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N96 Firmware updating

7 replies · 6,029 views · Started 17 October 2008

Hi, I have decided to buy an N96. I am going to buy it off ebay and if it has network branding firmware on it, will I be able to flash it with generic firmware? Is so, will I be able to find it in this forum?? Is it as straight forward as flashing an N95 8GB??? I am Sorry if these questions have been already posted in here, but at the momemt I dont have the time to look. Thansk in advance guys

just same as n95.

change product code using NSS then update using NSU.

i used this off a google search...

i changed mine to the UK,IRELAND code, then it updated to the latest, 11.101.

Product code 0573802 WITH LINE 2 note Euro 1 has no line 2

sim free Origin UK unlocked V10 no update to V11 YET on no doubt it will soon N96

or this lot too V11 but no LINE 2 ALS

0568238: UK,IRELAND - Warm Titanium
0543713: EURO 1 - Warm Titanium
0543716: EURO 2 - Warm Titanium
0543717: EURO 3 - Warm Titanium
0543712 FRANCE - Warm Titanium
0543714 ALPS - Warm Titanium
0543715 SCANDINAVIA - Warm Titanium
0543718 BALTIAN - Warm Titanium
0543719 BALKANS - Warm Titanium
0543720 GREECE, CYPRUS - Warm Titanium
0543721 TURKEY - Warm Titanium
0543722 RUSSIA/BELARUS - Warm Titanium
0543723 MOLDOVA - Warm Titanium
0543724 UKRAINE - Warm Titanium
0543725 CIS - Warm Titanium
0543726 ISRAEL - Warm Titanium
0543727 ARABIC2 - Warm Titanium
0543728 NORTH AFRICA - Warm Titanium
0543729 SSA1 - Warm Titanium
0543730 URDU - Warm Titanium
0543731 FARSI - Warm Titanium
0554268 SSA-French - Warm Titanium
0554269 UAE - Warm Titanium
0554452 SPAIN - Warm Titanium
0554453 SSA-PT - Warm Titanium
0556600 BULGARIA and ROMANIA - Warm Titanium
0567372 ARABIC1 - Warm Titanium

Thanks. All I need now is an N96. The N95 8GB, I did have one or two teething problems with it but once I realised what I was doing wrong, it was very straight forward. Thankls for your help 😊

watch out though, just tried flashing mine and now wont turn on, found this while trying to search the net for a fix,

iv done plenty of n95's and others in the past so not sure if just time for my bad luck

my n96 came with default productcode 0573802
changed in nss to 0568238
tried updating via nokia updater got halfway, said to put phone in recovery by unplugging and plugging back in, after doing that it seems to starts flashing again and stopping at the same point

tried plugign phone in other pc which is detected under windows as nokia update rom cant get nokia updater to detect it though and it wont come on
mayby time to send it back

am wondering if the productcode change may have affected it (like i say though hav changed sevaral n95's product codes and flashed successfully)

dez_borders wrote:Please be aware changing the Product Code invalidates the warranty on yout �500+ handset.

I hear people who say this all the time. So what if it invalidates the warranty. This is in addition to your consumer rights. If your phone is faulty then they must repair under the sale of goods act. Quite simple really unless the fault was caused as a direct result of the product code being changed or updating the firmware.

xecuterbox wrote:watch out though, just tried flashing mine and now wont turn on, found this while trying to search the net for a fix,

iv done plenty of n95's and others in the past so not sure if just time for my bad luck

my n96 came with default productcode 0573802
changed in nss to 0568238
tried updating via nokia updater got halfway, said to put phone in recovery by unplugging and plugging back in, after doing that it seems to starts flashing again and stopping at the same point

tried plugign phone in other pc which is detected under windows as nokia update rom cant get nokia updater to detect it though and it wont come on
mayby time to send it back

am wondering if the productcode change may have affected it (like i say though hav changed sevaral n95's product codes and flashed successfully)


i had the same problem as you, so i changed my product code again to the euro1 and it worked fine, good luck