Sony W580 dead after rebranding attempt?

[vince80]

Hi all,

I'm quite new to unlocking and debranding, however, i gave it a try.

My W580i was locked for Movistar (Spain) and branded as such.

After reading the tutorial here: Remove SIM-lock patch generator - Top Sony Forums I successfully unlocked it. I used the MAIN W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.

I used SE tool 2 lite v.1.11.

After this I wanted to rebrand it to a generic Dutch firmware.
I found the FS file W580_R8BE001_FS_EUROPE_3_RED52. However, I understood that also a cust. pack was needed to complete the rebranding.

Since I could not find a R8BE type cust pack I used this one: HB1-06_Gen_CDA102568_12_R8A_GENERIC_EUROPE_3. Is this my mistake?

In SE tool I added MAIN and FS to the file section, the cust. pack to the "firmware upgrade pack" field, and the vkp file I still had from the last time to the MISC files.

Furthermore, since I already followed this step during the unlocking, I switched on the option "use quick access patch".

The log file of the rebranding process:

Welcome to SEtool2 ( LITE edition ) v 1.11
supported DB2010/DB2012 CID49/50/51/52, DB2020 CID49/51/52
Loaded 51 flash descriptors
 
if you like LITE edition - please visit www.setool.net and buy FULL.
 
ChipID:9900,EMP protocol:0301
PHONE IS RED RETAIL PRODUCT
FLASH CID detected:52
Speed:921600
Trying to launch embedded bootloader...
INT LDR:quick access patch by den_po
FLASH CID:52 COLOR:RED
OTP LOCKED:1 CID:51 PAF:1 IMEI:35598902662627 CERT:RED
LDR:DB2020 LOADER FOR SETOOL2
writing C:\Users\Vincent\Desktop\Unlocking W580\Firmware\W580_R8BE001_FS_EUROPE_3_RED52_DUTCH\W580_R8BE001_FS_EUROPE_3_RED52.fbn
CURRENT FLASH FILE CID:52
SSW uses complete hash, hash len is:4260
Will flash 213 blocks...
SSW loading returns:0
writing C:\Users\Vincent\Desktop\Unlocking W580\Firmware\W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52\W580_R8BE001_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn
CURRENT FLASH FILE CID:52
SSW uses complete hash, hash len is:9200
Will flash 460 blocks...
SSW loading returns:0
Going to execute VKP script....
Enable alternative security bypass !!!
Starting to process VKP patch script: C:\Users\Vincent\Desktop\Unlocking W580\SIMLockPatchGen_v2.1\SIMLockPatchGen\vkp\Remove_SIM_lock_W580_R8BE001.vkp
VKP script loaded OK. Lines: 6
Patch structure created OK. Determining blocks to read...
New block #0000 added: $44600000
Blocks selected OK. Reading blocks: 1
Block @ $44600000 read error. Have only: 00000000 bytes
Elapsed:446 secs.

Also, I noticed the word "BAD" now above the "Firmware upgrade pack:" field in SE Tool.

Now I start the phone the firmware is in Dutch, but it says "incorrect sim card" or "configuration error" after I enter my pin. This happens for both my Dutch and my Movistar simcard.

I don't want to completely brick my phone, so i'm not trying anything else at the moment without advice from some experienced people.

Do you guys have any idea on how I can fix this? Is the cust. pack the problem? Did I upload it incorrectly with SE tools (didn't know how exactly to upload the file), or did I use the wrong version?

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Vincent.

[bad_boy640]

usualy the configuration error appears when the cuspack is not the right one....i got the same error when i debranded my phone so i just changed the cuspack and it workd....search for another cuspack and try....

here is a a web site tat can help you with the cuspack

mirko750 - eSnips Profile

[lavondys]

go back to the beginning.

Fs must match Main and custom must match fs.

Download correct firmwares and then go back to remove simlock tutorial and reflash.

Lav

[SeaMonkey]

One more thing - put CUSTPACK in MISC , not "Firmware upgrade pack:"

[vince80]

Thanks bad_boy640, lavondys and seamonkey!

Very helpful comments. I will try your suggestions and will let you know if it worked.

Btw, for others having problems finding the correct custpack, I think I managed to find the it now with the help on this page: Top Sony - CDA W580

I used the CDA number (extract this with XS++) to find the correct custpack.

Cheers,
Vincent

[vince80]

I just redid the process in the tutorial, then uploaded seperately the cust file with SE tool in MISC files like you said (in contradiction to what I said before in the end I used the HB1-06_Gen_CDA102568_12_R8A_GENERIC_EUROPE_3, since it is sim-lock free), and then removed the simlock.

All works fine now! I would like to thank you guys for your help!

Cheers,
Vincent