Sunday 24 April 2011

HOW TO UNBRICK YOUR NOKIA 5800

okay so  i was experimenting with custom firmware and the my phone bricked!. I tried to flash it into it's normal state but before the screen goes to the local mode,it just fades out from this white screen.From there on,the phones just vibrates when i press the power button.


I tried a couple of steps to fix this
-i tried using phoenix to dead flash it..(the tutorials are here.."http://www.fixya.com/support/r8704132-reflash_bricked_nokia_5230_or_other"..

The tutorial is for flashing a 5230 but the principles are the same for the nokia 5800
This step proved futile for me,as i still had the same problem.
-Pressing the hard reset keys didn't help me either(green,red,camera and power button at the same time)
-Finally,i tried using Jaf emulator.the tutorials are pretty simple;
go here and download jaf tool and pkey and follow the instructions on how to install it on xp
 and on vista
http://dailymobile.se/forum/index.php?topic=1525.0

download the required firmware file using NAVIFIRM tool
http://dailymobile.se/forum/index.php?topic=1255.0

make sure u have fw file and u put in directory
C:\Program Files\Nokia\Phoenix\Products
or
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\DataPackage\Products

now once ur device is connected

go to "bb5" tab

1. select manual flash

now for those who have downloaded firmware file using navifirm tool just click the tab "use ini " and jaf will search for firmware file in your desktop


Now download the last bit of file.....navifirm(this is a small file you can download easily)..
-look for your phones model and corresponding RM version(can be found at the back,where the phone battery is).download a model that corresponds to your phones looks and language(euro,black..red..stuff like that)


-in Fixing my Nokia 5800 i downloaded one of the earliest firmwares,version 20.0.012
because later firmwares jus don't work


after downloading with navifirm,copy the files into the appropriate Jaf folder ("c:/program files/nokia/phoenix/products/RM-***") where the *** represent your RM number




flash it,and your phone should be working!,the only bummer is you have to update a lot to keep up with modern firmware

8 comments:

  1. Great tutorial Qew. Hope you'd post more of these things up. So i guess the procedure is quite safe now right? For the masses...

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  2. i'd say it's approved for the masses

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  3. Hey what about us linux users?

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  4. researching into it currently...will keep you posted

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  5. HI i would like to know if I have bricked my set so now i can install any firmware ver for my set.. cuz i heard that sets like 5800 cannot be downgraded... plzz help...

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  6. @Saad sorry for the late reply!..well its true most 5800's cannot be downgraded!.but this worked for mine.I also used this to unbrick a nokia 5230

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  7. If this doesnt work, this method should work for sure to unbrick your Nokia after downgrade:

    http://www.fixya.com/support/r8704132-reflash_bricked_nokia_5230_or_other

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  8. did this happen after you followed this tutorial?

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