[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dryogeshd:
Hi all guys and gals

I hope this post will help all noobs by giving the most important guidlines for upgrading the ROM, CID unlocking and upgrading SPL & IPL

Please follow the instructions exactly in the order written

1. READ THROUGH XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM.. TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR DEVICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING SUGGESTED OUT HERE.... This is very important and might save your device

2. Try and find out what to do if something goes wrong.. Its highly likely that something will go wrong if you do something wrong..

3. Now if you still think you want to upgrade your operating system (Windows) then do the following step by step

a) Download the required SPL & IPLs from the forum.. you can find

the most suitable ones in your respective device fora

for elf and elfin you can checkout these threads

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=408637

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=445666

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=408637&page=72

b) Read carefully through those threads

c) Unzip the zip archive containing elf_uspl.exe and other filees

to your computer's c drive

d) Connect your device to your computer using the usb cable.. and in

your device go to settings and open

usb to pc

tab and disable

advanced networking capability

e) Make sure that the

activesync

is enabled(appears green in the try)

f) Close any application running on your device and make sure that

your device battery is atleast 50%, disable hibernation and screen

saver option on your computer

g) Open the folder you unzipped already and run the file with a name

which looks like

elf_uspl.exe

and follow the onscreen instructions

h) Now your device is CID unlocked successfully (your device screen

should go white and then you should be able to see a penguin logo on

your device screen.. if that doesn't happen then you should repeat

the process..

THIS STEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.. DO NOT AT ANY

COST PROCEED FURTHER IF THIS DOES NOT HAP

PEN...

i) Now run the RUU(ROM UPDATE UTILITY). This can be found in the

unzipped folder(open the unzipped folder and you will see another

folder with a name

RUU

j) Follow the instructions on the wizard..

NOTE: DO NOT DISCONNECT/RESET YOUR DEVICE BEFORE OR AFTER THIS

k) Wait for the wizard to finish its job.. do not inturrupt.. If the

wizard gives any error then please hard reset your device(hold down

call & hangup buttons together and push soft reset button and keep

holding the buttons till you get a warning message on the screen).

Restart the whole prpcess again.

l) If the wizard completes the update successfully, then your device

will re-boot..

m) You can hard-reset your device now.

n) Now your IPL & SPL is successfully upgraded and you can move on to

upgrading the Operating System

o) To upgrade your OS you need to search for and download the

appropriate ROM from this forum.. you will get plenty of ROMs

floating around.. so pick yours and extract it the root of one of

the drives on your computer.. Open the unzipped folder.. connect

your device to your system.. follow all the precautions already told

and run the RUU found in the folder.. Follow the onscreen

instructions.. Do not intrrupt the process..

p) If the update wizard gives any error then repeat the whole process

q) After finishing your device will re-boot and you will have a new

device in your hand..

Do not forget to thank all the hard working guys here who made all this

possible.. and please donate to the developers and hackers..

Hope my advice would help all the noobs..

If you find this useful.. you can thnk me and can rate this thread

My Thanks to !Aman! and all other great guys here