hell yea! firmware updating a Z710i to a W710i.. SUCCESS!!

well.. i've always been just one step behind the elite modders.. however, i think i got a step on them.. just by being ballsy! hehe..

just got a new Z710i about a week ago.. was eyeing the W710i but it costed about $100+ more and had the media player i wanted but pedometer i didn't..

after comparing these phones for a while.. it seemed as though Sony just pulled another K750 / W800 type of device.. near exact hardware specs (no pedometer in the z710i hardware-wise, pedometer not working. see more!) just different housings and target genres...

so.. i had a wotanserver credit (due to me having to fix my EROM and update it via wotanserver..) and decided i'd do it.. try flashing my Z710i to a W710i..

run through the wotanclient, choose W710i as my phone, USA as country, etc.. i would assume wotanserver would error on me if it wasn't safe, so i kept going.. noticed steps completing.. writing gdfs.. and then finalizing phone/customizing..

then bam! finished..

powered off, put in sim, powered on.. and look what i see..

so there you go you crazy SE modders/hackers.. gotcha! my first Z710i to W710i flash..

just use good ole wotanserver (http://wotanserver.com) and choose the W710i firmwares and bam! enjoy! pedometer/fitness options do not work since it seems that the Z710i lacks the hardware to support it.. but who knows.. maybe a place will get a bunch of extras and we can add it on ourselves.. :)

peace

seamonkey420

btw, here's a great link for tmobile users needing to resetup their phone's wap/mms/etc.. :) since i had to do it myself, just used this baby..

http://tmobileusotw.wdsglobal.com/

jackpot! discovery science channel!!

man, i had no idea that there was a Discovery Channel Science one..! been leaving it on while i mess around on my pc and love it! hehe.. me and space, my love... ahh..

anywho.. speaking of cable tv.. well, comcast has taken over my area's timewarner service... so we'll see if things get a bit cheaper or not.. but after using my HD DVR (scientific atlanta 8300HD) got a few gripes:

-missing a 30 second skip forward function, miss that from MCE.
-crappy guide. no searching whatsoever; categories are bad and gui itself is pretty fugly..
-quality of recordings are good
-output options are great, any type of output you need, it has.. hdmi, component, s-video, rca, composite, digital optical sound out..

just wish more channels were in HD.. and also when compared to my parents DirectTV; satellite's picture quality is superior.. especially with non HD channels... hmm.. oh well, can't do satellite anyways..

the next gen wars are really starting to heat up in the console realm.. rumors are everywhere.. should be fun to see what happens.. i personally believe Sony's gonna drop the ball and not be anywhere close to the expected 400k units on launch... but we'll see.. i think nintendo will do very well.. the timing is pretty smart w/thanksgiving weekend the following.. i have not pre-ordered a wii, i plan on going into target and getting me one.. but we'll see if nintendo meets their promised units too..

well, off to bed.. gotta go into work tomorrow..

K800i fixing, site update.

well.. after thinking i had sold my K800i FINALLY to a person, found out when he got it, it would not turn on and the irda would just blink at him.. so had him send back and did some major research.. seems that many K800i users have had this problem.. and the problem seems to be pointed to a bad EROM..

most people get this fixed by sending back to SE and then after a few weeks getting it back..however, i found out on http://howardforum.com that you can fix it just by using the wotanserver client.. it will update the EROM when you connect your phone (hold 2 and 5 vs the C button)..

so, after getting phone back, updated EROM via wotanserver and now working fine! might end up trading this phone for a W810i since i've found a person who was interested...

also updated my site w/this info on the K800i incase other people where having problems finding a fix for it (took me a while to track down the thread at hofo )

well, back to getting healthier, damn you flu/cold!!!!

aiy.. might do a full/complete rehaul of my site soon.. we shall see!!