ZTE Blade - user opinions and reviews
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 28 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
Not really, your flash worked..and its still a nokia.
ha-ha.. :)
Post ... more@ RFB
If you are thinking of upgrading to Android 2.2 you might want to read this first:
http://wiki.modaco.com/index.php/ZTE_Blade_2.2#Android_2.2_on_the_ZTE_Blade
I don't know how old the post is though.
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 28 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
Not really, your flash worked..and its still a nokia.
ha-ha.. :)
Post ... more@ RFB
Reading back over your posts has given me an idea. I will post my phone number on your Twitter. Use that number to send me your address. I will send you my phone, (with return postage), and see if you can flash it.
If you can, I'll drive up there and kiss your naked a**e. If you can't, you drive down here and kiss mine. (Only joking).
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 28 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
Not really, your flash worked..and its still a nokia.
ha-ha.. :)
Post ... more@ RFB
I can't understand it either. I watched the guy in the Orange shop break the seal on the box, so I know that it was brand new and not a return.
The only thing I did to it was buy an unlock code on eBay, and that came via email. How that 'FTM' thing got on there is a mystery.
Don't knock my 'no kia', it's thinks it's a Ferrari !
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
Freefaller, 28 Oct 2010@ RFB
Just to let you know that sometimes things go right, I've just flashed my Nokia 5800 ... more@ Freefaller,
Not really, your flash worked..and its still a nokia.
ha-ha.. :)
Post on Modaco, to see how to solve the SF issue..seriously, flashing it, is the easiest of all phones, just pick the file, and clockwork does the rest, that is if you get it working, wihch in your case, as you followed instructions, should have worked.
I scoured their forums today, and the only time that's mentioned was with the unlock codes, and even then, there are easier options, and sellers on modaco selling cheap codes.
That golden whateveritis, is more for shops, or serial ebay sellers, IMO.
Can't understand how you get it....
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
the white screen is for this: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f272/05-10-20... more@ RFB
Just to let you know that sometimes things go right, I've just flashed my Nokia 5800 with C6 firmware. Everything went right first time!
- Freefaller
- mye
BubbleTea101, 27 Oct 2010Lol. Why do you always get the dodgy phones? @BubbleTea101
I'm just lucky I guess.
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
the white screen is for this: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f272/05-10-20... more@ RFB
Wow! That IS weird. I don't understand why that happens.
I won't bother posting on Modaco, like I said, I'm just pissed off trying now. I'll just leave it.
Thanks anyway.
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
Freefaller, 27 Oct 2010@ RFB
I've just followed your instructions to the letter, even though I've already done tha... more@ Freefaller,
the white screen is for this: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f272/05-10-2010-orange-san-francisco-direct-unlock-world-first-1109436/
It's for unlocking using the furious gold unlock...
Might be better off posting on modaco, see if anyone there can help, as that's the first time i've ever heard of this...
- BubbleTea101
- 2Gn
Freefaller, 27 Oct 2010@ RFB I've just followed your instructions to the letter, even though I've already done tha... moreLol. Why do you always get the dodgy phones?
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
So you:
Download fastboot.
Turn off your phone and take out the battery. ... more@ RFB
I've just followed your instructions to the letter, even though I've already done that about 20 times (I swear!).
All I get is that black screen with a white box in the centre stating 'FTM'; I'm looking at that right now.
'It ain't gonna go'.
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
Freefaller, 27 Oct 2010@RFB
I've tried EVERYTHING. I loaded the CMR in the end using 'fastboot', but when I starte... more@ Freefaller,
So you:
Download fastboot.
Turn off your phone and take out the battery. Unplug the phone from the PC / charger.
Replace the battery and turn the phone back on with 'volume UP' held. The device will stay at the 'green android' screen.
Plug the phone into the PC.
Extract the fastboot zip file.
From a command prompt (at the directory containing these new files!) run "fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.9-modaco-r2-blade.img"
When this finishes, from the command prompt run "fastboot-windows reboot"
then you,
Download the update.zip and copy to your SD card.
Restart your device in recovery mode (turn on your device with 'Volume Down' held).
Use the recovery menu to apply the update zip.
If you did all that, and it's not working, then you have made a mistake somewhere, as that process works..
Are you sure you are holding the volume button, THEN starting the phone, and holding the volume button, and not just letting go.?!?!
- Freefaller
- mye
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@Freefaller,
And read and do the info in this thread:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zt... more@RFB
I've tried EVERYTHING. I loaded the CMR in the end using 'fastboot', but when I started the phone with the vol DOWN all I got was a black screen with a white box marked 'FTM'. God knows what that is.
Anyway, I've given up now. I've spent far too long trying to flash this damn phone, so much so that the back cover is becoming loose from the number of times I've taken it off to remove the battery.
There comes a point when you say 'Enough's enough', because you know it's never going to work. I've now reached that point.
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
and you have got fastboot.zip too??@Freefaller,
And read and do the info in this thread:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/319565/07-oct-2-5-0-9-r2-clockworkmod-recovery/
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
RottenFoxBreath, 27 Oct 2010@ Freefaller,
The chinese version is different from the uk one.
The pc won't see it as a... more@ Freefaller,
and you have got fastboot.zip too??
- RottenFoxBreath
- m7H
Freefaller, 27 Oct 2010Go onto eBay and buy an unlocking code for £1.50 or there abouts.
Insert any other sim ... more@ Freefaller,
The chinese version is different from the uk one.
The pc won't see it as a ZTE Blade or Orange SF...
As to your issue with CMR, you are booting up the phone with the volume UP button held?, for the installation, then when you want to copy the update.zip onto the SD card, reboot with the volume DOWN button held, as the screen/buttons are upside down....
- Freefaller
- mye
Anonymous, 12 Sep 2010Until now I haven't found a way to update it. But I hope it is possible to do it via SDK Devel... moreGo onto eBay and buy an unlocking code for £1.50 or there abouts.
Insert any other sim card than the Orange one and the unlocking screen will appear. Type in the unlocking code and the phone will be unlocked. Then you can access Android Market.
- Core
- Mtr
ZTE U X850 is in fact ZTE X850 or ZTE racer ZTE U X850 is error in writing of gsm arena . Because there is only one mobile phone ZTE X850 that is codnamed Racer for a Three network .
In other words this isn't that phone.
This is ZTE Blade or for Orange network in UK San Francisco.
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