yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X10 General] AdamUpNorth:
Oh shoot. I think I found the answer. I think the Generic North America Rom hasn't been white listed by google. So any app that has that restriction in the Android Market won't show up. I found that info in the Twonky forums. I think I'm going back to the Rogers branded rom. Rather look at Rogers' stupid startup screen than lose apps.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
Ugh. That sucks if it's the case.

Definitely won't de-brand until that's fixed.
[XPERIA X10 General] AdamUpNorth:
Yes, I used the exact same APN settings that I had before the update. I can also see the Rogers My Account app and it works as well.

Here's the explanation from Twonk...

"TwonkyServer mobile cannot be viewed or downloaded by phones that are not "whitelisted." A whitelist for the Android market was put in place to prevent rooted phones and developer phones from accessing the Android Market. Some phones that are unlocked or don't have a 2 year agreement do not appear on the whitelist as well. OEM's are supposed to register the build fingerprints for their devices so they appear on this whitelist and some are not following through properly. That's why they cannot view or download TwonkyServer.

Apparently, this was done because of the fear that these Apps might appear online and be shared illegally. It's ironic that some users of regular, unrooted phones are not able to access the market because their build numbers are not whitelisted. However, if you root your phone and fake your fingerprint you can access all the apps with a rooted phone. When users notify us of phones that are not whitelisted, we pass this info on to Google and hopefully they're addressing this."
[XPERIA X10 General] ratedr75:
Hi have look everywhere on laptop and cannot find the ProgramData section at all. Any help please? Does it matter that i'm running windows 7?
[XPERIA X10 General] arcticreaver:
on XP it's not on programdata.

C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\

\Application Data\\Sony Ericsson\\SEMC OMSI

Module\\db

if you are on 7 you need to view all hidden files and folders
[XPERIA X10 General] ivoryman69800:
Hi, I'm on XP and in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sony Ericsson\SEMC OMSI Module folder I don't have any folder named "db". I only have "log", "omsiconf", "settings", "temp", "workspace". Why?
[XPERIA X10 General] gmarcoux:
You have to perform an normal update/repair onto your phone 1st without attempting to debrand which will create those folders. Once you've done that those folders will be present and you will be able to alter them
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
Ok so just for clarification...I have a Rogers X10 that I just debranded, but my firmware is still the old R1FA014, why won't it update to the new .16?? Is that only because the .16 isn't available for generic X10a's yet?

Also, for those of you who "re-branded" or went from X10a to X10i, updated to new firmware, now went back to the X10a, which firmware is currently running on your phones? The 14 or the 16??
[XPERIA X10 General] xfalciee:
hi , tried debranding my x10i to get from .14 to .16 .. When it finished it was still on .14 .. so i tried redoing it , and when I go to SEUS it doesnt have repair or install , and on pc companion it says " can't download your phone software , please check your connection and try again " I followed lollylosts tutorial on esato , but for some reason i'm stuck on it . I tried the rebranding tutorial on xperiax10 , and now i'm stuck on the Japanese firmware because of PC Companion ..

any ideas?
[XPERIA X10 General] arcticreaver:
try it with update service.
[XPERIA X10 General] xfalciee:
i did , and it doesn't give me an option to install/repair the software on my phone . It just says " No software update for your device " and then all there is, is an exit button on the bottom right . I don't see any install/repair ..:(
[XPERIA X10 General] ratedr75:
Well I tried and followed every different variant of how to do this debranding and could not get it to work AT ALL. Everytime I tried to unzip the files from the download winrar kept coming up with a security error message even after renaming them.

What did happen is that I used the SEPCC and lo and behold it did the update on there straight away. I can only presume that I have been sent a SIM-Free debranded handset from my insurance claim with T-Mob UK.

May I make the suggestion of next time someone comes up with a Debrand or similar, that they post a step by step instruction set or a YouTube video.
[XPERIA X10 General] :
Added X10a R1FB001 to my tutorial. Link in my tutorial on Esato.

Link: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=195467
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
Did anyone install R1FB001 on a X10a ?
[XPERIA X10 General] daeshawn:
whats in the R1FB001 update?
[XPERIA X10 General] :
Market might not be capped. This is Generic Brazil version.
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
Can anyone answer either of my questions I posted a few days ago??

Also, has anyone used R1FB001 on X10a or know if it updates to the .16 firmware?? many thanks guys, especially lollylost for your debrand tutorial it worked flawlessly
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
.16 is as of yet not available for the X10a, be that on generic or Rogers firmware.
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
huh that sucks, thanks though
[XPERIA X10 General] :
R1FB001 comes after R1FA016 (FB comes after FA in the alphabet). Flash it and report by.
[XPERIA X10 General] dorifuto.boi:
delete. nevermind found the answer
[XPERIA X10 General] somevietguy:
help!!.... i have a x10 that was originally a x10a but the the seller unlocked and debranded it into a x10i. how can i rebrand it so that its back to x10a? i want to rebrand it because i want to be able to update my x10.... thanks
[XPERIA X10 General] wai_lai416:
read thru the pages the steps to rebrand is in one of the pages, don't remember the exact one
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
hehe oh right, duh that was pretty obvious oops :S

Before I flash the R1FB001 just a couple questions lolly (or anyone else please) and I know these have been asked before in this and other threads, but just looking for a definitive answer from people who clearly know what they're doing.

1) Do you know what benifits/differences there are between this new R1FB001 and the R1FA014? Other than Brazil/Argentina of course. Or are we just going on the assumption that since it's "after" either of the A014/A016 it's the latest and consequently the greatest firmware out there right now?

2) Is there any way to backup all (**my apps and/or) settings for my apps/phone? I'm getting really tired of having to (**download every app again from the marketplace and) customize all of the settings everytime I flash firmware. I know with a rooted phone Titanium works really well, but I'm just curious how you pros out there get around this tedious annoyance or if it's even possible to avoid?

Many thanks again to everyone
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
Anyone try the R1FB001 yet?
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
I'm really really curious about your point 1 :)

Anyway, for the apps, you can use App Brain from the market.

Will sync your app list with App Brain server and after you can (most likely) install all of them in one shot.

About settings, no idea... sorry.
[XPERIA X10 General] somevietguy:
can somebody please upload the usbflash_log.txt file? im trying to rebrand my x10 back to x10a but the usbflash_log.txt file doesnt show up when i place the jar. file in the correct folder.... can somebody help me? thanks
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
There’s multiple threads about RE-branding, search first, then search again, then ask there.

Yeah thanks for the tip, I have App Brain already, but as far as I can tell it just redirects you to the Android Market and doesn't let you download anything within the app itself. I originally installed it because right now I can’t access to all the apps in the Market, so I was hoping that was a work-around...nope. I’m using the unbranded R1FA014, the Argentinean one, and based on what lollylost said:

I’m assuming that’s why I can’t access the full market with R1FA014. I’m surprised more people haven’t tried the R1FB001 yet, one poster claims his baseband changed from 0.14 to 0.21 but hasn’t reported back yet any performance improvements. I’m gonna wait another day or two and see if anyone notices improvements if not I’ll go ahead with it and report back here.

Maybe we should have a thread for new firmware instead of all this under the “Debranding” thread??

And based on lack of responses to my previous question 2) I’m assuming that with an unrooted phone there is no way to save app/device settings when flashing different firmware, but if someone knows please tell me.
[XPERIA X10 General] somevietguy:
actually i already searched... but thanks for whole lot of nothing...

anyways anybody else know what to do? i cant get the txt.file to show when trying to re-brand it back to x10a
[XPERIA X10 General] dorifuto.boi:
R1FB001 is baseband 1.0.21.

i can check the market for apps if you want

the only thing i've noticed is that scrolling through long lists seems to have more lag with R1FB001.

I can't comment on battery life because I just got the phone so battery life shouldn't be steady yet anyways cause its new.
[XPERIA X10 General] augie7107:
Is MLB Gameday and SPB TV available?
[XPERIA X10 General] kl25:
my eyes..are starting to hurt after reading 28 pages of posts...:eek:

thanks for all the info everyone

holding off on debranding
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
Oh absolutely, I’m glad to help. I figured directing you to the relevant thread to post your question for an answer would have been sufficient.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=672468

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=651336&page=39

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=663203&page=22

www.xperiax10.net/2010/04/28/rebranding-your-xperia-x10-tutorial/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=675843

that was difficult, and what do you know some answers on this same thread too? hmm...or better yet JUST USE DA VINCI, wow clearly I out did myself...

Lagging really?? That is not good news, especially considering how it's a tad laggy already even with the snapdragon processor. And yeah my number one concern would be if it improves battery life a lot or not, too bad you have nothing to really compare to, basically if you can go more than about 1.5 days let us know!

Umm as for apps that I can’t find in the market, off the top of my head: Remote for iTunes, Firefox (pre-alpha), Raging Thunder 2 full version (I can only see “lite”), eBay and paypal.

Thanks man, much obliged
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
dorifuto.boi: if you could please check for Tapatalk and Tapatalk Pro, it'd be appreciated.
[XPERIA X10 General] dorifuto.boi:
looks to me like if your one who lives off a lot of apps, then you shouldn't be upgrading to r1fb001 for the x10a

according in another post, a new firmware update will be comming in a couple of weeks (hopefully it'll be for the x10i and x10a)

spb tv and spb tv lite shows up but mlb gameday does not

the only thing i can find that you couldn't is ebay

i tried scrolling through some lists again. i guess my initial observation was false. scrolling seems pretty smooth. scrolling through my artists in mediascape were smooth after album art were loaded.

sorry neither are avaliable
[XPERIA X10 General] augie7107:
@dorifuto.boi

Thank you for checking the market for me.
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
I can't find Taptalk either and i have a Rogers branded phone.

Well, after a factory defaults 10 days ago, i can't even find google maps :P
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
That's odd. I see all three on my Rogers-branded X10a.

BTW: dorifuto.boi, thanks for checking the market for me. Definitely looks like I'm staying branded for a while until this issue gets resolved.

Which makes me wonder: does app market availability have similar issues with the X10i firmware?
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
+1 many thanks

it looks like I'll be staying with R1FA014 for a bit, maybe even go back to Rogers branded if I have to, but my battery life has been a lot better without the branding so far :S
[XPERIA X10 General] kl25:
hey guys..

is there a way for google calender to work without wifi or any sort of mobile data plan (so essentially in offline mode)?

or am i just going to have to use another calender program? (any good suggestions if this is the case?)

thx for any input
[XPERIA X10 General] Bighead:
is there any way to enable auto data connection on my debranded white x10 pls? i can'tuse this function on my x10 so need to enter APN manually!
[XPERIA X10 General] dorifuto.boi:
i think if you go into settings -> wireless controls -> network settings -> mobile networks -> network operators and select your provider, it'll automatically configure it for you. when i selected my operator, it didn't configure anything so i just went into the APN settings and added the APN for my operator myself and now it connects with data automatically
[XPERIA X10 General] HyperionX10:
post-debranding issue

Hello everyone.

I bought an X10 from Orange France. The phone was branded, of course, so after using it during the last two weeks I decided to debrand it.

All good, now the build number is R1FA016 (whereas before was R1FA014) and no trace of Orange inside ;).

But there is a big problem: the phone is visible slower than before and the battery life has decreased considerably. Has anyone had the same problem? As far as I know the jump from R1FA014 to R1FA016 was supposed to bring more speed and battery life, not the other way around…
[XPERIA X10 General] Dylan_x10:
Rebranding in Oz

Hey Guys,

New to this and just got my X10a today. Have been reading thru this thread and have noticed I dont have access to Playnow and things like that. Thinking bout rebranding, if i do, which one should i choose to rebrand with? Does it matter?

Thanks for your help.
[XPERIA X10 General] RiccoPT:
Debranding firmware for portugal

Hi i'm from portugal and i whant to debrand my phone i realy dont understand that much of android OS so if anyone can help me i apreciated

its a x10i r1fa016
[XPERIA X10 General] augie7107:
As far as I know there is only one branded X10a firmware out there and its Rogers.

I have it and Play Now is not an option.
[XPERIA X10 General] j3yps:
Hi guys this is my first post here...i've been reading alot about rebranding my X10i and i just have a few questions before i start to rebrand my phone(it's better to be safe than sorry right) anyway here's a few info about my phone

Model Number: X10i

Firmware Version: 1.6

Baseband Version: 1.0.14

Kernel Version: 2.6.29-rel semc-android@SEMC #2

Build Number: R1FA014

i bought this phone here in the philippines and it isn't locked to any telco companies here but i do have those moxier apps in my phone(not sure if this means anything)

now on to the questions

1. Doesn't it(debranding) void my phone's warranty?

2. How could i know the region of my phone(HongKong, Nordic or UK)?

3. What region should i debrand my phone to HongKong, Nordic or UK?

4. Is there a difference between the three regions?

5. will i loose all my files(pix, mp3s, contacts) and apps after debranding? if yes is there a method to backup and restore this all?...
[XPERIA X10 General] j3yps:
Debranded my phone succesfully using the Nordic General Firmware, i'm now on the latest firmware...gonna try and see if there's an improvement...i got an extra annoying app(SUPERNYTT) though can't understand anything there haha

here's a bummer i lost my application manager or installer app (not sure what it's called but it has a wooden box as an icon) any ideas where to get that?
[XPERIA X10 General] gulpreet:
Okay guys, I've read through all the 30 pages so far and I have some questions, so here goes.

1.) I'm with rogers X10a firmware, is there any point on me debranding to the generic x10a firmware? What's the pro for this? I understand the ****ty rogers loading screen wont pop up at startup but is that it? :p Is thee any other advantage to debranding? Am I going to get a longer battery life or anything at all out of it?

2.) If I debrand my rogers x10a with the generic x10a firmware, I can still update to like 2.1 or if sony releases it tomorrow or something right?

3.) Can I rebrand back to my rogers firmware for x10a from the generic x10a firmware? If so, how can I do this? From what I think what you have to do is basically replace the The two files (the +100MB one and the other 15MB one) that we backed up while debranding the phone right? Just copy and paste them into the blob_fs folder and then run the Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) again and your phones rebranded right?
[XPERIA X10 General] wertzius:
1. The advantage is, that u will get the firmware updates, when Se is releasing it, not from rogers. It means

that u will get them weeks sooner.

2. Yes sure, its possible.

3. Thats correct but u have to rename ur backup files like the files in the folder, exactly like debranding!
[XPERIA X10 General] gulpreet:
Hey thanks for the quick reply. So far, are there any updates that have been released by SE for the x10a?
[XPERIA X10 General] happyandy93:
Yeah I was pretty stupid flashing my x10i with x10a firmware. Now theirs no way to go back! The tutorial on http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/04/28/rebranding-your-xperia-x10-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-961 doesn't work on the latest SESUS update. :( Does anyone have any advice?
[XPERIA X10 General] happyandy93:
I'm having the same issue, my x10i is flashed to x10a. I need a way to get back. :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] tangsta35:
Since the new sony ericsson pc companion software is no longer working, can someone please upload the version that they used that worked for them?

I can rehost the file if needed!

Thanks again guys!
[XPERIA X10 General] brunswick000:
Ya im in the same boat....sort of. Flashed X10a with X10i firmware. Cant believe I did that! Anyone to help us out there?? Come on guys I know you all probably think were idiots for this but if youve got the know how we would all sincerely appreciate this. Thanks in advance.
[XPERIA X10 General] McKebapp:
Buy a credit at Team Davinci and flash the correct firmware...
[XPERIA X10 General] happyandy93:
are they legit? has anyone used them? i'd rather do it myself lol
[XPERIA X10 General] McKebapp:
And again: Use the forum search and/or ask google to get an own opinion...
[XPERIA X10 General] ludovic.audoin:
Hello,

I'm thinking in "debranding" my X10i but it's a bit confusing for me. Here is my conf :

Model Number: X10i

Firmware Version: 1.6

Baseband Version: 1.0.14

Build Number: R1FA014

My X10i is not branded,I did not buy it with my carrier. The only thing is that it's a French version (I had previously a De version but I changed it).

So as my X10i is not branded the only reason Idon't have already the FW upgrades is that it should be a French version. So I need to remove the CDA (like with my old P990i).

By following this way of doing should I remove my CDA and can access to updates ?

Is it normal that there are some updates in Germany or Nordic european countries but not in France ? Are the upgrades managed by the countries ?

Thanks for your help.

Best regards
[XPERIA X10 General] skimminstones:
I cant find the programdata folder. How do i unhide folders?

Also, step 5 "let the pc companion guide you through it" does that mean to go right through and let it overwrite my current software to repair it and then change the file names and run it again? So basically repairing fully twice?

Just want to be sure before i do this.
[XPERIA X10 General] skimminstones:
Nevermind. Did it and now on Version 16 :D
[XPERIA X10 General] pierreyounes:
i want to know if i would be able to update from 1.6 to 2.1 in october if i debrand my xperia x10? thank you
[XPERIA X10 General] cvchetan:
well andy... i never wanted to take any credit thus posted a link to ur thread....

great job..

now if u could help us root this device it would be awesom....
[XPERIA X10 General] loggy:
Which apps come with standard unbranded handset.

My Orange UK contract X10 has wisepilot (navigation), market, office suite, youtube, trackid, traffictv, playnow, moxier suite (5 apps), google talk, google maps, Services---facebook-twitter-sonysync-picasa-google, and a couple of games. And voice dialler and voice search.
[XPERIA X10 General] instigator008:
Does it change the bands in any way? I need the 1700 aws band and can't afford to lose it. The x10 does not have 1700. So, will I lose it if I flash?
[XPERIA X10 General] jojosplace:
Worked for me.
[XPERIA X10 General] :
Had it worked out 2 months ago when the first X10 fw came out.
[XPERIA X10 General] MightyMuna:
noob question:

If I debrand my handset, will I lose all my data, settings, apps, etc? if so, does anyone know a good back up software, Sony Ericsson PC Suite does not work for X10.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] AndyD777:
As per my post on Esato. :)
[XPERIA X10 General] AndyD777:
Yes.

SE PC Suite doesn't work with the X10. Sony Ericsson PC Companion 2.0 does though.

You are able to back your messages up to a SD card and sync your contacts to google. However, i am not sure about the application side of things.
[XPERIA X10 General] fwyt:
I did that, and it updated by phone to .16, I was on .14 before and it refuse to update!

Does any one have a Chinese X10i from hk? If so can you upload the files, I want the Chinese handwriting, but they are not inside the UK x10 files!
[XPERIA X10 General] Capn Chaos:
Hi, good work with the debrand, any estimate when you will have the other firmwares online? I need the one from DK.

Does anyone know how to make a backup of your existing firmware before debrand for warranty reasons?
[XPERIA X10 General] jojosplace:
When you go back to the Android Market it keeps a list of your downloaded programmes (even after the update) so you can just download them again without having to search.

@ lollylost100 & C987 (Andy) whats with all the arguing about who did it first?
[XPERIA X10 General] Veeger:
Jojosplace, when you debranded it were you able to start using "SE sync" and "play now". Also what version are you running now?
[XPERIA X10 General] jojosplace:
Yep, I can now use SE Sync & Play Now, I'm also now running R1FA016. No problems connection to the 'net via Vodafone either.

I was going to post in the sync thread but you beat me here!
[XPERIA X10 General] instigator008:
Does your model in "about" still show x10i or x10 now?

Sent from my X10i using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[XPERIA X10 General] Veeger:
Cheers Jojo your a star. I'll start de-branding now :D
[XPERIA X10 General] Niceties:
sorry for being the ultimate n00b here .. (this is my first android ... got it monday) I've trawled thru this site and not found exactly what I want to know ....

When I look @ my fone's status, it says I have Firmware 1.6, but Baseband Ver. 1.0.14 & Build # R1FA014.

Now ... I know that I am limited to R1FA014 because it is up to my network operator (Vodafone UK) to decide if it is given out. This is what is making me think that my handset IS branded....

However, its also the first time that I've got a fone WITHOUT any lame Vodafone logos or unchangeable shortcuts which make you accidentally go to their sites all the time ... so this makes me think maybe its deemed UNbranded.

I just wanted confirmation of this before I risk bricking my fone to get R1FA016 (cos I'm desperate to sort battery issues out!!!)

thx for your time!
[XPERIA X10 General] elroy944:
you don't have to excuse, this is what the forum is about, so everybody could learn (from) each other.

i have a kpn simlocked device in holland, it's also unbranded (no logo's or kpn software) i've updated to r1fa016 and it works great on the first try. The UK version works great on my dutch device and also i have the dutch language... so i don't mind using the uk firmware (hope to flash a custom firmware with 2.1 soon) so till then i've no problems with running this one
[XPERIA X10 General] Niceties:
thanks v.much m8 :)