?
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Are you using an ATT Lumia 900? If you are, then install all the languages included, and yes, install the Rogers update.

Att Focus
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bennyj71 said:
Att Focus
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If you're unlocked:
First, run *#1234# in Diagnosis. If the latest 3 letters of the PDA are less than KK2 (ie KI4, KH2, KK1, etc) then you can do what I did: WindowBreak and update with Zune (less chances of brick) and unlock with *#9908#.

bennyj71 said:
Att Focus
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Oops, SORRY, I totally missed what I was reading...

EnderPsp said:
If you're unlocked:
First, run *#1234# in Diagnosis. If the latest 3 letters of the PDA are less than KK2 (ie KI4, KH2, KK1, etc) then you can do what I did: WindowBreak and update with Zune (less chances of brick) and unlock with *#9908#.
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My Focus isn't unlocked

bennyj71 said:
My Focus isn't unlocked
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I see. In that case, you can use cabsender method to update.
However, If I were you, I would unlock, for the benefit of homebrew (battery app, custom widgets, etc etc etc). And, if your PDA is less than KK2, you can unlock with WindowBreak, install WP7 Root Tools, alter the registry key
HKLM \ System \ Platform \ DeviceTargetingInfo \ MobileOperator
from "ATT-US" to "ROG-CA", connect in Zune, and update. Less chances of brick and it's the "official way" to update through Zune, plus you also get to decide whether you still want to have homebrew after the update.
Your call.

Help
Ok tried WindowsBreak. Don't know if it worked. Tried emailing WP7 Root Tools to myself but don't see where it installed.

bennyj71 said:
Ok tried WindowsBreak. Don't know if it worked. Tried emailing WP7 Root Tools to myself but don't see where it installed.
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You need to read the guides carefully.
Re-read the guide for WindowBreak, it tells you how to check in Diagnosis.
See the post in my sig for for guide on deploying apps.