W580i --> Debranding --> XS++ : help topic !! need tutorial

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a'right, im gunna give the best answer i can because i know how u feel as a noob.... being one myself... but i've debranded my phone about 3 times now... because i keep missing the languages i want... but none the less im happy now..

I used setools2 lite ver.1.08 and (my first time around) the central asia FS with a generic flash and some arbitrary custom pack...
A flash is essentially the code your phone runs off of. (ex. W580_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn)

A FS is a file system and it controls what files are put on your phone. (ex. W580_R8BA024_FS_C_ASIA_RED52.fbn)

A custom pack is settings that your phone uses to coordinate everything. (ex. W580_CDA102568_7_R8A_GENERIC_C_ASIA.zip. yes it comes as a zip)

Both flash and FS must be of the same version, im not sure about the custom pack. (R8BA024 = R8BA024 = R8?)

So, in setools2 lite, i specified the correct model from the drop down list (W580)... then added the flash and FS files into the "files" space, and the custom pack in the "misc files" part, setools2lite should recognize which languages are specificed in the custom pack.

1) remove the battery, sim card, memory stick from the phone for a few seconds....
2) reinsert the battery...
3) while holding down C plug the phone into your usb port... windows should find some kind of sony flash device.... let it install the drivers (which you may have to download... which may not be windows verified or whatever)....
4) now unplug the phone... remove the battery... wait... replace the battery and plug the phone back in again (while holding down c)....
5) now press flash inside of setools2lite... (with all those files specified)
6) DO NOT disrupt this process (maybe you should have restarted your computer at the begining? to make sure u won't freeze up?)
7) when setools2lite says its done, it's done =) (it should say something about how many seconds it took... for me about 300... so 5 minutes?)
8) turn on your phone.... you may have to remove the battery and replace it before it'll turn on.... it'lll take a while as it's setting some stuff up....
9) enjoy a world free from rogers branding

hope this helped my fellow noobs out, any questions feel free to post back as im desperately trying to get to my 20 post quota and will answer within a day i think...

=)