How to Flash your Nokia device via Phoenix USB Dead Flashing (links updated)

Flashing your phone is not an easy thing for an average mobile user. But if you can follow steps carefully then its gonna be a breeze. I was also hesitant before to flash my Nokia N8 via Phoenix but now flashing my device has never been so difficult. Flashing refers to updating your device firmware(or internal Operating system) or to unlock and debrand. Nokia phoenix is service software by which you can restore and flash a firmware. This is not intended for consumers though. Disclaimer: Nokia Revolution is not liable for any damage will cause to your device. So read instructions carefully. If you have doubts, you can put a comment here or join our Facebook group for a quicker response.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Can be used to restore a dead phone by unsuccessful software update or flashing.
• Can be used to update your device with the latest firmware from Navifirm when your region doesn’t support the updates or not yet available. (NAVIFIRM is the ultimate all-purpose tool for downloading Nokia firmware images, obtaining lists of product codes, and finding the right product code for your phone. NAVIFIRM downloads all this straight from Nokia’s servers so you don’t have to wait for people to post data packages and lists of product codes.)
• Can be used to flash your device using a Cooked Firmware (CFW) compatible with your device.

On this tutorial, I will provide a step by step instruction on how to flash your device using DEAD USB FLASHING. I have tested this with Symbian^3/Nokia Belle devices. Dead USB flashing makes a clean and bug free flashing of your firmware. You can use this to flash your device using a CFW or an Original Firmware (OFW)

THINGS NEEDED

• Make sure your device has sufficient battery power. Dead USB flashing works when your device is OFF but needs enough battery power when flashing is done and your device is ready to reboot.
• Firmware files – these are CFW or OFW files. You can get the Original Firmware files via Navifirm. Download Navifirm here. For Cooked Firmware, just search it on Google. There are a lot of CFWs in the net but I personally use CFW by The One (he is a good friend of mine). His CFWs are made of stability and speed without sacrificing the battery life. He has CFWs for Nokia X7, N8 and Pureview 808. Click here.
• Phoenix software, Click here
• USB cable for your device
• Make a back up your files
• Take out your microSD card

FOR A BUG FREE FLASHING Before you begin flashing your device. This should be performed for a clean and bug free flashing.

• While your device is on, plug the USB cable to your device and to your PC and initiate Mass Storage mode.
• Delete folders on E:/ such as private, sys, system and resource
• Format your E:/ drive. I use this formatting tool. Click here. Just click on Full Erase ON.
• After formatting your drive, press *#7370# on your home screen. Just click YES to delete all files. It will restart your device, but as soon as you see the Nokia logo press and hold the Power button until it vibrates to OFF.

Lets Start!

Before flashing, Make sure that the Firmware files are placed into path C:\Program Files\Nokia\Phoenix\Products\RM-596 RM folder number will correspond to the RM number of your device. RM-596 is for Nokia N8.

1. Connect your device via USB cable and make sure it’s turned OFF. Run Phoenix software. Select “NO CONNECTION” as connection type.
2. Click File then select “Open Product”
3. A window will appear, select the device model and the corresponding product code of your phone. To find your product code – Press *#0000# on your dialer while your mobile device is on.
4. Select “Firmware Update” option in “Flashing” menu.
5. Press “…” button on the top-right corner of the window to select the language pack/product code You want to use on your flashing. Click on the product code / language pack that you have selected and press OK button.
6. It will now show the Product code you have selected. Tick the “Dead phone USB flashing”.
   
7. Click on “Refurbish”. Then you’ll get a pop-up window, follow the instruction. If it did not work, best option is to Disconnect the USB cable from your device. Press and Hold the Power button of your phone for 8 seconds. Once it vibrates, release the Power button and immediately connect the USB back into your phone’s port. Then you should see the flashing starts.
8. After some seconds of flashing, it will pause and prompts for the same instructions as above. Do the same trick as mentioned in Step #7.
9. When the update process finished, a window will appear “Firmware updating succeeded”. Your phone will automatically restarts when flashing is done. After that, you can safely remove your data cable from your device. In some cases, when using a CFW, it wont says “Firmware updating succeeded” but will just say “Flashing Completed”. When that happens, the device screen will show “Local mode” or “Test mode” or in Nokia Logo. You can try to turn in off by holding the Power button for 8 seconds untill it reaches the multiple vibration. Then restart your device – most of the time it works after that. But if not, you have to repeat the flashing process again.

GoodLuck!

Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Firmware using Odin Flash Tool

Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Firmware using Odin Flash Tool

Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Firmware using Odin Flash Too

flash Samsung Galaxy S i9000 with either leaked, custom ROM or Official release.

Requirements

• Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S i9000
• Latest Samsung Kies or Device drivers installed.
• ODIN 3 version 1.0 (flash program)
• Upgrade Firmware upgrade File (.tar) can be downloaded from Samsung-Firmware
• .PIT file (the boot file of the phone generally called 512.pit) which will be included in upgrade file.
• USB cable

Procedure

• Open Odin (preferably “Run as Administrator”)
• Browse the PIT file from extracted firmware upgrade.
• In PDA, browse the TAR file which is the main file requirement.
• Optionally if there is any file with CSC in it, browse and select it.
• Switch off Phone and remove SD Card (if any) and SIM.
• Connect with USB
• Hold Volume down + Home Key + Power button till the phone boots in “Download mode”.
• Press Start button on Odin program window after it detects ID:COM
• Phone will reboot again and whoa! your Phone is flashed with latest firmware.

Disclaimer

• Take Backup of Contacts, Messages and Calender events and Apps before proceeding as it will erase all data in ROM.
• I have flashed my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 with official leaked ROM using the following procedure and it worked fine on Windows 7.
• We are not responsible if you accidentally brick your phone.

Let any firmware release or leak on web, if it is not available officially for you, flashing with odin is a working method. After Flashing, the phone is unrooted so, you will have to root Samsung Galaxy S i900 again in one click available for 2.1 Eclair and 2.2 Froyo.

Flashing the device firmware can fix unexpected errors or failures on the device or when all else fails, it is the only way to restore a device to working condition after a partial brick or boot loop.



Preparing and Setting up ODIN and Files used to Flash.
-Odin3 version 1.85
or here
Then download the latest Samsung Galaxy S II Original Firwares

Or find and Download the latest firmware Updates

Flashing the Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Procedures:

1. Extract and Run the ODIN flasher tool.

2. Check these checkboxes options: Re-Partition , Auto Reboot , F.Reset Time

3. Select the PDA/Modem/CSC/.PIT files in Odin
In the PIT section, select the u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit file you downloaded.
In the PDA section, select the CODE_I9100xxxxx_CL161513_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5 file.
In the PHONE section, select the MODEM_I9100xxxxx_REV_02_CL995882.tar.md5 file.
In the CSC section, select the GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5 file.

4. Prepare the Samsung Galaxy S II into DOWNLOAD MODE.
Turn the phone into the download mode by pressing and holding VolumeDown+OK+Power at the same time.

5. Connect the Device to PC using the DATA cable
Connect your phone with your computer and wait until the drivers are installed.
Make sure the ID:COM box highlighted yellow to know that the handset is connected to the PC properly.
If you still do not get any results, try another USB port on your computer.

6. When all binary files needed is ready, Enter the Device into Firmware Downloading process, Click Start.

The phone will be flashed and once it’s finished, it will boot up.Do NOT disconnect the usb-cable, remove the battery or otherwise interrupt this process!
But if you do not see a blue progress bar on your phone after 5 minute, take out your phones battery, unplug your phone and start from step 1 again.
7. Handset reboots when flash or download completes
Once you see the message "PASS!", you have successfully flashed your phone.

8. Codes to confirm the Downloaded Firmware Version
*#1234#
Full Reset
*2767*3855#

How to Play PS2 Games on PC with Emulator

We’ve always wanted to play PS2 games on our PC. Well, now you can finally play your PS2 games without many issues using the PCSX2 v 0.9.8 emulator for Windows and Linux, created by the same team that brought you PCSX (a Sony PS 1 emulator).
It’s been 2 long years in development, but the improvements made are well worth the time. This step by step guide will help you install PCSX2 v 0.9.8 emulator and play PS2 | Playstation 2 games on your PC.
Just a note: Norton Anti-Virus is falsely reporting as a virus, here is the report to prove that it is safe. (Virus Report)

Downloading

Downloading differs depending on what OS you are on.
Windows:
Full installer: 12.1MB / exe: Download
Web installer: 3.05MB / exe: Download
Binaries: 2.72MB / 7zip: Download
NOTE: Full installer comes with Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, which you would use for offline installs of PCSX2. Web installer optionally fetches the Redists from Microsoft.com, if you do not have them already installed on your machine.
Linux:
Binaries: 2.85MB / 7zip: Download
NOTE: On Linux you can fetch the binaries or simply use launchpad
Sourcecode:
Archive: 10.0MB / 7zip: Download

Steps to Downloading:

STEP  1: Click on download link above

STEP  2: Choose components, We are doing a full install for purposes

NOTE:  The full install will automatically install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables if needed

STEP  3: Run Set-up Wizard

Choose directory where you store your roms

Enjoy!

Features:

• There is a totally new threaded GUI including Widgets to make the entire experience better for you.
• Newly provided Linux Support, with a cross platform UI. So any changed will affect Windows and Linux the same.
• New memory card manager.  Including such new characteristics as custom nameable(or downloaded) cards and sizes varying from 8-64MB
• Improved host file systems and ELF loading support
• New patches and hacks are auto applied by default
• New VU compiler named microVU which brings higher compatibility to the older superVU recompiler
• New VIF unpacker recompiler which is more secure and precise than the previous version
• Improved SPU2-X sound plugin which boosts sound generation, providing new audio outputs and filtering options improving compatibility
• 65% games are totally playable and, 85% are “ingame” 1500 total games for you to enjoy!

There are several new changes to the GUI as well which include:

• Totally new menus that give quicker config options
• Anytime pause and resume options. Completely safe and effictive
• Anytime setting options,  configuration plug-ins as well
• Several new options that make game play way more fun
• Hew tips on how to use settings and options
• Brand new config with a friendlier UI, Including a set-up wizard, defualt reset buttons, as well as global pre-sets
• Games come translated with many languages to pick from
• Usable with Aero Glass, and Windows Eye Candy too
• Greatly improved for Linux!!

Many significant changes have been made to the core to boot:

• The emulation core has been debugged, doctored up, and given a general face-lift
• Innumerable bugs and code generations have been remedied for better game-play
• All new VIF complier
• GS rewrite makes for accelerated and balanced improvements from previous versions
• The database recognizes the game that is being played, and will automatically apply any applicable patches or fixes needed

PLUGINS

• GSdx is way faster and consistent than any previous versions
• SPU2-X is now the desired plug-in for this software having evolved, all the SPU2 quirks allowing it to run many many more games!!

How To Run Android Game On PC

3 Best ways to run/play Android apps or games on your Windows based comp

Developers have been developing lots f new Android applications and it is very difficult to test each of them by installing in the phone or Tab. So the need came out and people think to develop user friendly softwares to run android applications and games on windows based environment. I mentioned here “user friendly” because the Android SDK is available to preview and run apps on Windows based computer or laptop, but they are not user friendly and difficult to use for all people.

                                                                                  

In this article we list out the software programs that can be use to run and test your Android applications and games on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The memory of phone is limited and it will be waste of battery to download and check or preview lots of android applications on mobile.  

Need to run Android games and apps on Windows based computer:

     Play Interesting Android games on PC:

Suppose you like a racing game in your mobile and want to play it on PC with full screen. But unfortunately the game is only for android not for windows then? You will need to sue any Android emulator software that can run the game inside your windows operating system virtually just like it run in android.

·         Test the applications before they hang your device:

In first paragraph we discussed that, it is difficult and not easy to test each and every application. Many applications use camera, Bluetooth and many tools from your android device and id the applications I not fully tested they can harm your device. I am saying the applications which are outside android market and under beta version.

The applications which can be use to run android apps and games on Windows based system:

1)      BlueStacks:

 

This is one of the best user friendly application that can be use to run your android games and applications on Windows. Still it is in beta version. You can download the alpha version from this link.

http://download.cnet.com/BlueStacks-App-Player/3000-18513_4-75593133.html

Or you can just visit the official website to download the latest version:

http://bluestacks.com/

The best feature of this program is you can run any Android application and game in full HD screen. Also you can download any app directly from the android market if you have a working internet connection to computer.

The procedures are simple and just download it and install then you can find the option of load app or download it from the market.

2)      Android SDK (software development kit):

 

This is the default tool available for android apps developer and also can be use for common people just to test apps and play games inside the windows environment. Bu problem is only that the set up is not easy and some steps to do before going to play and run Android apps.

Download the Android software development kit from following link.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

To see the details setups see this link or this one.

3)      Live Android:

 

Live-android is another good applications to run android programs on x86 based windows system. This is very similar to 1^st one and the official website for this:

http://code.google.com/p/live-android/

To download go here

http://code.google.com/p/live-android/downloads/list

And you can download the torrent file of the ISO file available in two parts. After downloading merge the parts into single ISO by HJsplit software. Mount it any virtual mounting software like Alcohol or UltraISO and install it.