Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Hey guys im from Australia, brought the N900 off a friend which he got from smoothmobiles. Anyway, ive never updated the firmware, but looking at trying it shortly. Now this is the version i have at the moment when i tap on About Product.

3.2010.02-8.002

Now not sure which country fimrware this is as the phone is orginally from oversea's.

I installed Navfirm to see what is avalible. and i see that there is Australian Firmware for the n900 listed. The phone is not even on shelves here yet i dont think. Even though some stores have it as listed in stock.

Am i ok to download the Australian firmware then do the whole flash maemo thing which im reading on how to do now.. A site i was linked to a few weeks ago was a nokia site i think where i had to put in my IMEI number to gain access to the maemo flasher and firmware image files.

Cheers guys

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

you have the latest firmware at the moment, and i think it is probably the generic global one.

Nothing stopping you from flashing the australian version though :) - is it also 3.2010?

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Oh btw how do i know if i have a certain country code, i remember with the n95 8gb people had to use a program to flash the code to there specfic country which gave them additional updates if there were any... Is this the same with the n900 or can i just download the aussie firmware and flash it

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3442/navfirm.jpg

Thats correct right the first one there both the same by the looks of it but im worried about the coutry code next to it, is this going to be a problem..

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

looks like an ok image to me, will pretty much be the same as the one you have no reason why you cant backup and reflash.

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

There are no strange language codes on the N900 (not that I know of, anyway). You should be able to just download and flash whatever firmware you prefer.

The only thing I can think of that could potentially give problems, is flashing a firmware that expects a different keyboard layout. But the problems should be limited to the keyboard.

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Is it worth doing? Whats the beniftes of me having aussie firmware? better reception for 3g or anything like that? or just lanuages and stuff...

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

wtf???? lol. Buddy there is no Australian firmware. the n900 was and never will be released in Australia. didnt you notice when you first turned it on it wouldn't let you select Australia. and if there was Australian firmware you wont be able to silence the camera sound.


ive had it since November and ive had no problems at all with all networks. aussie firmware on all nokia's is probably the worst in the world. so much restrictions

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

hmm whats the australian firmware in his screenshot then? loads more have been introduced this week....... ?

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

lol omg. the n900 is NEVER coming out to Australia ever ever ever ever. its probably if you import it. but DONT GET IT. it will have restrictions. if you dont belive me. test it out



i called optus and vodaphone about the n900. they had no idea about when its coming. i called nokia and based on a feasibility test it's not worth coming out,

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Im sorry mate but you have been misinformed, Its on our shores now this week. http://www.harveynorman.com.au/produ...n-mobile-phone

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...t=1393556&p=22

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

ol omg. the n900 is NEVER coming out to Australia ever ever ever ever. its probably if you import it. but DONT GET IT. it will have restrictions. if you dont belive me. test it out

lol dude its here already have u been under a rock.

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

wdf. well it must of sold well for it to make it here. i have had it since November last year. one of the first in the world to get it.


well it was never meant to come out here. but must of sold good overseas. ANYWAY don't get Aussie firmware which i am going to stand by. aussie laws put a lot of restricts on phone makes. if anything UK firmware is way better then ours, which is what im using.




MY BAD

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Can you backup your reason as why not to get the Aussie firmware, instead of just saying DONT GET IT have you tried it out ? if so can u let me know what changes there are

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Okay thanks for that.

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

im looking. but every nokia i ever owned has had a lot of restrictions with aussie firmware. i always changed my product code to a UK one and updated. you don't notice straight away but after a while little things will annoy you like 'Not being able to turn off the camera sound'

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Except the camera sound thing (which is a APAC thing I believe since the laws in japan are really tight on that), what are the other differences/restrictions with the Aus fireware?

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

Yeah i would also like to know this

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

More to the point - is there anywhere that lists the differences between all the firmwares?

update: no real difference

Re: Question about Australian Firmware.
 

i installed the Aus. Firmware, and now everything is upside down!!!!!


-sry couldn't resist.