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How do I update the firmware on my N80 to the latest version?

17 replies · 4,962 views · Started 05 September 2006

Sjwdavies 05 Sep 2006, 19:02

I'm new to the forum, and despite all my reading efforts I'm unable to find out how to update my phone 😞

Can someone please tell me how I can update my firmware?

elaverick 06 Sep 2006, 10:02

Bear in mind tho if you follow mrmadmac's advice Nokia will not support you if you manage to kill your phone in the process. It's unlikely but possible. Just something to bear in mind for you.

Sjwdavies 06 Sep 2006, 13:58

Cheers guys, but reading that guide seems really complicated.

Where do I download the firware update from?

nj7 06 Sep 2006, 14:04

Pheonix SZ wrote:I just did exactly this - and ..... it worked perfectly.
My buggy O-2 branded v 3.xx FW upgraded to generic v 4.xx .... what a dream !
Just follow the guide and you'll be peachy. 😉

But, if something goes wrong, the phone rest damaged and without garantee.

Sjwdavies 06 Sep 2006, 14:06

So just drop it in the toilet then claim it off your house insurance - brand new phone for �50!

My fiance did it.

Pheonix SZ 06 Sep 2006, 15:40

Sjwdavies wrote:Cheers guys, but reading that guide seems really complicated.

Where do I download the firware update from?


The d/l links are in the guide (you know ... http:// and all that 😉 )
It's actually simpler than it sounds.
Just read carefully and follow each step.
That said, if you're not confident - take it to a service centre and have them do it.
And like the man said, if it all goes wrong and you end up with a very expensive paperweight - introduce it to Mr. Microwave for a few seconds and claim another one on the insurance (you do HAVE insurance, don't you ? 😉 )

Sjwdavies 06 Sep 2006, 15:40

I'm not dumb or anything, and have got an A-Level in Computing and Physics, but it all seems way too complicated for what it is.

Where do I download the Firmware from, or is it already in Phoenix?

Pheonix SZ 06 Sep 2006, 15:41

nj7 wrote:But, if something goes wrong, the phone rest damaged and without garantee.

If something goes wrong, it's going in the microwave. 😉
Although that's not what I'll put on the insurance form.

Pheonix SZ 06 Sep 2006, 15:44

Sjwdavies wrote:I'm not dumb or anything, and have got an A-Level in Computing and Physics, but it all seems way too complicated for what it is.

Where do I download the Firmware from, or is it already in Phoenix?


It's already in Google. 😉

TazUk 06 Sep 2006, 15:47

Sjwdavies wrote:I'm not dumb or anything, and have got an A-Level in Computing and Physics, but it all seems way too complicated for what it is.

I don't think anyone's suggesting that you are - you just need to read through the guides and information already linked above and follow them step by step. All the information is there (including links for the firmware itself) and it really is easier than repeating it here.

Bear in mind that until Nokia release their software updater a few weeks ago, firmware upgrades were only meant to be performed by a trained engineer in a workshop setting. It took me a while to follow the process to upgrade my firmware using these guides, and I've worked in IT for over 10 years and regularly perform horrifically confusing firmware flashes of borked expensive hardware.

If you're unsure of what you're doing I really would suggest that you hang on for Nokia to include the N80 in their software updater - rumour has it this will happen by the end of the month.

Pheonix SZ 06 Sep 2006, 15:52

TazUk wrote:I don't think anyone's suggesting that you are - you just need to read through the guides and information already linked above and follow them step by step. All the information is there (including links for the firmware itself) and it really is easier than repeating it here.

Bear in mind that until Nokia release their software updater a few weeks ago, firmware upgrades were only meant to be performed by a trained engineer in a workshop setting. It took me a while to follow the process to upgrade my firmware using these guides, and I've worked in IT for over 10 years and regularly perform horrifically confusing firmware flashes of borked expensive hardware.

If you're unsure of what you're doing I really would suggest that you hang on for Nokia to include the N80 in their software updater - rumour has it this will happen by the end of the month.


Nokia's software updater is already N80-ready.
But it won't upgrade network-provider-modified firmware to generic FW.
Not only that, but there have been reports of it bjorking N80's - including in mobile phone shops ! (no laughing please ... 😃 ).

Pheonix SZ 06 Sep 2006, 16:06

TazUk wrote:N80's still not listed as supported according to their website, at least not in the UK: http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,1522,,00.html?orig=/softwareupdate

And it'd be a cold day in hell before I trusted my N80 to any mobile phone store - last time I was in Carphone Warehouse the staff started asking me questions about phones 🙄


Aah ... take no notice of Nokia, just download the updater and run it on your PC. Recognizes the n80 straight away.
But yeah - if someone's gunna ph*ck up my n80, it's gunna be me ! No-one else will ever be accorded that privelige. First amendment of the Symbian Constitution : you have the inalienable right to ph*ck up your own phone.

(By the way, are you really from Tasmania ?)

TazUk 06 Sep 2006, 19:15

Pheonix SZ wrote:(By the way, are you really from Tasmania ?)

Nope 'fraid not. I've used this handle for about 12 years, for reasons that shall (for now at least) remain cloaked in mystery and intrigue :tongue: