[Q] carrier specific versus retail firmware - RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I tried to find an answer to the following question, however didn't find it yet:
I purchased a simlock free XT890 via e-bay (XT890 is not sold in the Netherlands). The device has French Vodafone firmware installed, after upgrading OTA it now has 91.2.26001.XT890.Vodafone.en.FR. I use it in combination with the Dutch carrier Simyo on the KPN network.
My question is if it is worthwhile to install the retail firmware (Blur_Version.91.2.26001.XT890.Retail.en.EU). Will it bring any advantages in use or in getting future firmware upgrades?
Regards,
Ronald

ronald53 said:
Hello,
I tried to find an answer to the following question, however didn't find it yet:
I purchased a simlock free XT890 via e-bay (XT890 is not sold in the Netherlands). The device has French Vodafone firmware installed, after upgrading OTA it now has 91.2.26001.XT890.Vodafone.en.FR. I use it in combination with the Dutch carrier Simyo on the KPN network.
My question is if it is worthwhile to install the retail firmware (Blur_Version.91.2.26001.XT890.Retail.en.EU). Will it bring any advantages in use or in getting future firmware upgrades?
Regards,
Ronald
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Quick answer, No.
Longer answer, we can't say if it will bring an advantage or not. It will depend on how Motorola is going to release the 4.4 update, but that's up to them and at this time completely unclear.

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vodafone uk branded ota update

just done manual search using wifi and now downloading system update
ota_legend_vodafone_uk_1.32.161.4_r-1.23.161.1
mrcheeky said:
just done manual search using wifi and now downloading system update
ota_legend_vodafone_uk_1.32.161.4_r-1.23.161.1
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Just checked now and not available for me.
Sick of this phone. No signal for long periods of time, dropping calls, losing sync with my Exchange Server, duplicating contacts ad-nauseam.
None of this happened to my Touch Pro 2.
Please HTC, convert me to Android properly or lose me forever.
do you have to be connected to wifi to download this or will it work over HSDPA?
I've rooted my legend and on a 1.31 rom but am not seeing the update?
I got my update over HSDPA after forcing the phone to search. I'm not rooted, stock VF firmware. If your handset is not a VF branded handset or your running a different rom you'll need to get the HTC version.
Just had a prompt that an update is available.
Hope it resolves the dreadful coverage problem I'm having.
HMMM
I tried all, WM6.5 HD2, iphone 3GS Rim Palm etc but nothing runs so smooth as my htc Legend with Android.
After the OTA update my vodafone branded htc Legend runs still perfect as it did before the update, but now with Layer functionality...
Anyone who says his legend Lags or bad reception.. should bring the handset back because it must be faulty or he/she must live in a country with bad reception.
I love the Legend Alu casing and the great touchscreen, I tried all toprange HTC/samsung etc phones but none compares to this great phone!!
Chapeau to Google and Htc.. great phone and great OS!!
Here is the .exe for this file.
I know it also contains the SPA Language.
RUU_Legend_Vodafone_UK_1.32.161.4_R_Radio_47.26.35.04_7.05.35.26L_release_126590_signed.exe
mrcheeky said:
just done manual search using wifi and now downloading system update
ota_legend_vodafone_uk_1.32.161.4_r-1.23.161.1
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Please, can you post your compilation number? Its under "Settings -> About phone -> Software Information -> Compilation Number"
I'm just trying to figure out if its the same rom that Vodafone is deploying in Spain.
I have flashed with 1.31 stock rom but would prefer to have a branded one and I think the new conflipper rom for Vodafone UK could be the same for Vodafone Spain.
Thanks
yeraym said:
Please, can you post your compilation number? Its under "Settings -> About phone -> Software Information -> Compilation Number"
I'm just trying to figure out if its the same rom that Vodafone is deploying in Spain.
I have flashed with 1.31 stock rom but would prefer to have a branded one and I think the new conflipper rom for Vodafone UK could be the same for Vodafone Spain.
Thanks
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Hi,
I have just flashed UK 1.32.161.4 on my Legend from VF Spain using the RRU so it seems to be same ROM as was deployed over our phones in Spain
The build number is: 1.32.161.4 CL155118.
tripledes said:
Hi,
I have just flashed UK 1.32.161.4 on my Legend from VF Spain using the RRU so it seems to be same ROM as was deployed over our phones in Spain
The build number is: 1.32.161.4 CL155118.
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Thanks!
I think its the same rom, users from htcmania with Vodafone Spain Legends' are reporting the same build number. It's all I needed. I'm flashing conflipper's RUU soon.

Some questions...

I am going to buy a galaxy camera but I've some questions about this product.
1) I live in Italy and I found a galaxy camera imported from another country in a shopping online site (so I can save money).
If I buy it, can I use an Italian sim card? So is the camera sim/region locked?
2) Is 4G/LTE supported? And has anyone tried how fast it is?
3) I saw on sammobile that latest Italian kies firmware was released this month, January 2013. Can I flash the Italian firmware also if galaxy camera is not an Italian product?
4) Does flashing a new firmware with Kies increase the download counter? So do I lose my warranty in this way? And can I reset counter with jig o triangle away?
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1) I live in Italy and I found a galaxy camera imported from another country in a shopping online site (so I can save money).
If I buy it, can I use an Italian sim card? So is the camera sim/region locked? - Yes you can, it's unlocked
2) Is 4G/LTE supported? And has anyone tried how fast it is? Only on the EK-GC120
3) I saw on sammobile that latest Italian kies firmware was released this month, January 2013. Can I flash the Italian firmware also if galaxy camera is not an Italian product? Flash away! You can flash what you like
4) Does flashing a new firmware with Kies increase the download counter? So do I lose my warranty in this way? And can I reset counter with jig o triangle away? It only increases if you put something custom on there, like if you root it, but it can be reset with "Triangle Away"
1: if it's unlocked(usually is) you can use any(micro) SIM, but 4G might not be the right frequency.
2: there are 3G and 4G versions, so for 4G you need to get the 4G version and check if it supports the frequencies used by your carrier.
3: only if it's the exact same model.
I used the UK update on my Dutch camera and it works fine.
4: flashing a firmware with kies should always be safe.
if kies increases your counter Samsung made a mistake and can't legally void your warranty.
kies however can only flash updates for the region your camera is from to my knowledge.
you can use Odin to flash a different region rom, which is safe as long as the rom is an unmodified stock rom.
depending on which rom you have installed triangle away may or may not work, it should work on older roms and will most likely receive updates(if it didn't already) for newer roms.
a little note on region switching though: there really is not much need if it's a European version.
all European roms include a very large list of languages in settings, which includes Italian.
the only region that really has any advantage would be UK, because they got the last big update before anyone else.
R: Some questions...
Thanks for your answers. So is the latest UK firmware the best? I thought it was the Italian one because I think it's the latest released in Europe.
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mouse100 said:
Thanks for your answers. So is the latest UK firmware the best? I thought it was the Italian one because I think it's the latest released in Europe.
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Can't really comment on that as I've not personally tried the Italian one to make an informed comparison. Usually firmware released around the same time, are essentially the same firmware just with specific region changes.
But looking at the change list numbers, there maybe enough of a difference to say there are more code changes in the latest Italian release.
Only way to know which is "better", is to try them both out yourself, unless someone here who has tried both, can answer that question for you.
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R: Some questions...
OK many thanks
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Hi,
is there a way to backup the efs-folder ?

OTA firmware update for Z1 from UK?

So I see people are talking about firmware updates way pas beyond the xxxx.518, and yet my phone (bought it from Clove) reports no updates are available.
I've tried to connect it to the PC software, same result, the software is up to date.
So the question is should I get it by now or is something wrong with the phone?
obender said:
So I see people are talking about firmware updates way pas beyond the xxxx.518, and yet my phone (bought it from Clove) reports no updates are available.
I've tried to connect it to the PC software, same result, the software is up to date.
So the question is should I get it by now or is something wrong with the phone?
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There were no OTA updates for the unlocked unbranded XZ1 as of yet. To get the latest .534 firmware you need to flash it.
obender said:
So I see people are talking about firmware updates way pas beyond the xxxx.518, and yet my phone (bought it from Clove) reports no updates are available.
I've tried to connect it to the PC software, same result, the software is up to date.
So the question is should I get it by now or is something wrong with the phone?
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Yeah there are 0 firmware updates which is very strange as unlocked ones usually get the updates first! O2 branded phones here in the UK are running .534 so its really frustrating! I've got .534 for the unlocked Central Europe phones and will flash that if the UK one isn't released soon!
Sean473 said:
Yeah there are 0 firmware updates which is very strange as unlocked ones usually get the updates first! O2 branded phones here in the UK are running .534 so its really frustrating! I've got .534 for the unlocked Central Europe phones and will flash that if the UK one isn't released soon!
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Yeah I'm thinking about the central Europe 534 but just trying to hang out a bit longer
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OMEiAM said:
There were no OTA updates for the unlocked unbranded XZ1 as of yet. To get the latest .534 firmware you need to flash it.
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I received an OTA update this morning for .534. Purchased my unbranded C6903 from Clove and using in the U.S.
I asked EE for a update release and there response was we don't receive info on software updates.
Are they for real?
thepanttherlady said:
I received an OTA update this morning for .534. Purchased my unbranded C6903 from Clove and using in the U.S.
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Same here, got it this morning.
gannon82 said:
I asked EE for a update release and there response was we don't receive info on software updates.
Are they for real?
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You should be able to flash the unlocked firmware onto your EE branded phone... It shouldn't void your warranty but if they make a lot of fuss, you can easily flash the EE branded firmware back.. Don't take my word for it as I've never used a carrier branded phone (always unlocked)... Wait for some opinions on the forum!

[Q] Looking for CDA Strings - German users I need your help

Hey folks
I need some CDA strings for the C5303.
Back in the DB2010/2020/3150/3200 days we used to have people making (almost) complete lists for the CDA strings, but now it seems to be quite hard to find any information.
I'm currently looking for
Generic Germany - the version that comes with mcaffee and myxperia. I downloaded an ftf from the firmware thread called Generic_DE, that one comes without any bloatware though.
Telekom Germany
So, whoever bought a C5303 in Germany with or without Telekom branding, please report back here.
Thanks! :good:
Actually, I could figure it out myself if anybody can tell me where in the world Flashtool hides all the logs from previous operations?
After some more searching I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49852627&postcount=1427
Still, I'd love to know whether/where flashtool saves the logs.
Also, it would be great if someone could confirm these CDA strings:
1271-0334 - generic, bought without contract from a retailer in Germany
1272-4703 - Telekom (contract)

Flashing from UK Vodafone to plain unbranded firmware?

Hi is it possible to flash an S10 Exynos from the Vodafone branded firmware to the plain unbranded firmware?
If so is anybody able to point me in the right direction for a guide to doing so? The phone is already network unlocked, I just want to get updates at the same time as everyone else, at the moment I'm still on the July security patch for example.
I've searched through a lot of results but am really struggling since the words 'unlock', 'firmware', 'flash', 'stock' etc come up in so many threads.

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