How to Flash your phone's firmware. I know there are already some good guides on flashing your phone with the different firmwares, but each walks you thought as part of some Bigger process. so its more geared towards that process, lists all the pre-reqs for that process, etc. This is the straight GENERIC process to flash your phone with ANY firmware. It is based upon -> Flashing a Verizon V3c to Alltel which was part of a guide to flash to the Alltel firmware, as such, contained extra pre-reqs and the other steps to make the Alltel V3 C firmware work on Verizon phones. WARNING: Flashing with firmware not intended for your particular phone could render it useless or inoperable and it may NOT be possible to recover. Please be sure to only use flash files meant for your phone/carrier, or that you know will work on your phone. WARNING: Flashing with firmware from a different wireless carrier (example: Flashing a Verizon phone with Alltel firmware, and wanting to still use it on Verizon's network) may either BRICK YOUR PHONE, OR just require additional work to get all features (i.e. data services, WAP, MMS Messaging, Get- It- Now) working again. Please be aware of what is involved BEFORE you flash with another carrier's firmware! WARNING: If you flash your phone with firmware from a different carrier, your current wireless carrier will NO LONGER support you, and will most likely void any warranty on your phone. WARNING: In most cases, flashing will erase all personal data, contacts, pictures, ring tones, games, applications, etc. stored in the phone's memory. Please be sure to back up this information PRIOR to flashing. ( NOTE: Due to Get- It- Now and BREW, it may not be possible to backup games/applications installed on your phone.) NOTE: there are Upgrade Flash files and Monster Flash files available. Monster Flash files will completely erase and re-write your.
Bootloader - This can be compared to the BIOS on a PC. It is low level software telling the phone what is what and where to find what it needs to operate. Bootloaders can be upgraded and downgraded. There is no real reason to upgrade one, so don't be tempted to. Flash - This is the most common thing you modify on the phone. The flash is essentially the operating system of the phone. When you flash your phone it will adjust the various features of your phone. You will not lose any of your media or any of your specific settings when you flash. A flash can be used on most any carrier's phone unlike the flex, which is carrier specific. Reflash files are flash files. They are called this I imagine because you use them to reflash a phone after you have already installed a monster pack on it but now you want the most recent flash. Flex - These are the files that contain the cell phone service provider's branding on the phone. This is where things like your start up animation with the Cingular or T- Mobile logos and sounds come from. It also contains the specific menus and labels for programs they use like T- Zones or MEdia Mall. They also include all the programming needed to connect you to their Internet service and text messaging on their network. The most important thing to remember is if you have a Cingular phone, then don't install a T- Mobile flex on it. Your phone will essentially function, but any of the network connectivity for the Cingular network will be lost and you'll need to reprogram the connection data specific to your carrier, or just flex again. Monster Pack - Includes the flash and the flex and a language pack for a specific language all in one file. It installs everything in one step. They come in many varieties, some are unbranded for Motorola, some are Cingular, O2, Rogers, and can come with various features already enabled.
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