{"id":41,"date":"2008-01-16T12:13:56","date_gmt":"2008-01-16T11:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/01\/16\/samsung-sgh-i600-wm6-upgrade-yes-even-if-you-are-on-orange\/"},"modified":"2009-09-27T09:11:11","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T08:11:11","slug":"samsung-sgh-i600-wm6-upgrade-yes-even-if-you-are-on-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/01\/16\/samsung-sgh-i600-wm6-upgrade-yes-even-if-you-are-on-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung SGH-i600 WM6 Upgrade (Yes&#8230; even if you are on Orange!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time to upgrade your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamblingcity.net\/casino-games\/online-craps\/glossary.php\">online craps<\/a> game at Casino Bellini, where you can learn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamblingcity.net\/casino-games\/online-craps\/\">how to win at craps<\/a><br \/>\nwith the best of them. Start <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamblingcity.net\/casino-games\/online-craps\/odds.php\">beating craps<\/a><br \/>\nand getting a big <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamblingcity.net\/casino-games\/online-craps\/rules.php\">craps payout<\/a><br \/>\nat GamblingCity.net!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>IMPORTANT NOTICE: <\/strong><\/span>It seems that a few users have managed to completely &#8216;brick&#8217; their i600&#8217;s by putting i607 software on them (or visa-versa) &#8211; The two flash files <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">are not interchangeable<\/span> &#8211; if you use the wrong flash file on your phone, you may well permanantly &#8216;brick&#8217; it. <strong>Please also note: <\/strong>The information provided here is based on my own experience of upgrading <em>my<\/em> i600, and any Firmware files I link to are for <strong>the i600 European version only<\/strong>. You use this information <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">at your own risk<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Again: <\/strong>The instructions here are for a European i600 <strong>**NOT** a USA i607<\/strong>. If you try this on an AT&amp;T i607, you <strong>*will*<\/strong> brick your phone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dearest Fanboys (and girls),<\/p>\n<p>As you know; I am a great fan of my Samsung SGH-i600, but I have a little bad news for you&#8230; The *Free* WM6 Upgrade that is supplied on the Samsung Website [<a title=\"Samsung WM6 Upgrade Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samsungmobile.com\/promotion\/i600\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>] <strong><em>will not <\/em><\/strong>work on the &#8216;Orange&#8217; branded units, or even those that have been &#8216;debranded&#8217; :o(  &#8211; I have tested this using the various methods (and wiping my phone on each occasion!) in order to <em>prove<\/em> that it can&#8217;t be done.<\/p>\n<p>Curse you Orange, and curse your nasty branded interfaces&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>However&#8230;. A look at the MoDaCo Wiki [<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"MoDaCo i600 Wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.modaco.com\/index.php\/Samsung_i600\" target=\"_blank\">Link<\/a><\/span>] shows a WM6 Flash (not official) !!! &#8211; So&#8230; I downloaded the 60Mb File, and lo and behold, WM6 on my Samsung &#8211; Wooo Hoooooo.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the instructions in Full:-<\/p>\n<p><em>Please Note: <\/em>This is entirely at your own risk, and any damage caused directly or indirectly by this information is entirely your responsibility. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If you brick your phone, don&#8217;t come crying to me &#8211; you have been warned!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Make sure you have ActiveSync 4.5 or higher installed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">BACKUP YOUR PHONE -Use ActiveSync to backup the contacts, and browse to the phone for images \/ mp3&#8217;s etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Download the Modem Driver (required for &#8216;Flashing&#8217;) [<a title=\"Samsung (Blackjack) i600 Modem Driver\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/blackjack_modem_driver.zip\">ZIP<\/a>] and install it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Download the <\/span>i600UXXGG2 <span style=\"color: #003300;\">WM6 RAR file and unpack [<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"MoDaCo i600 Wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.modaco.com\/index.php\/Samsung_i600#OS\" target=\"_blank\">Link<\/a><\/span> to MoDoCo page] [<a title=\"RapidShare download\" href=\"http:\/\/rs502.rapidshare.com\/files\/171795432\/i600UXXGG2.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Alternative Link<\/a> to RapidShare Download of the same file]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Ensure that you &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">disable<\/span>&#8216; the USB Connection in the ActiveSync <em>Connection Settings<\/em> whilst you attempt this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Place phone into &#8216;Flasher Mode&#8217; (click on image for larger view) <\/span><a title=\"How to place i600 into \u2018Flash\u2019 mode\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/resetda2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/resetda2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"How to place i600 into \u2018Flash\u2019 mode\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Run the WM6 upgrader &#8211; Ensure that you have a fully charged battery, and that you don&#8217;t interrupt the (rather long) upgrade process &#8211; it will say complete several times&#8230; wait until the &#8216;Flasher&#8217; screen disappears off the phone. (NOTE: Can take up to 5 mins)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Wait for phone to reboot &#8211; it takes about<strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">5 mins<\/span><\/strong> to complete the process &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">be patient whilst its on the Windows Mobile Screen!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Wait for the phone to reboot again&#8230; (normal startup speed this time!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Restore the USB connection in ActiveSync<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Restore all your images \/ mp3s and re-sync your contacts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/wm6_flasher_screen.jpg\" alt=\"WM6 Flasher Upgrade\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once completed, if you should see version CE OS 5.2.1437 &#8211; i600UXXGG2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/wm6_ver.jpg\" alt=\"WM6 Version Screen\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">You&#8217;ll notice it says <strong>5.2<\/strong> &#8211; well that is the official internal version number for WM6!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impressions;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230; you&#8217;ll notice that some of the icons have been improved. There is a new &#8216;Windows Live&#8217; screen (Search and Live login), a Live Messenger icon and it seems a bit faster. I&#8217;ll update this as I use it over the next few days&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Some more Blackjack \/ SGH-i600 goodies for you;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Samsung i600 User Guide<\/strong> [<a title=\"Samsung i600 User Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/samsung_sghi600_user_guide.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modem Driver (required for &#8216;Flashing&#8217;) <\/strong>[<a title=\"Samsung (Blackjack) i600 Modem Driver\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/blackjack_modem_driver.zip\">ZIP<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternative WM6 Upgrade Instructions (if you haven&#8217;t got a UK &#8216;Orange&#8217; version&#8230; Grrr) <\/strong>[<a title=\"Full WM6 Upgrade Instructions for Samsung i600\" href=\"http:\/\/www.modaco.com\/content-page\/253760\/...80\/#entry835147\" target=\"_blank\">Link<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 10 Applications for Windows Mobile <\/strong>[<a title=\"Top 10 Windows Mobile Apps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internet-tools.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/11\/17\/windows-mobile-top-10-apps\/\" target=\"_self\">Link<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to upgrade your online craps game at Casino Bellini, where you can learn how to win at craps with the best of them. 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