w580 flashed beautifully, but wrong sim?!?

Hello,
I have enjoyed learning about flashing on this excellent site. My wifes phone has never had a working camera, so I thought I'd start by re-flashing the MAIN, FS and CUSTPACKS as per the instructions for using XS++. It all worked like a charm, apart from the last step - finalising, which I can't see on v3.1 of XS++, and now the phone won't start, saying PLEASE INSERT CORRECT SIM CARD.

Has anyone experienced this?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Craig

yes ur phone was patch unlocked and when u reflashed it would off removed the patch locking it back to the network it was 1st on u need to pach unlock it what cid do u have

It is CID52 Red.

Craig

General Information about Patch-Unlocking (start here if you want to unlock) - Top Sony Forums

try this 1st

Thank you for the advice - it makes sense and I should have thought of it myself. Doh!

I'll give this a go.

Craig

I know I'm straying into the territory of another thread here - but am I right in thinking that I have to buy a SETool2 lite 'credit' from somewhere before I can attempt to do the unlock patch?

This info is very obscure - I hope I'm not just being thick (again)

Craig

nope it is free if ur have trouble with it add me to msn and i will run u though it

see this Flash your phone and How to apply or remove patch using SETool 2 Lite - Top Sony Forums

Thank you Rider4sia. The videos look straightforward. I am however, still unable to start the SETool2 lite program. First my antivirus recognises it as a worm, and then when I override that and keep it, I click on the little phone icon to start the program and get a message that windows cannot access the file or I may not have the appropriate permission. Its a nightmare.

Is there something i need to do to make that pesky program start?

Sorry to be so needy.

Craig

pause your antivirus program, restart your PC and try again