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How to Update or Change ROM on Samsung Focus WP7

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UPDATE / ROM CHANGE TO DEFAULT SAMSUNG SGH-I917 FOCUS OR OTHER WP7 ROM ONLY ORIGINAL NO MOD

Before proceeding with any of the following processes, keep in mind that (currently) no way to back up your user data.

Things such as your contacts and emails can be re-downloaded from your phone, as they are stored in (Windows Live) remote servers. Multimedia elements that are synchronized with Zune on your PC manually can also be transferred back to your phone.

However, things like custom settings, SMS and MMS are lost. Programs can, of course, re-downloaded from Marktetplace - but, again, is a manual process.

This process can also help the recovery of a "brick", or rather, a device not fully boot into Windows Phone 7. (Sometimes only reach the Samsung screen).

TIPS FOR FLASH

1. Hard Reset

2. Lost warranty / Zero Liability

3. Access to download mode

1. Hard Reset

You may want to reset the phone if you are experiencing software errors after a soft reset (You took the battery with the phone turned on) or whether to clear the phone (ie you just bought the phone used).

In these threads you can see how:

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HERE In step 4.


2. Lost warranty / Zero Liability

Disclaimer: Please note that this process may void the warranty! We are not responsible for damage or denial of warranty, following this guide.

3. Access to download mode

To update the ROM software, you'll be able to access the download or transfer mode (download mode) of the phone.

Turn off your phone

Turn on the phone by holding down the on / off + Volume Up key + camera button simultaneously.

When the phone is on, release the power button.

A yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and a message "download mode or transfer" should appear.

If you succeed in this, then you can continue with the flash.

ATTENTION 

VERY IMPORTANT

ALWAYS HAVE ALL THE TOOLS TO MAKE YOUR FLASH, FLASH TOOLS DOWNLOAD ROM DEPENDING ON THE MODEL AND VERSION OF YOUR WP7.

You can find some:

YOU HERE

In this case it will be for a Samsung Focus 1.3 AT & T.

Of this there are two versions 1.3 (AT & T and Rogers) and 1.4 (AT & T) on your phone (you can review it by turning off the phone by removing the battery and there is the version number).

You can find:

YOU HERE

And phone drivers HERE

If you have an internet connection, the Windows Update will download automatically when plugged into download mode.

NOW IF WE ARE READY FOR FLASH!

Turn off the phone and disconnect it from the PC (if you have it connected).

Unzip the downloaded ROM package.

Boot the phone into download mode

Now connect your phone to your PC. Windows should recognize the device and install the drivers (you can check Windows Update first, you can skip this step if you already installed the drivers or just let you download and install).

Open Flash WP7 program. If you get any error md5, do not worry! You should now see a COM port active (green) in the program. Continue only if the port is shown in green (if not check if the drivers were installed.

Drag and drop files ROM (four) in the program, a small box will open and finds the files or if you do not load them one by one.

Click Start and begin the process of flash!

Do not interrupt this process. Keep your phone and your PC connected at all times. After 10 15 minutes the phone will reboot and you have your fresh new ROM.

Depending on what ROM flash, find your language and locale are probably not correct. You will have to change these in "Settings" for such things as a market to function properly.

Use this process it down to the factory version 7004 and jailbreak.

Also we can use if we can not move from Mango RTM official, if you did not backup NODE.

My Samsung Focus Mango RTM and currently has only goes great with some disappointment about some tools.

The process already did with this rom in this forum and that helped me a lot

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