Just got my Siemens SX56 today. HELP MEEEE

[chewan]

ok, i'm as n00b as they come when it comes to this. Can someone tell me what firmware, ROM, OS upgrades I need/should get. It's the AT&T version of the phone and I want to make all the neccesary upgrades before I start using it. Thank you soooooo much, John

[valheru]

If it is brand new you have the most current stuff. Go to www.my-siemens.com and you can download the a.20.17 update if you dont have it on your device.

If you just got it you would be CRAZY to screw with it. Especially if you haven't read EVERY SINGLE POST here pertaining to the dangers of flashing.

If you still want to noob it and screw around, invest in a card reader, make a backup of your rom, and be prepared to have a shiny silver paperweight just in case. DO NOT use any .exe upgrade packages that are not from Siemens.

[chewan]

yeah... i kinda wanted the new OS 2003 though :(
i know i was looking before i got my phone and i saw a package that was released by AT&T wireless, specifically for this model of phone, and now i can't remember where the hell i saw it.

also, the phone is locked... i thought that the rogers US and rogers at&t canada networks were identical. any advice/suggestions on that?!?

Thanks for your reply by the way

[valheru]

Most phones come with the SimCard locked for a particular carrier. Since you are most likely not going to switch for awhile, this is no big deal. If you do ever decide to switch to a different carrier, you can break the sim lock using a utility located on this site. I WOULD NOT do this until you are sure you want to switch carriers though. Otherwise it is a waste and potentially damaging to your unit

[chewan]

actually, i cannot use the phone right now. I purchased it off ebay and it is locked for the US AT&T, however, i'm in Canada using the AT&T service up here. I need to unlock it.

Should i buy the cable, upgrade the ROM? help?!

[Peter Poelman]

Should i buy the cable, upgrade the ROM? help?!

No need to panic... :)

Just download and run this (http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/XDA/XDA-developers-SER-v12.exe)

Then if you want to upgrade to WM2003, simply visit here (http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/ROMkitchen/) and cook a self-extracting exe based on 4.00.11 (just my personal suggestion, tastes differ).


(Yup, we added 4.00.11 and 4.00.16 to the kitchen menu)

[valheru]

Any obvious benefits of .11 or .16 over .05 or .10?

[chewan]

holy shit... everyone here has been so damn helpful so far. thank you so much...

alright, so far so good... i just finished upgrading to the xda developers rom and it unlocked the phone for me :)

this would be the ultimate now...
i want a ROM with just the Mobile 2003 factory settings and nothing else installed. This ROM has a bunch of crap on it that I wouldn't know how to use if my life depended on it. I just want the new Mobile 2003. What is the best way to do this?
Do I just cook one up with only the 4.00.11 ENG WM2003 selected... Is there a better way... Thank you so much again, John

[valheru]

Just take the .16 ROM and deselect all the progs you don't want. Then you will have the latest ROM as it comes from Tmobile. Just a few cosmetic changes in the cooked rom.

[chewan]

is it recommended to use the t-mobile ROM despite the fact that i'm using a rogers at&t phone?

[chewan]

Make battery warning adjustable
Fix 'multiple resets make device slow' bug (WM2003 only)
Remove 'stk.lnk' from Startup folder (WM2003 only)

also which of these do you recommend installing?

[valheru]

The rom version doesnt make a difference. You will not get the "G" which lets you know you can make an internet connection with any of the roms above 4.00.05 though.

Install all of stuff you mentioned.

[chewan]

so last and FINAAAAAAAAAAL question...

4.00.05 ENG WM2003 (3906 kB available)

4.00.10 ENG T-Mobile US (2119 kB available)

4.00.11 ENG WM2003 (3906 kB available)

4.00.16 ENG T-Mobile US (2119 kB available)

if you were picking? and why? thank you so very much

[valheru]

That is personal opinion. If you want only the basic tmobile install you can go with any of them and just deselect the other programs. Keep in mind that having these programs doesn't hurt you for the don't take up any memory on your device until you run them. That is the beauty of having the in ROM not RAM. Just be careful what you play with. The idea is that the higher the number, the later the release, so the more stable it may be. Again this is just an idea.

[Peter Poelman]

so last and FINAAAAAAAAAAL question...
I would personally pick 4.00.11 unless you're on US T-Mobile, or happen to need the PDF and/or Presentation Viewer.

[netkim]

I would suggest you to take the 4.00.11 if you are not on the T-mobile.
Btw, this 4.00.11 is tested to fit the AWS along with the A20.10 I think....