Hey people! This tutorial is gonna take you through using JAF and flashing any BB5 phone (baseband 5)... I'll be trying it on the E63.Tools you will need: (An internet connection is mandatory. Assuming you will have one since you're reading this) :)
1) Navifirm
2) JAF
3) USB Cable
4) A fully charged phone which you will be flashing :)
1) Navifirm is a software that allows you download any retail version of the nokia model firmware. Some models are not there sometimes, but its almost always got what you will need. (Navifirm is sometimes detected as a Virus by the antivirus. So you should first disable your antivirus and then extract it from the zip. If not, it will be blocked and it wont work)
DOWNLOAD: http://www.4shared.com/file/KpOcp2bA/navifirm-0.html?
Files you will need from Navifirm:
MCU: stands for Micro Control Unit. This file will be the largest of all. The MCU file ends with the extension ".c00" say for example in our case, the MCU file for E63 (RM 437) is rm 437_510.21.010_prd.c00
PPM: Stands for Post Memory Programming (contains the language). This file ends with the extension of ".V20" which is a version. The number "20" changes from firmware to firmware... For example in our case the file for E63 is rm437_510.21.010_prd.v27
CNT: Stands for Content Pack which contains the tones, games etc. This file ends with the extension of "fpsx" and in our example it is "sofie_erase_y_drive.fpsx"
Dont bother about the rest of the files.
Downloading from Navifirm
You have to first find out your phone RM version. Remove the battery and under it on the board you will find RM version. In our example it is RM-437.
1) Connect to the net
2) Open Navifirm
3) Takes a little time for it to load the list of phones
4) Once that is done, find your model in the list
5) Select the model and wait for the second column to load
6) In the second column select the latest version of the firmware you find. (usually the last in the list). "DO NOT DOWNLOAD A VERSION THAT IS OLDER THAN THE ONE ON YOUR PHONE. INSTALLING AN OLDER SOFTWARE THAN THE ONE ON YOUR PHONE IS CALLED DOWNGRADE AND IT MIGHT KILL YOUR PHONE!"
7) Once that is done, wait till the list of variants load
8) Remember, the files are mostly the same, you may select any based on your liking. Only difference will be languages. If you requre a language specifically, choose a file that names your country. If english is enough, I guess almost all of them have it. Select which you want.
9) Wait for the firmware files to load. Once that is done, select the files which i just told you about. You may download the enitre thing, but it is not required.
rm 437_510.21.010_prd.c00
rm437_510.21.010_prd.v27
sofie_erase_y_drive.fpsx
10) Wait for download to finish to some folder on your desktop (better create a new folder)
2) JAF
DOWNLOAD: http://www.4shared.com/file/OgkDSEyH/JAF19862_with_PKEY_Emulator_v5.html?
1) Extract the contents of the zip file to desktop. Install JAF. After installing JAF, just double click the "OGM_JAF_PKEY_Emulator_v 5.exe" The emulator will open and it will show loading of a few files. Once that is done, click on "GO"
2) Ignore the following warning and click "ok"
3) Jaf opens. Select BB5 Tab on the top
4) Select the check boxes "Manual Flash" "Dead USB" and uncheck "CRT 308"
5) Switch off your phone and connect it via the USB cable
6) Click MCU: It will take a little time to load the box. WAIT! Once it loads, navigate to the folder where you downloaded the files. It will show a selection box where you cannot find any file in the folder you selected. This is an error of JAF. It expects only CMT files. So what you do is, manually go to the folder where you saved the software files and copy the name of the MCU file (with extension C00) and paste it in the file open part and click open. (As Follows)
7) The rest of the files can be selected without any issue. Click on PPM, the box will open and from that select the file with ".v27" as extension.
8) For CNT, in the box, you will find "DCT4 files" in "files of type". Change that to "All files" and from the menu of the folder, select the file with "sofie_erase_y_drive.fpsx"
9) It will come to the main page and you should see something like this.
10) Click Flash
11) It will generate the following warning. Proceed and click ok
12) Press the power on button when Jaf asks for it.
13) Jaf will proceed from now. Just let it down what it does.
14) wait for the process to get over. Will take upto 10 mins or so. At the end, JAf will display "done" then only should you disconnect the phone.
15) Remove battery and wait for 10 seconds. Then put it in and restart.
16) Once the phone boots up, dial *#7370# and click yes. Just to reset everything. It makes the phone least glitchy if you do a reset as soon as your phone flashing is done.
17) Enjoy!
