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[Nokia Lumia 900] pharoahwen:
Didn't work...

I got it to flash, at least on the computer screen. The phone never gave any visual indication that it was connected, nor that it was being flashed. When the software said it was complete, the phone did not do anything different. Still when turned on, it comes up to "rethink possible", and hangs there. Oh well. Thanks for the input.
[Nokia Lumia 900] darkone2k4:
Hi.

I have a Lumia 920 RM-820 and NCS doesn't show product code, what can i do?
[Nokia Lumia 900] Abd654:
can I flash my lumia 900 by nokia suite with a custom rom.

or I must buy ATF box

please help
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Did you install the driver as shown in the video? Did you go into the menu and open product?

I believe you still need an ATF box for now. Maybe when more people get to flashing the 900, there might be a new way.
[Nokia Lumia 900] madrascafe:
Hi. i installed everything as instructed. The fuse sees the phone connected, but when i go to the PST tool, i﻿ see the Nokia 920 in the drop down as "USB2:RM-820". when i select it, it immediately changes to "USB2:Failed to Connect". I go back to Fuse and refresh, it crashes saying "Fuse encountered an exception". Any ideas???

I have a Rogers unlocked Red Lumia 920, running on T-Mobile
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I'm just now seeing this message, sorry. Also, I wish I had an answer for you. I've run into this myself, and I uninstalled, then reinstalled the software to get it going again. I'm not sure what else to suggest. Be sure you are installing the software as Administrator by Right Mouse Clicking the installer file and selecting "Run as administrator".

If you are running Windows 8, then be sure you read the section on the first post about enabling "Run as administrator".
[Nokia Lumia 900] madrascafe:
Ok thanks. i tried uninstalling & doing it & weirdly its working now. what gives?!!
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I believe that's the Wonderful World of Windows. ;)
[Nokia Lumia 900] madrascafe:
Unable to get error message

I followed all the instruction to the T. the tool downloaded all the files but when I click on restore in programming, i get this error message. "Unable to get error message". any ideas?

NM: figured it out...
[Nokia Lumia 900] zigg:
I had the same issue as Pharoahwen.

I'm running as admin (win8)

I installed the driver

Downloaded the rom

have it set to online

have it set to no connection

select recovery and then... I don't get that dead usb option.

It will recognize my device (when I tick auto product selection) so I know it is connected

I'm not getting that dead usb option at the bottom though

Using ATT 900, unlock code entered, running Straighttalk....

I just want the stupid Nokia Network App :rolleyes:
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I see you are running as ADMIN, but did you install as Admin? There does seem to be a difference.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
For anyone having trouble, maybe try the Refurbish Mode instead. I just ran into the issue of not being able to get error message in Recovery Mode. Switched to Refurbish Mode, and now it's flashing my Lumia 920 without any problems.
[Nokia Lumia 900] herg62123:
ok question - i have a nokia 521 t-mobile

this question may have been asked already so sorry for the repost if it has.

i looked in the folder the rom downloads into and see several files but one file i see says tmobile simlock bin file.

if i remove this file could it sim unlock te phone or brick it?

if it needs to be there but create a dummy bin file with same name.....could this remove the sim unlock?
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I believe that's a different SIM lock. That is, I believe, the security lock you can place on it so others cannot access your SIM.
[Nokia Lumia 900] fario78:
A doubt, the warranty expires in lumia 920 for this?, And there is some difference of Italian to Spanish rom?
[Nokia Lumia 900] GreenGrenadez:
Sending back for warranty exchange

Hello fellow flashers, Back a few months ago I just had to have the AMBER update and successfully updated my Lumia 920 black from stock USA ATT to Rogers and then to a French RM-821 (RM821_059S6R5_3047.0000.1326.2002_068) and since then to Lumia Black via the Preview for Devs. I've had no problems with my phone until now.

Recently I have 2-3 blue lines running the full length of my screen, but that is 2nd to the major problem that I've had since I've been with AT&T and that is callers cannot hear me unless I'm on my bluetooth. That was a problem on my HTC Titan and now with my Lumia 920.

Anyway, I'm sending it back to AT&T for they are sending me a replacement. Am I gonna get busted for this French ROM on my US 920? I've tried to flash back and it seems to be impossible.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks
[Nokia Lumia 900] Gazzasore:
Hi All so are there any Roms to make the Battery last any longer

or apps to shut down apps running in the background

or startup managers to stop unwanted apps

or bloatware managers
[Nokia Lumia 900] cyadron:
Thank you for the software.

But I get an error when running on Win XP SP3 that this is not a valid Win32 application.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Unfortunately, this is a very old thread, and the Tools described here do not work anymore. Nokia has stopped access to their servers.

If you are looking to restore your software or bricked phone to the latest Official Version, you can try the Windows Device Recovery Tool (Download Below). It's SUPER simple to use. Simply install, run, plug in phone, and select your device. Let me know if it works for you or not.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525569
[Nokia Lumia 900] cyadron:
Thank you for the link.

The software is good and very simple, unfortunately it was not able to fix my phone but I am sure it will fix many other.
[Nokia Lumia 900] janalam143:
Sir I install in win7 32bit but data manager pop up currently application is not able to work online pls help. I really need to flash my mobile.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
As mentioned on the first post, this tool may not work anymore. Please try this one instead. I've had success with this one working.

Windows Device Recovery Tool
[Nokia Lumia 900] Doqtor Kirby:
Might as well jump straight to the point.

Scored a Lumia 900, but it's only WP 7.5. Can't seem to run updates from Zune either.

Any way to 7.8 or am I S.O.L?
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I don't remember if the 900 supports 7.8 or not. If it does, you should be able to get to it using the Windows Device Recovery tool listed a post above yours. Have you already tried that?
[Nokia Lumia 900] Doqtor Kirby:
I have indeed tried it. The device could not be detected no matter in recovery or normal mode. Additionally, the Windows Phone Support Tool (for WP7) fails with an error about some module.

e~ I'm not looking for custom roms, just the official 7.8 update. Additionally, Zune throws 8000FFFF when trying to update from it, which I feel should happen because Microsoft dropped support in 2015.
[Nokia Lumia 900] pankaj981:
You may have to download the ROM from another website and perform a flash using Nokia Product Support Tool.
[Nokia Lumia 900] Doqtor Kirby:
Sure. Except the part where I've searched the corners of the internet to no avail. Am I missing something or is there some magic library of WP7 ROMs?

I mean, I don't mind 7.5 but if I can go 7.8 I will.
[Nokia Lumia 900] pistol44:
That's a great question however I believe the answer is no. I've unlocked my ATT Titan for use on Telus. Internet sharing is still locked by ATT. Telus cannot enable it for me and ATT can't do anything either because I'm not a customer.

I'm curious though.. I almost feel like a registry edit would be needed to enable Internet Sharing regardless if you have ATT activate it. What actually enables it? ATT clicks a button on their end and it magically enables it? And lets say the enable it, you leave ATT and unlock your same device on another carrier.. Is it still unlocked?
[Nokia Lumia 900] DanMc85:
The Alive versions are not for regular use, they contain the demo "screensavers" and content programs for the display versions you see on display in at&t stores. If this content downloads to your phone automatically which it will given time with the alive versions basically the demo will auto start when the phone isn't actively being used and run the battery into the ground until it is dead as the screen with never shut off.

- Dan
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
That's good to know, although, I don't see any difference on my phone. No extra screen savers, programs, wallpapers, etc... I guess in time they will download automatically?
[Nokia Lumia 900] crowvat:
Nokia Lumia 900

I have paid cellunlocker some money to unlock my nokia lumia 900, they did say it will take some time untill they work it out.

And I guess if flashing the phone wont unlock it, its just a waiting game until some one breaks the AT&T lock code.

Can any one think of any other way to unlock this phone?

Best Regards,

crowvat
[Nokia Lumia 900] jakmal:
i re-flash my lumia and now the problem with the buttons is gone.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
That's great news. I'm glad these have successfully helped someone. ;)
[Nokia Lumia 900] _Madmatt:
I was just wondering, if I buy a Lumia 900 AT&T, and then when they release the 900 in Europe as well, could I flash the Europe (unlocked) ROM on the AT&T variant? Because it won't accept my SIM card when it's locked, or would it?
[Nokia Lumia 900] jakmal:
it will be locked to att unless you do a sim unlock
[Nokia Lumia 900] cruiser78:
I have a Rogers Lumia 900 unlocked and am using it on Bell. When I try and enable Internet Sharing, I get a message stating that "Internet sharing isn't currently allowed." Really disappointed in that since I was looking forward to keeping that option available since I came from a Touch Pro 2.
[Nokia Lumia 900] TJBoy:
But do you have a tethering plan activated with Bell?
[Nokia Lumia 900] cruiser78:
Yes I do. Today I went to a Rogers kiosk and borrowed a Rogers sim card. Internet sharing worked great. Then I went to the Bell store and had them confirm that tethering was allowed and activated on my plan (which I knew it was) and asked if there was anything they had to trigger on their end to get it to work. They said there was nothing else that they needed to or could do to get tethering to work. They just said that they can't guarantee that data will work on unlocked phones brought from a different network. They did recommend I call Bell technical support though to confirm it wasn't a Bell issue and they also said my best bet to get it unlocked if it is a Rogers locking it up to their network issue would be to call Rogers technical support and say I was going out of country and wanted to make sure my tethering would work on another carrier and see if they can provide some sort of unlock for it.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Ok, I've now flashed my 900 a few more times, and you are absolutely right. The Alive version is the in-store demo version. Evidently, when I flashed before, I selected the Alive version, but the software automatically changed it to the var version and I didn't notice.

This time, I forced the Alive version, and it did in fact have the screensaver and demo software installed.

Thank you Dan for your insight. I'm now comfortably back on the original ROM, but I downloaded and flashed the 12084 version this time... Figure I'd make it as clean as possible. It's running stellar btw. :D
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Download links are updated with the new 12084 VAR versions. Again, 4 Parts each for ATT and 5 Parts for Rogers.
[Nokia Lumia 900] Morpheus Phreak:
I just wanted to say thanks SuperSport.

I was having some issues with the storage speeds on my Lumia 900 and was hoping a flash of the OS would possibly fix any issues and it did.

When using WP Bench I was having some VERY low storage read/write speeds (we're talking sub 2MBps speeds) that would randomly crop up. After doing the 'refurb' process to flash the image onto the phone not only did the storage read/write speeds improve (usually around 8MBps now with very steady speeds, no more random drops), but so did the memory read/write speeds.

The lower speeds before were causing some issues with the initial boot up on the phone (apps would exit unless I let the phone sit for about a minute) which have now gone away.

I've always noticed speeder camera load times. The camera button is now always responsive when the screen is off/locked.

The volume buttons are still an issue however. So it appears that is something Nokia will have to fix in a later firmware if possible.

All-in-all I would recommend flashing the device with the latest image if problems with performance are noticed before returning a device.

Of course the usual your mileage may vary & don't blame me if your device bricks warnings/caveats apply.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
That's Great News, thank you for your report back. :D
[Nokia Lumia 900] rbrsddn:
I have a question about downloading the Nokia Care Suite. There are so many choices to download. Do I just pick a mirror, or download the Livid link? Could you tell me which one to choose? TY!:)
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Go ahead and just choose a mirror. If I get a slow mirror, I will go back and try another, but they all link to the same file.
[Nokia Lumia 900] rbrsddn:
I will try that. It was a bit confusing.
[Nokia Lumia 900] FiyaFleye:
Hey SuperSport, is there any way to get a launch date OEM AT&T ROM before any updates?
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Yes, that's the one I had posted before I updated it. I'll try to find it and post it again tomorrow when I'm back at my computer.
[Nokia Lumia 900] FiyaFleye:
Thank you, I want to do some testing for the purple hue issue

Can any of you provide me with this ROM before tomorrow? If not, I'll just wait.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I'm so sorry, but I just rebuilt my main PC the other day, and in the process, I didn't get some of my backups to come over. I've lost the original ROMs that I posted. I wonder if anyone else has a copy left over that they'd be willing to share?

PS: I've checked the Nokia Servers and they've also pulled them from there.:(
[Nokia Lumia 900] FiyaFleye:
Lol its no rush towards you. Was just hoping to try this on a Sunday. I wanted to see if the launch drivers then updated through Microsoft fix the hue issues.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
[Nokia Lumia 900] magicbullet:
first of all, i messed up. I bought the phone from craiglist and got the phone with demo content in it. the demo content will reinstall itself every 24hr. I cannot get rid of it. however, i have follow then flash install instruction here, and other website online. no luck for me.

does anyone has any idea?
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Don't flash the ALIVE version, use the VAR version of the ROM for your phone.

Thanks to AEDan1977 for the heads up on that...
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Thanks to hx4700 Killer, here is the CYAN ROM from the original release. I hope this will work. I'm not sure if the color being different will prevent a flash or not. :confused:

http://www.filedropper.com/nok808_1 PASSWORD: cyan808

Maybe THIS Sunday? ;)
[Nokia Lumia 900] hx4700 Killer:
If you follow the filedropper link what you want to click on to donwload is in the box with the URL and Embed tags just under them.

I hate going to download sites that have like 10 different things that say "Download...."
[Nokia Lumia 900] armrob:
does anyone know a way to flash the AT&T Lumia 900 with the Rogers Rom ?

I have tried using Nokia Care Suite but i always get an error message.

the reason is the Internet Sharing is locked on the AT&T rom, so there seems to be no way around it unless you use it with AT&T.

or could it be done with interop unlock like the first gen windows phones ?
[Nokia Lumia 900] hx4700 Killer:
Don' they have different freq. radios? Probably not the best idea.
[Nokia Lumia 900] armrob:
interop unlock would probably be the only solution. is anyone even working on it ?
[Nokia Lumia 900] magicbullet:
i'm a noob with windows phone. please elaborate on the process of doing it :o
[Nokia Lumia 900] Realityfalse:
iNTEROP

I've been looking around and it looks as if they are sorta stuck on the interop atm. Nokia had originally published the network tools app that allowed for a workaround but they have since removed it. I'm sure it is only a matter of time before they pull a Houdini and figure it out. I am patiently waiting to see what these mad geniuses cook up!!!
[Nokia Lumia 900] dlwilson_king:
Questions...

Hi there don't know much about this kind of thing so here goes :

What is the difference between a ROM and firmware? for example what am I looking at when I use NaviFirm? (I assume firmware).

I have a AT&T Lumia 900 bought off of ebay, Im from the UK (< yeah great move I know).

As Im sure you are all aware It cannot be sim-unlocked as yet, but would like to unlock internet sharing, instead of just watching it sit on my desk!

How would this be done? Do I need a European ROM (If so where can I find it?)

or do I need FirmWare?

If anyone has any solutions, I would love to try, I don't mind if I brick my phone see in as it is just a brick to me now anyways!!

A lot of questions I know, but any help at all would be appreciated! (PS I have NaviFirm and NokiaCareSuite installed and ready to go :D)
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
From MY experience, I have not been able to flash a European ROM to my ATT phone. I've tried, but it fails the Model check.

The ROM can be simply the OS, or it can include the Firmware, Radio, & OS. What you are looking at on NaviFirm is the OS, Firmware, and Radio all in one.

I believe, (someone correct me if I'm wrong), that the Firmware is the BASE software and drivers to make the phone function at all. Then, the OS runs on top of that.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Do you have a reason to flash the ROM, or are you just wanting to try it? If your phone operates as it should, I would recommend you don't flash a ROM to it. There is always a risk of something going wrong. If you actually NEED to flash the ROM, I am hoping to create a quick Video Tutorial at some point to show how to do it. I will post it on the first post when it's ready.
[Nokia Lumia 900] hx4700 Killer:
+1 on this.

The only reason to flash your ROM to date is to recover an inoperable phone.

There are no new roms with feature changes like windows phone of old.
[Nokia Lumia 900] armrob:
well the AT&T lumia 900 locks down the internet sharing feature. and can only be unabled by AT&T. if u want it working on another network, you will need a new rom.

another reason is the apps in the marketplace. some apps are country and/or network exclusives. and it can be fooled by using a rom from a different country.
[Nokia Lumia 900] hx4700 Killer:
So are you saying you have successfully flashed a rom from one countries lumia 900 to another?! To date the reports are it doesnt work.
[Nokia Lumia 900] tvailment:
There are posts in the Lumia 800 section which say they can flash an unbranded ROM to a branded device using Nokia Care Suite I think.

I have been thinking this might give us a path to interop unlock. The Rogers ROM has more files than the ATT ones, and includes what looks like a provxml file. Maybe that file can be modified to edit the registry when flashing. I don't know enough to test my theory. So still just a maybe.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
I'm not positive, but I think that's because they have been able to unlock the 800. No unlock for the 900 as of yet.
[Nokia Lumia 900] tvailment:
Not according to this post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20799527&postcount=44

Might be limited to certain roms though.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Wow. I did try renaming all the files, but not in that way. I'll try that and see if it goes any further.

Thank you for the heads up on this. Currently Downloading and going to try flashing the Finnish Tango ROM Now.

UPDATE: No Success. I think the difference might be the fact that all of the ROMs on that post are RM-801 and on the 900 I am trying to change from RM-808 to RM-823.
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Video Tutorial Now Available on 1st Post!
[Nokia Lumia 900] tvailment:
I was going to try and flash a black ATT 900 to the Rogers ROM. They are both RM-808 R OMs. Only worth trying if the RM808_Rogers_prov_files.xml (that part of the Rogers ROM files) is editable and can be modified to edit the registry.
[Nokia Lumia 900] roberthu:
I have some experience on Internet Sharing on Windows phone may solve your problem. Last month I bring my HTC Titan to US and use 50$ unlimited gophone AT&T plan. Ran smoothly on both voice and data. When I returned my home town and used my old SIM card and tried to use Internet Sharing and "Contact AT&T" message showed up and stopped. After software reset the WP, I was able to use Internet Sharing with my old SIM again.

So the Intenret Sharing checking must be enforced when new SIM card inserted and will not changed back when replace back to old SIM card. Maybe worth trying to soft reset (WARNING you will lost SMS if not bakcup) and try if Internet Sharing work with new SIM card. It worked for me.

Robert
[Nokia Lumia 900] kenikh:
Another interesting observation: the ROM packages don't map 1:1 between the 808 and 823. Because one is Tango? Would love to know...
[Nokia Lumia 900] kenikh:
So I've been playing with the XML in the packages, trying various things to get the Tango package to install on my AT&T phone via Nokia Suite. I've gotten as far as fooling the Nokia Suite to recognize the Finnish package as an RM-808 update, but the snag I am running into is the signature file. I get signature errors when trying to install the Finnish ROM.

In trying to determine what the signature GUID is keying off of, I've played with file names, reference IDs inside the package XML files and everything else I can think of. I've also changed the signature enforcement calls in the .vpl to "false", with no luck. In a last, desperate attempt, I even tried swapping signature GUIDs between the AT&T and Finnish packages.

NO DICE.

In hopes of bypassing the signature authentication process, I even tried renaming the ESCO files and dropping them into the RM-808 installer package. No go, there, as well.

I'm convinced this is doable - it seems to come down to figuring out how to either bypass signature enforcement or understanding what the signature is keyed off of, then altering the appropriate bits.

Anyone else tried anything similar yet?
[Nokia Lumia 900] chrisz5z:
Product Support Tool is only showing 12 supported devices for me. Only goes up to Lumia 800, doesn't have Lumia 900 at all. Plug in my phone and shows device not supported.

Any ideas?
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
So, just to verify, you are using Version 5.0.0 (2012.12.5)? Also, have you tried to scroll down to see more? Sorry, just need to ask. :o
[Nokia Lumia 900] chrisz5z:
yes I scrolled down lol. The Nokia Care Suite I have is the one provided in the OP. I also tried reinstalling but still the same. I do get an error during installation bout not being able to register msxml4.dll, but this shouldn't be a prob because I was able to register it manually afterwards with regsvr32. I was able to download Tango for RM-823 with the package manager. After comparing the RM-823 & RM-808 packages I have a few ideas of how to trick it onto flashing (other than what kenikh has already tried)... I just need the product tool to setup correctly...
[Nokia Lumia 900] SuperSport:
Do you have DOT NET 2-3-4 installed? I believe it needs at least 2 and 3. Also, I will assume the pre-requisites installed ok? Did it ask for any?
[Nokia Lumia 900] chrisz5z:
I have .NET 4, found an instruction manual for Nokia Care Suite and it said it only required .NET 2 OR above so I didn't think I needed 2 or 3. I'll try installing them anyway and see if it helps though.

It asked for Visual C++ 2010 redistributable. I installed the x64 (I'm running Windows 7 x64) version from Microsoft's site and it still asked for it. So I extracted the Nokia care suite .msi and it actually had the setup .exe for VC++ 2010. After I installing that it didnt ask for it again.
[Nokia Lumia 900] nanoware:
Interesting read.