Nokia N95

krazylegz · #1 03-14-2008, 08:56 PM

i'm thinking of upgrading my firmware to v2.1 and debranding but want to know since it's still under warranty could i back up my current firmware and put it back on incase it needs to go back to the shop?

Mr G · #2 03-14-2008, 09:45 PM

Just wait until it's been out for a while and if reports are good then go for it.

You won't be able to go back though.

krazylegz · #3 03-14-2008, 09:56 PM

i've took the plunge anyway read a few threads about 20.0.15 being a lot better like battery life etc so i'm doimg it now..........2 mins left. and since mine was 12.0.0.3 i thought it sounded old lol.

do i need to debrand it or is that done with the upgrade?

Mr G · #4 03-14-2008, 09:58 PM

If you can update to v.20 then theres no need to de-brand.

sp00k · #5 03-14-2008, 09:59 PM

If you've had to alter your product code to install the latest firmware, then you've effectively de-branded it by installing generic firmware, not supplied by your telco.

krazylegz · #6 03-14-2008, 10:34 PM

thanx for clearing that yeah i had to change my product code to do it,all done now.

i backed up the phone memory in nokia service suite before i did it but when restored it never restored my contacts:(

sp00k · #7 03-14-2008, 11:51 PM

I'd advise, when upgrading firmware, to back up in PC-Suite and after the upgrade, to restore ONLY your contacts, nothing else... Then rebuild the phone from scratch.

I'd also advise that you should backup your memory-card (or extra memory) to the PC, then format the card before upgrading the firmware as any programs on the card may try to reinstall themselves when the phone boots up, this can cause icons to appear in the menu that aren't functional.

In your particular case, I'd hard-reset the phone after backing up and formatting the extra memory, then try choosing ONLY the contacts from PC-Suite backup to restore.

If they fail to restore, perhaps you could transfer the contacts from your SIM card, if it has them there?

krazylegz · #8 03-16-2008, 12:52 PM

thanx spook yeah i reformatted and everything seems sweet,i copiedmy contacts over from the sim but had to rename them all as they all had "/1" on the end lol.

i didnt see an option to just restore contacts in the pc suite,unless mine is outdated now like?

sp00k · #9 03-16-2008, 01:01 PM

The latest version has this option...

AngusG · #10 03-16-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by krazylegz

thanx spook yeah i reformatted and everything seems sweet,i copiedmy contacts over from the sim but had to rename them all as they all had "/1" on the end lol.

i didnt see an option to just restore contacts in the pc suite,unless mine is outdated now like?

what version are you running?? as sp00k said 6.85 has the option...