Flashing/Patching 3 K530i with generic firmware

[TK31]

Ive got my hands on a Generic K530i CID53 firmware, and my phone is currently locked to Hutchison a.k.a. 3 and using the new method, i was wondering if its okay to patch the 3 phone with a generic firmware. If i do this, will it damage my phone? Or will nothing happen at all?

[simox]

Flash your phone with that generic main and then it will work. The best is if you reflash the phone completely(MAIN, FS, custom pack), and then unlock it. But first backup your data from phone's internal memory.

[TK31]

ah thanks.. last question, I only have the main atm, will it be fine if i leave the 3 (hutchison) FS and cust pack alone and just reflash the main with the generic? Any conflicts etc. Plus can a QA patch and a Rest file generated using the generic firmware work with the current locked firmware, or it doesnt matter at all?


EDIT: Btw, what im trying to is, not unlock it, but flash it with a W660i CID53 main, fs and cust pack, which would unlock it anyway. Ive already got all of these files ready to go, and kinda scared that i would completely brick my fone.

[simox]

I only have the main atm, will it be fine if i leave the 3 (hutchison) FS and cust pack alone and just reflash the main with the generic?

If you flash the MAIN only, then it can cause conflicts.

Plus can a QA patch and a Rest file generated using the generic firmware work with the current locked firmware, or it doesnt matter at all?

NO, because every patch is made for a specific MAIN. The phone type, firmware version and branding must match.

what im trying to is, not unlock it, but flash it with a W660i CID53 main, fs and cust pack, which would unlock it anyway.

You can do that. Then generate a QA and an unlock patch from W660 main, and apply them.

[TK31]

=P im sorry if im starting to annoy you, but im new to this:

You can do that. Then generate a QA and an unlock patch from W660 main, and apply them.

Okay, so without patching my current existing K530i firmware (unlocking using QA's etc.) can i just generate a QA and rest patch for the W660i firmware, apply those, and flash the W660i files? Or do i need to patch the firmware already on my current phone before i can start reflashing it?

[SeaMonkey]

First make full flash with W660 firmware(MAIN,FS and CUSTPACK) and than apply QA patch and rest for W660 MAIN

[TK31]

umm... so... i dont need to apply any sorta patch to my current 3 firmware?
Just open it in JDFlasher and flash the firmware without touching anything?

[SeaMonkey]

Just follow this tutorial Patching CID53 (DB2020)DB2010,2012 - Top Sony Forums and instead K530 - use W660 firmware (R8BE001)

[TK31]

ah thanks... so,

3. Firmware for your phone(first look in any cid folder-your phone model-firmware)

Do i look for my K530, or look for W660?

[SeaMonkey]

Look for W660