Lumia 920 Amber Update via Rogers Dev ROM

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UPDATE! Rogers has released an official Amber ROM for Rogers branded L920s. If you want them, here are the product codes for the equivalent colors

059R2L8 RM-820 VAR AMERICA CA ROGERS SL YELLOW
059R3R8 RM-820 VAR AMERICA CA ROGERSWIR SL RED
059Q6W4 RM-820 VAR AMERICA CA ROGERSWIR SL BLACK
059R6P3 RM-820 VAR AMERICA CA ROGERSWIRE SL WHIT

Use the firmware download option from NCS in order to download the ROMS or use http://www.mrcrab.net/Nokia-Product-Code.html.

After installing the Rogers ROM, you'll need to get the access point app and choose AT&T LTE 2 in order to have data and MMS. I forgot to put it in here, but thanks to @riceboyler

If you haven't yet, install the Nokia Access Point app, (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/access-point/ce3895c7-01d0-4daf-a4c3-25c10463942d) and then choose AT&T LTE2. That fixed all of my issues except tethering...




Hi All,

I've spent the past 4 days looking for a solution to get the Amber Update on my AT&T Branded Lumia 920 without installing a European ROM and changing to RM-821. After searching endlessly, I've found my solution that works!

Prerequisites
* Nokia WP8 Drivers
* Nokia Care Suite 2013.13.4.4
* WperHelper v1.2 Note: This is in Chinese. I don't know Chinese AT ALL, but I've been able to figure my way around the app
* Rogers Pre-Poritco ROM. Download the last group of files for Roger, not the AT&T ones.

Steps:
* DONT PLUG IN YOUR PHONE YET TO THE COMPUTER.
* Extract/Install Nokia Care Suite. Open Care Suite when it's done installing and just put it to the side
* Install WperHelper. It's all in chinese, but the buttons should be easy to navigate through
* Download the last group of files for the pre-portico ROM if you haven't done so already.
* Go to the Run menu on your system and go to "C:\programdata\nokia\Packages\Products". Create a new folder named "RM-820". If you already have files in here from a previous ROM installation, move them somewhere else. The group of files you downloaded for the Pre-Portico ROM will need to be moved inside of this folder.
* Rename the pre-portico files removing the checksum from beginning of the file name.

Here's what you should have as files


  • * RM820_1232.2109.1242.1002_RETAIL_nam_canada_200_02_100347_prd_signed.ffu
    * RM-820_RM-821_RM-822_TypeLabel_Group1_DM_5.33x5.33_CoO_Eng__001.xml
    * CustomerNvi_31019d17537fb461136cdf3481825681_12421_100343_8410.nvi
    * RM820_059R2L8_1232.2109.1242.1002_039.vpl
    * 112545v3.pcx
    * RM820_059R2L8_1232.2109.1242.1002_039.dcp
    * RM820_059R2L8_1232.2109.1242.1002_039_signature.bin
    * RM820_059R2L8_ccc_v039.bin
    * RM820_059R2L8_hwt_v039.bin
    * NWP8_WP8_Rogers_Fido_simlock_crcFCB5.bin
    * DC_template_development_v4.bin
* Go back to NCS and double click on the Product Support Tool. If you don't see the little menu with the choices of apps to install, go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Nokia\Nokia Care Suite\Product Support Tool For Store 5.0" and click on ProductSupportToolForStore.exe (Make sure the icon is an arrow. We don't need to open the .MANIFEST file).
* When the Sign in popup comes on the screen. click Work offline.
Click File -> Open Product and type in RM-820 in the filter then press Open
* At the bottom left panel, click on Programming -> Recovery.
* In the Properties listing, you should see 059R2L8 RM-820_Rogers_Canada_VAR240202_V2_Yellow 1232.2109.1242.1002
* Click on that line that shows the data that I listed above then click the Start button.
* Plug in your phone to the USB now, hold the Vol-Down + Power buttons until the phone restarts and you hear a vibration.
* When you hear the vibration, press Retry.
* You should see a little menu saying that the Product Code doesn't match, press Okay to continue.
* Let it flash.
* After the phone has flashed, set it up, but don't login to your Microsoft account yet (It's pointless at this point). Configure Wi-Fi though.
* Go to Settings -> Phone update and check for updates. The first round of updates will put you on to Portico.
* After these updates go through (It will take forever for it to finish Preparing to Install), you'll have to check for updates two more times in order to install Nokia Updates.
* After these two extra updates, your phone will be up to date.
* Now comes the fun part. Open up the WperHelper that you installed earlier.
* On the Top group of text links(The bigger text), chose the second one from the left. It should bring up a screen with 4 drop downs.
* From left to right, choose the following as values: Nokia, Lumia 920, RM-820, 3047.0000.1326.2001.
* Click on the 059R2L5 button that is located under the first dropdown. At the bottom right part of the screen, you'll see a download icon (downward facing arrow with a line underneath of it). Click it.
* This will start to download the ROM. When complete, Click on the Top group of text links, click on the third one then click on the second smaller text link underneath of it.
* You should see bbs.wper.com_059R2L5.7z. Click on it then click the lightning bolt on the bottom left corner. This will extract the FFU package.
* After it's complete, you'll see a new screen with a picture of a Windows phone and a bunch of Chinese text (I wish I had a translation). At this point you'll want to click the button that is listed directly under ( Step ).
* This will automatically begin the ROM updating process. You'll be able to see a little log running at the bottom of the screen on whether the Flashing is working or not.
* The place where the Windows Phone is showing will display the actual progress of flashing as it appears on your phone. You should be seeing the red screen with the progress bar on your windows phone by now. If this happens for you, then you're on your way to having the Amber Update.


A few things to note

After fully flashed, it'll bring you back to the typical phone set up screen. After you get to the main homescreen, wait a minute or so because it will require a reboot. After you bring the phone back up, go to Settings -> Access Point and choose AT&T - LTE 2 - Lumia. This will set up the MMS and Data settings correctly.

Have fun!

EDIT:

I've found a way to get Internet Sharing working for AT&T Customers.

* Install the Spanish keyboard via Settings -> Keyboard -> add keyboards-> Spanish (Spain). It should be showing a Preparing Download status.
* A menu should a pear that says that the update is ready to be installed. At this point, postpone it.
* You should see internet sharing underneath Settings. Click on it and attempt to turn it on. You should see the error to call 611.
* Go back to Settings -> language+region and set the Country/Region to United States. Let it reboot.
* After reboot, Go into Settings -> phone update and install the update and let it reboot.
* After this reboot, play around with the phone for 5 or 10 minutes. Let it get used to the change in region then go to Settings -> internet sharing and attempt to turn it on.
* At this point, you shouldn't see any errors and you should be able to share your connection.

Try this out and see if it works. For the heads up
 
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Also, be sure to update your extras+info app in order to get call and SMS blocking. Download here

I've found a way to get Internet Sharing working for AT&T Customers.

* Install the Spanish keyboard via Settings -> Keyboard -> add keyboards-> Spanish (Spain). It should be showing a Preparing Download status.
* A menu should a pear that says that the update is ready to be installed. At this point, postpone it.
* You should see internet sharing underneath Settings. Click on it and attempt to turn it on. You should see the error to call 611.
* Go back to Settings -> language+region and set the Country/Region to United States. Let it reboot.
* After reboot, Go into Settings -> phone update and install the update and let it reboot.
* After this reboot, play around with the phone for 5 or 10 minutes. Let it get used to the change in region then go to Settings -> internet sharing and attempt to turn it on.
* At this point, you shouldn't see any errors and you should be able to share your connection.

Try this out and see if it works.
 
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its actually using an AT&T developer ROM. You should be able to go back to a stock AT&T ROM
How do I revert back to a standard ROM? I tried just downloading an AT&T ROM from the same place that we're supposed to get the pre-Portico ROMs, but that tells me that the ROM isn't meant for my device.

This is the message I get:

0xFA001304: Platform ID check fails. Reason(s): The FFU file is not meant for this product. The platform ID of image does not match with platform ID of the device.

Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.MurzimProgrammingException: 0xFA001304: Platform ID check fails. Reason(s): The FFU file is not meant for this product. The platform ID of image does not match with platform ID of the device.

at Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.RecoveryDialogModel.Flash()
at Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.RecoveryDialogModel.<HandleDownloadVariantPackageCompleted>b__8(Object state)
 

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How do I revert back to a standard ROM? I tried just downloading an AT&T ROM from the same place that we're supposed to get the pre-Portico ROMs, but that tells me that the ROM isn't meant for my device.

This is the message I get:

0xFA001304: Platform ID check fails. Reason(s): The FFU file is not meant for this product. The platform ID of image does not match with platform ID of the device.

Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.MurzimProgrammingException: 0xFA001304: Platform ID check fails. Reason(s): The FFU file is not meant for this product. The platform ID of image does not match with platform ID of the device.

at Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.RecoveryDialogModel.Flash()
at Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.MurzimRecovery.RecoveryDialog.RecoveryDialogModel.<HandleDownloadVariantPackageCompleted>b__8(Object state)
Was this AFTER you installed the AT&T Dev Rom with Amber on it?
 

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Was this AFTER you installed the AT&T Dev Rom with Amber on it?
Yep. For now, I'm just reinstalling everything and going to deal with the no tethering. It's not that big of a deal, just pretty annoying. I've tried several of the AT&T ROMs listed in the link in the OP.

I think visual voicemail is broke as well, but that I don't care about at all.
 

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Yep. For now, I'm just reinstalling everything and going to deal with the no tethering. It's not that big of a deal, just pretty annoying. I've tried several of the AT&T ROMs listed in the link in the OP.

I think visual voicemail is broke as well, but that I don't care about at all.
Visual voice mail works after you first call your voicemail. That same thing happened to me.

Hmm that's interesting that you can't flash back to a stock rom anymore even though this is a RM-820 ROM.
 

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Visual voice mail works after you first call your voicemail. That same thing happened to me.

Hmm that's interesting that you can't flash back to a stock rom anymore even though this is a RM-820 ROM.
Yea, doesn't make much sense to me. I'll test the visual voicemail thing, but really that's completely meaningless to me. I almost never use my phone as a phone, so that's not a big deal. I do use it for tethering sometimes, so that's really frustrating. I'm going to wait a while and see if maybe AT&T just needs to ping the phone with a "yep, you're internet tethering enabled!" message. If I still can't figure it out, I'll call again in a few days.

Honestly I don't use tethering that much, but it's still frustrating.

Also, apps still seem to think I'm in Canada. I installed Amazon, and it defaulted to the Amazon store. I was able to switch it, but that was weird.
 

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Yep. For now, I'm just reinstalling everything and going to deal with the no tethering. It's not that big of a deal, just pretty annoying. I've tried several of the AT&T ROMs listed in the link in the OP.

I think visual voicemail is broke as well, but that I don't care about at all.
I was able to flash back to a portico Rogers branded ROM (059R3R8 in Nokia Care Suite). I'm going to try and see if I can go back to pre-Portico from here.
 

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Visual voice mail works after you first call your voicemail. That same thing happened to me.

Hmm that's interesting that you can't flash back to a stock rom anymore even though this is a RM-820 ROM.
Alright, voicemail thing worked. Do you pay for tethering? I wonder if I try your workaround if it'll just stick, since I actually pay for it.
 

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Thanks! Should I install the pre-portico rom? my phone has 1232.5957.1308.0002 rom version (8.0.10211.204 OS version).
Just fair warning, if you have internet tethering, I would hold off on doing this. Even if you pay for it, it doesn't look like it's working. I'm trying a couple things to fix it, will report back if I figure it out.
 
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Just fair warning, if you have internet tethering, I would hold off on doing this. Even if you pay for it, it doesn't look like it's working. I'm trying a couple things to fix it, will report back if I figure it out.
Thanks for the advice, but I don't use tethering. Is this an ATT problem? because my phone is not ATT.
 

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Yep. For now, I'm just reinstalling everything and going to deal with the no tethering. It's not that big of a deal, just pretty annoying. I've tried several of the AT&T ROMs listed in the link in the OP.

I think visual voicemail is broke as well, but that I don't care about at all.
So are you back on the stock ATT rom? It looks like no one has been able to get back to stock ATT rom yet
 

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So are you back on the stock ATT rom? It looks like no one has been able to get back to stock ATT rom yet
Nope, I think the author of this meathod was trying something else, we're waiting to hear back from him. I was able to get Visual Voicemail working, and I've used the workaround described in the first post to enable internet sharing.

So, Visual Voicemail wasn't working. All I had to do to fix it was get someone to leave a voicemail, then call voicemail on my phone. Now visual voicemail shows up just fine. I think that means that the phone pinged AT&T to check if I had visual voicemail because I was able to recieve a voicemail. Now, with Internet Sharing, I think something similar might happen. I used the workaround to enable Internet Sharing, and I'm hoping that now that I've turned Internet Sharing on, my phone will just remain with tethering on, since I do pay for it, and I'm not trying to hack it for free.

It'll probably just revert back to no tether in a few hours, but it's kind of my last hope.
 

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