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Kroll	2015-09-28 , 20:37
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Originally Posted by zxcvbnm3230

And looks like this (I'm puttin' it here just in case)
http://s28.postimg.org/h52itfea5/20150925_001.jpg

Here you are http://www.mrcrab.net/Nokia-Product-...ctCode=059J228

Next time take some time to read wiki, because I found what you asked in it. https://wiki.maemo.org/Flashing_N9#D...Firmware_image

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	zxcvbnm3230	2015-09-29 , 14:09
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@Kroll, I provided an example of the SIM tray and where the product code is located for @tomislav in case he didn't know it

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Kroll	2015-09-29 , 21:43
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Originally Posted by zxcvbnm3230

@Kroll, I provided an example of the SIM tray and where the product code is located for @tomislav in case he didn't know it

Oops. Sorry mate, didn't notice.

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kazzie	2015-11-20 , 12:32
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Hi,

My N9 (059K1T4) has a Chinese firmware and CMT on it. I intend to flash a higher European firmware (009 variant?) then reflash the original 003 CMT. The firmware images on mrcrab.net are listed by product code, not variant. Can anyone point me toward a suitable product code or firmware? (Ideally UK)

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ViBE	2015-11-20 , 18:51
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Originally Posted by kazzie

Hi,

My N9 (059K1T4) has a Chinese firmware and CMT on it. I intend to flash a higher European firmware (009 variant?) then reflash the original 003 CMT. The firmware images on mrcrab.net are listed by product code, not variant. Can anyone point me toward a suitable product code or firmware? (Ideally UK)

i had the same problem before. you can upgrade to 009 of course.
for main firmware (MCU, region 009) you can use these variants for example:
RM-696 NDT SWITZERLAND WHITE 64GB (059M6M9)
RM-696 NDT SWITZERLAND MAGENTA 16GB (059K753)
RM-696 NDT SWITZERLAND CYAN 16GB (059K756)
RM-696 NDT SWITZERLAND BLACK 64GB (059K772)
RM-696 NDT SWITZERLAND BLACK 16GB (059K748)
you need only "DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_009-OEM1-958_ARM.bin"

for regional content (MMC/EMMC) you can use these variants:
RM-696 NDT UK IRELAND MAGENTA 16GB (059K1F5)
RM-696 NDT UK IRELAND CYAN 16GB (059K0W0)
RM-696 NDT UK IRELAND BLACK 64GB (059J186)
RM-696 NDT UK IRELAND BLACK 16GB (059J1Z7)
you need only "DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.13-7.UKIRELAND_EMMC_UKIRELAND.bin"

for modem (CMT) use one of these variants:
RM-696 NDT CHINA MAGENTA 16GB (059K1T4)
RM-696 NDT CHINA CYAN 16GB (059K164)
RM-696 NDT CHINA BLACK 16GB (059J250)
you need only "DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_003-OEM1-958_ARM.bin"

OR if the CMT above did not work for you try this one:
N9 RM-696 PRC China Unicom CN PRC CU Black v1 (059L5T5)
you need only "DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3.418.2_PR_LEGACY_418_ARM_RM-696_PRD_signed.bin"

after download place all files in a folder and follow the tutorial step by step. do not forget to move Flasher to the same folder. you can also use my commands below after you prepared everything:

Code:

flasher -f -F DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_009-OEM1-958_ARM.bin --erase-user-data=secure

Code:

flasher -f -F DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_009-OEM1-958_ARM.bin -F DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.13-7.UKIRELAND_EMMC_UKIRELAND.bin --flash-only=mmc

Code:

flasher -f -F DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_003-OEM1-958_ARM.bin --flash-only=cmt

OR (use this if the previous not worked for you)

Code:

flasher -f -F DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3.418.2_PR_LEGACY_418_ARM_RM-696_PRD_signed.bin --flash-only=cmt

and then reboot your phone to finish.

Code:

flasher -R

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chilango	2015-11-20 , 20:45
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Yes but the answer is here in this thread a couple of times.
You have a chinese FW, no way to change this

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kazzie	2015-11-21 , 08:05
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Thank you for your response ViBE: very comprehensive. Sadly I've found that my N9 has a dead strip in its touchscreen (can't press U,J,N keys on keyboard) so it's being sent back. I'll have to wait for a refund/replacement before I can put the above advice into action.

To chilango: I know that I can't change the CMT portion of the Chinese firmware, but the rest can be replaced, as described in this thread.

Last edited by kazzie; 2015-11-21 at 08:07. Reason: Rephrase

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ViBE	2015-11-21 , 10:05
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Originally Posted by kazzie

Thank you for your response ViBE: very comprehensive. Sadly I've found that my N9 has a dead strip in its touchscreen (can't press U,J,N keys on keyboard) so it's being sent back. I'll have to wait for a refund/replacement before I can put the above advice into action.

To chilango: I know that I can't change the CMT portion of the Chinese firmware, but the rest can be replaced, as described in this thread.

sad to hear. mine is refurbished too but works perfectly. maybe they will give you an EU variant next time and flashing will be much easier. who knows.

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N9x3	2016-01-04 , 17:51
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So I have Chineese N9 which was flashed with:
DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3.418.2_PR_418 (tag on SIM tray was 059J245, but real firmware checked with flasher, corresponding to DFL61... above tag: 059L5T6 = China Unicorn).

I was really unhappy to discover, that my new N9 from China (for backup of old beloved N9) was flashed with such a high variant.

NaviFirm+ shows, that only a few of branded firmwares could be used to flash my device:
T-Mobile Austria: variant 430 (059L6C3)
Telcel MX MX: variant 420 (059L449 spain)
Vietnam: variant 454

After a lot of reading on Maemo.org I discovered post about UbiBoot, which allow to use any kernel.

Ubiboot is installed now on China N9, and before I would invest my time, and perhaps do something stupid I would like to make sure, that my reasoning is correct:

With ubiboot,
- I have access in "maintenance mode" on N9 connected to Linux to all partitions.
- with flasher-3.5 I could extract firmware from eg. 059J1Z5, and copy all files to rootfs, to replace Chinese variant 418, and obtain N9 working with European 059J1Z5 version with variant 001???
- then I would need to flash "CMT only" from original 059L5T6 to be able to use GSM modem in Europe???

And in this way I would escape from "variant lockup" of my new Chinese N9??

Any suggestions and corrections of my assumptions highly appreciated :-).

If I am wrong I will go for flashing as described by VIBE a few posts earlier

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ViBE	2016-01-04 , 19:33
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Originally Posted by N9x3

So I have Chineese N9 which was flashed with:
DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3.418.2_PR_418 (tag on SIM tray was 059J245, but real firmware checked with flasher, corresponding to DFL61... above tag: 059L5T6 = China Unicorn).

I was really unhappy to discover, that my new N9 from China (for backup of old beloved N9) was flashed with such a high variant.

NaviFirm+ shows, that only a few of branded firmwares could be used to flash my device:
T-Mobile Austria: variant 430 (059L6C3)
Telcel MX MX: variant 420 (059L449 spain)
Vietnam: variant 454

After a lot of reading on Maemo.org I discovered post about UbiBoot, which allow to use any kernel.

Ubiboot is installed now on China N9, and before I would invest my time, and perhaps do something stupid I would like to make sure, that my reasoning is correct:

With ubiboot,
- I have access in "maintenance mode" on N9 connected to Linux to all partitions.
- with flasher-3.5 I could extract firmware from eg. 059J1Z5, and copy all files to rootfs, to replace Chinese variant 418, and obtain N9 working with European 059J1Z5 version with variant 001???
- then I would need to flash "CMT only" from original 059L5T6 to be able to use GSM modem in Europe???

And in this way I would escape from "variant lockup" of my new Chinese N9??

Any suggestions and corrections of my assumptions highly appreciated :-).

If I am wrong I will go for flashing as described by VIBE a few posts earlier

sure. just follow that instruction above. and yes you cannot connect to the GSM network if you try to use non chinese CMT. of course you can use any other MMC/EMMC.