did I kill my GDFS?

[c0lin8r]

hi. noob here. thanks for whatever help anyone gives

Had a black SE W580i from AT&T for two weeks - debranded a couple of days ago using SETOOL2LITE and the following files:
- W580_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn
- W580_R8BA024_FS_C_ASIA_RED52.fbn
- W580_CDA102568_7_R8A_GENERIC_C_ASIA

went off without a hitch :) (so I thought); phone works fine. did not back up GDFS beforehand.

Wanted to put Flash menus in, downloaded XS++ and necessary data.
started trying to, and ran into some problems... says phone not supported... thought I would back up GDFS at this point, and it won't do it with either tool.

before any of this, had already installed on PC Sony Ericsson suite (to back up address book) and Update Manager

here's the million-dollar question:
do I leave the phone alone because it works and it's unbranded, or do I keep messing with it to get it the way that I would like?

If I keep messing, where do I begin, and with what tool?
:confused:

again, thanks for any help offered.



here are my logs:

-->SETOOL2LITE
1). attempt to back up GDFS:
welcome to setool2 lite edition v 1.08
supported DB2010/DB2012 CID49/50/51/52, DB2020 CID49/51/52
Loaded 51 flash descriptors
Will backup GDFS now.
ChipID:9900,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS RED RETAIL PRODUCT
FLASH CID detected:53
Speed:921600
OTP LOCKED:1 CID:51 PAF:1 IMEI:01127100967560 CERT:RED
FLASH CID:53 COLOR:RED
Can't build loaders chain ;(
Elapsed:6 secs.
2). attempt to read flash
ChipID:9900,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS RED RETAIL PRODUCT
FLASH CID detected:53
Speed:921600
OTP LOCKED:1 CID:51 PAF:1 IMEI:01127100967560 CERT:RED
FLASH CID:53 COLOR:RED
Can't build loaders chain ;(
Elapsed:10 secs.

-->XS+++
1). attempt to backup GDFS
20:59:24| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !
20:59:24| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP
20:59:33|
20:59:33| Attempting to open the interface...
20:59:33|
20:59:33| TURN OFF PHONE!
20:59:33| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.
20:59:33| You have 30 seconds...
20:59:33|
20:59:41| Baseband ID: 9900
20:59:41| Protocol Version: 3.1
20:59:41| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:NULL GDFS:W580)
20:59:41| ...using GDFS name
20:59:41|
20:59:41| Profiling SEMC phone...
20:59:41| Platform: DB2020
20:59:41| OTP CID: 51
20:59:42| EROM CID: 53
20:59:42| EROM Color: Red
20:59:42| IMEI: 01127100xxxxxx
20:59:42| Phone ID: W580
20:59:42| Region: C_ASIA
20:59:42| CDA: CDA102568/7 R8A
20:59:42| Firmware Version: R8BE001
20:59:42| EROM: R3A022
20:59:42| Ready for operation!
20:59:57| After making any changes with FSX
20:59:57| you must press the 'Shutdown' button
21:00:11| Sorry, your phone is NOT SUPPORTED
21:00:11| Error: Failed to send CSLoader!
21:00:11| FSX Shutdown!
21:00:13| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

2). tried to start FSX, phone connects, I click 'start FSX' and get this...
21:01:48| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !
21:01:48| Executed on Microsoft Windows XP
21:01:59|
21:01:59| Attempting to open the interface...
21:01:59|
21:01:59| TURN OFF PHONE!
21:01:59| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.
21:01:59| You have 30 seconds...
21:01:59|
21:02:05| Baseband ID: 9900
21:02:05| Protocol Version: 3.1
21:02:05| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:NULL GDFS:W580)
21:02:05| ...using GDFS name
21:02:05|
21:02:05| Profiling SEMC phone...
21:02:05| Platform: DB2020
21:02:05| OTP CID: 51
21:02:05| EROM CID: 53
21:02:05| EROM Color: Red
21:02:05| IMEI: 01127100xxxxxx
21:02:05| Phone ID: W580
21:02:05| Region: C_ASIA
21:02:05| CDA: CDA102568/7 R8A
21:02:05| Firmware Version: R8BE001
21:02:05| EROM: R3A022
21:02:05| Ready for operation!
21:02:10| After making any changes with FSX
21:02:10| you must press the 'Shutdown' button
21:02:11| Sorry, your phone is NOT SUPPORTED
21:02:11| Error: FSX failed.
21:02:11| FSX Shutdown!
21:02:13| Disconnected... Unplug the phone

-->FAR
no log, but start working with it and it gives me an error in a red box when I try to connect - phone not supported

[Dimastui]

Man, you didn't kill your GDFS. But you have other big problem, your CID is 53 now. And you can not use any tool yet.

[miguel8e]

you can use only farmanager + jdflasher, it has support to CID53 to explore the FS, but you cant flash because rightnow is not available firmwares for CID53.

[pimpster]

how phone got change to cid53

[kursaros]

how phone got change to cid53

before any of this, had already installed on PC Sony Ericsson suite (to back up address book) and Update Manager

that's how...

[Khaba]

well for now you can't mess with it, enjoy it and wait until the next XS++ will come out, it will have support for CID 53, and you should have never used the update manager. thats the reason you can't do anything to your phone.

[c0lin8r]

AHA!!!!!!!!!!! :o
Good to know it's not f*ed :), bummer I can't get any farther with it :(.

So with CID 53, I'm stuck (for now) - there's no way to downgrade to CID 52/51?

when/where will we find the new version of XS++? is this the official place: XS++ v3.1 (darwin) - SE-NSE Forums


on another note, the phone is only two weeks old - is there a chance I can fry it somehow and get a replacement to start over? is there a glitch or error I can cause that won't alert them to void my warrantee? I know it's not the most moral approach, but with what I've paid my service provider over the years, it's not like they're losing money on me... :p


well thank you all for your help. boo to my rookie mistake.

[surajalok]

that's how...

but updatemanger isn't it supposed to update the firmware only.

[Khaba]

man. listen to everyone says, DON'T USE UPDATE MANAGER! beside upgrading your firmware , if there is avaible a new CID it will upgrade that too, and beside all this it might brick your phone too, it's not a foolproof program. DO NOT USE IT!

[ts014]

your not stuck have you heard of jd flasher the far manager plug-in it's not as easy to use as xs++ & setool2 lite but it supports cid:53 and cid:53 flashing.