w800i cannot reflashed with XS++

Dear helpful,

I'm a NEWBIE with SE and need you help

My w800i does not work properly nowadays (mainly with Camera record and view photo functions) so I decided to reflash it.

Following guide here, I downloaded flash file: W800_R1L002_MAIN_EU_1_CA_BROWN36.mbn & W800_R1L002_FS_EUROPE_4_BROWN36.fbn. Then doing reflash but always failed as below:


11:18:42| TURN OFF PHONE!
11:18:42| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.
11:18:42| You have 30 seconds...
11:18:42|
11:18:46| Did not receive 0x5a. Continuing
11:19:14| Disconnected... Unplug the phone
11:19:18|
11:19:18| Attempting to open the interface...
11:19:18|
11:19:18| TURN OFF PHONE!
11:19:18| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.
11:19:18| You have 30 seconds...
11:19:18|
11:19:23| Baseband ID: 8040
11:19:23| Protocol Version: 3.1
11:19:23|
11:19:23| Sending db2010_cid00_prodid_p3l.bin...
11:19:23| Applet ID: 061113 1250 ALUCXC125872_COMPACTPRODUCTION_ID_LOADER P3L
11:19:23| This is a PRODUCTION_ID loader
11:19:23| Activating GDFS...
11:19:23| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:K750 GDFS:W800)
11:19:23| ...using IMEI name
11:19:23| Restarting phone - please wait...
11:19:23|
11:19:23| Disconnect phone from USB-port and wait for
11:19:23| further instructions.
11:19:23| You have 10 seconds.
11:19:23|
11:19:33| Open the battery-cover and reinsert the battery.
11:19:33| Hold C Button on phone and connect phone again.
11:19:33| You have 30 seconds.
11:19:33|
11:19:43| Baseband ID: 8040
11:19:43| Protocol Version: 3.1
11:19:43| Phone has restarted successfully...
11:19:43|
11:19:43| Profiling SEMC phone...
11:19:43| Platform: DB2010
11:19:43| OTP CID: 36
11:19:43| EROM CID: 36
11:19:43| EROM Color: Brown
11:19:43| IMEI: 35655200xxxxxx
11:19:43| Phone ID: K750
11:19:43| Region: EUROPE_1
11:19:43| CDA: CDA102338/36 R5A
11:19:43| Firmware Version: R1AA008
11:19:43| EROM: n/a
11:19:43| Ready for operation!
11:20:04|
11:20:04| Sending db2010_cid49brown_flash_r5a.bin...
11:20:04| Prologue: Failed
11:20:04| Error: Cannot send flash loader
11:20:04| Error: Flashing failed
11:20:06| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

Pls help me to solve

Thanks for your kind help & time.

Best regards,
VNCEO2B

u can not flash brown phone all sony ericsson phones are red u will have to change it back to a red one there is a tut showing u on hear some were

you have to download the firmware of your fone

u carnt flash brown phones with xs or se tool

Thanks for your info.

Pls note my w800i reads:

Profiling SEMC phone...
11:19:43| Platform: DB2010
11:19:43| OTP CID: 36
11:19:43| EROM CID: 36
11:19:43| EROM Color: Brown
11:19:43| IMEI: 35655200xxxxxx
11:19:43| Phone ID: K750
11:19:43| Region: EUROPE_1
11:19:43| CDA: CDA102338/36 R5A
11:19:43| Firmware Version: R1AA008
11:19:43| EROM: n/a
11:19:43| Ready for operation!

Dear Philzfog, pls advise in details:
1. Is my phone BROWN and cannot reflashing? Why my phone is w800i but XS++ reads it K750?
2. Should I try again with RED file i/o BROWN file? Or I need to change my present FLASH to RED first? If so, pls kindly give me a link of info should you have.
3. What do you mean by ALL SE Phones are RED? if so, why my phone reads BROWN?

Looking forwards to hearing from you.

Best regards,
VNCEO2B

ur phone is brown becuse it is a protype phone or it has had some work done to it to fix it its a k750 that has been crossflashed to a w800 u can try to change to a red one by reading this tut
TUTORIAL:Brown to Red conversion with DCU-60 ( CID36 ONLY ) - Top Sony Forums

Hi Phinzfog

Thanks for your help. Already read the advised TUTORIAL but not understood. Pls help me to clear:
1. Already downloaded SE Flash plugin by Darkmen. What / how to do with it?

2. Tutorial reads: get a older version of far manager(with cid36 in description). new versions dont see cid 36.
I Have FARMANAGER170, is it OK. If not, what FAR version required?

3. Tutorial reads:
Go to Flash folder in your phone
How to go FLASH folder? By FAR MANAGER or by other Softs?

Sorry to ask you all so much stupid questions but I'm a fool NEW BIE now.

Looking forwards to kind help from you all

Best regards,
VNCEO2B