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[Omnia 7 General] xdamir:
OMNIA 7 Branded to Orange updated to both Pre NoDo and then NODO itself. Getting the timing to work was quite arduous. Many thanks everyone.
[Omnia 7 General] Bonebreaker:
Updated Guide

+ Added demonstration video of the update procedure!
[Omnia 7 General] dawnrazr:
ok sorry you win
[Omnia 7 General] egzthunder1:
Keep it civilized guys...
[Omnia 7 General] Bonebreaker:
Oh come on guys! Let's be friends! :)

Yeah without dawnrazr (and others!) I wouldn't have gotten the solution I think (By the way I already thanked you more than once!). He gave me the start and after some experimenting I found a solution that worked for me and I posted it here.

But does it really matter who was it to what percentage?

No!!!

Let's be friends and simply let us enjoy our phones running NoDo! :)
[Omnia 7 General] snpg:
Hurrah, now have NoDo. It was the Wi-Fi method that worked for me first time. I just couldn't get the 3G one to work.

I have a T-Mobile UK branded Omnia 7 which I had unlocked and use an O2 Pay Monthly sim. I had debranded it using the app.

Put basically:

Disabled Data Connection on phone.

Enabled Wi-Fi on phone and ensured it was connected.

Connected to PC with USB cable.

Ran PPTP connection.

Ran Zune and then Update. It took 90 seconds to say I was already updated (to 7008).

Closed Zune.

Disconnected PPTP.

Disconnected phone.

Reconnected phone to PC with USB cable (with Wi-Fi connection still on).

Ran PPTP connection.

Ran Zune and then Update.

Turned off Wi-fi on phone after 2-3 seconds of running Update on Zune.

25-30 seconds later Zune said there was a March 2011 update.

Disconnected PPTP connection.

Ran the March 2011 update in Zune (it backs up your phone which can take a while).

Now have NoDo.

Plus, still have my side-loaded apps (bona).:D
[Omnia 7 General] Forzahibs:
Quite right lads , i don't even know how to do the reg thing to enable me to update my Orange branded (splashscreen anyway) phone.

Someone please giude me :(

All of you keep up the good work
[Omnia 7 General] FrozenLord:
Thanks a bunch :)

I just did this procedure and on the second attempt it actually worked.

My phone is a HTC Mozart from T-Mobile Germany, however I've removed the vendor string from the registry in the past (to make it look like a unbranded phone to Microsoft's update servers).

//EDIT: Make sure, your Zune software is up-to-date!

I actually had to repeat the procedure a third time, because the first successful attempt updated my Zune software :D

Good luck to all of you!

Best Regards,

FrozenLord
[Omnia 7 General] HissingNewt:
When I try to connect to Hungary PPTP, it will always connect me to Hungary L2TP. Does anyone have a solution for that?
[Omnia 7 General] uristic:
I can also confirm this !! I've tried 3g method at least 100+ times and it didn't work. Just try this I got it the first time I've tried, though I waited 5 sec. when turning on-off wifi. Updating right now =)
[Omnia 7 General] dawnrazr:
Thanx Bonebreaker! Well said :) that guy has had a problem with me from the start??? big chip on his shoulder if you ask me? I was the first one that got this to work! and I shared it with you guys! then I get told it didn't work??? well why did I post this then to start with? other people have found different solutions, but I didn't rip into them! lets just all get along! anyway Bonebreaker you carry on the good work dude! I'm done with this now! I'm happy as I came up with this solution
[Omnia 7 General] W99DEY:
I used this... Works on Contract 3(UK) Yes contract.

Start Zune, plug phone in connect to internet, start Hungary dialer....

Then use a stop watch to time how long it takes to say phone up to date... Mine took 28 seconds.

Switch to settings and data connection slider. Make sure this is on....

Click phone, settings, update in zune then start the stop watch....

With me at 26 seconds, got an error message.... at 28 seconds got upto date at 7008.....

When the stop watch gets to 27 seconds or what ever your time is..... switch off the data connection...... If all goes to plan, zue will report the update!

Disconnect your internet connection to remove the hungary dialer, reconnect co normal connection only....

Then update......

Mine took 25 mins to complete.... including the backup....

If you get phone upto date or the error message retry, I reckon there is only a second or so margin in it....

Good luck....
[Omnia 7 General] acuatico69:
Did not work, I'm trying a hard reset!!
[Omnia 7 General] CONTACTMC:
Originally Posted by Bonebreaker View Post

Here now the steps that worked for me (I'm from Germany so I hope you all understand ;-)):

1. Download usaip.eu/en/USAIP.pbk open it and connect to EUROIP PPTP Hungary

with

USERNAME: demo

PASSWORD: demo

and connect your phone to the PC

2. Disable WLAN in your phone but be shure to have FLIGHT MODE off

3. Start Zune and keep it running all the time

4. Switch to your carrier settings on the phone

5. Manually search for an update within Zune

Important step 6.:

After a few seconds (about 10-15 seconds for me) disable data transfer on the already opened settings tab on your phone

--> The update shows up!

If it doesn't work (cognizable by the fact that you get a time out error) retry steps 5 and 6 and vary the time until you manually disable data transfer! (step 6)

Hope that helps!

Best Regards!

ulub81

This worked for me first time, I counted to 15, disabled my data connection and NODO showed up. My rom is I8700 XEN I8700XENJK1 flashed from samfirmware
[Omnia 7 General] and116:
just worked for me. Samsung omnia7. thanks.

Been trying, on & off, all day...

finally worked with the wifi turn off

two seconds before the cut off.

now what am I going to do with my time?

I shall donate.

Please, you genius[es] find a way to put Android on this phone.
[Omnia 7 General] sealight:
This method worked at my 2nd attempt!!!! (Instead of 2-3 seconds I waited about 8).

(When I tried with Data Connection instead of WiFi it never worked)

Many thanks!
[Omnia 7 General] acuatico69:
:mad:know the update don't come out!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:
[Omnia 7 General] chsoriano:
Anyone else having trouble unlocking after installing the NoDo update? I'm trying to use the Windows Phone Developer Registration (I have a DreamSpark account), and I had previously unlocked it using this tool.

I keep getting "Error communicating with the developer portal. Please set the correct date and time on the phone, check the Internet connection and try again later (ErrorCode:0x64)"

EDIT: For some reason I had to disable my firewall... SPI was causing the problem I guess. Not sure how I managed to unlock it last time though.
[Omnia 7 General] simbadogg:
can someone please tell me if post NoDo update if sideloaded apps still work? or if you still have the ability to sideload apps?
[Omnia 7 General] dark_tranq:
just wanted to give a big thanks for allowing me to get the update in Australia a month early!

stupid carriers here are just terrible.

sideloaded the Samsung Registry editor, edited MobileOperator to 000-88, then connected to Germany via the phone book method, and did the timing trick a few times and got it to detect the update, all done :)

big thanks all!
[Omnia 7 General] iveroy:
wow... thx... that helped me. no my Omnia 7 is up to date :D
[Omnia 7 General] martani:
I am having the same issue here, tried to disable Firewall / antivirus but no luck.

Did you notice anything else you did besides disabling the firewall?
[Omnia 7 General] leosperry:
It worked!!!

This worked for me, but I had to wait 45 seconds before disabling the data connection.

I would recommend trying it with the data connection off to start and see how long it takes before you get the error. Then subtract a few seconds on your next try.

Good luck!
[Omnia 7 General] BigSwirv:
Big thank you to everyone that managed to get this figured out. Took a little perseverance but managed to get to work after about 4 tries (back to back tries with Pre-NoDo and then NoDo). Seems a little snappier and the copy & paste really works. Love this community!
[Omnia 7 General] cerato:
Originally Posted by Noticed at XDA

Hi,

yesterday I updated my LG Optimus 7:

Zune sayed, that i was currently using the latest version (7008) of WP7.

I didn't want to install a VPN client and a dialup.

So i did it as described following:

1. Start Zune

2. Turn off Data connection and Wifi on the Phone

3. Connect the Phone with the PC (USB)

4. Start the update search in Zune

5. About 3 seconds later, disconnect your PC from the internet (Turn WLAN off).

6. Zune finds NoDo-Update. Press OK.

7. Connect to the internet again and install the update.

Should work for all devices that can't be updated by the VPN / dialup solution.

If it fails at point 5, try other timepoints for disconnecting, or try it again disconnected.
[Omnia 7 General] jubbing:
I've tried like 20 over times.. it doesn't work, unlocked Omnia 7. On optus. Tried both methods so many time (never even heard any interference when it was time to turn of the data).

Guess I'm stuck waiting.
[Omnia 7 General] moeper:
Should work with every branded phone, too, which has "delivering" as status on MS WP7 Updatepage.

For me, it works with HTC HD7 Trophy and Vodafone germany branded phone.

Thanks for this workaround!

EDIT: Some of the workaround, postet last pages are strange. Just use the method, connecting to another proxy, start update and uncheck the "search for updates over...:" after 5secs of searching the update. I have tried 5-7 times befor ths worked.
[Omnia 7 General] anzarkhaliq:
An easier method to force the update

I have an unbranded optimus 7, i tried the above method several times but i failed, but there is another way which worked for me

1) turn of data connection and wifi connection on ur phone

2) launch zune and check for update

3) as soon as the update check starts disconnect the internet from ur pc, wifi or lan whatever u r using, it might say ur phone is updated or say there is no internet connection,

if it says phone is already updated it means u r disconnecting a bit too late so u have to disconnect ur internet earlier

if it says no internet connection then u r doing it quite rapidly and u need to wait a second or so more

i tried it 3 times and it worked the third time, the tip is that if u see the check for update take some time then u have a chance that it will find the update

Good luck !
[Omnia 7 General] anzarkhaliq:
sorry i forgot to add, once the update is found enable internet on ur pc to download it
[Omnia 7 General] McHale:
I got this to work on my HTC Surround. Not much of an update but at least I can quit waiting for AT&T to deliver it.
[Omnia 7 General] momagic:
I've been trying for an hour!

Can't get it to work!

:S
[Omnia 7 General] barrychon:
Worked for me!
[Omnia 7 General] rsmith86:
How?

What steps did you take to get it working on your Surround?
[Omnia 7 General] nralcides:
Worked

After many attempts, it worked on my Omnia 7 from Vodafone Portugal

Thanks Guys !!! you rock
[Omnia 7 General] mheefoo:
Confirm work for me as well.
[Omnia 7 General] xsiriusx:
great solution headphones and listen interference :D
[Omnia 7 General] abdi2206:
THANK YOU SO MUCH! It worked! :D

Samsung Omnia 7 unbranded in Denmark
[Omnia 7 General] bing:
Man, you are genius!!

Updating now.

Thank you dawnrazr, xsiriusx, Bonebreaker! :D
[Omnia 7 General] sotong:
My goodness, it works! Omnia 7 user here in Malaysia. Thanks guys! Updating now
[Omnia 7 General] uristic:
can't get it on mine... if I wait too long it shows that I have the last update (7008) or if I switch datta off after ~15 seconds it shows that error in zune...
[Omnia 7 General] Peew971:
I guess by WLAN you mean Wfi, right?

How can you guys count to 15? :eek:

When I get to 5 I already get the "your phone is up to date" message.
[Omnia 7 General] lookus:
hm I can't get it to work.. regardless of when I turn my data connection off, Zune always ends up aying that it encountered problems connecting to the update service.. any ideas would be greatly appreciated ;-)
[Omnia 7 General] lapingultah:
Meh, now that I bothered to see the .pbk connection more carefully, I cannot establish a connection to PPTP Hungary ("Error 678: Remote computer does not answer.")

Am I missing something, why would that connection be essential in the first place? Another thing, what's with the 10-15sec wait in Zune? I get "Your phone is up to date (7008)" message in less than 5 seconds if I try to check for updates manually.

edit: I allow everything the Remote Access Phone asks me to through my firewall, so that's ruled out.
[Omnia 7 General] robnewton1:
i get the same thing.
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
Dude, you are just pure WIN, how did you come up with this? It worked!

I had to try like 10 times , when i waited for 40 seconds, it worked! I cant thank you enough, the force is strong with this one.
[Omnia 7 General] Halle:
Can't believe I was ever going to say this but.. it finally worked !

I first searched for updates in Zune with data connection turned completely OFF in phone. I counted the time in seconds with a timer and got exactly 34 seconds before the Zune error message showed up. Next, I searched for updates again, this time with data connection ON, and at exactly 33 seconds, I turned data connection off in the phone settings. A few seconds later, Zune told me that NoDo was available :D

Unfuckingbelievable.

Many thanks.
[Omnia 7 General] bing:
Keep WiFi off during this procedure.

If it took only 5 seconds before the "your phone is up to date", then I guess you should disconnect the Mobile Network (3G) in the 4th second.
[Omnia 7 General] yfbc:
LEGEND

I have a HTC 7 Pro and it worked for me as well!!!
[Omnia 7 General] dawnrazr:
Well Guys Hope some of you got it right! that's my blog site where I wrote the info :)

keep trying! cos it does work!! good luck :)
[Omnia 7 General] lapingultah:
Can you clarify what's the idea with the whole PPTP Hungary connection thingy..?
[Omnia 7 General] yfbc:
I think it makes Zune believe you are in Hungary, it works though!
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
can u please clarify one thing:

I turn off the data connection when zune is in the middle of searching for an update just before it gives a server error?
[Omnia 7 General] dawnrazr:
No Problem enjoy :)
[Omnia 7 General] evolutionqy7:
NoGo here. Tried a good few times.
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
Thats right, you need to hit the sweet spot, it works.
[Omnia 7 General] yfbc:
I tried 6/7 times before it worked, give it 15-20 seconds then turn off data connection.
[Omnia 7 General] lapingultah:
Ahhh, working, updating now!! :D

I shut down ZoneAlarm and the Remote Access started working immediately. I hit Update, waiting maybe 10 seconds with the update checker, then turned off data, STILL had to wait for 30sec+ but update showed up for me!
[Omnia 7 General] Drbeckman:
Thank you so much !

It worked after a few tries.

How did you figure that out ?
[Omnia 7 General] Halle:
I would love to see the faces of the people over at Microsoft when they learn people found a way to get the update before they are supposed to :).

Many thanks again!
[Omnia 7 General] sekac.magor:
Doesn't work for me. I tried it already more than 20 times, everytime with the error code 80072EFF, anybody else?
[Omnia 7 General] Dejan99:
Same here. Tried to disconnect at al times from 10 to 35s, everytime is the same story. Sometimes finishes faster than I want to disable data connection, time varies.
[Omnia 7 General] JackalJackalJackal:
Yes, same problem errors 80072EFF
[Omnia 7 General] jsbieber:
same here, tried 20+ times at all different time intervals, i have a samsung focus, i even tried turning off my location setting on the phone, still nothing.
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
keep trying, if it gives an error you need to wait a bit longer before cutting Datatransfer.

see how long it takes without disabling the transfer and substract like 5 seconds from that to get the right timing.
[Omnia 7 General] iposminus:
Doesn't work for me either. Can those who succeeded please write on what phone it worked?
[Omnia 7 General] yfbc:
Works on HTC 7 Pro
[Omnia 7 General] Peew971:
Worked for me! :D

Omnia 7 unbranded.
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
omnia7 obviosly, make sure your device is not branded..
[Omnia 7 General] iposminus:
I installed unbranded rom, I guess that counts or not?

I assume it's normal that when you applay "Hungary" internet doesn't work anymore? Skype works, but web pages don't work.
[Omnia 7 General] robnewton1:
must have tried 30 times now, switchng of data at all different times upto about 35 seconds but still no luck.
[Omnia 7 General] spellshaper:
Also doesnt work for me :-/
[Omnia 7 General] IMurdocI:
Thanks dude, had to wait 45 seconds, but it worked!

(unbranded with I8700DBTJK1 FW)
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
i have a t-mobile UK omnia which is unlocked. it shows a t-mobile logo at startup so I assume its branded? will it work then?
[Omnia 7 General] dkp1977:
Germany, E-Plus, not SIM locked, unbranded HD7. It worked on the first try. oO Thanks a bunch, mate.
[Omnia 7 General] davepermen:
I think they would be happy. Remember it's not them blocking the update. Most likely, they'd love to post that guide themselves everywhere.. :)
[Omnia 7 General] Hardmen:
This is AWESOME! It worked!

A little trick:

Get a stopwatch and stop the time till Zune say's "no internet connection". Subtract 0.5 to 1second and that's the time you have to shut off the data connection.

Try it, it worked for me!

Forgot to mention: Unbranded Omnia 7.
[Omnia 7 General] mafu6:
Worked for me installing as we speak, Im using a HG3UK Sim with the I8700DBTJK1 downloaded from samfireware.com

Here is what i did, it may help a few people that its not worked for.

Download the USAIP in the opening post and save it to your desktop

Whilst connected to the internet via your ISP double click on the USAIP and from the drop down menu make sure you select:

EUROIP PPTP Hungary and not EUROIP L2TP Hungary

Click connect (it should connect no probs)

Close Zune and switch phone off

Connect phone to computer via USB

Zune and phone should turn on automatically.

On your phone turn OFF your data connection (found in Settings > Mobile Network)

On Zune go to Settings > Phone > Update

Time how long it takes to get an error message (mine took 51 seconds)

Now on Phone switch data connection ON

Now on Zune click on Linking (just above were you clicked Update)

Now on Zune click on Update again, start timing again and when you reach to between 1 - 2 seconds before you got the error message switch data connection on phone back to OFF.

Then i had it pop up for March Update.

I Hope this helps anyone that is struggling.

Edit: Make sure Wifi is off throughout!
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
infact, its them blocking the Update or slowing it down, not the carrier. Remember, all Updates come from MSFT, including branded versions.

They throttled the distribution to make sure they dont run into problems again like with preNodo.

This little trick simply circumvents the throttling, so you dont have to play the MSFT NoDO lottery anymore.
[Omnia 7 General] davepermen:
which happens by fake-switching carriers..

guess what, a lot of carriers ARE blocking it (which is documented by microsoft as "testing"). they even have a list where you can check which carrier is at what blocking stage.

but sure, they throttle to be able to cut back any time there's an issue, of course.

but i got my update, my phone is unbranded. i got it the first day. a friend of mine has it branded to swisscom (switzerland here, grüsse nach deutschland), and he doesn't get the update.

it IS carrier dependent. but it's not all at once, too, that's true.
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
can someone please tell me how to unbrand my phone?

is this the way?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=897163
[Omnia 7 General] alljerry04:
the Zune shows up "Your Phone is up to date"

sadly, it doesnt work for my HTC Mozart
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
some carriers havent even approved it, thats right, but others already have.

Those who already approved it cant speed up the process, the update is stuck at MSFT, they decided to update free devices first and its their decision when to rollout those carrier branded version, they do the "schedule".

But you are right, carriers can block it in the first place.
[Omnia 7 General] mafu6:
alljerry04 Is your wifi switched off
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
You are switching off the data transfer too late.
[Omnia 7 General] premikkoci:
OMG! It works :)
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
someone please link me how to unbrand my omnia 7? :)
[Omnia 7 General] davepermen:
and are still blocking..

anyways, microsoft surely doesn't care about a premature update from a geek. actually, they sure like it. if there's a problem, then it's always with the geeks phones (those with unlocks on them, strange special software, and tweaks that shouldn't be).
[Omnia 7 General] alljerry04:
@mafu6 the wifi always switch off

@Kostija okay i will try it more times, some people in taiwan already get the update, i hope i can get it asap.
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
Also make sure you are still connected to that hungarian server, I think it terminates the connection after a while.
[Omnia 7 General] KraFT_mk:
Worked for me from the first try!

Unbranded Samsung Omnia 7

T- Mobile

Macedonia

A: On your phone, not connected to your PC:

1. Disable WLAN / WI FI

2. FLIGHT MODE - OFF

3. Go to cellular settings , Data ON

Leave the phone on that screen.

B: On your PC

1. Download from www,usaip.eu/en/USAIP.pbk.

2. Open and connect to EUROIP PPTP Hungary

USERNAME: demo

PASSWORD: demo

3. Connect your phone to the PC

4. Start Zune and keep it running all the time.

5. Manually search for an update within Zune

@ZUNE - Phone - settings - update

When "searching for update" bar shows up, start counting .

ON THE PHONE, after few seconds (about 15 -20 seconds for me) disable data transfer on the already opened settings tab on your phone

wait and

--> The update shows up!

Follow the instructions on your desktop :)
[Omnia 7 General] mafu6:
Just a quick question for everyone

Why oh Why Hungary?

Seems a bit Random to me..
[Omnia 7 General] lorenzo.themax92:
Anyone completed with lg optimus 7?
[Omnia 7 General] TOA Duck:
can anyone confirm if this is working with the focus----in USA------

or just omnia and HTC
[Omnia 7 General] jsbieber:
Toa Duck -> I've tried 30-40 times on my Focus here in the USA, I cannot get it to work no matter what I try. If anyone else has luck with a Focus in the USA I'd like to know as well.
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
can someone please tell me how to unbrand my omnia?
[Omnia 7 General] Kostija:
funny thing is, the KA1 rom, which had that unfinished nodo version 7355, came with a newer firmware/radio (11.1.1) than the final NoDo I just installed (firmware unchanged at 10.11.1)

So we still need the KA1 :)
[Omnia 7 General] brondum:
I am able to get the "An update is available" but what from there? the pc just givin' me the network error and if i unplug and replug my pc start searching for updates again, and says that 7008 is the lates build.
[Omnia 7 General] Jiihaa:
Really nice trick, it worked for me - Samsung Omnia 7 16 GB unbranded, located in Finland.
[Omnia 7 General] silhouetted:
I assume this only works for unbranded phones?
[Omnia 7 General] brondum:
did the update thing in Zune just automatic show up or did you have to do any thing?
[Omnia 7 General] Xylias:
What program do you open the PBK with? I click it and it opens Adobe Pixel Bender for me...
[Omnia 7 General] Bonebreaker:
Apply the registry hack mentioned in my post! (page 2)
[Omnia 7 General] lapingultah:
You should "Hang up" the PPTP connection once you've gotten to the "Update available" part, otherwise the update download won't most likely work.

rasphone.exe in Windows.
[Omnia 7 General] ammarmalik:
lol someone please tell me how to debrand my phone? pretty please?
[Omnia 7 General] bing:
Open it with Remote Access Phonebook (Windows\System32\rasphone.exe).
[Omnia 7 General] TOA Duck:
anyone been succesful with this on the focus???