Archive for April, 2009

Hack: Upgrading firmware software on Nokia E61 (Portuguese Optimus mobile operator)

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Thanks to Hisham, Paulo, and Catarina.

Why upgrade? There are some bug fixes, namely support for reply from the native exchange email client. Probably there are more, I did not research which.

Check your firmware version. In your phone type *#0000#

My version was: 1.0610.04.04, 19-04-06

  • Install Nokia PC Suite (for backup purposes and apparently for the product code hack): http://europe.nokia.com/get-support-and-software/download-software/nokia-pc-suite/download
  • Connect the cable
  • In your phone a menu appears. Select “PC Suite”.
  • Run Nokia PC Suite.
    • Uncheck File / Invoke at Startup.
    • Select File / Backup (Nokia Content Copier is launched)
    • Select all checkboxes (the backup took me ~3 minutes)
  • Follow instructions from http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/12/21/force-flashing-vodafone-branded-nokia-e61
    • I needed to have Nokia PC Suite connected in order for the Scan in step 7. to work (look at the status bar, no error msg may be displayed)
    • On step 8. use Product Code 0530146 (portuguese keyboard) instead of 0530151: http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-55600.html
    • Make sure the phone is charged. If needed remove the power cable (at a given point I kept receiving a misleading error on step 9. stating to wait a few more minutes until it was charged)
    • Make sure that in step 9. the updater detects there is a newer version (left side of screen). In my case: Current: 1.0610.04.05. Update: 3.0633.09.04.
    • Start the update (it took me ~13 minutes, 44.9MB)

Check your firmware again. In your phone type *#0000#. My now is “3.0633.09.04″, 20-11-06

Through Nokia PC Suite, restore all your data back. Everything was kept, from configurations, files, shortcuts, etc. Although I had to reinstall Fring again.

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