Debranding w580i CID53 help? -- Being honest here!

First off, I know somewhere on this board is a very simple guide to debranding the SE [US]w580i CID53 but unfortunately, I dont have to the time to search these boards seeing how im working 12hr shifts and can barely stay away after work to find this guide...Ive tried a little here and a little there but have yet to locate a guide on debranding my [US-AT&T]SE w580i CID53.

I usually spend my time on the internet at forums, I know all about the search function. but this forums is pretty big. Im not asking anyone to debrand my phone. All I ask is for some help getting a guide to debranding my phone, All I really want to do is put in some custom flash themes really.

again, I dont really have time to hunt this guide down. in fact, I have to go take a shower and get ready for bed, my back is killing me! god, im getting old.

In short, Anyone know of a guide to debranding my w580i CID53 using jdflasher?


Thanks so much



EDIT -- Is it true I have to unlock my phone in order to debrand it? please say it aint so!

Here's the tutorial: http://www.topsony.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11605.
Replace K810 firmware(MAIN, FS and custom file) with your W580 firmware(according to your language) and skip step nr.16(light effects). Good luck !
EDIT: No, you don't have to unlock in order to debrand, in fact you can't unlock for free, yet :)

Im having a hard time finding out which files I need to download. Can you please list them for me?

You need to post log from XS++ here so we can help you

I was messing around with XS++ earlier and found a log in its directory. Here is what it reads

21:34:36| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

21:34:36| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

21:34:45| Shutting down...

21:37:14| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

21:37:14| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

21:37:26|

21:37:26| Attempting to open the interface...

21:37:26|

21:37:26| TURN OFF PHONE!

21:37:26| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.

21:37:26| You have 30 seconds...

21:37:26|

21:37:31| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

21:37:46|

21:37:46| Attempting to open the interface...

21:37:46|

21:37:46| TURN OFF PHONE!

21:37:46| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.

21:37:46| You have 30 seconds...

21:37:46|

21:37:52| Baseband ID: 9900

21:37:52| Protocol Version: 3.1

21:37:52| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:NULL GDFS:W580)

21:37:52| ...using GDFS name

21:37:52|

21:37:52| Profiling SEMC phone...

21:37:52| Platform: DB2020

21:37:52| OTP CID: 51

21:37:52| EROM CID: 53

21:37:52| EROM Color: Red

21:37:52| IMEI: 01127100xxxxxx

21:37:52| Phone ID: W580

21:37:52| Region: CINGULAR

21:37:52| CDA: CDA102774/102 R25A

21:37:52| Firmware Version: R8BE001

21:37:52| EROM: R3A022

21:37:52| Ready for operation!

21:38:08| Sorry, your phone is NOT SUPPORTED

21:38:08| Error: Failed to send CSLoader!

21:38:08| FSX Shutdown!

21:38:10| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

21:38:27|

21:38:27| Attempting to open the interface...

21:38:27|

21:38:27| TURN OFF PHONE!

21:38:27| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.

21:38:27| You have 30 seconds...

21:38:27|

21:38:33| Baseband ID: 9900

21:38:33| Protocol Version: 3.1

21:38:33| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:NULL GDFS:W580)

21:38:33| ...using GDFS name

21:38:33|

21:38:33| Profiling SEMC phone...

21:38:33| Platform: DB2020

21:38:33| OTP CID: 51

21:38:33| EROM CID: 53

21:38:33| EROM Color: Red

21:38:33| IMEI: 01127100xxxxxx

21:38:33| Phone ID: W580

21:38:33| Region: CINGULAR

21:38:33| CDA: CDA102774/102 R25A

21:38:33| Firmware Version: R8BE001

21:38:33| EROM: R3A022

21:38:33| Ready for operation!

21:38:44| After making any changes with FSX

21:38:44| you must press the 'Shutdown' button

21:39:54| Sorry, your phone is NOT SUPPORTED

21:39:54| Error: FSX failed.

21:39:54| FSX Shutdown!

21:39:56| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

21:40:10|

21:40:10| Attempting to open the interface...

21:40:10|

21:40:10| TURN OFF PHONE!

21:40:10| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.

21:40:10| You have 30 seconds...

21:40:10|

21:40:15| Baseband ID: 9900

21:40:15| Protocol Version: 3.1

21:40:16| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:NULL GDFS:W580)

21:40:16| ...using GDFS name

21:40:16|

21:40:16| Profiling SEMC phone...

21:40:16| Platform: DB2020

21:40:16| OTP CID: 51

21:40:16| EROM CID: 53

21:40:16| EROM Color: Red

21:40:16| IMEI: 01127100xxxxxx

21:40:16| Phone ID: W580

21:40:16| Region: CINGULAR

21:40:16| CDA: CDA102774/102 R25A

21:40:16| Firmware Version: R8BE001

21:40:16| EROM: R3A022

21:40:16| Ready for operation!

21:40:18| After making any changes with FSX

21:40:18| you must press the 'Shutdown' button

21:40:51| After making any changes with FSX

21:40:51| you must press the 'Shutdown' button

21:41:33| Sorry, your phone is NOT SUPPORTED

21:41:33| Error: FSX failed.

21:41:33| FSX Shutdown!

21:41:35| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

21:41:38| Shutting down...

15:04:09| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !

15:04:09| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP

15:04:13| Shutting down...

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Let me know if you guys need anything else.

i don't know if we allowed to post links here, but there are a lot of walkthrough videos on youtube just search something like far manager tutorial

yea ive looked all over youtube. most of the debranding tutorials for the w850i are not CID53 versions.

Ok I managed to get my phone "debranded" I think

Here are the 3 files I used.

MAIN---W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED53.mbn
FS---W580_R6BC002_FS_AMERICA_2_RED53.fbn
CUSTOM---W580i_CDA102774_39_R5A_Cell_One_USA.zip


I still have AT&T on my main screen but there a different icons. NAPSTER icon...things like that. Was I sopposed to use an ASIAN custom pack?



EDIT -- I managed to get flash menu on my phone and set them up. Thing is, its kind of choppy and navigating thru the menus is slow.

what software did u use ???

farmanager\jdflasher

Debranding your phone is flashing it with a generic (debranded) firmware files. Once you get those files, you should use jdflasher plugin for far manager (as it supports Cid53 flashing). :)